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Calendar No. 411
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2437
[Report No. 113–181]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 5, 2014Ms. Mikulski, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar
A BILL
Making appropriations for Departments of
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.
That the following sums are appropriated,
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
Departments of
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal
year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes, namely:
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, to carry out activities associated with facilitating,
attracting, and retaining business investment in the United States, 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, $480,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016, of which $10,000,000 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, $105,549,000, 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 the cost
of loan guarantees and grants authorized by section 27 of the
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722),
$235,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $20,000,000
shall be for regional innovation programs and loan guarantees under
section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980: Provided, That $40,000,000 shall be derived from prior year unobligated balances from funds, or recoveries
of funds, previously appropriated for Economic Development Assistance
Programs: Provided further, That the costs for loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds for loan guarantees under such section 27 are available to subsidize total loan
principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
$70,000,000: Provided further, That, notwithstanding paragraph (7) of section 27(d) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722(d)(7)), amounts made available in
prior appropriations Acts for guaranteeing loans for science park
infrastructure under such section shall be available to the Secretary of
Commerce to guarantee such loans after September 30, 2014.
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of administering the economic development assistance programs as provided
for by law, $37,000,000:
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, 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, $28,286,000.
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, $106,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2016.
Bureau of the Census
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics,
provided for by law, $252,200,000:
Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing
activities.
Periodic Censuses and Programs
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics
for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, $896,744,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2016:
Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing
activities:
Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated, $1,551,000 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.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA), $48,500,000, to remain available until September
30, 2016:
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,
$3,458,000,000, 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 2015, so as to result in a fiscal year
2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0:
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2015, should the total amount of such offsetting collections be less than
$3,458,000,000 this amount shall be reduced accordingly:
Provided further, That any amount received in excess of $3,458,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 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
2015
for official reception and representation expenses:
Provided further, That in fiscal year 2015 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
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), $685,000,000,
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, $156,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $141,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing
Extension Partnership, and of which $15,000,000 shall be for the Advanced
Manufacturing Technology Consortia.
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), $59,000,000, 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, $3,228,964,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2016, except that funds provided for
cooperative enforcement shall remain available until September 30, 2017:
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, $116,000,000 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 $3,359,964,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading $3,228,964,000
is appropriated from the general fund, $116,000,000 is provided by
transfer, and $15,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year
obligations:
Provided further, That the total amount available for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration corporate
services administrative support costs shall not exceed $226,800,000:
Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the report accompanying
this bill, 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. 55), such sums as may be necessary.
Procurement, acquisition and construction
For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, including alteration and
modification costs, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, $2,131,686,000, to remain available until September 30,
2017, except that funds provided for construction of facilities shall
remain available until expended:
Provided, That of the $2,144,686,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $2,131,686,000
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 bill, 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, 2016:
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 $350,000, to be
derived from receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available
until expended.
Fisheries finance program account
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015,
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,
$56,000,000:
Provided, That the Secretary may use space provided by State, local, and other governmental entities,
non-profit entities, or other businesses on a reimbursable or
non-reimbursable basis to engage in activities that provide businesses and
communities with information, advice, and referrals to Department of
Commerce programs.
renovation and modernization
For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of Department of Commerce facilities,
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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.), $30,596,000.
General Provisions—Department of Commerce
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.
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).
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.
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 2015: Provided, That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,323,400,000 and the life
cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
R-Series Program is $10,829,500,000.
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.
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.
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.
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.
109. In order 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 as offsetting collections under the heading National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities and shall remain available until expended for such purpose: Provided further, That all offsetting collections within this section and their corresponding uses are subject to
section 505 of this Act.
110. The Secretary of Commerce may waive the requirement for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect to
contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of vessels,
regardless of the terms of the contracts as to payment or title, when the
contract is made under the Coast and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33
U.S.C. 883a et seq.).
This title may be cited as the Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2015.
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Department of Justice
General Administration
Salaries and Expenses
For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of Justice, $115,000,000, 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
For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including planning, development,
deployment and departmental direction, $25,842,000, to remain available
until expended:
Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from funds available to
the Department of Justice for information technology, 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.
