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2012 PROPOSED APPROPRIATIONS LANGUAGE

2012 PROPOSED APPROPRIATIONS LANGUAGE

Department of Justice

The information provided below provides the proposed appropriations language, by account, for the Department of Justice for 2012. Note.-A full-year 2011 appropriation was not enacted at the time the 2012 budget was transmitted; therefore, the Department of Justice is operating under a continuing resolution (P.L. 111-242, as amended). Therefore, all appropriations language proposed in the 2012 President's Budget is reflected as new.

 

Program

Appropriations Language

General Administration, Salaries and Expenses

For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of Justice, $134,225,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of Justice facilities shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the Attorney General is authorized to transfer funds appropriated within the General Administration to any office in this account: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to transfers authorized under section 505 of this Act.

National Drug Intelligence Center

For necessary expenses of the National Drug Intelligence Center, $25,000,000: Provided, That the National Drug Intelligence Center shall provide support to law enforcement authorities and the intelligence community by conducting document and computer exploitation of materials collected in Federal, State, and local law enforcement activity associated with counter-drug investigations and operations.

Justice Information Sharing Technology

For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including planning, development, deployment and departmental direction, $54,307,000, to remain available until expended.

Law Enforcement Wireless Communications

For the costs of developing and implementing communications systems supporting Federal law enforcement , and for the costs of operations and maintenance of existing communications systems, $102,751,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Attorney General shall transfer to this account all funds made available to the Department of Justice for the purchase of portable and mobile radios: Provided further,

That any transfer made under the preceding proviso shall be subject to the notice provisions of section 505 of this Act.

Administrative Review and Appeals

For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, $332,583,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees deposited in the "Immigration Examinations Fee'' account.

Detention Trustee

For necessary expenses of the Federal Detention Trustee, $1,595,360,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Trustee shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System: Provided further, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be considered "funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance'' pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4013(b).

Office of the Inspector General

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $85,057,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character.

United States Parole Commission, Salaries and Expenses

For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as authorized, $13,213,000.

General Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses

For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia, $955,391,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $10,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to "Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities'' from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in

compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary shall be available to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for salaries and expenses associated with the election monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973f): Provided further, That of the amounts provided under this heading for the election monitoring program $3,390,000, shall remain available until expended.

In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed $7,833,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

Antitrust Division, Salaries and Expenses

For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $166,221,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection (and estimated to be $110,000,000 in fiscal year 2012), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2012, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2012 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $56,221,000.

United States Attorneys, Salaries and Expenses

For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements, $1,995,149,000: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended.

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, Salaries and Expenses

For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $2,124,000.

United States Marshals Service, Salaries and Expenses

For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, $1,243,570,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses; and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended .

(CANCELLATION)

Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $7,200,000 are hereby permanently cancelled: Provided, That no amounts may be cancelled from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

United States Marshals Service, Construction

For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related support, $15,625,000, to remain available until expended; of which not less than $12,625,000 shall be available for the costs of courthouse security equipment, including furnishings, relocations, and telephone systems and cabling.

Fees and Expenses of Witnesses

For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain available until expended , of which not to exceed $10,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness security caravans; and not to exceed $11,000,000 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated information network to store and retrieve the identities and locations of protected witnesses.

Community Relations Service, Salaries and Expenses

For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, $12,967,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

United States Trustee System Fund

For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as authorized, $234,115,000, to remain available until expended and to be derived from the United States Trustee System Fund: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $234,115,000 of offsetting collections pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b) shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2012, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2012 appropriation from the Fund estimated at $0.

Assets Forfeiture Fund

(INCLUDING CANCELLATION)

For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(B), (F), and (G), $20,990,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.

Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $620,000,000 are hereby permanently cancelled.

National Security Division, Salaries and Expenses

For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National Security Division, $87,882,000; of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for the activities of the National Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement

For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, $540,966,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That any amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation.

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and Expenses

For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United States, $7,994,991,000: Provided, That not to exceed $150,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That not to exceed $205,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Construction

For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, furniture, and information technology requirements, related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification and extension of Federally-owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; $80,982,000, to remain available until expended.

Drug Enforcement Administration, Salaries and Expenses

For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530C; and expenses for conducting drug education and training programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in such programs and the distribution of items of token value that promote the goals of such programs, $2,032,114,000; of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.

