[Senate Report 107-218]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 512
107th Congress Report
SENATE
2d Session 107-218
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DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 2003
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July 24, 2002.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Hollings, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 2778]
The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the
bill (H.R. 0000) making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the judiciary, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for
other purposes, reports the same to the Senate with amendments
and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. deg.
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 2778)
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice,
and State, the judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes, reports
favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.
Amount in new budget (obligational) authority
Total bill as reported to Senate........................ $47,067,043,000
Amount of appropriations, 2002.......................... 44,272,536,000
Amount of budget estimates, 2003, as amended............ 43,907,072,000
The bill as reported to the Senate:
Above the appropriations for 2002................... +2,794,507,000
Above the estimates for 2003........................ +3,159,971,000
C O N T E N T S
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Background:
Purpose of the bill.......................................... 3
Hearings..................................................... 3
Summary of the bill.......................................... 3
Accrual funding of retirement costs and post-retirement health
benefits....................................................... 4
Budgetary impact of the bill..................................... 4
Title I--Department of Justice................................... 6
Title II--Department of Commerce and related agencies............ 79
Title III--The judiciary......................................... 119
Title IV--Department of State and related agency................. 125
Title V--Related agencies:
Department of Transportation: Maritime Administration........ 153
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. 154
Commission on Civil Rights................................... 155
Commission on International Religious Freedom................ 155
Commission on Ocean Policy................................... 155
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe............. 156
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic
of China................................................... 156
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...................... 156
Federal Communications Commission............................ 157
Federal Maritime Commission.................................. 157
Federal Trade Commission..................................... 158
Legal Services Corporation................................... 159
Marine Mammal Commission..................................... 160
National Veterans' Business Development Corporation.......... 160
Securites and Exchange Commission............................ 160
Small Business Administration................................ 162
State Justice Institute...................................... 165
United States-Canada Alaska Rail Commission.................. 165
Title VI--General provisions..................................... 166
Compliance with paragraph 7, rule XVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 168
Compliance with paragraph 7(c), rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 168
Compliance with paragraph 12, rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 169
BACKGROUND
Purpose of the Bill
This bill makes appropriations for the functions of the
Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary and
Related Agencies for the period October 1, 2002, through
September 30, 2003. Functional areas include the pay,
allowances, and support of personnel, operation and
maintenance, procurement of equipment and systems, and
research.
The bill provides funds for fighting crime, enhancing drug
enforcement, responding to the threat of terrorism, addressing
the shortcomings of the immigration process, continuing the
judicial process, conducting commerce within the United States,
improving State Department operations, and fullfilling the
needs of various independent agencies.
Hearings
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary
and Related Agencies Appropriations began hearings on the
fiscal year 2003 budget request on February 26, 2002, and
concluded them on March 21, 2002, after holding 7 separate
sessions. The subcommittee heard testimony from representatives
of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary,
and various commissions.
Summary of the Bill
The budget estimates for the departments and agencies
included in the accompanying bill are contained in the budget
of the United States for fiscal year 2003 submitted on January
30, 2002.
The total amount of new budget authority recommended by the
Committee for fiscal year 2003 is $47,067,043,000. This amount
is an increase of $2,794,507,000 above appropriations enacted
for fiscal year 2002 for these departments and agencies. The
Committee recommendation is $3,159,971,000 above the budget
estimates.
REPROGRAMMINGS, REORGANIZATIONS, AND RELOCATIONS
As in previous years, the Committee is inserting section
605 under title VI of the general provisions of the bill.
The Committee directs that both the House and Senate
chairmen of the Subcommittees on the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies will be
notified by letter at least 15 days prior to:
--Reprogramming of funds, whether permanent or temporary, in
excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less,
between programs or activities. In addition, the
Committee desires to be notified of reprogramming
actions which are less than these amounts if such
actions would have the effect of committing the agency
to significant funding requirements in future years;
--Increasing funds or personnel by any means for any project
or activity for which funds have been denied or
restricted;
--Creation of new programs, offices, agencies, or
commissions, or substantial augmentations of existing
programs, offices, agencies, or commissions;
--Relocations of offices or employees;
--Reorganization of offices, programs, or activities; and
--Contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
presently performed by Federal employees.
The Committee directs each department or agency to notify
the Committee when the number of political appointees rises
above 10 percent from either of the previous 2 years or when
five or more political appointees are added in a given year.
The Committee should be notified 30 days before either of these
situations occurs. Similar notification should be provided when
the same number of personnel positions is converted from
political appointments to civil service positions.
In addition, the Committee directs departments or agencies
funded in the accompanying bill that are planning to conduct a
reduction in force to notify the Committees by letter 30 days
in advance of the date of the proposed personnel action. Also,
the Committee directs that any items which are subject to
interpretation will be reported.
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
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Committee Amount of Committee Amount of
allocation \1\ bill allocation \1\ bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee
allocations to its subcommittees, fiscal year 2003:
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies:
Discretionary..................................... 43,475 43,475 44,416 \2\ 42,736
Mandatory......................................... NA 649 NA 640
Projection of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2003.............................................. .............. ........... .............. \3\ 29,685
2004.............................................. .............. ........... .............. 8,208
2005.............................................. .............. ........... .............. 4,592
2006.............................................. .............. ........... .............. 1,930
2007 and future years............................. .............. ........... .............. 698
Financial assistance to State and local governments NA 2,690 NA 442
for 2003............................................
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\1\ Levels approved by the Committee on June 27, 2002.
\2\ Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\3\ Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NA: Not applicable.
Note.--Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill for the United Nations arrearages and in accordance
with section 314(b)(4) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee anticipates that the Budget
Committee will file a revised section 302(a) allocation for the Committee on Appropriations reflecting an
upward adjustment of $---------- in budget authority. deg.
ACCRUAL FUNDING OF RETIREMENT COSTS AND POST-RETIREMENT HEALTH BENEFITS
The President's Budget included a legislative proposal
under the jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on Governmental
Affairs to charge to individual agencies, starting in fiscal
year 2003, the fully accrued costs related to retirement
benefits of Civil Service Retirement System employees and
retiree health benefits for all civilian employees. The Budget
also requested an additional dollar amount in each affected
discretionary account to cover these accrued costs.
The authorizing committee has not acted on this
legislation, therefore the Senate Appropriations Committee has
reduced the dollar amounts of the President's request shown in
the ``Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority Request and
Amounts Recommended in the Bill'', as well as in other tables
in this report, to exclude the accrual funding proposal.
The Committee further notes that administration proposals
requiring legislative action by the authorizing committees of
Congress are customarily submitted in the budget as separate
schedules apart from the regular appropriations requests.
Should such a proposal be enacted, a budget amendment formally
modifying the President's appropriation request for
discretionary funding is subsequently transmitted to the
Congress.
The Senate Appropriations Committee joins with the House
Appropriations Committee in raising concern that this practice,
which has always worked effectively for both Congress and past
administrations, was not followed for the accrual funding
proposal. In this case, the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) decided to include accrual amounts in the original
discretionary appropriations language request. These amounts
are based on legislation that has yet to be considered and
approved by the appropriate committees of Congress. This led to
numerous misunderstandings both inside and outside of Congress
of what was the ``true'' President's budget request. The
Committee believes that, in the future, OMB should follow long-
established procedures with respect to discretionary spending
proposals that require legislative action.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
The Committee has made funding for law enforcement the
centerpiece of the fiscal year 2003 appropriations bill. The
Committee recommends $25,780,035,000 in new budget
(obligational) authority in the accompanying bill for the
Department of Justice with a strong emphasis on law enforcement
activities for fiscal year 2003.
The Committee shares the desire of the House to channel
most of its inquiries and requests for information and
assistance through the budget offices or comptroller
organizations, but reserves the right to call upon all
organizations throughout the agencies. The Committee continues
to stress the natural affinity between these offices and the
Appropriations Committee, which makes such a relationship
imperative.
Modular cost budgeting and chronic shortfalls.--Built into
the cost of every new Justice Department employee are funds to
partially cover so-called ``modular costs'', the costs of
equipment, vehicles, facilities, and training integral to an
employee's ability to perform his or her duty. Yet, in the
Committee's experience, components are, almost without
exception, desperately short of equipment, vehicles,
facilities, and training. The reasons for this are unclear.
However, it seems apparent that the modular cost approach has
lulled components into ignoring necessary capital investments.
It has also grossly inflated the cost of new employees without
commensurate benefit. Built-in capital investment funds are
siphoned off for purposes unknown while the Committee finds
itself responsible for pulling together funds to address
significant shortfalls in everything from computers to
fingerprint powder. The Committee believes that the long-term
health of the Department requires a new approach to budgeting.
Therefore, the Justice Department is directed to drop modular
cost budgeting beginning with the fiscal year 2004 request. The
costing of new employees shall only include personnel salaries
and benefits. Costs associated with new hires characterized
broadly as ``Contractual Services and Supplies'', ``Acquisition
of Assets'', and ``Items with Multiple Object Classes'' shall
be budgeted directly in separate and identifiable capital
investment lines in the request of each component. Justice
Management Division is directed to submit a report on how this
was achieved not later than February 5, 2003.
General Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $91,668,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 114,579,000
Committee recommendation................................ 99,696,000
This account funds the development of policy objectives and
the overall management of the Department of Justice. The
Committee recommends an appropriation of $99,696,000. The
recommendation is $14,883,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, a 4.1 percent pay raise for Federal employees, and
$6,000,000 for requested Homeland Security program increases.
International Law Enforcement Training Academy/Mexico.--As
was stated last year, the Committee believes a law enforcement
training academy, similar to the International Law Enforcement
Academies (ILEAs) in Budapest and Bangkok, should be
established in Southern Mexico. United States law enforcement
agency personnel would manage the facility and conduct the
courses, and in the process develop personal relationships with
Mexican law enforcement personnel that would be invaluable to
future liaison and cooperative international law enforcement
activities. The fiscal year 2002 conference agreement directed
the Attorney General, in consultation and collaboration with
the Secretary of State, to provide a report to the Committees
on Appropriations no later than May 12, 2002 on the feasibility
of establishing ILEA-Mexico. The report was supposed to include
a timeline, cost analysis, and implementation plan for
establishing ILEA-Mexico. To date, Congressional direction has
been ignored. Not more than $8,250,000 of the amount provided
under this heading shall be available for obligation and
expenditure until the report is delivered to the Committees on
Appropriations.
Security Locks Initiative.--It is imperative for the
Justice Department to store classified materials securely and
in compliance with Federal security standard FF-L-2740A. The
recommendation includes $2,000,000 to upgrade security locks to
ensure the safety of such critical information.
IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
Appropriations, 2002....................................................
Budget estimate, 2003................................... $24,478,000
Committee recommendation................................................
The Committee does not recommend an appropriation for this
new account. Instead, funding is provided in separate accounts
within this title.
There are no advantages in merging funding for the Joint
Automated Booking System and Automated Biometric Identification
System/Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System
integration into a single account. Historically, such mergers
have hindered program progress and complicated program
oversight.
JOINT AUTOMATED BOOKING SYSTEM
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 15,973,000
This account centrally funds development, acquisition, and
deployment of the Joint Automated Booking System [JABS].
Previously, JABS funding was distributed among various Justice
components.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $15,973,000.
The recommendation is $486,000 above last year's level, which
included $1,000,000 in direct appropriations and additional
funding from other available resources within Justice. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees, and
$14,957,000 for requested Homeland Security program increases.
The Committee has not adopted an Administration proposal to
merge funding for JABS and Automated Biometric Identification
System/Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System
integration into a single new account.
JABS will: (1) standardize booking data, procedures, and
equipment throughout Justice; (2) save funds by eliminating
repetitive booking of suspects; and (3) improve public safety
by identifying repeat offenders and persons with outstanding
charges or warrants.
JABS incentive funds are to be distributed to the component
or components making the best progress in installing and
operating the system.
AUTOMATED BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM/INTEGRATED AUTOMATED
FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM INTEGRATION
Appropriations, 2002....................................................
Budget estimate, 2003...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ $9,000,000
This new account funds integration of the Automated
Biometric Identification System and the Integrated Automated
Fingerprint Identification System [IDENT/IAFIS].
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,000,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request and to
last year's funding level, which included funding from
available resources within the Department.
Previously, funding for IDENT/IAFIS integration was
provided under the heading ``General Administration, Salaries
and Expenses''. The Committee has not adopted an Administration
proposal to merge funding for IDENT/IAFIS integration and the
Joint Automated Booking System into a single account.
There are considerable cost implications with this effort.
As the Inspector General noted in a December 2001 report, and
Justice confirmed in March 2002 briefings, the system, and
particularly the operational costs to the Immigration and
Naturalization Service [INS] of an integrated IDENT/IAFIS
system could approach $1,900,000,000. This does not include
additional significant costs that would indirectly be incurred
by the Marshals Service, U.S. Attorneys, Executive Office of
Immigration Review, and Bureau of Prisons. The Committee will
have difficulty meeting these costs requirements in the
foreseeable future. Rather than focusing on the relatively
simple matter of integrating the two systems, Justice must
craft an affordable, comprehensive plan that addresses border
security throughout the Department. Therefore, 25 percent of
$8,000,000 provided under this heading shall be available for
obligation and expenditure only after the Justice Management
Division delivers to the Committees on Appropriations a cost
and operational effectiveness analysis [COEA] for IDENT/IAFIS.
The COEA should cover all Justice Department costs, not just
those of the Border Patrol or the INS. The remaining $1,000,000
shall be for a pilot program for software for IAFIS that is
capable of expedited background checks and that is capable of
10-fingerprint to 2-fingerprint comparisons.
CHIMERA
Appropriations, 2002....................................................
Budget estimate, 2003...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ $83,400,000
This new account funds the design, development, testing,
and deployment of an interoperable computer network,
``Chimera'', for the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $83,400,000.
The recommendation is $83,400,000 above the budget request.
This request is identical to a requested Homeland Security
program increase under INS.
INS suffers to an extreme from information technology (IT)
``stovepiping''. Over the years, INS has developed a myriad of
independent systems to address specific needs or missions.
These systems tend not to replace, but serve as an adjunct to,
paper-driven processes. The systems have limited capability and
are rarely compatible either internally or with other agencies.
The significant funds invested in these systems have yielded
little results.
Today, like the FBI, INS needs a more coordinated approach
to avoid reprehensible errors, such as the Resendez-Ramirez and
Atta/Alshehhi embarrassments. In the first, Border Patrol
didn't know what FBI was doing. In the second, benefits didn't
know what enforcement was doing. So, first and foremost, INS
needs to be running on a common platform with common databases
accessible, as needed and authorized, by all on the network.
Section 202 of the ``Enhanced Border Security and Visa
Entry Reform Act of 2002'' recognized this critical deficiency
and mandated the creation of an interoperable law enforcement
and intelligence data system known as Chimera. Chimera will be
a common hardware/software backbone deployed INS-wide. It will
serve as the searchable, shareable repository of data bases
migrated from existing (``legacy'') INS systems that are
incompatible with one another and with other law enforcement,
State Department, and intelligence community systems. It also
will serve as the foundation for student tracking and entry/
exit applications.
Chimera is envisioned as a clone of Trilogy, the FBI's
computer modernization program. In an effort to not repeat past
mistakes, the FBI is directed to make a formal presentation to
both the Justice Management Division [JMD] and the
Appropriations Committees on lessons learned from Trilogy not
later than October 15, 2002.
The Committee directs the JMD to manage Chimera. To the
degree prudent, the Chimera program must: (1) leverage
commercial-off-the-shelf software, (2) piggyback on past INS,
Justice, and Federal Government information technology [IT]
investments, and (3) quickly identify and dismantle or migrate
legacy systems that have reached the end of useful service life
or are of marginal value to the execution of core INS missions.
JMD may also assess the value of developing and testing a
prototype integrated database. To that end, JMD shall undertake
a comprehensive survey of existing INS IT systems to build a
definitive baseline of current capabilities and deficiencies.
The design of Chimera's architecture should build directly upon
this foundation.
Prior to the next phase of investment in Chimera, JMD shall
brief the Committees on Appropriations on: (1) current INS IT
systems capabilities and shortcomings, (2) opportunities to
leverage technical solutions developed, or lessons learned, by
other Federal agencies and private industry, (3) program
priorities designed to maximize INS performance as quickly as
possible, and (4) projected schedule, with modular and
measurable milestones, and costs, by fiscal year.
LEGAL ACTIVITIES OFFICE AUTOMATION
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $15,765,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 15,942,000
Committee recommendation................................ 77,127,000
This account centrally funds acquisition, deployment, and
maintenance of Legal Activities Office Automation [LAOA]
systems, the largest components of which are the Justice
Consolidated Network [JCN] and the Justice Consolidated Office
Network [JCON]. Previously, LAOA funding was included under
``General Legal Activities''. The adoption of a common standard
and uniform equipment across Justice components has improved
efficiency and saved money.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $77,127,000.
The recommendation is $61,185,000 above the budget request and
$42,527,000 more than last year's level. The Committee has not
adopted a recommendation to use prior year funds and has
instead appropriated the entire amount sought for LAOA. The
Committee has made an exception to the philosophy underlying
the proposed mark, because of the importance it places on
migrating justice components to a common information technology
platform.
LAOA is the computer modernization program for the legal
divisions, including the Antitrust Division, the U.S.
Attorneys, the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Trustees, the
Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Community
Relations Service, and the offices funded through the ``General
Administration'' and ``General Legal Activities'' accounts. The
Committee has pushed hard in previous years to increase the
funds for, and widen the scope of, JCN and JCON to maximize the
benefits of a common computer system across components. This
year, the Committee recommendation incorporates the Bureau of
Prisons and Office of Justice Programs into the network.
NARROWBAND COMMUNICATIONS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $94,615,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 149,254,000
Committee recommendation................................ 229,400,000
This account centrally funds development, acquisition,
deployment, and operation and maintenance of the Justice
Department's narrowband wireless communications network. By
law, all Justice components operating Land Mobile Radio [LMR]
systems in the VHF band must convert by January 1, 2005.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $229,400,000.
The recommendation is $80,146,000 above the budget request to
address requirements of this critical program. The
recommendation includes a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for
Federal employees. Previously, narrowband communications
compliance funding was scattered among various Justice
components.
The Committee notes that Justice has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Treasury Department committing both to a
joint design. Hopefully, Treasury will decide to become a full
partner in the deployment and installation of the Justice
Wireless Network [JWN]. A number of critical development
milestones should be reached between June 2002 and March 2003,
and the Committee expects the Wireless Management Office to
keep it fully apprised of program progress.
Central management of narrowband radio investments will
retain (1) maximize resource sharing; (2) ensure system
efficiency and interoperability; and (3) sharply reduce up
front and out year costs Department-wide, the more so if
Treasury fully commits to the JWN.
COUNTERTERRORISM FUND
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $4,989,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 35,000,000
Committee recommendation................................................
The Committee does not recommend an appropriation for the
``Counterterrorism fund'' account. The recommendation is
$35,000,000 below the request and $4,989,000 below the fiscal
year 2002 appropriation. The funding provided for the
Counterterrorism Fund in fiscal year 2002 does not recur in
fiscal year 2003 and the $35,000,000 requested as a Homeland
Security program increase for this account in fiscal year 2003
is included under salaries and expenses of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation. The Committee is aware that there will be
carryover balances available in fiscal year 2003 in excess of
$43,000,000.
The purpose of the fund is to: (1) cover the costs incurred
in reestablishing the operational capability of an office or
facility which has been damaged or destroyed as a result of any
domestic or international terrorist incident; (2) cover the
costs of providing support to counter, investigate, or
prosecute domestic or international terrorism, including
payment of rewards in connection with these activities; and (3)
cover the costs of conducting a terrorism threat assessment of
Federal agencies and their facilities.
The budget request, however, included an additional
$35,000,000 not for the fund's intended mission of providing
the Justice Department needed flexibility in the days
immediately following a catastrophe, but for regular operations
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] and the Drug
Enforcement Administration [DEA]. Specifically, the budget
request included this funding to serve as FBI reimbursements to
the DEA for intelligence derived from the Special Operations
Division [SOD]. This funding is therefore included in the
salaries and expenses account of the FBI.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $177,147,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 193,535,000
Committee recommendation................................ 180,466,000
The Executive Office for Immigration Review [EOIR] includes
the Board of Immigration Appeals, immigration judges, and
administrative law judges who decide through administrative
hearings whether to admit or exclude aliens seeking to enter
the country, and whether to deport or adjust the status of
aliens whose status has been challenged. This account also
funds the Office of the Pardon Attorney which receives,
investigates, and considers petitions for all forms of
executive clemency.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $180,466,000.
The recommendation is $13,069,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees.
DETENTION TRUSTEE
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 1,388,566,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,385,966,000
The Detention Trustee oversees Federal detainees. The
Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,385,966,000. The
recommendation is $2,600,000 below the budget request.
Last year, the Committee's recommendation for the Detention
Trustee included funding for the Justice Prisoner and Alien
Transportation System [JPATS] and requested that the Justice
Department include in its fiscal year 2003 budget request a
proposal to centralize all detention funding under the Trustee.
The Committee recommendation included that direction because
only with control of funding can the Detention Trustee
effectively oversee and manage detention. The Committee is
pleased that the budget request met the Committee's
recommendation last year to the extent that it centralizes
funding for the Federal Prisoner Detention Program and the
Immigration and Naturalization Service's Service Processing
Center within the Department of Justice Detention Trustee.
However, while the Trustee has management responsibility
for detention, and finally has been given control of funding
for bed space, detention personnel still remain under the
control of the various components. Without control of
personnel, the Trustee will be forced to regularly contend with
Presidentially-appointed officials in the Marshals Service
[USMS], the Immigration and Naturalization Service [INS], and
the Bureau of Prisons [BoP] who may disagree with his
``guidance''. If the Trustee is to effectively manage bed
space, he must control the experts that negotiate inter-
governmental agreements. Therefore, not later than 45 days
after enactment of this Act, the Justice Department is directed
to transfer such personnel from the USMS, INS, and BoP to the
Detention Trustee as may be necessary to give the Trustee full
operational control of bed space management. To the degree
possible, such transfers should be voluntary and involve a
minimum of disruption. Should said transfers not occur by this
date, the $1,870,000 provided under this heading for additional
management personnel shall immediately be transferred to the
Working Capital Fund.
Because of the unique nature of the activities undertaken
in this account, the Committee has broken with the general
philosophy underlying the recommendation by providing the
budget request rather than the fiscal year 2002 funding level.
Almost all of the funding proposed under this heading is for
contract bed space. Bed space requirements are based on
projections of the total number of detainees and the total
number of incarceration days. These costs are essentially
mandatory, since failure to pay them would result in the
release on bond or recognizance of suspects thought to be a
menace to public safety or a flight risk.
National clearinghouse for detention space.--The Committee
fully supports the notion of a one-stop shop for detention
space. Such a clearinghouse may be the only way to break the
current ``seller's market'' that has allowed local bed space
providers to charge excessive daily rates. The Committee
believes that existing Justice networks, such as Law
Enforcement Online, may serve as a vehicle for the
clearinghouse or that lessons learned in the FBI's Internet
cafe program may speed development of the clearinghouse. In
cooperation with the Justice Department's Chief Information
Officer, the Trustee is directed to pursue any and all cost-
effective means of establishing the clearinghouse as rapidly as
possible. The Committee recommendation includes $5,000,000 for
this effort. The Committee expects to be regularly briefed on
the Trustee's progress in making the clearinghouse a reality.
Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.--The
Committee is disappointed by the Justice Department's failure
to make the Trustee the head of the Justice Prisoner and Alien
Transportation System [JPATS]. As the Committee noted last
year, endless disputes between JPATS ``customers'' are
distracting managers from the complex task of operating an
airline in a high security environment. As importantly, the
lack of a sufficiently powerful manager leaves the program
without an advocate in all-important budget debates. The result
is a wide-body fleet in such a ruinous condition that only the
dedication of the maintenance personnel and pilots keep these
aircraft in the air. These problems leave little time to
explore possible efficiencies in routing, scheduling, or other
operational areas. The Department's proposed solution, out-
sourcing, fails to address the real issues affecting JPATS and
is unacceptable except on a carefully limited, piecemeal basis.
There should be no confusion that ultimate responsibility for
the safe and secure transportation of prisoners rests solely
with the Justice Department. That being so, the Trustee is
directed to assume control of JPATS operations not later than
January 1, 2003. The Committee will consider a reprogramming
request to fund a business process re-engineering study after
the Trustee has taken over JPATS and after the immediate need
to replace aging wide-body aircraft has been fully addressed.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $50,735,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 63,937,000
Committee recommendation................................ 54,825,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $54,825,000.
The recommendation is $9,112,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees, and
$3,000,000 for requested Homeland Security program increases.
The Committee recommendation includes an increase of
$3,000,000 for 3 attorneys, 10 agents, and 12 auditors or
program analysts to provide effective oversight of the
Department's counterterrorism program. As the Inspector General
[IG] noted in his budget justification, the Department's
Strategic Plan for 2001-2006 ``notes the significant management
challenge facing the Department as it seeks to effectively
manage its counterterrorism program and avoid potential gaps in
coverage or duplicate services provided by state and local
governments. In addition, the infusion of billions of dollars
into the Department's efforts to combat terrorism presents its
own set of challenges.'' The Committee concurs with the
judgment of the IG and looks forward to regular progress
reports.
U.S. Parole Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $9,876,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 10,862,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,114,000
This Commission is an independent body within the
Department of Justice which makes decisions regarding requests
for parole and supervision of Federal prisoners.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,114,000.
The recommendation is $748,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees.
The Parole Commission is scheduled to be phased out
November 1, 2002 as a result of the creation of sentencing
guidelines. The Committee is aware that legislation has been
proposed to extend the Parole Commission beyond this statutory
phase out date. Funding provided for this account is subject to
the enactment of this authorization.
Legal Activities
GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $561,676,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 645,299,000
Committee recommendation................................ 579,495,000
This appropriation funds the establishment of litigation
policy, conduct of litigation, and various other legal
responsibilities, through the Office of the Solicitor General,
the Tax Division, the Criminal Division, the Civil Division,
the Environmental and Natural Resources Division, the Civil
Rights Division, the Office of Legal Counsel, and Interpol.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $579,495,000.
The recommendation is $65,804,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees,
Homeland Security related funding for the Criminal Division,
and $1,996,000 for the administrative expenses associated with
the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act [RECA], which was
previously funded under a separate account.
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Administrative
Expenses.--The recommendation includes $1,996,000 for the
administrative expenses associated with the Radiation Exposure
Compensation Act [RECA]. The Committee expects that additional
resources required to process RECA will be absorbed from within
other resources available to the Civil Division. This program
was established to permit the payment of claims to individuals
exposed to radiation as a result of atmospheric nuclear tests
and uranium mining in accordance with the Radiation Exposure
Compensation Act of 1990.
Automated Litigation Support.--The administration requested
$25,000,000 for automated litigation support for the Department
of Justice tobacco lawsuit. The Committee notes that sufficient
funding is already available for administering the litigation.
The Committee also notes that the Department may use other
accounts, as necessary, to fund automated litigation support
and other needs, so that the Department may pursue this
lawsuit.
Courtroom technology.--To further enhance the presentation
of evidence, as well as rapidly accelerate the pace of trials,
the Committee recommendation provides $5,200,000 for courtroom
technology to be distributed among the divisions on the basis
of need.
THE NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $4,028,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 4,028,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,028,000
This account covers Justice Department expenses associated
with litigating cases under the National Childhood Vaccine
Injury Act of 1986. The Committee recommends a reimbursement of
$4,028,000 for legal costs. The recommendation is identical to
the fiscal year 2002 funding level and the budget request.
Antitrust Division
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $130,791,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 137,799,000
Committee recommendation (including carryover).......... 133,133,000
The Antitrust Division investigates potential violations of
Federal antitrust laws, represents the interests of the United
States in cases brought under these laws, acts on antitrust
cases before the Supreme Court, and reviews decisions of
regulatory commissions relating to antitrust law.
The Committee recommendation assumes a total of
$133,133,000 in budget (obligational) authority. The
recommendation is $4,666,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees.
U.S. Attorneys
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $1,410,338,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 1,506,373,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,474,779,000
This account supports the Executive Office for U.S.
Attorneys [EOUSA] and the 94 U.S. attorneys offices throughout
the United States and its territories. The U.S. attorneys serve
as the principal litigators for the U.S. Government for
criminal and civil matters.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,474,779,000. The recommendation is $31,594,000 below the
budget request. The Committee recommendation includes the
fiscal year 2002 funding level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment
for Federal employees, and program enhancements and the
annualization of personnel related to Homeland Security. The
Committee is aware that the U.S. Attorneys will receive
$91,993,000 in reimbursements in fiscal year 2003. As in the
past, Committee recommendations focus the efforts of the U.S.
Attorneys on those crimes where the unique resources,
expertise, or jurisdiction of the Federal Government can, or
must, be most effective.
IT Infrastructure.--The Committee recommends a total of
$8,000,000 for the third and final phase of the overall
telecommunications convergence initiative to implement Internet
Protocol (IP) Technology. These funds will allow the U.S.
Attorneys to improve performance, reliability, capacity,
efficiency and security of the U.S. Attorneys' infrastructure
by securely converging data, video, and voice transport over a
single IP network.
Fundamental Reform.--Last year, in an attempt to fix the
U.S. Attorneys' resource allocation process, the Committee
waived all previous congressional guidance to the U.S.
Attorneys regarding initiatives and the designation of funds.
In addition, the Committee requested that the EOUSA submit a
report to the Committees on Appropriations on these proposed
reforms no later than March 17, 2002. While the submitted
report included a number of activities currently underway by
EOUSA to determine whether the resource allocation process
places attorneys where the workload demand dictates and where
productive use of the resources is assured, the report provided
no specific information about the implementation of actual
reform. The Committee therefore requests the EOUSA to submit an
updated status report on actions planned or taken for actual
reform to the Committees on Appropriations not later than May
15, 2003.
Civil Defensive Litigation.--In light of the recent waiver
of congressional designations of caseloads, the Committee does
not recommend including additional resources specifically for
civil defensive litigation. Rather, the Committee recommends an
increase in the number of authorized positions and full-time
equivalent workyears for the U.S. Attorneys. With this
increase, the U.S. Attorneys may allocate resources as needed
to better address the significant increase and complexity of
cases in civil defensive litigation over the last several
years.
Courtroom technology.--The Committee recommendation
provides $5,000,000 for additional personnel and training to
support courtroom technology activities.
Cyber Crime and Intellectual Property Enforcement.--The
U.S. Attorneys shall report to the Committee not later than
April 30, 2003 on the number of copyright law prosecutions
undertaken in the preceding year, including those under Public
Law 105-147, by type and location.
Port Security Pilot Project.--The Committee remains
concerned about security at U.S. seaports. The potential for
crew members, passengers, and dangerous cargo to illegally
enter the country and pose a threat to the country's security
remains a harsh reality. The recommendation therefore includes
$20,000,000 for four pilot projects to enhance security at our
Nation's ports. Each of the pilot projects shall be coordinated
under an Anti-terrorism Task Force and shall include Federal,
State, and local law enforcement.
Legal education.--The Committee recommendation provides
$18,842,000 for legal education and distance learning at the
National Advocacy Center [NAC] as requested by the
Administration. If merited, the NAC may expand or include
antiterrorism and cybercrime classes. In addition, the
Committee includes an additional $6,000,000 to acquire,
upgrade, and equip space from the University of South Carolina
to expand, among other things, distance learning capabilities
at the NAC. NAC State and local training funds are provided
under the Office of Justice Programs.
Violent crime task forces.--The Committee recommends an
additional $1,000,000 within available resources to continue
and expand task force activities associated with Operation
Streetsweeper.
U.S. TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $147,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 167,510,000
Committee recommendation................................ 150,381,000
The U.S. trustee system provides administrative support to
expeditiously move bankruptcy cases through the bankruptcy
process and ensures accountability of private trustees
appointed to administer bankruptcy estates.
The Committee recommends a total of $150,381,000 in budget
authority. The recommendation is $17,129,000 below the budget
request. The Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year
2002 funding level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal
employees.
The Committee recommendation includes not less than
$750,000 for the Bankruptcy Training Center at the National
Advocacy Center, in support of the Trustees' continuing
education program.
FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $1,136,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 1,136,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,136,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,136,000.
The recommendation is identical to the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and the budget request and fully provides for the
adjudication of claims against: Germany relating to World War
II; Cuba relating to the Castro regime; and Iraq relating to
the U.S.S. Stark incident and Desert Shield/Storm.
The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission settles claims of
American citizens arising from nationalization, expropriation,
or other takings of their properties and interests by foreign
governments.
U.S. Marshals Service
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $643,896,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 700,343,000
Committee recommendation................................ 673,146,000
The U.S. Marshals Service is made up of 94 offices with the
responsibility for the apprehension of fugitives, protection of
the Federal judiciary, protection of witnesses, execution of
warrants and court orders, and the custody and transportation
of the accused and unsentenced prisoners.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $673,146,000.
The recommendation is $27,197,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, less non-recurring costs, and includes full funding for
both a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees and
$29,736,000 for Homeland Security initiatives.
The Committee recommendations are displayed in the
following table:
United States Marshals Service
[in thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Prisoner moves................................................ 30,754
JPATS..................................................... 26,954
All other................................................. 3,800
Special assignments........................................... 8,900
Judicial security......................................... 4,800
High threat trials.................................... 3,400
Judicial conferences.................................. 400
All Other Judicial Protection......................... 1,000
Investigative services.................................... 2,600
15 Most Wanted........................................ 100
Major case fugitive................................... 300
International offices................................. 300
Task forces........................................... 400
Extraditions.......................................... 900
Witness security...................................... 600
All other................................................. 1,500
Demonstrations (Vieques).............................. 1,000
Unforeseeable requirements............................ 500
District operating expenses................................... 33,807
Operations................................................ 27,707
Perimeter security (NY)............................... 3,900
Protection details (NY)............................... 6,300
Deputy Attorney General detail........................ 500
Travel................................................ 2,200
Supplies.............................................. 5,700
Equipment rentals..................................... 600
Equipment (fuel, ammunition, safety & technical)...... 2,207
Awards/overtime....................................... 1,600
Communications........................................ 2,400
Services.............................................. 2,300
Guards & temporary personnel.............................. 6,100
Agency-wide support........................................... 46,798
Telecommunication & IT.................................... 20,064
Telephones............................................ 9,500
JCN/JCON recurring costs.............................. 10,564
Equipment, maintenance & miscellany....................... 7,922
Rentals of copiers/fax................................ 1,100
Meter mail, publishing/distribution, warehouse
services............................................ 2,100
Building maintenance (moves, locks)................... 500
Field support:
Safes/gun lockers................................. 500
Hand/leg cuffs.................................... 722
Financial systems--contract support................... 500
Financial systems support costs....................... 1,400
Transit subsidy....................................... 300
Medical exams/operational personnel................... 100
Background investigations............................. 700
Vehicles.................................................. 10,424
Permanent change of station............................... 3,338
Training academy & training............................... 5,050
Headquarters operating expenses............................... 22,904
Consumables............................................... 7,806
Travel................................................ 1,368
Office supplies/uniforms.............................. 1,089
Equipment/equip. rentals.............................. 991
Fuel.................................................. 50
Ammunition............................................ 20
Safety/technical equipment............................ 160
Technical/investigatory equip......................... 120
Overtime.............................................. 571
Awards................................................ 792
Communications........................................ 274
Contract.............................................. 2,371
Special Operations Group.................................. 1,578
Electronic Surveillance Unit.............................. 7,700
Fugitive Task Forces...................................... 2,735
WIN/Commercial/Other Databases............................ 2,766
DoD schools reimbursement................................. 319
Rent.......................................................... 130,360
Headquarters security......................................... 1,600
Salaries and benefits......................................... 385,212
Protection of Judicial Process............................ 211,029
Prisoner Transportation................................... 10,039
Fugitive Apprehension..................................... 90,834
Electronic Surveillance Unit.......................... [5,461]
Fugitive Task Forces.................................. [5,524]
Special Operations Group.............................. [1,289]
Seized Asset Management................................... 3,559
D.C. Superior Court....................................... 21,616
Service of Process........................................ 11,122
Training Academy.......................................... 2,313
ADP/Telecommunications.................................... 8,364
Management & Administration............................... 26,336
Adjustments for prior year activity........................... 750
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Total, United States Marshals Service................... 661,085
The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any
deviation from the above plan for fiscal year 2003. The
Committee recommendations are discussed in more detail in the
following paragraphs.
The Committee recommendation includes $2,766,000 (excluding
a $500,000 transfer from the Justice Detainee Information
System) to improve and maintain the Warrant Information Network
and to continue subscriptions to various government and private
networks and on-line services and $3,300,000 for Electronic
Surveillance Unit recurring costs.
Courthouse Security Personnel.--The Committee is aware that
the Marshals are manipulating vacancies to recover funds to
cover shortfalls in other areas. Until the Marshals hire up to
authorized levels, the Committee sees little reason to fund
additional personnel. The Committee directs the Marshals to
provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing
the nature and extent of chronic shortfalls in their base
budget. The report should be delivered not later than September
15, 2002.
Courthouse security equipment.--This account funds security
equipment, furnishings, relocations, and telephone systems and
cabling. The Committee recommendation provides $12,061,000 for
courthouse security equipment. This equipment will outfit newly
opening courthouses in the following locations:
USMS Courthouse Security Equipment
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Detainee Facilities:
Decatur, AL............................................... 45
Florence, AL.............................................. 30
Gadsen, AL................................................ 40
Tuscaloosa, AL............................................ 45
Hot Springs, AR........................................... 805
Little Rock, AR........................................... 65
Fort Myers, FL............................................ 150
Key West, FL.............................................. 683
Miami, FL................................................. 110
Rome, GA.................................................. 110
Hammond, IN............................................... 70
Terre Haute, IN........................................... 438
Carbondale, IL............................................ 150
Rock Island, IL........................................... 390
Springfield, MA........................................... 150
Bangor, ME................................................ 75
Flint, MI................................................. 120
Marquette, MI............................................. 150
Natchez, MS............................................... 545
Billings, MT.............................................. 240
Great Falls, MT........................................... 20
Helena, MT................................................ 24
Greensboro, NC............................................ 930
Roswell, NM............................................... 50
Santa Fe, NM.............................................. 120
Buffalo, NY............................................... 110
Columbus, OH.............................................. 180
Dayton, OH................................................ 150
Toledo, OH................................................ 225
Lawton, OK................................................ 272
Erie, PA.................................................. 500
Pittsburgh, PA............................................ 600
Anderson, SC.............................................. 65
Sioux Falls, SD........................................... 385
Laredo, TX................................................ 40
Danville, VA.............................................. 75
Newport News, VA.......................................... 390
Seattle, WA............................................... 265
Green Bay, WI............................................. 180
Cheyenne, WY.............................................. 144
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Subtotal................................................ 9,136
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ADT Security Equipment Maintenance............................ 1,400
Security Engineering Services................................. 673
Safety Program................................................ 852
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Total, USMS Security Equipment.......................... 12,061
The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any
deviation from the above plan for fiscal year 2003.
The recommendation transfers funding for the Marshal's
safety and health program from the ``Salaries and Expenses''
account to this subaccount.
Fugitive apprehensions.--Last year, the Committee directed
the Marshals to establish task forces in New York City and Los
Angeles dedicated full-time to the pursuit of the most
dangerous fugitives on the eastern and western seaboard. The
Committee notes with concern that the annualization of costs
for the two task forces appears inadequate. In addition, the
Committee believes that the establishment of two additional
centrally-managed fugitive task forces in the heartland is
essential to properly cover fugitive caseload. Therefore, the
Committee recommendation includes an additional $2,268,000 to
fully annualize the two existing task forces, and $5,832,000
for two new task forces, of which $3,856,000 is for the full
year costs of 1811s and support staff on the task forces,
$485,000 is for equipment and expenses, $335,000 is for State
and local overtime and informant payments, and $1,155,000 is
for permanent change of station moves. In addition, the
Committee recommendation provides an increase of $5,500,000
over the fiscal year 2003 request for electronic surveillance
unit [ESU] personnel, training, and equipment, including
funding for surveillance vans and light aircraft, bucket
trucks, a central signal collection system, secure
communications equipment, various tracking systems, and night
vision equipment.
Vehicles.--The Marshals Service's approach to fleet
management is ``run to failure''. Though Federal guidelines
call for replacing sedans after 3 years or 60,000 miles and
SUVs after 4 years or 40,000 miles to avoid chronic problems
with availability and excessive operations and maintenance
costs, the Marshals have no fleet replacement cycle. As a
result, deputies are chasing fugitives or transporting
prisoners in vehicles whose unreliability pose an unnecessary
risk to deputies. The Committee has scrutinized the Marshals'
budget looking for low priority items that could be reduced or
eliminated to free up resources for vehicle purchases. The
Committee recommendation provides $10,424,000 for vehicle
purchases. This shall be treated as a permanent increase to the
base. None of these vehicles are to be assigned to
headquarters.
Information Technology.--The Committee was pleased by the
generous allocation of Legal Activities Office Automation funds
made available to the Marshals in fiscal year 2002, but was
surprised by the absence of a request for recurring funds in
fiscal year 2003. The Committee assumes this to have been an
inadvertent oversight. Robust and continuing investments in
information technology ensures that the state of the art system
of today is not the antique of tomorrow. The Committee
recommendation provides an increase of $10,564,000 for circuit
costs, courthouse moves, licenses, help desk and other
operations and maintenance costs, and technology refreshment.
The Committee expects not less than $17,179,000 for information
technology recurring costs to be included in the fiscal year
2004 request as an adjustment to base.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $24,125,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 15,126,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,126,000
This account funds construction, security, and furniture at
existing courthouses. The Committee recommends an appropriation
of $15,126,000. The Committee recommendation includes the
fiscal year 2002 funding level, less non-recurring costs, and
includes full funding for both a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for
Federal employees and $13,273,000 for Homeland Security
initiatives.
The Committee is aware that a recently-conducted national
survey of Federal courthouses revealed that 95 percent of
prisoner holding and transit facilities have serious security
deficiencies. Of 392 courthouses surveyed: 84 percent lack
enough courtroom holding cells; 78 percent do not have secure
prison elevators; 74 percent do not have enclosed sallyports;
72 percent lack enough interview rooms; 57 percent do not have
adequate cellblock space; and 38 percent lack cameras,
monitors, and alarms.
Years of neglect have created this deplorable situation,
posing risks to the judicial family, the public, and the
Marshals themselves. The Committee is intent on remedying
courthouse deficiencies before a tragedy occurs. The Committee
recommendations, by project, are displayed in the following
table:
USMS Construction
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
Construction: recommendation
Florence, AL.............................................. 980
El Dorado, AR............................................. 807
Fayetteville, AR.......................................... 800
El Centro, CA............................................. 600
Athens, GA................................................ 750
Sioux City, IA............................................ 810
Boise, ID................................................. 50
East St. Louis, IL........................................ 175
Rock Island, IL........................................... 300
Port Huron, MI............................................ 850
Fergus Falls, MN.......................................... 100
Billings, MT.............................................. 920
Great Falls, MT........................................... 400
Wilmington, NC............................................ 750
Anderson, SC.............................................. 823
Charlottesville, VA....................................... 750
Newport News, VA.......................................... 250
Green Bay, WI............................................. 300
Beckley, WV............................................... 50
Bluefield, WV............................................. 300
Charleston, WV............................................ 125
Cheyenne, WY.............................................. 410
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Subtotal, construction.............................. 13,200
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Planning, Design, & Relocation:
Rome, GA.................................................. 110
Carbondale, IL............................................ 350
Hammond, IN............................................... 50
Bangor, ME................................................ 100
Gulfport, MS.............................................. 30
Natchez, MS............................................... 30
Durham, NC................................................ 475
Roswell, NM............................................... 250
Santa Fe, NM.............................................. 500
Buffalo, NY............................................... 110
Toledo, OH................................................ 100
Lawton, OK................................................ 475
Erie, PA.................................................. 320
Fort Worth, TX............................................ 135
Laredo, TX................................................ 20
Marshal, TX............................................... 110
Texarkana, TX............................................. 110
Danville, VA.............................................. 75
Lynchburg, VA............................................. 30
Seattle, VA............................................... 50
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Subtotal................................................ 3,430
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Schedules & slippages......................................... (3,110)
Minor repairs................................................. 375
ADT security equipment maintenance............................ 531
Security specialist consultants/construction engineers........ 750
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Total, USMS Construction................................ 15,126
The Committee considers this an important step in reducing
the backlog of critical security-related projects. As with
courthouse security equipment, the Committee expects to be
consulted prior to any deviation from the above plan for fiscal
year 2003.
Construction engineering consultants.--The Committee is
aware that the Marshals have been using funds allocated by
Congress for consulting services on construction projects to
pay the Federal salaries of 9 permanent employees hired in
fiscal year 2000. Apparently, this diversion of funds was
prompted by confusion over terms and dollar amounts used by the
Marshals and Congress. The Committee expects the salaries of
permanent employees to be paid out of the ``Salaries and
Expenses'' account and the salaries for construction
consultants to be paid out of this account. The Marshals are
directed to report on the proper execution of the construction
engineering funds not later than 30 days after enactment of
this Act.
Billings, MT.--The funds provided for construction for
Billings shall only be available to renovate the Marshals
Service space, including designated prisoner movement and
holding areas, in the existing Federal courthouse, space
previously occupied by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. No other
proposals are to be considered.
JUSTICE PRISONER AND ALIEN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Appropriations, 2002....................................................
Budget estimate, 2003...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ $56,000,000
This account funds prisoner air transportation operations
and maintenance, aircraft procurement, and facilities.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $56,000,000.
The recommendation is $56,000,000 above the budget request. As
with other accounts that fund programs related to detention and
incarceration, the Committee recommendation for the Justice
Prisoner and Alien Transportation System [JPATS] deviates from
the general philosophy underlying the recommendation. JPATS'
per passenger pricing structure makes no provision for the
capitalization of assets. The result is that large body
aircraft responsible for prisoner movements will be flown until
grounded for structural failure or other safety reasons. No
replacements are planned. Therefore, unless Congress
intervenes, the JPATS fleet will be allowed to diminish until
no aircraft remain. Justice has no plan for dealing with the
resulting crisis. Thus, in this case, the Committee
recommendation has provided the funds necessary to avert
disaster before it occurs.
The funds provided will allow the Marshals to procure four
modern, fuel efficient, wide body aircraft and spares to
replace four first generation airliners that have reached the
end of their useful service lives. The Marshals shall report to
the Committees on Appropriations on its procurement strategy
not later than November 15, 2002.
FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $706,182,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................
No funds are requested or recommended under the Federal
Prisoner Detention Program. The budget request met the
Committee's recommendation last year by centralizing funding
for detention activities within the Federal Prisoner Detention
Program and the Immigration and Naturalization Service under
the Department of Justice Detention Trustee. This
recommendation is identical to the budget request.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $156,145,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 156,145,000
Committee recommendation................................ 156,145,000
This account provides for fees and expenses of witnesses
who appear on behalf of the Government in cases in which the
United States is a party, including fact and expert witnesses.
These funds are also used for mental competency examinations as
well as witness and informant protection.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $156,145,000.
The recommendation is identical to the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and the budget request.
COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $9,269,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 9,364,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,474,000
The Community Relations Service [CRS] provides assistance
to communities and persons in the prevention and resolution of
disagreements relating to perceived discriminatory practices.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,474,000,
which is $110,000 above the budget request. The Committee
recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding level and
a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees.
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $22,949,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 22,949,000
Committee recommendation................................ 22,949,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $22,949,000.
The recommendation is identical to the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and the budget request. This account provides funds to
supplement existing resources to cover additional investigative
expenses of the FBI, DEA, INS, and U.S. Marshals, such as
awards for information, purchase of evidence, equipping of
conveyances, and investigative expenses leading to seizure.
Funds for these activities are provided from receipts deposited
in the assets forfeiture fund resulting from the forfeiture of
assets. Expenses related to the management and disposal of
assets are also provided from the assets forfeiture fund by a
permanent indefinite appropriation.
Radiation Exposure Compensation
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $1,996,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 1,996,000
Committee recommendation................................................
No funds are recommended under this account. Rather, full
funding for the administration expenses of the Radiation
Exposure Compensation Fund is provided under the Civil Division
of General Legal Activities.
