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* Public Law 104-134
104th Congress

                                 An Act


 
Making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a further downpayment 
   toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Apr. 26, 
                         1996 -  [H.R. 3019]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress 
assembled, <<NOTE: Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions 
and Appropriations Act of 1996.>> 

    Section 101. For programs, projects or activities in the Departments 
of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1996, provided as follows, to be effective as if it 
had been enacted into law as the regular appropriations Act:
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 AN <<NOTE: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1996.>> ACT

    Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes

                     TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration

                          salaries and expenses

    For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of 
Justice, $74,282,000; including not to exceed $3,317,000 for the 
Facilities Program 2000, and including $5,000,000 for management and 
oversight of Immigration and Naturalization Service activities, both 
sums to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 48 
permanent positions and 55 full-time equivalent workyears and $7,477,000 
shall be expended for the Department Leadership Program, exclusive of 
augmentation that occurred in these offices in fiscal year 1995: 
Provided further, That not to exceed 76 permanent positions and 90 full-
time equivalent workyears and $9,487,000 shall be expended for the 
Offices of Legislative Affairs, Public Affairs and Policy Development: 
Provided further, That the latter three aforementioned offices shall not 
be augmented by personnel details, temporary transfers of personnel on 
either a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis or any other type of 
formal or informal transfer or reimbursement of personnel or funds on 
either a temporary or long-term basis.

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                          counterterrorism fund

    For necessary expenses, as determined by the Attorney General, 
$16,898,000, to remain available until expended, to reimburse any 
Department of Justice organization for (1) the costs incurred in 
reestablishing the operational capability of an office or facility which 
has been damaged or destroyed as a result of the bombing of the Alfred 
P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City or any domestic or 
international terrorist incident, (2) 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) the costs of conducting a terrorism threat assessment of Federal 
agencies and their facilities: Provided, That funds provided under this 
section shall be available only after the Attorney General notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate in accordance with section 605 of this Act.

                    administrative review and appeals

    For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and clemency 
petitions and immigration related activities, $38,886,000: Provided, 
That the obligated and unobligated balances of funds previously 
appropriated to the General Administration, Salaries and Expenses 
appropriation for the Executive Office for Immigration Review and the 
Office of the Pardon Attorney shall be merged with this appropriation.

   violent crime reduction programs, administrative review and appeals

    For activities authorized by sections 130005 and 130007 of Public 
Law 103-322, $47,780,000, to remain available until expended, which 
shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: Provided, 
That the obligated and unobligated balances of funds previously 
appropriated to the General Administration, Salaries and Expenses 
appropriation under title VIII of Public Law 103-317 for the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review shall be merged with this appropriation.

                       office of inspector general

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, $28,960,000; including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen 
emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under the 
direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, 
the Attorney General; and for the acquisition, lease, maintenance and 
operation of motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price 
limitation.

                     United States Parole Commission

                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as 
authorized by law, $5,446,000.

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                            Legal Activities

             salaries and expenses, general legal activities

                      (including transfer of funds)

    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; $401,929,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 for 
litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the funds available in this appropriation, not to 
exceed $22,618,000 shall remain available until expended for office 
automation systems for the legal divisions covered by this 
appropriation, and for the United States Attorneys, the Antitrust 
Division, and offices funded through ``Salaries and Expenses'', General 
Administration: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
not to exceed $1,000 shall be available to the United States National 
Central Bureau, INTERPOL, for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1342, the 
Attorney General may accept on behalf of the United States and credit to 
this appropriation, gifts of money, personal property and services, for 
the purpose of hosting the International Criminal Police Organization's 
(INTERPOL) American Regional Conference in the United States during 
fiscal year 1996.
    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 $4,028,000, to be appropriated 
from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund, as authorized by 
section 6601 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, 1989, as amended 
by Public Law 101-512 (104 Stat. 1289).
    In addition, for Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities, 
$12,000,000 shall be made available to be derived by transfer from 
unobligated balances of the Working Capital Fund in the Department of 
Justice.

       violent crime reduction programs, general legal activities

    For the expeditious deportation of denied asylum applicants, as 
authorized by section 130005 of Public Law 103-322, $7,591,000, to 
remain available until expended, which shall be derived from the Violent 
Crime Reduction Trust Fund.