(CANCELLATION)

Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $30,000,000 are hereby permanently cancelled: Provided, That no amounts may be cancelled from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

Drug Enforcement Administration, Construction

For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, furniture, and information technology requirements, related to construction or acquisition of buildings; and operation and maintenance of secure work environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Salaries and Expenses

For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, not to exceed $40,000 for official reception and representation expenses; for training of State and local law enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement, including training in connection with the training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants

detection; and for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $1,147,295,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys' fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code; and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That no funds appropriated herein shall be available for salaries or administrative expenses in connection with consolidating or centralizing, within the Department of Justice, the records, or any portion thereof, of acquisition and disposition of firearms maintained by Federal firearms licensees: Provided further, That no funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to implement an amendment or amendments to 27 CFR 478.118 or to change the definition of "Curios or relics'' in 27 CFR 478.11 or remove any item from ATF Publication 5300.11 as it existed on January 1, 1994: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That such funds shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments in fiscal year 2012: Provided further, That, beginning in fiscal year 2012 and thereafter, no funds appropriated under this or any other Act may be used to disclose part or all of the contents of the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or any information required to be kept by licensees pursuant to section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, or required to be reported pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (7) of such section 923(g), except to: (1) a Federal, State, local, or tribal law enforcement agency, or a Federal, State, or local prosecutor; or (2) a foreign law enforcement agency solely in connection with or for use in a criminal investigation or prosecution; or (3) a Federal agency for a national security or intelligence purpose; unless such disclosure of such data to any of the entities described in (1), (2) or (3) of this proviso would compromise the identity of any undercover law enforcement officer or confidential informant, or interfere with any case under investigation; and no person or entity described in (1), (2) or (3) shall knowingly and publicly disclose such data; and all such data shall be immune from legal process, shall not be subject to subpoena or other discovery, shall be inadmissible in evidence, and shall not be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, nor shall testimony or other evidence be permitted based on the data, in a civil action in any State (including the District of Columbia) or Federal court or in an administrative proceeding other than a proceeding commenced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to enforce the provisions of chapter 44 of such title, or a review of such an action or proceeding; except that this proviso shall not be construed to prevent: (A) the disclosure of statistical information concerning total production, importation, and exportation by each licensed importer (as defined in section 921(a)(9) of such title) and licensed manufacturer (as defined in section 921(a)(10) of such title); (B) the sharing or exchange of such information among and between Federal, State, local, or foreign law enforcement agencies, Federal, State, or local prosecutors, and Federal national security, intelligence, or counterterrorism officials; or (C) the publication of annual statistical reports on products regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, including total production, importation, and exportation by each licensed importer (as so defined) and licensed manufacturer (as so defined), or statistical aggregate data regarding firearms traffickers and trafficking channels, or firearms misuse, felons, and trafficking investigations: Provided further, That no funds made available by this or any other Act shall be expended to promulgate or implement any rule requiring a physical inventory of any business licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no funds under this Act may be used to electronically retrieve information gathered pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name or any personal identification code: Provided further, That no funds authorized or made available under this or any other Act may be used to deny any application for a license under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, or renewal of such a license due to a lack of business activity, provided that the applicant is otherwise eligible to receive such a license, and is eligible to report business income or to claim an income tax deduction for business expenses under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Federal Prison System, Salaries and Expenses

For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, including purchase (not to exceed 835, of which 808 are for replacement only) and hire of law enforcement and passenger motor vehicles, and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, $6,724,266,000: Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and Services Administration such amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Administration for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison System: Provided further, That not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available for necessary operations until September 30, 2013: Provided further, That, of the amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses authorized by section 501(c) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note), for the care and security in the United States of Cuban and Haitian entrants: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System may accept donated property and services relating to the operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such program in the past notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities.

Federal Prison System, Buildings and Facilities

For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, $99,394,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $73,955,000 shall be available only for modernization, maintenance and repair, and of which not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be available to construct areas for inmate work programs: Provided, That labor of United States prisoners may be used for work performed under this appropriation.

(CANCELLATION)

Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $35,000,000 are hereby permanently cancelled: Provided, That no amounts may be cancelled from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

Federal Prison System, Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated

The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments, without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation, including purchase (not to exceed five for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles.

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL PRISON NDUSTRIES,

INCORPORATED

Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated shall be available for its administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be computed on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the corporation's current prescribed accounting system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims, and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest.

Office of Justice Programs, Justice Assistance

For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ("the 1968 Act''); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ("the 1974 Act''); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473); the Adam Walsh Child

Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) ("the 2002 Act"); and other programs ; $178,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which—

(1) $57,500,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs, and other activities, as authorized by part C of title I of the 1968 Act, of which $41,000,000 is for the administration and redesign of the National Crime Victimization Survey;

(2) $55,000,000 is for research, development, and evaluation programs, and other activities as authorized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II of the 2002 Act;

(3) $60,000,000 is for missing and exploited children programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974 Act, of which $2,500,000 is for a research program on keeping children safe from exploitation, consistent with the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401); and

(4) $6,000,000 is for a State and Local assistance help desk and diagnostic center program.