Interagency Law Enforcement
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $338,577,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 362,131,000
Committee recommendation................................ 347,102,000
The Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement Program, through
its 9 regional task forces, utilizes the combined resources and
expertise of its 11 member Federal agencies, in cooperation
with State and local investigators and prosecutors, to target
and disband major narcotics trafficking and money laundering
organizations.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $347,102,000.
The recommendation is $15,029,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees.
Special Operations Division Generated Wiretap
Investigations.--The recommendation includes $6,774,000 to
enhance the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force's
[OCDETF's] capability to conduct complex, multi-district
investigations developed from the Special Operations Division
[SOD] intelligence and coordination, in order to target and
dismantle significant drug trafficking organizations. Of that
amount, $6,050,000 shall be for critical DEA field office
staffing in areas of the country with the largest drug supply
and $724,000 shall be for the Criminal Division of General
Legal Activities to establish an electronic surveillance
tactical support group consisting of attorneys and paralegals
that can be sent on short-term deployments to U.S. Attorney
offices that require assistance in conducting electronic
surveillance in OCDETF investigations.
State and Local Overtime.--Overtime for State and local law
enforcement officers who support OCDETF investigations has
traditionally been funded by the Department of Justice Assets
Forfeiture Fund (AFF). This year, OCDETF has included
$8,000,000 in its request for State and local overtime out of
concern that declining AFF receipts will be insufficient to
cover these costs. The Committee supports the role of State and
local law enforcement with OCDETF, but believes the AFF remains
the proper source of funding for overtime. Should funds not be
available for this purpose within AFF, the Committee will
entertain a reprogramming request from an alternative source of
funding.
To ensure that the Immigration and Naturalization Service
[INS] only seeks reimbursable funds if INS agents are actually
performing task force work, the INS is directed to match at
least 25 percent of each reimbursable dollar from their direct
appropriation on Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task
Force cases before they can be reimbursed from this account.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $4,236,073,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 4,202,587,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,202,587,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$4,202,587,000. The recommendation is identical to the budget
request. The Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year
2002 funding level, less non-recurring costs, and includes full
funding for both a 4.1 percent pay adjustment and $493,330,000
for homeland security initiatives and related personnel. The
Committee is aware that up to $103,300,000 in uncommitted
carryover will be available to apply to this account and
expects that new found efficiencies (``elimination of sixth
men'') will free up additional resources.
The Committee recommendation highlights the following
initiatives:
Intelligence Production.--The recommendation includes an
additional $7,731,000 to enhance headquarters and field office
analytical capabilities to support the FBI's counterterrorism
program, including 20 headquarters Intelligence Research
Specialists [IRSs] and 90 field IRS positions. IRSs provide
time-sensitive analyses in support of investigations/operations
and programmatic issues and strategic analyses aimed at
identifying investigative priorities. Expertise in
understanding current and projected terrorism threats shall be
a prerequisite for these positions.
Hazardous Materials Response Capabilities.--Now more than
ever, law enforcement personnel must be properly trained and
equipped to encounter crime scenes where hazardous materials
may be present. The Committee therefore includes an additional
$9,333,000 for the FBI's Hazardous Materials Response Unit
(HMRU) and an additional $3,272,000 for the Hazardous Devices
School (HDS).
The HMRU provides an integrated approach to ensuring the
safe and effective response to criminal acts and incidents
involving hazardous materials, including specialized response
teams, a national training program, interagency liaison,
technical assistance to FBI field and Headquarters divisions,
and the development of field response programs. The Unit
trains, equips, and certifies FBI field office personnel for
hazardous materials operations.
The HDS prepares public safety bomb technicians (BTs) to
locate, identify, render safe, and dispose of improvised
hazardous devices, including those containing explosives,
incendiary materials, and materials classified as weapons of
mass destruction (WMD). The program also includes training in
the use of specialized equipment and protective clothing needed
for the safe disposal of explosive materials. These funds will
provide additional courses for BTs and provide necessary
operations and maintenance funding associated with practical
training villages.
Evidence Response Team Program.--The Evidence Response Team
Program (ERTP) provides management and training for field
personnel who are responsible for providing forensic and crime
scene services. These personnel must respond to case
investigations with the most current techniques, procedures,
and equipment to ensure that critical evidence is identified
and gathered for forensic analysis. The recommendation includes
an additional $5,722,000 for personnel, training, field office
supplies, equipment, surveying stations, underwater equipment
and contractor support, physicals, canine evidence recovery,
and technology assisted search team operational travel and
equipment.
Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Enforcement.--Twenty-
five percent of the software produced in the United States has
been copied illegally in violation of U.S. copyright laws.
Other industries have similarly suffered from high rates of
counterfeiting, including pharmaceuticals, automobile
manufacturing, videos and music. The estimate of lost revenue
to such industries exceeds $300,000,000,000 annually. The
Committee provides $10,000,000 of available resources for the
vigorous pursuit of Federal copyright law violations.
Federal Convicted Offender Program.--The recommendation
includes an additional $867,000 for the Federal Convicted
Offender (FCO) Program. Last year, the FCO Program's authority
to collect DNA samples was expanded to include additional
crimes of violence and terrorism-related offenses. This funding
will support 5 positions to manage and type Federal convicted
offender samples, purchase equipment, and fund additional
expenses related to this effort.
Polygraph Program.--In the past, the FBI only conducted
polygraphs on new employees and individuals with access to
certain sensitive programs or cases. The recommendation
includes an additional $6,804,000 to expand the FBI's polygraph
program to include periodic polygraph examinations for
individuals who have broad access to the FBI's most sensitive
information and for employees leaving for and returning from
permanent foreign assignments.
Serial rapists.--The Violent Criminal Apprehension Program
[ViCAP] has proven valuable in pursuing serial killers by
fusing evidence across cases and jurisdictions. The Committee
believes that expanding ViCAP to include sexual assault cases
would greatly improve the ability of law enforcement at all
levels to identify, capture, and prosecute serial rapists.
Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes $1,005,000 to
expand ViCAP to include rape cases.
Forensic research.--The FBI Laboratory's forensic research
spending plan for fiscal year 2002 was very impressive. The
Committee is aware that the FBI Laboratory still has a long
list of unfunded research projects. The Committee
recommendation includes an increase of $8,056,000 over last
year's level to fund the highest priority forensic research
proposals submitted to the Committee as part of the fiscal year
2002 spend plan. The FBI shall report back to the Committees on
Appropriations on the disposition of these resources not later
than February 1, 2003.
Center for Forensic Services in Indian Country.--Forensic
services supporting general criminal investigations in Indian
Country are currently provided through a patchwork of forensic
support systems that do not adequately serve the needs of
Federal and Tribal criminal justice systems. Most of Indian
Country lacks timely examination of forensic evidence which has
crippled investigators, prosecutors and the courts. The
Committee recommendation therefore includes $6,000,000 to
establish and operate a Center for Forensic Services in
Albuquerque, New Mexico to be managed by the FBI Laboratory.
The Center shall provide high-quality evidence examination,
crime scene training, and other forensic services to
investigators and prosecutors in Federal and Tribal cases
throughout Indian Country.
Mitochondrial DNA.--The Committee recommendation includes
$4,000,000 to maintain or establish 4 regional mitochondrial
DNA [mtDNA] forensic labs in affiliation with the FBI
Laboratory. The labs will analyze mtDNA from human remains or
other evidence to assist law enforcement in the identification
of missing persons or perpetrators. Affiliation with the FBI
Laboratory ensures that uniform standards and procedures are
maintained by all of the participating laboratories doing mtDNA
analysis. The Committee notes that the four scientists and
technicians required to oversee regional mtDNA labs were funded
last year, but the labs themselves were not.
Investigative data warehousing.--Investigative data
warehousing is phase II of Trilogy, the FBI's computer
modernization initiative. Phase I of Trilogy will fuse into an
enterprise database, the so-called Virtual Case File [VCF], a
handful of key legacy databases, currently stovepiped, that are
central to the day-to-day investigatory and intelligence
gathering activities of the Bureau. Investigative data
warehousing will migrate an additional 34 priority, highly
specialized legacy databases, also currently stovepiped, into
the VCF. This program is essential for the FBI to fully access
its collected data. The Committee recommendation includes
$50,300,000 for investigative data warehousing. Knowing the
magnitude of this project, the Committee looks forward to
regular updates on its progress. The first briefing shall occur
within 30 days of the enactment of this Act and shall address
in detail the execution plan for fiscal year 2003.
Information assurance.--The Committee has been very
impressed by the comprehensive approach to, and rapid
development of, information assurance capabilities at the
Bureau. A series of wide ranging and very comprehensible
briefings provided excellent insight into the program's scope,
capabilities, and goals. The Committee recommendation includes
$18,435,000 to continue information assurance initiatives
undertaken last year. The Committee expects that the ``one stop
shopping'' information desk for security customers will be
fully operational by the end of the fiscal year. The Committee
recommendation also includes $29,738,000 for the Enterprise
Security Operations Center [ESOC]. With the lack of information
included in the FBI's budget request about the ESOC, funding
was provided only as a result of a candid and thorough briefing
at the unclassified level. The Committee notes the necessity of
total disclosure to ensure funding for initiatives.
Security and Exchange Commission Threat Assessment.--The
Committee directs the Force Protection Unit of the Security
Division to conduct a threat assessment of the Security and
Exchange Commission to ensure the safety of its employees. The
FBI shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations
on its findings not later than March 15, 2002.
Collaborative capabilities.--The Committee recommendation
includes $11,000,000 for collaborative capabilities.
Collaborative capabilities are phase III of Trilogy.
Collaborative capabilities will open the FBI's heretofore
closed, classified computer network to other Federal, State,
and local law enforcement and intelligence agencies. There is
concern with this effort. An open network is inherently
vulnerable to attack. Fortunately, Internet cafe, a stand-alone
system for web access, should provide the Bureau with time to
perfect a secure, shared network. The Committee believes that
extensive lab testing followed by thorough piloting is
essential to the success of this initiative. The Committee
looks forward to observing lab and field demonstrations at
every critical milestone in the development of collaborative
capabilities.
Analytical tools for data mining and visualization.--The
Committee is familiar with the demonstrated value of these
software tools and has provided money in the past for the
acquisition of earlier versions. The Committee recommendation
provides $5,000,000 for analytical tools. The Committee directs
the Bureau to provide the Committees on Appropriations with a
detailed spend plan that shall not require Congressional
approval after it has decided how best to use the funds
provided.
Internet cafe.--The Committee is aware that the FBI is
wrestling with the risks of opening its previously closed
computer network to the Web. The Committee is fully aware that
no security system can fully protect its host from threats on
the Internet. Still, an enormous amount of freely- or
commercially-available information can be found on the Web that
could prove very useful in pursuing criminal or national
security investigations. As an interim measure, the Bureau has
requested funds to establish stand alone access to the Web,
referred to as Internet cafes. The Committee considers this a
prudent step. The recommendation includes $3,620,000 for
Internet cafes. The Bureau shall provide a report to the
Committees on Appropriations on the distribution and use of
Internet cafes not later than May 1, 2003.
Physical Surveillance Program.--As the FBI expands its
efforts to collect intelligence about potential domestic and
international terrorists groups and respond to threats against
the United States and other extraordinary incidents, the need
for surveillance technology and equipment grows. The
recommendation includes an additional $5,137,000 for
development, deployment, and support of core technologies
associated with tracking and locating, mobile surveillance, and
design and fabrication capabilities.
Tactical Operations.--Court ordered tactical operations
only serve as an effective investigative tool if the FBI has
the resources to address emerging technologies, such as
advanced digital communications, command and control and
computers, radio frequency communications and data links, and
sophisticated encryption. The Committee therefore includes in
its recommendation an additional $12,612,000 for research and
development and for engineering to support ongoing and new
strategic initiatives directed against new technologies posed
by the high-technology industries.
Special Operations Division.--As noted elsewhere, the
Committee has rejected the proposal to fund regular operations
out of the Counterterrorism Fund, an account designed solely to
provide the Justice Department needed flexibility in the days
immediately following a catastrophe. Therefore, the Committee
recommendation includes $35,000,000 under this account for FBI
reimbursements to the Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA] for
intelligence derived from the Special Operations Division. The
Committee directs the Bureau to provide a full accounting of
its reimbursements to the DEA not later than December 1, 2003.
Re-enginering the workforce.--The FBI request for
additional analysts and technological enhancements highlights
the Bureau's shift from a manpower-intensive to an information-
intensive approach to intelligence gathering and crime
fighting. However, this shift has come, thus far, without a
comprehensive approach to human capital investment. The
Director's stated priorities: counterterrorism [CT],
counterintelligence [CI], and cybercrime [``cyber''], will
require marked shifts in the skills of the Bureau workforce. A
far more diversified workforce of scientists, engineers,
technicians, analysts, support, and other staff, as well as
agents, will be required. To maintain and enhance proficiency
of this new workforce during the current information and
technology revolution, employees will need constant field
exposure and continual inservice training and education to keep
skills finely honed. For that reason, the Bureau must develop
and maintain a manpower master plan that, at a minimum,
includes an analysis of, and justification for: (1) the proper
mix of agent, specialist, and support personnel in foreign and
domestic field offices and headquarters at the squad, unit,
section, and division levels, (2) mandatory, substantive
inservice training programs of at least 40 hours per year for
all personnel that include both in-house, other Federal, and
private training and development opportunities, (3) career
paths for personnel in specialized areas, especially CT, CI,
cyber, and security, with an emphasis on lifetime commitment to
specialization, (4) the proper balance of personnel versus
capital investments to ensure that Bureau employees are
properly equipped with the essential tools of their particular
trade, and (5) a deployment strategy that maximizes the
benefits of professional cross-pollination between highly
specialized personnel. The report shall be completed not later
than December 31, 2003. The Bureau shall provide a progress
report to the Committees on Appropriations by July 1, 2003 and
shall provide the Committees with a final copy of the plan upon
completion.
The remaining funds provided in the Committee
recommendation are intended to address a variety of requested
homeland security initiatives and to cover the costs of
lingering unmet needs associated with the events of September
11, 2001. Release of these funds shall be subject to the
submission and approval of a spend plan or spend plans in
keeping with section 605 of this Act.
Aviation.--The FBI is directed to submit a 5-year aviation
master plan that includes: (1) current fleet assets by type,
(2) logged flight hours by aircraft/helicopter, (3) projected
useful service life remaining (under what assumptions) by
aircraft/helicopter, (4) missions by aircraft/helicopter type,
(5) utilization of current fleet assets, by mission type, for
the last 5 years by year, (6) basing, by aircraft/helicopter
locations. The plan should also discuss the costs and benefits
of maintaining versus replacing current fleet assets through
2008, maldeployments or other causes of underutilization of
current fleet assets, if applicable, and capabilities of
current fleet assets versus current and projected mission
requirements. The report shall be delivered not later than
December 3, 2002.
Rapid Deployment Logistics Unit.--The Rapid Deployment
Logistics Unit [RDLU] was created outside the Committee's
purview through an internal reallocation of resources. The
number and composition of Rapid Deployment Teams [RDTs] were
settled by the Bureau without the Committee's insight or input.
To date, the Committee has never received a briefing on the
RDLU or RDTs. That being so, the Committee expects the FBI to
submit a comprehensive report on the purpose of the RDLU, the
capabilities of the RDLU and RDTs, and the personnel and
equipment requirements of both for the next 5 years, by year.
Joint Terrorism Task Force.--The Bureau is seeking to
quadruple the amount of funding available for Joint Terrorism
Task Forces [JTTFs]. The increased funding would be used for
space to house JTTFs and backfill the FBI slots transferred to
JTTFs. The FBI's goal is to establish a JTTF in every field
office by the end of fiscal year 2003. The value of JTTFs, both
in general and relative to their cost, remains open to debate
as does the value of having JTTFs in 56 locations. Since JTTFs
are now competing with Regional Terrorism Task Forces, Anti-
Terrorism Task Forces and the Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task
Force, not to mention the Counterterrorism Division, for
resources to meet the same mission, a thorough review of the
program is in order. The Bureau is directed to submit a report
to the Committees on Appropriations that, at a minimum,
includes a thorough discussion of JTTF caseload over the last 5
years by type (domestic/foreign), offense(s), and disposition
(referred for prosecution, prosecuted, convicted, etc.) on a
task force by task force basis. The report should also include
an explicit discussion of threats in existing or proposed JTTF
locations. The report shall be delivered not later than October
30, 2002.
National Infrastructure Protection Center.--A March 2001
report on computer intrusion squad training, promotion, and
retention has yet to be delivered to the Committee on
Appropriations. As a result, almost $20,000,000 in NIPC funding
remains on hold until the Bureau presents a reasonable plan for
its use. The Committee expects a reasonable plan regarding
these funds to be submitted to, and approved by, the Committees
on Appropriations by September 30, 2002. In addition, the
Committee recommendation includes $17,221,000 for phase II of a
three phase research and development initiative being run by
the STAU.
Emergency communications.--The FBI has established a
requirement for the Critical Response Unit [CRU] to respond to
five crisis sites simultaneously with state-of-the-art secure
communications equipment and personnel. How this requirement
was arrived at is unknown. It is also unclear how the CRU's
communications suite integrates with that of the Foreign and
Domestic Emergency Support Teams, the Hostage Rescue Team, the
Critical Incident Response Group, the Strategic Information &
Operations Center, Special Weapons & Tactics Teams, and a host
of other specialized units, all of which have communications
suites of their own. The Committee presumes that communications
gear deployed by the CRU is fully interoperable with that of
all other emergency response units it is charged with
supporting and that duplication of gear between units has been
eliminated. Therefore, the Bureau is directed to submit a CRU
communications master plan to the Committees on Appropriations
not later than January 15, 2003 that: (1) outlines in detail
the criteria that must be met for the CRU to deploy, (2)
justifies in detail the five simultaneous crisis sites
requirement, and (3) outlines in detail the personnel and non-
personnel needs of the CRU for the next 5 years by year. The
plan shall be delivered not later than November 1, 2002.
Technically Trained Agents.--The Committee has been
supportive of Technically Trained Agents [TTAs], though the
Committee has differed with the Bureau on priorities. The
Committee continues to believe that properly equipping and
training TTAs is a higher priority than simply adding more
bodies. As justification material accompanying the request for
50 new positions notes, one-third of TTAs are probationary.
Clearly, TTAs need more seasoning. The Bureau is directed to
report on its strategy for using intense supervision and
continuing in-service training and education to compensate for
the distinct lack of experience in its TTA force. The report
shall be delivered not later than January 1, 2003.
Budget restructuring.--As part of the spend plan or plans
described above, the Committee expects the FBI to adopt a new
budget structure premised on seven decision units: (1)
Counterterrorism, (2) National Security, (3) Cyber-
investigations, (4) Criminal Enterprises & Federal Crimes, (5)
Forensic & Technical Services, (6) Field Support, and (7)
Criminal Justice Services. The Committee understands that an
on-going review of classification issues will preclude the need
for any decision unit totals to be rolled up in the formal
budget submission or any supporting documents. The Committee
congratulates the Bureau on this breakthrough.
Last year, the Committee concluded that the FBI's inability
to respond swiftly to changing patterns of crime was in part
attributable to an antiquated budget structure that did little
to protect the Director's strategic priorities, ease management
of high risk programs, or provide the transparency necessary
for effective Congressional oversight.
The new structure, all but identical to last year's
proposed restructuring, will: (1) focus FBI resources on the
Director's top three priorities, (2) elevate and sustain a
number of longstanding Congressional priorities, (3) afford
field-level managers the flexibility to use their workforce to
maximum advantage in addressing local criminal investigatory
priorities, (4) consolidate the funding of a number of
mutually-supportive initiatives that are currently scattered
across multiple decision units, and (5) eliminate the current
artificial isolation of a number of cross-cutting functions and
activities.
The Committee believes that the new budget structure will
significantly enhance FBI performance and commends the Bureau
for its support in developing this proposal.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $33,791,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 1,250,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,250,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,250,000.
The recommendation is identical to the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, less non-recurring costs, and to the budget request.
Drug Enforcement Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $1,481,783,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 1,545,919,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,530,470,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,530,470,000. The recommendation is $15,449,000 below the
budget request. The Committee recommendation includes the
fiscal year 2002 funding level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment
for Federal employees, and $24,683,000 for requested Homeland
Security program increases.
The Committee recognizes the crucial role DEA plays in the
drug war. As the world's leading drug enforcement agency and
the only single-mission Federal agency dedicated to drug law
enforcement, DEA has developed the unique capability of
identifying, targeting, investigating, and disrupting or
dismantling drug organizations. DEA's mission has taken on a
new significance since the terrorist attacks on September 11,
2001. Drug enforcement is critical to protecting our national
security as it eliminates the financial base of criminal
organizations and deprives them of drug proceeds that may be
used to fund terrorist acts.
Enhancements.--The recommendation provides $24,683,000 for
DEA's requested Homeland Security enhancements for information
security and anti-terrorism security measures. None of these
funds shall be obligated until a spend plan has been submitted
to and approved by the Committees on Appropriations.
Information security.--The DEA is seeking funds to initiate
an information security program. While the Committee applauds
this effort, the Committee sees little benefit in re-inventing
the wheel. The FBI has just completed a thorough review of its
information security needs, and has undertaken wide-ranging
improvements noteworthy for their simplicity and cost
effectiveness. Prior to the release of funds for the DEA's
information security program, the DEA shall sign with the head
of the FBI's Security Division and the Chief Information
Officer of the Justice Department a memorandum of understanding
[MOU] that charges the latter two signatories with providing
technical assistance to DEA program managers with an emphasis
on no- or low-cost government- or commercial-off-the-shelf
solutions. The Committee expects to be briefed on the details
of DEA's plan, the contents of the MOU, and FBI and Justice
contributions to a successful rollout not later than 60 days
after the signing of the MOU.
Financial Investigations.--The Committee also provides
$4,121,000 for financial investigations to increase efforts to
target drug organizations that finance terrorist activities.
Additional personnel shall work closely with Federal, State,
and local law enforcement as well as private and regulatory
sectors of the financial community to identify individuals and
institutions for investigation, and identify money laundering
techniques employed by terrorists. Additional personnel and
emphasis shall be placed in the following locations: Denver,
Colorado, Wilmington, Delaware, Chicago, Illinois, New York
City, New York, Charleston, South Carolina, and Dallas, Texas.
Overseas Offices.--While DEA repeatedly defends its
presence overseas, very little effort has been made to monitor
and evaluate the need for all of these foreign offices after
they have been opened. The DEA is therefore directed to submit
a report to the Committees on Appropriations that provides the
productivity level, workload, and mission for each existing
overseas office no later than February 15, 2002. The report
shall include a review and rightsizing proposal for each of the
overseas offices to ensure that the most urgent needs are being
met with the limited resources available.
Integrated Drug Enforcement Assistance.--The Committee is
pleased with the Administrator's new initiative for drug
prevention and treatment, known as Integrated Drug Enforcement
Assistance [IDEA]. IDEA is a coordinated anti-drug plan that
combines law enforcement with intensive community follow-up
designed to reduce drug demand. IDEA teams DEA agents with
State and local law enforcement to arrest and prosecute drug
traffickers within designated communities, and then forms
coalitions to reduce demand through drug prevention and
treatment. The recommendation provides $5,926,000 to expand
IDEA. The DEA is directed to report back to the Committees on
Appropriations on how it intends to use these funds not later
than January 30, 2003.
Aviation assets.--Helicopters and light aircraft play an
essential role in the covert surveillance, pursuit, and capture
of drug traffickers. The Committee understands that the DEA's
aging fleet of air assets has entered a deadly spiral of low
availability and high maintenance hours, and costs, per flight
hour. The Committee recommendation provides $6,336,000 for
single engine light enforcement helicopters. The DEA is
directed to report back to the Committees on Appropriations on
how it intends to use these funds not later than January 30,
2003.
Methamphetamine lab clean-up.--The Committee remains
alarmed by the public health and safety menace posed by
methamphetamine labs. The by-products of methamphetamine
production: anhydrous ammonia, ether, sulfuric acid, and other
toxins are volatile, corrosive, and poisonous. Often, lab
operators secrete these waste products in abandoned or little-
used buildings in populous areas to hide evidence or dump them
in rivers and streams to eliminate evidence. Danger of
explosion is real and the potential for serious environmental
contamination well documented. Therefore, the Committee
recommendation includes $20,000,000 that shall only be
available to reimburse the DEA and States and localities for
the costs associated with assisting in, or undertaking, the
removal and disposal of hazardous materials at clandestine
methamphetamine labs.
Drug Enforcement Equipment.--The effectiveness of DEA
agents is threatened by shortfalls and delays in the
distribution of critical equipment. The Committee believes that
agents must have state-of-the-art equipment in order to stay
ahead of or merely keep pace with that of drug traffickers. The
Committee recommendation therefore provides $4,733,000 for high
priority equipment. The DEA is directed to report back to the
Committees on Appropriations on how it intends to use these
funds not later than January 30, 2003.
Northern New Mexico Anti-Drug Initiative.--The Committee
acknowledges the need for a focused response to illegal drug
trafficking in northern New Mexico and expects the DEA to
continue to devote sufficient resources to this problem in
cooperation with other Federal law enforcement agencies.
``Drug Diversion Control Fee'' Account.--The Committee has
provided $87,771,000 for DEA's Drug Diversion Control Program.
The Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002
funding level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal
employees.
The Committee notes that the request included an additional
$24,616,000 for program enhancements based on an unresolved
Final Rule. The draft rule proposing a fee increase to support
these enhancements has not been published yet and is not
expected to be published until December 5, 2002. Moreover, the
earliest new collections could begin is July 1, 2003, 2 months
prior to the end of fiscal year 2003. The request clearly
precipitates the ability of the DEA to collect the fees to
support these program increases.
Should the DEA determine that these enhancements more
accurately reflect the mission of the Drug Diversion Control
Program than current activities, the DEA may redirect existing
resources within this account through the reprogramming
process.
Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INCLUDING OFFSETTING FEE COLLECTIONS)
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $3,821,240,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 3,765,247,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,765,247,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$3,765,247,000. The recommendation is identical to the budget
request.
The Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002
funding level, less non-recurring costs, and includes a 4.1
percent pay increase and $947,983,000 for Homeland Security
program increases and related personnel. The Committee is aware
that up to $51,366,000 in carryover will be available to apply
to this account and expects that new found efficiencies
(``elimination of sixth men'') will free up additional
resources.
Border Patrol Staff and Equipment.--Since the terrorist
attacks on September 11, 2001, the security of our borders has
become paramount. To ensure there are sufficient personnel to
protect our borders, the Committee recommendation includes an
additional $76,276,000 for 570 additional Border Patrol agents,
as authorized, and $25,000,000 to transfer 285 experienced
Border Patrol agents to the Northern border. Along with
additional personnel, the recommendation includes an additional
$28,000,000 to enhance the Enforcement Case Tracking System
[Enforce] database and to deploy additional biometric equipment
to better document and track the investigation, identification,
apprehension, detention, and/or removal of immigration law
violators.
Entry-exit system.--The Committee has begun to analyze the
full implications of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa
Entry Reform Act of 2002, the USA Patriot Act of 2001, the Visa
Waiver Permanent Program Act of 2000, the Immigration and
Naturalization Service Data Management Improvement Act of 2000,
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
of 1996, and the Immigration Act of 1990 on travel to and from
the United States by Americans and foreigners. In brief, to
fully implement laws currently on the books, it will be
necessary for every traveler leaving or entering the United
States, be they U.S. citizens or not, to be fingerprinted and
to carry a machine-readable, tamper-proof travel document with
at least one unique biometric identifier. Information on all
travelers, including biographical information, biometrics, and
entry and exit dates, will be retained within a central
database, readily available to Federal, State, and local law
enforcement agencies. Mandatory interviews for visa applicants
will be required to provide necessary intelligence information
and certain aliens will be required to register periodically
(reciprocity being the hallmark of diplomacy, it should be
expected that similar requirements would be imposed on U.S.
citizens seeking visas for travel abroad). Cost estimates to
properly implement the current body of law runs into the tens
of billions of dollars. While the Committee includes the
$362,000,000 requested for the Entry-exit system, it is unclear
what this system is or will become, and how it will address
these expansive directives. Accordingly, no funds shall be
obligated or expended until a spend plan has been submitted to
and approved by the Committees on Appropriations.
Pay Upgrades.--Attrition rates among Border Patrol agents
and INS inspectors is at an all time high. To help address this
ever increasing crisis, the Committee recommendation includes
an additional $37,200,000 for new and recurring costs for a
Border Patrol pay increase from GS-9 level to GS-11 level for
journeymen with 1 year of successful work experience and
$20,600,000 for a pay increase for INS inspectors with 1 year
of successful work experience at the GS-9 level.
Land Border Inspectors.--The recommendation includes
$34,000,000 to hire, train and deploy 460 additional
immigration inspectors that will enhance border security at
land border ports-of-entry.
Staffing Levels.--The Committee notes that INS staffing
levels at the Santa Teresa and Columbus Ports of Entry in New
Mexico are not sufficient to meet the needs of those ports. In
particular, through non-commercial traffic has significantly
increased over the past year at Santa Teresa, yet INS staffing
has not kept pace. The Committee urges the INS to give full
consideration to the needs of the New Mexico ports when making
staffing decisions.
The Committee is aware of a growing number of illegal
aliens in Iowa and Illinois. The Committee directs the INS to
review the INS law enforcement needs of the Quad Cities, a
metropolitan area incorporating the Iowa communities of
Davenport and Bettendorf, and the Illinois communities of
Moline and Rock Island.
In addition, the Committee recognizes the heavy and
increasing workload in northwest Arkansas, and encourages the
INS to establish a sub-office with an officer-in-charge in Fort
Smith, Arkansas.
Alternatives to Detention.--The Committee recommendation
includes $7,300,000 for the Alternatives to Detention Program.
This funding will support community-based organizations to
screen asylum seekers and other INS detainees for community
ties, provide them with necessary services, and help to assure
their appearance at court hearings.
Legal Orientation Programs.--The Committee recommends
$2,800,000 for non-governmental agencies to provide ``live
presentations'' to persons in INS detention prior to their
first hearing before an immigration judge. These presentations
will provide immigration detainees with essential information
about immigration court procedures and the availability of
legal remedies to assist detainees in distinguishing between
meritorious cases and frivolous cases.
Information Resource Management.--The Committee
recommendation includes an additional $83,400,000 for an
``interoperable law enforcement and intelligence data system''
for the INS, referred to as Chimera, within a separate account
under General Administration to be managed by the Justice
Management Division.
Green Cards.--The Committee is aware that resident aliens
in the United States are using over 2,000,000 green cards with
no expiration date. These documents do not have the secure
features of the optical memory cards currently used as green
cards, and thus could be subject to extensive counterfeiting
and represent a major impediment to securing the nation's
borders. The Committee directs the INS to submit a report not
later than February 1, 2003 to the Committees on Appropriations
with the number of green cards currently issued with no
expiration date, the original date they were issued, as well as
a proposed plan to replace these older green cards.
The recommendation also includes $6,544,000 for the Debt
Management Center, $16,289,000 for the Law Enforcement Support
Center, and an additional $100,000,000 to address shortfalls in
vehicles and equipment.
OFFSETTING FEE COLLECTIONS
As in past years, the Committee directs the INS to allocate
funding for base activities before it undertakes any program
enhancements.
IMMIGRATION USER FEE
The Committee recommends a spending level of $658,295,000,
the full amount requested.
To the degree that fee resources are available, the
Committee includes an increase of $51,503,000 over fiscal year
2002 for 760 additional inspectors and support staff for
inspections operations at airports and seaports, as well as an
increase of $368,000 for additional attorneys to respond to an
increasing caseload.
INS Inspector Staffing.--The Committee recommends the INS
give full consideration to the needs of the Miami International
Airport and the Ed McNamara Terminal Northwest Airlines World
Gateway when making airport inspector staffing decisions.
IMMIGRATION EXAMINATIONS FEE
The Committee recommends a spending level of
$1,462,803,000, the full amount requested.
To the degree that fee resources are available, the
Committee recommendation includes an increase of $50,496,000 to
accelerate the pace of efforts to reduce the time required to
adjudicate immigration benefit applications. With this funding,
the INS claims it will be able to attain a 6-month national
average for the processing of all benefits applications and
ensure application processing and related services are timely,
consistent, fair and of high quality.
BREACHED BOND/DETENTION FUND
The Committee recommends a spending level of $171,275,000,
the full amount requested.
Detention and Removals.--The Committee recommendation
includes $50,069,000 for the planning and construction of
additional detention bed space. This funding will address the
increasing number of apprehended illegal aliens, which
consistently exceeds available detention space.
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $228,054,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 267,138,000
Committee recommendation................................ 265,443,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $265,443,000.
The recommendation is $1,695,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees, and
$145,000,000 for requested Homeland Security program increases.
The recommendation includes $250,000 for the construction
of an INS processing and office facility in Nome, Alaska.
Federal Prison System
Because of the compulsory legal requirements for detention
and incarceration, the Committee has broken with the general
philosophy underlying the recommendation for this account. The
funds to manage the growing prisoner population, including the
costs of bed space, food, and health care, are by their very
nature mandatory expenses. The recommendation therefore makes
an exception and covers the minimum costs projected for these
spending categories.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $3,808,600,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 4,081,765,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,083,237,000
The Committee recommends total budgetary resources of
$4,083,237,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Federal
prison system for fiscal year 2003. The recommendation is
$1,472,000 above the budget request.
Activation of new prisons.--The Committee recommendation
includes funding for activation of four new facilities which
will add 4,416 beds: FCI Gilmer, West Virginia, USP Big Sandy,
Kentucky, USP McCreary County, Kentucky, and USP Victorville,
CA. The Committee also recommends activation funding for
expansions at USP Marion, Illinois and FCI Safford, Arizona.
These two expansions will add nearly 800 beds.
Female inmates.--The Committee supports the National
Institute of Corrections' continuing work with correctional
systems (State and Federal) to address the issue of staff
sexual misconduct involving female inmates in correctional
institutions through the provision of technical assistance,
education and training, and other monitoring activities
pursuant to the recommendations of the General Accounting
Office.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $813,552,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 395,243,000
Committee recommendation................................ 500,221,000
The Committee recommends a total of $500,221,000 for fiscal
year 2003 for the construction, modernization, maintenance, and
repair of prison and detention facilities housing Federal
prisoners. This amount is $104,978,000 above the budget
request.
The Committee continues to strongly support the BOP's
construction program, designed to provide sufficient inmate
beds to manage overcrowding in facilities and maintain them in
a safe and secure manner for staff, inmates and surrounding
communities. The funding provided for facilities includes:
Sentenced Capacity Projects
(In thousands of dollars)
Expansion of Existing Facilities:
FCI Sandstone, MN (Housing Unit).................... 5,300,000
FCI Otisville, NY (Witness Security Unit)........... 11,600,000
USP Florence, CO (Special Housing Unit)............. 5,600,000
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Subtotal.......................................... 22,500,000
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New Facilities:
Hazelton, WV (Secure Female Unit)................... 66,600,000
FCI Pollock, LA..................................... 116,872,000
USP Berlin, NH (With Work Camp and Protective
Custody Unit)..................................... 20,000,000
FCI Mid-Atlantic Region............................. 34,837,000
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Subtotal.......................................... 238,309,000
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Schedules and Slippages................................. 50,000,000
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Total New Construction Program Increases.......... 260,809,000
The Committee commends the BOP for working diligently to
increase inmate housing capacity by expanding existing
facilities within available funds. The Committee fully supports
these cost effective efforts and expects the BOP to continue
its reprogrammings and funds transfer requests in a timely
manner to expedite these construction projects.
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
(LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES)
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $3,429,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 3,429,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,429,000
This Committee recommends a limitation on administrative
expenses of $3,429,000 for the Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
This amount is equal to the fiscal year 2002 funding level and
to the amount requested.
The Committee continues to strongly support Federal Prison
Industries [UNICOR] and recognizes its importance in the
efficient and safe management of Federal prisons. UNICOR
provides prison inmates with the opportunity to learn important
work habits, participate in meaningful employment which keeps
them productively occupied during work hours, and develop
improved job skills which reduce recidivism. The Committee also
recognizes the necessity for UNICOR to grow as the inmate
population increases. Finally, UNICOR is a self-supporting
revolving fund the resources of which are derived from sales of
its products. In the future, the BOP is directed to submit only
UNICOR's appropriations language exhibit.
Office of Justice Programs
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $437,008,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 214,024,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,242,057,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$2,242,057,000. The recommendation is $2,028,033,000 above the
budget request.
The funding provided for justice assistance includes funds
to States for research, evaluation, statistics, information
sharing, emergency assistance, missing children assistance,
counterterrorism programs, and the management and
administration of grants provided through the Office of Justice
Programs.
Justice Assistance
Committee
recommendation
National Institute of Justice........................... $64,879,000
The National Law Enforcement and Corrections
Technology Centers................................ 22,000,000
Bureau of Justice Statistics............................ 32,335,000
Missing children........................................ 29,000,000
Regional information sharing system..................... 28,278,000
White Collar Crime Center............................... 9,230,000
Office of Domestic Preparedness......................... 2,038,000,000
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Management and administration........................... 40,335,000
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Total justice assistance.......................... 2,242,057,000
National Institute of Justice (NIJ).--The Committee
recommends an appropriation of $64,879,000. The recommendation
is $13,422,000 below the budget request and $10,422,000 above
the fiscal year 2002 level. In addition, $20,000,000 will be
provided to NIJ in fiscal year 2003 from the local law
enforcement block grant for assisting local units to identify,
select, develop, modernize, and purchase new technologies for
use by law enforcement. NIJ is the Nation's primary source of
research and development in the field of criminal justice.
In particular, the Committee commends the efforts and
leadership of NIJ's Office of Science and Technology (OS&T).
NIJ's OS&T has assisted local law enforcement in making
significant advances in the areas of nonintrusive, concealed
weapons and contraband detection, vehicle stopping, DNA
testing, officer protection, less-than-lethal incapacitation,
information management, counterterrorism, crime mapping,
location and tracking, secure communications, and noninvasive
drug detection. The Committee directs that OS&T receive no less
than the amounts provided in fiscal year 2002, notwithstanding
any fiscal year 2003 increases for the National Law Enforcement
and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) program.
The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology
Centers.--Since 1994, the National Law Enforcement and
Corrections Technology Centers (NLECTC) have served the State
and local law enforcement and corrections communities by
providing support, research findings, and technical expertise
on issues that allow them to perform their jobs safer and more
effectively. The NLECTC system consists of facilities located
across the country and each facility specializes in one or more
specific areas of research and development. The Committee
commends the work that NIJ's Office of Science and Technology
(OST), and through it the NLECTC system, has done to improve
the capabilities of the law enforcement and corrections
communities. To further the work of the NLECTC system, the
Committee recommends $22,000,000 for the continued support of
the system. The Committee directs that none of the increases
provided for the NLECTC shall be used to supplant OS&T's
existing budget. Within available funds, the Committee
recommends that NIJ consider funding the Center for Civil Force
Protection and the Public Safety Technology Assessment Facility
at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico. The Center
provides important physical security counterterrorism
assistance to Federal, State, and local law enforcement. Of the
amount provided, the Committee directs that funds be
distributed in the following manner to the six Regional
Centers:
The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Regional Centers
[In thousands of dollars]
Amount
Northeast Regional Center..................................... 3,000
Southeast Regional Center..................................... 3,000
Rocky Mountain Regional Center................................
Western Regional Center....................................... 3,000
Rural Law Enforcement Technology Center....................... 3,000
Northwest Center.............................................. 3,000
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Total for Regional Centers.............................. 18,000
In addition to the above activities, within the amounts
provided, NIJ is to provide grants for the following projects:
--$750,000 for Lane County, Oregon's Breaking the Cycle of
Juvenile Drug Abuse program to decrease juvenile crime
and drug abuse through early identification and
intervention;
--$1,500,000 is for the Center for Task Force Training
Program;
--$750,000 to the North Carolina Attorney General's Office
for Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement and Privacy
Project; and
--$650,000 for the Mistral Security Non-Toxic Drug Detection
and Identification Aerosol Technology.
--$350,000 for the Pennsylvania Task Force on Prison
Overcrowding;
--$750,000 for Operation Ceasefire in Charleston, SC for
overtime for response teams.
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).--The Committee
recommends an appropriation of $32,335,000. The BJS is
responsible for the collection, analysis, and publication of
statistical information on crime, criminal offenders, victims
of crime, and the operations of the Nation's justice systems.
Office of Victims of Crime.--The Office of Victims of Crime
(OVC) administers formula and discretionary grants designed to
benefit victims, provide training to professionals who work
with victims, develops projects to enhance victims' rights and
services, and undertakes public education and awareness
activities on behalf of crime victims. In fiscal year 2002, OVC
was provided $68,100,000 to respond to the September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks. The Committee directs that the OVC provide a
report to the Committee no later than December 31, 2002 on the
status of how the emergency funds have been spent.
Missing Children Program.--The issue of child exploitation
has been raised to the forefront of the national conscience due
to the recent string of child pornography and missing children
cases that have been highlighted in the media over the last few
months. The Committee continues to strongly support the Missing
and Exploited Children Program run by the Bureau of Justice
Assistance. The Committee recommends $29,000,000 to continue
and expand efforts to protect the nation's children, especially
in the areas of locating missing children, as well as the
growing wave of child sexual exploitation found on the
Internet.
Within the amounts provided, the Committee has included the
following:
(1) $12,500,000 to expand the Internet Crimes Against
Children Task Forces (ICAC Task Force). These task forces
assist State and local law enforcement agencies in acquiring
the knowledge, equipment, and personnel resources necessary to
successfully prevent, interdict, and investigate cases of child
exploitation on the Internet.
(2) $12,500,000 for National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children (NCMEC). The NCMEC is the clearinghouse and
national resource center regarding the issue of missing and
exploited children. Last year the Center accepted over 155,000
hotline calls from law enforcement, prosecutors, and citizens
requesting information or services. The Center also assisted in
the recovery of more than 5,000 missing, abducted, and runaway
children.
In addition, the Committee created the CyberTipline under
the NCMEC in fiscal year 1999. The CyberTipline provides online
users an effective means of reporting Internet-related child
sexual exploitation in the areas of distribution of child
pornography, online enticement of children for sexual acts, and
child prostitution. Within the amounts provided for the NCMEC,
the Committee recommends $2,245,000 for the continuation of the
Cybertipline.
(3) $3,000,000 for the Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training
Center for training of State and local law enforcement
officials investigating missing and exploited children cases.
Regional Information Sharing System (RISS).--The Committee
recommends an appropriation of $28,278,000. The RISS program
provides funds to maintain six regionally-based information
sharing centers which allow for information and intelligence
services to be disseminated nationwide addressing major, multi-
jurisdictional crimes. The Committee supports the current
effort to link the RISS system with the Law Enforcement On-Line
(LEO) information system, which will greatly expand access to
critical law enforcement information at the Federal, State, and
local level.
Management and Administration.--The Committee provides
$40,335,000 for management and administration of the Bureau of
Justice Assistance account. The Committee directs that the
current hiring freeze that has been placed on the Office of
Justice Programs (OJP) be lifted and that OJP actively fill all
authorized vacant positions. Furthermore, the OJP is directed
to provide quarterly reports to the Committee on the status of
its hiring process.
The Office of Domestic Preparedness.--The Committee has
long viewed State and local jurisdictions' ability to detect,
prevent and respond to a terrorist attack as one of its highest
priorities. State and local responders are first to arrive on
the scene when a terrorist attack occurs and must be prepared
to protect life and property. This function is inherently non-
Federal, although Federal resources and expertise are needed to
manage the crisis and provide support to State and local assets
when an attack overwhelms their resources.
The recommendation demonstrates the Committee's continued
support for the Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP). ODP must
continue its vital and successful program for assisting State
and local response agencies. Continued funding to ODP is more
critical now than ever, given the unprecedented threat to our
National security that we currently face. Responding to an act
of terrorism is manifestly different than responding to natural
disasters. Grouping terrorism preparedness and response,
especially as it concerns weapons of mass destruction (WMD),
under an emergency management ``all hazards'' approach puts our
first responders, as well as the general public, at risk.
Treating both types of catastrophe response in the same manner
does not account for the fundamental differences between the
national security/law enforcement response to terrorism and the
emergency management response to terrorism.
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
State Strategic Planning...................................... 60,000
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Web Site Pilot................................................ 5,000
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Equipment:
Grants....................................................1,047,000
Pine Bluff................................................ 10,000
Equipment Standards and Testing........................... 15,000
POD Enhancements.......................................... 20,000
NSSE POD.................................................. 5,000
IAB....................................................... 1,000
Emerging Equipment Demo/Test-bed program.................. 15,000
T/A for State Plans....................................... 15,000
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Subtotal, Equipment.....................................1,128,000
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Training:
NDPC Training Program..................................... 190,000
CDP................................................... [50,000]
LSU................................................... [35,000]
NMT................................................... [35,000]
TEEX.................................................. [35,000]
NTS................................................... [35,000]
Dugway.................................................... 10,000
Continuing and Emerging Training.......................... 125,000
Consequence Training.................................. [5,000]
State Training Competitive Discretionary Grants........... 80,000
New Training Centers...................................... 60,000
Virtual Medical Campus.................................... 2,000
Dartmouth Institute for Security and Technology Studies... 18,000
Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the
Prevention of Terrorism................................. 18,000
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Subtotal, Training.................................... 503,000
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Exercises:
Grants.................................................... 200,000
Top Officials (TOPOFF) Exercise Series.................... 15,000
Federal, State and Local (FSL) Regional Exercise Series... 5,000
Improved Response Program (IRP)........................... 10,000
Interagency Exercise Fund................................. 8,000
Cross-border Exercises.................................... 3,000
Prepositioned Equip. Program POD Exercises................ 3,000
Evaluation & After Action Program......................... 5,000
Emerging Exercise Needs................................... 3,000
Exercise Support Program.................................. 20,000
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Subtotal, Exercises..................................... 272,000
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Technical Assistance (TA)..................................... 50,000
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Management and Administration................................. 20,000
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Total, Office of Domestic Preparedness..................2,038,000
The recommendation includes $60,000,000 for State Strategic
Planning. This funding will allow States to begin formalizing
their planning for homeland security that will be headed by the
homeland security offices established by the Governors. ODP is
directed to work with the States reassess their response
capabilities and to update and enhance their Three-Year
Statewide Domestic Preparedness Strategies in fiscal year 2003.
In updating and enhancing their Strategies, States are expected
to consult with local governments regarding the scope, design,
and allocation of resources. Also, of the funds provided,
$5,000,000 is for ODP to continue a pilot project to develop a
comprehensive, interactive web site to support the Nation's
State and local first responders and disseminate to them a wide
spectrum of critical information needed for domestic
preparedness.
Equipment.--The recommendation includes $1,128,000,000 for
the equipment grant program managed by the Office of Domestic
Preparedness (ODP). This program provides funding to enhance
the capabilities of State and local jurisdictions to respond to
and mitigate the consequences of terrorist attacks. The
Committee urges ODP to work with the States to develop
procedures which expedite the awarding of equipment grants. The
Committee does not support the concept of requiring States to
match equipment grants funds in order to qualify for funding
under this program.
Of the funds provided for equipment, the recommendation
includes $1,047,000,000 for grants to the States based on their
approved Three-Year Statewide Domestic Preparedness Strategies.
These funds are available to all States on a formula basis, as
authorized by section 1014 of the USA PATRIOT ACT, (Public Law
107-56). Also of the funds provided for equipment, $10,000,000
is recommended to continue and expand ODP's successful mobile
equipment training program at Pine Bluff Arsenal. The
augmentation of this program will be required because of the
significant increases in funding for equipment for first
responders provided in this Act. Also of the funds provided for
equipment, $15,000,000 is for the development of standards for
personal protective, decontamination, detection, and
communications equipment. These types of equipment are lacking
in operational standards for use in a WMD incident. Also within
the funds provided for equipment, $1,000,000 is for the
Interagency Board (IAB) to continue its efforts to develop
equipment standards. The IAB was established by the Justice
Department in 1999 to advise and make recommendations to the
Attorney General on matters concerning first responder
equipment and standards. Also of the funds provided for
equipment, $20,000,000 is for ODP's Prepositioned Equipment
(POD) Program. This program has established sets of
prepositioned equipment designated to be deployed immediately
to the scene of a terrorist attack for use by first responders.