                salaries and expenses, antitrust division

    For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred 
laws, $65,783,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, not to exceed $48,262,000 of offsetting collections derived from 
fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-
Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18(a)) 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 1996, so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 1996

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appropriation from the General Fund estimated at not more than 
$17,521,000: Provided further, That any fees received in excess of 
$48,262,000 in fiscal year 1996, shall remain available until expended, 
but shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 1996.

             salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Attorneys, 
including intergovernmental agreements, $895,509,000, of which not to 
exceed $2,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 1997 for the 
purposes of (1) providing training of personnel of the Department of 
Justice in debt collection, (2) providing services to the Department of 
Justice related to locating debtors and their property, such as title 
searches, debtor skiptracing, asset searches, credit reports and other 
investigations, (3) paying the costs of the Department of Justice for 
the sale of property not covered by the sale proceeds, such as 
auctioneers' fees and expenses, maintenance and protection of property 
and businesses, advertising and title search and surveying costs, and 
(4) paying the costs of processing and tracking debts owed to the United 
States Government: 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 
$10,000,000 of those funds available for automated litigation support 
contracts and $4,000,000 for security equipment shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That in addition to reimbursable full-
time equivalent workyears available to the Office of the United States 
Attorneys, not to exceed 8,595 positions and 8,862 full-time equivalent 
workyears shall be supported from the funds appropriated in this Act for 
the United States Attorneys.

        violent crime reduction programs, united states attorneys

    For activities authorized by sections 190001(d), 40114 and 130005 of 
Public Law 103-322, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
which shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, of 
which $20,269,000 shall be available to help meet increased demands for 
litigation and related activities, $500,000 to implement a program to 
appoint additional Federal Victim's Counselors, and $9,231,000 for 
expeditious deportation of denied asylum applicants.

                    united states trustee system fund

    For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, 
$102,390,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 589a(a), to remain available 
until expended, for activities authorized by section 115 of the 
Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy 
Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-554), which shall be derived from the United 
States Trustee System Fund: Provided, That deposits to the Fund are 
available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due 
depositors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, not to exceed $44,191,000 of offsetting collections derived from 
fees collected pursuant to section 589a(f) of title 28, United States 
Code, as amended, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in 
this appropriation: Provided further, That the $102,390,000 herein

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appropriated from the United States Trustee System Fund shall be reduced 
as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 1996, so 
as to result in a final fiscal year 1996 appropriation from such Fund 
estimated at not more than $58,199,000: Provided further, That any of 
the aforementioned fees collected in excess of $44,191,000 in fiscal 
year 1996 shall remain available until expended, but shall not be 
available for obligation until October 1, 1996.

       salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission

    For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, $830,000.

          salaries and expenses, united states marshals service

    For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service; 
including the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of vehicles 
and aircraft, and the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for police-
type use without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the 
current fiscal year; $423,248,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 561(i), of 
which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses.

    violent crime reduction programs, united states marshals service

    For activities authorized by section 190001(b) of Public Law 103-
322, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be 
derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.

                       federal prisoner detention

                      (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses related to United States prisoners in the custody of 
the United States Marshals Service as authorized in 18 U.S.C. 4013, but 
not including expenses otherwise provided for in appropriations 
available to the Attorney General; $252,820,000, as authorized by 28 
U.S.C. 561(i), to remain available until expended.
    In addition, for Federal Prisoner Detention, $9,000,000 shall be 
made available until expended to be derived by transfer from unobligated 
balances of the Working Capital Fund in the Department of Justice.

                     fees and expenses of witnesses

    For expenses, mileage, compensation, and per diems of witnesses, for 
expenses of contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert 
witnesses, for private counsel expenses, and for per diems in lieu of 
subsistence, as authorized by law, including advances, $85,000,000, to 
remain available until expended; of which not to exceed $4,750,000 may 
be made available for planning, construction, renovations, maintenance, 
remodeling, and repair of buildings and the purchase of equipment 
incident thereto for protected witness safesites; of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 may be made available for the purchase and maintenance of 
armored vehicles for transportation of protected witnesses; and of which 
not to exceed $4,000,000 may be made available for the purchase,

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