[House Report 117-97]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 117-97
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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2022
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July 19, 2021.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Cartwright, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 4505]
The Committee on Appropriations submits the following
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making
appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for
other purposes.
INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT
Page Number
Bill Report
Title I--Department of Commerce............................ 2
13
Title II--Department of Justice............................ 26
56
Title III--Science......................................... 94
120
Office of Science and Technology Policy............ 94
120
National Space Council............................. 95
122
National Aeronautics and Space Administration...... 95
122
National Science Foundation........................ 106
138
Title IV--Related Agencies................................. 110
148
Commission on Civil Rights......................... 110
148
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission............ 111
148
International Trade Commission..................... 112
149
Legal Services Corporation......................... 112
150
Marine Mammal Commission........................... 114
150
Office of the United States Trade Representative... 114
150
State Justice Institute............................ 115
151
Title V--General Provisions................................ 116
151
House of Representatives Reporting Requirements....
154
Minority Views.....................................
219
Highlights of the Bill
The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee has jurisdiction over a diverse group of agencies
responsible for promoting economic development; researching
climate change and mitigating its impacts; protecting civil
rights; promoting criminal justice reform and police reform;
combating violent crime, financial fraud, terrorism, cyber
threats, and espionage; addressing gun violence; ensuring
access to justice; enforcing trade laws; conducting periodic
censuses; forecasting the weather; managing fisheries;
exploring space; and advancing science. The activities of these
agencies impact every American and are integral to the
operations of our government.
The bill provides a total of $81,315,000,000 in
discretionary budget authority for fiscal year 2022. Within the
level of funds provided, the bill prioritizes funding to help
reform law enforcement practices across the country and to
ensure the civil rights of all Americans. The bill also
prioritizes numerous public investments important for job
creation, infrastructure improvements, American
competitiveness, public safety, climate, and other scientific
research, and improving the accuracy of weather forecasting.
Policing Reform and Racial Justice.--The Committee takes
very seriously its solemn obligation to help improve the state
of policing and ensure racial justice in the United States. The
appalling mistreatment of African Americans and other
minorities at the hands of police officers in communities
throughout the country is a longstanding epidemic that demands
immediate reforms throughout the Nation, including decisive
action from this Committee. Hate-based violence and incidents
that continue to exist across our Nation must be reported,
investigated, and prosecuted. To that end, the Committee has
included a number of meaningful investments and reforms. The
Committee's recommendation includes the following:
Provides $193,161,000 for the Civil Rights
Division of the Department of Justice, an increase of
$35,014,000 above fiscal year 2021. Within this amount,
an increase of not less than $10,000,000 is provided
for investigations and enforcement related to the
patterns and practices of police departments, including
compliance with consent decrees. In addition, increases
of $10,000,000 within the appropriation for United
States Attorneys and $5,000,000 within the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are provided for this
same purpose.
Directs the Attorney General to develop and
implement strong and uniform accreditation standards
for Federal, State, and local law enforcement, based on
an analysis of existing accreditation standards and
methodology development by law enforcement
accreditation organizations nationwide, as well as the
May 2015 recommendations of the President's Task Force
on 21st Century Policing.
Prohibits Justice Department funds from
being made available for any law enforcement agency of
any State or unit of local government unless the
Attorney General has certified that such agency has
begun or completed the process of obtaining
accreditation from a certified law enforcement
accreditation organization.
Directs the Attorney General to continue
efforts to implement a program to improve training for
all Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers,
including the development of standards that can be
applied in hiring and performance assessments,
specifically aimed at racial profiling, implicit bias,
and procedural justice, as well as the use of force and
the duty for officers to intervene when witnessing the
use of excessive force against civilians. The
recommendation further directs the Attorney General to
establish standards for such training to be adopted
nationwide.
Provides $5,000,000 for the National Task
Force on Law Enforcement Oversight. This Task Force is
designed to coordinate the detection and referral of
complaints regarding incidents of alleged law
enforcement misconduct nationwide, in consultation with
professional law enforcement associations, labor
organizations, and community-based organizations.
Provides $5,000,000 for continued
development and implementation of a first-of-its-kind
National Police Misconduct Registry, designed to serve
as a central repository of data with respect to all
Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers, to
be compiled and maintained by the Department of
Justice. This would provide a publicly available
resource to help ensure accountability and transparency
and help restore trust in the credibility of the
Nation's law enforcement agencies and improve their
relationships with the communities they serve.
Prohibits any State or unit of local
government from receiving any Byrne JAG program funds
or COPS program funds, unless the United States
Attorney General certifies that the jurisdiction
satisfies all of the following requirements:
1. Maintains adequate policies and procedures
designed to eliminate racial profiling in law
enforcement, and has eliminated any existing practices
that permit or encourage racial profiling in law
enforcement;
2. Requires each law enforcement officer in the State
or unit of local government to complete training
programs on racial profiling, implicit bias, de-
escalation, use of force and a duty to intervene in
cases where another law enforcement officer is using
excessive force against a civilian, and procedural
justice;
3. Has in effect a law that prohibits law enforcement
officers from using a chokehold or carotid hold,
consistent with the requirements as described in
section 363 of H.R. 1280, The George Floyd Justice in
Policing Act, as passed by the House of Representatives
on March 3, 2021;
4. Has in effect a law that prohibits law enforcement
officers from using less lethal force, consistent with
the requirements as described in section 364 of H.R.
1280;
5. Has in effect a law that prohibits law enforcement
officers from using deadly force, consistent with the
requirements as described in section 364 of H.R. 1280;
6. Has in effect a law that prohibits the issuance of
a ``no-knock warrant'' in a drug case, consistent with
the requirements as described in section 362 of H.R.
1280;
7. Has provided the United States Attorney General a
law enforcement practice report that includes
information on the race, ethnicity, age, and gender of
the officers and employees of the law enforcement
agency and of members of the public involved in:
(a) traffic violation stops;
(b) pedestrian stops;
(c) frisk and body searches; and
(d) instances where officers or employees of
the law enforcement agency used deadly force,
including detailed information on such
instances.
8. Has not entered into or renewed any contractual
arrangement, including a collective bargaining
agreement with a labor organization, which:
(a) would prevent the Attorney General from
seeking or enforcing equitable or declaratory
relief against a law enforcement agency
engaging in a pattern or practice of
unconstitutional misconduct, or
(b) conflicts with any terms or conditions
contained in a consent decree.
Prohibits any State or unit of local
government from receiving any Byrne JAG program funds
or COPS program funds, unless the United States
Attorney General certifies that the jurisdiction
(including all members of multi-jurisdictional or
regional consortia applying for COPS funds) has in
effect a law that makes it a criminal offense for any
person acting under color of law to engage in a sexual
act with an individual, including an individual who is
under arrest, in detention, or otherwise in the actual
custody of any law enforcement officer.
Requires ten percent of each applicant's
Byrne JAG formula funds to be spent to develop and
implement best practices to eliminate racial profiling,
including training to prevent racial profiling and to
encourage more respectful interaction with the public,
the acquisition and use of technology to facilitate the
accurate collection and analysis of data, the
development and acquisition of feedback systems and
technologies that identify officers or units of
officers engaged in, or at risk of engaging in, racial
profiling or other misconduct, and the establishment
and maintenance of an administrative complaint
procedure or independent auditor program.
Requires five percent of each applicant's
Byrne JAG formula funds to be spent to assist law
enforcement agencies of the applicant, including campus
public safety departments, gain or maintain
accreditation from certified law enforcement
accreditation organizations.
Requires five percent of each applicant's
Byrne JAG formula funds to be used to study and
implement effective management, training, recruiting,
hiring, and oversight standards and programs to promote
effective community and problem-solving strategies for
law enforcement agencies.
Requires five percent of each applicant's
Byrne JAG formula funds to be used to purchase or lease
body-worn cameras for use by State, local, and tribal
law enforcement officers; for expenses related to the
implementation of a body-worn camera program in order
to deter excessive force, improve accountability and
transparency of the use of force by law enforcement
officers, and improve evidence collection; or to
implement policies or procedures to be consistent with
requirements as described in section 382 of H.R. 1280,
as passed by the House of Representatives on March 3,
2021. The recommendation additionally includes
$35,000,000 for the competitive matching grant program
for purchases of body-worn cameras and related expenses
for State, local and Tribal law enforcement.
Provides $42,000,000 for grants to train
State and local law enforcement officers on racial
profiling, implicit bias, de-escalation, use of force
and a duty to intervene when witnessing other officers
using excessive force, and procedural justice.
Provides $100,000,000 for grants to assist
states in conducting pattern and practice
investigations of law enforcement.
Provides $7,200,000 for grants to support
State and local law enforcement in complying with
reform efforts as a result of litigation including, but
not limited to, consent decrees, out of court
agreements, memoranda of understanding, findings,
technical assistance, and recommendation letters from
reform authorities.
Provides $250,000,000 for grants to States
and Tribes to assist in implementing statutes providing
for independent investigation of law enforcement
officers.
Provides $25,000,000 for grants to
community-based organizations to study and implement:
(1) effective management, training, recruiting, hiring,
and oversight standards and programs to promote
effective community and problem solving strategies for
law enforcement agencies; or (2) effective strategies
and solutions to public safety, including strategies
that do not rely on Federal or local law enforcement
agency responses. The studies shall address standards
relating to administrative due process, residency
requirements, compensation and benefits, use of force,
racial profiling, early warning systems, juvenile
justice, school safety, civilian review boards or
analogous procedures, or research into the
effectiveness of existing programs, projects, or other
activities designed to address misconduct by law
enforcement officers.
Provides $25,000,000 for pilot programs and
the implementation of effective standards and programs
in the areas of training, hiring and recruitment, and
oversight that are designed to improve management and
address misconduct by law enforcement officers. In
addition, not less than $4,000,000 is separately
provided within the COPS account to develop best
practices for, and to create, civilian review boards,
consistent with the requirements as described in
section 104(b) of H.R. 1280 as passed by the House of
Representatives on March 3, 2021.
Provides $15,000,000 for technical
assistance grants to tribes and small law enforcement
agencies (employing 100 or fewer officers) to help them
comply with the requirements of H.R. 1280, as passed by
the House of Representatives on March 3, 2021, related
to reporting data on the use of force by law
enforcement officers.
Provides $5,000,000 for grants within the
Byrne JAG program for the development of best practices
for, and the creation of, local task forces on public
safety innovation.
Provides $5,000,000 for up to five technical
assistance grants for data collection on the hit rates
for stops and searches by law enforcement agencies, and
provides $500,000 for analysis and evaluation of this
data.
Provides $22,000,000 for the Community
Relations Service, an increase of $4,000,000 above
fiscal year 2021, including $3,300,000 for additional
conflict resolution efforts as authorized in section
116(2) of H.R. 1280 as passed by the House of
Representatives on March 3, 2021.
Provides $13,000,000 for the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights, an increase of $500,000 above fiscal
year 2021, including funding in support of the
Commission's efforts to further research and advise on
the topic of policing reform, as well as continued
funding for the Commission on the Social Status of
Black Men and Boys.
Provides $12,000,000 for domestic
radicalization research and directs the National
Institute of Justice (NIJ) to prioritize funding toward
research efforts that explore the radicalization of
Americans to white nationalist extremism and identify
and advance evidence-based strategies for effective
intervention and prevention.
Directs NIJ to conduct a nationwide study of
the prevalence and effect of any law, rule, or
procedure that allows a law enforcement officer to
delay the response to questions posed by a local
internal affairs officer, or review board on the
investigative integrity and prosecution of law
enforcement misconduct, including pre-interview
warnings and termination policies, consistent with
requirements as described in section 115 of H.R. 1280
as passed by the House of Representatives on March 3,
2021.
In addition, the recommendation includes the following
further measures aimed at promoting racial justice:
Provides additional funding for the Justice
Department's Civil Rights Division for voting rights
enforcement.
Provides $70,000,000 for grants authorized
under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate
Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law 111-84) to help
States, localities, and Tribal law enforcement agencies
to conduct educational outreach and training on hate
crimes, and to investigate and prosecute hate crimes.
Furthermore, an additional $30,000,000 is provided for
community groups for efforts to prevent hate crimes.
Provides $13,500,000, as authorized, in
support of the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes
Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-325) to
investigate and prosecute previously unresolved civil
rights era ``cold case'' murders suspected of having
been racially motivated, through a partnership among
the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division, the
Civil Rights Unit of the FBI, the Community Relations
Service, State and local law enforcement officials, and
other eligible entities.
Provides $445,933,000 for the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), an increase
of $41,443,000 above fiscal year 2021, to continue
prioritization of the enforcement of Federal anti-
discrimination laws and to pursue litigation and
strategic initiatives quickly and aggressively. In
addition, funding is provided to increase front-line
and investigative staff to reduce wait times for intake
appointments, provide live help via the hotlines,
modernize information technology, and improve the
EEOC's methods of data collection, reporting, and
access.
Provides $70,023,000 for the Minority
Business Development Agency, an increase of $22,023,000
above fiscal year 2021, to help create jobs and expand
business growth opportunities among minority-owned U.S.
companies, including $1,500,000 to continue the
Minority Serving Institutions Entrepreneurship Pilot
Program, as established in Public Law 116-260, to
support entrepreneurship for undergraduate students at
Minority Serving Institutions.
Provides strong funding levels for an array
of programs dedicated to broadening participation in
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) fields among underrepresented groups, including
$48,000,000 for the Minority University Research
Education Project of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA); $22,000,000 for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA)
Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving
Institutions as well as another $3,000,000 to launch a
similar Educational Partnership Program at the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); and the
following funding levels for programs of the National
Science Foundation (NSF): no less than $69,500,000 for
the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation,
no less than $67,000,000 for the Robert Noyce Teacher
Scholarship Program, no less than $75,000,000 for the
Advanced Technological Education Program; and no less
than $21,000,000 for the Tribal Colleges and
Universities Program.
Infrastructure and Economic Growth.--This bill invests in
our nation's infrastructure improvement needs by providing
$433,110,000 for the Economic Development Administration (EDA),
an increase of $87,110,000 above fiscal year 2021, including
increases for EDA's Public Works program, Assistance to Coal
Communities program, Regional Innovation Strategies program,
and other EDA programs. These funds will support the Nation's
economic recovery and provide the foundation for future growth
in jobs and our standard of living.
The bill also helps expand economic growth in other ways.
The recommendation includes $275,000,000 for the Manufacturing
Extension Partnership program, an increase of $125,000,000
above fiscal year 2021. This program helps small- and medium-
sized U.S. manufacturers create jobs and expand business growth
opportunities. The bill also provides $56,500,000 for the
Manufacturing USA program, an increase of $40,000,000 above
fiscal year 2021, to support the establishment of two new
Manufacturing USA Institutes. A robust funding increase is
provided for the International Trade Administration, to create
U.S. jobs by expanding U.S. exports and fighting the unfair
trade practices of other countries. Furthermore, the full
budget request of $3,993,851,000 is provided for the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), to enable PTO to promote
innovation in the United States by protecting the Nation's
intellectual property rights both at home and abroad.
The bill also ensures responsible investments in the future
of the Nation's economy and workforce by providing increases
for STEM engagement at NASA, NOAA, and NSF, as well as an
increase for EDA's STEM Apprenticeship Program to create and
expand STEM apprenticeships and other workforce training
models. Within the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, strong funding increases are provided for research
efforts related to key future technologies, including quantum
information science and artificial intelligence. Furthermore,
the bill includes a strong increase for the Broadening
Participation in STEM program at the National Science
Foundation. Global leadership requires diverse ideas that will
charge innovation.
All of these investments in our economy are especially
important now, as the Nation continues to deal with the very
real economic consequences associated with the coronavirus
pandemic.
Efforts Addressing Climate Change.--The bill provides very
strong and responsible funding increases for critical efforts
to better understand, and prepare for, the Earth's changing
climate. Notable funding increases are provided for NASA's
Earth Science activities and aeronautics research aimed at
producing more environmentally sustainable aviation.
NOAA also receives strong increases for its climate
adaptation activities, such as $30,000,000 to increase the
understanding of how sea level rise will affect coastal
communities and $20,000,000 to address the impacts on fish
stocks and the fishing industry of increasing ocean
temperatures. Healthy increases are also provided for NOAA's
National Coastal Resiliency Fund and Coastal Zone Management
grant program. These grant programs fund green and grey coastal
infrastructure solutions to help protect coastal areas
threatened by rising sea level and other impacts of climate
change.
Furthermore, the recommendation includes an increase of
$132,637,000 for NOAA's National Weather Service to enhance its
ability to accurately forecast extreme weather events. Numerous
other investments are included across NOAA in support of the
weather mission, including $15,000,000 to improve the
understanding and prediction of wildfire behavior that will
help inform suppression efforts and provide more advanced
notice to communities at risk from wildfires, as well as
$100,000,000 to maintain and recapitalize NOAA's hurricane
hunter aircraft.
In addition, the bill provides a $1.2 billion investment
for climate and clean energy-related research at the National
Science Foundation, including research on atmospheric
composition, water and carbon cycles, computational modeling of
climate systems, renewable energy technologies, materials
sciences, and social, behavioral, and economic research on
human responses to climate change.
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic.--The bill provides
substantial resources to address the opioid epidemic. To assist
State and local governments, the bill provides strong funding
increases for grants authorized by the Comprehensive Addiction
and Recovery Act. This includes strong increases for Drug
Courts, Veterans Courts, and the Justice and Mental Health
Collaboration Program (JMHCP).
Fighting Cyberthreats.--Throughout the bill, robust funding
is provided to strengthen agencies' cybersecurity, necessary in
the face of increased threats to Federal assets. Additionally,
the bill supports Executive Order 14028, ``Improving the
Nation's Cybersecurity'', and provides an additional
$15,000,000 for NIST's role in supporting the strengthening of
Federal and private cybersecurity efforts, including educating
the Nation's cybersecurity workforce. In addition, the bill
includes an increase of $40,000,000 for the FBI's efforts to
deter, investigate, and pursue cyberthreats and cybercrime.
Further, strong increases are provided to NSF to support
future innovations that will help secure our Nation from
current and potential future cyber threats while protecting
personal information from cyber intrusion.
Justice Grants.--The bill provides other responsible
increases for Department of Justice grant assistance. For
programs funded under the Violence Against Women Act, the bill
provides $753,800,000, an increase of $240,300,000 or 48
percent above fiscal year 2021 and includes new grant programs
specifically for communities that are underrepresented and
underserved including the deaf and transgender communities.
This significant increase is a step towards ending gender-based
violence. For school safety, the bill provides $140,000,000, an
increase of $15,000,000, to fund the STOP School Violence Act
of 2018. In addition, the bill increases funding for other
activities that will address school violence, including strong
funding increases for youth mentoring grants and grants for
juvenile justice and delinquency prevention. The bill also
funds a new program aimed at providing alternatives to
incarceration for parents as well as juveniles.
Preventing Gun Violence.--The bill also takes important
steps towards addressing gun violence in this country. The bill
maintains funding for the FBI's National Instant Criminal
Background Check System (NICS) and provides a strong funding
increase for grants to help States improve their submissions
into the NICS system. The bill also increases funding for the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to
hire additional investigative personnel, expand oversight of
Federal Firearms Licensees, and increase the capacity of the
National Integrated Ballistic Information Network to expand its
reach to communities as an essential tool in combatting gun
violence.
Legal Services Corporation.--The recommendation makes a
historic investment to help ensure access to justice for all
Americans by providing $600,000,000 for the Legal Services
Corporation, an increase of $135,000,000 above fiscal year
2021. This increase will ensure low income individuals and
families have access to assistance to resolve civil legal
problems, such as evictions and foreclosures that were
exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
First Step Act and Second Chance Act.--The recommendation
includes not less than $409,483,000 for programs authorized
under the First Step Act of 2018, to expand and develop
opportunities for incarcerated individuals to participate in
evidence-based, recidivism-reducing programming and productive
activities. The recommendation also includes $125,000,000 for
Second Chance Act grants, an increase of $25,000,000 above
fiscal year 2021.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).--For
NASA, the bill includes $25,038,400,000, an increase of
$1,767,122,000 above fiscal year 2021, including strong funding
levels for NASA's science, aeronautics research, human space
exploration, space technology, and STEM Engagement programs.
Other Science Investments.--The recommendation makes other
strong investments in science as well, providing $9,634,036,000
overall for the National Science Foundation, an increase of
$1,147,277,000 above fiscal year 2021, and $937,570,000 for
scientific and technical research and services of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, an increase of
$149,570,000 above fiscal year 2021.
Oversight and Budget Review
In furtherance of the Committee's oversight
responsibilities and to protect hard-earned taxpayer dollars,
the Committee has included language that:
Provides strong funding increases for the
agency inspectors general funded in this bill.
Prohibits funding for the National Technical
Information Service to charge customers for a copy of a
document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the
customer is informed how to receive an electronic copy
free online.
Prohibits the Executive Office for
Immigration Review from using case completion quotas in
immigration judge performance evaluations.
Requires quarterly reporting of unobligated
balances.
Requires agencies procuring sensitive
information technology systems to conduct supply chain
risk assessments.
Requires contractors and grantees receiving
more than $5,000,000 to certify that they are not
delinquent on their Federal taxes.
Prohibits funds from being used to purchase
first class and premium airline travel.
Limits the number of agency staff who can
attend overseas conferences.
Requires agencies to track undisbursed grant
balances.
Requires agencies to submit spending plans
for the Committee's review.
Requires agencies to notify the Committee of
project cost overruns and mitigation plans.
Requires agency computer networks to block
pornography.
Paper Reduction Efforts.--The Committee urges the
Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Science
Foundation, and NASA to work with the Office of Management and
Budget to reduce printing and reproduction costs and directs
each agency to report to the Committee within 60 days of the
enactment of this Act on the steps it has taken to achieve this
goal. The report should specifically identify how much funding
each agency expects to save by implementing these measures.
Performance Measures.--The Committee directs all agencies
funded by this Act to comply with title 31 of the United States
Code, including the development of their organizational
priority goals and outcomes such as performance outcome
measures, output measures, efficiency measures, and customer
service measures. The Committee directs all agencies funded by
this Act to report on their implementation plans for these
measures within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act,
and looks forward to receiving the reports on this subject as
directed in House Report 116-455.
Customer Service.--The Committee continues to support
efforts to improve customer service in accordance with
Executive Order 13571, ``Streamlining Service Delivery and
Improving Customer Service''. The Committee directs all
agencies funded by this Act to develop standards to improve
customer service and incorporate the standards into the
performance plans required under 31 U.S.C. 1115. The Committee
directs all agencies funded by this Act to report on their
implementation plans regarding this subject no later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act, and looks forward
to receiving the reports on this subject as directed in House
Report 116-455.
Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency.--The
Committee notes the importance of ensuring access to Federal
services and programs for all persons with limited English
proficiency. Therefore, the Committee directs agencies and
programs funded in this Act to comply fully with the
requirements of Executive Order 13166, ``Improving Access to
Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency,'' and on
an ongoing basis, review and improve their efforts to provide
meaningful access to the programs, services, and information
they provide.
Research Impacted by the Pandemic.--During the pandemic,
the U.S. research enterprise has suffered greatly, particularly
impacting early career researchers, putting at risk U.S.
leadership on the global research and innovation landscape. The
changing environment brought on by COVID-19 resulted in halted
research projects and uncertain career prospects, not only for
this generation, but also future generations of scientists and
the overall U.S. research pipeline. To help address these
problems, the Committee encourages the Department of Commerce,
NASA, and NSF to provide funding to continue to support these
researchers whose work in support of science agency missions
has been impacted by the pandemic, with a particular focus on
the needs of early career researchers.
Reprogramming Procedures
Section 505 of the bill contains language concerning the
reprogramming of funds between programs, projects, and
activities. The Committee reminds the departments and agencies
funded in this bill that the reprogramming process is based on
comity between the Congress and the Executive Branch. This
process is intended to provide departments and agencies enough
flexibility to meet changing circumstances and emergent
requirements not known at the time of congressional review of
the budget while preserving congressional priorities and
intent. In the absence of comity and respect for the
prerogatives of the Appropriations Committees and the Congress
in general, the Committee may opt to include specific program
limitations and details in legislation and remove language
providing the flexibility to reallocate funds. Under these
circumstances, programs, projects, and activities become
absolutes and the Executive Branch shall lose the ability to
propose changes in the use of appropriated funds except through
legislative action.
Each department and agency funded in this Act shall follow
the directions set forth in this bill and the accompanying
report and shall not reallocate resources or reorganize
activities except as provided herein. Reprogramming procedures
shall apply to funds provided in this Act, unobligated balances
from previous appropriations Acts that are available for
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2022, and non-
appropriated resources such as fee collections that are used to
meet program requirements in fiscal year 2022. As specified in
section 505, the Committee expects that the Appropriations
Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies of the House and Senate will be notified by letter a
minimum of 15 days prior to any reprogramming of funds that--
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or
activity;
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
project or activity for which funds have been denied or
restricted;
(4) relocates an office or employees;
(5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or
activities;
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or
activities presently performed by Federal employees;
(7) augments existing programs, projects, or
activities more than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever
is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any
program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel
by 10 percent; or
(8) results from any general savings, including
savings from a reduction in personnel, which would
result in a change in existing programs, projects, or
activities as approved by Congress.
The Committee recognizes that the coronavirus pandemic may
lead to unanticipated yet unavoidable agency costs that could
require budgetary transfers and reprogrammings. However, the
Committee expects to be promptly notified in advance of all
such actions.
Any reprogramming request shall include any out-year
budgetary impacts and a separate accounting of program or
mission impacts on estimated carryover funds. The Committee
further expects any department or agency funded in this bill
that plans a reduction-in-force to notify the Committee by
letter at least 30 days in advance of the date of any such
planned personnel action.
Relationship With Budget and Comptroller Offices
Through the years the Appropriations Committee has
channeled most of its inquiries and requests for information
and assistance through the budget offices or comptroller
organizations of the various departments, agencies, and
commissions. Such relationships are necessary to accomplish the
work of the Committee. While the Committee reserves the right
to call upon all organizations in the departments, agencies and
commissions for information and assistance, the primary contact
between the Committee and these entities must be through the
budget offices and comptroller organizations, or through a
legislative affairs unit designated by the Committee to work on
appropriations and budget matters.
The workload generated in the budget process is large and
growing; therefore, a positive, responsive relationship between
the Committee and the budget and/or comptroller offices is
essential for the Committee to fulfill the Constitutional
appropriations responsibilities of Congress.
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
The Committee recommends $577,415,000 in total resources
for the programs of the International Trade Administration
(ITA), which is $36,415,000 above fiscal year 2021 and
$7,100,000 above the request. This amount is offset by
$11,000,000 in estimated fee collections, resulting in a direct
appropriation of $566,415,000. The Committee directs ITA to
continue to provide quarterly updates as described in the
Explanatory Statement accompanying Public Law 116-93.
Industry and Analysis.--The recommendation includes the
requested increase for the Survey of International Air
Travelers (SIAT). The SIAT provides statistical data on
visitation patterns and traveler demographics that are used to
facilitate and guide planning in both the public and private
sectors. The increase in funding will enhance data for non-
traditional, non-urban markets, providing market intelligence
for these small and rural communities. According to ITA,
overseas international travel declined by 81 percent in 2020
due to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the travel industry.
As COVID-19 vaccinations increase and COVID-19-related
hospitalizations decline, the Committee anticipates
international visitation to the U.S. will gradually increase to
pre-pandemic levels and notes that the National Travel and
Tourism Office (NTTO) within ITA has developed a publicly
available COVID-19 Travel Industry Monitor to assess these
trends and is currently developing an on-line ``SIAT Monitor,''
an interactive tool that will enable the public to access SIAT
data based on their own selection criteria. The Committee
applauds these ongoing efforts. Lastly, the Committee looks
forward to receiving the report directed in House Report 116-
455 that will outline recommended steps, including policy or
legislative proposals, the Federal government may pursue to
assist industry as efforts to recover from the pandemic are
underway, and in addition, encourages ITA to work with domestic
stakeholders to further increase the competitiveness of U.S.
destinations working to attract international trade shows and
sporting events.
Enforcement and Compliance.--The recommendation funds
Enforcement and Compliance at $117,669,000, which is $7,100,000
above the request. The Committee supports ITA's continued
efforts to establish a web-based aluminum licensing and import
monitoring system, known as the Aluminum Import Monitoring
(AIM) system. The AIM system provides the public statistical
data on aluminum imports entering the United States and
provides an early warning system to the public regarding
aluminum imports from throughout the world. The recommendation
includes an additional $500,000 above the request, for a total
of $1,300,000, to further enhance the AIM system program. The
Committee also encourages ITA to regularly consult with U.S.
aluminum manufacturers to ensure the AIM system fully supports
the U.S. aluminum industry.
The Committee is aware that the number of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) investigations, administrative
reviews, circumvention and scope reviews, and court remands,
are at an historically high level. Between 2017 and 2020, there
was a 32 percent increase in orders, from 407 to 539, even as
the number of staff spread among the eight AD/CVD enforcement
offices declined by approximately 20 percent during this same
period. As of May 2021, the number of AD/CVD orders exceeds
600, an historic high, and many of the new orders issued in
fiscal year 2020 will result in subsequent AD/CVD
administrative reviews in the years ahead, thereby compounding
the workload. Further, the continuing growth of AD/CVD workload
has placed a substantial burden on ITA's case analysts,
accountants, programmers and attorneys, whose staffing numbers
have not kept pace with the increased casework. The Committee
is aware that the rising caseload burden on ITA staff has
resulted in difficulties retaining current employees who depart
either for private sector jobs or for other U.S. Government
agencies whose work, unlike ITA, is not driven by statutory
deadlines. The Committee anticipates that an increase in
overall staffing that would accompany the opening of a ninth
AD/CVD enforcement office would help alleviate this growing
workload on current personnel. Therefore, the recommendation
includes an additional $6,100,000 above the request to support
the creation of a ninth AD/CVD enforcement office. The
Committee encourages the Department to review additional ways
to increase retention within ITA and report on its findings to
the Committee in ITA's quarterly updates.
It has come to the attention of the Committee that ITA's
administration of the AD/CVD laws may be impacted by factors
that are not currently reported or otherwise monitored by the
agency. Therefore, no more than 90 days after the close of each
fiscal year and annually thereafter, ITA is directed to submit
a report to the Committee providing the total number of
preliminary and final determinations issued during the previous
fiscal year in connection with AD/CVD proceedings, including
investigations, administrative reviews, and all other actions
conducted under the U.S. trade remedy statute. ITA's report
shall also include the number of AD/CVD remand determinations
submitted during the fiscal year by the agency to the U.S.
Court of International Trade or to a binational panel. Each
report shall include comparative data from previous fiscal year
periods, and a version of each report shall be posted on ITA's
website.
Global Markets.--The recommendation provides $351,328,000
for Global Markets, as requested. This amount fully supports
ITA's current staffing level of 1,420 personnel deployed
domestically and internationally. The Committee directs ITA to
ensure that all U.S. Export Assistance Centers (EACs) have
onsite, full-time permanent staff members and further directs
ITA to continue updates on these efforts, by location, in its
quarterly updates to the Committee. The Committee looks forward
to receiving the supplement staffing plan for Export Assistance
Centers (EACs), as directed in House Report 116-455. The
Committee is encouraged by steps ITA has taken to staff vacant
EACs and locate office space for staff. The Committee
encourages ITA to continue these efforts to enhance services in
locations with vacant export assistance centers. Further, the
Committee directs ITA to report to the Committee, no later than
120 days after enactment of this Act, with detailed options for
potentially expanding the reach of the U.S. Commercial Service
in regions of international strategic significance, such as the
Pacific region, including outyear costs, and strategies to
develop U.S. business and investment in such regions.
Bureau of Industry and Security
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
The Committee recommends $143,410,000 for the Bureau of
Industry and Security (BIS), $1,000,000 above the request, and
$10,410,000 above fiscal year 2021. The Committee applauds the
work of BIS and Department budget officers who worked to align
actual costs associated with national security activities that
qualify under budget subfunction 054 defense spending into the
BIS budget request for fiscal year 2022.
Section 232 Exclusion Process.--The recommendation supports
the continuation of BIS activities in support of its primary
role processing exclusion applications for steel and aluminum
products subject to tariffs under section 232 of the Trade
Expansion Act of 1962, and expects that within the amounts
provided, BIS will prioritize its resources and spend no less
than the amount obligated in fiscal year 2021 on these
activities. The Committee directs the Department to continue
its quarterly reporting on the Section 232 exclusion process as
described in the Explanatory Statement accompanying Public Law
116-6.
The Committee is aware of the current, publicly available
section 232 web portal that serves as a database of all the
exclusions that have been granted or denied since June 2019.
The Committee understands that any member of the public is able
to search the database using filtering criteria, such as by
company, by product, or by application status (granted or
denied). However, the Committee understands there are concerns
regarding the Department's consistency and transparency in its
consideration of exclusion request applications. Therefore the
Committee directs the Department to submit a report to the
Committee no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act on
how the Department will promote transparency and consistency in
its process of granting and denying exclusion requests,
including the Department's recommendation regarding the utility
of an additional, centralized database internal to the
Department of Commerce personnel charged to review
applications.
Tariff Exclusions for Aluminum Products.--BIS is encouraged
to review all section 232 exclusion requests of aluminum and
aluminum products, including those for which no objections are
filed, to ensure that volumes are proportional to historical
U.S. import volumes, compared to aggregate annual volumes for
individual applicants/importers as well as product category,
and proportional to the overall size of U.S. market demand.
Further, the Department should regularly consult with the
aluminum industry on market dynamics to ensure the remedy is
meeting its stated goal of supporting U.S. aluminum producers.
Human Rights Violations.--The recommendation includes an
additional $1,000,000 above the request to support additional
resources, including personnel and contract services, expressly
allocated for the purpose of formulating and implementing
export controls intended to address items, including advanced
surveillance technologies, and the foreign parties that use
them to engage in or enable human rights abuses consistent with
Section 1752(2)(D) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.
Economic Development Administration
The Committee supports the requested level for the Economic
Development Administration (EDA) and recommends $433,110,000
for the programs and administrative expenses of the EDA.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
The Committee provides $382,500,000 for the Economic
Development Assistance Programs account for grants to
economically distressed areas. The Committee notes with deep
concern the increasing levels of inequality in the Nation that
have been magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Committee
expects EDA will play a critical role in ensuring that no
communities are left behind in the economic recovery that is to
come and is committed to supporting EDA in this endeavor.
Funds are to be distributed as follows; any deviation of
funds shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section
505 of this Act:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
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Public Works......................................... $124,000
Partnership Planning................................. 36,000
Technical Assistance................................. 14,000
Research and Evaluation.............................. 2,000
Trade Adjustment Assistance.......................... 13,500
Economic Adjustment Assistance....................... 42,500
Assistance to Coal Communities....................... 80,500
Assistance to Nuclear Closure Communities............ 10,000
Regional Innovation Program Grants................... 50,000
STEM Apprenticeship Program.......................... 10,000
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Total, Economic Development Assistance Programs.. $382,500
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Assistance to Coal Communities.--The Committee continues to
support Assistance to Coal Communities and appreciates the
strong support in the President's request that builds on the
Committee's prior efforts to assist communities in Appalachia
and throughout the country that are suffering from the long
decline of the coal industry and related drop in economic
activity. The recommendation includes $80,500,000 for
Assistance to Coal Communities, which represents an increase of
$46,500,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2021. The
Committee directs EDA to prioritize communities that have not
previously received funds through this program and that have
suffered significant environmental degradation, including
through the leaching of water from abandoned mines, due to the
history of coal mining. EDA shall also continue reporting to
the Committee on its efforts to assist coal communities, and
the report shall include a detailed description regarding how
EDA and other Federal agencies have assisted coal mining
communities to date and how the Federal government plans to
assist them in the future.
Public Works.--The Committee provides $124,000,000 for
Public Works and encourages EDA to prioritize projects that are
resilient to the changing climate as well as those that
incorporate green infrastructure solutions.
Sustainable Development.--The Committee supports efforts by
EDA to provide assistance to local- and state-level public-
private partnerships working on sustainable development and
climate change, especially through stakeholder-based frameworks
that measure progress through open-data platforms that inform
public decision-making.
Build to Scale.--The Committee continues to support the
Build to Scale program--also known as the Regional Innovation
Strategies program--and provides an increase of $12,000,000
above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level. Further, the
Committee encourages EDA to support the development of regional
innovation clusters that focus on advanced wood products, which
are a growing source of jobs in rural America and contribute to
rural economic development. An initiative that successfully
increased demand for wood products would also address several
key land management priorities, including reducing forest
treatment costs and wildfire risks. Further, the Committee
urges EDA to invest in university based, high tech business
incubators to diversify distressed manufacturing and legacy
urban and rural communities by encouraging entrepreneurship,
patent creation, and promoting technology commercialization
through business startups.
Nuclear Power Plant Closures.--The Committee notes that
closures of nuclear power plants throughout the United States
have had a significant impact on the economic foundations of
surrounding communities through sudden job losses and a
dramatic reduction to the local tax base. Additional plant
closures are expected throughout the country in the coming
years. The Committee appreciates the work EDA has undertaken to
assist such communities in prior years and provides $10,000,000
for competitive economic adjustment assistance to continue
these efforts, which shall include, but not be limited to,
public works investments and economic diversification
initiatives in communities impacted by recent or scheduled
nuclear power plant closures. The Committee directs EDA to
report to the Committee no later than 90 days after enactment
of this Act on the status of these efforts.
STEM Apprenticeship Program.--The Committee notes that over
the past decade, the growth in jobs requiring sophisticated
science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills was
three times faster than growth in non-STEM jobs. Yet, U.S.
employers have struggled to fill jobs in these fields. Because
more than 50 percent of jobs that require STEM skills do not
require a bachelor's degree, nontraditional higher education,
such as apprenticeships, will be instrumental in meeting the
urgent demand for a STEM-literate workforce. Therefore, the
Committee provides $10,000,000 to continue the STEM
Apprenticeship Program, first established in fiscal year 2020,
to provide grants to create and expand STEM apprenticeship and
other workforce training models, as directed in section 312 of
the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (Public Law
114-329).
Persistent poverty.--The Committee is concerned that
pockets of high poverty in urban areas are often overlooked by
the Federal Government because, in the aggregate, their need is
often masked by their affluent neighbors. In light of the
impacts of COVID-19, the need in these areas is greater than
ever. For purposes of this Act, the term ``high-poverty area''
means any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20
percent as measured by the 2015-2019 5-year data series
available from the American Community Survey of the Census
Bureau. When scoring competitive grant applications, EDA is
directed to add additional priority, where practicable, to
applications from grantees who can demonstrate that the
individuals who will benefit from such grants reside in high-
poverty areas or persistent poverty counties, as defined by
section 533 of this Act. In addition, EDA shall provide
guidance to such prospective grantees, especially prior to
their application submissions, including to help determine
whether they qualify for additional priority.
The Committee further directs the Department to develop and
implement additional measures to increase the share of
investments from all Department programs in persistent poverty
counties, high-poverty areas, and any other impoverished
communities the Department determines to be appropriate areas
to target. The Committee directs the Department to submit a
report to the Committee that includes a description of such
measures implemented; itemized descriptions of projects and
activities in impoverished areas implemented pursuant to such
measures; an assessment of the economic impact of such projects
and activities, including, to the extent practicable, data on
impacted individuals disaggregated by household income, race,
gender, age, national origin, disability status, and whether
such individuals live in urban, suburban, or rural areas; and a
list of programs with respect to which no measures were
implemented, with an explanation with respect to each such
program of why no such measures were implemented. Such report
shall include the percentage of funds allocated by each EDA
program in fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020 and estimates for
fiscal year 2021 serving individuals living in persistent
poverty counties and high-poverty areas. The Department shall
report this information to the Committee within 90 days of such
data being available and provide a briefing to the Committee
not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act
on how the Department is carrying out this directive. In the
case of any program for which at least 10 percent of the funds
allocated in fiscal year 2021 were not allocated to persistent
poverty counties, such report shall explain why such benchmark
was unable to be met and what steps are being taken to meet it
in fiscal year 2022.
Economic Assistance for Communities.--Economic and
community development funding provided by other agencies can
have even more impact if they are utilized in conjunction with
other Federal funding sources, such as EDA. The Committee
therefore encourages EDA to treat as acceptable funds any
funding provided by other Federal programs which are explicitly
authorized to be used for any required non-Federal share of the
cost of a project so that funding from both agencies may be
used if necessary and to the extent permitted by law.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The recommendation includes $50,610,000 for EDA salaries
and expenses.
Minority Business Development Agency
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
The recommendation includes $70,023,000 for the Minority
Business Development Agency (MBDA), an increase of $22,023,000
over fiscal year 2021.
Business Center and Specialty Project Center Programs.--As
a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses around the
country are facing enormous financial challenges, and the
number of small businesses open and operating has plummeted by
38.9 percent since January 2020, with minority-owned businesses
suffering at a disproportionate rate. The Committee provides no
less than $32,500,000, an increase of $14,500,000 above the
fiscal year 2021 enacted level, for MBDA's Business Center and
Specialty Project Center programs to ensure their network of
business counselors, minority chambers of commerce, and other
resources are able to continue providing assistance to
minority-owned small businesses in need.
Minority Chambers of Commerce.--The Committee recognizes
the important role of minority chambers of commerce in
supporting the mission of MBDA and encourages the Agency to
utilize national and local minority chambers and their members
in implementing the program's mission of providing resources to
underserved populations.
Native American Business Development.--The Committee
provides not less than $3,000,000 for MBDA to award grants to
Tribes and American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian
populations to address barriers to economic development. MBDA
shall coordinate with the Department's Office of Native
American Business Development on these efforts.
Minority Serving Institutions Entrepreneurship Pilot.--The
Committee provides no less than $1,500,000 to continue the
Minority Serving Institutions Entrepreneurship Pilot as
established in Public Law 116-260 to support entrepreneurship
for undergraduate students at Minority Serving Institutions.
The Department is encouraged to include recommendations in its
fiscal year 2023 budget submission on efforts to support this
effort for a three-year period.
Economic and Statistical Analysis
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $120,500,000 for the Economics and
Statistics Administration, $8,645,000 above the fiscal year
2021 enacted level.
The Committee notes that the report submitted pursuant to
House Report 116-101 on the long-term strategy for the Federal
Data Service failed to provide additional detail on projected
out-year costs, robust details of the proposed pilots or
projects, clear objectives for these projects, and timeframes
or milestones to assess the Committee's return on this
investment. The recommendation does not support the proposed
increase to this initiative but assumes current services within
the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) for the Federal Data
Service to continue its work in this area. The recommendation
supports the proposed shift of these resources to the Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs. Additionally, the
total includes an increase of $1,000,000 to meet requirements
of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018
(Public Law 115-435).
Satellite accounts.--Within the amounts provided,
$1,500,000 is provided for the Outdoor Recreation Satellite
Account (ORSA), which was created through the Outdoor
Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016 (Public Law
114-249). The Committee looks forward to receiving an update
from BEA, as directed in House Report 116-455, on its efforts
to consult with the Department of Labor to conduct a workforce
needs study building upon the information provided by ORSA.
Additionally, within the amounts provided, the Committee
directs BEA to increase amounts allocated to the Travel and
Tourism Satellite Account to assist the Department's efforts to
provide comprehensive data on travel and tourism-related
industries and their roles in the U.S. economy and recovery
post-pandemic.
Modernizing economic statistics in the territories.--The
Committee commends BEA for releasing prototype annual estimates
of gross domestic product (GDP) for Puerto Rico in September
2020 and understands BEA is working on releasing new GDP
statistics for Puerto Rico and plans to continue releasing
Puerto Rico GDP on an annual basis. The Committee further
reiterates its interest in BEA producing quarterly economic
surveys and personal income statistics for the territories, in
the same manner that such data is produced and collected for
the 50 States and the District of Columbia. The Committee
therefore directs the Department, no later than one year after
the date of enactment of this Act, to submit an overall cost
estimate and implementation plan to achieve this goal and
integrate the five territories into the full set of the
National Income and Product Accounts, which will require the
territory-level GDP data to meet BEA's quality standards.
Bureau of the Census
The Committee recommends a total of $1,442,401,000 for the
Bureau of the Census, as requested. The amount reflects the
penultimate investments in the 2020 Decennial Census
operations, first year costs for planning of the 2030 Decennial
Census including an early investment in information technology
(IT) that will result in cost savings in later years of the
decennial life cycle, an increase to support both the 2017
Economic Census data release and the continued planning and
implementation of the 2022 Economic Census, and a new High
Frequency Data Program. The recommendation does not assume the
new appropriations account structure proposed by the
Administration. However, the Committee welcomes continued
dialogue with the Department on this effort. The Committee
directs the continuation of quarterly updates to the Committee
and has identified areas of interest below in addition to the
current updates.
Cybersecurity Threats and Vulnerabilities.--The Committee
applauds the efforts that led the Census Bureau to successfully
and securely execute its first digital-age decennial census,
including its work with the Cybersecurity Infrastructure
Security Agency. However, the Committee remains concerned about
vulnerabilities that could expose personal census data, thereby
undermining the faith in census statistics which are vital to
democratic institutions. These vulnerabilities include both
system infrastructure weaknesses that could allow motivated
cyberhackers to infiltrate Census Bureau servers, as well as
reidentification attacks that threaten the confidentiality of
personal census data. The Committee directs the Census Bureau
to prioritize cyber protections for internal systems. In
addition, the Committee expects the Census Bureau to maintain
high standards of disclosure avoidance for publicly accessible
data, while also ensuring the availability of data products
that are useful and sufficiently accurate to inform policy
decisions and resource allocations. The Committee expects the
Bureau to consult regularly with its stakeholders, including
members of its advisory committees, regarding the application
of disclosure avoidance methods, and to keep the Committee
updated on these efforts.
Mobile Access to Census Bureau Data.--The Committee
recognizes the growing usage and reliance on smartphones to
access information quickly. Further the Committee notes that
there is interest in having mobile access to Census Bureau data
on an intuitive, multilingual user-interface platform and
recognizes the Census Bureau is actively developing mobile
enhancements to support new and recurring users whose primary
mode of access is a smartphone. The Committee directs the
Census Bureau to provide a report no later than 180 days after
enactment of this Act that focuses on its expansion efforts
toward mobile, multilingual, and user-friendly access to census
data products, including a cost-benefit analysis of expanding
the accessibility of this data to a smartphone application.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Population Data
Collection.--The Committee appreciates the work the Census
Bureau undertook to assess the feasibility for expanding data
collection of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
(LGBT) population in future Federal population surveys as
directed in House Report 116-101, and understands that the
report's conclusions would apply to those who identify as
gender non-binary. The Committee also recognizes the work of
the Measuring Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI)
Research Interest Group, an entity of the Federal Committee on
Statistical Methodology (FCSM), which the Census Bureau co-
chairs, in this area. Within the amounts provided, the
Committee urges the Census Bureau to begin research or pilot
development on proxy data collection of SOGI questions in
current surveys, in line with standard administrative rules and
procedures for adding or modifying existing survey content, and
to keep the Committee apprised of these efforts.
Modernizing the collection and publication of race and
ethnicity data.--The Committee understands that the Census
Bureau conducted significant research, testing, and
consultation with stakeholders in the decade leading up to the
2020 Census, to ensure that the collection of data on race and
ethnicity in the decennial census and American Community Survey
reflected the continued diversification of the Nation's
population. However, the Census Bureau was unable to implement
changes to the race and Hispanic origin question because the
Federal statistical standards governing collection and
reporting of such data were not revised in time for the 2020
Census. Therefore, the Committee urges the Census Bureau to
work with the Office of Management and Budget to facilitate
appropriate, scientifically-guided revisions to those standards
that will allow the Bureau to modernize its collection of race
and ethnicity data, including the addition of a Middle Eastern
and North African (MENA) ethnicity category and a combined race
and Hispanic origin question, as soon as practicable. The
Committee directs the Census Bureau to report to the Committee,
no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, on its plan
for implementing updated race and ethnicity questions for the
2030 Census and the American Community Survey, including
whether the Census Bureau believes that additional testing will
be necessary.
CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS
The Committee recommends $309,865,000 for Current Surveys
and Programs, which is $21,462,000 above the fiscal year 2021
enacted amount. The recommendation supports the requested
$10,000,000 for a new High Frequency Data Program that builds
upon the success of the ``pulse'' surveys, which the Census
Bureau conducted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to
measure the impacts to small businesses and households. The
Census Bureau is directed to keep the Committee updated on new
initiatives the Census Bureau will explore under this program
to produce timelier and more relevant economic and demographic
statistics. The recommendation also supports the termination of
the Federal Data Service under the Census Bureau.
The Committee recognizes the proposed $1,000,000 reduction
to the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
represents a one-time expense related to a study funded in
fiscal year 2021 to evaluate cost effective collection methods
or alternative sources of comparable data on the economic well-
being of Americans. The Committee directs the Census Bureau to
update the Committee on the findings of this study and
encourages the Census Bureau to utilize all available resources
to support an increase to the SIPP response rate.
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $1,132,537,000 for Periodic
Censuses and Programs, which is $314,296,000 above the fiscal
year 2021 enacted level. The recommendation provides for a
transfer of $3,556,000 to the Department of Commerce Office of
Inspector General (OIG) for oversight and auditing of the
Census Bureau.
The Committee notes that the Census Bureau is making an
early investment in the 2030 Decennial Census to build upon
information technology investments from the 2020 Decennial
Census that may result is an overall projected savings of $2
billion over the decennial lifecycle. The Committee looks
forward to continued updates on these efforts.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $79,000,000 for the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which
is $33,500,000 above fiscal year 2021. The recommendation is
distributed as shown in the table below:
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
(In thousands of dollars)
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Program Amount
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Domestic and International Policy....................... $15,626
Spectrum Management..................................... 8,059
Advanced Communications Research........................ 12,006
Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth.............. 26,769
Public Safety Communications............................ 371
Federal Advanced Communications Test Site............... 16,169
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Total, National Telecommunications and Information $79,000
Administration.........................................
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Advanced Communications.--The Committee provides the
requested amount for Advanced Communications Research and
$16,169,000 for the Federal Advanced Communications Test Site
(FACTS) to expand research and development in radio frequency
spectrum management to allow next generation communications use
and to ensure that 5G networks and the broader
telecommunications supply chain are secure, including through
vendor diversity.
Telecommunications Role in Hate Crimes.--The Committee is
disturbed by the role of telecommunications technologies in
propagating hateful messages that have led to offline violence,
including a notable uptick in these events over the last 12
months. The Committee looks forward to receiving the report
regarding the role of telecommunications in hate crimes as
directed in House Report 116-101. The Committee reminds NTIA to
include the myriad new forms of telecommunications in its
analysis. NTIA shall provide a briefing to the Committee on its
progress no later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act.
Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth.--The
recommendation includes $26,769,000 for the new Office of
Internet Connectivity and Growth, as authorized in Public Law
116-260.
Rural Broadband Coordination.--The Committee continues
prior year direction to NTIA to coordinate with the Rural
Utilities Service, the Federal Communications Commission, and
other related Federal agencies, as well as the rural
communications industry, to identify and pursue ways to
continue sustainable broadband deployment and adoption, and to
ensure that policies tied to one Federal program do not
undermine the objectives and functionality of another. Further,
the Committee continues to encourage NTIA to place equal
priority on the deployment of the Nationwide Public Safety
Broadband Network (NPSBN) in rural communities as it does in
urban areas. NTIA shall submit a report to the Committee, not
later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, on progress
made in this regard.
Spectrum Management for Science.--The Committee recognizes
that ensuring access to key portions of spectrum for radio
astronomy observations, environmental observations, and other
scientific purposes is essential for scientific discovery. The
Committee encourages NTIA, in coordination with the FCC and
other appropriate stakeholders, to preserve spectrum access for
scientific purposes as commercial use of radio spectrum
increases. The Committee looks forward to the report
highlighting NTIA's ongoing efforts on this front.
Policy and Technical Training.--The recommendation includes
up to $289,000 for programs to provide support for activities
provided under section 7 of Public Law 98-549. As part of these
activities, NTIA may provide assistance and guidance in policy
and technical training to impart best practices to information
technology professionals from developing countries.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $3,993,851,000 for the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), consistent with the
projection of fiscal year 2022 fee collections as estimated by
the Congressional Budget Office. The recommendation transfers
$2,000,000 to the Office of Inspector General to continue
oversight and audits of USPTO operations and budget
transparency. The USPTO shall continue to provide monthly
reports to the Committee on USPTO's actual and projected fee
collections, application volumes, performance, and staffing.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
The Committee recommends $1,369,070,000 for the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which is
$334,570,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level.
Small Manufacturing Cybersecurity Support.--The Committee
encourages NIST, including through the Manufacturing Extension
Partnership (MEP), to explore opportunities to partner with the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and
Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency to leverage expertise and help
small manufacturers enhance the protection of controlled
unclassified information within the supply chain, respond
quickly to crippling cyber-attacks and theft of intellectual
property, and prepare small manufacturing clients for
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $937,570,000 for NIST's Scientific
and Technical Research and Services (STRS) programs, which is
$149,570,000 above fiscal year 2021. Within these funds, the
Committee provides increases above the fiscal year 2021 enacted
level of no less than $8,500,000 for Supporting the American
Bioeconomy, $8,000,000 for Advanced Communications Research and
Standards, and $7,500,000 for Next-Generation Semiconductor
Research and Standards.
Additionally, NIST is reminded of its obligation under
section 9414 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
283) to provide the required report to Congress by January 1,
2023.
Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and Testbeds.--The
recommendation includes an increase of no less than $20,000,000
above the fiscal year 2021 amount to support the request for
Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and Testbeds. Within
these funds, no less than $5,000,000 shall be for direct air
capture and carbon dioxide removal and sequestration research.
Forward-Looking Building Standards.--The Committee is
concerned about how climate change will impact the built
environment, and that standards previously set with an
assumption of a stable climate system will expose many Federal
and non-Federal investments to significant, but avoidable,
risk. Therefore, the Committee was pleased to see that the
proposal for Climate and Energy Measurements, Tools, and
Testbeds included funding for research supporting building
codes and standards that would be resilient to future weather
extremes. As part of these efforts, the Committee directs NIST
to continue to coordinate work with NOAA and other appropriate
Federal agencies and interested non-Federal parties, as needed,
to identify a consistent and authoritative set of climate
information that emphasizes forward-looking climate data and
projections that should be utilized in the standard-setting
process. These data shall include projections of both chronic
climate impacts, such as sea level rise, and extreme weather
events, such as hurricanes and droughts. This effort shall
serve to aid both Federal and non-Federal bodies to develop
standards, building codes, and voluntary standards that take
into account increasingly extreme weather events and other
climate change challenges. In coordination with NOAA, NIST
shall provide the Committee, no later than 180 days after the
enactment of this Act, an assessment of priority Federal agency
needs for these data, including infrastructure planning
decision support tools.
Greenhouse Gas Program and Urban Dome Initiative.--The
Committee recognizes the significant value in NIST's Greenhouse
Gas Program and Urban Dome initiative that seeks to leverage
existing high-spatial density regional monitoring networks and
external research and development (R&D) partnerships. These
cost-effective capabilities substantially expand and broaden
NIST laboratory capabilities for investigating and developing
measurement tools that support independent means for
determining the accuracy of emissions inventory data at urban
and regional scales. The Committee has included no less than
$15,000,000 for the Greenhouse Gas Program and Urban Dome
Initiative to continue and expand sensor network deployments.
Wildfires and the Wildland-Urban Interface.--The Committee
commends the work of NIST's Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire
Group, which conducts research into reducing the impact to life
and property in WUI communities exposed to wildfires. The
Committee notes that further efforts are needed to help ensure
that building standards incorporate the most recent practices,
science-based understanding, and research to help preserve
human life and property, and to ensure that future city
planning draws on this work. To further these efforts, as well
as to improve understanding of fire behavior in WUI communities
exposed to wildfires, the recommendation includes no less than
$3,000,000 above the amount requested for this work as part of
the Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and Testbed
initiatives.
Disaster Resilience Research Grants.--The Committee
provides no less than the fiscal year 2021 level for Disaster
Resilience Research Grants.
Quantum Information Science.--The Committee provides no
less than $12,500,000 above the fiscal year 2021 level for
Quantum Information Science, as authorized in the National
Quantum Initiative Act to support and expand basic and applied
quantum information science and technology R&D of measurement
science and standards.
Quantum computing is an important emerging technology to
which the private sector and government should have access. The
Committee encourages NIST to support quantum computing hardware
that is technology neutral, and directs NIST to evaluate the
potential for public-private partnerships to develop and deploy
practical quantum applications that government and the private
sector can utilize within one to three years so that the
government may have the benefit of near-term applications,
while also researching next-generation technology. NIST shall
provide a report to the Committee, not later than 120 days
after the enactment of this Act, on the feasibility of public-
private partnerships using near-term application development
and deployment.
Artificial Intelligence.--The recommendation includes no
less than $12,500,000 above the fiscal year 2021 level for
Artificial Intelligence (AI) that has the potential to produce
transformative technologies and scientific breakthroughs that
will improve Americans' lives. The Committee further notes the
comprehensive review of AI issues provided by the National
Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI). The
Committee directs NIST to provide the Committee, no later than
270 days after the enactment of this Act, with a review of the
NSCAI report as it relates to NIST, including a discussion of
how NIST intends to address the report's recommendations.
Framework for Managing AI Risks.--The Committee reminds
NIST of the direction provided in fiscal year 2021 regarding
the Framework for Managing AI Risks and directs NIST to provide
the Committee an update on its progress with this work as soon
as is practicable.
Cybersecurity.--The Committee is alarmed by the recent
spate of cyber attacks against the Nation and therefore
provides no less than $15,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021
enacted level for NIST's cybersecurity initiatives.
The threat of cyber attacks is exacerbated by the shortage
of cybersecurity professionals across the government and
private sector, from entry-level applicants to experienced
professionals. The Committee therefore provides, from within
the increase for cybersecurity, no less than $8,000,000 above
the fiscal year 2021 enacted level for the National Initiative
for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Regional Alliances and
Multi-stakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS)
Cybersecurity and Workforce Development program.