Administrative Review and Appeals
(Including Transfer of Funds)
For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and clemency petitions and
immigration-related activities, $351,072,000, 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 of the amount provided:
(1) not to exceed $10,000,000 is for the Executive Office of Immigration Review for courthouse
operations, language services, and automated system requirements and shall
remain available until expended;
(2) $10,024,000 is for the Executive Office for Immigration Review Legal Orientation Program; and
(3) $5,824,000 is for the Executive Office for Immigration Review to develop, implement, and evaluate a
pilot program to provide counsel for unaccompanied alien children: Provided, That such pilot program shall be carried out in consultation with the Department of Health and
Human Services, the Department of Homeland Security and relevant
non-governmental organizations and experts.
Office of Inspector General
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $88,577,000, 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, $13,308,000.
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; and rent of private
or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia, $915,000,000, of
which not to exceed $10,000,000 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 notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that
emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation
activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such
amounts to Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be
necessary to respond to such circumstances:
Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section:
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil
Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated
with the election monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights
Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973f) 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 $7,833,000, 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, $162,246,000, 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
$100,000,000 in fiscal year 2015), 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 2015, so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at
$62,246,000.
Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, including inter-governmental
and cooperative agreements, $1,950,000,000:
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 shall remain available until expended.
United States Trustee System Fund
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as authorized, $225,908,000, to remain
available until expended and to be derived from the United States Trustee
System Fund:
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall be available in such
amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $225,908,000 of offsetting collections pursuant
to section 589a(b) of title 28, United States Code, shall be retained and
used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain
available until expended:
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections
are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal
year 2015 appropriation from the 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, $2,326,000.
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 $11,000,000 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.
Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, $12,972,000:
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, $1,185,000,000, of which not to
exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses, and not to exceed $15,000,000 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, $9,800,000, 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, $1,595,307,000, 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: Provided further, That any unobligated balances available from funds appropriated under the heading General Administration, Detention Trustee shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation under this heading.
National Security Division
Salaries and Expenses
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National Security Division, $91,800,000,
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 and affiliated money
laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include
inter-governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement
agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals
involved in organized crime drug trafficking, $505,000,000, 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, $8,291,233,000, 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;
$93,982,000, 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, $2,018,000,000; 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, $1,201,004,000, 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, $6,804,000,000:
Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and Services Administration such
amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Administration
for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional
institutions:
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, 2016:
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, $105,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which not less than $91,000,000 shall be available only for
modernization, maintenance and repair, and of which not to exceed
$14,000,000 shall be available to construct areas for inmate work
programs:
Provided, That labor of United States prisoners may be used for work performed under this appropriation.
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
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance for the prevention and
prosecution of violence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) (the 1968 Act); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (the 1994 Act); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (the 1990 Act); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003
(Public Law 108–21); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) (the 1974 Act); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386) (the 2000 Act); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law
109–162) (the 2005 Act); and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (the 2013 Act); and for related victims services, $430,000,000, 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) $195,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968
Act;
(2) $26,000,000 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) $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for research and evaluation of violence against
women and related issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on
Violence Against Women, which shall be transferred to Research, Evaluation and Statistics for administration by the Office of Justice Programs;
(4) $10,000,000 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) $50,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of
which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction initiative;
(6) $30,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994
Act;
(7) $33,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as
authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act;
(8) $12,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes against women on campus, as authorized by
section
304 of the 2005 Act;
(9) $42,500,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
(10) $4,500,000 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; and
(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.
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 (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and
Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public
Law 108–21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of
2005 (Public Law 109–162) (the 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, $115,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which—
(1) $42,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs, and other activities, as authorized by
part C of title I of the 1968 Act;
(2) $38,000,000 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;
(3) $30,000,000 is for regional information sharing activities, as authorized by part M of title I of
the 1968 Act; and
(4) $5,000,000 is for activities to strengthen and enhance the practice of forensic sciences, of which
$4,000,000 is for transfer to
the National Institute of Standards and Technology to support scientific
working groups.