This funding will provide for the maintenance and operational
costs of the 11 equipment pods currently funded under this
program. Also of the funds provided for equipment, $5,000,000
is recommended for the purchase and operation of an equipment
pod that can be strategically positioned during designated
National Security Special Events (NSSE). This pod will provide
specialized equipment for 150 responders to immediately
replenish equipment that is lost, damaged, or destroyed during
a WMD attack at a NSSE. Also of the funds provided for
equipment, $15,000,000 is for the development of an Emerging
Equipment Demonstration and Test-bed Program. This program is
designed to rapidly deploy new and emerging technologies into
the field for true operational testing. This program will help
bring state-of-the-art technologies to first responders in the
field. Finally, $15,000,000 is recommended for technical
assistance for State plans.
Training.--The recommendation includes $503,000,000 for ODP
for first responder training programs. Of the funding provided
for training, $190,000,000 is for the continuation and
expansion of the training currently underway at the existing
Consortium training centers. Of this amount, the Center for
Domestic Preparedness shall receive $50,000,000; Louisiana
State University, New Mexico Institute for Mining and
Technology, Texas A&M University, and the Nevada Test Site
shall each receive $35,000,000.
The Three-Year Statewide Domestic Preparedness Strategies
exposed a ``preparedness gap'' in this Nation. That is, the
number of individuals that must receive training before we can
consider ourselves prepared for terrorism involving WMD is
considerable. However, in order to provide training to greater
numbers of responders, additional capacity must be built. Also
of the funding provided for training, $10,000,000 shall be used
to continue an already-established program between Dugway
Proving Ground and the National Domestic Preparedness
Consortium (NDPC) to develop and deliver advanced bio-terrorism
training utilized the Dugway Proving Ground's specialized
facility.
The Committee further expects that, with the funding
provided, ODP will develop and implement a comprehensive and
aggressive training standardization program. This should
include the establishment of training standards for each of the
key public safety disciplines involved in terrorism response.
The Committee expects that all current and future training will
adhere to these standards, once developed.
New Training Centers.--Of the funds provided, $60,000,000
shall be to establish new training centers. Decisions
concerning the establishment of the new training centers shall
be made by ODP in consultation with the Committees on
Appropriations.
Dartmouth Institute for Information Infrastructure
Protection.--Of the funds provided, $18,000,000 is recommended
for the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection
(I3P), a consortium of not-for-profit and academic research
institutions (including national laboratories operated by
private contractors) managed and led by the Institute for
Security Technology Studies at Dartmouth College. Within this
amount, $15,000,000 is for grants. The I3P will collaborate
with the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the
President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, other
relevant government agencies, and the private sector to develop
a prioritized national research and development (R&D) agenda in
cyber security and information infrastructure protection (IIP).
It will also fund research to address R&D priorities identified
by the I3P agenda and leadership, and promote collaboration and
information sharing among cyber security and IIP research
institutions in academia, industry, and government.
Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the
Prevention (MIPT).--Of the funds provided, $18,000,000 is
recommended for MIPT. MIPT's Best Practices/Lessons Learned
Knowledge Base is an Internet repository where emergency
responders can share best practices, observations, and lessons
learned to improve our ability to combat terrorism on U.S.
soil. It will provide a forum for responders in every State,
Territory, and community across the United States. This
information sharing will allow trend analysis to strengthen
civilian responder training programs, identify equipment
shortfalls, and focus research agendas.
Exercises.--The recommendation includes $272,000,000 for
ODP to assist State and local jurisdictions in planning and
conducting WMD exercises to test and validate their terrorism
response plans and make determinations regarding future needs.
Based on its pre-September 11 review of the Statewide
Strategies, ODP estimated that more than 2,500 State and local
jurisdictions needed to conduct WMD exercises. Within the
amount provided for exercises, $200,000,000 is for grants to
meet critical combating terrorism exercise needs identified in
the Three-year Statewide Domestic Preparedness Strategies.
These grants will provide the resources to properly design,
develop, conduct, and evaluate performance-based exercises
under a State-administered multi-year exercise program.
In May, 2000, ODP ran the highly successful ``Top
Officials,'' or ``TOPOFF'', exercise. This was an exercise
series which provided a cycle of performance-based exercises
for Federal, State, and local officials and first responders.
TOPOFF demonstrated coordinated National crisis and consequence
management capabilities in response to a range of WMD threats.
The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for the continuation of
the TOPOFF series, with TOPOFF II scheduled to take place in
May, 2003. TOPOFF II involves 9 major exercise activities,
culminating in a full-scale National exercise.
Within the funds made available for exercises, $5,000,000
is for the Federal, State, and local (FSL) exercise program.
This program integrates regional homeland security activities
through a comprehensive cycle of exercises. This program's
particular emphases is on rural homeland security, multi-State
emergency management assistance compacts (EMACS), and multi-
jurisdictional mutual aid agreements (MAAs).
For the continuation of the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici (NLD)
Domestic Preparedness Program, the Committee recommends
$10,000,000 for the NLD Chemical and Biological Improved
Response Program (IRP) to conduct analysis and evaluations of
response improvements, including doctrine, plans, policies,
procedures, protocols, equipment, and exercises to address
terrorism involving chemical or biological weapons.
Federal, State, and local participation in national-level
combating terrorism exercises is hampered by inadequate and
uneven funding. This results in incomplete or diminished
participation, thwarting effective analysis of combating
terrorism preparedness. Of the funds made available for
exercises, $8,000,000 shall be to establish an exercise fund,
to be administered by ODP, to ensure full participation by key
Federal, State, and local entities in national-level combating
terrorism exercises. For periodic exercises required to test
and evaluate pod deployment and use, the Committee recommends
$3,000,000. Also, $3,000,000 is recommended for Cross Border
exercises with Mexico and Canada.
Due to the scope, pace, and complexity of the National
exercise program, $5,000,000 is recommended for an evaluation
program. This program will allow ODP to conduct evaluations of
programs and program activities conducted in support of
existing ODP training, exercise, technical assistance, and
equipment programs.
For emerging exercise needs, $3,000,000 is recommended. The
Committee directs ODP to conduct a comprehensive review of
government and commercial exercise and simulation applications
and methodologies. This will augment the capacity of State and
local jurisdictions to effectively address their exercise
requirements.
Also within funds made available for exercises, $20,000,000
is for specialized technical support to assist States and local
jurisdictions in administering multi-year combating terrorism
exercise programs. This assistance shall consist of direct
technical support to States and local jurisdictions for
exercise design, development, and evaluation, and the conduct
of performance-based exercises.
Technical assistance.--The recommendation includes
$50,000,000 for the Office of Domestic Preparedness' technical
assistance and planning support for the States. The Committee
directs ODP to provide targeted, site-specific assistance to
local jurisdictions. Of this amount, $7,000,000 is to develop a
pilot program to field and evaluate strategies for assessing
and reducing vulnerabilities at events involving large
concentrations of people in both urban and rural environments.
This program should establish generic vulnerability assessment
tools for State and local government self-assessments, provide
assistance for the application of such tools in support of
State and local public and private entities responsible for
coordinating such events, work with event coordinators,
emergency managers, and first responders to expose
vulnerabilities via exercises and simulations, identify, field,
and evaluate emerging technologies and structural procedures to
mitigate vulnerabilities; prepare and circulate a newsletter
that describes and evaluates the performance of emerging
technologies, evaluate overall vulnerability assessment program
impacts, and transition ``lessons learned'' in support of State
and local planning activities.
Management and administration.--The Committee recommends
$20,000,000 for the Office of Domestic Preparedness to manage
the expansion of its domestic preparedness programs, as
directed in this Act.
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $2,403,354,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 751,878,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,827,715,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,827,715,000. This recommendation is $1,075,837,000 above the
budget request. These funds provide assistance to State and
local governments in their drug control and other law
enforcement efforts as follows:
Office of Justice Programs--State and local law enforcement assistance
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Local law enforcement block grant....................... 400,000
Boys and Girls Clubs................................ [80,000]
Law Enforcement Technology.......................... [20,000]
Cooperative agreement program........................... 20,000
Indian assistance....................................... 48,000
Indian Country Prison Grants........................ [35,000]
Alcohol and Substance Abuse......................... [5,000]
Indian tribal courts program........................ [8,000]
Byrne grants:
Discretionary....................................... 94,000
Formula............................................. 500,000
Drug courts............................................. 50,000
Juvenile accountability incentive block grant........... 249,450
Violence Against Women Act programs..................... 390,565
Substance abuse treatment for state prisoners........... 70,000
Safe Return Program..................................... 900
Law enforcement family support programs................. 1,500
Senior citizens against marketing scams................. 2,000
Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention.......................... 1,300
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Total, State and local law enforcement assistance. 1,827,715
Local law enforcement block grant.--The Committee
recommendation includes $400,000,000 to continue the local law
enforcement block grant program which provides grants to
localities to reduce crime and improve public safety. Of the
amounts provided, $20,000,000 will be provided to NIJ to assist
local units to identify, select, develop, modernize, and
purchase new technologies for use by law enforcement. The
recommendation for funding for the local law enforcement block
grant continues the commitment to provide local governments
with the resources and flexibility to address specific crime
problems in their communities.
Boys and Girls Clubs.--Within the amounts provided for the
local law enforcement block grants, the Committee recommends
$80,000,000 for the Boys and Girls Clubs. The Committee
commends Boys and Girls Clubs of America for its effort to
reach all children who are in need of support and affirmation.
Indian Country Grants.--The recommendation provides
$48,000,000 for Indian Country grants. Of this amount,
$8,000,000 is to assist tribal governments in the development,
enhancement, and continuing operation of tribal judicial
systems by providing resources for the necessary tools to
sustain safer and more peaceful communities and to implement
Section 201 of title II of the Indian Tribal Justice Technical
and Legal Assistance Act of 2000, and $35,000,000 is for Indian
Country Prison Construction. The Committee understands that the
Comprehensive Indian Resources for Community Law Enforcement
(CIRCLE) initiative is working well in three Indian communities
in which it is deployed. The Committee urges the department to
consider ways to expand the CIRCLE project into other
communities. In addition, the Committee requests that not later
tan June 15, 2003, the Department submit a proposal to expand
the CIRCLE project by integrating and coordinating resources
from across the Federal agencies for purposes of Indian law
enforcement, public safety, substance abuse, tribal justice
systems, and facilities construction into a small grant program
to Indian tribes and tribal consortia.
Within the amount for prison construction, the Committee
directs that grants be provided for the following projects:
--$5,000,000 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in South Dakota
for a Juvenile Detention and Recovery Facility;
--$2,900,000 to the Yankton Sioux Tribe in South Dakota for
the construction of a Juvenile Detention Facility;
--$900,000 to the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe for the
construction of a detention facility.
Edward Byrne Grants to States.--The Committee
recommendation provides $594,000,000 for the Edward Byrne
Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program, of
which $94,000,000 is for discretionary grants and is
$500,000,000 for formula grants.
Within the amount provided for formula grants, the
Committee expects the Bureau of Justice Assistance [BJA] to
provide:
--$12,000,000 for the continuation of Project HomeSafe for
safety packets which include a gun locking device and
information on how to handle and store guns safely.
These safety packets are distributed by the foundation
at no charge to any municipality that adopts the
program. The Committee continues to expect that no
funds be obligated for this purpose until at least an
interim gun lock standard is adopted to ensure that the
locks being distributed are not vulnerable to
accidental or intentional disengagement. In addition,
the Committee expects that a final gun lock standard be
adopted no later than March 1, 2003.
--$4,500,000 for the motor vehicle title information system,
as authorized by the Anti-car Theft Improvement Act.
Within the amount provided for BJA discretionary grants,
the Committee expects the Bureau of Justice Assistance to
provide:
--$500,000 for the Adams County, Pennsylvania Emergency
Services Training Facility for program enhancements;
--$150,000 to the University of North Dakota's Agricultural
Law Program to ensure that farmers, agribusiness and
other rural residents are well informed and represented
on agriculture related issues;
--$1,100,000 for an alcohol interdiction program designed to
investigate and prosecute bootlegging crimes as part of
a statewide effort to reduce fetal alcohol syndrome in
Alaska;
--$210,000 to the Alaska D.A.R.E. Drug Rehabilitation Program
for a statewide coordinator and for the implementation
new DARE curriculum;
--$1,000,000 for the Alaska Native Justice Center for a
restorative justice program;
--$1,100,000 for New York's Alfred University Rural Justice
Institute to provide support services to youths and
families who are victims of domestic violence;
--$1,500,000 for the An Achievable Dream in Newport News,
Virginia, which provides services to ask-risk youth to
help them perform better academically and socially;
--$750,000 for the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission;
--$250,000 to the Beaverton, Oregon Police Department for the
Identity Theft Prevention Initiative;
--$200,000 to the Bristol, Rhode Island Police Department for
the outfitting of, and support training for, a mobile
command post;
--$300,000 for the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota to
automate the functions of the court system, so as to
enhance the capacity of the Oglala Sioux Tribe justice
system to arrest, prosecute, convict, and rehabilitate
offenders;
--$250,000 for the Children's Medical Assessment Center in
South Carolina to extend forensic healthcare services
to outlying rural areas, and to extend the tracking and
medical case management programs to all law enforcement
jurisdictions in the local Tri-County area;
--$150,000 to the Chattanooga Endeavors program in Tennessee
to expand services and establish new public-private
partnerships;
--$450,000 for the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention in
Illinois;
--$750,000 to the City of Cincinnati, Ohio to improve
training for police recruits and current officers;
--$1,000,000 to the City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi to
equip an Emergency Management and Public Safety
Facility;
--$250,000 for the City of Wellston, Missouri for a holding
cell;
--$500,000 for the Community Safety Initiative in Kansas
City, Missouri;
--$100,000 for the Criminal Justice Institute in Arkansas for
DNA training and law enforcement;
--$750,000 to Iowa State University for the creation of a
Cyber Protection Laboratory which will test and
evaluate computer crime defense mechanisms;
--$2,750,000 for the D.A.R.E. program to re-train all
D.A.R.E. officers nationwide and produce D.A.R.E.
workbooks;
--$1,000,000 to the Alaska Department of Corrections for a
web based corrections offender information system, to
be implemented in cooperation with Utah, New Mexico,
Colorado, and Idaho;
--$499,477 for the New Mexico Administrative Office of the
Courts to establish Dependency Drug Courts in three
judicial districts;
--$80,000 to the Marysville, California police department for
a mobile command center;
--$2,000,000 to the South Carolina Department of Natural
Resources for expanded responsibilities related to
homeland security;
--$300,000 to the Metropolitan Family Services in Illinois
for the Domestic Violence and Substance Abuse program;
--$500,000 for Tulane University in Louisiana for a domestic
violence clinic;
--$150,000 to the Native American Community Board in Lake
Andes for the continuation of the Domestic Violence
shelter and Community Prevention Program;
--$300,000 to the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic
Violence for the establishment of the Rhode Island
Supreme Court's Domestic Violence Training and
Monitoring Unit (DV Unit);
--$550,000 for the Albuquerque, NM DWI Resource Center to
fund drunk driving awareness and prevention programs;
--$215,000 to Edmunds County, South Dakota for a county-wide
emergency warning system;
--$4,000,000 for the Eisenhower Foundation for the Youth Safe
Haven program;
--$1,750,000 to establish the Emergency Providers Access
Directory (EPAD), which provide a comprehensive list of
all State and local first responders so that resources
can be quickly marshaled in the case of future large
scale disaster.
--$50,000 for the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
program in Davison, South Dakota which will provide
advocates for children in the First Circuit;
--$100,000 for Franklin County, New York's Domestic Violence
Intervention Program to establish a third shelter in
Northern New York and to increase the program's
outreach efforts;
--$500,000 to Gallatin County, Montana for the Gallatin
County Re-Entry Program to provide supervision,
support, and training to offenders referred by Gallatin
County Courts;
--$500,000 for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's
Hispanic American Resources Team (HART) to provide
enhanced resources to Las Vegas' Hispanic community;
--$30,000 to the Huntington County, Pennsylvania Courthouse
for security enhancements;
--$750,000 for the Sam Houston State University in Texas to
establish the Institute for the Study of Violent
Groups;
--$450,000 for the Iowa Elderly Fraud Prevention Initiative;
--$1,000,000 to the Iowa Department of Public Health for an
intense drug treatment initiative aimed at nonviolent
drug offenders serving time in Polk, Linn, and Story
counties;
--$1,000,000 for Jane Doe, Inc. in Massachusetts;
--$1,500,000 to Jefferson County Alabama for an county-wide
Emergency Warning System;
--$1,970,000 for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Bi-State
Safety Project to provide safety mechanisms, medical
services, and communications systems for visitors to
the Lewis and Clark trail during the Bicentennial
Commemoration;
--$1,000,000 for the New Hampshire Department of Safety to
train safety and municipal officers in the North
Country (Litteton Area Learning Center);
--$3,000,000 for the Mental Health Courts Program in
accordance with the America's Law Enforcement and
Mental Health Project Act;
--$150,000 for Louisiana's Metropolitan Battered Women's
Program;
--$240,000 to the Minneapolis, Minnesota Police Department
for its Crises Intervention Team;
--$500,000 to the University of Mississippi for TechLaw
online training for police;
--$350,000 to continue support for an innovative and
effective program which helps single head-of-household
women with children reject a life of crime and drugs
and build a self supporting lifestyle;
--$4,500,000 for the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys to
support the National District Attorneys Association's
participation in legal education training at the
National Advocacy Center;
--$400,000 for the New Hampshire Department of Safety to
purchase two Remotec Andres V-A1 hazardous duty robot;
--$3,000,000 for the National Center for Justice and the Rule
of Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law
to sponsor research and produce judicial education
seminars and training for judges and other criminal
justice professionals;
--$5,000,000 to continue the effective crime prevention
program (McGruff the Crime Dog) and meet the enormous
demand from local law enforcement organizations
regarding effective crime prevention practices;
--$3,000,000 for the National Fatherhood Institute, the
National Physicians Center for Family Resources, and
the Alabama Police Institute to study the causes and
consequences of out-of-wedlock childbirth and its
impact on criminal activity;
--$150,000 to the University of North Dakota's Native
Americans into Law program to recruit and retain
American Indian law students;
--$270,000 to the University of South Carolina for the
National Center for Prosecution Ethics;
--$250,000 to the University of South Carolina's Children's
Law Office for programs to improve the professional
practice in child maltreatment and juvenile justice in
South Carolina;
--$600,000 to the New Hampshire Department of Corrections for
the purchase of digital radios to allow officers in the
Department to communicate with other law enforcement
officers around the State;
--$500,000 for program expansion at the Northeastern Illinois
Public Safety Training Academy;
--$185,000 for South Dakota's Northern Hills Area court
Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program for the
expansion of the volunteer advocate network and to
create an extension office to serve the Fourth Circuit;
--$5,000,000 to the New York City Police Department for
safety equipment to respond to a chemical or biological
incident;
--$2,000,000 for the New Hampshire State Police's and US
Attorneys Office's cooperative effort to combat crime
at the border, gang-related crime, and in investigating
outlaw motorcycle gangs;
--$350,000 to Alaska's Partners for Downtown Progress for an
innovative program for alcohol offenders, using
treatment in lieu of incarceration;
--$500,000 for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Safe Streets
Initiative;
--$500,000 for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Police Bureau's
Virtual Perimeter Video Surveillance system, which
allows live monitoring of multiple locations by robotic
cameras;
--$410,781 for the Colorado Springs, Colorado Police
Department to integrate the Police Accountability and
Service Standards (PASS) Model department-wide;
--$300,000 to the Rhode Island Select Commission on Race and
Police-Community Relations for its Police
Professionalism Initiative;
--$350,000 for Turtle Mountain Community College's `Project
Peacemaker' which seeks to increase the number of
American Indians trained in either Tribal government or
law;
--$4,000,000 for the South Carolina State Ports Authority
(SCSPA) for the implementation of Project Seahawk. This
project is designed to enhance security at and around
the Port of Charleston. Funding is provided for the
acquisition of communications equipment, computer
software and hardware technology, and research and
development needed to execute the project;
--$3,000,000 to include New Hampshire police, medical and
fire services in a comprehensive public safety training
and communications system;
--$55,000 for the Multnomah County, Oregon sheriff's Office
to purchase portable radios to be used by the fifty-one
members of its reserve unit;
--$1,000,000 for the Ridge House Treatment Facility to
provide stabilization, habilitation, and re-entry
skills to the Nevada criminal justice population;
--$250,000 for Riverfront District Community Policing
Stations in Montgomery, Alabama;
--$500,000 to the Robinson Community Learning Center in South
Bend, Indiana to support efforts at reducing the rate
of local youth violence and young adult homicide;
--$100,000 to the Safe Harbor Domestic Violence Shelter in
Aberdeen, South Dakota for equipment and programming;
--$500,000 for the Salt Lake Valley, Utah Emergency
Communications Center;
--$1,300,000 for the San Joaquin Valley, California Rural
Agricultural Crime Prevention Program;
--$450,000 for the City of Savannah, Georgia to expand the
Savannah Impact Program (SIP);
--$2,000,000 for continued support for the expansion of
Search Group, Inc. and the National Technical
Assistance and Training Program to assist States, such
as West Virginia, to accelerate the automation of
fingerprint identification processes;
--$750,000 to the City of Fairfield, California for planning,
equipment, and training necessary for response in the
event of an emergency involving hazardous materials;
--$1,250,000 for Standing Against Global Exploitation (SAGE)
to replicate and expand training materials, regional
training modules, and intensive technical assistance
for survivors of prostitution, sexual exploitation,
violence, abuse, and trauma;
--$250,000 to the State of Wisconsin Court Interpreter's
Program for statewide training programs for current and
potential court interpreters;
--$1,000,000 to Stop the Violence in South Carolina for
programs to reduce crime and create sustainable
neighborhood development through a successful model of
community involvement;
--$180,000 for the Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) in San Diego,
California which assists the homeless in San Diego in
being placed in the appropriate social services
programs;
--$1,500,000 for the National Judicial College in Reno,
Nevada to provide education and training to judges,
focusing particularly on judicial proficiency,
competency, skills, and productivity;
--$2,000,000 for the Tools for Tolerance Program;
--$2,500,000 for grants to implement Sections 101, 102, and
103 of Title I of the Indian Tribal Justice Technical
and Legal Assistance Act of 2000;
--$508,476 for the Shonshone-Bannock Tribe at the Fort Hall
Reservation in Idaho. Funds will be used for the
architectural and engineering fees associated with
construction of a new Justice Center;
--$200,000 to the University of New Hampshire for the violent
crime against women on campus reduction program;
--$3,000,000 for the development of a security system at the
Emergency Operations Center located in Virginia;
--$1,000,000 for Washington County, Oregon for its County
Alcohol and Drug Free Housing project;
--$250,000 to the University of Southern Colorado for the
Western Forensic Science and Law Enforcement Training
Center;
--$200,000 to the Yell County, Arkansas Juvenile Detention
Center for drug and alcohol detoxification, counseling,
and rehabilitation program; and
--$500,000 for Montana's Yellowstone County Family Drug Court
which provides services to parents and guardians whose
children have been removed from the home because of
abuse or neglect due to substance abuse.
Drug courts.--The Committee recommends $50,000,000 for drug
courts. The Committee notes that localities can also access
funding for drug courts from the Local Law Enforcement Block
Grant and Juvenile Accountability Block Grant. In addition, the
Committee directs OJP to provide a report to the Committee no
later than December 31, 2003, on the long term sustainability
of the drug courts being established under this program.
Juvenile accountability incentive block grant.--The
Committee recommends $249,450,000 for the Juvenile
Accountability Incentive Block Grant Program to address the
growing problem of juvenile crime by encouraging
accountability-based reforms at the State and local level.
Violence Against Women Act programs.--The Committee
recommends $390,565,000 for grants to support the Violence
Against Women Act. Grants provided under this recommendation
are for the following programs:
Violence Against Women Act programs
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
General formula grants.................................. 184,765
National Institute of Justice....................... 5,200
OJJDP-Safe Start Program............................ [10,000]
BJS Study of domestic violence case processing...... 1,000
Grants to encourage arrest policies..................... 65,000
Rural domestic violence................................. 40,000
Legal Assistance Program................................ 40,000
Campus Violence Program................................. 10,000
Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation.................. 5,000
Safe Haven Program...................................... 15,000
Education and Training to Assist Disabled Female Victims 7,500
Stalker Database Expansion.............................. 3,000
Training programs....................................... 5,000
Victims of child abuse programs:
Court appointed special advocates (CASA)............ 12,000
Training for judicial personnel..................... 2,300
Grants for televised testimony...................... 1,000
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Total, VAWA programs.............................. 390,565,000
The fiscal year 2003 funding will be used to develop and
implement effective arrest and prosecution policies to prevent,
identify, and respond to violent crimes against women,
strengthen programs addressing stalking, and provide much
needed victims services. This includes specialized domestic
violence court advocates who obtain protection orders. In
addition, programs should be strengthened to encourage
reporting of domestic violence by providing assurances that law
enforcement and attorney support systems would be available.
This funding is to be distributed to States to significantly
enhance the availability of services, prosecutors, and law-
enforcement officials to women and children who are subjected
to domestic violence. The fiscal year 2002 Senate Report
required the Department to submit a report detailing a plan to
address violence against women with particular emphasis on
Alaska which ranks first in the Nation for domestic violence
and child abuse. The report was to be completed by May 1, 2002,
but has yet to be received by the Committee. The Department is
directed to provide monthly updates on its progress until the
report is completed as required.
Substance abuse treatment for State prisoners.--The
Committee recommends $70,000,000, for the Residential Substance
Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners [RSAT]. The RSAT
Program provides financial and technical assistance to assist
State and local governments in developing and implementing
residential treatment programs within State and local
correctional and detention facilities in which inmates are
incarcerated for a period of time sufficient to permit
substance abuse treatment. Consistent with the authorizing
statute, States must agree to require drug testing of
individuals enrolled in the treatment program and give
preference to projects that assist in the placement of program
participants with community-based aftercare services, such as
parole supervision, education and job training, and halfway
houses. In addition, as in fiscal year 2002, up to 10 percent
of the total program level maybe used for the treatment of
parolees. These grants should only fund treatment for
individuals up to 1 year after they are released from a State
prison.
Safe Return Program.--The Committee recommends $900,000 to
continue and expand training of law enforcement and other
emergency response personnel to locate missing Alzheimer
patients.
Law enforcement family support programs.--The Committee
recommendation provides $1,500,000 for this program to assist
Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in
developing and implementing policies and programs to reduce
stress and provide appropriate support services for law
enforcement officers and their families.
Senior citizens against marketing scams.--The
recommendation provides $2,000,000 for this program to assist
law enforcement in preventing and stopping marketing scams
against the elderly. The Committee requests that some program
sessions be held at the National Advocacy Center. Also, the
Committee directs that this effort be coordinated with the
Federal Trade Commission.
Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention.--The recommendation
provides $1,300,000 for grants to combat motor vehicle theft.
WEED AND SEED PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $58,925,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 58,925,000
Committee recommendation................................ 58,925,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $58,925,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
The Committee also recommends bill language, similar to
that included in previous fiscal years, making funds available
for grants or agreements with State agencies or to reimburse
Federal agencies in order to execute the weed and seed
strategy, and also allows for the use of other Department of
Justice funds to support the Weed and Seed Program.
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $1,050,440,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 1,381,034,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,062,628,000
The Committee recommends $1,062,628,000 for the Community
Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The recommendation is
$319,234,000 below the budget request, which included
$800,000,000 for the proposed Justice Assistance Grant Program
that was to be transferred to OJP and that the Committee does
not fund. The Committee provides funding under this account as
follows:
Public Safety and Community Policing Programs
COPS Hiring Program.--The Committee recommends $330,000,000
for the COPS hiring program. Within the amounts available for
officer hiring, up to $180,000,000 is available for the hiring
of school resource officers. To date, the COPS Office has made
over 32,700 grants to more than 12,400 of the Nation's 18,000
law enforcement agencies. Through its hiring grant programs,
COPS has funded over 114,000 officers, including 4,500 School
Resource Officers. The Committee does not support the
Administration's proposal of eliminating the COPS hiring
programs. There continues to be a need at the State and local
level for additional law enforcement officers, especially in
light of the fact that the nation's first responders are now
recognized as the front line of defense against future
terrorist attacks.
The Committee also recognizes that State and law
enforcement agencies depend on technology and communications
equipment to perform their jobs safely and effectively.
Therefore, the Committee includes language for a new
communications technology grant program under the COPS Crime-
Fighting Technologies section of this report.
Protecting our children.--Terrorists have the ability to
confront the United States with contingencies we have never
considered. One such contingency involves our children.
Therefore, the Committee provides $10,000,000 for training to
assist school resource officers in preventing acts by predatory
adversaries involving weapons aimed at significant school
populations. The officers will be trained in non-intrusive
defensive measures taken to reduce the vulnerability to
terrorist attacks and offensive measures taken to prevent,
deter, and respond to terrorism. The Committee directs that a
report be provided to the Committees on Appropriations no later
than January 1, 2003 on the spending plan for this effort.
Training and Technical Assistance.--The COPS Office has
created a network of Regional Community Policing Institutes
(RCPIs) that are strategically located throughout the country
and make up a national network that disseminates training and
technical assistance to officers and community members on a
diverse array of issues, including community policing, the
effective use of computers and communications technology, and
police integrity. To date, more than 173,000 law enforcement
personnel and community members have been trained through the
RCPI network and the Community Policing Consortium. The
Committee recommendation includes $21,000,000 for COPS to
continue providing training and technical assistance to the law
enforcement community.
Indian Country.--The Committee recommendation includes
$40,000,000 to be used to improve law enforcement capabilities
on Indian lands and native villages, both for hiring uniformed
officers, including village public safety officers, and for the
purchase of equipment and training for new and existing
officers. The Committee recommends that 5 percent of the COPS
funds be provided directly to tribal judicial systems to assist
Tribal courts with the increased caseload associated with the
increased arrests as a result of the additional funds for
tribal law enforcement.
Police Corps.--The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for the
Police Corps Program. The Committee understands that the Police
Corps program has sufficient unobligated balances available to
allow the program to maintain its activities in fiscal year
2003 at the prior year level.
Methamphetamine Enforcement and Clean-Up.--The Committee
recommends $45,000,000 for State and local law enforcement
programs to combat methamphetamine production and distribution,
to target drug ``hot spots,'' and to remove and dispose of
hazardous materials at clandestine methamphetamine labs. Since
fiscal year 1998, COPS has provided $141,900,000 in funding to
more than 60 State and local law enforcement agencies to hire
personnel, purchase equipment, and clean-up labs, as well as
obtain training in methamphetamine related interdiction
tactics, investigation, and prosecution.
Within the amounts provided, the Department is expected to
review, in consultation with DEA, the following proposals,
provide grants if warranted, and report to the Committees on
its intentions:
--$500,000 for personnel, training, and equipment under the
Arizona Methamphetamine Initiative;
--$1,000,000 to the Arkansas State Police for the Arkansas
Methamphetamine Law Enforcement Initiative;
--$414,977 for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
Drug Control to properly train and equip officers for
operations involving clandestine methamphetamine labs;
--$150,000 for the Criminal Justice Institute at the
University of Arkansas at Little Rock to train rural
law enforcement officers in the issues of safety,
investigation, and evidence collection related to
methamphetamine production;
--$1,000,000 for the Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy to
combat the spread of methamphetamine in east central
counties through intelligence gathering, enforcement,
and lab clean up operations;
--$4,000,000 for Hawaii County, Hawaii to carry out
enforcement, prosecution, and cleanup activities
associated with the manufacture, use, and distribution
of methamphetamine;
--$1,500,000 for the Indiana State Police to combat the
production, distribution, and use of methamphetamine;
--$500,000 to the Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy to
create a secure intelligence system;
--$400,000 for the Iowa Tanks-A-Lock project to equip
anhydrous ammonia tanks with locking mechanisms that
prevent theft by manufacturers of methamphetamine;
--$250,000 for the Jackson County, Mississippi Sheriff's
Department to combat methamphetamine;
--$1,000,000 to the Nebraska State Patrol for a
Methamphetamine Drug Use Enforcement and Research
Program. Funding is provided for drug treatment,
enforcement enhancements, and laboratory enhancements;
--$200,000 to Marion County, Oregon for its Meth Lab
Surveillance and Eradication project, which will
provide law enforcement with training, equipment, and
an improved communications system;
--$3,500,000 for the continuation of the Washington State
Methamphetamine Program;
--$750,000 for the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics to combat
methamphetamine and to train officers on the proper
recognition, collection, removal, and destruction of
methamphetamine;
--$3,500,000 for the Missouri Drug Eradication Initiative, to
be divided among Missouri's 29 drug task forces. This
amount includes $200,000 for the Jefferson County
Sheriff's Office, and $50,000 for the Phelps County
Sheriff's Department I-44 Drug Interdiction Project;
--$1,500,000 for MoSmart. Funding is to assist sheriffs and
rural drug task forces in combating methamphetamine
production, use, and distribution by providing needed
equipment, training, and lab clean up resources;
--$1,500,000 for the Sioux City, Iowa Regional
Methamphetamine Training Center, to provide training to
officers from eight States;
--$500,000 for the Minot State University, ND, rural
methamphetamine project;
--$1,000,000 to the Central Utah Narcotics Task Force for the
Sevier Region Methamphetamine Project;
--$500,000 for the Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy to
combat the spread of methamphetamine in south central
Iowa through intelligence gathering, enforcement, and
lab clean-up operations;
--$1,000,000 to the Vermont Department of Public Safety to
continue funding five troopers who are involved in
combating heroin distribution and use in the Vermont
Drug Task Force;
--$1,400,000 for the Wisconsin Methamphetamine Law
Enforcement Initiative; and
--$1,250,000 for Yellowstone County, Montana's
Methamphetamine Initiative which will focus on
increased drug enforcement and clean-up.
Bullet-proof Vests Grant Program.--The Committee
recommendation includes $26,000,000 to continue this program
for formula grants to States, local governments, and Indian
tribes to be used for the purchase of armored vests for law
enforcement officers in the jurisdiction of the grantee.
Crime-Fighting Technologies Programs
Law Enforcement Technology Program.--The Committee
recommends $118,615,000 for continued development of
technologies and automated systems to assist State and local
law enforcement agencies in investigating, responding to and
preventing crime.
Within the amount provided, the COPS office should examine
each of the following proposals, provide grants if warranted,
and submit a report to the Committees on its intentions for
each proposal:
--$500,000 to the City of El Centro, California for the
purchase of 800 MHZ portable and mobile radios for
emergency operations;
--$1,000,000 to the City of Owensboro, Kentucky and Daviess
County, Kentucky to implement an improved emergency
responder and 911 operations system;
--$250,000 to the City of Flint, Michigan for upgrades to its
911 emergency response system;
--$750,000 for the Abilene, Texas Police Department to
upgrade and expand the emergency response and
communications network;
--$2,000,000 to the State of Alaska to build statewide shared
multi-agency communications network;
--$1,500,000 for the Alaska Department of Public Safety to
upgrade its communications systems;
--$100,000 for the Brooklyn, Ohio Police Department to
purchase a computer aided dispatch system and mobile
data terminals;
--$1,500,000 for Brown County, South Dakota to replace radio
equipment, modernize the telephone infrastructure, and
purchase computer-aided dispatch technology for the
county's Regional Communications Center;
--$1,500,000 to the City of Jackson, Mississippi for the
public safety automated technologies system;
--$375,000 for South Dakota's Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to
modernize its current court system by upgrading
computer systems and acquiring court service
processors;
--$200,000 to the Choctaw County, Alabama Emergency
Management Agency for a Emergency Warning Notification
System;
--$1,400,000 for the City of Cincinnati, Ohio to implement a
record management system;
--$1,000,000 to the City of Seattle, Washington for digital
video surveillance cameras;
--$2,000,000 to the City of Oceanside, California to upgrade
the public safety radio system;
--$30,000 to the Charter Township of Mt. Morris, Michigan for
closed circuit video camera technology;
--$8,000,000 for a grant to the Southeastern Law Enforcement
Technology Center's Coastal Plain Police Communications
initiative for regional law enforcement communications
equipment. The State capitol of Columbia should be
given due consideration in this year's implementation;
--$250,000 to the Columbia, Mississippi Police Department for
technology;
--$4,000,000 for the Consolidated Advanced Technologies for
Law Enforcement (CAT lab) Program;
--$910,000 for the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska for
equipment and technology enhancements at the Juneau
Dispatch and Evidence Center;
--$300,000 for the City and Borough of Ketchikan, Alaska for
an Emergency and 911 Dispatch system;
--$3,000,000 to Montgomery County, Maryland to establish an
integrated criminal justice information system;
--$1,500,000 for the Rockville, Maryland Police Department to
upgrade communications, records management, and
emergency services systems;
--$1,000,000 to the City of Wasilla, Alaska for a regional
dispatch center;
--$800,000 for the City of Jackson, Tennessee to install
mobile data terminals in police vehicles;
--$1,000,000 to the City of Memphis, Tennessee to install a
regional law enforcement communications system;
--$500,000 for Cowlitz County, Washington to replace its
emergency response radio system;
--$7,100,000 for the Southwest Border Anti-Drug Information
System of which $3,500,000 is to go to the State of
Idaho;
--$950,000 to equip the Critical Infrastructure Protection
Project (CIPP) in Virginia;
--$300,000 for Curry County, Oregon to fund upgrades and
repairs needed to maintain the integrity of the
communications system;
--Up to $3,000,000 for the acquisition or lease and
installation of dashboard mounted cameras for State and
local law enforcement on patrol. One camera may be used
in each vehicle, which is used primarily for patrols.
These cameras are only to be used by State and local
law enforcement on patrol;
--$1,500,000 for the Delaware State Police to upgrade
communications and video capabilities, purchase a real-
time x-ray machine, and portable receivers;
--$250,000 to the City and County of Denver, Colorado for an
intelligent emergency service dispatch system;
--$1,500,000 for the City of Des Moines, Iowa to develop a
regional geographic information system that will
enhance homeland defense and emergency response
capabilities;
--$500,000 for the Downriver Mutual Aid Data Network for an
800 mhz digital communications system;
--$500,000 to Eau Claire County, Wisconsin's Police
Communications Project for a computer aided dispatch
and records management system;
--$500,000 to the Sandy City, Utah Police Department for an
automated records storage and communications system to
operate in conjunction with the court system;
--$2,250,000 for the Montana Public Safety Services Office to
acquire enhanced 9-1-1 communications technology;
--$1,000,000 for Hamilton County, Ohio to replace and upgrade
the current dispatch system;
--$2,500,000 to the Harrison County, Mississippi Sheriff's
Department for the Public Safety Automated Systems
project;
--$400,000 to the Indianapolis, Indiana Police Department to
upgrade the existing laptop computer system to a
wireless land area network;
--$250,000 to the National Center for Victims of Crime
INFOLINK Program;
--$1,500,000 for Jefferson County, Alabama to upgrade the
public safety radio system and improve
interoperability;
--$1,000,000 to the Johnson County, Kansas Sheriff's
Department for a computer-aided dispatch system;
--$200,000 for the Town of Johnston, Rhode Island to acquire
mobile data computers, a video surveillance system for
police headquarters, and an automated telephone system;
--$1,000,000 to the State of Kansas for the Public Safety
Communications Network;
--$25,000 to Bath and Menifee Counties in Kentucky for the
purchase of law enforcement equipment;
--$60,000 to the Rowan County, Kentucky Sheriff's Office and
the Morehead Police Department for the purchase of
radar units, mobile cameras, communications equipment,
a records management system, and other investigative
equipment;
--$3,000,000 for Law Enforcement On-Line (LEO) information
system which provides criminal justice information to
law enforcement agencies throughout the country;
--$1,000,000 to the University of Houston in Texas to
acquire, test, evaluate, and expand upon existing
police vehicle technology;
--$95,000 for Leake County, Mississippi for police technology
and equipment;
--$1,500,000 for the Louisiana Commission on Law for a
statewide Technology Coordination Project;
--$1,500,000 to the City of Madison, Wisconsin Police
Department's Consolidated Communications Project for
new hardware, software, data conversion, training, and
project administration;
--$1,000,000 to the Maine State Police for a new voice and
data communications system;
--$1,500,000 to the Metropolitan Radio Board in Minnesota for
a regional, digital public safety communications
system;
--$2,000,000 for the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Police
Department to purchase and install mobile digital
radios in its squad cars;
--$2,250,000 for Minnehaha County, South Dakota to upgrade
its existing communications system and to link with the
new State of South Dakota Radio System;
--$2,250,000 to the Missouri Police Chiefs Association for
technology, equipment, and regional training;
--$250,000 to the Madisonville, Kentucky Police Department
for mobile data terminals;
--$500,000 to the City of Montrose, Colorado for a records
management system and related technology to interface
with the public safety communications system;
--$20,000 to Moody County, South Dakota for upgrades to the
emergency response communications system;
--$750,000 to the Town of Mountain Village, Colorado for a
regional public safety communications system;
--$1,000,000 for the County of Bergen, New Jersey to
implement a multi-agency radio communications system
that will provide interoperability capability across
all agencies and integrate the operations of the Bergen
County government;
--$5,000,000 to the National Sheriff's Association for a
multi-state information system that will enable local
law enforcement agencies to share important criminal
justice information;
--$1,500,000 for the New Castle County, Delaware Police
Department for a new records management system,
additional computers and software, and surveillance
equipment;
--$200,000 to the Kenton County, Kentucky Sheriff's Office
for communications system improvements;
--$200,000 to the New Hampshire Department of Public Safety
to provide equipment and technology to ten small law
enforcement agencies throughout New Hampshire;
--$400,000 to the Newago County Office of Administration for
the acquisition of an 800 mhz digital communications
system;
--$1,000,000 to the New Hampshire Police Standards and
Training Facility to purchase technology and equipment
for training recruits;
--$350,000 for the City of Huntsville, Alabama to upgrade
computer systems in police headquarters and district
stations;
--$575,000 for the Billings, Montana Police Department for
vehicle enhancements, including automatic vehicle
locators, in-car report writing modules, and mobile
roaming technology;
--$1,050,000 for the Towns of Barre, St. Albans, and
Springfield, Vermont to be divided equally, providing
$350,000 for each. This funding will be used to upgrade
communications capabilities and for the purchase of
mobile data terminals;
--$1,000,000 for the Lubbock, Texas Police Department to
purchase mobile data terminals and related software;
--$1,000,000 for Project Hoosier SAFE-T, a Statewide
emergency response and telecommunications project;
--$1,000,000 for the County of Passaic, New Jersey for the
purchase of a trunked radio system;
--$1,500,000 for the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety to
provide comprehensive radio and data communications
capabilities for all emergency response agencies units
in Oklahoma;
--$400,000 for the Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky
Public Safety Communications System to study
requirements and develop a plan to implement a common
interoperable voice and data communications system for
public safety organizations in the metropolitan area;
--$300,000 to the City of Santa Rosa, California for radio
communications and emergency response systems upgrades;
--$1,500,000 for the Borough of Fort Lee, New Jersey to
improve the emergency services radio system;
--$1,500,000 to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol for
the development and implementation of an interoperable
Voice Trunking Network (VTN) real-time voice
communication system throughout the State;
--$300,000 to REJIS for the establishment of a computer
information system to serve the St. Louis Region;
--$2,000,000 for the Montana Sheriff's & Peace Officers
Association for a reverse 9-1-1 system which will allow
State and local officials to distribute emergency
information to citizens over their phone lines using
auto-dialing technologies;
--$800,000 to the Rockdale County, Georgia Sheriff's Office
to purchase mobile data computers and in-car video
systems;
--$1,500,000 to San Miguel County, New Mexico Emergency
Services for a county wide communications system;
--$850,000 to Simpson County, Mississippi for a public safety
automated technologies system;
--$2,500,000 for South Dakota's Sherrifs and Police Chiefs
Association to acquire communications equipment,
computers, and other crime-fighting technologies;
--$3,000,000 for a grant for the Southeastern Law Enforcement
Technology Center to partner with SPAWAR to advance
research and development into software radio
technology;
--$1,500,000 to the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety for
a statewide public safety communications system;
--$1,500,000 to the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department
for mobile data terminals;
--$1,500,000 to Wake County, North Carolina's Department of
Public Safety and Emergency Management for technology
infrastructure improvements for law enforcement
vehicles;
--$200,000 for the Pike County, Illinois Sheriff's Department
to upgrade law enforcement technologies and modernize
equipment;
--$50,000 for the City of West Point, Kentucky for the
purchase of law enforcement equipment;
--$2,000,000 for the training of village public safety
officers and small village police offices and
acquisition of emergency response and search and rescue
equipment for rural communities;
--$250,000 to the Warren County, Mississippi Sheriff's
Department for technology enhancements;
--$125,000 for the Wilkinson County, Mississippi Sheriff's
Department for police technology and equipment;
--$1,500,000 for the Wilmington, Delaware Police Department
to purchase surveillance cameras, metal detectors, and
protective suits for responding to hazardous materials
incidents; and
--$300,000 to the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy in Douglas,
Wyoming for technology upgrades.
The COPS Interoperable Communications Technology Program.--
The Committee recommends $100,000,000 for the Office of
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Interoperable
Communications Technology program, to be designed and
implemented by the COPS Office, in consultation with the Office
of Science and Technology (OS&T) within the National Institute
of Justice, as well as the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).
The Committee seeks to utilize the expertise of all three
organizations so as to create a grant program that is highly
responsive to the immediate needs of the State and local law
enforcement community and that takes full advantages of the
expertise and lessons learned from OS&T's and BJA's research
and development in the field of interoperable law enforcement
communications, particularly project AGILE. In addition, the
Committee is aware that the Office of Domestic Preparedness and
the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have
significant experience in law enforcement communications, and
therefore it is also recommended that COPS seek guidance from
these agencies when designing and implementing this program.
This program should address the critical need of law
enforcement to improve cross-jurisdictional communication and
information sharing. The Committee directs the COPS Office to
develop and submit to the Committee, no later than 45 days
after the implementation of this Act, proposed guidelines for
the program. Consistent with the COPS Office's existing grant
programs, the COPS Interoperable Communications Technology
program should include a 25 percent local match requirement.
The Committee is aware that the Federal Emergency Management
Administration (FEMA) has a similar program designed for Fire
Departments and EMS, and therefore COPS should consult with
FEMA to ensure that these programs are providing compatible
communications equipment that will allow interoperability among
all first responders in a given jurisdiction. The Committee
urges that grants under these programs be used, whenever
possible, to purchase cost effective cross band repeaters or
other frequency or band patching solutions, which allow
agencies to make existing communications systems interoperable.
Because of the complexities associated with these systems, the
Committee provides $3,000,000, within available amounts, to be
transferred to the Bureau of Justice Assistance to provide
technical assistance, utilizing OS&T's expertise, to grantees
regarding the implementation of the equipment.
The Committee understands and support the need for minimum
standards for law enforcement communications technology.
Therefore, OS&T should assist COPS in incorporating existing
minimum standards into the formulation of this grant program.
The Committee also provides, within available amounts,
$5,000,000 to be transferred to NIST to continue the efforts of
the Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) regarding the
development of a comprehensive suite of minimum standards for
law enforcement communications.
In addition, the Committee is aware that a number of cross
band repeaters have been distributed by the Federal Government
to local jurisdictions throughout the United States. The
Committee directs that NIJ provide an inventory no later than
March 1, 2003 regarding the locations of all of these systems.
Crime Identification Technology Act.--The Committee
recommends $45,000,000 to be used and distributed pursuant to
the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998, Public Law
105-251, of which $11,000,000 is to be transferred to the NIJ
to develop technologies to improve school safety. Under that
Act, eligible uses of the funds are (1) upgrading criminal
history and criminal justice record systems; (2) improvement of
criminal justice identification, including fingerprint-based
systems; (3) promoting compatibility and integration of
national, State, and local systems for criminal justice
purposes, firearms eligibility determinations, identification
of sexual offenders, identification of domestic violence
offenders, and background checks for other authorized purposes;
(4) capture of information for statistical and research
purposes; (5) developing multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency
communications systems; and (6) improvement of capabilities of
forensic sciences, including DNA.