Cybersecurity and Privacy.--The proliferation of data
generation, storage, and usage associated with the digital
economy is making it increasingly important to protect that
data with effective cryptography and privacy standards. The
Committee is concerned that individual, corporate, and public-
sector data privacy is continuously at risk from attacks by
individual actors, criminal organizations, and nation-states.
As part of the increase provided for Cybersecurity, the
Committee urges NIST to address the rapidly emerging threats in
this field by furthering the development of new and needed
cryptographic standards and technologies.
Guidelines for Secure Cloud Adoption.--The Committee
encourages NIST to develop guidelines for secure cloud adoption
that would provide information that consumers, including those
in the public sector, need to make security-conscious choices
when selecting a cloud service provider. The guidelines should
account for existing standards and certifications, including
the NIST SP 800 37 and SP 800 53 controls that FedRAMP relies
on, as well as existing private sector standards and
certifications such as SOC 1 and SOC 2.
Vulnerability Patching Guidance.--The Committee notes that
NIST last updated Special Publication 800-40, ``Guide to
Enterprise Patch Management Technologies'', in 2013. Given the
importance of timely patching to organizations maintaining a
robust cybersecurity posture, NIST shall report to the
Committee, no later than 120 days after the enactment of this
Act, regarding its plans to revise and update this Special
Publication.
Forensic Sciences.--The Committee provides $22,000,000 for
forensic science research, an increase of $2,200,000 above the
fiscal year 2021 enacted level. Within these funds, the
Committee provides no less than $3,500,000 to support the
Organization of 22 Scientific Area Committees and no less than
$1,500,000 to support technical merit evaluations previously
funded by transfer from the Department of Justice.
Circular Economy.--The Committee supports the proposed
expansion of NIST's work on the circular economy and provides
an increase of $4,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted
level for these activities with plastics and other materials in
the supply chain. Within these funds, not less than $1,000,000
shall be to support further work on other classes of materials
including electronics waste, battery and solar waste, and other
waste streams.
Workforce Diversity.--The Committee strongly supports
NIST's initiative to increase equity and diversity in the
standards workforce. The recommendation therefore provides no
less than $3,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level
for this purpose.
Pyrrhotite Testing and Mitigation.--The recommendation
includes not less than $2,000,000 for NIST to continue its
efforts with academic research partners to study and develop a
reliable and cost-effective standard for testing for the
presence of excessive amounts of the mineral pyrrhotite in
concrete used in residential foundations and municipal
structures that can cause premature cracking and structural
failure. In addition to funding widespread sample collection
and studies needed to develop standardized tests, the
investigation of mitigation strategies should also be robustly
supported by NIST with these funds.
Regenerative Medicine Standards.--The Committee provides
$2,500,000 for NIST to continue the work on Regenerative
Medicine Standards to improve measurement assurance and
standards coordination for regenerative therapies, including:
completion of a regenerative medicine assay validation and
innovation core to provide laboratory support for evaluation of
standardized assays, conducting inter-laboratory studies to
improve measurement assurance and develop appropriate reference
materials, and coordination of stakeholders for efficient
development and implementation of relevant standards.
Calibration Laboratory for Oceanographic Sensors.--The
Committee recognizes a critical need for capacity in
calibration of ocean sensors that is inhibiting maximum use of
ocean sensing technologies. The Committee encourages NIST to
support these technologies.
Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Program.--The
Committee recognizes the value of the Baldrige Program and the
impact that it has on the performance of organizations that
adopt its best practices. Therefore, the Committee provides no
less than $2,500,000 for the Malcolm Baldrige Performance
Excellence Program.
National Construction Safety Team Act Investigations.--NIST
has a vitally important responsibility under the National
Construction Safety Team Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-231) to
investigate building collapses to understand the source of
failure and to provide recommendations for how to rectify any
shortcomings in existing building standards in order to prevent
future similar disasters. The Committee therefore provides
$22,000,000 for this critical work.
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
The Committee recommends $331,500,000 for Industrial
Technology Services, including $275,000,000 for the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program and
$56,500,000 for Manufacturing USA, which represent increases of
$125,000,000 and $40,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted
levels, respectively.
MEP Supply Chain Database.--The Committee notes that the
U.S. supply chain experienced widespread and significant
disruptions in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These issues
exposed the need for manufacturers and suppliers to be able to
communicate more effectively so as to rapidly respond when
various national emergencies occur. The Committee provides up
to $10,000,000 for NIST to create a national supply chain
database for MEP Centers that would connect manufacturers and
suppliers across the country in order to enhance the Nation's
preparedness for future events that could disrupt supply
chains.
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES
The Committee recommends $100,000,000 for NIST
construction, an increase of $20,000,000 above the fiscal year
2021 enacted level. NIST shall continue to provide updates on
the projects funded within this account, to include milestones
and total amount of funding necessary for completion.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Committee recommends a total of $6,458,136,000 in
discretionary funds for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), which is $1,027,529,000 above fiscal
year 2021.
The Committee's program and project recommendations for
NOAA are included in the consolidated funding tables below and
in narrative direction throughout this report. The Committee
reminds NOAA that any deviations from the amounts included in
the tables below are subject to section 505 requirements of
this Act. When executing its budget for fiscal year 2022, NOAA
shall incorporate the funding levels established in both the
table and the narrative direction.
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends a total program level of
$4,689,458,000 under Operations, Research, and Facilities (ORF)
for the coastal, fisheries, marine, weather, satellite, and
other programs of NOAA. This total funding consists of
$4,425,787,000 in direct appropriations, a transfer of
$246,171,000 from balances in the ``Promote and Develop Fishery
Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries''
account and $17,500,000 derived from recoveries of prior year
obligations. The direct appropriation of $4,425,787,000 is
$585,487,000 above fiscal year 2021.
The following narrative and tables identify the specific
activities and funding levels included in this Act.
Extramural research.--The Committee continues to support
NOAA's ongoing collaboration with academia and the private
sector through cooperative institutes and competitive research.
These relationships build broad community engagement, leverage
external funding for mission-oriented research, strengthen the
science within NOAA, and advance scientific knowledge.
Climate Change Adaptation and Resilient Infrastructure.--
NOAA plays a vital role in providing accurate climate data and
projections to other Federal agencies, States, Tribes, and the
private sector, which is essential to the Nation's ability to
prepare for and adapt to the changing climate. Executive Order
14008, ``Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad'',
requires Federal agencies to complete, and regularly update,
Climate Action Plans. NOAA shall support the effort led by the
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and in
collaboration with the U.S. Global Change Research Program
(USGCRP), to develop guidance to Federal agencies on the
formulation of such plans. To support these efforts, and to
expand the provision of forward-looking climate information
generally, the recommendation includes no less than $10,000,000
from amounts provided for broader climate services at the
National Ocean Service, the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, and the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and
Information Service.
As part of this larger effort to expand the provision of
climate information and services, NOAA shall also identify and
support the utilization by NIST of an authoritative set of
climate information that emphasizes forward-looking climate
data and projections to be utilized by NIST in their standard-
setting process. These data shall include projections of both
chronic climate impacts, such as sea level rise, and extreme
weather events, such as hurricanes and droughts. This effort
shall include building internal capacity to aid both Federal
and non-Federal bodies to develop standards, building codes,
and voluntary standards that take into account increasingly
extreme weather events and other climate change challenges. In
coordination with NIST, NOAA shall provide the Committee, not
later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, an
assessment of priority Federal agency needs for these data,
including infrastructure planning decision support tools.
Oyster Aquaculture, Research, and Restoration.--The
Committee provides up to $10,000,000 to support ongoing
research on shellfish genetics to improve shellfish survival
and growth rates and to classify and preserve natural genetic
variation. As part of this work, NOAA is encouraged to support
regional partnerships with research institutions on the Gulf of
Mexico, East, and West Coasts.
Mississippi River Restoration and Resiliency Strategy.--The
Committee recognizes that the Mississippi River basin from
Minnesota to Louisiana is a vital American waterway. The
Committee continues to urge the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration to participate and coordinate as an
essential federal stakeholder with the Environmental Protection
Agency's development of the Mississippi River Restoration and
Resiliency Strategy, as directed in House Report 116-455. NOAA
is also directed to engage with the U.S. Geological Survey as
they host the Mississippi River Science Forum and to contribute
to the proceedings as a Federal agency with relevant scientific
expertise.
Nature-based Flood Mitigation Measures.--The Committee
recognizes that environment-based mitigation measures such as
the creation of wetlands, conservation easements, and natural
flood plains to slow the flow rate of rivers, creeks, and
streams, are innovative tools to mitigate the severity of
future floods in the Great Lakes region. In addition to flood
protection, such mitigation and climate resiliency measures
offer both aesthetic and recreational value and provide a
variety of environmental and conservation benefits including
erosion control, species habitat, and improved air and water
quality. The Committee urges NOAA to participate and coordinate
as an essential Federal stakeholder with the Department of
Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as
State, local, and Tribal governments, and business and non-
profit stakeholders, on developing and supporting conservation
and nature-based flood mitigation measures to reduce the impact
of floods on communities, lives, and livelihoods in the Great
Lakes region.
Fire Weather.--The Committee is concerned with the
increasing number and severity of wildfires, especially in the
Western United States, and notes the important role NOAA plays
in providing advanced notice of wildfire risks and active
wildfire-weather coupled forecasts. The recommendation
therefore provides a total of $15,000,000 to fully support fire
weather initiatives across NOAA. The Committee encourages NOAA
to utilize its satellite and artificial intelligence assets in
these efforts and to continue working with interested Federal,
State, Tribal, and local partners and land managers to improve
information dissemination related to wildfire events.
The Committee is additionally concerned about the need for
additional resources to ensure that our Nation's science
agencies are better prepared to help in the prediction and
response to wildfires and therefore directs NOAA to conduct a
workforce needs assessment on the training and potential need
for additional Incident Meteorologists for wildfires and other
extreme events. NOAA shall brief the Committee on the results
of this assessment no later than 180 days after the enactment
of this Act.
National Ocean Service.--The recommendation provides
$706,500,000 for National Ocean Service (NOS) Operations,
Research, and Facilities, an increase of $86,800,000 above the
fiscal year 2021 level.
NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
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Navigation, Observations and Positioning
Navigation, Observations and Positioning............ $183,000
Hydrographic Survey Priorities/Contracts............ 32,000
IOOS Regional Obervations........................... 50,000
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Navigation, Observations and Positioning................ 265,000
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Coastal Science and Assessment
Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and 101,000
Restoration........................................
Competitive Research................................ 28,000
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Coastal Science and Assessment.......................... 129,000
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Ocean and Coastal Management and Services
Coastal Zone Management and Services................ 62,000
Coastal Zone Mangement Grants....................... 82,500
National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund........... 38,000
Coral Reef Program.................................. 38,000
National Estuarine Research Reserve System.......... 30,500
Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas.............. 61,500
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Ocean and Coastal Management and Services............... 312,500
===============
Total, National Ocean Service, Operations, Research, and $706,500
Facilities.............................................
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Sea Level Rise.--The Committee commends NOAA for its strong
proposal to increase the Nation's understanding of the risk of
sea level rise and to provide information and services to
State, Territory, Tribal, and local governments, as well as
private citizens, to support long range coastal planning and
infrastructure investments. The recommendation includes no less
than $30,000,000 for these efforts across NOS.
Navigation, Observations, and Positioning.--The Committee
provides $183,000,000 for Navigation, Observations, and
Positioning, $20,500,000 above the level provided in fiscal
year 2021. As part of these efforts, the Committee directs NOS
to partner with States to provide accessible, high resolution
integrated ocean and coastal mapping of U.S. nearshore waters
to support navigation, infrastructure, habitat mapping,
restoration projects, resource management, emergency response,
coastal resiliency, and hazard studies. The recommendation also
includes up to $8,000,000 for the Regional Geospatial Modeling
Grants program.
Marine Debris.--The recommendation includes an increase of
no less than $2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted
level for the Marine Debris program to address the pervasive
problem of marine pollution in coastal waters around the
country. Within the funds available, the Committee provides
$1,000,000 to create a regional pilot program to coordinate
with Federal, State, or Tribal partners on efforts to inventory
and remove derelict vessels and fishing gear, with a goal of
developing a cost-effective national strategy for mitigating
these sources of marine debris.
Integrated Ocean Observing System.--The Committee continues
to support the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and
provides $50,000,000, an increase of $9,500,000 over the fiscal
year 2021 enacted level. The Committee provides not less than
$3,000,000 to support the ongoing pilot IOOS, launched in
fiscal year 2020 to enhance the nation's capacity for
monitoring and detection of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) by
leveraging the expertise of the IOOS regional associations--
including through expanding the deployment of in-situ observing
assets--in order to improve HABs warning and forecast accuracy.
IOOS is directed to coordinate with the National Centers for
Coastal Ocean Science on the implementation of these funds.
Harmful Algal Blooms.--The Committee remains highly
concerned about the increasing prevalence of HABs in every U.S.
State and territory and the corresponding impacts on human
health, drinking water, fisheries, and the broader economy. The
Committee provides $28,000,000 for Competitive Research,
including not less than $15,000,000 for HABs research. This
research shall include the impacts of HAB-causing nutrient
impacts from nitrogen and phosphorus as they enter coastal
areas from tributaries. Further research should prioritize
development of methods of prevention, mitigation, and control
to reduce the frequency, severity, and impacts of HAB events in
freshwater and saltwater systems and provide special attention
to research in areas most economically and environmentally
impacted by HABs, including the possible contamination of
drinking water. The Committee encourages NOAA to work to ensure
that new technology and mitigation efforts have minimal
environmental impacts. For all HABs-related work, NOAA shall
coordinate with the Interagency Working Group on Harmful Algal
Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act.
Further, within funds provided for Coastal Science,
Assessment, Response and Restoration, NOAA, in collaboration
with IOOS, the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, and
other relevant stakeholders, shall develop an implementation
plan for a National Harmful Algal Bloom Observing Network
(HABON). This plan shall include a discussion of how it will
incorporate existing assets and research efforts, as well as a
five-year funding profile for operational monitoring and
forecasting of HABs nationwide. This report shall be provided
to the Committee not later than 270 days after the enactment of
this Act.
Great Lakes HABs.--The Committee recognizes the importance
of NOAA's work to diagnose and track the changing climate,
nutrient loading, and water quality impacts within the Great
Lakes. The Lakes are ecologically productive but also home to
destructive annual HABs that threaten the region. No later than
270 days after the enactment of this Act, NOAA shall brief the
Committee on efforts to coordinate with the other Federal
agencies in the Great Lakes region, its joint efforts to manage
and diagnose water quality problems, and shall provide a
summary of resources NOAA is making available within the Great
Lakes basin to address HABs.
Blue Carbon.--The Committee notes the importance of the
coastal zone as a potential carbon sink and the increased
public interest in blue carbon. The recommendation includes no
less than $2,000,000 for NOAA to expand its scientific and
research efforts to understand the relative emissions and
absorption potential of carbon pollution associated with
various human activities in the coastal zone so as to inform
future planning decisions regarding their carbon impacts. The
ultimate goal of this research shall be to create a national
map and inventory of coastal and marine blue carbon ecosystems.
The Committee encourages NOAA to collaborate with other
interested Federal agencies and other non-Federal stakeholders
as part of their coastal work, including the U.S. Geological
Survey, as well as the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Coastal Zone Management.--The Committee provides
$62,000,000 for Coastal Zone Management and Services, including
no less than $4,000,000 for implementation of the Digital Coast
Act (Public Law 116-234) and activities to support it. Within
these funds, the recommendation also includes no less than
$3,500,000 for Regional Ocean Data Portals.
Ocean Economy of the Territories.--The Committee looks
forward to receiving the report on the steps NOAA has taken to
expand the scope of the Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW)
dataset to include the Nation's territories. The Committee
expects regular updates from NOAA on its plans to characterize
the ocean economies of the five U.S. territories, and directs
other bureaus within the Department of Commerce, including the
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the Census Bureau, to
cooperate on this effort.
Coastal Zone Management Grants and the National Oceans and
Coastal Security Fund.--The recommendation includes $82,500,000
for Coastal Zone Management Grants and $38,000,000 for the
National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund, including for
project planning and design, including watershed scale planning
and technical assistance to identify where and what specific
coastal resilience projects will provide the greatest benefit
in preparation for expected climate impacts, such as sea level
rise.
Coral Reefs.--The Committee continues to be greatly
concerned by the deterioration of the Nation's coral reefs,
which are suffering from record levels of bleaching and
disease. The recommendation therefore includes $38,000,000 for
the Coral Reef Program. Within the increases provided for the
Coral Reef Program and Competitive Research, NOAA shall expand
its collaborative work with external academic partners that
conduct scientific research for the conservation of corals and
coral reef ecosystems, including those that are experiencing an
increasing prevalence of disease outbreaks. The Committee
recognizes that science sponsored through such collaboration is
imperative for management of these coral reefs for ecosystem
resilience and for the effective implementation of the National
Coral Reef Action Strategy, especially with regard to the
identification of local action strategies for addressing key
threats in each of the jurisdictions that have coral reefs
within its boundaries. Collaborative research focused on coral
disease and degradation is required to address current declines
in reef health and productivity in U.S waters in the Pacific,
Atlantic, and Caribbean. Examples of this work include
identifying the pathogens causing the disease, conducting
appropriate disease interventions and remediations, researching
resilient coral species and disease-resistant genetic strains
of corals, and supporting restoration of appropriate and
diverse coral species.
Further, within the funds provided for the Coral Reef
Program, the Committee provides up to $10,000,000 for NOS to
continue to work with academic institutions and non-
governmental research organizations on innovative active
restoration projects to restore degraded coral reefs. The
Committee intends the funding to support coral restoration
implementation and capacity building for both corals and
herbivores; advancing community stewardship and restoration
maintenance; and incorporation of next generation technology
innovation with external partners to promote resilience and
restoration efficiencies.
National Estuarine Research Reserve System.--The Committee
provides an increase of $2,000,000 over the fiscal year 2021
enacted level for the National Estuarine Research Reserve
System (NERRS). The Committee strongly supports this important
partnership between NOAA and the coastal States and territories
that protects and studies estuarine systems and encourages the
continued expansion of the network.
Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas.--The Committee
provides $61,500,000 for Sanctuaries and Marine Protected
Areas, which is $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted
level. The Committee encourages the Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries to collaborate with the Office of Ocean Exploration
and Research to map and characterize the National Marine
Sanctuaries, including through the use of telepresence
technology as appropriate.
National Marine Sanctuaries Designations.--The Committee
continues to support the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
and the expansion of the network of protected marine and Great
Lakes areas. The Committee notes that a number of sites have
languished in the inventory of successful nominations without
progressing to final designation as new National Marine
Sanctuaries despite support from the Committee to move them
forward. Therefore, the Committee directs NOAA, no later than
30 days after the enactment of this Act, to provide the
Committee with a briefing on plans to make final determinations
on the areas which have been successfully nominated for
consideration for designation.
Marine National Monuments.--Within funding provided for
National Marine Sanctuaries, up to $1,200,000 may be used for
competitive research and management grants for existing marine
national monuments administered by NOS, provided such grants
are subject to a 100 percent non-Federal match.
National Marine Fisheries Service.--The Committee
recommends $1,044,590,000 for National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) Operations, Research, and Facilities, which is
$79,728,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level. NMFS
shall continue to provide quarterly updates to the Committee
consistent with direction in fiscal year 2021.
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(In thousands of dollars)
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Program Amount
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Protected Resources Science and Management:
Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, and Other Species...... $146,500
Species Recovery Grants............................. 7,500
Atlantic Salmon..................................... 6,500
Pacific Salmon...................................... 70,500
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Protected Resources Science and Management.............. 231,000
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Fisheries Science and Management:
Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and 162,000
Services...........................................
Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments 192,500
Observers and Training.............................. 55,468
Fisheries Management Program and Services........... 133,750
Aquaculture......................................... 17,500
Salmon Management Activities........................ 66,000
Regional Councils and Fisheries Commissions......... 43,000
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants................ 3,372
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Fisheries Science and Management........................ 673,590
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Enforcement............................................. 78,500
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Habitat Conservation and Restoration.................... 61,500
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Total, National Marine Fisheries Service, Operations, $1,044,590
Research, and Facilities...............................
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Offshore Wind.--The Committee applauds the President's
initiative to support the growth of offshore wind energy as
part of the broader goal of reducing carbon emissions. As such,
the recommendation includes no less than $20,380,000 for NMFS'
initiatives in support of wind energy.
Transition to Climate-Ready Fishery Management.--The
Committee recognizes the serious impacts of climate change on
fisheries and protected species, and the corresponding need for
increased resources to prepare for climate-ready management of
living marine resources. Sustainable fisheries management and
protected species conservation is made more challenging by
climate change driven impacts, including changes to the
distribution, productivity, and abundance of fish stocks,
protected species, and the habitats on which they depend. The
Committee supports NMFS' proposals to address these new
requirements and provides $20,000,000 overall to support this
work, including $10,000,000 within Protected Resources Science
and Management to support climate vulnerable species and
$10,000,000 within Fisheries Science and Management to
prioritize activities that will make fisheries and fishing-
dependent communities more adaptable to climate change. NMFS is
also directed to increase the scope and pace of efforts and
consider new initiatives that will maintain sustainability and
yield greater stability in Federal fishery and protected
species management as the oceans change.
Protected Resources Science and Management.--The
recommendation includes $231,000,000 for Protected Resources
Science and Management, an increase of $25,336,000 above the
fiscal year 2021 enacted level. Within this amount, the
Committee provides no less than $5,000,000 for the John H.
Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program. The
Committee further directs NMFS to continue to prioritize
reducing the backlog of Endangered Species Act and Marine
Mammal Protection Act permit applications.
The Committee recognizes that the existing backlog is due,
in part, to disagreements between NMFS and the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers regarding the consideration of environmental
baselines for in-water construction permit applications. This
continued interagency dispute is unacceptable. The Committee
therefore directs NOAA, no later than 15 days after the
enactment of this Act, to report to the Committee on plans for
resolving the ongoing interagency conflict and finding
resolution on the backlog of pending permit applications in a
timely manner.
North Atlantic Right Whales.--Within Marine Mammals, Sea
Turtles, and Other Species, the Committee provides no less than
$16,900,000 for research and monitoring of North Atlantic right
whales. Within this funding, up to $3,500,000 is provided for
NOAA to address State and industry priorities addressing
fishery data gaps to support improved modeling and analysis to
inform future regulatory changes, including vessel or gear
tracking or other harvester reporting enhancements to improve
co-occurrence models of fishing activity and whale presence.
Southern Resident Killer Whales.--The Committee provides
not less than $2,000,000 for the Southern Resident Killer
Whales program for research and monitoring to improve the
recovery of the species. The Committee further encourages NMFS
to support existing partnerships between Federal and State
agencies, Native American tribes, public ports, and nonprofits
to monitor and reduce noise impacts on this endangered species.
Foreign Fisheries.--The Committee provides $1,000,000 to
NMFS to ensure sufficient implementation of the Fish and Fish
Product Import Provisions Section 101(a)(2) of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act. NMFS shall use these funds to analyze
the data provided by nations and to provide technical
assistance to nations to comply with these provisions. NMFS
shall prioritize the use of any funds for technical assistance
to those fisheries interacting with endangered species. NMFS
may use contractors to ensure that deadlines are met, but shall
prioritize hiring staff with the increased funds for this
initiative.
Pacific Salmon.--The Committee provides $70,500,000 for
Pacific Salmon, $3,500,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted
level. The recommendation provides no less than $5,000,000
within Pacific Salmon to implement NMFS' Hatchery and Genetic
Management Plans (HGMPs) and to continue to address the backlog
of HGMPs as directed in previous fiscal years.
The Committee directs NOAA to examine opportunities to
leverage the existing civilian conservation corps model to
develop a dedicated workforce to accomplish priority salmon
habitat improvement projects and other priority near-shore
restoration goals that have been identified as part of the
recovery strategy for one or more of the twenty-eight
populations of salmon and steelhead currently listed as
threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments.--The
Committee provides $192,500,000 for Fisheries Data Collections,
Surveys, and Assessments, $16,573,000 above the fiscal year
2021 enacted level. Within these funds, no less than
$24,000,000 is provided for Fisheries Information Networks, the
State-Federal cooperative programs that coordinate data
collection, data management, and informational management
essential for accurate monitoring of commercial and
recreational fishing impacts. The Committee encourages NMFS to
support collaborative programs focused on improving
recreational fishery data collection. The recommendation also
directs NMFS to deliver technical support, as needed, to the
Gulf States to prioritize and ensure successful implementation
of each State plan.
South Atlantic Reef Fish.--NMFS is encouraged to leverage
efficiencies learned through the Gulf of Mexico red snapper
process to better the science and management of the South
Atlantic red snapper and other reef fish. NMFS shall consider
employing the independent and alternative stock assessment
strategies used in the Gulf of Mexico to supplement NMFS
assessments of reef fish in the South Atlantic. The Committee
provides up to $1,800,000 for these activities and encourages
NMFS to incorporate this data into the agency's own stock
assessments as expeditiously as possible.
State Management for Recreational Red Snapper.--Within the
amount provided for Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and
Assessments, the Committee encourages NMFS to continue to work
with the Gulf States to ensure successful implementation of
State management for recreational red snapper. These efforts
shall be a priority for NOAA and shall be done in coordination
with the Gulf States. In addition, state agency independent
data should be incorporated into NOAA stock assessments as
expeditiously as possible.
Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish.--Within funding for Fisheries and
Ecosystem Science Programs and Services, the Committee
encourages NMFS to continue to support Gulf of Mexico reef fish
surveys, research, and sampling.
For-Hire Electronic Monitoring and Reporting
Implementation.--The agreement provides no less than $2,250,000
within Fisheries Management Programs and Services and
$1,500,000 within Enforcement to support the continued and
timely implementation of electronic monitoring and reporting.
Video Review of Electronic Monitoring Data.--Within funding
provided for Fisheries Management Programs and Services, the
Committee provides no less than $400,000 for the video review
of the West Coast Groundfish electronic monitoring data and
$400,000 for the video review of the Gulf of Alaska partial
coverage electronic monitoring data.
Pacific Bluefin Tuna.--The Committee continues to be
concerned with the depleted status of the iconic Pacific
bluefin tuna and therefore encourages NMFS to take a strong
position in international negotiations, including by supporting
the adoption of strict and more precautionary harvest control
rules that ensure measurable interim progress in rebuilding the
stock, in order to recover the population to sustainable levels
by no later than 2034. The Committee provides up to $2,000,000
to continue and expand efforts to support the rebuilding of
this stock and directs NMFS to provide resources to support
engagement of the Pacific Fishery Management Council and U.S.
stakeholders in the formulation of a strong U.S. position
throughout the international negotiations to ensure continued
progress on the international recovery plan.
Carbon Sequestration Through Aquaculture.--The Committee
recognizes advances in aquaculture such as deep-water kelp
sequestration and oyster farming play an important role in
mitigating the impacts of a changing climate. Like land
forests, kelp forests act as powerful carbon banks, removing up
to 20 times more carbon per acre than land forests. The
Committee encourages NOAA and the Office of Aquaculture to
support sustainable carbon sequestration demonstration projects
in deep ocean water.
Salmon Management Activities.--The Committee provides an
increase of $4,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted
amount for Salmon Management Activities. This level includes no
less than $41,500,000 for the Pacific Salmon Treaty activities
and no less than $24,000,000 for Mitchell Act Hatcheries.
Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported Fishing.--The
Committee is troubled by the increasing accounts of Illegal,
Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) fishing--not only in the U.S.
Exclusive Economic Zone but around the world--which is a threat
to the health of the oceans, undermines honest businesses and
fishers who play by the rules, and enables human trafficking,
forced labor, and other criminal activity. The recommendation
includes an increase of $3,500,000 above the fiscal year 2021
enacted level for Enforcement to address IUU fishing, among
other enforcement priorities. Within these funds, the Committee
directs NMFS to expand efforts to detect and deter IUU fishing
through the use of emerging technologies available from the
private sector.
Lionfish.--The Committee encourages NOAA to award
competitive grants to address invasive Lionfish in the Atlantic
Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
Horseshoe Crabs.--Adequate data is required to ensure
States and interstate managers can effectively manage the
Horseshoe Crab population, which is important to the biomedical
and commercial fishing industries, as well as to the ecology of
the Mid-Atlantic region. The Committee directs NMFS to continue
the Horseshoe Crab survey to generate the data necessary to
ensure that the Horseshoe Crab stock remains on a sustainable
path.
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.--The Committee recommends
$684,500,000 for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)
Operations, Research, and Facilities, which represents an
increase of $113,910,000 over fiscal year 2021.
OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(In thousands of dollars)
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Program Amount
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Climate Research:
Climate Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes..... $120,000
Regional Climate Data and Information............... 59,000
Climate Competitive Research........................ 74,000
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Climate Research........................................ 253,000
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Weather and Air Chemistry Research:
Weather Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes..... 87,500
U.S. Weather Research Program....................... 33,750
Tornado Severe Storm Research/Phased Array Radar.... 17,000
Joint Technology Transfer Initiative................ 13,000
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Weather and Air Chemistry Research...................... 151,250
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Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research:
Ocean Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes....... 37,500
National Sea Grant College Program.................. 85,000
Sea Grant Aquaculture Research...................... 14,500
Ocean Exploration and Research...................... 44,500
Integrated Ocean Acidification...................... 17,000
Sustained Ocean Observations and Monitoring......... 59,750
National Oceanographic Partnership Program.......... 2,000
---------------
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research................ 260,250
===============
Innovative Research and Technology:
High Performance Computing Initiatives.............. 18,000
Uncrewed Systems.................................... 2,000
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Innovative Research and Technology...................... 20,000
===============
Total, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 684,500
Operations, Research, and Facilities...................
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Climate Research.--The Committee continues to be alarmed by
the impacts of the changing climate and notes the critical
importance of NOAA's climate change science and research to
inform decisions about how best to prepare and adapt to these
changes. The Committee, therefore, provides $253,000,000 for
Climate Research, an increase of $71,000,000 above the fiscal
year 2021 enacted level.
Methane Emissions.--Like carbon dioxide, methane is a
powerful greenhouse gas that is increasingly more prevalent in
our atmosphere. Unlike carbon dioxide, however, methane only
remains in the atmosphere for a relatively short amount of
time, and as such, mitigation of these emissions can have a
more near-term effect on the climate system. Unfortunately,
there is limited understanding of the natural and anthropogenic
sources and drivers of methane emissions that limits the
accuracy of climate models and inhibits the proper
prioritization of mitigation efforts. As part of the increase
provided for Sustained Atmospheric Observations, the Committee
directs OAR to increase its focus on methane as an important
greenhouse gas and to increase efforts to improve the
understanding of the sources and drivers of both anthropogenic
and natural methane emissions.
Atmospheric Baseline Observatories.--The Committee supports
the work of the Global Monitoring Laboratory and its
Atmospheric Baseline Observatories, which have provided
measurements of the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
for over 60 years that are the basis of the world-renowned
Keeling Curve and whose data is used by more than 500 external
partners and stakeholders. The Committee provides not less than
$4,500,000 to modernize these observatories' aging
infrastructure to ensure measurement integrity and safety of
the observatory facilities.
Earth's Radiation Budget.--The Committee provides
$11,000,000 for continued modeling, assessments, and, as
possible, observations and monitoring of stratospheric
conditions and the Earth's radiation budget. Within these
funds, the Committee directs OAR, in coordination with other
Federal agencies, as appropriate, to improve the understanding
of the impact of atmospheric aerosols on radiative forcing, as
well as on the formation of clouds, precipitation, and extreme
weather to include observations and modeling of the impact of
the introduction of material into the stratosphere from changes
in natural systems, increased air and space traffic, and
modeling of proposals to inject material to affect climate and
solar climate interventions.
Climate Services.--As the Nation continues to experience
the increasingly disruptive impacts of climate change, NOAA's
role as a provider of climate data, models, projections, and
services is becoming more prominent and critical to the
continued prosperity of our society. The Committee directs
NOAA, across line offices, to coordinate efforts to provide
improved and expanded climate services in order to improve
customer service and integrate climate products. Further, a
number of community project funding awards will support efforts
to expand climate research and the provision of climate
services. Where feasible, NOAA shall partner with these local
efforts to meet the rapidly growing needs of the Nation for
high quality climate products and information.
As part of these efforts, the Committee supports the
proposed expansion of the Regional Integrated Climate Sciences
and Assessments (RICSA) program, formerly known as the Regional
Integrated Sciences and Assessments program, with the long-term
goal of comprehensive coverage of the Nation to provide high
quality climate information and extension services to help
local, State, and private leaders make informed decisions as
they adapt to the changing climate. As such, the Committee
includes $25,000,000, which is $3,200,000 above the requested
amount, to launch the Climate-Smart Communities Initiative and
expand the RICSA program. The Committee further encourages NOAA
to more proactively engage with local stakeholders to provide
extension services.
Infrasonic Weather Monitoring Research.--Within funding for
the U.S. Weather Research Program, the recommendation provides
no less than the fiscal year 2021 enacted level to support
external opportunities with academic institutions in promising
areas of weather-related research that may advance NOAA's
mission and benefit society, including infrasonic methods of
monitoring extreme weather.
VORTEX-USA.--The recommendation includes no less than
$7,000,000 for the VORTEX-SE program within the VORTEX-USA
initiative. The Committee looks forward to a briefing on OAR's
proposed plan for the VORTEX USA initiative as directed in
Public Law 116-260.
Sensor Fusion for Snow Water Resource Management.--The
Committee supports NOAA's activities to improve snow water
resource monitoring to improve operational forecasts at NOAA's
National Water Center (NWC). The Committee encourages NOAA to
pursue research activities to demonstrate and integrate into
the NWC's National Water Model accurately calibrated and
validated snow water equivalent estimates at high resolution
through extensive airborne and field experiments throughout the
western United States.
Wind Turbine Radar Interference.-- The Committee supports
the rapidly growing wind energy industry as part of the effort
to reduce carbon emissions. The Committee recognizes, however,
that without proper mitigations and considerations, wind farms
can interfere with NEXRAD weather radars. To ensure maximum
compatibility between wind energy development and NEXRAD
systems, the Committee encourages NOAA, working with the Wind
Turbine Radar Interference Mitigation working group and
industry, to identify, test, and validate proposed technical
solutions to reduce potential wind turbine impacts to NEXRAD
radar data. The Committee also encourages NOAA, the Wind
Turbine Radar Interference Mitigation Working Group, and
industry to fully explore other non-technical mitigation
options. Not later than 270 days after the enactment of this
Act, NOAA shall, in collaboration with other Federal agencies,
industry, and academia, provide the Committee with an update to
the 2019 Joint USAF/NOAA Report to Congress that details the
status of scientific research of technical solutions and
cooperation between government and industry on non-technical
mitigation options.
Flood Mapping Technologies.--The Committee recognizes that
innovative, science-based flood mapping technologies help
communities and businesses to better prepare for and mitigate
flood-related disasters. Weather-based technologies provide
real-time information on soil moisture, watersheds,
precipitation, and stream levels to ensure communities in flood
susceptible areas have the proper resources to respond before
flooding disasters occur, and to help minimize impacts and
associated damages. The Committee encourages NOAA to continue
to support advancing weather and flood mapping technologies and
enhanced data collection, and to partner with interested
Federal agencies, Tribes, institutions of higher education, and
State centers to become more resilient to flood disasters, such
as with Joint Technology Transfer Initiative (JTTI) activities.
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research Laboratories and
Cooperative Institutes.--The Committee provides $37,500,000 for
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research Laboratories and
Cooperative Institutes. NOAA shall expand its works on genomics
within the increased funds, including work on HABs with regard
to real-time forecasting of HABs and their toxicity, and
testing of remote observing systems and environmental sample
processors. Further, the Committee expects NOAA to fully fund
these cooperative institutes at appropriate levels in future
years, including well-established institutes focused on
watershed impacts on marine and Great Lakes ecosystems, remote
sensing, and long-term monitoring of the impacts of
environmental hazards on marine and Great Lakes ecosystem
health. NOAA shall further support partnerships with
universities on ocean observations, hurricane monitoring, ocean
glider research, and research related to offshore wind energy.
Sea Grant Resilient Coasts Initiative.--Of the funds
provided for Sea Grant, no less than $10,000,000 shall be for
the Sea Grant Resilient Coasts Initiative. As part of this
program, the Committee encourages NOAA to support mitigation
and relocation efforts of coastal tribal communities that are
seeking to mitigate the threat of severe weather storms and
promote public safety.
Sea Grant Support for the Seafood Industry.--The U.S.
fishing and seafood sector experienced broad declines in 2020
as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Committee supports
the ongoing work of NOAA programs such as Sea Grant in
assisting in business diversification and economic recovery
during the COVID-19 pandemic for fishermen, aquaculturists, and
recreational charters through state Sea Grant programs. The
Committee encourages the National Sea Grant program to identify
areas of collaboration within the Department of Commerce and
other federal agencies to advance business diversification
efforts of coastal businesses to make the coastal industries
more viable and resilient to disruptions in their economic
markets as well as disruption to access or changing ocean
conditions. Further, the recommendation includes up to
$2,000,000 for Sea Grant to work with NMFS to build a
consortium of researchers, government officials, technical
assistance providers, and fishing and aquaculture community
partners to support local and regional seafood systems (LRSS).
Catalyzing LRSS will help to ensure the seafood sector is
resilient to future shocks and will also contribute to the
economic prosperity of coastal communities.
Highly Migratory Species.--The Committee provides an
additional $2,000,000 within Sea Grant to collaborate with the
NMFS Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Research Initiative, for
competitive extramural research exclusively for Atlantic and
Gulf of Mexico HMS. Additional research is needed for
collection of NOAA-prioritized scientific information to
significantly improve fisheries management at both the domestic
and international levels for these species that inject hundreds
of millions of dollars into coastal communities and the Nation.
Many HMS are threatened by overfishing or environmental
challenges and are urgently in need of improved, science-based
management and conservation, either regionally or throughout
their distribution. The additional funding will enable NOAA to
implement a set of management-based HMS research needs and
priorities established in fiscal year 2020.
American Lobster Research.--Within funding for the Sea
Grant program, the Committee encourages the continued funding
of partnerships between State agencies, academia, and industry
to address American lobster research priorities. Research
should focus on stock resilience in the face of environmental
changes, including life history parameters, distribution and
abundance, and species interactions, with the purpose of
informing future management actions.
Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program.--The Committee
recognizes the importance of NOAA's aquaculture research and
development activities that help coastal communities maintain a
safe and sustainable local seafood supply through research and
technology transfer to support and expand America's aquaculture
industry. As such, the Committee provides $14,500,000 for the
Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program.
Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship Program.--Within 60 days of
enactment of this Act, NOAA is directed to brief the Committee
on steps the agency is taking to implement section 3 of the
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2020
(Public Law 116-221).
Ocean Exploration and Research.--The Committee rejects the
requested decrease in funding for Ocean Exploration and
Research and instead provides $44,500,000 and encourages NOAA
to map and characterize the Nation's Exclusive Economic Zone
and Extended Continental Shelf. NOAA is encouraged to work with
the Department of Education and other relevant agencies to
continue fundamental ocean exploration in which open source
data are collected for the oceanographic community and private
industries in real-time through telepresence technology that
would be applied to educational research.
Deep Seabed Mining.--The Committee provides $1,000,000 from
Ocean Exploration and Research, for NOAA, not later than 90
days after the enactment of this Act, to seek to enter into an
agreement with the National Academies to conduct a
comprehensive assessment of the environmental impacts of deep
seabed mining, including assessment of potential impacts to
deep seabed habitat and species from exploratory or extractive
activities; assessment of the potential impacts of sediment
plumes from disturbance of the deep seabed on the marine
ecosystems and biota; and approximate quantification of the
greenhouse gas emissions associated with deep seabed mining,
including possible emissions from the release of greenhouse
gases sequestered in the seabed.
Integrated Ocean Acidification Program.--The Committee is
increasingly concerned about the growing impacts of ocean
acidification on coastal communities and industries and
therefore provides $17,000,000 for the Integrated Ocean
Acidification program. Within the increase, NOAA shall, in
partnership with academia and the private sector, prioritize
efforts at understanding, monitoring, and mitigating coastal
ocean acidification, especially where it impacts fisheries and
aquaculture. To allow NOAA's partners around the nation to
scale up their regional-level monitoring programs, develop
modeling tools, and improve coordination with regional
stakeholders, the Committee encourages the Integrated Ocean
Acidification program, in partnership with IOOS and Sea Grant,
to make multi-year, competitive grant awards to university
partners to operate regional-scale research and education
centers to address the impacts of ocean acidification.
The Committee encourages NOAA, in coordination with the
Office of Science and Technology Policy, to implement a program
to competitively award prizes under the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) to stimulate
innovation to advance the understanding, research, or
monitoring of ocean acidification or its impacts, or to develop
management or adaptation options for responding to ocean
acidification. In prize competitions, the Committee encourages
NOAA to prioritize communities, environments, or industries
that are currently in distress due to the impacts of ocean
acidification.
Sustained Ocean Observations and Monitoring.--The
recommendation provides $59,750,000 for Sustained Ocean
Observations and Monitoring. Within the increase, NOAA shall
expand coverage of biogeochemical and Deep Argo floats to
improve ecological and sub-seasonal-to-seasonal weather
forecasting as well as to provide observational data on the
health and state of the ocean, particularly in the deep sea,
the tropics, and the Arctic. Further, NOAA is directed to
encourage international partners to meet their obligations for
shared ocean science and observations.
Uncrewed Systems.--Within Innovative Research and
Technology, $2,000,000 is provided in support of the proposal
for Uncrewed Systems. The Committee further encourages NOAA to
address potential new challenges in the areas of data
organization, automation, scale, processing, and presentation.
National Weather Service.--The Committee recommends
$1,218,113,000 for National Weather Service (NWS) Operations,
Research, and Facilities, which is $117,337,000 above the
fiscal year 2021 enacted level. The Committee reaffirms its
commitment to the weather enterprise and the necessity of
maintaining within the Federal Government the mission of
protecting life and property.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(In thousands of dollars)
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Program Amount
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Observations............................................ $245,750
Central Processing...................................... 108,472
Analyze, Forecast and Support........................... 565,097
Dissemination........................................... 117,646
Science and Technology Integration...................... 181,148
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Total, National Weather Service, Operations, Research, $1,218,113
and Facilities.........................................
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NWS Staffing.--The Committee remains concerned about
continuing reports of staffing and management challenges within
NWS. NOAA and the Department of Commerce are directed to ensure
that NWS fulfills its critical mission to protect the lives and
property of our Nation's citizens, including by filling all
vacancies as expeditiously as possible. In its fiscal year 2022
spend plan, NWS shall follow direction as provided in fiscal
year 2021 regarding details of all NWS funded positions. The
Committee further directs NWS to continue the quarterly
briefings to the Committee consistent with prior year
direction.
National Mesonet Program.--The recommendation includes not
less than $24,000,000 for the National Mesonet Program to allow
the program to leverage large investments by other sponsors,
enable the program to increase the number of observations,
include new types of data, and introduce innovative
capabilities to address capacity and coverage gaps.
Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Decision Support Services.--The
recommendation includes no less than $5,000,000 for the
proposals across NWS for Sub-Seasonal to Seasonal Decision
Support Services.
Low Altitude Rainfall.--The Committee is concerned about
the limitations of NEXRAD due to its ineffectiveness in
calculating low altitude rainfall, below 7,000 feet, in low
lying areas on the edges of the radars' scannable range, lack
of river gauges and lack of ground truth stations. The
Committee therefore encourages NWS to install additional small
data collection devices to better assess rainfall, water
levels, and related climate data. NWS is urged to focus on
watersheds where underestimates of local rainfall has led to
damage of water infrastructure.
Tsunami Warning Program.--The Committee continues to
support the Tsunami Warning Program and provides no less than
the fiscal year 2021 level for this critical program.
Dissemination.--The Committee is very troubled by the
ongoing issues with NWS' forecast dissemination systems. The
recommendation therefore includes an increase of $39,284,000
above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level. NWS shall provide
monthly updates to the Committee on the status of the ongoing
problems with its dissemination systems and its progress in
carrying out the Integrated Dissemination Program plan.
Atlas-14.--The Committee provides up to $1,450,000 within
Science and Technology Integration for NWS to partner with
interested states or regions to update their respective Atlas-
14 precipitation frequency estimates.
National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information
Service.--The Committee recommends $348,086,000 for National
Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS)
Operations, Research, and Facilities.
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(In thousands of dollars)
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Program Amount
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Environmental Satellite Observing Systems:
Office of Satellite and Product Operations.......... $202,000
Product Development, Readiness and Application...... 47,000
Office of Space Commerce............................ 10,000
U.S. Group on Earth Observations.................... 1,000
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Environmental Satellite Observing Systems............... 260,000
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National Centers for Environmental Information.......... 88,086
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Total, National Environmental Satellite, Data and $348,086
Information Service, Operations, Research, and
Facilities.............................................
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Wildfire Demonstration Products.--The Committee supports
NOAA's ongoing efforts to develop and provide new wildfire
products which are critically important to informing the public
about wildfire dangers and to supporting firefighters and other
first responders. The Committee is aware and supports the fact
that as part of the product development process, NOAA makes
demonstration versions available online and that these products
are rapidly adopted by external stakeholders. The Committee
further understands that the rapid adoption of these
demonstration products by external stakeholders has caused both
hardware and software failures. The Committee directs NOAA to
prioritize the availability of demonstration products that have
been adopted by external stakeholders, particularly first
responders, and provides no less than $500,000 within the
Office of Satellite and Product Operations for this purpose.
Office of Space Commerce.--The Committee provides
$10,000,000 for the Office of Space Commerce and directs NOAA
to continue the pilot program established by Public Law 116-
260, for which no less than the fiscal year 2021 enacted amount
is provided.
National Centers for Environmental Information.--The
Committee continues to support the National Centers for
Environmental Information (NCEI) and their efforts to provide
more products and services for the Nation. Of the funds
provided for NCEI, no less than $13,500,000 shall be for the
Regional Climate Services, including no less than $10,000,000
for the Regional Climate Centers. NOAA shall continue to
prioritize hiring to meet the demand for climate services, most
notably by filling the vacant Regional Climate Services
Director positions.
Mission Support.--The recommendation includes $364,316,000
for Mission Support Operations, Research, and Facilities.
MISSION SUPPORT
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mission Support Services:
Executive Leadership................................ $30,000
Mission Services and Management..................... 185,000
IT Security......................................... 35,365
Payment to the DOC Working Capital Fund............. 67,867
Facilities Maintenance and Capital Improvements..... 5,000
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Mission Support Services................................ 323,232
===============
Office of Education:
BWET Regional Programs.............................. 12,000
Jose E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program with 22,000
Minority Serving Institutions......................
NOAA Education Program Base......................... 7,084
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Office of Education..................................... 41,084
===============
Total, Mission Support, Operations, Research, and $364,316
Facilities.............................................
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Office of Education.--The Committee recognizes that the
changing climate and increasing degradation of our environment
will necessitate greater future investments in these scientific
fields and their corresponding workforces. Consequently, the
recommendation includes $41,084,000 for NOAA's Office of
Education, an increase of $8,084,000 above the fiscal year 2021
enacted level. Further, as part of all of its educational
programming, the Committee encourages NOAA to prioritize
improving Americans' understanding of climate change, including
providing formal and informal learning opportunities to
individuals of all ages, including individuals of diverse
cultural and linguistic backgrounds, emphasizing actionable
information to help people understand and promote
implementation of new technologies, programs, and incentives
related to climate change, climate adaptation and mitigation,
and climate resilience.
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO).--The
recommendation includes $299,373,000 for the Office of Marine
and Aviation Operations, Operations, Research, and Facilities.
The Committee appreciates the clear and concise regular
briefings provided by OMAO's leadership and encourages them to
continue with the same frequency and detail as in fiscal year
2021.
OFFICE OF MARINE AND AVIATION OPERATIONS
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:
Marine Operations and Maintenance................... $194,000
Aviation Operations and Aircraft Services........... 37,500
Autonomous Uncrewed Technology Operations........... 14,500
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps..................... 53,373
===============
Total, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, $299,373
Operations, Research, and Facilities...................
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Marine Operations and Maintenance.--The Committee
appreciates and supports the proposal to increase the number of
days at sea, and further directs OMAO to continue to implement
the progressive maintenance program developed over the last few
years to keep NOAA's ships available and operational at the
highest possible rate. The Committee notes that missions in the
Pacific Islands and territories have been delayed due to a lack
of ship availability and the pandemic. The increase in funding
for Marine Operations and Maintenance is intended, in part, to
alleviate these constraints. The Committee directs NOAA to
submit a report on its plan to ensure adequate ship time for
the critical missions in this region no later than 90 days
after the enactment of this Act.
Monitoring of Atmospheric Rivers.--Improving understanding
of atmospheric rivers is critical to preparing for concentrated
rain storms and flooding along the U.S. West Coast. Therefore,
the Committee provides no less than $2,300,000 for use of
airborne assets to conduct increased winter storm observations
to better observe and predict these extreme weather events.
NOAA Community Project Funding.--The recommendation
includes $23,980,000 for Community Projects as detailed in the
table below. The Committee directs NOAA to provide the amounts
listed in the table consistent with NOAA's existing
authorities, jurisdictions, and procedures, as appropriate.
NOAA shall further perform the same level of oversight and due
diligence as with any other external partners.
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Recipient Project Amount
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Alabama State Port Authority.... Physical $233,000
Oceanographic Real-
Time System
(PORTS) Sensors,
Port of Mobile.
Coastal Preservation Network.... Restoration & $263,000
Stabilization of
Two On-Water
Platforms on
Flushing Bay.
Columbia River Inter Tribal Fish Upgrade and Expand $760,000
Commission. the Coastal Margin
Observation and
Prediction Program.
Florida International University Aquarius Coral Reef $1,135,000
Observatory.
Florida International University Greater Biscayne $2,000,000
Bay Harmful Algae
Bloom Monitoring
Program.
George Mason University......... Virginia Climate $1,979,000
Center.
Greater Farallones Association.. Greater Farallones $500,000
National Marine
Sanctuary Kelp
Recovery.
Museum of Science, Inc.......... National Center for $1,150,000
Education and
Conservation of
Florida's Coral
Reef.
NOAA's James J. Howard Marine Social and $480,000
Sciences Laboratory at Sandy Ecological
Hook. Resilience
Projects for New
Jersey Coasts and
Oceans.
NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Planning for the $200,000
Science Center. Future of Maine's
Lobster Fishery
and Right Whale
Protections.
Northern Illinois University.... Understanding and $660,000
Mitigating Future
Weather and
Climate Risks to
Agriculture.
Oceans Initiative............... Targeted Acoustic $322,000
Startle Technology
(TAST) at the
Ballard Locks.
Oregon Department of Fish and Whale Entanglement $100,000
Wildlife. Risk Reduction
Research.
San Diego Unified Port District. Habitat-Friendly $1,000,000
Shoreline
Structures.
San Jose State University Wildfire $1,150,000
Research Foundation. Interdisciplinary
Research Center.
Texas State University.......... Texas State $2,000,000
University Meadows
Center Climate
Change Impact on
Water Initiative.
The Hawai'i Department of Land Waikiki Marine Life $415,000
and Natural Resources, Division Conservation
of Aquatic Resources. District Coral
Restoration.
The Marine Mammal Center........ Emergency Marine $500,000
Mammal Field
Response,
Research, and
Rehabilitation.
The Nature Conservancy Hawai'i.. Putting People to $500,000
Work Supporting
Community-Based Co-
Management of
Coastal Resources
in Hawai'i.
The Nurture Nature Center....... CREATE Resilience $140,000
Research and
Community Learning
Hub.
The Regents of the University of Mobile LiDAR System $800,000
California, Scripps Institute
of Oceanography.
Town of Hempstead, New York..... Marine Nature Study $130,000
Area.
University of Alaska Anchorage.. Engaging Diverse $750,000
Communities in
Stewardship of
Wild Salmon in
Cook Inlet.
University of Hawai'i........... Moku o Lo'e Marine $200,000
Laboratory Refuge
Eco-Friendly Sea
Wall Research.
University of Maine............. Maine Climate $990,000
Coordination
Center.
University of Rhode Island...... University of Rhode $1,000,000
Island Integrated
Plastics Research.
University of South Florida..... Observing $2,000,000
Infrastructure to
Address Flooding
Risks due to
Climate Change at
the Community
Level.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Next Generation $1,200,000
Space Science and Engineering Scanning High-
Center. Resolution
Interferometer
Sounder (S-HIS)
Aircraft
Instrument.
Washington Department of Fish Columbia River $892,000
and Wildlife. Pinniped Removal.
Waterfront Alliance, Inc........ Flushing Meadows $531,000
Corona Park: A Hub
for Climate
Resilience.
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PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends a total program level of
$1,998,000,000 for Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction
(PAC), of which $1,985,000,000 is appropriated from the general
fund and $13,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year
obligations.
The following narrative descriptions and tables identify
the specific activities and funding levels included in this
Act.
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Ocean Service:
National Estuarine Research Reserve Construction.... $4,000
Marine Sanctuaries Construction..................... 4,000
---------------
Total, NOS-PAC.................................... 8,000
===============
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research:
Research Supercomputing/CCRI........................ 53,500
===============
National Weather Service:
Observations........................................ 24,000
Central Processing.................................. 68,000
Dissemination....................................... 9,934
Facilities Construction and Major Repairs........... 17,000
---------------
Total, NWS-PAC.................................... 118,934
===============
National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information
Service:
Common Ground Services.............................. 73,633
Geostationary Earth Orbit........................... 623,247
Low Earth Orbit..................................... 512,730
Space Weather....................................... 203,506
Systems/Services Architecture and Engineering....... 68,500
Satellite CDA Facility.............................. 2,450
---------------
Total, NESDIS-PAC................................. 1,482,066
===============
Mission Support:
NOAA Construction................................... 43,000
===============
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:
Fleet Capital Improvements and Technology Infusion.. 95,500
Vessel Recapitalization and Construction............ 75,000
Aircraft Recapitalization and Construction.......... 120,000
---------------
Total, OMAO-PAC................................... 290,500
===============
Total, Procurement, Acquisition and Construction........ $1,998,000
===============
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Research Supercomputing.--The Committee recognizes the
importance of supercomputing capacity to further research
efforts regarding weather and climate modeling and therefore
recommends $53,500,000 for OAR Research Supercomputing.
Quarterly Satellite Reports.--The Committee directs the
Department of Commerce to continue to provide oversight of
NOAA's satellite programs as directed in fiscal year 2021. NOAA
shall also continue to provide quarterly briefings to the
Committee on all NOAA satellite programs not later than 30 days
after the end of each quarter, consistent with prior years.
America's Next Generation Weather Satellite System.--The
Committee supports NOAA's next generation weather architecture
plan, as developed through the NOAA Satellite Observing System
Architecture (NSOSA) study and recognizes that many of that
study's recommendations are included in the request. The
recommendation directs NOAA to provide the Committee with a
five-year budget plan that outlines how it intends to fully
develop NSOSA. This plan shall be submitted to the Committee
not later than 270 days after the enactment of this Act.
Commercial Data.--The Committee provides $17,000,000 for
the purchase and piloting of commercial weather data. Within
these funds and consistent with direction from the Promoting
Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the
Forecasting of Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act, the Committee provides
up to $5,000,000 for a Commercial Space Weather Data Pilot for
NOAA to collaborate with commercial companies for the testing
and analysis of space weather data.
NOAA Construction.--There is significant concern that
several NMFS laboratories will soon be unable to perform basic
scientific functions, given the age of the infrastructure,
state of disrepair, and changing physical environments in which
they are located. The Committee therefore directs NOAA, not
later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to provide
the Committee with a five-year budget framework to address
regional facility modernization planning and redevelopment of
priority labs in the Northwest, Northeast, and Southeast
regions. NOAA is further encouraged to initiate the planning
process, given the distressed state of these facilities, to
help facilitate a competitive solicitation process for
proposals from academic and nonprofit partners to co-locate
NMFS laboratories, as a means of leveraging research efforts
and enhancing scientific capabilities.
Vessel Recapitalization and Capital Improvements.--The
Committee reaffirms its support for NOAA's Fleet
Recapitalization Plan by, as in prior fiscal years, providing
the requested amount for Vessel Recapitalization. The Committee
expects that NOAA will ensure that these new vessels facilitate
the reduction of gaps in mission coverage as current ships fall
into disrepair or are decommissioned. During the
recapitalization process, NOAA is encouraged to evaluate its
fleet plan regularly and consider cost-effective alternatives
such as vessel leasing or chartering for meeting NOAA's mission
requirements. The recommendation also includes $63,000,000 for
the midlife maintenance of the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown. The
Committee directs NOAA, in all future budget submissions to
Congress, to detail all operational and maintenance
requirements in addition to capital requirements of vessels and
aircraft to maintain the optimal operational tempo necessary to
meet NOAA's missions.
Hurricane Hunters.--The recommendation includes an increase
of $100,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level for
hurricane hunter aircraft. These funds shall be used to: (1)
complete the outfitting with scientific equipment of the
recently acquired Gulfstream 550; (2) perform the service depot
level maintenance for the P-3 Orion hurricane hunter aircraft;
and (3) exercise the contract option to acquire a second
Gulfstream 550 to support hurricane surveillance and other
missions.
Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery
The Committee provides $65,000,000 for Pacific Coastal
Salmon Recovery.
Fishermen's Contingency Fund
The Committee recommends $349,000 for the Fishermen's
Contingency Fund, which is the same as fiscal year 2020. This
Fund is available to compensate U.S. commercial fishermen for
damage or loss caused by obstructions related to oil and gas
exploration, and is derived from fees collected by the
Secretary of the Interior.
Fisheries Finance Program Account
The Committee recommends language under this heading
limiting obligations of direct loans to $24,000,000 for
Individual Fishing Quota loans and $100,000,000 for traditional
direct loans.
