Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009/Division B/Title II
Appearance
TITLE II — Department of Justice
[edit]General Administration
[edit]Salaries and Expenses
[edit]- For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of Justice, $105,805,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of Justice facilities shall remain available until expended:
- Provided, That the Attorney General is authorized to transfer funds appropriated within General Administration to any office in this account:
- For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of Justice, $105,805,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of Justice facilities shall remain available until expended:
- Provided further, That $13,213,000 is for Department Leadership; $7,834,000 is for Intergovernmental Relations/External Affairs; $12,254,000 is for Executive Support/Professional Responsibility; and $72,504,000 is for the Justice Management Division:
- Provided further, That any change in amounts specified in the preceding proviso greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations consistent with the terms of section 505 of this Act:
- Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to transfers authorized under section 505 of this Act.
Justice Information Sharing Technology
[edit]- For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including planning, development, deployment and departmental direction, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $7,132,000 is for the unified financial management system.
Tactical Law Enforcement Wireless Communications
[edit]- For the costs of developing and implementing a nation-wide Integrated Wireless Network supporting Federal law enforcement, and for the costs of operations and maintenance of existing Land Mobile Radio legacy systems, $185,000,000, to remain available until expended:
- Provided, That the Attorney General shall transfer to this account all funds made available to the Department of Justice for the purchase of portable and mobile radios:
- For the costs of developing and implementing a nation-wide Integrated Wireless Network supporting Federal law enforcement, and for the costs of operations and maintenance of existing Land Mobile Radio legacy systems, $185,000,000, to remain available until expended:
- Provided further, That any transfer made under the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 505 of this Act.
Administrative Review and Appeals
[edit]- For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, $270,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees deposited in the ``Immigration Examinations Fee´´ account.
Detention Trustee
[edit]- For necessary expenses of the Federal Detention Trustee, $1,295,319,000, to remain available until expended:
- Provided, That the Trustee shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System:
- For necessary expenses of the Federal Detention Trustee, $1,295,319,000, to remain available until expended:
- Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be considered ``funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance´´ pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4013(b).
Office of Inspector General
[edit]- For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $75,681,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character.
United States Parole Commission
[edit]Salaries and Expenses
[edit]- For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as authorized, $12,570,000.
Legal Activities
[edit]Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities
[edit]- (Including Transfer of Funds)
- For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 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; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia, $804,007,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended:
- Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $10,000 shall be available to the United States National Central Bureau, INTERPOL, for official reception and representation expenses:
- For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 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; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia, $804,007,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended:
- Provided further, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to ``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities´´ from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances:
- Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
- Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary shall be available to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for salaries and expenses associated with the Federal observer program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973f):
- Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this heading for the Federal observer program $3,390,000 shall remain available until expended, of which $1,090,000, previously transferred to the Department of Justice by the Office of Personnel Management under section 126 of division A of Public Law 110-329, shall be transferred back to the Office of Personnel Management by the Department of Justice.
- In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed $7,833,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust Division
[edit]- For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $157,788,000, to remain available until expended:
- Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection (and estimated to be $157,788,000 in fiscal year 2009), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended:
- For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $157,788,000, to remain available until expended:
- Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2009, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2009 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0.
Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys
[edit]- For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements, $1,836,336,000:
- Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses:
- For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements, $1,836,336,000:
- Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
- Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading, not less than $33,600,000 shall be used for salaries and expenses for assistant U.S. Attorneys to carry out section 704 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) concerning the prosecution of offenses relating to the sexual exploitation of children.
United States Trustee System Fund
[edit]- For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as authorized, $217,416,000, to remain available until expended and to be derived from the United States Trustee System Fund:
- Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors:
- For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as authorized, $217,416,000, to remain available until expended and to be derived from the United States Trustee System Fund:
- Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $160,000,000 of offsetting collections pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b) shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended:
- Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2009, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2009 appropriation from the Fund estimated at $52,416,000.
Salaries and Expenses, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
[edit]- For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $1,823,000.
Fees and Expenses of Witnesses
[edit]- For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $168,300,000, to remain available until expended:
- Provided, That not to exceed $10,000,000 may be made available for construction of buildings for protected witness safesites:
- For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $168,300,000, to remain available until expended:
- Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000,000 may be made available for the purchase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness security caravans:
- Provided further, That not to exceed $9,000,000 may be made available for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated information network to store and retrieve the identities and locations of protected witnesses.
Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service
[edit]- For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, $9,873,000:
- Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances:
- For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, $9,873,000:
- Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Assets Forfeiture Fund
[edit]- For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(B), (F), and (G), $20,990,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.
United States Marshals Service
[edit]Salaries and Expenses
[edit]- For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, $950,000,000; of which not to exceed $30,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed $4,000,000 shall remain available until expended for information technology systems; and of which not less than $12,625,000 shall be available for the costs of courthouse security equipment, including furnishings, relocations, and telephone systems and cabling, and shall remain available until expended.
Construction
[edit]- For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related support, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended.
National Security Division
[edit]Salaries and Expenses
[edit]- For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National Security Division, $83,789,000; of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall remain available until expended:
- Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, 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:
- For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National Security Division, $83,789,000; of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall remain available until expended:
- Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Interagency Law Enforcement
[edit]Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement
[edit]- For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, $515,000,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
- Provided, That any amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation.
- For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, $515,000,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
[edit]Salaries and Expenses
[edit]- For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United States; $7,065,100,000; of which not to exceed $150,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
- Provided, That not to exceed $205,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
- For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United States; $7,065,100,000; of which not to exceed $150,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
Construction
[edit]- For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law (including equipment for such buildings); conversion and extension of federally-owned buildings; and preliminary planning and design of projects; $153,491,000, to remain available until expended.
Drug Enforcement Administration
[edit]Salaries and Expenses
[edit]- For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530C; and expenses for conducting 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, $1,939,084,000; of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
[edit]Salaries and Expenses
[edit]- For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, not to exceed $40,000 for official reception and representation expenses; for 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 for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $1,054,215,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys' fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code; and of which $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
- Provided, That no funds appropriated herein shall be available for salaries or administrative expenses in connection with consolidating or centralizing, within the Department of Justice, the records, or any portion thereof, of acquisition and disposition of firearms maintained by Federal firearms licensees:
- For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, not to exceed $40,000 for official reception and representation expenses; for 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 for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $1,054,215,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys' fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code; and of which $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
- Provided further, That no funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to implement an amendment or amendments to 27 CFR 478.118 or to change the definition of ``Curios or relics´´ in 27 CFR 478.11 or remove any item from ATF Publication 5300.11 as it existed on January 1, 1994:
- Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c):
- Provided further, That such funds shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code:
- Provided further, That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments in fiscal year 2009:
- Provided further, That, beginning in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, no funds appropriated under this or any other Act may be used to disclose part or all of the contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or any information required to be kept by licensees pursuant to section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, or required to be reported pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (7) of such section 923(g), except to:
- (1) a Federal, State, local, tribal, or foreign law enforcement agency, or a Federal, State, or local prosecutor, solely in connection with and for use in a criminal investigation or prosecution; or
- (2) a Federal agency for a national security or intelligence purpose; and all such data shall be immune from legal process, shall not be subject to subpoena or other discovery, shall be inadmissible in evidence, and shall not be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, nor shall testimony or other evidence be permitted based on the data, in a civil action in any State (including the District of Columbia) or Federal court or in an administrative proceeding other than a proceeding commenced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to enforce the provisions of chapter 44 of such title, or a review of such an action or proceeding; except that this proviso shall not be construed to prevent:
- (A) the disclosure of statistical information concerning total production, importation, and exportation by each licensed importer (as defined in section 921(a)(9) of such title) and licensed manufacturer (as defined in section 921(a)(10) of such title);
- (B) the sharing or exchange of such information among and between Federal, State, local, or foreign law enforcement agencies, Federal, State, or local prosecutors, and Federal national security, intelligence, or counterterrorism officials; or
- (C) the publication of annual statistical reports on products regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, including total production, importation, and exportation by each licensed importer (as so defined) and licensed manufacturer (as so defined), or statistical aggregate data regarding firearms traffickers and trafficking channels, or firearms misuse, felons, and trafficking investigations:
- Provided further, That, beginning in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter, no funds appropriated under this or any other Act may be used to disclose part or all of the contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or any information required to be kept by licensees pursuant to section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, or required to be reported pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (7) of such section 923(g), except to:
- Provided further, That no funds made available by this or any other Act shall be expended to promulgate or implement any rule requiring a physical inventory of any business licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code:
- Provided further, That no funds under this Act may be used to electronically retrieve information gathered pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name or any personal identification code:
- Provided further, That no funds authorized or made available under this or any other Act may be used to deny any application for a license under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, or renewal of such a license due to a lack of business activity, provided that the applicant is otherwise eligible to receive such a license, and is eligible to report business income or to claim an income tax deduction for business expenses under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Federal Prison System
[edit]Salaries and Expenses
[edit]- For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, including purchase (not to exceed 810, of which 766 are for replacement only) and hire of law enforcement and passenger motor vehicles, and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, $5,595,754,000:
- Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and Services Administration such amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Administration for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions:
- For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, including purchase (not to exceed 810, of which 766 are for replacement only) and hire of law enforcement and passenger motor vehicles, and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, $5,595,754,000:
- Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison System:
- Provided further, That not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses:
- Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available for necessary operations until September 30, 2010:
- Provided further, That, of the amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses authorized by section 501(c) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note), for the care and security in the United States of Cuban and Haitian entrants:
- Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System may accept donated property and services relating to the operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such program in the past notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities.