Within the overall amounts recommended, the OJP should
examine each of the following proposals, provide grants if
warranted, and submit a report to the Committees on its
intentions for each proposal:
--$500,000 to the Arkansas Crime Information Center and the
Arkansas Sheriff's Association for Phase II of the
JailNet project;
--$2,000,000 to the Arkansas State Police for its Automated
Fingerprint Identification System;
--$500,000 to the Ogden City, Utah Police Department for an
automatic finger print identification system (AFIS);
--$800,000 for a Centralized Sex Offender Registry Program
for the State of Colorado;
--$2,000,000 for CJIS WareNET to connect all State law
enforcement agencies into one information database;
--$250,000 to the Ogden City, Utah Police Department for a
consolidated records management system;
--$2,500,000 for the Alaska Criminal Justice Information
System to integrate Federal, State, and local criminal
records along with social service and other records. It
expects the system design to include the capability to
provide background checks on potential child care
workers for child care providers and families with the
permission of the job applicant. The State should
consult with the National Instant Check System for
technical expertise;
--$5,000,000 for the South Carolina Judicial Department to
purchase equipment for the integration of the case
docket system into a state-of-the-art comprehensive
database to be shared between the court system and law
enforcement;
--$2,000,000 to the Vermont Department of Public Safety for
the Criminal Justice Integration System Project;
--$3,000,000 to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety for
the integrated criminal justice information system
titled CriMNet;
--$200,000 for Pennsylvania's Cross Current Corporation
Criminal Justice County Integration Project;
--$500,000 to the Sandy City, Utah Police Department for an
automated records storage and communications system to
operate in conjunction with the court system;
--$100,000 to the Ogden City, Utah Police Department for a
facial recognition system;
--$2,000,000 to the Great Cities Universities Coalition in
Georgia for criminal justice data gathering and
analysis;
--$250,000 to the City of Gulfport, Mississippi for the
Gulfport Critical Incident Response Technologies;
--$1,000,000 to the Missouri Office of the State Court
Administrator for computer upgrades and modernizations
of the juvenile court system;
--$450,000 for implement a Louisiana Statewide Sex Offender
Database;
--$500,000 Whatcom County, Washington's Multi-Jurisdictional
Criminal Justice Data Integration Project to develop
and implement an integrated county-wide communications
system;
--$500,000 for the Offenders' Unified Tracking for
Rehabilitation, Enforcement, Assistance, and Community
Health (OUTREACH) program at the University of
Pennsylvania Lee Center of Criminology;
--$2,000,000 for the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation to
purchase Live-Scan machines for use by Ohio law
enforcement agencies;
--$3,000,000 for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
to obtain equipment, convert existing databases and
integrate systems for accurate and rapid processing of
information to support identifications for criminal and
civil purposes;
--$250,000 to the South Bend, Indiana Police Department for
the purchase of an automated fingerprint imaging system
(AFIS);
--$75,000 to the St. Louis, Missouri Police Department to
enhance an existing web-based crime analysis and
information sharing system;
--$1,000,000 for the Syracuse University Cross-Information
Language Retrieval system to assist law enforcement in
the search and analysis of foreign Internet document
databases;
--$1,900,000 to upgrade automated fingerprint identification
systems (AFIS) in Hawaii; and
--$850,000 for the University of Southern Mississippi for
crime identification technology training.
Upgrade Criminal History Records (Brady Act).--Within the
amounts available for crime identification technology, the
Committee recommends $35,000,000, for States to upgrade
criminal history records so that these records can interface
with other data bases holding information on other categories
of individuals who are prohibited from purchasing firearms
under Federal or State statute. Additionally, the national
sexual offender registry [NSOR] component of the Criminal
History Records Upgrade Program has two principal objectives.
The registry assists States in developing complete and accurate
in-State registries. It will also assist States in sharing
their registry information with the FBI system which identifies
those offenders for whom special law enforcement interest has
been noted.
Crime Laboratory Improvement Program.--The Committee
recommends $35,000,000 for the crime laboratory improvement
program.
DNA Backlog Elimination.--The Committee recommends
$40,000,000 to reduce the DNA sample backlog. Within this
amount, $5,000,000 is available for Paul Coverdell Forensics
Sciences Improvement grants.
Within the overall amounts recommended for the Crime
Laboratory Improvement and DNA Backlog Elimination Programs,
the OJP should examine each of the following proposals, provide
grants if warranted, and submit a report to the Committees on
its intentions for each proposal:
--$500,000 to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania for the
Allegheny County Forensics Laboratory for improvements;
--$180,000 to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for the
continuation of the Arkansas Crime Lab DNA Backlog
Reduction program;
--$142,900 to the Broome County, New York Government Security
Division for a computer and video forensics laboratory;
--$1,500,000 to establish the Metropolitan Forensic Science
Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico which will serve law
enforcement agencies involved in Indian Country;
--$800,000 for the National Academy for Forensic Computing in
Central Piedmont, North Carolina;
--$1,250,000 for the DNA Testing Center at Florida Gulf Coast
University;
--$750,000 for the Commonwealth of Virginia to enhance
existing State forensic laboratory capabilities for
analysis and training;
--$400,000 for the Birmingham Police Department to improve
and update their forensic laboratory;
--$500,000 for the Forensics Laboratory at East Stroudsburg
University, Pennsylvania to assist Pennsylvania's law
enforcement community by expediting the processing of
the State's DNA backlog;
--$500,000 to the Indiana State Police, Laboratory Division
for personnel, equipment, supplies, and contractual
needs in order to meet the increased demands on the DNA
Analysis Unit;
--$500,000 to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation for lab
equipment and an information management system to track
evidence;
--$3,000,000 for the Marshall University (MU) Forensic
Science Program in West Virginia;
--$750,000 for the Mississippi Crime Lab to improve the
State's capability to analyze DNA evidence;
--$750,000 for the University of Tennessee to continue the
development of technology, forensic training, and
research;
--$1,500,000 for the State University of New York at Albany
to establish the North East Regional Forensic
Institute;
--$500,000 for upgrades at the Northern Illinois Police Crime
Laboratory;
--$800,000 to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation for
improvements to its Forensic Science Lab;
--$900,000 to the Pikes Peak Metro Crime Lab in Colorado for
renovations necessary to meet the demand for DNA
analysis services;
--$1,500,000 to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
for equipment to support a Federal and State
collaboration of investigators and forensics experts to
solve high technology crimes through one center;
--$3,000,000 to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
for continued funding to support the growing State and
local law enforcement needs in the only full service
forensic laboratory in South Carolina;
--$970,000 to the Southeast Missouri Crime Lab for
modernizations and equipment;
--$500,000 to Texas Tech University for the Southwest
Institute for Forensic Sciences;
--$2,000,000 for the State of Maryland and the City of
Baltimore DNA Labs to be evenly divided among each; and
--$4,000,000 for the West Virginia University (WVU) Forensic
Identification Program.
Prosecution Assistance Programs
Southwest Border Prosecutions.--The Committee recommends
$50,000,000 to provide assistance to State and local
prosecutors located along the Southwest border, including the
integration and automation of court management systems. This
program will provide financial assistance to Texas, New Mexico,
Arizona, and California for the State and local costs
associated with the handling and processing of drug and alien
cases referred from Federal arrests.
Gun Violence Reduction Program.--The Committee recommends
$50,000,000 for a new program that will encourage States to
increase the prosecution of gun criminals. This program
encompasses a broad range of gun violence strategies, including
hiring and training of local prosecutors and implementing
public awareness campaigns to advertise tough sentences for gun
crimes and foster community support.
Community Crime Prevention
Police Integrity Program.--The Committee recommends
$17,000,000 for the Police Integrity Program. This program
promotes police integrity, the appropriate use of police
authority, and community policing through delivering training
and technical assistance to local communities, as well as by
providing grants that will help agencies create or strengthen
local programs that help build trust between police and their
communities.
The Offender Re-entry Program.--The Committee recommends
$15,000,000 for the Offender Re-entry Program. The Department
of Justice, in collaboration with the Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and
Education, OJP will provide grants to communities to design,
implement, enhance, and evaluate reentry programs for serious,
violent offenders.
Project Sentry.--The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for
Project Sentry. This program will create a new Federal and
State partnership establishing safe schools task forces across
the country that will prosecute and supervise juveniles who
violate Federal and State firearms laws and adults who
illegally furnish firearms to them. An additional $5,000,000 is
provided for this initiative through the Juvenile Justice
programs, for a total funding level of $20,000,000.
Safe Schools Initiative.--The Committee recommends
$20,013,000 for programs aimed at preventing violence in public
schools, and to support the assignment of officers to work in
collaboration with schools and community-based organizations to
address crime and disorder problems, gangs, and drug
activities.
Within the amount provided, the COPS office should examine
each of the following proposals, provide grants if warranted,
and submit a report to the Committees on its intentions for
each proposal:
--$500,000 for the Alaska Community in Schools Mentoring
Program;
--$1,000,000 for the Police Athletic League of New Jersey to
implement a short term residential summer camp program
for youth;
--$1,500,000 for the East Orange Police Athletics League to
provide services and programs, including parenting
classes, computer training, GED preparation, mentoring
and recreational programs;
--$1,000,000 for Wisconsin's Families & Schools Together
(FAST) Prevention Program to provide services to at-
risk youth;
--$60,000 for Washington County, Oregon's Hillsboro Boys and
Girls Club Gang Prevention Program which is a targeted
outreach program to deter young people from gang
involvement;
--$1,000,000 for the Safe Schools Initiative in the City of
Macon, Georgia to allow public schools to expand
programs that are dedicated to addressing gangs, drugs,
and violence;
--$500,000 for the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Program
in Macon, Georgia. This funding will be used to improve
mentoring programs that are dedicated to reducing
incidences of juvenile crime, violence, and substance
abuse;
--$1,500,000 to the National ``I Have A Dream'' Foundation
for at-risk youth;
--$400,000 for the New Mexico Police Athletic League to
continue the statewide Law enforcement and Professional
Business Volunteer Technology and Mentoring program and
to expand its program to assist at-risk youth to 14
additional sites;
--$1,300,000 for the University of Montana to facilitate a
statewide community based curriculum development
initiative that promotes responsible behavior and
reduces youth violence in schools and communities;
--$100,000 for the Jefferson County, Illinois Sheriff's
Office and Hamilton-Jefferson County Regional Office of
Education to implement a safe schools program;
--$500,000 for New Mexico's School Security Technology and
Resource Center (SSTAR) to provide public schools with
physical security assessments, to test existing school
security systems, and to implement tailored security
plans;
--$295,000 for the Watch D.O.G.S. Across America in
Springdale, Arkansas to enhance school safety; and
--$1,500,000 to provide community-based, cost-effective
alternative programs for juveniles who are, have been
or maybe subject to compulsory care, supervision or
incarceration in public or private institutions in
several States including South Carolina.
Management and Administration.--The Committee recommends
$35,000,000 for the management and administration of the COPS
Office. Within the funds provided, the Committee directs the
COPS office to maintain a staffing level of no less than 215
full-time positions. The Committee shall be provided a report
no later than December 31, 2002 on the efforts being made by
COPS to achieve this staffing goal.
Juvenile Justice Programs
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $305,860,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 257,801,000
Committee recommendation................................ 298,425,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $298,425,000.
The recommendation is $40,624,000 above the budget request.
Juvenile justice and delinquency prevention.--The Committee
recommendation includes a total of $298,425,000 for
administrative expenses and grants to States and localities for
projects in the areas of education, research, prevention, and
rehabilitation including:
1. $7,112,000 for the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention [OJJDP] (Part A).
2. $88,800,000 for formula grants for assistance to State
and local programs (Part B).
3. $58,513,000 for discretionary grants for national
programs and special emphasis programs (Part C).
Within the amounts provided for Part C discretionary grants
and all of the other funds provided under Juvenile Justice
programs, the Committee directs OJJDP to provide the following
grants:
--$500,000 to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan
for a victims of crime program;
--$450,000 to the After School and Counseling Programs for
At-Risk Native American Youth in South Dakota;
--$400,000 to Task Inc. for a demonstration project with the
Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois to serve non-
violent offenders who demonstrate mental illness and/or
substance abuse;
--$35,000 for the City of Fort Thomas, Kentucky to develop
and implement a drug education and prevention program
in the school system;
--$90,000 to Lewis County, Kentucky and the City of
Vanceburg, Kentucky to develop and implement a drug
education and prevention program in the school system
and provide additional resources to address law
enforcement problems associated with drug use;
--$200,000 to the Patriot Center in Rockford, Illinois for
programs for at-risk youth;
--$750,000 to the Bethesda Home for Boys in Savannah, Georgia
to assist in providing delinquency intervention
counseling;
--$500,000 to the Birmingham, Alabama Education Technology
(BET) Center for at-risk-youth programs;
--$1,000,000 for the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation for youth
prevention programs aimed at leadership, teamwork, and
drug prevention;
--$200,000 for the Camden City, New Jersey Housing Authority
to establish a drug prevention program for children in
low income housing developments;
--$840,000 for Oregon Partnership's Champions for Healthy
Kids and Communities program to provide local youth and
adult leadership development education and training on
underage drinking and drug use;
--$60,000 to the South Coast Inter-Agency Narcotics Team,
Coquille, Oregon for drug prevention;
--$500,000 to the United Way of Chittendon County, Vermont to
continue the Champlain Mentoring Initiative Project;
--$300,000 to Charles Mix County, South Dakota for a full-
time substance abuse counselor for local youth, and for
the expansion of youth programs in Lake Andes and
Wagner, South Dakota;
--$5,000,000 to I-Safe America for internet safety education
for grades K-12 to prevent child predation on the
internet;
--$75,000 to the Nez Perce Tribe in Lapwai, Idaho for the
Child Protection Program to coordinate the services of
human resource programs;
--$4,000,000 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children for the Child Sexual Exploitation Campaign to
expand services to law enforcement in cases of child
pornography, child molestation, and sexual
exploitation;
--$400,000 to Ohio's Children Who Witness Violence Program
for crisis intervention, assessment and treatment
services to children and families impacted by violence;
--$200,000 for Parents and Children Together (PACT) to
provide gang prevention services, counseling and
outreach, and supervised, alternative activities to
youth in the Kuhio Park Terrace and Kuhio Homes housing
units in Honolulu, Hawaii;
--$2,000,000 to the University of New Hampshire's Crimes
Against Children Research Center;
--$300,000 for the Elizabeth Buffum Chace Family Resource
Center in Warwick, Rhode Island to provide services for
members of the community affected by domestic violence;
--$100,000 for the Family Ties Supervised Visitation Services
in Wakefield, Rhode Island to provide domestic violence
prevention and services;
--$4,500,000 to Fox Valley Technical College of Appleton,
Wisconsin to increase and expand services offered to
local law enforcement involved in the investigation of
child abuse and neglect;
--$200,000 to From Darkness to Light in Charleston, South
Carolina which seeks to prevent child abuse and obtain
services for victims of child abuse by providing
information about the prevalence and consequences of
child sexual abuse;
--$1,500,000 to expand and replicate the Beyond Bars program;
--$1,500,000 for Girls and Boys Town, USA;
--$2,000,000 for the National Council of Juvenile and Family
Court Judges to improve the juvenile and family court
judicial system, specifically in handling child abuse
and neglect cases;
--$600,000 for the Iowa Big Brothers Big Sisters Rural Youth
Mentoring Initiative;
--$300,000 to the City of Jackson, Mississippi for a juvenile
justice program;
--$1,000,000 to Western Kentucky University for the Juvenile
Delinquency Project;
--$390,000 for the Juvenile Fire Setters program;
--$2,000,000 to the State of Alaska for a Child Abuse
Investigation Program;
--$750,000 to Alaska's LOVE Social Services to establish and
enhance after school programs in Fairbanks, AK for at
risk youth;
--$600,000 for the Boys and Girls Home of Nebraska to expand
programs geared towards youth who have committed minor
offenses and/or have unique mental, psychological and
behavioral problems;
--$500,000 for a statewide at-risk youth mentoring program in
Alaska involving community based organization, schools,
and non-profit entities including Boys and Girls Clubs
and Big Brother-Big Sisters.
--$500,000 for Juvenile Offender Treatment and Prevention
Project to provide mental health treatment and
prevention services to youth and families involved with
or at high risk of involvement with the Tulsa County
juvenile justice system;
--$500,000 for the Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters to expand
services to all 105 counties in the State;
--$500,000 to the City of Los Angeles, California for the
Family Violence Program;
--$100,000 for Marion County, Oregon's Life Directions Peer
Mentoring Partnership which seeks to break the cycle of
drug addiction, violent crime, and teenage pregnancy;
--$1,000,000 to Montana's Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch
for the Living Independently and Fostering Empowerment
(LIFE) program, which prepares emotionally troubled
youth between ages 18 and 22 for independent living;
--$125,000 to Virginia's Lonesome Pine Office on Youth for
the continuation of delinquency prevention and youth
development programs;
--$500,000 to the Low County Children's Center in South
Carolina for continued support for a collaborative
effort among local organizations in Charleston that
provide full services to children who have been abused;
--$400,000 for Pennsylvania's Martin Luther King, Jr. Center
for Non-Violence to continue its Life Skills program
which enables students to work alongside business and
industry mentors;
--$500,000 to Mission St. Joseph's child protection program
in North Carolina, which addresses the abuse and
neglect of children in the Southern Appalachians who
suffer from developmental disabilities;
--$1,400,000 for the National Child Protection Development
and Training Center in Minnesota;
--$3,000,000 for the National Council of Juvenile and Family
Court Judges to provide special training and education
for judges assigned to juvenile and family courts
nationwide;
--$400,000 to Prevent Child Abuse America for the National
Family Support Roundtable;
--$2,000,000 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children for the NETSMARTZ Initiative to expand the
program into schools, homes, and youth organization
nationwide;
--$200,000 for Nevada Child Seekers to assist in locating
missing children and providing resources for the
families of missing children;
--$750,000 for the Afterschool Services Pilot program
operated by the New Mexico State University Cooperative
Extension Service to serve youth who are at home alone
or are unsupervised between 2 and 6 in the afternoon;
--$60,000 for the North Shore Youth Council in Long Island,
New York to provide family counseling and youth
development services to underserved children in the
Miller Place and Rocky Point school districts;
--$3,000,000 for Parents Anonymous, Inc., to develop
partnerships with local communities to build and
support strong, safe families and to help break the
cycle of abuse and delinquency;
--$3,000,000 for the `Innovative Partnerships for High Risk
Youth' demonstration;
--$650,000 for Prarie View Prevention Services in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota to establish a pilot project for
the long-term treatment of juvenile methamphetamine
abuse and dependence;
--$150,000 to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe in South Dakota for
Project Safe;
--$400,000 for the Rapid Response Program in Washington and
Hancock Counties in the State of Maine;
--$250,000 for the Safer Learning Center in Chicago, Illinois
for expansion of mentoring and peer-learning programs;
--$250,000 to Boysville of Michigan and SER Metro Detroit for
the Samaritan Center;
--$2,500,000 to the South Carolina Department of Juvenile
Justice for a modern information network to improve
tracking and services provided to juveniles;
--$580,000 for St. Joseph's Indian School in South Dakota for
juvenile delinquency prevention programs;
--$100,000 for the St. Louis for Kids program to provide
afterschool programs for at-risk elementary school
students in inner city St. Louis, Missouri;
--$450,000 for the State of Pennsylvania Witness Protection
Program;
--$900,000 for the Arkansas Boys and Girls Clubs to expand
after-school programs, drug and violence prevention
activities, and mentoring of at-risk children;
--$400,000 for a grant for the Milwaukee Summer Stars
Program;
--$1,250,000 for the Teens, Crime and Community program;
--$60,000 to the Child Advocacy Center in Springfield,
Missouri for support services;
--$1,500,000 to The Family Development Foundation in Las
Vegas, Nevada for domestic violence prevention and
intervention;
--$1,900,000 for law related education for continued support;
--$300,000 for the University of Southern Mississippi
Juvenile Justice Prevention Partnership program;
--$300,000 to the Vermont Children's Forum to expand the teen
leadership training program as well as develop
strategies to combat teen delinquency and promote teen
leadership development;
--$300,000 for a grant to the Vermont Coalition of Teen
Centers;
--$1,000,000 for the Wisconsin Safe & Sound Program which
combines aggressive enforcement, community organizing,
and the establishment of ``safe places'' for children
to go during non-school hours in Milwaukee's highest
crime areas;
--$600,000 to Utah State University for the Youth and
Families with Promise Program;
--$300,000 for the Youth Center of Wyoming Valley,
Pennsylvania to provide preventative substance abuse
education programs;
--$300,000 for the Vermont Department of Employment and
Training to establish a statewide young offender
reentry system targeted at young men aged 18-21;
--$250,000 to Jefferson County, Colorado for the Youth System
Improvement Project;
--$500,000 for the Youth Violence Prevention Research Project
at the University of South Alabama;
--$150,000 for the City of Aberdeen, South Dakota to
establish a Youth-Adult Partnership of Aberdeen (YAPA)
community youth center, which will provide structured
out-of-school activities for teens; and
--$1,000,000 for Kansas YouthFriends to expand the school
mentorship program.
4. $12,000,000 for the Youth Gangs (Part D) Program which
provides grants to public and private nonprofit organizations
to prevent and reduce the participation of at-risk youth in the
activities of gangs that commit crimes.
5. $10,000,000 for discretionary grants for State challenge
activities (Part E). This program authorizes the OJJDP
Administrator to award grants which could increase the amount
of a State's formula grant by up to 10 percent, if that State
agrees to undertake some or all of the 10 challenge activities
included in this program. These challenge activities are
designed to improve various aspects of a State's juvenile
justice and delinquency prevention program.
6. $16,000,000 for the Juvenile Mentoring Program [JUMP]
(Part G). This program seeks to reduce juvenile delinquency,
improve academic performance, and reduce the dropout rate among
at-risk youth through the use of mentors. This program has
proven successful in reaching at-risk youth and has significant
support at the local level. The program brings together young
people in high crime areas with law enforcement officers and
other responsible adults who are willing to serve as long-term
mentors. The Committee encourages OJP to focus on applications
submitted by community based organizations with a proven
history of providing effective and efficient one-on-one
services. Within the amounts provided, the Committee provides
$5,000,000 for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program to expand
its capacity to serve more at-risk youth.
7. $95,000,000 for the At Risk Children's Program (Title
V). Under Title V of juvenile justice programs, the At Risk
Children's Program provides funding to support comprehensive
delinquency prevention plans formulated at the community level.
The program targets truancy and school violence; gangs, guns,
and drugs; and other influences that lead juveniles to
delinquency and criminality. Within the amounts provided, up to
$5,000,000 may be used for the Project Sentry program.
Safe Schools Initiative [SSI].--The Committee includes
$15,000,000 within the Title V grants for the Safe Schools
Initiative. This effort may include training and services such
as: accountability and responsibility training; violence
reduction training, including dispute resolution; juvenile
mentoring; training for teachers and families to recognize
troubled children; and parent accountability and family
strengthening education. Of the amounts provided for the School
Safety Initiative, the Committee directs that $10,000,000 be
transferred to the Part C discretionary grant program to fund
juvenile justice prevention programs that seek to improve the
lives of the nation's youth, and thereby improve children's
educational environments.
Tribal Youth Program.--The Committee includes $12,500,000
within Title V grants for programs to reduce, control, and
prevent crime both by and against tribal and Native youth; for
interventions for court-involved tribal youth; for improvement
to tribal and Native juvenile justice systems; and for
prevention programs focusing on alcohol and drugs, including
the Alaska Federation of Natives to develop an underage
drinking prevention program in rural Alaska that includes
assessment and education and focuses on the children of
alcoholics. Within this amount, the Committee directs that
$2,000,000 be provided for a grant to fund the Alaska Illegal
Drug and Alcohol Use Initiative.
Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program.--The
Committee recommends $25,000,000 within Title V grants to
assist States in enforcing underage drinking laws. Each State
shall receive $360,000 and $6,640,000 shall be available for
discretionary grants to States. The Office of Justice Programs
is directed to provide a report to the Committee no later than
March 1, 2003 on the accomplishments of the program to date.
Within the amounts provided for underage drinking, OJP shall
make an award to the Alaska Federation of Natives to develop an
underage drinking prevention program in rural Alaska including
assessment and education, focusing on the children of
alcoholics.
Juvenile justice research, evaluation, training, and
technical assistance.--The Committee recognizes that high
quality research, evaluation, and statistical analysis are
critical to understanding and addressing the causes of youth
crime, understanding the scope of delinquency and its impact on
the juvenile justice system, and identifying effective
approaches to delinquency control that can be replicated at the
State and local levels. The Committee recommendation allows the
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs
[OJJDP] to set aside 2 percent for training and technical
assistance and 10 percent for research, evaluation, and
statistics activities.
8. Victims of Child Abuse Act.--The Committee recommends
$11,000,000 for the various programs authorized under the
Victims of Child Abuse Act [VOCA]. Funds, provided to establish
regional and local children's advocacy centers, may not be used
to provide legal aid. The recommendation includes $11,000,000
to improve investigations and prosecutions (subtitle A) as
follows:
--$2,500,000 to establish regional children's advocacy
centers, as authorized by section 213 of VOCA;
--$5,500,000 to establish local children's advocacy centers,
as authorized by section 214 of VOCA;
--$1,000,000 for the National Children's Advocacy Center in
Huntsville, Alabama to develop and implement a training
program; and
--$850,000 for a continuation grant to the National Network
of Child Advocacy Centers for technical assistance and
training, as authorized by section 214a of VOCA.
ELECTION REFORM GRANT PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2002....................................................
Budget estimate, 2003................................... $400,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 400,000,000
The Committee recommends $400,000,000 for the Office of
Justice Programs to establish an election reform grant program
as authorized by H.R. 3295, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Equal
Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2002, as amended and passed
by the Senate on April 11, 2002. Within the amount provided,
$150,000,000 is for the Federal Election Reform Incentive Grant
Program, $10,000,000 is for the Protection and Advocacy
Services Grant Program, $150,000,000 is for the Uniform and
Non-discriminatory Election Technology and Administration
Requirements Grant Program, and $90,000,000 is for the
establishment of the Federal Election Accessibility Grant
Program as established by H.R. 3295, as amended and passed by
the Senate.
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $37,724,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 53,054,000
Committee recommendation................................ 53,054,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $53,054,000.
The recommendation is equal to the budget request and provides
all mandatory funding for death benefits under the Public
Safety Officers Benefits Program. This program provides a lump-
sum death benefit payment to eligible survivors of Federal,
State, and local public safety officers whose death was the
direct and proximate result of a traumatic injury sustained in
the line of duty. In addition, $4,000,000 is provided to pay
for disability benefits to public safety officers who are
permanently disabled in the line of duty. Within the available
carryover balances, sufficient funding is available for the
program which provides payments for education purposes to the
dependents of Federal, State, and local public safety officers
who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. No
additional funding is provided to expand the education benefits
program in fiscal year 2003.
General Provisions--Department of Justice
The Committee recommends the following general provisions:
Section 101 makes up to $45,000 of the funds appropriated
to the Department of Justice available for reception and
representation expenses.
Section 102 allows the Department of Justice to spend up to
$10,000 for rewards for information regarding acts of terrorism
against U.S. citizens or property at levels not to exceed
$2,000,000 per reward.
Section 103 allows the Department of Justice, subject to
the Committee's reprogramming procedures, to transfer up to 5
percent between appropriations, but limits to 10 percent the
amount that can be transferred into any one appropriation.
Section 104 provides technical assistance funds to improve
oversight of certain grant programs.
Section 105 transfers certain collections from one fee
account to another under the Immigration and Naturalization
Services.
Section 106 allows Justice to collect reimbursements from
manufacturers for warranty work done in-house.
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES
The Committee recommends a total of $5,962,105,000 for the
U.S. Trade Representative, the International Trade Commission,
and the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2003. This
amount is $14,726,000 below the total request.
Trade and Infrastructure Development
The Committee has included under this section of title II,
the U.S. Office of the Trade Representative, the International
Trade Commission, and the Department of Commerce agencies
responsible for trade promotion and enforcement and economic
infrastructure development.
RELATED AGENCIES
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $30,097,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 32,299,000
Committee recommendation................................ 30,832,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $30,832,000
for the U.S. Trade Representative. The recommendation is
$1,467,000 below the budget request. The recommendation
includes the fiscal year 2002 funding level and a 4.1 percent
pay adjustment for Federal employees. The budget request
recommended shifting jurisdiction over the U.S. Trade
Representative to the Executive Office of the President. The
Committee does not concur with this recommendation.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is responsible
for developing and coordinating U.S. international trade,
commodity, and direct investment policy, and leading
negotiations with other countries on such matters. The U.S.
Trade Representative's areas of responsibility include all
matters within the World Trade Organization, including
implementation of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade
agreements; trade, commodity, and direct investment matters
dealt with by international institutions such as the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the
United Nations Conference on Trade Development; industrial,
agricultural and services trade policy, and trade-related
intellectual property protection and environmental issues.
International Trade Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $51,440,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 54,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 54,600,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $54,600,000.
The recommendation is $600,000 above the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees.
The International Trade Commission [ITC] is an independent,
quasi-judicial agency responsible for conducting trade-related
investigations, providing Congress and the President with
independent technical advice relating to U.S. international
trade policy, and performing other statutory responsibilities
such as quasi-judicial determinations on trade matters filed
with the Commission.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $345,547,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 363,678,000
Committee recommendation................................ 350,242,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $350,242,000.
In addition, the Committee anticipates $3,000,000 in fees. The
recommendation is $13,436,000 below the budget request and
includes a 4.1 pay adjustment for Federal employees. The
recommendation includes a $13,100,000 increase to hire 82 full-
time equivalents within Market Access and Compliance, Import
Administration, and the U.S. Foreign and Commercial Service for
continuation of the trade compliance and monitoring
initiatives.
The Committee does not recommend the Administration's
estimate of $13,000,000 in fees during fiscal year 2003.
Rather, as in past years, the Committee recommends $3,000,000
in fees. The Administration proposed a $10,000,000 fee increase
as part of its fiscal year 2003 budget request. The ITA's plan
was to commission a study during fiscal year 2002 to identify
areas of cost recovery on fee collections. The Administration
has not provided the Committee with findings from such a study
or an explanation of from exactly where the fees would be
collected. Until such an explanation is available, the
Committee will not recommend that there be an increase in fee
collections.
The Committee recommendation includes $13,325,000 for
Administration and Executive Direction. The Administration's
proposal included a $10,375,000 increase over the fiscal year
2002 level for this line office. Under the Administration's
proposal, to fund this increase, $8,700,000 would be removed
from the U.S. Foreign and Commercial Service budget; $775,000
would be removed from the Import Administration budget;
$350,000 would be removed from the Market Access and Compliance
budget; and $550,000 would be removed from the Trade
Development budget. This increase would reflect ITA's
consolidation of Chief Information Officer (CIO) activities to
ensure that all systems within the bureau communicate and
compliment each other. The Administration maintains that this
transfer would assure centralized leadership and management of
ITA information technology decisions, planning, management and
updating. The Committee finds the goal of streamlining CIO
functions laudable and recommends that in the future, the
Department of Commerce work with the Committee to promote such
an effort throughout the Department. To date, however the
Department has not submitted a plan as to exactly how such a
consolidation would move forward. The Committee therefore does
not recommend this effort and rather recommends restoration of
funds to the ITA line offices. These funds may be transferred
to the Administration and Executive Director account upon
approval of a section 605 reprogramming by the Committee on
Appropriations.
The recommended funding levels are reflected in the
following table:
ITA Funding
Trade development....................................... $68,083,000
Market access and compliance............................ 28,197,000
Import Administration................................... 44,006,000
U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service..................... 199,631,000
Administration/executive direction...................... 13,325,000
Offsetting Fee Collections.............................. (3,000)
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ITA total appropriation........................... 350,242,000
Trade Development.--The Committee recommends an
appropriation of $68,083,000. The recommendation is $10,687,000
above the budget request. The Committee recommends continued
funding for the enhancement of the agency's export data base,
funding for the National Textile Center at a level of
$10,000,000 and the Textile/Clothing Technology Center at a
level of $3,000,000.
Market Access and Compliance.--The Committee recommends an
appropriation of $28,197,000. The recommendation is $7,619,000
below the budget request. Assuring that U.S. companies receive
the full benefit of our trade agreements is critically
important. In fiscal year 2002, the Committee approved a large
increase for compliance and enforcement. The Committee directs
the Office of Market Access and Compliance (MAC) to continue
with their compliance effort and recommends $23,525,000 within
available funds for this purpose.
The Committee recommends $1,500,000 within available funds
for ITA to continue to place and maintain support for
compliance officers in China, Japan, and the European Union,
and other key markets so that they can detect and swiftly
address compliance problems U.S. companies face in these
markets.
Import Administration.--The Committee recommends an
appropriation of $44,006,000. The recommendation is $7,741,000
below the budget request. The Committee recommendation includes
$1,500,000 for the Import Administration to continue to place
and maintain overseas enforcement officers, including
monitoring compliance with the World Trade Organization and
other international commitments on antidumping and subsidies.
The Committee recommendation provides $3,500,000 for the
Import Administration to monitor import data and customs flows
for surges in key markets and sectors, such as steel and
lumber, and take immediate action when such surges are
detected. Such action should include using resources to
expedite unfair trade cases so U.S. companies can receive
relief at the earliest possible date. In addition, Import
Administration must vigorously monitor foreign subsidies so
that action can be taken if the subsidies violate trade
agreements.
The Committee recommends $2,500,000 to review and evaluate
in-depth China and Japanese compliance with antidumping and
countervailing duty commitments. China and Japan represent the
majority of unfair trade actions, and the Committee believes
there is an urgent need for greater attention to both Japanese
and Chinese trade practices.
U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service [US&FCS].--The
Committee recommends an appropriation of $199,631,000. The
recommendation is $5,713,000 below the request.
The Committee supports the Commercial Service's work on the
Appalachian-Turkish Trade Project, a project to promote
opportunities to expand trade, encourage business interests,
stimulate foreign studies, and to build a lasting and mutually
meaningful relationship between the Appalachian States and the
Republic of Turkey, as well as the neighboring regions, such as
Greece. The Committee expects the agency to support the
project.
Administration and Executive Direction.--The Committee
recommends an appropriation of $13,325,000. The recommendation
is $1,540,000 below the budget request. Bill language is
included which prohibits certain offices from taking funds from
other accounts. If additional funds are needed, a reprogramming
request should be submitted to the Committee for approval.
Export Administration
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $70,649,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 100,198,000
Committee recommendation................................ 98,540,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $98,540,000.
The recommendation is $1,658,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees, and
$26,786,000 for requested Homeland Security program increases.
The Bureau of Export Administration [BXA] is the principal
agency involved in the development, implementation, and
enforcement of export controls for dual-use technologies and
weapons of mass destruction. The Export Enforcement Division
detects, prevents, investigates, and assists in the sanctioning
of illegal dual-use exports. Within available funds, the
Committee recommendation provides $6,159,000 to improve BXA's
information technology security program; $33,577,000 for
licensing and regulatory activities; $29,323,000 to divert
exports of items that could contribute to the weapons of mass
destruction programs of China, Russia, and India or to
terrorist capabilities of certain rogue states such as Iraq,
Iran, Libya, and Syria; and $6,326,000 for the Critical
Infrastructure Assurance Office's (CIAO) mission on critical
infrastructure outreach to state and local governments.
The Committee directs BXA to conduct a comprehensive study
on the health, competitiveness, and the contribution of the
U.S. textile and apparel industry to the U.S. economy and in
particular to the U.S. armed forces. The study should include a
review of whether the United States is increasing its
dependency on foreign sources for critical textile-related
materials; potential threats to internal security from
increased foreign sourcing and dependency; whether the Berry
amendment and other Buy-American restrictions are being
effectively enforced by the Department of Defense. The
Committee requests that the study be completed no later than
May 1, 2003 and recommends $750,000 within available funds for
this purpose.
The Committee recommendation fully funds the fiscal year
2003 request for authorized CIAO activities. The Committee does
not recommend funds for the Technology and Evaluation Program
because it exceeds the CIAO's authority. Rather, the Committee
recommendation includes $20,000,000 for the Export
Administration to implement a CIAO activity to address the
private sector's inattention to the terrorist threats to our
national critical infrastructure. The Committee directs the
CIAO to develop a public-private partnership, to consist of a
team of experts that have both the technological and legal
expertise provide assistance to the private sector. This
initiative should first target those sectors and companies that
are determined to be of the highest importance to U.S. national
security needs. The Committee recommends that the CIAO develop
a plan and a funding request for this initiative.
Economic Development Administration
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $365,557,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 348,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 366,211,000
The Economic Development Administration [EDA] provides
grants to local governments and nonprofit agencies for public
works, planning, and other projects designed to facilitate
economic development.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $366,211,000.
The recommendation is $18,211,000 above the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees.
Funding amounts for the two appropriations accounts under this
heading are displayed below.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $335,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 317,235,000
Committee recommendation................................ 335,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $335,000,000.
The recommendation is $17,765,000 above the budget request and
is identical to the fiscal year 2002 funding level.
The Committee recommendation provides funding of
$250,000,000 for public works grants (title I), $24,000,000 for
planning assistance, $10,500,000 for trade adjustment
assistance, $40,900,000 for economic adjustment grants (title
IX), and $9,100,000 for technical assistance.
The Committee is aware of several proposals for economic
development or adjustment assistance and strongly urges EDA to
consider applications for the following proposals within
applicable procedures and guidelines and provide a grant, if
warranted: (1) the Vermont Economic Development Fund; (2)
infrastructure improvement at Discovery Square and Lancaster
Square, PA; (3) a proposal for economic development in
Albuquerque, New Mexico; (4) development of a multi-purpose
dock in Cordova, AK; (5) a proposal for a wireless initiative
in Taylor County, KY; and (6) a proposal for technology
initiatives at Mississippi Valley State University.
The Committee lauds EDA for its continued efforts to
strengthen private sector business activity and development on
Indian lands, and urges that it act expeditiously to develop an
implementation plan for the recently enacted Native American
Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act.
The Committee expects EDA to continue its efforts to assist
communities impacted by economic dislocations relating to
industry downswings as well as to assist communities impacted
by downturns due to environmental concerns. This includes the
timber and coal industries, United States-Canadian trade-
related issues, communities in New England, the mid-Atlantic,
Hawaii, and Alaska impacted by fisheries regulations, and
communities in the Southeast impacted by downturns due to
NAFTA.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $30,557,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 30,765,000
Committee recommendation................................ 31,211,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $31,211,000.
The recommendation is $446,000 above the budget request.
Minority Business Development Agency
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $28,381,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 28,906,000
Committee recommendation................................ 28,636,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $28,636,000.
The recommendation is $270,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees.
The Committee notes that since its inception in 1969, neither
the Minority Business Development Agency nor its predecessor,
the Office of Minority Business Enterprise, have ever been
authorized.
Economic and Information Infrastructure
The Committee includes under this section of the bill the
Department of Commerce agencies responsible for the Nation's
basic economic and technical information infrastructure, as
well as the administrative functions which oversee the
development of telecommunications and information policy.
Economic and Statistical Analysis
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $62,515,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 73,220,000
Committee recommendation................................ 63,758,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $63,758,000.
The recommendation is $9,462,000 below the budget request and
includes funding to continue the necessary task of updating and
improving statistical measurements of the U.S. economy and
international transactions. The Committee recommendation
includes the fiscal year 2002 funding level and a 4.1 percent
pay adjustment for Federal employees.
The Economic and Statistics Administration is responsible
for the collection, tabulation, and publication of a wide
variety of economic, demographic, and social statistics and
provides support to the Secretary of Commerce and other
Government officials in interpreting the state of the economy
and developing economic policy. The Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BEA) and the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs are funded
in this account.
The Committee recommends $56,600,000 for BEA. Of the
amounts provided, the Committee recommends a total of
$38,200,000 for the BEA's economic accounts and $18,400,000
other statistical programs. The economic accounts are used to
formulate the nation's gross domestic product (GDP). Of the
amounts provided for economic accounts, $25,400,000 is for the
national economic accounts which produce the various input-
output, personal spending, and other national data that feed
into the GDP estimates; $7,100,000 is for international
economic accounts which collect and develop the external sector
estimates for the national economic accounts; $3,800,000 is for
the regional economic accounts which process and develop
benchmark wage and salary data; and $1,900,000 is for analysis
and dissemination of data on economic trends for the GDP
accounts data.
Bureau of the Census
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $490,800,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 705,316,000
Committee recommendation................................ 496,846,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $496,846,000.
The recommendation is $208,470,000 below the budget request.
The Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002
funding level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal
employees. The Committee's recommendations for the Census
Bureau accounts are described in more detail below.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $169,424,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 204,996,000
Committee recommendation................................ 173,223,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $173,223,000.
The recommendation is $31,773,000 below the budget request.
This account provides for the salaries and expenses associated
with the statistical programs of the Bureau of the Census,
including measurement of the Nation's economy and the
demographic characteristics of the population. These programs
are intended to provide a broad base of economic, demographic,
and social information used for decision-making by governments,
private organizations, and individuals.
The Committee has provided funding for the key programs of
the Census Bureau. The Committee is particularly concerned that
key reports on manufacturing, general economic and foreign
trade statistics are maintained and issued on a timely basis.
The Committee recommendation includes an increase of
$5,463,000 to improve estimates of the Nation's Gross Domestic
Product and an increase of $5,192,000 to measure the impact of
electronic business on the economy. The Committee does not
recommend funding increases for trade statistics or restoration
of the Survey of Income and Program Participation.
The Committee requests that the Bureau include in its
budget submission in fiscal year 2004 a report on the
reimbursements it has received for work requested by other
Federal agencies or private organizations.
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... 321,376,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 500,320,000
Committee recommendation................................ 323,623,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $323,623,000.
The recommendation is $176,697,000 below the budget request.
This amount, when combined with approximately $15,000,000 in
carryover, will fully fund periodic censuses and programs.
This account provides for the constitutionally mandated
decennial census, quinquennial censuses, and other programs
which are cyclical in nature. Additionally, individual surveys
are conducted for other Federal agencies on a reimbursable
basis.
For the 2010 decennial census, the Committee recommendation
includes $41,875,000 to establish an early design and planning
process to test a simplified, streamlined census designed to
collect ``short form'' data.
For other programs under this account, the Committee
recommends the requested levels of $52,375,000 for economic
censuses; $5,773,000 for census of governments; $6,092,000 for
intercensal demographic estimates; $6,284,000 for electronic
information collection; $37,811,000 for geographic support; and
$23,795,000 for data processing systems. The Committee also
recommends $12,658,000 for demographic survey sample redesign.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $81,273,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 60,349,000
Committee recommendation................................ 81,688,000
The Committee recommends on appropriation of $81,688,000.
The Committee recommendation is $21,339,000 above the budget
request. The Committee recommendation includes a 4.1 percent
pay adjustment for Federal employees.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $14,054,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 16,581,000
Committee recommendation................................ 14,352,000
The Committee recommends on appropriation of $14,352,000.
The recommendation is $298,000 above the budget request.
The Committee retains language from previous years allowing
the Secretary of Commerce to charge Federal agencies for a
portion of the cost of coordination of spectrum management,
analysis, and operations.
PUBLIC BROADCASTING FACILITIES, PLANNING, AND CONSTRUCTION
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $51,716,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 43,556,000
Committee recommendation................................ 51,776,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $51,776,000.
The recommendation is $8,220,000 above the budget request.
Public broadcasters face a significant challenge in making the
transition from analog to digital broadcasting. The public
broadcasters, as well as commercial broadcasters, are required
to make the change from analog to digital broadcasting by 2005.
This is an expensive task, and is going to be particularly
challenging for public broadcasters whose networks include
numerous translator stations.
These challenges are particularly great for those
broadcasters who are located in, or who serve, largely rural
areas. As in past years, the Committee continues to urge the
agency to place emphasis on the needs of these stations, and to
support focusing resources on distance learning initiatives
targeting rural areas.
TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $15,503,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 212,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,560,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $15,560,000.
The recommendation is $15,348,000 above the budget request. The
Committee expects NTIA to limit eligibility for this program.
In its February 2002 annual report on Internet use, ``A
Nation Online: How Americans Are Expanding Their Use of the
Internet,'' the Department of Commerce reported that while
Internet use among the poor and minorities has increased
rapidly over the last 3 years, these groups still lag behind a
majority of Americans who have access to the Internet. In its
fiscal year 2003 budget request, the administration slated the
Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) for elimination.
According to the Department's fiscal year 2003 Budget in Brief,
the reason for the elimination is that the program has
fulfilled its mission. Clearly, there are great numbers of
people that would continue to benefit from the TOP program and
the Committee recommends its full funding.
The regional information sharing system [RISS] under the
Department of Justice provides funding for law enforcement
entities which have traditionally obtained funding from the TOP
Program. The Committee recommendation excludes law enforcement
entities eligible for the RISS Program from applying for TOP
funds. The Committee expects NTIA to give preference to
applications from consortia and for purposes such as public
safety or other uses for which there is no other funding source
available.
The Committee is aware of several proposals for information
infrastructure grants and strongly urges NTIA to consider
applications for the following proposals within applicable
procedures and guidelines and provide a grant, if warranted:
(1) a broadband access initiative in Vermont; (2) a technology
training initiative proposal by Morgan State University; (3)
graduate education and applied research in South Dakota; and
(4) a business to business electronic commerce program in
Kentucky.
Patent and Trademark Office
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $1,127,501,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 1,304,357,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,145,571,000
The Committee recommends total budget resources of
$1,145,571,000. The recommendation is $158,786,000 below the
budget request. The Committee recommendation includes the
fiscal year 2002 funding level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment
for Federal employees. The recommendation does not include the
$207,000,000 surcharge on patent and trademark fees proposed in
the President's fiscal year 2003 budget.
The Patent and Trademark Office [PTO] is charged with
administering the patent and trademark laws of the United
States. PTO examines patent applications, grants patent
protection for qualified inventions, and disseminates
technological information disclosed in patents. PTO also
examines trademark applications and provides Federal
registration to owners of qualified trademarks. The PTO is
subject to the policy direction of the Secretary of Commerce,
but the agency has independent control of its budget,
expenditures, personnel, procurement and other administrative
and management functions.
Patent laws administered by the PTO encourage invention,
innovation and investment. The PTO plays a critical role in
promoting the continued development of intellectual property in
this country. For established companies, new patents improve
competitiveness, increase productivity, help bring new products
and services to market, and create jobs. For entrepreneurs,
patents can make or break a new business.
Preparing PTO for the Workload Associated with the 21st
Century Economy.--For fiscal year 2002, the Committee directed
the PTO to develop a 5-Year Strategic Plan for the PTO with
three core objectives: (1) prepare the agency to handle the
workload associated with the 21st century economy, (2) improve
patent quality, and (3) reduce patent and trademark pendency.
The Committee directed that the plan include recommendations to
improve retention and productivity of the examiner workforce,
targeted hiring increases to deal with high-growth areas,
improved training, and E-Government and other capital
improvements designed to improve productivity. The Committee
directed that the plan also include benchmarks for measuring
progress in achieving each of those objectives.
While the PTO has briefed the Committee on the outlines of
a 5-year strategic plan for the agency that is generally
responsive to direction from Congress, the plan calls for some
of the most sweeping changes to the patent review process in
200 years. The plan requires authorizing legislation to change
the statutory fee structure, alter the PTO pay scale, contract
out major functions, and implement several recommended patent
review policy and process changes that may be controversial. If
any implementing legislation including fee changes are approved
by Congress and enacted into law, the Committee would favorably
consider a supplemental request that would use any additional
fee income resulting from increased PTO fees to improve patent
quality and reduce patent and trademark pendency at the PTO.
In the interim, the Committee recommendation supports
efforts to shift PTO resources to high priority areas and a
more gradual increase in staffing to ensure that examiners have
expertise, tools, and training necessary to produce quality
patents on a timely basis. This approach is consistent with the
outline of the PTO 5-year strategic plan released in June 2002
and PTO authorizing legislation passed by the House and Senate
with bipartisan support earlier this Congress.
Within the total amounts recommended, the Committee directs
that PTO cover all proposed adjustments to base. In addition,
the Committee recommends the following targeted funding
increases: (1) $29,200,000 to hire 750 new patent examiners to
help improve patent quality and reduce patent pendency; (2)
$47,775,000 for an e-government initiative. Of this amount,
$13,575,000 is provided to fully implement the PTO's e-
trademark initiative by the end of fiscal year 2003, and
$29,500,000 is provided for the PTO's e-patent initiative to
ensure that the new system is fully operational by the end of
fiscal year 2004; (3) $4,700,000 is to implement the PTO's
information technology initiative; and (4) $30,149,000 for a
retention initiative focused on the patent examiner corps that
is intended to reduce attrition and improve the quality of
patent examination.
Science and Technology
The Committee has included under this section of Title II
the Department of Commerce agencies involved in technology
research and development, scientific assessment and prediction
of environmental phenomena, and the administrative and policy
functions providing oversight for these activities.
