House Report 117-395 - COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2023

[House Report 117-395]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 117-395

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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL,
2023

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June 30, 2022.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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Mr. Cartwright, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following

R E P O R T

together with

MINORITY VIEWS

[To accompany H.R. 8256]

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making
appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for
other purposes.

INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

Page number

Bill Report
Title I--Department of Commerce............................ 2
10
Title II--Department of Justice............................ 28
56
Title III--Science......................................... 84
115
Office of Science and Technology Policy............ 84
115
National Space Council............................. 85
117
National Aeronautics and Space Administration...... 85
117
National Science Foundation........................ 95
132
Title IV--Related Agencies................................. 100
142
Commission on Civil Rights......................... 100
142
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission............ 101
142
International Trade Commission..................... 102
143
Legal Services Corporation......................... 102
143
Marine Mammal Commission........................... 104
144
Office of the United States Trade Representative... 104
144
State Justice Institute............................ 105
145
Title V--General Provisions................................ 106
145
House of Representatives Reporting Requirements....
148
Minority Views.....................................
231

Highlights of the Bill

The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee has jurisdiction over a diverse group of agencies
responsible for promoting economic development; researching
climate change and mitigating its impacts; protecting civil
rights; promoting criminal justice reform and police reform;
combating violent crime, financial fraud, terrorism, cyber
threats, and espionage; addressing gun violence; ensuring
access to justice; enforcing trade laws; conducting periodic
censuses; forecasting the weather; managing fisheries;
exploring space; and advancing science. The activities of these
agencies impact every American and are integral to the
operations of our government.
The bill provides a total of $85,546,000,000 in
discretionary budget authority for fiscal year 2023. Within the
level of funds provided, the bill prioritizes funding for
Federal, State, and local law enforcement to help fight crime
and improve public safety, while also helping to improve
community policing practices and other measures to ensure the
civil rights of all Americans. The bill includes funding for
important initiatives aimed at protecting democracy in the
United States. Furthermore, the bill prioritizes numerous
public investments in job creation, infrastructure
improvements, American competitiveness, climate and other
scientific research, improved accuracy of weather forecasting,
and legal assistance for low-income persons.
Protecting Democracy in the United States.--The bill funds
the full Administration request of $34,144,000 for additional
Federal prosecutorial resources to bring to justice those
involved in perpetrating the January 6, 2021 insurrection at
the United States Capitol building. In addition, the bill funds
the full Administration request for $5,951,000 in additional
resources within the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division
to reinforce democratic institutions and protect the right to
vote. Finally, the bill funds the full Administration request
of $876,000 within the Justice Department's Criminal Division
for the investigation and prosecution of election crimes.
Infrastructure, Job Creation, and Economic Growth.--This
bill invests in our nation's infrastructure improvement needs
by providing $510,000,000 for the Economic Development
Administration (EDA), an increase of $136,500,000 above fiscal
year 2022, including $70 million to support local labor markets
and local communities experiencing high prime-age employment
gaps, as well as strong increases for EDA's Assistance to Coal
Communities program, and Regional Innovation Strategies
program, and continued healthy funding levels for other EDA
programs. These funds will support the Nation's economic
recovery and provide the foundation for future growth in jobs
and our standard of living.
The bill helps expand economic growth in other ways as
well. The recommendation includes $221,000,000 for the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, an increase of
$54,000,000 above fiscal year 2022. This program helps small-
and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers create jobs and expand
business growth opportunities. The bill also provides
$18,000,000 for the Manufacturing USA program, an increase of
more than nine percent above fiscal year 2022. A robust funding
increase is provided for the International Trade
Administration, to create U.S. jobs by expanding U.S. exports
and fighting the unfair trade practices of other countries.
Furthermore, the full budget request of $4,253,404,000 is
provided for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), to
enable PTO to promote innovation in the United States by
protecting the Nation's intellectual property rights both at
home and abroad. Finally, the bill provides $70,000,000 for the
Minority Business Development Agency, an increase of
$15,000,000 above fiscal year 2022, to help create jobs and
expand business growth opportunities among minority-owned U.S.
companies.
The bill also makes responsible investments in the future
of the Nation's economy and workforce, with funding increases
for STEM engagement at NASA, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Science
Foundation (NSF), as well as an increase for EDA's STEM
Apprenticeship Program to create and expand STEM
apprenticeships and other workforce training models. Within the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), strong
funding increases are provided for research efforts related to
key future technologies, including quantum information science
and artificial intelligence. Furthermore, the bill includes a
strong increase for the Broadening Participation in STEM
program at NSF. Global leadership requires diverse ideas that
will charge innovation.
Preventing and Prosecuting Gun Violence and Other Violent
Crime.--The bill takes important steps towards addressing the
problem of gun violence in our country. The recommendation
maintains funding for the FBI's National Instant Criminal
Background Check System (NICS) and provides a strong funding
increase for grants to help States improve their submissions
into the NICS system to ensure that persons legally prohibited
from purchasing a firearm are unable to do so. The bill also
provides the full Administration request of $1,732,528,000 for
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF),
an increase of more than 13 percent, to hire additional special
agents and investigative personnel, expand oversight of Federal
Firearms Licensees, and increase the capacity of the National
Integrated Ballistic Information Network to expand its reach to
communities as an essential tool in combatting gun violence.
Furthermore, the bill provides $150,000,000 for Community
Violence Intervention and Prevention, as well as $40,000,000 to
help States implement and enforce extreme risk protection
orders to prevent guns from going to individuals at an elevated
risk of harming themselves or others.
To improve school safety, the bill provides $175,000,000,
an increase of $40,000,000 above fiscal year 2022, for grants
under the STOP School Violence Act of 2018. In addition, the
bill increases funding for other activities that will help
prevent school violence, including strong funding increases for
youth mentoring grants and grants for juvenile justice and
delinquency prevention.The bill also funds a new grant program
aimed at providing effective alternatives to youth
incarceration.
The bill further supports law enforcement by providing
strong funding increases for both Federal law enforcement and
State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance. This includes COPS
programs (including COPS Hiring), Byrne Justice Assistance
Grants, and $225,140,000 for community projects aimed at
enhancing public safety and reforming the justice system.
Finally, the bill provides enhanced resources for U.S.
Attorneys to prosecute violent crime.
Support for Crime Victims.--Section 510 of the bill
provides $2,050,000,000 for Crime Victims Fund programs,
including a five percent set-aside for Tribes. For programs
under the Violence Against Women Act, the bill provides
$642,000,000, an increase of $67,000,000 above fiscal year
2022, including a strong increase for the Sexual Assault
Services Program and increases for legal and transitional
housing assistance for victims. A strong funding level of
$90,000,000 is provided to reduce the backlog of unprocessed
rape kits, an increase of $40,000,000 above fiscal year 2022.
The bill includes $20,000,000 for a new grant program for
regional sexual assault investigative training academies.
Within the funding level for the Civil Rights Division, a new
initiative is funded aimed at fighting gender-based violence,
discrimination, and harassment. The bill additionally includes
$36,000,000 for Victims of Child Abuse Programs.
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic.--The bill provides very
substantial resources to help effectively address the opioid
epidemic. To assist State and local governments, the bill
provides strong funding increases for grants authorized by the
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. This includes
increases for Drug Courts, Veterans Treatment Courts, and the
Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
(JMHCP). In addition, the Drug Enforcement Administration and
Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement are funded at the
Administration's requested levels of $3,104,603,000 and
$550,458,000, respectively.
First Step Act and Second Chance Act.--The recommendation
includes not less than $409,483,000 for programs authorized
under the First Step Act of 2018, to expand and develop
opportunities for incarcerated individuals to participate in
evidence-based, recidivism-reducing programming and productive
activities. The recommendation also includes $125,000,000 for
Second Chance Act grants, an increase of $10,000,000 above
fiscal year 2022.
Protecting Civil Rights.--The Committee bill includes
numerous recommendations and initiatives aimed at greatly
advancing civil rights, equal opportunity, and racial justice
in the United States. These include the following:
$215,192,000 for the Civil Rights Division
of the Department of Justice, an increase of
$52,672,000 above fiscal year 2022.
Directs the Attorney General to provide an
update on efforts to improve evidence-based training
for Federal law enforcement officers on the use of
force.
Provides $10,000,000 for grants to train
State and local law enforcement officers on racial
profiling, de-escalation, and duty to intervene when
witnessing other officers using excessive force, as
well as $50,000,000 for community policing development,
including funding for co-responder crisis teams,
accreditation support, de-escalation training, and
diversity and anti-bias training.
Provides $4,000,000 for the development of
best practices for, and the creation of, civilian
review boards to oversee local police departments.
Provides $25,024,000 for the Community
Relations Service, an increase of $4,024,000 above
fiscal year 2022.
Provides $14,350,000 for the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights, an increase of $1,350,000 above fiscal
year 2022, including continued funding for the
Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys.
Provides $464,650,000 for the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), an increase
of $44,650,000 above fiscal year 2022, to continue
prioritization of the enforcement of Federal anti-
discrimination laws and to pursue litigation and
strategic initiatives quickly and aggressively.
Provides $70,000,000 for grants authorized
under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate
Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law 111-84) to help
States, localities, and Tribal law enforcement agencies
to conduct educational outreach and training on hate
crimes, and to investigate and prosecute hate crimes.
An additional $30,000,000 is provided for community
groups for efforts to prevent hate crimes, as well as
$2,500,000 for a youth-focused hate crime prevention
and intervention initiative. Furthermore, $15,000,000
is included for grants under the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE
Act to help States create hate crime reporting hotlines
and to assist States and localities in preventing,
addressing, and responding to hate crimes, including
through the implementation of the National Incident-
Based Reporting System. Finally, within the funding
increase for the Civil Rights Division, resources are
provided for an initiative aimed at confronting the
rising tide of hate and bias.
Provides $15,500,000 in support of the
Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes
Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-325) to
investigate and prosecute previously unresolved civil
rights era ``cold case'' murders suspected of having
been racially motivated, through a partnership among
the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division, the
Civil Rights Unit of the FBI, the Community Relations
Service, State and local law enforcement officials, and
other eligible entities.
Provides strong funding levels for an array
of programs dedicated to broadening participation in
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) fields among underrepresented groups, including
$48,000,000 for NASA's Minority University Research
Education Project; $22,500,000 for the NOAA Educational
Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions;
and the following funding levels for NSF program: no
less than $57,000,000 for the Louis Stokes Alliance for
Minority Participation, no less than $71,000,000 for
the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, and no
less than $19,000,000 for the Tribal Colleges and
Universities Program.
Efforts to Address Climate Change.--The bill provides very
strong and responsible funding increases for critical efforts
to better understand, and prepare for, the Earth's changing
climate.
Notable funding increases are provided for NASA's Earth
Science activities and aeronautics research aimed at producing
more environmentally sustainable aviation.
The recommendation also includes $254,216,000 for NOAA
climate research activities, an increase of $54,216,000 above
fiscal year 2022, including efforts to improve sea level rise
forecasts and identify impacts of climate change on fisheries.
A strong funding increase is also provided for NOAA's efforts
to help facilitate the expansion of offshore wind energy. The
recommendation further includes $34,000,000 for the National
Oceans and Coastal Security Fund and $89,000,000 for NOAA's
Coastal Zone Management grant program. These grant programs
fund green and grey coastal infrastructure solutions to help
protect coastal areas threatened by rising sea level and other
impacts of climate change.
In addition, the recommendation includes an increase of
$83,390,000 for NOAA's National Weather Service to enhance its
ability to accurately forecast extreme weather events. Numerous
other investments are included across NOAA in support of the
weather mission, including funding to improve the understanding
and prediction of wildfire behavior that will help inform
suppression efforts and provide more advanced notice to
communities at risk from wildfires, as well as funding to
maintain and recapitalize NOAA's hurricane hunter aircraft. The
Committee notes that wildfire research is a priority at NASA as
well, and urges NASA and NOAA to continue to improve
collaboration to improve efficiency of research and avoid
overlap in studying and improving response to wildfires.
Finally, the bill provides a major increase for climate and
clean energy-related research at NSF to improve our
understanding of climate change, increase innovative energy
technologies, enhance sustainability, and mitigate climate
change.
Fighting Cyberthreats.--Throughout the bill, robust funding
is provided to strengthen agencies' cybersecurity, necessary in
the face of increased threats to Federal assets. Additionally,
the bill provides $103,000,000, an increase of $18,000,000, for
NIST's role in supporting the strengthening of Federal and
private cybersecurity efforts, and also provides strong funding
increases for the efforts of the FBI and the Justice
Department's National Security Division to deter, investigate,
and pursue cyberthreats and cybercrime. Furthermore, the bill
provides no less than $74,000,000 for NSF's CyberCorps
Scholarships for Service program, an increase of $11,000,000
above fiscal year 2022, to help recruit and train the next
generation of U.S. cybersecurity professionals.
Legal Services Corporation.--The recommendation makes a
historic investment to help ensure access to justice for all
Americans by providing $675,000,000 for the Legal Services
Corporation, an increase of $186,000,000 above fiscal year
2022. This increase will ensure that low-income individuals and
families have greater access to assistance to help resolve
civil legal problems.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).--For
NASA, the bill includes $25,446,200,000, an increase of
$1,404,900,000 above fiscal year 2022, including strong funding
levels for NASA's science, aeronautics research, human space
exploration, space technology, and STEM Engagement programs.
Other Science Investments.--The recommendation makes other
strong investments in science as well, providing $9,631,243,000
overall for the National Science Foundation, an increase of
$793,243,000 above fiscal year 2022, and $953,000,000 for
scientific and technical research and services of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, an increase of
$103,000,000 above fiscal year 2022.

Oversight and Budget Review

In furtherance of the Committee's oversight
responsibilities and to protect hard-earned taxpayer dollars,
the Committee has included language that:
--Provides full funding for the work of agency
inspectors general to help prevent waste, fraud, and
abuse.
--Requires agencies to submit spending plans for the
Committee's review.
--Requires quarterly reporting of unobligated
balances.
--Requires agencies to track undisbursed grant
balances.
--Withholds funding from NASA's Mobile Launcher 2
project until detailed cost and schedule information
are provided to Congress, the Government Accountability
Office (GAO), and the NASA Office of Inspector General.
--Requires agencies procuring sensitive information
technology systems to conduct supply chain risk
assessments.
--Requires agencies to notify the Committee of
project cost overruns and mitigation plans.
--Requires contractors and grantees receiving more
than $5,000,000 to certify that they are not delinquent
on their Federal taxes.
--Prohibits funds from being used to purchase first
class and premium airline travel.
--Limits the number of agency staff who can attend
overseas conferences.
--Prohibits funding for the National Technical
Information Service to charge customers for a copy of a
document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the
customer is informed how to receive an electronic copy
free online.
--Requires agency computer networks to block
pornography.
Sexual Harassment and Assault.--The Committee recognizes
that harassment, including sexual harassment and assault,
continue to be pervasive in the workplace, and that the use of
predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement clauses as
conditions of employment can perpetuate illegal conduct by
silencing survivors and shielding perpetrators. The Committee
directs the departments and agencies funded in this bill to
assess the prevalence of predispute nondisclosure and
nondisparagement clauses in employment contracts used by
contractors and grantees receiving Federal funds. The Committee
further directs each department and agency funded in this bill
to include proposals in its fiscal year 2024 budget request to
eliminate the use of grants and contracts to employers that use
this practice.
Paper Reduction Efforts.--The Committee urges the
Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Science
Foundation, and NASA to work with the Office of Management and
Budget to reduce printing and reproduction costs and directs
each agency to report to the Committee within 60 days of the
enactment of this Act on the steps it has taken to achieve this
goal. The report should specifically identify how much funding
each agency expects to save by implementing these measures.
Performance Measures.--The Committee directs all agencies
funded by this Act to comply with title 31 of the United States
Code, including the development of their organizational
priority goals and outcomes such as performance outcome
measures, output measures, efficiency measures, and customer
service measures. The Committee directs all agencies funded by
this Act to report on their implementation plans for these
measures within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act.
Customer Service.--The Committee continues to support
efforts to improve customer service in accordance with
Executive Order 13571, ``Streamlining Service Delivery and
Improving Customer Service''. The Committee directs all
agencies funded by this Act to develop standards to improve
customer service and incorporate the standards into the
performance plans required under 31 U.S.C. 1115. The Committee
directs all agencies funded by this Act to report on their
implementation plans regarding this subject no later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency.--The
Committee notes the importance of ensuring access to Federal
services and programs for all persons with limited English
proficiency. Therefore, the Committee directs agencies and
programs funded in this Act to comply fully with the
requirements of Executive Order 13166, ``Improving Access to
Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency,'' and on
an ongoing basis, review and improve their efforts to provide
meaningful access to the programs, services, and information
they provide.
Advertising Contracts.--The Committee understands that, as
the largest advertiser in the United States, the Federal
Government should work to ensure fair access to its advertising
contracts for small disadvantaged businesses and businesses
owned by minorities and women. The Committee directs each
department and agency to include the following information in
its fiscal year 2024 budget justification: expenditures for
fiscal year 2022 and expected expenditures for fiscal year 2024
for: (1) all contracts for advertising services; and (2)
contracts for the advertising services of (A) socially and
economically disadvantaged small businesses concerns (as
defined in section 8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637 (a)(4)); and (B) women-and minority-owned businesses.
Research Impacted by the Pandemic.--During the pandemic,
the U.S. research enterprise has suffered greatly, particularly
impacting early career researchers, putting at risk U.S.
leadership in global research and innovation. The changing
environment brought on by COVID-19 resulted in halted research
projects and uncertain career prospects, not only for this
generation, but also future generations of scientists and the
overall U.S. research pipeline. To help address these problems,
the Committee encourages the Department of Commerce, NASA, and
NSF to provide funding to continue to support these researchers
whose work in support of science agency missions has been
impacted by the pandemic, with a particular focus on the needs
of early career researchers.

Reprogramming Procedures

Section 505 of the bill contains language concerning the
reprogramming of funds between programs, projects, and
activities. The Committee reminds the departments and agencies
funded in this bill that the reprogramming process is based on
comity between the Congress and the Executive Branch. This
process is intended to provide departments and agencies enough
flexibility to meet changing circumstances and emergent
requirements not known at the time of congressional review of
the budget while preserving congressional priorities and
intent. In the absence of comity and respect for the
prerogatives of the Appropriations Committees and the Congress
in general, the Committee may opt to include specific program
limitations and details in legislation and remove language
providing the flexibility to reallocate funds. Under these
circumstances, programs, projects, and activities become
absolutes and the Executive Branch shall lose the ability to
propose changes in the use of appropriated funds except through
legislative action.
Each department and agency funded in this Act shall follow
the directions set forth in this bill and the accompanying
report and shall not reallocate resources or reorganize
activities except as provided herein. Reprogramming procedures
shall apply to funds provided in this Act, unobligated balances
from previous appropriations Acts that are available for
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, and non-
appropriated resources such as fee collections that are used to
meet program requirements in fiscal year 2023. As specified in
section 505, the Committee expects that the Appropriations
Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies of the House and Senate will be notified by letter a
minimum of 15 days prior to any reprogramming of funds that--
(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or
activity;
(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 an office or employees;
(5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or
activities;
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or
activities presently performed by Federal employees;
(7) augments existing programs, projects, or
activities more than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever
is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any
program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel
by 10 percent; or
(8) results from any general savings, including
savings from a reduction in personnel, which would
result in a change in existing programs, projects, or
activities as approved by Congress.
The Committee recognizes that the coronavirus pandemic may
lead to unanticipated yet unavoidable agency costs that could
require budgetary transfers and reprogrammings. However, the
Committee expects to be promptly notified in advance of all
such actions.
Any reprogramming request shall include any out-year
budgetary impacts and a separate accounting of program or
mission impacts on estimated carryover funds. The Committee
further expects any department or agency funded in this bill
that plans a reduction-in-force to notify the Committee by
letter at least 30 days in advance of the date of any such
planned personnel action.

Relationship With Budget and Comptroller Offices

Through the years the Appropriations Committee has
channeled most of its inquiries and requests for information
and assistance through the budget offices or comptroller
organizations of the various departments, agencies, and
commissions. Such relationships are necessary to accomplish the
work of the Committee. While the Committee reserves the right
to call upon all organizations in the departments, agencies and
commissions for information and assistance, the primary contact
between the Committee and these entities must be through the
budget offices and comptroller organizations, or through a
legislative affairs unit designated by the Committee to work on
appropriations and budget matters.
The workload generated in the budget process is large and
growing; therefore, a positive, responsive relationship between
the Committee and the budget and/or comptroller offices is
essential for the Committee to fulfill the Constitutional
appropriations responsibilities of Congress.

TITLE I

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

The Committee recommends $629,876,000 in total resources
for the programs of the International Trade Administration
(ITA), which is $59,876,000 above fiscal year 2022. This amount
is offset by $12,000,000 in estimated fee collections,
resulting in a direct appropriation of $617,876,000. The
Committee directs ITA to continue to provide quarterly updates
as described in the Explanatory Statement accompanying Public
Law 116-93.
Industry and Analysis.--The recommendation includes funding
for the continued expansion of the Survey of International Air
Travelers. Additionally, the recommendation supports the
requested increase for ITA to fulfill new requirements on
supply chain resilience across manufacturing and services
industries.
Enforcement and Compliance.--The recommendation for
Enforcement and Compliance includes no less than the fiscal
year 2022 enacted level. The recommendation includes the
requested program increase to continue the hiring for the ninth
Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties (AD/CVD) enforcement
office and directs ITA to continue to make AD/CVD enforcement a
priority, including thoroughly investigating the extent of the
harm caused to domestic industries. The recommendation includes
no less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for ITA's web-
based aluminum licensing and import monitoring system, known as
the Aluminum Import Monitoring (AIM) system. The Committee
continues to encourage ITA to regularly consult with the
aluminum industry on market dynamics to ensure the AIM system
is supporting U.S. aluminum producers.
Global Markets.--The recommendation provides $391,807,000
for Global Markets, as requested. This amount will help
increase U.S. export competitiveness and the United States'
ability to counter unfair trade practices and economic coercion
by the People's Republic of China. The Committee notes that
with this funding, ITA will be able to enhance its staffing in
three overseas regions: the Indo-Pacific; the Western
Hemisphere; and the Middle East-Africa, to identify positive
opportunities for companies. Additionally, the Committee looks
forward to receiving the report directed in the Explanatory
Statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 outlining the
Department's recommendations and estimated costs to increase
U.S. trade and investment opportunities, including the
expansion of the U.S. Commercial Service in Africa and regions
of international strategic significance, such as Latin America,
the Caribbean, and the Pacific.
U.S. Foreign Commercial Service Minority Fellowship.--The
bill includes a new provision providing authority for ITA to
establish a fellowship program to recruit students for a career
with the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service, a complement program
to existing Department of State fellowships. The Committee
recognizes the importance of representing the diversity of our
Nation overseas as part of ITA's mission to expand
opportunities for U.S. businesses within global markets. The
Committee directs ITA to include an implementation plan for the
fellowship program as part of its fiscal year 2023 spend plan.
U.S. Export Assistance Centers (USEACs).--The Committee
continues its directives regarding the staffing of USEACs and
expects ITA to continue to update the Committee, as described
in House Report 117-97, in its quarterly updates. The Committee
understands ITA has made progress in onboarding full-time staff
for previously vacant USEACs and directs ITA to provide a
supplement report, due no later than 180 days after the
enactment of this Act, providing a staffing plan for any USEAC
that did not have a full-time permanent staff person in fiscal
year 2022, including a breakdown of all related costs to
maintain these locations and a timeframe for staffing these
locations, with projected out-year costs.
Promoting Rural Exports.--ITA's Rural Export Initiative
began over two decades ago, providing export counseling and
services to rural businesses through the USEAC networks and the
Rural Global Team. Beginning in fiscal year 2020, ITA
established a ``virtual'' Rural Export Center (REC) to enhance
its rural outreach efforts and provide customized market
research for rural businesses. The REC and USEACs throughout
the United States provide rural businesses with export business
development assistance, and when appropriate, certain fee-based
services like the Rural America's Intelligence Service for
Exporters (RAISE). The Committee is aware that demand for REC
services, such as RAISE, continues to grow and in fiscal year
2022, ITA is actively in the process of hiring a full-time REC
Director, to be staffed at a physical location, focused
exclusively on rural exports. The Committee directs ITA to
report to the Committee on the REC's effectiveness, including
the assistance provided to rural companies, the customized
market research produced for these companies, and their
ultimate export successes, no later than a year after the
enactment of this Act.
Ukraine Reconstruction Plan.--As the unprovoked aggression
against Ukraine continues, planning for a post-conflict
rebuilding is critical and the Committee encourages ITA to
contribute to any such effort. The Committee values the
national security and economic importance of U.S. relations
with Ukraine and directs the Secretary, as part of any
reconstruction plan, to help facilitate the expansion of the
U.S. economic footprint in Ukraine and increase direct
engagement with Ukrainian businesses.

Bureau of Industry and Security

OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

The Committee recommends $191,389,000 for the Bureau of
Industry and Security (BIS), $50,389,000 above fiscal year
2022. The recommendation includes the requested funding for new
initiatives: National Information and Communications Technology
and Services (ICTS) Supply Chain Security, Defense Production
Act Industrial Studies, and Securing the U.S. Technology
Ecosystem. BIS is directed to keep the Committee apprised of
any positions it plans to transition from temporary to
permanent pursuant to the authorities included in Division N of
the Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 (Public Law
117-103).
Congressional Notifications.--The Committee notes that BIS
recently issued a final rule that amends the Export
Administration Regulations (EAR) to add a new section to the
EAR to adopt a congressional notification requirement for
certain license applications of semiautomatic firearms,
previously under the jurisdiction of the State Department's
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), which meet
certain value and destination requirements that will take
effect on July 18, 2022. The Committee appreciates this return
to a prior practice when these firearms were originally
regulated through the ITAR.
Government Accountability Office (GAO) Study on Munitions
Exports.--The Committee is aware that several categories of
munitions were brought under the BIS review process as a result
of a rule change that went into effect in March 2020. The
Committee remains concerned that there is a continued lack of
coordination between the State Department and BIS in ensuring
that suspect, sanctioned, and prohibited end users do not end
up with dangerous weapons. The Committee directs the GAO to
conduct a study examining how the authorization process for
certain firearms exports has changed since the primary
responsibility for reviewing and approving these export
requests was transferred to the Department of Commerce. Among
any other issues GAO deems relevant to this review, the study
should address BIS' license determination process for firearms
exports, including whether there is information that the State
Department uses that BIS does not in making these license
determinations. The study should examine the extent to which
BIS is using relevant screening lists, including `Watch List'
information provided by the State Department and other
databases containing information on suspect or sanctioned end
users, particularly any allegations of human rights abuses. The
study should also examine approval and rejection rates for
these firearms export authorizations and identify whether there
have been any situations in which suspect or sanctioned end
users, either individuals or foreign security units, have
received firearms exports since the new rules were promulgated.
BIS Efforts to Address Spyware and Digital Surveillance
Threats.--As of June 2, 2022, BIS has added 357 entities to the
Entity List, almost double the total amount added in all of
fiscal year 2021. The Committee commends the Department's use
of the Entity List as a tool to confront the threat to U.S.
national security from foreign mercenary spyware companies and
urges BIS to continue its use of the Entity List to ensure
American companies do not inadvertently contribute to the
development of dangerous surveillance technologies.
Furthermore, the Committee requests that the Department
consider the inclusion of additional items and services with
surveillance capabilities to the Commerce Control List that
could be used to abuse human rights, with subsequent license
requirements imposed on end user destinations with a history of
internal repression.
Semiconductor Supply Chain and Export Controls.--The
Committee recognizes the important role BIS plays to maintain
its mission to protect U.S. national security and prevent our
adversaries from obtaining dual use technologies, and urges BIS
to consider the impact of U.S. semiconductor related export
control policies on the global semiconductor shortage, and the
resulting impact on the U.S. industrial base, particularly in
the automotive, home appliance, agricultural machinery,
aerospace and defense industries. BIS should continue to carry
out industrial base analysis as required to support these
activities. The Committee notes that if export controls are not
targeted and strategic, then there is potential for a slowdown
in innovation in the semiconductor industry and reduction in
global chip manufacturing capability for the U.S. and its
allies, and risks inadvertently disadvantaging the U.S.
national strategy on semiconductor leadership.