Departmental Management
The Committee recommends $252,587,000 for Departmental
Management (DM), $124,464,000 above fiscal year 2021 and
$41,092,000 below the request. This amount includes funding for
DM Salaries and Expenses, the Renovation and Modernization of
the Herbert C. Hoover Building, the Department of Commerce
Nonrecurring Expenses Fund, and the Office of Inspector
General.
PPE Filter Industrial Base Expansion Initiative.--The
Committee recognizes that during the COVID-19 global pandemic,
the Nation has experienced a severe gap in manufacturing and
supply chain industrial base to produce and deliver Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE) to our military, first responders,
medical and industrial workers. The Committee supports efforts
to bolster the domestic production, including the supply chain,
of PPE. The Committee further notes the proposal to establish a
new office within the Department to support and monitor
domestic manufacturing capacity and supply chains of products
that are necessary for the health, safety, and security of our
Nation. As part of any efforts to support domestic
manufacturing and supply chains, the Committee directs the
Department to prioritize the production of PPE as among the
most critical of such products as evidenced by the COVID-19
pandemic.
EOP Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation.--The
Committee appreciates the engagement between the Administration
and Congress to elevate manufacturing to the highest levels
within the Executive Office of the President through the
creation of an Office of Manufacturing and Industrial
Innovation. Given the Department of Commerce's jurisdiction
over existing manufacturing programs and initiatives, the
Committee highlights the importance of robust participation and
engagement with the Administration's efforts to reassert
America's manufacturing legacy, especially in strategies to re-
shore critical manufacturing and further advanced
manufacturing.
Human Rights Violations.--The Committee is concerned with
violence and threats shown towards human rights activists
around the world, and notes some of this has occurred in
nations with which the United States has trade agreements with
enforceable protections. The Committee encourages the
Department to more actively engage with trade partner nations,
alongside the U.S. Trade Representative, to end these human
rights violations and report to the Committee no later than 90
days after enactment of this Act on enforcement actions it has
taken to promote compliance with labor and environmental
obligations.
Data Collection in U.S. Territories.--Executive Order
13985, ``Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved
Communities Through the Federal Government'', directed Federal
agencies to address existing gaps in access to Federal programs
among historically underserved communities. The Committee
directs the Department provide the Committee, no later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, an action plan
for bringing all of the U.S. territories fully into the
programs and surveys of data collection managed by agencies
such as BEA and the Census Bureau on the same terms as States.
The plan should include a specific timeline for each territory
and cost estimates for implementation. The Committee recognizes
the prior work done by the Department related to Puerto Rico in
this area in compliance with recommendations from the 2016
Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in
Puerto Rico and expects the plan to include updates on any
progress related to survey and data expansion for Puerto Rico
as well as any revisions to cost assumptions previously
reported to the Committee.
Regional Biosecurity Plan.--The Department shall continue
to submit a report alongside its annual budget justifications
describing the activities of the Department during the prior
fiscal year to implement the Regional Biosecurity Plan for
Micronesia and Hawaii--a strategic plan developed jointly by
the Department and other Federal and non-Federal entities to
prevent and control the introduction of invasive species in the
U.S. Pacific region. The report shall include an update of the
Departmental activities accomplished in implementation of the
plan and next steps and planned activities for further
execution of the plan, including estimates of funding that will
be obligated toward the implementation and future year
requirements.
Remanufactured Products and Reclaimed Materials.--The
Committee notes that House Report 116-455 directed the
Department to study strategies to strengthen regional and local
remanufacturing markets, and urges the Department to provide
the results of this study to the Committee no later than 60
days after the enactment of this Act. The Committee further
directs the Department, in conjunction with the National
Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, to build
on the information gathered within this report to study
strategies to safely extract cobalt, copper, nickel, and other
critical minerals from industrial and electronic waste streams,
and make recommendations for developing regional or local
markets to encourage domestic, responsible, and sustainable
sources of reclaimed critical minerals.
Solid Sodium Cyanide Briquettes.--The Committee is aware
that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has an ongoing
investigation, in coordination with the Environmental
Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation,
regarding the national security, health, and safety
implications of imports of solid sodium cyanide briquettes as
described in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law
116-260. The Committee encourages the Secretary of Commerce to
make Department resources available, upon request, to support
this ongoing investigation.
Economic Assessment of Reducing Carbon Emissions from
Public Schools.--The Committee recognizes the importance of
reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions and
the new target for the United States to achieve a 50 percent
reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas
pollution by 2030. The Committee recognizes the Secretary of
Commerce is one of many Departmental leaders on the National
Climate Task Force established through Executive Order 14008,
``Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad'', and in this
role will coordinate, alongside the Secretaries of Labor and
Energy, the development of a comprehensive plan to create jobs
and stimulate clean energy industries. As part of these ongoing
efforts, the Committee strongly encourages the Department of
Commerce, in consultation with the Departments of Energy,
Education, and Labor, to conduct a study assessing the economic
impact on the domestic clean energy and energy efficiency
sectors of making all public school facilities net zero-carbon
emitting by 2030, including projected job growth, benefits to
students, teachers, and schools, and recommendations for
implementation. The Committee recommends the Department publish
a report on its findings from this study on its publicly
available website within 30 days following the conclusion of
the study.
Interstate Commerce.--The Committee remains concerned about
the Electronic Export Information (EEI) requirements located in
15 CFR Part 30, which mandate reporting for certain goods
between the States and Puerto Rico. The Committee understands
that the Department, in coordination with the Government of
Puerto Rico, established a working group to explore alternative
options, and that the Census Bureau is evaluating public
comments received through a Federal Register Notice concerning
the overall impact of the removal of EEI filing requirements
for shipments between the United States and Puerto Rico and the
U.S. Virgin Islands. The Committee reminds the Department that
the 2016 Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth
in Puerto Rico recommended the Department conduct a thorough
evaluation of its regulations requiring EEI filings and assess
alternative data sets that could be used without modification.
The Committee looks forward to receiving the report directed in
House Report 116-455 on the analysis of alternatives and
timeline for implementation.
Congressional Budget Justification Materials.--The
Committee remains frustrated with the piecemeal rollout of
congressional budget justification materials by the Department.
These delays hamper the Committee's ability to review the
Department's budget request holistically. The Committee directs
the Department, in coordination with OMB, to ensure that all
materials are provided in a timely manner following the release
of the budget, and that the justification materials are
submitted cohesively.
Investigations and Threat Management Service Division.--The
Committee remains concerned by a recent Washington Post
investigation published in May 2021 that unearthed troubling
evidence that the Investigations and Threat Management Service
(ITMS) Division within the Office of Intelligence and Security
had been engaging in poorly managed law enforcement functions
that far exceeded the scope of the unit's legal authority, with
little internal oversight. The Committee understands that the
Department suspended ITMS investigative operations, and that
any new investigations must be approved by the Office of
General Counsel on a case-by-case basis. The Committee
appreciates the Department's efforts to treat this matter
seriously and directs the Department to brief the Committee on
its findings when internal reviews have been completed.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $87,500,000 for DM Salaries and
Expenses, $14,500,000 above fiscal year 2021 and $4,246,000
below the request. The recommendation does not assume the
adjustment to base for certain positions that are not currently
funded. The recommendation includes the requested $5,783,000
increase to support the Department's implementation of
Executive Order 13873, ``Securing the Information and
Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain'',
alongside the investments provided to BIS and NTIA. The
Committee understands the important role the Department will
play in protecting Americans' sensitive personal data from
collection and utilization by foreign adversaries through
connected software applications. However, the Committee does
not support providing this funding to the Office of
Intelligence and Security, as requested, and instead recommends
the funds be managed through the Office of the Secretary.
The recommendation assumes the Department will assume
funding for the Office of Native American Business Development
in compliance with the Indian Community Economic Enhancement
Act (Public Law 116-261).
RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION
The Committee recommends $1,100,000 for the salaries and
expenses needed to continue the operation of the renovation
project of the Herbert C. Hoover Building.
NONRECURRING EXPENSES FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $126,900,000 for the Nonrecurring
Expenses Fund that was established in the fiscal year 2020
Consolidated Appropriations Act. The recommendation includes
the requested new authorities for the Department to address
upgrades to cybersecurity and provides $106,900,000 for these
purposes. The Committee understands that this funding will
enable the Department to employ a ``whole of Commerce''
approach to mature cybersecurity practices for protecting high
value data and network infrastructures, acquiring tools to
increase the identification of cybersecurity risks on an
ongoing basis, prioritizing those risks based on potential
impacts, and enabling cybersecurity personnel to mitigate the
most significant problems first. The Department is directed to
review whether these expenses are better positioned in the
components and to ensure future budget justifications clearly
highlight these investments. The Department is encouraged both
to develop a clear process for the bureaus to advocate for
their cybersecurity requirements and to brief the Committee on
its implementation plans no later than 30 days after enactment
of this Act. Should transfers be necessary, the Committee
directs the Department to provide these notifications in one
package so the Committee may evaluate the Department's
requirements as a whole.
The recommendation includes the $20,000,000 requested for
the Department's efforts to modernize its financial systems
through Business Application Solutions. The Committee
understands that the Department is evaluating how it can
standardize appropriations and periods of availability across
the Department for more consistent planning, programming,
budgeting, and execution. The Committee looks forward to
receiving the Department's analysis as directed in House Report
116-101.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
The Committee recommends a total of $46,463,000 for the
Office of Inspector General (OIG), which includes the requested
transfers for oversight activities from USPTO, the Census
Bureau, and NOAA PAC, and recommends a direct appropriation of
$37,087,000. Additionally, $2,000,000 is derived from the
Public Safety Trust Fund for oversight of FirstNet. The
Committee expects the OIG to continue its oversight work on
cybersecurity, satellite procurements, telework, patent
quality, and the work of the Census Bureau.
General Provisions--Department of Commerce
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends the following general provisions
for the Department of Commerce:
Section 101 makes funds available for advanced payments
only upon certification of officials designated by the
Secretary that such payments are considered to be in the public
interest.
Section 102 makes appropriations for the Department
available for hire of passenger motor vehicles, for services,
and for uniforms and allowances as authorized by law.
Section 103 provides the authority to transfer funds
between Department of Commerce appropriations accounts and
require 15 days advance notification to the Committees on
Appropriations for certain actions.
Section 104 extends congressional notification requirements
for NOAA satellite programs.
Section 105 provides for reimbursement for services within
Department of Commerce buildings.
Section 106 clarifies that grant recipients under the
Department of Commerce may continue to deter child pornography,
copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over
their networks.
Section 107 provides the NOAA Administrator with the
authority to avail NOAA of needed resources, with the consent
of those supplying the resources, to carry out responsibilities
of any statute administered by NOAA.
Section 108 prohibits the National Technical Information
Service from charging for certain activities.
Section 109 authorizes NOAA to receive payments from other
entities to defray some costs of permitting and regulatory
activities.
Section 110 provides authority for the programs of the
Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census to
enter into cooperative agreements in order to assist in
improving statistical methodology and research.
Section 111 removes the requirement for matching funds for
amounts provided in this Act through the Manufacturing
Extension Partnership.
Section 112 allows the Secretary of Commerce to waive the
cost sharing requirements for funds provided in this Act under
sections 306, 306A, and 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act
of 1972.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $148,264,000 for Department of
Justice, General Administration, Salaries and Expenses, which
is $29,264,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level and
$5,000,000 above the request. The funding will maintain current
operations of the Department's leadership offices, and includes
requested increases for infrastructure; record management;
compliance with requirements of Public Law 116-435, the
Evidence Act of 2018, for evidence-based policymaking; and
improved personnel operations. It also provides funding to
continue the work of the new National Task Force on Law
Enforcement Oversight.
The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations
by decision unit as follows:
Department Leadership................................. $18,418,000
Intergovernmental Relations/External Affairs.......... $11,887,000
Executive Support/Professional Responsibility......... $17,463,000
Justice Management Division........................... $95,496,000
National Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight...... $5,000,000
-----------------
Total, Salaries and Expenses...................... $148,264,000
Prosecutions Related to January 6, 2021 Attack on the U.S.
Capitol, Violent Extremism and Domestic Terrorism--The
Committee expects the Department to seek prosecution of all
persons involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol as part of
an insurrectionary effort to interfere with Congress and the
exercise of its Constitutional duties, to include tabulating
the 2020 election results, and to threaten and inflict violence
on Congress, its Members and public servants.
The Committee has included funding increases under General
Legal Activities, the United States Attorneys, and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to ensure all responsible for the
attack on January 6, and those who would undermine our system
of government by law through violence and criminal action, are
investigated and prosecuted. Additional funding is also
included under the United States Marshals Service (USMS) to
increase capacity to meet and deter such violent actors.
Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization
Act of 2016.--The bill includes not less than $13,500,000 for
the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division, the Civil
Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
Community Relations Service, and in grant assistance, as
authorized by the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes
Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-325), to
investigate and prosecute previously unresolved civil rights
era ``cold case'' murders suspected of having been racially
motivated. The Department of Justice (DOJ) shall continue to
include, as part of the annual spending plan required under
section 505 of this Act, details on actual and projected
spending, by agency and appropriation, to carry out the Emmett
Till Act. The Committee directs the National Institute of
Justice, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the Office for
Victims of Crime to continue providing grants for cold case DNA
investigations to aid State and local law enforcement agencies
in their investigation and prosecution of unsolved civil rights
cold cases. In addition, the Attorney General is directed to
make full use of his authority to support and carry out the
objectives of Public Law 115-426, the Civil Rights Cold Case
Records Collection Act of 2018. These resources and oversight
provided will continue efforts to solve outstanding civil
rights crimes, improve public engagement with the Department,
and bring healing, truth, and peace to the affected families,
friends, communities, and our entire Nation.
Combating Hate Crimes.--The Committee applauds the Attorney
General's March 30, 2021, Memorandum directing a 30-day review,
and commitment to a whole-of-agency approach to addressing
hate-based violence and incidents against the Asian American
and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. The Committee also urges
the Department to ensure a community-based approach and
engagement with the AAPI community in devising solutions and
tools that serve the needs of the community. Activities should
include expanding culturally competent and linguistically
appropriate public education campaigns, and, in coordination
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the COVID-
19 Health Equity Task Force, recommending best practices to
mitigate racially discriminatory language in describing the
COVID-19 pandemic.
National Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight.--The bill
includes $5,000,000 to continue the efforts of the National
Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight established pursuant to
the direction in the Explanatory Statement accompanying the
fiscal year 2021 Department of Justice Appropriations Act,
Public Law 116-260. The Task Force shall support the Attorney
General and coordinate the detection and referral of complaints
regarding incidents of alleged law enforcement misconduct
nationwide, in consultation with professional law enforcement
associations, labor organizations, and community-based
organizations. The Committee directs the Department to submit a
report on progress made in this regard not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
Use of force database.--The Committee has included
$5,000,000 under State and Local Justice Assistance for the
continued development and operation of a database concerning
substantiated instances of excessive use of force related to
law enforcement matters and officer misconduct, as established
under section 222 of the fiscal year 2021 Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, Public Law 116-260. The Department is
directed to improve and enhance progress in ensuring oversight
and accountability in policing conduct by adopting and
implementing the provisions set forth regarding the
establishment of a National Police Misconduct Registry, to
include content, requirements for submission of misconduct
records, public access to such information, and certification
requirements for hiring, pursuant to sections 201 and 202 of
H.R. 1280, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, as
passed by the House of Representatives on March 3, 2021.
Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies.--The Committee
strongly supports efforts to develop and implement consistent
accreditation standards for Federal, State, and local law
enforcement, and notes that consistent standards, informed by
broadly-applicable model guidelines and best practices, can
ensure community accountability and promote policing with a
guardian mentality. The Committee looks forward to receiving
the recommendations of the Attorney General as specified in the
Explanatory Statement accompanying the fiscal year 2021
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, Public Law 116-260,
in consultation with law enforcement accreditation
organizations nationwide, informed by analysis of existing
accreditation standards and methodology, as well as by the May
2015 recommendations of the President's Task Force on 21st
Century Policing.
National Use-of-Force Data Collection (NUOFDC).--The
Committee looks forward to receiving the report required by the
Explanatory Statement accompanying the fiscal year 2021
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, Public Law 116-260,
on the status of consultations by the Attorney General and FBI
Director with the heads of each Federal law enforcement agency
in furtherance of universal participation in the NUOFDC. The
Department is also reminded to submit not later than December
21, 2021, the report required by the aforesaid Explanatory
Statement identifying those agencies that are not participating
in the collection, and in each case, their explanation for such
nonparticipation. In addition, the Committee reminds the
Department and the FBI of the requirements to brief the
Committees on the current status of NUOFDC and participation
therein, and to submit a report, not later than September 21,
2021, as specified in the Explanatory Statement accompanying
the fiscal year 2021 Department of Justice Appropriations Act,
Public Law 116-260. That report is to include details on
collecting NUOFDC data and an assessment of strategies to
increase Federal, State, and local law enforcement agency
participation.
DOJ Law Enforcement Agencies' Use of Force Policies.--The
Department is reminded to comply with direction in the
Explanatory Statement accompanying the fiscal year 2021
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, Public Law 116-260,
to review the policies governing the use of deadly force and
less-than-lethal force for all of its law enforcement
components, including the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), to ensure
they are current and comply with the Department's Deadly Force
Policy and statutory requirements, and to maintain these
policies on its public-facing website.
Training for Law Enforcement Officers.--The Committee
supports vigorous action to improve training for all Federal,
State and local law enforcement officers, to cover racial
profiling, implicit bias, de-escalation, and procedural
justice; the use of force and the duty for officers to
intervene when witnessing the use of excessive force against
civilians, and establish standards for such training to be
adopted nationwide. The Committee, therefore, directs the
Attorney General to work with the Secretary of Homeland
Security to continue efforts to implement such a program,
including mandatory training for all Federal law enforcement
officers, and to develop standards that can be applied in
hiring and performance assessments. The standards should also
be designed to serve as a standard for State and local
governments to meet to be eligible for Federal grant funding,
including for Byrne Justice Assistance Grants and Community
Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants. The Committee directs
the Attorney General to undertake this effort based on
requirements set forth in H.R. 1280 as passed by the House of
Representatives on March 3, 2021.
The Committee additionally reminds the Department to submit
the report directed by the Explanatory Statement accompanying
the fiscal year 2021 Department of Justice Appropriations Act,
Public Law 116-260, on its implementation of evidence-based
training programs on de-escalation, the use-of-force, and the
protection of civil rights that are broadly applicable and
scalable to all Federal law enforcement agencies, including but
not limited to curriculum topics and the availability of
training capacity and space. The Department is also reminded of
the requirement to report not later than December 21, 2021 on
consultations with each Federal law enforcement agency and
provide a determination of whether each agency provides
training consistent with the aforementioned programs.
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).--
The Committee continues direction, as specified in the
Explanatory Statement accompanying the fiscal year 2021
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, Public Law 116-260,
including with regard to NICS notifications to State and local
authorities, and publication of monthly data on the Justice
Department website by State and prohibition category.
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) facility audits.--PREA
facility audits are key to helping agencies move their sexual
abuse prevention and response policies from written documents
to everyday practices. Congress recently made changes to the
audit process to ensure greater oversight of the audit process
and improved audits. The Committee supports DOJ providing the
necessary resources to carry out this work.
Federal police and Federal Task Force Officer cameras and
accountability.--The Committee strongly supports the adoption
of rigorous and consistent standards for the use of body-worn,
vehicle-borne, and other video and camera technology used to
record Federal police interaction with civilians while engaged
in law enforcement activity. The Committee supports the June
2021 announcement that Federal law enforcement officers shall
wear body-worn cameras when making arrests or in pre-planned
operations, and the October 2020 announcement that DOJ will
permit State, local, territorial, and Tribal task force
officers to use bodyworn cameras on Federal Task forces around
the Nation. To ensure such technology is used effectively and
facilitates safety for both the public and the law enforcement
officers, as well as to support transparency and
accountability, the Committee directs the Attorney General to
adopt the requirements set forth in H.R. 1280, the George Floyd
Justice in Policing Act of 2021, Title III, Subtitle C, Part I,
the Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act, as passed by
the House of Representatives on March 3, 2021.
DNA Sample Collection from Immigration Detainees.--The
Committee reminds the Department to submit as soon as possible
the report directed by the Explanatory Statement accompanying
the fiscal year 2021 Appropriations Act on the FBI role in the
collection, use, and retention of DNA samples collected on the
basis of the final rule ``DNA Sample Collection from
Immigration Detainees'' (March 9, 2020), and the impact of that
policy on FBI DNA sample testing processing rates.
Working capital fund and non-appropriated fund budget
requests and spending plans.--The Committee directs DOJ to
continue to include detailed breakouts of non-appropriated
funding sources with its budget submissions and expenditure
plans, as directed in the fiscal year 2021 Appropriations Act,
and to continue quarterly reports on the collections, balances,
and obligations of such funds.
Facial Recognition Technology.--The Committee is concerned
about reports that government agencies may have made improper
use, for purposes of biometric identification, of a facial
recognition technology (FRT) platform comprising billions of
open-source photos, and is aware of serious concerns about the
potential for FRT to be used in ways that may conflict with
Constitutional and civil rights, and policy concerns. At the
same time, the Committee understands that the Department has
identified circumstances where FRT can serve important
purposes, including as an investigative tool to identify
individuals involved in terrorism, espionage, or other serious
crimes that pose threats to national security and public
safety; develop leads to locate fugitives; and help identify
missing or trafficked children. The Committee directs the
Department to develop ethical policies for the use of FRT that
would enable such use subject to privacy protection and
incorporating recommendations by the Government Accountability
Office (GAO). Furthermore, DOJ grant funding should not be made
available for FRT applications until such privacy and use
policies have been established and incorporated into grant
conditions administered by the Office of Justice Programs
(OJP). The Committee directs the Department to report not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on the
status of establishing such policies.
Gun violence.--The Committee supports committing resources
to prevent gun violence, and to support evidence-based violence
prevention and intervention programs, including to better
understand and address the radicalization of young people
through online and social media platforms.
Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinions.--The Committee is
aware that in 2004, nineteen former senior OLC officials
authored a document entitled ``Principles to Guide the Office
of Legal Counsel,'' which included a principle that ``OLC
should publicly disclose its written legal opinions in a timely
manner, absent strong reasons for delay or nondisclosure.'' The
signers noted that such disclosure ``. . . helps to ensure
executive branch adherence to the rule of law [and] promotes
confidence in the lawfulness of governmental action. . . [It]
also adds an important voice to the development of
constitutional meaning . . . and a particularly valuable
perspective on legal issues regarding which the executive
branch possesses relevant expertise. . . .'' The Committee
agrees with this argument for transparency, and its alignment
with the precedent for the public reporting of judicial
decisions. While the Committee understands that some OLC advice
should properly remain confidential, it also agrees with the
views of the OLC signers noted above that OLC should ``consider
the circumstances in which advice should be kept confidential,
with a presumption in favor of publication.''
The Committee therefore asks the Attorney General to direct
OLC to publish on a publicly accessible website all legal
opinions and related materials, except in those instances where
the Attorney General determines that release would cause a
specific identifiable harm to the national defense or foreign
policy interests; information contained in the opinion relates
to the appointment of a specific individual not confirmed to
Federal office; or information contained in the opinion is
specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than
sections 552 and 552b of title 5, United States Code). For
final OLC opinions for which the text is withheld in full or in
substantial part, the Attorney General should provide Congress
a written explanation detailing why the text was withheld.
In addition, not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General should submit to
the Committee a report that lists each OLC opinion currently in
effect that has been: designated by the Attorney General or
his/her designee as final; followed by government officials or
contractors; relied on to formulate current legal guidance; or
cited in another OLC opinion. For each such opinion, subject
only to redactions provided for by law and the need to protect
a specific interest outweighs public interest in disclosure,
the report should indicate the title and date of issuance, the
signer, and the recipient identified in the opinion. An update
of this list should be submitted to the Committee with its
future annual budget requests.
Immigration Vetting.--The Committee recognizes the critical
role of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) as it
provides Congress with timely, fact-based, and non-partisan
information, including on changes to our nation's immigration
vetting system. The Committee directs the GAO to report to the
Committees of jurisdiction not later than one year after the
date of enactment of this Act regarding: (1) how, if at all,
screening and vetting practices for applicants seeking refugee
status in the United States as members of categories
established by the Lautenberg and Specter Amendments (the
Lautenberg Amendment) have changed over time; (2) what
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of State
data indicate about the numbers, characteristics, and outcomes
of applications submitted under the Lautenberg Amendment; (3)
what DHS and State Department data indicate about the status
and timeframes of pending applications submitted under the
Lautenberg Amendment; and (4) how Federal agencies coordinate
with international and bilateral partners.
Prison contracts.--The Committee directs that any DOJ
agency that enters into a contract or agreement with, and
provides funding to, a nongovernmental entity or state or local
government entity for the purpose of incarcerating or detaining
Federal prisoners or detainees in non-Federal prison, jail,
correctional or detention facility, shall include as a material
term in any contract, agreement, or renewal of a contract or
agreement with any nongovernmental or governmental entity
regarding the incarceration or detention of Federal prisoners
or detainees in a non-Federal prison, jail, correctional, or
detention facility that the Agency shall be deemed to have
access to all information of the contractor entity related to:
(1) the incarceration, detention, treatment or condition of
Federal prisoners or detainees; (2) any costs or the
expenditure of any funds related to the contract or agreement
(with the exception of firm fixed-price contracts); and (3) any
other information related to the performance of the contract or
agreement. In addition, such contractor should be subject to
disclosure pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552 and provide access to such
information requested pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(3)(A).
White Supremacist Infiltration in Law Enforcement.--The
Committee remains deeply concerned with the urgent threat that
White supremacist and extremist infiltration in law enforcement
poses to our national security, noting the continued relevance
of concerns raised in the 2006 FBI Intelligence Assessment,
``White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement'' that was
released in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
request. While the Committee notes the apparent lack of public
information about this sensitive security vulnerability in
intervening years, it recognizes that the FBI recently released
a May 2021 report, ``Strategic Intelligence Assessment and Data
on Domestic Terrorism'', in compliance with congressional
direction in the fiscal year 2020 National Defense
Authorization Act, and in 2020 began to publish an Annual
Report on Terrorism. While the Committee understands
constraints on publishing sensitive information on active
investigations or intelligence assessments, it supports greater
transparency and public information on this issue, and also
expects the Department and the FBI to share new and significant
information related to such threats with the Committee on a
regular and continuing basis, to include consideration of
intelligence assessments on the relationship of racially
motivated violent extremism, including supremacist violence, to
law enforcement.
Savanna's Act.--The Committee urges DOJ to swiftly
implement all provisions of Savanna's Act (Public Law 116-206).
The Committee understands the Department is taking steps to
implement the Act and expects to receive the first required
annual report by October 2021.
SUPPORT Act Enforcement.--The Committee recognizes the need
to combat abusive practices in the addiction treatment and
recovery industries, specifically the payment of kickbacks for
referrals to recovery homes, clinical treatment facilities, and
laboratories. DOJ shall make every effort to fully enforce
Section 8122 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act,
including the investigation and prosecution of potential
violations. The Committee understands that DOJ is limited in
the information it can share about its investigations, but
directs DOJ to report not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act on the status of its prosecutorial
efforts to enforce the SUPPORT Act.
Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS).--The Committee
recommends that DOJ continue to research, test, and evaluate,
as appropriate, the use of C-UAS in support of the United
States Marshals Service, the Bureau of Prisons, the Drug
Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives, and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation to prevent drug and weapons trafficking. The
Committee supports continued coordination and collaboration
between the Department and the Federal Aviation Administration
with respect to testing and evaluation of such technology, in
accordance with subsection (a) of 49 U.S.C. 44810.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).--The ADA requires
certain businesses to make accommodations for people with
disabilities. Web content should be accessible to blind users,
deaf users, and those who must navigate by voice, screen
readers, or other assistive technologies. The Committee
recognizes that a lack of uniform website accessibility
standards, as required by the ADA, can cause confusion and
disadvantage small businesses that provide essential services
for our communities. The Committee expects DOJ in fiscal year
2022 to clarify such standards pursuant to the ADA.
McGirt v. Oklahoma.--The Committee notes that the Federal
government has had to assume broader law enforcement and
judicial responsibilities in Oklahoma as a result of the 2020
McGirt Supreme Court ruling, for which the Department has never
been resourced. The Committee supports the President's fiscal
year 2022 request of $70,000,000 to implement public safety
measures required to comply with the McGirt decision.
Additionally, the Committee expects DOJ to closely monitor the
McGirt-related enforcement programs and provide the Committee
as soon as possible an estimate of long-term costs of
sustaining those programs.
Coroners.--As the nation's public health infrastructure
recovers from the shocks of COVID, the Committee notes the
difficult strain that coroners face as front-line health
employees in ensuring accurate, efficient, and quick access to
reliable information about the cause of death, and that their
work informs the fairness of our criminal justice system.
Federal obscenity prosecution.--The Committee supports the
work of DOJ in investigating and prosecuting major producers
and distributors of hardcore adult pornography that meets the
Supreme Court test for obscenity. Such enforcement is necessary
to protect the welfare of families and children as traffickers
in illegal adult obscenity seek to extend their influence
through advances in technology. The Committee directs DOJ to
increase its efforts in enforcing Federal obscenity laws.
Northern Triangle Transnational Criminal Organizations
(TCOs).--The Committee is concerned by reports of engagement by
TCOs in drug trafficking, dangerous human smuggling and
trafficking, and the targeting of legitimate businesses along
drug trafficking routes across the Northern Triangle countries,
particularly in Guatemala. Destabilizing legitimate businesses
increases dependence on TCOs for security and financial support
and reduces the economic opportunity and safety that deter
migration. In order to disrupt the ability of TCOs to smuggle
illicit drugs and persons to the United States along these
routes, the Committee encourages DOJ, DEA, OPDAT, and ICITAP in
coordination with OCDETF and other Federal agencies, to provide
technical assistance to increase the capacity of host country
criminal justice partners in responding to and disrupting these
activities.
Data Analytics.--The proliferation of digital services has
resulted in vast amounts of data being collected concerning
virtually every aspect of life. While the field of data
analytics has made tremendous strides in industry, these
efforts have not translated well to law enforcement. As a
result, the FBI now finds itself with overwhelming amounts of
digital and multimedia data to process as part of conducting
investigations, while also addressing requirements for data
privacy and minimization. This can often lead to delays as
large digital and multimedia data sets are dissected in an
effort to find the right data. In order to advance law
enforcement-specific data analytics, the Committee encourages
the FBI, with the National Institute of Justice, to partner
with universities on research focused on developing and
advancing tools and technologies that will provide data
solutions to quickly and accurately acquire and analyze digital
and multimedia data sets, overcoming the obstacles that
currently face law enforcement.
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $113,024,000 for Justice
Information Sharing Technology (JIST), which is $79,024,000
above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level and equal to the
request. The Department was one of nine Federal agencies
targeted in the SolarWinds supply chain attack, and the
Committee supports the JIST request of $78,786,000 to address
immediate cybersecurity response needs and modernize
cybersecurity capabilities. This includes Justice Security
Operations Center modernization; endpoint detection and
response and logging capability; upgraded cloud security; and
centralized identity authentication. The Department is also
expected to make use of recovered balances from prior year
obligations or its discretionary transfer authority to meet any
other emergent needs for information technology transformation
and cybersecurity, subject to the reprogramming procedures
included in this Act.
Executive Office for Immigration Review
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $891,190,000 for the Executive
Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), of which $4,000,000 is
from immigration examination fees. The recommendation is
$157,190,000 above fiscal year 2021 and equal to the request.
The Committee recognizes that beginning in fiscal year 2008,
EOIR has received, through transfer, $4,000,000 from
immigration examination fees collected by the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS). This fee is the primary funding source
for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) within
DHS. The Committee encourages EOIR to engage with its DHS
counterparts regarding EOIR's requirements that need to be
considered as part of any future USCIS fee rules and during its
annual budget formulation process.
The recommendation supports the level of funding requested
to hire an additional 100 immigration judges and support
personnel. The Committee emphasizes that the primary mission of
the EOIR is to adjudicate immigration cases by fairly,
expeditiously, and uniformly interpreting and administering the
Nation's immigration laws, and it is critical that EOIR hires
highly qualified, diverse immigration judges to ensure the
adjudication process is impartial and consistent with due
process. The Committee is aware that EOIR is evaluating its
training program and directs EOIR to update the Committee on
any changes to the program following its review. Further, the
Committee directs consistency in its training for all current
and new immigration judge hires. The Committee directs EOIR to
continue to submit monthly reports on performance and
immigration judge hiring, as directed in the fiscal year 2021
Explanatory Statement, including additional information on the
status of hiring support personnel.
The recommendation also supports the $55,628,000 increase
to support efficiencies to reduce the over 1.3 million case
backlog, including increased funding to transcribe audio
recordings for cases on appeal and scanning existing paper
records into an electronic format. The Committee notes there
are other efficiencies proposed, including surging existing
contracts to support expeditious onboarding of new hires as
well as funding toward more digital licenses for teleworking
capabilities. The Committee expects EOIR to ensure its efforts
to expeditiously onboard new hires will not sacrifice the
integrity of its hiring practices. Further, the Committee
expects these investments will be revised to make its systems
available nationwide and more user-friendly and accessible for
attorneys and unrepresented individuals, including non-English
speakers. The Committee directs EOIR to provide a quarterly
report on all expenditures during the fiscal year, including
contract activities with details on each contract, including
the purpose of the contract; the type, cost, and schedule
commitments associated with the contract; the historical
funding for the program the contract will support, if
applicable; a schedule for planned obligations; and the
statement of work associated with the contract.
Additionally, the Committee looks forward to receiving
EOIR's implementation plan for the Unified Immigration Portal,
in coordination with DHS, as directed in the fiscal year 2021
Explanatory Statement.
The Committee acknowledges the progress EOIR has made in
recent years to increase staffing in its efforts to reduce the
current case backlog. However, the Committee notes EOIR has
stated that even with the proposed program increases, the
agency expects the pending caseload to continue to grow. The
Committee is equally aware that EOIR's ability to reduce the
pending caseload backlog is predicated on the receipt of Notice
to Appear (NTA) documents issued by DHS in a given year being
less than EOIR's completion capacity. While the Committee
supports the investments requested, the Committee needs to
better understand the return on its investments. Therefore, the
Committee directs EOIR, within the resources provided, to
develop a resource optimization strategy that shall include a
workload staffing model to inform EOIR's annual requirements.
The strategy should focus on including existing and optimal
staffing levels, for both immigration judges and support
personnel, as well as information technology modernization and
physical infrastructure requirements, with the goal of reducing
the case backlog. The Committee recommends this strategy be
evaluated on an annual basis and used to inform EOIR's annual
budget submission. The Committee directs the Department to
brief the Committee, no later than 45 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, on its efforts to develop this strategy.
Within the amounts provided, the recommendation provides
$50,000,000 to fund non-personnel requirements, which include
increasing courtroom space required to support additional
staff. As part of the recommended resource optimization
strategy, the Committee directs EOIR to ensure costs associated
with courtroom buildouts are included in its plan.
Additionally, courtroom buildout costs should be more closely
aligned with the schedule to onboard additional immigration
judges and support personnel. As part of its efforts, the
Committee recommends EOIR continue its ongoing work with the
General Services Administration but encourages EOIR to also
collaborate with DHS to explore co-location opportunities for
DHS and DOJ components with immigration-related
responsibilities. The Committee makes these funds available for
five fiscal years to ensure EOIR makes a concerted effort to
obligate these funds as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Legal Orientation Program (LOP).--For the Legal Orientation
Program and related activities, the recommendation includes
$28,500,000, of which $3,500,000 is for the Immigration Court
Helpdesk (ICH) program. The LOP improves the efficiency of
court proceedings, reduces court costs, and helps ensure
fairness and due process. The Committee directs the Department
to continue LOP without interruption, including all component
parts, including the Legal Orientation Program for Custodians
of Unaccompanied Children (LOPC) and the ICH. The recommended
funding will allow for the expansion of LOP and ICH to provide
services to additional individuals in immigration court
proceedings. The Committee supports access to LOP and ICHs and
looks forward to receiving EOIR's evaluation of expanding this
program to all detention facilities and immigration courts as
directed in House Report 116-101. The Committee reminds EOIR
that funding for this program is mandated by law and any
diversion from the funds' intended purpose or transfer of these
funds outside of the fiscal year appropriated must be formally
communicated and convincingly justified to the Committee.
Immigration case quotas.--The Committee understands the
importance of performance metrics, but remains concerned with
the performance review standards that went into effect October
1, 2018, which require immigration judges to complete a quota
of 700 case completions per year to receive a satisfactory
review. Although the Committee appreciates efforts to reduce
the current backlog, tying an immigration judge's performance
to case completion threatens due process and affects judicial
independence. Section 217 of this Act prohibits EOIR's use of
case completion quotas for immigration judge performance
reviews.
The Committee is aware that pursuant to Executive Order
14012, ``Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and
Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New
Americans'', EOIR is reviewing existing regulations, orders,
guidance documents, policies, and other similar agency actions,
to include the case quotas policies put into effect in 2018.
The Committee directs EOIR to keep the Committee updated on any
changes to this and all policies following its review.
Video teleconferencing.--The Committee recognizes the
unique role hearings conducted via video teleconferencing (VTC)
played in 2020 while the Nation faced the challenges of the
COVID-19 global pandemic. The Committee also acknowledges the
updated Policy Memorandum issued in November 2020 regarding
``Immigration Court Hearings Conducted by Telephone and Video
Teleconferencing''. The Committee expects that pursuant to
Executive Order 14012, this policy is also under review, and
directs EOIR to keep the Committee updated on any changes to
the existing policy following its review. The Committee
encourages EOIR to evaluate whether the current policy is
equally applicable for children under the age of 18. The
Committee urges EOIR to consider methods to permit respondents
to elect for VTC hearings versus in-person hearings similar to
VTC policies under the Social Security Administration. EOIR
shall continue to follow the directives regarding real-time
data collection and quarterly reporting described in the
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 116-93.
Court Operations during COVID-19 Pandemic.--The Committee
is aware of concerns that immigration judges issued in absentia
deportation orders during the pandemic. According to the DOJ
OIG's April 2021 Pandemic Response Report, ``Limited-Scope
Review of the Executive Office for Immigration Review's
Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic'' (21-063),
EOIR was unable to determine whether this was the case because
this information is not tracked in the official record, and
because a respondent may not have informed the immigration
court that the reason for a failure to appear was due to COVID-
19 illness or exposure. As recommended by the OIG, EOIR should
ensure that immigration judges are responsive in a timely
manner to requests for continuances by respondents who
represent that they have recently experienced symptoms of, or
have been exposed to, COVID-19 and should encourage immigration
judges to fully consider continuance requests.
Interpretation Services.--Within the funds provided, EOIR
is directed to properly fund interpretation services, and
continues direction for EOIR to ensure appropriate language
access is available for all respondents, including indigenous
language speakers. EOIR should inform the Committees of
operational requirements needed to enable optimal
interpretation services and should identify any possible
opportunities for sharing of interpreter resources with other
Federal agencies, including DHS. EOIR is further directed to
continue to submit the quarterly reports required by the
explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 116-93.
Legal Representation Pilot.--The Committee provides
$50,000,000 under State and Local Justice Assistance for
competitive grants to qualified non-profit organizations for a
pilot program to increase representation for children and
families. The amount is $35,000,000 above the request.
Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Program.--The Committee
looks forward to receiving the briefing and analysis of
alternatives directed in House Report 116-455 to improve the
timeliness of resolving cases before EOIR for individuals in
the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Alternatives
to Detention (ATD) program.
Office of Inspector General
The Committee recommends $127,184,000 for the Office of
Inspector General (OIG), $16,619,000 above the fiscal year 2021
enacted level and the same as the request. The recommendation
includes $5,850,000 requested for critical information
technology and secure facilities.
United States Parole Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $14,238,000 for the United States
Parole Commission.
Legal Activities
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $1,077,673,000 for General Legal
Activities. Within the total provided, the Committee includes
$5,000,000 for the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights
Division (CRT) to implement the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil
Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act. The recommendation also
includes an increase of not less than $10,000,000 within the
Civil Rights Division for additional expenses relating to the
enforcement of section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601), criminal
enforcement under sections 241 and 242 of title 18, United
States Code, and administrative enforcement by the Department,
including compliance with consent decrees or judgments entered
into under such section 210401. The Committee directs the
Department to report on progress in these efforts not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. The
Committee also includes requested targeted increases,
including: $14,900,000 for COVID-19 criminal fraud and civil
litigation; $20,700,000 for investments in critical civil
rights priorities to include voting rights, fair housing, and
disability rights; $5,000,000 to enhance environmental justice
enforcement; $2,600,000 for critical information technology for
INTERPOL Washington; $10,900,000 to enhance the executive
clemency function; and $6,000,000 for the Office for Access to
Justice. An additional $2,500,000 is provided to the Criminal
Division for enhanced intellectual property rights enforcement,
and $1,000,000 more is provided to the Criminal Division to
enforce the Global Magnitsky Act. Within funding provided, the
Committee directs the Department to continue to reduce its
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty-related backlog and prioritize
human trafficking investigations. It also encourages the
Department to exercise its authority to investigate and
prosecute past, present, and future criminal violations of the
Hatch Act.
The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations
by office and decision unit as follows:
Office of the Solicitor General....................... $14,087,000
Tax Division.......................................... $116,169,000
Criminal Division..................................... $218,673,000
Civil Division........................................ $328,537,000
Environment and Natural Resources Division............ $133,738,000
Office of Legal Counsel............................... $9,872,000
Civil Rights Division................................. $193,181,000
Office for Access to Justice (A2J).................... $6,000,000
INTERPOL.............................................. $40,993,000
Office of Pardon Attorney............................. $16,423,000
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Total, General Legal Activities................... $1,077,673,000
Voting Rights Enforcement.--The Committee is concerned that
multiple factors including the effects of the Supreme Court's
decision in Shelby County v. Holder; the increasing proposal
and adoption of restrictive, discriminatory State and local
voting policies following the 2020 Presidential Election; and
the ongoing need to negotiate agreements that ensure compliance
with Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) will require
the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division (CRT) to
undertake an increased caseload of resource-intensive
litigation to meet its responsibility under the VRA to ensure
equal access to elections regardless of race, ethnicity, and
linguistic ability. The Committee includes the requested
increase of $20,700,000 for civil rights priorities, and
directs that a significant amount of this increase be applied
to expenses relating to the enforcement of Sections 2, 4(e), 5,
10, 11, 203, and 208 of the VRA (52 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 10301-
10311; 10503-10505; 10508).
Section 203 compliance.--The Committee appreciates
receiving the Department's January 2020 report on 2018 and 2019
investigations pursuant to Section 203 of the VRA, and
reiterates the importance of enforcing the VRA language
assistance provisions on behalf of the covered language
minorities, and making data on such enforcement publicly
available. The Committee directs DOJ to include in its fiscal
year 2023 budget request an update of that report for fiscal
years 2020 and 2021, to include the number of Section 203 cases
investigated, broken down by language(s) involved; the number
of investigations opened and number closed, by reason closed
(e.g., not enough evidence of noncompliance available, no
evidence of non-compliance, etc.); the average number of
Section 203 investigations per attorney; and the average length
of time per Section 203 investigation.
Civil Rights Division Performance and Workload.--The
committee notes that the CRT budget justification has
historically lacked sufficient detail to track the program
implementation for specific CRT sections. The Committee remains
interested in understanding CRT section caseloads and
performance metrics related to enforcement of anti-
discrimination laws such as, but not limited to, fair housing
and voting rights enforcement, and directs the Department to
include such detail in future budget requests.
Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit.--The Department of
Justice's Civil Rights Division (CRT) plays a lead role in the
Department's efforts to enforce laws against human trafficking,
including both sex trafficking and forced labor. Working with
U.S. Attorneys Offices nationwide, and leading the multi-agency
Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam) initiative, the CRT
Criminal Section's Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit (HTPU)
leads prosecutions of novel, complex, multi-jurisdictional, and
international cases. HTPU prosecutors work closely with
Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) and law enforcement
agencies to streamline fast-moving trafficking investigations,
ensure consistent application of trafficking statutes, and
identify multijurisdictional trafficking networks. The
Committee directs the Department to prioritize the goal of
ending modern day slavery and human exploitation and urges the
Department, within the additional funding provided in this
bill, to expand the HTPU in order to sufficiently support the
U.S. Attorney's Offices.
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.--The
Committee includes an additional $1,000,000 to enhance efforts
of the Criminal and Civil Divisions to assemble and vet the
large number of case files of individuals and entities subject
to sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 2656 note).
Animal fighting.--Animal fighting is a crime that causes
undue suffering to animals and is often connected with violent
crime and drug trafficking. The Committee supports vigorous
enforcement of the Federal animal fighting statutes (7 U.S.C.
Sec. 2156 and 18 U.S.C. Sec. 49) and other laws related to
animal welfare crime, which the Department in 2014 determined
would be administered concurrently by both ENRD and U.S.
Attorneys' Offices. The Committee is aware of expressions of
interest in the establishment of a new section to focus on
animal fighting crime enforcement. However, the Committee
understands that the current ENRD organization, which leverages
complementary jurisdictions and workforce resources of the
Environmental Crimes Section (ECS) and Wildlife and Marine
Resources Section (WMRS), has achieved notable success in
recent years with impactful prosecutions. DOJ is strongly
encouraged to make it a priority to investigate and prosecute
violations of animal welfare laws, and to include in future
budget requests any requirements for resources or organization
changes needed to support this effort.
Illegal Streaming Services.--Streaming has fast become a
dominant distribution medium for copyrighted works, both
through legally licensed means and illegal piracy services. In
addition to the significant consumer threats posed by streaming
piracy services identified by the Federal Trade Commission and
Department of Homeland Security, a 2019 study estimated that
streaming piracy drains at least $29.2 billion annually from
the U.S. economy and that 80 percent of copyright piracy occurs
via streaming. Congress responded to the Department's repeated
calls to close the legal loophole that treated streaming piracy
differently than other forms of digital piracy with the
bipartisan Protecting Lawful Streaming Act, enacted within the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which authorized DOJ
to bring felony cases against services designed for the express
purpose of illegally streaming copyrighted works. Because of
the harm to American consumers and creative community, the
Committee directs the Department to prioritize streaming piracy
cases and to detail within existing reports on copyright
enforcement activities the actions it brings under 18 U.S.C.
Sec. 2319C.
Fair Housing Act Enforcement.--The Committee is aware that
in 2016 the Civil Rights Division and the Office of Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development issued a joint statement entitled ``State and
Local Land Use Laws and Practices and the Application of the
Fair Housing Act.'' The Committee directs CRT to conduct
further analysis on this subject to determine when State and
local zoning and land use policy violates Federal law.
VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND
The recommendation includes $21,738,000, as requested, as a
reimbursement from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund
for the costs of litigating cases under the National Childhood
Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-660).
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION
The Committee recommends $201,176,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Antitrust Division (ATR), $16,652,000 above
fiscal year 2021 and the same as the request. The recommended
funding level is offset by $138,000,000 in estimated fee
collections for a net direct appropriation of $63,176,000. The
Committee recognizes the danger consolidation and monopoly
power pose to our economy and democracy and supports the
requested increases to address the increasing complexity of
ATR's growing workload, including international and technology
elements of that workload. The Committee therefore includes the
increased funding requested, particularly for information
technology to protect and manage sensitive business
information.
Commodity Benchmark Merger.--The Committee expects DOJ, as
part of its review of the proposed merger of commodity
information and benchmark administrators, to consider whether
anticompetitive and deceptive conduct has been used in setting
the Midwest Premium (MWP) for the pricing of aluminum. The
Committee directs the Department to consider behavioral
remedies, consistent with federal antitrust laws, to end
anticompetitive and deceptive pricing of the MWP. The
Department shall also consider, as part of such a remedy,
whether to mandate that only actual ``closed'' market
transactions be used in assessing the price of the MWP, rather
than to base such pricing on bids and offers that have not been
consummated.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
The Committee recommends $2,534,248,000 for the Executive
Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) and the 94 United
States Attorneys' offices, which is $192,071,000 above fiscal
year 2021 and $5,000,000 below the request. The Committee has
provided separate funding recommendations by decision unit as
follows: $1,912,792,000 for criminal litigation; $592,139,000
for civil litigation; and $29,317,000 for legal education.
The recommendation fully funds increases needed to sustain
operations at the fiscal year 2021 level. It also provides
requested increases of $26,380,000 to address fraud related to
the COVID-19 pandemic; $40,000,000 to support significant
workload increases associated with domestic terrorism cases;
and $33,000,000 to fund the costs of meeting Federal
responsibilities mandated pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court's
2020 McGirt v. Oklahoma decision. It also includes $5,000,000
to support the EOUSA eLitigation initiative. Finally, the
Committee provides $10,000,000 for continued enforcement of
section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601), criminal enforcement under
sections 241 and 242 of title 18, United States Code, and
administrative enforcement by the Department, including
compliance with consent decrees or judgments entered into under
such section 210401.
Human trafficking.--The recommendation continues bill
language requiring that each U.S. Attorney Office (USAO)
participate in human trafficking task forces, and DOJ shall
continue to submit semiannual reports on the performance of
these task forces. USAOs work closely with Federal, state, and
local law enforcement authorities to investigate and prosecute
sex trafficking cases. Each USAO takes a victim-centered
approach to human trafficking, partnering with non-governmental
organizations to ensure that trafficking victims receive the
trauma recovery and outreach services they need, while
prosecuting traffickers to the fullest extent authorized by
Congress.
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $246,593,000 for the United States
Trustee Program (USTP), which is $14,232,000 above the fiscal
year 2021 appropriation and equal to the request. The Committee
has included the requested increase of $7,915,000 to ensure the
Trustees can meet growing bankruptcy filing workload following
the COVID-19 pandemic.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION
The Committee recommends $2,434,000 for the Foreign Claims
Settlement Commission (FCSC), which is $68,000 above the fiscal
year 2021 appropriation and equal to the request.
DOJ Review of Confiscated Properties in Honduras.--The
Committee is aware that several U.S. citizens have longstanding
claims against Honduras that remain unresolved. The Committee
further notes that significant assistance to the central
governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras has been
conditioned on various factors including measurable efforts to
combat corruption. Yet to date, little or no progress has been
made in resolving claims involving real property confiscated
from Americans. Accordingly, the Committee directs the Attorney
General to provide to the appropriate congressional committees,
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
a report with recommendations on how best to resolve the
aforementioned longstanding claims of U.S. citizens against
Honduras, including an assessment as to whether a program for
Honduras should be created within the FCSC in order to resolve
these claims.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES
The Committee recommends $270,000,000, which is the same
amount as fiscal year 2021, for fees and expenses of witnesses
who appear on behalf of the Government in cases in which the
United States is a party. This appropriation is considered
mandatory for scorekeeping purposes.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $22,000,000 for the Community
Relations Service (CRS), which is $4,000,000 above fiscal year
2021 and $1,961,000 above the request. The recommendation
includes not less than $1,500,000, as authorized, to implement
Public Law 114-325, the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights
Crimes Reauthorization Act. The recommendation also includes an
additional $3,300,000 for expanded conflict resolution efforts,
to include mediation and conciliation services for communities
experiencing tensions, as authorized in section 116(2) of H.R.
1280, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, as
passed by the House of Representatives on March 3, 2021.
CRS has a unique role to play in the Justice Department.
While not a law enforcement agency, CRS operates in all U.S.
States and territories to advance justice and reconciliation by
working with all parties, including State and local government
units, private and public organizations, civil rights groups,
and community leaders, to uncover the underlying interests of
all involved in conflicts and engaging in healing and conflict
resolution. It facilitates the development of mutual
understanding in communities challenged by tension and helps
them develop local capacity and tools to defuse tension and
prevent hate crimes from reoccurring. It also complements DOJ
law enforcement activities, particularly when those activities
involve members of vulnerable and marginalized communities. The
Committee expects these efforts to expand, and CRS's services
to be offered in more communities, in Fiscal Year 2022.
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND
The Committee recommends $20,514,000 for expenses
authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of section
524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code. This amount is the
same as the fiscal year 2021 amount and the budget request.
Section 528 of this Act requires the Department to submit a
spending plan for fiscal year 2022. The Committee directs the
Department to include in this plan proposed spending from the
Fund, to include estimates of: Fund balances; equitable sharing
payments; Joint Law Enforcement Operations obligations; and
obligations by component.
United States Marshals Service
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $1,625,000,000 for the salaries
and expenses of the United States Marshals Service (USMS),
which is $129,000,000 above fiscal year 2021 and $15,550,000
below the request. The recommendation includes requested
increases to enhance missing child investigations pursuant to
the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act; upgrade USMS
fugitive apprehension communications technology; equip task
force officers with bodyworn cameras; assume expanded workload
mandated by the McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme Court decision; and
meet growing costs to return international fugitives to stand
trial in the United States. The Committee also includes
$23,432,000 to enhance judicial security, and $6,689,000 to
expand USMS special operations capacity to address domestic
terrorism and violent crime. The Committee also sustains
funding to enforce laws relating to international travel of sex
offenders, including through the Angel Watch Center.
The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations
by decision unit as follows:
Judicial and Courthouse Security...................... $561,723,000
Fugitive Apprehension................................. $643,783,000
Prisoner Security and Transportation.................. $276,297,000
Protection of Witnesses............................... $66,019,000
Tactical Operations................................... $77,178,000
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Total, Salaries and Expenses...................... $1,625,000,000
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $15,000,000, which is the same
amount as fiscal year 2021 and the request, for construction
and related expenses in space controlled, occupied, or used by
USMS for prisoner holding and related support. The Committee
expects USMS to apply this funding to its top priority
projects.
FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION
The Committee recommends $2,165,000,000 for Federal
Prisoner Detention, which is $118,391,000 above the fiscal year
2021 appropriation and $5,015,000 below the request. The
funding includes the requested funding to facilitate transition
from commercial contract detention facilities to facilities
owned and operated by Federal, State, or local government, with
associated program oversight, and $7,178,000 in funding for IT
infrastructure.
Contract Detention.--The USMS does not own or operate any
of its own facilities and has historically heavily relied on
contract facility operators to maintain the necessary
flexibility to manage fluctuating populations in an efficient
and cost-effective way that best supports the courts as well as
those in custody awaiting court action. However, Executive
Order 14006 eliminates USMS ability to continue or enter into
new contract facility operations. The Committee is concerned
with the impact of this EO on the USMS. Within ninety days of
enactment, the Department shall publish a report and brief the
Committee on the impact of E.O. 14006 on the USMS, to include
the effects on custody and transportation logistics, budgets
and finances.
National Security Division
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $123,093,000 for the National
Security Division (NSD), which is $5,642,000 above fiscal year
2021 and equal to the request. This amount will sustain NSD
operations at no less than the fiscal year 2021 level to
address its national security and counterterrorism workload,
including its responsibilities under the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act (FISA) and the Foreign Agents Registration Act
(FARA). The Committee has included the requested increase for
enhanced intelligence collection and oversight to support NSD's
FISA mission, combat terrorism and respond to cyber attacks.
The Committee encourages NSD to enhance its efforts in foreign
investment review, counterintelligence and export control, and
victim support, as well as intelligence collection, oversight,
insider threat prevention, and activities to counter and
prevent domestic terrorism.
Interagency Law Enforcement
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT
The Committee recommends $550,458,000 for Interagency Crime
and Drug Enforcement, which is equal to both the fiscal year
2021 enacted level and the request. Funds included under this
heading will support interagency Organized Crime Drug
Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), which target high-level drug
trafficking organizations through coordinated, multi-
jurisdictional investigations. This funding level will sustain
operations at no less than the fiscal year 2021 level.
Decision unit subtotals.--The recommendation includes the
requested funding of $381,513,000 for investigations and
$168,945,000 for prosecutions. The Committee expects OCDETF to
continue to enhance its investigative, intelligence, and
prosecutorial efforts through OCDETF-led activities, including
the OCDETF Fusion Center, OCDETF Co-located Strike Forces and
the International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations
Center, and direct collaboration with State and local law
enforcement, United States Attorneys' offices and the Criminal
Division. The Committee expects OCDETF to continue to focus on
targeting opioid trafficking organizations.
Full-Time Equivalents (FTE).--The Committee directs the
Department to submit an updated report on historical
investigative and prosecutorial FTE levels for OCDETF
concurrent with its fiscal year 2023 budget request as
specified in the fiscal year 2021 Appropriations Act.
Transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) in the
Caribbean.--The Committee is deeply concerned with the threats
posed by TCOs operating in the Caribbean, particularly in and
around Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Committee
is especially concerned with the pervasively high homicide
rates in the two U.S. territories and that such crime is linked
to illegal narcotics trafficking in the region. The Committee
recognizes the importance of the Caribbean Corridor Strike
Force, the OCDETF Co-located Strike Force in Puerto Rico, to
tackle these threats, and expects OCDETF to continue efforts to
identify, disrupt, and dismantle drug trafficking and money
laundering organizations in the Caribbean. OCDETF is directed
to submit a report to the Committee detailing these efforts
within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $10,219,858,000 for the salaries
and expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),
which is $471,172,000 above fiscal year 2021 and $6,000,000
above the request. The recommendation includes funding to
sustain all programs carried out in fiscal year 2021, to
include not less than $125,000,000 to boost the capacity and
speed of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System
(NICS), and continues $5,000,000 in funding as authorized to
implement the Emmett Till Civil Rights Act. It also includes an
increase of $5,000,000 for the Corruption/Civil Rights Section
for additional expenses relating to the enforcement of section
210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of
1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601), criminal enforcement under sections 241
and 242 of title 18, United States Code, and administrative
enforcement by the Department, including compliance with
consent decrees or judgments entered into under such section
210401. The recommendation includes requested increases of
$45,000,000 to counter domestic terrorism; $40,000,000 to
address significant new cyberthreats, particularly from foreign
actors, and $15,230,000 for FBI cybersecurity; $18,792,000 for
emergent counterintelligence requirements; $25,500,000 to
enable the FBI to meet new workload as a result of the McGirt
v. Oklahoma Supreme Court decision; and $6,208,000 to support
the use of body-worn cameras by State and local law enforcement
participating in FBI task forces. The Committee also encourages
the FBI to sustain its efforts to investigate fraud, white-
collar, and hate crimes, and build on its successes in human
trafficking investigations. In a post-COVID-19 environment, it
is essential that the FBI allocate its resources, agents and
staff based on the unique threats and workload of each field
office to meet the highest FBI priorities.
