Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Commerce; the Department of Justice (DOJ); science agencies, including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF); and several related agencies.
Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2019
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Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2019
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Provides appropriations to DOJ for State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, including the Office on Violence Against Women and the Office of Justice Programs.
Science Appropriations Act, 2019
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Provides appropriations to related agencies, including:
Sets forth permissible and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts.
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[H.R. 5952 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 544
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5952
[Report No. 115-704]
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2019, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 24, 2018
Mr. Culberson, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2019, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for
other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
operations and administration
For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the
Department of Commerce provided for by law, and for engaging in trade
promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and
cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of United
States firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44,
United States Code; 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 between two points abroad,
without regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States Code;
employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for
services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years,
and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or
construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use
abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first
paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such
claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official
representation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles
for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining
insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines,
$491,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, of which
$11,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used by the
International Trade Administration, notwithstanding section 3302 of
title 31, United States Code: Provided, That, of amounts provided
under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China
antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance
activities: Provided further, That the provisions of the first
sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and
2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities; and that for the
purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for
assessments for services provided as part of these activities.
Bureau of Industry and Security
operations and administration
For necessary expenses for export administration and national
security activities of the Department of Commerce, including 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 citizens of the United States and aliens by
contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner
authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United
States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed
$13,500 for official representation expenses abroad; awards of
compensation to informers under the Export Administration Act of 1979,
and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat.
223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for
official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special
requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price
limitation otherwise established by law, $113,500,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the provisions of the first
sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and
2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities: Provided
further, That payments and contributions collected and accepted for
materials or services provided as part of such activities may be
retained for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for
providing information to the public with respect to the export
administration and national security activities of the Department of
Commerce and other export control programs of the United States and
other governments.
Economic Development Administration
economic development assistance programs
For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for trade adjustment
assistance, and for grants authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722),
$262,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which $21,000,000
shall be for grants under such section 27.
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of administering the economic development
assistance programs as provided for by law, $39,000,000: Provided,
That these funds may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to
title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the
Trade Act of 1974, section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), and the Community Emergency
Drought Relief Act of 1977.
Minority Business Development Agency
minority business development
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering,
promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, including
expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with public or
private organizations, $40,000,000.
Economic and Statistical Analysis
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and
statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce,
$99,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.
Bureau of the Census
current surveys and programs
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing,
preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $270,000,000:
Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for
promotion, outreach, and marketing activities.
periodic censuses and programs
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing,
preparing and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs
provided for by law, $4,529,698,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2021: Provided, That, from amounts provided herein,
funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities:
Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated, $3,556,000
shall be transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' account for
activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits
related to the Bureau of the Census: Provided further, That not more
than 50 percent of the amounts made available under this heading for
information technology related to 2020 census delivery, including the
Census Enterprise Data Collection and Processing (CEDCaP) program, may
be obligated until the Secretary updates the previous expenditure plan
and resubmits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a plan for expenditure that: (1)
identifies for each CEDCaP project/investment over $25,000: (A) the
functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission
benefits to be realized; (B) an updated estimated lifecycle cost,
including cumulative expenditures to date by fiscal year, and all
revised estimates for development, maintenance, and operations; (C) key
milestones to be met; and (D) impacts of cost variances on other Census
programs; (2) details for each project/investment: (A) reasons for any
cost and schedule variances; and (B) top risks and mitigation
strategies; and (3) has been submitted to the Government Accountability
Office.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $39,500,000:
Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of
Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum
management, analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees
shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such
spectrum services, to remain available until expended: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use
as offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously
transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in
telecommunications research, engineering, and related activities by the
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its
assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from
other Government agencies shall remain available until expended.
public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction
For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and
unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are available for
the administration of all open grants until their expiration.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits
instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
Property and Director of the USPTO, $3,370,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from the
general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and
surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law are
received during fiscal year 2019, so as to result in a fiscal year 2019
appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further,
That during fiscal year 2019, should the total amount of such
offsetting collections be less than $3,370,000,000 this amount shall be
reduced accordingly: Provided further, That any amount received in
excess of $3,370,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 and deposited in the
Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until
expended: Provided further, That the Director of USPTO shall submit a
spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the
preceding proviso and such spending plan 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 any amounts
reprogrammed in accordance with the preceding proviso shall be
transferred to the United States Patent and Trademark Office ``Salaries
and Expenses'' account: Provided further, That from amounts provided
herein, not to exceed $900 shall be made available in fiscal year 2019
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
That in fiscal year 2019 from the amounts made available for ``Salaries
and Expenses'' for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay (1) the
difference between the percentage of basic pay contributed by the USPTO
and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and
the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that
title) as provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for
USPTO's specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter
III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the
otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO's
specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement
health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group
Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as
appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes of
those accounts: Provided further, That any differences between the
present value factors published in OPM's yearly 300 series benefit
letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's specific use
shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO's financial statements,
where applicable: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by
USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) of title
35, United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act (Public Law 112-29): Provided further, That within
the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the
``Office of Inspector General'' account for activities associated with
carrying out investigations and audits related to the USPTO.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
scientific and technical research and services
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), $720,000,000, to remain available until expended, of
which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the ``Working
Capital Fund'': Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That
NIST may provide local transportation for summer undergraduate research
fellowship program participants.
industrial technology services
For necessary expenses for industrial technology services,
$145,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $140,000,000
shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of
which $5,000,000 shall be for the National Network for Manufacturing
Innovation (also known as ``Manufacturing USA'').