Buildings and Facilities
[edit]- For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, $575,807,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $110,627,000 shall be available only for modernization, maintenance and repair, and of which not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be available to construct areas for inmate work programs:
- Provided, That labor of United States prisoners may be used for work performed under this appropriation.
- For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, $575,807,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $110,627,000 shall be available only for modernization, maintenance and repair, and of which not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be available to construct areas for inmate work programs:
Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated
[edit]- The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized 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 provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation, including purchase (not to exceed five for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles.
Limitation on Administrative Expenses, Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated
[edit]- Not to exceed $2,328,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated shall be available for its administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 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 which 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.
State and Local Law Enforcement Activities
[edit]Office on Violence Against Women
[edit]Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs
[edit]- For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) (``the 1968 Act´´); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act´´); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act´´); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) (``the 1974 Act´´); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386) (``the 2000 Act´´); and the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act´´); and for related victims services, $415,000,000, to remain available until expended:
- Provided, That except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 3 percent of funds made available under this heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and technical assistance:
- For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) (``the 1968 Act´´); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act´´); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act´´); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) (``the 1974 Act´´); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386) (``the 2000 Act´´); and the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act´´); and for related victims services, $415,000,000, to remain available until expended:
- Provided further, That of the amount provided (which shall be by transfer, for programs administered by the Office of Justice Programs)—
- (1) $15,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;
- Provided further, That of the amount provided (which shall be by transfer, for programs administered by the Office of Justice Programs)—
- (2) $2,500,000 for child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act;
- (B) $1,880,000 shall be for the National Institute of Justice for research and evaluation of violence against women and related issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence Against Women;
- (4) $60,000,000 for grants to encourage arrest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act;
- (5) $12,000,000 for sexual assault victims assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;
- (6) $41,000,000 for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act;
- (7) $3,500,000 for training programs as authorized by section 40152 of the 1994 Act, and for related local demonstration projects;
- (8) $3,000,000 for grants to improve the stalking and domestic violence databases, as authorized by section 40602 of the 1994 Act;
- (9) $9,500,000 for grants to reduce violent crimes against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the 2005 Act;
- (10) $37,000,000 for legal assistance for victims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
- (11) $4,250,000 for enhanced training and services to end violence against and abuse of women in later life, as authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 Act;
- (12) $14,000,000 for the safe havens for children program, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act;
- (13) $6,750,000 for education and training to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
- (14) $3,000,000 for an engaging men and youth in prevention program, as authorized by section 41305 of the 1994 Act;
- (15) $1,000,000 for analysis and research on violence against Indian women, as authorized by section 904 of the 2005 Act;
- (16) $1,000,000 for tracking of violence against Indian women, as authorized by section 905 of the 2005 Act;
- (17) $3,500,000 for services to advocate and respond to youth, as authorized by section 41201 of the 1994 Act;
- (18) $3,000,000 for grants to assist children and youth exposed to violence, as authorized by section 41303 of the 1994 Act;
- (19) $3,000,000 for the court training and improvements program, as authorized by section 41002 of the 1994 Act;
- (20) $1,000,000 for the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act; and
- (21) $1,000,000 for grants for televised testimony, as authorized by part N of title I of the 1968 Act.