The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations
by decision unit as follows:
Intelligence.......................................... $1,900,553,000
Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence.................. $4,145,057,000
Criminal Enterprise and Federal Crimes................ $3,549,658,000
Criminal Justice Services............................. $624,590,000
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Total, Salaries and Expenses...................... $10,219,858,000
Hate Crimes Statistics Act (HCSA).--The Committee is
concerned that incomplete reporting of hate crime data to the
FBI hinders critically needed efforts to understand, prevent,
and mitigate the harms of hate crime. The Committee urges the
FBI to conduct outreach and provide technical assistance to law
enforcement agencies that have not consistently reported hate
crimes data, with particular attention to small agencies with
the fewest resources for administrative management and data
analysis. In addition, the Committee continues to urge State,
local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to include the cost
of participation in the FBI's HCSA program for the purposes of
calculating extraordinary expenses associated with the
investigation and prosecution of hate crimes under Public Law
111-84, section 4704(b)(3).
Counterterrorism Division.--The mission of the
Counterterrorism Division is to identify and disrupt potential
terrorist plots by individuals or terror cells freezing
terrorist finances, sharing information with law enforcement
and intelligence partners worldwide, and providing strategic
and operational threat analysis to the wider intelligence
community. The Committee supports sustained funding for all
Division efforts and includes the requested increase of
$45,000,000 to address the elevated threat of domestic
terrorism.
FISA Compliance.--The Committee directs the FBI, within
increased funding provided in this bill, to bolster and enhance
FISA compliance, audit, and training programs across the FBI
and its field divisions. Improving FISA compliance and training
is critical to the oversight of the authority.
Cybersecurity.--The Committee is gravely concerned with the
significant threat posed by cyberattacks on government
agencies, economic institutions, and essential infrastructure.
The potential damage from such threats, with recent examples
including the SolarWinds supply chain attack, leads the
Committee to strongly support increased investment and to
recommend including the $40,000,000 increase to address such
cyberthreats as well as $15,230,000 to bolster the FBI's own
cybersecurity. The Committee directs the FBI to provide a
briefing on the details of its cyber investments, including
potential information-sharing collaboration with vulnerable
communities such as the energy and academic research sectors,
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Cybersecurity Information Sharing.--The Committee is
concerned with the security of our nation's sensitive networks
and encourages the establishment and enhancement of two-way
information sharing between cleared sector partners and the
U.S. Government. In order to strengthen the security of
critical network sectors, the Committee encourages the FBI as
part of its cybersecurity enhancements included in this bill,
to consider how it might leverage partnerships between the FBI
(such as through its Innovation Center), academia and private
industry through its Office of Private Sector improve
information sharing for the energy and electricity sector and
the academic research institution sector.
Cyber Programs.--The Committee strongly supports the Cyber
Assistant Legal Attache (ALAT) program, which facilitates
intelligence sharing and helps coordinate joint law enforcement
investigations, in the U.S. and working at key overseas
missions. Eliminating safe havens for cyber criminals is a key
priority, and international cooperation is essential to holding
bad actors accountable. The Committee therefore encourages the
FBI to consider increasing funding for the Cyber ALAT program.
Cyber Threat Response.--The Committee strongly supports the
Bureau's activities in furtherance of its role as the lead
agency for threat response pursuant to Presidential Policy
Directive 41. The Committee encourages the FBI to consider
increasing funding for the National Cyber Investigative Joint
Task Force as part of its essential mission and support
information sharing for cyber threat investigations.
Resources to Address Domestic White Supremacist Terrorist
Activity.--The recent surge of domestic terrorism cases poses
difficult challenges to the security of our nation. The
Committee is aware that the FBI, jointly with the National
Counterterrorism Center and Department of Homeland Security,
released in May 2021 its report titled, ``Strategic
Intelligence Assessment and Data on Domestic Terrorism.'' It is
also cognizant of the multifaceted approach to domestic
terrorism exercised by the FBI and its Federal, State and local
partners, through the FBI's own Counterterrorism Division,
through its many Joint Terrorism Task Forces, and with partner
agencies across the national security and law enforcement
communities. The Committee has included the requested increase
of $45,000,000 to expand FBI programs to counter domestic
terrorism, and requests the FBI to include with its fiscal year
2022 expenditure plan details on the scale and prevalence of
domestic terrorism threats, based on the terminology used by
the FBI, and a breakout of resources to pursue such threats, to
include costs of personnel, operations, facilities and
services.
Elder fraud.--The Committee is concerned about the sharp
rise in fraud perpetrated against senior citizens who are
wrongly brought under guardianship or have their assets
mismanaged or stolen. The Committee is aware that the FBI
participates in the Elder Fraud and Elder Justice Initiatives
and has Elder Fraud Strike Forces at six of its field offices.
It is also aware that the Department has a National Elder Fraud
Hotline, and that the FBI has complementary channels to report
elder fraud perpetrated by foreign actors, in addition to the
FBI tiplines and the Internet Crime Complaint Center. The
Committee directs the FBI to put increased energy into efforts
to prevent or investigate such guardianship abuse, including
enforcement of Public Law 115-70, the Elder Abuse Prevention
and Prosecution Act of 2017 (EAPPA), and provide detailed
reporting on the FBI's progress in reducing such fraud, to
include data on cases closed and convictions made, as part of
the annual EAPPA report to Congress, and to request any
necessary funding and staffing for such efforts in its fiscal
year 2023 budget request.
Disability Questions in Use of Force Data.--The National
Use of Force Data Collection program is a vital tool used by
the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in its efforts to
combat the excessive use of force by law enforcement against
the civilian population. Willing Federal and local police
organizations respond to a questionnaire issued by the FBI, the
answers to which help identify those law enforcement
organizations that would benefit from remedial intervention.
The Committee is concerned about the lack of a mental health
crisis intervention program question, and a deaf and hard of
hearing sensitivity awareness training question, which would
collect the necessary data that could be used to combat the
excessive use of force against people with disabilities.
Without the data that addresses whether a police organization
already has a mental health crisis intervention program in
place, or whether a police organization provides deaf and hard
of hearing sensitivity training for its officers, the excessive
use of force used by a police organization that could have
benefitted from such programs might continue undeterred. The
Committee strongly encourages the FBI to include these two
questions in the questionnaire used in its National Use of
Force Data Collection program. In addition, the Committee
strongly encourages the FBI to release this data to the public
as with the other data released to the public through this
program.
Counter Explosives Research.--The Committee supports the
critical counter explosive mission of the Critical Incidence
Response Group, and is aware that the FBI is completing work
this year on its Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center.
It is also aware that traditional Improvised Explosive Devices
(IED) or Homemade Explosive Devices (HED) include not just
ground based possibly airborne explosive threats, such as via
unmanned aerial vehicles. Therefore, the Committee encourages
the FBI, as it pursues its counter-explosives mission, to
consider expanding its ongoing research through its Research
and Prototyping for IED Defeat (RAPID) program to bridge
science and technology gaps needed to defeat both ground and
airborne security threats and mitigate emerging IED/HED threats
while also providing for improved training programs for
counterterrorism and hazardous device personnel.
Ranking Domestic Terrorism Threats.--The Committee expects
the FBI to align its efforts in proportion to its threat
assessments. In 2020, the FBI assessed the greatest terrorism
threat to the United States was from lone actors or small cells
who typically radicalize online and look to attack soft targets
with easily accessible weapons, and in testimony before the
Committee expressed confidence that this assessment remains
accurate. Furthermore, the FBI noted such threats manifested as
both Domestic Violent Extremists (DVEs) and Homegrown Violent
Extremists (HVEs), two distinct threats, both of which are
located primarily in the United States and typically radicalize
and mobilize to violence on their own. The FBI has further
noted that the DVE threat continues to be from those the FBI
categorizes as Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent
Extremists (RMVEs), specifically those who advocate for the
superiority of the white race, and who were the primary source
of fatalities perpetrated by DVEs in 2018 and 2019.
The Committee understands that the FBI is working to comply
with the provisions of the fiscal year 2020 National Defense
Authorization Act to provide documents that include threat
category descriptions and terrorist threat rankings, consistent
with requirements to protect sources, methods and ongoing
investigations, and are developed as part of the Bureau's
Threat Review and Prioritization (TRP). The Committee directs
the FBI to provide the Committee such documents as part of the
normal budget review process, as well as when requested or as
new threat scenarios develop, to ensure this Committee has the
necessary insight into the alignment of threats and resource
allocation. The Committee supports the FBI's ongoing practice
of conducting annual training to ensure compliance with civil
rights and civil liberties laws and regulations, and urges FBI
to consult with civil society stakeholders to improve public
confidence in its threat prioritization.
National Instant Background Check System (NICS).--Federal
Firearms Licensees rely on NICS to be effective to ensure the
lawful transfer of firearms to law-abiding citizens. To keep up
with the growing number of background checks, the growing
number of gun owners (an estimated 8,400,000 first time buyers
in 2020), and to help ensure that firearms stay out of the
wrong hands, additional resources are needed to provide timely
and accurate determinations of an individual's eligibility to
purchase or own a firearm under federal law. NICS verifies that
a prospective purchaser does not have a criminal record or
isn't otherwise ineligible to purchase or own a firearm.
Providing NICS with the necessary resources will help to:
ensure that NICS remains operational benefiting the lawful
commerce of firearms throughout the U.S.; prevent further
application backlogs; and protect lives in Alabama and
throughout the nation by helping to keep firearms out of the
wrong hands. The Committee therefore directs the FBI to provide
NICS with no less than $125,000,000.
Operational Medicine Program Partnership.--The health and
safety of the Bureau's active duty agents should be a top
priority for the FBI, given the routine risk of physical harm
agents face daily carrying out critical national security
missions. The Committee continues to strongly support the FBI's
use of external partnerships as part of its Operational
Medicine Program to support medical contingency planning and
improve the delivery of medical care for high-risk law
enforcement missions.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $61,895,000, which is the same as
the request, for the construction of FBI facilities and related
activities. Funding in this account will facilitate and
expedite work on current design and construction projects,
including necessary secure work environment building and
modifications, and includes the requested increase of
$10,000,000 for necessary safety and security upgrades at
Quantico.
The Committee remains greatly concerned about the risks and
continuing costs associated with operating in the current,
unsatisfactory headquarters, and urges the Department to answer
longstanding concerns that have been raised by the Committee,
and to submit a formal prospectus to be reviewed and approved
by the appropriate committees of Congress.
Drug Enforcement Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends total budget authority of
$2,920,181,000 for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
salaries and expenses, of which $511,659,000 is derived from
fees deposited in the Diversion Control Fund, and
$2,408,522,000 is provided by direct appropriation. The
recommended appropriation is $123,419,000 above fiscal year
2021 and equal to the request.
The funding sustains core activities at the fiscal year
2021 level, and includes the requested increase of $4,700,000
to ensure DEA can equip its task force officers with body-worn
cameras, and to cover the increased workload resulting from the
McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling. In addition, the
Committee includes $3,745,000 and an associated 25 new
positions to support DEA's expanded community drug prevention
partnerships, Operation Engage. The Committee has provided
separate funding recommendations by decision unit for salaries
and expenses as follows:
International Enforcement............................. $470,111,000
Domestic Enforcement.................................. $1,925,862,000
State and Local Assistance............................ $12,549,000
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Total, Salaries and Expenses...................... $2,408,522,000
Methamphetamine and fentanyl cleanup.--The funding
recommendation includes the requested $10,000,000 to assist
State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in efforts to
remove and dispose of hazardous materials at methamphetamine
and fentanyl labs and processing operations, to include
training, technical assistance, purchase of equipment and a
container program.
Marijuana Research and E-cigarette or Vaping use-Associated
Lung Injury (EVALI).--The Committee is aware that DEA recently
published a rule (effective January 19, 2021) in 2020 DEA that
amended regulations to facilitate the cultivation of marijuana
for research purposes and other licit purposes to enhance
compliance with the Controlled Substances Act, including
registering cultivators consistent with treaty obligations. The
Committee also understand that since the issuance of this new
rule, DEA has registered additional growers, and supports DEA
continuing efforts in support of such scientific research, and
allowing Federal researchers to test marijuana products to
characterize toxicological risks and health effects associated
with EVALI products and the administration of those products in
research subjects.
Ryan Haight Act.--The Committee continues to place a
priority on reducing the crisis of prescription drug abuse and
recognizes that some controlled substances, such as those
employed in medication-assisted treatment, can be a critical
part of treatment and should be available as clinically
appropriate. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the DEA has acted to
avoid disruptions in this necessary care by allowing providers
to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine regardless
of the location of the patient. Prior to the pandemic, Congress
directed DEA to expand access with similar flexibility. The
Committee continues to urge the agency to review its policies
to ensure access to safe, appropriate care post-pandemic.
Accordingly, the Committee requests that DEA complete its
statutory requirement, pursuant to Section 3232 of Public Law
115-271, to promulgate regulations clarifying the limited
circumstances in which Special Registration for Telemedicine
may occur under the Ryan Haight Act.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $1,554,461,000 for the salaries
and expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives (ATF), which is $70,574,000 above fiscal year 2021
and equal to the request. Bill language is included to prohibit
the transfer of ATF's current enforcement authorities. A
general provision is also included to prohibit the move of
ATF's National Canine Training Center or the ATF National
Canine Division.
The recommendation assumes that within the resources
provided, ATF will prioritize funding for the National Firearms
Act Division to improve firearms licensing processing
timelines. The Committee is concerned about the large number of
pending applications awaiting processing by ATF. As of May
2021, more than 90 percent of these applications are ATF Form
4, Tax Paid Transfer and Registration of Firearm, which remains
in paper form, and current processing times take several
months. In 2013, ATF established eForms, an electronic filing
process, to reduce submission and processing times as well as
data entry processing backlogs. The Committee is aware ATF is
currently developing ATF Form 4 into eForms and encourages ATF
to prioritize funding for this continued development within the
funds provided. Completing the modernization of the processing
system and automating ATF Form 4 applications is critical and
will free up additional resources for improved customer service
and prevent backlogs from continuing to mount.
The Committee understands that it may be beneficial to
ensure third-party processors can access ATF's eForm electronic
filing system as third-party assistance to transferees may
serve to reduce submission errors and increase efficiency. The
Committee looks forward to receiving the study directed in
House Report 116-455 regarding the feasibility of allowing
third-party processors access to ATF's eForm electronic filing
system to further the goals of shortening processing times,
reducing submission errors, and increasing efficiency. The
Committee directs ATF to utilize its findings in order to work
to enable meaningful third-party access, while safeguarding
individual privacy and tax-sensitive information, at the time
ATF commences electronic submission of Form 4 filings or as
soon as practicable thereafter.
National Integrated Ballistic Information Network
(NIBIN).--The Committee supports the $5,336,000 increase toward
expanding the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network
(NIBIN) correlation capacity at the NIBIN National Correlation
and Training Center (NNCTC), enhancing the NIBIN Enforcement
Support System (NESS), and increasing field support for ATF
Field Divisions and Federal law enforcement partners. The
Committee is encouraged by the promise of improved crime gun
intelligence and information sharing, and expects funding
provided in this bill will aid in interdicting crime guns and
preventing gun trafficking through the expansion of NIBIN.
The Committee continues to support efforts to expand the
use of NIBIN and to ensure all law enforcement agencies have
access to NIBIN's correlation services and appreciates the
investments being made by state and local partners to collect
and share ballistics evidence across geographically separated
law enforcement jurisdictions, and encourages ATF to continue
to build on these investments. The Committee supports efforts
to include both cartridge casings and bullets, where feasible,
in the NIBIN program and encourages the Department to promote
NIBIN as a critical forensic science tool and to identify
opportunities to build partnerships with institutions of higher
education to use NIBIN as part of their criminal justice
training programs.
The Committee is aware of efforts by ATF to increase NIBIN
presence on the Southwest border, including an increase to
Crime Gun Intelligence Centers allotted to Southwest border
field offices and an upcoming deployment of ATF's Mobile
Command Center to the region. The Committee supports and
encourages ATF to continue these efforts. Further, the
Committee is aware that the ATF's Firearms Trafficking Task
Forces are working to combat the illegal flow of firearms into
Mexico and encourages ATF, within the amounts provided, to
continue its work with intergovernmental partners, including
DHS, toward these efforts and encourages colocation with law
enforcement partners where feasible.
Federal Firearm Licensee Theft.--The Committee supports the
request for additional Industry Operations Investigators (IOIs)
to support the prioritization and investigation of Federal
Firearm Licensee (FFL) burglaries and robberies. The Committee
recognizes that ATF has explored utilizing ATF's National
Center for Explosives Training and Research (NCETR) to conduct
training for incoming IOI classes in light of capacity
challenges at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
(FLETC), due in large part to the pandemic. The Committee
encourages ATF to continue to work with FLETC to ensure ATF is
able to onboard and train the maximum number of IOIs in the
fiscal year and directs ATF to update the Committee, no later
than 60 days after enactment of this Act, on its efforts to
achieve its hiring goals.
Firearms Trafficking Report.--On April 7, 2021, the
Administration announced ``Initial Actions to Address the Gun
Violence Public Health Epidemic'', which included a directive
for the Department to issue a new, comprehensive report on
firearms trafficking and annual updates necessary to give
policymakers the information they need to help address firearms
trafficking today. The Committee directs ATF to update the
Committee on any resource requirements to support the annual
delivery of this report.
Privately Made Firearms.--The Committee is concerned about
the emergence of privately made firearms (PMFs) or ``ghost
guns''--firearms made from parts without serial numbers or
background checks--as a weapon of choice for violent criminals
or those who would normally be prohibited from purchasing a
firearm. These weapons pose an equal threat to both the public
and law enforcement. The Committee notes that pursuant to a
Presidential directive, ATF recently issued a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking redefining the meaning of ``frame or
receiver'' and requiring PMFs to be marked when taken into
inventory by FFLs. The proposed rule also contains data on the
rate that Federal and state law enforcement agencies encounter
PMFs. ATF has also revised its guidance to law enforcement
agencies on how to report PMF crime gun recoveries to improve
data collection.
The Committee encourages DOJ, through ATF, to create a
searchable database of privately made firearms reported by law
enforcement to ATF, to develop better methods to track the
recovery of such firearms used in crimes, and to assist State
and local law enforcement in recording data related to the
recovery of such crime guns. DOJ and ATF should assess how
persons prohibited from possessing firearms, including minors
and gun traffickers, are gaining access to such firearms, and
report their findings to the Committee with recommendations to
address such access not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
Violent Gun Crime Reduction.--On June 22, 2021, the DOJ
announced its plans to launch five cross-jurisdictional
firearms trafficking strike forces to help reduce violent crime
by addressing illegal gun trafficking in significant firearms
trafficking corridors across the country as part of the
Department's broader Violent Crime Reduction Initiative,
announced on May 26, 2021, which supports local communities in
preventing, investigating, and prosecuting gun violence and
other violent crime. This effort, coupled with two new,
proposed pilot grant programs totaling $50,000,000 under State
and Local Justice Assistance that are aimed at incentivizing
State, local, and tribal law enforcement to pursue voluntary
gun buyback or relinquishment programs as well as red flag
laws, are important investments in fighting the systemic growth
in gun related violence and crimes across our country.
Federal Prison System
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $7,865,000,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), which is $156,625,000
above fiscal year 2021 and $194,607,000 above the request. The
Committee recommendation includes the requested funding of not
less than $409,483,000 to sustain implementation of Public Law
115-391, the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA), to continue to
expand and develop opportunities for incarcerated individuals
to participate in evidence-based, recidivism-reducing
programming and productive activities. The recommendation
sustains BOP operations at no less than fiscal year 2021 level
of operations, and provides an additional amount of
$194,607,000 for BOP to sustain and increase hiring efforts to
reduce the use of staff augmentation and understaffing at high-
security institutions.
The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations
by decision unit as follows:
Inmate Care and Programs.............................. $2,989,673,000
Institution Security and Administration............... 3,652,035,000
Management and Administration......................... 334,239,000
Contract Confinement.................................. 889,053,000
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Total, Salaries and Expenses...................... 7,865,000,000
Augmentation, Reassignment and Staffing.--Overcrowding
remains a serious threat to correctional officer safety,
particularly at medium- and high-security facilities. To meet
staffing needs, BOP routinely relies on the practice of
augmentation or reassignment, whereby a non-custody
correctional employee is assigned custody responsibilities,
rather than limiting such practice to rare or exceptional
circumstances. The Committee has provided $194,607,000 above
the request to enable BOP to hire more full-time correctional
officers until such augmentation or reassignment is no longer
needed, as well as to improve staffing beyond mission-critical
levels in custody and all other departments. The Committee
expects BOP to increase staffing, as directed in the
explanatory statement accompanying the fiscal year 2021
Appropriations Act, and to eliminate staffing shortfalls that
the Committee understands have grown and in cases led to
significant overtime costs. In filling staff vacancies, the
Committee expects BOP to ensure that comparable institutions,
including those with changing missions, should have comparable
staffing levels. BOP shall continue to follow directions in
Public Law 116-260, the fiscal year 2021 Appropriations Act, on
(1) reporting on its use of augmentation and reduction of such
use; (2) reporting on its inmate-to-correctional officer ratio
and progress in ensuring each high-security institution housing
unit has at least two correctional officers on duty for each
shift; and (3) reducing vacancy rates.
BOP Retention Bonuses.--The Committee recognizes that
agencies have the authority to approve a retention incentive
without Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approval for
payments of up to 10 percent for a group or category of
employees. OPM approval is required when an agency would like
to exceed these limits, based on critical agency need. Under an
OPM retention incentive waiver, an agency could approve a
retention incentive of up to 50 percent of basic pay. The
Committee encourages BOP to work with OPM to provide retention
incentives for groups and categories of employees at BOP
facilities in which 10 percent or more of the total available
positions are vacant, prioritizing facilities with the largest
number of vacancies, and to include funding for such incentives
in future budget requests.
Direct hire authority.--The Committee is aware that BOP has
requested the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) to
delegate direct hire authority to BOP facilities. To ensure the
safety of staff and inmates, the Committee once again
encourages BOP to continue to work with OPM to provide direct
hire authority for BOP facilities in which ten percent or more
of the total available positions are vacant, prioritizing
facilities with the largest number of vacancies.
First Step Act (FSA) Productive Activity.--BOP is directed
to utilize qualified incarcerated inmates to instruct or tutor
FSA Evidence-Based Recidivism Reduction Programs, per existing
BOP policy, as a First Step Act Productive Activity.
Animal-assisted Therapy Classes for Incarcerated Women.--
The Committee is concerned that with 70 percent of incarcerated
women in the United States responsible for a minor child,
disruption to the mother-child bond when mothers are
incarcerated places both populations at high risk for mental
health problems and intergenerational incarceration. The
Committee is also concerned that incarcerated women
traditionally and persistently lack access to rehabilitation
and reintegration support. However, the Committee is encouraged
by the success of innovative parenting programs that
incorporate animal-assisted therapy to help incarcerated
mothers process trauma-based feelings, reduce anxiety,
depression, and stress, while increasing parenting knowledge,
and provide a supportive environment for their children during
reunification efforts in a custodial setting. The Committee
encourages DOJ to support animal-assisted therapy parenting
programs, as part of existing BOP parenting classes.
Medically Assisted Treatment.--The Committee encourages the
Bureau of Prisons to make abstinence-based relapse prevention
treatment options available to inmates with a history of opioid
dependence.
Contraband interdiction.--The Committee continues to urge
BOP to explore ways to reduce the amount of contraband that
enters its facilities without restricting inmate rights to
receive postal mail or interfere with delivery of verifiable
legal mail, to include enabling facilities to receive pre-
screened postal mail and packages, to eliminate contraband risk
while ensuring continuing, prompt delivery of communications
with loved ones and legal counsel. Such solutions should
optimize security while minimizing any additional cost or
infrastructure for mail processing. The Committee notes the
recent incidents of BOP staff being endangered by toxic
chemicals from mailed drug contraband. It is specifically
expected that mail screening will occur in specialized
locations so as to streamline mail inspection and maximize the
safety those screening the mail, with suitable protective
clothing and equipment.
Contraband cellphones.--The Committee remains concerned
about the rising use of contraband cellular phones and devices
in facilities administered by BOP or under contract with them,
and continues its direction to BOP to act on the
recommendations of its fiscal year 2016 report to Congress, to
include, as appropriate, managed access or other technology, to
thwart illegal inmate telecommunications while not interfering
with legitimate spectrum use.
Land Mobile Radio.--The Committee considers Land Mobile
Radio (LMR) communications and video security equipment used by
BOP to be critical to officer and inmate safety and security.
In an environment where other alternative forms of
communication and security measures cannot be employed, LMR and
video security continue to be the only safe and secure methods
for BOP facilities and personnel. Therefore, the Committee
urges BOP, within funding provided, to invest in necessary
radio and video security upgrades.
Employee firearms.--The Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati
Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2018 (Section 202
of the First Step Act (Public Law 115-391)) requires that each
Federal penal or correctional institution provide a secure
storage area located outside of the secure perimeter of the
institution for employees to store firearms or allow employees
to store firearms in a vehicle lockbox. The Committee directs
the BOP Director to continue to report to the Committee on
progress in implementing the Act, as specified in House Report
116-455.
COVID-19 Practices.--The Committee supports efforts to
ensure that Federal detainees are held in humane conditions,
especially those that are detained in federally operated
facilities. The Committee is concerned with reports coming out
of the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, NY. The
Committee understands that the spread of the coronavirus was
difficult to manage in congregate correctional settings;
however, the rate of infection and the repeated spikes in cases
at the MDC exceeded those at other facilities, including the
nearby MCC New York. Therefore, the Committee directs DOJ to
report to the Committee not later than October 2022 on
protocols followed by MDC Brooklyn and MCC New York to reduce
the spread of COVID-19 and the protocols in place to provide
medical care to detainees. Furthermore, the report should
assess whether inadequate care under the public health
emergency constituted a violation of the Federal right, as
defined in section 3626, under Subchapter C of chapter 229 of
Part II of title 18, United States Code, or criminal violations
under 18 U.S.C. 242 with respect to the chronic conditions that
have impacted detainees. Such report shall include (to the
extent BOP recorded such information):
a. the number of cells, holding areas, or other communal
detainee settings that receive filtered air through HEPA
filters;
b. a detailed explanation of lockdowns, including
justifications provided by prison staff during each such
lockdown;
d. accommodations provided by prison staff to ensure that
all medical, dietary, and hygienic needs were met;
e. documentation of how frequently detainees were given new
masks throughout the pandemic;
f. documentation of the provision of PPE to staff,
including which staff received N 95 masks, and how often;
g. documentation of the provision of sanitizing wipes and
spray to the detainees' housing units;
h. documentation of informational materials on vaccination
being provided to detainees prior to BOP offering them COVID-19
vaccinations;
i. documentation of BOP's efforts to offer the vaccine to
every person in BOP custody, in accordance with recent
Executive Orders; and
j. information regarding how notification to family members
was made in cases of COVID-19-related hospitalization or death.
Federal Inmate COVID-19 Transfer.--The Committee expects
both BOP and USMS to test convicts and inmates for COVID-19 and
wait for a negative test result before executing transfers
between BOP facilities. The Committee understands that
following a DOJ Office of Inspector General (OIG)
recommendation, the USMS adopted a policy requiring its
facilities to conduct testing of USMS prisoners for COVID-19 in
accordance with Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidance, to
the maximum extent possible, prior to any transfer to other
detention facilities or to BOP custody for the duration of the
pandemic. The Committee also understands that BOP, as a matter
of policy, does not transfer COVID-19 positive inmates and
follows CDC guidance for handling such inmates. The Committee
directs BOP and USMS to submit a report not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act describing each
instance where this policy was not followed, including reasons
for waiving the policy, the date of the transfer, number of
inmates transferred, and the facilities transferring and
receiving the inmates. The report should also describe
protocols in place to limit COVID-19 infections related to
newly convicted COVID-19 positive inmates entering BOP
facilities, including asymptomatic inmates, and recommendations
on improving intake and transfer protocols to better prevent
infection.
BOP COVID-19 Testing.--The Committee directs the Bureau of
Prisons to attempt to provide onsite COVID-19 testing to all
employees who request it within 24 hours of such request. Where
such testing is requested but not possible, BOP should report
to the Committee not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act on the details of such instances, to
include dates, facilities, and number of employees affected.
Vaccination in Prison.--The risk of acquiring a
communicable disease is significantly higher among the
imprisoned population compared with the broader community. The
CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
recommends universal vaccination for hepatitis B and several
other immunizations in high-risk settings such as correctional
facilities. Those in correctional facilities often have several
risk factors for communicable diseases like hepatitis B, such
as injection drug use, multiple sex partners, and tattoos or
body piercings. The prevalence rate of current or previous
hepatitis B infection among incarcerated individuals ranges
from 13 percent to 47 percent, and the prevalence of chronic
hepatitis B infection is estimated to be two to six times
higher than the general population. Research has shown that
prisons need a great deal of support to effectively respond to
and manage an infectious disease outbreak. BOP policy requires
that Federally-managed and contract prison observation steps
include an assessment of inmate immunizations and the provision
of basic medical care, including preventive health services
such as immunizations. However, an August 2016 report by the
DOJ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that contract
prisons, in particular, were out of compliance with this
policy. The Committee recognizes that administering
vaccinations may be complicated by the movement of prisoners
between facilities and jurisdictions, sometimes before a
vaccination series can be completed. Nonetheless, the Committee
expects the Department to strive to improve vaccination rates
as much as possible. The Committee therefore directs the
Attorney General to report to the Committee not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act on efforts to
improve compliance with the policy to assess inmate populations
and administer necessary vaccinations. The report should
identify gaps in services and barriers to the provision of
immunization services as well as recommend steps, such as
potential collaboration with health organizations, to address
the issues raised in the OIG report.
Private Sector Partnerships.--The Committee notes that
Section 102 of the First Step Act (Public Law 115-391) directs
the Attorney General to develop policies for the warden of each
BOP institution to enter into partnerships with private
entities that employ prisoners or assist prisoners in
prerelease custody or supervised release in finding employment.
The Committee recognizes the barriers to entering the labor
market for formerly incarcerated individuals and the role
stable employment plays in reducing recidivism. The Committee
directs the BOP to build formal partnerships with private
sector businesses and local BOP facilities to promote the
development of job pipelines for individuals leaving
incarceration.
Voting rights.--Several jurisdictions authorize BOP to
provide voting access and education in Federal prisons. The
Committee directs the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to
prioritize enabling all eligible persons in BOP custody to
access the ballot and ensure that all those in custody have the
information and resources needed to exercise their fundamental
right to vote.
Overtime.--The committee recognizes that the Federal Bureau
of Prisons (BOP) has employees that either work or are mandated
to work overtime but are not being paid at a true overtime
rate. The Committee directs BOP to compensate all employees at
full overtime rate, by giving them the same rights and
protection as other employees and removing all references of an
employee being FLSA exempt or non-exempt.
Improving Methods for Reducing Recidivism.--The Committee
encourages DOJ to explore programs that reduce offender
recidivism and end repeated cycles of violence and abuse by
teaching skills for reducing stress, processing past trauma,
and providing practical knowledge of how to cope with negative
emotions. The Committee further encourages the DOJ to explore
rehabilitation methods such as mindfulness and meditation that
encourage incarcerated individuals to live to each one's
highest potential and contribute to society.
Residential Re-entry Centers.--The Committee directs BOP to
accelerate efforts to establish Federal residential re-entry
centers (RRC), also known as halfway houses, in United States
District Court districts that currently lack such facilities,
especially prioritizing regions where no FRRC is within
reasonable and accessible distance. The Committee directs BOP
to report no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act on the status of its efforts, impediments to progress,
and any resourcing needs.
Educational Programs.--The Committee supports the U.S.
Department of Justice's coordination and collaboration with
Historically Black Colleges and Universities to provide
educational programs for recently released and soon to be
released criminal offenders to assist them in obtaining skills
that will help them successfully transition back into their
communities and reduce recidivism rates.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
The Committee recommends $185,000,000 for the construction,
acquisition, modernization, maintenance, and repair of prison
and detention facilities housing Federal inmates. This amount
is $58,000,000 above fiscal year 2021, and $6,006,000 above the
request. The Committee urges BOP to utilize its existing
resources to mitigate the high crowding rates at its high
security facilities that are contributing to increases in the
number of serious assaults, and to move forward with ongoing
facilities planning and new construction that supports that
objective.
Modernization and repair.--The Committee expects the Bureau
to apply the funding to reduce its longstanding maintenance and
repair (M&R) backlog and directs BOP to prioritize its funding
for repairs that address life and safety issues, and facilities
assessed as having deficiencies of a geological and seismic
nature. BOP shall continue to provide monthly status of
construction reports and notify the Committee of any changes
reflected in those reports. The Committee also directs BOP to
develop a schedule and timeline for repairs of facilities with
geological and seismic deficiencies and include updates in the
monthly M&R reports.
Perimeter.--The Committee is aware of the growing concerns
of dangerous contraband within the prison system including
cellphones, drug paraphernalia, and weapons and the ability to
deliver these items via drone or merely launching these objects
over the physical barriers (walls) of the prison. Currently,
perimeter security is primarily maintained through physical
barriers, with a network of cameras that give security
personnel views of the physical area surrounding the facility.
The Committee is aware that BOP has been investigating counter-
Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS), and encourages it to continue
to intensify its efforts at identifying proven technology,
based on the appropriate and relevant environmental conditions
at its facilities, and to continue to keep the Committee
advised of its progress in such efforts.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES,
INCORPORATED
The Committee recommends a limitation on administrative
expenses of $2,700,000 for Federal Prison Industries,
Incorporated, which is the same as fiscal year 2021.
State and Local Justice Activities
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).--The Crime Victims Fund
is not financed by taxpayer dollars but by fines and penalties
paid by criminals. By statute, the Fund is dedicated solely to
supporting victim services. The Committee recognizes the
importance of these grants and the essential life-saving
services provided to victims within State, local, and tribal
jurisdictions, including domestic violence shelters, rape
crisis centers, and child abuse treatment programs. The
Committee encourages the Department to continue to fund these
programs. The Committee directs OVC to provide an updated
report to the Committee, not later than 90 days after the
enactment of this Act, on the actions it is taking to ensure
Crime Victims Fund resources are reaching communities most
affected by violence.
The Committee notes that funding from the Crime Victims
Fund, under 34 U.S.C. 20103, may be used by the Department to
fund the salaries of personnel who provide services to victims
of crime, to the extent that such personnel provide such
services. The Committee encourages the Department to offer such
support.
The recommendation includes a 5 percent set-aside for
Tribal Victims Assistance within the Crime Victims Fund. The
Office for Victims of Crime is directed to consult closely with
Tribal stakeholders to improve services for Tribal victims of
crime, to include expanded purpose areas described in the OVC
final rule effective August 8, 2016. OVC shall continue to
follow direction required by House Report 116-455 regarding
grant application requirements, accountability, and assistance.
The Department is directed to give Tribes maximum flexibility
in use of funds in order to best meet the unique needs of
victims in Tribal communities. The Department is also directed
to streamline administrative requirements as much as possible
to increase accessibility for those most in need in Indian
Country.
Office on Violence Against Women
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $753,800,000 for the Office on
Violence Against Women (OVW), which is $240,300,000 above
fiscal year 2021. Funds are to be distributed as follows:
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS
(In thousands of dollars)
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Program Amount
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STOP Grants............................................. $223,000
Transitional Housing Assistance......................... 50,000
Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women....... 2,500
Consolidated Youth-Oriented Program..................... 22,000
Engaging Men and Youth in Prevention................ (5,000)
Improving Criminal Justice Response (formally Grants to 70,000
Encourage Arrest Policies).............................
Homicide Reduction Initiative....................... (4,000)
Domestic Violence Firearms Lethality Reduction (4,000)
Initiative.........................................
Sexual Assault Victims Services......................... 100,000
Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement..... 47,000
Violence on College Campuses............................ 38,000
HBCU, HSI and Tribal Colleges....................... (4,000)
Civil Legal Assistance.................................. 65,000
Elder Abuse Grant Program............................... 10,000
Family Civil Justice.................................... 20,000
Education and Training for Disabled Female Victims...... 10,000
National Resource Center on Workplace Responses......... 2,000
Research on Violence Against Indian Women............... 2,000
Indian Country Sexual Assault Clearinghouse............. 1,000
Tribal Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction.. 5,500
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act......................... 3,500
National Deaf Services Line............................. 5,000
Restorative Justice Responses and Evaluations........... 20,300
Support to Transgender Victims.......................... 2,000
Tech Assist for Community-Based Organizations........... 5,000
Culturally Specific Programs............................ 40,000
Outreach to Underserved Victims......................... 2,000
Emerging Issues Related to Violence Against Women....... 5,000
Tribal Special Assistant US Attorneys................... 3,000
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Total, Office of Violence Against Women............. $753,800
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Family Justice Center.--The Department of Justice should
provide robust funding to Family Justice Centers from the
amount made available for the Improving Criminal Justice
Responses to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence
and Stalking Program as authorized by Part U, Grants to
Encourage Arrest Policies, of the 1968 Act.
Rural victims.--The Committee is concerned about the rise
in the number of sexual assaults in rural communities. Victims
of sexual assault living in rural communities are often
reluctant to report to law enforcement for fear of being
exposed. The Committee encourages the OVW to implement projects
that reduce barriers to the reporting of crime in rural areas,
colonias, and persistent poverty counties and report to the
Committee not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act.
Such report shall include a description of the progress made
since delivery of the report on the same topic as required in
House Report 116-455.
Human trafficking.--The Committee encourages OVW to ensure
that the Transitional Housing Program can assist victims of
human trafficking, and the Committee urges DOJ to take these
victims into consideration when distributing OVW funds.
Sexual Abuse Services in Detention Hotline.--There
continues to be a significant need related to incarcerated
individuals who do not have access to victim services. The
Committee is interested in providing resources toward creating
a national hotline that would provide sexual abuse and rape
crisis counseling services to incarcerated individuals across
the country. The Committee commends OVW and BJA for partnering
on an initiative to identify what a national service line would
require to be responsive to Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
Standards as well as identify the unique needs of incarcerated
survivors. The Committee looks forward to the results of this
initiative and directs DOJ to report on the status of its
findings within 90 days of enactment of this Act. A national
hotline would not only help incarcerated survivors, but it
would also further meaningful PREA compliance.
Studies on child custody and divorce in domestic violence
cases.--The Committee recognizes that laws and regulations at
the State and local levels may trap domestic violence victims
in abusive marriages, harming both them and their children. The
Committee directs DOJ, in consultation with the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), to conduct a study
investigating whether victims who raise evidence of domestic
violence are more likely to lose primary custody of children to
an abusive partner or to the State, including: (1) a review of
State laws, regulations, and practices on how child neglect and
custody situations are handled in domestic violence situations;
and (2) a list of recommendations on how to restructure State
laws, regulations, and practices to better protect victims of
domestic violence and their children. The Committee also
directs the DOJ, in coordination with HHS, to conduct a study
on the direct and collateral economic costs and risks
experienced by victims of domestic violence who divorce their
abusive partners. Such study should include an examination of
how related personal financial issues impact domestic violence
victims, including the payment of alimony, legal fees, spousal
support, or the division of property, disaggregated on the
basis of whether the domestic violence victim has higher
earnings than their partner; and provide recommendations on how
to restructure law, regulations, and practices governing
divorce to better support victims of domestic violence in
leaving abusive situations. The Committee directs the
Department to provide a status report on this request within
180 days of enactment of this Act.
Technology Facilitated Harassment.--The Committee is
concerned with the increased instances of severe harassment,
stalking, and threats transmitted in interstate commerce in
violation of federal law. These targeted attacks against
Internet users, particularly women, have resulted in the
release of personal information, forced individuals to flee
their homes, have had a chilling effect on free expression, and
are limiting access to economic opportunity. The Committee
strongly urges the Department to intensify its efforts to
combat this destructive abuse and expects to see increased
investigations and prosecutions of these crimes.
Office of Justice Programs
RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS
The Committee recommends $95,000,000 for Research,
Evaluation and Statistics, which is $13,000,000 above fiscal
year 2021 and $9,000,000 above the request. Funds are
distributed as follows:
RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS
(In thousands of dollars)
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Program Amount
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Bureau of Justice Statistics............................ $50,000
National Institute of Justice........................... 45,000
Domestic Radicalization Research.................... (12,000)
Research on School Safety........................... (1,000)
Study of Clearinghouse for Online Extremism......... (500)
Data on Stops and Searches.......................... (500)
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Total, Research, Evaluation and Statistics...... $95,000
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Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).--The Committee
recognizes the importance of the timely release of data on
crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation
of justice systems at all levels of government. These data are
critical for policymakers and researchers to understand in
combating crime and advancing equality in the justice system.
The Committee's recommendation provides $50,000,000 for BJS, an
increase of $5,000,000 above fiscal year 2021. This increase is
provided to ensure that BJS has sufficient resources to clear
any backlogs in data and report releases and ensure the timely
release of data going forward. The increased funding should
also be used to initiate the process of redesigning its public
website in accordance with current statistical agency best
practices for disseminating information in an accessible and
usable format. The Committee directs BJS to provide a report no
later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act detailing
the agency's resource needs associated with such redesign.
Incarcerated Population Communications.--The Committee
directs NIJ to report on the feasibility and appropriateness of
utilizing artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural
language processing, and other technologies to monitor,
analyze, and transcribe legally authorized, nonprivileged
incarcerated population communications into actionable
intelligence for legitimate Federal purposes, including, but
not limited to, national security, homeland security, violent
crime prevention, recidivism reduction, inmate mental health--
including suicide prevention--and other purposes as the
Department deems appropriate. The report should identify
current gaps in such actionable intelligence and identify
potential collaborations to address identified disparities. The
Committee encourages the Department to engage with stakeholders
in the course of examining the feasibility of utilizing such a
system.
Police Use of Force Against Pets.-- It has been estimated
that thousands of dogs are killed annually by law enforcement
officers. Many States and municipalities do not require that
police shootings directed at pets be reported. However, data
from some localities suggests that anywhere from 25-75 percent
of all law enforcement firearms discharges are directed at
dogs, and that these incidents are geographically clustered in
low income communities of color where police shootings
involving people are also concentrated. Police shootings
directed at pets escalate encounters with policed communities
and erode trust in law enforcement. The Committee is concerned
about the lack of data and reporting requirements for such
encounters, and urges the Department to include these incidents
involving pets in any nationwide Federal database created to
track law enforcement's use of force against people, or to
provide Congress with a report within 180 days on how the
Department can collect and maintain comprehensive data on law
enforcement's use of force against people and pets, as well any
policy recommendations needed to implement that data
collection.
Solitary Confinement Data Collection.--The Committee
directs the Bureau of Justice Statistics to collect data on
solitary confinement practices, including frequency, conditions
of solitary confinement, duration of solitary confinement, the
impact of solitary confinement on an individual's physical and
social-emotional health, and the recidivism rate of individuals
who have experienced solitary confinement. The Committee
directs the BJS to report back to the Committee annually on
this topic, with the first report due not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
National Institute of Justice (NIJ).--The recommendation
includes $45,000,000 for NIJ. Within this amount, the Committee
recommends $12,000,000 for domestic radicalization research,
$1,000,000 for school safety research, $500,000 for research on
online extremism, and $500,000 for the evaluation of data on
stops and searches. In addition, $2,500,000 is to be
transferred from the Office on Violence Against Women for
research and evaluation on violence against Indian women.
Access to Mental Health Services for Law Enforcement.--The
committee recognizes that traumatic law enforcement work and
vicarious trauma has been shown to increase law enforcement
officers' risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) symptoms, which can be associated with major depression,
panic attacks, phobias, mania, substance use, and increased
risk of suicide. To ensure officers have access to services
that can address the impact of traumatic law enforcement work,
the Committee directs NIJ to conduct an evaluation of access to
mental health, wellness, and resiliency services within law
enforcement and offer recommendations to the Committee to
improve access to these services for State, local, and Tribal
law enforcement.
Community-Based Public Safety Strategies.--The Committee
continues to be concerned about the many challenges faced by
expansive policing schemes--particularly in communities of
color where over criminalization and rising police brutality
has shattered public trust in law enforcement while having
little impact on community violence. Accordingly, the Committee
directs the Department to conduct a study on the most
successful, non-carceral and non-punitive ways to encourage
public safety and provide recommendations on ways to reduce
harm and improve health without criminalizing minority
communities.
Evaluation of Data on Stops and Searches.--Within the funds
provided in this account, $500,000 is included for analysis and
evaluation of the data collected under the program, funded in
this bill under Byrne JAG, for competitive demonstration grants
to State and local law enforcement agencies to develop and
implement data collection programs on hit rates for stops and
searches by law enforcement officers, consistent with section
333 of H.R. 1280 as passed by the House of Representatives on
March 3, 2021.
Law Enforcement Study Addressing Delayed Responses to
Questions.--As part of the Committee's concerns about the
accountability of law enforcement, the Committee directs the
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to conduct a nationwide
study of the prevalence and effect of any law, rule, or
procedure that allows a law enforcement officer to delay the
response to questions posed by a local internal affairs
officer, or review board on the investigative integrity and
prosecution of law enforcement misconduct, including pre-
interview warnings and termination policies, consistent with
requirements as described in section 115 of H.R. 1280 as passed
by the House of Representatives on March 3, 2021. Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Department shall: (1) submit to the Committee a report
containing the results of the initial analysis conducted under
subsection (a)(2) of such section 115; (2) make the report
submitted under subparagraph (A) available to the public; and
(3) identify the jurisdictions for which the study described in
subsection (a)(1) of such section 115 is to be conducted. In
addition, not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Department shall submit to the
Committee a report containing the results of the data collected
under this section and publish the report in the Federal
Register.
National System to Monitor Abuse in Youth Serving
Organizations.--The Department is directed to work with a
public institution of higher education conduct a feasibility
study on establishing a Federal system to count and track
substantiated cases of sexual abuse and other forms of child
maltreatment in the nation's youth serving organizations (e.g.
sports, scouting, religious institutions, camps, and schools).
Study of Clearinghouse for Online Extremism.--To respond to
the elevated threat of domestic extremist violence, the
Committee recognizes the need to address the role of social
media and other online content in fueling extremist violence
without infringing on civil liberties. Therefore, the Committee
recommends $500,000 for NIJ to conduct a study on the
feasibility, costs, and operational options for an independent
nonprofit clearinghouse for online extremist content that could
proactively investigate online threats without providing
surveillance powers to law enforcement. The Committee directs
the Department to submit the findings of its report to Congress
and to the public within 180 days of enactment of this Act.
White Supremacist Domestic Radicalization Research.--The
Committee is alarmed at warnings from the FBI and other
authorities that white supremacists and violent anti-government
domestic extremists pose the greatest present risk to national
security. These groups are infiltrating security and law
enforcement agencies and the military, including seeking to
recruit members from within them, and pose a deep and
continuing threat to our country's national security by
disrupting ongoing investigations of white extremist
organizations and routinely harassing Black, Latino, and other
minority communities. To respond to this elevated threat, which
manifested in the attempted insurrection of January 6, 2021,
the Committee provides an increase of $6,000,000 over fiscal
year 2021 funding for research concerning domestic white
supremacy and violent anti-government ideology, and directs the
National Institute of Justice to direct this increase toward
research efforts that trace the most common methods and sites
of radicalization of Americans to white supremacist and violent
anti-government extremism. The Department is encouraged to
partner with academic institutions to evaluate the
effectiveness of existing targeted violence and terrorism
prevention programs in matching investments to relative sources
of threat and in increasing understanding of and effectiveness
at countering white supremacist and violent anti-government
extremism.
STATE AND LOCAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $3,045,469,000 for State and Local
Justice Assistance programs, which is $1,131,469,000 above
fiscal year 2021 and $996,469,000 above the request. Funds are
distributed as follows:
STATE AND LOCAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
(In thousands of dollars)
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Program Amount
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Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants................ $684,469
Officer Robert Wilson III VALOR Initiative.......... (13,000)
Smart Policing...................................... (8,000)
Smart Prosecution................................... (10,000)
NamUS............................................... (2,400)
Training Program to improve Responses to People with (10,000)
Mental Illness.....................................
John R. Justice Grant Program....................... (4,000)
Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution.............. (17,000)
Kevin and Avonte's Law.............................. (3,000)
National Center for Forensics....................... (4,000)
Project Safe Neighborhoods.......................... (20,000)
Capital Litigation Improvement and Wrongful (15,000)
Conviction Review..................................
Community-Based Violence Prevention Initiatives..... (14,000)
National Center for Restorative Justice............. (6,000)
Ashanti Alert Network............................... (1,000)
Family Alternative Sentencing Pilot................. (7,000)
Child Advocacy Training............................. (1,000)
Rural Violent Crime Initiative...................... (9,000)
Managed Access Systems.............................. (3,000)
Public Safety Innovation Grants..................... (5,000)
Technical Assistance to Law Enforcement-Use of Force (15,000)
Reporting..........................................
Data Collection Programs on Hit Rates for Stops and (5,000)
Searches...........................................
Police Reform in Jurisdictions Responding to (7,200)
Litigation.........................................
Law Enforcement Training............................ (42,000)
Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants........ (102,769)
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program................. 244,000
Victims of Trafficking Grants........................... 95,000
Economic, High-tech, White Collar and Cybercrime 13,000
Prevention.............................................
Intellectual Property Enforcement Program........... (2,500)
Internet of Things.................................. (2,000)
Adam Walsh Act Implementation........................... 20,500
Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vests Partnerships............ 30,000
Transfer to NIST/OLES............................... (1,500)
National Sex Offender Public Website.................... 1,000
National Instant Criminal Background Check Systems 100,000
(NCIS) Initiative......................................
NICS Acts Record Improvement Program................ (25,000)
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science......................... 33,000
DNA Initiative.......................................... 158,000
Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grants..................... (120,000)
State and Local Forensic Activities................. (19,000)
Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grants. (13,000)
Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program Grants......... (6,000)
Community Teams to Reduce the Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) 60,000
Backlog................................................
CASA--Special Advocates................................. 14,000
Indian Tribal Assistance................................ 50,000
Second Chance Act/ Reoffender Reentry................... 125,000
Smart Probation..................................... (8,000)
Children of Incarcerated Parents Demo Grants........ (5,000)
Pay for Success..................................... (7,500)
Pay for Success (Permanent Supportive Housing Model) (5,000)
Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement. (5,000)
Opioid Initiative....................................... 458,000
Drug Courts......................................... (110,000)
Mentally Ill Offender Act........................... (45,000)
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment............... (40,000)
Veterans Treatment Courts........................... (40,000)
Prescription Drug Monitoring........................ (33,000)
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse (190,000)
Program............................................
Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018.................... 2,500
STOP School Violence Act................................ 87,000
Emmett Till Grants...................................... 3,000
Hate Crimes Prevention Act Grants....................... 70,000
Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice......... 30,000
Community Trust Initiative.............................. 95,000
Body Worn Camera Partnership Program................ (35,000)
Justice Reinvestment Initiative..................... (35,000)
Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program........... (25,000)
Law Enforcement Accountability Grants................... 400,000
Pattern and Practice Investigations................. (100,000)
Independent Investigation of Law Enforcement (250,000)
Officers...........................................
Community-Based Improvement to Law Enforcement...... (25,000)
Pilot Programs to Address Police Misconduct......... (25,000)
Emergency Law Enforcement Assistance.................... 10,000
Community Violence Intervention Initiative.............. 90,000
Red Flag and Gun Licensing Laws......................... 40,000
Gun Buyback and Relinquishment Pilot Program............ 10,000
Public Defender Improvement Program..................... 25,000
Regional Sexual Assault Investigative Training Academies 20,000
Legal Representation Pilot for Immigrant Children and 50,000
Families...............................................
Study of Lethality Assessment Programs.................. 2,000
Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry.............. 10,000
Pretrial Incarceration Reduction Pilot Program.......... 10,000
Police Misconduct Database.............................. 5,000
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Total, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance... $3,045,469
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Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) Formula
program.--In addition to the carveouts mentioned in the table
above. The recommendation includes $360,100,000 for the Byrne
JAG Formula grant program, equal to the fiscal year 2021 level.
Funding under this formula program is authorized for law
enforcement programs including those that promote data
interoperability between disparate law enforcement entities;
prosecution and court programs; prevention and education
programs; corrections programs; drug treatment and enforcement
programs; planning, evaluation, and technology improvement
programs; and crime victim and witness programs, other than
compensation. Use of this funding is broad and flexible to
address community needs and fill gaps within State and local
criminal justice systems such as strategic planning, research,
testing, training, equipment, technical assistance, prevention
programs, innovation programs and community partnerships.
The Committee would like to reiterate the following
allowable uses of Byrne JAG formula grant funding: body-worn
cameras; gun-shot detection technology; law enforcement
training including immersive training; newer, more efficient
forensics testing tools; reality-based training programs that
utilize role-playing and live-action scenarios for law
enforcement officers; radio communications to provide secure
communications systems; medication-assisted drug treatment; and
supporting expungement and record clearing initiatives.
Police Reform.--Combatting crime and keeping our Nation
safe remains a top priority of the Committee. However, the
Committee is aware that communities across our Nation have
called for reforms in State and local law enforcement agencies.
To support these much-needed reform efforts, the Committee
recommends funding for the following programs and reform
strategies.
The Committee recommends $400,000,000 for police
accountability grants, including $100,000,000 for grants to
assist states in conducting pattern and practice investigations
of law enforcement and $250,000,000 for grants to States and
tribes to assist in implementing statutes providing for
independent investigation of law enforcement officers.
In addition, the Committee recommends $25,000,000 to
develop pilot programs and implement effective standards and
programs in the areas of training, hiring and recruitment, and
oversight that are designed to improve management and address
misconduct by law enforcement officers. The pilot program shall
be consistent with the requirements as described in section
114(d) of H.R. 1280 as passed by the House of Representatives
on March 3, 2021, including: (1) training on law enforcement
policies, practices, and procedures addressing training and
instruction to comply with cited accreditation standards; (2)
policies, procedures, and practices for recruitment, hiring,
retention, and promotion of diverse law enforcement officers;
(3) oversight/complaint procedures, including the establishment
of civilian review boards or analogous procedures; (4) juvenile
justice and school safety, including standards relating to
interaction and communication with juveniles, physical contact,
use of lethal and nonlethal force, notification of a parent or
guardian, interviews and questioning, custodial interrogation,
audio and video recording, conditions of custody, alternatives
to arrest, referral to child protection agencies, and removal
from school grounds or campus; and (5) victim services,
including psychological counseling, for individuals and
communities impacted by law enforcement misconduct.
Furthermore, the Committee recommends $25,000,000 for
grants to community-based organizations, as authorized by
subsections (b) and (c) of section 114 of H.R. 1280 as passed
by the House of Representatives on March 3, 2021, to study and
implement: (1) effective management, training, recruiting,
hiring, and oversight standards and programs to promote
effective community and problem solving strategies for law
enforcement agencies; or (2) effective strategies and solutions
to public safety, including strategies that do not rely on
Federal and local law enforcement agency responses. The studies
shall address standards relating to administrative due process,
residency requirements, compensation and benefits, use of
force, racial profiling, early warning systems, juvenile
justice, school safety, civilian review boards or analogous
procedures, or research into the effectiveness of existing
programs, projects, or other activities designed to address
misconduct by law enforcement officers.
Technical Assistance to Law Enforcement Agencies.--The
Committee recommends $15,000,000 for grants that will support:
(1) the cost of assisting the State or Indian Tribe in which
the law enforcement agency is located in complying with the
reporting requirements described in section 224 of H.R. 1280;
(2) the cost of establishing necessary systems required to
investigate and report incidents as required under subsection
(b)(4); (3) public awareness campaigns designed to gain
information from the public on use of force by or against local
and tribal law enforcement officers, including shootings, which
may include tip lines, hotlines, and public service
announcements; and (4) use of force training for law
enforcement agencies and personnel, including training on de-
escalation, implicit bias, crisis intervention techniques, and
adolescent development.
Police Accountability and Community Engagement.--The
Committee urges the Department to make funds available to help
nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education,
community groups, youth groups, and faith-based organizations
facilitate organized dialogues that bring together community
members and law enforcement officers so that they may
collaborate to develop shared goals that will enhance the
collective safety of the community. The dialogues should
include diverse groups of community members, local elected
officials, law enforcement leaders and officers, business
leaders, and community members, including youth groups, to
assess the state of police-community relations in states and
local communities. The Department is further urged to partner
with these organizations to develop strategies that will result
in concrete action items that will improve the relationships
between the police and the communities and further the goal of
enhancing collective safety.
The Committee urges the Department to work with community-
based organizations to identify and develop opportunities to
train law enforcement officers with respect to encounters with
individuals suffering from impaired mental health,
homelessness, and addiction; to identify areas where social
workers may be able to support law enforcement agencies; and to
provide guidance regarding the development and implementation
of co-responder programs, which involve social workers or other
mental health professionals working alongside law enforcement
officers so that they arrive and address situations together.
State and Local Law Enforcement Training Grants.--The
Committee recommends $42,000,000 for training for State and
local law enforcement officers on racial profiling, implicit
bias, de-escalation, use of force, the duty to intervene when
witnessing other officers using excessive force, and procedural
justice. The Committee urges the Department to place the
highest priority on applications from grantees who can
demonstrate quantitative results from evidence-based training
programs that will address these areas of concern.