construction of research facilities
For construction of new research facilities, including
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and
maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the
National Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by
sections 13 through 15 of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278c-278e), $120,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include
in the budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to
Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted
with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code) an estimate for each National Institute of
Standards and Technology construction project having a total multi-year
program cost of more than $5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget
justification materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary
requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal
years.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
operations, research, and facilities
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including 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, $3,473,654,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2020, except that funds provided for cooperative
enforcement shall remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided,
That fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service for the
management of national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for
the salaries and expenses associated with those activities,
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided
further, That in addition, $144,000,000 shall be derived by transfer
from the fund entitled ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and
Research Pertaining to American Fisheries'', which shall only be used
for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant
Program, Cooperative Research, Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and
Monitoring Projects, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, and Fish
Information Networks: Provided further, That of the $3,645,154,000
provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $3,473,654,000
is appropriated from the general fund, $144,000,000 is provided by
transfer, and $27,500,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year
obligations: Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts
designated for specific activities in the report accompanying this Act,
or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading
in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in
section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That in addition, for
necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired Serviceman's Family
Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical
care of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents'
Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be necessary.
procurement, acquisition and construction
(including transfer of funds)
For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets,
including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, $1,607,613,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2021, except that funds provided for acquisition
and construction of vessels and construction of facilities shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the $1,620,613,000
provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $1,607,613,000
is appropriated from the general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from
recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That any
deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the
report accompanying this Act, or any use of deobligated balances of
funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject
to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget
justification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in
support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the
budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United
States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration procurement, acquisition or construction project having
a total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget
justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements
for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years:
Provided further, That, within the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000
shall be transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General'' account for
activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits
related to satellite procurement, acquisition and construction.
pacific coastal salmon recovery
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific
salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2020: Provided, That, of the funds provided herein, the Secretary
of Commerce may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon,
Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recognized
tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), for
projects necessary for conservation of salmon and steelhead populations
that are listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified by
a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations
necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native
subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and
steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary
of Commerce: Provided further, That all funds shall be allocated based
on scientific and other merit principles and shall not be available for
marketing activities: Provided further, That funds disbursed to States
shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds or documented in-
kind contributions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds.
fishermen's contingency fund
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95-372,
not to exceed $349,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant
to that Act, to remain available until expended.
fishery disaster assistance
For the necessary expenses associated with the mitigation of
fishery disasters, $20,000,000 to remain available until expended:
Provided, That funds shall be used for mitigating the effects of
commercial fishery failures and fishery resource disasters as declared
by the Secretary of Commerce.
fisheries finance program account
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
during fiscal year 2019, obligations of direct loans may not exceed
$24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed
$100,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant
Marine Act of 1936.
Departmental Management
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of
Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 for
official reception and representation, $56,500,000.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.), $34,744,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section
6413(b) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
(Public Law 112-96), $2,000,000, to remain available until expended,
from the amounts provided under this heading, shall be derived from the
Public Safety Trust Fund for activities associated with carrying out
investigations and audits related to the First Responder Network
Authority (FirstNet).
General Provisions--Department of Commerce
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable
appropriations and funds made available to the Department of Commerce
by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the Act
of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner
prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used
for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the
certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that
such payments are in the public interest.
Sec. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations made
available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and
expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law
(5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
Sec. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
appropriation 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 or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or
disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and
equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law
appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce.
Sec. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 of the
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2012 (Public Law 112-55), as amended by section 105 of title I of
division B of Public Law 113-6, are hereby adopted by reference and
made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2019: Provided, That the
life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,322,125,000
and the life cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite R-Series Program is $10,828,059,000.
Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may furnish services (including but not limited to utilities,
telecommunications, and security services) necessary to support the
operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, firms,
or organizations are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings
Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in the
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other buildings, the
maintenance, operation, and protection of which has been delegated to
the Secretary from the Administrator of General Services pursuant to
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a
reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as
reimbursement for services provided under this section or the authority
under which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up to
$200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund which
initially bears the costs of such services.
Sec. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent a
grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright
infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks.
Sec. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their consent,
with reimbursement and subject to the limits of available
appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and
facilities of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States, or of any State, local government, Indian tribal government,
Territory, or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or
of any foreign government or international organization, for purposes
related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute
administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Sec. 108. The National Technical Information Service shall not
charge any customer for a copy of any report or document generated by
the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided information to
the customer on how an electronic copy of such report or document may
be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a customer still
require the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the report
or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering the Service's
cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering such report or
document.
Sec. 109. To carry out the responsibilities of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Administrator of
NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements
with; (2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment,
personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds
made available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State or
subdivision thereof, local government, tribal government, territory, or
possession or any subdivisions thereof: Provided, That funds received
for permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to this
section shall be deposited under the heading ``National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration--Operations, Research, and Facilities'' and
shall remain available until September 30, 2021, for such purposes:
Provided further, That all funds within this section and their
corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce
Appropriations Act, 2019''.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of
Justice, $102,500,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security
and construction of Department of Justice facilities shall remain
available until expended.
justice information sharing technology
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for information sharing technology,
including planning, development, deployment and departmental direction,
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
Attorney General may transfer up to $50,000,000 to this account, from
funds available to the Department of Justice for information
technology, to remain available until expended, for enterprise-wide
information technology initiatives: Provided further, That the
transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other
transfer authority contained in this Act: Provided further, That any
transfer pursuant to the first 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.
executive office for immigration review
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses necessary for the administration of immigration-
related activities of the Executive Office for Immigration Review,
$630,000,000, 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: Provided, That not to exceed
$50,000,000 of the total amount made available under this heading shall
remain available until expended.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
$102,000,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen
emergencies of a confidential character.
United States Parole Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as
authorized, $12,672,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, upon the expiration of a term of office of a
Commissioner, the Commissioner may continue to act until a successor
has been appointed.
Legal Activities
salaries and expenses, general legal activities
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; the administration of pardon and clemency petitions;
and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of
Columbia, $897,500,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 for
litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That of the amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues
payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available until expended:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed
$9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception
and representation expenses: Provided further, That of the amount
appropriated, such sums as may be necessary shall be available to the
Civil Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the
election monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of
1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) and to reimburse the Office of Personnel
Management for such salaries and expenses: Provided further, That of
the amounts provided under this heading for the election monitoring
program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until expended.