Office of Justice Programs
[edit]Justice Assistance
[edit]- For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296), which may include research and development; and other programs (including the Statewide Automated Victim Notification Program); $220,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which:
- (1) $45,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs, pursuant to part C of the 1968 Act, of which $26,000,000 is for the National Crime Victimization Survey; and
- (2) $48,000,000 is for research, development, and evaluation programs:
- Provided, That section 1404(c)(3)(E)(i) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10603) is amended after ``internships´´ by inserting ``and for grants under subparagraphs (1)(A) and (B), pursuant to rules or guidelines that generally establish a publicly-announced, competitive process´´.
- For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296), which may include research and development; and other programs (including the Statewide Automated Victim Notification Program); $220,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which:
State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance
[edit]- For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act´´); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act´´); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act´´); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-164); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248); and the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386); and other programs; $1,328,500,000, to remain available until expended as follows:
- (1) $546,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act, (except that section 1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g), of the 1968 Act, shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of which $5,000,000 is for use by the National Institute of Justice in assisting units of local government to identify, select, develop, modernize, and purchase new technologies for use by law enforcement, $2,000,000 is for a program to improve State and local law enforcement intelligence capabilities including antiterrorism training and training to ensure that constitutional rights, civil liberties, civil rights, and privacy interests are protected throughout the intelligence process, $7,000,000 is to reimburse State and local law enforcement for security and related costs, including overtime, associated with the extraordinary security required to protect the President-elect during the Presidential transition period; and $20,000,000 is to reimburse State and local governments for extraordinary costs associated with the 2009 Presidential Inauguration;
- For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act´´); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act´´); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act´´); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-164); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248); and the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386); and other programs; $1,328,500,000, to remain available until expended as follows:
- (2) $400,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5));
- (3) $31,000,000 for the Southwest Border Prosecutor Initiative to reimburse State, county, parish, tribal, or municipal governments for costs associated with the prosecution of criminal cases declined by local offices of the United States Attorneys;
- (4) $3,000,000 for the Northern Border Prosecutor Initiative to reimburse State, county, parish, tribal or municipal governments for the costs associated with the prosecution of criminal cases declined by local offices of United States Attorneys;
- (5) $178,500,000 for discretionary grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation):
- Provided, That within the amounts appropriated, $178,500,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act);
- (5) $178,500,000 for discretionary grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation):
- (6) $30,000,000 for competitive grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation);
- (7) $2,000,000 for the purposes described in the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (section 240001 of the 1994 Act);
- (8) $10,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 106-386 and for programs authorized under Public Law 109-164;
- (9) $40,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 1001(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;
- (10) $7,000,000 for a prescription drug monitoring program;
- (11) $12,500,000 for prison rape prevention and prosecution and other programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-79);
- (12) $10,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act;
- (13) $5,500,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by section 426 of Public Law 108-405, and for grants for wrongful prosecution review;
- (14) $10,000,000 for mental health courts and adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416);
- (15) $25,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes, of which—
- (A) $10,000,000 shall be available for grants under section 20109 of subtitle A of title II of the 1994 Act;
- (15) $25,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes, of which—
- (B) $9,000,000 shall be available for the Tribal Courts Initiative; and
- (C) $6,000,000 shall be available for tribal alcohol and substance abuse reduction assistance grants; and
- (16) $18,000,000 for economic, high technology and Internet crime prevention grants:
- Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds made available under this heading to increase the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative public safety service.
- (16) $18,000,000 for economic, high technology and Internet crime prevention grants:
Weed and Seed Program Fund
[edit]- For necessary expenses, including salaries and related expenses of the Office of Weed and Seed Strategies, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized by section 103 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
Juvenile Justice Programs
[edit]- For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974 Act´´), the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act´´), the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162), the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401), and other juvenile justice programs, $374,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows:
- (1) $75,000,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to assist small, non-profit organizations with the Federal grants process;
- For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974 Act´´), the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act´´), the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162), the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401), and other juvenile justice programs, $374,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows:
- (2) $82,000,000 for grants and projects, as authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act:
- Provided, That within the amounts appropriated, $82,000,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act);
- (2) $82,000,000 for grants and projects, as authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act:
- (3) $80,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
- (4) $62,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, pursuant to sections 261 and 262 thereof—
- (A) $25,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program;
- (4) $62,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, pursuant to sections 261 and 262 thereof—
- (B) $10,000,000 shall be for a gang resistance education and training program; and
- (C) $25,000,000 shall be for grants of $360,000 to each State and $4,840,000 shall be available for discretionary grants, for programs and activities to enforce State laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors or the purchase or consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors, for prevention and reduction of consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors, and for technical assistance and training;
- (5) $20,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; and
- (6) $55,000,000 for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program as authorized by part R of title I of the 1968 Act and Guam shall be considered a State:
- Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized:
- (6) $55,000,000 for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program as authorized by part R of title I of the 1968 Act and Guam shall be considered a State:
- Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of each amount may be used for training and technical assistance:
- Provided further, That the previous two provisos shall not apply to grants and projects authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act.