The Committee directs the Department to review the benefits
of using virtual reality de-escalation training and the use of
humane remote restraint devices to enable law enforcement the
ability to restrain an uncooperative subject without requiring
the infliction of pain. Providing such training and equipment
can significantly improve the ability of law enforcement to de-
escalate confrontations with non-compliant subjects and avoid
potentially lethal use of force, particularly with respect to
individuals with mental health conditions. The Department is
directed to report to the Committee, no later than 90 days
after enactment of this Act, on the feasibility of using this
type of training. The Committee notes that NIJ funding may be
used for such research.
In addition, the Committee directs the Department to assist
small jurisdictions and small law enforcement agencies as they
work through the application process related to grants for
police training and police accreditation. The Committee further
urges the Department to ensure that grants funded under this
program also help address the unique challenges of policing in
immigrant communities.
Public Safety Innovation Grants.--The Committee recommends
$5,000,000 for the development of best practices for, and the
creation of, local task forces on public safety innovation.
Such task forces shall be administrative entities, created from
partnerships between community-based organizations and other
local stakeholders, to explore and develop innovative law
enforcement and non-law enforcement strategies to enhance just
and equitable public safety, repair breaches of trust between
law enforcement agencies and the communities they pledge to
serve, and enhance accountability of law enforcement officers.
Gunshot detection for Service Weapons.--The Committee notes
the need for accurate, timely and dependable technology to
record actual shots fired in an incident involving law
enforcement weapons, to communicate that information to police
dispatchers and to initiate body camera recording in such
incidents. The Committee encourages DOJ to evaluate such
technology and report to the Committee, not later than 180 days
after enactment of this Act, with an assessment of its
potential value for Federal, State and local law enforcement.
Consent Decrees and Other Litigation Related to Police
Practices.--The Committee recommends $7,200,000 for the
establishment of a new grant program to provide funding to
police departments for police training, equipment, and other
necessities to help comply with law enforcement reform efforts
as a result of litigation, including consent decrees, out-of-
court settlements, memoranda of understanding, findings,
technical assistance, and recommendation letters provided by
reform authorities. The Committee is aware of the Civil Rights
Division's increasing investigations into law enforcement
agencies and the resulting consent decrees currently being
enforced. The Committee is also aware of the benefits received
by the local communities and their citizens after a consent
decree has been successfully enforced and the required reforms
implemented. The Committee believes funding will cover the
resource gap needed to fully implement such reform efforts and
enable local governments to share with the Federal Government
the cost of implementing the decree. Grant funding can be used
for police training, equipment purchases, and other items
deemed as necessary to establish the reforms cited in the
consent decree. Local governments must share at least 25% of
the cost of the consent decree implementation.
Stops and Searches Data Collection.--The Committee
recommends $5,000,000 for up to five competitive demonstration
grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to develop
and implement data collection programs on hit rates for stops
and searches by law enforcement officers, including $500,000
for the Bureau of Justice Statistics to collect and analyze the
data submitted to the Department under this program by State
and local law enforcement agencies.
Combatting Justice Inequality.--Where justice is denied, no
one is safe. The United States has one of the highest
incarceration rates in the world. Unfortunately, the majority
of those who are incarcerated matriculated from underserved and
poorer communities. The Committee recommends funding for the
following programs focused on combatting justice inequality and
the disparities that exist within.
Capital Litigation and Wrongful Conviction Review.--The
Committee recognizes the need for legal representation and
investigation services for individuals with post-conviction
claims of innocence. The Committee recommends $15,000,000, an
increase of $8,000,000 over fiscal year 2021, for the Capital
Litigation Improvement and Wrongful Conviction Review program.
Individuals exonerated in 2019 spent an average of about 13
years incarcerated for their wrongful convictions, and 47
percent of 2019 exonerations (67 of the total 143 exonerations)
were a result of the work of innocence organizations. This
program works to improve the quality and effectiveness of
representation in death penalty cases through State level
training for both the prosecutors who represent the public and
the defense attorneys who represent indigent defendants in
State capital cases, including forensic training. Given the
urgent need to identify and remediate wrongful convictions, the
Committee directs that at least 50 percent of the appropriated
amount to the Capital Litigation Improvement and Wrongful
Conviction Review grant programs shall be used to support
Wrongful Conviction Review grantees providing high quality and
efficient post-conviction representation for defendants in
postconviction claims of innocence. Wrongful Conviction Review
grantees shall be nonprofit organizations, institutions of
higher education, and/or State or local public defender offices
that have inhouse post-conviction representation programs that
show demonstrable experience and competence in litigating post-
conviction claims of innocence. Grant funds shall support
grantee provision of post-conviction legal representation of
innocence claims; case review, evaluation, and management;
experts; potentially exonerative forensic testing; and
investigation services related to supporting these post-
conviction innocence claims.
National Center for Restorative Justice.--The Committee
recommends $6,000,000, which is an increase of $3,000,00 over
fiscal year 2021, to support research on restorative justice,
focusing on how best to provide direct services to address
social inequities. Funds should be awarded through a
competitive solicitation to academic institutions to implement
the project.
Family Alternative Sentencing Pilot.--The Committee
recommends $7,000,000, which is an increase of $3,500,000 over
fiscal year 2021, to support family-based alternative
sentencing programs for parents who are in the criminal justice
system. The Committee notes that decades of research have shown
that incarcerating parents creates poor outcomes for children.
Often the lack of parental support and supervision results in
increased crime and harm to communities, particularly in the
communities of color most affected by mass incarceration. This
program allows judges to waive a sentence of incarceration for
eligible individuals who are parents or caregivers and instead
impose a sentence of community custody with additional
conditions for treatment and programming. The Committee
supports the Department entering into partnerships with State,
local, and community agencies to provide grants and technical
support toward the creation of such alternative sentencing
programs.
Pretrial Incarceration.--The Committee is concerned with
the increasing rates of pretrial incarceration in rural
counties and small and mid-sized cities. The Committee
encourages the Department of Justice to explore evidence-based
initiatives and alternatives to incarceration to reduce the
rate and duration of pretrial incarceration. The Committee
encourages the Bureau of Justice Assistance to establish a
competitive grant pilot program to support local government
entities, in partnership with qualified nonprofit
organizations, to establish programs to reduce pretrial
incarceration in local jails. Special consideration should be
given to applications from small metropolitan, micropolitan, or
noncore jurisdictions with the highest incarceration rates that
are not currently in decline.
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program.--The Department
is encouraged to prioritize grant awards for law enforcement
agencies that utilize Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD)
program models. These pre-arrest diversion programs give police
the authority to divert low-level, non-violent offenders to
community-based treatment instead of processing an arrest.
Within the amounts provided for the Comprehensive Opioid
Stimulants and Substance Abuse program (COSSAP), no less than
$11,000,000 shall continue to be made available for sites
employing models consistent with LEAD.
Legal Representation Pilot for Immigrant Children and
Families.--The Committee provides $50,000,000 for the
Department to establish a competitive grant program to
qualified non-profit organizations for a pilot program to
increase representation for immigrant children and families in
civil proceedings. The amount is $35,000,000 above the request
and $50,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 level. The Committee
recognizes the compelling need to ensure due process for
children and families who seek asylum and who must navigate a
complex legal system for processing of asylum claims. The
Committee supports coordination with grantees and organizations
who offer other types of legal assistance or services to
immigrants seeking asylum or other forms of legal protection.
As with any new pilot program, the Committee expects the
Department to assess this program with metrics that will be
scaled appropriately to evaluate how this initial investment
could be further enhanced to represent a larger portion of un-
represented individuals and the impact that it may have on
improving attendance rates and decreasing court costs. Within
90 days of enactment of this Act, the OJP shall brief the
Committee on its implementation plan for this pilot.
Combatting Hate.--The Committee is alarmed by the
persistent, frequent occurrence of hate crimes across the
country, particularly targeting Asian, Latino, and other
communities perceived as having immigrant origins, LGBTQ
individuals, Black individuals, and members of religious
minority groups. The enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James
Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law 111-84)
provided the Federal Government with more tools and data to
help States address and combat these bias-motivated attacks.
The recommendation provides $70,000,000 for grant opportunities
authorized in section 4704 of Public Law 111-84 to help States,
localities, and tribal law enforcement agencies to conduct
educational outreach and training on hate crimes and to
investigate and prosecute hate crimes. The Committee further
urges the Department and agency recipients of these grants to
prioritize efforts to identify, investigate, report on, and
prevent hate crimes that occur online or are related to bias-
motivated harassment and criminal activity occurring online.
DOJ is urged to conduct outreach and provide technical
assistance to law enforcement agencies that have not
consistently reported hate crimes data, with particular
attention to small agencies with the fewest resources for
administrative management and data analysis.
The Committee encourages the Department of Justice to
prioritize grants to entities that propose to use funding to
bolster community resilience to hate; to establish multilingual
online or application-based portals to collect hate crime
reports; and to conduct community education to prevent hate
crimes motivated by animus toward a victim's actual or
perceived gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion,
disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The
Committee recommends that the Department expand culturally
competent and linguistically appropriate public education
campaigns that encourage people affected by hate crime to seek
the Department's assistance. As with any new program, the
Committee expects the Department to assess this program with
metrics that will be scaled appropriately to evaluate the
program's overall effectiveness. Within 90 days of enactment of
this Act, the OJP shall brief the Committee on its
implementation plan for this program.
Community Support for Victims of Hate Crime.-- In addition
to the Matthew Shepard grants, the Committee recommends
$30,000,000 for grants awarded to community-based organizations
that will further community-based strategies for conflict
resolution and community empowerment and education. Grants will
be provided to community-based organizations and civil rights
groups to implement and facilitate educational classes and
community services for defendants convicted of hate crimes
directly related to the community harmed by the offense;
culturally competent and linguistically appropriate public
education campaigns on the collection of data and public
reporting of hate crimes; safety ambassadors to escort
vulnerable community members in public places; in-language
support for victims and/or surviving families of hate crimes,
including mental health support; provide upstander, de-
escalation trainings in multiple languages; and other
community-based strategies deemed appropriate for communities
of color and other vulnerable and historically disadvantaged
communities.
The Committee is also concerned by the amplification that
results from the increasingly interconnected problems of
misogyny and white supremacy. The Committee recommends that the
Department of Justice develop a comprehensive strategy to
counter growing misogyny and gender- and gender identity-
related hate crimes. This program should address the whole life
cycle of hate, from awareness, to intervention, to
rehabilitation, and victim services, in order to support
comprehensive, evidence-based, whole-of-society programs that
counter the drivers of gender-based hate.
The Committee recognizes that individuals and communities
that perpetrators of hate crimes target are frequently the same
individuals and communities that have been historically
discriminated against and overrepresented among those
investigated, arrested, convicted, and incarcerated by law
enforcement officials. Hate crime victims include noncitizens
and people with immigrant family members who may fear
immigration enforcement-related consequences of contact with
law enforcement. For these and other reasons, communities
affected by hate crime have called for increased investment in
community-based social support and advocacy for victims as a
necessary complement to law enforcement involvement in
preventing and responding to hate crime. Accordingly, the
Committee directs the agency to prioritize grants from programs
for which institutions of higher education and nongovernmental
nonprofit organizations are eligible to those applicants that
are institutions of higher education and nonprofit
organizations that propose to use funding to provide services
that reduce the risk of hate crime or to provide legal,
material, social, and other support to people and institutions
affected by hate crimes.
Violence Prevention and Intervention.--The Committee
remains focused on keeping our Nation safe by providing grant
opportunities for violence prevention and intervention efforts.
The table above includes many grant programs focused in this
area as well as the following highlights.
Community-Based Violence Intervention Program.--The
Committee recommends $100,000,000 for this new grant program in
collaboration with the CDC to implement evidence-based
community violence interventions locally that will assist local
communities in developing comprehensive violence prevention and
reduction programs, including efforts to address gang and gun
violence, based on partnerships between community residents,
law enforcement, local government agencies, and other community
stakeholders. Within the recommended amount, $10,000,000 will
be directed to focus on youth-based programs and will be funded
within Juvenile Justice Programs. The Committee expects the
Department to assess this program with metrics that will be
scaled appropriately to evaluate the program's overall
effectiveness. Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the OJP
shall brief the Committee on its implementation plan for this
program.
National Criminal History Improvement Program.--The
Committee recommends $100,000,000 for NCHIP to support States,
territories, and tribes in ensuring the effective and efficient
exchange of complete and accurate criminal-history records.
These records are necessary for criminal-justice decisions on
pretrial release, career-criminal charging, sentencing, and
correctional assignments; and for pre-employment, licensing,
and other noncriminal-justice decision-making purposes. The
Committee is aware that many State laws and policies provide
for the expungement or sealing of certain criminal records,
making it possible for people with past convictions to access
employment and housing, or exercise their social and civic
rights, but many States do not have the resources for
appropriate technology to effectively implement such policies.
The Committee urges the Department to ensure that grants made
under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)
are made available for supporting the implementation of records
systems that allow for the efficient expungement or sealing of
criminal history records.
Rural Violent Crime Initiative.--The Committee recommends
$9,000,000 to support competitive grants and technical
assistance to small law enforcement agencies in rural locations
to address the unique challenges these departments face in
combatting violent crime.
Stop School Violence Act.--The Committee recommends
$140,000,000 for the STOP School Violence Act grant program.
Within this amount, $87,000,000 is provided to the Bureau of
Justice Assistance (BJA) for evidence-based school safety
programs outlined in the Act and $53,000,000 is provided within
the Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) program. The
Committee directs the offices to work with other Federal
agencies to notify States, localities, tribes, and school
districts of funding availability upon release, increase
training and technical assistance for school district
applicants, and provide microgrants for school districts,
including rural, tribal, and low-resourced schools. Through the
STOP School Violence Act program, school districts should use
funds for security hardening measures; evidence-based school
threat assessments and trainings for school personnel and
students to identify threats of school violence; locks,
lighting, ballistic glass and other deterrent measures; safety
and security of school premises by utilizing design elements
and principles; and technology for expedited notification of
local law enforcement during an emergency and other measures
determined to provide significant improvement in physical
security of schools.
The Committee recognizes the significant emotional impact
of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth and teachers and directs BJA
to prioritize evidence-based programming and students to
identify warning signs and prevent tragedies such as suicide,
mental health crisis, and interpersonal violence; develop and
operate school-based teams to help receive, triage, and
intervene when warning signs are reported; and create and
implement anonymous reporting systems, among other allowable
uses, as permitted under the Act.
Restricting Online Obscenity.--The Committee is concerned
that the expansion of unrestricted Wi-Fi in Government,
Educational, and Commercial facilities is creating unsafe
public environments due to the freely available access to
online obscenity. The Committee encourages the Department to
award Economic, High-tech, White Collar and Cybercrime
Prevention grants for programs that encourage greater
corporate, government, and institutional responsibility for
safer, more secure public Wi-Fi networks using readily
available technology solutions to filter illegal child abuse
images and obscene content.
Internet Safety Grants.--The Committee is concerned that
existing Federal laws to prevent the Internet-enabled
exploitation of children have not been adequately enforced,
leading to increased harm to minors from obscenity, child
pornography, predation, sex trafficking, and cyberbullying.
Within funding provided for the Economic, High-tech, White
Collar and Cybercrime Prevention grant program, the Department
is encouraged to support grants to nonprofit organizations to
produce Internet safety programs, using a comprehensive,
evidence-based curriculum, to educate law enforcement and
adults about the dangers children face on the Internet.
Gun Buyback and Relinquishment Pilot.--The Committee
provides $10,000,000 for a new pilot program that will develop,
and expand where viable, State, local, and tribal gun buyback
programs with an emphasis on buying back assault-style weapons
and high-capacity magazines in order to reduce the number in
circulation. The Committee also understands that there is a
national need to support State, local, and tribal law
enforcement to develop effective firearm relinquishment
programs with an emphasis on removing firearms from individuals
newly prohibited from possessing them. The Committee
understands the program is intended to incentivize State,
local, and tribal voluntary programs, and that some States have
existing programs. The Committee encourages equal consideration
for both new and existing programs as the grants are evaluated
and awarded. As with any new pilot program, the Committee
expects the Department to assess this program with metrics that
will be scaled appropriately to evaluate the program's overall
effectiveness. Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the OJP
shall brief the Committee on its implementation plan for this
pilot.
Incentivization Program for Red Flag and Gun Licensing
Laws.--The Committee provides $40,000,000 for a new pilot
program aimed to incentivize States to either establish or
refine existing gun licensing and ``red flag'' laws, which
allow courts to issue temporary removal orders of firearms for
anyone who presents a danger to themselves or others. The
Committee believes this increase will assist in expanding the
presence of ``red flag laws'' and gun licensing laws across the
country and could aid in the development of a greater body of
evidence to systematically assess how these laws can be
effectively and fairly implemented to ultimately reduce the
number of incidents of gun-related violence that have
systematically risen in our country. The Committee is aware
that there are over a dozen States that have some form of ``red
flag laws'' in place. The Committee encourages equal
consideration for both new and existing programs as the grants
are evaluated and awarded. As with any new pilot program, the
Committee expects the Department to assess this program with
metrics that will be scaled appropriately to evaluate the
program's overall effectiveness. Within 90 days of enactment of
this Act, the OJP shall brief the Committee on its
implementation plan for this pilot.
Hospital Based Victims of Violent Crime Interventions.--The
Committee is aware of the considerable success of crime victim
advocacy programs that utilize teams of advocates who intervene
with violently-injured victims and their families immediately
upon their presenting at a hospital emergency department and
continue to do so throughout their hospitalization. Such
programs have shown improvements in victim self-empowerment;
improved utilization of victim support services; and a reduced
likelihood of re-victimization of those who suffer penetrating
wounds. The Committee instructs the Department to support
expansion of programs that utilize this in-hospital, team-based
approach and to support research to validate their outcomes
relative to assistance programs that do not engage with victims
until after their hospital discharge.
Mentally Ill Offender Act.--The Committee recommends
$45,000,000 for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration
Program. The Committee is aware that there can be a correlation
between those suffering from mental health disturbances and
repeat criminal offenders. Therefore, the Committee recommends
that funds allocated to the Mentally Ill Offender Act should
prioritize the operational expenses for centers that provide
assistance to those with severe mental health needs who are at
risk of recidivism. These mental health centers can provide,
but are not limited to, the following services: crisis care,
residential treatment, outpatient mental health and primary
care services, and community re-entry supports. The Committee
recommends that funding levels for grants made be commensurate
with demonstrated community needs.
The Committee commends the Administration's effort to
expand partnerships between mental health providers and law
enforcement agencies. To increase effective community policing,
the Committee encourages the Department to prioritize Byrne JAG
applications that establish or continue policing initiatives
focused on mental health response.
The Committee is concerned about the high rates of re-
incarceration among individuals with serious mental illness due
to the inadequate management of their illness and encourages
the Department to include long-acting injectable anti-psychotic
medications as an allowable expense to improve treatment
adherence and reduce risk for relapse and re-incarceration.
Cybercrime as an Area of Emphasis.--The Attorney General
shall identify the hiring of cybercrime analysts and
investigators and training of law enforcement personnel and
emergency dispatch personnel in areas of cybercrime as an Area
of Emphasis and prioritize grant applications that will spend
JAG funds to hire and retain those personnel for fiscal year
2022. Prioritized grant application activities specifically
include training for State or local law enforcement personnel
relating to cybercrimes against individuals; training for State
or local emergency dispatch personnel relating to cybercrimes
against individuals; and the hiring of cybercrime analysts and
investigators.
DNA Initiative.--The Committee recommends $158,000,000 for
DNA backlog and crime lab improvements to strengthen and
improve Federal and State DNA collection and analysis systems
that can be used to accelerate the prosecution of the guilty
while simultaneously protecting the innocent from wrongful
prosecution. The Committee expects that OJP will make funding
for DNA analysis and capacity enhancement a priority in order
to meet the purposes of the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant
Program. Within funds provided, $120,000,000 is for Debbie
Smith DNA Backlog Reduction grants, $13,000,000 is for Kirk
Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing grants, and $6,000,000
is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grants, of which up
to $2,000,000 shall be expended to establish a Forensic Nursing
Center of Excellence. A Forensic Nursing Center of Excellence
is identified as establishing a level of excellence in forensic
nursing and is qualified to prepare current and future sexual
assault nurse examiners/forensic nurse examiners to be
profession-ready and meet the applicable State certification
and licensure requirements. The Center shall provide training
and supervision to nurses with the purpose of increasing sexual
assault forensic nurse capacity in rural areas, and in support
of population-specific programs and hospitals including, but
not limited to, underserved or historically underfunded
communities. Any hospital receiving these funds shall promote
best practices in forensic nursing throughout the State while
continuing to research and develop the highest standards of
care.
Rapid DNA.--The Committee understands that under certain
conditions, Rapid DNA technology can help law enforcement
agencies quickly compare DNA samples against profiles in the
Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and determine possible
connections between a suspect and known criminal activity or
facilitate exoneration of innocent suspects. The Committee
encourages DOJ to consider supporting broad deployment of Rapid
DNA technology that meets FBI quality assurance standards to
help local, State, and Federal law enforcement agencies meet
their mission requirements, improve the efficacy and efficiency
of investigations, and protect and bring justice to the
innocent.
Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution (PREA) Audit Quality
Initiative.--Facility audits are a key component in helping
agencies move their sexual abuse prevention and response
policies from written documents to everyday practices. Congress
enhanced the audit process in 2018 to ensure greater oversight
of the audit process and improved audits. More than two years
later, these changes have not been fully implemented by the
PREA Management Office, in large part due to insufficient
resources. The Committee supports the Department providing the
necessary resources.
Opioid Abuse.--The recommendation includes $458,000,000 for
programs to reduce opioid abuse, as authorized by the
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA; Public
Law 114-198). Within this amount is $110,000,000 for drug
courts; $45,000,000 for the Mentally Ill Offender Act;
$40,000,000 for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT),
$40,000,000 for veterans treatment courts; $33,000,000 for
prescription drug monitoring; and $190,000,000 for the
Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP), which includes no
less than $11,000,000 for additional replication sites
employing the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) model,
with applicants demonstration a plan for sustainability of LEAD
model diversion programs, prioritizing sites with geographic
barriers.
The Committee recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic has
heightened the need to provide virtual transitional substance
abuse and misuse services to individuals who are incarcerated
and who struggle with substance abuse issues. By building on
and leveraging investments in medication assisted treatment and
telehealth services, the Committee supports programs that offer
internet-based substance abuse and misuse education, peer
coaching and case management. Such programs facilitate a
seamless transition from jails to the community and reduce
relapse and recidivism. The Committee encourages the Department
to support programs at no less than $10,000,000 that provide
comprehensive, virtual transition of care from jails to the
community for individuals struggling with substance abuse and
misuse challenges. Priority shall be given to under-served and
under-resourced communities.
The Committee is concerned about the growing epidemic of
prescription drug and heroin abuse and its impact on law
enforcement, and notes that funds within this account may be
used for the implementation of medication-assisted treatment to
help maintain abstinence from all opioids and heroin.
Promoting Positive Outcomes for Veterans in the Criminal
Justice System.--The Committee recommends the Department focus
on programs that train local, State, and Native American law
enforcement on techniques and procedures for identifying and
de-escalating initial contact with veterans suffering from
mental health and substance use disorders. The Committee
further recommends the Department focus on programs to divert
these veterans from the criminal justice system and instead
offer access to appropriate medical and/or mental health
treatment, to include such techniques as mindfulness,
meditation, and other alternative therapies. The Committee
directs the Department to submit a report to the Committee, not
later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, on programs
that support these goals. The report shall include information
on current programs, including funding that supports such
programs, and results.
Supporting Local Communities.--The recommendation includes
$102,769,000 for Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants,
which includes $100,754,000 for community projects and
$2,015,000 for related agency administrative expenses, to
assist State, local, and tribal law enforcement efforts to
prevent crime, improve the criminal justice system, provide
victims' services, and for other related activities. These
project recommendations will allow recipients the opportunity
to establish and enhance any of a variety of equipment,
technology and/or programs to encourage the continuation and
enhancement of community policing efforts within their
jurisdictions. The accompanying table details funding for
congressionally-designated activities, which are incorporated
by reference in the bill:
BYRNE DISCRETIONARY COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recipient Project Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
A New Way of Life............. A New Way of Life Safe $250,000
Homes--Women's Reentry
and Economic
Development Initiative.
Adams County Government....... Expanding Services to 2,000,000
Domestic Violence
Victims in Adams
County.
Ak-Chin Indian Community Ak-Chin Indian 500,000
Police Department. Community Police
Department Equipment
Modernization.
Allegheny Police Chiefs Inc... Body-Worn Camera and 550,000
Technology Project.
Alliance for Gun Restorative Justice 300,000
Responsibility Foundation. for Youth--South King
County.
Bell County................... Bell County Sheriff's 1,563,000
Department 2021
Equipment
Modernization Plan.
Bexar County Sheriff's Office. Bexar County Sheriff's 82,000
Office Animal Cruelty
Investigations Unit.
Bowie State University........ Institute for 750,000
Restorative Justice
and Practices.
Broward County Sheriff's Broward County Mental 563,000
Office. Health Diversion
Project.
Calhoun County Sherriff's Calhoun County Safe 1,700,000
Department. Schools Initiative.
Carroll County Sheriff's Body-Worn Cameras, In- 1,429,000
Office. Car Cameras, for
Carrol County
Sheriff's Office.
Cherokee County Sheriff's Cherokee County 340,000
Office. Training Facility
Equipment.
CHOICES for Victims of Safe Shelter for 750,000
Domestic Violence, dba LSS Victims of Domestic
CHOICES. Violence.
City of Albuquerque, Family Trauma Recovery 1,000,000
and Community Services. Center--Services for
Victims of Violent
Crime.
City of Alexandria (VA)....... Pilot Deployment of 600,000
Body-Worn Cameras in
the Alexandria Police
Department.
City of Alexandria (LA)....... City of Alexandria 276,000
Police Body-Worn
Camera Upgrade Project.
City of Baltimore............. 9-1-1 Diversion Pilot 2,000,000
Expansion.
City of Belton................ City of Belton Public 374,000
Safety Equipment.
City of Burien................ City of Burien 300,000
Enhanced Youth
Services.
City of Charlotte............. Cure Violence 1,000,000
Charlotte
Implementation.
City of Clearwater, Florida... Clearwater Police 144,000
Department Mental
Health Co-Responder
Program.
City of Deerfield Beach, Security Technology 595,000
Florida. Enhancements.
City of Detroit--Detroit Ceasefire Detroit 715,000
Police Department. Violence Reduction
Program.
City of El Paso............... El Paso Police 525,000
Department Body-Worn
Camera Program.
City of Fresno Police Advance Peace Fresno-- 300,000
Department. Violence Prevention
and Intervention
Program.
City of Glendale.............. Expansion of Forensic 700,000
Testing Services for
the Verdugo Regional
Crime Laboratory.
City of Hollywood............. Hollywood Police 1,702,000
Department Body-Worn
Cameras.
City of Huntington............ Hydraulic Lift and 4,000
Associated Equipment
for Motor Vehicle
Investigations.
City of Indianapolis.......... Mental Health 1,000,000
Diversion Program.
City of Largo, FL............. Police Officers Body- 230,000
Worn Cameras for Largo
Police Department.
City of Los Angeles, Office of CIRCLE 24/7: Crisis 1,500,000
City Homelessness Initiatives. and Incident Response
through Community-Led
Engagement.
City of Manassas Police Law Enforcement Mental 270,000
Department. Health and Domestic
Violence Case
Management Team.
City of Mansfield Division of City of Mansfield 50,000
Police. Division of Police Gun-
shot Detection Program.
City of McAllen............... City of Mcallen Police 250,000
Forensics Equipment.
City of Napa.................. Napa County Public 1,800,000
Safety Radio and
Communication Upgrade
Project.
City of New Haven............. New Haven Community 2,000,000
Crisis Response Team
(NH CCRT).
City of New York, Office to Crisis Management 3,000,000
Prevent Gun Violence. System (CMS).
City of Omaha................. Encompass Omaha: A 527,000
Hospital-based
Violence Intervention
Program.
City of Orlando............... City of Orlando Police 1,200,000
Department Next
Generation Body-Worn
Cameras.
City of Pelham, Georgia....... City of Pelham--Radio 225,000
Communications System
Upgrade.
City of Portland.............. City of Portland 200,000
Violence Prevention
Outreach.
City of Rialto................ City of Rialto Body- 700,000
Worn Camera Upgrade.
City of San Jose Police Mobile Crisis 1,000,000
Department. Assessment Team.
City of Selma, Alabama........ Community Oriented 550,000
Policing Services in
Selma, Alabama.
City of Simi Valley........... Simi Valley Radio 1,000,000
Replacement.
City of Stanton............... North Orange County 5,000,000
Public Safety Task
Force.
City of Stockton.............. Safer Streets--Safer 1,000,000
Communities: Group Gun
Violence Reduction,
Ceasefire, and
Firearms Reduction
Program.
City of Syracuse.............. Body-Worn Cameras for 140,000
the City of Syracuse.
City of Thornton.............. Body-Worn Cameras for 310,000
the Thornton Police
Department.
City of Tracy Police City of Tracy Crime 255,000
Department. Reduction Program.
City of Vallejo Police Vallejo Police 900,000
Department. Department Community
Mobile Mental Health
Response Unit Pilot
Program.
Cocaine and Alcohol Awareness Cocaine and Alcohol 671,000
Program, Incorporated. Awareness Program,
Incorporated (CAAP,
Inc) Community
Corrections Program.
Community Leaders Roundtable Snohomish County 246,000
of Seattle, d.b.a. CHOOSE 180. Community-Based
Diversion with CHOOSE
180.
County of El Paso, Texas...... The Crisis 2,015,000
Intervention Team.
County of Placer.............. Placer County Body- 580,000
Worn Camera Program.
County of Ventura............. Ventura County Cold 950,000
Case and Sexual
Assault Investigation.
Deerpark Town Police Dept..... Deer Park Body-Worn 30,000
Cameras.
Delaware Criminal Justice Statewide Body-Worn 1,600,000
Council. Camera Project.
Delaware Criminal Justice Statewide Violence 1,900,000
Council. Reduction Project.
Durham County Government...... Community Violence 250,000
Intervention Project.
East Baton Rouge Sheriff's East Baton Rouge Rapid 686,000
Office. DNA System.
Eastern Michigan University... Prisoner Reentry 250,000
Services.
Educate Youth Ypsilanti....... Police Community 149,000
Relations Training
Program.
Essex County Sheriff's STAR Program 850,000
Department. (Supporting
Transitions and
Reentry).
Family Service of Rhode Island Police Go Team 413,000
(FSRI). Critical Services and
Expansion.
Forrest County Sheriff's Forrest County 500,000
Office. Sheriff's Office
Radios & Body-Worn
Cameras.
Forsyth County Government..... Forsyth County 90,000
Substance Abuse and
Intervention Program.
Forsyth County Government..... Crisis Intervention 235,000
Team.
Genesee County................ Genesee County Justice 768,000
Partnership for Reform.
Graham County Sheriff's Graham County In-Car 91,000
Department. Radios for Patrol Cars.
Graham County Sheriff's Graham County Sheriff 53,000
Department. Body-Worn Camera
Project.
Hennepin County............... Hennepin County Family 500,000
Dependency Treatment
Court.
Homestead Police Department... Homestead Police 750,000
Department Body-Worn
Camera Program.
Houston Police Department..... Houston Police 975,000
Department Advocates
for Violent Crime
Victims.
Huckleberry House, Inc........ Central Ohio Youth 610,000
Homelessness Support
for Victims of Crime.
JEVS Human Services........... The Choice is Yours... 400,000
Johnstown Police Department... Johnstown Police 79,000
Department Mobile
Office Technology
Project.
Kansas City, Missouri Health Aim4Peace Hospital- 250,000
Department. based Violence
Intervention Program.
Kings County.................. King's County Deputy 413,000
Sheriff's Body-Worn
Camera Project.
Lackawanna County Government.. Lackawanna County Gun 2,000,000
and Gang Reduction and
Intelligence Project
(GGRIP).
Lansing Police Department..... Lansing Police 1,342,000
Department--Lansing
Crisis Assessment Team
(LCAT).
Law Enforcement Planning Modular Medical 659,000
Commission. Examiner's Office
Suite--Equipment.
Lifebridge Health, Inc........ LifeBridge Health 600,000
Community Violence
Cessation.
Los Angeles Brotherhood Brotherhood Crusade 220,000
Crusade, Black United Fund, and 2nd Call:
Inc.. Answering the Second
Call--A Holistic,
Culturally-Responsive,
Trauma-Informed Re-
Entry Program.
Louisiana Office of State Less-Than-Lethal 2,300,000
Police. Technology Training
Center Equipment.
Lower Richland Alumni The Lower Richland 800,000
Foundation. Alumni Foundation
Community Cares
Project.
Lucas County Sheriff's Office. Lucas County Jail 2,000,000
Mental Health
Evaluation and
Stabilization Wing
Planning and Design.
Lutheran Settlement House..... Strengthening Supports 125,000
for Victims of
Domestic Violence.
Marion County Prosecutors Marion County 96,000
Office. Prosecutor's Office
Second Chance
Workshops.
Menifee County Sheriff's Menifee County Schools 529,000
Office. Security Project.
Miami-Dade Police Department.. Operation Safe Ride-- 2,010,000
Public Safety Program.
Morrow County Sheriff's Office Morrow County 288,000
Sheriff's Office Radio
Communications System.
Mothers in Charge............. Mothers In Charge 100,000
Prevention,
Intervention and
Education (PIE).
Municipality of Utuado........ Law Enforcement 116,000
Equipment and
Technology for the
Utuado Municipal
Police.
National Institute for Youth ALIVE! and 500,000
Criminal Justice Reform. Community & Youth
Outreach (CYO).
Nevada Department of Public From Supervision to 235,000
Safety Parole and Probation. Success--Recidivism
Reduction Program.
New Britain Police Department. Improving Community 15,000
Youth & Police
Relations in New
Britain.
New Hanover County Sheriff's Forensic DNA 400,000
Department. Technology.
New York City Police Critical Response 350,000
Department. Command K9-Training
and Equipment.
New York City Police Forensic Equipment.... 2,000,000
Department.
New York City Police Personal Protective 550,000
Department. Equipment.
Newark Community Street Team, Newark Community 471,000
Inc.. Street Team High Risk
Intervention Expansion.
NMI Judiciary................. Technical Assistance 303,000
to Determine the
Viability of a Mental
Health Treatment Court
with a Specific Docket
for Veterans.
Oak Park Department of Public Oak Park Body-Worn and 560,000
Safety. In-Car Cameras.
Orange County................. Coordinated Reentry 5,000,000
Center--Programs and
Services.
Pinellas County Justice Center Pinellas County 200,000
Intercept Unit.
Portage County Sheriff's Body-Worn and In-Car 616,000
Office. Cameras for Patrol.
Prince William County Police Police Use of Force 250,000
Department. Assessment,
Evaluation, and
Analysis.
Raleigh/Wake City-County Raleigh/Wake City- 500,000
Bureau of Identification. County Bureau of
Identification DNA
Testing Equipment.
Ramsey County................. Ramsey County 900,000
Community Violence
Prevention Project.
Safelight, Inc................. Safelight Child 300,000
Advocacy Center.
Samadhi Center Inc............. Samadhi Center SNUGS 430,000
Program.
San Antonino Police Department San Antonio Mental 1,000,000
Health Unit Expansion.
Schuylkill County............. Schuylkill County 1,064,000
Intermediate
Punishment Facility
Equipment.
Southern Methodist University. Combatting Human 1,187,000
Trafficking.
Spokane Sheriff's Department.. Spokane Sheriff's 480,000
Department Rapid DNA
Technology.
Stafford Township Police On POINT--Proactive 32,000
Department. Outreach in Needs and
Treatment Program
Expansion.
State of Hawaii, Department of DLNR/Division of 340,000
Land and Natural Resources. Conservation and
Resources Enforcement
Academy Program.
The City of Grand Rapids...... Cure Violence Grand 600,000
Rapids.
The City of Opa-Locka Police Opa-Locka Gunshot 109,000
Department. Detection Violence
Reduction Initiative.
The Connie Rice Institute for Urban Peace Institute 220,000
Urban Peace. and Chapter TWO: South
Los Angeles Peace
Ambassadors.
Toberman Neighborhood Center.. Toberman Neighborhood 1,000,000
Center San Pedro
Violence Interruption
through Gang
Deterrence Program.
U.S. Institute Against Human Combatting Human 750,000
Trafficking. Trafficking in the
State of Florida.
University of Maryland Medical University of Maryland 497,000
Center R Adams Cowley Shock Medical Center R Adams
Trauma Violence Prevention Cowley Shock Trauma
Program. Violence Prevention
Program.
University of South Alabama... Department Community- 500,000
Based Crisis
Intervention Training
and Support for
Primary Responders.
University Park Police University Park Police 20,000
Department. Department Body-Worn
Cameras.
UTEC, Inc..................... Supports for Proven 500,000
Risk Youth and Young
Adults in Haverhill.
Village of Hoffman Estates.... Village of Hoffman 150,000
Estates Domestic
Violence Project.
Village of Maywood............ Maywood Alternative 621,000
Policing Strategies,
Junior (MAPS, JR).
Virginia Commonwealth Richmond, Virginia Gun 996,000
University. Violence Prevention
Framework.
Wolcott Police Department..... Fixed Network 3,200,000
Equipment Upgrade for
Wolcott Police
Department.
Young Women's Christian YWCA Greater Los 300,000
Association of Greater Los Angeles Sexual Assault
Angeles. Response Team Project
(SART).
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JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
The Committee recommends $494,000,000 for Juvenile Justice
programs, which is $148,000,000 above fiscal year 2021 and
$302,000,000 below the request. Funds are distributed as
follows:
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part B--State Formula................................... $80,000
Grants:
Emergency Planning--Juvenile Detention Facilities... (500)
Youth Mentoring Grants.................................. 110,000
Title V--Delinquency Prevention Incentive Grants........ 60,000
Prevention of Trafficking of Girls.................. (6,000)
Tribal Youth........................................ (14,000)
Children of Incarcerated Parents Web Portal......... (500)
Girls in the Justice System......................... (9,000)
Opioid Affected Youth Initiative.................... (12,000)
Children Exposed to Violence........................ (10,000)
Victims of Child Abuse Programs......................... 40,000
Missing and Exploited Children Programs................. 109,000
Training for Judicial Personnel......................... 5,000
Juvenile Indigent Defense............................... 10,000
Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative.......... 50,000
Community Violence Intervention Initiative.............. 10,000
Juvenile Accountability Block Grants.................... 20,000
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Total, Juvenile Justice............................. $494,000
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Alternatives to Youth Incarceration.--The Committee
recommends $50,000,000 to develop a new initiative to fund
states to close and repurpose youth prisons. Funding should be
used by State grantees to support a robust planning process to
help redirect resources freed up by youth prison closures to
support more effective alternatives to incarceration and
community-based programs for system-involved youth; needed
services and opportunities outside of the justice system; and
to address economic impact of youth prison closures on
communities, such as the re-employment of laid-off employees of
youth prisons. In addition, the Committee expects these funds
would be utilized to assist States in closing youth prisons and
directing State and local resources to support more effective
community-based services and supports for young people involved
in the juvenile justice system and their families, as well as
provide workforce development for correctional staff who will
need new employment upon facility closures.
Arts-based programs.--The Committee strongly supports a
comprehensive and innovative approach to programs that work to
improve the lives of the youth in our communities. The Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is encouraged to
partner with leaders in the arts communities and art
stakeholders to establish a demonstration program focused on
providing competitive grants to partnerships between arts
organizations and juvenile justice systems, programs, and
nonprofit organizations, to pilot promising and effective art-
based and art therapy models for youth at-risk of, or engaged
with, the juvenile justice systems.
Missing and Exploited Children Programs.--The
recommendation includes $109,000,000 for missing and exploited
children programs, which is $15,000,000 above fiscal year 2021
and $11,000,000 below the request.
The Committee recommends $60,000,000 for task force grants,
training and technical assistance, research and statistics, and
administrative costs for the Internet Crimes Against Children
(ICAC) program as authorized under Public Law 110-401. The
Department is directed to include in its ICAC Task Force grant
solicitation a prioritization of proactive investigations of
suspects possessing, distributing, or producing violent and
sadistic child sexual abuse imagery. The Committee also
encourages the Department to encourage ICAC grantees to
dedicate increased efforts to proactive investigations, which
have demonstrated potential to rescue children.
The Department is encouraged to support the development,
refinement, and technological advancement of widely used tools,
methods, and technologies that address child sexual
exploitation and trafficking.
The Committee recognizes the diverse and unique challenges
identified in the report to Congress directed by the Ashlynne
Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act (Public Law 115-166) for
the integration of State AMBER Alert communications plans and
tribal systems. Within the funds provided, the Committee
recommends no less than $4,400,000 for the operation and
activities of the existing AMBER Alert program. Of the funds
provided for AMBER Alert activities, $1,000,000 shall be
directed to addressing State/tribal integration consistent with
(1) the findings of the report directed in Public Law 115-166
and (2) a long-term budget and plan by the Department for
implementation across all States with affected Tribal
communities. The Committee directs the Department to submit to
the Committee a long-term budget and plan for implementation
across all States with affected tribal communities, not later
than 90 days after enactment of this Act.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Transparency.--The Committee recognizes the important work done
by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
(NCMEC) to find missing children, reduce child sexual
exploitation, and prevent child victimization. According to
estimates, Federal funding comprised over 80 percent of NCMEC's
budget for exploited children programs in 2019 and over 70
percent in 2020. Despite this significant Federal financial
support, as a private non-profit organization, NCMEC is not
subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and has
minimal statutory disclosure requirements. In order to better
understand whether NCMEC is working effectively to achieve its
organizational mission, the Committee directs the agency to
issue a report within 60 days of the enactment of this Act that
includes statistics for the preceding year detailing: (1) the
number of tips to the Cybertipline containing child sexual
abuse material (CSAM) disaggregated by how many images and
videos are deemed to be unique using hash-matching technology;
(2) the number of tips to the Cybertipline containing CSAM with
unique images and videos after deconfliction or deduplication
of visually similar imagery; (3) the number of unique image and
video files reviewed by the Child Victim Identification Program
(CVIP); (4) the total number of unique image and video files
reviewed by the CVIP disaggregated by whether there was a known
or suspected relationship between the suspected offender and
the victim, including disaggregation by the type of
relationship; and (5) the number of unidentified minor victims
added to the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children's image repository for the first time.
Preventing trafficking of girls.--The recommendation
includes $6,000,000 for grants for nonprofits and other
nongovernmental entities that have undergone rigorous
evaluation and have a successful track record of administering
research-based prevention and early intervention programs for
girls who are vulnerable to trafficking and are most likely to
end up in the juvenile justice system. Funds shall be used to
scale up and replicate these programs. This expansion will
bolster prevention and early intervention strategies and
curricula throughout the country, and place vulnerable girls on
a path toward success, stability, and long-term contribution to
our society.
Victims of Child Abuse Programs.--The recommendation
includes $40,000,000 for Victims of Child Abuse (VOCA)
programs, which is $10,000,000 above fiscal year 2021. The
Committee is aware that statutes of limitation laws have
prevented survivors of child sexual abuse, child exploitation,
and child sex trafficking from seeking justice when their
trauma causes them to delay disclosure of their abuse until
later in life. The Department is encouraged to prioritize
awards to grantees in States that are actively working to
review and revise civil and criminal statutes of limitations
laws and avenues for reviving time-barred civil claims for
child sexual abuse, child exploitation, and child sex
trafficking for adults who were a child at the time of the
sexual abuse claim in question.
Youth mentoring grants.--The recommendation includes
$110,000,000 for youth mentoring grants, which is $10,000,000
above fiscal year 2021.
The Committee recognizes the success of the Youth Mentoring
program. Through trusted peer-to-peer mentoring relationships,
in the community and in schools, Youth Mentoring grantees can
provide needed attention and support to at-risk children.
Mentoring relationships enhance a child's overall well-being by
improving their emotional, social, and educational development.
The Committee believes that the Department must take a more
aggressive approach to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline
and limit out-of-school suspensions. The Committee encourages
the Department to explore implementing programs that are
focused on disadvantaged students of color in elementary and
secondary school; available to all schools in all districts;
and include a curriculum that prevents unnecessary trauma and
harm; incorporates positive alternatives to suspension, in-
school arrests, and expulsion; and promotes educational
development and attainment. The Committee looks forward to the
report directed in House Reports 116-101 and 116-455, detailing
how the Department could partner with relevant stakeholders to
implement such a program.
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends a total of $156,800,000 for the
Public Safety Officer Benefits program, which is $13,000,000
above fiscal year 2021 and the same as the request. Within the
funds provided, $122,000,000 is for death benefits for
survivors, an amount estimated by the Congressional Budget
Office that is considered mandatory for scorekeeping purposes.
Also within the total, $34,800,000 is recommended for
disability benefits for public safety officers who are
permanently and totally disabled as a result of a catastrophic
injury sustained in the line of duty, and for education
benefits for the spouses and children of officers who are
killed in the line of duty or who are permanently and totally
disabled as a result of a catastrophic injury sustained in the
line of duty.
Community Oriented Policing Services
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $450,881,000 for Community
Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Programs, which is
$64,881,000 above fiscal year 2021 and $200,119,000 below the
request. Funds are distributed as follows:
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COPS Hiring Grants...................................... $245,000
Improving Tribal Law Enforcement Resources.......... (29,500)
Regional Information Sharing Activities............. (44,000)
Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act...... (8,000)
Tribal Access Program............................... (3,000)
Civilian Review Boards.............................. (4,000)
Community Policing Development/Training and Technical 35,000
Assistance.............................................
Police Act.............................................. 11,000
Anti-Methamphetamine Task Forces........................ 15,000
Anti-Heroin Task Forces................................. 35,000
STOP School Violence Act................................ 53,000
COPS Technology and Equipment Community Projects........ 56,881
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Total, Community Oriented Policing Services......... $450,881
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Active shooter response.--The recommendation includes
$11,000,000 for the POLICE Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-199).
The Committee notes the importance of training partnerships
that offer nationwide, dynamic force-on-force scenario-based
training. The Committee understands the training has been
adopted by numerous States and agencies as their standard
active shooter training and that the FBI has adopted this
program as its national training standard for active shooter
response.
As Congress works to reduce gun violence by enacting
universal background checks and other gun safety measures, it
is critical that all educational institutions, including our
schools and universities, receive adequate training and
assistance in responding to active shooter situations and that
such training involves campus police officers who are
particularly critical to the initial response in these
situations.
The Committee directs the Department of Justice to ensure
that such grants authorized under the POLICE Act be made
available for primary schools, secondary schools, and college
campuses, and that such training is integrated with campus
police officers and local law enforcement.
The Department shall report to the Committee, within 180
days of enactment, on the number of schools that have received
active shooter training and the number of schools' campus
police officer units that have received active shooter training
in connection with this program over the last three fiscal
years.
Community Policing Development (CPD).--The Committee
recommends $35,000,000 for CPD, for competitive grants provided
directly to law enforcement, including training programs. Of
this amount, (1) $15,000,000 is for officer training in de-
escalation techniques, of which no less than $4,000,000 is for
grants to regional de-escalation training centers that are
administered by accredited institutions of higher education and
offer de-escalation training certified by a national
certification program; (2) $5,000,000 is for assisting agencies
with gaining accreditation to ensure compliance with national
and international standards covering all aspects of law
enforcement policies, procedures, practices, and operations, of
which no less than $1,500,000 is to be provided for small and
rural law enforcement agencies for this purpose; (3) $3,000,000
is for the CPD Microgrants program, which provides funding for
demonstration and pilot projects that offer creative ideas to
advance crime fighting, community engagement, problem solving,
and organizational changes to support community policing; (4)
$2,000,000 is for grants to support tolerance, diversity, and
anti-bias training programs offered by organizations with well-
established experience training law enforcement personnel and
criminal justice professionals; and (5) $10,000,000 for grants
to States to embed mental and behavioral health services with
law enforcement, including training programs. The Committee
directs the Department to provide a status update on the
program within 60 days of the enactment of this Act.
Civilian Review Boards.--Within the amount provided for
COPS, the Committee recommends $4,000,000 for grants for the
development of best practices for, and the creation of,
civilian review boards to oversee local police departments.
Civilian review boards funded under this program should be
independent and adequately resourced, have investigatory
authority and staff subpoena power, have representative
community diversity, have policy making authority, provide
advocates for civilian complainants, have mandatory police
power to conduct hearings, and conduct statistical studies on
prevailing complaint trends.
Law Enforcement Screening and Training to Eliminate Bias.--
The Committee recognizes the importance to effective policing
of law enforcement personnel reflecting the communities they
serve, and of officers identifying and eliminating biases that
impair their ability to earn and maintain community trust, and
carry out their duties fairly. In addition, to fulfill their
mission, law enforcement agencies should implement best
practices to prevent active proponents of white supremacy and
violent anti-government extremism from joining their ranks, and
to eliminate such individuals from officers corps. The
Committee encourages the Department to provide the highest
priority to COPS Hiring program applicants and law enforcement
agencies that request support for screening and counseling
programs to identify and prevent the radicalization of
applicants and personnel who endorse violent and hateful
extremist movements. The Committee further encourages the
Department to prioritize COPS Hiring grants to program
applicants and law enforcement agencies that require their
employees to complete trainings on ethnic and racial bias,
racial profiling, gender bias, sexual orientation and gender
identity bias, and/or cultural diversity.
Police Accountability and Community.--The Committee urges
the Department to make funds available to help nonprofit
organizations, institutions of higher education, community
groups, youth groups, and faith-based organizations facilitate
organized dialogues that bring together community members and
law enforcement officers so that they may collaborate to
develop shared goals that will enhance the collective safety of
the community. The dialogues should include diverse groups of
community members, local elected officials, law enforcement
leaders and officers, business leaders, and community members,
including youth groups, to assess the state of police-community
relations in States and local communities. The Department is
further urged to partner with these organizations to develop
strategies that will result in concrete action items that will
improve the relationships between the police and the
communities and further the goal of enhancing collective
safety. Within 180 days of enactment of this Act, the
Department shall submit a progress report to the Committee on
the results of the dialogues as well as on any law enforcement
practices that have changed as a result of the dialogues.
Regional Information Sharing Activities.--Regional
information sharing activities play a key role in assisting our
local, State and Federal law enforcement agencies fight crime
and terrorism. This recommendation provides $44,000,000, which
is $4,000,000 above fiscal year 2021 for grants to State and
local law enforcement for these activities.
STOP School Violence Act.--The recommendation includes
$53,000,000, which is equal to the fiscal year 2021 level for
evidence-based school hardening measures including metal
detectors, locks, lighting, ballistic glass, and other
deterrent measures in coordination with law enforcement, as
well as training for local law enforcement officers to prevent
student violence, technology for expedited notification of
local law enforcement during an emergency, and other measures
determined to provide significant improvement in physical
security of schools.
School resource officers.--The Committee supports
strategies that improve school climate in order to reduce
harmful, disproportionate suspensions, expulsions, and arrests
of students of color, and to protect the civil liberties of
students in school.
COPS Technology and Equipment Community Projects.--The
recommendation includes $56,881,000 for grants to State, local,
and Tribal law enforcement which includes $55,766,000 for
community projects and $1,115,000 for related agency
administrative expenses, to develop and acquire effective
technologies and interoperable communications that assist in
responding to and preventing crime. These project
recommendations will allow recipients the opportunity to
establish and enhance any of a variety of technical equipment
and/or programs to encourage the continuation and enhancement
of community policing efforts within their jurisdictions. These
projects should help improve police effectiveness and the flow
of information among law enforcement agencies, local government
service providers, and the communities they serve.
COPS is directed to ensure that all equipment funded under
this program meets the requirements of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology Office of Law Enforcement
Standards. The accompanying table details funding for
congressionally designated activities, which are incorporated
by reference in the bill:
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT COMMUNITY
PROJECTS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recipient Project Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Camden County Police Department Cameras to Monitor $500,000
Illegal Dumping.
Chicago Police Department...... Chicago Integrated 500,000
Intelligence Strategy
Program Equipment.
Chittenden County Public Safety Chittenden County 750,000
Authority. Public Safety
Authority Regional
Dispatch Center--
Equipment.
City of Alamo.................. City of Alamo Police 540,000
Radio Equipment.
City of Clinton Police Radio Upgrades and 173,000
Department. Repeater Placement.
City of Elk Grove.............. Elk Grove Police 520,000
Department
Communications Center
Equipment.
City of Fremont................ City of Fremont 250,000
Emergency Dispatch
System.
City of Glendale............... Glendale 911 480,000
Communication Center
Upgrades.
City of Greensboro............. Computer Aided Dispatch 3,000,000
System Replacement for
the City of
Greensboro, NC.
City of Huntington............. Nationally Integrated 219,000
Ballistic Information
Network (NIBIN)
Terminal.
City of Lemoore................ City of Lemoore Police 1,000,000
Dispatch.
City of Monroeville............ Monroeville Police 125,000
Department Security
Cameras.
City of Monrovia............... Monrovia Public Safety 843,000
Critical
Communications
Replacement Project.
City of Pomona--Police Police Radio Upgrades.. 3,404,000
Department.
City of Saint Paul............. Saint Paul Police 2,000,000
Department Portable
Radio Replacement.
City of Sparks................. First Responder Radio 1,000,000
Equipment.
City of Suffolk................ Suffolk Emergency 3,492,000
Communication Center
Computer Aided
Dispatching (CAD) and
Police Records
Management System
(RMS) Replacement.
City of Tampa.................. COPS Technology 382,000
Enhancement.
City of Vancouver.............. City of Vancouver 1,500,000
Police Camera Program.
City of West Wendover.......... Police Interoperability 376,000
Equipment.
City of Wilkes-Barre........... City of Wilkes-Barre, 2,100,000
Pennsylvania's
Community Policing
Technology and
Equipment Initiative.
City of Winston-Salem, NC...... Winston-Salem Police 273,000
Department Real Time
Crime Center
Technology Upgrades.
Coos County.................... Coos County Emergency 231,000
Radio Communications
System.
County of Northampton.......... Eastern Shore of 8,245,000
Virginia's Regional
Public Safety Radio
Communications System.
Gary Police Department......... Technology Upgrades-- 500,000
Gary Police Department.
Hamilton County Department of Hamilton County P25 1,600,000
Communications. Radio System
Enhancement.
Hillsdale County Sheriff's Communication 210,000
Office. Technology Improvement.
Johnson County Fiscal Court.... Johnson County First 859,000
Responder
Communications Project.
Manchester Police Department... Manchester Gunshot 300,000
Recognition Technology.
Marion County--Finance Marion County Public 1,200,000
Department. Safety Radio System
Upgrade and Repairs.
Montgomery County Sheriff's Montgomery County 25,000
Office. Sheriff's Office
License Plate Reader.
Nevada County Sheriff's Nevada County Sheriff's 4,800,000
Department. Office Radio
Infrastructure
Improvements.
Norwich Police Department...... Norwich Police 700,000
Department Computer
Aided Dispatch and
Records Management
System.
Oceanside Police Department.... In-Car Camera System... 587,000
Pinellas County Government..... Pinellas County 1,750,000
Consolidated Computer
Aided Dispatch (CAD)
System.
Prince George's County Mobile Camera System... 442,000
Government.
San Luis Obispo County......... County of San Luis 5,600,000
Obispo Public Safety
Communication System.
South Beaver Township Police South Beaver Township 224,000
Department. Police Department
Communication System
Improvement Project.
SouthCom Combined Dispatch SouthCom Technology 276,000
Center. Upgrades.
Strafford County Sheriff's Strafford County 752,000
Department. Sheriff Radio Systems.
The Borough of Leonia.......... The Strengthening 250,000
Public Safety
Communications Project.
Town of Paradise............... Upgraded Radios for 615,000
Paradise Police
Department.
Union City Police Department... Closed-Circuit 1,100,000
Television (CCTV) for
a Safer Union City.
Union County, New Jersey....... Union County, New 1,270,000
Jersey, Law
Enforcement
Interoperable
Communications
Expansion and Upgrades.
Village of East Alton.......... East Alton Law 25,000
Enforcement Cameras.
Waterford Township Police 911 Dispatch-Emergency 250,000
Department. Operations Center
Technology Upgrades.
Westmoreland County Department Westmoreland County 528,000
of Public Safety. Department of Public
Safety Backup 9-1-1.
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General Provisions--Department of Justice
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee has included the following general provisions
for the Department of Justice:
Section 201 makes available additional reception and
representation funding for the Attorney General from the
amounts provided in this title.
Section 202 prohibits the use of funds to require any
person to perform or facilitate the performance of an abortion.
Section 203 establishes that the Director of the Bureau of
Prisons is obliged to provide escort services to an inmate
receiving an abortion outside of a Federal facility, except
where this obligation conflicts with the preceding section.
Section 204 establishes requirements and procedures for
transfer proposals.
Section 205 prohibits the use of certain funds for
transporting prisoners classified as maximum or high security,
other than to a facility certified by the Bureau of Prisons as
appropriately secure.
Section 206 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase or
rental by Federal prisons of audiovisual equipment, services
and materials used primarily for recreational purposes, except
for those items and services needed for inmate training,
religious, or educational purposes.
Section 207 requires review by the Deputy Attorney General
and the Department Investment Review Board prior to the
obligation or expenditure of funds for major information
technology projects.
Section 208 requires the Department to follow reprogramming
procedures for any deviation from the program amounts specified
in this title or the accompanying report, or the reuse of
deobligated funds provided in previous years.
Section 209 prohibits the use of funds for OMB Circular A-
76 competitions for work performed by employees of the Bureau
of Prisons or of the Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
Section 210 prohibits U.S. Attorneys from holding
additional responsibilities that exempt U.S. Attorneys from
statutory residency requirements.