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 $10,000,000, to be
appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
salaries and expenses, antitrust division
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred
laws, $164,977,000, 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 $136,000,000 in fiscal year 2019),
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 general fund shall
be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal
year 2019, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2019 appropriation
from the general fund estimated at $28,977,000.
salaries and expenses, united states attorneys
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States
Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements,
$2,250,000,000: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not
to exceed $7,200 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed
$25,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further,
That each United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a
task force on human trafficking.
united states trustee system fund
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as
authorized, $230,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to
the United States Trustee System Fund and amounts herein appropriated
shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds
due depositors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, fees deposited into the Fund pursuant to section
589a(b) of title 28, United States Code (as limited by section 1004(b)
of the Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017 (division B of Public Law 115-
72)), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That to the extent that fees deposited into the Fund in fiscal
year 2019, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors,
exceed $230,000,000, those excess amounts shall be available in future
fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations
Acts: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the
general fund shall be reduced (1) as such fees are received during
fiscal year 2019, net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due
depositors, (estimated at $360,000,000) and (2) to the extent that any
remaining general fund appropriations can be derived from amounts
deposited in the Fund in previous fiscal years that are not otherwise
appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2019 appropriation
from the general fund estimated at $0.
salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission
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, $2,409,000.
fees and expenses of witnesses
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, $270,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not
to exceed $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected
witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and
maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness security
caravans; and not to exceed $18,000,000 is 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:
Provided, That amounts made available under this heading may not be
transferred pursuant to section 205 of this Act.
salaries and expenses, community relations service
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service,
$15,500,000: 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: 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
For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of
section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, $20,514,000, to be
derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.
United States Marshals Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service,
$1,392,400,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed
$25,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
construction
For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized by the
United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related
support, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.
federal prisoner detention
For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the
custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section
4013 of title 18, United States Code, $1,568,793,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $20,000,000
shall be considered ``funds appropriated for State and local law
enforcement assistance'' pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18,
United States Code: Provided further, That the United States Marshals
Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and
Alien Transportation System.
National Security Division
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National
Security Division, $101,369,000, 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: 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
interagency crime and drug enforcement
For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and
prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug
trafficking organizations, transnational organized crime, and 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
transnational organized crime and drug trafficking, $570,000,000, 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.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for
detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United
States, $9,254,347,000, of which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall
remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $184,500
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
construction
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment,
furniture, and information technology requirements, related to
construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities and sites by
purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification
and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and
design of projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work
environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; $65,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
Drug Enforcement Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration,
including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a
confidential character pursuant to section 530C of title 28, United
States Code; 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, $2,319,692,000, of which not to exceed
$75,000,000 shall remain available until expended and not to exceed
$90,000 shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives, 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, $1,316,678,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be
for official reception and representation expenses, 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 not
to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to
investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms
disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code:
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.
Federal Prison System
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the
administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and
correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical
assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign
governments, $7,152,400,000: Provided, That the Attorney General may
transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services such amounts as
may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Department for medical
relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions:
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 $5,400 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, 2020: 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:
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
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,
$150,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That labor
of United States prisoners may be used for work performed under this
appropriation.
federal prison industries, incorporated
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.
limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries,
incorporated
Not to exceed $2,700,000 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
Office on Violence Against Women
violence against women prevention and prosecution programs
(including transfer of funds)
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
(34 U.S.C. 10101 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 (34 U.S.C.
11101 et seq.) (``the 1974 Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and
Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386) (``the 2000
Act''); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act'');
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-
4) (``the 2013 Act''); and the Rape Survivor Child Custody Act of 2015
(Public Law 114-22) (``the 2015 Act''); and for related victims
services, $493,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of
funds made available under this heading may be used for expenses
related to evaluation, training, and technical assistance: Provided
further, That of the amount provided--
(1) $215,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against
women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act;
(2) $35,500,000 is for transitional housing assistance
grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of
the 1994 Act;
(3) $3,500,000 is for the National Institute of Justice and
the Bureau of Justice Statistics for research, evaluation, and
statistics of violence against women and related issues
addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence Against
Women, which shall be transferred to ``Research, Evaluation and
Statistics'' for administration by the Office of Justice
Programs;
(4) $11,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services
to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence;
programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence;
and assistance to middle and high school students through
education and other services related to such violence:
Provided, That unobligated balances available for the programs
authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303, and 41305 of the
1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be
available for this program: Provided further, That 10 percent
of the total amount available for this grant program shall be
available for grants under the program authorized by section
2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided further, That the definitions
and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall
apply to this program;
(5) $53,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies
as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which up to
$4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction initiative;
(6) $35,500,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance,
as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;
(7) $40,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child
abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section
40295 of the 1994 Act;
(8) $20,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes
against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the
2005 Act;
(9) $45,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as
authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
(10) $5,000,000 is 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;
(11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support families in the
justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act:
Provided, That unobligated balances available for the programs
authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of
the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall
be available for this program;
(12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to end
violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as
authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
(13) $500,000 is for the National Resource Center on
Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as
authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act;
(14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence
against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 of
the 2005 Act: Provided, That such funds may be transferred to
``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'' for administration by
the Office of Justice Programs;
(15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides
training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual
assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women;
(16) $4,000,000 is for grants to assist tribal governments
in exercising special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction,
as authorized by section 904 of the 2013 Act: Provided, That
the grant conditions in section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall
apply to this program; and
(17) $1,500,000 for the purposes authorized under the 2015
Act.