Economic Development Administration

The Committee recommends $510,000,000 for the programs and
administrative expenses of the Economic Development
Administration (EDA), which is $7,482,000 more than the request
and $136,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

The Committee provides $445,000,000 for the Economic
Development Assistance Programs account for grants to
economically distressed areas. EDA is playing a pivotal role in
helping communities mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19
pandemic, and the recommended funds will allow EDA to help
build and strengthen communities for long-term growth.
Funds are to be distributed as follows; any deviation of
funds shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section
505 of this Act:

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
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Public Works......................................... $120,500
Partnership Planning................................. 36,000
Technical Assistance................................. 13,000
Research and Evaluation.............................. 2,000
Trade Adjustment Assistance.......................... 13,500
Economic Adjustment Assistance....................... 42,000
Assistance to Coal Communities....................... 80,500
Assistance to Nuclear Closure Communities............ 13,000
Regional Innovation Program Grants................... 50,000
Recompete Pilot Program.............................. 70,000
STEM Apprenticeship Program.......................... 4,500
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Total, Economic Development Assistance Programs.. $445,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Assistance to Coal Communities.--The Committee appreciates
the strong support in the budget request that builds on the
Committee's prior efforts to assist communities that are
suffering from the long decline of the coal industry and
related decline in economic activity. Accordingly, the
recommendation includes $80,500,000 for Assistance to Coal
Communities, which is equal to the request and an increase of
$39,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. EDA is
directed continue reporting to the Committee on its efforts to
assist coal communities, and the report shall include a
detailed description regarding how EDA and other Federal
agencies have assisted coal mining communities to date and how
the Federal government plans to assist them in the future. The
Committee expects EDA to creatively work with local communities
to develop comprehensive, well-orchestrated strategies to
promote economic growth.
Public Works.--The Committee provides $120,500,000 for
Public Works and encourages EDA to prioritize projects that are
resilient to the changing climate as well as those that
incorporate green infrastructure solutions.
Sustainable Development.--The Committee supports efforts by
EDA to assist local- and state-level public-private
partnerships working on sustainable development and climate
change, especially through stakeholder-based frameworks that
measure progress through open-data platforms that inform public
decision-making.
University Centers.--In order to promote equity in economic
development, the Committee encourages EDA's University Centers
initiative to consider the importance of assisting less-
resourced institutions, such as Minority Serving Institutions,
whose mission is educating students of color.
Build to Scale.--The Committee continues to support the
Build to Scale program--also known as the Regional Innovation
Strategies program--and provides an increase of $5,000,000
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. Further, the
Committee encourages EDA to support the development of regional
innovation clusters that focus on advanced wood products, which
are a growing source of jobs in rural America and contribute to
rural economic development. An initiative that successfully
increased demand for wood products would also address several
key land management priorities, including reducing forest
treatment costs and wildfire risks. Further, the Committee
urges EDA to invest in university based, high tech business
incubators to diversify distressed manufacturing and legacy
urban and rural communities by encouraging entrepreneurship,
patent creation, and promoting technology commercialization
through business startups.
Nuclear Power Plant Closures.--The Committee notes that
closures of nuclear power plants throughout the United States
continue to impact the economic foundation of surrounding
communities through sudden job losses and a dramatic reduction
to the local tax base. The Committee recognizes that the
closure threat of nuclear power plants undermines the stability
of communities' local tax base, which disproportionately rely
on the power plants as a bedrock for their economic future. The
Committee appreciates the work EDA has undertaken to assist
such communities in prior years and provides $13,000,000 for
competitive economic adjustment assistance to continue these
efforts, which shall include, but not be limited to, public
works investments and economic diversification initiatives in
communities impacted by recent or scheduled nuclear power plant
closures. The Committee directs EDA to report to the Committee
no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on the status
of these efforts.
STEM Apprenticeship Program.--The Committee notes that over
the past decade, the growth in jobs requiring sophisticated
science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills was
three times faster than growth in non-STEM jobs. Yet, U.S.
employers have struggled to fill jobs in these fields. Because
more than 50 percent of jobs that require STEM skills do not
require a bachelor's degree, apprenticeships will be
instrumental in meeting the urgent demand for a STEM-literate
workforce. Therefore, the Committee provides $4,500,000 to
expand the STEM Apprenticeship Program to provide grants to
create and expand STEM apprenticeship and other workforce
training models, as directed in section 312 of the American
Innovation and Competitiveness Act (Public Law 114-329).
Persistent Poverty.--The Committee is concerned that
pockets of high poverty in urban areas are often overlooked by
the Federal Government because, in the aggregate, their need is
often masked by their affluent neighbors. In light of the
impacts of COVID-19, the need in these areas is greater than
ever. For purposes of this Act, the term ``high-poverty area''
means any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20
percent as measured by the 2016-2020 5-year data series
available from the American Community Survey of the Census
Bureau. When scoring competitive grant applications, EDA is
directed to add additional priority, where practicable, to
applications from grantees who can demonstrate that the
individuals who will benefit from such grants reside in high-
poverty areas or persistent poverty counties, as defined by
section 533 of this Act. In addition, EDA shall provide
guidance to such prospective grantees, especially prior to
their application submissions, including to help determine
whether they qualify for additional priority.
The Committee further directs the Department to develop and
implement additional measures to increase the share of
investments from all Department programs in persistent poverty
counties, high-poverty areas, and any other impoverished
communities the Department determines to be appropriate areas
to target. The Committee directs the Department to submit a
report to the Committee that includes a list of the programs
under which the amount of Federal investments targeted to such
areas were increased in fiscal year 2023, and, for each such
program, the amount of funds that were targeted to such areas;
the percent change from fiscal year 2022 in the amount of funds
that were targeted toward such areas; and, to the extent
practicable, an assessment of the economic impact of the
program on the areas, including data on the categories of
individuals impacted by the targeting of funds to such areas
under the program, disaggregated by household income, race,
gender, age, national origin, disability status, and whether
the individuals live in an urban area, suburban area, or rural
area.
Economic Assistance for Communities.--Economic and
community development funding provided by other agencies can
have even more impact if they are utilized in conjunction with
other Federal funding sources, such as EDA. The Committee
therefore encourages EDA to treat as acceptable funds any
funding provided by other Federal programs that are explicitly
authorized to be used for any required non-Federal share of the
cost of a project so that funding from both agencies may be
used if necessary and to the extent permitted by law.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The recommendation includes $65,000,000 for EDA salaries
and expenses.

Minority Business Development Agency

MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

The recommendation includes $73,000,000 for the Minority
Business Development Agency (MBDA), an increase of $18,000,000
over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Business Center and Specialty Project Center Programs.--As
a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses around the
country are facing enormous financial challenges, with
minority-owned businesses suffering at a disproportionate rate.
The Committee provides no less than $28,500,000, an increase of
$7,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for MBDA's
Business Center and Specialty Project Center programs to ensure
their network of business counselors, minority chambers of
commerce, and other resources are able to continue providing
assistance to minority-owned small businesses in need.
Minority Chambers of Commerce.--The Committee recognizes
the important role of minority chambers of commerce in
supporting the mission of MBDA and encourages the Agency to
utilize national and local minority chambers and their members
in implementing the program's mission of providing resources to
underserved populations. MBDA shall provide a report to the
Committee no later than 180 days after the enactment of this
Act summarizing its coordination efforts with national and
local minority chambers.
Native American Business Development.--The Committee
provides not less than $5,000,000 for MBDA to award grants to
Tribes and American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian
populations to address barriers to economic development. MBDA
shall coordinate with the Department's Office of Native
American Business Development on these efforts and to implement
innovative programs to support Tribal small business owners.
Minority Serving Institutions Entrepreneurship Pilot.--The
Committee provides no less than $1,500,000 to continue the
Minority Serving Institutions Entrepreneurship Pilot as
established in Public Law 116-260 to support entrepreneurship
for undergraduate students at Minority Serving Institutions.

Economic and Statistical Analysis

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $132,320,000 for the Economics and
Statistics Administration, $16,320,000 above the fiscal year
2022 enacted level. The recommendation assumes the requested
amount of $127,820,000 for the Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BEA) which includes $2,713,000 to improve and expand
distributional measures of growth. The Committee directs BEA to
further research methods that will allow a quarterly release
schedule with minimal lag.
Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account.--Within the amounts
provided, up to $1,500,000 is provided for the Outdoor
Recreation Satellite Account (ORSA) that was created through
the Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016
(Public Law 114-249). The Committee expects that if the impacts
of the COVID-19 pandemic on the outdoor recreation economy
continue, they will be highlighted in the fiscal year 2023 ORSA
release.
Data Collection Sources.--The Committee recognizes the
value and importance of real-time economic data for the purpose
of identifying economic trends and consumer sentiment. The
Committee encourages BEA and the Department to use a
competitive process to procure consumer sentiment and economic
indicator data. Further, as the Department prepares future
solicitations for economic data and research, the Committee
encourages the Department to conduct robust market research to
identify potential new market entrants and to prioritize those
leveraging consumer-sourced data that have a strong record of
performance and most effectively apply technology to acquire
real-time information.
Alternative Economic Indicators.--The Committee is aware
that BEA has been engaged in an agenda to better measure
economic well-being. In 2020, BEA published ``GDP and Beyond:
Priorities and Plans'' that laid out a comprehensive plan to
best report on the well-being of the American public. In
support of this effort the Committee directs BEA, in
coordination with other Federal agencies, to report to the
Committee not later than one year after enactment of this Act
on updates to its research on alternative economic metrics,
including projected milestones and costs for the development,
implementation, and administration of alternative economic
metrics alongside existing measures and methodologies.
Modernizing Economic Statistics in the Territories.--The
Committee reiterates its interest in BEA producing quarterly
economic surveys and personal income statistics for the
territories, in the same manner that such data is produced and
collected for the 50 States and the District of Columbia. The
Committee looks forward to receiving the overall cost estimate
and implementation plan directed in House Report 117-97 to
achieve this goal and integrate the five territories into the
full set of the National Income and Product Accounts, which
will require the territory-level GDP data to meet BEA's quality
standards.

Bureau of the Census

The Committee recommends a total of $1,505,470,000 for the
Bureau of the Census, as requested and $151,470,000 above the
fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The recommendation does not
assume the new appropriation account structure proposed by the
Administration.
The Committee looks forward to receiving the report
directed in House Report 117-97 under the heading ``Modernizing
the collection and publication of race and ethnicity data'' and
continues to urge the Census Bureau to continue its work with
the Office of Management and Budget to facilitate appropriate,
scientifically-guided revisions to those standards that will
allow the Bureau to modernize its collection of race and
ethnicity data, including the addition of a Middle Eastern and
North African (MENA) ethnicity category and a combined race and
Hispanic origin question, as soon as practicable.

CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS

The Committee recommends $336,176,000 for Current Surveys
and Programs, which is $36,176,000 above the fiscal year 2022
enacted amount.
High Frequency Data Program.--The Committee directs no less
than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for the High Frequency
Data Program and encourages the Bureau to include frequent and
timely measures of poverty and material hardship, including
measures focused on child poverty and children and family
wellbeing, as part of the continued expansion of the program.
The Committee encourages the Bureau to consider measures of
children and family wellbeing related to housing and food
insecurity; access to child care and transportation; ability to
balance work, educational, and caregiving responsibilities;
ability to pay household expenses; family savings and debt; and
ability to afford educational and extracurricular activities
for children. Where appropriate, the Committee encourages the
Bureau to include a breakdown of data by race and ethnicity,
including for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) racial
and ethnic subgroups and for American Indians and Alaska
Natives (AIAN). Additionally, the Committee directs the Bureau
to report to the Committee not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act on these efforts.
Improving Annual Poverty Data Collection.--Annual estimates
of the Official Poverty Measure and the Supplemental Poverty
Measure both come from the Annual Social and Economic
Supplement (ASEC) sample of the Census' Current Population
Survey (CPS)--sometimes referred to as the ``March sample.''
The CPS is a monthly survey of employment and labor force
activity--and the March sample has additional questions
measuring incomes over the prior calendar year that allows both
the Census and academic researchers to measure poverty. As with
all surveys, estimates are limited by the statistical ``power''
associated with the sample size. The Committee recognizes that
the cost of collecting data for CPS to maintain current sample
size and quality requirements has increased significantly over
recent years. The recommendation includes the requested
increase for CPS in the budget proposal and recognizes the
Census Bureau, in coordination with the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, will use these additional resources to assess the
feasibility of combining CPS survey data with other sources of
information, such as administrative data and population
estimates, to produce estimates on topics of interest. The
Committee recognizes the interest in poverty measures for
discrete populations--including AAPI and AIAN, groups of
certain ethnicities, or even poverty measures for a
congressional district. Within the funds provided, the
Committee urges the Census Bureau to increase the sample size
of the March supplement of the CPS. Additionally, the Committee
recognizes the Census Bureau's work in determining the
feasibility of expanding this survey to Puerto Rico and
appreciates the report including estimated costs for
implementation provided to the Committee in June 2020. The
Committee urges that, within funds provided, steps are taken to
begin this work. The Committee encourages the Census Bureau to
review the feasibility of expansion in the remaining
territories and to report to the Committee on these efforts no
later than 120 days after enactment of this Act.

PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

The Committee recommends $1,169,294,000 for Periodic
Censuses and Programs, which is $115,294,000 above the fiscal
year 2022 enacted level.
The Committee is concerned over the accuracy of the 2020
Decennial Census and the impact the Department's unprecedented
engagement in technical matters with the Census Bureau during
the years leading up to the 2020 Decennial may have had on the
efficacy of response rates. The Committee directs a briefing
from the Census Bureau, in coordination with the Scientific
Integrity Task Force, no later than 45 days after enactment of
this Act on steps it is taking to minimize interference in the
2030 Decennial Census. Additionally, the Committee recognizes
that pandemic-related disruptions to the 2020 Decennial Census
operations may have resulted in significant undercounts in some
localities. The Committee notes that decennial census counts
are the basis for annual population estimates that are used to
distribute Federal resources, and therefore, those estimates
should be as accurate as possible. As the Census Bureau
reinstates the Population Estimates Challenge Program this
decade, the Census Bureau should consider more flexible
methodologies and broader use of administrative data to ensure
meaningful opportunities to improve the accuracy of the
estimates, including appropriate improvements to the estimates
base. Additionally, the Committee directs GAO to review the
Census Bureau's efforts and brief the Committee within 180 days
of the Census Bureau completing its related work on the
Population Estimates Challenge Program.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $62,000,000 for the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which
is $12,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The
recommendation includes the requested increases for IT Security
Maintenance and Resilience and to Build Capacity for
Cybersecurity and International Standards.
Telecommunications Role in Hate Crimes.--The Committee
continues to wait for the report regarding the role of
telecommunications in hate crimes as directed in House Report
116-101, adopted by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020,
Public Law 116-93. The Department shall provide the Committee
with an update on the status of the report on a monthly basis.
Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth.--The
recommendation includes no less than $19,485,000, an increase
of $2,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 level for the Office
of Internet Connectivity and Growth.
Broadband Access for Urban Areas.--The Committee notes that
access to broadband is a determinant for success for all
individuals and that there should not be digital discrimination
in supporting unserved and underserved populations based on
whether they are in urban or rural areas. As such, the
Committee directs the Department of Commerce, in conjunction
with the States and Territories of the United States, to ensure
that States and Territories can demonstrate that they will be
able to provide service to unserved and underserved urban areas
when they apply for funding from the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act's Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment
Program.
Rural Broadband Coordination.--The Committee continues
prior year direction to NTIA to coordinate with the Rural
Utilities Service, the Federal Communications Commission, and
other related Federal agencies, as well as the rural
communications industry, to identify and pursue ways to
continue sustainable broadband deployment and adoption, and to
ensure that policies tied to one Federal program do not
undermine the objectives and functionality of another. Further,
the Committee continues to encourage NTIA to place equal
priority on the deployment of the Nationwide Public Safety
Broadband Network (NPSBN) in rural communities as it does in
urban areas. NTIA shall submit a report to the Committee, not
later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, on progress
made in this regard.
Public Safety Communications.--The Committee supports and
fully funds the request to continue the activities of the
Office of Public Safety Communications (OPSC).
911 Training Grants.--911 professionals are a critical part
of the emergency response effort and are asked to deal with a
large variety of emergency situations and technologies. The job
is both increasingly critical and complex. To help ensure that
911 professionals have the resources and training to correctly
and quickly respond to a variety of emergency situations, the
Committee directs NTIA, through OPSC, to develop a plan for a
competitive grant program to provide 911 call centers and
agencies with resources to help 911 professionals address
critical training needs, including, but not limited to,
training on new next generation technologies, addressing mental
health crises, responding to reports of wildfires, responding
to reports of active shooter situations, addressing hostage
crisis negotiations, conducting witness interviews, and opioid
specific responses. This plan shall be provided to the
Committee no later than 180 days after the enactment of this
Act, and funding for this program shall be included in the
fiscal year 2024 budget request.
Spectrum Management for Science.--The Committee recognizes
that ensuring access to key portions of spectrum for radio
astronomy observations, environmental observations, and other
scientific purposes is essential for scientific discovery. The
Committee encourages NTIA, in coordination with the FCC and
other appropriate stakeholders, to preserve spectrum access for
scientific purposes as commercial use of radio spectrum
increases. The Committee looks forward to the report
highlighting NTIA's ongoing efforts on this front.
Policy and Technical Training.--The recommendation includes
$289,000 for NTIA to work with the FCC and the Department of
State to provide support for activities authorized under
section 7 of Public Law 98-549. As part of these activities,
NTIA may provide assistance and guidance in policy and
technical training to impart best practices to information
technology professionals from developing countries.
Spectrum Coordination.--The Committee remains concerned
about ongoing, public disputes among Federal agencies that
disrupt spectrum reallocation initiatives, harm efforts to
deploy new commercial wireless technologies, and undermine U.S.
competitiveness with peer nations. The Committee is encouraged
that NTIA and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have
launched a new Spectrum Coordination Initiative to improve
Federal coordination on spectrum management issues, including
committing to update the 20-year Memorandum of Understanding
between the two agencies. The Committee expects NTIA to take
further action to help eliminate the potential for future
interagency spectrum disputes, including promptly implementing
the relevant recommendations from GAO report 21-474, entitled
``Spectrum Management: Agencies Should Strengthen Collaborative
Mechanisms and Processes to Address Potential Interference.''
In addition, NTIA shall perform a review of its internal
capacity for spectrum management in the face of ever-increasing
demand for spectrum from Federal partners. The review shall
identify required investments to fully meet the mission of the
management of spectrum for the entire Federal Government. The
findings of this review, including recommendations and detailed
cost estimates, shall be provided in a report to the Committee
no later 180 days after the enactment of this Act.

United States Patent and Trademark Office

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $4,253,404,000 for the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the full amount of
fiscal year 2022 fee collections estimated by the Congressional
Budget Office. USPTO shall continue to provide monthly reports
to the Committee on USPTO's actual and projected fee
collections, application volumes, performance, and staffing.

National Institute of Standards and Technology

The Committee recommends $1,474,181,000 for the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which is
$244,118,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Small Manufacturing Cybersecurity Support.--The Committee
encourages NIST, including through the Manufacturing Extension
Partnership (MEP), to explore opportunities to partner with the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and
Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency to leverage expertise and help
small manufacturers enhance the protection of controlled
unclassified information within the supply chain, respond
quickly to crippling cyber-attacks and theft of intellectual
property, and prepare small manufacturing clients for
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF
FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $953,000,000 for NIST's Scientific
and Technical Research and Services (STRS) programs, which is
$103,000,000 above fiscal year 2022. Within these funds, the
Committee provides the following increases above the fiscal
year 2022 enacted levels: no less than $8,000,000 for
Supporting the American Bioeconomy; $5,000,000 for the NIST
Center for Neutron Research Controls and Corrective Actions;
$10,000,000 for Public Communications Research and Advanced
Technology Accelerator; $6,500,000 for Measurement Service
Modernization; and $2,000,000 for the iEdison System.
The Committee further supports efforts at NIST to
strengthen its workforce, including those initiatives aimed at
ensuring that NIST's workforce is fully representative of the
diversity of the Nation.
Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and Testbeds.--The
recommendation includes an increase of no less than $20,000,000
above the fiscal year 2022 amount to support the request for
Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and Testbeds. Within
these initiatives, no less than $5,000,000 shall be for carbon
dioxide removal, utilization, and sequestration research,
including for developing standard reference materials and
standard testing procedures for direct air capture and for
supporting carbonate materials development, testing, and
certification for construction markets.
Forward-Looking Building Standards.--The Committee provides
not less than $3,500,000 for continuing the work required by
the directive under this heading contained in the Joint
Explanatory Statement that accompanied Public Law 117-103. Not
later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, NIST shall
submit a report to the Committee on progress it has made toward
aiding both Federal and non-Federal bodies in developing
standards, building codes, and voluntary standards that account
for increasingly extreme weather events and other climate
change challenges.
Greenhouse Gas Program and Urban Dome Initiative.--The
Committee recognizes the significant value in NIST's Greenhouse
Gas Program and Urban Dome initiative that seeks to leverage
existing high-spatial density regional monitoring networks and
external research and development (R&D) partnerships. These
cost-effective capabilities substantially expand and broaden
NIST laboratory capabilities for investigating and developing
measurement tools that support independent means for
determining the accuracy of emissions inventory data at urban
and regional scales. The Committee has included no less than
$17,500,000 for the Greenhouse Gas Program and Urban Dome
Initiative to continue and expand sensor network deployments
and other related activities.
Wildfires and the Wildland-Urban Interface.--The Committee
commends the work of NIST's Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire
Group, which conducts research into reducing the impact to life
and property in WUI communities exposed to wildfires. The
Committee notes that further efforts are needed to help ensure
that building standards incorporate the most recent practices,
science-based understanding, and research to help preserve
human life and property, and to ensure that future city
planning draws on this work. To further these efforts, as well
as to improve understanding of fire behavior in WUI communities
exposed to wildfires, the recommendation includes no less than
$1,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for this
work as part of the Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and
Testbed initiatives.
Disaster Resilience Research Grants.--The Committee
provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 level for Disaster
Resilience Research Grants.
Quantum Information Science.--The Committee provides no
less than $10,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 level for
Quantum Information Science, as authorized in the National
Quantum Initiative Act, to support and expand basic and applied
quantum information science and technology R&D of measurement
science and standards.
Quantum computing is an important emerging technology to
which the private sector and government should have access. The
Committee encourages NIST to support quantum computing hardware
that is technology neutral, and directs NIST to evaluate the
potential for public-private partnerships to develop and deploy
practical quantum applications that government and the private
sector can utilize within one to three years so that the
government may have the benefit of near-term applications,
while also researching next-generation technology. The
Committee looks forward to the report required on this topic in
House Report 117-97.
Critical and Emerging Technologies.--The Committee
recognizes NIST's important role in U.S. engagement on
standards development across areas of critical and emerging
technologies. NIST's partnership with the private sector and
international standards coordination bodies, its work to drive
information sharing across the Federal Government related to
emerging standards issues, and its critical contributions to
the development of a National Strategy for Critical and
Emerging Technologies will only grow in importance throughout
the coming years, particularly as the People's Republic of
China grows its engagement in international standard-setting
fora. To that end, the Committee provides not less than
$9,500,000 for these activities, which is an increase of
$6,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Artificial Intelligence.--The recommendation includes no
less than $9,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 level for
Artificial Intelligence (AI) that has the potential to produce
transformative technologies and scientific breakthroughs that
will improve Americans' lives. The Committee looks forward to
receiving NIST's review of the National Security Commission on
Artificial Intelligence report as required in House Report 117-
97.
Framework for Managing AI Risks.--The Committee reminds
NIST of the direction provided in fiscal year 2021 regarding
the Framework for Managing AI Risks and directs NIST to provide
the Committee an update on its progress with this work as soon
as is practicable.
Algorithmic Bias.--The Committee encourages NIST to explore
ways to understand, measure, and manage algorithmic bias in AI
systems. NIST is further encouraged to provide technical
guidance for how organizations might test algorithms against
bias prior to adopting their use.
Cybersecurity.--The Committee is alarmed by the recent
spate of cyberattacks against the Nation and therefore provides
no less than $103,000,000 for NIST's Cybersecurity program,
which is an increase of $18,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022
enacted level.
The threat of cyberattacks is exacerbated by the shortage
of cybersecurity professionals across the government and
private sector, from entry-level applicants to experienced
professionals. The Committee therefore provides, from within
the increase for cybersecurity, no less than $5,000,000 above
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for the National Initiative
for Cybersecurity Education (NICE).
Cybersecurity and Privacy.--The proliferation of data
generation, storage, and use associated with the digital
economy is making it increasingly important to protect that
data with effective cryptography and privacy standards. The
Committee is concerned that individual, corporate, and public-
sector data privacy is continuously at risk from attacks by
individual actors, criminal organizations, and nation-states.
The Committee encourages NIST to address the rapidly emerging
threats in this field, including quantum cryptography and the
challenges posed by quantum computing, by furthering the
development of new and needed cryptographic standards and
technologies. To continue the progress in this emerging field,
the Committee funds cybersecurity and privacy activities across
NIST at the requested level.
The Committee provides an additional $2,000,000, within the
funds for Cybersecurity, to address the cybersecurity issues
facing industrial control systems (ICS) devices procured by the
Federal government. The Committee encourages NIST to develop
criteria to inform cybersecurity considerations in the
procurement of ICS devices in different contexts, including in
critical infrastructure owned or operated by the private
sector. Within 270 days of the enactment of this Act, NIST
shall report to the Committee on the viability of developing
the criteria into a certification system and any authorities or
resources necessary to support widespread, including
international, adoption of the criteria developed and any
subsequent certification systems.
Development of Standards to Secure Federal Agency Critical
Applications and Data.--The U.S. has been subject to numerous
cyberattacks across Federal, State, and local governments, as
well as the private sector, and the Committee expects the
intensity of these attacks to continue to increase in the
future. In recognition of potential Russian cyberattacks
subsequent to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Administration
published urgent specific warnings of attacks on the United
States Government and other critical infrastructure providers.
However, there is no Federal agency guidance or standards as to
how to protect either Federal data or private critical
infrastructure data from malware or ransomware attacks from a
successful penetration of these data and network systems. The
Committee is aware that there are several commercial
capabilities available that could secure the critical Federal
Government systems applications and data in a data vault that
backs up critical data each day and secures that information in
an immutable system that would allow Federal agency data
systems to continue to function even in the midst of a malware
or ransomware attack, but no guidance exists as to how those
systems should operate. Therefore, the Committee urges NIST to
conduct focused research on data protection and recovery
capabilities, and to develop, with public input, proposed
standards and/or guidelines for the use of such capabilities by
Federal agencies.
Multi-Cloud Security.--The Committee supports NIST's
establishment of the Multi-cloud Security Public Working Group
(``Working Group''). In carrying out the Working Group, NIST
should examine how multi-cloud architecture that allows for
portability and interoperability across multiple cloud vendors
can be used to implement secure multi-cloud systems. In
particular, the Working Group should include recommendations
for using cloud management software technology that allows for
applications, data, and programs to be portable and
interoperable between public, private, and edge cloud
environments, without the cost and complexity that comes with
refactoring applications.
Forensic Sciences.--The Committee provides $23,000,000 for
forensic science research, an increase of $2,500,000 above the
fiscal year 2022 enacted level. Within these funds, the
Committee provides no less than $3,500,000 to support the
Organization of Scientific Area Committees and no less than
$1,500,000 to support technical merit evaluations previously
funded by transfer from the Department of Justice.
Circular Economy.--The Committee supports the proposed
expansion of NIST's work on the circular economy and provides
an increase of $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted
level for these activities with plastics and other materials in
the supply chain. Within these funds, not less than $1,000,000
shall be to support further work on other classes of materials,
including electronics waste, battery and solar waste, and other
waste streams.
Synthetic Biology.--The Committee recognizes NIST's
important role in creating the metrics necessary for
researchers and companies to continue translating synthetic
biology discoveries into solutions. The Committee encourages
NIST to sustain and expand its work to develop synthetic
biology metrology and standards. This includes convening
consortia that bring together government, industry, and
academia to develop advanced measurement capabilities. To
support interoperability between new component technologies and
processes for synthetic biology and biomanufacturing in the
private and nonprofit sectors, the Committee encourages NIST to
expand its work to develop standard reference materials to
support synthetic biology industry need, as well as to continue
to recruit technical experts in synthetic biology and expand
synthetic biology laboratories to accelerate innovation.
CURES Act Mandates.--The recommendation provides no less
than $3,000,000 for NIST and the Standards Coordinating Body to
meet its Cures Act mandates.
Pyrrhotite Testing and Mitigation.--The recommendation
includes not less than $750,000 for NIST to continue its
efforts with regard to the mineral pyrrhotite in concrete used
in residential foundations and municipal structures that can
cause premature cracking and structural failure. The Committee
further notes that an additional $4,000,000 is included for
similar work in NIST Community Project Funding.
Calibration Laboratory for Oceanographic Sensors.--The
Committee recognizes a critical need for capacity in
calibration of ocean sensors that is inhibiting maximum use of
ocean sensing technologies. The Committee encourages NIST to
support these technologies.
Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Program.--The
Committee recognizes the value of the Baldrige Program and the
impact that it has on the performance of organizations that
adopt its best practices. Therefore, the Committee provides no
less than $2,500,000 for the Malcolm Baldrige Performance
Excellence Program.
Emerging Industries.--The Committee encourages NIST to
support emerging industries, including cross-laminated timber.
Alternatives to Plastics.--China remains the world's
largest producer of plastics and accounts for nearly one-third
of global plastics. Consequently, the U.S. remains the largest
importer of Chinese-made plastics. The Committee recognizes
that plastics are critical engineering materials for products
ranging from food packaging and automobiles to medical devices.
The Committee understands the need for environmentally safer,
bio-based, U.S. alternatives. NIST is directed to report on
such alternatives currently in use and the potential for new
and expanded use of U.S. alternatives, including hemp.
NIST STRS Community Project Funding.--The recommendation
includes $18,075,000 for NIST STRS Community Project Funding as
detailed in the table below. NIST shall provide the amounts
listed in the table and shall perform the same level of
oversight and due diligence as with any other external
partners.

