FY2002 Budget Summary

2. General Tax Matters:

14 positions, 7 workyears (10 attorneys) and $1,180,000 are needed for CRM to continue coordinating the rising number of investigations and prosecutions of multi-jurisdictional national and international intrusion, denial-of-service, and virus cases. The increasing availability and evolution of new computer communications technologies world-wide, and corresponding increases in global sophistication, result in additional demands for CRM's expertise in the area of high technology crime and potential breaches.

7 positions, 4 workyears (3 attorneys) and $530,000 are requested to maintain the elevated pace of extradition and foreign legal assistance work associated with increasing collaborative efforts by intelligence and law enforcement communities. CRM is integrally involved in the ever-increasing number of U.S. multilateral and bilateral counterterrorism efforts and law enforcement agreement negotiations, including the process of establishing law enforcement relationships with the U.S.'s foreign counterparts for treaty implementation and enforcement agreements to expand international cooperation.

1 position, 1 workyear (1 attorney) and $197,000 are needed to fund training and translation needs associated with CRM's anti-terrorism financing program. CRM has provided substantial input and expertise to the interagency effort creating a training curriculum enabling other countries to better detect, deter and enforce laws against terrorist financing. These resources should also enable targeted countries to better assist the United States in U.S. investigations of terrorist financing.

4 positions, 2 workyears (3 attorneys) and $352,000 are requested for CRM to continue assisting the FBI with investigations involving foreign counterintelligence. Recent developments have required law enforcement to substantially increase its efforts relating to the prevention of terrorist plots against the United States. As a result, efforts in connection with investigations and prosecutions on behalf of countries known to sponsor terrorism and to illegally procure weapons and strategic dual-use technology from the U.S. have increased. Specifically, resources are needed to handle increases in espionage cases and high technology export violations.

1 position, 1 workyear and $693,000 are requested to provide increased network security and encryption for CRM's automated infrastructure, and to provide security upgrades to buildings with Division employees.

5 positions, 2 workyears (5 attorneys) and $391,000 to implement the Attorney General's Voting Rights Initiative. These additional resources would be dedicated to implementing the Initiative, including enforcing voting rights, as well as education and outreach to state and local governments on the issues of voting reform.

12 positions, 6 workyears (7 attorneys) and $770,000 to implement the Attorney General's Initiative regarding enforcement of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000. These additional resources would be dedicated to implementing the Initiative, including increasing prosecution of persons who violate the Act and outreach to local communities to promote awareness of the trafficking issues.

11 positions, 6 workyears (3 attorneys) and $683,000 to implement the New Freedom Initiative. These additional resources would be dedicated to implementing the Initiative, including expanding outreach to small businesses by developing ADA business guidance, increasing accessibility of electronic information technology and ensuring voting process accessibility to persons with disabilities.

2 positions, 1 workyear (2 attorneys) and $156,000 to enable CRT to increase its presence in businesses and other communities in order to prevent discrimination before it occurs. In addition, these resources will allow CRT to provide technical assistance to businesses who seek to comply with the law.