Office of Justice Programs
research, evaluation and statistics
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974 Act''); the Missing Children's
Assistance Act (34 U.S.C. 11291 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 2005 Act'');
the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647); the Second
Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); 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 Adam Walsh Act''); 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) (``the 2002
Act''); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-
180); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public
Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and other programs, $94,000,000, to
remain available until expended, of which--
(1) $50,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics
programs, and other activities, as authorized by part C of
title I of the 1968 Act, of which $5,000,000 is for a
nationwide incident-based crime statistics program; and
(2) $44,000,000 is for research, development, and
evaluation programs, and other activities as authorized by part
B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II of the
2002 Act, of which $4,000,000 is for research targeted toward
developing a better understanding of the domestic
radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence-based
strategies for effective intervention and prevention.
state and local law enforcement assistance
(including transfer of funds)
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 2005 Act''); the Adam Walsh Child
Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam
Walsh Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of
2000 (Public Law 106-386); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
(Public Law 110-180); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the Second Chance
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the Prioritizing Resources and
Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
403); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473); the
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and
Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416); the Violence Against
Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013
Act''); the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public
Law 114-198) (``CARA''); the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of
2016 (Public Law 114-324); the Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018
(title III of division S of Public Law 115-141) (``the Keep Young
Athletes Safe Act''); the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (title V of
division S of Public Law 115-141) (``the STOP School Violence Act'');
the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2017
(H.R. 3249, as passed by the House of Representatives on March 14,
2018) (``the PSN Act''); and other programs, $2,018,500,000, to remain
available until expended as follows--
(1) $441,500,000 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 title
I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of
which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $15,000,000 is for the
Officer Robert Wilson III Memorial Initiative on Preventing
Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and
Survivability (VALOR), $2,500,000 is for a program to improve
juvenile indigent defense, $2,400,000 is for the
operationalization, maintenance and expansion of the National
Missing and Unidentified Persons System, $50,000,000 is for
competitive and evidence-based programs to reduce gun crime and
gang violence, as authorized by the PSN Act, $3,000,000 is for
the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program, as authorized
by section 426 of Public Law 108-405, and for grants for
wrongful conviction review, $15,500,000 is for prison rape
prevention and prosecution grants to States and units of local
government, and other programs, as authorized by the Prison
Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-79), $2,000,000 is
for the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program,
$10,000,000 is for emergency law enforcement assistance for
events occurring during or after fiscal year 2019, as
authorized by section 609M of the Justice Assistance Act of
1984 (34 U.S.C. 50101), and $2,000,000 is for grants to States
and units of local government to deploy managed access systems
to combat contraband cell phone use in prisons;
(2) $255,000,000 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)): Provided, That no
jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater
than the actual cost for Federal immigration and other
detainees housed in State and local detention facilities;
(3) $100,000,000 for victim services programs for victims
of trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public
Law 106-386, for programs authorized under Public Law 109-164,
or programs authorized under Public Law 113-4;
(4) $11,000,000 for economic, high technology, white collar
and Internet crime prevention grants, including as authorized
by section 401 of Public Law 110-403;
(5) $20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as
authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities;
(6) $22,500,000 for the matching grant program for law
enforcement armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of title
I of the 1968 Act;
(7) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public
Website;
(8) $75,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal
and mental health records for the National Instant Criminal
Background Check System, of which no less than $25,000,000
shall be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS
Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180);
(9) $130,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and
activities, of which--
(A) $120,000,000 is for a DNA analysis and capacity
enhancement program and for other local, State, and
Federal forensic activities, including the purposes
authorized under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog
Elimination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-546) (the
Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program): Provided,
That up to 4 percent of funds made available under this
paragraph may be used for the purposes described in the
DNA Training and Education for Law Enforcement,
Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers program
(Public Law 108-405, section 303);
(B) $6,000,000 is for the purposes described in the
Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant
Program (Public Law 108-405, section 412); and
(C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam
Program grants, including as authorized by section 304
of Public Law 108-405;
(10) $47,500,000 for a grant program for community-based
sexual assault response reform;
(11) $12,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate
program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;
(12) $40,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes;
(13) $85,000,000 for offender reentry programs and
research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007
(Public Law 110-199), without regard to the time limitations
specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which $5,000,000 is
for Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to enhance
and maintain parental and family relationships for incarcerated
parents as a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy;
(14) $100,000,000 for activities authorized by the STOP
School Violence Act;
(15) $70,000,000 for initiatives to improve police-
community relations, of which $22,500,000 is for a competitive
matching grant program for purchases of body-worn cameras for
State, local and tribal law enforcement, $30,000,000 is for a
justice reinvestment initiative, for activities related to
criminal justice reform and recidivism reduction, $2,500,000 is
for research and statistics on community trust, which may be
transferred to ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'', and
$15,000,000 is for an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice
innovation program;
(16) $380,000,000 for comprehensive opioid abuse reduction
activities, including as authorized by CARA, and for the
following programs, which shall address opioid abuse reduction
consistent with underlying program authorities--
(A) $75,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by
section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;
(B) $30,000,000 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);
(C) $30,000,000 for grants for Residential
Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as
authorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act;
(D) $20,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts
program;
(E) $30,000,000 for a program to monitor
prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical
products; and
(F) $195,000,000 for a comprehensive opioid abuse
program;
(17) $225,500,000 for grants under section 1701 of title I
of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381) for the hiring and rehiring
of additional career law enforcement officers under part Q of
such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section:
Provided, That within the amounts appropriated under this
paragraph, $5,000,000 is for an initiative to support evidence-
based policing: Provided further, That within the amounts
appropriated under this paragraph, $2,500,000 is for an
initiative to enhance prosecutorial decision-making: Provided
further, That within the amounts appropriated under this
paragraph, $35,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement,
including hiring, equipment, training, anti-methamphetamine
activities, and anti-opioid activities: Provided further, That
of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $10,000,000
is for community policing development activities in furtherance
of the purposes in section 1701: Provided further, That of the
amounts appropriated under this paragraph $40,000,000 is for
regional information sharing activities, as authorized by part
M of title I of the 1968 Act, which shall be transferred to and
merged with ``Research, Evaluation, and Statistics'': Provided
further, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph,
$20,000,000 is for activities authorized by the POLICE Act of
2016 (Public Law 114-199); and
(18) $2,500,000 for grants authorized by the Keep Young
Athletes Safe Act:
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 non-
administrative public sector safety service: Provided further, That
balances from the ``Community Oriented Policing Services Programs''
account may be transferred into this account: Provided further, That
the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any
other transfer authority contained in this Act: Provided further, That
any transfer pursuant to the second 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.
juvenile justice programs
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
assistance, the following amounts are made available until expended--
(1) $100,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
(2) $21,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of
Child Abuse Act of 1990;
(3) $84,000,000 for missing and exploited children
programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a)
of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974
(except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401) shall not apply for purposes
of this Act);
(4) $2,000,000 for child abuse training programs for
judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section
222 of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; and
(5) $5,000,000 for the Tribal Youth Program.
public safety officer benefits
(including transfer of funds)
For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such
sums as are necessary (including amounts for administrative costs), to
remain available until expended; and $24,800,000 for payments
authorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational
assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to 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 such disability and
education payments, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to
``Public Safety Officer Benefits'' from available appropriations for
the Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to such
circumstances: 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.