Technology Administration
UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY/OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY POLICY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $8,238,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 7,886,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,932,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,932,000.
The recommendation is $46,000 above the budget request and will
fully fund the current operations of the Technology
Administration. The Committee recommendation includes a 4.1 pay
increase for Federal employees.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $686,751,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 563,110,000
Committee recommendation................................ 692,169,000
The Committee recommends a total of $692,169,000 for the
three appropriations accounts under the National Institute of
Standards and Technology [NIST]. The recommendation is
$129,059,000 above the budget request. The Committee
recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding level, a
4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees and $5,000,000
for requested Homeland Security program increases. A
description of each account and the Committee recommendation
follows:
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $321,111,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 384,809,000
Committee recommendation................................ 336,443,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $336,443,000.
The recommendation is $48,366,000 below the budget request.
The Committee recommendations are displayed in the
following table:
Electronics and Electrical Engineering.................. $41,876,000
Manufacturing Engineering............................... 20,720,000
Chemical Science and Technology......................... 36,256,000
Physics................................................. 33,565,000
Material Science and Engineering........................ 57,434,000
Building and Fire Research.............................. 22,239,000
Computer Science and Applied Mathematics................ 20,936,000
Technology Assistance................................... 17,936,000
National Quality Program................................ 5,282,000
Research Support Activities............................. 42,906
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Total, STRS....................................... 336,443,000
Within the amounts provided, the Committee approves the
following increases: (1) $4,000,000 in the Building and Fire
Research Program for the development of standards pertaining to
construction of high-rise buildings; (2) $4,000,000 in the
Physics program to provide measurements, standards, and test
methods for the development of advanced nanotechnologies; (3)
$4,000,000 in the Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
program to develop new measurements, test methods, and
guidelines for the protection of the Nation's critical
infrastructures; (4) $3,400,000 in the Chemical Science and
Technology Program to change measurement and standards
activities related to the reduction and monitoring of global
climate change, including $1,000,000 to restore reductions in
enviremental measurements at the Hollings Marine Laboratory;
(5) $4,000,000 in the Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
Program for quantum computing. The Committee recommendation
includes $48,581,000 for Research Support Activities, of which
only $12,100,000 may be used to fund business systems. The
Committee recommends that no funds be used for FAIR Act
studies. The Committee does not recommend funding for the
Critical Infrastructure Protection Grants Program. The Advanced
Technology Program was developed to evaluate these types of
grant applications, and (6) $2,500,000 under the Wind Research
Program to continue funding an existing cooperative agreement
between NIST and Texas Tech University.
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $291,032,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 119,607,000
Committee recommendation................................ 291,976,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $291,976,000.
The recommendation is $172,369,000 above the budget request.
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program [MEP].--The
Committee recommends an appropriation of $106,623,000 to fully
fund all of the MEP centers.
Advanced Technology Program [ATP].--The Committee
recommends an appropriation of $185,353,000. The recommendation
is $39,198,000 above the budget request. This amount, when
combined with approximately $11,000,000 in carryover, will
fully fund ATP awards at current levels. Within the amounts
made available, $45,000,000 shall be used for administrative
costs, internal laboratory support, and for Small Business
Innovation Research Program [SBIR] requirements. NIST may not
apply a contracts and grants processing surcharge to the ATP
program.
The Committee is concerned that the Department of Commerce
has had difficulty understanding Congressional intent in
regards to funding of new awards under the ATP program. In
fiscal year 2002, the Committees on Appropriations provided
$60,700,000 for new ATP awards, yet the Department committed to
issuing only $35,000,000. The Committees on Appropriations
clarified Congressional intent on this matter by modifying bill
language in the fiscal year 2002 Supplemental Appropriations
bill. The Committee recommends similar modified bill language
which obligates the Department of Commerce to spending a full
$60,700,000 in fiscal year 2003 towards the awards. In
addition, in the fiscal year budget request, NIST proposed
reforms, supposedly designed to improve the ATP program. The
Committee reminds NIST that the creation of legislation
regarding ATP reform is a function of the U.S. Congress and
that NIST shall issue $60,700,000 in new ATP awards in fiscal
year 2003 even in the absence of Congressional action on
suggested authorizing legislation.
In the budget request, the administration proposed reduced
funding for the Advanced Technology Program. The Committee does
not recommend this approach and is concerned that the ATP
awarding process has been purposely hindered as a result of
philosophical differences of opinion between the Department of
Commerce and the U.S. Congress. Therefore, the Committee
directs the Department of Commerce to submit a written plan on
how it intends on making timely ATP awards in fiscal year 2003.
This plan should be submitted and approved by the
Appropriations Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, State and
the Judiciary before any funds are obligated for Department of
Commerce, Departmental Management.
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $62,393,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 54,212,000
Committee recommendation................................ 63,750,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $63,750,000.
The recommendation is $9,538,000 above the budget request and
fully funds the highest priority safety, capacity, maintenance,
and repair projects at NIST. Of the amounts provided,
$15,000,000 is provided for equipping and relocation expenses
related to NIST's Advanced Measurement Laboratory in
Gaithersburg, MD and $19,265,000 is for construction and
renovation projects at NIST's Boulder, CO site.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $3,258,848,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 3,127,614,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,350,356,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,350,356,000
for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA].
Transfers and de-obligations total $78,200,000. The
recommendation is $216,742,000 above the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees, and
$23,200,000 for requested Homeland Security program increases.
The amount provided includes $480,000,000 for programs in the
conservation spending category. Programs funded within the
conservation spending category include the Coastal and
Estuarine Land Protection Program, Estuarine Conservation,
Coastal Observation Technology System, Cooperative Institute
for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology, Ocean
Exploration and National Marine Fisheries Service, Habitat
Research and Conservation. During this time of continued
budgetary constraint, the Committee recommendation continues to
make funding for ocean, coastal, fisheries, and atmospheric
programs a high priority.
As in past years, the Committee expects NOAA and the
Department of Commerce to adhere to the direction given in this
section of the Committee report and to observe the
reprogramming procedures detailed in section 605 in the general
provisions of the accompanying bill. Bill language is included
that authorizes a NOAA Business Management Fund.
OPERATIONS RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
The Committee recommends discretionary appropriations of
$2,336,801,000 for operations, research, and facilities for
fiscal year 2003. The recommendation is $122,719,000 above the
budget request. Of this amount, $264,488,000 is provided for
conservation.
Sea Grant College Program.--Through its budget request, the
administration slated the National Sea Grant College Program
for termination under NOAA and reconstitution under the
National Science Foundation (NSF). The Committee does not
support this ill-conceived notion. Instead, the Committee
recommends a total appropriation of $63,410,000 for Sea Grant.
Under the NSF, Sea Grant would lose its State matching
requirement and it would lack authorization to continue its
successful Extension Program. The Sea Grant program has a long-
standing commitment to problem-oriented scientific research and
education that responds to the needs of industry, government,
resource managers, university scientists, and the broader
public. The outreach and technology transfer services of the
Sea Grant program have improved science-based fisheries
management, pollution remediation, seafood safety, marine
safety, and marine engineering. The Committee is concerned that
NSF, with its tradition of funding basic science, will be less
responsive to the research agenda successfully developed by Sea
Grant.
Ocean and Coastal Observing Systems.--The Committee
reaffirms its support for the establishment of an integrated
interagency ocean and coastal observing system that will
provide critical information to a wide variety of users of
ocean and coastal information and services. The Committee
recognizes the Nation needs substantially better information on
the current and future state of the ocean and its role in
environmental change. Adequate predictive capability is a
prerequisite to the development of sound policies at the
national and regional level, policies ranging from maritime
commerce to public health, from fisheries to safety of life and
property, from climate change to national security.
Broad scale discussions have been underway for almost three
decades on this topic, but coordinated attention at the Federal
level has begun in earnest only in recent years. In its fiscal
year 2002 Senate Report, the Committee directed the Office of
Science and Technology Policy to develop an interagency plan
for the research, technology demonstration, and ultimately, the
implementation of an integrated ocean observing system. The
Committee notes that efforts are underway to develop such a
plan, but to date, no such interagency plan has yet been
submitted.
The Committee directs NOAA to work with its partners on the
National Ocean Research Leadership Council (NORLC) to submit a
plan to the Committee prior to the release of the President's
budget for fiscal year 2004. This plan will detail an
implementation strategy for the establishment of an integrated
ocean and coastal observing system. This plan shall, at a
minimum: (1) include an interagency governance structure; (2)
define the roles and responsibilities of each agency in
implementing and operating the system; (3) provide multi-year
funding estimates by agency; and (4) include a process for
regional coordination and technical support to ensure
development of integrated regional systems with a national
observing initiative.
In addition, as development of an integrated long-term
Federal plan proceeds, the Committee urges NOAA to coordinate
existing or planned regional coastal observing systems,
particularly those for which Congress has provided funding or
those which use Federal platforms such as buoys. The Committee
directs NOAA to utilize the data management and technical
expertise of the Coastal Services Center to perform this
function as well as provide education and outreach to
participating Federal agencies, academic institutions, State
agencies, and other interests.
Ocean Health Initiative.--One area where coastal observing
systems would be useful is in exploring the relationship
between the oceans and human health. In 1999, a National
Research Council report, From Monsoons to Microbes:
Understanding the Ocean's Role in Human Health, focused
attention on the implications of ocean phenomena for human
health. The phenomena include climate change, weather events,
coastal hazards, infectious diseases, and harmful algal blooms.
As the nation faces increasing coastal pressures and scientists
identify alarming changes in coastal systems, including changes
in sentinel species such as dolphins and fish, NOAA is uniquely
positioned to play a strong role in identification, prediction,
and prevention of such changes. In addition, genetic and other
characteristics of marine organisms can be used for medical
advances and NOAA can help build a bridge between marine
scientists and human health experts.
The Committee directs the Under Secretary to establish an
Ocean Health Initiative to coordinate and focus agency
activities on critical areas of concern and identify critical
gaps in coverage. The Committee is providing $10,000,000 that
shall be used for critical research and projects aimed at
closing identified gaps. The Committee directs NOAA to: (1)
work with the National Science Foundation and the National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in developing a
joint program that builds on and complements existing NOAA
programs; (2) establish an external peer reviewed grant
process; and (3) provide for the selection and funding of
internationally recognized ``distinguished'' scholars to work
in collaboration with NOAA researchers. NOAA will submit a
spend plan for approval by the Committees on Appropriations
before program funding is obligated.
Fisheries Management Reform.--The Committee continues to be
gravely concerned over the need for reform of the Federal
fishery management system. In June 2002, the National Academy
of Public Administration (NAPA) and the National Research
Council (NRC) issued the report requested by the Committee that
continues and expands the review begun in the June 2000 report
prepared for NOAA, An Independent Assessment of the Resource
Requirements for the National Marine Fisheries Service. The
NAPA/NRC report confirmed that the agency is in a management
crisis that will require years to resolve, and stated that NMFS
must demonstrate leadership to ensure the necessary changes are
made in the fishery management structure. The Committee
supports current efforts by the Agency to strengthen
accountability in both the Councils and the Agency.
However, the Committee is concerned that implementation of
the changes has been extremely slow, even when the funds have
been provided by Congress. More aggressive action is needed,
particularly in strengthening analytical capabilities and
litigation preparedness. The Committee directs NOAA, no later
than June 30, 2003, to report to the Committee on its progress
in implementing the reforms identified in the NAPA/NRC report,
as well as issues identified by NMFS, including how the
Administration's budget proposal for fiscal year 2004 will help
achieve these reforms.
Pacific Salmon Funding.--The Committee notes the lack of
accountability and performance standards for resources
distributed to restore endangered and threatened salmon through
the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund. For fiscal year 2002,
Congress provided the National Marine Fisheries Service
$115,000,000 to be distributed among certain States and tribes
for habitat restoration and salmon recovery. The Secretary of
Commerce is imposed with substantial legal obligations under
the Endangered Species Act because no less than twenty six runs
of Pacific salmon are listed as endangered. Failure to make
progress toward recovery under the Endangered Species Act poses
adverse legal consequences for the agency. The Committee has no
assurances from the Administration that any of these funds have
contributed to the recovery of Pacific salmon. This is
particularly important at a time when the Department is
struggling to respond to a huge litigation caseload, which the
Committee has provided substantial funds to help reduce.
Furthermore, there appears to be no way to accurately estimate
total annual Federal expenditures for Pacific salmon recovery,
but funds provided to the various agencies are more than
$500,000,000 per year.
The Committee believes that some mechanism assuring legal
and fiscal accountability is required for distribution of funds
to States with listed salmon species. Section 6 of the
Endangered Species Act provides for such a mechanism, linking
the distribution of recovery funds to assurances that the State
has an adequate and active program for endangered species
conservation. The Committee directs NOAA to enter into Section
6 cooperative agreements with the States and tribes that are
using funds for recovery of listed species to clarify State and
tribal involvement in regional and local recovery programs. The
Committee expects NOAA to request appropriations in their
fiscal year 2004 budget for recovery of endangered runs of
Pacific Salmon under section 6 to support cooperative State and
tribal activities that contribute to the recovery of the
Pacific Salmon runs. In addition, the Committee directs NOAA to
provide an annual report to the Committee no later than March
30 of each year on the projects funded through the Pacific
Salmon Recovery Fund and their projected and actual results,
particularly focusing on progress toward recovery of endangered
and threatened salmon species and projected ending date for
funding needs based on recovery schedules. The Committee
recommends that not less than 1 percent of the amounts made
available for the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund be made
available to NOAA to accomplish this task.
NOAA Operations, Research, and Facilities Fiscal Year 2003
Committee
Recommendation
National Ocean Service.................................. $403,543,000
National Marine Fisheries Service....................... 587,852,000
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research........................ 395,685,000
National Weather Service................................ 682,010,000
National Environmental Satellite and Data Information
Services............................................ 133,841,000
Program Support......................................... 202,870,000
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Total Operations, Research, and Facilities........ 2,336,801,000
NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
Navigation Services: recommendation
Mapping & Charting:
Mapping & Charting Base............................... 36,542
Coastal Storms........................................ 1,000
Joint Hydrographic Center............................. 4,250
Joint Hydrographic Center--Bathymetric Research....... 2,000
Electronic Navigation Charts...................... 3,350
Shoreline Mapping..................................... 2,000
Address Survey Backlog/Contracts...................... 20,450
MS/LA Digital Coast................................... 1,000
Vessel Lease/Time Charter............................. 9,900
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Subtotal, Mapping and Charting...................... 80,492
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Geodesy:
Geodesy Base.......................................... 21,539
National Spatial Reference System..................... 250
Height Modernization Study--NGS Implementation........ 250
Height Modernization Study NC......................... 1,000
Height Modernization Study CA......................... 1,000
Height Modernization Study MS......................... 1,000
Geodetic Survey--LA................................... 1,000
S. Carolina Geodetic Survey........................... 500
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Subtotal, Geodesy................................... 26,539
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Tide & Current Data....................................... 13,709
PORTS................................................. 3,000
Coastal Storms.................................... 1,000
Upper Cook Inlet Tidal Research....................... 500
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Subtotal, Tide & Current Data....................... 18,209
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Total, Navigation Services.......................... 125,240
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Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment:
Ocean Assessment Program (OAP):
Ocean Assessment Program Base......................... 15,128
Coastal Observation Technology System................. 2,500
Center for Integrated Marine Technologies............. 2,800
Alliance for Coastal Technologies..................... 2,800
Sea Grant Program--NH................................. 2,800
Carolina Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction System 2,800
Wallops Ocean Observation Project..................... 2,000
Coastal Storms........................................ 750
Beaufort.............................................. 3,000
Pfiesteria Research and HAB Rapid Response............ 3,925
Coastal Services Center............................... 20,000
Pacific Coastal Center................................ 2,000
Harmful Algal Blooms.................................. 5,000
Coastal Watershed Groundwater Assessment NH........... 500
CREST................................................. 450
Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force SC..................... 600
Aquatic Research Consortium MS........................ 2,500
Coop Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Enviro Tech.. 6,550
Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative.......................... 1,500
National Coral Reef Institute--Florida................ 1,000
Coral Reef Program.................................... 14,000
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation--NFWF........... 1,500
JASON Education and Outreach.......................... 2,000
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Subtotal, Ocean Assessment Program (OAP)............ 96,103
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Response and Restoration:
Response and Restoration Base......................... 4,641
Estuarine and Coastal Assessment...................... 2,670
Estuarine Restoration Program......................... 1,200
Damage Assessment Program............................. 5,200
Oil Pollution Act of 1990............................. 1,000
Coastal Protection and Restoration Project............ 1,000
Spill Response and Restoration Program................ 2,000
Marine Debris Removal SC.............................. 175
Edisto Beach Marsh Restoration........................ 100
Water Control Impoundments SC......................... 700
Coastal Remediation Technology........................ 750
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Subtotal, Response and Restoration.................. 19,436
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Oceanic and Coastal Research:
Oceanic and Coastal Research Base..................... 6,293
Fish Forensics/Enforcement............................ 1,300
MERHL................................................. 4,000
Murrell's Inlet Special Area.......................... 200
Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Monitoring................... 750
Nowcast/Forecast Operational System................... 500
Pfiesteria/Toxins Research............................ 1,000
Aquidneck Island...................................... 600
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Subtotal, Ocean and Coastal Research................ 14,643
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Coastal Ocean Science:
Coastal Ocean Program Base............................ 12,890
ECOHAB................................................ 4,200
Hypoxia............................................... 1,085
South Florida Ecosystem............................... 1,200
Joint Hydrographic Center--Bathymetric Research....... 1,200
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Subtotal, Coastal Ocean Science..................... 20,575
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Total, Ocean Resources Conservation & Assessment.... 150,757
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Ocean and Coastal Management:
Coastal Management:
CZM Grants............................................ 68,963
CZMA Program Administration........................... 3,483
National Estuarine Research Reserve System............ 16,400
Nonpoint Pollution Implementation Grants.............. 1,000
Marine Protected Areas................................ 3,000
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Subtotal, Coastal Management........................ 92,846
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Ocean Management:
Marine Sanctuary Program:
Marine Sanctuary Program Base..................... 33,500
Northwest Straits Citizens Advisory Commission.... 1,200
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Subtotal, Ocean Management...................... 34,700
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Total, Ocean and Coastal Management............. 127,546
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TOTAL, NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE--ORF.............. 403,543
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $403,543,000
for the National Ocean Service [NOS]. The recommendation is
$25,031,000 above the budget request.
Navigation.--The Committee recommends $4,250,000 for the
Joint Hydrographic Center. In addition, the Committee
recommends $3,200,000 for bathymetric surveys off the Northeast
Coast of the United States and around the Aleutian Chain in
accordance with the data needs identified by a Joint
Hydrographic Center on the potential expansion of United States
lands beyond the Exclusive Economic Zone. Within the funding
recommendation for Shoreline Mapping, the Committee recommends
that NOS focus on mapping the shoreline of the North Slope of
Alaska.
Ocean Resources Conservation and Management.--The Committee
recommends continued funding for the Coastal Observation
Technology System within the National Ocean Service to provide
a national framework, technical assistance, and support for
sustained coastal observation systems, with particular emphasis
on coordinating regional systems. The Committee recommendation
includes $15,700,000 for this program, of which $2,800,000 is
for the Alliance for Coastal Technologies; $2,800,000 is for
the Center for Integrated Marine Technologies; $2,800,000 is
for the University of New Hampshire Sea Grant program;
$2,000,000 is for the Wallops Ocean Observation Consortium; and
$2,800,000 is for Carolina Coastal Ocean Observing and
Prediction System. Funding for this activity is from the
conservation category.
The Committee recommends $500,000 for Nowcast/Forecast
Operational Systems to coordinate research on waves,
temperature, and current dynamics to forecast weather and ocean
conditions affecting both wildlife and human safety.
The Committee recommendation includes $14,000,000 for the
Coral Reef Program, subject to approval of a spend plan by the
Committees on Appropriations. The Committee recommends
$3,000,000 for the Beaufort Laboratory and encourages the lab
to pursue opportunities for collaborative research with area
universities. Under Response and Restoration, $750,000 is
provided for Coastal Remediation Technology to develop a
cooperative program with the Cooperative Institute for Coastal
and Estuarine Environmental Technology to evaluate innovative
environmental technologies for estuary remediation. Under
funding for the Coastal Ocean Program, the Committee directs
the program to work with and continue its current levels of
support for the Baruch Institute's research and monitoring of
small, high-salinity estuaries and to continue its current
levels of support for the LUCES program. Within the funds
provided for the MERHL, the Committee directs NOAA to create a
scientific and professional (ST) position to act as the
Director of the MERHL.
Ocean and Coastal Management.--The Committee recommendation
includes full funding for Coastal Zone Management Act
Administration. The Committee recommends $3,483,000 under the
Administration account. The Committee recommends $33,500,000
for the National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP). The Committee
supports elevation of the NMSP to that of Office of National
Marine Sanctuaries. Further, the Committee recommends that this
Office have authority to create Regional Offices and recommends
an additional five full-time equivalents to implement this
regional approach.
The Committee encourages NOAA to continue its work with the
Mariner's Museum and the Navy on efforts to recover and
preserve the Monitor.
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
Base: recommendation
Direct labor.............................................. 35,919
Personnel benefits........................................ 8,980
Former personnel.......................................... 1,122
Travel of persons......................................... 2,245
Rent, Communications, Utilities, Miscellaneous Charges.... 6,735
Contractual services...................................... 22,449
Supplies and materials.................................... 4,490
Equipment................................................. 3,367
Grants, fix charges....................................... 25,817
All other................................................. 1,122
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Total, Base............................................. 112,246
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Fisheries Research and Management Services:
Science and Technology:
AKFIN................................................. 3,200
Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation............... 1,000
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring.......................... 2,087
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Bering Sea Fishermen's
Association CDQ..................................... 175
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Crab Research NMFS...... 473
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Gulf of Alaska Coastal
Communities......................................... 250
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--NMFS Field Fishery
Monitor-
ing................................................. 300
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--NMFS Rockfish Research.. 350
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Winter Pollock Survey... 1,000
Alaskan Groundfish Surveys............................ 661
Alaskan Groundfish Surveys--Calibration Studies....... 240
American Fisheries Act Implementation................. 3,525
Atlantic Herring and Mackerel......................... 200
Bering Sea Pollock Research........................... 945
Bluefin Tuna Tagging.................................. 850
Bluefish/Striped Bass................................. 700
Charleston Bump Billfish Tagging...................... 150
Chinook Salmon Research at Auke Bay................... 300
Computer Hardware and Software........................ 3,492
Cooperative Research--National Cooperative Research... 2,750
Cooperative Research--NE Cooperative Research......... 3,250
Cooperative Research--SE Cooperative Research......... 3,000
Cooperative Research Northeast Consortium............. 5,000
Driftnet Act Implementation........................... 1,800
Driftnet Act Implementation/Pacific Rim Fisheries..... 150
Driftnet Act Implementation/Science Observer Russian
EEZ................................................. 250
Expand Stock Assessments--Improve Data Collection..... 12,000
Fish Statistics--Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission.......................................... 2,000
Fish Statistics--Economics & Social Sciences Research. 4,000
Fish Statistics--National Fisheries Information System 2,575
Fish Statistics--National Standard 8.................. 1,000
Fish Statistics....................................... 13,900
Fisheries Development Program--Hawaiian Fisheries
Development......................................... 1,000
Fisheries Development Program--Product Quality and
Safety/Seafood Inspection........................... 8,685
Fisheries Oceanography................................ 1,000
FMP Extended Jurisdiction, State of Alaska............ 1,500
GULF FIN Data Collection Effort....................... 3,500
Gulf of Maine Groundfish Survey....................... 567
Gulf of Mexico Consortium............................. 3,000
Hagfish Reproduction.................................. 150
Halibut Data Collection............................... 450
Hawaii Seafood Safety and Inspections................. 800
Hawaii Stock Management Plan.......................... 750
Highly Migratory Shark Fishery Research Program....... 1,500
Horseshoe Crab Research............................... 700
Information Analysis and Dissemination................ 21,890
JIMAR................................................. 2,500
Lobster Sampling...................................... 150
Magnuson Stevens Implementation off Alaska............ 4,350
MARFIN................................................ 2,500
MARFIN--NE Activities................................. 250
MARFIN Red Snapper.................................... 750
MarMap................................................ 850
Massachusetts Fisheries Institute..................... 500
NAPA/NAS Management Review............................ 1,050
Steller Sea Lion/Pollock Research North Pacific
Council and Management.............................. 2,000
New England Stock Depletion........................... 1,000
NMFS Facililties Maintenance.......................... 4,000
Observers--Fishery Observers.......................... 2,000
Observers/Training--Atlantic Coast Observers.......... 3,350
Observers/Training--East Coast Observers.............. 350
Observers/Training--Hawaii Longline Observer Program.. 4,000
Observers/Training--N. Pacific Marine Resources
Observers........................................... 1,875
Observers/Training--N. Pacific Observer Program....... 800
Observers/Training--West Coast Observers.............. 3,730
PACFIN Catch Effort Data.............................. 3,000
Pacific Highly Migratory Species Research............. 750
Recreational Fishery Harvest Monitoring RECFIN........ 3,450
Recreational Fishery Harvest Monitoring RECFIN--SC.... 500
Red Snapper Monitoring and Research................... 7,500
Reduce Fishing Impacts on EFH......................... 500
SEAMAP................................................ 1,400
Shrimp Pathogens South Carolina....................... 450
South Carolina Taxonomic Center....................... 500
West Coast Groundfish................................. 5,220
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Subtotal, Science and Technology.................... 176,340
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Conservation and Management:
Alaska Near Shore Fisheries State of Alaska........... 1,000
American Fisheries Act................................ 2,174
American Fisheries Act--N. Pacific Council............ 499
American Fisheries Act--National Standards 4 and 8
State of Alaska..................................... 499
Anadromous Fish Commission--North Pacific............. 750
Anadromous Grants..................................... 2,100
Bering Sea Crab State of Alaska....................... 1,000
Gulf of Alaska Coastal Communities Coalition.......... 375
Columbia River Facilities............................. 3,365
Columbia River Hatcheries--Monitor, Evaluation and
Reform.............................................. 1,700
Columbia River Hatcheries and Facilities.............. 11,457
Cooper River Corridor Management...................... 125
Driftnet Act Implementation/State Participation--AK/WA 200
Fisheries Management Programs......................... 27,182
Halibut/Sablefish..................................... 1,200
Hawaiian Community Development........................ 500
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants.................. 2,590
International Fisheries Commission State of Alaska.... 400
Interstate Fish Commissions--3 Commissions............ 750
Interstate Fish Commissions--Atlantic Cooperative
Management.......................................... 7,250
Magnuson Stevens Implementation off Alaska............ 2,050
Management of George's Bank........................... 478
National Environmental Policy Act..................... 5,000
Pacific Salmon Treaty................................. 5,612
Pacific Salmon Treaty--Chinook Salmon Agreement....... 1,844
Refine EFH Designations............................... 1,000
Regional Councils..................................... 15,000
SCORE................................................. 3,000
South Carolina Seafood Marketing...................... 100
Yukon River Chinook Salmon State of Alaska............ 1,000
Yukon River Chinook Salmon--Yukon River Drainage
Fisheries Assoc..................................... 499
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Subtotal, Conservation and Management............. 100,699
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Total, Fisheries Research and Management Services. 277,039
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Protected Resources Research and Management Services:
Science and Technology:
Antarctic Research.................................... 1,650
Atlantic Salmon Research.............................. 710
Bottlenose Dolphin Research........................... 1,000
Columbia River Endangered Species Studies............. 299
Dolphin Encirclement.................................. 3,300
Dolphin/Yellowfin Tuna Research....................... 250
Endangered Species Act--Atlantic Salmon............... 1,717
Endangered Species Act--Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles &
Other Species....................................... 3,500
Endangered Species Act--Other Species................. 2,700
Endangered Species Act--Pacific Salmon Recovery....... 17,450
Endangered Species Act--Right Whale Activities........ 3,500
Endangered Species Act--Sea Turtles................... 5,250
Hawaiian Monk Seals................................... 825
Hawaiian Sea Turtles.................................. 6,300
Marine Mammal Protection.............................. 7,120
Marine Mammal Protection--Ice Seals................... 250
Marine Mammal Protection--State of Alaska Harbor Seal
Research............................................ 900
Marine Mammal Strandings.............................. 4,000
Rancho Nuevo Sea Turtles.............................. 350
Recovery of Endangered Large Whales................... 1,000
Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan--Alaska Fisheries
Foundation.......................................... 1,000
Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan--Alaska Sea Life Center 5,000
Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan........................ 5,000
Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan--N. Pacific
Universities MM Consortium.......................... 2,500
Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan--Univ of AK Gulf Apex
Predator............................................ 1,000
Steller Sea Lions--Endangered Species Act............. 850
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Subtotal, Science and Technology.................... 77,421
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Conservation and Management Services:
Atlantic Salmon Recovery Plan......................... 450
Chinook Salmon Management............................. 150
Cook Inlet Beluga..................................... 200
Endangered Species Act--Atlantic Salmon............... 500
Endangered Species Act--Pacific Salmon Recovery....... 20,500
Endangered Species Act--Right Whale Activities........ 3,500
Marine Mammal Strandings--Alaska SeaLife Center....... 1,000
Marine Mammal Strandings--Charleston Health and Risk
Assessment.......................................... 800
Native Marine Mammals--Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commis-
sion................................................ 500
Native Marine Mammals--Alaska Harbour Seals........... 150
Native Marine Mammals--Aleut Pacific Marine Resources
Observers........................................... 125
Native Marine Mammals--Beluga Whale Committee......... 225
Native Marine Mammals--Bristol Bay Native Association. 50
Protected Species Management--California Sea Lions.... 750
Protected Species Management--NFWF Species Management. 1,000
Protected Species Management--State of Maine Salmon
Recovery............................................ 1,500
Southeastern Sea Turtles.............................. 300
State of Maine Recovery Plan.......................... 150
Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan--State of Alaska....... 2,000
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Subtotal, Conservation and Management Services...... 33,850
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Total, Protected Resources Research and Management
Services............................................ 111,271
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Habitat Conservation Research and Management Services:
Bay Watersheds Education and Training Program............. 3,500
Oxford.................................................... 2,900
Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium.................... 2,500
Charleston Bump........................................... 450
Chesapeake Bay Multi-Species Management................... 500
Chesapeake Bay Oyster Research............................ 2,000
Chesapeake Bay Studies.................................... 3,500
Center for Marine Education and Research MS............... 2,500
Connecticut River Partnership............................. 300
Coral Reef................................................ 11,000
Habitat Conservation...................................... 5,151
Kenai Peninsula Fish Habitat Restoration.................. 1,000
Magnuson Stevens Implementation off Alaska................ 850
Marsh Restoration--NH..................................... 1,000
Mobile Bay Oyster Recovery................................ 1,000
South Carolina Oyster Recovery............................ 1,000
Non-native Oyster Chesapeake Bay Project--VA.............. 1,000
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Total, Habitat Conservation Research and Management
Services................................................ 40,151
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Enforcement and Surveillance Services:
Driftnet Act Implementation............................... 1,375
Enforcement and Surveillance.............................. 20,420
Enforcement and Surveillance--Cooperative Agreements w/
States.................................................. 5,500
Enforcement and Surveillance--Vessel Monitoring System.... 4,500
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Subtotal, Enforcement................................... 31,795
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Partnerships in Enforcement:
Enforcement and Surveillance--Cooperative Agreements
w/States............................................ 15,000
SC DNR Research Vessel................................ 350
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Subtotal, Partnerships in Enforcement............... 15,350
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Total, Enforcement and Surveillance Services........ 47,145
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TOTAL, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERERIES SERVICE--
ORF............................................... 587,852
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $587,852,000
for the National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS]. The
recommendation is $88,000 below the budget request.
Base funding.--The Committee has worked closely with the
National Marine Fisheries Service to differentiate between
fixed and variable costs, leading to the first accurate
accounting of so-called base funding. The Committee commends
those who participated in this endeavor. Transfers of funds
between subaccounts within the base account, or into or out of
the base account, shall be subject to reprogramming
requirements regardless of dollar amount.
The Committee recommends bill language establishing a NMFS
Regional Office for the Pacific area. The Committee expects
that the Regional Administrator for this new regional office be
hired within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
Fisheries Litigation Issues.--The Committee recommendation
includes $5,000,000 for the NMFS to address National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) issues. To date, $42,000,000
has been appropriated to NOAA to maintain an up-to-date
litigation docket and conduct periodic analyses of its
litigation record and pending caseload. In the past, the
Committee has also directed NMFS to improve its administrative
record keeping by employing standardized methods uniformly
throughout the regional fisheries management councils,
fisheries management regions, and fisheries science centers.
The Committee directed that such an administrative record
should contain all required analyses, so that officials
involved in the process could assure themselves by inspection
that the record supported their proposed actions prior to their
approval.
To date, the NMFS has ignored this direction. Furthermore,
the NMFS has provided no justification of how it has spent the
funds that have been appropriated for these purposes. To
curtail such wanton abandon of Congressional direction and to
help the NMFS come to grips with its litigation shortfalls, the
Committee recommends a new approach. The Committee recommends
$5,000,000 to establish an Office of National Environmental
Policy Act Compliance. This Office will be coordinated by a
Senior Executive Service level employee who will report
directly to the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries. Under
the direction of this National Coordinator, each fisheries
management regional office or fisheries management council will
house a regional NEPA Coordinator. At a minimum, NOAA will
employ 50 individuals by September 30, 2003 to work on its NEPA
issues. None of the funds recommended for this effort will be
made available for regional council support. NMFS shall submit
for approval to the Committees on Appropriations a spend plan
on this action before November 30, 2002.
The Committee is pleased with the work conducted by
National Academy of Public Administration and the National
Research Council on its report, An Independent Assessment of
the Resource Requirements for the National Marine Fisheries
Service. The Committee recommends that NAPA continue to review
NMFS management systems and recommends $750,000 for it to do
so. The Committee also recommends $300,000 for the NRC Ocean
Studies Board to focus on issues at the interface between
research and management such as adequacy of equipment, and
staff training. The Committee looks forward to hearing from the
NAPA and the NRC on their progress.
The Committee has included bill language requiring the
Secretary of Commerce to establish a Regional office for the
Pacific Area within 60 days of enactment of the Act.
The Committee recommendation includes $7,000,000 for North
Atlantic right whale research, management activities, and
Atlantic coastal States' implemention of cooperative Federal-
State right whale recovery plans, such as those concluded under
section 6 of the Endangered Species Act [ESA]. The Committee
directs that funding for right whales will be in keeping with
the annualization of the fiscal year 2002 right whale plan as
approved by Congress. Of the amounts provided, the Committee
expects NMFS to expedite right whale recovery in consultation
with the Implementation Team and the Take Reduction Team. The
NMFS is expected to support priority management, enforcement,
and ship strike prevention activities, including expedited
development and deployment of innovative fishing gear and whale
tracking technologies, improved stranding response and
procedures, a whale-sighting advisory system, and a mandatory
ship-reporting system. No more than 20 percent of funds
provided to NMFS may be used for salaries of existing
personnel.
Fisheries Research and Management.--The Committee
recommends $3,450,000 for the recreational fishing information
network [RecFIN] program, and expects that the Pacific,
Atlantic, and Gulf States shall each receive one-third of these
funds with funding for inshore recreational species assessment
and tagging efforts in South Carolina. In addition,the
Committee expects that $500,000 will be used to continue the
effort to enhance the annual collection and analysis of
economic data on marine recreational fishing. The Committee
recommends that the $750,000 for the Interstate Fish
Commissions be equally divided among the three commissions. As
in prior fiscal years, funds appropriated for the Hawaii
Fisheries Development and Hawaii Stock Management Plan programs
shall be administered by the Oceanic Institute. The Committee
recommends that NMFS double its effort with regard to
California Cooperative Fisheries Investigation cruises. Of the
amounts recommended for the Stellar Sea Lion Recovery Plan,
$1,000,000 is for Alaska Fisheries Foundation to study
innovative methods to deter whale predation of sea lions. In
addition, the Committee expects NOAA to continue its research
initiative on Pacific decadal oscillation, predator-prey
relationships with particular emphasis on killer whale
predation on sea lion pups, and to explore other factors in the
marine environment that may be contributing to the decline of
Stellar sea lions and other marine mammal populations.
Of the amounts recommended for SCORE, $1,000,000 is for New
Hampshire, $1,000,000 is for South Carolina, and $1,000,000 is
for the Mote Marine Laboratory.
Protected Resources Research and Management.--Of the
amounts provided for Native Marine Mammals, $100,000 is to
enable the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission to participate in
International Whaling Commission meetings.
Habitat Conservation.--The Committee recommendation
includes $3,500,000 for Chesapeake Bay Studies, of which
$500,000 is for sea grass restoration. In addition, the
Committee recommends that NOAA continue a micro-grant program
allowing local governments and non-profit organizations to
perform fisheries and shellfish restoration on the Chesapeake
Bay. The Committee recommendation includes $1,500,000 for seven
full-time equivalents for the Oxford Laboratory to support the
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office's fisheries, habitat restoration,
and ecosystem research needs. The Committee provides a total of
$3,500,000 for the Bay Watersheds Education and Training
Program to be administered by the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office.
Of this amount, $2,000,000 is to continue the program in the
Chesapeake Bay Watershed, $500,000 is for a pilot program in
the Narragansett Bay, $500,000 is for a pilot program in the
Mystic River Estuary, and $500,000 is for a pilot program in
the Monterey Bay.
Enforcement and Surveillance.--The Committee recommendation
provides $350,000 for a fisheries research vessel for the South
Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The Committee
recommends continued support at last year's level for marine
forensics and southeast fisheries' law enforcement, and the
Committee expects continued cooperative laboratory activities
between NMFS and State and local governments and the academic
community. The Committee recommends that the three interstate
marine fisheries commissions may be eligible to receive a
portion of the Cooperative Enforcement Program funds for use in
providing law enforcement coordination among the States and
NMFS. Of the amounts provided for Enforcement and Surveillance-
Cooperative Agreements with States, the Committee recommends
$3,500,000 for the South Carolina Department of Natural
Resources.
OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
Climate Research: recommendation
Laboratories & Joint Institutes:
Aeronomy Laboratory (Colorado)........................ 8,111
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meterological Laboratory
(Florida)........................................... 5,691
Air Resources Laboratory (CO,ID,NC,NV,TN)............. 3,447
Climate Diagnostic Center (Colorado).................. 2,555
Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory
(Colorado).......................................... 5,952
Environmental Technology Laboratory (Colorado)........ 243
Forecast Systems Laboratory (Colorado)................ 156
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (New Jersey).... 14,229
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (Washington).. 8,523
Space Environmental Center (Colorado)................. 236
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Subtotal, Laboratories & Joint Institutions......... 49,143
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Climate & Global Change Program:
Base.................................................. 68,608
Aerosols-Climate Interaction.......................... 2,000
Variability Beyond ENSO............................... 1,000
Climate Forcing Agents................................ 1,000
Accelerating Climate Models--IRI...................... 2,100
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Subtotal, Climate & Global Change Program........... 74,708
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Climate Observations & Services:
Climate Reference Network............................. 3,000
Climate Data & Info and CLASS in PAC.................. 1,000
Baseline Operations................................... 2,500
Regional Assessments, Education and Outreach.......... 1,750
Climate Change Assessments............................ 650
Weather-Climate Connection............................ 900
Carbon Cycle.......................................... 2,300
Ocean Observations/Ocean Systems...................... 3,500
ARGO-Related Costs.................................... 7,950
Climate Modeling Center (GFDL)........................ 4,000
Global Climate Atmospheric Observing System........... 3,000
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Subtotal, Climate Observations & Services........... 30,550
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____________________________________________________
Climate Partnership Programs:
Central CA Ozone Study................................ 500
East Tennessee Ozone Study............................ 300
International Pacific Research Center (U of HI)....... 2,000
Arctic Research Initiative (SEARCH)................... 2,000
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Subtotal, Climate Partnership Programs.............. 4,800
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____________________________________________________
Total, Climate Research............................. 159,201
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Weather & Air Quality Research:
Laboratories & Joint Institutes:
Aeronomy Laboratory (Colorado)........................ 2,054
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meterological Laboratory
(Florida)........................................... 3,921
Air Resources Laboratory (CO,ID,NC,NV,TN)............. 2,077
Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory
(Colorado).......................................... 166
Environmental Technology Laboratory (Colorado)........ 6,864
Forecast Systems Laboratory (Colorado)................ 10,646
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (New Jersey).... 3,077
National Severe Storms Labroratory (Oklahoma)......... 7,552
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (Washington).. 264
Space Environmental Center (Colorado)................. 7,242
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Subtotal, Laboratories & Joint Institutes........... 43,863
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U.S. Weather Research Program:
Base.................................................. 2,750
Targeted Wind Sensing................................. 2,000
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Subtotal, U.S. Weather Research Program............. 4,750
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Weather & Air Partnership Programs:
Tornado Severe Storm Research......................... 1,000
New England Air Quality Study......................... 1,750
AIRMAP................................................ 5,000
STORM................................................. 1,000
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Subtotal, Weather & Air Partnership Programs........ 8,750
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Total, Weather & Air Quality Research............... 57,363
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research:
Laboratories & Joint Institutes:
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meterological Laboratory
(Florida)........................................... 3,219
Environmental Technology Laboratory (Colorado)........ 445
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
(Michigan).......................................... 4,940
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
(Michigan).......................................... 2,471
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
(Michigan).......................................... 821
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (Washington).. 7,389
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Subtotal, Laboratories & Joint Institutes........... 19,285
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____________________________________________________
National Sea Grant College Program:
Base.................................................. 57,410
Aquatic Nuisance Species/Zebra Mussel Research........ 3,000
Gulf of Mexico Oyster Initiative...................... 1,000
Oyster Disease Research............................... 2,000
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Subtotal, National Sea Grant College Program........ 63,410
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National Undersea Research Program (NURP):
Base.................................................. 13,770
National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology 5,000
Aquarius II........................................... 12,000
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Subtotal, National Undersea Research Program (NURP). 30,770
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Ocean Exploration......................................... 20,000
Ocean & Coastal Partnership Programs:
Arctic Research....................................... 2,000
Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research............. 350
Institute for Science Technology and Public Policy.... 1,000
Gulf of Maine Council................................. 250
Lake Champlain Research Consortium.................... 300
NISA/Ballast Water Demonstrations..................... 2,250
NISA/Prevent & Control Invasive Species............... 800
NISA Alaska........................................... 1,500
NOAA Marine Aquaculture Program....................... 2,606
Ocean Health Initiative............................... 10,000
Cooperative Institute for New England Mariculture and
Fisheries........................................... 3,000
Aquaculture Education Program--Cedar Point MS......... 2,000
Pacific Tropical Ornamental Fish...................... 500
Tsunami Hazard Mitigation............................. 6,300
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Subtotal, Ocean & Coastal Partnership Programs...... 32,856
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Total, Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research..... 166,321
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
High Performance Information Technology....................... 12,800
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TOTAL NOAA RESEARCH--ORF................................ 395,685
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $395,685,000
for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. The recommendation is
$104,832,000 above the budget request.
Base funding.--The Committee has worked closely with the
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research to differentiate
between fixed and variable costs, leading to the first accurate
accounting of so-called base funding. The Committee commends
those who participated in this endeavor. The amounts
recommended under Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
``Laboratories and Joint Institutes'', ``Climate and Global
Change-Base Program'', and ``U.S. Weather Research Program-
Base'', are subject to the following funding guidelines:
Thirty-two percent is for direct labor; 8 percent is for
personnel benefits; 1 percent is for former personnel; 2
percent is for travel of persons; 6 percent is for rent and
utilities; 20 percent is for contractual services; 4 percent is
for supplies and materials; 3 percent is for equipment; 23
percent is for grants and fixed charges; and 1 percent is for
miscellaneous expenses. Transfers of funds between these
guidelines, or into or out of the base accounts, shall be
subject to reprogramming requirements regardless of dollar
amount.
Climate Change Research Initiative.--The Committee does not
recommend $18,000,000 as requested, for the Climate Change
Research Initiative. The Committee has reviewed this initiative
and has concluded that it is an ill-defined program established
through the political process. The Committee has, for many
years, supported robust funding for the Climate and Global
Change Program and activities under Climate Observations and
Services. The Committee is concerned that the administration's
proposed increases for Climate Change Research are not provided
under the Global Change Research Program, but under a separate
Climate Change Research Initiative not related to the research
program being conducted pursuant to the coordinated Federal
process established by Congress in the Global Change Research
Act of 1990. The Committee supports increased funding for
global climate change but believes that the funding should be
provided to NOAA for research priorities established under the
U.S. Global Climate Research Program decision making structure.
The Committee has provided $159,201,000 for climate research.
This funding level does not include funds appropriated for
climate research elsewhere within NOAA's budget.
Of the amounts provided for Tsunami Hazard Mitigation,
$1,000,000 is for the Tsunami Warning and Environmental
Observing in Alaska.
Ocean Exploration.--The Committee recommendation includes
$20,000,000 for Ocean Exploration, an increase of $6,000,000
over the fiscal year 2002 level. Of this amount, the Committee
recommends $1,000,000 for the Center for Marine Cultural
Resources. These amounts will be administered by NOAA to
establish a Cooperative Institute of Marine Cultural Resources,
in collaboration with the University of Rhode Island and NOAA's
Ocean Exploration program.
NISA.--The Committee recommends $2,250,000 for National
Invasive Species Act/Ballast Water Demonstrations. The amount
recommended is for the Chesapeake Bay and Great Lakes ballast
water demonstrations to be allocated according to the fiscal
year 2002 level. Of the amounts provided, $250,000 is for the
Center for Innovative Technologies to continue activities begun
in fiscal year 2002.
NISA Alaska.--The Committee recommends $1,750,000 to
address the proliferation of exotic species such as Atlantic
salmon in the marine environment in the North Pacific. Of this
amount, $750,000 is for the Pacific States Marine Fisheries
Commission to prevent the escapement of Atlantic salmon from
Alaska streams and to address other invasive species issues
including mitten crab, and green crab.
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research.--Within the
amount provided for the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab
(GLERL), the Committee recommends that NOAA support research
programs on aquatic invasive species mitigation and reduction
in the Lake Champlain Basin. Of the amounts recommended for the
National Sea Grant College Program, no less than $3,000,000
will be dedicated towards hiring of additional personnel, at
the State program level, to act as liaisons between NOAA, Sea
Grant Institutions, and the commercial and recreational fishing
industries. The Committee recommends $13,770,000 for the
National Undersea Research Program (NURP). Of the amount
provided, $6,885,000 is for research conducted through the east
coast NURP centers and $6,885,000 is for the west coast NURP
centers, including the Hawaiian and Pacific Center and the West
Coast and Polar Regions Center. The Committee expects level
funding will be available for Aquarius, ALVIN, and program
administration.
The Committee recommends $12,000,000 for the next
generation undersea laboratory/habitat. The Committee directs
the Administrator of NOAA, working with NURP, the Office of
Ocean Exploration, the Director of the National Marine
Sanctuaries in Key Largo, Florida as well as the University of
North Carolina Wilmington to design and build a new relocatable
undersea laboratory/habitat. This new, modern laboratory/
habitat supported by the Committee's recommendation will
significantly improve the Nation's ability to conduct valuable
research and promote understanding and education of our oceans
and its resources. Before deployment, an operational plan shall
be put in place to identify locations only within the waters of
the United States where this laboratory will be used to address
our most important marine challenges in priority order. This
plan shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations for
approval. This new platform shall be deployed first in the
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, in an area such as the
Tortugas reserve.
The Committee recommendation includes $2,000,000 for Arctic
Research. Of this amount, $350,000 is for the Cooperative
Institute for Arctic Research.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Operations and Research:
Local Warnings and Forecasts:
Base.................................................. 483,178
Air Quality Forecasting Pilot Program................. 3,000
Alaska Data Buoys..................................... 1,700
Aviation Forecast..................................... 35,596
Edmunds County Warning System......................... 215
High Resolution Temperature Forecasting............... 3,000
Mt. Washington Observatory............................ 500
New England Weather Technology Initiative............. 500
NC Flood Plain Mapping Pilot.......................... 2,000
Sustain Cooperative Observer Network.................. 1,890
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Subtotal, Local Warnings and Forecasts.............. 531,579
==============================================================
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Advanced Hydrological Prediction Services................. 4,500
Aviation Weather..........................................