Section 211 permits up to 2 percent of grant and
reimbursement program funds made available to the Office of
Justice Programs to be used for training and technical
assistance, and up to 2 percent of grant funds made available
to that office to be used for criminal justice research,
evaluation and statistics by the National Institute of Justice
and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Section 212 provides cost-share waivers for certain DOJ
grant programs.
Section 213 waives the requirement that the Attorney
General reserve certain funds from amounts provided for
offender incarceration.
Section 214 prohibits funds, other than funds for the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System established
under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, from being
used to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to a
known or suspected agent of a drug cartel where law enforcement
personnel do not continuously monitor or control such firearm.
Section 215 permits DOJ to participate in Performance
Partnership Pilot collaboration programs.
Section 216 provides for the use of offsetting collections
credited to and made available in the Working Capital Fund.
Section 217 prohibits EOIR's use of case completion quotas
in immigration judge performance evaluations.
Section 218 prohibits funds to move a Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives facility.
Section 219 the awarding of funds under the Byrne JAG or
COPS programs unless the United States Attorney General
certifies that the recipient State or unit of local government
satisfies several conditions.
Section 220 prohibits Department of Justice funding from
being made available to any law enforcement agency of any
State, unit of local government, or federally-recognized Tribal
Government unless the Attorney General has certified that such
agency has begun or completed the process of receiving
accreditation from a law enforcement accreditation organization
approved by the Attorney General.
Section 221 prohibits the awarding of funds under the Byrne
JAG or COPS programs unless the United States Attorney General
certifies that the recipient State or unit of local government
has in effect a law prohibiting sexual activity while acting
under color of law.
Section 222 authorizes a National Task Force on Law
Enforcement Oversight.
TITLE III
SCIENCE
Office of Science and Technology Policy
The Committee recommends $7,152,000 for the Office of
Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), which is $1,608,000 above
the fiscal year 2021 enacted level.
Climate Change Adaptation.--The Committee supports the
direction provided by Executive Order 14008 regarding climate
adaptation and resilience and the mandate for each Federal
agency to produce annual Climate Action Plans. The Committee is
concerned about the quality of these action plans and the
climate information on which they are based. Therefore, the
Committee provides $500,000 and directs OSTP, in collaboration
with NOAA and the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP),
to develop, and make public, guidance for Federal agencies as
they create and update their Climate Action Plans and annual
progress reports to (1) assist agencies in identifying and
accessing quality and appropriate climate information; (2)
ensure consistent application of climate information
parameters, including but not limited to timeframes, emissions
scenarios, and risk tolerance levels; (3) ensure appropriate
interpretation of climate information; and (4) ensure
consistency across agencies with regard to the scope of the
evaluations of the impacts of climate change to their
operations, capabilities, facilities, and public services.
Further, the Committee directs OSTP, in collaboration with
NOAA and USGCRP, to review agency Climate Action Plans to
assess the appropriateness of the climate information that was
used, including parameters such as the timeframes, emissions
scenarios, and risk tolerance. OSTP shall, not later than 90
days after the enactment of this Act, provide the Committee
with a detailed briefing on the findings from this review as
well as its plan to provide guidance to the agencies to improve
the quality and consistency of future climate action plans.
Federally Funded Scientific Research.--The Committee
recognizes the considerable progress made by OSTP in bringing
to completion the department and agency public access plans
called for by the OSTP Memorandum ``Increasing Access to the
Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research,'' issued
February 22, 2013. The Committee understands that 22
departments and agencies with annual expenditures on research
and development of $100,000,000 or more now have completed
their public access plans for increasing access to peer-
reviewed scholarly publications and digital data resulting from
Federally funded research. The Committee encourages OSTP to
continue its efforts to coordinate the implementation of public
access policies across Federal departments and agencies and to
identify additional opportunities to enhance access to the
results of Federally funded research. The Committee received
OSTP's quarterly progress reports regarding department and
agency public access planning efforts, the most recent report
being issued on January 9, 2017. Further, OSTP shall report to
the Committee on an annual basis on the progress of departments
and agencies in implementing their public access plans,
including relevant measures of progress, and regarding
additional steps being taken to improve access to the results
of Federally funded research. In addition, at least 90 days
prior to making any changes to the Federal Government's public
access policies as outlined in the 2013 OSTP memorandum on
``Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded
Scientific Research'', the Committee directs OSTP to submit to
the Committee a report on the costs and budgetary impact of
such changes. The report shall include a complete analysis of
any newly-created costs, including any potential new costs for
grant recipients.
Arctic Observing System.--The Committee recognizes the
significant impacts of the changing climate in the Arctic,
which have dramatically outpaced the changes on the rest of the
planet. Unfortunately, the Nation's ability to monitor, detect,
and understand marine, terrestrial, and atmospheric changes and
their implications for the rest of the planet is limited by the
insufficient observing facilities in the Arctic. The Committee
therefore directs OSTP, no later than 270 days after the
enactment of this Act, to provide the Committee with a report
on the need to establish and maintain a sustained Arctic
observing network, including recommendations on the
implementation and construction of such a network. The report
should be developed in coordination with relevant Federal
agencies and include ally Arctic nations, as appropriate.
Microbiome.--The Committee requests an update from the
National Science and Technology Council on the implementation
of the Interagency Strategic Plan for Microbiome Research,
which was developed by the Microbiome Interagency Working
Group, and in particular, any proposal for the continuation of
the plan at its completion in 2022. The Committee encourages
OSTP to prioritize leveraging the National Microbiome Data
Collaborative at the Department of Energy to ensure cross-
agency collaboration and integration of microbiome datasets.
Career Technical Education (CTE) and Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education and Workforce Pipeline
Strategy.--The Committee supports improving the coordination of
Federal efforts involved in growing and sustaining a robust
STEM and skilled technical workforce. The Committee recognizes
the Office of Science and Technology Policy's coordinating role
of federal programs and activities relating to STEM education
on the Committee on STEM Education. The Committee directs the
Director to participate and coordinate as an essential federal
stakeholder with department secretaries working to create a
national CTE and STEM Education and Workforce Pipeline
Strategy.
National Space Council
The Committee recommends $1,965,000 for the National Space
Council, which is equal to the fiscal year 2021 appropriation
and equal to the request.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The Committee recommends $25,038,400,000 for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which is an
increase of $1,767,122,000 over the fiscal year 2021
appropriation and $236,900,000 above the request.
NASA's fiscal year 2022 request places a welcome emphasis
on Earth science and aeronautics research, and STEM education,
while also continuing human exploration and increasing our
understanding of the solar system and beyond. NASA is meeting
its responsibility to help lead a whole-of-government approach
to helping Americans prepare for and respond to a changing
climate. NASA's research will dramatically improve and
streamline the collection and analysis of data that is critical
to enhancing our understanding of climate change and our
response to it. For the first time since fiscal year 2017, the
Administration's budget submission requests funding for the
Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM), and proposes a significant
increase to that account. The Committee supports this increase
and includes funding to greatly expand NASA's Office of STEM
Engagement.
The Committee's program and project recommendations for
NASA are included in the consolidated funding table below and
in narrative direction throughout this report. The Committee
reminds NASA that any deviations from the amounts included in
the table below are subject to section 505 requirements of this
Act. When executing its budget for fiscal year 2022, NASA shall
incorporate the funding levels established in both the table
and the narrative direction.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
(In thousands of dollars)
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Program Amount
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Science:
Earth Science....................................... $2,250,000
Planetary Science................................... 3,234,800
Astrophysics........................................ 1,446,300
James Webb Space Telescope.......................... 175,400
Heliophysics........................................ 773,000
Biological and Physical Science..................... 90,000
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Total, Science.......................................... 7,969,500
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Aeronautics............................................. 935,000
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Space Technology........................................ 1,280,000
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Exploration:
Orion Multi-purpose Crew Vehicle.................... 1,406,700
Space Launch System (SLS) Vehicle Deployment........ 2,635,900
Exploration Ground Systems.......................... 690,000
Exploration Research and Development................ 2,546,700
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Total, Exploration...................................... 7,279,300
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Space Operations........................................ 3,961,300
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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) 147,000
===============
Safety, Security and Mission Services................... 3,030,000
===============
Construction and Environmental Compliance and 390,300
Restoration............................................
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Office of Inspector General............................. 46,000
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Total, NASA............................................. $25,038,400
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SCIENCE
The Committee provides $7,969,500,000 for Science, which is
$668,500,000 above the fiscal year 2021 appropriation and
$38,100,000 above the request.
Earth Science.--The recommendation includes $2,250,000,000
for Earth Science programs, which is $250,000,000 above the
fiscal year 2021 enacted level and equal to the request. NASA's
budget submission reflects a renewed focus on Earth science,
which was sorely lacking in the prior Administration's
requests. Climate change is a global crisis, and this research
is critical to helping Americans understand the nature of
climate change and how to effectively respond.
Earth Science Research and Analysis.--The Committee
recommends no less than $363,800,000 for Earth Science Research
and Analysis, which is equal to the requested level.
Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE).--The
Committee provides $119,400,000, which is $25,700,000 less than
the fiscal year 2021 appropriation and equal to the
Administration's request. The data to be generated by PACE
builds upon a multi-decade effort by NASA and other Federal
agencies to generate information from space that helps, for
example, to characterize and assess the health of the fisheries
environment and to more accurately assess the status of fish
stocks, as well as to help identify the extent and duration of
harmful algal blooms. Such unique observational information
cannot be replicated elsewhere, and industry itself does not
have the financial means to acquire wide scale data such as
that generated by PACE and its precursor missions. The
Committee directs NASA to report to the Committee within 60
days of enactment on NASA's efforts to maintain a 2022 launch
date for this mission.
Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory
(CLARREO) Pathfinder.--The Committee provides $19,000,000 for
this mission, $5,500,000 less than the fiscal year 2021
appropriation and $500,000 above the Administration's request.
The Committee welcomes NASA's inclusion of adequate funding in
this year's budget request, as directed by the fiscal year 2021
Committee report.
Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR).--The Committee
supports DSCOVR's continued operations through 2023 and
recommends full funding for this important inter-agency
initiative to maintain the nation's real-time solar wind
monitoring capabilities, which are critical to the accuracy and
lead time of NOAA's space weather alerts and forecasts.
Small Satellite Launch Services.--To enhance the breadth of
research achieved using small satellite platforms and bolster
NASA's overall scientific objectives, the Committee directs
NASA to continue its work with commercial industry to examine
ways for small satellite missions to procure launch services
that are more tailored to their mission dependent orbits,
locations, and schedules, while minimizing launch costs.
University Small Satellite missions.--The Committee
supports NASA's collaborative efforts with U.S. colleges and
universities to conduct research through small spacecraft
missions, including CubeSat and SmallSat missions. The
Committee believes these competitively selected projects led by
principal investigators at institutions of higher education
help train the next generation of scientists and provide much-
needed research. The Committee directs NASA to provide not less
than $30,000,000 for these missions.
Earth Science Decadal.--The Committee supports the
Administration's plan to consolidate upcoming missions
recommended by the National Academy of Sciences' Decadal Survey
for Earth Science and Applications from Space into its Earth
Observatory System approach. As such, the Committee supports
the Administration's request, which will fund the Mass Change
and Surface Biology and Geology missions, as well as two
missions to address Aerosols and Clouds, Convection and
Precipitation.
Planetary Defense.--The Committee provides $197,200,000 for
Planetary Defense, which is equal to the request. The Committee
recognizes NASA did not previously have the resources to invest
in the capabilities required to satisfy its mandate to detect
90 percent of objects greater than 140 meters that threaten
Earth by 2020. In keeping with prior congressional direction,
the Committee also directs that not less than $143,200,000
shall be for the Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission (NEO
Surveyor). The Committee welcomes NASA's commitment to the NEO
Surveyor mission and to a 2026 launch date, and directs NASA to
provide a report to the Committee, no later than 180 days after
enactment of this Act, on the fulfillment of its NEO mandate
and development progress of both the NEO Surveyor and DART
missions.
Double Asteroid Redirection Test.--Within the funds
provided for Planetary Defense, the Committee recommends not
less than $11,100,000, equal to the request, to ensure that the
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) technology
demonstration mission is ready for launch in fiscal year 2022.
The Committee understands that this mission can be accomplished
with NASA participation only using ground-based telescopes and
radars to provide the needed measurements to assess the degree
of deflection resulting from the DART impactor, and that this
telescope support is already baselined in the NASA mission.
Lunar Discovery and Exploration.--The Committee provides
$497,300,000 for Lunar Discovery and Exploration, including
$22,100,000 for continued operation of the Lunar Reconnaissance
Orbiter and $107,200,000 for the Volatiles Investigating Polar
Exploration Rover (VIPER) mission to the South Pole of the Moon
to search for and sample lunar water ice. These funds are equal
to the request. The Committee supports NASA's commitment to
utilizing public-private partnerships to advance its lunar
science and exploration agenda and encourages the agency to
leverage the resources and expertise of both private industry
and universities in pursuit of these goals. The Committee
directs that the Lunar Discovery and Exploration program adhere
to the lunar science priorities established by decadal surveys
and the National Research Council's Scientific Context for the
Exploration of the Moon, and that activities funded within the
program meet both lunar science and human exploration needs.
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS).--The Committee
provides the full budget request for Commercial Lunar Payload
Services (CLPS), which will help grow the space economy and
create lasting, affordable commercial operations on the Moon.
The Committee applauds the recent addition of new companies
into the CLPS portfolio and the awarding of new commercial
delivery contracts.
New Frontiers missions.--The Committee provides
$271,700,000 for New Frontiers missions, including $201,100,000
for Dragonfly, which is equal to the budget request. The New
Frontiers program explores our solar system with medium-class
spacecraft missions. Within the New Frontiers program, possible
mission destinations and the science goals for each competitive
opportunity are limited to specific science targets announced
for the competition aligned with the scientific goals and
priorities as described in the Planetary Science Decadal
Survey. The Committee also supports continuation of the Juno
mission and urges NASA to include sufficient funding in its
fiscal year 2023 budget submission to do the critical
engineering and navigation calculations needed to continue the
entire approved science scope of the Juno mission extension.
Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration
(SIMPLEx).--SIMPLEx are the only competitive planetary science
missions that innovative commercial companies can lead, and the
only planetary small spacecraft program within all of NASA. The
Committee supports SIMPLEx solicitations and encourages NASA to
consider ways to maximize opportunities for SIMPLEx missions,
including the potential for dedicated smallsat launch, in
addition to the current option of using rideshare on large
launch vehicles, which will further accelerate and enhance
overall planetary science mission objectives.
Venus Technology Project.--Within Planetary Science, the
recommendation includes no less than $10,000,000, equal to the
request, for Venus Technology and technology demonstrations for
Venus Discovery, including Venus surface science
instrumentation work.
Mars Exploration Program.--The Committee provides
$267,800,000, which is $32,600,000 below the fiscal year 2021
appropriation and equal to the requested level. This level
reflects the establishment of the Mars Sample Return as a
separate mission.
Mars Sample Return.--The Committee provides $688,000,000
million for Mars Sample Return, $34,800,000 above the request.
The Committee does so in recognition of the important impact
that the successful landing and operation of the Mars
Perseverance rover is having for the nation and the scientific
research community. In fulfillment of the objective to cache
and return samples to Earth, and as the highest priority of the
Planetary Science decadal survey, funding is provided for the
Mars Sample Return mission to meet a 2026 launch window.
Jupiter Europa Missions.--The Committee provides
$472,100,000, which is $68,600,000 above the fiscal year 2021
appropriation and equal to the request level, for the Europa
Clipper Mission. The Clipper mission will explore Europa, the
smallest of the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter, and
investigate its habitability. The Committee reiterates that
following a full and open competition, the Administrator is not
limited to the launch vehicles listed in the NLS-II contract of
the Launch Services Program as of the date of the enactment of
this Act, and the Europa Clipper Mission may launch on a
commercial launch vehicle, if NASA makes such an award, in
order to support a 2024 launch to reduce overall mission costs
and complexity and expedite science results as supported by the
decadal survey.
Icy Satellites Surface Technology.--The Committee directs
that not less than $14,200,000 shall be for Icy Satellites
Surface Technology to meet the science goals for the Jupiter
Europa mission as recommended in previous Planetary Science
Decadal surveys and to enable a lander and Ocean Worlds
Technology mission by the next decade, based on input from the
next Planetary Science Decadal survey. Investments in landing,
mobility, sampling, communications, autonomous operations, and
power technology for low-temperature environments should be
prioritized.
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).--
The Committee rejects the Administration's request to terminate
SOFIA and provides $85,200,000, which is equal to the fiscal
year 2021 level. SOFIA can undertake astronomical observations
not possible with other ground-based or space-based telescopes
available today. SOFIA has made significant recent scientific
discoveries, including detecting, for the first time, helium
hydride in interstellar space, which is thought to be the first
molecule ever formed in the early universe, as well as
identifying compelling evidence of water on the Moon, for the
first time, in its sunlit regions.
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.--The Committee provides
$501,600,000, which is equal to the request, and supports a
mission launch in 2025. This mission was included as the
highest priority in the 2010 Astrophysics Decadal Survey.
Within this total, the recommended amount shall include
continued development of the coronagraph as a technology
demonstration mission.
Astrophysics Explorers.--The Committee provides
$277,700,000 for the Astrophysics Explorer program. The
Committee is encouraged by NASA's commitment to accelerate the
cadence of Astrophysics Explorer missions and to establish a
new line of small Pioneer-class missions that leverage
advancements in low-cost platforms such as CubeSats and
balloons to support groundbreaking science. The Committee
recognizes that such activities can improve scientific
understanding while simultaneously developing the scientific
workforce through increased research opportunities for students
and faculty.
Astrophysics Research.--The Committee recognizes the role
of the Astrophysics Research program in supporting the
development of novel astrophysics observation technologies that
lay the foundation of future mission architectures, and
recommends $279,100,000. A strong research program maximizes
the scientific value of space-based missions by ensuring that
the data collected through such observations can continue to
provide new insights into the mechanisms behind cosmological
phenomena. The Committee also understands that supporting these
activities through extramural grant funding contributes to the
long-term viability of the U.S. astrophysics community.
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).--The Committee provides
$175,400,000, which is equal to the Administration's requested
level.
Heliophysics Technology.--The Committee appreciates NASA
including this account in its fiscal year 2022 budget request,
and provides the requested funding. The Committee recognizes
the critical role that technology development programs play in
enabling novel and transformative capabilities and mission
concepts and notes the contributions of these programs in other
divisions within the Science Mission Directorate. Activities
supported by such programs in Heliophysics can help sustain a
robust community of technologists with unique connections to
the discipline while also contributing to the workforce
development pipeline through funded research and technology
development at universities.
Solar Terrestrial Probes.--The Committee recommends
$253,300,000 for the Solar Terrestrial Probes program. The
Committee supports NASA's implementation of the Interstellar
Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) and the Dynamical Neutral
Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling (DYNAMIC) mission as
competitively selected, cost-capped, and principal
investigator-led missions in accordance with the
recommendations of the Decadal Survey. The Committee also
directs that within these funds, not less than $21,400,000,
$600,000 above the request, is provided for the continuation of
the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission.
AERONAUTICS
The Committee provides $935,000,000 for Aeronautics, which
is $106,300,000 greater than the fiscal year 2021 appropriation
and $20,200,000 above the requested level.
Hypersonics Technology Project.--Within amounts provided,
not less than $50,000,000 is for NASA's ongoing Hypersonics
Technology Project (HTP), which is $10,000,000 above the
request. Hypersonic flight involves speeds of Mach 5 and above
and holds the potential for new military and civilian
capabilities and to boost American leadership in new commercial
flight technology applications. Program managers should
continue to coordinate closely with partners in the Department
of Defense (DOD) to enable NASA to leverage investments in
ground and flight activities and to develop and validate
advanced physics-based computational models as building blocks
toward a long-term vision for high-speed, hypersonic and high
Mach air transport. The Committee strongly encourages NASA to
continue to explore additional opportunities to increase
hypersonics research, including reusable vehicle technologies,
hypersonic propulsion systems, and high temperature materials,
including advancement of next-generation Carbon-Carbon
composite and other advanced material development. No less than
$15,000,000 of HTP funds should be prioritized for
collaborations with academia and industry, including potential
public-private partnerships as appropriate, with the goal of
advancing hypersonic and high Mach technologies that meet both
NASA's strategic goals as well as industry needs, with
particular emphasis on reducing the environmental and
operational barriers to flight at these speeds. The committee
also notes the opportunities for commercial hypersonic usage,
or low-speed hypersonic flight at Mach four to Mach five to
enable development of the next generation of commercial
aeronautics travel.
University-led Aeronautics Materials Research.--Within
funding for the Aeronautics, the Committee provides up to
$10,000,000 to advance university-led aeronautics materials
research for structural applications. With this funding, the
Committee encourages NASA to partner with academic institutions
that have strong capabilities in aviation, aerospace
structures, inspection and the associated predictive life-cycle
performance, and materials testing, inspection, and evaluation,
to reduce material system time to acceptance.
Aerosciences Evaluation and Test Capabilities.--The
Committee fully funds the Aerosciences Evaluation and Test
Capabilities wind tunnel management program at the
Administration request, and directs NASA to report to the
Committee within 90 days of enactment regarding NASA's
Aerosciences Evaluation and Test Capabilities (AETC) portfolio,
which includes NASA wind tunnels, propulsion test facilities,
and specialty tunnels. Because the Committee is aware that NASA
is coordinating with DOD to repair the Hypersonics Tunnel
Facility (HTF), such report should include a status of the
NASA/Department of Defense coordinated assessment of the HTF.
Integrated Aviation Systems Program (IASP).--The Committee
provides $311,700,000 for IASP, which is $10,200,000 above the
request. These funds support components of NASA's critical work
on the Sustainable Flight National Partnership (SFNP), Low-Boom
Flight Demonstration Mission, and the Advanced Air Mobility
Mission. Taken together, these efforts have the potential to
significantly reduce aircraft emissions and improve the
efficiency of air travel.
Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project.--The Committee
strongly supports NASA's planned Sustainable Flight
Demonstrator Project (SFD) development and production of the
Transonic Truss Brace Wing (TTBW) Subsonic X-Plane, which will
demonstrate critical new structures, including the TTBW and
high rate composites manufacturing, as well as new propulsion
technologies on a national flight demonstrator platform. The
Committee directs NASA to provide a report on the Agency's
roadmap, technologies, and milestones for the program from
development to flight, not later than 60 days after the
enactment of this Act.
Electric Aircraft.--With the development of the X-57
electric aircraft, the Committee is encouraged by the
capabilities that this aircraft brings to NASA and the agency's
efforts to help develop the electric aircraft market. Because
of the national significance of this program, the Committee
directs NASA to provide a report to the Committee, not later
than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, on NASA's plans
to test and validate this aircraft's electronic power system,
as well as its strategy for continued flight testing. The
report should include a description of any additional
infrastructure necessary, the estimated cost of the needed
infrastructure, and recommendations that would assist NASA in
testing and further developing this cutting-edge technology.
Electric Air Flight.--The Committee encourages NASA to
strengthen its collaborations with the Department of Energy and
national laboratories to overcome energy storage challenges for
mobility such as electric air flight. The Committee is
encouraged by NASA's efforts within its Electrified Powertrain
Flight Demonstration project, which focuses on flight
demonstrations that advance the state-of-the-art in megawatt-
class more-electric aircraft to enable enduring leadership of
the U.S. aviation industry for the benefit of the country and
the U.S. flying public.
Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Demonstrator.--The
Committee encourages NASA to accelerate research and
development for next generation commercial engine technologies
for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion, Electrified Aircraft
Propulsion Demonstrator (EPFD), and Hybrid Thermally Efficient
Core (HyTEC). The Committee also encourages NASA to accelerate
research and development for the Small Core Gas Turbine and
High- Rate Composite, which will offer both fuel consumption
and carbon emission savings for Single Aisle aircraft.
Autonomous Aircraft Systems.--Autonomous aircraft systems
are an emerging technology that benefits the civil, scientific,
and defense sectors. NASA's efforts to test these systems have
helped pave the way in assisting the Federal Aviation
Administration in developing autonomous aircraft standards and
will provide much-needed data to safely integrate this
technology into the National Airspace System. NASA is directed
to report to the Committee within 60 days of enactment on
NASA's strategy on furthering autonomous aircraft system
technology, including addressing flight testing resources,
protocols, and operations. The report should also include
information on how NASA plans to work with the Federal Aviation
Administration on validating and regulating these systems to
safely coexist with other air traffic, including air traffic
from the Department of Defense.
High-Performance Chase Aircraft.--The Committee understands
the value of high-performance chase aircraft, such as F/A-18
and F-15 aircraft, which enhance NASA's unique research
capabilities. The Committee is aware that some of NASA's
current chase aircraft are having end-of-life issues, and
maintenance costs are increasing to sustain the aging aircraft
for test requirements. Within 30 days of enactment of this Act,
the Committee directs NASA to provide a briefing to the
Committee on the strategy NASA is taking to resolve this issue
in a timely manner, ensuring relevant NASA Centers have the
necessary chase aircraft to support its testing mission. The
Committee also directs NASA, within 180 days of enactment of
this Act, to begin providing quarterly status updates to the
Committee on the progress being made, challenges, and
approaches to resolve this issue.
SPACE TECHNOLOGY
The Committee recommends $1,280,000,000 for Space
Technology, which is $180,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021
appropriation and $145,000,000 below the request. Investments
in Space Technology hold promise for solving some of the
biggest challenges facing the space economy, including
improving space situational awareness, orbital debris
management and spacecraft power. The Committee directs NASA to
collaborate with universities to develop technologies
applicable to forthcoming, scheduled missions.
Space Technology Mission Directorate.--The Committee
reaffirms its support for the independence of the Space
Technology Mission Directorate and recognizes that its current
status enables it to support the development of a wide array of
various technologies. This diverse portfolio contains
technology development activities that have broad applications
beyond human exploration and that help to meet the agency's
science objectives, establish new commercial and academic
partnerships, and stimulate the growth of the Nation's
technology sector. This approach also ensures that NASA
technologists and their external partners maintain the ability
to address long-term strategic goals rather than only focusing
on short-term, mission-specific objectives. In addition, the
Directorate's direct engagement with the academic community is
supporting the development of the next generation of space
technologists. The Committee directs NASA to preserve the
Directorate's focus across NASA and in support of each of the
mission directorates.
Regional Economic Development.--The Committee provides
$8,000,000, which is equal to the fiscal year 2021
appropriation. NASA's regional economic development program
focuses on partnerships with State and regional economic
development organizations as they expand space-related
commercial opportunities designed to address NASA mission
needs. To ensure that the Agency has a vision and metrics for
success with these funds, NASA is directed to report to the
Committee within 120 days of enactment on how it will use these
funds. Such a report shall contain clear metrics for success,
including an accounting of the partnerships with economic
development entities for Federal, state, and regional economic
development agencies with experience in this area.
Solar Electric Propulsion.--The Committee provides
$40,000,000 to continue work on solar electric propulsion
activities, which is $8,700,000 below the fiscal year 2021
appropriation and $15,800,000 above the requested level.
According to NASA, high-powered solar electric propulsion can
efficiently propel more ambitious robotic science and human
exploration missions beyond the Earth and into deep space.
Solar electric propulsion will enable more efficient orbit
transfer of spacecraft and accommodate the increasing power
demands for government and commercial satellites. The Committee
also encourages the Agency to begin envisioning the next
generation Solar Electric Propulsion thruster systems.
On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing.--The
Committee provides $227,000,000, which is equal to the fiscal
year 2021 appropriation and the request, for the On-Orbit
Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing-1 (OSAM-1) mission,
formerly known as Restore-L. The Committee encourages NASA to
provide funding for On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and
Manufacturing-2 (OSAM-2, Archinaut) at not less than the
requested level. The Committee recognizes the potential of on-
orbit satellite servicing to NASA, its Federal agency partners
and the private sector, and thus urges NASA to consider future
opportunities to develop Operational Demonstration, On-Orbit
Robotic Assembly and Manufacturing of RF Antennas (OSAM-3), and
to report to the Committee on planned funding in fiscal year
2022 to be used for these activities, given the potential
benefit of OSAM-3 capabilities to Earth Science missions. The
Committee further directs NASA to continue to work with the
interagency community and commercial partners to assess
opportunities for the collaborative development and adoption of
OSAM capabilities.
Flight Opportunities Program.--The Committee provides
$30,000,000, which is $3,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021
appropriation and $5,000,000 above the request for the Flight
Opportunities Program, to enable NASA to continue to partner
with commercial industry to advance technologies for sub-
orbital and orbital launch vehicles for small payloads, with
the aim to increase affordability of those technologies and to
allow for more frequent access to relevant launch environments,
including low-Earth orbit. As a growing number of commercial
space companies are providing low-cost and frequent access to
suborbital space for humans and research payloads, the Flight
Opportunities Program should also expand its contributions to
NASA's broader science and technology development missions. An
increase in funding will allow NASA to leverage additional
commercial capabilities offered in the market and provide a
channel for frequent and cost-effective research to support
exploration and understanding our home planet.
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion.--The Committee provides
$110,000,000, which is equal to the fiscal year 2021 enacted
amount, and $110,000,000 more than the Administration's
requested level, for continued development and demonstration of
a nuclear thermal propulsion system. The Committee looks
forward to receiving the agency's plan for the design of an NTP
flight demonstration system that was required in Public Law
116-260, and strongly encourages the continued design of an NTP
flight demonstration program. Not later than 180 days after the
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs NASA to provide a
report detailing whether the establishment of a Nuclear Thermal
Propulsion and Nuclear Power Office in the Human Exploration
and Operations Mission Directorate could accelerate NTP
development to prepare for future deep space missions.
Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP).--The Committee is
encouraged by the great potential for space nuclear propulsion
technologies relating to nuclear electric propulsion. As the
National Academies identified in a February 2021 report, a
multi-year research program would need to include subsystem
development, prototype systems, ground testing, and cargo
missions as a means of flight qualification prior to first
crewed use. The agency is directed to respond to the National
Academies conclusion and shall indicate its plans to develop
consistent metrics and technical expertise to allow for
opportunities to utilize NEP to meet space exploration mission
requirements. The Committee also notes that key partners in the
national laboratories possess capabilities needed to reach the
frontiers of scientific development for nuclear electric power.
The Committee provides that at least $10,000,000 shall be
utilized to begin a systematic approach to Nuclear Electric
Propulsion, to chart the basic framework needed in this
frontier of investment. Within 180 days of the enactment of
this Act, NASA, in coordination with other relevant Federal
departments and agencies such as the Department of Energy,
shall submit a multi-year plan for in-space propulsion-system
demonstration for NEP.
Fission Surface Power.--The Committee supports NASA's
efforts to complete research, design work, test plan, and cost
analysis for a Low-Enriched Uranium space power reactor. The
Committee notes the importance of utilizing surface fission
power to facilitate long term habitation on the Moon and Mars.
As part of the fiscal year 2023 budget submission, NASA should
provide the Committee with a long-term plan on how it intends
to implement an achievable Fission Surface Power program.
Tipping Point Solicitations for Lunar Infrastructure.--The
Committee supports NASA's efforts to advance a wide range of
technologies with benefits for many missions across the agency.
In particular, the Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative (LSII)
plays a key role in supporting infrastructure technologies that
will enable robust robotic and human exploration activity on
the Moon. The Committee supports the LSII's broad engagement
with industry from across the country and urges NASA to advance
a new round of lunar infrastructure-related solicitations in
Fiscal Year 2022.
Moon-to-Mars Landing Demonstrations.--To support Moon-to-
Mars specific technologies, crosscutting applications for the
commercial space economy, as well as science and robotic
exploration toward other planetary bodies and destinations,
within Space Technology, the Committee provides no less than
$75,000,000 for demonstration efforts to allow industry to
compete for public-private partnership opportunities focused on
high-level, NASA-defined objectives.
Personal Protective Equipment Manufacturing.--The Committee
is aware of the unique manufacturing requirements for certain
personal protection equipment used on the International Space
Station (ISS). The Committee therefore encourages NASA to
explore ways to sustain or enhance domestic manufacturing of
personal protection equipment for the ISS and commercial
stations.
EXPLORATION
The Committee provides $7,279,300,000 for Exploration,
which is $1,147,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021
appropriation and $398,600,000 above the requested level.
Orion.--The Committee provides $1,406,700,000, which is
equal to the fiscal year 2021 enacted level and equal to the
requested level for Orion. With advanced life support,
communications and navigation capabilities, the Orion
spacecraft will take humans deeper into space than ever before,
and thus is an integral part of the Artemis program. NASA shall
keep the Committee informed of the status of activities related
to Orion, the European Service Module, and ongoing activities
related to integration of Orion with Space Launch System and
associated ground infrastructure.
Space Launch System (SLS).--The Committee provides
$2,635,900,000, $50,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021
appropriation, and $148,900,000 above the Administration's
request. Within the amount provided, not less than $579,000,000
is provided for SLS Block 1B Development, which is $100,000,000
above the Administration's request. Additionally, the Committee
encourages NASA to study the procedures required to designate
an integrator for private sector customers who wish to acquire
an SLS vehicle. The Committee also directs NASA to engage an
independent reviewer with aerospace production management
experience to conduct a review of SLS completion costs and
provide such reviewer with direct access to SLS program
managers and production and pricing data, to determine how the
cost of future flights of the SLS can be reduced. Further, the
Committee directs NASA to undertake all work necessary in
fiscal year 2022 toward completion of the SLS Block 1B as
though the Block 1B were in the critical path for Exploration
Mission-3.
Exploration Ground Systems (EGS).--The Committee provides
$690,000,000, which is $100,000,000 more than the fiscal year
2021 appropriation and $100,000,000 greater than the requested
level, for Exploration Ground Systems (EGS). Within this
amount, the Committee provides $165,300,000 for the Second
Mobile Launcher (ML-2). The Committee is troubled by NASA's
failure to provide details on the rising cost of the ML-2 in
its budget proposal, and directs NASA to report to the
Committee within 30 days of enactment with a revised cost
estimate, both phased and in total.
Advanced Exploration Systems.--The Committee provides
$195,000,000, which is equal to the request, for Advanced
Exploration Systems. Within funding provided, the Committee
encourages NASA to advance the study and applicability of ionic
liquid-based sorption advanced technologies in addition to the
potential benefits of non-planar continuous composite fiber
molding for high-volume parts needed in space. The Committee
also provides up to $10,000,000 to support Advancing Assembly
of Deep-Space Long Duration Habitation and Exploration Systems
within the NextSTEP Habitation program.
Advanced Cislunar and Surface Capabilities.-- As part of
the formulation of the fiscal year 2023 budget request, the
Committee directs NASA to evaluate the need, timing, and
procurement of Human Landing Systems for transport of useful
heavy cargo to the lunar surface in support of a sustainable
Moon to Mars program.
Human Landing System (HLS).--The Committee includes no less
than $1,345,000,000 for the HLS, which is no less than
$150,000,000 above the request. While the Committee has elected
not to further fence or condition funds for the Human Landing
System program at this time due to the current Government
Accountability Office (GAO) protest on the HLS Appendix H
selection, the Committee urges NASA to bolster competition in
lander development and production and improve the United
States' prospects for landing astronauts on the Moon in 2024.
Human exploration programs.--The Committee directs GAO to
continue its review of NASA's human exploration programs,
specifically the SLS program, the Orion program, and
Exploration Ground Systems, to include the mobile launch
platforms, and the Human Landing Systems program, and to
include integration and software development issues that cut
across these programs. In addition, the Committee directs GAO
to review NASA's lunar-focused programs, including the Gateway
program and other programs or projects that are expected to
have an estimated life-cycle cost over $250,000,000, as part of
GAO's semiannual assessment of NASA major projects. Separately,
the Committee directs GAO to continue conducting in-depth
reviews of NASA's lunar-focused programs. GAO shall report on
the acquisition progress of these programs, as well as any
challenges NASA faces in implementing its lunar efforts, as
applicable. GAO shall provide periodic updates to the Committee
on these reviews.
SPACE OPERATIONS
The Committee provides $3,961,300,000 for Space Operations,
which is $26,900,000 below the fiscal year 2021 appropriation
and $56,100,000 below the requested level.
Commercial Crew and Cargo Program.--The Committee strongly
encourages NASA to invest these funds into a diverse group of
cargo suppliers, with varying capabilities, to be able to meet
future mission sizes, needs, and goals.
Commercial Crew Program.--The Committee supports NASA's
efforts to enhance human research capabilities on the
International Space Station and acknowledges the increased crew
transportation capability offered through NASA's Commercial
Crew Program partners. The Committee directs NASA to continue
assessing the Commercial Crew manifest for opportunities to
conduct additional research and report on these findings no
later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act.
Sub-Orbital Crew Program.--Within the funds provided for
the Commercial Crew and Cargo program, NASA is provided up to
$10,000,000 for Sub-Orbital Crew. With this funding, and
through the Flight Opportunities program in the Space
Technology account, the Committee directs NASA, to the greatest
extent practicable, to support flights for non-NASA personnel.
Further, as NASA works to develop its Suborbital Crew Program,
the Committee encourages NASA to assess whether it should
establish a relevant program office to qualify commercial U.S.
suborbital vehicles and procure flights for NASA personnel,
while prioritizing safety and avoiding duplicative existing
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) vehicle licensure
processes.
21st Century Launch Complex Program.--Within the amounts
provided for Space Operations, the recommendation includes up
to $20,000,000 for the 21st Century Launch Complex Program. The
Committee remains concerned with efforts directed toward
filling critical maintenance, capacity, and range safety gaps
at NASA launch facilities, and further urges NASA to take into
consideration the full potential of all NASA-owned launch
complexes in awarding the funds.
Rocket Propulsion Test program.--The recommendation
includes the requested amount of $47,800,000 for the Rocket
Propulsion Test program, which is $200,000 greater than the
fiscal year 2021 appropriation. The Committee encourages NASA
to prioritize facility and fixed infrastructure improvements
specific to infrastructure that is shared among users of the
facility in a continued effort to attract and facilitate
commercial partnerships at NASA's test centers. NASA is
directed to report to the Committee, not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment, on the specific uses of Rocket
Propulsion Test Program funds over the past three fiscal years
and expected uses in fiscal year 2022, including allocations of
resources to specific NASA centers.
Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN).--The
recommendation includes $42,000,000 for the Communications
Services Program (CSP), consistent with the budget submission,
to begin deploying and testing the use of commercial services
in the next generation LEO space communications system. With
the proliferation of satellites capable of providing for NASA's
communications needs, this program represents a significant
opportunity to deliver more economical and efficient services.
However, the Committee is concerned that NASA lacks a clear
long-term vision for this program and is concerned about the
proposal to consolidate CSP under SCaN. Therefore, NASA is
directed to report to the Committee on its delineation of
responsibilities for the program, CSP independence, and an
explanation of how the program goals differ from those of SCaN.
Domestic Launch Services.--The Committee recognizes that
global competition in the spaces launch market is increasing,
and the United States remains the only nation with domestic
competition in this field. The Committee also recognizes that
NASA is dependent on a healthy domestic industrial base and
first-rate space transportation infrastructure for United
States launch providers, and that the U.S. Government has made
and continues to make major, strategic investments in the
Nation's space transportation capabilities. Therefore, the
Committee underscores the value of using domestic launch
providers, U.S.-manufactured launch vehicles, and U.S. launch
sites.
Commercial Low-Earth Orbit Development.--The Committee
recommends $45,000,000, which is $28,000,000 above the fiscal
year 2021 appropriation and is $56,100,000 below the request.
The Committee is concerned that NASA lacks clear goals and
metrics for the transition away from the International Space
Station (ISS). Therefore, NASA is directed to report to the
Committee within 180 days of enactment of this Act on its plans
for the transition away from the ISS, including an assessment
of future requirements for maintaining a continuous human
presence in low-Earth orbit, an overview of current industry
capabilities, and NASA's plans for ensuring government-
sponsored continued on-orbit science research. Such report
should also discuss expectations for how NASA will sustain
global leadership in space science research in the absence of a
NASA-owned and operated station. The Committee appreciates
receiving the report directed in House Report 116-455 assessing
the costs, benefits, and challenges of repurposing launch
vehicle upper stages as free-flying platforms for habitation or
industrial modules. In fiscal year 2022, the Committee directs
the Agency to consider making funding within Commercial LEO
Development available to support free-flying robotic LEO
Commercial Space platform development and related technologies.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) ENGAGEMENT
The Committee provides $147,000,000 for Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement,
which is $20,000,000 greater than the fiscal year 2021
appropriation and equal to the budget request. STEM is
consistent with NASA's mission to inspire America's students,
create learning opportunities, and enlighten inquisitive minds.
National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.--The
recommendation includes $60,000,000 for the Space Grant
program. This amount will allow each State consortium to
receive $1 million in base funding, which shall be allocated to
State consortia for competitively awarded grants in support of
local, regional, and national STEM needs.
Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
(EPSCoR).--The recommendation includes $26,000,000 for EPSCoR,
consistent with the budget request.
Minority University Research and Education Project
(MUREP).--The recommendation includes $48,000,000 for MUREP.
Next Generation STEM.--The recommendation includes
$13,000,000 for Next Generation STEM. The Committee appreciates
NASA's relationships with TEAM II participants, museums, and
planetariums through STEM Education and Accountability Projects
(SEAP), as well as the productive use of cooperative agreements
with NASA Visitor Centers, and encourages NASA to continue
these successful partnerships. The Committee also encourages
NASA to continue using OSTEM funding to support STEM
partnerships.
K-12 Designed Payloads.--The Committee encourages NASA's
Office of STEM Engagement to work in coordination with the
Space Technology Mission Directorate to create opportunities
for students in K-12 to fly payloads onboard commercial
suborbital vehicles and to ensure that these opportunities
focus on a wide demographic of students, especially those in
underrepresented areas.
SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES
The Committee provides $3,030,000,000 for Safety, Security,
and Mission Services, which is $93,500,000 above the fiscal
year 2021 appropriation and $19,200,000 less than the requested
level.
Working Capital Fund (WCF) reporting.--NASA shall continue
to submit quarterly reports to the Committee on the
expenditures and unobligated balances of NASA's WCF.
Cybersecurity.--Within Safety, Security and Mission
Services, the Committee directs NASA to provide not less than
$612,200,000 for Information Technology, consistent with the
request.
Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund.--The
Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act of 1989 (Public Law 100-404)
established and funded the Science, Space, and Technology
Education Trust Fund, with the funds required to be
subsequently invested in special issue securities, earning
interest from the corpus fund to be credited to the Trust Fund
for the purpose of making grants for programs directed at
improving science, space, and technology education in the
United States. Recipients of these grants are required to
provide matching funds from non-Federal sources. The Committee
is aware that, due to current interest rates, interest derived
from the corpus fund may soon be insufficient to meet the
levels of legally required disbursements of funds, as specified
in the original Act. Therefore, up to $1,000,000 is made
available from amounts under this heading.
Mission Support Future Architecture Program.--The Committee
directs the Administrator to report to the Committee on impacts
and operating losses experienced by NASA Centers, as well as
any efficiencies gained, as a result of implementation of the
Mission Support Future Architecture Program (MAP) program, not
later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
IV&V Program.--The Committee directs that within the
amounts provided, not less than $39,400,000 is for NASA's IV&V
Program and, if necessary, NASA is directed to fund additional
IV&V activities from within the mission directorates that make
use of IV&V services.
Community Projects.--Within the appropriation for Safety,
Security and Mission Services, the Committee recommendation
also provides funds for the following Community Projects:
NASA COMMUNITY PROJECTS
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Recipient Recipient Amount
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Louisiana State University, Aerospace Systems $5,000,000
National Center for Advanced and Technology
Manufacturing. Development.
Oklahoma State University......... 6G Innovations...... $1,000,000
Oklahoma State University......... Rapid Assured Fully $1,200,000
Transparent
Integrated Circuit
Platform Project.
Rancho Cucamonga Public Library... Second Story and $1,000,000
Beyond Project.
Rush University Medical Center.... REACH for $650,000
Information
Technology Training.
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CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION
The Committee provides $390,300,000 for Construction and
Environmental Compliance and Restoration, which is $38,200,000
below the fiscal year 2021 appropriation and equal to the
requested level.
Construction.--The recommendation includes $315,600,000 for
Construction of Facilities, minor revitalization, planning and
design, and demolition, including the highest repair priorities
described in the Administration's request.
Environmental Compliance and Restoration.--The
recommendation includes $74,700,000, which is $31,200,000 less
than the fiscal year 2021 appropriation and equal to the
requested level, for Environmental Compliance and Restoration
activities. NASA's Environmental Compliance and Restoration
(ECR) program cleans up hazardous materials and waste products
released to the surface or groundwater at NASA installations,
NASA-owned industrial plants supporting NASA activities,
current or former sites where NASA operations have contributed
to environmental problems, and other sites where the Agency is
legally obligated to address hazardous pollutants.
Santa Susana Field Laboratory.--The Committee is pleased
with the progress of building demolition at the Santa Susana
Field Laboratory but remains concerned about soil remediation.
The Committee understands that NASA is working with the State
of California under the 2007 Consent Order and 2010
Administrative Order on Consent regarding soil and groundwater
cleanup at the site and on expediting the State's environmental
impact report. The Committee encourages NASA to continue
working with the State of California on cleanup of the site.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
The Committee recommends $46,000,000 for the Office of the
Inspector General, which is $1,800,000 above the fiscal year
2021 appropriation and equal to the requested level.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The Committee has included the following administrative
provisions for NASA:
The bill includes a provision that makes funds for any
announced prize available without fiscal year limitation until
the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
The bill includes a provision that establishes terms and
conditions for the transfer of funds.
The bill includes provisions that require NASA to submit
its agency spending plan at the activity level and subjects
both the spending plan and specified changes to that plan to
reprogramming procedures under section 505 of this Act.
The bill includes a provision that limits the availability
of funds for certain activities until a plan is submitted.
The bill allows for the transfer of funds from Exploration
to Construction.
The bill includes a provision that provides NASA with
additional flexibility to ensure completion of construction
projects undertaken with fiscal year 2021 funds.
National Science Foundation
The Committee recommends $9,634,036,000 for the National
Science Foundation (NSF), which is $1,147,277,000 above fiscal
year 2021 and $535,264,000 below the request.
In addition, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public
Law 117-2) included $600,000,000 for the National Science
Foundation to fund or extend new and existing research grants,
cooperative agreements, scholarships, fellowships, and
apprenticeships, and related administrative expenses to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.
NSF supports research and education in all major scientific
and engineering disciplines through grants, cooperative
agreements, contracts, and other forms of assistance within the
United States. The Committee continues to support science, the
academic community, and the next generation of scientists,
mathematicians, astronomers, and engineers across the country.
With increased funding levels, the Committee looks forward to
the advancement of NSF priority investments that will stimulate
innovation, identify new industries, accelerate the translation
of research results into practice, and cultivate the diverse
workforce needed to power our country forward.
The recommendation includes up to $3,120,480,000 for
investments in Advanced Manufacturing, Advanced Wireless,
Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Clean Energy
Technology, Microelectronics and Semiconductors, Quantum
Information Science and the U.S. Global Change Research
Program. To ensure collaboration with industry, build on
existing programs across the government, and get these
important research investments to market, the Committee
supports NSF's proposal to create a Directorate for Technology,
Innovation, and Partnerships funded within the Research and
Related Activities account.
Broadening participation in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics will fuel innovation and provide
additional expertise to solve complex problems. In support of
NSF's mission to broaden participation in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics, the Committee recommends up to
$1,394,000,000 towards these efforts. Within this amount,
strong increases are provided to advance equity in science.
Embracing the contributions of all will produce better science
and create a better society. Lastly, the Committee accepts
NSF's proposal to consolidate the Graduate Research Fellowship
Program (GRFP) within Education and Human Resources.
In addition, the Committee supports infrastructure
investments that expand our understanding of the universe and
inspire students to pursue careers in the sciences. The
Committee recognizes that current and future large scientific
facilities represent an enormous investment of Federal
resources that must be administered wisely. The Committee
supports basic research in fundamental science areas and
expects that as NSF uses the 10 Big Ideas as a focusing tool,
the funding for the fundamental scientific disciplines will be
maintained. Unless otherwise noted, within amounts provided,
NSF shall allocate no less than fiscal year 2021 levels to
support its existing scientific research laboratories,
observational networks, and other research infrastructure
assets, including the astronomy assets, the current academic
research fleet, Federally funded research and development
centers, and the national high-performance computing centers,
so that they may provide the support needed for cutting edge
research.
Climate Science and Sustainability Research.--The
recommendation provides $1,202,000,000 for climate and clean
energy-related research, including $440,000,000 for Clean
Energy Technology and $762,000,000 for the U.S. Global Change
Research Program.
Artificial Intelligence (Al).--The Committee believes it is
important to maintain leadership in artificial intelligence and
commends NSF for continuing to prioritize investments in this
area. The Committee recognizes the potential of artificial
intelligence to transform the economy, foster economic growth,
support national security, and enhance well-being.
To continue the progress in this emerging field, the
recommendation includes up to $724,000,000 to support AI-
related grants and interdisciplinary research initiatives,
which is $112,430,000 above fiscal year 2021 and equal to the
request. The committee also recommends that of this funding
increase, at least $50,000,000 will go toward workforce
development for AI and other emerging technologies, including
education programs for non-computer science students, with
focused outreach to community colleges, Historically Black
Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions,
Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other Minority Serving
Institutions.
In addition, the Committee encourages NSF to increase the
pipeline of students graduating with AI and data literacy
through partnerships, cooperative agreements, and other pilot
mechanisms. The Committee continues to urge NSF to invest in
the ethical and safe development of AI. The Committee
acknowledges receiving the NSF Leadership and Investments in
Artificial Intelligence Research Report and further encourages
NSF to report to the Committee on any cooperative projects on
Artificial Intelligence between United States entities and
international partners.
Quantum Information Science and Technology.--The Committee
supports NSF's research program in quantum information science
and technology in support of the Department's authorized
activities included in sections 301 and 302 of the National
Quantum Initiative Act (Public Law 115-368). This emerging
field of science promises to yield revolutionary new approaches
to computing, sensing and communication. Accordingly, the
Committee recommends up to $205,000,000 toward activities as
authorized under Section 301 of the National Quantum Initiative
and up to $50,000,000 toward the National Quantum Information
Science Research Centers as authorized under section 302 of the
National Quantum Initiative Act.
Artificial Intelligence and Bias.--The Committee is looking
forward to the report on artificial intelligence and bias as
directed in House Report 116-455. The Committee recognizes the
importance of studying the impact that algorithms have on
protected classes and for developing an understanding of what
kinds of discrimination and bias protected classes face in
these particular activities.
Disinformation and Misinformation.--The Committee
recommends $1,000,000 for NSF to enter into an agreement with
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
to conduct a study on the current understanding of the spread
of COVID-19-related disinformation and misinformation on the
internet and social media platforms.
The study shall address: (1) the roles disinformation and
misinformation have played in the public response to COVID-19,
including public acceptance of and demand for COVID-19
vaccines; (2) the sources, both foreign and domestic, of COVID-
19-related disinformation and misinformation, and the
mechanisms by which that disinformation and misinformation
influence the public debate; (3) the role social media plays in
the dissemination and promotion of COVID-19-related
disinformation and misinformation content and the role social
media platforms play in the organization of groups seeking to
spread COVID-19-related disinformation and misinformation; (4)
the potential financial returns for creators or distributors of
COVID-19-related disinformation and misinformation and the role
such financial incentives play in the propagation of COVID-19-
related disinformation and misinformation; (5) potential
strategies to mitigate the dissemination and negative impacts
of COVID-19-related disinformation and misinformation (and
specifically the dissemination of disinformation and
misinformation on social media), including through improved
disclosures and addressing information literacy; and (6) an
analysis of: (a) the limitations of the mitigation strategies
described in paragraph (5); and (b) how the strategies can be
implemented without infringing on the constitutional rights and
civil liberties of the people of the United States.
Misinformation and Disinformation Resiliency.--The
Committee directs NSF to fund research grants on how to counter
influence from foreign adversaries on social media platforms
and into building public resilience against misinformation and
disinformation. The NSF shall focus grant awards toward
research projects that evaluate which activities help the
public understand concepts such as media literacy and digital
citizenship, the role of cognitive bias in powering information
campaigns, responsible content sharing, and the prevalence of
malicious online influence. To the extent practicable, NSF
should engage other Federal agencies to help identify areas of
research that will provide insight that can mitigate
adversarial online influence.
Divestment activities.--The Committee is aware that NSF is
working with a variety of academic, private sector, and other
government agencies with respect to the future operation of
some of its observatories. NSF shall continue to keep the
Committee informed regarding the status of these activities.
Any proposal by NSF to divest the Foundation of these
facilities shall be proposed as part of any future NSF budget
request and is subject to NSF administrative provisions
included in the accompanying bill.
Lead Detection Testing and Monitoring.--The Committee
encourages NSF to support funding for next-generation
approaches to low-cost, high-quality lead testing detection and
monitoring tools.
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
The Committee recommends $7,695,729,000 for Research and
Related Activities, which is $785,960,000 above fiscal year
2021 and $443,981,000 below the request. The Committee believes
that strategic investments in the physical sciences are vitally
important for the United States to remain the global leader in
innovation, productivity, economic growth, and high-paying jobs
for the future. The Committee supports NSF's proposal to create
the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
within the Research and Related Activities account.
Astronomy.--U.S.-based astronomy researchers and facilities
funded through NSF continue to make groundbreaking discoveries
utilizing world-class scientific research instruments and
facilities. NSF funding enables research in the U.S., at
facilities across the globe, and at observatories operated by
universities, including the National Optical Astronomy
Observatories, the National Radio Astronomy Observatories, The
Arecibo Observatory, and the National Solar Observatory. As NSF
determines the appropriate levels of support for astronomy
research grants by scientists and students engaged in ground-
breaking research and investments, the Committee expects NSF to
continue its support of world-class scientific research
facilities and instrumentation to maximize its investments in
research while preliminarily preparing for facility upgrades
and activities associated with supporting the next Astrophysics
decadal. In addition to this support, partnerships should be
explored when feasible to maximize research capabilities at
such facilities.
Arecibo Observatory.--The Committee notes the significant
loss to U.S. scientific research and capabilities resulting
from the uncontrolled collapse of the iconic 305-meter radio
telescope platform at the Arecibo Observatory (AO). The
Committee recognizes that many of the instruments on the
collapsed platform were crucial to science at AO, which
fostered multiple discoveries and achievements in STEM fields,
including astronomy and planetary sciences. The Committee
further recognizes that future scientific capabilities at AO
are currently being explored with community input, including an
extended workshop to discuss future options with the scientific
and educational communities in June, 2021. NSF is directed to
report to the Committee not later than 120 days after enactment
of this Act on the status of this effort, as well as clean-up
efforts, repairs and preservation of associated AO facilities
and surrounding areas including the reflector dish, and
forensic evaluations of the collapse.
Combating Anti-Asian Hate Crimes and Incidents.--The
Committee supports the President's directive to combat anti-
Asian hate and bigotry and supports NSF's research to address
systemic racism and violence in our nation. The Committee
directs NSF to report to the Committee, no later than 90 days
after the date of enactment, on the status of this research.
Carbon Dioxide Removal.--The Committee encourages NSF to
prioritize research into carbon dioxide removal and utilization
technologies, such as direct air capture, direct capture from
emission sources, terrestrial and biological carbon removal,
carbon mineralization, ocean-based carbon removal, and carbon
conversion. The Committee further encourages NSF to fund
research and development of these carbon dioxide removal
technologies, and direct air capture materials research that
includes early-stage application of sorbents, solvents,
membranes, and related components.
Critical Minerals.--The Committee recognizes the important
role of NSF in carrying out activities for critical minerals as
authorized by the Energy Act of 2020, and encourages
cooperation with other agencies to the maximum extent possible
in order to promote a secure and robust critical minerals
supply chain and build a strong critical minerals workforce.
Dyslexia.--The Committee believes it is important to
continue research on the science of dyslexia and encourages NSF
to support multi-directorate, merit reviewed, and competitively
awarded research on the science of specific learning
disabilities, including dyslexia, such as research on the early
identification of children and students with dyslexia,
professional development for teachers and administrators of
students with dyslexia, curricula and educational tools needed
for children with dyslexia, and implementation and scaling of
successful models of dyslexia intervention.
Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
(EPSCoR).--The recommendation includes no less than
$227,000,000 for the EPSCoR program to help targeted
jurisdictions strengthen STEM capacity and capability to
broaden the expertise base, impact jurisdictional economic
growth, and develop a skilled workforce capable of generating
high-tech jobs in all States of the nation. EPSCoR states have
many unmet needs, including equipment and computing/networking
resources, sufficient numbers of researchers, especially at the
graduate and post-doctoral levels, and better integration into
regular NSF programs, which co-funding can help overcome.
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).--The Committee supports the
work of the Oceans and Human Health program to better
understand the public health risk of environmental exposures
and encourages NSF to continue to support research into the
human health impacts of HABs in marine coastal regions, the
Great Lakes Basin, and freshwater systems. HABs jeopardize the
integrity of drinking water resources in these regions. The
Committee further encourages research to help understand the
impacts of dissolved nitrogen and phosphorous in the systems,
and to understand their impacts on HAB's incidences. The
recommendation provides no less than the fiscal year 2021 level
for HAB research activities.
High-Performance Computing.--The Committee commends NSF on
its continuing commitment to its high-performance computing and
data analysis capabilities and urges NSF to make timely and
significant investments in high-performance computing. NSF
should remain committed to developing and supporting systems
that facilitate tremendous leaps in computational capabilities
including artificial intelligence, storage, quantum computing,
simulations, and data analyses that enable a broad range of
scientific research. NSF should further commit to supporting
access to at-scale data resources for advancing science in
these fields, and likewise commit to expanding scientist access
to these resources. Leading edge high-performance computing
infrastructure is vital for continued U.S. world leadership and
international scientific competitiveness, particularly given
computational investments and technical achievements in high-
performance computing by other nations, notably China and
Japan. The Committee encourages NSF to continue supporting its
programs focused on providing world-class leadership computing
for the national open science community.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
Excellence in Research.--The Committee is supportive of the
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Excellence in
Research program and as such, includes $33,960,000. This
initiative provides strategic programs and opportunities for
HBCUs that stimulate sustainable improvement in their research
and development capacity and competitiveness. The Committee
supports the recommendations outlined in the 2016 report to
Congress from the NSF Subcommittee on Advancing Historically
Black Colleges and Universities pursuant to instructions from
Congress in fiscal year 2016. The report specifies strategies
for accelerating greater HBCU participation in larger research
directorates, and in the Broadening Participation programs in
the Education and Human Resources directorate. The Committee
directs NSF to use research infrastructure improvement grants,
co-funding programs, and other innovative mechanisms to boost
HBCU participation and capacity throughout NSF research
programs.