General Provisions--Department of Justice
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 201. 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. 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 or incest: Provided, That should this prohibition be declared
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section
shall be null and void.
Sec. 203. 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. 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. 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.
Sec. 206. None of the funds made available under this title may be
used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the United States Marshals
Service 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. 207. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, or to
rent or purchase audiovisual or electronic media or equipment used
primarily for recreational purposes.
(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, or
purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or equipment for inmate
training, religious, or educational programs.
Sec. 208. None of the funds made available under this title shall
be obligated or expended for any 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 of the House
of Representatives and the Senate that the information technology
program has appropriate program management controls and contractor
oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is compatible with
the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice.
Sec. 209. 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 in the report
accompanying this Act, and to any use of deobligated balances of funds
provided under this title in previous years.
Sec. 210. 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 section 545 of title 28,
United States Code.
Sec. 211. At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in
addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or authorized
to be made available) by law, with respect to funds appropriated by
this title under the headings ``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'',
``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'', and ``Juvenile Justice
Programs''--
(1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to the Office
of Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may be
used by such Office to provide training and technical
assistance; and
(2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or
reimbursement programs under such headings, except for amounts
appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or
statistical programs administered by the National Institute of
Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be
transferred to and merged with funds provided to the National
Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to
be used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical
purposes, without regard to the authorizations for such grant
or reimbursement programs.
Sec. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section
20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12109(a)) shall not apply to amounts
made available by this or any other Act.
Sec. 213. None of the funds made available under this or any other
Act, for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter, other than
for the national instant criminal background check system established
under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34
U.S.C. 40901), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to
facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the
Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual
is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement personnel of the
United States continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.
Sec. 214. (a) None of the income retained in the Department of
Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102-140
(105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation
during fiscal year 2019, except up to $5,000,000 may be obligated for
implementation of a unified Department of Justice financial management
system.
(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances
transferred to the capital account of the Department of Justice Working
Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102-140 (105 Stat. 784;
28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation in fiscal year
2019, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this
Act.
(c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances
available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code,
shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2019, and any use,
obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 2019''.
TITLE III
SCIENCE
Office of Science and Technology Policy
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.
6601 et seq.), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to
exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, and
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $5,544,000.
National Space Council
For necessary expenses of the National Space Council, in carrying
out the purposes of Title V of Public Law 100-685 and Executive Order
13803, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for
official reception and representation expenses, $1,965,000: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Space
Council may accept personnel support from Federal agencies,
departments, and offices, and such Federal agencies, departments, and
offices may detail staff without reimbursement to the National Space
Council for purposes provided herein.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
science
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of science research and development activities, including
research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance
and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft
control, and communications activities; program management; personnel
and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $6,680,600,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2020: Provided, That the formulation and development
costs (with development cost as defined under section 30104 of title
51, United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall not
exceed $8,000,000,000: Provided further, That should the individual
identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 30104 of title 51,
United States Code, as responsible for the James Webb Space Telescope
determine that the development cost of the program is likely to exceed
that limitation, the individual shall immediately notify the
Administrator and the increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30
percent threshold described in subsection (f) of section 30104:
Provided further, That, of the amounts provided, $545,000,000 is for an
orbiter and $195,000,000 is for a lander to meet the science goals for
the Jupiter Europa mission as recommended in previous Planetary Science
Decadal surveys: Provided further, That the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration shall use the Space Launch System as the launch
vehicles for the Jupiter Europa missions, plan for an orbiter launch no
later than 2022 and a lander launch no later than 2024, and include in
the fiscal year 2020 budget the 5-year funding profile necessary to
achieve these goals.
aeronautics
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of aeronautics research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support, and services;
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $715,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2020.
exploration research and technology
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of space technology research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support, and services;
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $900,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2020.
deep space exploration systems
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of exploration research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support, and services;
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of missio n and
administrative aircraft, $5,083,900,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2020: Provided, That not less than $1,350,000,000 shall
be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Provided further, That
not less than $2,150,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch System (SLS)
launch vehicle, which shall have a lift capability not less than 130
metric tons and which shall have core elements and an Exploration Upper
Stage developed simultaneously: Provided further, That of the amounts
provided for SLS, not less than $300,000,000 shall be for Exploration
Upper Stage development: Provided further, That $545,000,000 shall be
for Exploration Ground Systems: Provided further, That the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall provide to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5-year budget
profile for an integrated system that includes the Space Launch System,
the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and associated ground systems
that will ensure an Exploration Mission-2 crewed launch as early as
possible, as well as a system-based funding profile for a sustained
launch cadence beyond the initial crewed test launch: Provided
further, That $1,038,900,000 shall be for advanced exploration systems,
of which $504,000,000 shall be for a lunar orbital platform.
low-earth orbit and spaceflight operations
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of space operations research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support and services;
space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities,
including operations, production, and services; maintenance and repair,
facility planning and design; program management; personnel and related
costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses;
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease,
charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative
aircraft, $4,624,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020.
education
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of aerospace and aeronautical education research and
development activities, including research, development, operations,
support, and services; program management; personnel and related costs,
including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter,
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
$90,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020, of which
$18,000,000 shall be for the Established Program to Stimulate
Competitive Research and $40,000,000 shall be for the National Space
Grant College and Fellowship Program.
safety, security and mission services
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct
and support of science, aeronautics, space technology, exploration,
space operations and education research and development activities,
including research, development, operations, support, and services;
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to
exceed $63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $2,850,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2020.
construction and environmental compliance and restoration
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including
repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities,
construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities,
facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or
condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, and environmental
compliance and restoration, $562,240,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2024: Provided, That proceeds from leases deposited into
this account shall be available for a period of 5 years to the extent
and in amounts as provided in annual appropriations Acts: Provided
further, That such proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall
be available for obligation for fiscal year 2019 in an amount not to
exceed $9,470,300: Provided further, That each annual budget request
shall include an annual estimate of gross receipts and collections and
proposed use of all funds collected pursuant to section 20145 of title
51, United States Code.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $39,300,000, of which
$500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020.
administrative provisions
(including transfers of funds)
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall remain
available, without fiscal year limitation, until a prize is claimed or
the offer is withdrawn.