Office of Justice Programs, Salaries and Expenses

For necessary expenses, not elsewhere specified in this title, for management and administration of programs, within the Office on Violence Against Women, the Office of Justice Programs, and the Community Oriented Policing Services Office, and notwithstanding section 109 of title I of Public Law 90-351, for the expenses of the Office of Audit Assessment and Management, $271,833,000, of which not to exceed $23,148,000 shall be available for transfer to "Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs"; of which not to exceed $208,355,000 shall be available for the Office of Justice Programs; and of which not to exceed $40,330,000 shall be available for transfer to "Community Oriented Policing Services":

Provided , That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for the foregoing, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to "Salaries and Expenses'' from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That amounts transferred to this account may be transferred to "Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs" or "Community Oriented Policing Services": Provided further, That of the amounts allocated administratively for peer-review costs by the Office on Violence Against Women, the Office of Justice Programs,

and the Community Oriented Policing Services Office, an amount, not to exceed 5 percent of the total amount made available to each such office under this heading, shall be available until September 30, 2013.

Office of Justice Programs, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance

For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) ("the 1994 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ("the 1968 Act''); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Victims of Child Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) ("the 1990 Act''); the Trafficking Victims Protection reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-164); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) ("the 2005 Act"); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) ("the Adam Walsh Act"); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) ("the 2002 Act"); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199); the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-403); and other programs; $1,173,500,000, to remain available until expended as follows—

(1) $519,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g), of title I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of which $30,000,000 is for the matching grant program for law enforcement armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act, and for grants for other police safety equipment and training, and $2,000,000 is for a program to improve State and local law enforcement intelligence capabilities including antiterrorism training and training to ensure that constitutional rights, civil liberties, civil rights, and privacy interests are protected throughout the intelligence process: Provided, That of the funds made available for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program, two percent shall be allocated to increase the formula allotment for states and communities submitting community-based comprehensive criminal justice plans approved by the Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs;

(2) $136,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)): Provided, That no jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater than the actual cost for Federal immigration and other detainees housed in State and local detention facilities;

( 3) $25,000,000 for competitive grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation);

( 4) $10,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 106-386 and for programs authorized under Public Law 109-164;

( 5) $5,000,000 for prison rape prevention and prosecution and other programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-79);

( 6) $30,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act;

( 7) $5,500,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by section 426 of Public Law 108-405, and for grants for wrongful conviction review;

(8) $12,000,000 for grants to assist State and tribal governments as authorized by the NICS Improvements Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180);

(9) $12,000,000 for the National Criminal History Improvement Program for grants to upgrade criminal records;

(10) $100,000,000 for offender reentry programs and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199), of which $7,000,000 is for a program to improve State, local, and tribal probation supervision efforts and strategies; $9,000,000 is for reentry courts; $1,700,000 is for reentry and recidivism statistics; and $10,000,000 is for the Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternatives to Prison Program: Provided, That, not to exceed $20,000,000 of funds made available in this paragraph may be used for performance-based awards for Pay for Success projects: Provided further, That, with respect to the previous proviso, any funds obligated for such projects shall remain available for disbursement until expended, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1552(a): Provided further, That, with respect to the first proviso, any deobligated funds from such projects shall immediately be available for Pay for Success projects;

(11) $57,000,000 for drug, mental health, and problem-solving courts;

(12) $10,000,000 for an initiative to assist and support evidence-based policing;

(13) $8,000,000 for technical and other targeted assistance to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system;

(14) $12,000,000 for a justice information sharing and technology program;

(15) $30,000,000 for implementation of the Adam Walsh Act;

(16)

(17) $25,000,000 for an initiative relating to children exposed to violence;

(18) $30,000,000 for an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation program;

(19) $110,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and activities (including related research and development, training and education, and technical assistance), of which $7,500,000 is for DNA training and education for law enforcement, correctional personnel, and court officers as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 14136, and $7,500,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam program grants as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 14136a: Provided, that grants for forensic crime laboratories shall be made contingent on the establishment of an agreement with each law enforcement agency served establishing a protocol that meets standards established by the Office of Justice Programs for the submission and testing of DNA rape kit evidence;

(20) $17,500,000 is for the Regional Information Sharing System, as authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 Act;

(21) $12,500,000 for competitive and evidence-based programs to reduce gun crime and gang violence, of which $5,000,000 is for a comprehensive tribal grants pilot program;

(22) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public Website;

(23) $2,500,000 is for a training and technical assistance initiative for law enforcement on domestic radicalization; and

(24) $3,500,000 for a Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and Survivability Initiative: Provided, That if a unit of local government uses any of the funds made available under this heading to increase the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform non-administrative public sector safety service.