state and local law enforcement assistance
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); and other programs, $1,149,500,000, to remain available until expended as follows—
(1) $376,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by
subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section
1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of
title I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of
which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $1,000,000 is for a program to
improve State and local law enforcement intelligence capabilities
including antiterrorism training and training to ensure that
constitutional rights, civil liberties, civil rights, and privacy
interests are protected throughout the intelligence process, $2,000,000 is
for a State, local, and tribal assistance help desk and diagnostic center
program, $15,000,000 is for a Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement
Officer Resilience and Survivability Initiative (VALOR), $10,000,000 is
for an initiative
to support evidence-based policing, $5,000,000 is for an initiative to
enhance prosecutorial decision-making; and $3,000,000 is for competitive
grants to distribute firearm safety materials and gun locks;
(2) $150,000,000 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) $10,000,000 for competitive grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to
prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime
(other than compensation);
(4) $15,000,000 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;
(5) $41,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;
(6) $9,000,000 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);
(7) $12,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized
by part S of title I of the 1968 Act;
(8) $2,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by section 426 of
Public Law 108–405, and for grants for wrongful conviction review;
(9) $15,000,000 for economic, high technology and Internet crime prevention grants, including as
authorized by section 401 of Public Law 110–403, of which not more than
$2,500,000 is for intellectual property enforcement grants, including as
authorized by section 401 of Public Law 110–403;
(10) $2,000,000 for a student loan repayment assistance program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law
110–315;
(11) $20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and
related activities;
(12) $8,000,000 for an initiative relating to children exposed to violence;
(13) $17,000,000 for an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation program;
(14) $23,000,000 for the matching grant program for law enforcement armor vests, as authorized by
section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act:
Provided, That $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's
Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing and evaluation
programs;
(15) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public Website;
(16) $8,500,000 for competitive and evidence-based programs to reduce gun crime and gang violence;
(17) $58,500,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal and mental health records in the National
Instant Criminal Background Check System, of which no less than
$12,000,000 shall be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS
Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180);
(18) $12,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the
1968 Act;
(19) $125,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and activities, of which—
(A) $117,000,000 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) $4,000,000 is for the purposes described in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing
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;
(20) $41,000,000 for a grant program for community-based sexual assault response reform;
(21) $6,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the
1990 Act;
(22) $70,000,000 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 not to exceed $7,000,000
is for a program to improve State, local, and tribal probation or parole
supervision efforts and strategies, and $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:
Provided, That up to $15,000,000 of funds made available in this paragraph may be used for
performance-based
awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be
for Pay for Success programs implementing the Permanent Supportive Housing
Model;
(23) $5,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts program;
(24) $7,000,000 for a program to monitor prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical products;
(25) $2,000,000 to operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety;
(26) $22,000,000 for a justice reinvestment initiative, for activities related to criminal justice
reform and recidivism reduction;
(27) $4,000,000 for additional replication sites employing the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with
Enforcement model implementing swift and certain sanctions in probation,
and for a research project on the effectiveness of the model;
(28) $12,500,000 for the Office of Victims of Crime for supplemental victims’ services and other
victim-related programs and initiatives, including research and
statistics, and for tribal assistance for victims of violence; and
(29) $75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative, described in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act):
Provided, That section 213 of this Act shall not apply with respect to the amount made available in this
paragraph:
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.
juvenile justice programs
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (the 1974 Act); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (the 1968 Act); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law
109–162) (the 2005 Act); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and
Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public
Law 108–21); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (the 1990 Act); 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); the Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (the 2013 Act); and other juvenile justice programs, $257,500,000, to remain available until expended as
follows—
(1) $61,500,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and technical
assistance to assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal
grants process:
Provided, That of the amounts provided under this paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive
demonstration grant program to support emergency planning among State,
local and tribal juvenile justice residential facilities;
(2) $53,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
(3) $37,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which,
pursuant to sections 261 and 262 thereof—
(A) $5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program;
(B) $3,000,000 shall be for gang and youth violence education, prevention and intervention, and related
activities;
(C) $1,000,000 shall be for programs and activities to enforce State laws prohibiting the sale of
alcoholic beverages to minors or the purchase or consumption of alcoholic
beverages by minors, for prevention and reduction of consumption of
alcoholic beverages by minors, and for technical assistance and training;
and
(D) $8,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to police and juvenile justice authorities in
communities that have been awarded Department of Education School Climate
Transformation Grants to collaborate on use of evidence-based positive
behavior strategies to increase school safety and reduce juvenile arrests;
(4) $19,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990;
(5) $11,000,000 for community-based violence prevention initiatives, including for public health
approaches to reducing shootings and violence;
(6) $68,000,000 for missing and exploited children programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b)
and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (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);
(7) $1,500,000 for child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners, as
authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act;
(8) $1,000,000 for grants and technical assistance in support of the National Forum on Youth Violence
Prevention;
(9) $500,000 for an Internet site providing information and resources on children of incarcerated
parents;
(10) $2,000,000 for competitive grants focusing on girls in the juvenile justice system; and
(11) $3,000,000 for a program to improve juvenile indigent defense:
Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics
activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized:
Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (6) may be
used for training and technical assistance:
Provided further, That the previous two provisos shall not apply to grants and projects authorized by sections 261
and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited children programs.