NIST STRS COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recipient Project Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Desert Research Institute...... Quantifying Carbon $2,500,000
Fluxes.
Griffiss Institute............. Smart-X Internet of 3,000,000
Things (IOT) Living
Lab.
Mentoring Youth Through Science, Technology, 100,000
Technology. Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM)
After School Program.
Morgan State University........ Center for Equitable 2,000,000
Artificial
Intelligence & Machine
Learning.
NH Manufacturing Extension Building the Next 450,000
Partnership. Generation of Skilled
Workforce in
Manufacturing.
Oakland University............. Oakland University 3,000,000
Vehicular Wireless
Communications System
Testing and Standards
Facility.
Rochester Institute of Rochester Institute of 2,000,000
Technology. Technology.
Schoolcraft Community College Industry 4.0 Training 1,025,000
District. at Schoolcraft
College's
Manufacturing &
Engineering Center.
University of Connecticut...... Long-term Risk 4,000,000
Management and
Mitigation Strategies
of Crumbling
Foundations.
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INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

The Committee recommends $230,000,000 for Industrial
Technology Services, including $212,000,000 for the
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program and
$18,000,000 for Manufacturing USA, which represent increases of
$54,000,000 and $1,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted
levels, respectively.
MEP Supply Chain Database.--The Committee notes that the
U.S. supply chain experienced widespread and significant
disruptions since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These
issues exposed the need for manufacturers and suppliers to be
able to communicate more effectively so as to rapidly respond
when various national emergencies occur. The Committee provides
up to $10,000,000 for NIST to create a national supply chain
database for MEP Centers that would connect manufacturers and
suppliers across the country in order to enhance the Nation's
preparedness for future events that could disrupt supply
chains.
Biosynthetic Heparin.--The Committee recommends that NIST
thoroughly consider projects to scale the manufacturing of
biosynthetic heparin to allow for domestically made heparin in
order to reduce the reliance on China, prevent shortages, and
provide patients the care they need. Even though heparin is on
the World Health Organization's list of essential drugs,
shortages from adulteration due to African swine fever and Blue
Ear Virus have threatened supply.

CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

The Committee recommends $291,181,000 for NIST
construction, an increase of $85,618,000 above the fiscal year
2022 enacted level. Of these funds, no less than $150,000,000
is provided for Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, and Major
Repairs (SCMMR) to address the growing backlog of facilities
maintenance and improvements. NIST shall continue to provide
updates on the projects funded within this account, to include
milestones and total amount of funding necessary for
completion.
NIST Construction Community Project Funding.--The
recommendation includes $141,181,000 for Community Project
Funding as detailed in the table below. NIST shall provide the
amounts listed in the table and shall further perform the same
level of oversight and due diligence as with any other external
partners.

NIST CONSTRUCTION COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recipient Project Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Bigelow Laboratory for $10,622,000
Sciences. Ocean Sciences
Innovation and
Education Wing Project.
Claflin University............. Claflin University 17,417,000
Bioscience Research
and Technology Center.
Connecticut Center for Advanced Connecticut 16,173,000
Technology (CCAT). Manufacturing
Technology &
Innovation Center.
Florida International Robotics and Autonomous 9,562,000
University. Systems Laboratory for
Coastal Conservation
and Restoration.
Harris County.................. Institute of Forensic 12,164,000
Sciences Design and
Renovation.
Institute for Sustainable Center for Food 942,000
Biotechnology at the Inter- Security and
American University of Puerto Sustainable
Rico. Agriculture.
Mount St. Mary's University.... Mount St. Mary's 4,000,000
Expanding STEM Access,
Innovation and
Workforce Development
in Rural Maryland.
Ohio University................ Russ Research Center 1,500,000
Digital Design Studio
Development.
St. Mary's University.......... Construction and 5,561,000
Equipment for the
Innovation Center at
St. Mary's University.
Tennessee State University..... Tennessee State 3,000,000
University Harned Hall
Biological Sciences
Research Building
Renovation.
The Ohio State University...... Battery Innovation $4,500,000
Laboratory and
Education Center.
The University of Scranton..... Workforce Development, 16,623,000
Applied Research and
Outreach Center in
Health, Science and
Cybersecurity.
The University of Toledo....... Health Sciences 6,900,000
Bioresearch Lab.
University of Colorado Boulder. University of Colorado 2,000,000
Boulder JILA.
University of Missouri-- Next Generation 20,000,000
Columbia. University of Missouri
Research Reactor.
University of Puerto Rico, Aerospace Research 7,500,000
Mayaguez Campus. Institute.
Utica University............... Utica University Crime 717,000
Lab.
Wright State University........ The Wright State 2,000,000
University Power House
Research Center.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The Committee recommends a total of $6,785,881,000 in
discretionary funds for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), which is $908,532,000 above fiscal year
2022.
The Committee's program and project recommendations for
NOAA are included in the consolidated funding tables below and
in narrative direction throughout this report. The Committee
reminds NOAA that any deviations from the amounts included in
the tables below are subject to section 505 requirements of
this Act. When executing its budget for fiscal year 2023, NOAA
shall incorporate the funding levels established in both the
table and the narrative direction.

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends a total program level of
$4,974,603,000 under Operations, Research, and Facilities (ORF)
for the coastal, fisheries, marine, weather, satellite, and
other programs of NOAA. This total funding consists of
$4,608,232,000 in direct appropriations, a transfer of
$348,871,000 from balances in the ``Promote and Develop Fishery
Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries''
account and $17,500,000 derived from recoveries of prior year
obligations. The direct appropriation of $4,608,232,000 is
$450,921,000 above fiscal year 2022. The bill includes a
transfer of $2,000,000 from NOAA ORF to the Marine Mammal
Unusual Mortality Event (UME) Fund to support the marine mammal
stranding network to investigate and respond to UMEs.
Climate Ready Nation.--The Committee recognizes NOAA's role
as the lead Federal agency providing climate services and
supports the expansion of NOAA's efforts to provide climate
services, information, and outreach as part of its Climate
Ready Nation initiative.
In support of this initiative and NOAA's role in
implementing Executive Order 14008, ``Tackling the Climate
Crisis at Home and Abroad,'' as described in the Joint
Explanatory Statement that accompanied the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2022, Public Law 117-103, under the heading
``Climate Change Adaptation and Resilient Infrastructure,'' the
Committee provides an increase of $30,280,000 above the fiscal
year 2022 enacted level. This total includes: (1) $9,000,000
for Climate Change Projections out to 2050 to Inform Risk
Management; (2) $3,300,000 for NOAA Open Data Dissemination,
formerly known as the NOAA Big Data Project; (3) $2,500,000 for
the NOAA Cloud Program; (4) $4,000,000 for Marine Ecosystem
Responses to Climate Change; (5) $7,000,000 for Climate-Ready
Fisheries; and (6) $3,280,000 for the National Ocean Service
for Data Development and Products and Services for Coastal
Resilience, Coastal Hazards, and Climate Adaptation.
The Committee supports the designation of a Senior Climate
Advisor for NOAA and directs NOAA to provide funding for this
position in fiscal year 2023 from Mission Support Executive
Leadership. The recommendation provides an increase of
$1,000,000 above fiscal year 2022 within this PPA to support
this position as part of the funding identified above for the
Climate Ready Nation initiative, as well as to coordinate and
integrate climate services delivery across the breadth of NOAA.
Each line office has an important role to play in meeting the
dramatically increasing demands of the Nation for these
services. It is critical that regular communication and
coordination occurs across NOAA to ensure that climate
research, climate service product development, and climate
service delivery are aligned with the ultimate goal of meeting
stakeholders' demands.
The Committee also repeats direction from fiscal year 2022
that NOAA shall, as part of this larger effort to expand the
provision of climate information and services, identify and
support the utilization by NIST of an authoritative set of
climate information that emphasizes forward-looking climate
data and projections to be utilized by NIST in their standard-
setting process. These data shall include projections of both
chronic climate impacts, such as sea level rise, and extreme
weather events, such as hurricanes and droughts. This effort
shall include building internal capacity to aid both Federal
and non-Federal bodies to develop standards, building codes,
and voluntary standards that take into account increasingly
extreme weather events and other climate change challenges. In
coordination with NIST, NOAA shall provide the Committee, not
later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, a written
assessment of priority Federal agency needs for these data,
including infrastructure planning decision support tools.
Oyster Aquaculture, Research, and Restoration.--The
Committee provides no less than $10,000,000 to support ongoing
research on shellfish genetics to improve shellfish survival
and growth rates and to classify and preserve natural genetic
variation. As part of this work, NOAA is encouraged to support
regional partnerships with research institutions on the Gulf of
Mexico, East, and West Coasts.
Nature-based Flood Mitigation Measures.--The Committee
recognizes that environment-based mitigation measures such as
the creation of wetlands, conservation easements, and natural
flood plains to slow the flow rate of rivers, creeks, and
streams, are innovative tools to mitigate the severity of
future floods in the Great Lakes region. In addition to flood
protection, such mitigation and climate resiliency measures
offer both aesthetic and recreational value and provide a
variety of environmental and conservation benefits including
erosion control, species habitat, and improved air and water
quality. The Committee urges NOAA to participate and coordinate
as an essential Federal stakeholder with the Departments of
Agriculture and Interior, Environmental Protection Agency,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, as well as State, local, and Tribal governments, and
business and non-profit stakeholders, on developing and
supporting conservation and nature-based flood mitigation
measures to reduce the impact of floods on communities, lives,
and livelihoods in the Great Lakes region.
Fire Weather.--The Committee is concerned with the
increasing number and severity of wildfires, especially in the
Western United States, and notes the important role NOAA plays
in providing advanced notice of wildfire risks and active
wildfire-weather coupled forecasts. The recommendation
therefore provides an increase of $15,000,000 to fully support
fire weather initiatives across NOAA, as requested in fiscal
year 2022. The Committee encourages NOAA to utilize its
satellite and artificial intelligence assets in these efforts
and to continue working with interested Federal, State, Tribal,
and local partners and land managers to improve information
dissemination related to wildfire events. Further, the
Committee encourages NOAA to prioritize this work in the
allocation of the additional high performance computing
capacity.
National Ocean Service.--The recommendation provides
$689,193,000 for National Ocean Service (NOS) Operations,
Research, and Facilities, an increase of $51,493,000 above the
fiscal year 2022 level.

NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Navigation, Observations and Positioning
Navigation, Observations and Positioning............ $176,702
Hydrographic Survey Priorities/Contracts............ 32,000
IOOS Regional Observations.......................... 44,000
---------------
Navigation, Observations and Positioning................ 252,702
===============
Coastal Science and Assessment
Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and 102,791
Restoration........................................
Competitive Research................................ 25,500
---------------
Coastal Science and Assessment.......................... 128,291
===============
Ocean and Coastal Management and Services
Coastal Zone Management and Services................ 52,000
Coastal Zone Management Grants...................... 89,000
National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund........... 34,000
Coral Reef Program.................................. 34,000
National Estuarine Research Reserve System.......... 31,200
Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas.............. 68,000
---------------
Ocean and Coastal Management and Services............... 308,200
===============
Total, National Ocean Service, Operations, Research, $689,193
and Facilities.....................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Seafloor Mapping.--The Committee provides $176,702,000 for
Navigation, Observations, and Positioning, $7,702,000 above the
level provided in fiscal year 2022. Within the increase, the
Committee encourages NOS to partner with States to provide
accessible, high resolution integrated ocean and coastal
mapping of U.S. near shore waters to support navigation,
infrastructure, habitat mapping, restoration projects, resource
management, emergency response, coastal resiliency, and hazard
studies. The Committee further encourages NOAA to partner with
relevant cooperative institutes in this effort.
Geospatial Modeling Grants.--The Committee provides no less
than $6,000,000 for the competitive Geospatial Modeling Grants
program.
National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON).--The
recommendation includes an additional $2,000,000 above the
fiscal year 2022 enacted level to support NWLON and to address
any maintenance backlog.
Integrated Ocean Observing System.--The Committee continues
to support the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and
provides $44,000,000, an increase of $3,000,000 over the fiscal
year 2022 enacted level. The Committee supports IOOS' effort to
expand its use of underwater gliders and encourages NOAA to
fill critical gaps in the current surface mapping system and to
ensure streamlined access to data for weather forecasting,
detection of ecological phenomena and safe maritime operations.
Harmful Algal Blooms.--The Committee remains highly
concerned about the increasing prevalence of HABs in every U.S.
State and Territory and the corresponding impacts on human
health, drinking water, fisheries, and the broader economy. The
recommendation includes not less than $4,500,000 to support and
expand the ongoing work at IOOS to enhance the Nation's
capacity for monitoring and detection of HABs by leveraging the
expertise of the IOOS regional associations--including through
expanding the deployment of in situ observing assets as part of
the National Harmful Algal Bloom Observing Network (HABON)--in
order to improve HABs warning and forecast accuracy. IOOS is
directed to coordinate with the National Centers for Coastal
Ocean Science (NCCOS) on the implementation of these funds.
The Committee also provides no less than $15,000,000 for
HABs research. The Committee encourages this research to
include an evaluation of the impacts of HAB-causing nutrients,
particularly nitrogen and phosphorus, as they enter coastal
areas from tributaries. Further research should prioritize
development of methods of prevention, mitigation, and control
to reduce the frequency, severity, and impacts of HAB events in
freshwater and saltwater systems and provide special attention
to research in areas most economically and environmentally
impacted by HABs, including the possible contamination of
drinking water. The Committee encourages NOAA to work to ensure
that new technology and mitigation efforts have minimal
environmental impacts. Within funding provided for HABs across
NOAA, no less than $1,000,000 may be used to expand both
existing and new program support for States to assess domoic
acid levels of HAB species in the marine environment. For all
HABs-related work, NOAA shall coordinate with the Interagency
Working Group on Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and
Control Act.
Red Tide.--The Committee is increasingly concerned about
red tide events and their impact on ecosystems, marine life,
human health, and the economy of coastal areas. The
recommendation, therefore, includes an increase of $3,000,000
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to deepen the
understanding of the formation of red tides, to improve the
forecasting and monitoring of them, and to further the
development of control technologies to mitigate their impacts.
Blue Carbon.--The Committee notes the importance of the
coastal zone as a potential carbon sink and the increased
public interest in blue carbon. The Committee encourages NOAA,
within the increase provided to NCCOS, to collaborate with
other interested Federal agencies and other non-Federal
stakeholders as part of their ongoing coastal work in this
field, including the U.S. Geological Survey, as well as the
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. These collaborations
should capitalize on shared resources and skill sets that can
expand the Nation's knowledge of coastal blue carbon.
Marine Debris.--The recommendation provides an increase of
$1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for Marine
Debris. Within available funds, the Committee directs NOAA to
create a regional pilot program to coordinate with Federal,
state, or Tribal partners on efforts to inventory and remove
derelict vessels and fishing gear, with a goal of developing a
cost-effective national strategy for mitigating these sources
of marine debris.
Sea Level Rise and Coastal Resilience.--The Committee
commends NOAA for the recent release of the 2022 Sea Level Rise
Technical Report, which provides a high level of certainty
about the amount of sea level rise to expect in the near and
medium terms. To further the Nation's understanding of sea
level rise, NOAA shall lead an interagency report on approaches
to establish regional coastal flood metrics (depth and
frequency) that are tied to specific impacts in each region
that will most dramatically disrupt modern life in coastal
communities. For this work, and for Data Development and
Products and Services for Coastal Resilience, Coastal Hazards,
and Climate Adaptation, the recommendation includes an increase
of no less than $3,280,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted
level.
Coastal Zone Management Grants.--The recommendation
includes $89,000,000 for Coastal Zone Management Grants, an
increase of $10,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted
level. The Committee notes that States are facing increased
costs associated with the implementation of funding provided
for coastal projects through the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act (IIJA), Public Law 117-58. The increase provided for
this program is intended to address this need. The grants are
vital to the local-state-Federal investment needed to address
the coastal hazards that threaten communities and coastal
dependent economies.
Coastal Zone Management.--The Committee provides
$52,000,000 for Coastal Zone Management and Services, including
no less than $4,000,000 for implementation of the Digital Coast
Act, Public Law 116-234. Within this Program, Project, or
Activity (PPA), the recommendation also includes no less than
$2,500,000 for Regional Ocean Data Portals that continue to be
supported through IIJA.
National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund.--The Committee
provides $34,000,000 for the National Oceans and Coastal
Security Fund, including for project planning and design, such
as watershed scale planning and technical assistance to
identify where and what specific coastal resilience projects
will provide the greatest benefit in preparation for expected
climate impacts, such as sea level rise. The Committee
encourages support for projects that strengthen natural
infrastructure of communities in which coastal flooding poses
the greatest risk to public safety.
Coral Reefs.--The Committee continues to be greatly
concerned by the deterioration of the Nation's coral reefs,
which are suffering from record levels of bleaching and
disease. The recommendation therefore includes $34,000,000 for
the Coral Reef Program, as well as an additional $5,241,000 for
coral reef related NOAA Community Project Funding. Within the
increases provided for the Coral Reef Program and Competitive
Research, NOAA shall expand its collaborative work with
external academic partners that conduct scientific research for
the conservation of corals and coral reef ecosystems, including
those that are experiencing an increasing prevalence of disease
outbreaks. The Committee recognizes that science sponsored
through such collaboration is imperative for management of
these coral reefs for ecosystem resilience and for the
effective implementation of the National Coral Reef Action
Strategy, especially with regard to the identification of local
action strategies for addressing key threats in each of the
jurisdictions that have coral reefs within its boundaries.
Collaborative research focused on coral disease and degradation
is required to address current declines in reef health and
productivity in U.S waters in the Pacific, Atlantic, and
Caribbean. Examples of this work include identifying the
pathogens causing the disease, conducting appropriate disease
interventions and remediations, researching resilient coral
species and disease-resistant genetic strains of corals, and
supporting restoration of appropriate and diverse coral
species. Further, the Committee directs NOAA to explore the
establishment of a NOAA cooperative institute for Coral Reef
Ecosystem Science.
National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS).--The
Committee applauds the recent expansion of the NERRS network
and provides an increase of $1,500,000 over the fiscal year
2022 enacted level for the program. The Committee supports this
important partnership between NOAA and the coastal States and
Territories that protects and studies estuarine systems and
encourages the continued expansion of the network.
Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas.--The Committee
provides $68,000,000 for Sanctuaries and Marine Protected
Areas, which is $7,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted
level. The Committee continues to support the Office of
National Marine Sanctuaries and the expansion of the network of
protected marine and Great Lakes areas. The Committee notes
that a number of sites have languished in the inventory of
successful nominations without progressing to final designation
as new National Marine Sanctuaries. Therefore, within these
additional funds, NOAA shall prioritize the final designation
of such sites. The Committee also notes the unique maritime
history and ecological importance of the Great Lakes and
supports efforts to identify and preserve the most notable of
these elements. Further, the Committee directs NOAA to
prioritize conservation, education, mapping, and research
efforts across the agency in the National Marine Sanctuary
system.
Marine National Monuments.--Within funding provided for
National Marine Sanctuaries, up to $1,500,000 may be used for
competitive research and management grants for existing marine
national monuments administered by NOS, provided such grants
are subject to a 100 percent non-Federal match.
National Marine Fisheries Service.--The Committee
recommends $1,099,964,000 for National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) Operations, Research, and Facilities, which is
$84,009,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. NMFS
shall continue to provide quarterly updates to the Committee
consistent with direction in fiscal year 2022.

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(In thousands of dollars)
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Program Amount
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Protected Resources Science and Management
Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, and Other Species...... $164,136
Species Recovery Grants............................. 8,000
Atlantic Salmon..................................... 7,000
Pacific Salmon...................................... 73,000
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Protected Resources Science and Management.............. 252,136
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Fisheries Science and Management
Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and 169,000
Services...........................................
Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments 213,768
Observers and Training.............................. 55,135
Fisheries Management Programs and Services.......... 141,369
Aquaculture......................................... 18,179
Salmon Management Activities........................ 65,000
Regional Councils Fisheries Commissions............. 44,500
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants................ 3,377
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Fisheries Science and Management........................ 710,328
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Enforcement............................................. 80,000
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Habitat Conservation and Restoration.................... 57,500
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Total, National Marine Fisheries Service, $1,099,964
operations, Research, Facilities...................
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Offshore Wind.--The Committee applauds the President's
initiative to support the growth of offshore wind energy as
part of the broader goal of reducing carbon emissions. As such,
the recommendation includes an increase of no less than
$39,149,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for NOAA's
initiatives in support of wind energy, fully funding the
requested increases.
Transition to Climate-Ready Fishery Management.--The
Committee recognizes the serious impacts of climate change on
fisheries and protected species, and the corresponding need for
increased resources to prepare for climate-ready management of
living marine resources. Sustainable fisheries management and
protected species conservation made more challenging by climate
change driven impacts, including changes to the distribution,
productivity, and abundance of fish stocks, protected species,
and the habitats on which they depend. The Committee supports
NMFS' proposals to address these new requirements and provides
an increase of $7,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted
level, including no less than $5,000,000 from Fisheries and
Ecosystem Science Programs and Services, to support this work
to prioritize activities that will make fisheries and fishing-
dependent communities more adaptable to climate change. NMFS is
also directed to increase the scope and pace of efforts and
consider new initiatives that will maintain sustainability and
yield greater stability in Federal fishery and protected
species management as the oceans change.
Protected Resources Science and Management.--The
recommendation includes $250,136,000 for Protected Resources
Science and Management, an increase of $21,886,000 above the
fiscal year 2022 enacted level. Within this amount, the
Committee provides no less than $4,900,000 for the John H.
Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program.
Endangered Species Act (ESA) Consultations and Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Permitting.--The Committee
provides no less than $6,500,000 across NMFS to continue to
prioritize reducing the backlog of ESA and MMPA permit
applications.
In-Water Construction Permitting.--The Committee is
disappointed by the continuing delays in the permitting of in-
water construction, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. The
Committee therefore directs NOAA and NMFS, in collaboration
with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to provide timely
services to, and proactive communication with, applicants for
permits for in-water construction, and to increase outreach to
other relevant stakeholders. NOAA shall continue to provide the
Committee with monthly updates on its efforts to clear the
permitting backlog.
North Atlantic Right Whales (NARW).--Within Marine Mammals,
Sea Turtles, and Other Species, the Committee provides no less
than $29,400,000 for NARW. Within this funding, $14,000,000
shall be provided to States through the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission to cover costs incurred by the fishing
industry to comply with the final 2021 rule to modify the
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) (FR-210827-
0171). This assistance may also be used by the relevant States
to help defray the cost of compliance with new regulations,
including for gear modification, configuration, and marking
within the Northeast lobster and Jonah crab fisheries, both in
Federal and State waters. Additional eligible uses of the funds
may include implementing electronic tracking requirements
within the Northeast lobster fishery and research to inform
future management actions, including in preparation for
potential subsequent modifications to the ALWTRP.
Further, in fiscal year 2023, NOAA shall continue the pilot
programs for innovative lobster and other fishing gear, as well
as to work with Canada to develop risk reduction measures that
are comparable in effectiveness for both vessels and fisheries,
and to incorporate Canadian fishery measures, Canadian vessel
restrictions, and U.S. vessel restrictions into the evaluations
under the Conservation Framework, as soon as possible. NOAA is
also encouraged to improve regional management efforts by
including pertinent States and interstate bodies in bilateral
engagements with Canadian officials regarding coordinated
efforts to enhance NARW recovery.
NOAA shall also support monitoring efforts, including
aerial surveys, vessel surveys, and passive acoustic monitoring
in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean that are equivalent to or
greater than the efforts supported by the fiscal year 2022
enacted level, particularly in the Gulf of Maine and other
areas where there are data gaps on NARW habitat or increased
risk from human activities, including vessel traffic.
Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW).--The Committee
provides an increase of not less than $1,000,000 above the
fiscal year 2022 enacted level for the SRKW program for
research and monitoring to improve the recovery of the species.
The Committee further encourages NMFS to support existing
partnerships between Federal and State agencies, Native
American tribes, public ports, and nonprofits to monitor and
reduce noise impacts on this endangered species.
Rice's Whale.--Within Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, and
Other Species, the Committee provides not less than $1,000,000
for implementation of the recovery outline and development and
implementation of the recovery plan for Rice's whale. The
Committee recognizes the need to move expeditiously on recovery
of the Rice's whale given the low population abundance of the
species.
Foreign Fisheries.--The Committee provides $1,150,000 to
NMFS to ensure sufficient implementation of the Fish and Fish
Product Import Provisions Section 101(a)(2) of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act. NMFS shall use these funds to analyze
the data provided by nations and to provide technical
assistance to nations to comply with these provisions. NMFS
shall prioritize the use of any funds for technical assistance
to those fisheries interacting with endangered species.
Atlantic Salmon.--The Committee recognizes the importance
of diadromous species projects and directs NOAA to collaborate
with State partners to develop priorities for recovery work for
Atlantic salmon and provides $7,000,000 for these purposes.
Pacific Salmon.--The Committee provides $73,000,000 for
Pacific Salmon, $6,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted
level. The recommendation provides no less than $6,500,000, an
increase of $1,500,000, within Pacific Salmon to implement
NMFS' Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans (HGMPs) and to
continue to address the backlog of HGMPs as directed in
previous fiscal years.
The Committee directs NOAA to examine opportunities to
leverage the existing civilian conservation corps model to
develop a dedicated workforce to accomplish priority salmon
habitat improvement projects and other priority near-shore
restoration goals that have been identified as part of the
recovery strategy for one or more of the twenty-eight
populations of salmon and steelhead currently listed as
threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments.--The
Committee provides $213,768,000 for Fisheries Data Collections,
Surveys, and Assessments, $26,268,000 above the fiscal year
2022 enacted level. The recommendation includes an increase of
$5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for
additional surveys and assessments, including to support the
Climate-Ready Fisheries initiative. The Committee encourages
NMFS to consider increasing evaluations on species that are
listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as
vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, or are listed
under the Endangered Species Act; as well as those that have
outdated stock assessments or no stock assessments at all; if
they lack annual catch limits; or if rebuilding progress has
not been evaluated.
Fishery Information Networks.--Within funding provided for
Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments, the
Committee provides no less than $24,000,000 for the Fishery
Information Networks.
Data Collection for Recreational Fisheries.--The agreement
provides up to $3,500,000 to support collaborative programs
focused on improving recreational fishery data collection, as
articulated in sections 102, 201, and 202 of the Modernizing
Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
405). This funding should focus on assisting States to
establish, test, and implement more reliable recreational
fishery data collection tools, such as smartphone applications
or text messaging supplements.
South Atlantic Reef Fish.--The committee provides $500,000
to provide baseline and enhanced fisheries independent
monitoring of South Atlantic reef fish stocks conducted through
the Southeast Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) and
deep water snapper grouper surveys. Such monitoring should
occur throughout the South Atlantic region to ensure survey
coverage.
The Committee recognizes concerns by the State of Florida
regarding the economic implications of possible area closures
currently under consideration for the South Atlantic snapper-
grouper recreational fishery. The Committee notes its
$5,100,000 investment in independent survey data over the last
three fiscal years, including $3,300,000 for the South Atlantic
Great Red Snapper Count, along with language encouraging NMFS
to incorporate this data into the agency's own stock
assessments as expeditiously as possible to better inform
fishery management decisions. The Committee continues to
support full integration of the South Atlantic Great Red
Snapper Count data into the next stock assessment so that the
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council can appropriately use
this new abundance data when making management decisions
regarding red snapper.
State Management for Recreational Red Snapper.--Within the
amount provided for Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and
Assessments, the Committee provides $5,000,000 for NMFS to
continue to work with the Gulf States to ensure successful
implementation of State management for recreational red
snapper. These efforts shall be a top priority for NOAA and
shall be done in coordination with the Gulf States. In
addition, the Committee supports full integration of the Great
Red Snapper Count data and Gulf States catch data into the
SEDAR 74 red snapper research track stock assessment to be
completed in 2023 and in the operational assessment that will
follow in 2024, so that the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council can appropriately use this new abundance and more
targeted catch data when making management decisions regarding
red snapper.
For-Hire Electronic Monitoring and Reporting
Implementation.--The Committee provides no less than $4,000,000
to support the continued, timely implementation of electronic
logbooks for the federally permitted charter-for-hire sector in
the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic.
Video Review of Electronic Monitoring Data.--Within funding
provided for Fisheries Management Programs and Services, the
recommendation provides no less than $600,000 for the video
review of the West Coast Groundfish electronic monitoring data.
Highly Migratory Species (HMS).--The Committee urges
continued collaboration between Sea Grant and NMFS HMS Research
Initiative for Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico HMS. The
Committee provides $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022
enacted level for research grants to improve science-based
management of domestic and international HMS in the Pacific
regions.
Carbon Sequestration Through Aquaculture.--The Committee
recognizes advances in aquaculture such as deep-water kelp
sequestration and oyster farming play an important role in
mitigating the impacts of a changing climate. Like land
forests, kelp forests act as powerful carbon banks, removing up
to twenty times more carbon per acre than land forests. The
Committee encourages NOAA and the Office of Aquaculture to
support sustainable carbon sequestration demonstration projects
in deep ocean water.
Salmon Management Activities.--The Committee provides an
increase of $2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted
amount for Salmon Management Activities. This level includes no
less than $39,500,000 for the Pacific Salmon Treaty activities
and no less than $25,000,000 for Mitchell Act Hatcheries.
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing.--The
Committee is troubled by the increasing accounts of IUU
fishing--not only in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, but
around the world--which is a threat to the health of the
oceans, undermines honest businesses and fishers who play by
the rules, and enables human trafficking, forced labor, and
other criminal activity. The Committee recommendation includes
an increase of up to $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022
enacted level in Enforcement to address IUU fishing, among
other priorities.
The Committee is aware of innovative commercial space-based
radio frequency (RF) detection technologies that can be used to
track maritime vessels even when those vessels turn off their
Automatic Identification System, which is a common practice
among foreign fleets engaged in IUU fishing. Identifying when
and where IUU fishing may be occurring is critical to the NMFS'
enforcement mission. Within the increase for IUU fishing, the
Committee encourages NOAA to continue to test and evaluate the
effectiveness of U.S. commercial space-based RF data collection
capabilities to track foreign vessels engaged in IUU fishing
activities in the U.S. exclusive economic zone and other remote
maritime regions of economic, environmental, and national
security significance.
Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund.--The Committee
directs NOAA to report to the Committee, no later than 90 days
after the enactment of this Act, on the Western Pacific
Regional Fishery Management Council's (WPRFMC) actions to
address the Department of Commerce's Inspector General's
findings in Audit Report OIG-22-004-A, ``WPRFMC's Governance of
Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund Awards Was
Inadequate.''
Seafood Import Monitoring Program.--The recommendation
includes $6,200,000 for the Seafood Import Monitoring Program
(SIMP), an increase of $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022
enacted level. Within the increase, NOAA is encouraged to
pursue the most efficient, effective, and sustainable
mechanisms to determine a chain of custody for fish or fish
products, and to improve systems used to identify and bar fish
or fish products sourced using convict, child, forced, or
indentured labor. NOAA is encouraged to consult with the
Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Labor, and
other relevant agencies to develop a strategic plan to develop,
mature, and adopt artificial intelligence and machine learning
technologies to detect imports of fish and fish products at
risk of being associated with IUU fishing.
Horseshoe Crabs.--Adequate data is required to ensure
States and interstate managers can effectively manage the
Horseshoe Crab population, which is important to the biomedical
and commercial fishing industries, as well as to the ecology of
the Mid-Atlantic region. The Committee directs NMFS to continue
the Horseshoe Crab survey to generate the data necessary to
ensure that the Horseshoe Crab stock remains on a sustainable
path.
Seafood Inspection Program.--The Committee does not support
the increase requested for the Seafood Inspection Program out
of NMFS ORF. The Committee further reminds NOAA of the
direction provided in the Joint Explanatory Statement that
accompanied Public Law 117-103 that stated that this program
shall not rely on appropriated funds. Rather, NOAA should fund
these activities from other available balances for seafood
promotion.
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.--The Committee recommends
$699,132,000 for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)
Operations, Research, and Facilities, which represents an
increase of $99,684,000 over fiscal year 2022.

OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(In thousand of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
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Climate Research
Climate Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes..... $104,000
Regional Climate Data and Information............... 48,000
Climate Competitive Research........................ 102,216
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Climate Research........................................ 254,216
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Weather and Air Chemistry Research
Weather Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes..... 91,500
U.S. Weather Research Program....................... 36,000
Tornado Severe Storm Research/Phased Array Radar.... 20,916
Joint Technology Transfers Initiative............... 14,500
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Weather and Air Chemistry Research...................... 162,916
===============
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research
Ocean Laboratories Cooperative Institutes........... 42,000
National Sea Grant College Program.................. 82,000
Sea Grant Aquaculture Research...................... 14,500
Ocean Exploration and Research...................... 47,500
Integrated Ocean Acidification...................... 19,000
Sustained Ocean Observations and Monitoring......... 52,500
National Oceanographic Partnership Program.......... 2,500
---------------
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research................ 260,000
===============
Innovative Research and Technology
High Performance Computing Initiatives.............. 20,000
Uncrewed Systems.................................... 2,000
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Innovative Research and Technology...................... 22,000
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Total, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, $699,132
Operations, Research, and Facilities...............
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Climate Research.--The Committee continues to be alarmed by
the impacts of the changing climate and notes the critical
importance of NOAA's climate change science and research to
inform decisions about how best to prepare for and adapt to
these changes. The Committee, therefore, provides $254,216,000
for Climate Research, an increase of $54,216,000 above the
fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Water in the West Initiative.--The Committee continues to
support the Water in the West Initiative, first adopted by
Public Law 117-103 and described in the accompanying Joint
Explanatory Statement under the heading, ``Changing
Hydroclimatology of the Western United States,'' to study, in
coordination with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, the
future of water in the Western U.S. The recommendation includes
$23,000,000 to expand this work, including $2,500,000 for
related improved water prediction at the National Weather
Service and $2,500,000 for the National Centers for
Environmental Information for data stewardship and other
related activities.
Additionally, within the increase provided to Research
Supercomputing, the Water in the West Initiative shall be
prioritized for the allocation of compute resources. These
efforts should be integrated as much as is feasible with other
efforts at NOAA regarding Sub-Seasonal to Seasonal weather
predictions as they relate to water.
Atmospheric Baseline Observatories.--The Committee supports
the work of the Global Monitoring Laboratory and its
Atmospheric Baseline Observatories, which have provided
measurements of the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
for over 60 years that are the basis of the world-renowned
Keeling Curve and whose data is used by more than 500 external
partners and stakeholders. The Committee provides not less than
$6,000,000 from Facilities Maintenance and Capital Improvements
to modernize these observatories' aging infrastructure to
ensure measurement integrity and safety of the observatory
facilities.
Earth's Radiation Budget.--The Committee provides
$11,000,000 for continued modeling, scientific studies, grant
programs, and, as possible, observations and monitoring of
stratospheric conditions and the Earth's radiation budget,
including the impact of the introduction of material into the
stratosphere from changes in natural systems, increased air and
space traffic, and the assessment of solar climate
interventions. OAR is also directed, in coordination with NASA
and the Department of Energy, as appropriate, to continue to
improve the understanding of the impact of atmospheric aerosols
on radiative forcing, as well as on the formation of clouds,
precipitation, and extreme weather.
The Committee notes that an expansion of efforts will be
required in the progression of this work as NOAA supports the
previously directed five-year plan and accompanying scientific
assessment led by the Office of Science and Technology Policy
(OSTP) on solar and other climate interventions in the context
of near-term climate risks and hazards. Furthermore, NOAA is
directed to continue to support OSTP, in coordination with
other agencies, as relevant, in an interagency effort to
coordinate research in climate intervention.
Aircraft-Based Greenhouse Gas Observations.--The Committee
provides no less than $5,000,000 for a pilot program, in
cooperation with other Federal agencies, as relevant, and
leveraging NWS' Aircraft-Based Observation Program, as
appropriate, of instrumentation for observing greenhouse gases
and other atmospheric factors deployed on commercial aircraft
and to support the evaluation of a sustained observing network
using such platforms.
Climate Adaptation Partnerships (CAPs).--As part of the
NOAA-wide effort to increase climate services, the Committee
supports the proposed expansion of CAPs, formerly known as the
Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISAs), and
provides $16,800,000 for the program, an increase of $2,500,000
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to help communities
plan for and build lasting and equitable climate resilience.
Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Research.--The Committee
supports S2S Research and provides no less than $8,500,000 for
this work in OAR. The recommendation also includes no less than
$2,000,000 for the Precipitation Prediction Grand Challenge.
Collaboration Across Laboratories and Cooperative
Institutes.--The Committee notes the inherent connection
between climate, weather, and oceans, and expects all of OAR's
research laboratories and cooperative institutes to work
collaboratively--despite funding being provided across separate
budget lines. For example, the full integration of the best
models of ocean dynamics into the broader climate and weather
models is critical for the advancement of climate and weather
science and research. Hence, it is important that budget
categories do not prevent all OAR research laboratories and
cooperative institutes from participating in climate research,
as appropriate. The Committee encourages OAR to consider
adopting a broader, matrixed approach to certain research
activities so as to incorporate the best science, knowledge,
and talent from across the agency that will ensure the most
pressing scientific questions are addressed with the priority
they deserve.
Phased Array Radar Research and Development Follow-On
Plan.--The Committee supports the request for research and
development activities on the Phased Array Radar program. These
funds compliment and align with the partnership between NOAA
and its external partners for a dual polarization demonstration
for which funds have been provided in the Procurement,
Acquisition and Construction account.
VORTEX-USA.--The recommendation includes an increase of no
less than $4,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 level for the
VORTEX-USA initiative to improve understanding of tornadoes,
provide more accurate forecasts, and increase the lead times of
tornado warnings. Of these funds, no less than $10,000,000 is
provided for the continuation and expansion of the VORTEX-SE
portion of the broader VORTEX-USA initiative.
Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC).--The Committee
continues to support EPIC, as authorized by the NIDIS
Reauthorization Act of 2018, Public Law 115-423. Within
available funds in U.S. Weather Research Program, OAR shall
direct EPIC to increase outreach, training, and user community
engagement with a goal of increasing the accessibility of EPIC
to a broader range of the weather community and academia. These
efforts should lead to more improvements being suggested for
NOAA's weather models, and funding within the increase to Joint
Technology Transfer Initiative shall be prioritized to support
faster adoption of operationalizable upgrades.
Flood Mapping Technologies.--The Committee recognizes that
innovative, science-based flood mapping technologies help
communities and businesses to better prepare for and mitigate
flood-related disasters. Weather-based technologies provide
real-time information on soil moisture, watersheds,
precipitation, and stream levels to ensure communities in flood
susceptible areas have the proper resources to respond before
flooding disasters occur, and to help minimize impacts and
associated damages. The Committee encourages NOAA to continue
to support advancing weather and flood mapping technologies and
enhanced data collection, and to partner with interested
Federal agencies, Tribes, institutions of higher education, and
State centers to become more resilient to flood disasters, such
as with Joint Technology Transfer Initiative (JTTI) activities.
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research Laboratories and
Cooperative Institutes.--The Committee provides $42,000,000 for
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research Laboratories and
Cooperative Institutes, an increase of $4,890,000 above the
fiscal year 2022 enacted level. Within the increased funds,
NOAA shall expand its work on genomics, including work on the
evolving structure and function of marine ecosystems such as
the real-time forecasting of HABs and their toxicity, and
testing of remote observing systems and environmental sample
processors. Further, the Committee expects NOAA to fund these
cooperative institutes at appropriate levels in future budget
requests, including well-established institutes focused on
watershed impacts on marine and Great Lakes ecosystems, remote
sensing, and long-term monitoring of the impacts of
environmental hazards on marine and Great Lakes ecosystem
health. NOAA shall further support partnerships with
universities on ocean observations, hurricane monitoring, ocean
glider research, and research related to offshore wind energy.
Coastal Aquatic Invasive Species Mitigation Grant
Program.--The recommendation includes $3,000,000 for the
Coastal Aquatic Invasive Species Mitigation Grant Program,
authorized by the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act
of 2018, Public Law 115-282. Aquatic invasive species wreak
havoc on ecosystems throughout the Nation, and this program
will support efforts to improve the understanding, prevention,
mitigation of, and response to these species.
Uncrewed Ocean Observations for Research.--The Committee
encourages NOAA to continue to support the deployment of
uncrewed ocean observing systems for research to improve
hurricane intensity forecasts and to augment traditional data
collection platforms in the Tropical Pacific Observation System
and fill observing gaps in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
National Sea Grant College Program.--The Committee strongly
supports the National Sea Grant College Program and provides
$96,500,000, an increase of $7,000,000 above the fiscal year
2022 enacted level.
Sea Grant Coastal Resilience Pilot Project.--Within funding
provided for the Sea Grant program, no less than $3,000,000 is
provided to launch a pilot Sea Grant Resilient Coasts
Initiative to support up to three coastal resilience projects
with partners. This work may include recruitment of resilience-
focused staff and enhancements to research, engagement,
decision support, and project implementation. NOAA is
encouraged to support efforts to enhance the coastal resilience
of remote communities most at-risk for natural disasters and
chronic events, with a priority given to challenges faced by
Tribal, indigenous, or economically disadvantaged communities.
American Lobster Research.--Within funding for the Sea
Grant program, the Committee provides $2,000,000 for
partnerships among State agencies, academia, and industry to
address American lobster research priorities. Research should
focus on stock resilience in the face of environmental changes,
including life history parameters, distribution and abundance,
and species interactions, with the purpose of informing future
management actions or topics necessary to respond to newly
implemented or future modifications of the ALWTRP.
Young Fishermen's Development Grant Program.--Within
funding for the Sea Grant program, the Committee directs not
less than $1,000,000 to launch the Young Fisherman's
Development Grant Program to prioritize providing training,
education, outreach, and technical assistance for young
fishermen, as authorized by the Young Fishermen's Development
Act, Public Law 116-289.
Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program.--The Committee
recognizes the importance of NOAA's aquaculture research and
development activities that help coastal communities maintain a
safe and sustainable local seafood supply through research and
technology transfer to support and expand America's aquaculture
industry. As such, the Committee provides $14,500,000 for the
Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program. The Committee further
encourages Sea Grant to partner with Historically Black
Colleges and Universities that conduct aquaculture research to
help provide affordable seafood to urban communities.
Ocean Exploration and Research.--The Committee provides
$47,500,000 for Ocean Exploration and Research, an increase of
$4,090,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to
accelerate America's Ocean Exploration Program.
Integrated Ocean Acidification Program.--The Committee is
increasingly concerned about the growing impacts of ocean
acidification on coastal communities and industries and
therefore provides $19,000,000 for the Integrated Ocean
Acidification program, an increase of $3,000,000 above the
fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
The Committee encourages NOAA, in coordination with the
Office of Science and Technology Policy, to implement a program
to competitively award prizes under the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) for the
purpose of stimulating innovation to advance our Nation's
ability to understand, research, or monitor ocean acidification
or its impacts, or to develop management or adaptation options
for responding to ocean acidification.
Sustained Ocean Observations and Monitoring.--The
recommendation provides $52,500,000 for Sustained Ocean
Observations and Monitoring, an increase of $3,500,000 above
the fiscal year 2022 level. Within the increase, NOAA shall
expand coverage of biogeochemical and Deep Argo floats to
improve ecological and sub-seasonal-to-seasonal weather
forecasting as well as to provide observational data on the
health and state of the ocean, particularly in the deep sea,
the tropics, and the Arctic. Further, NOAA is directed to
encourage international partners to meet their obligations for
shared ocean science and observations.
National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP).--Within
the funds provided for NOPP, the Committee encourages NOAA to
partner with existing colleges, research universities, private
industries, and non-profits to promote, develop, and implement
a program that will increase workforce participation of
underrepresented minorities across all sectors of the U.S. Blue
Economy. NOAA shall provide a report to the Committee, no later
than one year after enactment of this Act, on the NOPP's
development as it addresses its STEM diversity needs and that
of the Nation.
Uncrewed Systems Research Transition Office (UxSR2O).--The
Committee supports the proposal for a new office for research
into the expanded use of uncrewed systems to meet NOAA's large
environmental data collection needs. The Committee notes the
immense potential of these technologies to accomplish NOAA's
operational requirements. As such, the Committee directs NOAA
to focus on applications of uncrewed systems (UxS) which can be
transitioned in the near to medium term into operations. This
work shall include active engagement and partnership with the
private sector to assess their capacities to provide future
data streams as a service. NOAA is further directed to be
aggressive in the testing of new technologies and data
collection methods, especially in cases where successful pilots
will have the potential to meaningfully augment NOAA
capabilities or reduce ongoing operational costs with limited
future investments.
Ocean Data for the New Blue Economy.--NOAA has committed to
growing the blue economy through in-house work as well as by
collaborating with partners around the country. To enhance blue
economy growth and development, the Committee encourages NOAA
to investigate the use of autonomous low- to zero-carbon, wave-
powered buoys and autonomous UxS that can be fitted with
sensors to collect oceanographic and meteorological data to
supplement ocean exploration and data collection capacity to
advance the blue economy. Through public-private partnerships,
NOAA can bolster blue economy growth and encourage innovation
by the private sector to support the agency's data collection
and ocean exploration needs.
National Weather Service.--The Committee recommends
$1,258,860,000 for National Weather Service (NWS) Operations,
Research, and Facilities, which is $84,390,000 above the fiscal
year 2022 enacted level. The Committee reaffirms its commitment
to the weather enterprise and the necessity of maintaining
within the Federal Government the mission of protecting life
and property.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
[In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Observations............................................ $250,962
Central Processing...................................... 110,892
Analyze, Forecast and Support........................... 588,560
Dissemination........................................... 121,808
Science and Technology Integration...................... 186,638
===============
Total, National Weather Service, Operations, $1,258,860
Research, and Facilities...........................
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NWS Staffing.--The Committee continues to be concerned
about staffing and management challenges within NWS, especially
as the organization recovers from pandemic-related attrition
and the need to meet the growing demand for real-time high
resolution weather data and critical impact-based decision
support services (IDSS). NOAA and the Department of Commerce
are directed to ensure that NWS fulfills its critical missions
by filling all NWS vacancies as expeditiously as possible and
to continue to work closely with all stakeholders, including by
seeking and incorporating input from employees on the optimum
level of staffing going forward.
To that end, the recommendation includes all requested
adjustments to base for NWS. In addition, the Committee
provides an increase of $13,000,000 above fiscal year 2022 to
further address staffing requirements, including $7,500,000 for
staffing at weather forecast offices to enhance equitable NWS
IDSS and to increase the number of trained and qualified
Incident Meteorologists (IMETs) for wildfires and other extreme
events; and $5,500,000 to accelerate hiring at the National
Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). Within these
increases, NWS shall provide IDSS support for products
generated by other line offices, as appropriate, such as
harmful algal bloom forecasts.
In its fiscal year 2023 spend plan, NWS shall follow
direction as provided in fiscal year 2022 regarding details of
all NWS funded positions. The Committee further directs NWS to
continue the quarterly briefings to the Committee consistent
with prior year direction.
National Mesonet Program.--The recommendation includes not
less than $24,700,000, an increase of $2,000,000 above the
fiscal year 2022 level, for the continuation and expansion of
the National Mesonet Program. Investments going forward should
sustain coverage of data types and areas now included within
the National Mesonet Program, expand in situ and remote sensing
capabilities to provide weather measurements in high-risk
areas, such as vulnerable communities, and enhance coverage by
the National Mesonet Program in non-contiguous States and
Territories and other data sparse areas. NOAA is directed to
report to the Committee within 120 days of enactment of this
Act on the geographical distribution and use of the increased
funds. The Committee encourages the National Mesonet Program to
continue to proactively work with other Federal agencies,
including the National Science Foundation and the U.S.
Geological Survey, to identify observations and platforms of
opportunity in areas with sparse instrumentation that may be
transferred to the National Mesonet Program. Of the funds
provided, up to $1,000,000 may be used for Meteorological
Assimilation Data Ingest System activities, and up to $600,000
may be used for costs associated with the National Mesonet
Program Office.
Space Weather.--The recommendation includes $3,000,000
across Central Processing and Science and Technology
Integration to support the requests from fiscal year 2022 for
Space Weather Research to Operations, including the development
of a space weather testbed, as part of NOAA's implementation of
the Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to
Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act, Public Law
116-181.
Tsunami Warning Program.--The Committee appreciates the
investments NOAA is making in support of the Tsunami Warning
Program with funds provided by IIJA. The recommendation
provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 level for this
critical program.
Improving NWS Dissemination Activities.--The Committee
continues to be concerned with the issues with NWS' forecast
dissemination systems, but notes that progress has been made in
recent months. Disseminating accurate, timely information to
broadcasters, emergency managers, and the general public during
severe weather events is critical. Tools such as NWSChat are
essential for ensuring that communities and businesses in rural
farming communities and elsewhere have the proper time to
respond. The Committee urges NWS to prioritize and continue to
find ways to improve information dissemination to rural and
other underserved areas. Further, the recommendation fully
funds the requested increase to Optimize and Upgrade the
Integrated Dissemination Program.
Weather Alerts.--The Committee appreciates the steps taken
by NWS to provide Spanish translation of their weather
products. However, more steps must be taken to ensure that all
weather forecast and warning products can be understood by
limited English proficiency individuals. Therefore, NOAA is
directed, within the increases provided for NWS, to expand
these efforts. Further, no later than 90 days after the
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs NWS to submit a
plan and timeline for how it will provide translation of all
its weather products and warnings, not just for Spanish, but
for the main dialects of other commonly used languages,
considering both the number of speakers and the density of
those speakers in various geographic locations. The Committee
expects the fiscal year 2024 budget request to include
additional funding for this purpose.
Further, the Committee directs the Government
Accountability Office to conduct a report analyzing the overall
Emergency Alert, weather alert, and weather forecast systems to
assess the ability of the relevant agencies, including NOAA, to
provide their products and alerts in languages other than
English, and to provide recommendations to better allow limited
English proficiency individuals to understand and use these
products.
Sub-seasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Prediction and Decision
Support Services.--The recommendation includes no less than
$17,800,000 for the fiscal year 2022 proposals across NWS for
Sub-Seasonal to Seasonal Decision Support Services as well as
the Seasonal Forecast System. These investments will enable NWS
to expand decision support services for near to medium term
weather events as well as to develop critical long-range
predictions for extreme disruptive weather events, particularly
flood and drought, in the months to one year, or seasonal
timeframes.
Consumer Option for an Alternative System To Allocate
Losses (COASTAL) Act Implementation.--The recommendation
includes the requested amount for development and
implementation of the COASTAL Act (Public Law 112-141).
Priorities for Weather Research.--The Committee applauds
and thanks NOAA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) for the report
it produced titled, ``Priorities for Weather Research,'' which
will be a useful guidepost for future investments in the
weather enterprise. The Committee directs NOAA, no later than
180 days after the enactment of this Act, to provide to the
Committee a briefing on its response to this report. This
briefing shall include: (1) any disagreements with the SAB's
findings; (2) a description of how NOAA is currently addressing
each of the identified recommendations; and (3) proposals for
further addressing each of the identified recommendations.
National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information
Service.--The Committee recommends $409,572,000 for National
Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS)
Operations, Research, and Facilities, an increase of
$87,441,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Satellite Observing Systems:
Office of Satellite and Product Operations.......... $248,500
Product Development, Readiness and Application...... 66,000
U.S. Group on Earth Observations.................... 1,000
---------------
Environmental Satellite Observing Systems............... 315,500
===============
National Centers for Environmental Information.......... 94,072
===============
Total, National Environmental Satellite, Data and $409,572
Information Service, Operations, Research, and
Facilities.............................................
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National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).--The
Committee continues to support the NCEI and their efforts to
provide more products and services for the Nation. The
recommendation supports the requests for Climate Data Records,
Sustainment of Cloud Framework for Environmental Data, and
Enhance Enterprise Data Stewardship and Archiving. Further, the
Committee provides $6,000,000 for Improving Local, State, and
Regional Climate Services (RCS), including an increase of no
less than $2,000,000 for the Regional Climate Centers (RCCs).
Within the increase for RCS, NESDIS shall support outreach and
engagement to regional constituents to capture user needs and
requirements and develop and operationalize tools related to
the Water in the West Initiative.
Uncrewed Systems Data.--The Committee notes the importance
of maximizing the utility of NOAA investments in the collection
of UxS data. The Committee encourages NOAA to consider the
Coastal Data Development program as the central repository to
manage data collections from NOAA UxS, as authorized by the
Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology (CENOTE) Act,
Public Law 115-394. Within the increase to NCEI, the Committee
directs NOAA to begin to develop a Data Assembly Hub for UxS.
Also within NCEI, the Committee encourages NOAA to fully
support critical international partnerships, including the
Global Climate Observing System.
Mission Support.--The recommendation includes $447,726,000
for Mission Support Operations, Research, and Facilities.

MISSION SUPPORT
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mission Support Services:
Executive Leadership................................ $31,743
Mission Services and Management..................... 188,992
IT Security......................................... 16,393
Payment to the DOC Working Capital Fund............. 71,298
Facilities Maintenance and Capital Improvements..... 11,250
Office of Space Commerce............................ 87,700
---------------
Mission Support Services................................ 407,376
===============
Office of Education:
BWET Regional Programs.............................. 9,250
Jose E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program with 22,500
Minority Serving Institutions......................
NOAA Education Program Base......................... 8,600
---------------
Office of Education..................................... 40,350
===============
Total, Mission Support, Operations, Research, and $447,726
Facilities.............................................
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Tribal Liaison.--The Committee provides an additional
$500,000 in Executive Leadership to create two new full-time
NOAA Tribal Liaison positions to provide timely government to
government consultation on NOAA policies and actions that have
Tribal implications.
Mission Support Services.--The recommendation includes an
increase of $10,380,000 for priorities identified in the budget
request for Mission Support Services. Of these funds, not less
than $2,500,000 shall be in support of the Increase Facility
Program Capacity request to assist the Chief Administrative
Officer in managing the complex, and growing, facilities
challenges facing NOAA across the country.
Office of Space Commerce.--The Committee provides
$87,700,000 for the Office of Space Commerce, an increase of
$71,700,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, and
approves the requested transfer of the Office to Mission
Support. NOAA shall provide quarterly updates to the Committee
on the status of the efforts to reach full operational
capability of space situational awareness by the fiscal year
2025 deadline outlined in the request.
Office of Education.--The Committee recognizes that the
changing climate and increasing degradation of our environment
will necessitate greater future investments in these scientific
fields and their corresponding workforces. Consequently, the
recommendation includes $40,350,000 for NOAA's Office of
Education, an increase of $6,600,000 above the fiscal year 2022
enacted level. Further, as part of all of its educational
programming, the Committee encourages NOAA to prioritize
improving Americans' understanding of climate change, including
providing formal and informal learning opportunities to
individuals of all ages, including individuals of diverse
cultural and linguistic backgrounds, emphasizing actionable
information to help people understand and promote
implementation of new technologies, programs, and incentives
related to climate change, climate adaptation and mitigation,
and climate resilience.
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO).--The
recommendation includes $314,375,000 for the Office of Marine
and Aviation Operations, Operations, Research, and Facilities,
an increase of $42,125,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted
level. The Committee appreciates the clear and concise regular
briefings provided by OMAO's leadership and encourages them to
continue with the same frequency and detail as in fiscal year
2022.

OFFICE OF MARINE AND AVIATION OPERATIONS
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:
Marine Operations and Maintenance................... $203,646
Aviation Operations and Aircraft Services........... 40,792
Autonomous Uncrewed Technology Operations........... 14,500
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps..................... 55,437
===============
Total, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, $314,375
Operations, Research, and Facilities...................
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Marine Operations and Maintenance.--The Committee
appreciates and supports the proposal to increase the number of
days at sea, and further directs OMAO to continue to implement
the progressive maintenance program developed over the last few
years to keep NOAA's ships available and operational at the
highest possible rate. The Committee notes that missions in the
Pacific Islands and Territories have been delayed due to a lack
of ship availability and the pandemic. The increase in funding
for Marine Operations and Maintenance is intended, in part, to
alleviate these constraints.
Monitoring of Atmospheric Rivers.--Improving understanding
of atmospheric rivers is critical to preparing for concentrated
rain storms and flooding along the U.S. West Coast. Therefore,
the Committee provides no less than $3,000,000, an increase of
$1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for use of
airborne assets to conduct increased winter storm observation
to better observe and predict these extreme weather events.
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps.--The recommendation adopts
all of the requested technical transfers across line offices to
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. The Committee also approves
the requests to increase the size of the NOAA Corps, especially
to help meet the increased demands on aviation operations.
Autonomous and Uncrewed Technology Operations (AUTO).--The
recommendation includes $14,500,000 for AUTO. Within these
funds and those provided to UxSR20, up to $3,000,000 shall be
used to support extramural partnerships with universities and
oceanographic institutions for UxS research, development,
testing, and training that can serve as a cost effective
augmentation for traditional crewed assets.
NOAA Community Project Funding.--The recommendation
includes $55,781,000 for NOAA Community Project Funding as
detailed in the table below. The Committee directs NOAA to
provide the amounts listed in the table consistent with NOAA's
existing authorities, jurisdictions, and procedures, as
appropriate. NOAA shall further perform the same level of
oversight and due diligence as with any other external
partners.

NOAA COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING
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Recipient Title Amount
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Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper.... Shoreline Monitoring $480,000
and Assessment in the
Eastern Basin of Lake
Erie.
Center for Marine Science at UNC Wilmington Marine 750,000
UNC Wilmington. Science Center
Research.
Coral World Ocean and Reef Coral and Aquatic 900,000
Initiative, Inc. Research and
Restoration.
Florida Gulf Coast University.. Examining the Influence 440,000
of Discharges on
Coastal Ecosystems
Health and HAB
Dynamics.
Florida International Coastal Subsurface 9,776,000
University. Water Table and
Saltwater Intrusion
Monitoring Systems.
Gulf Shellfish Institute....... Estuary Habitat 2,500,000
Restoration and
Resilience.
Hudson River Park Trust........ Hudson River Habitat 750,000
Enhancement Project.
Louisiana State University, Coastal High Frequency 5,000,000
Office of Research & Economic RADAR System for
Development. Coastal Protection and
Prediction.
Mississippi State University Gulf Coast Aquatic 1,800,000
Global Center for Aquatic Health Laboratory.
Health and Food Security.
Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc.... Mote Marine 750,000
Laboratory's Florida
Seagrass Project.
Nature Conservancy............. Building Coastal 500,000
Resilience through
Community-Based
Conservation.
New England Aquarium New England Aquarium 2,400,000
Corporation. Modernization and
Educational
Programming.
Nova Southeastern University... Coastal Ecosystems 3,841,000
Disease Etiology,
Remediation, and
Restoration for
Community Ecological
and Economic Health.
Noyo Center for Marine Science. Fighting Climate-Driven 294,000
Collapse in Coastal
Habitats.
Oklahoma State University...... Oklahoma Center for 1,800,000
Hydrological
Integrated Monitoring,
Modeling, and
Mitigation.
Port of Morgan City............ Meteorological Stations 200,000
Operations and
Maintenance.
Regents of the University of Equity and Ecosystem 1,500,000
Washington. Health Through Water
Column Observation.
Texas State University......... Texas State University 2,000,000
Meadows Center Climate
Change Impact on Water
Initiative.
Desert Research Institute...... Lake Tahoe Basin 2,000,000
Instrumentation and
Data Sharing.
The Nature Conservancy in Modernization of 750,000
Florida. Recreational Fishing
Catch Data and Support
Humane Catch and
Release Education in
the South Atlantic.
The Regents of the University Aerosolized Coastal 1,500,000
of California; University of Water Pollution
California, San Diego. Impacts Study.
The Water Institute of the Gulf The Resilience Center.. 2,500,000
University of Iowa............. Advanced Hydrologic 1,000,000
Monitoring,
Assessment, and Flood
Forecasting for
Eastern Iowa.
University of Louisiana Monroe. State Mesonet Network 2,000,000
Project.
University of Miami............ University of Miami 750,000
Marine Aquaculture
Pilot-Scale Grow-Out
Module.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Water Analyzing 200,000
Equipment for Climate
Research and Education.
University of South Florida.... Surveillance of 3,400,000
Pollution from
Emerging Chemical
Threats in Tampa Bay.
University of Washington Tacoma Center for Urban 1,000,000
Waters--Protecting
Salmon from Toxic
Chemicals.
Upper Columbia United Tribes... Upper Columbia United 5,000,000
Tribes Salmon
Reintroduction Project.
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PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

The Committee recommends a total program level of
$2,144,000,000 for Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction
(PAC), of which $2,131,000,000 is appropriated from the general
fund and $13,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year
obligations.

PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amounts
------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Ocean Service
National Estuarine Research Reserve Construction. $7,500
Marine Sanctuaries Construction.................. 10,000
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Total, NOS--PAC................................ 17,500
==================
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Research Supercomputing.......................... 93,500
Research Acquisitions............................ 40,000
------------------
Total, OAR--PAC................................ 133,500
==================
National Weather Service
Observations..................................... 16,200
Central Processing............................... 70,000
Dissemination.................................... 10,000
Facilities Construction and Major Repairs........ 10,000
------------------
Total, NWS--PAC................................ 106,200
==================
National Environmental Satellite, Data and
Information Service
Geostationary Systems--R......................... 301,000
Polar Weather Satellites......................... 217,937
Space Weather Follow On.......................... 136,200
Geostationary Earth Orbit........................ 320,000
Low Earth Orbit.................................. 96,430
Space Weather Next............................... 145,000
Projects, Planning, and Analysis................. 6,606
Systems/Services Architecture and Engineering.... 71,000
Common Ground Services........................... 105,433
Satellite CDA Facility........................... 2,450
------------------
Total, NESDIS--PAC............................. 1,402,056
==================
Mission Support
NOAA Construction................................ 145,700
==================
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
Fleet Capital Improvements and Technology 28,000
Infusion........................................
Vessel Recapitalization and Construction......... 92,500
Aircraft Recapitalization and Construction....... 218,544
------------------
Total, OMAO--PAC............................... 339,044
==================
Total, Procurement, Acquisition and $2,144,000
Construction................................
==================
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Marine Sanctuaries Construction.--The recommendation
includes $10,000,000 for Marine Sanctuaries Construction. This
represents an increase of $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022
enacted level that is intended to support construction projects
at existing sites as well as to build facilities at newly
designated sanctuaries.
Research Supercomputing.--The Committee notes that the NOAA
Science Advisory Board's Priorities for Weather Research (PWR)
report calls for NOAA to expand its high performance computing
capacity by two orders of magnitude over the next 10 years. As
a first step towards that objective, the Committee provides
$93,500,000 for Research Supercomputing, an increase of
$45,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Maximizing Value of Environmental Observations.--The
Committee is concerned that too little value is being extracted
from the plethora of environmental observations collected and/
or purchased by NOAA to inform weather, climate, and ecosystem
models that then generate forecasts and predictions. Therefore,
the Committee provides an increase of no less than $5,000,000
in Research Supercomputing to develop artificial intelligence
systems to support pre-processing of dense observation datasets
so extraction of the most useful information will be included
in data assimilation for model initialization.
Phased Array Radar Research and Development Follow-On
Plan.--The Committee supports the request for a dual
polarization Phased Array Radar (PAR) to demonstrate and
evaluate advanced techniques needed to perform the rapid
updates required with a rotating planar array, which is the
next step for the agency's evaluation of dual polarization PAR
technology to meet NOAA's future weather radar requirements.
The Committee provides the requested $40,000,000 to acquire a
demonstration system, which will help NOAA and the NWS address
the looming need to replace the nation's legacy NEXRAD weather
radar systems between 2030 and 2040.
Quarterly Satellite Reports.--The Committee directs the
Department of Commerce to continue to provide oversight of
NOAA's satellite programs as directed in fiscal year 2022. NOAA
shall also continue to provide quarterly briefings to the
Committee on all NOAA satellite programs not later than 30 days
after the end of each quarter. In addition to the topics
required for these briefings in prior years, NOAA shall also
include a discussion of satellite data management and efforts
to maximize the value of said data.
America's Next Generation Weather Satellite System.--The
Committee supports NOAA's next generation weather satellites
architecture plan, as developed through the NOAA Satellite
Observing System Architecture (NSOSA) study and recognizes that
many of that study's recommendations are included in the
request. The Committee notes, however, that significant amounts
of satellite data are discarded prior to assimilation for
weather model initialization, the first step towards creating a
weather forecast. It is further noted that limited information
has been provided to date to the Committee regarding NOAA's
data management plan for the next generation of weather
satellites. Therefore, NOAA shall, no later than 270 days after
the enactment of this Act, provide to the Committee a robust
plan to manage the vastly increased quantity of data that these
new NOAA and partner organization satellites will provide. The
plan shall outline how NOAA will ingest, transmit, receive,
store, assimilate, integrate, and share this new quantity of
data. It shall further include cost estimates of new staff,
hardware, facilities, and contract services required for each
of the activities listed in the previous sentence.
NESDIS.--The Committee does not adopt the proposed budget
restructure for NESDIS, but approves the proposed new
organizational alignment.
Commercial Data.--The Committee provides $2,500,000 above
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for purchase and piloting of
commercial weather data. Consistent with direction from the
Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve
the Forecasting of Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act, Public Law 116-171,
the Committee encourages NOAA to collaborate with commercial
companies for the testing and analysis of space weather data.
NOAA Construction.--There is significant concern that
several NMFS laboratories will soon be unable to perform basic
scientific functions, given the age of the infrastructure,
state of disrepair, and changing physical environments in which
they are located. Within the funds provided for NOAA
Construction, NOAA shall prioritize investments in the
Northeast and Southeast where regional footprint studies
identified NOAA's most pressing facilities challenges, and
continue the implementation of the Northwest Regional Footprint
Study, as requested. As part of this work, NOAA is encouraged
to accelerate the competitive solicitation process for
proposals from academic, university, and nonprofit partners to
co-locate NMFS laboratories as a means of leveraging extramural
research and enhancing scientific capabilities. The Committee
further reiterates direction adopted by Public Law 117-103 for
NOAA to establish a five-year budget framework to address
regional facility modernization planning and redevelopment of
priority labs, particularly those in the Northwest, Northeast,
and Southeast regions. The budget shall be updated yearly as
additional information and funding needs are refined as
projects mature from planning estimates through design phases.
Vessel Recapitalization and Capital Improvements.--The
Committee reaffirms its support for NOAA's Fleet
Recapitalization Plan by providing $92,500,000 for Vessel
Recapitalization. The Committee expects that NOAA will ensure
that these new vessels facilitate the reduction of gaps in
mission coverage as current ships fall into disrepair or are
decommissioned. During the recapitalization process, NOAA is
encouraged to evaluate its fleet plan regularly and consider
cost-effective alternatives such as vessel leasing or
chartering for meeting NOAA's mission requirements. The
Committee directs NOAA, in all future budget submissions to
Congress, to detail all operational and maintenance
requirements in addition to capital requirements of vessels and
aircraft to maintain the optimal operational tempo necessary to
meet NOAA's missions.
Hurricane Hunters.--The recommendation includes
$205,544,000 to begin the procurement cycle for the new
hurricane hunter aircraft to replace the WP-3D that are nearing
the end of their useful lives.

Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery

The Committee provides $65,000,000 for Pacific Coastal
Salmon Recovery.

FISHERIES DISASTER ASSISTANCE

The Committee accepts the proposal for Fisheries Disaster
Assistance. The Committee recognizes the distress caused by
fishery disasters and understands that poor communication and
funding disbursement delays only exacerbate an already
difficult problem. NOAA is urged to consider policy changes to
improve and expedite the review and obligation process, and to
provide Congress with budgetary and legislative proposals as
needed.

Fishermen's Contingency Fund

The Committee recommends $349,000 for the Fishermen's
Contingency Fund, which is the same as fiscal year 2022. This
Fund is available to compensate U.S. commercial fishermen for
damage or loss caused by obstructions related to oil and gas
exploration, and is derived from fees collected by the
Secretary of the Interior.

Fisheries Finance Program Account

The Committee recommends language under this heading
limiting obligations of direct loans to $24,000,000 for
Individual Fishing Quota loans and $100,000,000 for traditional
direct loans.

Departmental Management

The Committee recommends $195,413,000 for Departmental
Management (DM), $48,530,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted
level. This amount includes funding for DM Salaries and
Expenses, the Renovation and Modernization of the Herbert C.
Hoover Building, the Department of Commerce Nonrecurring
Expenses Fund, and the Office of Inspector General. The
Committee looks forward to receiving the following plans and
reports as directed and described in House Report 117-97 under
the headings ``Human Rights Violations,'' and ``Data Collection
Under U.S. Territories''.
Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation.--The Committee
acknowledges the Department's jurisdiction over existing
manufacturing programs and initiatives and highlights the
importance of robust participation and engagement with the
Administration's effort to reassert America's manufacturing
legacy, especially in strategies to re-shore critical
manufacturing and further advanced manufacturing.
Regional Biosecurity Plan.--The Department shall continue
to submit a report alongside its annual budget justifications
describing the activities of the Department during the prior
fiscal year to implement the Regional Biosecurity Plan for
Micronesia and Hawaii--a strategic plan developed jointly by
the Department and other Federal and non-Federal entities to
prevent and control the introduction of invasive species in the
U.S. Pacific region. The report shall include an update on the
Departmental activities accomplished in implementation of the
plan and next steps and planned activities for further
execution of the plan, including estimates of funding that will
be obligated toward the implementation and future year
requirements.
Solid Sodium Cyanide Briquettes.--The Committee is aware
that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has an ongoing
investigation, in coordination with the Environmental
Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation,
regarding the national security, health, and safety
implications of imports of solid sodium cyanide briquettes, as
described in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law
116-260. The Committee encourages the Secretary of Commerce to
make Department resources available upon request, to support
this ongoing investigation.
Semiconductor Manufacturing.--The Committee recognizes the
constructive role played by the Department in ensuring U.S.
domestic producers of semiconductors and semiconductor
production components can competitively price their products in
the global market. The Committee recognizes that foreign
subsidies have caused pricing fluctuations from manufacturers
in China, distorting the market and acting as an inhibitor to
U.S. domestic production investment. The Department is directed
to report to the Committee regarding the impact of foreign
subsidies on the domestic semiconductor industry's ability to
compete with competitors in China, and potential solutions to
address this problem.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $98,000,000 for DM Salaries and
Expenses, $18,000,000 above fiscal year 2022. The
recommendation includes the requested adjustments to base,
which includes the Office of Native American Business
Development, in compliance with the Indian Community Economic
Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-261). The Committee directs the
Department to provide a briefing, within 90 days of enactment
of this Act, on the actions taken to date to implement the new
duties, activities, and coordination activities of the Office
of Native American Business Development.
The recommendation also supports the rightsizing of the
offices within Executive Direction, including the Office of
Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs (OLIA). The Committee
notes the value and importance of career staff across all
governmental functions for the Department's continuity of
operations and institutional knowledge and agrees with the need
to increase the ranks of career staff in OLIA to improve the
relationship and support comity between the first and second
branches of the Federal Government.

RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION

The Committee recommends $1,142,000 for the salaries and
expenses needed to continue the operation of the renovation
project of the Herbert C. Hoover Building.

NONRECURRING EXPENSES FUND

The Committee recommends $44,000,000 for the Nonrecurring
Expenses Fund.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Committee recommends a total of $52,271,000 for the
Office of Inspector General (OIG), which fully funds the OIG
without transfers from USPTO, the Census Bureau, or NOAA. The
Committee expects the OIG to continue its oversight work on
cybersecurity; satellite, aircraft, and vessel procurements;
the National Weather Service; telework; patent quality; and the
work of the Census Bureau.
The Committee acknowledges the ongoing work of the OIG
regarding the ``Evaluation of the U.S. Census Bureau's Award
and Use of a Cooperative Agreement (#2022-420)'' and expects
the OIG to keep the Committee apprised of its findings.

General Provisions--Department of Commerce

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends the following general provisions
for the Department of Commerce:
Section 101 makes 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 102 makes appropriations for the Department
available for hire of passenger motor vehicles, for services,
and for uniforms and allowances as authorized by law.
Section 103 provides the authority to transfer funds
between Department of Commerce appropriations accounts and
requires 15 days advance notification to the Committees on
Appropriations for certain actions.
Section 104 extends congressional notification requirements
for NOAA satellite programs.
Section 105 provides for reimbursement for services within
Department of Commerce buildings.
Section 106 clarifies that grant recipients under the
Department of Commerce may continue to deter child pornography,
copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over
their networks.
Section 107 provides the NOAA Administrator with the
authority to avail NOAA of needed resources, with the consent
of those supplying the resources, to carry out responsibilities
of any statute administered by NOAA.
Section 108 prohibits the National Technical Information
Service from charging for certain activities.
Section 109 authorizes NOAA to receive payments from other
entities to defray some costs of permitting and regulatory
activities.
Section 110 provides authority for the programs of the
Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census to
enter into cooperative agreements in order to assist in
improving statistical methodology and research.
Section 111 removes the requirement for matching funds for
amounts provided in this Act through the Manufacturing
Extension Partnership.
Section 112 allows the Secretary of Commerce to waive the
cost sharing requirements for funds provided in this Act under
sections 306, 306A, and 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act
of 1972.

TITLE II

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

General Administration

salaries and expenses

The Committee recommends $148,000,000 for Department of
Justice, General Administration, Salaries and Expenses, which
is $20,206,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and
$48,531,000 below the request. The funding will maintain
current operations of the Department's leadership offices, and
includes requested increases for record management and
participation in the Not Invisible Act Joint Commission;
compliance with statutory requirements for evidence-based
policymaking; improved personnel operations; oversight and
evaluation of bodyworn cameras; and partial funding for energy-
saving transportation infrastructure at DOJ.
The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations
by decision unit as follows:

Department Leadership................................. $20,350,000
Intergovernmental Relations/External Affairs.......... 13,150,000
Executive Support/Professional Responsibility......... 22,000,000
Justice Management Division........................... 92,500,000
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Total, Salaries and Expenses...................... 148,000,000

Prosecutions Related to January 6, 2021 Attack on the U.S.
Capitol, Violent Extremism and Domestic Terrorism.--The
Committee expects the Department to seek prosecution of all
persons involved in planning, supporting or carrying out the
insurrectionary attack on the U.S. Capitol, and any attempts to
interfere with Congress' exercise of its Constitutional duties
(to include tabulating election results), or to threaten and
inflict violence on Congress, its Members, U.S. Capitol Police
or other public servants.
The Committee has included funding increases under the
United States Attorneys to support the unprecedented workload
generated by the U.S. Capitol prosecutions, and additional
funding requested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
to address increased concerns from extremist violence and
domestic terrorism, and by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) to
meet such violence, particularly to ensure judicial security.
Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization
Act of 2016.--The bill includes not less than $15,500,000 for
the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division, the Civil
Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
Community Relations Service, and in grant assistance, as
authorized by the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes
Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-325), to
investigate and prosecute previously unresolved civil rights
era ``cold case'' murders suspected of having been racially
motivated. The Department of Justice (DOJ) shall continue to
include, as part of the annual spending plan required under
section 505 of this Act, details on actual and projected
spending, by agency and appropriation, to carry out the Emmett
Till Act. The Committee directs the National Institute of
Justice, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the Office for
Victims of Crime to continue providing grants for cold case DNA
investigations to aid State and local law enforcement agencies
in their investigation and prosecution of unsolved civil rights
cold cases. In addition, the Attorney General is directed to
make full use of his authority to support and carry out the
objectives of Public Law 115-426, the Civil Rights Cold Case
Records Collection Act of 2018. These resources and oversight
provided will continue efforts to solve outstanding civil
rights crimes, improve public engagement with the Department,
and bring healing, truth, and peace to the affected families,
friends, communities, and our entire Nation.
National Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight and Use of
Force Database.--Public Law 116-260 directed the Department to
provide up to $5,000,000 for the establishment and operation of
a National Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight, and section
222 of that Act appropriated $5,000,000 for the development and
operation of a database concerning substantiated instances of
excessive use of force and officer misconduct. Those funds have
not yet been obligated, nor have actions yet been taken to
establish and operate the Task Force and the database as
directed by and funded through that Act. The Attorney General
shall implement these efforts, and apply the funding, as
directed. Furthermore, the reporting requirements included in
the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103
shall be submitted not later than 15 days after enactment of
this Act.
Use of Force Incidents.--The Committee strongly supports
efforts to promote participation in the National Use of Force
Data Collection (NUOFDC) by Federal, State, and local
enforcement agencies. The Committee looks forward to the report
required by the joint explanatory statement that accompanied
Public Law 117-103 that directed the Department and FBI to
provide the Committee with a detailed description of the
methods for collecting use of force data and an assessment of
strategies for increasing participation by Federal, State, and
local law enforcement agencies. In addition, the fiscal year
2022 joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-
103 also directed the Department and FBI to provide a briefing
on the NUOFDC that the Committee has not yet received.
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).--
The Committee continues direction, as specified in the
Explanatory Statement accompanying the fiscal year 2022
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, Public Law 117-103,
including with regard to NICS notifications to State and local
authorities, and publication of monthly data on the Justice
Department website by State and prohibition category.
Federal police and Federal Task Force Officer Body-worn
Cameras.--The Committee strongly supports the June 2021
Department announcement that Federal law enforcement officers
will wear body-worn cameras when making arrests or in pre-
planned operations, and the October 2020 announcement that DOJ
will permit State, local, territorial, and Tribal task force
officers to use body-worn cameras on Federal Task forces around
the Nation. The Committee has included the full $106,300,000
requested for the Department's law enforcement agency body-worn
camera programs for its own officers and agents, as well as for
State and local law enforcement officers serving as members of
DOJ agency task forces.
DNA Immigrant Detainee Sample Collection Processing and
Backlog.--The Committee understands that the collection, use,
and retention of immigration detainee DNA, pursuant to the rule
change ``DNA Sample Collection from Immigration Detainees''
(March 9, 2020), resulted in significant increases in legally-
owed submissions to the FBI laboratories for testing. That
increase, combined with pandemic-related supply chain issues,
has led to a growing backlog in processing samples awaiting
processing, and in some cases has adversely affected the
ability of Federal law enforcement to follow investigative
leads, and accomplish other law enforcement missions that
depend on timely production of DNA analysis. The Committee
urges the Department to ensure it identifies the funding needed
to ensure the FBI labs can reduce or eliminate the processing
backlog, and include such requirements in future budget
requests, or in forthcoming reprogramming requests as
appropriate.
Facial Recognition Technology.--The Committee expects the
Department will soon report on the status of establishing
policies for the use and deployment of facial recognition
technology, including for privacy protection, and incorporating
Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations, as
specified in House Report 117-97, and incorporated by reference
in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103.
Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinions.--The Committee
reminds the Department to comply with the directions and
reporting requirements regarding its OLC opinions that were
specified in House Report 117-97, and incorporated by reference
the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103.
Infiltration Threat.--The Committee is deeply concerned
with the threat that White supremacist and extremist
infiltration in law enforcement poses to our national security.
For example, based on multiple public reports, one such
extremist group, the Oath Keepers, is comprised mainly of
former or current military and law enforcement personnel, and
actively seeks to recruit them. The Committee recognizes that
the FBI and DOJ have published reports on domestic terrorism,
as well as sensitive reports provided to Congress. To gain a
better understanding of this problem, the Committee directs the
Department, in coordination with the Director of the FBI, to
report, in both classified and unclassified form, not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, on the
scale and character of the infiltration and recruitment threat
posed to law enforcement from terrorist and racially-motivated
violent extremists. While the Committee understands reasonable
constraints on publishing sensitive information on active
investigations or intelligence assessments, it also supports
greater transparency and public information on this issue, and
expects the Department and the FBI to share new and significant
information related to such threats with the Committee on a
regular and continuing basis.
Ammunition Background Checks.--The Committee recognizes
that the devastating physical damage inflicted by a gunshot is
the result of both the firearm used and the ammunition fired.
Under current law, individuals prohibited from purchasing or
possessing firearms, including those with certain criminal
convictions, or domestic violence restraining orders, or other
prohibitors, are likewise prohibited from purchasing or
possessing ammunition. However, unlike firearms, Federal law
does not require a background check to prevent the illegal
purchase of ammunition. The Committee directs the Government
Accountability Office (GAO) to report, not later than one year
after the date of enactment of this Act, regarding: (1) how
best to implement a requirement that background checks be
conducted for all ammunition sales, including sales by Federal
firearms licensees and private sellers; (2) whether, and if so,
how, to include any funding required, the National Criminal
Background Check System (NICS) could be expanded to included
Federal background check requirements for ammunition purchases;
(3) how other countries with similar requirements have
implemented such policies and their effectiveness at preventing
unauthorized access to ammunition; and; (4) what obstacles, if
any, have State or local governments encountered in their
efforts to implement background checks for ammunition
purchasers.
McGirt v. Oklahoma.--The Committee notes that the Federal
government has had to assume broader law enforcement and
judicial responsibilities in Oklahoma as a result of the 2020
McGirt Supreme Court ruling. The Committee includes full
funding of the President's request to implement public safety
measures required to comply with the McGirt decision in fiscal
year 2023. These resources will allow Federal, Tribal, State,
and local stakeholders to collaborate and share pertinent
information to protect all victims and bring all those who
commit a crime to justice. Additionally, the Committee expects
DOJ to closely monitor the McGirt-related enforcement programs
and provide the Committee as soon as possible an estimate of
long-term costs of sustaining those programs.
Northern Triangle Transnational Criminal Organizations
(TCOs).--The Committee remains concerned by reports of
engagement by TCOs in drug trafficking, dangerous human
smuggling and trafficking, and the targeting of legitimate
businesses along drug trafficking routes across the Northern
Triangle countries, particularly in Guatemala. Destabilizing
legitimate businesses increases dependence on TCOs for security
and financial support and reduces the economic opportunity and
safety that deter migration. DOJ, DEA, the Office of Overseas
Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT), and
the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance
Program (ICITAP) in coordination with the Organized Crime Drug
Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) and other Federal agencies,
shall continue to follow the direction in House Report 117-97
regarding the provision of technical assistance to disrupt the
ability of TCOs to smuggle illicit drugs and persons to the
United States along these routes.
Data-Analytics.--The proliferation of digital services has
resulted in vast amounts of data being collected concerning
virtually every aspect of life. While the field of data
analytics has made tremendous strides in industry, these
efforts have not translated well to law enforcement. As a
result, DOJ agencies, particularly including the FBI,
increasingly must process overwhelming amounts of digital data
as part of conducting investigations, which can often lead to
delays as data sets are dissected in an effort to find the
right data. In order to advance law enforcement-specific data
analytics, the Committee encourages DOJ and the FBI, working
with the National Institute of Justice, to partner with
universities on research aimed at advancing tools and
technologies to acquire and analyze large digital data sets.
Train Cargo Theft.--The Committee is concerned by a recent
increase in train cargo theft, which not only harms interstate
commerce and weakens our national supply chain, but also
contributes to increased violent crime. The Committee directs
DOJ to review barriers to Federal investigation and prosecution
of train cargo theft and report not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act with recommendations to
improve the Federal enforcement efforts, including through
support to State and local law enforcement who are encountering
increased incidents of such theft.
Privacy Impact Assessments.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, DOJ is directed to publish
the text of all finalized Privacy Impact Assessments currently
in effect, and to do so on an ongoing basis, providing redacted
versions if required by law.
Illegal Pirate Sites.--Significant commercial scale
infringing activities continue unabated, posing a significant
threat to the livelihoods of authors, creators, and copyright
owners, while perpetrating a fraud on unsuspecting, law-abiding
consumers. A Study by Frontier Economics on ``The Economic
Impacts of Counterfeiting and Piracy'' estimates that by 2022,
the global value of piracy would be $384-856 billion, with
estimated tax losses to governments at $199-$270 billion.
Because of the harm to consumers and the creative sector, the
Committee directs the Department of Justice to prioritize
criminal copyright infringement cases, to work closely with
prosecutors in local district U.S. Attorney's Offices, and to
detail within existing reports on copyright enforcement
activities the investigations and prosecutions brought under
existing legal authorities.
Federal law enforcement operations in the U.S. Caribbean.--
The Committee remains deeply concerned with the pervasively
high homicide rates in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
and that such crime is linked to illegal narcotics trafficking
in the Caribbean. The Committee expects DOJ, DEA, FBI, the U.S.
Marshals Service, and OCDETF to continue prioritizing resources
and operations to identify, dismantle, and prosecute drug
trafficking and money laundering organizations in the region,
including through the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force, the
OCDETF Co-located Strike Force in Puerto Rico.
Digital Evidence.--The Department is directed to brief the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act, regarding the use
of evidence from digital devices in the course of
investigations conducted by DOJ and its agencies. The report
shall address opportunities and challenges the bureau is
currently facing within the following areas: digital evidence
processing backlogs; training requirements for digital forensic
examiners and agents that use digital evidence in criminal
investigations; any technical, legal or other barriers or
impediments to sharing digital evidence between agencies or
between Federal, State and local partners; and resource
requirements.
Blockchain Analysis Tools.--The Committee remains concerned
that ransomware, fraud, theft, and the illicit use of
cryptocurrency by criminals, terrorists, and nation states
continue to be major cybersecurity and national security issues
for both the public and private sectors. Ransomware is one of
the largest growing cryptocurrency-related crimes, and
attackers show no sign of slowing. Blockchain analysis tools
allow government agencies to gain important intelligence and
insight into the illicit networks essential to identifying the
individuals and entities behind attacks. The Committee supports
DOJ efforts to deter, detect, and dismantle these groups, and
expects that, within the substantial funding increases for
cyber investigations the Committee has included, the Department
will acquire improved blockchain analysis tools, training on
cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency-related investigations, and
investigative support to reduce crimes involving ransomware
attacks or exploiting the use of cryptocurrency.
Psilocybin Report.--The Committee directs GAO to report to
Congress within one year of the date of enactment of this Act
on the barriers to State, local, and Tribal programs that
incorporate psilocybin products, including for therapeutic use
and religious, Indigenous, or spiritual practices. The report
shall: (1) review the impact of Controlled Substances Act
enforcement on psilocybin use legally sanctioned by States,
local governments, and Tribes; (2) identify barriers to
accessing therapeutic use of psilocybin in States that have
made such use legal under State law; (3) recommend ways to
improve the processes used to obtain Federal authorization to
conduct research with psilocybin-related substances; and (4)
identify barriers to legal access to and use of psilocybin for
religious, Indigenous, or spiritual practices under the
Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Task Force KleptoCapture.--The Committee recommendation
includes robust funding resources to continue Task Force
KleptoCapture's initiatives. The Committee also directs DOJ to
report on the efforts and results of this initiative not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Act.
Marijuana impairment.--The Committee supports the
development of an objective standard to measure marijuana
impairment to ensure highway safety. Essential to that
development are high-quality scientific studies using marijuana
and products containing marijuana lawfully available to
patients or consumers in a State on a retail basis. The
Committee understands that the majority of Federal research on
marijuana has been limited to a single strain of marijuana that
is not fully representative of varieties used or commercially
available across the country. Section 25026 of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, Public Law 117-
58), requires the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation
with the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human
Services, to issue a report and recommendations for increasing
and improving access to samples and strains by scientific
researchers studying impairment while driving under the
influence of marijuana. The Committee emphasizes the need for
research that encompasses the diversity, quality, and potency
of products commonly available to patients or consumers in a
State on a retail basis. The Department shall provide a
briefing to the Committee no later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of this Act regarding interim progress toward
expanded researcher access in advance of publication of the
report required by the IIJA.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC).--The
Committee urges the Department to ensure its law enforcement
components that utilize FLETC continue consulting with FLETC
annually to ensure it is able to provide training commensurate
with each component's needs and hiring goals, and directs the
Department to update the Committee no later than 60 days after
the date of enactment of this Act on these efforts.
Diversity in DOJ Hiring.--The Committee encourages the
Department to recruit and hire diverse candidates from
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic
Serving Institutions (HSIs), Asian American and Native American
Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Tribal
Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and other minority-serving
institutions. As the Nation continues to become more diverse,
culturally and linguistically, the Department should ensure its
workforce is representative of the national population in order
to accomplish its mission. Within 45 days of enactment of this
Act, the Department is directed to brief the Committee on its
plans to hire diverse candidates from minority-serving
institutions.
Liability Claims.--The Committee is aware of concerns about
accident victims with significant outstanding liability claims
made against companies prior to company bankruptcies that were
not addressed under the terms of bankruptcy restructuring
settlements. The Department is directed to report, not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, on steps
that the Department could take to help such plaintiffs gain
access to legal remedies for claims made prior to bankruptcy
restructurings.

JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $143,902,000 for Justice
Information Sharing Technology (JIST), which is $105,902,000
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. Cybersecurity
continues to be a major vulnerability at DOJ, which was one of
nine Federal agencies targeted in the SolarWinds supply chain
attack, and the Committee supports the reiterated JIST request
of $75,024,000 to address immediate cybersecurity response
needs and modernize cybersecurity capabilities. This includes
Justice Security Operations Center modernization; endpoint
detection and response and logging capability; upgraded cloud
security; and centralized identity authentication. Because the
Committee recognizes the elevated risk to DOJ across all its
components, the recommendation also provides $30,845,000 of the
requested increase to strengthen essential DOJ cybersecurity
and supply chain workforce development. The Department is
expected to use recovered balances from prior year obligations
or its discretionary transfer authority to meet any other
emergent needs for information technology transformation and
cybersecurity, subject to the reprogramming procedures included
in this Act.

Executive Office for Immigration Review

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $964,423,000 for the Executive
Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), of which $4,000,000 is
from immigration examination fees. The recommendation is
$204,423,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The
Committee recognizes that beginning in fiscal year 2008, EOIR
has received, through transfer, $4,000,000 from immigration
examination fees collected by the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS). This fee is the primary funding source for U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) within DHS. The
Committee continues to encourage EOIR to engage with its DHS
counterparts regarding EOIR's requirements that need to be
considered as part of any future USCIS fee rules and during its
annual budget formulation process. The Committee directs EOIR
to keep the Committee apprised of these efforts. The Committee
directs EOIR to continue to provide a quarterly report on all
expenditures during the fiscal year as directed in House Report
117-97.
The recommendation includes funding for EOIR for its
Adjudicatory Expansion Initiative in support of reducing the
over 1.6 million case backlog, which includes the hiring of
additional immigration judges and support personnel beyond the
authorized staffing levels for fiscal year 2022. The Committee
looks forward to receiving the briefing required on EOIR's
resource optimization strategy as directed in House Report 117-
97. The recommendation supports the continuation of an ongoing
pilot associated with unaccompanied children and notes that all
immigration judges are provided specialized training regarding
the handling of cases involving children who are placed on a
specialized docket, separate from adult cases, to provide
appropriate safeguards and procedural due process.
The Committee emphasizes that the primary mission of EOIR
is to adjudicate immigration cases by fairly, expeditiously,
and uniformly interpreting and administering the Nation's
immigration laws, and it is critical that EOIR hires highly
qualified, diverse immigration judges to ensure the
adjudication process is impartial and consistent with due
process. The Committee directs consistency in its training for
all current and new immigration judge hires and directs EOIR to
update the Committee on any changes to the training program, as
appropriate. The Committee directs EOIR to continue to submit
monthly reports on performance and immigration judge hiring, as
directed in the fiscal year 2022 Explanatory Statement,
including additional information on the status of hiring
support personnel positions.
The Committee is aware that pursuant to Executive Order
14012, ``Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and
Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New
Americans'', EOIR is reviewing existing regulations, orders,
guidance documents, policies, and other similar agency actions,
to include the case quotas policies put into effect in 2018 and
video teleconferencing (VTC). The Committee directs EOIR to
keep the Committee updated on any changes to these and all
policies following its review.
Within the amounts provided, the Committee provides
$75,000,000 for necessary build-out and modifications of
courtroom space. The Committee recommends EOIR continue its
ongoing work with the General Services Administration but
encourages EOIR to also collaborate with DHS to explore co-
location opportunities for DHS and DOJ components with
immigration-related responsibilities. The Committee makes these
funds available for five fiscal years to ensure EOIR makes a
concerted effort to obligate these funds as quickly and
efficiently as possible. The Committee expects information on
these efforts will be captured in the monthly hiring report.
Additionally, the Committee understands that EOIR is in
ongoing discussions with DHS regarding full implementation of
the DHS-led Unified Immigration Portal (UIP) and understands
that EOIR has raised data sharing and privacy concerns that
require resolution prior to connecting to this system. The
Committee notes that the overall costs for EOIR to connect to
UIP will be assumed within the funds provided. The Committee
directs the Department to provide a status update on its UIP-
related efforts within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
Legal Orientation Program (LOP).--The recommendation
includes $34,000,000 for LOP and related activities and expects
no less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level will be
provided for the Immigration Court Helpdesk (ICH) program. The
LOP improves the efficiency of court proceedings, reduces court
costs, and helps ensure fairness and due process. The Committee
directs the Department to continue LOP without interruption,
including all component parts, including LOP for Custodians of
Unaccompanied Children (LOPC) and the ICH. The recommended
funding will allow for the expansion of LOP and ICH to provide
services to additional individuals in immigration court
proceedings. The Committee supports access to LOP and ICHs and
looks forward to receiving EOIR's evaluation of expanding this
program to all detention facilities and immigration courts as
directed in House Report 116-101. The Committee reminds EOIR
that funding for this program is mandated by law, and any
diversion from the funds' intended purpose must be formally
communicated and convincingly justified to the Committee.
The recommendation also includes the proposed increase for
the LOPC National Call Center.
Video teleconferencing (VTC).--While the Committee's
recommendation supports the requested increase toward the
Virtual Court Initiative, the Committee notes the fiscal year
2022 Explanatory Statement for VTC under the heading ``VTC Data
and Reporting'' and expects EOIR to continue its compliance
with those directives. The Committee encourages EOIR to
evaluate whether the current policy is equally applicable for
children under the age of 18. The Committee urges EOIR to
consider methods to permit respondents to elect for VTC
hearings versus in-person hearings similar to VTC policies
under the Social Security Administration.
Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Program.--The Committee
looks forward to receiving the briefing and analysis of
alternatives directed in House Report 116-455 to improve the
timeliness of resolving cases before EOIR for individuals in
the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ATD program.
Finally, the Committee looks forward to receiving the
report directed in the fiscal year 2022 Explanatory Statement
under the heading ``EOIR-NGO Working Group.''

Office of Inspector General

The Committee recommends $135,856,000 for the Office of
Inspector General (OIG), $17,856,000 above the fiscal year 2022
enacted level and the same as the request. The recommendation
includes critical increases for secure facilities and
information technology infrastructure, as well as for staff and
technology enhancements to enable OIG to meet its growing data
analytics and cyber forensics workload.

United States Parole Commission

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $14,591,000 for the United States
Parole Commission.

Legal Activities

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $1,164,000,000 for General Legal
Activities. The Committee sustains current services for all
Department litigating divisions and agencies funded under this
account, and includes some significant and targeted increases
for long-underfunded programs. A $45,100,000 increase, as
requested, is provided for the Civil Rights Division (CRT)
priorities: to reinforce democratic institutions, in particular
the right to vote, and protect fair housing and disability
rights; confront rising hate and bias crime, including gender-
based crime; and address challenges posed by artificial
intelligence. CRT funding continues to include $5,000,000 to
implement the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes
Reauthorization Act, and also continues to include not less
than $10,000,000 for expenses of enforcing section 210401 of
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34
U.S.C. 12601), criminal enforcement under sections 241 and 242
of title 18, United States Code, and administrative enforcement
by the Department, including compliance with consent decrees or
judgments entered into under such section 210401. The Committee
directs the Department to report on progress in these efforts
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
The Committee funds the Criminal Division (CRM) request,
including $19,000,000 in targeted increases for COVID-19 fraud
investigations and efforts to combat child exploitation and
white collar crime, and prosecute election crimes; and includes
an additional $1,000,000 to enforce the Global Magnitsky Act.
An increase of $11,240,000 is provided to the Civil
Division (CIV) to support COVID-19 and other civil fraud
investigations, as well as prescription opioid and data privacy
litigation. An additional $14,000,000 is provided to CIV to
cover costs to implement the Sergeant First Class Heath
Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022. An increase of
$6,200,000 is included for the Environment and Natural
Resources Division for the Office of Environmental Justice and
for efforts to combat the climate crisis; $10,900,000 to
enhance the executive clemency function; and $5,050,000 for the
Office for Access to Justice. Partial funding is included for
requests for Tax Division enforcement.
The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations
by office and decision unit as follows:

Office of the Solicitor General....................... $14,460,000
Tax Division.......................................... 120,014,000
Criminal Division..................................... 231,205,000
Civil Division........................................ 363,905,000
Environment and Natural Resources Division............ 134,217,000
Office of Legal Counsel............................... 10,986,000
Civil Rights Division................................. 215,192,000
Office for Access to Justice (A2J).................... 9,763,000
INTERPOL.............................................. 41,796,000
Office of Pardon Attorney............................. 22,462,000
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Total, General Legal Activities................... $1,164,000,000

Voting Rights Enforcement.--The Committee is concerned that
multiple factors including the effects of the Supreme Court's
decision in Shelby County v. Holder; the increasing proposal
and adoption of restrictive, discriminatory State and local
voting policies following the 2020 Presidential Election; and
the ongoing need to negotiate agreements that ensure compliance
with Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) will require
the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division (CRT) to
undertake an increased caseload of resource-intensive
litigation to meet its responsibility under the VRA to ensure
equal access to elections regardless of race, ethnicity, and
linguistic ability. The Committee directs that a significant
amount of the increase in funding provided to CRT be applied to
expenses relating to the enforcement of Sections 2, 4(e), 5,
10, 11, 203, and 208 of the VRA (52 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 10301-
10311; 10503-10505; 10508).
Civil Rights Division Performance and Workload.--The
Committee remains interested in understanding CRT section
caseloads and performance metrics related to enforcement of
anti-discrimination laws such as, but not limited to, fair
housing and voting rights enforcement, and directs the
Department to include such detail in future budget requests.
Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit.--CRT plays a lead role
in the Department's efforts to enforce laws against human
trafficking, including both sex trafficking and forced labor.
Working with U.S. Attorneys Offices nationwide, and leading the
multi-agency Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam)
initiative, the CRT Criminal Section's Human Trafficking
Prosecution Unit (HTPU) leads prosecutions of novel, complex,
multi-jurisdictional, and international cases. The Committee
encourages the Division and the Anti-Trafficking Coordination
Teams to continue working with victim service providers and
non-governmental organizations to ensure victim needs are
prioritized as part of the overall strategy to combat human
trafficking and particularly forced labor in the United States,
and to devote increases provided to implement section 15 of
Public Law 115-392. Furthermore, the Committee directs CRT to
report to the Committee no later than 120 days after the date
of enactment of this Act on: (1) the total number of human
trafficking cases the Department of Justice prosecuted within
the last three years disaggregated by type of trafficking, to
indicate the numbers of cases involving primarily forced labor,
primarily sex trafficking of minors, or primarily sex
trafficking of adults; (2) the number of Assistant U.S.
Attorneys who received training on human trafficking within the
past three years; and (3) the number of Assistant U.S.
Attorneys who received training on restitution for human
trafficking victims within the past three years.
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.--The
Committee includes an additional $1,000,000 to enhance efforts
of the Criminal Division to assemble and vet the large number
of case files of individuals and entities subject to sanctions
under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22
U.S.C. 2656 note).
Illegal Streaming Services.--Streaming has become a
dominant distribution medium for copyrighted works, both
through legally licensed means and illegal piracy services. In
addition to significant consumer threats posed by streaming
piracy services identified by the Federal Trade Commission and
Department of Homeland Security, a 2019 study estimated that
streaming piracy drains at least $29.2 billion annually from
the U.S. economy and that 80 percent of copyright piracy occurs
via streaming. Congress responded to the Department's repeated
calls to close the legal loophole that treated streaming piracy
differently than other forms of digital piracy with the
bipartisan Protecting Lawful Streaming Act, enacted within the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which authorized DOJ
to bring felony cases against services designed expressly to
illegally stream copyrighted works. Because of the harm to
American consumers and creative community, the Committee
directs the Department to prioritize streaming piracy cases and
to detail within existing reports on copyright enforcement
activities the actions it brings under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2319C.
Menstrual Health and Civil Rights.--The Committee is
concerned over reports of female inmates being sexually abused
by corrections officers in exchange for access to menstrual
products, as well as reports of prison staff rationing access
to menstrual products as a form of punishment. The Committee
encourages the Civil Rights Division and the Special Litigation
Section to investigate these reports as potential civil rights
violations and take any necessary steps to bring and pursue
litigation to rectify potential violations. The Committee
requests an update on these cases be included in the biennial
report on Activities Under the Civil Rights of Institutional
Persons Act.
Deinstitutionalization.--The Committee is aware of concerns
about displacement of vulnerable persons from institutional
programs as the result of litigation or the threat of
litigation. The Committee also notes that in Olmstead v. L.C.
(1999), a majority of the Supreme Court held that the Americans
with Disabilities Act does not condone or require removing
individuals from institutional settings when they are unable to
handle or benefit from a community-based setting, and that
Federal law does not require the imposition of community-based
treatment on patients who do not desire it. The Committee is
also aware of concerns that the approach taken by both
Federally-supported Developmental Disabilities Assistance and
Bill of Rights Act programs and the DOJ in its related
prosecutorial discretion may in some instances adversely impact
individuals who may be unable to handle or benefit from
community integration and do not desire such care. The
Committee strongly urges the Department to ensure that the
Civil Rights Division properly accounts for the needs and
desires of persons with intellectual and developmental
disabilities in licensed intermediate care facilities, their
families, caregivers and legal representatives, and the
importance of affording patients the proper setting for their
care, in its enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act
and the `Olmstead' decision.
Passenger rail service.--When Amtrak was created by
Congress, it assumed the common carrier obligations of private
railroads in exchange for the right to priority access to the
private railroad tracks for an incremental cost. Host railroads
are generally required under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 24308(c) to give
preference to Amtrak trains over their own freight trains.
Today, about 75 percent of the miles traveled by Amtrak trains
are on tracks owned by such host railroads. The Committee
understands that host railroads can experience challenges
balancing the demands of passenger and freight trains, which
can result in ``freight train interference'' (FTI). The
Committee reminds the Department of Justice of its authorities
under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 24103(a), and encourages the Department to
be responsive to parties who seek legal resolution of such FTI
cases in Federal civil court proceedings in which the
Department may be asked to provide counsel and support.
Technology-Facilitated Crime.--Although the Internet has
been a boon for the American citizenry, it has also facilitated
new criminal activity that preys on American business and
consumers. The Committee understands that the number of
personnel dedicated to investigating computer crime activities
has remained flat, despite increasing demands for technology-
based evidence gathering and increased criminal activity
online, including from Russia and China. The Committee
recommends DOJ substantially increase its resources and
capabilities for the prosecution of computer and intellectual
property crimes, and report not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act on its efforts and what resources
are needed to effectively counter technology-facilitated
criminal activity.

VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND

The recommendation includes $31,738,000, as requested, as a
reimbursement from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund
for the costs of litigating cases under the National Childhood
Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-660).

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION

The Committee recommends $230,000,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Antitrust Division (ATR), $37,224,000 above
fiscal year 2022. The recommended funding level is offset by
$190,000,000 in estimated fee collections for a net direct
appropriation of $40,000,000. The Committee recognizes the
danger consolidation and monopoly power pose to our economy and
democracy, and supports enhancing ATR's capacity to meet its
large and increasingly complex workload, including
international and technology dimensions of that workload. While
the recommendation does not fund the entire request, the
Committee expects it will permit ATR to begin to build up its
enforcement workforce and invest in necessary information
technology over the coming decade, and to detail how it applies
the increase in its fiscal year 2023 expenditure plan.
Agribusiness.--The Committee recognizes that consolidation
in agribusiness can be detrimental to farmers, consumers,
workers, and the environment. The Committee is encouraged by
the ongoing cooperation between DOJ, the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) in
enforcement of anti-trust laws in the food, agriculture, and
meatpacking space. DOJ is directed to continue collaborating
with USDA and the FTC to ensure food, poultry production and
meatpacking, seed and other industries are free of unfair
practices that ultimately harm consumers and threaten the
vitality of the marketplace.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

The Committee recommends $2,700,000,000 for the Executive
Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) and the 94 United
States Attorneys' offices, which is $280,132,000 above fiscal
year 2022. The Committee has provided separate funding
recommendations by decision unit as follows: $2,041,173,000 for
criminal litigation; $626,981,000 for civil litigation; and
$31,846,000 for legal education.
The recommendation includes funding needed to sustain
operations at the fiscal year 2022 level, and provides
$196,500,000 in requested increases, including $74,140,000 to
pursue prosecution workload increases arising from the January
6 U.S. Capitol attack and domestic terrorism cases; $26,380,000
to address fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic; $64,300,000
to fund the costs of meeting Federal responsibilities mandated
pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court's 2020 McGirt v. Oklahoma
decision; and $20,000,000 to support the EOUSA eLitigation
initiative; $8,000,000 for civil rights and white collar crime
investigations; and $3,600,000 to go towards the EOUSA cyber
initiative. The Committee continues to provide $10,000,000 for
continued enforcement of section 210401 of the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601),
criminal enforcement under sections 241 and 242 of title 18,
United States Code, and administrative enforcement by the
Department, including compliance with consent decrees or
judgments entered into under such section 210401.
Human trafficking.--The recommendation continues bill
language requiring that each U.S. Attorney Office (USAO)
participate in human trafficking task forces, and DOJ shall
continue to submit semiannual reports on the performance of
these task forces. USAOs work closely with Federal, state, and
local law enforcement authorities to investigate and prosecute
sex trafficking cases. Each USAO takes a victim-centered
approach to human trafficking, partnering with non-governmental
organizations to ensure that trafficking victims receive the
trauma recovery and outreach services they need, while
prosecuting traffickers to the fullest extent authorized by
Congress.

UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

The Committee recommends $255,000,000 for the United States
Trustee Program (USTP), which is $16,000,000 above the fiscal
year 2022 appropriation. The Committee has included an increase
above current services funding of $8,953,000 for criminal
enforcement coordinators and to help the Trustees meet growing
bankruptcy filing workloads following the COVID-19 pandemic.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

The Committee recommends $2,504,000 for the Foreign Claims
Settlement Commission (FCSC), which is $70,000 above the fiscal
year 2022 appropriation and equal to the request.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

The Committee recommends $270,000,000, which is the same
amount as fiscal year 2022, for fees and expenses of witnesses
who appear on behalf of the Government in cases in which the
United States is a party. This appropriation is considered
mandatory for scorekeeping purposes.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $25,024,000 for the Community
Relations Service (CRS), which is $4,024,000 above fiscal year
2022 and the same as the request. The recommendation includes
not less than $1,500,000, as authorized, to implement Public
Law 114-325, the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes
Reauthorization Act. The recommendation also includes an
additional $1,475,000 above current services for expanded
mediation and conciliation services for communities
experiencing tensions.
CRS has a unique role to play in the Justice Department.
While not a law enforcement agency, CRS operates in all U.S.
States and territories to advance justice and reconciliation by
working with all parties, including State and local government
units, private and public organizations, civil rights groups,
and community leaders, to uncover the underlying interests of
all involved in conflicts and engaging in healing and conflict
resolution. It facilitates the development of mutual
understanding in communities challenged by tension and helps
them develop local capacity and tools to defuse tension and
prevent hate crimes from reoccurring. It also complements DOJ
law enforcement activities, particularly when those activities
involve members of vulnerable and marginalized communities. The
Committee expects these efforts to expand, and CRS's services
to be offered in more communities, in fiscal year 2023.

ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

The Committee recommends $20,514,000 for expenses
authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of section
524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code. This amount is the
same as the fiscal year 2022 amount and the budget request.
Section 528 of this Act requires the Department to submit a
spending plan for fiscal year 2023. The Committee directs the
Department to include in this plan proposed spending from the
Fund, to include estimates of: Fund balances; equitable sharing
payments; Joint Law Enforcement Operations obligations; and
obligations by component.

United States Marshals Service

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $1,725,000,000 for the salaries
and expenses of the United States Marshals Service (USMS),
which is $145,000,000 above fiscal year 2022. The
recommendation fully funds USMS current services at the fiscal
year 2022 level, and provides increases requested to enhance
judicial security access systems; equip USMS deputies and task
force officers with body-worn cameras; and assume expanded
workload mandated by the McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme Court
decision. It would also fund increased costs of fiscal year
2022 initiatives to return international fugitives to stand
trial in the United States, pursue missing child investigations
pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act; upgrade
fugitive apprehension communications technology; assume
expanded workload mandated by the McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme
Court decision; enhance judicial security; and expand USMS
special operations capacity to address domestic terrorism and
violent crime. The Committee also sustains funding to enforce
laws relating to international travel of sex offenders,
including through the Angel Watch Center.
The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations
by decision unit as follows:

Judicial and Courthouse Security...................... $582,000,000
Fugitive Apprehension................................. 700,000,000
Prisoner Security and Transportation.................. 299,436,000
Protection of Witnesses............................... 71,427,000
Tactical Operations................................... 72,137,000
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Total, Salaries and Expenses...................... $1,725,000,000

Supreme Court Security.--The system of government created
by our nation's founders includes an independent judiciary that
resolves disputes based on law. The threat of violence against
judges, Justices and their families undermines the rule of law
and the independence of the Third Branch. The Committee
appreciates that the USMS is providing security to address
threats to Supreme Court Justices. Within the level of funds
provided, the Committee directs the USMS to continue providing
necessary security to address such threats throughout fiscal
year 2023. The USMS is directed to keep the Committee informed
of their funding needs to provide appropriate security for the
Justices and will consider reprogrammings or transfers if
additional funding is required.

CONSTRUCTION

The Committee recommends $19,260,000, which is $4,260,000
above fiscal year 2022, and the same as the request, for
construction and related expenses in space controlled,
occupied, or used by USMS for prisoner holding and related
support. The Committee expects USMS to apply this funding to
its top priority projects.

FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION

The Committee recommends $2,129,789,000 for Federal
Prisoner Detention (FPD), which is $6,774,000 above the fiscal
year 2022 appropriation and the same as the request. The
funding continues to include requested funding to facilitate
transition from commercial contract detention facilities to
facilities owned and operated by Federal, State, or local
government, with associated program oversight. USMS is directed
to continue to submit monthly reports on individuals in the
detention system, as directed in the explanatory statement
accompanying the fiscal year 2022 Appropriations Act, and to
anticipate funding needs so as to avoid funding shortfalls or a
need for emergency reprogramming.
Contract Detention.--As the Committee has previously noted,
USMS does not own or operate any of its own facilities and
historically relied on contract facility operators to maintain
the necessary flexibility to manage fluctuating populations in
an efficient and cost-effective way that best supports the
courts as well as those in custody awaiting court action.
Executive Order 14006 changed USMS' ability to continue or
enter into new contract facility operations, although the
Committee notes its understanding that the Department has
discretion to make exceptions where there is a lack of suitable
government-operated detention space, and to minimize impacts on
due process and civil rights of pre-trial defendants.
Because the Committee is concerned with the effect of the
E.O. on USMS operations, USMS is directed to publish a report
and provide the Committee a briefing, not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, on the impact of E.O.
14006 on the USMS, to include the effects on custody and
transportation logistics, budgets, finances, as well as on the
U.S. Courts and communities they serve, including proximity to
courts, and the ways in which these impacts are being
mitigated.

National Security Division

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $133,512,000 for the National
Security Division (NSD), which is $12,831,000 above fiscal year
2022 and equal to the request. This amount will sustain NSD
operations at no less than the fiscal year 2022 level to
address its national security and counterterrorism workload,
including its responsibilities under the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act (FISA) and the Foreign Agents Registration Act
(FARA). The Committee has included the requested increase for
enhanced intelligence collection and oversight to support NSD's
FISA mission, combat terrorism, respond to cyber attacks, and
enable secure classified processing capabilities.
Counterespionage Office.--The Department is urged to
consider establishing an office in the National Security
Division dedicated to countering espionage and influence
efforts of the People's Republic of China targeting American
businesses, research institutions, and academia.

Interagency Law Enforcement

INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

The Committee recommends $550,458,000 for Interagency Crime
and Drug Enforcement, which is equal to both the fiscal year
2022 enacted level and the request. Funds included under this
heading will support interagency Organized Crime Drug
Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), which target high-level drug
trafficking organizations through coordinated, multi-
jurisdictional investigations.
Decision unit subtotals.--The recommendation includes the
requested funding of $386,513,000 for investigations and
$163,945,000 for prosecutions. The Committee expects OCDETF to
continue to enhance its investigative, intelligence, and
prosecutorial efforts through OCDETF-led activities, including
the OCDETF Fusion Center, OCDETF Co-located Strike Forces and
the International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations
Center, and direct collaboration with State and local law
enforcement, United States Attorneys' offices and the Criminal
Division. The Committee expects OCDETF to continue to focus on
targeting opioid trafficking organizations.
Full-Time Equivalents (FTE).--The Committee directs the
Department to submit an updated report on historical
investigative and prosecutorial FTE levels for OCDETF
concurrent with its fiscal year 2024 budget request.
Transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) in the
Caribbean.--The Committee remains deeply concerned with the
threats posed by TCOs operating in the Caribbean, particularly
in and around Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and
notes that pervasively high homicide rates in the two U.S.
territories are linked to illegal narcotics trafficking in the
region. The Committee recognizes the importance of the
Caribbean Corridor Strike Force, the OCDETF Co-located Strike
Force in Puerto Rico, to tackle these threats, and expects the
Department to prioritize efforts of OCDETF and other DOJ
components to identify, disrupt, and dismantle drug trafficking
and money laundering organizations in the Caribbean.