IceCube Neutrino Observatory.--The Committee supports
research at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a national
facility that enables a wide array of internationally
collaborative scientific research in ground-based neutrino
astrophysics. The IceCube Neutrino Observatory Upgrade project
was on schedule and maintained technical progress during the
COVID pandemic, but required access to the South Pole was
severely curtailed both for people and cargo. The Committee
encourages NSF to continue its support of this program at the
requested levels.
Industrial Innovation and Partnerships.--The Committee
recognizes that NSF's Industrial Innovation and Partnerships
programs have long supported activities in advanced
manufacturing of U.S. steel, and supports the continuation of
these activities in fiscal year 2022.
Innovation Corps.--The Committee recognizes the value of
translating basic research for public benefit, and the
recommendation includes $40,000,000 for the Innovation Corps
program to continue to build on the initial successes of its
highly innovative public-private partnership model and recent
expansion of the program to additional academic institutions.
International Ocean Discovery Program.--The recommendation
includes $48,000,000 for the International Ocean Discovery
Program as requested.
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.--
The Committee encourages the National Center for Science and
Engineering Statistics (NCSES) to undertake a study to
identify, compile, and analyze existing nationwide data, and
conduct survey research as necessary, to better understand the
national cyber workforce. The Committee directs NSF to provide
the funding necessary to conduct this study and report to the
Committee within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
National Solar Observatory.--The Committee commends NSF's
ongoing efforts to partner with academic institutions and the
National Solar Observatory (NSO) to operate the Richard B. Dunn
Solar Telescope (DST) that provides opportunities for solar
astronomers to continue to use DST and its associated
instrumentation, in the continental United States, in addition
to the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. The Committee
encourages NSF to continue its partnerships to ensure this
valuable resource is available for research and educational
programs.
Navigating the New Arctic.--The Committee recognizes the
critical need for greater understanding of the impact that
Arctic warming will have on the environmental and socio-
economic conditions of communities along the eastern coast of
North America. As NSF continues the Navigating the New Arctic
program, the Committee urges NSF to address Arctic change in
the North Atlantic including coordination activities, expanded
observation networks and other research infrastructure, and
workforce training.
Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) Sciences.--The
Committee supports SBE and recognizes the fundamental
importance of its research for advancing our understanding of
human behavior and its application to a wide range of human
systems, including public health, national defense and
security, education and learning, and the integration of human
and machine. SBE funds over half of our nation's university-
based social and behavioral science research but remains the
smallest of NSF directorates. The Committee believes this
research provides an evidence-based understanding of the human
condition, resulting in more-informed policymaking and better-
informed spending on a full range of national issues. The
Committee encourages NSF to continue its support of these
programs.
Sustainable Chemistry Research.--The Committee recognizes
the intent of Congress with enactment of the Sustainable
Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019, namely, that
NSF and other agencies integrate sustainable chemistry
principles and practices into existing research, development,
demonstration, commercialization, education, and public
outreach programs and activities and, where appropriate, expand
or create new opportunities for funding to support such
activities. To that end, the recommendation includes up to
$2,500,000 to establish the Sustainable Chemistry Basic
Research program authorized under section 509 of the America
COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 1862p-3). NSF
shall consult with a broad range of stakeholders within the
chemistry community, including nonprofits, academia, and
industry. NSF is directed to brief the Committee no later than
180 days after enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter
on implementation of the program.
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommends $249,000,000 for Major Research
Equipment and Facilities Construction, which is $8,000,000
above the fiscal year 2021 level and equal to the request. The
recommendation includes the following requested amounts:
$1,000,000 for enhanced oversight; $90,000,000 for Antarctic
Infrastructure Recapitalization; $36,000,000 for the Large
Hadron Collider Upgrade; $76,250,000 for Mid-scale Research
Infrastructure; $5,000,000 for Regional Class Research Vessels;
and $40,750,000 for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. NSF shall
continue to provide quarterly briefings to the Committee on the
activities funded in this account.
Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020
(Astro2020).--NSF funding enables astronomical research in the
U.S., at facilities across the globe, and through its flagship
observatories at NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy
Research Laboratory, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory,
the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, and the National
Solar Observatory. NSF should continue its support for existing
astronomical facilities in its budget planning, including
through its Windows on the Universe Big Idea. As Congress
awaits recommendations from the 2020 Astrophysics and Astronomy
Decadal Survey, the Committee also reiterates its support for
preliminary investments in emerging priority facilities, such
as the next generation Very Large Array and the Extremely Large
Telescopes. The Committee is aware that NSF is providing
funding in preparation for these future facilities, and the
Committee encourages NSF to continue to do so over the coming
year.
Infrastructure planning.--The Committee is concerned about
NSF's planning for the construction and development of the
next-generation of competitive large-scale facilities to
support NSF-funded science disciplines, including ground-based
telescopes. Failure to plan for the next generation of
facilities handicaps the U.S. science community and risks our
nation's global leadership in science. The Committee encourages
NSF to develop a comprehensive and prioritized list of large-
scale facilities requested by NSF-supported science
disciplines.
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
The Committee recommends $1,274,270,000 for Education and
Human Resources, which is $319,270,000 above fiscal year 2021
and $13,000,000 below the request. The Committee accepts NSF's
proposal to consolidate the Graduate Research Fellowship
Program (GRFP) within Education and Human Resources.
Broadening participation programs.--To broaden the
participation of underrepresented populations in STEM education
programs and, ultimately, the STEM workforce, the
recommendation provides for Focused Programs, Geographic
Diversity Programs, and Emphasis Programs that span across both
the Research and Related Activities directorate and the
Education and Human Resources directorate including $12,000,000
for Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate;
$39,000,000 for Centers for Research Excellence in Science and
Technology; $46,000,000 for HBCU--Undergraduate Program;
$69,500,000 for Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority
Participation; $67,000,000 for the Robert Noyce Teacher
Scholarship Program; and $21,000,000 for the Tribal Colleges
and Universities Program. The Improving Undergraduate STEM
Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (IUSE: HSI) program,
managed and funded equally in the Division of Human Resource
Development and the Division of Undergraduate Education, is
provided $28,000,000 through each division, for a total of
$56,000,000. Lastly, $45,500,000 is provided for NSF INCLUDES
and $20,500,000 for ADVANCE.
Bioprocessing and Workforce Development.--The Committee
recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the
Committee's concerns regarding the severe shortage of
bioprocess scientists, engineers, technicians, and operators
with the training and skills required to scale up advanced
manufacturing processes that can respond rapidly and
efficiently to global outbreaks and pandemics. Supply chain
challenges--including cold storage, transportation and the
time-sensitive nature of delivery--are just a sampling of the
challenges facing the public health community. The Committee
strongly believes that to maintain global leadership in the
areas of biologics, advanced vaccines, and cell and gene
therapies, increased investments to enhance the capacity of
bioprocessing training facilities with integrated hands-on
academic education, industry training, and workforce
development are critical. Therefore, the Committee directs NSF
to make investments promoting transdisciplinary workforce
development, through training and education programs in the
bioprocessing field to address the workforce gap and promote
American ingenuity in this rapidly evolving field. The
Committee strongly encourages NSF to look to institutions of
higher education that have successfully demonstrated national
and international collaborations when providing resources for
these initiatives.
CyberCorps, Scholarships for Service.--No less than
$70,000,000 is provided, of which up to $6,500,000 should be
used to continue work with community colleges that have a
strong program in cybersecurity, either standalone or in
collaboration with a 4-year institution, as demonstrated by the
National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland
Security designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in
Information Assurance Cyber Defense 2-year education, or
equivalent evidence.
The National Science Foundation is encouraged to use the
additional funding to increase the number of scholarships
awarded at participating institutions and to increase the
number of institutions that receive grants to participate in
the program.
IUSE Program.--The Committee supports the Improving
Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) Program, and the
recommendation provides no less than $90,000,000 for program
activities.
Marine and Ocean Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and
Policy.--The Committee recognizes the dearth of minority
students and faculty studying and teaching in the areas of
Marine and Ocean Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Policy
and encourages NSF to invest in programs that enable a robust
academic environment for underrepresented minorities in these
fields. NSF's Division of Graduate Education should convene
leaders from Minority Serving Institutions, other graduate-
level institutions, and Marine Institutes to conceptualize and
establish programs that will grow the pipeline of
underrepresented minorities in the aforementioned areas.
Quantum Computing at MSIs.--The Committee encourages NSF to
continue support for quantum information science and
engineering and especially collaborations with Minority Serving
Institutions that are helping to train a quantum-ready
workforce. This will help to grow U.S. national competitiveness
in quantum information sciences by ensuring a diverse ready
workforce is being developed as mandated in the Quantum
Initiative Act (Public Law 115-368).
AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT
The Committee recommends $390,017,000 for Agency Operations
and Award Management, which is $44,377,000 above fiscal year
2021 and $78,280,000 below the request.
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD
The Committee recommends $4,600,000 for the National
Science Board, which is $100,000 over fiscal year 2021 and
equal to the request.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
The Committee recommends $20,420,000 for the Office of
Inspector General, which is $2,570,000 above fiscal year 2021
and the equal to the request.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The bill includes a provision that establishes thresholds
for the transfer of funds.
The bill includes a provision regarding notification prior
to acquisition or disposal of certain assets.
TITLE IV
RELATED AGENCIES
Commission on Civil Rights
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $13,000,000 for the Commission on
Civil Rights, which is $500,000 above fiscal year 2021 and
equal to the request. Within the amounts provided, $1,000,000
is for the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and
Boys. The Commission on Civil Rights is directed to provide a
spend plan for the funds for this Commission, not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Field Hearings.--The Commission is encouraged to conduct
field hearings on priority topic areas such as the treatment
and diversion of mentally ill persons in our Nation's criminal
justice system. The Commission should also consider
investigating the related civil rights implications and
disparate impacts of remote learning on the educational system
during COVID-19.
Policing Reform.--The Committee commends the Commission for
its report, Police Use of Force: An Examination of Modern
Policing Practices, and directs the Commission to continue
disseminating the findings and recommendations on
constitutional policing reform found in that report and other
related Commission reports.
Donations.--The Committee includes bill language granting
the Commission the authority to accept donations to carry out
its mission, similar to authority provided to 45 other Federal
agencies. The Commission shall provide the Committee quarterly
updates on all gifts and donations, as well as the terms of,
and specific activities funded by, the gift or donation.
Additionally, anticipated funding from gifts or donations shall
be included in the Commission's annual spending plan submitted
to the Committee pursuant to section 528 of this Act.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $445,933,000 for the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which is $41,443,000
above fiscal year 2021 and equal to the request. This increase
will allow the EEOC to continue its prioritization of the
enforcement of Federal anti-discrimination laws and to pursue
litigation and strategic initiatives quickly and aggressively.
In addition, funding is provided to increase front-line and
investigative staff to reduce wait times for intake
appointments, provide live help via the hotlines, modernize
information technology, and improve the EEOC's methods of data
collection, reporting, and access. The Committee directs the
EEOC to provide a detailed hiring plan, organized by fiscal
quarter, within 30 days of enactment of this Act.
EEOC Training Resources on Workplace Harassment and
Discrimination.--The EEOC is directed to engage in education
and outreach activities, including providing training and
technical assistance, for those with rights and
responsibilities under employment antidiscrimination laws.
Within the increased funding provided, the Committee expects
the EEOC to develop and disseminate resource materials on
comprehensive trainings to foster respectful workplaces free of
harassment and discrimination, including best practices and
training resources that address the needs of a diverse set of
workplaces. The EEOC is directed to increase public awareness
regarding access to workplace trainings, in addition to
educating the public about the EEOC's overall work on this
subject, including detailed information on how to report
instances of harassment or discrimination. Resources and public
education campaigns should be made available in multiple
languages. The EEOC is directed to submit to the Committee, not
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a
detailed plan and schedule for implementing these efforts.
Summary of Equal Pay Data and Report.--The Committee is
looking forward to the final report from the Committee on
National Statistics (CNSTAT) of the National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. CNSTAT is evaluating the
quality and utility of data collected from U.S. employers by
the EEOC through the EEO-1 Project, regarding compensation and
hours worked. The Committee expects a thorough, transparent
review of the data and looks forward to receiving the report
upon completion no later than December 2021.
Nondiscrimination report.--The Committee looks forward to
receiving the report mandated by the Explanatory Statement
accompanying Public Law 116-133, which directed the EEOC, in
consultation with the Office of Management and Budget and
Office of Personnel Management, to report on its efforts to
prevent discrimination in the awarding of Federal grants,
cooperative agreements, and other assistance.
International Trade Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $118,500,000 for the International
Trade Commission (ITC), which is $15,500,000 above both the
fiscal year 2021 enacted amount and the President's budget
request. The recommendation includes full funding for all
information technology requirements, as requested.
The Committee recognizes that under the Trade Promotion
Authority reauthorized in 2015 by the Bipartisan Congressional
Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Public Law
114-26), the ITC is required to produce an assessment of the
potential economic impact of trade agreements no later than 105
calendar days after such agreements are signed. The Committee
recognizes the importance of this work in prior trade
agreements.
Legal Services Corporation
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
The Committee recommends $600,000,000 for the Legal
Services Corporation (LSC), which is $135,000,000 above fiscal
year 2021 and equal to the request.
LSC is a nonprofit corporation established to promote equal
access to justice and to provide grants for high-quality civil
legal assistance to low-income persons. LSC grants help the
most vulnerable people, including thousands of low-income
individuals, veterans, children, families, and seniors with
civil legal assistance with matters addressing family law,
including domestic violence, child support, and custody, as
well as with housing matters, including evictions and
foreclosures. The recommended funding level includes
$557,400,000 for basic field grants, an increase of
$131,900,000 above fiscal year 2021. The increased funding will
enable LSC's grantees to expand their outreach and assist more
low-income Americans. With State, local, pro bono, and private
sources underfunded, LSC is critical to closing the access-to-
justice gap.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
The bill continues certain restrictions on the uses of LSC
funding. In addition, the bill adopts the proposal to amend the
requirement in Section 1007(c) of the LSC Act regarding certain
requirements of the Governing Bodies of LSC Recipients.
Marine Mammal Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee provides $4,000,000 for the Marine Mammal
Commission to continue the critical work of the Commission to
protect these important species.
Office of the United States Trade Representative
The Committee recommends $72,800,000 for the Office of the
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), which is $2,800,000 above
fiscal year 2021 and $200,000 below the request. The Committee
notes that Title IX of the United States-Mexico-Canada
Implementation (USMCA) Act (Public Law 116-113) included
$90,000,000 in supplemental appropriations available to USTR
for obligation until fiscal year 2023. The Committee reminds
USTR of the quarterly expenditure reports directed in House
Report 116-101. The Committee directs the continuation of these
reports for fiscal year 2022 and expects the inclusion of all
funds provided to USTR, including supplemental appropriations,
in its reports to the Committee, including information on
staffing that supports the implementation of the USMCA.
Bilateral Trade Agreements.--As the USTR continues multiple
and simultaneous bilateral trade agreement discussions on
behalf of the United States with various countries, including
China and India, the Committee encourages USTR to continue to
prioritize key U.S. export markets to ensure U.S. exporters are
treated fairly, and where applicable, USTR is encouraged to
prioritize resources to monitor compliance with trade
obligations and enforce terms of such agreements. The Committee
supports USTR's work to provide equitable market access for
United States exports, including American-produced boric acid
and America-grown almonds, pistachios, and walnuts, in India,
and fresh citrus and other specialty crops, in China, and urges
USTR to continue to prioritize fair treatment for American
companies and enforcement of all of our trading partners'
obligations. Further, USTR is directed to consult with the
appropriate authorizing Committees, including the House
Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee,
regarding the inclusion of language related to Section 230 of
the Communications Decency Act (Public Law 104-104) in any
current trade or future trade agreement negotiations.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $57,800,000 for the salaries and
expenses of USTR to support its current services and additional
funding to support efforts to onboard additional staff.
TRADE ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Committee recommends $15,000,000, as requested, which
is to be derived from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund, for
trade enforcement activities authorized by the Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-
125).
State Justice Institute
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $7,600,000 for the State Justice
Institute, which is $600,000 above fiscal year 2021.
The additional funding is provided to enhance the
Institute's efforts to help State courts address the unique
challenges of the opioid epidemic, mental health issues,
juvenile justice, child abuse, and technology in State courts.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Section 501 prohibits the use of funds for publicity or
propaganda purposes unless expressly authorized by law.
Section 502 prohibits any appropriation contained in this
Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year unless expressly authorized.
Section 503 provides that the expenditure of any
appropriation contained in this Act for any consulting service
through procurement contracts shall be limited to those
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record
and available for public inspection, except where otherwise
provided under existing law or under existing Executive order
issued pursuant to existing law.
Section 504 provides that if any provision of this Act or
the application of such provision to any person or circumstance
shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the
application of other provisions shall not be affected.
Section 505 prohibits a reprogramming of funds that: (1)
creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity; (2)
eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds
or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which
funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office
or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or
activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any function or
activity presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments
funds for existing programs, projects, or activities in excess
of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10
percent funding for any program, project, or activity, or
numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any
general savings, including savings from a reduction in
personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs,
projects, or activities as approved by Congress, unless the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15
days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
Section 506 provides that if it is determined that any
person intentionally affixes a ``Made in America'' label to any
product that was not made in America that person shall not be
eligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds
made available in this Act. The section further provides that
to the extent practicable, with respect to purchases of
promotional items, funds made available under this Act shall be
used to purchase items manufactured, produced, or assembled in
the United States or its territories or possessions.
Section 507 requires quarterly reporting on the status of
balances of appropriations.
Section 508 provides that any costs incurred by a
department or agency funded under this Act resulting from, or
to prevent, personnel actions taken in response to funding
reductions in this Act, or, for the Department of Commerce,
from actions taken for the care and protection of loan
collateral or grant property, shall be absorbed within the
budgetary resources available to the department or agency, and
provides transfer authority between appropriation accounts to
carry out this provision, subject to reprogramming procedures.
Section 509 prohibits funds made available in this Act from
being used to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco
products or to seek the reduction or removal of foreign
restrictions on the marketing of tobacco products, except for
restrictions that are not applied equally to all tobacco or
tobacco products of the same type. This provision is not
intended to impact routine international trade services to all
U.S. citizens, including the processing of applications to
establish foreign trade zones.
Section 510 limits the obligation of receipts deposited
into the Crime Victims Fund to $2,600,000,000 during fiscal
year 2022. The language also provides for a Tribal set-aside.
Section 511 prohibits the use of Department of Justice
funds for programs that discriminate against or denigrate the
religious or moral beliefs of students participating in such
programs.
Section 512 prohibits the transfer of funds made available
in this Act to any department, agency, or instrumentality of
the United States Government, except for transfers made by, or
pursuant to authorities provided in, this Act or any other
appropriations Act.
Section 513 requires the Inspectors General of the
Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and
the Legal Services Corporation to conduct reviews of activities
funded in this Act and requires certifications regarding
conflicts of interest.
Section 514 prohibits funds for acquisition of certain
information systems unless the acquiring department or agency
has reviewed and assessed certain risks. Any acquisition of
such an information system is contingent upon the development
of a risk mitigation strategy and a determination that the
acquisition is in the national interest. Each department or
agency covered by this section shall consult with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other relevant agencies when
reviewing supply chain risks and making a determination that
the acquisition is in the national interest. Each department or
agency covered by this section is directed to ensure it is
following the criteria established by the FBI and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology when acquiring or
renewing certain information systems. Each department or agency
covered under this section shall submit a quarterly report to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate
describing reviews and assessments of risk made pursuant to
this section and any associated findings or determinations.
Section 515 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to support or justify the use of torture by any
official or contract employee of the United States Government.
Section 516 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to include certain language in trade agreements.
Section 517 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to authorize or issue a national security letter (NSL)
in contravention of certain laws authorizing the FBI to issue
NSLs.
Section 518 requires congressional notification regarding
any project within the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the
National Science Foundation or the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration totaling more than $75,000,000 that has
cost increases of 10 percent or more.
Section 519 deems funds for intelligence or intelligence
related activities as authorized by Congress during fiscal year
2022 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act
for fiscal year 2022.
Section 520 prohibits contracts or grant awards in excess
of $5,000,000 unless the prospective contractor or grantee
certifies that the organization has filed all Federal tax
returns, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has no unpaid Federal tax
assessment.
(RESCISSIONS)
Section 521 provides for rescissions of unobligated
balances from the Department of Justice.
Section 522 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act for the purchase of first class or premium air travel
in contravention of certain Federal regulations.
Section 523 prohibits the use of funds, under certain
circumstances, to pay for the attendance of more than 50
department or agency employees, who are stationed in the United
States, at any single conference outside the United States.
Section 524 requires tracking and reporting of undisbursed
balances in expired grant accounts.
Section 525 requires funds, to the extent practicable, to
be used to purchase light bulbs that are ``Energy Star''
qualified or have the ``Federal Energy Management Program''
designation.
Section 526 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) or
the National Space Council (NSC) to engage in bilateral
activities with China or a Chinese-owned company unless the
activities are authorized by subsequent legislation or NASA,
OSTP or NSC after consultation with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation have made a certification pursuant to subsections
(c) and (d) of this section.
Section 527 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to establish or maintain a computer network that does
not block pornography, except for law enforcement or victim
assistance purposes.
Section 528 requires each department and agency funded in
the bill to submit spending plans.
Section 529 prohibits funds to pay for award or incentive
fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance or
performance that fails to meet the basic requirements of the
contract.
Section 530 prohibits funds from being used by the
Department of Justice or Drug Enforcement Administration in
contravention of section 7606 of Agricultural Act of 2014.
Section 531 prohibits the Department of Justice from
preventing certain States and territories from implementing
State or territory laws regarding the use of medical marijuana.
Section 532 requires a quarterly report from the Department
of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
and the National Science Foundation on official travel to
China.
Section 533 requires not less than 10 percent of the funds
provided for certain programs be provided to persistent poverty
counties or any Territory or possession of the United States.
Section 534 requires a report regarding construction of a
new headquarters for the FBI.
Section 535 prohibits funds from being used to prevent a
Member of Congress from entering Federal facilities to conduct
oversight.
House of Representatives Reporting Requirements
The following materials are submitted in accordance with
various requirements of the Rules of the House of
Representatives:
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure
authorizes funding: The Committee on Appropriations considers
program performance, including a program's success in
developing and attaining outcome-related goals and objectives,
in developing funding recommendations.
Rescissions
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following table is submitted
describing the rescissions recommended in the accompanying
bill:
Department of Justice:
Working Capital Fund.................................. $108,400,000
Office of Justice Programs............................ 90,000,000
Community Oriented Policing Services.................. 15,000,000
Office on Violence Against Women...................... 15,000,000
Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending Items
The following table is submitted in compliance with clause
9 of rule XXI, and lists the congressional earmarks (as defined
in paragraph (e) of clause 9) contained in the bill or in this
report. Neither the bill nor the report contain any limited tax
benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in paragraphs
(f) or (g) of clause 9 of rule XXI.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
[Community Project Funding Items]
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Agency Account Recipient Location Project House Amount House Requestor(s)
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DOC NOAA-ORF......... Columbia River Portland, OR..... Upgrade and $760,000 Bonamici
Inter Tribal Expand the
Fish Commission. Coastal Margin
Observation and
Prediction
Program.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... Alabama State Mobile, AL....... Physical $233,000 Carl
Port Authority. Oceanographic
Real-Time System
(PORTS) Sensors,
Port of Mobile.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... University of Kaneohe, HI...... Moku o Lo'e $200,000 Case
Hawai'i. Marine
Laboratory
Refuge Eco-
Friendly Sea
Wall Research.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... The Hawai'I Honolulu, HI..... Waikiki Marine $415,000 Case
Department of Life
Land and Natural Conservation
Resources, District Coral
Division of Restoration.
Aquatic
Resources.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... George Mason Fairfax, VA...... Virginia Climate $1,979,000 Connolly
University. Center.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... University of St. Petersburg, Observing $2,000,000 Crist
South Florida. FL. Infrastructure
to Address
Flooding Risks
due to Climate
Change at the
Community Level.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... Florida Miami, FL........ Aquarius Coral $1,135,000 Diaz-Balart; Gimenez
International Reef Observatory.
University.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... Texas State San Marcos, TX... Texas State $2,000,000 Doggett
University. University
Meadows Center
Climate Change
Impact on Water
Initiative.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... The Marine Mammal Sausalito, Emergency Marine $500,000 Huffman
Center. California. Mammal Field
Response,
Research, and
Rehabilitation.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... Greater San Francisco, CA Greater $500,000 Huffman
Farallones Farallones
Association. National Marine
Sanctuary Kelp
Recovery.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... Oceans Initiative Seattle, WA...... Targeted Acoustic $322,000 Jayapal
Startle
Technology
(TAST) at the
Ballard Locks.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... The Nature Honolulu, Hawaii. Putting People to $500,000 Kahele
Conservancy Work Supporting
Hawai'i. Community-Based
Co-Management of
Coastal
Resources in
Hawai'i.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... Northern Illinois Dekalb, IL....... Understanding and $660,000 Kinzinger
University. Mitigating
Future Weather
and Climate
Risks to
Agriculture.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... University of Kingston, RI..... University of $1,000,000 Langevin
Rhode Island. Rhode Island
Integrated
Plastics
Research.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... The Regents of La Jolla, CA..... Mobile LiDAR $800,000 Levin (CA)
the University System.
of California,
Scripps
Institute of
Oceanography.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... San Jose State San Jose, CA..... Wildfire $1,150,000 Lofgren
University Interdisciplinar
Research y Research
Foundation. Center.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... Waterfront New York, NY..... Flushing Meadows $531,000 Meng
Alliance, Inc.. Corona Park: A
Hub for Climate
Resilience.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... Coastal College Point, NY Restoration & $263,000 Ocasio-Cortez
Preservation Stabilization of
Network. Two On-Water
Platforms on
Flushing Bay.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... NOAA's James J. Highlands, NJ.... Social and $480,000 Pallone
Howard Marine Ecological
Sciences Resilience
Laboratory at Projects for New
Sandy Hook. Jersey Coasts
and Oceans.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... San Diego Unified San Diego, CA.... Habitat-Friendly $1,000,000 Peters
Port District. Shoreline
Structures.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... University of Orono, ME........ Maine Climate $990,000 Pingree
Maine. Coordination
Center.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... NOAA's Northeast Augusta, ME...... Planning for the $200,000 Pingree
Fisheries Future of
Science Center. Maine's Lobster
Fishery and
Right Whale
Protections.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... University of Madison, WI...... Next Generation $1,200,000 Pocan
Wisconsin- Scanning High-
Madison, Space Resolution
Science and Interferometer
Engineering Sounder (S-HIS)
Center. Aircraft
Instrument.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... Town of Hempstead, NY.... Marine Nature $130,000 Rice (NY)
Hempstead, New Study Area.
York.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... Florida Miami, FL........ Greater Biscayne $2,000,000 Salazar
International Bay Harmful
University. Algae Bloom
Monitoring
Program.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... Museum of Miami, FL........ National Center $1,150,000 Salazar
Science, Inc.. for Education
and Conservation
of Florida's
Coral Reef.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... Washington Olympia, WA...... Columbia River $892,000 Schrader; Herrera Beutler
Department of Pinniped Removal.
Fish and
Wildlife.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... Oregon Department Newport, OR...... Whale $100,000 Schrader
of Fish and Entanglement
Wildlife. Risk Reduction
Research.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... The Nurture Easton, PA....... CREATE Resilience $140,000 Wild
Nature Center. Research and
Community
Learning Hub.
DOC NOAA-ORF......... University of Homer, AK........ Engaging Diverse $750,000 Young
Alaska Anchorage. Communities in
Stewardship of
Wild Salmon in
Cook Inlet.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Sparks... Sparks, NV....... First Responder $1,000,000 Amodei
Radio Equipment.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of West West Wendover, NV Police $376,000 Amodei
Wendover. Interoperability
Equipment.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Elk Grove Elk Grove, CA.... Elk Grove Police $520,000 Bera
Department
Communications
Center Equipment.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Pinellas County Clearwater, FL... Pinellas County $1,750,000 Bilirakis
Government. Consolidated
Computer Aided
Dispatch (CAD)
System.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Village of East East Alton, IL... East Alton Law $25,000 Bost
Alton. Enforcement
Cameras.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Prince George's Prince George's Mobile Camera $442,000 Brown
County County, MD. System.
Government.
DOJ COPS Tech........ San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo County of San $5,600,000 Carbajal
County. County, CA. Luis Obispo
Public Safety
Communication
System.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Monroeville, AL.. Monroeville $125,000 Carl
Monroeville. Police
Department
Security Cameras.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Wilkes- Wilkes-Barre, PA. City of Wilkes- $2,100,000 Cartwright
Barre. Barre,
Pennsylvania's
Community
Policing
Technology and
Equipment
Initiative.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Tampa.... Tampa, FL........ COPS Technology $382,000 Castor (FL)
Enhancement.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Hamilton County Cincinnati, OH... Hamilton County $1,600,000 Chabot
Department of P25 Radio System
Communications. Enhancement.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Norwich Police Norwich, CT...... Norwich Police $700,000 Courtney
Department. Department
Computer Aided
Dispatch and
Records
Management
System.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Coos County...... Coos County, OR.. Coos County $231,000 DeFazio
Emergency Radio
Communications
System.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Montgomery County Montgomery Montgomery County $25,000 Delgado
Sheriff's Office. County, NY. Sheriff's Office
License Plate
Reader.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Glendale. Glendale, AZ..... Glendale 911 $480,000 Gallego
Communication
Center Upgrades.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Alamo.... Alamo, TX........ City of Alamo $540,000 Gonzalez, Vicente (TX)
Police Radio
Equipment.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Vancouver Vancouver, WA.... City of Vancouver $1,500,000 Herrera Beutler
Police Camera
Program.
DOJ COPS Tech........ SouthCom Combined Matteson, IL..... SouthCom $276,000 Kelly (IL)
Dispatch Center. Technology
Upgrades.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Nevada County Nevada City, CA.. Nevada County $4,800,000 LaMalfa
Sheriff's Sheriff's Office
Department. Radio
Infrastructure
Improvements.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Town of Paradise. Paradise, CA..... Upgraded Radios $615,000 LaMalfa
for Paradise
Police
Department.
DOJ COPS Tech........ South Beaver South Beaver South Beaver $224,000 Lamb
Township Police Township, PA. Township Police
Department. Department
Communication
System
Improvement
Project.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Oceanside Police Oceanside, CA.... In-Car Camera $587,000 Levin (CA)
Department. System.
DOJ COPS Tech........ County of Northampton Eastern Shore of $8,245,000 Luria
Northampton. County, VA. Virginia's
Regional Public
Safety Radio
Communications
System.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Union County, New Union County, NJ. Union County, New $1,270,000 Malinowski
Jersey. Jersey, Law
Enforcement
Interoperable
Communications
Expansion and
Upgrades.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Greensboro, NC... Computer Aided $3,000,000 Manning
Greensboro. Dispatch System
Replacement for
the City of
Greensboro, NC.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Winston- Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem $273,000 Manning
Salem, NC. Police
Department Real
Time Crime
Center
Technology
Upgrades.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Saint Saint Paul, MN... Saint Paul Police $2,000,000 McCollum
Paul. Department
Portable Radio
Replacement.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Huntington, WV... Nationally $219,000 Miller (WV)
Huntington. Integrated
Ballistic
Information
Network (NIBIN)
Terminal.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Gary Police Gary, IN......... Technology $500,000 Mrvan
Department. Upgrades--Gary
Police
Department.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Monrovia. Monrovia, CA..... Monrovia Public $843,000 Napolitano
Safety Critical
Communications
Replacement
Project.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Camden County Camden County, NJ Cameras to $500,000 Norcross
Police Monitor Illegal
Department. Dumping.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Manchester Police Manchester, NH... Manchester $300,000 Pappas
Department. Gunshot
Recognition
Technology.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Strafford County Strafford County, Strafford County $752,000 Pappas
Sheriff's NH. Sheriff Radio
Department. Systems.
DOJ COPS Tech........ The Borough of Leonia, NJ....... The Strengthening $250,000 Pascrell
Leonia. Public Safety
Communications
Project.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Chicago Police Chicago, IL...... Chicago $500,000 Quigley
Department. Integrated
Intelligence
Strategy Program
Equipment.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Westmoreland Greensburg, PA... Westmoreland $528,000 Reschenthaler
County County
Department of Department of
Public Safety. Public Safety
Backup 9-1-1.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Johnson County Paintsville, KY.. Johnson County $859,000 Rogers (KY)
Fiscal Court. First Responder
Communications
Project.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Clinton Clinton, NC...... Radio Upgrades $173,000 Rouzer
Police and Repeater
Department. Placement.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Marion County-- Marion County, OR Marion County $1,200,000 Schrader
Finance Public Safety
Department. Radio System
Upgrade and
Repairs.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Suffolk.. Suffolk, VA...... Suffolk Emergency $3,492,000 Scott (VA)
Communication
Center Computer
Aided
Dispatching
(CAD) and Police
Records
Management
System (RMS)
Replacement.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Union City Police Union City, NJ... Closed-Circuit $1,100,000 Sires
Department. Television
(CCTV) for a
Safer Union City.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Waterford Waterford, MI.... 911 Dispatch- $250,000 Stevens
Township Police Emergency
Department. Operations
Center
Technology
Upgrades.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Fremont.. Fremont, CA...... City of Fremont $250,000 Swalwell
Emergency
Dispatch System.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Pomona-- Pomona, CA....... Police Radio $3,404,000 Torres (CA)
Police Upgrades.
Department.
DOJ COPS Tech........ City of Lemoore.. Lemoore, CA...... City of Lemoore $1,000,000 Valadao
Police Dispatch.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Hillsdale County Hillsdale, MI.... Communication $210,000 Walberg
Sheriff's Office. Technology
Improvement.
DOJ COPS Tech........ Chittenden County Chittenden Chittenden County $750,000 Welch
Public Safety County, VT. Public Safety
Authority. Authority
Regional
Dispatch Center--
Equipment.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Charlotte Charlotte, NC.... Cure Violence $1,000,000 Adams
Charlotte
Implementation.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Rialto... Rialto, CA....... City of Rialto $700,000 Aguilar
Body-Worn Camera
Upgrade.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Southern Dallas, TX....... Combatting Human $1,187,000 Allred
Methodist Trafficking.
University.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Omaha.... Omaha, NE........ Encompass Omaha: $527,000 Bacon
A Hospital-based
Violence
Intervention
Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Mansfield Mansfield, OH.... City of Mansfield $50,000 Balderson
Division of Division of
Police. Police Gun-shot
Detection
Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Morrow County Mt. Gilead, OH... Morrow County $288,000 Balderson
Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's Office
Radio
Communications
System.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Menifee County Frenchburg, KY... Menifee County $529,000 Barr
Sheriff's Office. Schools Security
Project.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Toberman San Pedro, CA.... Toberman $1,000,000 Diaz Barragan
Neighborhood Neighborhood
Center. Center San Pedro
Violence
Interruption
through Gang
Deterrence
Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ A New Way of Life Los Angeles, CA.. A New Way of Life $250,000 Bass
Safe Homes--
Women's Reentry
and Economic
Development
Initiative.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA.. Brotherhood $220,000 Bass
Brotherhood Crusade and 2nd
Crusade, Black Call: Answering
United Fund, the Second Call--
Inc.. A Holistic,
Culturally-
Responsive,
Trauma-Informed
Re-Entry Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ The Connie Rice Los Angeles, CA.. Urban Peace $220,000 Bass
Institute for Institute and
Urban Peace. Chapter TWO:
South Los
Angeles Peace
Ambassadors.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Young Women's Los Angeles, CA.. YWCA Greater Los $300,000 Bass
Christian Angeles Sexual
Association of Assault Response
Greater Los Team Project
Angeles. (SART).
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ CHOICES for Worthington, OH.. Safe Shelter for $750,000 Beatty
Victims of Victims of
Domestic Domestic
Violence, dba Violence.
LSS CHOICES.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Huckleberry Columbus, OH..... Central Ohio $610,000 Beatty
House, Inc.. Youth
Homelessness
Support for
Victims of Crime.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Alexandria, VA... Pilot Deployment $600,000 Beyer
Alexandria (VA). of Body-Worn
Cameras in the
Alexandria
Police
Department.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Pinellas County Clearwater, FL... Pinellas County $200,000 Bilirakis
Justice Center. Intercept Unit.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ U.S. Institute Tampa, FL........ Combatting Human $750,000 Bilirakis
Against Human Trafficking in
Trafficking. the State of
Florida.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Pelham, Pelham, GA....... City of Pelham-- $225,000 Bishop (GA)
Georgia. Radio
Communications
System Upgrade.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Portland. Portland, OR..... City of Portland $200,000 Blumenauer
Violence
Prevention
Outreach.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Delaware Criminal Wilmington, DE... Statewide Body- $1,600,000 Blunt Rochester
Justice Council. Worn Camera
Project.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Delaware Criminal Wilmington, DE... Statewide $1,900,000 Blunt Rochester
Justice Council. Violence
Reduction
Project.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Forsyth County Forsyth County, Forsyth County $90,000 Bourdeaux
Government. GA. Substance Abuse
and Intervention
Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Forsyth County Forsyth County, Crisis $235,000 Bourdeaux
Government. GA. Intervention
Team.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Lutheran Philadelphia, PA. Strengthening $125,000 Boyle
Settlement House. Supports for
Victims of
Domestic
Violence.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Mothers in Charge Philadelphia, PA. Mothers In Charge $100,000 Boyle
Prevention,
Intervention and
Education (PIE).
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ County of Ventura Ventura County, Ventura County $950,000 Brownley
CA. Cold Case and
Sexual Assault
Investigation.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ University of Mobile, AL....... Department $500,000 Carl
South Alabama. Community-Based
Crisis
Intervention
Training and
Support for
Primary
Responders.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Indianapolis, IN. Mental Health $1,000,000 Carson
Indianapolis. Diversion
Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Marion County Marion County, IN Marion County $96,000 Carson
Prosecutors Prosecutor's
Office. Office Second
Chance Workshops.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Bell County...... Bell County, TX.. Bell County $1,563,000 Carter (TX)
Sheriff's
Department 2021
Equipment
Modernization
Plan.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Belton... Belton, TX....... City of Belton $374,000 Carter (TX)
Public Safety
Equipment.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Lackawanna County Lackawanna Lackawanna County $2,000,000 Cartwright
Government. County, PA. Gun and Gang
Reduction and
Intelligence
Project (GGRIP).
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Graham County Robbinsville, NC. Graham County In- $91,000 Cawthorn
Sheriff's Car Radios for
Department. Patrol Cars.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Graham County Robbinsville, NC. Graham County $53,000 Cawthorn
Sheriff's Sheriff Body-
Department. Worn Camera
Project.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Safelight, Inc... Hendersonville, Safelight Child $300,000 Cawthorn
NC. Advocacy Center.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Family Service of Providence, RI... Police Go Team $413,000 Cicilline
Rhode Island Critical
(FSRI). Services and
Expansion.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of New York, New York, NY..... Crisis Management $3,000,000 Clarke (NY)
Office to System (CMS).
Prevent Gun
Violence.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Kansas City, Kansas City, MO.. Aim4Peace $250,000 Cleaver
Missouri Health Hospital-based
Department. Violence
Intervention
Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Lower Richland Columbia, SC..... The Lower $800,000 Clyburn
Alumni Richland Alumni
Foundation. Foundation
Community Cares
Project.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Cocaine and Memphis, TN...... Cocaine and $671,000 Cohen
Alcohol Alcohol
Awareness Awareness
Program, Program,
Incorporated. Incorporated
(CAAP, Inc)
Community
Corrections
Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Orange County.... Orange County, CA Coordinated $5,000,000 Correa
Reentry Center--
Programs and
Services.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Fresno Fresno, CA....... Advance Peace $300,000 Costa
Police Fresno--Violence
Department. Prevention and
Intervention
Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Clearwater, FL... Clearwater Police $144,000 Crist
Clearwater, Department
Florida. Mental Health Co-
Responder
Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Largo, FL Largo, FL........ Police Officers $230,000 Crist
Body-Worn
Cameras for
Largo Police
Department.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Village of Village of Maywood $621,000 Davis, Danny K. (IL)
Maywood. Maywood, IL. Alternative
Policing
Strategies,
Junior (MAPS,
JR).
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ JEVS Human Philadelphia, PA. The Choice is $400,000 Dean
Services. Yours.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of New Haven New Haven, CT.... New Haven $2,000,000 DeLauro
Community Crisis
Response Team
(NH-CCRT).
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Community Leaders Burien, WA....... Snohomish County $246,000 DelBene
Roundtable of Community-Based
Seattle, d.b.a. Diversion with
CHOOSE 180. CHOOSE 180.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Samadhi Center Kingston, NY..... Samadhi Center $430,000 Delgado
Inc.. SNUGS Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Broward County Broward County, Broward County $563,000 Deutch
Sheriff's Office. FL. Mental Health
Diversion
Project.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Deerfield Deerfield Beach, Security $595,000 Deutch
Beach, Florida. FL. Technology
Enhancements.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Eastern Michigan Ypsilanti, MI.... Prisoner Reentry $250,000 Dingell
University. Services.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Educate Youth Ypsilanti, MI.... Police Community $149,000 Dingell
Ypsilanti. Relations
Training Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of El Paso.. El Paso, TX...... El Paso Police $525,000 Escobar
Department Body-
Worn Camera
Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ County of El El Paso County, The Crisis $2,015,000 Escobar
Paso, Texas. TX. Intervention
Team.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Simi Simi Valley, CA.. Simi Valley Radio $1,000,000 Garcia (CA)
Valley. Replacement.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Homestead Police Homestead, FL.... Homestead Police $750,000 Gimenez
Department. Department Body-
Worn Camera
Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Miami-Dade Police Doral, FL........ Operation Safe $2,010,000 Gimenez
Department. Ride--Public
Safety Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Bexar County San Antonio, TX.. Bexar County $82,000 Gonzales, Tony (TX)
Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's Office
Animal Cruelty
Investigations
Unit.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ San Antonino San Antonio, TX.. San Antonio $1,000,000 Gonzales, Tony (TX)
Police Mental Health
Department. Unit Expansion.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of McAllen.. Mcallen, TX...... City of Mcallen $250,000 Gonzalez, Vicente (TX)
Police Forensics
Equipment.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Municipality of Utuado, PR....... Law Enforcement $116,000 Gonzalez-Colon
Utuado. Equipment and
Technology for
the Utuado
Municipal Police.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ East Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA.. East Baton Rouge $686,000 Graves (LA)
Sheriff's Office. Rapid DNA System.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Louisiana Office Baton Rouge, LA.. Less-Than-Lethal $2,300,000 Graves (LA)
of State Police. Technology
Training Center
Equipment.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Tracy Tracy, CA........ City of Tracy $255,000 Harder (CA)
Police Crime Reduction
Department. Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ New Britain New Britain, CT.. Improving $15,000 Hayes
Police Community Youth
Department. & Police
Relations in New
Britain.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Wolcott Police Wolcott, CT...... Fixed Network $3,200,000 Hayes
Department. Equipment
Upgrade for
Wolcott Police
Department.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Nevada Department Carson City, NV.. From Supervision $235,000 Horsford
of Public Safety to Success--
Parole and Recidivism
Probation. Reduction
Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Bowie State Bowie, MD........ Institute for $750,000 Hoyer
University. Restorative
Justice and
Practices.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Houston Police Houston, TX...... Houston Police $975,000 Jackson Lee; Fletcher
Department. Department
Advocates for
Violent Crime
Victims.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Alliance for Gun Seattle, WA...... Restorative $300,000 Jayapal
Responsibility Justice for
Foundation. Youth--South
King County.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Burien... Burien, WA....... City of Burien $300,000 Jayapal
Enhanced Youth
Services.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Johnstown Police Johnstown, PA.... Johnstown Police $79,000 Joyce (PA)
Department. Department
Mobile Office
Technology
Project.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ State of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI..... DLNR/Division of $340,000 Kahele
Department of Conservation and
Land and Natural Resources
Resources. Enforcement
Academy Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Lucas County Lucas County, OH. Lucas County Jail $2,000,000 Kaptur
Sheriff's Office. Mental Health
Evaluation and
Stabilization
Wing Planning
and Design.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Syracuse. Syracuse, NY..... Body-Worn Cameras $140,000 Katko
for the City of
Syracuse.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ University Park University Park, University Park $20,000 Kelly (IL)
Police IL. Police
Department. Department Body-
Worn Cameras.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Genesee County... Genesee County, Genesee County $768,000 Kildee
MI. Justice
Partnership for
Reform.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Stanton.. Stanton, CA...... North Orange $5,000,000 Kim (CA)
County Public
Safety Task
Force.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Stafford Township Stafford On POINT-- $32,000 Kim (NJ)
Police Township, NJ. Proactive
Department. Outreach in
Needs and
Treatment
Program
Expansion.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Portage County Portage County, Body-Worn and In- $616,000 Kind
Sheriff's Office. WI. Car Cameras for
Patrol.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Village of Hoffman Estates, Village of $150,000 Krishnamoorthi
Hoffman Estates. IL. Hoffman Estates
Domestic
Violence Project.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ County of Placer. Auburn, CA....... Placer County $580,000 LaMalfa
Body-Worn Camera
Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Allegheny Police Gibsonia, PA..... Body-Worn Camera $550,000 Lamb
Chiefs Inc.. and Technology
Project.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Detroit-- Detroit, MI...... Ceasefire Detroit $715,000 Lawrence
Detroit Police Violence
Department. Reduction
Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Oak Park Oak Park, MI..... Oak Park Body- $560,000 Lawrence
Department of Worn and In Car
Public Safety. Cameras.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ National Oakland, CA...... Youth ALIVE! and $500,000 Lee (CA)
Institute for Community &
Criminal Justice Youth Outreach
Reform. (CYO).
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Alexandria, LA... City of $276,000 Letlow
Alexandria (LA). Alexandria
Police Body-Worn
Camera Upgrade
Project.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Los Los Angeles, CA.. CIRCLE 24/7: $1,500,000 Lieu
Angeles, Office Crisis and
of City Incident
Homelessness Response through
Initiatives. Community-Led
Engagement.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of San Jose San Jose, CA..... Mobile Crisis $1,000,000 Lofgren
Police Assessment Team.
Department.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ New York City New York, NY..... Critical Response $350,000 Malliotakis
Police Command K9-
Department. Training and
Equipment.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ New York City New York, NY..... Forensic $2,000,000 Malliotakis
Police Equipment.
Department.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ New York City New York, NY..... Personal $550,000 Malliotakis
Police Protective
Department. Equipment.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Deerpark Town Town of Deerpark, Deer Park Body- $30,000 Maloney (NY)
Police Dept.. NY. Worn Cameras.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Ramsey County.... Ramsey County, MN Ramsey County $900,000 McCollum
Community
Violence
Prevention
Project.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Virginia Richmond, VA..... Richmond, $996,000 McEachin
Commonwealth Virginia Gun
University. Violence
Prevention
Framework.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Stockton. Stockton, CA..... Safer Streets-- $1,000,000 McNerney
Safer
Communities:
Group Gun
Violence
Reduction,
Ceasefire, and
Firearms
Reduction
Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Calhoun County Battle Creek, MI. Calhoun County $1,700,000 Meijer
Sherriff's Safe Schools
Department. Initiative.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ The City of Grand Grand Rapids, MI. Cure Violence $600,000 Meijer
Rapids. Grand Rapids.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Schuylkill County Pottsville, PA... Schuylkill County $1,064,000 Meuser
Intermediate
Punishment
Facility
Equipment.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Huntington, WV... Hydraulic Lift $4,000 Miller (WV)
Huntington. and Associated
Equipment for
Motor Vehicle
Investigations.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Essex County Essex County, MA. STAR Program $850,000 Moulton
Sheriff's (Supporting
Department. Transitions and
Reentry).
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Orlando.. Orlando, FL...... City of Orlando $1,200,000 Murphy (FL); Demings
Police
Department Next
Generation Body-
Worn Cameras.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Ak-Chin Indian Maricopa, AZ..... Ak-Chin Indian $500,000 O'Halleran
Community Police Community Police
Department. Department
Equipment
Modernization.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Forrest County Hattiesburg, MS.. Forrest County $500,000 Palazzo
Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's Office
Radios & Body-
Worn Cameras.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Newark Community Newark, NJ....... Newark Community $471,000 Payne
Street Team, Street Team High
Inc.. Risk
Intervention
Expansion.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Adams County Adams County, CO. Expanding $2,000,000 Perlmutter; Crow; Neguse
Government. Services to
Domestic
Violence Victims
in Adams County.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Thornton. Thornton, CO..... Body-Worn Cameras $310,000 Perlmutter
for the Thornton
Police
Department.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Hennepin County.. Hennepin County, Hennepin County $500,000 Phillips
MN. Family
Dependency
Treatment Court.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Law Enforcement St. Thomas, VI... Modular Medical $659,000 Plaskett
Planning Examiner's
Commission. Office Suite-
Equipment.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Durham County Durham County, NC Community $250,000 Price (NC)
Government. Violence
Intervention
Project.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Carroll County Carroll County, Body-Worn $1,429,000 Raskin
Sheriff's Office. MD. Cameras, In-Car
Cameras, for
Carrol County
Sheriff's Office.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Spokane Sheriff's Spokane, WA...... Spokane Sheriff's $480,000 Rodgers (WA)
Department. Department Rapid
DNA Technology.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Cherokee County Centre, AL....... Cherokee County $340,000 Rogers (AL)
Sheriff's Office. Training
Facility
Equipment.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Raleigh/Wake City- Raleigh, NC...... Raleigh/Wake City- $500,000 Ross
County Bureau of County Bureau of
Identification. Identification
DNA Testing
Equipment.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ New Hanover Castle Hayne, NC. Forensic DNA $400,000 Rouzer
County Sheriff's Technology.
Department.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Baltimore Baltimore, MD.... 9-1-1 Diversion $2,000,000 Ruppersberger; Sarbanes
Pilot Expansion.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Lifebridge Baltimore, MD.... LifeBridge Health $600,000 Ruppersberger; Sarbanes
Health, Inc.. Community
Violence
Cessation.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ University of Baltimore, MD.... University of $497,000 Ruppersberger
Maryland Medical Maryland Medical
Center R Adams Center R Adams
Cowley Shock Cowley Shock
Trauma Violence Trauma Violence
Prevention Prevention
Program. Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ NMI Judiciary.... Saipan, MP....... Technical $303,000 Sablan
Assistance to
Determine the
Viability of a
Mental Health
Treatment Court
with a Specific
Docket for
Veterans.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Glendale. Glendale, CA..... Expansion of $700,000 Schiff
Forensic Testing
Services for the
Verdugo Regional
Crime Laboratory.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Selma, Selma, AL........ Community $550,000 Sewell
Alabama. Oriented
Policing
Services in
Selma, Alabama.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Lansing Police Lansing, MI...... Lansing Police $1,342,000 Slotkin
Department. Department--Lans
ing Crisis
Assessment Team
(LCAT).
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Albuquerque, NM.. Trauma Recovery $1,000,000 Stansbury
Albuquerque, Center--Services
Family and for Victims of
Community Violent Crime.
Services.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Napa..... Napa, CA......... Napa County $1,800,000 Thompson (CA)
Public Safety
Radio and
Communication
Upgrade Project.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Vallejo Vallejo, CA...... Vallejo Police $900,000 Thompson (CA)
Police Department
Department. Community Mobile
Mental Health
Response Unit
Pilot Program.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ UTEC, Inc........ Lowell, MA....... Supports for $500,000 Trahan
Proven Risk
Youth and Young
Adults in
Haverhill.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Kings County..... Hanford, CA...... King's County $413,000 Valadao
Deputy Sheriff's
Body-Worn Camera
Project.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Hollywood Hollywood, FL.... Hollywood Police $1,702,000 Wasserman Schultz; Wilson (FL)
Department Body-
Worn Cameras.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ City of Manassas Manassas, VA..... Law Enforcement $270,000 Wexton
Police Mental Health
Department. and Domestic
Violence Case
Management Team.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ Prince William Prince William Police Use of $250,000 Wexton
County Police County, VA. Force
Department. Assessment,
Evaluation, and
Analysis.
DOJ OJP-Byrne........ The City of Opa- Opa-Locka, FL.... Opa-Locka Gunshot $109,000 Wilson (FL)
Locka Police Detection
Department. Violence
Reduction
Initiative.
NASA SSMS............. Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Cucamonga, Second Story and $1,000,000 Aguilar
Public Library. CA. Beyond Project.
NASA SSMS............. Rush University Chicago, IL...... REACH for $650,000 Davis, Danny K. (IL)
Medical Center. Information
Technology
Training.
NASA SSMS............. Oklahoma State Stillwater, OK... 6G Innovations... $1,000,000 Lucas
University.
NASA SSMS............. Oklahoma State Stillwater, OK... Rapid Assured $1,200,000 Lucas
University. Fully
Transparent
Integrated
Circuit Platform
Project.
NASA SSMS............. Louisiana State New Orleans, LA.. Aerospace Systems $5,000,000 Scalise
University, and Technology
National Center Development.
for Advanced
Manufacturing.
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Compliance With Rule XIII, CL. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule)
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the Committee notes that the
accompanying bill does not propose to repeal or amend a statue
or part thereof.
Transfers of Funds
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following is submitted describing
the transfers of funds provided in the accompanying bill:
In title I, under Bureau of the Census, Periodic Censuses
and Programs, language is included to transfer funds to the
Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General.
Under U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included to transfer funds to the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the Federal Employees
Health Benefit Fund, the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance
Fund, and the Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector
General.
Under National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Scientific and Technical Research and Services, language is
included allowing for transfers to the Working Capital Fund.
Under National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Operations, Research, and Facilities, language is included to
transfer funds from the Promote and Develop Fishery Products
and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries fund.
Under National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction, language is
included to transfer funds to the Department of Commerce,
Office of the Inspector General.
Under Departmental Management, Nonrecurring Expenses Fund,
language is included to transfer funds to appropriations within
the Department, as may be necessary to carry out technology
modernization projects.
Under Office of the Inspector General, language is included
to transfer funds from the Public Safety Trust Fund.
Section 103 provides language for the transfer of funds
between Department of Commerce appropriations in certain
circumstances.
In title II, under General Administration, Justice
Information Sharing Technology, language is included allowing
for the transfer of funds.
Under Executive Office for Immigration Review, language is
included to transfer funds to the Executive Office for
Immigration Review from fees deposited in the Immigration
Examinations Fee account.
Under Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General
Legal Activities, language is included allowing for the
transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
Under Legal Activities, United States Trustee System Fund,
language is included allowing for the transfer of funds.
Under Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, Community
Relations Service, language is included allowing for the
transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
Under National Security Division, Salaries and Expenses,
language is included to allow the transfer of funds in certain
circumstances.
Under Federal Prison System, Salaries and Expenses,
language is included to allow the transfer of funds to the
Department of Health and Human Services.
Under State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on
Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and
Prosecution Programs, language is included to allow the
transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
Under State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, State and
Local Law Enforcement Assistance, language is included to allow
the transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
Under State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Public
Safety Officer Benefits, language is included to allow the
transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
Under Community Oriented Policing Services, Community
Oriented Policing Services Programs, language is included to
allow the transfer of funds to the Office of Justice Programs.
Section 211 provides language for the transfer of funds
between certain grant funds and the National Institute of
Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
In title III, under National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Administrative Provisions, language is included
allowing for the transfer of funds between appropriations.
Under National Science Foundation, Administrative
Provisions, language is included allowing for the transfer of
funds among appropriations.
Under United States Trade Representative, Trade Enforcement
Trust Fund, language is included providing for the transfer of
funds.
Under General Provisions, Section 508 provides for the
transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
Under General Provisions, Section 510 provides for the
transfer of funds to the Department of Justice, Office of
Inspector General.
Changes in the Application of Existing Law
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the following statements are
submitted describing the effect of provisions in the
accompanying bill that directly or indirectly change the
application of existing law.
Language is included for a number of accounts placing
limitations on representation and reception allowances in order
to restrict the amount of money that would otherwise be spent
on these activities. The bill also provides that a number of
appropriations shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year. While these provisions are not
specifically authorized for all of the items, it is deemed
desirable to include such language for certain programs in
order to provide for orderly administration and effective use
of funds.
In title I, Department of Commerce, under International
Trade Administration, Operations and Administration, language
is included providing that funds may be used for engaging in
trade promotion activities abroad, including facilitating
business investments, expenses of grants and cooperative
agreements, for the purposes of promoting exports of U.S.
firms. Language is also provided allowing for full medical
coverage for dependent members of immediate families of
employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted
overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the
International Trade Administration; employment of Americans and
aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad and
expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or
construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for
use abroad; and payment of tort claims. In addition, language
is included regarding official representation expenses abroad,
purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad,
obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles, and rental of
tie lines. Language is also recommended deriving a portion of
available funds from fees. Furthermore, language is included
designating funding for China antidumping and countervailing
duty enforcement and compliance activities. Moreover, language
is included providing for two-year availability for a portion
of the funds. Finally, language is included regarding the
contributions under the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961.