Public Safety Officer Benefits
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 $16,300,000 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 previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
Community Oriented Policing Services
community oriented policing services programs
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law
103–322); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (the 1968 Act); and the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law
109–162) (the 2005 Act), $224,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That any balances made available through prior year deobligations shall only be available in
accordance with section 505 of this Act:
Provided further, That of the amount provided under this heading—
(1) $7,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-related activities, which shall be transferred to the Drug
Enforcement Administration upon enactment of this Act;
(2) $16,500,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, including hiring, equipment, training, and
anti-methamphetamine activities;
(3) $180,500,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) 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, notwithstanding subsection (g) of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd), the Federal share of the
costs of a project funded by such grants may not exceed 75 percent unless
the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services waives,
wholly or in part, the requirement of a non-Federal contribution to the
costs of a project:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c)), funding for hiring
or rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000
unless the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
grants a waiver from this limitation:
Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated, $16,500,000 shall be transferred to the Tribal Resources
Grant Program:
Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $7,500,000 is for community policing
development activities in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701:
Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $5,000,000 is for the collaborative
reform model of technical assistance in furtherance of the purposes in
section 1701;
(4) $10,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law enforcement agencies in States with high
seizures
of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and
laboratory dump seizures:
Provided, That funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be utilized for investigative purposes to
locate or investigate illicit activities, including precursor diversion,
laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers; and
(5) $10,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law enforcement agencies in states with high
rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids: Provided, That these funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit
activities, including activities related to the distribution of heroin or
unlawful distribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and
prescription opioid traffickers through statewide collaboration.
General provisions—Department of justice
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.
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:
Provided, That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
this section shall be null and void.
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.
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.
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.
206. The Attorney General is authorized to extend through September 30, 2014, the Personnel Management
Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney General pursuant to
section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 28
U.S.C. 599B) without limitation on the number of employees or the
positions covered.
207. 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.
208.
(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.
209. 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.
210. 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 accompanying report, and to any use of
deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in previous years.
211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish,
process, or approve a public-private competition under the Office of
Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor administrative
regulation, directive, or policy for work performed by employees of the
Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated.
212. 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.
213. 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;
(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; and
(3) up to 5 percent of funds made available for grant or reimbursement programs: (1) under the heading State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance; or (2) under the headings Research, Evaluation, and Statistics and Juvenile Justice Programs, to be transferred to and merged with funds made available under the heading State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, shall be available for tribal criminal justice assistance without regard to the authorizations
for such grant or reimbursement programs.
214. Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney General has determined there is a fiscal hardship,
the Attorney General may, with respect to funds appropriated in this or
any other Act making appropriations for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 for
the following programs, waive the following requirements:
(1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and local reentry demonstration projects under part FF of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3797w(g)(1)), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such
part.
(2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts under part FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3797w–2(e)(1) and (2)), the requirements under section 2978(e)(1) and (2)
of such part.
(3) For the prosecution drug treatment alternatives to prison program under part CC of title I of such
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797q–3), the requirements under section 2904 of
such part.
(4) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison
Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 15605(c)(3)), the requirements of
section 6(c)(3) of such Act.
215. 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 (42 U.S.C. 13709(a))
shall not apply to amounts made available by this or any other Act.
216. None of the funds made available under this Act, other than for the national instant criminal
background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun
Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note), 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.
217. No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny the Inspector General of the Department of
Justice timely access to all records,
documents, and other materials in the custody or possession of the
Department or to prevent or impede the Inspector
General’s access to such records, documents and other materials, unless
in accordance with an express limitation of section 6(a) of the Inspector
General
Act, as amended, consistent with the plain language of the Inspector
General Act, as amended. The Department of Justice shall report to the
Committee on Appropriations within five calendar days any failures to
comply with this requirement.
218. Section 8(e) of Public Law 108–79 (42 U.S.C. 15607(e)) shall not apply to funds appropriated to or
administered by the Office on Violence Against Women, to subpart 1 of part
E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968,
and to section 221 of the Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974,
including funds appropriated in previous appropriations acts that remain
available for obligation.
219. Discretionary funds that are made available in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be
used to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under
section 526 of division H of Public Law
113–76.
220. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of
section 7606 (Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) by the Department of Justice or the Drug
Enforcement Administration. This title may be cited as the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2015.
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, $5,555,000.
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, $5,200,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2016:
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.
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, $551,100,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2016.