WFO Maintenance........................................... 5,000
Weather Radio Transmitters:
Weather Radio Transmitters Base....................... 2,320
NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters--WY................... 400
North Dakota Ag Weather Network....................... 340
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Subtotal, Weather Radio Transmitters................ 3,060
==============================================================
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Central Forecast Guidance..................................... 43,525
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____________________________________________________
Total, Operations and Research.......................... 587,664
==============================================================
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Systems Operation & Maintenance:
NEXRAD.................................................... 39,996
ASOS...................................................... 7,650
AWIPS..................................................... 36,500
Weather & Climate Supercomputing Backup................... 7,200
NWSTG Backup.............................................. 3,000
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Total, Systems Operation & Maintenance.................. 94,346
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
TOTAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE--ORF..................... 682,010
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $682,010,000
for the National Weather Service [NWS] for operations,
acquisitions, and research. The recommendation is $75,099 above
the request.
Local Warnings and Forecasts.--The ``1995 Secretary's
Report to Congress on Adequacy of NEXRAD Coverage and
Degradation of Weather Services'' requested further studies of
several sites, including Williston, ND and Erie, PA. The
Committee provided funds to begin mitigation in fiscal year
1999 at these sites. The Committee has provided $4,790,000 to
continue current operations at these sites. In addition, the
Committee directs the NWS to make appropriate arrangements to
maintain a local presence for the maintenance of the NOAA
weather radio antenna in Erie, PA and develop a strategy to
adequately address the prediction of lake-effect snow in the
area.
The Committee recommendation includes $3,000,000 to
complete analysis of the air quality pilot program, finalize a
concept of operations, and begin procurement of the information
technology infrastructure necessary to support operational air
quality forecasts by the end of fiscal year 2004. In addition,
$3,000,000 is provided to complete the operational
implementation of the temperature forecasting pilot in New
England. The Committee recommendation provides for the
modernization of a total of 200 meteorological observing
stations and for the operational use of high resolution
forecasts models at 8 sites in fiscal year 2003.
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA, AND INFORMATION SERVICE
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Environmental Satellite Observing Systems:
Satellite Command and Control............................. 32,461
Satellite Facilities Security............................. 300
Product Processing and Distribution....................... 18,150
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Subtotal, Environmental Satellite Observing Systems..... 50,911
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Product Development, Readiness & Application:
Base...................................................... 18,768
Coral Reef Monitoring..................................... 750
Joint Center/Accelerate Use of Satellites................. 750
Global Wind Demo.......................................... 4,000
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____________________________________________________
Subtotal, Product Development, Readiness & Application.. 24,268
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Commercial Remote Sensing Licensing & Enforcement...................
--------------------------------------------------------------
____________________________________________________
Total, Environmental Satellite Observing Systems........ 75,179
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
NOAA's Data Centers & Information Services:
Archive, Access & Assessment:
Base.................................................. 32,000
Archive, Access & Assessment/Climate Database
Moderniza-
tion................................................ 6,214
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____________________________________________________
Subtotal, Archive, Access & Assessment............ 38,214
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Coastal Data Development.................................. 4,513
Regional Climate Centers.................................. 3,600
Environmental Data Systems Modernization.................. 12,335
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____________________________________________________
Total, NOAA's Data Centers & Information Services....... 58,662
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
TOTAL NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA
........................................................
AND INFORMATION SERVICE--ORF.......................... 133,841
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $133,841,000
for the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information
Service [NESDIS]. The recommendation is $12,525,000 below the
request.
The Committee directs NESDIS to maintain current staffing
levels at the Gilmore Creek Tracking Station in fiscal year
2003. NESDIS will provide a report to the Committees on
Appropriations by March 1, 2003 on how it plans to implement
the new National Orbiting Environmental Satellite System and
its plans for the Gilmore Creek Tracking Station including
staffing projections.
PROGRAM SUPPORT
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
Corporate Services: recommendation
Under Secretary and Associate Offices Base................ 27,000
Policy Formulation and Direction Base..................... 35,000
Federal Employee Pay Parity............................... 12,507
Educational Partnership Program/Minority Serving
Institutions............................................ 14,000
National Ocean Science Education Program.................. 1,000
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Total, Corporate Services............................... 89,507
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____________________________________________________
Facilities:
Maintenance, Repairs and Safety........................... 4,000
Boulder Facilities Operations............................. 4,500
National Aquarium Infrastructure Repairs.................. 1,000
Environmental Compliance.................................. 2,000
Pribilof Islands Cleanup.................................. 6,000
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Total, Facilities....................................... 17,500
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Marine Operations & Maintenance:
Marine Services:
Marine Services Base (Data Acquisition)............... 64,000
AGATE PASS (Coastal YTT) Operations................... 350
FAIRWEATHER Operations................................ 4,100
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____________________________________________________
Subtotal, Marine Services (including base).......... 68,450
==============================================================
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Fleet Planning and Maintenance:
Fleet Planning and Maintenance........................ 11,213
AGATE PASS (Coastal YTT) Maintenance.................. 250
FAIRWEATHER Maintenance............................... 450
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Subtotal, Fleet Planning and Maintenance............ 11,913
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Total, Marine Operations and Maintenance............ 80,363
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Aviation Operations: Aircraft Services........................ 15,500
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Total, Aircraft Services................................ 15,500
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____________________________________________________
Total, Marine and Aviation Operations................... 95,863
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____________________________________________________
GRAND TOTAL PROGRAM SUPPORT--ORF........................ 202,870
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $202,870,000
for the NOAA program support functions. The recommendation is
$1,712,000 below the request.
Corporate Services.--The Committee recommends $14,000,000
to provide funding to historically black colleges and
universities to train scientists. The Committee recommends that
this program be extended to Native Hawaiian Serving
Institutions and Alaskan Native Serving Institutions as defined
in the Higher Education Act.
Facilities.--The Committee supports improvements to the
infrastructure of the National Aquarium and recommends
$1,000,000 for needed repairs. The Committee expects the
Department of Commerce to draft a 20-year working plan for the
National Aquarium.
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION, AND CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
NOS: recommendation
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELP):
Base.................................................. 12,900
Seacoast, NH.......................................... 2,000
Los Cerritos Wetlands, CA............................. 2,000
Laughlin Cove, WA..................................... 300
Maury Island, WA...................................... 1,800
Rocky Point, RI....................................... 1,900
Satilla River, GA..................................... 2,000
Harbor Herons, NY..................................... 2,000
Deer Island, MS....................................... 2,200
North Bass Island, OH................................. 2,000
East Sandusky Bay, OH................................. 2,000
Mill River, CT........................................ 2,000
Farm River, CT........................................ 300
Morro Bay Dunes, CA................................... 2,000
Wetlands Harbor, LA................................... 1,600
Hawaii Coastal Lands.................................. 3,000
Coastal Bays, MD...................................... 2,000
Chesapeake, Eastern Shore, MD......................... 2,000
Nanjemoy, MD.......................................... 2,000
Deer Lagoon, WA....................................... 600
City of Two Harbors, MN............................... 400
Long Island, NY....................................... 1,000
Bonneau Ferry, SC..................................... 10,000
Cooper River, West Branch, SC......................... 2,000
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Subtotal, Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation
....................................................
Program........................................... 60,000
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Estuarine Land Acquistion & Construction:
NERRS Base............................................ 10,012
ACE Basin............................................. 4,500
Great Bay Partnership................................. 6,000
Grand Bay, MS......................................... 6,000
Morris Island......................................... 4,000
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Subtotal, NERRS Acquisition/Construction.............. 30,512
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____________________________________________________
Marine Sanctuaries Construction:
Base.................................................. 10,000
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Subtotal, Marine Sanctuary Construction............. 10,000
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Other NOS Facilities:
Kasitsna Bay Laboratory............................... 1,400
Beaufort Lab.......................................... 500
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Subtotal, Other NOS Facilities...................... 1,900
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Total NOS--PAC...................................... 102,412
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NMFS:
Honolulu Lab.............................................. 15,000
Kodiak Pier............................................... 2,000
Ketchikan Facilities...................................... 3,000
Pascagoula Laboratory..................................... 2,000
Phase III--Galveston Laboratory Renovation--NMFS.......... 2,000
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Total, NMFS--PAC........................................ 24,000
==============================================================
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OAR:
Systems Acquisition:
Comprehensive Large Array Data Stewardship System..... 3,600
Research Supercomputing............................... 6,519
--------------------------------------------------------------
____________________________________________________
Subtotal, OAR Systems Acquisition................... 10,119
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Construction:
Barrow Planning and Design............................ 1,000
Norman Consolidation Project.......................... 6,000
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____________________________________________________
Subtotal, OAR Construction.......................... 7,000
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Total, OAR--PAC..................................... 17,119
==============================================================
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NWS:
Systems Acquisition:
ASOS.................................................. 5,125
AWIPS................................................. 16,264
NEXRAD................................................ 8,260
Radiosonde Network Replacement........................ 6,500
Weather and Climate Supercomputing.................... 20,000
--------------------------------------------------------------
____________________________________________________
Subtotal, NWS Systems Acquisition................... 56,149
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Construction: WFO Construction............................ 10,630
--------------------------------------------------------------
____________________________________________________
Subtotal, NWS Construction.............................. 10,630
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Total, NWS--PAC......................................... 66,779
==============================================================
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NESDIS:
Systems Acquisition:
Geostationary Systems................................. 227,398
Polar Orbiting Systems................................ 359,538
EOS & Advanced Polar Data Processing, Distribution &
Archiving Systems................................... 3,000
CIP Single Point of Failure........................... 2,800
Coastal Remote Sensing................................ 3,000
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Subtotal, NESDIS Systems Acquisition................ 595,736
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Construction:
Satellite CDA Facility................................ 4,000
Suitland Facility..................................... 8,890
--------------------------------------------------------------
____________________________________________________
Subtotal, NESDIS Construction....................... 12,890
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Total, NESDIS--PAC.................................. 608,626
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Program Support:
CAMS...................................................... 10,000
G-IV Instrumentation Upgrades............................. 8,400
Fleet Replacement:
Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull Vessel................ 9,000
Fisheries Research Vessel Replacement................. 50,874
Hydrographic Equipment Upgrades....................... 6,200
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Subtotal, OMAO Fleet Replacement.................... 66,074
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Total, Program Support--PAC......................... 84,474
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
GRAND TOTAL PAC..................................... 903,410
The Committee recommendation provides $903,410,000 for
Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction. The recommendation
is $92,023,000 above the request. The amount provided includes
$100,512,000 for programs in the conservation spending
category.
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
National Ocean Service.--The Committee recommends
$60,000,000 for the coastal and estuarine land conservation
program. This program is funded under the conservation spending
category. This program provides funds for matching grants to
States, communities, and groups engaged in land conservation
efforts that benefit coastal and estuarine areas. These funds
will be used expressly to acquire lands or interests in lands
that include significant conservation, recreation, ecological,
historical or aesthetic values to further the goals of a
federally approved Coastal Zone Management Program or a
National Estuarine Research Reserve. Of the amount provided for
this program in fiscal year 2003, the Committee recommends the
following projects: $2,000,000 for the Seacoast in New
Hampshire, $2,000,000 for Cooper River, West Bank, South
Carolina, $10,000,000 for Bonneau Ferry, South Carolina,
$2,000,000 for Los Cerritos Wetlands in California, $1,900,000
for Rocky Point in Rhode Island, $2,000,000 for Satilla River
in Georgia, $2,000,000 for Harbor Herons in New York,
$2,200,000 for Deer Island in Mississippi, $2,000,000 for North
Bass Island in Ohio, $2,000,000 for East Sandusky Bay in Ohio,
$2,000,000 for Mill River in Connecticut, $300,000 for Farm
River in Connecticut, $2,000,000 for Morro Bay Dunes in
California, $3,000,000 for Coastal Lands in Hawaii, $2,000,000
for Coastal Bays in Maryland, $2,000,000 for Chesapeake,
Eastern Shore, Maryland, $2,000,000 for Nanjemoy, Maryland,
$600,000 for Deer Lagoon in Washington, $400,000 for City of
Two Harbors, MN, $1,600,000 for Wetlands Harbor, LA, and
$1,000,000 for Long Island Coastal Lands in New York.
Under a new section entitled, ``Estuarine Land Acquisition
and Construction,'' the Committee recommends $4,500,000 for ACE
Basin, $6,000,000 for the Great Bay Partnership, $6,000,000 for
Grand Bay, MS, and $4,000,000 for Morris Island.
The Committee recommends $500,000 for repairs and
facilities improvements at the Beaufort Laboratory. In
recognition of the dilapidated conditions at the laboratory due
to decades of neglect, the Committee encourages the lab to
develop a 10-year facilities plan for Pivers Island.
Program Support.--The Committee recommendation provides
$9,000,000 for a Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull vessel to be
homeported in New Castle, NH.
OTHER
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, FACILITIES (ORF): recommendation
Direct Obligations........................................2,405,801
De-Obligations............................................ (17,000)
Transfers: Coastal Zone Management Fund....................... 3,000
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____________________________________________________
TOTAL, DISCRETIONARY ORF BUDGET AUTHORITY...............2,391,801
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Transfers: Promote & Develop American Fisheries............... (55,000)
--------------------------------------------------------------
____________________________________________________
Subtotal, ORF Transfers................................. (55,000)
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
TOTAL, CJS ORF APPROPRIATION............................2,336,801
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION (PAC):
Direct Obligations........................................ 903,410
De-Obligations............................................ (3,200)
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____________________________________________________
TOTAL, DISCRETIONARY PAC BUDGET AUTHORITY............... 900,210
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
TOTAL, CJS PAC APPROPRIATION............................ 900,210
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
OTHER DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS:
Fisherman's Contingency Fund.............................. 954
Foreign Fishing Observer Fund............................. 191
Fisheries Financing Program............................... (3,000)
Coastal Zone Management Fund.............................. (3,000)
Pacific Coastal Salmon Fund............................... 115,000
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TOTAL, OTHER DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS............... 110,145
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NOAA Grand Total Discretionary Appropriations...........3,350,356
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY FUND
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $157,419,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 110,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 115,000,000
The Committee recommends $115,000,000 for Pacific Coastal
Salmon conservation to be funded under the conservation
category. Of this amount, $95,000,000 is for the Pacific
Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund. Within the funding for the
Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, the Committee recommends
$30,050,000 for the State of Washington, $24,650,000 for the
State of Alaska, $14,000,000 for the State of Oregon,
$14,000,000 for the State of California, $9,000,000 for the
Pacific Coastal Tribes, and $3,300,000 for the Columbia River
Tribes. Of the funds provided for the State of Alaska,
$5,000,000 is for the Arctic Yukon-Kushokwim Sustainable Salmon
initiative, $1,000,000 is for construction of salmon mitigation
passes, $1,000,000 is for the Cook Inlet Fishing Community
Assistance Program, $500,000 is for the Yukon River Drainage
Association, $500,000 is for Fort Richardson fisheries,
$500,000 is for Elmendorf AFB hatcheries, $500,000 is for Fort
Wainwright fisheries, $450,000 is for universal quality
standards, $450,000 is for competitive analysis of global
salmon, $250,000 is to restore the king salmon runs in Coffman
Cove, $250,000 is to enable the State of Alaska to participate
in discussions regarding the Columbia River hydrosystem
management, and $100,000 is for United Fishermen of Alaska's
subsistence program. Of the amounts provided for the State of
Washington, $5,000,000 is for the Washington State Department
of Natural Resources and other State and Federal agencies for
purposes of implementing the State of Washington's Forest and
Fish Report. The monies shall be spent in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the Forest and Fish Report and
consistent with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act
and Clean Water Act. Of the amount provided to the State of
Oregon, $1,100,000 is for conservation mass marking at the
Columbia River Hatcheries.
FISHERMEN'S CONTINGENCY FUND
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $952,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 954,000
Committee recommendation................................ 954,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $954,000 for
the fishermen's contingency fund.
The fishermen's contingency fund provides compensation to
U.S. fishermen for damage or loss of fishing gear and any
resulting loss because of natural or man-made obstructions
related to oil and gas exploration, development, and production
on the Outer Continental Shelf. The Secretary of Commerce is
authorized to establish an area account within the fund for any
area within the Outer Continental Shelf. A holder of a lease,
permit, easement, or right-of-way in such area is required to
pay a fee into the appropriate area account in the fund. Each
area account, if depleted, will be replenished by assessment.
The authorization stipulates that amounts available in each
area account can be disbursed only to the extent provided by
appropriations acts. Since receipts collected may not be
sufficient for this appropriation, the Committee has included
language which provides that the sums necessary to eliminate
the insufficiency may be derived from the general fund of the
Treasury.
FOREIGN FISHING OBSERVER FUND
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $191,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 191,000
Committee recommendation................................ 191,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $191,000 for
the foreign fishing observer fund.
Fees paid into the fund are collected from owners and
operators of certain foreign fishing vessels that fish within
the U.S. fishery conservation zone. The fund supports salaries
of U.S. observers and program support personnel, other
administrative costs, and the cost of data management and
analysis.
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $287,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................
The Committee notes that an appropriation is not necessary
for the fisheries finance program account. Of the loan
authority provided through bill language, $5,000,000 is for
entry level and small vessel individual fishery quota (IFQ)
obligation guarantees in the halibut and sablefish fisheries
off Alaska pursuant to section 1104A(a)(7) of the Merchant
Marine Act of 1936. These funds are provided for IFQ loans in
accordance with section 303(d)(4) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act
and section 108(g) of the Sustainable Fisheries Act.
Department Management
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $37,652,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 48,254,000
Committee recommendation................................ 41,494,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $41,494,000
for Departmental Management. The recommendation is $6,760,000
below the budget request. The Committee recommendation includes
the fiscal year 2002 funding level, a 4.1 percent pay
adjustment for Federal employees, and $3,000,000 for requested
Homeland Security program increases.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $20,176,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 22,670,000
Committee recommendation................................ 20,635,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $20,635,000
for the Commerce Department's Office of the Inspector General.
The recommendation is $2,035,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees.
General Provisions--Department of Commerce
The Committee includes the following general provisions for
the Department of Commerce that were included in the fiscal
year 2001 appropriations act. Sections 201 through 208 are
continuations of language included in previous appropriations
acts.
Section 201 makes Commerce Department funds available for
advanced payments only upon certification of officials
designated by the Secretary that such payments are considered
to be in the public interest.
Section 202 makes appropriations for salaries and expenses
available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for
services, uniforms, and allowances as authorized by law.
Section 203 prohibits any funds to be used to support
hurricane reconnaissance aircraft and activities that are under
the control of the U.S. Air Force or the U.S. Air Force
Reserve.
Section 204 provides the authority to transfer funds
between Department of Commerce accounts. The language provides
that no account may be decreased by more than 5 percent or
increased by more than 10 percent. The language also makes the
transfers subject to the Committee's standard reprogramming
procedures.
Section 205 allows the Secretary to award contracts for
certain mapping and charting activities in accordance with the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act.
Section 206 permits the Department of Commerce franchise
fund to retain a percentage of earnings from services provided
for capital investments.
Section 207 provides funding for 4 grants and a cooperative
agreement.
Section 208 clarifies allowable applications of a grant
program.
Section 209 clarifies allowable applications of a grant
program.
Section 210 clarifies that Congress has not approved a
change in name for the Bureau of Export Administration.
TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY
The funds provided in title III of the accompanying bill
are for the operation and maintenance of the U.S. courts and
include the salaries of judges, magistrates, supporting
personnel, and other expenses of the Federal judiciary.
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$4,965,151,000 for the judiciary. The recommendation is
$276,459,000 below the budget request. The Committee is aware
that a total of $331,462,000 in fees, reimbursables, and
carryover is available in various accounts across this title to
supplement direct appropriations.
Steady growth in costs associated with Defender Services,
court security, GSA rental payments, and pay and benefits at a
time of declining resources continues to put serious pressure
on the judiciary budget. The Committee urges the judiciary to
make every effort to contain mandatory costs.
Supreme Court of the United States
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $39,988,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 46,324,000
Committee recommendation................................ 44,399,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $44,399,000
for the Justices, their supporting personnel, and the costs of
operating the Supreme Court, excluding the care of the building
and grounds. The recommendation is $1,925,000 below the budget
request. The Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year
2002 funding level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment, $3,000,000
for requested Homeland Security program increases, and certain
mandatory increases for judicial officers.
Homeland Security enhancements include $417,000 for costs
related to an offsite mail screening facility; $871,000 for
Supreme Court police pay parity and overtime, $162,000 for
three PC/network/security specialists; and $1,550,000 for
security related automation enhancements.
Adjustments to Base.--The Supreme Court included as
adjustments to base an elevated pay increase, as compared to
the 2.6 percent pay increase proposed in the budget for all
other Federal employees, as well as police pay parity and
overtime. While the Committee included these funds in its
recommendation, the Committee does not agree with the Court's
practice of displaying significant program increases as
adjustments to base. Accordingly, in developing future budget
requests, the Committee directs the Court to include any non-
mandatory increases, including cost of living increases above
that proposed in the budget for Federal employees, as program
increases.
CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $67,530,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 53,626,000
Committee recommendation................................ 53,304,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $53,304,000
for personnel and other services relating to the Supreme Court
building and grounds, which is supervised by the Architect of
the Capitol. The recommendation is $322,000 below the budget
request. The Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year
2002 funding level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal
employees, and $55,000 for requested Homeland Security program
increases, including replacement of seven metal detectors at
the Supreme Court building.
Adjustments to Base.--The Court included a number of non-
mandatory increases as adjustments to base, including: an
elevated pay increase, as compared to the 2.6 percent pay
increase proposed in the budget for all other Federal
employees; increases in the cost of training; and exterior
painting and caulking. As previously stated, the Committee does
not agree with the Court's practice of displaying significant
program increases as adjustments to base and directs the Court
to include any non-mandatory increases as program increases in
all future budget requests.
Building renovations.--The recommendation includes
$49,696,000 to complete funding for critical upgrades to the
Supreme Court building. By providing the remaining funds needed
for this renovation project, the Architect of the Capitol, who
is responsible for maintaining this historic structure, may
pursue a single contract to ensure accountability of the
contractors. The Architect of the Capitol shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations a meaningful schedule and cost
estimate based upon updated design plans for the renovation
project by December 15, 2002 and shall update the report upon
completion of the plans.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $19,287,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 21,893,000
Committee recommendation................................ 20,136,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $20,136,000.
The recommendation is $1,757,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment, $354,000 for Homeland
Security related automation enhancements, and certain mandatory
increases for judicial officers.
U.S. Court of International Trade
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $13,064,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 13,777,000
Committee recommendation................................ 13,529,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $13,529,000.
The recommendation is $248,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment, $276,000 for Homeland
Security related enhancements, and certain mandatory increases
for judicial officers.
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $3,596,116,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 4,014,107,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,814,211,000
This account provides for the salaries of judges,
magistrates, and all other officers and employees of the
Federal judiciary not otherwise provided for, and for all
necessary expenses, including charges for space and facilities.
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$3,814,211,000 for salaries and expenses of the Courts of
Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services. The
recommendation is $199,896,000 below the budget request. The
Committee notes that the judiciary reestimate of funding
requirements is $18,945,000 below the budget request. As noted
at the beginning of the title, the Committee understands that
at least $120,588,000 in carryover will be available to apply
to this account, if necessary.
The Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002
funding level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment, $150,161,000 for
Homeland Security related enhancements, and certain mandatory
increases for judicial officers.
THE NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $2,692,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 2,784,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,784,000
The Committee recommends a reimbursement of $2,784,000 from
the special fund to cover expenses of the claims court
associated with processing cases under the National Childhood
Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. The recommendation is identical to
the budget request.
DEFENDER SERVICES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $500,671,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 588,741,000
Committee recommendation................................ 531,792,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $531,792,000.
The recommendation is $56,949,000 below the budget request.
The Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002
funding level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment, and $24,149,000
for Homeland Security related enhancements, including increases
in the number of representations by the Federal Defender
Organization and Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel Attorneys.
The Committee continues to support the $90 hourly for CJA panel
attorneys.
This account funds the operations of the Federal public
defender and community defender organizations and the
compensation, reimbursement, and expenses of attorneys
appointed to represent persons under the CJA, as amended.
Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney Rates.--In fiscal year
2002, the Committee provided a significant increase in CJA
panel attorney hourly rates from $75 to $90 in-court and from
$55 to $90 out-of-court. This large increase was funded and
approved by Congress because the hourly rates authorized in
1986 had not kept pace with inflation and many Federal judges
were reporting difficulty in finding qualified counsel willing
to accept CJA appointments at rates that were one-third to one-
half the rates charged in private practice.
This year, the request included an additional increase in
the CJA hourly rate to $113, a 25 percent increase over the
recently approved increased rate of $90 for fiscal year 2002.
The Committee believes this request is premature since the
current hourly rate of $90 was only implemented in May, 2002,
and it is too soon to determine whether the new $90 rate will
address the problem of obtaining adequate counsel.
The Committee does not agree with the judiciary practice of
displaying significant increases in CJA panel attorney hourly
rates as an adjustment to base. Accordingly, in developing
future budget requests, the Committee directs the judiciary to
include any increase in CJA panel attorney hourly rates, above
the cost of living increase proposed in the budget for Federal
employees, as a program increase.
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $48,131,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 57,826,000
Committee recommendation................................ 54,636,000
This account provides for the fees and allowances of grand
and petit jurors and for the compensation of land commissioners
and jury commissioners.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $54,636,000.
The recommendation reflects the judiciary's reestimate of
fiscal year 2003 requirements.
COURT SECURITY
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $220,677,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 298,235,000
Committee recommendation................................ 290,442,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $290,442,000.
The recommendation is $7,793,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment and $37,437,000 for
requested Homeland Security program increases.
Growth in the Court Security Program.--The Committee notes
the substantial growth in funding experienced in the Court
Security Program. In the past 5 years, the program has nearly
doubled--increasing from $167,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 to a
total appropriation of almost $300,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
In light of this growth, the Committee wants to ensure that
these resources are being efficiently managed and spent for the
purposes for which they have been appropriated. Therefore, the
Committee requires the submission of a court security program
spending plan, in accordance with Section 605 of this Act,
prior to the obligation of no more than 25 percent of the funds
appropriated herein. Further, the Committee notes and
emphasizes the role of the Administrative Office of the U.S.
Courts (AO) to oversee and ensure the effective use of court
security funds and expects the Director of the AO to coordinate
the development of this plan with the assistance of the United
States Marshals Service.
Supervisory-Level Deputy U.S. Marshals.--The Committee
recommendation includes bill language and funding to support
106 supervisory, deputy marshals at the local level to
coordinate the protection of judges both on and off site,
oversee the courthouse security program, and ensure that
emergency response procedures for chemical/biological,
terrorist, or other attacks are in place. The Committee
understands that these supervisory-level deputy marshals will
be devoted full-time to judicial security.
Court Security Officers (CSO) Revised Medical Standards.--
In January 2001, the U.S. Marshals Service began implementing
new CSO medical examination procedures and revised medical
standards based on the results of a requirements study of CSO
duties conducted by the Public Health Service's Office of
Federal Law Enforcement Medical Programs. To ensure that CSOs
are as physically fit as necessary to perform their security
functions and respond in emergency situations, the Committee
fully supports the implementation of these new medical
procedures and standards.
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $61,664,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 66,912,000
Committee recommendation................................ 64,655,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $64,655,000.
The recommendation is $2,257,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment, and $793,000 for Homeland
Security related enhancements, including program oversight of
crisis response, security and safety.
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts [AO] hosts the
Judicial Conference and serves the Federal courts through
administrative support, program management, and policy
development support.
The Committee supports the AO's efforts to increase program
oversight, particularly with regard to the stewardship of
resources and court security.
Federal Judicial Center
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $19,735,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 21,885,000
Committee recommendation................................ 20,156,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $20,156,000.
The recommendation is $1,729,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment.
The Federal Judicial Center improves the management of
Federal judicial dockets and court administration through
education for judges and staff and research, evaluation, and
planning assistance for the courts and the judicial conference.
Judicial Retirement Funds
PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $37,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 35,300,000
Committee recommendation................................ 35,300,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $35,300,000
for payments to the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund and the
Claims Court Judges Retirement Fund. The recommendation is
identical to the budget request.
These funds cover the estimated annuity payments to be made
to retired bankruptcy judges and magistrate judges, claims
court judges, and spouses and dependent children of deceased
judicial officers.
U.S. Sentencing Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $11,575,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 13,200,000
Committee recommendation................................ 11,835,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,835,000.
The recommendation is $1,365,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment.
The purpose of the Commission is to establish, review, and
revise sentencing guidelines, policies, and practices for the
Federal criminal justice system. The Commission is also
required to monitor the operation of the guidelines and to
identify and report necessary changes to the Congress.
General Provisions--The Judiciary
The Committee recommends the following general provisions
for the judiciary, all of which were included in previous
appropriations acts.
Section 301 allows the Judiciary to expend funds for
employment of experts and consultant services.
Section 302 allows the Judiciary, subject to the
Committee's reprogramming procedures, to transfer up to 5
percent between appropriations, but limits to 10 percent the
amount that can be transferred into any one appropriation.
Section 303 limits official reception and representation
expenses incurred by the Judicial Conference of the United
States to no more than $11,000.
Section 304 provides a pay raise for Justices and judges.
TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$7,898,015,000. The recommendation is $240,860,000 below the
budget request. Security, technology, and infrastructure
accounts have received the maximum funding deemed prudent.
Administration of Foreign Affairs
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $3,630,012,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 3,936,844,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,802,982,000
This appropriation account provides for the formulation and
execution of U.S. foreign policy, including the conduct of
diplomatic and consular relations with foreign countries,
diplomatic relations with international organizations, and
related activities. This account primarily funds the overseas
programs and operations of the Department of State.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$3,802,982,000. The recommendation is $133,862,000 below the
budget request. The Committee recommendation includes the
fiscal year 2002 funding level, a 4.1 percent pay adjustment
for Federal employees, and funding for Homeland Security
program increases. Within the amount provided, the Committee
recommendation includes $175,000 to support the United States'
membership in the Arctic Council and $40,000 for the Bering
Straits Commission. The former includes funds for
representation expenses and travel for U.S. delegates.
The Committee recommendations, by bureau or operation, are
displayed in the following table:
DIPLOMATIC & CONSULAR PROGRAMS
[Dollars in thousands]]
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Committee
Positions recommendation
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Overseas Bureaus:
African Affairs................ 1,241 $221,835
Near Eastern Affairs........... 950 146,820
South Asian Affairs............ 745 66,803
East Asian & Pacific Affairs... 1,517 235,305
European Affairs............... 2,713 516,329
Western Hemispheric Affairs.... 2,197 246,128
International Organization 355 47,225
Affairs.......................
International Conferences...... ................ 4,813
FSN Separation Liability Trust ................ 7,677
Fund..........................
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Subtotal..................... ................ 1,492,935
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Functional Bureaus:
Consular Affairs............... 249 46,146
Economic & Business Affairs.... 202 23,458
Intelligence & Research........ 305 40,892
International Information 283 44,557
Programs......................
Oceans/Int'l Environmental/ 157 21,018
Scientific Affs...............
Political-Military Affairs..... 182 25,876
Non-Proliferation.............. 177 23,680
Arms Control................... 106 22,324
Verification & Compliance...... 76 13,629
Diplomatic Security............ 893 224,911
Information Resource Management 529 161,630
Democracy, Human Rights, & 97 11,282
Labor.........................
Population, Refugees, & ................ 477
Migration.....................
Legislative Affairs............ 69 7,151
Legal Advisor.................. 233 35,201
Bureau of Public Affairs....... 209 27,314
Counterterrorism Research & ................ 1,800
Development...................
Office of International 10 1,039
Criminal Justice..............
Trafficking in Persons......... 14 3,515
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Subtotal..................... ................ 735,900
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Management Programs................ 1,840 485,699
Continuing Overseas Language ................ (10,000)
Training......................
Administrative Programs............ 1,398 469,160
Diplomatic Telecommunications ................ (47,657)
Service.......................
Federal Employee Pay Parity........ ................ 40,202
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Subtotal..................... ................ 3,223,896
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Worldwide Security Upgrades:
Guards--Worldwide Protection... ................ 142,046
Physical Security Equipment.... ................ 18,912
Domestic Equipment......... ................ (3,500)
Physical Security Technical ................ 68,932
Support.......................
Armored Vehicles............... ................ 10,536
Personnel/Training............. ................ 119,780
Radio Replacements............. ................ 7,413
Information/Systems Security... ................ 51,825
Chemical/Biological Program.... ................ 9,857
Perimeter Security Enhancements ................ 74,000
Center for Antiterrorism ................ 52,000
Training......................
Frontline Security Readiness... ................ 22,197
Federal Employee Pay Parity.... ................ 1,588
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Subtotal..................... ................ 579,086
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Total, Diplomatic & Consular ................ 3,802,982
Programs....................
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Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table are described in more detail in the following paragraphs.
New post openings.--The Committee is aware that regional
bureaus have discovered a clever way to influence the process
by which Congress must consider and approve any request by the
Department of State to open a new post. The Committee is aware
of an instance in which a post, with the support of its parent
bureau, arranged for temporary and long term office space and
housing, hired local nationals onto the staff, and began
conducting relations with the local host government before the
request was even transmitted to Congress. By establishing this
foothold presence, the Embassy and the bureau make it all but
impossible for State and Congress to deny the request, even if
it makes good policy sense to do so. Congressional approval is
not a formality. The Committee firmly believes that, while
posts should have input into decisions about expanding the U.S.
presence, they should not drive the process. Decisions about
post openings must be based on both overall foreign policy
objectives, and resource limitations of the Department. All
future requests to establish new U.S. consulates must hereafter
be accompanied by a full accounting of an embassy's
expenditures in the region in question, including costs
associated with local hires, operational expenses, Temporary
Duty Assignment (TDY) personnel, and travel. Additionally, each
regional bureau must, on an annual basis, submit to the
Committee a comprehensive accounting of the cost of any
Department of State activities that take place outside of a
geographic radius of 200 miles of an already-established and
Congressionally-approved post. These reports should be compiled
and delivered to the Committee at the time of the Department's
yearly budget submission to Congress.
Diplomatic Security.--Explosive growth in Diplomatic
Security (DS) manning has created an imbalance between seasoned
and unseasoned agents that can only be solved with time. The
best training available does not compare to the value of
experience. Of the 893 Diplomatic Security personnel, more than
half the growth has taken place during the past 2 years, with
389 new Diplomatic Security agents hired in fiscal year 2002,
and with 92 new Diplomatic Security agents hired in fiscal year
2001. Furthermore, the Committee remains concerned about
Department decisions concerning the placement of DS agents. The
purpose of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security is to provide a
secure environment for the conduct of American diplomacy
worldwide. The Committee understands that DS must maintain a
base staff in Washington, DC, and that it is responsible for
the security of approximately 100 domestic locations. However,
DS cannot perform its core mission of protecting the more than
50,000 U.S. Government personnel, staff, and dependents who
serve at our 260 overseas posts--where the threat is much
higher--unless its agents are out in the field, at post. This
is a time of heightened threat to our installations abroad, as
demonstrated most recently by attacks against the U.S.
Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, and an American-attended place
of worship in Islamabad, Pakistan, as well as threats against
U.S. properties in Rome, Italy and Bogota, Colombia. Given this
changed security environment, the Committee is alarmed by DS'
continued stubbornness on the issue of placement of DS agents
overseas. The Committee is aware that there are 799 Diplomatic
Security personnel managing facilities at 100 locations in the
United States while there are only 94 Diplomatic Security
agents posted abroad. The Committee recommends full funding for
the 134 Diplomatic Security agents; however, no less than 100
of the new hires shall be posted overseas at the nation's most
critical posts. In addition, the Committee directs the
Department to shift no fewer than 250 agents to the most
critical overseas posts no later than March 1, 2003.
Worldwide security upgrades.--The Committee recommendation
includes $579,086,000 for worldwide security upgrades, of which
$504,889,000 is for ongoing security activities and $52,000,000
is for the Center for Anti-Terrorism Security Training. Full
funding is provided for procedural and technical security
enhancements as well as for training, operational support, and
infrastructure. Of the funding provided for guards-worldwide
protection, $5,000,000 is for uniformed protection officers to
provide additional perimeter patrol, and delivery vehicle
inspections 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for an additional 19
high-risk posts. None of the funds provided for security may be
obligated until a complete and thorough accounting of prior
year security funds has been forwarded to the Committee.
Security enhancements.--At this time of heightened threat
to American posts abroad, the benefits of the security
enhancement funds the Committee has provided to the Department
since the Dar and Nairobi bombings in 1998 are being realized.
The most recent indicator of the benefit of improving physical
security at U.S. posts overseas came on June 14, 2002, when a
suicide bomber detonated a 500-pound fertilizer bomb outside
the U.S. Consulate General in Karachi. While, tragically, the
lives of local Pakistani guards and passers-by were lost, the
loss of American lives was prevented and the physical damage to
the building was minimized. While the blast shattered a section
of the wall, the office building was not damaged in any
significant way. The Consulate's perimeter wall had recently
been reinforced, and barriers installed between the wall and
the street prevented the vehicle from reaching the building.
Shatter resistant window film also significantly mitigated the
force of the blast. An earlier reconfiguration of interior
office space, undertaken to provide additional blast
separation, also proved helpful. The Committee believes that
continual security upgrades to existing properties are as
important as the Department's Capital Security Construction
program. The Committee urges the Department to consider
augmenting its funding request next fiscal year and in future
years under the Worldwide Security Upgrades account.
Host country relations.--The Committee recommendation
includes $2,000,000 out of available funds to continue the
Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation. U.S. Ambassadors
serving in less developed countries may submit competitive
proposals for one-time or recurring projects with awards based
on the importance of the site, the country's need, and the
potential of the award to make a meaningful contribution to the
preservation of a site, object, or form of expression. The
Department is directed to submit an annual report to the
Committees on Appropriations on winning projects.
Bureau of Consular Affairs.--The Bureau of Consular Affairs
is tasked with providing support to U.S. citizens abroad,
facilitating travel to and from, as well as immigration to, the
United States, and serving as the first firewall of our
National border security framework. Because of its
responsibilities in these areas, the Bureau of Consular Affairs
has more daily interaction with individuals, both U.S. citizens
and foreign nationals, than any other branch of the State
Department. The Committee is aware that the majority of
Consular Affairs personnel respond to inquiries, requests, and
crises in a professional and courteous manner. However, the
Committee also is aware of an increasing number of complaints
by Americans and foreign nationals about discourteous treatment
at certain U.S. posts overseas. The Department has no formal
process by which it addresses such complaints and, when
warranted, to discipline this unacceptable behavior. The
Committee recommendation includes $500,000, to be transferred
to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of
State, with which it shall undertake a thorough review of the
quality of service Consular Affairs provides to both the U.S.
and non-U.S. public it is intended to serve. This review should
consider the nature and quantity of the complaints received, to
the extent that such information is available, those policies
and procedures currently in place within the Bureau of Consular
Affairs that may cause the Bureau's service to be less than
optimal, and recommendations for how consular services can be
improved. The Committee furthermore expects the report to
outline a proposal for a new, systemized way of tracking and
addressing future complaints to the Department directed at the
Bureau Consular Affairs. The Inspector General's report should
be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations no later than
March 27, 2003. Once the Department has established a system as
described above, complaints received from U.S. citizens
directed at any Foreign Service Officer shall, as a matter of
policy, be referred to the Bureau of Human Resources for
review. If a Foreign Service Officer receives two or more
complaints within a 6-month period, the Bureau of Human
Resources is directed to conduct an administrative hearing to
determine whether further professional development training or
disciplinary action is warranted.
Consular workspace improvement initiative.--The Committee
believes that the Department's consular mission is critical to
U.S. national security. Consular workspace must be adequately
sized and outfitted in order to ensure that the processing of
visas and visa applicants takes place in an organized and
efficient manner. To ensure this, and to improve the overall
working environment for Consular Affairs Officers, the
Committee directs the Office of Overseas Buildings Operations
(OBO) to undertake a 3-year Consular Workspace Improvement
Initiative. The Committee is aware that, traditionally, OBO
considers posts' facilities requirements in a holistic manner,
and does not single out specific bureaus for workspace
improvements. However, the Committee is also aware of the
direct link between the quality of consular workspace and the
efficiency and accuracy of consular work. There is a pressing
need for additional consular windows and interview space,
enlarged reception and waiting areas, office space, and
document storage space. The initiative should identify posts
for consular workspace rehabilitation where errors in visa
issuance present the greatest threat to U.S. national security
interests, as determined by OBO in consultation with the Bureau
of Consular Affairs. The Committee expects construction work to
begin on priority projects no later than 60 days after the
enactment of this Act. The Committee directs that $10,000,000
from MRV fees be used for this initiative.
Language training.--Several reports have identified a
serious shortage within the Federal Government of personnel who
possess the language skills required for their positions. This
shortcoming has been long apparent at the Department of State
where reliable aggregate data on the language capabilities of
Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) is not generally available or,
when available, is seriously flawed. The Department has
indicated that the primary factor contributing to its inability
to meet its language staffing and proficiency goals is an
overall staffing shortfall of more than 1,100 people, as
identified in the Department-generated Diplomatic Hiring
Report. This report precipitated the Diplomatic Hiring
Initiative, a program under which 1,158 new Foreign Service
Officers will be hired over a 3-year period. However, the
Committee is acutely aware that the Diplomatic Hiring
Initiative does little to address the specific problem of
language proficiency at the Department of State. Funds
available for salaries should be leveraged to provide pay
incentives to FSOs who gain expertise in hard-to-learn
languages, to provide an attractive career path for linguists,
to enhance the retention of FSOs with desired language skills,
and to provide ample training opportunities to FSOs willing to
learn a difficult language mid-career. Funds provided for
workforce retention should also be utilized to recruit native
speakers of difficult and hard to fill languages, drawing upon
the vast human resources afforded by a demographically diverse
United States. Language proficiency must be one of the key
criteria in the selection of FSOs. If our diplomats truly are
our ``first line of defense'' against foreign threats to the
U.S. homeland, then their ability to converse fluently in the
languages of the countries to which they are posted is critical
to U.S. National security. The Committee therefore directs that
not less than 20 percent of the FSOs hired during fiscal year
2003 possess language skills of at least level 3 (General
Professional) or greater on the foreign language proficiency
scale. Further, the Committee directs that not less than 2
percent of the foreign service officers hired during fiscal
year 2003 possess a proficiency level of 2 (Limited Working) or
greater in one or more of the following difficult languages:
Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, and Cantonese
Chinese. Finally, the Committee directs the Department to
develop a proposal, to be submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations by September 31, 2002, for approval, for a pay
incentive package exclusively for current and future Foreign
Service Officers who have achieved level 4 (Advanced
Professional) proficiency or greater in at least one of the
aforementioned difficult languages.
Continuing language education.--Language skills ensure
dependents of Department of State personnel are not overwhelmed
by feelings of isolation and alienation, resulting in lowered
post morale. Within available funds, the Committee
recommendation directs that $10,000,000 shall be available only
for continuing language education programs for both employees
and dependents at posts worldwide. Language classes should also
be open to non-State Department (Federal) employees on a space-
available, reimbursable basis.
Office of Foreign Missions.--The Committee directs that the
Office of Foreign Missions (OFM) be moved out of Bureau of
Diplomatic Security (DS) and placed under the Deputy Secretary
of State for Management and Resources. The Committee expects
OFM and DS to continue to coordinate closely after it has been
transferred.
International conservation of sea turtles.--The Committee
remains concerned with the increasing threat to sea turtles,
particularly those listed under the Convention on International
Trade on Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora [CITES],
from incidental capture by foreign fleets, particularly in the
longline fishery. The Committee is equally concerned by the
Department's decision to ignore Committee direction for the
past 2 years. Specifically, direction stating that the
Secretary of State shall, on an expedited basis, negotiate
strong, enforceable management, reporting, and data collection
measures (including economic measures) focused on reducing
incidental capture of sea turtles in commercial fisheries under
regional management agreements for living marine resources,
including the Inter-American Sea Turtle Conservation Treaty,
the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention, the International
Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, and the
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
(the Multilateral High Level Conference). The Committee is
concerned that no international agreements specifically
addressing turtle by-catch from longline fishing have been
negotiated, and the Department has negotiated only voluntary
initiatives rather than binding agreements to this end.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of State, in
cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce, to use all
appropriate means available to broaden the participation of
other nations in the Convention on the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Species in the Western and
Central Pacific Ocean. Of the funding provided for the Bureau
of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific
Affairs, $4,000,000 shall be available only for negotiating, in
consultation with the Department of Commerce, a binding
agreement providing for annual reductions in sea turtle
mortality in the longline fisheries of the Western and Central
Pacific, that shall, by 2008, result in at least a 30 percent
reduction in takes, and thereafter result in such fisheries
meeting sea turtle take levels comparable to those achieved by
the U.S. longline fleet.
Rule of law.--The Committee recognizes that there is a need
for a continuing global dialogue about the rule of law and its
importance for the stability and viability of all nations.
Within the amounts provided under Diplomatic and Consular
Programs, $1,800,000 is for the Rule of Law Forum for foreign
government and non-government officials to be hosted by the
Dedman School of Law.
International trade.--Every year the State Department
attempts to pursue international trade activities that are
rightfully within the traditional domain of the Commerce
Department's International Trade Administration, particularly
within the area of expertise of the United States and Foreign
Commercial Service. This continual push by the State Department
to expand its jurisdiction in this area runs counter to the
wishes of the Committee which notes the expansive and
intractable foreign policy issues already confronting the
Department. No funding is provided for this initiative.
Secure Card Technology.--The Committee is aware that the
U.S. Embassy in Mexico City began issuing secure laser visa
border crossing cards to Mexican visitors in May, 2002. The
Committee directs the Department of State, in consultation with
the Immigration and Naturalization service, to report no later
than February 5, 2003 on the success of this secure visa
issuance program in Mexico City, and provide recommendation to
the Committee regarding the expansion of this visa issuance
process to all visa types and using the same secure card
technology in U.S. foreign missions.
Fingerprint services.--In order to implement Section 113 of
the Aviation and Transportation Security Act in the most
prudent manner, the Committee directs the U.S. embassies and
consulates with fingerprinting capabilities to fingerprint
aliens seeking first-time flight training in aircraft weighing
12,500 pounds or more and transmit those fingerprints to the
Department of Justice and other relevant agencies for the
purposes of checking fingerprints against appropriate terrorist
watch-lists.
International Child Abductions.--The Committee remains
concerned about the adequacy of the Department's efforts to
counter the serious problem of international child abductions.
Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Department is
directed to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations
which includes the following information: the country and
location and number of all known U.S. citizens under the age of
18 who have been abducted by a parent or relative as the result
of a custody dispute and who are being held abroad in
contravention of U.S. laws or judicial orders; a summary of
actions taken by the Department of State to secure the
repatriation of abducted American children; and a list of
diplomatic measures, including treaties and agreements, that
can be used to facilitate the repatriation of abducted American
children.
The Committee strongly encourages the State Department to
release the State Department's report on compliance with the
Hague Convention on the International Aspects of Child
Abduction (``the Hague''). The Hague Convention, which the
United States and many of our Allies have signed, is in place
to facilitate the return of internationally abducted children
to their countries of ``habitual residence'' for custody
determination. The Committee recognizes the importance of
compliance with the Hague and requests this report be sent to
the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee no later than January 1, 2003.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $203,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 177,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 210,000,000
This account provides resources for information and
communications systems. The Committee recommends $210,000,000.