Under Bureau of Industry and Security, Operations and
Administration, the language provides for no-year availability
of funds. Language is included regarding the costs associated
with the performance of export administration field activities
both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for
dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed
overseas; employment of Americans and aliens by contract for
services abroad; payment of tort claims; official
representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to
informers; and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for
official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use without
regard to any price limitation established by law. In addition,
language is included regarding the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. Finally, language is recommended
providing that payments and contributions collected and
accepted for materials or services may be retained for use in
covering the cost of those activities and other communications.
Under Economic Development Administration, Economic
Development Assistance Programs, the language provides for no-
year availability of funds.
Also, under Salaries and Expenses, language is included
regarding the monitoring of approved projects.
Under Minority Business Development Agency, Minority
Business Development, language is included making funds
available for fostering, promoting, and developing minority
business enterprises, including expenses of grants, contracts
and other agreements.
Under Economic and Statistical Analysis, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included providing for two-year
availability of funds.
Under Bureau of the Census, Current Surveys and Programs,
language is included providing that funds may be used for
collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing
statistics and for promotion, outreach and marketing
activities.
Also, under Periodic Censuses and Programs, language is
included providing three-year availability of funds. Language
is also included providing that funds may be used for
collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing
statistics and for promotion, outreach and marketing
activities. In addition, language is included providing for a
transfer to the ``Office of Inspector General'' account for
activities associated with carrying out investigations and
audits related to the Bureau of the Census.
Under National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA), Salaries and Expenses, language is
included permitting the Secretary of Commerce to charge Federal
agencies for costs in spectrum management, analysis,
operations, and related services; and to use such collections
in telecommunications research. The language also allows the
Secretary to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds
transferred, or previously transferred for telecommunications
research, engineering and activities by the Institute for
Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA. Finally, language is
included providing that funds so transferred shall remain
available until expended.
Also, under Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning
and Construction, language is included allowing recoveries and
unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated to be
available for the administration of all open grants until their
expiration.
Under United States Patent and Trademark Office, Salaries
and Expenses, language is included providing that appropriated
funds be reduced as offsetting collections are assessed and
collected. Language is including making funds available until
expended and providing that funds received in excess of
appropriations be deposited in a Patent and Trademark Fee
Reserve Fund, to be available until expended pursuant to the
Director submitting a spending plan subject to section 505 of
this Act, after which the funds shall be transferred to the
Salaries and Expenses account. In addition, language is
included limiting representation expenses. Language is also
included regarding basic pay and certain retirement benefits.
Additional language is included regarding USPTO's financial
statements. Furthermore, language is included providing that
fees and surcharges charged are available to USPTO pursuant to
section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code. Finally, the
language provides that an amount be transferred to the Office
of Inspector General (OIG).
Under National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST), Scientific and Technical Research and Services,
language is included providing for no-year availability of
funds. In addition, language is included allowing transfers to
the Working Capital Fund. Language is included limiting funds
for official reception and representation expenses. Finally,
language is included allowing NIST to provide local
transportation for a certain fellowship program.
Also, under Industrial Technology Services, language is
included providing no-year availability of funds. The language
also designates an amount for the Manufacturing Extension
Partnership and the National Network for Manufacturing
Innovation.
In addition, under Construction of Research Facilities,
language is included providing for no-year availability of
funds. Language is also included regarding the submission of
certain materials in support of construction budget requests.
Under National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), Operations, Research, and Facilities, language is
included allowing for two-year availability for funds. Language
is also included allowing maintenance, operation, and hire of
aircraft and vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to
nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting
activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation
of facilities. Language is included allowing fees and donations
received by a particular office to be retained and used for
expenses related to certain activities. In addition, language
is included that provides that certain funds be derived from
various sources and restricting their use to certain
activities. Moreover, language is included specifying that
deviations from amounts included in the report accompanying the
Act shall be subject to section 505 of this Act. Finally,
language is included providing for retired pay expenses.
Also, under Procurement, Acquisition and Construction,
language is included providing for three-year availability for
funds, except for construction funds, which are available until
expended. Language is also included providing that certain
funds be derived from various sources. In addition, language is
included specifying that deviations from amounts included in
the report accompanying the Act shall be subject to section 505
of this Act. Language is included regarding the submission of
certain materials in support of construction budget requests.
Language is included transferring an amount to the OIG.
In addition, under Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery,
language is included providing for two-year availability of
funds. Language is also included allowing the Secretary of
Commerce to issue grants to specific States and Federally
recognized tribes for conservation projects for listed
endangered or threatened salmon and steelhead populations,
populations at risk to be so listed, and for maintaining
populations necessary for the exercise of tribal treaty fishing
rights, and for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and
steelhead habitat, to be allocated under scientific and merit
principles and not available for marketing activities; and
requiring a State match.
Furthermore, under Fishermen's Contingency Fund, language
is included providing for the appropriation of funds to be
derived from receipts collected pursuant to Title IV of Public
Law 95-372 and provides that these funds are available until
expended.
Additionally, under Fishery Disaster Assistance language is
included providing two-year availability of funds.
Moreover, under Fisheries Finance Program Account, language
is included placing limitations on individual fishing quota
loans and traditional direct loans.
Under Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses,
language is included limiting funds for official reception and
representation expenses. Further, language is included
requiring reimbursement for Commerce employees detailed to
offices within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of
Commerce for more than 90 days. Finally, language is included
that limits the Department of Commerce's ability to transfer
funds into Salaries and Expenses except in certain
circumstances.
In addition, under Renovation and Modernization, language
is included making available funds for expenses towards
Department of Commerce facilities renovation and modernization.
Additionally, under the Nonrecurring Expenses Fund,
language is included making available funds available for a
three-year period for expenses towards the modernization of its
business application system. Further, language is included
providing new authorities for the Department of Commerce to
transfer funds for technology modernization projects, subject
to congressional notification.
Moreover, under the Office of Inspector General, language
is included making funds available for purposes of carrying out
provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978. Additionally,
funds are provided from the Public Safety Trust Fund for
activities associated with carrying out investigations and
audits related to the First Responder Network Authority.
Under Department of Commerce, General Provisions, the
following general provisions that fall within the rule are
recommended:
Section 101 makes funds available for advanced payments
only upon certification of officials designated by the
Secretary that such payments are considered to be in the public
interest.
Section 102 makes appropriations for the Department
available for hire of passenger motor vehicles, for services,
and for uniforms and allowances as authorized by law.
Section 103 provides language for the transfer of funds
between Department of Commerce appropriations in certain
circumstances and requires the Secretary of Commerce to notify
the Committee of certain actions.
Section 104 extends Congressional notification requirements
for NOAA satellite programs and includes life cycle cost
amounts for certain satellites.
Section 105 provides for reimbursement for services within
Department of Commerce buildings.
Section 106 clarifies that grant recipients under the
Department of Commerce may continue to deter child pornography,
copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over
their networks.
Section 107 provides the Administrator with the authority
to avail NOAA of needed resources, with the consent of those
supplying the resources, to carry out responsibilities of any
statute administered by NOAA.
Section 108 prohibits the National Technical Information
Service from charging customers for certain publications,
except under certain conditions and requires charges be limited
to recovering costs.
Section 109 authorizes NOAA to receive payments from other
entities to defray some costs of permitting and regulatory
activities.
Section 110 provides authority for the programs of the
Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census to
enter into cooperative agreements in order to assist in
improving statistical methodology and research.
In title II, Department of Justice, under General
Administration, Salaries and Expenses, language is included
providing for an amount for security and construction of
Department of Justice facilities, which shall remain available
until expended.
Also, under Justice Information Sharing Technology,
language is included providing that funds be available until
expended. Language is also included allowing transfers up to a
certain amount to this account for information technology
initiatives, and that these funds may be transferred subject to
requirements in this Act and shall be available until expended.
In addition, under Executive Office for Immigration Review,
language is included providing that an amount shall be derived
by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review
fees deposited in the ``Immigration Examinations Fee'' account.
Language is also included making an amount available for a
four-year period for certain purposes.
Moreover, under Office of Inspector General, language is
included providing for not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen
emergencies of a confidential character. Language is also
included making certain funds available for two years.
Under United States Parole Commission, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included providing that upon the
expiration of a term of office of a Commissioner, the
Commissioner may continue to act until a successor has been
appointed.
Under Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General
Legal Activities, language is included providing not to exceed
a certain amount for expenses of collecting evidence, to be
expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely
under the certificate of, the Attorney General. Language is
also included providing for the administration of pardons and
clemency petitions. Language is also included providing for
rental of space in the District of Columbia. Language is
included making an amount available until expended for
litigation support and information technology contracts. In
addition, language is included making certain funds available
to INTERPOL available until expended. Also, language is
included limiting the amount of funds for official
representation and reception expenses available to INTERPOL
Washington and to the Criminal Division. Additional language is
included providing funds for the Civil Rights Division related
to additional expenses related to enforcement of authorities
under Titles 34 and Titles 18 of United States Code, including
compliance with consent decrees or judgments. Furthermore,
language is included providing funds to the Civil Rights
Division for expenses associated with election monitoring,
authority to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for
such expenses, and availability of such funds until expended.
Language is also included regarding the transfer of funds for
Civil Division litigation activities, which shall be subject to
the provisions of section 505 of this Act. Finally, language is
included for expenses associated with processing cases under
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986.
Also, under Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust Division,
language is included providing for no-year availability of
funds and the use of offsetting collections, and limiting the
amount of funds for official representation and reception
expenses. The language also provides that fees collected for
premerger notification filings, regardless of the year of
collection, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses
in this appropriation, and shall remain available until
expended.
In addition, under Salaries and Expenses, United States
Attorneys, language is included regarding inter-governmental
and cooperative agreements. Additional language is included for
additional expenses related to enforcement of authorities under
Titles 18 and 34 of the United States Code, including
compliance with consent decrees or judgments. Language is also
included extending the availability of certain funds. Finally,
language is included requiring each United States Attorney to
establish or participate in a task force on human trafficking.
Furthermore, under United States Trustee System Fund,
language is included regarding refunds due depositors. Language
is also included regarding transfer and deposit of funds into
the Chapter 7 Trustee Fund and the special fund established
under 28 U.S.C. 1931(a), and for providing for the extended
availability of certain funds and the use of offsetting
collections. Moreover, under Fees and Expenses of Witnesses,
language is included regarding contracts for the procurement
and supervision of expert witnesses. In addition, language is
included regarding funds for construction of buildings for
safesites, armored and other vehicles, and telecommunication
equipment. The language also provides for no-year availability
of funds. Under Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations
Service, language is included regarding the transfer of funds
for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities,
which shall be subject to the provisions of section 505 of this
Act.
Under United States Marshals Service, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included limiting official reception and
representation expenses, and providing for no-year availability
for part of the appropriation.
Also, under Construction, language is included providing
for no-year availability of funds.
In addition, under Federal Prisoner Detention, language is
included providing for no-year availability of funds. Language
is included limiting the amount of funds considered ``funds
appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance''.
Language is also included providing that the United States
Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice
Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.
Under National Security Division, Salaries and Expenses,
language is included providing for the no-year availability of
funds for IT systems. Language is also included providing that
upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent
circumstances require additional funding for the activities of
the National Security Division, the Attorney General may
transfer such amounts to this heading from available
appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department
of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such
circumstances. The language provides that such a transfer shall
be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act.
Under Interagency Law Enforcement, Interagency Crime and
Drug Enforcement, language is included providing for no-year
availability for some of the funds. Language is also included
regarding authorities under which funds may be used.
Under Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included providing for no-year
availability of certain funds. Additional language is provided
related to funding for the Corruption/Civil Rights Section for
enforcement of authorities under Titles 18 and 34 of the United
States Code, including compliance with consent decrees or
judgments.Language is included providing for a limitation on
official reception and representation expenses.
Under Construction, language is included specifying the
purpose of the appropriation and making it available until
expended.
Under Drug Enforcement Administration, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included providing for funds to meet
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. Language is
also included allowing conduct of drug education and training
programs, including travel and related expenses for
participants in such programs and the distribution of items of
token value that promote the goals of such programs. In
addition, language is included providing for no-year
availability of certain funds. Language is included providing
for a limitation on official reception and representation
expenses. Finally, language is included permitting use of some
of the appropriation to reimburse expenses incurred to clean up
and safely dispose of certain substances which may present a
danger to public health or the environment.
Under Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
Salaries and Expenses, language is included allowing training
of State and local law enforcement agencies with or without
reimbursement, including training in connection with the
training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire
accelerants detection, and allowing provision of laboratory
assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or
without reimbursement. Language is also included limiting
official reception and representation expenses. In addition,
language is included providing funds for the payment of
attorneys' fees. Additional language is included prohibiting
expenses to investigate or act upon applications for relief
from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of
title 18, United States Code. Language is further included
regarding expenses to investigate applications filed by
corporations for relief from section 925(c) of title 18, United
States Code. In addition, language is included providing for
no-year availability of certain funds. Moreover, language is
included that prohibits funds to transfer the functions,
missions or activities of ATF to other agencies or departments.
Under Federal Prison System, Salaries and Expenses,
language is included making certain funds available for the
First Step Act of 2018, and for transfer of some of that
funding to the National Institute of Justice for evaluations of
programs and activities related to that Act. Language also
provides for the transfer to the Department of Health and Human
Services funds necessary for medical relief for inmates.
Language is also included that provides authority to the
Director to enter into contracts to furnish health care. In
addition, language is included placing a limitation on funds
for reception and representation expenses. Furthermore,
language is included extending the availability of certain
funds. Finally, language is included providing authority for
the Federal Prison System to accept donated property and
services.
Also, in Building and Facilities, language is included
providing for no-year availability of funds. Language is also
included stating labor of prisoners may be used for work under
this heading.
Additionally, under Federal Prison Industries,
Incorporated, language is included authorizing Federal Prison
Industries, Incorporated, to make such expenditures, within the
limits of funds and borrowing authority available, and in
accord with the law, and to make such contracts and
commitments, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as may
be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the
budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation.
Furthermore, under Limitation on Administrative Expenses,
Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, language is included
making available funds for its administrative expenses, and for
certain services, to be computed on an accrual basis to be
determined in accordance with the corporation's current
prescribed accounting system, and such amounts shall be
exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims, and expenditures
that such accounting system requires to be capitalized or
charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced, including
selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with
acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement,
protection, or disposition of facilities and other property
belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest.
Under State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on
Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and
Prosecution Programs, language is included making funds
available until expended. Language is also included placing a
limitation on funds to be made available for expenses related
to evaluation, training, and technical assistance. In addition,
language is included providing for specific appropriations for
various programs within the Office on Violence Against Women.
Furthermore, language is included making available certain
unobligated balances for specified programs. The language also
applies certain conditions to specified grants. It provides for
certain funds to be transferred to ``Research, Evaluation and
Statistics'' for administration by the Office of Justice
Programs.
Under Office of Justice Programs, Research, Evaluation and
Statistics, language is included to provide for no-year
availability of funds. Language is also included to provide for
specific appropriations for various programs within the Office
of Justice Programs.
Also, under State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance,
language is included to provide for no-year availability of
funds. Language is also included to provide for certain
specified uses of funding within Byrne Justice Assistance
Grants including Public Safety Innovation Grants, Law
Enforcement Training, grants to improves reporting on the use
of force, hit rates data collection demonstration grants,
police report in jurisdictions responding to litigation, Byrne
Discretionary Community Projects, and the application of
certain sections and special rules. In addition, language is
included regarding Federal immigration and other detainees
housed in State and local detention facilities. Language is
also included regarding DNA training and education for law
enforcement, correctional personnel, and court officers.
Language is included regarding certain time limitations under
the Second Chance Act. Additional language is included
regarding pattern and practice investigations, independent
prosecution of law enforcement, community-based improvement of
law enforcement and pilot programs to improve management and
address police misconduct. There is further language included
regarding the following grant programs; Community-Based Hate
Crime Initiative, Law Enforcement Accountability, Emergency Law
Enforcement Assistance, Red Flag and Gun Licensing Laws, Gun
Buyback and Relinquishment Pilot, Public Defender Improvement,
Regional Sexual Assault Investigative Training Academies, Legal
Representation Pilot for Immigrant Children and Families, Study
of Lethality Assessment, Crisis Stabilization and Community
Reentry, Pretrial Incarceration Reduction Pilot and Police
Misconduct Database. Furthermore, language is included
regarding local government use of funds to increase the number
of law enforcement officers.
In addition, under Juvenile Justice Programs, language is
included providing for no-year availability of funds. Language
is also included waiving a provision of law with respect to
funding for missing and exploited children programs. Finally,
the language delineates certain amounts for various programs
under this heading, including juvenile indigent defense.
Furthermore, language is included waiving a provision of
law that terminated the COPS Hiring Program after September
2000. The language also provides for certain funds to be
transferred to ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics''.
Furthermore, under Public Safety Officer Benefits, language
is included providing for no-year availability of funds.
Language is also included providing for the transfers of funds
in emergent circumstances, which shall be subject to the
provisions of section 505 of this Act.
Within the COPS Hiring program, language is included
regarding the Tribal Resources grant program, Tribal Access
Program, Community Policing, the Regional Information Sharing
System, Civilian Review Boards, Law Enforcement Mental Health
and Wellness Act, and a law enforcement technologies and
interoperable communications program. In addition, the language
includes Police Act grants, Anti-Methamphetamine and Anti-
Heroin Task Forces as well as grants under the STOP School
Violence Act.
Under Department of Justice, General Provisions, the
following general provisions that fall within the rule are
recommended:
Section 201 makes available additional reception and
representation funding for the Attorney General from the
amounts provided in this title.
Section 202 prohibits the use of funds to require any
person to perform or facilitate the performance of an abortion.
Section 203 establishes that the Director of the Bureau of
Prisons (BOP) is obliged to provide escort services to an
inmate receiving an abortion outside of a Federal facility,
except where this obligation conflicts with the preceding
section.
Section 204 establishes the Committee's requirements and
procedures for transfer proposals.
Section 205 prohibits the use of certain funds for
transporting prisoners classified as maximum or high security,
other than to a facility certified by the Bureau of Prisons as
appropriately secure.
Section 206 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase or
rental by Federal prisons of audiovisual equipment, services
and materials used primarily for recreational purposes, except
for those items and services needed for inmate training,
religious, or educational purposes.
Section 207 requires review by the Deputy Attorney General
and the Department Investment Review Board prior to the
obligation or expenditure of funds for major information
technology projects.
Section 208 requires the Department to follow reprogramming
procedures prior to any deviation from the program amounts
specified in this title or the reuse of specified deobligated
funds provided in previous years.
Section 209 prohibits funding from being used for certain
public-private competitions.
Section 210 prohibits U.S. Attorneys from holding dual or
additional responsibilities that exempt U.S. Attorneys from
statutory residency requirements.
Section 211 permits up to 2 percent of grant and
reimbursement program funds made available to OJP to be used
for training and technical assistance, and up to 2 percent of
grant or reimbursement funds made available to that office to
be used for criminal justice research, evaluation and
statistics.
Section 212 gives the Attorney General the authority to
waive matching requirements for Second Chance Act adult and
juvenile reentry demonstration projects; State, tribal and
local reentry courts; and drug treatment programs.
Section 213 waives the requirement that the Attorney
General reserve certain funds from amounts provided for
offender incarceration.
Section 214 prohibits funds, other than funds for the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System established
under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, from being
used to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to a
known or suspected agent of a drug cartel where law enforcement
personnel do not continuously monitor or control such firearm.
Section 215 provides authority to use certain grant funding
for Performance Partnership Pilots.
Section 216 clarifies that amounts credited to and made
available in the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund as
an offsetting collection pursuant to section 11013 of Public
Law 107-273 shall be so credited and available.
Section 217 prohibits the use of case closure metrics for
immigration judge performance evaluations.
Section 218 prohibits the use of funds to relocate ATF's
Canine Training Center or National Canine Division.
Section 219 prohibits funds made available under this Act
for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program
or Community Oriented Policing Services from being used unless
the Attorney General certifies that the State or unit of local
government (1) maintains adequate policies and procedures
designed to eliminate racial profiling in law enforcement, and
has eliminated any existing practices that permit or encourage
racial profiling in law enforcement; (2) requires each law
enforcement officer in the State or unit of local government to
complete training programs on racial profiling, implicit bias,
de-escalation, use of force and a duty to intervene in cases
where another law enforcement officer is using excessive force
against a civilian, and procedural justice; (3) has in effect a
law that prohibits law enforcement officers in the State or
other jurisdiction from using a chokehold or carotid hold; (4)
has in effect a law that prohibits law enforcement officers in
the State or other jurisdiction from using less lethal force;
(5) has in effect a law that prohibits law enforcement officers
in the State or other jurisdiction from using deadly force, (6)
has in effect a law that prohibits the issuance of a ``no-knock
warrant'' in a drug case; (7) has provided the United States
Attorney General a law enforcement practice report that
includes information on the race, ethnicity, age, and gender of
the officers and employees of the law enforcement agency and of
members of the public involved in, (A) traffic violation stops,
(B) pedestrian stops, (C) frisk and body searches, (D)
instances where officers or employees of the law enforcement
agency used deadly force; and (8) will not make such funds
available to a law enforcement agency that has entered into or
renewed any contractual arrangement, including a collective
bargaining agreement with a labor organization, that (A) would
prevent the Attorney General from seeking or enforcing
equitable or declaratory relief against a law enforcement
agency engaging in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional
misconduct or, (B) conflicts with any terms or conditions
contained in a consent decree.
Section 220 prohibits Department of Justice funding from
being made available to any law enforcement agency of any
State, unit of local government, or Federally recognized Tribal
government unless the Attorney General has certified that such
agency has begun or completed the process of receiving
accreditation from a law enforcement accreditation organization
approved by the Attorney General.
Section 221 prohibits the awarding of funds under the Byrne
JAG or COPS programs unless the United States Attorney General
certifies that the recipient State or unit of local government
has in effect a law prohibiting sexual activity while acting
under color of law.
Section 222 establishes a National Task Force on Law
Enforcement Oversight.
In title III, Science, under Office of Science and
Technology Policy, language is included providing that certain
funds be available for reception and representation expenses,
and rental of conference rooms.
Under National Space Council, language is included
providing that certain funds be available for reception and
representation expenses.
Under National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Science, language is included providing for the two-year
availability of funds. Language is also included regarding a
limitation on formulation and development costs of a certain
program with an associated notification requirement and
language is also included concerning a planetary science
mission.
Also, under Aeronautics, language is included providing for
the two-year availability of funds.
In addition, under Space Technology, language is included
providing for the two-year availability of funds.
Under Exploration, language is included providing for the
two-year availability of funds. Language is also included that
delineates amounts for program components. Language is also
included describing certain reports and requiring the inclusion
of estimates in future budget requests.
In Space Operations, language is included providing for the
two-year availability of funds.
Additionally, under Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics Engagement, language is included providing for the
multi-year availability of funds. Language is also included
delineating amounts for program components.
Under Safety, Security and Mission Services, language is
included providing for the two-year availability of funds.
Language is also included to limit official reception and
representation expenses.
Under Construction and Environmental Compliance and
Restoration, language is included providing for the multi-year
availability of funds. Language is also included restricting
receipts and expenditures made pursuant to enhanced use lease
arrangements and requiring the inclusion of estimates in future
budget requests.
Under Office of Inspector General, language is included
providing for the two-year availability of certain funds.
In the Administrative Provisions, language is included
regarding: availability of funds for announced prizes;
limitations on transfers of funds among NASA accounts; the
submission of a spending plan; and language limiting obligation
of certain funds pending submission of certain reports.
Under National Science Foundation, Research and Related
Activities, language is included that provides for the multi-
year availability of funds. Language is also included that
governs funding availability for polar research and operation
support. In addition, language is included providing that
certain receipts may be credited to this appropriation.
Also, under Major Research Equipment and Facilities
Construction, language is included providing for no-year
availability of funds.
In addition, under Education and Human Resources, language
is included providing for the multi-year availability of funds.
Furthermore, under Agency Operations and Award Management,
language is included regarding contracts for maintenance and
operation of facilities and other services. Language is also
included limiting representation expenses.
Under Office of the National Science Board, language is
included limiting funds for official reception and
representation.
Under Office of Inspector General, language is included
providing for the multi-year availability of certain funds.
Under Administrative Provision, language is included
regarding transfers of funds. Also, language is included
requiring the Director to submit notification of certain
activities 30 days in advance.
In title IV, Related Agencies, under Commission on Civil
Rights, Salaries and Expenses, language is included prohibiting
expenses to employ in excess of a specific level of full-time
individuals or to reimburse Commissioners for certain billable
days. Language is also included prohibiting certain
unauthorized activities. In addition, language is included for
a Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys.
Finally, language is included authorizing the Chair to accept
donations or gifts to carry out the work of the Commission.
Under Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included designating an amount for
payments to State and local enforcement agencies. Language is
also included limiting funds for official reception and
representation expenses. Finally, language is included
authorizing the Chair to accept donations or gifts to carry out
the work of the Commission.
Under International Trade Commission, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included limiting funds for official
reception and representation expenses. Language is also
included providing for no-year availability of funds.
Under Legal Services Corporation, Payment to the Legal
Services Corporation, language is included regarding pay for
officers and employees. Language is also included delineating
amounts for specific programs and regarding authorities to
transfer funds. In addition, language is included designating
the Legal Services Corporation as an agency of the Federal
Government for the purposes of reprogramming.
Under Administrative Provision, Legal Services Corporation,
language is included that prohibits the use of funds for
certain activities.
Under Office of the United States Trade Representative,
Salaries and Expenses, language is included providing for the
no-year availability of some funds. Language is also included
limiting funds for official reception and representation
expenses.
Also, under Trade Enforcement Trust Fund, language is
included regarding certain notifications.
Under State Justice Institute, Salaries and Expenses,
language is included limiting funds for reception and
representation expenses. Language is also included providing
for multi-year availability of certain funds. In addition,
language is included designating the State Justice Institute as
an agency of the Federal Government for the purposes of
reprogramming.
In title V, General Provisions, the following general
provisions that fall within the rule are recommended:
Section 501 prohibits the use of funds for publicity or
propaganda purposes unless expressly authorized by law.
Section 502 prohibits any appropriation contained in this
Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year unless expressly authorized.
Section 503 provides that the expenditure of any
appropriation contained in this Act for any consulting service
through procurement contracts shall be limited to those
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record
and available for public inspection, except whereotherwise
provided under existing law or under existing Executive order issued
pursuant to existing law.
Section 504 provides that if any provision of this Act or
the application of such provision to any person or circumstance
shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the
application of other provisions shall not be affected.
Section 505 prohibits a reprogramming of funds that: (1)
creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity; (2)
eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds
or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which
funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office
or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or
activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any function or
activity presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments
funds for existing programs, projects, or activities in excess
of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10
percent funding for any program, project, or activity, or
numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any
general savings, including savings from a reduction in
personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs,
projects, or activities as approved by Congress, unless the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15
days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
Section 506 provides that if it is determined that any
person intentionally affixes a ``Made in America'' label to any
product that was not made in America that person shall not be
eligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds
made available in this Act. The section further provides that
to the extent practicable, with respect to purchases of
promotional items, funds made available under this Act shall be
used to purchase items manufactured, produced, or assembled in
the United States or its territories or possessions.
Section 507 requires quarterly reporting on the status of
balances of appropriations.
Section 508 provides that any costs incurred by a
department or agency funded under this Act resulting from, or
to prevent, personnel actions taken in response to funding
reductions in this Act, or, for the Department of Commerce,
from actions taken for the care and protection of loan
collateral or grant property, shall be absorbed within the
budgetary resources available to the department or agency, and
provides transfer authority between appropriation accounts to
carry out this provision, subject to reprogramming procedures.
Section 509 prohibits funds made available in this Act from
being used to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco
products or to seek the reduction or removal of foreign
restrictions on the marketing of tobacco products, except for
restrictions that are not applied equally to all tobacco or
tobacco products of the same type. This provision is not
intended to impact routine international trade services to all
U.S. citizens, including the processing of applications to
establish foreign trade zones.
Section 510 limits the obligation of receipts deposited
into the Crime Victims Fund to $2,650,000,000 during fiscal
year 2021, and provides for a transfer of $10,000,000 to the
Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General for
oversight and auditing of the fund. It also provides for a
tribal set-aside.
Section 511 prohibits the use of Department of Justice
funds for programs that discriminate against or denigrate the
religious or moral beliefs of students participating in such
programs.
Section 512 prohibits the transfer of funds made available
in this Act to any department, agency or instrumentality of the
United States Government, except for transfers made by, or
pursuant to authorities provided in, this Act or any other
appropriations Act.
Section 513 requires certain timetables of audits performed
by Inspectors General of the Departments of Commerce and
Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the
National Science Foundation and the Legal Services Corporation
and sets limits and restrictions on the awarding and use of
grants or contracts funded by amounts appropriated by this Act.
Section 514 prohibits funds for acquisition of certain
information systems unless the acquiring department or agency
has reviewed and assessed certain risks. Any acquisition of
such an information system is contingent upon the development
of a risk mitigation strategy and a determination that the
acquisition is in the national interest. Each department or
agency covered by this section shall consult with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other relevant agencies when
reviewing supply chain risks and making a determination that
the acquisition is in the national interest. Each department or
agency covered by this section is directed to ensure it is
following the criteria established by the FBI and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology when acquiring or
renewing certain information systems. Each department or agency
covered under this section shall submit a quarterly report to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate
describing reviews and assessments of risk made pursuant to
this section and any associated findings or determinations.
Section 515 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to support or justify the use of torture by any
official or contract employee of the United States Government.
Section 516 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to include certain language in trade agreements.
Section 517 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to authorize or issue a national security letter (NSL)
in contravention of certain laws authorizing the FBI to issue
NSLs.
Section 518 requires congressional notification regarding
any project within the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the
National Science Foundation or the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration totaling more than $75,000,000 that has
cost increases of 10 percent or more.
Section 519 deems funds for intelligence or intelligence
related activities as authorized by Congress during fiscal year
2021 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act
for fiscal year 2021.
Section 520 prohibits contracts or grant awards in excess
of $5,000,000 unless the prospective contractor or grantee
certifies that the organization has filed all Federal tax
returns, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has no unpaid Federal tax
assessment.
Section 521 provides for rescissions of unobligated
balances from the Departments of Commerce and Justice.
Section 522 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act for the purchase of first class or premium air travel
in contravention of certain Federal regulations.
Section 523 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to pay for the attendance of more than 50 department
or agency employees, who are stationed in the United States, at
any single conference outside the United States, unless the
conference is a law enforcement training or operational event
where the majority of Federal attendees are law enforcement
personnel stationed outside the United States.
Section 524 requires tracking and reporting of undisbursed
balances in expired grant accounts.
Section 525 requires, when practicable, the use of funds in
this Act to purchase light bulbs that have the ``Energy Star''
or ``Federal Energy Management Program'' designation.
Section 526 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) or
the National Space Council (NSC) to engage in bilateral
activities with China or a Chinese-owned company unless the
activities are authorized by subsequent legislation or NASA,
OSTP or NSC after consultation with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation have made a certification pursuant to subsections
(c) and (d) of this section.
Section 527 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to establish or maintain a computer network that does
not block pornography, except for law enforcement or victim
assistance purposes.
Section 528 requires each department and agency funded in
the bill to submit spending plans.
Section 529 prohibits the use of funds to pay for
unsatisfactory contractor performance.
Section 530 prohibits the use of funds by the Department of
Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration in contravention
of a certain section of the Agricultural Act of 2014.
Section 531 prohibits the Department of Justice from
preventing certain States or territories from implementing
their laws regarding the use of medical marijuana.
Section 532 requires quarterly reports from the Department
of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
and the National Science Foundation on official travel to
China.
Section 533 requires not less than 10 percent of the funds
provided for certain programs be provided to persistent poverty
counties.
Section 534 requires a report regarding a national
headquarters for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Section 535 prohibits funds from being used to prevent a
Member of Congress from entering Federal facilities to conduct
oversight.
Appropriations Not Authorized by Law
The Committee, in a number of instances, has found it
necessary to recommend funding for ongoing activities and
programs for which authorizations have not been enacted to
date. Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules
of the House of Representatives, the following table lists the
appropriations in the accompanying bill that are not authorized
by law for the period concerned:
UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS
[In thousands of dollars]
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Appropriations in
Program Last year of Authorization level in year of last year of Appropriations in
authorization authorizations authorization this bill
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Department of Commerce:
International Trade Administration:
Operations and Administration:
Export Promotion Activities....................... 1996 such sums..................... 264,885 *
Bureau of Industry and Security:
Operations and Administration....................... 1994 such sums..................... 34,747 143,410
Economic Development Administration:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 2008 Such sums..................... 30,832 50,610
Economic Development Assistance Programs............ ................ Various....................... ..................... 382,500
Public Works and Economic Development Act Programs 2008 500,000....................... 349,100 (396,350)
Minority Business Development Agency:
Minority Business Development....................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 70,023
Economics and Statistics Administration:
Salaries and Expenses............................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 120,500
National Telecommunications and Information
Administration:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 1993 17,900........................ 18,493 89,531
National Institute of Standards and Technology:
Scientific and Technical Research and Services...... 2013 676,700....................... 609,514 915,570
Industrial technology services...................... 2013 241,709....................... 140,316 331,500
Manufacturing extension partnerships.............. 2013 (165,100)..................... (126,088) (275,000)
Construction of research facilities................. 2013 121,300....................... 58,874 100,000
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
Operations, Research and Facilities:
National Ocean Service............................ 1993 121,183....................... 150,864 706,500
Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and ................ Various....................... ..................... (101,000)
Restoration.
Competitive Research............................ ................ Various....................... ..................... (28,000)
Coastal Zone Management and Services............ n/a n/a........................... n/a (62,000)
Coastal Zone Management Grants.................. 1999 (50,500)...................... (52,700) (82,500)
National Oceans and Security Fund............... 2019 such sums..................... (30,000) (38,000)
Coral Reef Program.............................. 2004 (16,000)...................... (26,100) (38,000)
Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas.......... 2005 (40,000)...................... (58,750) (61,500)
National Estuarine Research Reserve System...... 1999 (4,600)....................... (4,300) (30,500)
National Marine Fisheries Services: ................ .............................. ..................... 1,044,590
Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles and Other Species... ................ .............................. ..................... (146,500)
Species Recoveries Grants....................... 1992 ............................. (7,500)
Atlantic Salmon................................. 1992 ............................. (6,500)
Pacific Salmon.................................. 1992 ............................. (70,500)
Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and ................ Various....................... ..................... (162,000)
Services.
Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys and ................ Various....................... ..................... (192,500)
Assessments.
Observers and Training.......................... ................ Various....................... ..................... (55,468)
Fisheries Management Programs and Services...... ................ Various....................... ..................... (133,750)
Salmon Management Activities.................... ................ Various....................... ..................... (66,000)
Regional Councils and Fisheries Commissions..... ................ Various....................... ..................... (43,000)
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants............ 2012 3,400......................... 1,157 (3,372)
Enforcement..................................... ................ Various....................... ..................... (78,500)
Habitat Conservation and Restoration............ ................ Various....................... ..................... (61,500)
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.................. 1993 1,589,081..................... 202,172 \\
Climate Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes. 1993 (109,877)..................... (79,948) (120,000)
Regional Climate Data and Information........... ................ Various....................... ..................... (59,000)
Climate Competitive Research.................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (74,000)
Ocean and Coastal Laboratories and Cooperative ................ Various....................... ..................... (37,500)
Institutes.
Ocean Exploration and Research.................. 2015 (59,436)...................... (28,000) (44,500)
Integrated Ocean Acidification.................. 2012 (20,000)...................... (6,359) (17,000)
High Performance Computing Initiatives.......... 1996 (4,500)....................... (6,500) (18,000)
National Weather Service: 1993 395,822.......................
Observations.................................... ................ Various....................... ..................... (245,750)
Central Processing.............................. 1993 .................... (108,472)
Analyze, Forecast and Support................... ................ Various....................... ..................... (565,097)
Dissemination................................... 1993 .................... (117,646)
Science and Technology Integration.............. ................ Various....................... ..................... (181,148)
National Environmental Satellite, Data and ................ .............................. ..................... 348,086
Information Service:
Office of Satellite and Production Operations... 1993 ............................. (202,000)
Product Development, Readiness and Application.. 1993 ............................. (47,000)
Office of Space Commerce........................ n/a n/a........................... n/a (10,000)
Group on Earth Observations..................... 1993 n/a........................... n/a (1,000)
National Centers for Environmental Information.. 1993 39,596........................ 32,646 (88,086)
Mission Support:
Mission Support Services........................ 1993 75,750........................ 71,433 323,232
NOAA Office of Education........................ n/a n/a........................... n/a 41,084
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:
Marine Operations and Maintenance............... 1993 68,518........................ 61,222 194,000
Aviation Operations and Aircraft Services....... 1993 10,336........................ 9,872 37,500
Autonomous Uncrewed Technology Operations....... n/a n/a........................... n/a 14,500
Procurement, Acquisition and Construction:
National Ocean Service:
National Estuarine Research Reserve Construction n/a n/a........................... n/a 4,000
Marine Sanctuaries Construction................. 2005 6,000......................... 10,000 4,000
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research:
Research Supercomputing/CCRI.................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 53,500
National Weather Service:
Observations.................................... 1993 ............................. 84,516 24,000
Central Processing.............................. n/a n/a........................... n/a 68,000
Dissemination................................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 9,934
Facilities Construction and Major Repairs....... n/a n/a........................... n/a 17,000
National Environmental Satellite, Data and
Information Service:
Common Ground Services.......................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 73,633
Geostationary Earth Orbit....................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 623,247
Low Earth Orbit................................. n/a n/a........................... n/a 512,730
Space Weather................................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 203,506
Systems/Services Architecture and Engineering... n/a n/a........................... n/a 68,500
Satellite CDA Facility.......................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 2,450
Mission Support:
NOAA Construction............................... 1993 94,500........................ 64,500 43,000
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:
Fleet Capital Improvements and Technology 1997 such sums..................... n/a 95,500
Infusion.
Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery................. 2009 90,000........................ 80,000 65,000
Fishermen's Contingency Fund.................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 349
Fisheries Disaster Assistance................... 2013 such sums..................... 5,000 0
Fisheries Finance Program Account............... n/a n/a........................... n/a -18,000
Departmental Management:
Salaries and Expenses........................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 87,500
Renovation and Modernization.................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 1,100
Office of Inspector General..................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 37,087
Department of Justice:
General Administration:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 2009 181,561....................... 105,805 148,264
Justice Information Sharing Technology.............. 2009 204,152....................... 80,000 113,024
Executive Office for Immigration Review............. 2009para. n/a........................... n/a 891,190
Office of Inspector General......................... 2009 81,922........................ 80,681 127,184
United States Parole Commission:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 2009 12,711........................ 12,570 14,238
Legal Activities:
Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities..... 2009 764,526....................... 805,655 1,077,673
Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust Division........... 2009 162,488....................... 157,788 201,176
Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys...... 2009 1,829,194..................... 1,851,336 2,534,248
Salaries and Expenses, Foreign Claims Settlement 2009 1,429......................... 1,823 2,434
Commission.
Fee and Expenses of Witnesses....................... 2009 203,755....................... 168,300 224,000
Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service.. 2009 10,977........................ 9,873 22,000
Assets Forfeiture Fund (discretionary).............. 2009 22,000........................ 20,990 20,514
United States Marshals Service........................ 2009 900,178....................... 954,000 3,805,000
Salaries and Expenses............................... ................ Sec. ......................... (960,000) (1,625,000)
Construction........................................ ................ Sec. ......................... (4,000) (15,000)
Federal Prison Detention............................ 2009 1,858,509..................... 1,355,319 (2,165,000)
National Security Division:
Salaries and Expenses............................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 123,093
Interagency Law Enforcement:
Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement.............. 2009 744,593....................... 515,000 550,458
Federal Bureau of Investigation....................... 2009 6,480,608..................... 7,301,191 10,281,753
Salaries and Expenses............................... ................ Sec. ......................... (7,182,700) (10,219,858)
Construction........................................ ................ Sec. ......................... (153,491) (61,895)
Drug Enforcement Administration:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 2009 1,930,462..................... 1,959,084 2,408,522
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 2009 1,038,939..................... 1,078,215 1,554,461
Construction........................................ 2009
Federal Prison System................................. 2009 5,698,292..................... 6,171,561 8,052,700
Salaries and Expenses............................... ................ Sec. ......................... (5,600,792) (7,865,000)
Building and Facilities............................. ................ Sec. ......................... (575,807) (185,000)
Office on Violence Against Women:
Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution
Programs:
STOP Grants......................................... 2018 222,000....................... 222,000 223,000
Transitional Housing Assistance..................... 2018 35,000........................ 35,000 50,000
Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women... n/a n/a........................... n/a 2,500
Consolidated Youth-oriented Program................. ................ Various....................... ..................... 22,000
Engaging Men and Youth in Prevention............ n/a n/a........................... n/a 5,000
Improving Criminal Justice Response................. 2018 73,000........................ 53,000 70,000
Homicide Reduction Initiative................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (4,000)
Domestic Violence Firearms Lethality Reduction n/a n/a........................... n/a (4,000)
Initiative.
Sexual Assault Victims Services..................... 2018 40,000........................ 35,000 100,000
Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement. 2018 50,000........................ 40,000 47,000
Violence on College Campuses........................ 2018 12,000........................ 20,000 38,000
Civil Legal Assistance.............................. 2018 57,000........................ 45,000 65,000
Elder Abuse Grant Program........................... 2018 9,000......................... 5,000 6,000
Family Civil Justice................................ ................ Various....................... ..................... 20,000
Education and Training for Disabled Female Victims.. 2018 9,000......................... 6,000 10,000
National Resource Center on Workplace Responses..... 2018 1,000......................... 500 2,000
Research on Violence Against Indian Women........... 2015 1,000......................... 940 2,000
Indian Country--Sexual Assault Clearinghouse........ n/a n/a........................... n/a 1,000
Tribal Special Domestic Violence Criminal n/a n/a........................... n/a 5,500
Jurisdiction.
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act..................... 2019 5,000......................... 1,500 3,500
National Deaf Services Line......................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 5,000
Restorative Justice Responses and Evaluations....... n/a n/a........................... n/a 20,300
Support to Transgender Victims...................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 2,000
Tech Assist for Community-Based Organizations....... n/a n/a........................... n/a 5,000
Emerging Issues Related to Violence Against Women... n/a n/a........................... n/a 5,000
Tribal Special Assistant US Attorneys............... n/a n/a........................... n/a 3,000
Office on Justice Programs:
Research Evaluation and Statistics:
Bureau of Justice Statistics........................ 1995 33,000........................ 32,335 50,000
National Institute of Justice....................... 1995 33,000........................ 58,879 45,000
Domestic Radicalization Research................ n/a n/a........................... n/a (12,000)
Study of Clearinghouse for Online Extremism..... n/a n/a........................... n/a (500)
Data on Stops and Searches...................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (500)
State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance:
Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants............ 2012 1,095,000..................... 470,000 684,469
Officer Robert Wilson III VALOR Initiative...... n/a n/a........................... n/a (13,000)
Smart Policing.................................. n/a n/a........................... n/a (8,000)
Smart Prosecution............................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (10,000)
NamUS........................................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (2,400)
Training Program to Improve Responses to People n/a n/a........................... n/a (10,000)
with Mental Illness.
John R. Justice Grant Program................... 2014 n/a........................... Such sums (4,000)
Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution.......... 2010 40,000........................ 15,000 (17,000)
National Center for Forensics................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (4,000)
Project Safe Neighborhoods...................... 2021 n/a........................... 20,000 (20,000)
Capital Litigation Improvement and Wrongful 2021 n/a........................... 7,000 (15,000)
Conviction Review.
Community Based Violence Prevention Initiatives. n/a n/a........................... n/a (6,000)
National Center for Restorative Justice......... n/a n/a........................... n/a (6,000)
Family Alternative Sentencing Pilot Program..... n/a n/a........................... n/a (7,000)
Child Advocacy Training......................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (1,000)
Rural Violent Crime Initiative.................. n/a n/a........................... n/a (9,000)
Managed Access Systems.......................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (3,000)
Public Safety Innovation Grants................. n/a n/a........................... n/a (5,000)
Technical Assistance to Law Enforcement-Use of n/a n/a........................... n/a (15,000)
Force Reporting.
Data Collection Programs on Hit Rates for Stops n/a n/a........................... n/a (5,000)
and Searches.
Police Reform in Jurisdictions Responding to n/a n/a........................... n/a (7,200)
Litigation.
Law Enforcement Training........................ n/a n/a........................... n/a (42,000)
Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants.... n/a n/a........................... n/a (102,769)
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program............. 2011 950,000....................... n/a 244,000
Adam Walsh Act Implementation....................... 2009 Such sums..................... 18,000 20,500
National Sex Offender Public Website................ n/a n/a........................... n/a 1,000
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science..................... 2021 n/a........................... 33,000 33,000
DNA Initiative......................................
Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing 2021 n/a........................... 8,000 (13,000)
Grants.
State and Local Forensic Activities............. n/a n/a........................... n/a (19,000)
Community Teams to Reduce the Sexual Assault Kit n/a n/a........................... n/a 60,000
(SAK) Backlog.
CASA-Special Advocates.............................. 2018 12,000........................ 12,000 14,000
Indian Tribe Assistance............................. n/a n/a........................... n/a 50,000
Second Chance Act/Reoffender Reentry................
Children of Incarcerated Parents Demo Grants.... n/a n/a........................... n/a (5,000)
Project Hope Opportunity Probation with n/a n/a........................... n/a (5,000)
Enforcement.
Opioid Initiative...................................
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment........... 2000 Such sums..................... 63,000 (40,000)
Mentally Ill Offender Act....................... 2021 Such sums..................... 35,000 (45,000)
Hate Crimes Prevention Act Grants................... 2012 n/a........................... 5,000 70,000
Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice..... n/a n/a........................... n/a 30,000
Community Trust Initiative.......................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 95,000
Body-won Camera Partnership..................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (35,000)
Justice Reinvestment Initiative................. n/a n/a........................... n/a (35,000)
Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program....... n/a n/a........................... n/a (25,000)
Law Enforcement Accountability Grants............... n/a n/a........................... n/a 400,000
Pattern and Practice Investigations............. n/a n/a........................... n/a (100,000)
Independent Investigation of Law Enforcement n/a n/a........................... n/a (250,000)
Officers.
Community-Based Improvement to Law Enforcement.. n/a n/a........................... n/a (25,000)
Pilot Programs to Address Police Misconduct..... n/a n/a........................... n/a (25,000)
Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance........ 2016 20,000........................ n/a 10,000
Community Violence Intervention Initiative.......... n/a n/a........................... n/a 90,000
Red Flag and Gun Licensing Laws..................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 40,000
Gun Buyback and Relinquishment Pilot Program........ n/a n/a........................... n/a 10,000
Public Defender Improvement Program................. n/a n/a........................... n/a 25,000
Regional Sexual Assault Investigative Training n/a n/a........................... n/a 20,000
Academies.
Legal Representation Pilot for Immigrant Children n/a n/a........................... n/a 50,000
and Families.
Study of Lethality Assessment Programs.............. n/a n/a........................... n/a 2,000
Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry.......... n/a n/a........................... n/a 10,000
Pretrial Incarceration Reduction Pilot Program...... n/a n/a........................... n/a 10,000
Police Misconduct Database.......................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 5,000
Juvenile Justice Programs:
Youth Mentoring Grants.............................. 2007 Such sums..................... Sec. Sec. 110,000
Title V--Delinquency Prevention Incentive Grants........ n/a n/a........................... n/a 60,000
Prevention of Trafficking of Girls.................. n/a n/a........................... n/a (6,000)
Tribal Youth........................................ n/a n/a........................... n/a (14,000)
Children of Incarcerated Parents Web Portal......... n/a n/a........................... n/a (500)
Girls in the Justice System......................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (9,000)
Opioid Affected Youth Initiative.................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (12,000)
Children Exposed to Violence........................ n/a n/a........................... n/a (10,000)
Training for Judicial Personnel..................... 2018 2,300......................... 2,000 5,000
Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative...... n/a n/a........................... n/a 50,000
Community Violence Intervention Initiative.......... n/a n/a........................... n/a 10,000
Juvenile Accountability Block Grant................. 2012 Such sums..................... n/a 20,000
Community Oriented Policing Services:
COPS Hiring Grants.................................. 2009 1,047,117..................... 1,000,000 245,000
Regional information sharing activities......... 2003 100,000....................... 29,000 (44,000)
Tribal Access Program........................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (3,000)
Community Policing Development/Training and n/a n/a........................... n/a 35,000
Technical Assistance.
POLICE Act.......................................... ................ .............................. ..................... 11,000
Anti-Methamphetamine Task Forces.................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 15,000
Anti-Heroin Task Forces............................. n/a n/a........................... n/a 35,000
Community Policing Development/Training and n/a n/a........................... n/a 56,881
Technical Assistance.
Science:
National Space Council.............................. 1990 1,200......................... 2 1,965
National Aeronautics and Space Administration:
Science............................................. 2017 5,500,000..................... 5,764,900 7,969,500
Aeronautics......................................... 2017 640,000....................... 660,000 935,000
Space Technology.................................... 2017 686,000....................... 686,500 1,280,000
Exploration......................................... 2017 4,330,000..................... 4,324,000 7,229,300
Space Operations.................................... 2017 5,023,000..................... 4,950,700 3,961,300
STEM Engagement..................................... 2017 115,000....................... 100,000 147,000
Safety, Security and Mission Services............... 2017 2,788,600..................... 2,768,600 3,030,000
Construction and Environmental Compliance and 2017 388,000....................... 360,700 390,300
Restoration.
Office of Inspector General......................... 2017 37,400........................ 37,900 46,000
National Science Foundation:
Research and Related Activities..................... 2013 6,637,879..................... 5,983,280 7,708,249
Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction 2013 236,764....................... 196,170 249,000
Education and Human Resources....................... 2013 1,041,762..................... 895,610 1,289,270
Agency Operations and Award Management.............. 2013 363,670....................... 299,400 390,017
Office of the National Science Board................ 2013 4,906......................... 4,440 4,600
Office of Inspector General......................... 2013 15,049........................ 14,200 20,420
Related Agencies:
Commission on Civil Rights:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 1995 9,500......................... 8,904 13,000
International Trade Commission:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 2004 57,240........................ 58,925 118,500
Legal Services Corporation:
Payment to the Legal Services Corporation........... 1980 such sums..................... 300,000 600,000
Marine Mammal Commission:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 1999 1,750......................... 1,240 4,000
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 2004 33,108........................ 41,552 72,800
State Justice Institute:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 2008 7,000......................... 3,760 7,600
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*The recommendation does not provide a specific amount for this program.
Authorization provides a single amount for activities spread across multiple NOAA Control Table lines.
The National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-423) authorized Weather and Air Chemistry Research
Programs. Other programs are unauthorized.
The last time the NWS was comprehensively authorized was 1993. Though specific programs, like the Tsunami Warning and Education Program, are
currently authorized the recommendation does not provide a specific amount for those programs.
para.The authorization authorizes funding for the ``Administrative Review and Appeals'' account, which encompassed the activities of the Executive
Office for Immigration Review and the Office of Pardon Attorney. The recommendation separates these into different accounts.
Sec. Authorization does not provide amounts for specific accounts within this agency.
#This was formerly the ``General Administration, Detention Trustee'' account.
**The authorization for this program expired in FY 2011. Since the government was funded by a full-year continuing resolution, the Committee did not
provide a specific appropriation for this program.
These programs have been combined into the Consolidated Youth-oriented Program.
Sec. Sec. The authorization for this program expired in FY 2007. Since the government was funded by a full-year continuing resolution, the Committee did
not provide a specific appropriation for this program.
Comparison With the Budget Resolution
Section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act
requires the report accompanying a bill providing new budget
authority to contain a statement comparing the levels in the
bill to the suballocations submitted under section 302(b) of
the Act for the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution
on the budget for the applicable fiscal year.
[In millions of dollars]
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302(b) Allocations This Bill
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Budget Budget
Authority Outlays Authority Outlays
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee
Allocations to its subcommittees: Subcommittee
on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies
Discretionary............................... 81,315 77,900 81,315 \1\77,685
Mandatory................................... 326 339 326 \1\339
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\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
Five-Year Outlay Projections
In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
(Public Law 93-344), as amended, the following table contains
five-year projections associated with the budget authority
provided in the accompanying bill:
[In millions of dollars]
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Outlays
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Projection of outlays associated wtih the recommendation:
2022................................................. ........... ........... ........... \1\47,497
2023................................................. ........... ........... ........... 19,617
2024................................................. ........... ........... ........... 7,411
2025................................................. ........... ........... ........... 3,776
2026 and future years................................ ........... ........... ........... 3,479
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
Assistance to State and Local Governments
In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended, the Congressional
Budget Office has provided the following estimates of new
budget authority and outlays provided by the accompanying bill
for financial assistance to State and local governments:
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget
Authority Outlays
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Financial assistance to State and local 3,028 \1\34
governments for 2022...................
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
Program Duplication
No provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a
program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of
another Federal program, a program that was included in any
report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress
pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program
related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance.
Committee Hearings
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(6) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following hearings were used to
develop or consider the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022:
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies held an oversight hearing on March 18, 2021, entitled
``COVID Outbreaks and Management Challenges: Evaluating the
Federal Bureau of Prisons' Pandemic Response and the Way
Forward.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from:
Michael Carvajal, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies held an oversight hearing on March 24, 2021, entitled
``Management, Performance Challenges, and COVID Response at the
Department of Justice.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from:
Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of
Justice
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies held a budget hearing on April 14, 2021, entitled
``The National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget
Request.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from:
Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National Science
Foundation
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies held an oversight hearing on April 15, 2021, entitled
``Increasing Risks of Climate Change and NOAA's Role in
Providing Climate Services.'' The Subcommittee received
testimony from:
Dr. Steven Volz, Assistant Administrator for NOAA's
National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service
performing the duties of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Environmental Observation and Prediction
Ms. Nicole R. LeBoeuf, Acting Assistant Administrator for
the National Ocean Service
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies held an oversight hearing on April 21, 2021, entitled
``Oversight of the Economic Development Administration's Role
in Pandemic Response.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from:
Dennis Alvord, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Economic Development
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies held an oversight hearing on April 29, 2021, entitled
``Violent Extremism and Domestic Terrorism in America: The Role
and Response of DOJ.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from:
Jill Sanborn, Executive Assistant Director, FBI National
Security Branch
Brad Wiegmann, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, DOJ
National Security Division
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies held a budget hearing on May 4, 2021, entitled
``Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request for The Department of
Justice.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from:
The Honorable Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General of the
United States
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies held a budget hearing on May 6, 2021, entitled
``Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request for the Department of
Commerce.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from:
The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies held a budget hearing on May 19, 2021, entitled
``Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request for NASA.'' The Subcommittee
received testimony from:
The Honorable Bill Nelson, Administrator, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
Comparative Statement of New Budget (Obligational) Authority
The following table provides a detailed summary, for each
department and agency, comparing the amounts recommended in the
bill with fiscal year 2021 enacted amounts and budget estimates
presented for fiscal year 2022:
MINORITY VIEWS
We appreciate the efforts of the Majority in producing a
Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS)
Appropriations bill that addresses many priorities of Members
on both sides of the aisle. We also want to thank Chairman
Cartwright and his staff for their diligent efforts to
incorporate many of our Members' proposed modifications into
his Manager's Amendment.
We are pleased that the bill prioritizes funding for the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and we note that
the bill provides funding above last year's level and the
Administration's request for the Space Launch System (SLS) and
also supports deep space exploration technologies. The
independent agencies and programs within the Department of
Commerce that ensure compliance with our trade laws and
agreements are also well funded.
In addition to these key priorities, the bill addresses
issues impacting all of our communities. It increases funding
for drug court programs and other vital initiatives that
address the opioid epidemic, as well as DNA programs that are
helping to analyze the backlog of sexual assault evidence and
solve cold cases. Most significantly, we appreciate the
inclusion of funding to establish a new Forensic Nursing Center
of Excellence program. Increasing the number of sexual assault
nurse examiners, particularly in rural and under-resourced
areas, is critical to ensuring that survivors are able to
access appropriate care and that nurse examiners are equipped
to serve as expert witnesses to help bring offenders to
justice.
Still, we have substantial unaddressed concerns with this
bill. The bill imposes new, unauthorized conditions on many
State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance programs, including
the Byrne Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) program, and on all
of the Community Oriented Policing Services programs. It also
imposes these unauthorized conditions on the Byrne
Discretionary and COPS Technology and Equipment community
projects. Besides encumbering Members' community projects,
these conditions will effectively halt funding for many
authorized programs with strong bipartisan support.
This funding supports training and equipment purchases
across the United States, as well as many other programs,
including active shooter response training under the POLICE Act
(P.L. 114-199) and suicide prevention measures for police
officers under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness
Act (P.L. 115-113). Conditioning needed funding for local
police departments on policies far outside the control of law
enforcement is inappropriate, and it may impede communities'
efforts to pursue their own police reform agendas.
We are also concerned that this bill eliminates several
longstanding riders that historically have enjoyed bipartisan
support. For example, four Second Amendment protections are not
retained and language protecting taxpayer dollars from being
used by the Department of Justice for abortions is removed.
These modifications are particularly objectionable and should
be reversed before the bill is finalized.
Finally, in addition to encumbering over $1.1 billion with
unattainable pre-conditions, this bill simply spends too much.
With a topline increase of over $10 billion and double-digit
percentage increases across many of the agencies in this bill,
the spending level is irresponsible in the absence of a broader
agreement on the federal budget. The lack of fiscal discipline
in this bill also jeopardizes the future viability of the Crime
Victims Fund. Despite the Subcommittee's substantial
allocation, the bill diverts increasingly scarce Crime Victims
Fund balances to pay for discretionary programs.
We do commit, as always, to working with the Majority in
good faith as we proceed through the legislative process, to
cure these and other deficiencies.
Kay Granger.
Robert Aderholt.
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