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the
current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration 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. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and
available for the same purposes and the same time period as the
appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this
provision 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.
The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by NASA at
the theme, program, project and activity level. The spending plan, as
well as any subsequent change of an amount established in that spending
plan that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of this
Act, 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.
The unexpired balances of a previous account, for activities for
which funds are provided in this Act, may be transferred to the new
account established in this Act that provides such activities. Balances
so transferred shall be merged with the funds in the newly established
account, but shall be available under the same terms, conditions and
period of time as previously appropriated.
Not more than 50 percent of the amounts made available in this Act
for the Lunar Orbital Platform; Advanced Cislunar and Surface
Capabilities; Commercial LEO Development; and Lunar Discovery and
Exploration, excluding the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, may be
obligated until the Administrator submits a multi-year plan to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate that identifies estimated dates, by fiscal year, for Space
Launch System flights to build the Lunar Orbital Platform; the
commencement of partnerships with commercial entities for additional
LEO missions to land humans and rovers on the Moon; and conducting
additional scientific activities on the Moon. The multi-year plan shall
include key milestones to be met by fiscal year to achieve goals for
each of the lunar programs described in the previous sentence and
funding required by fiscal year to achieve such milestones.
National Science Foundation
research and related activities
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and Public Law 86-209
(42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as authorized by section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and
purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of
aircraft; and authorized travel; $6,651,500,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2020, of which not to exceed $600,000,000 shall
remain available until expended for polar research and operations
support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for
operational and science support and logistical and other related
activities for the United States Antarctic program: Provided, That
receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the
National Research Centers and other National Science Foundation
supported research facilities may be credited to this appropriation.
major research equipment and facilities construction
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction,
commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities,
and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including authorized
travel, $268,040,000, to remain available until expended.
education and human resources
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics and
engineering education and human resources programs and activities
pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861
et seq.), including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5,
United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms
in the District of Columbia, $902,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2020.
agency operations and award management
For agency operations and award management necessary in carrying
out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et
seq.); services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United
States Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia;
and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for security
guard services; $333,630,000: Provided, That not to exceed $8,280 is
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
That contracts may be entered into under this heading in fiscal year
2019 for maintenance and operation of facilities and for other services
to be provided during the next fiscal year.
office of the national science board
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized
travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and
consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved
in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of
1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.),
$4,370,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as
authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $15,350,000, of which
$400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2020.
administrative provisions
(including transfer of funds)
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the
current fiscal year for the National Science Foundation in this Act may
be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation
shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any
transfer pursuant to this paragraph 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.
The Director of the National Science Foundation shall notify the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate at least 30 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of
any capital asset (including land, structures, and equipment) not
specifically provided for in this Act or any other law appropriating
funds for the National Science Foundation.
This title may be cited as the ``Science Appropriations Act,
2019''.
TITLE IV
RELATED AGENCIES
Commission on Civil Rights
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,700,000: Provided, That none of
the funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used to employ any
individuals under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the
Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one special assistant for each
Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in
this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than
75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is
permitted 125 billable days: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity or
expense that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil
Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a).
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of
1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic
Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110-233),
the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-325), and the Lilly
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-2), including services
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of
passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31,
United States Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to
$29,500,000 for payments to State and local enforcement agencies for
authorized services to the Commission, $379,500,000: Provided, That
the Commission is authorized to make available for official reception
and representation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds:
Provided further, That the Chair is authorized to accept and use any
gift or donation to carry out the work of the Commission.
International Trade Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not to exceed
$2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, $95,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
Legal Services Corporation
payment to the legal services corporation
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the
purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $410,000,000,
of which $376,000,000 is for basic field programs and required
independent audits; $5,100,000 is for the Office of Inspector General,
of which such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct
additional audits of recipients; $19,400,000 is for management and
grants oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help and information
technology; $4,500,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and
$1,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance: Provided, That the Legal
Services Corporation may continue to provide locality pay to officers
and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Federal
Government to Washington, DC-based employees as authorized by section
5304 of title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of
the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996d(d)): Provided
further, That the authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall
be applicable to the Legal Services Corporation: Provided further,
That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the Legal Services
Corporation shall be considered an agency of the United States
Government.
administrative provision--legal services corporation
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services
Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by,
or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504,
505, and 506 of Public Law 105-119, and all funds appropriated in this
Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same
terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all
references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to
refer instead to 2018 and 2019, respectively.
Marine Mammal Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as
authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $3,431,000.
Office of the United States Trade Representative
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade
Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the
employment of experts and consultants as authorized by section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code, $57,600,000, of which $1,000,000 shall
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount
made available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses.
trade enforcement trust fund
(including transfer of funds)
For activities of the United States Trade Representative authorized
by section 611 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of
2015 (19 U.S.C. 4405), including transfers, $15,000,000, to be derived
from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund: Provided, That any transfer
pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of such section shall be treated as a
reprogramming under section 505 of this Act.
State Justice Institute
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as
authorized by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701
et seq.) $5,821,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2020: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided
further, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State
Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the United States
Government.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(including rescissions)
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the
Congress.
Sec. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 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.
Sec. 504. If any provision of this Act or the application of such
provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the
remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons
or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall
not be affected thereby.
Sec. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided
under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year
2019, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United
States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
through 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 functions
or activities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments
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.