Public Safety Officer Benefits
[edit]- For payments and expenses authorized by part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796), such sums as are necessary, as authorized by section 6093 of Public Law 100-690 (102 Stat. 4339-4340) (including amounts for administrative costs, which amounts shall be paid to the ``Salaries and Expenses´´ account), to remain available until expended; and $5,000,000 for payments authorized by section 1201(b) of such Act; and $4,100,000 for educational assistance, as authorized by section 1212 of such Act.
Community Oriented Policing Services
[edit]- For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act´´); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296), which may include research and development; and the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-177); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (the ``Adam Walsh Act´´); and the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405), $550,500,000, to remain available until expended:
- Provided, That any balances made available through prior year deobligations shall only be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act. Of the amount provided (which shall be by transfer, for programs administered by the Office of Justice Programs)—
- (1) $25,000,000 is for the matching grant program for armor vests for law enforcement officers, as authorized by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act:
- Provided, That $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards from the Community Oriented Policing Services Office for research, testing, and evaluation programs:
- (1) $25,000,000 is for the matching grant program for armor vests for law enforcement officers, as authorized by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act:
- Provided, That any balances made available through prior year deobligations shall only be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act. Of the amount provided (which shall be by transfer, for programs administered by the Office of Justice Programs)—
- For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act´´); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296), which may include research and development; and the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-177); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (the ``Adam Walsh Act´´); and the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405), $550,500,000, to remain available until expended:
- Provided further, That section 2501(f) of part Y of title I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796ll(f)), is amended by inserting at the end the following:
- ``(3) Waiver.—The Director may waive in whole or in part, the match requirement of paragraph (1) in the case of fiscal hardship, as determined by the Director.´´;
- (2) $39,500,000 is for grants to entities described in section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act, to address public safety and methamphetamine manufacturing, sale, and use in hot spots as authorized by section 754 of Public Law 109-177, and for other anti-methamphetamine-related activities:
- Provided, That within the amounts appropriated, $34,500,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act);
- (2) $39,500,000 is for grants to entities described in section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act, to address public safety and methamphetamine manufacturing, sale, and use in hot spots as authorized by section 754 of Public Law 109-177, and for other anti-methamphetamine-related activities:
- (3) $187,000,000 is for a law enforcement technologies and interoperable communications program, and related law enforcement and public safety equipment:
- Provided, That within the amounts appropriated, $185,500,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act);
- (3) $187,000,000 is for a law enforcement technologies and interoperable communications program, and related law enforcement and public safety equipment:
- (4) $25,000,000 is for offender re-entry programs, as authorized under section 101 and 211 of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199), of which $15,000,000 is for grants for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects, and $10,000,000 is for grants for mentoring and transitional services;
- (5) $10,000,000 is for grants to assist States and tribal governments as authorized by the NICS Improvements Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180);
- (6) $10,000,000 is for grants to upgrade criminal records, as authorized under the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601);
- (7) $156,000,000 is for DNA related and forensic programs and activities as follows:
- (A) $151,000,000 for a DNA analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, state, and Federal forensic activities including the purposes of section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program); and
- (7) $156,000,000 is for DNA related and forensic programs and activities as follows:
- (B) $5,000,000 for the purposes described in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program (Public Law 108-405, section 412);
- (8) $20,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, including equipment and training;
- (9) $15,000,000 is for programs to reduce gun crime and gang violence;
- (10) $4,000,000 is for training and technical assistance;
- (11) $18,000,000 is for a national grant program the purpose of which is to assist State and local law enforcement to locate, arrest and prosecute child sexual predators and exploiters, and to enforce sex offender registration laws described in section 1701(b) of the 1968 Act, of which:
- (A) $5,000,000 is for sex offender management assistance as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act and the Violent Crime Control Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322); and
- (11) $18,000,000 is for a national grant program the purpose of which is to assist State and local law enforcement to locate, arrest and prosecute child sexual predators and exploiters, and to enforce sex offender registration laws described in section 1701(b) of the 1968 Act, of which:
- (B) $1,000,000 is for the National Sex Offender Public Registry;
- (12) $16,000,000 is for expenses authorized by part AA of the 1968 Act (Secure our Schools); and
- (13) $25,000,000 is for Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act.