Space Technology
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of space research
and technology 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, $580,200,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2016.
exploration
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 mission and administrative aircraft, $4,367,700,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2016:
Provided, That not less than $1,200,000,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle:
Provided further, That not less than $2,051,300,000 shall be for the Space Launch System, which shall have a lift
capability not less than 130 metric tons and which shall have an upper
stage and other core elements developed simultaneously:
Provided further, That of the funds made available for the Space Launch System, $1,700,000,000 shall be for launch
vehicle development and $351,300,000 shall be for exploration ground
systems:
Provided further, That hereafter NASA shall provide for the Space Launch System and Orion Multi-Purpose Crew
Vehicle, concurrent with the annual budget submission, 5 year budget
profiles and projections that adhere to the 70 percent Joint Confidence
Level [JCL]: Provided further, That any JCL approved by the NASA Administrator that is less than 70 percent for the Space Launch
System and Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle shall be justified and
documented, and that the NASA Administrator shall still provide
concurrently with the
annual budget submission the full cost estimates for both programs to
achieve a 70 percent JCL: Provided further, That in no case shall the JCL of the Space Launch System or the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
be less than the guidance outlined in NASA Procedural
Requirements 7120.5E: Provided further, That funds made available for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and Space Launch System are in
addition to funds provided for these programs under the Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration heading:
Provided further, That $805,000,000 shall be for commercial spaceflight activities:
Provided further, That $311,400,000 shall be for exploration research and development.
space 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, $3,830,800,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016.
education
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in carrying out 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, $108,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2016, of which $18,000,000 shall be for the Experimental Program to
Stimulate Competitive Research and $40,000,000 shall be for the National
Space Grant College program.
cross agency support
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science,
aeronautics, 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, $2,778,600,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2016.
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,
$446,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020:
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 2015 in an amount not to exceed $9,584,100:
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
315 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (51 U.S.C. 20145).
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act
of 1978, $37,500,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2016.
administrative provisions
Funds for announced prizes 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.
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; $5,838,690,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed
$520,000,000 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:
Provided further, That not less than $159,690,000 shall be available for activities authorized by section
7002(c)(2)(A)(iv) of Public Law 110–69.
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, $200,760,000, 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,
$889,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
Provided, That not less than $60,890,000 shall be available for activities authorized by
section 7030 of Public Law 110–69.
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; $307,000,000:
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 2014 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, $14,430,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2016.
Administrative Provision
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 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.
This title may be cited as the Science Appropriations Act, 2015.
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, $9,400,000:
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in excess of four
full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Excepted Service 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 Non-Discrimination 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
$30,000,000 for payments to State and local enforcement agencies for
authorized services to the Commission, $365,000,000:
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 Commission may take no action to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring,
or reorganization until such time as the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified of such
proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming requirements of section
505 of this Act:
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, $85,000,000, 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, $400,000,000, of which $367,000,000 is for basic
field programs and required independent audits; $4,000,000 is for the
Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may be necessary may
be used to conduct additional audits of recipients; $19,000,000 is for
management and grants oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help and
information technology; $5,000,000 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. 2996(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 2014 and 2015, respectively. Section 504 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1996 (as contained in Public Law 104–134) is amended:
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting after ) the following: that uses Federal funds (or funds from any source with regard to paragraphs (7), (14) and (15)) in
a manner;
(2) by striking subsection (d); and
(3) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), 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, $55,000,000,
of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That not to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses.
State Justice Institute
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as authorized by the State Justice Institute
Authorization Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of which
$500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
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.
V
General provisions
(including rescissions)
501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda
purposes not authorized by the Congress.
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.
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.
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.
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 2015, 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.
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).
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 the first
quarter of fiscal year 2015, and subsequent reports shall be submitted
within 30 days of the end of each quarter thereafter.
(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.
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.
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.
510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund established
by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473 (42 U.S.C.
10601) in any fiscal year in excess of $775,000,000 shall not be available
for obligation until the following fiscal year.
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.
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.
513. Any funds provided in this Act used to implement E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the
procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act.
514.
(a) The Inspectors General of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and
the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the
Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which
funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress
on the progress of such audits, which may include preliminary findings and
a description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days after
initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such
audit is completed.
(b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General
is completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Director, or
President, as appropriate, shall make the results of the audit available
to the public on the Internet website maintained by the Department,
Administration, Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results
shall be made available in redacted form to exclude—
(1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code; and
(2) sensitive personal information for any individual, the public access to which could be used to
commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes.
