DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER COMPLIANCE FUND
(Dollars in thousands)
| Perm. Pos. |
FTE | Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 actuals | ... | ... | $262,080 | |
| 2001 enacted | ... | ... | 201,420 | |
| Government-wide .22% rescission pursuant to P.L. 106-554 | ... | ... | -443 | |
| 2001 appropriation | ... | ... | 200,977 | |
| Decreases (see p. 29) | ... | ... | -200,977 | |
| 2002 base | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2002 estimate | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2001 Appropriation | 2002 Base | 2002 Estimate | Program Change | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison by activity and program | Perm. Pos. |
FTE | Amount | Perm. Pos. |
FTE | Amount | Perm. Pos. |
FTE | Amount | Perm. Pos. |
FTE | Amount | |
| Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund | ... | ... | $200,977 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Program Description
The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (CALEA) (P.L. 103-414)
authorizes the Attorney General to reimburse telecommunications carriers for costs
associated with modifying digital equipment installed before January 1, 1995,
in order that court-authorized wiretaps may be performed. To facilitate compliance
by telecommunications carriers, CALEA authorized an appropriation of $500,000,000
to pay for reasonable costs directly associated with modifying eligible equipment,
facilities, and services to establish the necessary capabilities and capacities
identified by law enforcement. The Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of
1997 (P.L. 104-208) established the Department of Justice TCCF to make payments
to telecommunications carriers, and extended eligibility for reimbursement to
telecommunications equipment manufacturers, and providers of telecommunications
support services. In addition to direct appropriations to the Fund, Congress authorized
federal agencies with law enforcement or intelligence responsibility to transfer
to the Fund unobligated balances that are available until expended, upon compliance
with congressional notification requirements.
With the FY 2001 appropriation of $200,977,000, a total of $499,557,000 has been made available to the TCCF. No new resources are requested in FY 2002.