Sec. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a court or
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to
receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code
of Federal Regulations.
(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized
purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act shall
be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled
in the United States, its territories or possessions.
(2) The term ``promotional items'' has the meaning given the term
in OMB Circular A-87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).
Sec. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National
Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the
status of balances of appropriations at the account level. For
unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances
the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts
attributable to each source year of appropriation from which the
balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but unexpended,
the quarterly reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of
obligation.
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted
within 30 days of the end of each quarter.
(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a
reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a limitation
of a current accounting system, the department or agency shall fulfill
such aspect to the maximum extent practicable under such accounting
system and shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the
extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled.
Sec. 508. 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 included in this Act shall be
absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such
department or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this
section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in
this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this
section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 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 for the Department of Commerce, this section
shall also apply to actions taken for the care and protection of loan
collateral or grant property.
Sec. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be
available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products,
or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of
restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except
for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or
tobacco products of the same type.
Sec. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel of the Department of
Justice to obligate more than $2,600,000,000 during fiscal year 2019
from the Fund established by section 1402 of Public Law 98-473 (34
U.S.C. 20101): Provided, That notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such
Act, of the amounts available from the Fund for obligation, 5 percent
shall be available to the Office for Victims of Crime for grants,
consistent with the requirements of the Victims of Crime Act, to Indian
tribes to improve services for victims of crime.
Sec. 511. None of the funds made available to the Department of
Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate against or denigrate
the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs
for which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the
parents or legal guardians of such students.
Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
Sec. 513. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under this Act may be used by the Departments of Commerce and
Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the
National Science Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact
information system, as defined for security categorization in the
National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Federal
Information Processing Standard Publication 199, ``Standards for
Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information
Systems'' unless the agency has--
(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information
systems against criteria developed by NIST and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to inform acquisition decisions
for high-impact and moderate-impact information systems within
the Federal Government;
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive
awardee against available and relevant threat information
provided by the FBI and other appropriate agencies; and
(3) in consultation with the FBI or other appropriate
Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-
espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such
system, including any risk associated with such system being
produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities
identified by the United States Government as posing a cyber
threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned,
directed, or subsidized by the People's Republic of China, the
Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, or the Russian Federation.
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
under this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact
information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless
the head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has--
(1) developed, in consultation with NIST, the FBI, and
supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for
any identified risks;
(2) determined, in consultation with NIST and the FBI, that
the acquisition of such system is in the national interest of
the United States; and
(3) reported that determination to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
and the agency Inspector General.
Sec. 514. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be
used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by
any official or contract employee of the United States Government.
Sec. 515. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty,
in fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter, none of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act or any other
Act may be expended or obligated by a department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States to pay administrative expenses or
to compensate an officer or employee of the United States in connection
with requiring an export license for the export to Canada of
components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms listed in
Category I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations
(International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it
existed on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500
wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions of
subsection (b) of this section are met by the exporting party for such
articles.
(b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license--
(1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's
Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or
from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United
States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles
enumerated in subsection (a); and
(2) does not permit the export without a license of--
(A) fully automatic firearms and components and
parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the
Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal
Government of Canada;
(B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or
complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in
Category I, other than for end use by the Federal
Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of
Canada; or
(C) articles for export from Canada to another
foreign destination.
(c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors of
Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary export
without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection
(a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the United States, or
temporary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in
the United States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.
(d) The President may require export licenses under this section on
a temporary basis if the President determines, upon publication first
in the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada has implemented
or maintained inadequate import controls for the articles specified in
subsection (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles has
and continues to take place for use in international terrorism or in
the escalation of a conflict in another nation. The President shall
terminate the requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary
requirements have ceased.
Sec. 516. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal
year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter, no department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under
this Act or any other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such
funds to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer
or employee of the United States to deny any application submitted
pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified pursuant to 27 CFR
section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to import United States origin
``curios or relics'' firearms, parts, or ammunition.
Sec. 517. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the
text of--
(1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-
Singapore Free Trade Agreement;
(2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-
Australia Free Trade Agreement; or
(3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-
Morocco Free Trade Agreement.
Sec. 518. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of
any of the following laws authorizing the Federal Bureau of
Investigation to issue national security letters: The Right to
Financial Privacy Act of 1978; The Electronic Communications Privacy
Act of 1986; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act
of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM Act of 2015; and the laws amended
by these Acts.
Sec. 519. If at any time during any quarter, the program manager
of a project within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or
Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the
National Science Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has
reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost has increased
by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform the
respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The Secretary,
Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall
include in such notice: the date on which such determination was made;
a statement of the reasons for such increases; the action taken and
proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of the project;
changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree
to which such changes have contributed to the increase in total program
costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or
procurement costs; and a statement validating that the project's
management structure is adequate to control total project or
procurement costs.
Sec. 520. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the
transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or intelligence related
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for
purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
3094) during fiscal year 2019 until the enactment of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019.
Sec. 521. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount
greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount
unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to
the agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its
knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal
tax returns required during the three years preceding the
certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to
certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for
which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the
subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has
been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or
the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or
judicial proceeding.
(rescissions)
Sec. 522. (a) Of the unobligated balances from prior year
appropriations available to the Department of Commerce, the following
funds are hereby rescinded, not later than September 30, 2019, from the
following accounts in the specified amounts--
(1) ``Economic Development Administration, Economic
Development Assistance Programs'', $10,000,000;
(2) ``National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Industrial Technology Services'', $2,000,000;
(3) ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Operations, Research, and Facilities'', $10,000,000; and
(4) ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Procurement, Acquisition and Construction'', $10,000,000.
(b) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of
Justice, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than
September 30, 2019, from the following accounts in the specified
amounts--
(1) ``Working Capital Fund'', $75,000,000;
(2) ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and
Expenses'', $25,000,000, including, but not limited to, from
fees collected to defray expenses for the automation of
fingerprint identification and criminal justice information
services and associated costs;
(3) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on
Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and
Prosecution Programs'', $10,000,000;
(4) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of
Justice Programs'', $50,000,000; and
(5) ``Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund'',
$674,000,000.