Federal Bureau of Investigation

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $10,676,000,000 for the salaries
and expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),
which is $539,705,000 above fiscal year 2022. The
recommendation includes funding to sustain all programs carried
out in fiscal year 2022, to include the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System (NICS), continues $5,000,000
in funding as authorized to implement the Emmett Till Civil
Rights Act, and $5,000,000 relating to the enforcement of
section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601), criminal enforcement under
sections 241 and 242 of title 18, United States Code, and
administrative enforcement by the Department, including
compliance with consent decrees or judgments entered into under
such section 210401.
The recommendation includes requested increases of
$51,975,000 for programs to address cyber threats and
cybercrime; $76,189,000 to counter acts of mass violence,
threats to public safety, domestic terrorism, and emergent
national security threats; $34,142,000 for counterintelligence
requirements; $36,948,000 for cybersecurity; $17,786,000 to
expand civil rights enforcement; $20,574,000 to combat crime
and corruption; $16,928,000 for data and technology tools;
$27,351,000 for the body-worn camera program; and $22,513,000
for costs of workload associated with the McGirt v. Oklahoma
decision.
The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations
by decision unit as follows:

Intelligence.......................................... $1,959,824,000
Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence.................. 4,328,648,000
Criminal Enterprise and Federal Crimes................ 3,740,492,000
Criminal Justice Services............................. 647,036,000
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Total, Salaries and Expenses...................... 10,676,000,000

Hate Crimes Statistics Act (HCSA).--The Committee continues
to urge State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies to
include the cost of participation in the FBI's HCSA program for
the purposes of calculating extraordinary expenses associated
with the investigation and prosecution of hate crimes under
Public Law 111-84, section 4704(b)(3).
Cybersecurity Information Sharing.--The Committee is
concerned with the security of our Nation's sensitive networks
and encourages the establishment and enhancement of two-way
information sharing between cleared sector partners and the
U.S. Government. In order to strengthen the security of
critical network sectors, the Committee encourages the FBI, as
part of its cybersecurity enhancements included in this bill,
to consider how it might leverage partnerships among the FBI
(such as through its Innovation Center), academia and private
industry through its Office of Private Sector to improve
information sharing for the energy and electricity sector and
the academic research institution sector.
Cyber Programs.--The Committee strongly supports the Cyber
Assistant Legal Attache (ALAT) program, which facilitates
intelligence sharing and helps coordinate joint law enforcement
investigations, in the U.S. and working at key overseas
missions. Eliminating safe havens for cyber criminals is a key
priority, and international cooperation is essential to holding
bad actors accountable. The Committee therefore encourages the
FBI to consider increasing funding for the Cyber ALAT program.
Cyber Threat Response.--The Committee strongly supports the
Bureau's activities in furtherance of its role as the lead
agency for threat response pursuant to Presidential Policy
Directive 41. The Committee encourages the FBI to consider
increasing funding for the National Cyber Investigative Joint
Task Force as part of its essential mission and to support
information sharing for cyber threat investigations.
Resources to Address Domestic White Supremacist Terrorist
Activity and Report.--The recent surge of domestic terrorism
cases poses difficult challenges to the security of our Nation.
The Committee is aware that the FBI, jointly with the National
Counterterrorism Center and Department of Homeland Security,
released in May 2021 its report titled, ``Strategic
Intelligence Assessment and Data on Domestic Terrorism.'' It is
also cognizant of the multifaceted approach to domestic
terrorism exercised by the FBI and its Federal, State and local
partners, through the FBI's own Counterterrorism Division,
through its many Joint Terrorism Task Forces, and with partner
agencies across the national security and law enforcement
communities. The Committee supports funding requested by the
FBI to address these threats. In order to assist the Committee
in understanding the nature of the challenge facing the
Department and FBI, the FBI is directed to provide an updated
report on Domestic White Supremacist Terrorist Activity, at the
level of detail specified in House Report 116-455, not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to
include the period of 1 October 2020 through 30 September 2022.
Elder fraud.--The Committee remains concerned about the
sharp rise in fraud perpetrated against senior citizens who are
wrongly brought under guardianship or have their assets
mismanaged or stolen. The Committee is aware that the FBI
participates in the Elder Fraud and Elder Justice Initiatives
and has Elder Fraud Strike Forces at six of its field offices.
It is also aware that the Department has a National Elder Fraud
Hotline, and that the FBI has complementary channels to report
elder fraud perpetrated by foreign actors, in addition to the
FBI tiplines and the Internet Crime Complaint Center. The
Committee directs the FBI to put increased energy into efforts
to prevent or investigate such guardianship abuse, including
enforcement of Public Law 115-70, the Elder Abuse Prevention
and Prosecution Act of 2017 (EAPPA), and to provide detailed
reporting on the FBI's progress in reducing such fraud, to
include data on cases closed and convictions made, as part of
the annual EAPPA report to Congress, and to request any
necessary funding and staffing for such efforts in its fiscal
year 2024 budget request.
Counter Explosives Research.--The Committee supports the
critical counter explosive mission of the Critical Incidence
Response Group. It is also aware that traditional Improvised
Explosive Devices (IED) or Homemade Explosive Devices (HED)
include both ground- and airborne explosive threats, such as
via unmanned aerial vehicles. Therefore, the Committee
encourages the FBI, as it pursues its counter-explosives
mission, to consider expanding its ongoing research through its
Research and Prototyping for IED Defeat (RAPID) program to
bridge science and technology gaps needed to defeat both ground
and airborne security threats and mitigate emerging IED/HED
threats while also providing for improved training programs for
counterterrorism and hazardous device personnel.
National Instant Background Check System (NICS).--Federal
Firearms Licensees rely on NICS to be effective to ensure the
lawful transfer of firearms to law-abiding citizens. To keep up
with the growing number of background checks, the growing
number of gun owners (an estimated 8,400,000 first time buyers
in 2020), and to help ensure that firearms stay out of the
wrong hands, additional resources are needed to provide timely
and accurate determinations of an individual's eligibility to
purchase or own a firearm under Federal law. NICS verifies that
a prospective purchaser does not have a criminal record or
isn't otherwise ineligible to purchase or own a firearm.
Providing NICS with the necessary resources will help to:
ensure that NICS remains operational, benefiting the lawful
commerce of firearms throughout the U.S.; prevent further
application backlogs; and protect lives throughout the nation
by helping to keep firearms out of the wrong hands. The
Committee therefore directs the FBI to provide NICS with no
less than $125,000,000.
Operational Medicine Program Partnership.--The health and
safety of its agents should be a top priority for the FBI,
given the routine risk of physical harm they face daily
carrying out critical national security missions. The Committee
continues to strongly support the FBI's use of external
partnerships as part of its Operational Medicine Program to
support medical contingency planning and improve the delivery
of medical care for high-risk law enforcement missions.
Addressing Bias in Research Security.--The Committee is
aware that the Department ended its ``China Initiative'', which
was originally announced in 2018 to combat Chinese government
efforts to steal U.S. technology, research and intellectual
property; and is also aware of concerns the initiative may have
reflected bias against those of Chinese ancestry. The Committee
expects the Department to take all appropriate steps to counter
the threat posed by the Chinese government to U.S. national and
economic security, but to do so under the highest standards of
objectivity, with no hint of ethnic or racial bias. The
Committee directs the Department to collaborate with the
National Science Foundation (NSF) on the disclosure
requirements the NSF uses to make referrals of cases to the
FBI.
Business Email Compromise (BEC).--The Committee notes that
the FBI has assessed that ``BEC is one of the fastest growing,
most financially damaging Internet-enabled crimes. It is a
major threat to the global economy,'' and welcomes the recent
online publication by the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center
(IC3) of the 2021 Internet Crime Report, detailing the impact
of BEC (which targets businesses) and Email account compromise
(EAC) that targets individuals. The Committee encourages the
FBI to explore ways to increase collaboration and coordination
with industry and other private sector partners in addressing
BEC and EAC, and to update its reporting on these scams and
enforcement efforts on the IC3 website.
Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS).--The
Committee recognizes that the FBI's Criminal Justice
Information Services (CJIS) division deploys emerging
technologies, such as biometrics and AI, to enhance Federal,
State, and local law enforcement situational awareness,
capabilities, and public safety, while strictly adhering to
internal privacy protocols, known as Privacy Impact Assessments
and Systems of Records Notice, which provide the public an
accurate, transparent, and complete explanation of how FBI
components are using face recognition (FR) in support of the
FBI's mission to defend against terrorism, enforce criminal
laws, and protect civil liberties. For one-to-many FR searches,
CJIS uses the FBI Next Generation Identification (NGI) System
in conjunction with the Interstate Photo System (IPS) to solely
produce investigative leads that are disseminated by the Facial
Analysis, Comparison, and Evaluation (FACE) Services Unit at
the request of FBI inquiries. The probe photo must be collected
pursuant to applicable legal authorities as part of an active
and authorized FBI assessment, preliminary investigations, or
full investigations. NGI-IPS enables the FACE Unit to probe
photo searches against criminal databases and support
investigatory efforts solely for the basis of producing
investigative leads that require additional oversight. These
investigatory and privacy protocols are validated by 2021
statistics wherein CJIS received 9,255 FR search requests
supporting over 794 investigative cases and returned 1,769
likely candidates as investigative leads to FBI agents. The
Committee urges CJIS to expand internal and interagency
research capabilities and to ensure the FBI acquires highly
accurate and reliable FR technologies. The FBI shall include,
with its expenditure plan for fiscal year 2023, a report on how
the FBI can reconcile its obligations to comply with statutory
requirements governing privacy while responding to future
threats.
Data Analytics.--The proliferation of digital services has
resulted in vast amounts of data being collected concerning
virtually every aspect of life. As a result, the FBI now finds
itself with overwhelming amounts of digital data to process as
part of conducting investigations. This can often lead to
delays as large data sets are dissected in an effort to find
the right data. While the field of data analytics has made
tremendous strides in industry, these efforts have not
translated well to law enforcement. In order to better advance
law enforcement specific data analytics, the Committee
encourages the FBI in partnership with universities to develop
research focused on developing and advancing tools and
technologies that will provide data solutions to quickly and
accurately acquire and analyze digital data sets, overcoming
the lengthy obstacles that currently face law enforcement.
Foreign Language Program.--Since its inception, the FBI
Foreign Language Program and National Virtual Translation
Center (NVTC) have complemented the U.S. intelligence community
(USIC) elements' foreign language translation capabilities with
support tasks from high-volume surges to immediate translation
requirements in 142 language dialects. The committee encourages
FBI efforts to adopt commercially available adaptive neural
machine learning translation technologies to supplement
existing trained linguists and analysts.
Section 702.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the FBI shall submit a report detailing
how many queries of information acquired under Section 702 of
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C.
1881a) using United States person selectors were performed in
2020 and 2021, and no later than March 31, 2023, shall report
to the Committee and make publicly available the number of such
queries performed in 2022.
Retention Bonuses.--Rising costs of living, statutory pay
limits, and resource constrains have combined to make it
difficult for the FBI to sufficiently compensate employees who
effectively protect our country from criminal and terrorist
threats. In order to address these concerns, the Committee
encourages the FBI to provide retention and relocation bonuses
to FBI employees in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C.
5759. FBI employees who the Director determines are performing
their duties in an outstanding or exceptional manner should be
considered eligible for bonuses under 5 USC 5759(a)(1).
Cyber Assistant Legal Attache.--The Committee strongly
supports the FBI's Cyber Assistant Legal Attache (cyber ALAT)
Program, which facilitates intelligence sharing and helps
coordinate joint law enforcement investigations. Eliminating
safe havens for cyber criminals is a key priority, and
international cooperation is essential to holding bad actors
accountable.
Cyber Security Integration.--The Committee remains
concerned about the growing threat of cyber-attacks and
recognizes the work done across agencies to develop cyber
tactics, techniques, procedures, and tools to address these
challenges. The Committee has supported the development and
deployment of a Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) through
the Department of Defense and is interested in the opportunity
for the integration of cross-Agency resources. The FBI is
directed to conduct a study and provide a report on the
feasibility of integrating compatible FBI and CSOC activities
to improve threat information, allowing for sharing of
sensitive cyber threat profiles and analysis. The report shall
include an assessment of the utility and costs associated with
such integration.

CONSTRUCTION

The Committee recommends $61,895,000, which is the same as
the request, for the construction of FBI facilities and related
activities. Funding in this account will facilitate and
expedite work on current design and construction projects,
including necessary secure work environment building and
modifications, and safety and security upgrades at Quantico.
The Committee reminds the FBI that it expects to receive
the report on the construction a new headquarters for the FBI
in the National Capital Region, as specified in section 534 of
the fiscal year 2022 Appropriations Act, Public Law 117-103.

Drug Enforcement Administration

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends total budget authority of
$3,104,603,000 for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
salaries and expenses, of which $581,487,000 is derived from
fees deposited in the Diversion Control Fund, and
$2,523,116,000 is provided by direct appropriation. The
recommended appropriation is $171,422,000 above fiscal year
2022 and equal to the request.
The funding sustains core activities at the fiscal year
2022 level of effort, including its expanded community efforts
through Operation Engage, and includes the requested increases
for information sharing and information technology
infrastructure, the body-worn camera program, and increased
workload resulting from the McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme Court
ruling.
The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations
by decision unit for salaries and expenses as follows:

International Enforcement............................. $475,609,000
Domestic Enforcement.................................. 2,034,812,000
State and Local Assistance............................ 12,695,000
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Total, Salaries and Expenses...................... 2,523,116,000

Methamphetamine and fentanyl cleanup.--The funding
recommendation includes the requested $10,000,000 to assist
State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in efforts to
remove and dispose of hazardous materials at methamphetamine
and fentanyl labs and processing operations, to include
training, technical assistance, purchase of equipment and a
container program.
Special Registration for Telemedicine.--In October 2018,
Congress took necessary steps in passing the Substance Use-
Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment
for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act (P.L. 115-271) to
combat the worsening opioid overdose epidemic. Section 3232 of
the Act amends the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) Section
311(h)(2) to require that no later than one year after
enactment, the Attorney General, in consultation with the
Secretary of Health & Human Services (HHS), propagate final
regulations specifying a Special Registration for the use of
telemedicine to prescribe controlled substances under the Ryan
Haight Act. More than three full years have elapsed since the
SUPPORT Act was signed into law with no appreciable progress in
moving forward a rulemaking process to implement this key
telemedicine provision. The Committee supports efforts by the
DEA to enable health care providers to safely prescribe
controlled substances remotely and to provide mechanisms that
can be used to prevent illegal online drug sales and drug
diversion. The Committee directs the DEA to promulgate final
regulations specifying the circumstances in which a Special
Registration for telemedicine may be issued and the procedure
for obtaining the registration.
Takeback Programs.--The Committee remains concerned about
the ongoing opioid crisis, which has seen an increased death
rate of almost 30 percent from 2020 to 2021. The Committee
encourages DEA to consider updating regulations within its
jurisdiction to enhance and expand opioid takeback programs,
thereby improving patients' options to safely and easily return
unused opioid medications.
Buprenorphine.--The Committee is concerned by reports of
patients not being able to fill buprenorphine prescriptions at
pharmacies. Reports indicate that pharmacies are unable or
unwilling to stock sufficient buprenorphine products because of
unclear regulations on suspicious orders, fear of DEA raids,
overly burdensome distributor processes and paperwork
requirements, or distributor confusion over whether DEA has
caps or quotas on distribution of opioids and/or buprenorphine.
The Committee directs the DEA Administrator to clarify the
difference between suspicious orders of opioids and suspicious
orders of buprenorphine, clarify the difference between
suspicious orders and caps or quotas, clarify that the DEA has
no quotas or caps on buprenorphine, and clarify how
distributor-imposed quotas or caps on opioids or buprenorphine
do or do not satisfy suspicious order regulations. Within 180
days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee
requests DEA report on what actions it has taken to prevent
individuals from being inappropriately denied access to
medications for opioid use disorder.
Language Skills.--The Committee urges DEA to prioritize
hiring agents with Chinese-language (Mandarin and Cantonese)
skills and cultural awareness, and agents with the necessary
skills (language and culture) to engage with Chinese money and
banking institutions. The DEA is further directed to submit a
report, not later than 180 days of the date of enactment of
this Act, on what resources it needs to investigate and
prosecute money laundering from Chinese money and banking
institutions.
Express Consignment Couriers.--The Committee urges the DEA,
with support from the DOJ, to work with Express Consignment
Carriers (ECCs) to develop industry-wide best practices for
automated screening algorithms to detect domestic consignments
of synthetic opioids. These best practices should be informed
by law enforcement metrics. The DEA is directed to submit a
report, within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act,
on the status of these efforts.
Illegal Grow Operations.--Within 30 days of the date of
enactment of this Act, the Department of Justice is directed to
submit a report detailing the prevalence of illegal grow
operations in States with legal production and sales
frameworks; the number and types of crimes associated with the
presence of illegal grow operations in States with legal
production and sales frameworks; challenges faced by Federal,
State, and local law enforcement agencies in combatting illegal
grow operations; and recommendations for changes in DOJ policy
to improve DOJ support to local law enforcement agencies who
are combatting illegal grow operations in States with legal
marijuana production and sales frameworks.
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)
Aircraft.--DEA's mission to enforce controlled substances laws
requires a well-equipped fleet of aircraft to provide
operational and intelligence support to enforcement efforts.
DEA currently manages 106 aircraft that provide surveillance,
reconnaissance, extraditions, and transportation. However, the
age of DEA's aircraft fleet has reduced reliability and
increased operational costs, affecting its ability to provide
mission support. DEA's Aviation Program 2021 Fleet Overview and
Modernization Plan illustrates how the Administration intends
to replace aircraft and fill capability gaps. The Committee is
aware that DEA is considering acquiring a Multi-Role
Enforcement Aircraft (MEA), equipped with ISR capability, which
would support DEA's mission of disrupting and dismantling drug
trafficking organizations. The Committee encourages DEA, within
funding provided, to explore ways to incorporate MEA capability
in its fleet modernization schedule, and to include
requirements for funding such actions in its future budget
requests.
DEA Community Engagement.--The Committee encourages the DEA
to employ health professionals who are representative of the
community they serve at large and that they report their
collaborative work with DEA field offices to prove community
engagement. The Committee encourages the DEA to
institutionalize cultural competence training in field offices
and report its efforts.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $1,732,528,000 for the salaries
and expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives (ATF), which is $201,457,000 above fiscal year 2022
and equal to the request. The recommendation fully funds the
requested increase towards combatting gun violence and to
implement the Administration's budget proposals to prevent and
respond to gun crime, including responding to ghost guns,
improving trace data, and firearms trafficking strike force
initiative. Bill language is included to prohibit the transfer
of ATF's current enforcement authorities. A general provision
is included to prohibit the move of ATF's National Canine
Training Center or the ATF National Canine Division.
The recommendation assumes that within the resources
provided, ATF will prioritize funding for the National Firearms
Act Division to improve firearms licensing processing
timelines. The Committee is concerned about the large number of
pending applications awaiting processing by ATF. In 2013, ATF
established eForms, an electronic filing process, to reduce
submission and processing times as well as data entry
processing backlogs. The Committee is aware ATF is currently
developing ATF Form 4 into eForms and encourages ATF to
prioritize funding for this continued development within the
funds provided. Completing the modernization of the processing
system and automating ATF Form 4 applications is critical and
will free up additional resources for improved customer service
and prevent backlogs from continuing to mount.
National Tracing Center (NTC) Modernization.--The Committee
includes full funding for the NTC Modernization effort to
support technology upgrades that will permit more expeditious
firearms tracing as well as increased staffing to support the
increased volume of work trending at a seven percent annual
growth. The Committee recognizes these investments help
increase ATF's ability to identify gun traffickers, potential
suspects, and patterns of violent gun crime to help law
enforcement agencies solve criminal cases. The Committee notes
the investment in the e-Trace Program will not only enhance
data sharing capabilities, but reduce out-year operations and
maintenance costs, improve accuracy, and significantly reduce
trace completion times. The Committee directs ATF to produce a
report, no later than one year after the enactment of this Act
and annually thereafter, to the Committee providing an overview
of the e-Trace workload and operational costs in the fiscal
year to best understand the workload and ensure the program is
adequately resourced. The report should include the number of
personnel allocated to assist with the tracing of firearms and
all associated NTC operations and maintenance costs, the total
number of trace requests in the fiscal year and a comparison to
the prior fiscal year, the number of successfully processed
requests and trace completion times, the number of unsuccessful
traces with a summary of the reasons for the trace not being
completed, and a summary of any resource or funding challenges
to the program.
Central America Tracing Efforts.--The Committee appreciates
ATF's efforts to help foreign governments, especially those in
Central America, to trace firearms that are used in crimes in
those countries. A recent GAO report, ``Firearms Trafficking:
More Information is Needed to Inform U.S. Efforts in Central
America'' (GAO 22 104680) indicates that some 40 percent of
firearms traced by ATF from these countries originate in the
United States, and approximately half of those are legitimately
purchased and exported from the United States. The Committee
notes that ATF shares trace information with BIS and the State
Department. The Committee recognizes that not every firearm
recovered in these countries is submitted, which creates
discrepancies between seizure data and trace data for recovered
crime guns. The Committee encourages ATF, in coordination with
all Federal partners, to help increase the participation and
engagement of law enforcement in the region and to report on
these efforts no later than 180 days after the enactment of
this Act.
National Integrated Ballistic Information Network
(NIBIN).--The Committee recommendation includes $21,208,000 in
support of National Integrated Ballistic Information Network
(NIBIN) and Crime Gun Intelligence (CGI) and supports the
expansion of NIBIN and increasing field support for the
remainder of ATF Field Divisions to allow for more
participation from law enforcement partners. This initiative
will integrate CGI and NIBIN principals for intelligence-led
policing to reduce violent crime and protect communities. The
Committee is encouraged by the promise of improved CGI and
information sharing, and expects funding provided in this bill
will aid in interdicting crime guns and preventing gun
trafficking.
The Committee continues to support efforts to expand the
use of NIBIN and to ensure all law enforcement agencies have
access to NIBIN's correlation services, in particular the
expansion of the NIBIN National Correlation and Training Center
(NNCTC). The Committee appreciates the investments being made
by State and local law enforcement partners to collect and
share ballistics evidence across geographically separated law
enforcement jurisdictions and encourages ATF to continue to
build on these investments. Further, the Committee recognizes
the ongoing work ATF has underway in an effort to expand NIBIN
training and technology to Tribal law enforcement and
encourages ATF to continue these efforts to ensure Tribal
jurisdictions have access to NIBIN correlation services.
The Committee supports efforts to include both cartridge
casings and bullets, where feasible, in the NIBIN program and
encourages the Department to promote NIBIN as a critical
forensic science tool and to identify opportunities to build
partnerships with institutions of higher education to use NIBIN
as part of their criminal justice training programs. The
Committee notes that funding under State and Local Law
Enforcement Assistance for the Forensics Ballistics Programs in
Higher Education Program aids in this effort, as it exposes and
educates students on the importance of firearm ballistics
through the utilization of NIBIN. The initiative allows
universities to develop programs to provide students with
hands-on training in the processing of firearms evidence used
to generate actionable crime gun intelligence.
The Committee is aware of efforts by ATF to increase the
presence of NIBIN on the Southwest border, including an
increase to Crime Gun Intelligence Centers allotted to
Southwest border field offices. The Committee supports and
encourages ATF to continue these efforts. Further, the
Committee is aware that the ATF's Firearms Trafficking Task
Forces are working to combat the illegal flow of firearms into
Mexico and encourages ATF, within the amounts provided, to
continue its work with intergovernmental partners, including
DHS, toward these efforts, and encourages colocation with law
enforcement partners where feasible. ATF is directed to report
to the Committee on progress in this regard within 60 days of
the enactment of this Act.
Federal Firearm License (FFL) Theft.--The Committee
supports the request for additional Industry Operations
Investigators (IOIs) to support the prioritization and
investigation of Federal Firearm License (FFL) burglaries and
robberies. The Committee encourages ATF to continue to work
with FLETC to ensure ATF is able to onboard and train the
maximum number of IOIs in the fiscal year.
Preventing Firearm Straw Purchases.--The Committee notes
that preventing firearms purchases by prohibited persons is
critical to the mission of ATF in preventing violent crime and
protecting the Nation. ATF has designed a public awareness and
educational program, ``Don't Lie for the Other Guy'', to assist
firearm retailers in the detection and possible deterrence of
``straw purchases,'' the illegal purchase of a firearm by one
person for a prohibited individual, or one who does not want to
be associated with the sale of a firearm. The goal of the
program is to reduce firearm straw purchases at the retail
level and to educate would-be straw purchasers of the penalties
of knowingly participating in an illegal firearm purchase. The
Department's Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative supplements
this program by providing funding to raise public awareness of
the criminality involved in purchasing a firearm for a
prohibited person. Within the funds provided, the Committee
encourages ATF to contribute additional resources to further
enhance both ongoing and future public awareness initiatives
with its partner organizations supporting these activities.
Violent Gun Crime Reduction.--In July 2021, the Department
launched five cross-jurisdictional firearms trafficking strike
forces to help reduce violent crime by addressing illegal gun
trafficking in significant firearms trafficking corridors
across the country, as part of the Department's broader Violent
Crime Reduction Initiative, announced on May 26, 2021, which
supports local communities in preventing, investigating, and
prosecuting gun violence and other violent crime. The Committee
recognizes that ATF is utilizing every available resource,
including NIBIN and firearms tracing, to identify, investigate,
and produce evidence to prosecute violent offenders. The
Committee encourages ATF, within the funds provided, to improve
its geospatial collaboration and information sharing with
State, local, and Federal partners, in compliance with section
759 of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254),
and to include resource requirements in future year budget
requests on both technology and personnel to more fully develop
this type of investment.

Federal Prison System

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $8,415,550,000 for salaries and
expenses of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), which is $550,550,000
above fiscal year 2022 and $409,599,000 above the request. The
Committee recommendation includes the requested funding of not
less than $409,483,000 to sustain implementation of Public Law
115-391, the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA), to continue to
expand and develop opportunities for incarcerated individuals
to participate in evidence-based, recidivism-reducing
programming and productive activities. The recommendation
sustains BOP operations at no less than the fiscal year 2022
level of operations, and provides an additional amount of
$203,422,000 for BOP to increase hiring efforts to reduce the
use of staff augmentation and understaffing at high-security
institutions.
The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations
by decision unit as follows:

Inmate Care and Programs.............................. $3,127,516,000
Management Security and Administration................ $4,449,209,000
Contract Confinement.................................. $838,825,000
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Total, Salaries and Expenses...................... $8,415,550,000

Augmentation, Reassignment and Staffing.--Overcrowding at
BOP medium- and high-security institutions continues to
threaten Correctional Officer and inmate safety,
notwithstanding the BOP practice of augmentation or
reassignment, whereby a non-custody correctional employee is
assigned custody responsibilities, rather than limiting such
practice to rare or exceptional circumstances. The Committee
has provided $203,422,000 above the request to enable BOP to
continue to hire more full-time Correctional Officers until
such augmentation or reassignment is no longer needed, as well
as to improve staffing beyond mission-critical levels in
custody and all other departments. The Committee expects BOP to
increase staffing, as directed in the explanatory statement
accompanying the fiscal year 2022 Appropriations Act, and to
eliminate staffing shortfalls that the Committee understands
have grown and in cases led to significant overtime costs. In
filling staff vacancies, the Committee expects BOP to ensure
that comparable institutions, including those with changing
missions, should have comparable staffing levels. BOP shall
continue to follow directions in Public Law 117-103, the fiscal
year 2022 Appropriations Act, on (1) reporting on its use of
augmentation and reduction of such use; (2) reporting on its
inmate-to-correctional officer ratio and progress in ensuring
each high-security institution housing unit has at least two
correctional officers on duty for each shift; and (3) reducing
vacancy rates.
Staffing.--Under the First Step Act at the end of 2018,
ensuring BOP has adequate programming staff has become
essential. However, because BOP eliminated over 5,000 positions
during its hiring freeze in 2017-2019, programming areas became
severely understaffed. Most Federal Prisons are short staffed,
either due to the elimination of key positions or because such
staff are being augmented/reassigned to cover for a shortage of
Correctional Officers. With the increase provided, the
Committee expects BOP to hire additional Correctional Officers
and eliminate or significantly decrease augmentation or
reassignment of programming staff.
Another key component of the First Step Act is a mandatory
screening of all inmates in the Federal Prison System for
Dyslexia. The Committee directs BOP to take action to ensure it
has Special Education Teachers in all its facilities, and a
Special Populations Manager at each BOP institution to ensure
that First Step Act Programming can be delivered.
BOP Retention Bonuses.--The Committee recognizes that
agencies have the authority to approve a retention incentive
without Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approval for
payments of up to 10 percent for a group or category of
employees. OPM approval is required when an agency would like
to exceed these limits, based on critical agency need. Under an
OPM retention incentive waiver, an agency could approve a
retention incentive of up to 50 percent of basic pay. The
Committee continues to encourage BOP to work with OPM to
provide retention incentives for groups and categories of
employees at BOP facilities in which 10 percent or more of the
total available positions are vacant, prioritizing facilities
with the largest number of vacancies, and to include funding
for such incentives in future budget requests. BOP is also
encouraged to initiate a retention program for nonsupervisory
staff who have reached retirement eligibility.
Direct hire authority.--The Committee is aware that BOP has
requested the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) to
delegate direct hire authority to BOP facilities. To ensure the
safety of staff and inmates, the Committee once again
encourages BOP to continue to work with OPM to provide direct
hire authority for BOP facilities in which ten percent or more
of the total available positions are vacant, prioritizing
facilities with the largest number of vacancies.
Correctional Officer Compensation Pay Bands.--BOP, in
consultation with the DOJ Justice Management Division, is
encouraged to consider increasing the pay bands for the
position of Correctional Officer. The current pay band of GL 5/
6/7 with a competitive GL-8 is far behind other Federal Law
Enforcement Agencies and other jobs within the private sector,
making BOP less competitive with other Federal Law Enforcement
Agencies. The Committee encourages BOP to consider raising the
Correctional Officer pay to the pay band of GL 7/8/9. Although
this level is still below that of some other agencies, it will
reduce the compensation gap and help BOP address its current
staffing crisis.
Medically Assisted Treatment.--The Committee encourages the
Bureau of Prisons to make abstinence-based relapse prevention
treatment options available to inmates with a history of opioid
dependence.
Employee firearms.--The Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati
Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2018 (Section 202
of the First Step Act (Public Law 115-391)) requires that each
Federal penal or correctional institution provide a secure
storage area located outside of the secure perimeter of the
institution for employees to store firearms or allow employees
to store firearms in a vehicle lockbox. The Committee directs
the BOP Director to continue to report to the Committee on
progress in implementing the Act, as specified in House Report
116-455.
Private Sector Partnerships.--The Committee notes that
Section 102 of the First Step Act (Public Law 115-391) directs
the Attorney General to develop policies for the warden of each
BOP institution to enter into partnerships with private
entities that employ prisoners or assist prisoners in
prerelease custody or supervised release in finding employment.
The Committee recognizes the barriers to entering the labor
market for formerly incarcerated individuals and the role
stable employment plays in reducing recidivism. The Committee
directs the BOP to build formal partnerships with private
sector businesses and local BOP facilities to promote the
development of job pipelines for individuals leaving
incarceration. The BOP should also prepare prisoners to assume
job responsibilities immediately upon release by providing job-
specific and soft-skills trainings inside BOP facilities. The
BOP is further directed to submit a report, within 90 days of
the date of enactment of this Act, on such efforts, including
steps the BOP plans to take to build these partnerships.
Improving Methods for Reducing Recidivism.--The Committee
encourages DOJ to explore programs that reduce offender
recidivism and end repeated cycles of violence and abuse by
teaching skills for reducing stress, processing past trauma,
and providing practical knowledge of how to cope with negative
emotions. The Committee further encourages the DOJ to explore
rehabilitation methods such as mindfulness and meditation that
encourage incarcerated individuals to live to each one's
highest potential and contribute to society.
Voting rights.--Several jurisdictions authorize BOP to
provide voting access and education in Federal prisons. The
Committee directs the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to
prioritize enabling all eligible persons in BOP custody to
access the ballot and ensure that all those in custody have the
information and resources needed to exercise their fundamental
right to vote.
Government Identification.--Section 604 of the First Step
Act (Public Law 115-391) directs BOP to establish procedures to
help prisoners obtain identification, including a social
security card, driver's license or other official photo
identification, and a birth certificate; prior to release from
a sentence to a term of imprisonment in a Federal prison or if
the individual was not sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a
Federal prison, prior to release from a sentence to a term of
community confinement, subject to any limitations in law. The
Committee recognizes that without a government identification,
returning citizens are often unable to access life-sustaining
essentials, including housing, employment, and public benefits.
BOP is directed to immediately take steps to ensure compliance
with FSA requirements, and ensure that all facilities have
procedures in place to help prisoners obtain identification
prior to release. The BOP is further directed to report, within
180 days of the enactment of this Act, on such efforts,
including the number of inmates currently sentenced to a term
in community confinement, as defined in Section 604(a)(2) of
the First Step Act, and how many of these inmates currently
have a valid form of government identification, disaggregated
by facility or contractor. The report should also include the
number of inmates sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a
Federal prison who were released without being transferred to a
community confinement facility, and how many of these inmates
had a valid form of government identification on date of
release, disaggregated by federal facility. The report should
also identify what steps the BOP plans to take to ensure that
prisoners have a government ID before release.
Land Mobile Radio and Video Security Upgrades.--The
Committee considers Land Mobile Radio (LMR) communications and
video security equipment used by BOP critical to officer and
inmate safety and security. In an environment where other
alternative forms of communication and security measures cannot
be employed, LMR and video security continue to be the only
safe and secure methods for BOP facilities and personnel. The
Committee therefore includes $25,560,000, $10,000,000 above the
request, for needed upgrades to help address issues with aging
systems, blind spots, inoperable cameras, or limited
functionality. The Committee urges BOP to apply this funding to
the highest priority radio and video security upgrades, to
develop a technology refresh plan for its LMR radios and video
security systems, and identify such costs as part of its annual
budget process, to ensure communications infrastructure and
equipment support, rather than compromise, officer safety.
Contract Detention.--The Committee directs the Bureau of
Prisons to submit a report to the Committee on its
implementation of the GAO and the IG's recommendations on how
to increase reporting and oversight of government-funded,
privately operated contract prisons.
Studying population fluctuation.--The Committee recognizes
that the BOP prison population is at a 20 year low and
understands from recent BOP reporting that the Federal prison
population is expected to fluctuate due to a variety of
factors, to include the impact of legislation (such as the Fair
Sentencing Act and First Step Act), increased use of home
confinement and compassionate release programs, and the
increased number of cases since the reopening of courts after
Covid-19 pandemic closures. The recommendation provides no less
than $1,570,000 for the Department of Justice to conduct a
study for the purposes of monitoring the anticipated
fluctuation in prison population that may necessitate movement
of incarcerated persons and Federal prison occupancy. The
Committee directs the DOJ to monitor and conduct a study, and
report its progress by April 1, 2023, with a final report due
not later than September 30, 2023. The study is to include but
should not be limited to the following: identifying which
facilities may need to be closed based on factors including
facility disrepair, history of corruption, and utilization,
including appropriate cost-benefit analysis; the ability of the
BOP to provide adequate healthcare for special needs
populations; estimating the cost and complexity of transferring
incarcerated individuals; identifying how closures and
transfers may impact proximity to primary residence and family
support systems; understanding how closures and transfers may
impact overcrowding concerns, new staffing needs, programming
access and space; developing public health mitigation
strategies; evaluating the opportunity to place people into
home confinement; estimating the impact closures may have on
local economies; and identifying potential job training and
placement initiatives needed for BOP employees impacted by
closure.