Office of Justice Programs, Juvenile Justice

For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ("the 1974 Act''), the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ("the 1968 Act''), the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162), the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public

Law 108-21); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401), and other juvenile justice programs, $280,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows—

(1) $120,000,000 for a competitive juvenile justice system incentive grant program, and for training and technical assistance to assist small, non-profit organizations with the Federal grants process;

(2) $45,000,000 for youth mentoring grants, of which $5,000,000 is for grants to provide mentoring services to at-risk youth in disaffected and disengaged communities;

(3) $62,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act;

(4) $20,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990;

(5) $15,000,000 for community-based violence prevention initiatives;

(6) $12,000,000 for gang and youth violence prevention and intervention and related initiatives; and

(7) $6,000,000 for grants and technical assistance in support of the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention: Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of each amount may be used for training and technical assistance: Provided further, That the previous proviso shall not apply to grants and projects authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act.

Office of Justice Programs, Public Safety Officer Benefits

For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including amounts for administrative costs, which amounts shall be paid to the "Salaries and Expenses'' account), to remain available until expended; and in addition, $16,300,000 for payments authorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for such disability and education payments, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to "Public Safety Officer Benefits'' from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided

further, That any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

Community Oriented Policing Services

For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ("the 1968 Act''); and the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162), $669,500,000, to remain available until expended. Of the amount provided (which shall be by transfer, for programs administered by the Office of Justice Programs):

(1) $10,000,000 is for police integrity initiatives;

( 2) $20,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, including equipment and training;

( 3) $20,500,000 is for community policing development activities, of which $2,500,000 is for a training and technical assistance initiative for law enforcement on domestic radicalization;

( 4) $9,000,000 is for a national grant program the purpose of which is to assist State and local law enforcement to locate, arrest and prosecute child sexual predators and exploiters, and to enforce sex offender registration laws described in section 1701(b) of the 1968 Act;

( 5) $10,000,000 is for expenses authorized by part AA of the 1968 Act (Secure our Schools); and

( 6) $600,000,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under part Q of such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section : Provided, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 3796dd-3(c), funding for hiring or rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000, unless the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from this limitation: Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated, $42,000,000 shall be used for the hiring and rehiring of tribal law enforcement officers: Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated, not to exceed $50,000,000 may be used for the hiring of non-law enforcement personnel if the applicant for a grant under this paragraph demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services that the grant would result in an increase in the number of officers deployed in community-oriented policing equal to or greater than the increase in the number of officers that would result from a grant for the hiring or rehiring of career law enforcement officers: Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated, up to $20,000,000 shall be used for a program whereby grantees may repay a college or university student loan, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 3797cc-21(3), for a graduate who is hired as a career law enforcement officer under programmatic criteria deemed appropriate by the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services: Provided further, That, with respect to the previous proviso, the grantee shall require that any beneficiary of such a student loan repayment shall remain employed as a career law enforcement officer for a period of service of not less than five years and repay the amount if separated from that employment prior to five years of service, unless this repayment requirement is waived by the Director.

(CANCELLATION)

Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $10,200,000 are hereby permanently cancelled: Provided, That no amounts may be cancelled from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

Office on Violence Against Women

For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) ("the 1968 Act''); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) ("the 1994 Act''); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386) ("the 2000 Act''); and the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) ("the 2005 Act''); and for related victims services, $431,750,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 3 percent of funds made available under this heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and technical assistance: Provided further, That of the amount provided (which shall be by transfer for programs administered by the Office of Justice Programs)—

(1) $182,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act;

(2) $25,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, stalking or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of the 1994 Act, of which $2,250,000 is for a homicide reduction initiative;

(3) $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for research and evaluation of violence against women and related issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence Against Women;

(4) $14,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence; programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence; and assistance to middle and high school students through education and other services related to such violence: Provided, That unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303 and 41305 of the 1994 Act shall be available for this program: Provided further, That ten percent of the total amount available for this grant program shall be available for grants under the program authorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act;

(5) $47,500,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which $6,750,000 is for a homicide reduction initiative;

(6) $35,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;

(7) $38,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act;

(8) $9,500,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the 2005 Act;

(9) $50,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;

(10) $4,250,000 is for enhanced training and services to end violence against and abuse of women in later life, as authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 Act;

(11) $11,250,000 is for the safe havens for children program, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act;

(12) $5,750,000 is for education and training to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;

(13) $5,000,000 is for the court training and improvements program, as authorized by section 41002 of the 1994 Act, of which $2,500,000 is to be used for a family court initiative;

(14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence against Indian women, as authorized by section 904 of the 2005 Act; and

(15) $500,000 is for the Office on Violence Against Women to establish a national clearinghouse that provides training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women.

(CANCELLATION)

Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $5,000,000 are hereby permanently cancelled: Provided, That no amounts may be cancelled from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

 

Updated March 12, 2018