(c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a
statement to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the
Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, certifying that no
funds derived from the grant or contract will be made available through a
subcontract or in any other manner to another person who has a financial
interest in the person awarded the grant or contract.
(d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this section shall take effect 30 days after the
date on which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in
consultation with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics,
determines that a uniform set of rules and requirements, substantially
similar to the requirements in such subsections, consistently apply under
the executive branch ethics program to all Federal departments, agencies,
and entities.
515. 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 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 to
inform acquisition decisions for high-impact information systems within
the Federal Government and against international standards and guidelines,
including those developed by NIST;
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive awardee against available and relevant threat
information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other
appropriate agencies; and
(3) developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation
strategy for any identified risks.
516. 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.
517.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty, 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.
518. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 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.
519. 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.
520. 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; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act;
The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA
PATRIOT Act; and the laws amended by these Acts.
521. 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, 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.
522. 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. 414) during fiscal year 2015
until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015.
523. 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)
524.
(a) Of the unobligated balances available for Department of Commerce, Departmental Management, Franchise Fund, $2,906,000 are hereby rescinded.
(b) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Justice, the following funds are hereby
rescinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from the following accounts
in the specified amounts—
(1) Working Capital Fund, $54,000,000;
(2) Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund, $193,000,000;
(3) United States Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner Detention, $122,000,000;
(4) State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on Violence Against Women, Violence Against
Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs, $12,200,000;
(5) State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of Justice Programs, $59,000,000; and
(6) State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Community Oriented Policing Services, $26,000,000.
(c) The Department of Justice shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report no later than September 1, 2015,
specifying the amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsection (b).
525. 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, and no funds may be used for
premium travel consistent with these sections unless the agency or
department has filed its premium travel report with the General Services
Administration for the previous 3 fiscal years.
526. 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
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.
527. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used in a manner that
is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective of the United
States with respect to trade remedy laws to preserve the ability of the
United States—
(1) to enforce vigorously its trade laws, including antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard
laws;
(2) to avoid agreements that—
(A) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international disciplines on unfair trade, especially
dumping and subsidies; or
(B) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international safeguard provisions, in order to ensure
that United States workers, agricultural producers, and firms can compete
fully on fair terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal trade
concessions; and
(3) to address and remedy market distortions that lead to dumping and subsidization, including
overcapacity, cartelization, and market-access barriers.
528. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this 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.
529.
(a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this 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.
530. To the extent practicable, funds made available in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs
that are Energy Star qualified or have the Federal Energy Management Program designation.
531. 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.
532. None of the funds made available by this Act 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.
533.
(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, or adjudication activities.
534. The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the
National Science Foundation 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.
535. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of
understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide
a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a
felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24
months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a
Federal
agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has
made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect
the interests of the Government.
536. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of
understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide
a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal
tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and
administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is
not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the
authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding
agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has
considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a
determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the
interests of the Government.
537. All agencies and departments funded under this Act shall send to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate at the end of the fiscal
year a report containing a complete inventory of the total number of
vehicles owned, permanently retired, and purchased during fiscal year 2015
as well as the total cost of the vehicle fleet, including maintenance,
fuel, storage, purchasing, and leasing.
538. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of
an officer or employee of the Federal government, including the President,
the Vice President, a member of Congress (including a Delegate or a
Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency
(as defined in section 133 of title
41, United States Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch.
539.
(a) The head of any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this
Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics
official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs
and contracting procedures related to each conference held by any such
department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal year 2015
for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $100,000.
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference described in subsection (a) held during
the applicable period—
(1) a description of its purpose;
(2) the number of participants attending;
(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States Government, including—
(A) the cost of any food or beverages;
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services;
(C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to and from the conference; and
(D) a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to the conference; and
(4) a description of the contracting procedures used including—
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis; and
(B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the departmental component or office in evaluating
potential contractors for the conference.
(c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference held by any Executive branch department, agency, board,
commission, or office funded by this Act during fiscal year 2015 for which
the cost to the United States Government was more than $20,000, the head
of any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify
the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an
Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees
attending such conference.
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or any other appropriations Act may not
be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a banquet or conference
that is not directly and programmatically related to the
purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a banquet or
conference
held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other
routine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or contract.
(e) None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used for travel and
conference activities that are not in compliance with Office of Management
and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012.
This Act may be cited as the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.
June 5, 2014Read twice and placed on the calendar