The recommendation is $33,000,000 above the budget request. The
Committee recommendations, by initiative, are displayed in the
following table:
Capital investment fund
[In thousands of dollars]
Technology Infrastructure:
Modernization of world-wide IT infrastructure....... 164,790
OpenNet Plus.................................... [36,500]
Classified Connectivity Program................. [94,235]
Secure Voice Program............................ [3,960]
Post High Frequency Communications.............. [5,057]
Public Key Infrastructure....................... [7,345]
Other IT Infrastructure......................... [17,693]
Integrated Messaging................................ 10,404
Centrally Managed Infrastructure.................... 35,408
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Subtotal, Technology Infrastructure............... 210,602
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Applications and Software Development:
Ready Access to International Affairs and
Information....................................... 7,835
Leveraging IT....................................... 48,278
Integrated Logistics Management System (ILMS)... [18,878]
Regional Financial Management System (RFMS)..... [6,597]
Integrated Personnel Management System (IPMS)... [11,166]
Other Applications and Software Development..... [11,637]
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Subtotal, Applications and Software
Development................................... 56,113
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Foreign Affairs Systems Integration (FASI).............. 21,500
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Project Management and Training......................... 7,785
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Total, IRM Central Fund........................... 296,000
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
Information Technology.--The Committee commends the
Department for its commitment to overhauling its Information
Technology (IT) infrastructure. Having received ample funding
in fiscal year 2002 for its IT priorities, the Department is
meeting the Committee's requirement to execute certain priority
programs more quickly than originally planned. Two major
initiatives, the deployment of OpenNet Plus and the overhaul of
the Department's classified network are on-schedule and on-
budget, with OpenNet Plus, scheduled for completion in April,
2003, and the Classified Connectivity Program, scheduled for
completion in early fiscal year 2004. Providing the Department
with state-of-the-art communications, data, and knowledge
management systems is, once again, one of the Committee's top
priorities for the Department of State. Full funding is
therefore provided for the IRM Central Fund, per the above
chart. The Committee expects the Department's next major IT
initiative, replacement of the cable system with a modern,
integrated messaging system, to proceed as expeditiously as
have its other global-scale projects.
Enterprise architecture.--The Committee has invested
hundreds of millions of dollars to overhaul the State
Department's IT infrastructure, which had been allowed to grow
outmoded and obsolete, with a state-of-the-art IT
infrastructure. The Committee remains concerned, however, that
the next time the Department faces slowed budget growth or even
budget cutbacks, it will choose to hire more analysts and open
more posts at the expense of the necessary annual investments
in infrastructure. The Committee therefore directs that the
Chief Information Officer of the Department develop an annex to
the existing IT Strategic Plan which outlines in detail the
Department's 5-year strategy for maintaining and upgrading its
existing IT infrastructure. This strategy will help ensure that
the significant investments the Committee has made in the last
2 years are not lost, and that the Department's current IT
infrastructure is leveraged both to capitalize on these prior
investments and to meet the needs of the Department. The
Department is directed to submit this annex to the Committees
on Appropriations no later than February 1, 2003.
IT human capital.--The success of OpenNet Plus and the
Classified Connectivity Program is due to the Department's
establishment of a permanent, professional IT planning staff
within the Bureau of Information Resource Management. This
staff has been tasked with developing an enterprise
architecture to address all of the Department's current and
future technology needs. It is crucial that the Department's IT
personnel be drawn from among the best in their fields. The
Committee therefore directs the Bureau of Human resources, in
consultation with the Chief Information Officer of the
Department, to report to the Committees on Appropriations on
how the Department plans to meet its short and long-term human
capital needs in the area of information technology. The report
should address such issues as pay parity, specialized
recruitment strategies, and preventing attrition to the private
sector.
Centralized management.--The Committee supports the trend
at the Department towards the central management of
information. The Committee is aware that, at a time of
heightened threat to our overseas posts, the ability to store
and manage information, particularly classified information,
domestically can greatly enhance the security of that
information. The Committee accepts that the cost of centrally
managing information is higher due to the cost of acquiring
bandwidth. However, the benefits of a more robust security
construct far outweigh the additional cost. One technology that
appears particularly promising is the high-assurance virtual
wide area network (WAN). This technology would allow the
Department to minimize the information stored at post and
permit computer terminals to be ``sanitized'' of sensitive
information when not in use. Of the funds made available under
the IRM Central Fund for Centrally Managed Infrastructure,
$10,000,000 shall be for a pilot project to develop a high-
assurance virtual WAN architecture and prototype in support of
Department of State activities.
IT Common Platform.--The events of September 11, 2001, have
caused the Federal agencies and departments to reexamine the
way in which they communicate, particularly on matters relating
to national security. Inadequate communication and coordination
among the foreign affairs agencies, including the Department of
State, increases our vulnerability to terrorism. Since
September 11, agencies have taken steps to close the loopholes
that existed with respect to information-sharing. However, the
key to better communication and coordination among these
agencies does not necessarily lie in their ability to
interface, but rather in the individual department cultures
that compel them to do so. Foreign affairs agencies have the
capability to share unclassified and classified information,
but they are not intrinsically inclined to do so. What is
required to change these cultures is a dynamic, user-friendly
portal through which these agencies can, as a matter of course,
share information and collaborate their efforts. The Committee
supports the continued development of the Foreign Affairs
System Integration (FASI) project, sometimes referred to as the
Collaboration Zone, which is currently in the pilot phase. The
Department should henceforth provide a bimonthly status report
on the progress of this initiative to the Committees on
Appropriations.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $29,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 29,264,000
Committee recommendation................................ 29,693,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $29,693,000.
The recommendation is $329,000 above the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees.
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $237,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 245,306,000
Committee recommendation................................ 237,771,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $237,771,000.
The recommendation is $7,535,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees.
The Committee recognizes that international education and
exchange programs are critical components of U.S. National
security and foreign policy. In light of the tragic events of
September 11, 2001, this type of engagement with the world is
more important than ever. International educational and
exchange programs enable the United States to augment the
foreign language and foreign area expertise of each successive
generation of rising leaders, prepare U.S. students to function
effectively in a global environment through study abroad, and
promote international understanding through professional,
scholarly, and citizen exchanges. The Committee recommendations
for the Educational and Cultural Exchanges Account are
displayed, by program, in the following table:
Cultural and Educational Exchanges
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Academic Programs:
Fulbright Program:
Students, Scholars, Teachers.......................... 116,495
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program................. 6,222
Regional Scholars Program............................. 2,049
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Subtotal............................................ 124,766
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Other Academic Programs:
Educational Advising & Student Services............... 3,500
English Language Programs............................. 3,000
Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program................... 559
North-South Center.................................... 1,200
South Pacific Exchange................................ 500
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Subtotal............................................ 8,759
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Other Special Academic Programs: American Overseas
Research Centers........................................ 2,415
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Subtotal, Academic Programs........................... 135,940
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Professional & Cultural Programs:
International Visitors Program............................ 50,186
Citizen Exchange Program.................................. 16,572
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Subtotal.............................................. 66,758
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Other Professional & Cultural Programs:
Mike Mansfield Fellowships Programs....................... 2,200
Irish Institute........................................... 500
Atlantic Corridor USA..................................... 500
George Mitchell Fellowship Program........................ 500
Institue for Representative Government.................... 540
National Forensics League for High School Debates......... 1,000
PSC U.S.-Pakistan Educator Development Program............ 1,000
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Subtotal................................................ 6,140
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Subtotal, Professional & Cultural....................... 72,998
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Exchanges Support:
Employee Compensation & Benefits.......................... 25,071
Program Direction & Administration........................ 3,051
Federal Employee Pay Parity............................... 771
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Subtotal................................................ 28,833
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Total, Cultural & Educational Exchanges................. 237,771
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
Of the funds made available for the Council of American
Overseas Research Centers, $33,000 is for a grant for research
to develop a diamond fingerprinting technology that will
facilitate the monitoring of the international trade in
conflict diamonds.
Seed programs.--The Committee has continued a modest
program begun in fiscal year 2000 that provides one-time
funding to international exchange startups. These new programs
are expected, after their first year, to seek funding from
outside sources. The Committee will track the survival rate of
new starts. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Exchanges is
directed to provide advice and assistance to these new programs
and to inform the Committee immediately of any change in their
status.
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $6,485,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 9,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 6,485,000
Representation allowances provide partial reimbursement to
Foreign Service officers for expenditures incurred in their
official capacities abroad in establishing and maintaining
relations with officials of foreign governments and appropriate
members of local communities.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,485,000.
The recommendation is $2,515,000 below the budget request.
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $9,400,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 11,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,400,000
This account reimburses local governments and communities
for the extraordinary costs incurred in providing protection
for international organizations, foreign missions and
officials, and foreign dignitaries under certain circumstances.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,400,000.
The recommendation is $1,600,000 below the budget request.
The Committee directs that local jurisdictions that incur
such costs submit a certified billing for such costs in
accordance with program regulations. The Committee also
recommends that in those circumstances where a local
jurisdiction will realize a financial benefit from a visit from
a foreign dignitary through increased tax revenues, that such
circumstances should be taken into account by the Department in
assessing the need for reimbursement under this program. The
Committee expects the Department to treat such submissions
diligently and provide reimbursement to local jurisdictions on
a timely basis if claims are fully justified.
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $1,273,960,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 1,305,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,305,000,000
This account provides the funding that allows the
Department to manage U.S. Government real property in over 200
countries worth an estimated $12,500,000,000 and to maintain
almost 14,000 residential, office, and functional properties,
not only for the Department of State, but for all U.S.
employees overseas.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,305,000,000. The recommendation is identical to the budget
request.
The Committee recommendations by project or program are
displayed in the following table:
Security and maintenance of U.S. missions
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
Worldwide Security Upgrades: recommendation
Capital Projects.......................................... 492,450
Astana, Kazakstan New Office Building (NOB)........... 78,400
Athens, Greece New Office Annex Building.............. 37,600
Bamako, Mali NOB...................................... 69,900
Beijing, China NOB.................................... 178,800
Bridgetown, Barbados Fitout........................... 31,900
Frankfurt, Germany Design and Fitout.................. 42,900
Panama City, Panama Design............................ 22,950
Moscow, Russia Annex Design Construction.............. 4,300
Tirana, Albania Design/Build.......................... 21,700
Other Site Acquisitions and Planning...................... 101,100
Compound Security......................................... 150,450
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Subtotal, Worldwide Security Upgrades................... 740,000
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Security Enhancements for U.S.-Affiliated Locales:
American Schools.......................................... 7,000
Post Housing.............................................. 20,000
Other Security Enhancements............................... 3,000
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Subtotal, Enhancements for U.S.-Affiliated Locales...... 30,000
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Operations:
Planning and Development.................................. 6,200
Real Estate and Property Management....................... 6,000
Project Execution......................................... 91,000
Construction Management............................... 21,000
Security Management................................... 31,000
Design and Engineering................................ 14,700
Energy Conservation................................... 3,900
Interiors and Furnishings............................. 11,700
Program Management.................................... 7,500
Seismic Program....................................... 1,200
Operations and Maintenance................................ 371,300
Facility Management................................... 58,000
Facilities Rehabilitation and Support System
Replacement......................................... 40,000
Moscow, Russia Spoede Fitout...................... [2,000]
Jakarta, Indonesia Chancery and GSO Rehabilitation [1,736]
Fire Protection....................................... 8,500
Leaseholds............................................ 150,000
Buyout of Uneconomic Leases........................... 35,000
Maintenance and Repair of Buildings................... 68,400
Post Communications................................... 8,000
Safety, Health, and Environmental Management.......... 3,400
Information Management and Support........................ 31,000
Main State/Domestic Renovations........................... 23,000
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Subtotal, Operations.................................... 528,500
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Headquarters:
Salaries and Training..................................... 6,500
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Subtotal, Headquarters.................................. 6,500
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Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance Total...1,305,000
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
Vulnerability.--The 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya and
Tanzania significantly changed the way we approach the security
of our facilities abroad. The June 14, 2002, attack on a church
in Islamabad, Pakistan, which U.S. citizens were widely known
to attend, brought into focus a new kind of threat against our
interests abroad, specifically, threats against so called
``soft targets''. The Committee urges the State Department to
formulate a strategy for addressing, both in the long term and
in the short term, threats to locales that are either
frequented by Americans or symbolic of the United States. The
Committee is particularly concerned about the safety of
American schools abroad, and last year provided $6,250,000 for
related security enhancements. The recommendation for fiscal
year 2003 includes $30,000,000 for the Department to provide
both temporary and long term security enhancements for
locations that are affiliated with the U.S. by virtue of the
activities and individuals they accommodate. The Committee
expects to be consulted by the Department prior to the release
of these funds.
Buyout of uneconomic leases.--High lease costs deplete
Department resources. The Committee supports efforts by the
Department to selectively acquire properties in cities with
volatile rental markets, thus generating significant out-year
savings. The Committee recommendation provides $35,000,000 for
opportunity purchases.
Marine Security Guard housing.--Marine Security Guards are
essential to the Department's ability to carry out its mission
overseas. In fiscal year 2002, the Department completed the
final phase of a multi-year effort, undertaken at the
insistence of the Committee, to address the long-neglected
capital needs of many Marine Security Guard (MSG) housing
facilities worldwide. The Committee supports the Department's
new policy of incorporating MSG housing costs into the initial
cost estimates, and thus the budget requests, for overseas
construction or rehabilitation projects. The Committee notes
that MSG housing costs for fiscal year 2003 are embedded within
the capital projects account and will therefore not constitute
a separate line item in the above chart.
The Department is directed, under the terms and conditions
that follow, to submit for the Committee's review and approval
within 60 days after enactment of this Act only those projects
or subaccounts funded under this account, whether from direct
appropriations or proceeds of sales, that deviate from the
above chart. Any deviation shall include project-level detail
and shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 605 of
this Act in the case of an addition greater than $500,000, or
as a notification in the case of a deletion, a project cost
overrun exceeding 25 percent, or a project schedule delay
exceeding 6 months. Notification requirements also extend to
the ``rebaselining'' of a given project's cost estimate,
schedule, or scope of work. By focusing the financial plan only
on deviations, the Committee expects the Department to move
projects toward contract obligation promptly after funds are
appropriated. Immediate access to funds for the projects that
are unchanged from the above chart allows the Department to
negotiate contracts and obligate funds more efficiently over
the entire fiscal year.
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $6,500,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 15,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 6,500,000
This account provides resources for the Department of State
to meet emergency requirements while conducting foreign
affairs. The Committee recommendation provides funds for: (1)
travel and subsistence expenses for relocation of Americans,
U.S. Government employees, and their families from troubled
areas to the United States and/or safe-haven posts; (2)
allowances granted to State Department employees and their
dependents evacuated to the United States for the convenience
of the Government; (3) payment of rewards for information
concerning terrorists and war criminals; and (4) representation
expenses for senior Administration officials.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,500,000.
The recommendation is $8,500,000 below the budget request.
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $1,219,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 1,219,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,219,000
This account provides emergency loans to assist destitute
Americans abroad who have no other source of funds to return to
the United States.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,219,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
Less than 20 percent of repatriation loans are ever repaid.
The Committee strongly endorses efforts by consular services to
limit assistance only to victims of unforeseen circumstances or
travelers whose mental instability presents a risk to
themselves or others.
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $17,044,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 18,817,000
Committee recommendation................................ 17,044,000
The Taiwan Relations Act requires that programs concerning
Taiwan be carried out by the American Institute in Taiwan
[AIT]. The Institute administers programs in the areas of
economic and commercial services, cultural affairs, travel
services, and logistics. The Department of State contracts with
the AIT to carry out these activities.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $17,044,000.
The recommendation is $1,773,000 below the budget request.
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $135,629,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 138,200,000
Committee recommendation................................ 138,200,000
This appropriation is authorized by the Foreign Service Act
of 1980 which provides for an appropriation to the fund in 30
equal annual installments of the amount required for the
unfunded liability created by new benefits, new groups of
beneficiaries, or increased salaries on which benefits are
computed.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $138,200,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
International Organizations and Conferences
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $850,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 891,378,000
Committee recommendation................................ 850,000,000
This account funds payment of the obligations of U.S.
membership in international organizations as authorized by
treaties or specific acts of Congress.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $850,000,000.
The recommendation is $41,378,000 below the budget request.
The Committee recommendations, by organization, are
displayed in the following table:
Contributions to international organizations
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
United Nations and affiliated agencies:
Food and Agriculture Organization................... 72,741
International Atomic Energy Agency.................. 47,473
International Civil Aviation Organization........... 12,011
International Labor Organization.................... 50,333
International Maritime Organization................. 1,209
International Telecommunications Union.............. 5,800
United Nations--Regular............................. 279,327
United Nations--War Crimes Tribunals................ 7,629
Universal Postal Union.............................. 1,295
World Health Organization........................... 93,616
World Intellectual Property Organization............ 823
World Meteorological Organization................... 8,332
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Subtotal.......................................... 580,589
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Inter-American organizations:
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on
Agriculture....................................... 16,560
Organization of American States..................... 54,196
Pan American Health Organization.................... 55,340
Pan American Institute of Geography and History..... 324
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Subtotal.......................................... 126,420
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Regional organizations:
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation................... 601
Colombo Plan Council for Technical Cooperation...... 15
North Atlantic Assembly............................. 563
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.................. 42,502
Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development....................................... 49,176
South Pacific Commission............................ 1,080
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Subtotal.......................................... 93,937
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Other international organizations:
Customs Cooperation Council......................... 2,703
Hague Conference on Private International Law....... 102
International Agency for Research on Cancer......... 1,649
International Bureau/Permanent Court of Arbitration. 18
International Bureau/Publication of Customs Tariffs. 84
International Bureau of Weights and Measures........ 764
International Copper Study Group.................... 54
International Cotton Advisory Committee............. 226
International Center for the Study of Preservation &
Restoration of Cultural Property.................. 748
International Hydrographic Organization............. 77
International Institute/Unification of Private Law.. 95
International Lead & Zinc Study Group............... 54
International Office of Epizootics.................. 90
International Organization of Legal Metrology....... 89
International Rubber Study Group.................... 120
International Seed Testing Association.............. 7
International Tropical Timber Organization.......... 159
International Union/Conservation of Nature and
Natural Resources................................. 247
International Grains Council........................ 429
International Union/Protection of New Varieties of
Plants............................................ 161
Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons. 13,769
World Trade Organization/General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade................................. 12,826
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Subtotal........................................ 34,471
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Potential Exchange Rate Losses...................... 14,583
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Total, international organizations................ 850,000
The Committee recommendation includes several adjustments
to this account based on policy decisions. The Committee also
is aware that exchange rate margins are moving in a direction
that is disadvantageous to the U.S. dollar. The Committee
recommendation includes $14,583,000 to provide for any
potential exchange rate losses. Should use of the funds be
necessary, the Committee expects to be notified on an agency by
agency basis.
Synchronization.--The Committee notes that in the early
1980's, the Office of Management and Budget devised a plan to
pay U.S. dues to international organizations in the last
quarter of the year in which they were due. This practice
allowed the United States to pay its annual dues to the United
Nations (U.N.), its affiliate agencies, and other international
organizations in each subsequent fiscal year's budget,
resulting in significantly reduced outlays for one fiscal year.
What was intended as a budget gimmick to realize a one-time
savings, however, has become standard practice. The subsequent
non-synchronization of budgets has resulted in U.S. dues
frequently being paid more than a year late, which has further
aggravated U.S. relations with the international community. The
United States has demanded that U.N. adopt sound, fiscally
responsible budgetary practices. However, the Untied State's
own late payment of its U.N. dues forces the United Nations to
engage in unsound budgeting practices.
The Committee directs the Secretary of State to develop a
plan, to be presented to and approved by the Committees on
Appropriations, for the graduated synchronization of the United
States' and the United Nations' budget cycles. The Committee
further directs that the Secretary of State's plan take a
graduated approach to synchronization, allowing the Department
to designate budget authority and provide outlays necessary to
synchronize the U.S. payment over a maximum of 5 years. The
Committee expects this plan to include projected budget
requests for the Contributions to International Organizations
account for each of the fiscal years in which synchronization
shall take place.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $844,139,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 725,981,000
Committee recommendation................................ 666,772,000
This account funds U.S. payments for contributions for
international peacekeeping activities.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $666,772,000.
The recommendation is $59,209,000 below the budget request.
The Committee recommendations by mission are displayed in
the following table:
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities
[In thousands of dollars]
U.N. Disengagement Observer Force--UNDOF...................... 7,683
U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon--UNIFIL......................... 30,786
U.N. Iraq/Kuwait Observer Mission--UNIKOM..................... 4,114
U.N. Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara--MINURSO.... 10,830
U.N. Mission in Kosovo--UNMIK................................. 88,661
U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus--UNFICYP.................... 4,793
U.N. Observer Mission in Georgia--UNOMIG...................... 5,985
War Crimes Tribunal--YUGOSLAVIA............................... 13,461
War Crimes Tribunal--RWANDA................................... 11,113
U.N. Mission in Sierra Leone--UNAMSIL......................... 133,912
U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor--UNTAET........ 53,432
U.N. Operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo--MONUC. 250,942
U.N. Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea--UNMEE................... 51,060
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Subtotal................................................ 666,772
The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any
deviation from the above plan for fiscal year 2003.
Democratic Republic of Congo.--The Committee recommendation
provides the full authorized amount for the United Nations
Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(MONUC). Prior to the release of these funds, the Department of
State must certify to the Committees on Appropriations that the
following conditions have been met. First, firm benchmarks for
what constitutes a successful mission must be determined,
articulated, and followed. Second, the security of DROC's
neighbors must be factored in to all of MONUC's strategic and
contingency planning, and must be heavily considered in the
negotiation of a final political settlement. Third, the United
Nations must construct an arrangement for the withdrawal of
foreign forces from the DROC that, to the greatest degree
possible, does not destabilize DROC's neighbors. Fourth,
contingency plans must be developed and implemented for the
safe withdrawal of peacekeepers in the event of a resumption of
hostilities.
Sierra Leone.--The Committee is encouraged by the May, 2002
national elections in Sierra Leone, which were conducted in a
credible and peaceful manner. The elections underscored that
the people of Sierra Leone do not wish the Revolutionary United
Front, a rebel group notorious for its use of forced
amputations to terrorize local populations, to have a role in
the future governance of their country. As previously
inaccessible areas of Sierra Leone become accessible due to the
completion of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration
(DDR), more evidence of atrocities committed during the
conflict will come to light. The Committee strongly supports
the work of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the purpose of
which is to prosecute those who bear the greatest
responsibility for serious violations of international
humanitarian law, crimes against humanity, and some Sierra
Leonean criminal laws, perpetrated during the course of the
conflict in Sierra Leone since 1996. The Committee notes that
the Special Court will face the momentous challenge of
prosecuting a disproportionately high number of crimes
involving sexual violence and crimes against children. The
Committee directs the Department of State to consider ways it
can support, and encourage international and private
organizations to undertake, new efforts to prevent, respond to,
and document sexual violence in African countries, including
Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and the Democratic
Republic of Congo.
Three important goals remain for the U.N. Peacekeeping
Mission to Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL): the extension of state
authority, the reintegration of ex-combatants, and full
restoration of the government's control over diamond mining. It
is imperative that the international community and the UN
safeguard the progress made in Sierra Leone by remaining
engaged until all of the objectives are met. The recommendation
therefore provides the full authorized amount for UNAMSIL. The
Committee supports the adjustments to the current strength,
composition, and deployment of UNAMSIL troops based on recent
changes and anticipated further changes in the security
situation in Sierra Leone.
East Timor.--The Committee is encouraged by reports of
improved relations between the newly-independent East Timor and
Indonesia. Despite progress towards a peaceful, constructive
relationship between the two nations, East Timor is not yet
ready to stand entirely on its own. The fledgling nation is
still in the beginning stages of establishing a criminal
justice system, basic social services, and professional police
and defense forces. The Committee therefore supports the
continued presence of the U.N. Transitional Administration in
East Timor (UNTAET) at the levels deemed prudent by the UN
Secretary General.
Twenty-Five Percent Cap.--Funding is provided to meet fully
U.S. assessments to UN peacekeeping operations at a level that
is consistent with the current legislative cap of 25 percent
imposed by section 404 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995. When legislation is enacted to
lift or modify this restriction, the Committee will consider
through the regular reprogramming process a request by the
Department to reallocate funding. This reprogramming would
permit the United States to meet its full assessment
obligations.
International Commissions
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $24,705,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 27,404,000
Committee recommendation................................ 25,155,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $25,155,000.
The recommendation is $2,249,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level, and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal employees.
The Committee recommendations are displayed in the
following table:
International Boundary & Water Commission Salaries and Expenses
[In thousands of dollars]
Administration.......................................... 5,375
Engineering............................................. 2,131
Operations and maintenance.............................. 17,199
Federal employee pay parity............................. 450
CONSTRUCTION
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $5,450,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 9,401,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,488,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,488,000.
The recommendation is $3,913,000 below the budget request.
The Committee recommendations, by project, are displayed in
the following table:
International Boundary & Water Commission Construction
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Boundary-wide construction:
Facilities renovation construction.................. 656
Heavy equipment replacement......................... 500
Land mobile radio systems replacement............... 594
Hydrological data collection system rehabilitation.. 500
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Subtotal, boundary-wide construction.............. 2,250
Rio Grande construction:
Rio Grande American Canal extension................. 250
Rio Grande canalization continuation................ 800
Rio Grande flood control system rehabilitation...... 1,150
Safety of dams rehabilitation....................... 1,000
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Subtotal, Rio Grande construction................. 3,200
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Federal employee pay parity......................... 38
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Total............................................. 5,488
The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any
deviation from the above plan for fiscal year 2003.
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $9,911,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 10,682,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,009,000
This account funds the U.S. share of expenses of the
International Boundary Commission [IBC], the International
Joint Commission [IJC], and the Border Environment Cooperation
Commission [BECC].
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,009,000.
The recommendation is $673,000 below the budget request.
The Committee recommendations, by commission, are displayed
in the following table:
American Sections, International Commissions
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
International Boundary Commission:
Commission operations............................... 514
Maine-Quebec project................................ 118
Washington-British Columbia......................... 234
Montana-Alberta, British Columbia................... 143
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Subtotal, IBC..................................... 1,009
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International Joint Commission:
United States Section............................... 6,440
U.S. Geological Survey.............................. 534
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Subtotal, IJC..................................... 6,960
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Border Environment Cooperation Commission:
Studies & investigations/solid waste projects....... 320
All other operations................................ 1,720
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Subtotal, BECC.................................... 2,040
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Total, American sections.......................... 10,009
The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any
deviation from the above plan for fiscal year 2003.
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $20,480,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 19,780,000
Committee recommendation................................ 20,480,000
This account funds the U.S. share of the expenses of
international fisheries commissions; participation in the
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea;
participation in the North Pacific Marine Sciences
Organization; travel expenses of the U.S. commissioners and
their advisors; and salaries of non-Government employees of the
Pacific Salmon Commission for days actually worked as
commissioners and panel members and alternates.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $20,480,000.
The recommendation is $700,000 above the budget request.
The Committee recommendations, by commission, organization,
or council, are displayed in the following table:
International Fisheries Commissions
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission....................... 1,950
Great Lakes Fishery Commission................................ 13,248
Pacific Salmon Commission..................................... 2,193
International Pacific Halibut Commission...................... 2,100
International Whaling Commission.............................. 90
North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission...................... 99
Int'l Commission/Conservation of Atlantic Tunas............... 121
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization..................... 146
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living
Resour-
ces....................................................... 70
North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization............... 27
Int'l Council for the Exploration of the Seas................. 120
North Pacific Marine Science Organization..................... 66
Inter-American Sea Turtle Convention Commission............... 150
Expenses of the U.S. Commissioners............................ 100
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Total................................................... 20,480
The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any
deviation from the above plan for fiscal year 2003.
Of the amount provided for the Great Lakes Fishery
Commission [GLFC], not less than $300,000 shall be used to
treat Lake Champlain with lampricide and lampricide
alternative. The GLFC is directed to give priority to States
that have provided matching grants when distributing lampricide
funds.
Other
PAYMENT TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $9,250,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 9,444,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,250,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,250,000.
The recommendation is $806,000 above the budget request.
The Asia Foundation plays a complimentary role in advancing
U.S. foreign policy interests in Asia and the Pacific through
grants, services, and exchange programs. The Committee supports
the Foundation's efforts to reestablish its program and
presence in Afghanistan, which was in existence from 1954 until
the Soviet invasion in 1979. The Committee encourages the
Foundation to use its expertise in developing programs to
encourage women's political participation in the Asia-Pacific
region in Afghanistan.
Within the funds provided, $1,000,000 is to support the
Asia Foundation's work in Nepal aimed at strengthening the
performance of district courts and building dispute resolution
mechanisms in the local communities. A comprehensive research
study carried out last year confirmed that there are severe
weaknesses in the Nepalese court system. The additional funding
provided will allow the Asia Foundation to expand its current
training to include judges, prosecutors, and court personnel
throughout Nepal. Also, additional funding will allow the Asia
Foundation to provide the technical support, training,
awareness programs, and assistance in building local capacity
necessary to building effective dispute resolution mechanisms
at the local level.
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program
EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TRUST FUND
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $500,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 500,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $500,000 for
interest and earnings in the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship
Program Trust Fund, authorized by the Eisenhower Exchange
Fellowship Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-454). The recommendation
is equal to the budget request.
The Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 authorized a
permanent endowment for the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship
Program. The act established the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship
Program Trust Fund in the U.S. Treasury for these purposes. A
total of $7,500,000 has been provided to establish a permanent
endowment for the program, from which interest and earnings in
the fund are appropriated to Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships,
Inc.
Israeli-Arab Scholarship Program
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $375,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 375,000
Committee recommendation................................ 375,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of interest and
earnings for the Israeli-Arab Scholarship Endowment Fund
estimated to be $375,000. The recommendation is equal to the
budget request.
A permanent endowment of $4,978,500 was established in
fiscal year 1992 with funds made available under section 556(b)
of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 1990, as amended. The income from
the endowment is to be used for a program of scholarships for
Israeli-Arabs to attend institutions of higher education in the
United States.
East-West Center
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $14,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 14,280,000
Committee recommendation................................ 18,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $18,000,000.
The recommendation is $3,620,000 above the request.
Of the funding provided, the Committee recommends
$2,500,000 for renovation of existing East West Center
facilities which are more than 40 years old. The funding
provided will be used to upgrade the facilities to make them
compliant with current safety standards and to improve
telecommunications services.
National Endowment For Democracy
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $33,500,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 36,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 46,500,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $46,500,000.
The recommendation is $10,500,000 above the budget request.
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a private
non-profit organization created in 1983 to strengthen
democratic institutions around the world. NED's mission is to
support peaceful and stable transitions to more open political
and economic systems characterized by effective governance and
legal systems, engaged and responsible civil societies, and
open markets. Although NED was first created to help the United
States win the cold war, its mission of promoting democracy is
still relevant today particularly in the new war against
terrorism.
This Committee recommendation responds to the immediate
threat of terrorism by taking steps to provide for the security
of the U.S. homeland. However, the threat of terrorism also
requires a long term response which addresses the root causes
of terrorism. This can be accomplished by helping to establish
democracies throughout the Middle East, Africa, South and
Central Asia, and other regions where terrorism has flourished
over the last decade. Building democracies helps sever the link
between terror and tyranny which, unfortunately, have become
commonplace in these regions.
NED already has established a network of Muslim
organizations and professionals in these regions that work to
promote democracy from within the Islamic tradition. The
Committee believes that NED's existing networks in these
regions can be used to further the larger objectives of the war
against terror. The recommendation therefore includes funding
above the requested level for NED to expand its work with
political leaders, legislators, and political parties in Muslim
countries, and to capitalize on new opportunities to expand
outreach and develop and promote contacts.
The Committee recommendation includes $7,000,000 above
current funding levels for programs that support the
development of effective ties with modernist Muslim groups,
programs that are developing pro-democracy networks,
independent journalists, and women's business organizations.
The Muslim world consists of more than 1 billion people and
stretches some 10,000 miles from Morocco to Indonesia. Only by
establishing democracies in those countries of the Middle East,
Africa, South and Central Asia, and other regions that support
terrorists can we permanently stop terrorism. It is in these
Muslim countries or regions that terrorist recruits are found
among the disadvantaged. Muslim countries face four challenges.
The first is to end repression, permit freedom of expression,
and introduce genuine political parties. The second is to
modernize their economy, with the goal of reducing poverty and
inequality so that young people can have hope and opportunity.
The third is to control corruption and establish a genuine rule
of law. And the fourth is to end the political abuse of
religion and reconcile Islam with modern concepts of
citizenship and individual rights. The Committee therefore
recommends increases for NED programs in Muslim-populated
countries, as reflected in the following table:
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Africa........................................................ 6,341
Asia.......................................................... 7,182
Middle East................................................... 8,605
Central Asia/Afghanistan...................................... 2,000
Central and Eastern Europe.................................... 2,180
Newly Independent States...................................... 5,540
Latin American/Caribbean...................................... 5,737
Multiregional................................................. 3,280
Democratic Activities......................................... 1,272
Administration................................................ 4,363
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Total................................................... 46,500
The Committee expects that the funding for these increased
activities be distributed through NED's four core institutes in
the same manner as NED's core budget.
Africa.--The Committee recognizes that funding constraints
have limited the success of NED in the Democratic Republic of
Congo, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Nigeria. Therefore, $1,000,000
above current funding levels is provided for NED to increase
its support for independent women's cultural and human rights
organizations in these countries.
Asia.--Of the funding provided for Asia, the Committee
recommendation includes $1,500,000 above the request for
enhanced programs in The Peoples Republic of China including
Tibet, Burma, and North Korea.
Middle East.--Of the funding provided for NED programs in
the Middle East, the Committee recommendation includes an
increase of $1,000,000 above current funding levels to expand a
women's rights and democracy training program for Lebanon's
Shiite female educators, students, and mothers.
Afghanistan.--The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for NED
to establish a program for women's rights in Afghanistan.
RELATED AGENCY
Broadcasting Board of Governors
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $437,434,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 467,898,000
Committee recommendation................................ 441,456,000
This account funds the operating and engineering costs of
Voice of America [VOA], Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [RFE/
RL], Radio Free Asia [RFA], Worldnet Television, and the
Broadcasting Board of Governors [BBG].
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $441,456,000.
The recommendation is $26,442,000 below the budget request.
The Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002
funding level, and a 4.1 percent pay raise for Federal
employees. Of the funds provided, no more than $17,757,000
shall be used for Agency Direction.
The Committee directs the Broadcasting Board of Governors
to submit a spending plan for the entire amount of its fiscal
year 2003 appropriation within 60 days of the date of enactment
of this Act through the normal reprogramming process.
Shifting requirements.--The Committee commends Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) for developing programming in
Avar, Chechen, and Circassian and for expanding broadcasting to
the Northern Causasus. The Committee recognizes the continuing
importance of reaching the isolated minorities of the Northern
Caucasus in their native languages. The Chechen crisis is
ongoing and there is still a great need in this region for
objective, uncensored information. Within the funding provided
for RFE/RL, not less than $2,400,000 shall be for the North
Caucasus Unit.
The Committee recommendation includes $1,157,000 for Radio
Free Asia to continue daily Uyghur broadcasts. Radio Free
Asia's Uyghur broadcasts are proving successful in northwest
China in spite of top level officials efforts to erect ``a
steel wall'' against ``hostile radio stations from abroad.''
Africa Broadcasting.--Africa continues to dwarf the rest of
the world in how the region has been affected by AIDS. Radio
broadcasting is an underutilized tool in the fight against the
African AIDS epidemic. Its accessibility to even the most
impoverished communities make it an ideal way to transmit
information about the disease. Radio broadcasts could be a
major component of sustained prevention efforts undertaken by
the governments of many African countries, humanitarian
organizations, and U.S. assistance programs. The recommendation
includes $11,000,000 for Voice of America's Africa Division for
broadcasting to Africa. The Committee directs VOA to
incorporate AIDS education into its regular programming. VOA is
directed to report to the Committee on its progress no later
than 90 days after enactment of this Act.
Of the funds made available for Voice of America,
$8,579,000 is for the Middle East Radio Network.
Security of RFE/RL headquarters.--The Committee is aware
that RFE/RL and the government of the Czech Republic have
jointly developed a preliminary plan to relocate RFE/RL
headquarters from St. Wenceslas Square in Prague, the Czech
Republic, to a new and safer location. The Committee expects to
be consulted on all decisions concerning capital construction,
particularly those that are security-driven. RFE/RL is directed
to report to the Committee on all aspects of the relocation
currently being considered. The Committee expects this report
to consider whether it would be desirable, from both a security
and an economic perspective, to move RFE/RL headquarters to a
location outside of the Czech Republic.
Security of worldwide broadcasting facilities.--In the
post-September 11 environment, the broadcasting services no
longer have the luxury of ignoring the security of their
personnel and facilities. The Broadcasting Board of Governors
is therefore directed to develop, in consultation with the
Department of State and other relevant U.S. agencies, a 5-year
capital worldwide security plan. The plan shall be transmitted
to the Committees on Appropriations no later than March 15,
2003.
Within the funding made available for Radio Free Asia, no
less than $2,898,000 is for the Korea Service.
BROADCASTING TO CUBA
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $24,872,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 25,362,000
Committee recommendation................................ 24,996,000
This account funds the operating and engineering costs of
Radio and Television Marti.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $24,996,000.
The recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding level,
and a 4.1 percent pay raise for Federal employees.
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $25,900,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 13,740,000
Committee recommendation................................ 13,740,000
This account funds necessary maintenance, improvements,
replacements, and repairs of broadcasting sites; satellite and
terrestrial program feeds; and engineering support activities,
broadcast facility leases, and land rentals.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $13,740,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agencies
The Committee recommends the following general provisions:
Section 401 permits funds appropriated in this act for the
Department of State to be available for allowances and
differentials, services, and hire of passenger transportation.
Section 402 permits up to 5 percent of any appropriation
made available in the bill for the Department of State and the
U.S. Information Agency to be transferred between their
respective appropriations. The language also provides that no
appropriation shall be decreased by more than 5 percent or
increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfer. In
addition, the language provides that any transfer pursuant to
this subsection shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
under section 605 of the accompanying bill and shall not be
available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in that section.
Section 403 prohibits the use of Department of State funds
to support the Palestinian Broadcasting Corp.
Section 404 requires that a consulate or diplomatic
facility in Jerusalem be under the supervision of the U.S.
Ambassador to Israel.
Section 405 requires government publications to list
Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Section 406 allows Israel to be recorded as the place of
birth on registrations of birth, certifications of nationality,
and passport applications for U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem.
TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $224,732,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 207,120,000
Committee recommendation................................ 225,166,000
The Maritime Administration [MarAd] in the Department of
Transportation is responsible for administering several
programs for the maritime industry relating to U.S. foreign and
domestic commerce and for national defense purposes.
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$225,166,000, which is $18,046,000 above the budget request.
The Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002
funding level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment for Federal
employees. The Committee's recommendations for specific
accounts are described below.
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $98,700,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 98,700,000
Committee recommendation................................ 98,700,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $98,700,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
The Maritime Security program maintains a U.S.-flag
merchant fleet crewed by U.S. citizens who serve both the
commercial and national security needs of the United States.
The Committee's recommendation fully funds the 47 ships
authorized to participate in this program.
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $89,054,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 93,133,000
Committee recommendation................................ 89,488,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $89,488,000.
The recommendation is $3,645,000 below the budget request.
This account funds operations of the Maritime
Administration [MarAd], the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and
provides grants to State maritime academies.
The recommendation includes $49,713,000 for the U.S.
Merchant Marine Academy and $7,563,000 for the State maritime
schools. Within the amounts provided for the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy, $13,000,000 is included to reduce the
maintenance and repair backlog at the Academy, and to begin to
make needed capital improvements. Within the amounts for State
maritime schools, $1,200,000 is for student incentive payments,
$1,200,000 is for direct scholarship payments, and $5,163,000
is for schoolship maintanence and repair. The Committee notes
that MarAd anticipates using $2,000,000 in Ready Reserve funds
to support the schoolship maintenance and repair program.
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $36,978,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 4,126,000
Committee recommendation................................ 36,978,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $36,978,000.
The recommendation includes $4,126,000 for administrative
expenses. The recommendation is $32,852,000 above the budget
request.
The Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program (title XI) provides
subsidies for guaranteed loans for purchasers of vessels built
in U.S. shipyards and includes the guarantee for facilities or
equipment pertaining to marine operations related to any of
those vessels.
The Committee is concerned that the Administration did not
request a title XI subsidy for fiscal year 2002. Projects
currently under consideration, and many future maritime
projects would be in jeopardy under this proposal. The
recommended subsidy amount, when combined with $10,000,000 in
anticipated carryover balances, should provide sufficient
funding to cover expected out-year requirements.
SHIP DISPOSAL PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2002....................................................
Budget estimate, 2003................................... $11,161,000
Committee recommendation................................................
The Committee does not recommend an appropriation for the
Ship Disposal Program. The recommendation is $11,161,000 below
the budget request.
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $489,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 499,000
Committee recommendation................................ 499,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $499,000. This
amount is identical to the budget request and includes a 4.1
pay adjustment. The recommendation will allow the Commission to
fund its administrative expenses through appropriated funds
while relying on privately donated funds for the actual
purchase and restoration of property.
The purpose of the Commission is to encourage the
preservation of cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings
associated with the foreign heritage of the American people.
Revolutionary War heroes.--The Committee supports the
Commission's preliminary survey (phase I) of sites abroad
associated with the lives and deeds of foreign-born heroes of
the American Revolution. The Commission has identified at least
31 Revolutionary period heroes that are, or should be,
commemorated abroad that qualify for site assessment (phase
II). Phase II will involve: (1) collection of first hand
information at foreign commemorative sites, (2) formulation of
recommendations regarding necessary repairs to, or expansion
of, existing monuments, rewriting of commemorative
inscriptions, and placement of new commemorative markers or
monuments, and (3) dissemination of information on
commemorative sites to American citizens and foreign
governments and organizations. The Committee recommendation
includes $160,000 to conduct phase II. The Committee looks
forward to receiving a report on the completion of phase II at
the earliest convenience of the Commission.
Commission on Civil Rights
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $9,096,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 9,096,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,096,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,096,000 for
the salaries and expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment to the degree resources
are available.
The Committee recommends bill language which provides: (1)
$50,000 to employ consultants; (2) a prohibition against
reimbursing commissioners for more than 75 billable days; (3) a
prohibition against reimbursing the chairperson for more than
125 billable days; and (4) a limitation of four full-time
positions under schedule C of the Excepted Service exclusive of
one special assistant for each Commissioner.
Commission on International Religious Freedom
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $3,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 3,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,000,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment to the degree resources
are available.
Commission on Ocean Policy
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $3,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 3,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,000,000 for
the Commission on Ocean Policy. The recommendation is
$3,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee
recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding level and
a 4.1 percent pay adjustment to the degree resources are
available. Legislation directing the President to establish a
Commission on Ocean Policy, as the successor to the objective,
science-based 1966 Stratton Commission passed during the 106th
Congress. To date $7,500,000 has been appropriated for the
Commission.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $1,499,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 1,607,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,550,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,550,000.
The recommendation is $51,000 above the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment to the degree resources
are available.
The Commission was established in 1976 to ensure compliance
with the final act of the Conference on Security and
Cooperation in Europe with particular regard to provisions
dealing with humanitarian affairs.
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 1,700,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,000,000.
The recommendation is $700,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment to the degree resources
are available.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $310,406,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 308,822,000
Committee recommendation................................ 317,206,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $317,206,000.
The recommendation is $6,800,000 above the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment to the degree resources
are available.
The Committee recommendation includes $33,000,000 to fund
fair employment practices agencies. This should permit the EEOC
to increase the contract rate for cases closed to $500. In
order to ensure the EEOC understands the importance the
Committee places on the work of State and local fair employment
practices agencies, bill language is included to direct the
agency to increase funding for the charge rate paid to these
agencies.
The Committee expects the agency to use its anticipated
fiscal year 2002 carryover funds and the remainder not used for
the above purposes to modernize its computer systems.
Federal Communications Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $245,071,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 268,327,000
Committee recommendation................................ 246,971,000
The Committee recommends a total of $246,971,000 for the
salaries and expenses of the Federal Communications Commission
[FCC], of which the entire amount is to be derived from
collection of existing fees. The recommendation is $21,356,000
below the budget request. The Committee recommendation includes
the fiscal year 2002 funding level and a 4.1 percent pay
adjustment to the degree resources are available. The Committee
supports an increase for the FCC's Information Technology
requirements and initiatives. This funding will provide for
continued support and critical improvements for existing
systems, and will ensure compliance with government-wide
standards pertaining to system security, accessibility and
financial management. The funding will impact on all five key
FCC activities, which includes licensing, competition,
enforcement, consumer information, and spectrum management.
The FCC is an independent agency charged with regulating
interstate and foreign communications, including radio,
television, wire, wireless, cable, and satellite. The FCC's
primary mission is to promote competition, innovation, and
deregulation in the communications industry.
Broadcast television standards.--The Committee is concerned
about the declining standards of broadcast television and the
impact this decline is having on America's children. An
analysis of all prime-time programming has found that overall
sexual content, foul language and violence have tripled over
the past decade. In December 1999, the FCC issued a notice of
inquiry regarding the public interest obligations of
broadcasters during and after the transition to digital
transmission. The Committee directs the FCC to continue to
report to Congress on the issues associated with resurrecting a
broadcast industry code of conduct for content of programming
that, if adhered to by the broadcast industry, would protect
against the further erosion of broadcasting standards.
The Committee is aware that excess section 9 regulatory
fees exist. The Committee recommends that the FCC have access
to any of these fees in fiscal year 2003 to be used for the 4.1
percent pay adjustment for Federal employees, without further
action.
Federal Maritime Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $16,458,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 17,440,000
Committee recommendation................................ 16,484,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,484,000.
The recommendation is $956,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment to the degree resources
are available.
The Federal Maritime Commission is an independent
regulatory agency charged with administering several laws
relating to the waterborne domestic and foreign offshore
commerce of the United States.
Federal Trade Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $155,982,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 171,599,000
Committee recommendation................................ 159,148,000
The Federal Trade Commission [FTC] administers a variety of
Federal antitrust and consumer protection laws. Activities in
the antitrust area include detection and elimination of illegal
collusion, anticompetitive mergers, unlawful single-firm
conduct, and injurious vertical agreements. The FTC regulates
advertising practices, service industry practices, marketing
practices, and credit practices as it addresses fraud and other
consumer concerns.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $159,148,000.
The recommendation is $12,451,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment. The Committee
recommendation for fiscal year 2003 provides funding for a
total of 1,074 full time equivalents. The recommendation
provides requested increases to pay non-personnel services, and
space costs, and does not provide for increased costs of the
Consumer Response Center. The recommended program level will be
partially offset by fees assessed on Hart-Scott-Rodino Act
premerger notification filings as authorized by section 605 of
Public Law 101-162.
Child Protection.--The FTC released a report 2 years ago
that was very critical of the entertainment industry and their
persistent and calculated marketing of violent games, movies,
and music to children. In response to this report the
entertainment industry has promised to place tougher
regulations on itself and voluntarily comply with the report's
recommendations. The Committee believes that the FTC should
continue and expand its efforts in this area and directs the
Commission to continue to engage in consumer research and
workshops, underage shopper-retail compliance surveys, and
marketing data collection.
Competition.--The FTC's Maintaining Competition Mission is
aimed at fostering and preserving our competitive market. The
goal of the competition mission is to prevent anticompetitive
business practices in the marketplace. The mission works to
accomplish this goal by identifying and stopping
anticompetitive mergers, and by preventing consumer injury
through education. Mergers that are anticompetitive can drive
up consumer prices by millions of dollars every year and can
significantly diminish output, product quality, innovation, and
consumer choice. To identify anticompetitive mergers, the FTC
relies primarily on the premerger notification required by the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. To distinguish between mergers that
threaten free markets and those likely to promote them, the FTC
uses sophisticated economic analysis and thorough factual
investigation.
Consumer Protection.--The FTC is charged with eliminating
unfair or deceptive acts or practices affecting commerce. The
goal of the consumer protection mission is to prevent fraud,
deception, and unfair business practices in the marketplace.
The mission works to accomplish this goal by identifying fraud,
deception and unfair practices that cause the greatest consumer
injury, by stopping these actions through law enforcement, and
by preventing consumer injury through education. Staff in the
FTC's eight regions support the consumer protection mission by
bringing a wide variety of consumer protection cases in various
programs and acting as contacts for State Attorneys General and
other State and local consumer protection officials.
Internet.--The FTC is charged with monitoring compliance
with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. The
Committee's recommendation ensures the agency is adequately
prepared to meet the challenges of increased fraud on the
Internet and the agency's recognition that Internet fraud is an
international phenomenon since the Internet has no borders.
Fleet Card Programs.--The Committee urges the Federal Trade
Commission to conduct a study to determine if uncompetitive or
unfair practices or practices which tend to restrain trade are
used by companies which provide commercial trucking fleet card
programs, and the effects of these practices on the truck stop
industry. The Committee expects a report on this study within
180 days of enactment of this Act.
Telephone Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention.--The
Committee does not recommend use of fees for the Telephone
Consumer Fraud initiative. To date, the FTC has not approved
use of fees for this program. The Committee encourages the FTC
to submit a spend plan on this initiative after such approval
has been granted.