(c) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a report no later than September 1, 2019, specifying the amount
of each rescission made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b).
(d) The amounts rescinded in subsections (a) and (b) shall not be
from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency or
disaster relief requirement pursuant to the concurrent resolution on
the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
Sec. 523. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to purchase first class or premium airline travel in contravention of
sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41 of the Code of
Federal Regulations.
Sec. 524. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees
from a Federal department or agency, who are stationed in the United
States, at any single conference occurring outside the United States
unless such conference is a law enforcement training or operational
conference for law enforcement personnel and the majority of Federal
employees in attendance are law enforcement personnel stationed outside
the United States.
Sec. 525. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or
assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its
territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other
detainee who--
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed
Forces of the United States; and
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department
of Defense.
Sec. 526. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire,
or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or
possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the
purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the
effective control of the Department of Defense.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any
modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba.
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual
who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of
the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is--
(A) in the custody or under the effective control
of the Department of Defense; or
(B) otherwise under detention at United States
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 527. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States receiving funds appropriated under this Act to track undisbursed
balances in expired grant accounts and include in its annual
performance plan and performance and accountability reports the
following:
(1) Details on future action the department, agency, or
instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in
expired grant accounts.
(2) The method that the department, agency, or
instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired
grant accounts.
(3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant
accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United
States.
(4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total
number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances (on
the first day of each fiscal year) for the department, agency,
or instrumentality and the total finances that have not been
obligated to a specific project remaining in the accounts.
Sec. 528. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), or the National Space
Council (NSC) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or
execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to
participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with
China or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities are
specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(b) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to
effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors at facilities
belonging to or utilized by NASA.
(c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b) shall not
apply to activities which NASA, OSTP, or NSC, after consultation with
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, have certified--
(1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of
technology, data, or other information with national security
or economic security implications to China or a Chinese-owned
company; and
(2) will not involve knowing interactions with officials
who have been determined by the United States to have direct
involvement with violations of human rights.
(d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be submitted
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, no later than 30
days prior to the activity in question and shall include a description
of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and
its location and timing.
Sec. 529. None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act, for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter, may be used
to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, or fail to act
on, an application for the importation of any model of shotgun if--
(1) all other requirements of law with respect to the
proposed importation are met; and
(2) no application for the importation of such model of
shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the
Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that
the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily
adaptable to sporting purposes.
Sec. 530. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network
blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations,
prosecution, adjudication, or other law enforcement- or victim
assistance-related activity.
Sec. 531. The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation,
the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, the International Trade Commission, the Legal Services
Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Offices of Science and
Technology Policy and the United States Trade Representative, the
National Space Council, and the State Justice Institute shall submit
spending plans, signed by the respective department or agency head, to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 532. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the
Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.
Sec. 533. The Department of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation shall provide
a quarterly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate on any official travel to China by any
employee of such Department or agency, including the purpose of such
travel.
Sec. 534. Of the amounts made available by this Act, not less than
10 percent of each total amount provided, respectively, for Public
Works grants authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development
Act of 1965 and grants authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) shall be allocated
for assistance in persistent poverty counties: Provided, That for
purposes of this section, the term ``persistent poverty counties''
means any county that has had 20 percent or more of its population
living in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and
2000 decennial censuses and the most recent Small Area Income and
Poverty Estimates.
Sec. 535. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to approve the registration or renewal of, or maintain the registration
of, a mark, trade name, or commercial name, under the Act entitled ``An
Act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks used
in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain international
conventions, and for other purposes'', approved July 6, 1946 (commonly
referred to as the ``Trademark Act of 1946''; 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.),
including the receipt or acceptance of post-registration affidavits or
declarations, where such mark, trade name, or commercial name is the
same or substantially similar to a mark, trade name, or commercial name
that was used in connection with a business or assets that were
confiscated, as that term is defined in section 4(4) of the Cuban
Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C.
6023(4)), unless the original owner of the mark, trade name, or
commercial name, or the bona-fide successor-in-interest has expressly
consented.
Sec. 536. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to require a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United
States Code, to report information to the Department of Justice
regarding the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns to the same person.
Sec. 537. (a) A State may bring a civil action against the United
States in an appropriate United States district court for such
declaratory and injunctive relief (including preliminary injunctive
relief) as may be necessary to restore the sovereignty reserved to the
States by the Constitution. It shall be the duty of the courts of the
United States to advance on the docket and to expedite to the greatest
possible extent the disposition of any such action.
(b) This section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this
Act and continue in effect through all fiscal years thereafter.
Sec. 538. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to relocate the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
(ATF) Canine Training Center or the ATF National Canine Division.
Sec. 539. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to enter into a civil settlement agreement on behalf of the United
States that includes a term requiring that any donation be made to any
non-party by any party-defendant to such agreement.
Sec. 540. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
expended during fiscal year 2019 to prepare for the shutdown of the
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy.
Sec. 541. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
by the Department of Commerce to prepare, finalize, implement, or
enforce recommendations, conditions, or prescriptions, or reserve
authority related thereto, pursuant to authorities provided to the
Department of Commerce under sections 10 and 18 of the Federal Power
Act (16 U.S.C. 803, 811) as related to the Don Pedro (P-2299-082) and
La Grange (P-14581-002) hydroelectric projects along the Tuolumne
River, California.
Sec. 542. None of the funds made available in this Act to the
Department of Justice may be used, with respect to any of the States of
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming,
or with respect to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam, to
prevent any of them from implementing their own laws that authorize the
use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.
Sec. 543. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
in contravention of the ``Order Activating Suspended Denial Order
Relating to Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE
Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd.'' (83 Fed. Reg. 17644) published on
April 23, 2018, by the Bureau of Industry and Security.
spending reduction account
Sec. 544. $0.
This Act may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019''.
Union Calendar No. 544
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5952
[Report No. 115-704]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice,
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2019, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
May 24, 2018
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
Introduced in House
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-704, by Mr. Culberson.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 115-704, by Mr. Culberson.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 544.
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