Salaries and Expenses
[edit]- For necessary expenses, not elsewhere specified in this title, for management and administration of programs within the Office on Violence Against Women, the Office of Justice Programs and the Community Oriented Policing Services Office, $174,000,000, of which not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be available for the Office on Violence Against Women; not to exceed $130,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Justice Programs; not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be available for the Community Oriented Policing Services Office:
- Provided, That, notwithstanding section 109 of title I of Public Law 90-351, an additional amount, not to exceed $21,000,000 shall be available for authorized activities of the Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management:
- For necessary expenses, not elsewhere specified in this title, for management and administration of programs within the Office on Violence Against Women, the Office of Justice Programs and the Community Oriented Policing Services Office, $174,000,000, of which not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be available for the Office on Violence Against Women; not to exceed $130,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Justice Programs; not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be available for the Community Oriented Policing Services Office:
- Provided further, That the total amount available for management and administration of such programs shall not exceed $195,000,000.
General Provisions—Department of Justice
[edit]Sec. 201.
[edit]- In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for official reception and representation expenses.
Sec. 202.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape:
- Provided, That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and void.
Sec. 203.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion.
Sec. 204.
[edit]- Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside the Federal facility:
- Provided, That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
Sec. 205.
[edit]- Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:
- Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
- Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated to ``Buildings and Facilities, Federal Prison System´´ in this or any other Act may be transferred to ``Salaries and Expenses, Federal Prison System´´, or any other Department of Justice account, unless the President certifies that such a transfer is necessary to the national security interests of the United States, and such authority shall not be delegated, and shall be subject to section 505 of this Act.
Sec. 206.
[edit]- The Attorney General is authorized to extend through September 30, 2010, the Personnel Management Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney General pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296 (6 U.S.C. 533) without limitation on the number of employees or the positions covered.
Sec. 207.
[edit]- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Public Law 102-395 section 102(b) shall extend to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the conduct of undercover investigative operations and shall apply without fiscal year limitation with respect to any undercover investigative operation initiated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that is necessary for the detection and prosecution of crimes against the United States.
Sec. 208.
[edit]- None of the funds made available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be used for the purpose of transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner.
Sec. 209.
[edit]- (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, to rent or purchase videocassettes, videocassette recorders, or other audiovisual or electronic equipment used primarily for recreational purposes.
- (b) The preceding sentence does not preclude the renting, maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational programs.
Sec. 210.
[edit]- None of the funds made available under this title shall be obligated or expended for Sentinel, or for any other major new or enhanced information technology program having total estimated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations that the information technology program has appropriate program management and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice.
Sec. 211.
[edit]- The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from the amounts designated for specific activities in this Act and accompanying statement, and to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in previous years.
Sec. 212.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated.
Sec. 213.
[edit]- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States Attorney from the residency requirements of 28 U.S.C. 545.
Sec. 214.
[edit]- None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be obligated for the initiation of a future phase of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Sentinel program until the Attorney General certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that existing phases currently under contract for development or fielding have completed a majority of the work for that phase under the performance measurement baseline validated by the integrated baseline review conducted in 2008:
- Provided, That this restriction does not apply to planning and design activities for future phases:
- Provided further, That the Bureau will notify the Committees on Appropriations of any significant changes to the baseline.
Sec. 215.
[edit]- (a) The Attorney General shall submit quarterly reports to the Inspector General of the Department of Justice regarding the costs and contracting procedures relating to each conference held by the Department of Justice during fiscal year 2009 for which the cost to the Government was more than $20,000.
- (b) Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include, for each conference described in that subsection held during the applicable quarter—
- (1) a description of the subject of and number of participants attending that conference;
- (2) a detailed statement of the costs to the Government relating to that conference, including—
- (A) the cost of any food or beverages;
- (2) a detailed statement of the costs to the Government relating to that conference, including—
- (B) the cost of any audio-visual services; and
- (C) a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to that conference; and
- (3) a description of the contracting procedures relating to that conference, including—
- (A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis for that conference; and
- (3) a description of the contracting procedures relating to that conference, including—
- (B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the Department of Justice in evaluating potential contractors for that conference.
- This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2009´´.