Legal Services Corporation
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $329,300,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 329,300,000
Committee recommendation................................ 329,397,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $329,397,000.
The recommendation is $97,000 above the budget request and
includes funds for a 4.1 pay adjustment. The Committee
recommendation includes $310,000,000 for basic field programs,
to be used for competitively awarded grants and contracts,
$13,300,000 for management and administration, $3,400,000 is
for client self-help and information technology, and $2,600,000
for the Office of the Inspector General.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The Committee recommendation continues the administrative
provisions contained in the fiscal year 1998 appropriations act
(Public Law 105-119) regarding operation of this program to
provide basic legal services to poor individuals and the
restrictions on the use of Legal Services Corporation (LSC)
funds.
Grantees must agree not to engage in litigation and related
activities with respect to a variety of matters including (1)
redistricting; (2) class action suits; (3) representation of
illegal aliens; (4) political activities; (5) collection of
attorney fees; (6) abortion; (7) prisoner litigation; (8)
welfare reform; (9) representation of charged drug dealers
during eviction proceedings; and (10) solicitation of clients.
The exception to the restrictions in a case where there is
imminent threat of physical harm to the client or prospective
client remains in place.
The manner in which LSC grantees are audited through
contracts with certified public accountants for financial and
compliance audits are continued along with the provisions on
recompetition and debarment.
Marine Mammal Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $1,957,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 1,856,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,050,000
The recommendation provides $2,050,000 for the Marine
Mammal Commission in fiscal year 2003. The recommendation is
$53,000 above the budget request and includes a 4.1 percent pay
adjustment.
The Committee has long been aware that noise pollution in
the world's oceans has a deleterious effect on the health and
safety of marine mammals. The Committee recommendation includes
$4,000,000 to be transferred from the Small Business
Administration to the Marine Mammal Commission to conduct
original research or to fund grants designed to determine the
actual near-, medium-, and long-term effects of low, medium,
and high frequency sounds on the health and safety of marine
mammals, focusing on the most endangered species first. The
amount provided is also intended to fund an international
conference, or series of conferences, to share findings, survey
acoustic ``threats'' to marine mammals, and develop means of
reducing those threats while maintaining the oceans as the
global highway of international commerce.
National Veterans' Business Development Corporation
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $4,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 2,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,000,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes funds for a 4.1 pay
adjustment to the degree resources are available. The National
Veterans' Business Development Corporation was authorized by
Public Law 106-50.
Securities and Exchange Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $458,605,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 466,900,000
Committee recommendation................................ 750,504,000
The strength of the American economy is dependent upon
investors' confidence in the financial disclosures and
statements released by publicly traded companies. The public
must receive full and transparent information regarding the
financial status of publicly traded companies so that limited
dollars are invested efficiently, for the good of the private
investor, as well as the company. Unfortunately, the recent
accounting scandals related to Enron and Worldcom have severely
shaken the public's faith in this country's financial markets.
The Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC], an independent
agency, was created to administer many of the Nation's laws
regulating the areas of securities and finance, and to act on
behalf of the public to prevent fraud and misrepresentation in
securities transactions. For whatever reasons, it appears that
the SEC has been less than successful at fulfilling parts of
its mission.
The Committee recommendation provides total budget
(obligational) authority of $750,504,000. The recommended
amount of budget authority is $283,604,000 above the initial
budget request and is intended to provide pay parity for the
SEC's existing staff, add additional staff, and provide the
funds necessary to improve the agency's monitoring systems. The
Committee expects the SEC to provide quarterly reports to the
Committee on the status of the implementation of these funds
and the measures it is taking to restore the public's
confidence in the financial markets.
The Commission is required, pursuant to the ``Investor and
Capital Markets Fee Relief Act'', to make annual adjustments to
the rates for fees paid under Section 6(b) of the Securities
Act of 1933 and Sections 13(e), 14(g), and 31 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Effective October 1, 2002, or 5 days
after the date on which the Commission receives its fiscal 2003
regular appropriation, whichever date comes later, the Section
6(b) fee rate applicable to the registration of securities, the
Section 13(e) fee rate applicable to the repurchase of
securities, and the Section 14(g) fee rates applicable to proxy
solicitations and statements in corporate control transactions
will be reduced to $80.90 per million from the current rate of
$92.00 per million. In addition, effective October 1, 2002, or
30 days after the date on which the Commission receives its
fiscal 2003 regular appropriation, whichever date comes later,
the Section 31 fee rate applicable to securities transactions
on the exchanges and Nasdaq will be reduced to $25.20 per
million from the current rate of $30.10 per million. These fees
are available to offset all funds recommended by the Committee
for the SEC.
The Committee recommendation includes $76,000,000 to permit
the Commission to continue implementation of the pay parity
program authorized in the ``Investor and Capital Markets Fee
Relief Act'', which was enacted in January 2002. In March, the
Committee approved the reprogramming of $24,800,000 in
available balances to permit the Commission to implement this
program to bring the salaries for SEC employees in line with
those of other Federal financial regulatory agencies. The
Committee believes that the Commission's ability to retain and
adequately support staff up to its authorized staffing level is
critical to the success of its role in restoring confidence in
U.S. financial markets.
The Committee recommends that the Commission continue to
emphasize the investigation and prosecution of financial fraud
and reporting cases. In the first quarter of calendar year 2002
the SEC enforcement staff opened 64 cases investigating
financial fraud and reporting, compared to 31 cases opened in
the same period last year. The Committee also commends the SEC
for its recent initiatives to protect investors through
strengthened corporate disclosure, accounting, and reporting
requirements.
The recommendation provides $6,000,000 to cover the costs
of additional immediate security measures now required at the
Commission's new headquarters building as a result of the
September 11 attack and continuing threats to Federal
facilities. The Committee recommends bill language, similar to
that included in previous appropriations acts, which: (1)
allows for the rental of space; (2) makes up to $3,000
available for official reception and representation expenses;
(3) makes up to $10,000 available for a permanent secretariat
for the International Organization of Securities Commissions;
and (4) makes up to $100,000 available for governmental and
regulatory officials.
Exercise of options.--The Committee is concerned that
corporate insiders are enriching themselves at the expense of
the corporations for which they work and the stockholders by
exercising stock options immediately prior to companies'
financial collapse. In fact, exercising stock options may
actually contribute to the bankruptcy of teetering
corporations. Therefore, the SEC is directed to provide the
Committees on Appropriations with a report listing every
corporate officer or director whose exercise of options under
section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act exceeds $100,000
during each 30 day reporting period. The report shall be
delivered monthly beginning 30 days after date of enactment of
this Act.
Small Business Administration
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $888,514,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 783,048,000
Committee recommendation................................ 788,537,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $788,537,000.
The recommendation is $5,489,000 above the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes a 4.1 percent pay increase
for Federal employees. The total funding is distributed among
the five SBA appropriation accounts as described below.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $308,476,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 352,968,000
Committee recommendation................................ 364,357,000
The Committee recommends a direct appropriation of
$364,357,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Small
Business Administration. The recommendation is $11,389,000
above the budget request. The Committee does not recommend
funding for gainsharing, workforce restructuring, program
evaluations, and an E-Government initiative.
The Committee recommendation includes requested language
authorizing $3,500 for official reception and representation
expenses and language authorizing SBA to charge fees to cover
the cost of publications and certain loan servicing activities.
NON-CREDIT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
For SBA's non-credit business assistance programs, the
Committee recommends an appropriation of $149,775,000. The
Committee recommends the following amounts for these programs:
Small Business Development Centers...................... $88,000,000
USEAC Program........................................... 3,100,000
Drug-free Workplace Grants.............................. 3,000,000
Regulatory Fairness Boards.............................. 500,000
SCORE................................................... 5,000,000
BICs.................................................... 475,000
Women's Business Centers................................ 12,000,000
Business LINC........................................... 2,000,000
Women's Council......................................... 750,000
7(j) Technical Assistance............................... 3,600,000
Native American Economic Development Initiative......... 1,000,000
Advocacy Research/Database.............................. 1,100,000
Microloan Technical Assistance.......................... 17,500,000
Veteran's Business Development Assistance............... 750,000
PRO-Net................................................. 500,000
SBIR Technical Assistance............................... 500,000
Federal and State Technology Partnership Program........ 3,000,000
HubZone Progam.......................................... 2,000,000
PRIME Technical Assistance.............................. 5,000,000
The Committee believes the Small Business Development
Centers (SBDCs) provide useful services to small businesses
nationwide. Federal funding of the SBDC program constitutes the
seed funding for the program, which is leveraged one or two
times by State, local, and private funds.
The Committee recommendation provides funding of
$17,500,000 for the Microloan Technical Assistance Program and
$5,000,000 for the PRIME technical assistance program. The
Committee believes the PRIME program has great promise for
providing assistance to the entrepreneurs who have no access to
capital and has a training component for assisting these small
businesses which is missing in some of the other SBA assistance
programs.
The Committee recommendation includes $3,000,000 for Drug-
Free Workplace Grants. The Committee recommends $500,000 for
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) technical assistance
and $3,000,000 for the Federal and State Technology Partnership
Program (FAST). The FAST program encourages organizations in
States to assist in the development of small high-technology
businesses. The Committee believes that increasing the overall
participation in the SBIR program by high-technology small
businesses will ultimately lead to an overall increase in the
quality of SBIR proposals and completed projects.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $11,464,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 14,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 11,600,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,600,000
for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business
Administration. The recommendation is $2,900,000 below the
budget request. The Committee expects the office to report on
its progress in reviewing and auditing the agency's financial
management systems. The bill contains language making $500,000
available to the Inspector General's office from funds made
available to the disaster loan program for its activities.
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $283,860,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 218,086,000
Committee recommendation................................ 218,086,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $218,086,000
for the business loans program account. The recommendation is
identical to the budget request. Of the amount provided,
$129,000,000 is for administrative expenses related to this
account. The administrative expenses may be transferred to and
merged with SBA salaries and expenses to cover the common
overhead expenses associated with the business loan programs.
The Committee recommendation includes an appropriation of
$85,360,000 to support a $4,850,000,000 7(a) loan program. This
assumes a subsidy rate of 1.76 percent. The small business
community is dependent on the SBA 7(a) program to obtain long-
term financing at a competitive interest rate. Each year,
40,000 or more small business concerns, who cannot obtain
comparable credit elsewhere, turn to the 7(a) program for
critical financing. Furthermore, the Committee believes the SBA
should achieve a goal of a zero subsidy rate for the 7(a) loan
program. However, the same result can be achieved by a
comprehensive review of subsidy cost estimates for the 7(a)
program. Previous reports from the GAO indicate that subsidy
costs have been inflated. OMB estimates of the subsidy cost of
the 7(a) program consistently show execution rates are
inflated. This could lead to the overcharging of small business
owners. The Committee believes that the 7(a) program is already
operating near a zero subsidy rate and that the budget request
should contain a one-time accurate accounting change to reflect
that reality. The Committee recommends that this one-time
accounting change be reflected in future budget requests. The
recommendation includes $3,726,000 in subsidy budget authority
for the Microloan program, which will support a program level
of approximately $26,553,000 in fiscal year 2003, assuming a
subsidy rate of 13.05 percent.
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $284,714,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 197,494,000
Committee recommendation................................ 194,494,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $194,494,000
for the disaster loan program. The recommendation does not
include $3,000,000 for gainsharing. The recommendation is
identical to the budget request. Of the amount provided,
$76,140,000 is for direct loan subsidies. This amount, combined
with carryover and recoveries of $35,000,000 will provide for a
program level of $795,000,000. The remaining $118,354,000 is
made available for administrative expenses for the program, and
can be merged with the agency's salaries and expenses account.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The Committee wishes to underscore the reprogramming
requirements outlined in section 605. This recommendation
includes an administrative provision in the bill language, as
in last year's bill, providing the authority to transfer funds
between the Small Business Administration's appropriations
accounts. The language provides that no account may be
decreased by more than 5 percent or increased by more than 10
percent. The language also makes the transfers subject to the
Committee's standard reprogramming procedures under section
605. In addition, a reprogramming notification is required in
any proposed organization, whether or not funding transfers
will be associated with the proposed reorganization.
State Justice Institute
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $3,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 13,550,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,100,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,100,000.
The recommendation is $10,450,000 below the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes the fiscal year 2002 funding
level and a 4.1 percent pay adjustment.
The Institute was created in 1984 to further the
development and adoption of improved judicial administration in
State courts. This goal is reached through grants which (1)
create a national program of assistance to assure a fair and
effective system of justice, (2) foster coordination with the
Federal Judiciary in areas of mutual concern, (3) promote
recognition of the separation of powers, or (4) provide
education to judges and support personnel through national
organizations.
United States-Canada Alaska Rail Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2002.................................... $2,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................
The Committee does not recommend funding for the United
States-Canada Alaska Rail Commission. The recommendation is
identical to the budget request.
TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS
The Committee recommends the following general provisions
for the departments and agencies funded in the accompanying
bill.
Section 601 prohibits any appropriation act from being used
for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by law.
Section 602 prohibits any appropriation contained in the
act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current
year unless expressly so provided.
Section 603 provides that the expenditure for any
appropriation contained in the act for any consulting service
through procurement contracts shall be limited to those
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record
and available for public inspection except where otherwise
provided under existing law or under existing Executive order
issued pursuant to existing law.
Section 604 limits the availability of funds for a
memorandum of agreement.
Section 605 stipulates Committee policy concerning the
reprogramming of funds. Section 605(a) prohibits the
reprogramming of funds which: (1) create new programs; (2)
eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds
or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which
funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates offices or
employees; (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities;
(6) contracts out or privatizes any function or activity
presently performed by Federal employees--unless the
Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate are notified
15 days in advance.
Section 605(b) prohibits a reprogramming of funds in excess
of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that (1) augments
existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10
percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity,
or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress;
or (3) results from any general savings due to a reduction in
personnel which would result in a change in existing programs,
activities, or projects as approved by Congress unless the
Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate are notified
15 days in advance.
Section 606 prohibits construction, repair, overhaul,
conversion, or modernization of NOAA ships outside of the
United States.
Section 607 ties grant eligibility to retired law
enforcement disability benefits.
Section 608 limits the availability of funds for tobacco
promotion.
Section 609 prohibits funds from being used to issue a visa
to any alien involved in extrajudicial and political killings
in Haiti.
Section 610 prohibits a user fee from being charged for
background checks conducted pursuant to the Brady Handgun
Control Act of 1993 and prohibits implementation of a
background check system that does not require and result in the
immediate destruction of certain information.
Section 611 delays obligation of some receipts deposited
into the Crime Victim Fund.
Section 612 ties visa issuance to cooperation on so-called
``non-returnables''.
Section 613 limits the placement of maximum or high
security prisoners to appropriately secure facilities.
Section 614 restricts Federal prisoner access to certain
amenities.
Section 615 makes appropriations for the Small Business
Administration.
Section 616 clarifies section 626 of Public Law 107-77 that
the Algiers Accord is abrogated for the purposes of providing a
cause of action for the Iranian hostages.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Rule XVI, paragraph 7 requires that every report on a
general appropriation bill filed by the Committee must identify
items of appropriation not made to carry out the provisions of
an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution
previously passed by the Senate during that session.
The following appropriations have not been authorized
either in whole or in part and fall under this rule:
Title I--Department of Justice: General administration,
salaries and expenses; administrative review and appeals,
Office of the Inspector General; United States Parole
Commission, salaries and expenses; general legal activities,
salaries and expenses; National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act;
Antitrust Division, salaries and expenses; U.S. attorneys,
salaries and expenses; Foreign Claims Settlement Commission;
fees and expenses of witnesses; Federal Bureau of
Investigation, salaries and expenses; Drug Enforcement
Administration, salaries and expenses; Drug Enforcement
Administration, construction; Immigration and Naturalization
Service, salaries and expenses; Federal Prison System, salaries
and expenses; Federal Prison System, building and facilities;
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.; limitation on administrative
expenses; Federal Prison Industries Inc.; juvenile justice
programs; juvenile justice delinquency prevention; State and
local law enforcement assistance block grants; Weed and Seed
Program; Missing Children's Program; and Victims of Child Abuse
Act Program.
Title II--Department of Commerce and related agencies:
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, salaries and expenses;
International Trade Commission, salaries and expenses; Export
Administration, operations and administration; International
Trade Administration, operations and administration; economic
development assistance programs; Patent and Trademark Office;
National Institute of Standards and Technology, scientific and
technical research and services; NIST industrial technology
services; NIST construction of research facilities; National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research,
and facilities; NOAA construction; and Minority Business
Development Agency.
Title V--Related agencies: Department of Transportation;
Maritime Administration, operations and training; Commission on
Civil Rights; Federal Communications Commission (except
offsetting fee collections); Legal Services Corporation; and
Securities and Exchange Commission.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on July 18, 2002,
the Committee ordered reported en bloc H.R. 5010, the
Department of Defense Appropriations bill, 2003, S. 2778, an
original Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary
Appropriations bill, 2003, and S. 2779, an original Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations bill, 2003, each subject to amendment and each
subject to the budget allocations, by a recorded vote of 29-0,
a quorum being present. The vote was as follows:
Yeas Nays
Chairman Byrd
Mr. Inouye
Mr. Hollings
Mr. Leahy
Mr. Harkin
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Reid
Mr. Kohl
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Dorgan
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Johnson
Mrs. Landrieu
Mr. Reed
Mr. Stevens
Mr. Cochran
Mr. Specter
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Bond
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Burns
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Campbell
Mr. Craig
Mrs. Hutchison
Mr. DeWine
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 12 of the rule XXVI requires that Committee
reports on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any
statute or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the
statute or part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and
(b) a comparative print of that part of the bill or joint
resolution making the amendment and of the statute or part
thereof proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through
type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate
typographical devices the omissions and insertions which would
be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form
recommended by the committee.''
In compliance with this rule, the following changes in
existing law proposed to be made by this bill are shown as
follows: existing law to be omitted is enclosed in black
brackets; new matter is printed in italic; and existing law in
which no change is proposed is shown in roman.
With respect to this bill, it is the opinion of the
Committee that it is necessary to dispense with these
requirements in order to expedite the business of the
Senate.
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2003
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee recommendation compared with (+
or -)
Item 2002 Budget House allowance Committee ----------------------------------------------------
appropriation estimate deg. recommendation 2002 Budget House
appropriation estimate allowance
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TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
Salaries and expenses............. 91,668 114,579 99,696 +8,028 -14,883
Identification systems integration ............... 24,478 ............... ............... -24,478
Joint automated booking system.... 1,000 ................. 15,973 +14,973 +15,973
Automated Biometric Identification ............... ................. 9,000 +9,000 +9,000
System-Integrated Identification
system integration...............
Chimera........................... ............... ................. 83,400 +83,400 +83,400
Legal activities office automation 15,765 15,942 77,127 +61,362 +61,185
Narrowband communications......... 94,615 149,254 229,400 +134,785 +80,146
Deputy Attorney General for 1,000 ................. ............... -1,000 ...............
Combatting Terrorism.............
Counterterrorism fund............. 4,989 35,000 ............... -4,989 -35,000
Administrative review and appeals:
Direct appropriation.......... 173,647 193,535 180,466 +6,819 -13,069
Emergency appropriations 3,500 ................. ............... -3,500 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
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Subtotal.................... 177,147 193,535 180,466 +3,319 -13,069
Detention trustee................. 1,000 1,388,566 1,385,966 +1,384,966 -2,600
Office of Inspector General....... 50,735 63,937 54,825 +4,090 -9,112
USA Patriot Act activities 5,000 ................. ............... -5,000 ...............
(emergency appropriations).......
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Total, General 442,919 1,985,291 2,135,853 +1,692,934 +150,562
administration.............
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United States Parole Commission
Salaries and expenses............. 9,876 10,862 10,114 +238 -748
=====================================================================================================================
Legal Activities
General legal activities:
Direct appropriation.......... 549,176 645,299 579,495 +30,319 -65,804
Emergency appropriations 12,500 ................. ............... -12,500 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
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Subtotal.................... 561,676 645,299 579,495 +17,819 -65,804
Vaccine injury compensation trust 4,028 4,028 4,028 ............... ...............
fund (permanent).................
Antitrust Division................ 130,791 137,799 133,133 +2,342 -4,666
Offsetting fee collections-- ............... ................. ............... ............... ...............
carryover....................
Offsetting fee collections-- -130,791 -137,799 -133,133 -2,342 +4,666
current year.................
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Direct appropriation...... ............... ................. ............... ............... ...............
United States Attorneys:
Direct appropriation.......... 1,353,968 1,506,373 1,474,779 +120,811 -31,594
Emergency appropriations 56,370 ................. ............... -56,370 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
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Subtotal.............. 1,410,338 1,506,373 1,474,779 +64,441 -31,594
United States Trustee System Fund. 147,000 167,510 150,381 +3,381 -17,129
Offsetting fee collections.... -140,000 -161,510 -144,381 -4,381 +17,129
Interest on U.S. securities... -7,000 -6,000 -6,000 +1,000 ...............
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Direct appropriation.......... ............... ................. ............... ............... ...............
Foreign Claims Settlement 1,136 1,136 1,136 ............... ...............
Commission.......................
United States Marshals Service:
Salaries and expenses (non- 619,429 700,343 661,085 +41,656 -39,258
CSE).........................
Emergency appropriations 10,200 ................. ............... -10,200 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).....
Courthouse security equipment. 14,267 ................. 12,061 -2,206 +12,061
Construction.................. 15,000 15,126 15,126 +126 ...............
Emergency appropriations 9,125 ................. ............... -9,125 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).....
Justice Prisoner & Alien ............... ................. 56,000 +56,000 +56,000
Transportation system........
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Total, United States 668,021 715,469 744,272 +76,251 +28,803
Marshals Service...........
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Federal prisoner detention........ 706,182 ................. ............... -706,182 ...............
Fees and expenses of witnesses.... 156,145 156,145 156,145 ............... ...............
Community Relations Service....... 9,269 9,364 9,474 +205 +110
Assets forfeiture fund............ 22,949 22,949 22,949 ............... ...............
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Total, Legal activities..... 3,539,744 3,060,763 2,992,278 -547,466 -68,485
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Radiation Exposure Compensation
Administrative expenses........... 1,996 1,996 ............... -1,996 -1,996
Interagency Law Enforcement
Interagency crime and drug 338,577 362,131 347,102 +8,525 -15,029
enforcement......................
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Salaries and expenses............. 3,031,830 3,729,838 3,727,287 +695,457 -2,551
Emergency appropriations 745,000 ................. ............... -745,000 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
Counterintelligence and national 459,243 472,749 475,300 +16,057 +2,551
security.........................
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Direct appropriation.......... 4,236,073 4,202,587 4,202,587 -33,486 ...............
Construction...................... 33,791 1,250 1,250 -32,541 ...............
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Total, Federal Bureau of 4,269,864 4,203,837 4,203,837 -66,027 ...............
Investigation..............
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Drug Enforcement Administration
Salaries and expenses............. 1,567,804 1,659,564 1,619,491 +51,687 -40,073
Diversion control fund........ -86,021 -113,645 -89,021 -3,000 +24,624
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Total, Drug Enforcement 1,481,783 1,545,919 1,530,470 +48,687 -15,449
Administration.............
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Immigration and Naturalization
Service
Salaries and expenses............. 3,371,440 3,246,787 3,765,247 +393,807 +518,460
Emergency appropriations 449,800 ................. ............... -449,800 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
Enforcement and border affairs (3,189,495) (3,158,183) ............... (-3,189,495) (-3,158,183)
Citizenship and benefits, (631,745) (88,604) ............... (-631,745) (-88,604)
immigration support and
program direction............
Fee accounts:
Immigration user fee...... (591,866) (658,295) (658,295) (+66,429) ...............
Land border inspection (4,490) (2,700) (2,700) (-1,790) ...............
fund.....................
Immigration examinations (1,376,871) (1,462,803) (1,462,803) (+85,932) ...............
fund.....................
Breached bond fund........ (120,763) (171,275) (171,275) (+50,512) ...............
Immigration enforcement (22,664) (6,000) (6,000) (-16,664) ...............
fines....................
H-1b Visa fees............ (26,272) (10,000) (10,000) (-16,272) ...............
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Subtotal, Fee accounts.. 2,142,926 2,311,073 2,311,073 +168,147 ...............
Construction...................... 128,454 ................. 265,443 +136,989 +265,443
Emergency appropriations 99,600 ................. ............... -99,600 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
Support and administration........ ............... 785,598 ............... ............... -785,598
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Total, Immigration and (6,192,220) (6,343,458) (6,341,763) (+149,543) (-1,695)
Naturalization Service.....
Appropriations.......... (3,499,894) (4,032,385) (4,030,690) (+530,796) (-1,695)
Emergency appropriations (549,400) ................. ............... (-549,400) ...............
(Fee accounts).......... (2,142,926) (2,311,073) (2,311,073) (+168,147) ...............
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Federal Prison System
Salaries and expenses............. 3,808,600 4,081,765 4,083,237 +274,637 +1,472
Prior year carryover.......... ............... ................. ............... ............... ...............
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Direct appropriation........ 3,808,600 4,081,765 4,083,237 +274,637 +1,472
Buildings and facilities.......... 813,552 395,243 500,221 -313,331 +104,978
Federal Prison Industries, 3,429 3,429 3,429 ............... ...............
Incorporated (limitation on
administrative expenses).........
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Total, Federal Prison System 4,625,581 4,480,437 4,586,887 -38,694 +106,450
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Office of Justice Programs
Justice assistance................ 437,008 214,024 2,242,057 +1,805,049 +2,028,033
(By transfer)................. (6,632) (6,632) (6,632) ............... ...............
Emergency appropriations 400,000 ................. ............... -400,000 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
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Total, Office of Justice 837,008 214,024 2,242,057 +1,405,049 +2,028,033
Programs...................
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State and local law enforcement
assistance:
Local law enforcement block 400,000 ................. 400,000 ............... +400,000
grant........................
Boys and Girls clubs (70,000) ................. (80,000) (+10,000) (+80,000)
(earmark)................
Police athletic league ............... ................. ............... ............... ...............
(earmark)................
Grants, contracts, and (19,956) ................. (20,000) (+44) (+20,000)
other assistance
(earmark)................
State prison grants........... ............... ................. ............... ............... ...............
Indian assistance............. 48,162 12,971 48,000 -162 +35,029
Tribal prison construction (35,191) ................. (35,000) (-191) (+35,000)
Indian tribal courts (7,982) ................. (8,000) (+18) (+8,000)
program..................
Indian grants............. (4,989) ................. (5,000) (+11) (+5,000)
State criminal alien 565,000 ................. ............... -565,000 ...............
assistance program...........
Cooperative agreement program. 20,000 ................. 20,000 ............... +20,000
Byrne grants (formula)........ 500,000 ................. 500,000 ............... +500,000
Byrne grants (discretionary).. 94,489 ................. 94,000 -489 +94,000
Juvenile crime block grant.... 249,450 215,000 249,450 ............... +34,450
Drug courts................... 50,000 52,000 50,000 ............... -2,000
Violence Against Women grants. 390,565 184,537 390,565 ............... +206,028
State prison drug treatment... 70,000 77,000 70,000 ............... -7,000
Other crime control programs.. 5,688 210,370 5,700 +12 -204,670
Assistance for victims of 10,000 ................. ............... -10,000 ...............
trafficking..................
Emergency appropriations 251,100 ................. ............... -251,100 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
Associated outlays............ ............... ................. ............... ............... ...............
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Total, State and local law 2,654,454 751,878 1,827,715 -826,739 +1,075,837
enforcement................
Weed and seed program fund........ 58,925 58,925 58,925 ............... ...............
Community oriented policing
services:
Public safety and community 496,014 126,106 487,000 -9,014 +360,894
policing grants..............
Methamphetamine........... (70,473) (20,000) (45,000) (-25,473) (+25,000)
Management administration..... 32,812 25,685 35,000 +2,188 +9,315
Crime fighting technologies... 351,632 282,500 373,615 +21,983 +91,115
Safe schools initiative... (17,000) (17,000) (17,000) ............... ...............
Upgrade criminal history (35,000) (60,000) (35,000) ............... (-25,000)
records..................
DNA identification/crime (75,000) (75,000) (75,000) ............... ...............
lab......................
COPS technology........... (154,345) (50,000) (118,615) (-35,730) (+68,615)
COPS Interoperability..... ............... ................. (100,000) (+100,000) (+100,000)
Community prosecutors......... 99,780 99,780 100,000 +220 +220
Crime prevention.............. 70,202 46,963 67,013 -3,189 +20,050
Justice assistance grants ............... 800,000 ............... ............... -800,000
program......................
Associated outlays............ ............... ................. ............... ............... ...............
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Total, Community oriented 1,050,440 1,381,034 1,062,628 +12,188 -318,406
policing services..........
Juvenile justice programs......... 305,860 257,801 298,425 -7,435 +40,624
(Transfer out)................ (-6,632) (-6,632) (-6,632) ............... ...............
Election reform grants............ ............... 400,000 400,000 +400,000 ...............
Public safety officers benefits
program:
Death benefits................ 33,224 49,054 49,054 +15,830 ...............
Disability benefits........... 4,500 4,000 4,000 -500 ...............
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Total, Public safety 37,724 53,054 53,054 +15,330 ...............
officers benefits program..
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Total, Office of Justice 4,944,411 3,116,716 5,942,804 +998,393 +2,826,088
Programs...................
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Total, title I, Department 23,704,045 22,800,337 25,780,035 +2,075,990 +2,979,698
of Justice.................
(Transfer out).......... (-6,632) (-6,632) (-6,632) ............... ...............
(By transfer)........... (6,632) (6,632) (6,632) ............... ...............
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TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
AND RELATED AGENCIES
TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT
Office of the United States Trade
Representative
Salaries and expenses............. 30,097 32,299 30,832 +735 -1,467
International Trade Commission
Salaries and expenses............. 51,440 54,000 54,600 +3,160 +600
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Total, Related agencies..... 81,537 86,299 85,432 +3,895 -867
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Operations and administration..... 347,547 376,678 353,242 +5,695 -23,436
Emergency appropriations 1,000 ................. ............... -1,000 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
Offsetting fee collections.... -3,000 -13,000 -3,000 ............... +10,000
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Direct appropriation........ 345,547 363,678 350,242 +4,695 -13,436
Export Administration
Operations and administration..... 61,643 100,198 98,540 +36,897 -1,658
Emergency appropriations 1,756 ................. ............... -1,756 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
CWC enforcement............... 7,250 ................. ............... -7,250 ...............
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Total, Export Administration 70,649 100,198 98,540 +27,891 -1,658
Economic Development
Administration
Economic development assistance 335,000 317,235 335,000 ............... +17,765
programs.........................
Salaries and expenses............. 30,557 30,765 31,211 +654 +446
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Total, Economic Development 365,557 348,000 366,211 +654 +18,211
Administration.............
Minority Business Development
Agency
Minority business development..... 28,381 28,906 28,636 +255 -270
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Total, Trade and 891,671 927,081 929,061 +37,390 +1,980
Infrastructure Development.
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ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
Economic and Statistical Analysis
Salaries and expenses............. 62,515 73,220 63,758 +1,243 -9,462
Bureau of the Census
Salaries and expenses............. 169,424 204,996 173,223 +3,799 -31,773
Periodic censuses and programs.... 321,376 500,320 323,623 +2,247 -176,697
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Total, Bureau of the Census. 490,800 705,316 496,846 +6,046 -208,470
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Salaries and expenses............. 14,054 16,581 14,352 +298 -2,229
Public telecommunications 43,466 43,556 51,776 +8,310 +8,220
facilities: planning and
construction.....................
Emergency appropriations 8,250 ................. ............... -8,250 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
Information infrastructure grants. 15,503 212 15,560 +57 +15,348
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Total, National 81,273 60,349 81,688 +415 +21,339
Telecommunications and
Information Administration.
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Current year fee funding.......... 843,701 1,204,357 863,271 +19,570 -341,086
Emergency appropriations (Public 1,500 ................. ............... -1,500 ...............
Law 107-117).....................
Prior year carryover.............. 282,300 100,000 282,300 ............... +182,300
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Total, Patent and Trademark 1,127,501 1,304,357 1,145,571 +18,070 -158,786
Office.....................
Offsetting fee collections.. -843,701 -1,204,357 -863,271 -19,570 +341,086
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Total, Economic and 918,388 938,885 924,592 +6,204 -14,293
Information Infrastructure.
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Technology Administration
Under Secretary for Technology/
Office of Technology Policy
Salaries and expenses............. 8,238 7,886 7,932 -306 +46
National Institute of Standards
and Technology
Scientific and technical research 321,111 384,809 336,443 +15,332 -48,366
and services.....................
Emergency appropriations 5,000 ................. ............... -5,000 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
Industrial technology services.... 291,022 119,607 291,976 +954 +172,369
Construction of research 62,393 54,212 63,750 +1,357 +9,538
facilities.......................
Emergency appropriations 1,225 ................. ............... -1,225 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
Working capital fund.............. ............... 4,482 281 +281 -4,201
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Total, National Institute of 680,751 563,110 692,450 +11,699 +129,340
Standards and Technology...
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Operations, research, and 2,027,424 1,991,722 2,064,898 +37,474 +73,176
facilities.......................
Emergency appropriations 2,750 ................. ............... -2,750 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
Conservation.................. 223,273 219,360 264,488 +41,215 +45,128
(By transfer from Promote and (68,000) (75,000) (55,000) (-13,000) (-20,000)
Develop Fund)................
(By transfer from Coastal zone 3,000 3,000 3,000 ............... ...............
management)..................
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Total, Operations, research, 2,256,447 2,214,082 2,332,386 +75,939 +118,304
and facilities.............
Procurement, acquisition and 778,065 791,375 802,898 +24,833 +11,523
construction.....................
Conservation.................. 58,487 20,012 100,512 +42,025 +80,500
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Total, Procurement, 836,552 811,387 903,410 +66,858 +92,023
acquisition and
construction...............
Pacific coastal salmon recovery 157,419 110,000 115,000 -42,419 +5,000
(conservation)...................
Coastal zone management fund...... -3,000 -3,000 -3,000 ............... ...............
Fishermen's contingency fund...... 952 954 954 +2 ...............
Foreign fishing observer fund..... 191 191 191 ............... ...............
Fisheries finance program account. 287 -3,000 -3,000 -3,287 ...............
Environmental improvement and 10,000 ................. ............... -10,000 ...............
restoration fund.................
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Total, National Oceanic and 3,258,848 3,130,614 3,345,941 +87,093 +215,327
Atmospheric Administration.
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Total, Science and 3,947,837 3,701,610 4,046,323 +98,486 +344,713
Technology.................
Appropriations.......... (3,499,683) (3,352,238) (3,566,323) (+66,640) (+214,085)
Conservation............ (439,179) (349,372) (480,000) (+40,821) (+130,628)
Emergency appropriations (8,975) ................. ............... (-8,975) ...............
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Departmental Management
Salaries and expenses............. 37,652 48,254 41,494 +3,842 -6,760
Emergency appropriations 4,776 ................. ............... -4,776 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
Office of Inspector General....... 20,176 22,670 20,635 +459 -2,035
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Total, Departmental 62,604 70,924 62,129 -475 -8,795
management.................
Total, Department of 5,738,963 5,552,201 5,876,673 +137,710 +324,472
Commerce...................
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Total, title II, Department 5,820,500 5,638,500 5,962,105 +141,605 +323,605
of Commerce and related
agencies...................
Appropriations.......... (5,355,064) (5,289,128) (5,482,105) (+127,041) (+192,977)
Conservation............ (439,179) (349,372) (480,000) (+40,821) (+130,628)
Emergency appropriations (26,257) ................. ............... (-26,257) ...............
(By transfer)........... (68,000) (75,000) (55,000) (-13,000) (-20,000)
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TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
Salaries and expenses:
Salaries of justices.......... 1,808 1,872 1,872 +64 ...............
Other salaries and expenses... 38,180 44,452 42,527 +4,347 -1,925
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Total, Salaries and expenses 39,988 46,324 44,399 +4,411 -1,925
Care of the building and grounds.. 37,530 53,626 53,304 +15,774 -322
Emergency appropriations 30,000 ................. ............... -30,000 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
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Total, Supreme Court of the 107,518 99,950 97,703 -9,815 -2,247
United States..............
United States Court of Appeals for
the Federal Circuit
Salaries and expenses:
Salaries of judges............ 2,079 2,225 2,225 +146 ...............
Other salaries and expenses... 17,208 19,668 17,911 +703 -1,757
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Total, Salaries and expenses 19,287 21,893 20,136 +849 -1,757
United States Court of
International Trade
Salaries and expenses:
Salaries of judges............ 1,633 1,678 1,678 +45 ...............
Other salaries and expenses... 11,431 12,099 11,851 +420 -248
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Total, Salaries and expenses 13,064 13,777 13,529 +465 -248
Courts of Appeals, District
Courts, and Other Judicial
Services
Salaries and expenses:
Salaries of judges and 250,434 263,854 263,854 +13,420 ...............
bankruptcy judges............
Other salaries and expenses... 3,340,682 3,750,253 3,550,357 +209,675 -199,896
Emergency appropriations 5,000 ................. ............... -5,000 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
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Direct appropriation........ 3,596,116 4,014,107 3,814,211 +218,095 -199,896
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust 2,692 2,784 2,784 +92 ...............
Fund.............................
Defender services................. 500,671 588,741 531,792 +31,121 -56,949
Fees of jurors and commissioners.. 48,131 57,826 54,636 +6,505 -3,190
Court security.................... 220,677 298,235 290,442 +69,765 -7,793
Emergency appropriations 57,521 ................. ............... -57,521 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
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Total, Courts of Appeals, 4,425,808 4,961,693 4,693,865 +268,057 -267,828
District Courts, and Other
Judicial Services..........
Administrative Office of the
United States Courts
Salaries and expenses............. 61,664 66,912 64,655 +2,991 -2,257
Emergency appropriations 2,879 ................. ............... -2,879 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
Federal Judicial Center
Salaries and expenses............. 19,735 21,885 20,156 +421 -1,729
Judicial Retirement Funds
Payment to Judiciary Trust Funds.. 37,000 35,300 35,300 -1,700 ...............
United States Sentencing
Commission
Salaries and expenses............. 11,575 13,200 11,835 +260 -1,365
General Provisions
Judges pay raise (sec. 304)....... 8,625 7,000 7,972 -653 +972
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Total, title III, the 4,707,155 5,241,610 4,965,151 +257,996 -276,459
Judiciary..................
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TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
Diplomatic and consular programs.. 3,142,277 3,383,844 3,223,896 +81,619 -159,948
(Transfer out)................ (-4,000) (-4,000) (-4,000) ............... ...............
Worldwide security upgrade.... 487,735 553,000 579,086 +91,351 +26,086
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Total, Diplomatic and 3,630,012 3,936,844 3,802,982 +172,970 -133,862
consular programs..........
Capital investment fund........... 203,000 177,000 210,000 +7,000 +33,000
Office of Inspector General....... 29,000 29,264 29,693 +693 +429
Educational and cultural exchange 237,000 245,306 237,771 +771 -7,535
programs.........................
Representation allowances......... 6,485 9,000 6,485 ............... -2,515
Protection of foreign missions and 9,400 11,000 9,400 ............... -1,600
officials........................
Embassy security, construction and 458,000 550,000 535,000 +77,000 -15,000
maintenance......................
Worldwide security upgrade.... 815,960 755,000 770,000 -45,960 +15,000
Emergencies in the diplomatic and 6,500 15,000 6,500 ............... -8,500
consular service.................
(By transfer)................. (4,000) (4,000) (4,000) ............... ...............
(Transfer out)................ (-1,000) (-1,000) (-1,000) ............... ...............
Repatriation Loans Program
Account:
Direct loans subsidy.......... 612 612 612 ............... ...............
Administrative expenses....... 607 607 607 ............... ...............
(By transfer)................. (1,000) (1,000) (1,000) ............... ...............
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Total, Repatriation loans 1,219 1,219 1,219 ............... ...............
program account............
Payment to the American Institute 17,044 18,817 17,044 ............... -1,773
in Taiwan........................
Payment to the Foreign Service 135,629 138,200 138,200 +2,571 ...............
Retirement and Disability Fund...
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Total, Administration of 5,549,249 5,886,650 5,764,294 +215,045 -122,356
Foreign Affairs............
International Organizations and
Conferences
Contributions to international 850,000 891,378 850,000 ............... -41,378
organizations, current year
assessment.......................
Contributions for international 844,139 725,981 666,772 -177,367 -59,209
peacekeeping activities, current
year.............................
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Total, International 1,694,139 1,617,359 1,516,772 -177,367 -100,587
Organizations and
Conferences................
International Commissions
International Boundary and Water
Commission, United States and
Mexico:
Salaries and expenses......... 24,705 27,404 25,155 +450 -2,249
Construction.................. 5,450 9,401 5,488 +38 -3,913
American sections, international 9,911 10,682 10,009 +98 -673
commissions......................
International fisheries 20,480 19,780 20,480 ............... +700
commissions......................
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Total, International 60,546 67,267 61,132 +586 -6,135
commissions................
Other
Payment to the Asia Foundation.... 9,250 9,444 10,250 +1,000 +806
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship 500 500 500 ............... ...............
program trust fund...............
Israeli Arab scholarship program.. 375 375 375 ............... ...............
East-West Center.................. 14,000 14,280 18,000 +4,000 +3,720
National Endowment for Democracy.. 33,500 36,000 46,500 +13,000 +10,500
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Total, Department of State.. 7,361,559 7,631,875 7,417,823 +56,264 -214,052
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RELATED AGENCY
Broadcasting Board of Governors
International Broadcasting 428,234 467,898 441,456 +13,222 -26,442
Operations.......................
Emergency appropriations 9,200 ................. ............... -9,200 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
Broadcasting to Cuba.............. 24,872 25,362 24,996 +124 -366
Broadcasting capital improvements. 25,900 13,740 13,740 -12,160 ...............
Emergency appropriations 10,000 ................. ............... -10,000 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
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Total, Broadcasting Board of 498,206 507,000 480,192 -18,014 -26,808
Governors..................
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Total, title IV, Department 7,859,765 8,138,875 7,898,015 +38,250 -240,860
of State...................
(Transfer out).......... (-5,000) (-5,000) (-5,000) ............... ...............
(By transfer)........... (5,000) (5,000) (5,000) ............... ...............
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TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES &
MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNT
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Maritime security program......... 98,700 98,700 98,700 ............... ...............
Operations and training........... 89,054 93,133 89,488 +434 -3,645
Ship disposal..................... ............... 11,161 ............... ............... -11,161
Vessel operations revolving fund.. ............... ................. ............... ............... ...............
Maritime Guaranteed Loan (Title
XI) Program Account:
Guaranteed loans subsidy...... 33,000 ................. 32,852 -148 +32,852
Administrative expenses....... 3,978 4,126 4,126 +148 ...............
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Total, Maritime guaranteed 36,978 4,126 36,978 ............... +32,852
loan program account.......
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Total, Maritime 224,732 207,120 225,166 +434 +18,046
Administration.............
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Commission for the Preservation of
America's Heritage Abroad
Salaries and expenses............. 489 499 499 +10 ...............
Commission on Civil Rights
Salaries and expenses............. 9,096 9,096 9,096 ............... ...............
Commission on International
Religious Freedom
Salaries and expenses............. 3,000 3,000 3,000 ............... ...............
Commission on Ocean Policy
Salaries and expenses............. 3,000 ................. 3,000 ............... +3,000
Commission on Security and
Cooperation in Europe
Salaries and expenses............. 1,499 1,607 1,550 +51 -57
Congressional-Executive Commission
on the People's Republic of China
Salaries and expenses............. 1,000 1,700 1,000 ............... -700
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
Salaries and expenses............. 310,406 308,822 317,206 +6,800 +8,384
Emergency appropriations 1,301 ................. ............... -1,301 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
Federal Communications Commission
Salaries and expenses............. 245,071 268,327 246,971 +1,900 -21,356
Offsetting fee collections-- -218,757 -248,194 -246,971 -28,214 +1,223
current year.................
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Direct appropriation........ 26,314 20,133 ............... -26,314 -20,133
Federal Maritime Commission
Salaries and expenses............. 16,458 17,440 16,484 +26 -956
Federal Trade Commission
Salaries and expenses............. 155,982 171,599 159,148 +3,166 -12,451
Offsetting fee collections-- ............... ................. ............... ............... ...............
carryover....................
Offsetting fee collections-- -155,982 -150,000 -150,000 +5,982 ...............
current year.................
Offsetting fee collections, ............... -3,000 ............... ............... +3,000
telephone database...........
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Direct appropriation........ ............... 18,599 9,148 +9,148 -9,451
Legal Services Corporation
Payment to the Legal Services 329,300 329,300 329,397 +97 +97
Corporation......................
Marine Mammal Commission
Salaries and expenses............. 1,957 1,856 2,050 +93 +194
National Veterans Business
Development Corporation
Salaries and expenses............. 4,000 2,000 2,000 -2,000 ...............
Pacific Charter Commission
Salaries and expenses............. 1,500 ................. ............... -1,500 ...............
Securities and Exchange Commission
Current year fees................. 109,500 179,900 750,504 +641,004 +570,604
Emergency appropriations (Public 20,705 ................. ............... -20,705 ...............
Law 107-117).....................
2000 fees......................... 328,400 287,000 ............... -328,400 -287,000
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Direct appropriation.......... 458,605 466,900 750,504 +291,899 +283,604
Small Business Administration
Salaries and expenses............. 308,476 352,968 364,357 +55,881 +11,389
Office of Inspector General....... 11,464 14,500 11,600 +136 -2,900
Business Loans Program Account:
Direct loans subsidy.......... 1,860 3,726 3,726 +1,866 ...............
Guaranteed loans subsidy...... 78,000 85,360 85,360 +7,360 ...............
Administrative expenses....... 129,000 129,000 129,000 ............... ...............
Emergency appropriations 75,000 ................. ............... -75,000 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
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Total, Business loans 283,860 218,086 218,086 -65,774 ...............
program account............
Disaster Loans Program Account:
Direct loans subsidy.......... 87,360 76,140 76,140 -11,220 ...............
Administrative expenses....... 122,354 118,354 118,354 -4,000 ...............
Gainsharing................... ............... 3,000 ............... ............... -3,000
Emergency appropriations 75,000 ................. ............... -75,000 ...............
(Public Law 107-117).........
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Total, Disaster loans 284,714 197,494 194,494 -90,220 -3,000
program account............
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Total, Small Business 888,514 783,048 788,537 -99,977 +5,489
Administration.............
State Justice Institute
Salaries and expenses \1\......... 3,000 13,550 3,100 +100 -10,450
United States-Canada Alaska Rail
Commission
Salaries and expenses............. 2,000 ................. ............... -2,000 ...............
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Total, title V, Related 2,286,171 2,184,670 2,461,737 +175,566 +277,067
agencies...................
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TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Legal Activities
Assets forfeiture fund -40,000 ................. ............... +40,000 ...............
(rescission).....................
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Departmental Management
Emergency oil and gas guaranteed -5,200 -920 ............... +5,200 +920
loan program account (rescission)
Emergency steel guaranteed loan ............... -96,000 ............... ............... +96,000
program account (rescission).....
RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Ship construction (rescission).... -4,400 ................. ............... +4,400 ...............
Securities and Exchange Commission
Salaries and expenses (rescission) -50,000 ................. ............... +50,000 ...............
Small Business Administration
Business Loans Program Account:
Guaranteed loans subsidy -5,500 ................. ............... +5,500 ...............
(rescission).................
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Total, title VII, -105,100 -96,920 ............... +105,100 +96,920
Rescissions................
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Grand total:
New budget 44,272,536 43,907,072 47,067,043 +2,794,507 +3,159,971
(obligational)
authority..............
Appropriations...... (41,583,399) (43,654,620) (46,587,043) (+5,003,644) (+2,932,423)
Conservation........ (439,179) (349,372) (480,000) (+40,821) (+130,628)
Emergency (2,355,058) ................. ............... (-2,355,058) ...............
appropriations.....
Rescissions......... (-105,100) (-96,920) ............... (+105,100) (+96,920)
(Transfer out).......... (-11,632) (-11,632) (-11,632) ............... ...............
(By transfer)........... (79,632) (86,632) (66,632) (-13,000) (-20,000)
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\1\ The President's budget proposed nothing for State Justice Institute.