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

The Committee recommends $300,000,000 for the construction,
acquisition, modernization, maintenance, and repair of prison
and detention facilities housing Federal inmates. This amount
is $65,000,000 above fiscal year 2022, and $120,700,000 above
the request. The Committee directs BOP to utilize not less than
$298,000,000 of this funding to address its significant and
longstanding backlog of maintenance, repair and modernization
projects, which the Committee understands may approach
$1,800,000,000. This investment in BOP infrastructure is an
essential part of the effort to mitigate crowding at its high
and medium security facilities. The Bureau directs BOP to
prioritize its funding for repairs that address life and safety
issues, to include those due to geological or seismological
factors, and directs BOP to obligate not less than $40,000,000
for facilities with geological or seismological deficiencies.
BOP shall continue to provide monthly status of construction
reports and notify the Committee of any changes reflected in
those reports, to include for facilities with geological and
seismic deficiencies.

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES,
INCORPORATED

The Committee recommends a limitation on administrative
expenses of $2,700,000 for Federal Prison Industries,
Incorporated, which is the same as fiscal year 2022.

State and Local Law Enforcement Activities

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).--The Crime Victims Fund
is not financed by taxpayer dollars but by fines and penalties
paid by criminals. By statute, the Fund is dedicated solely to
supporting victim services. The Committee recognizes the
importance of these grants and the essential life-saving
services provided to victims within State, local, and tribal
jurisdictions, including domestic violence shelters, rape
crisis centers, and child abuse treatment programs. The
Committee encourages the Department to continue to fund these
programs. Further, the Committee recognizes the resources
available through OVC for victims of gun violence. The
Committee directs OVC to provide an updated report to the
Committee, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this
Act, on the actions it is taking to ensure Crime Victims Fund
resources are reaching communities most affected by violence.
The Committee notes that funding from the Crime Victims
Fund, under 34 U.S.C. 20103, may be used by the Department to
fund the salaries of personnel who provide services to victims
of crime, to the extent that such personnel provide such
services. The Committee encourages the Department to offer such
support.
Tribal Access.--The recommendation includes a 5 percent
set-aside for Tribal Victims Assistance within the Crime
Victims Fund. The Office for Victims of Crime is directed to
consult closely with Tribal stakeholders to improve services
for Tribal victims of crime, to include expanded purpose areas
described in the OVC final rule effective August 8, 2016. OVC
shall continue to follow direction required by House Report
116-455 regarding grant application requirements,
accountability, and assistance. The Department is directed to
give Tribes maximum flexibility in use of funds in order to
best meet the unique needs of victims in Tribal communities.
The Department is also directed to streamline administrative
requirements as much as possible to increase accessibility for
those most in need in Indian Country.

Office on Violence Against Women

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $642,000,000 for the Office on
Violence Against Women (OVW), which is $67,000,000 above fiscal
year 2022. Funds are to be distributed as follows:

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS
[In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
STOP Grants............................................. $225,000
Transitional Housing Assistance......................... 45,000
Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women....... 2,500
Consolidated Youth-Oriented Program..................... 17,000
Engaging Men and Youth in Prevention................ (3,500)
Improving Criminal Justice Responses.................... 65,000
Homicide Reduction Initiative....................... (4,000)
Domestic Violence Firearms Lethality Reduction (4,000)
Initiative.........................................
Policing and Prosecution Initiative................. (7,500)
Prosecution and Investigation of Online Abuse (1,500)
Initiative.........................................
Sexual Assault Services Program......................... 67,850
Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement..... 50,000
Violence on College Campuses............................ 25,000
HBCU, HSI and Tribal Colleges....................... (12,000)
Legal Assistance for Victims............................ 55,000
Abuse Later in Life Program............................. 8,000
Justice for Families Program............................ 22,000
Disabilities Program.................................... 9,000
National Resource Center on Workplace Responses......... 1,000
Research on Violence Against Indian Women............... 1,090
Indian Country Sexual Assault Clearinghouse............. 500
Tribal Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction.. 5,500
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act......................... 3,500
Restorative Justice Responses and Evaluations........... 11,000
Culturally Specific Programs............................ 12,410
Tribal Special Assistant US Attorneys................... 3,150
Emerging Issues Related to Violence Against Women....... 1,500
LGBT Specific Services Program.......................... 1,000
National Deaf Services Line............................. 1,000
Underserved Populations Program......................... 5,000
Financial Assistance Program............................ 4,000
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Total, Violence Against Women Prevention and $642,000
Prosecution Programs...............................
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Domestic Violence Resources.--The Committee remains
concerned with the increase in domestic violence cases,
especially as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic and stay at
home orders. The Committee provides grants to reduce domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as well
as to enhance services to victims including through the
Improving Criminal Justice Responses (ICJR) program, as
authorized by Part U of the 1968 Act, and provides funding for
two new initiatives under ICJR aimed at filling gaps in
domestic violence resources for law enforcement agencies and
prosecutors' offices to ensure the justice system provides
viable avenues to safety and justice for victims, including
those who have experienced harassment and abuse online. The
Committee expects these new programs will help law enforcement
agencies implement evidence-based, trauma-informed policies as
they seek to bring justice to victims, including as authorized
by the Abby Honold Act (Public Law 117-103).
Rural Victims.--The Committee is concerned about victims of
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking in rural communities and reports that victims within
these communities are often reluctant to report to law
enforcement due to fear of exposure. The Committee encourages
OVW to implement projects that reduce barriers to the reporting
of crime in rural areas, colonias, and persistent poverty
counties and report to the Committee no later than 90 days
after enactment of this Act on these efforts, including
progress from the prior fiscal year.
Underserved Populations Program.--The Committee provides
$5,000,000 in direct resources to support the Underserved
Populations Program and develop and implement outreach
strategies and enhance services for adult and youth victims of
domestic and sexual violence in underserved populations. The
Underserved Populations Program is one of OVW's most
competitive programs and was only able to serve a fifth of the
applications received in fiscal years 2018 through 2020. The
Committee highlights the program would be a resource for
religious minorities.
Savanna's Act.--The Committee appreciates the steps taken
by the Department to date to implement the provisions of
Savanna's Act (Public Law 116-165). The Committee believes
improved data collection is critical to better address the
crisis of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Persons (MMIP). The
Committee notes that beginning with the Indian Country
Investigations and Prosecutions report to Congress for calendar
year 2022, the Department will start to include available
statistics related to MMIP, pursuant to requirements in Public
Law 116-165. The Committee looks forward to this data release.

Office of Justice Programs

RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS

The Committee recommends $80,000,000 for Research,
Evaluation and Statistics, which is $10,000,000 above fiscal
year 2022. Funds are distributed as follows:

RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau of Justice Statistics............................ $45,000
National Institute of Justice........................... 35,000
Domestic Radicalization Research.................... (8,000)
Research on School Safety........................... (1,000)
Violence Against American Indian/Alaskan Natives at (2,000)
Extraction Sites...................................
Gun Violence Prevention............................. (1,000)
Campus Sexual Assault Climate Survey................ (1,000)
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Total, Research, Evaluation and Statistics...... $80,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).--The Committee
recognizes the importance of the timely release of data on
crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation
of justice systems at all levels of government. The data
produced by BJS is an indispensable resource for policymakers
and researchers in understanding and advancing equality in the
justice system. The Committee's recommendation provides
$45,000,000 for BJS, an increase of $5,000,000 above fiscal
year 2022.
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring
Program.--The Committee directs BJS to collect and analyze
data, to be made publicly available, on the following: a
measure showing how representative is the existing workforce of
the average police and sheriff department, compared to the
community served, based on demographics including, at a
minimum, gender and race; the percentage of those employed by
the average police and sheriff department that live in the
jurisdiction in which they are currently employed; a measure of
average officer pay in police and sheriff departments compared
to cost of living in the jurisdiction in which they are
currently employed; and legislative and administrative
recommendations for increasing the percentage of officers that
live in the jurisdiction in which they are employed and how
representative the law enforcement agency is of the community
it serves. The Committee directs BJS to provide an update to
the Committee on the status of its efforts no later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
National Institute of Justice (NIJ).--The recommendation
includes $35,000,000 for NIJ. Within this amount, the Committee
recommends $8,000,000 for domestic radicalization research,
$1,000,000 for school safety research, $2,000,000 for research
on violence against American Indians/Alaskan Natives (AIAN) at
extraction sites, $1,000,000 for gun violence prevention
research, and $1,000,000 for a climate survey on sexual
harassment and sexual assault on college campuses. In addition,
$1,090,000 is to be transferred from the Office on Violence
Against Women for research and evaluation on violence against
Indian women.
White Supremacist Domestic Radicalization Research.--The
Committee is alarmed at warnings from the FBI and other
authorities that white supremacists and violent anti-government
domestic extremists pose the greatest present risk to national
security. These groups are infiltrating security and law
enforcement agencies and the military, including seeking to
recruit members from within them, and pose a deep and
continuing threat to our country's national security by
disrupting ongoing investigations of white extremist
organizations and routinely harassing Black, Latino, and other
minority communities. To respond to this elevated threat, which
manifested in the attempted insurrection of January 6, 2021,
the Committee provides $8,000,000, an increase of $2,000,000
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for funding for
research concerning domestic white supremacy and violent anti-
government ideology, and directs the National Institute of
Justice to direct this increase toward research efforts that
trace the most common methods and sites of radicalization of
Americans to white supremacist and violent anti-government
extremism. The Department is encouraged to partner with
academic institutions to evaluate the effectiveness of existing
targeted violence and terrorism prevention programs and to
increase understanding of, and effectiveness at countering,
white supremacist and violent anti-government extremism.
Petitions for Habeas Relief.--The Committee recognizes that
the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (Public Law
104-132) substantially changed the appeals process for Federal
review of state petitioners. The Committee directs NIJ, within
the funds provided, to examine petitions for habeas relief and
report to the Committee on the status of the study, with an
estimated timeline to share the results of the study, no later
than 90 days after the enactment of this Act. The study should
include the number of habeas petitions in federal courts, the
subsequent results, and the reasoning for successful claims of
habeas relief.
Study on Animal Cruelty and Future Violence.--The Committee
is concerned about the link between animal cruelty and future
violence, and recognizes the need for a further study into the
underlying factors that contribute to acts of animal cruelty as
a predictor of future violence against humans. The Committee
directs the Department to carry out a study on: (1) evidence-
informed risk factors associated or correlated with individuals
who commit acts of animal cruelty, (2) whether certain acts of
animal cruelty can be correlated with certain evidence-informed
risk factors, (3) whether certain acts of animal cruelty
demonstrate a tendency or likelihood to commit a future act of
violence against humans, (4) the types of interpersonal
violence most commonly associated with certain acts of animal
cruelty, and (5) recommendations of areas in which future
research on animal cruelty is needed. The study shall also
develop best practices for early interventions that prevent
acts of animal cruelty, and interventions with individuals who
have committed acts of animal cruelty, to prevent future acts
of violence.

STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $2,749,689,000 for State and Local
Law Enforcement Assistance programs, which is $536,689,000
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $231,689,000 above
the request. Funds are distributed as follows:

STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants................ $716,939
Officer Robert Wilson III VALOR Initiative.......... (15,000)
Smart Prosecution................................... (8,000)
NamUS............................................... (5,000)
Officer Training for Responding to People with (10,000)
Mental Illness and Disabilities....................
John R. Justice Grant Program....................... (5,000)
Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution.............. (18,000)
Kevin and Avonte's Law.............................. (3,000)
Project Safe Neighborhoods.......................... (40,000)
Capital Litigation Improvement and Wrongful (15,000)
Conviction Review..................................
National Center for Restorative Justice............. (4,000)
Ashanti Alert Network............................... (1,000)
Family-Based Alternative Sentencing Pilot........... (4,500)
Child Advocacy Training............................. (2,000)
Rural Violent Crime Initiative...................... (8,000)
Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act........ (5,500)
Forensics Ballistics Programs in Higher Education... (3,000)
Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants........ (131,613)
Grants to Combat Contraband Cellphone Use........... (2,000)
Child-Friendly Family Visitation Centers in (2,000)
Correctional Facilities............................
Training on Racial Profiling and De-Escalation and (10,000)
Duty to Intervene Programs.........................
Cybercrime Enforcement and National Resource Center. (7,000)
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program................. 234,000
Victims of Trafficking Grants........................... 95,000
Economic, High-tech, White Collar and Cybercrime 13,000
Prevention.............................................
Intellectual Property Enforcement Program........... (2,500)
Internet of Things.................................. (2,000)
Adam Walsh Act Implementation........................... 20,000
Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vests Partnerships........ 30,000
Transfer to NIST/OLES............................... (1,500)
National Sex Offender Public Website.................... 1,250
National Instant Criminal Background Check Systems 110,000
(NCIS) Initiative......................................
NICS Acts Record Improvement Program................ (25,000)
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science......................... 40,000
DNA Initiative.......................................... 168,000
Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grants..................... (128,000)
State and Local Forensic Activities................. (20,000)
Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grants. (14,000)
Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program Grants......... (6,000)
Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI).................... 90,000
CASA--Special Advocates................................. 15,000
Tribal Assistance....................................... 55,000
Second Chance Act/Reoffender Reentry.................... 125,000
Smart Probation..................................... (8,000)
Children of Incarcerated Parents Demo Grants........ (5,000)
Pay for Success..................................... (7,500)
Pay for Success (Permanent Supportive Housing Model) (5,000)
Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement. (5,000)
Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry.......... (10,000)
Anti-Opioid Initiative.................................. 460,000
Drug Courts......................................... (100,000)
Mentally Ill Offender Act........................... (45,000)
Residential Substance Use Treatment................. (42,000)
Veterans Treatment Courts........................... (38,000)
Prescription Drug Monitoring........................ (35,000)
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use (200,000)
Program............................................
Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018.................... 2,500
STOP School Violence Act................................ 120,000
Emmett Till Grants...................................... 4,000
Hate Crimes Prevention Act Grants....................... 70,000
Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice......... 30,000
Community Trust Initiative.............................. 225,000
Body Worn Camera Partnership Program................ (35,000)
Justice Reinvestment Initiative..................... (40,000)
Community Violence Intervention and Prevention (150,000)
Program............................................
Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act................................ 15,000
Emergency Law Enforcement Assistance.................... 10,000
Extreme Risk Protection Order Initiative................ 40,000
Public Defender Improvement Program..................... 25,000
Regional Sexual Assault Investigative Training Academies 20,000
Accelerating Justice System Reform...................... 15,000
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Total, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance... $2,749,689
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Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) Formula
program.--In addition to the carveouts mentioned in the table
above, the recommendation includes $417,326,000 for the Byrne
JAG Formula grant program, $35,433,000 above the fiscal year
2022 enacted level. Funding under this formula program is
authorized for law enforcement programs including those that
promote data interoperability between disparate law enforcement
entities; prosecution and court programs; prevention and
education programs; corrections programs; drug treatment and
enforcement programs; planning, evaluation, and technology
improvement programs; and crime victim and witness programs,
other than compensation. Use of this funding is broad and
flexible to address community needs and fill gaps within State
and local criminal justice systems such as strategic planning,
research, testing, training, equipment, technical assistance,
prevention programs, innovation programs, and community
partnerships. The Department is urged to release funding as
expeditiously as possible. Recipients are urged to provide
meaningful language access to their programs and services to
individuals with limited English proficiency.
The Committee would like to reiterate the following
allowable uses of Byrne JAG formula grant funding: body-worn
cameras; gun-shot detection technology; law enforcement
training including immersive training; newer, more efficient
forensics testing tools; immersive, reality-based training
programs that utilize role-playing and live-action scenarios
for law enforcement officers; radio communications to provide
secure communications systems; supporting expungement and
record clearing initiatives; human trafficking prevention
initiatives; accreditation assistance; computer-aided dispatch
equipment; gun storage safety initiatives; and cloud-native,
multi-tenant records management systems.
The Committee acknowledges the need for law enforcement to
have lifesaving equipment to better protect officers in the
field and the people they serve. This includes enhanced video
surveillance capabilities such as cameras and license plate
readers to better identify and respond to various planned and
unplanned events; radio communications to provide a secure
communications system; and items on the Controlled Equipment
List to protect officers on the front lines of large-scale
incidents such as riot batons, riot shields, and riot helmets.
The Committee notes that lifesaving equipment to better protect
officers in the field is an allowable expense under Byrne JAG.
The Committee recognizes the importance of virtual reality
de-escalation training and the use of humane remote restraint
devices that enable law enforcement to restrain an
uncooperative subject without requiring the infliction of pain.
Providing such training and equipment can significantly improve
the ability of law enforcement to de-escalate confrontations
with non-compliant subjects and avoid potential lethal use of
force, particularly with respect to individuals with mental
health conditions. The Committee notes that Byrne JAG funding
may be used for such research, procurement, and training and
encourages the Department to award funds for these purposes.
The Committee understands the critical importance of
immersive, real-life, scenario-based police training in
ensuring the safety of both police officers and the communities
they serve. The Committee recommends that the Department
prioritize support for the implementation of new training
systems that enable customizable scenario-based training,
particularly those that utilize Virtual Reality, Augmented
Reality, and Artificial Intelligence, to equip police officers
to safely and appropriately respond to the full range of
situations they may encounter in the line of duty. Particular
focus should be placed on de-escalation techniques. Training
scenarios should include interactions with all members of the
community, including youth; LGBTQ individuals; individuals with
limited English proficiency; individuals with disabilities;
multicultural communities; individuals with an impairment, such
as a mental health condition or being under the influence of
drugs or alcohol; and individuals experiencing homelessness.
The Committee is concerned by the impact on law enforcement
of the growing epidemic of opioid and synthetic drug use, and
notes that funds within this account may be utilized for the
implementation of medication-assisted treatment to maintain
abstinence from drugs.
Finally, the Committee provides $7,000,000 for a new
cybercrime enforcement program as authorized by Sections 1401
and 1402 of Title XIV of Public Law 117-103. The Department is
directed to brief the Committee on its implementation plan for
these funds prior to the submission of its fiscal year 2023
spend plan. The Committee reminds the Department of direction
in House Report 117-97 on ``Cybercrime as an Area of Emphasis''
and encourages the Department to incorporate those priorities
as part of its implementation of these funds.
STOP School Violence Act.--The Committee recommends
$175,000,000 for the STOP School Violence Act grant program.
Within this amount, $120,000,000 is provided to the Bureau of
Justice Assistance (BJA) for evidence-based school safety
programs outlined in the Act and $55,000,000 is provided within
the Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) program. The
Committee directs the offices to work with other Federal
agencies to notify States, localities, Tribes, and school
districts of funding availability upon release, increase
training and technical assistance for school district
applicants, and provide microgrants for school districts,
including rural, tribal, and low-resourced schools. Through the
STOP School Violence Act program, school districts should use
funds for security hardening measures; evidence-based school
threat assessments and trainings for school personnel and
students to identify threats of school violence; locks,
lighting, ballistic glass and other deterrent measures; safety
and security of school premises by utilizing design elements
and principles; technology for expedited notification of local
law enforcement during an emergency; and other measures
determined to provide significant improvement in physical
security of schools.
The Committee recognizes the significant emotional impact
of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth and teachers and directs BJA
to prioritize evidence-based programming and students to
identify warning signs and prevent tragedies such as suicide,
mental health crisis, and interpersonal violence; develop and
operate school-based teams to help receive, triage, and
intervene when warning signs are reported; and create and
implement anonymous reporting systems, among other allowable
uses, as permitted under the Act.
National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP).--The
Committee recommends $110,000,000 for NCHIP to support States,
territories, and Tribes in ensuring the effective and efficient
exchange of complete and accurate criminal history records.
These records are necessary for criminal-justice decisions on
pretrial release, career-criminal charging, sentencing, and
correctional assignments; and for pre-employment, licensing,
and other noncriminal-justice decision-making purposes. The
Committee is aware that many State laws and policies provide
for the expungement or sealing of certain criminal records,
making it possible for people with past convictions to access
employment and housing, or exercise their social and civic
rights, but many States do not have the resources for
appropriate technology to effectively implement such policies.
The Committee urges the Department to ensure that within the
funds provided, grants awarded under NCHIP are made available
for supporting the implementation of records systems that allow
for the efficient expungement or sealing of criminal history
records.
Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Initiative.--The
Committee recognizes that twenty states and the District of
Columbia have some form of an Extreme Risk Protection Order
(ERPO) law. The Committee believes that proper implementation
and enforcement of ERPOs can better protect the health and
safety of law enforcement, individuals subject to these orders,
families, and the general public. The Committee's
recommendation provides $40,000,000 for competitive grants to
States, Tribes and localities who have strong due process
protections both to develop and improve the implementation of
existing ERPO laws. The Committee encourages that grant funds
support a comprehensive implementation, including trainings and
technical assistance for local law enforcement, judges, and
support personnel in the safe and equitable application of the
law; the creation of and support for multidisciplinary
implementation teams, including a professional or specialist
trained in crisis intervention and mental health coordination,
and other activities as determined by the Attorney General.
Community Trust Initiatives.--The Committee includes
$225,000,000 for Community Trust Initiatives, and within this
amount, recommends $150,000,000 for the Community Violence
Intervention and Prevention (CVI) Program. The Committee
further encourages the Department to give priority
consideration to applicants under other applicable
discretionary grant programs, such as Project Safe
Neighborhoods, to support CVI strategies.
The Committee also includes $35,000,000 for the Body Worn
Camera (BWC) Partnership program. The Committee recognizes that
BWC programs are an important tool that when strategically
implemented can be an integrated part of a jurisdiction's
holistic problem-solving and community-engagement strategy,
helping to increase both trust and communication between the
police and the communities they serve. The Committee also
acknowledges that review of BWC footage by officers for lessons
on issues such as procedural justice, constitutional policing,
and courtesy-professionalism-and-respect is being done in some
departments for officer performance review and training and
encourages this type of review. The Committee urges the
Department to encourage grantees to implement continuous
training programs that use first-person body-worn camera
footage to bolster office accountability, training, and
honesty.
Combatting Hate.--The Committee recommends $117,500,000 in
grant funds through State and Local Law Enforcement Activities
and Juvenile Justice for hate crime prevention programs. The
enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate
Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law 111-84) provided the Federal
Government with more tools and data to help states address and
combat these bias-motivated attacks. The recommendation
provides $70,000,000 for grant opportunities authorized in
section 4704 of Public Law 111-84 to help States, localities,
and Tribal law enforcement agencies to conduct educational
outreach and training on hate crimes and to investigate and
prosecute hate crimes. The Committee further urges the
Department and agency recipients of these grants to prioritize
efforts to identify, investigate, report on, and prevent hate
crimes that occur online or are related to bias-motivated
harassment and criminal activity occurring online. Furthermore,
the Committee remains concerned that hate crimes remain
substantially underreported. Victim reluctance to contact law
enforcement may arise from perceptions of police bias, distrust
of law enforcement or the criminal justice system, or barriers
such as language or concerns about their immigration status.
The Committee believes that accurate data reporting is critical
to be able to address hate crimes and provides $15,000,000 for
the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE program to support the Department's
efforts with State, local, and Tribal jurisdictions on
increasing the compliance of localities reporting into the
FBI's National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS). DOJ is
directed to conduct outreach and provide technical assistance
to law enforcement agencies that have not consistently reported
hate crimes data, with particular attention to small agencies
with the fewest resources for administrative management and
data analysis.
Community Support for Victims of Hate Crime.--In addition
to the Shepard-Byrd hate crime prevention grants, the Committee
recommends $30,000,000 for grants awarded to community-based
organizations that will further community-based strategies for
conflict resolution and community empowerment and education.
Grants will be provided to community-based organizations and
civil rights groups to implement and facilitate educational
classes and community services for defendants convicted of hate
crimes directly related to the community harmed by the offense;
culturally competent and linguistically appropriate public
education campaigns on the collection of data and public
reporting of hate crimes; safety ambassadors to escort
vulnerable community members in public places; in-language
support for victims and/or surviving families of hate crimes,
including mental health support; the provision of upstander,
de-escalation trainings in multiple languages; and other
community-based strategies deemed appropriate for communities
of color and other vulnerable and historically disadvantaged
communities.
Officer Training for Responding to People with Mental
Illness or Disabilities.--Of the amounts available for Byrne
Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, $10,000,000 shall be made
available for ``Officer Training for Responding to People with
Mental Illness or Disabilities'' Programs. Grants shall be
awarded for State and local law enforcement officers or
corrections officers to receive training from a program, and
the cost of transportation and lodging associated with law
enforcement officers or corrections officers attending such
programs. Training shall include law enforcement or corrections
officers' responses to people suspected to be under the
influence of a drug or psychoactive substance, and response to
circumstances in which a person is suspected to be suicidal or
suffering from a mental illness; training on techniques and
strategies designed to protect the health and safety of law
enforcement officers and the public, including the person or
persons a law enforcement officer encounters during a
behavioral health crisis response; and the health and safety of
corrections officers and inmates at the correctional facility,
including the inmate a corrections officer encounters during a
behavioral health crisis response, or in the normal course of
business of interactions with the inmate. Training provided
pursuant to grants awarded under this section shall be
developed in conjunction with healthcare professionals,
including behavioral health professionals, individuals with
lived experience and peer support specialists, and care
coordinators or case managers to provide crisis intervention
training focused on understanding mental and behavioral health,
developing empathy, navigating community resources, de-
escalation skills, and practical application training for
officers.
Consent Decrees and Other Litigation Related to Police
Practices.--The Committee is aware of the Civil Rights
Division's increasing investigations into law enforcement
agencies and the resulting consent decrees currently being
enforced. The Committee is also aware of the benefits received
by the local communities and their citizens after a consent
decree has been successfully enforced and the required reforms
implemented. The Committee believes the Department should work
with these agencies to identify funding opportunities to cover
the resource gap needed to fully implement such reform efforts.
Capital Litigation and Wrongful Conviction Review.--The
Committee recognizes the need for legal representation and
investigation services for individuals with post-conviction
claims of innocence. The Committee recommends $15,000,000, an
increase of $3,000,000 over fiscal year 2022, for the Capital
Litigation Improvement and Wrongful Conviction Review program.
This program works to improve the quality and effectiveness of
representation in death penalty cases through State-level
training for both the prosecutors who represent the public and
the defense attorneys who represent indigent defendants in
State capital cases, including forensic training. Given the
urgent need to identify and remediate wrongful convictions, the
Committee directs that at least 50 percent of the appropriated
amount to the Capital Litigation Improvement and Wrongful
Conviction Review grant programs shall be used to support
Wrongful Conviction Review grantees providing high quality and
efficient post-conviction representation for defendants in
post-conviction claims of innocence. Wrongful Conviction Review
grantees shall be nonprofit organizations, institutions of
higher education, and/or State or local public defender offices
that have inhouse post-conviction representation programs that
show demonstrable experience and competence in litigating post-
conviction claims of innocence. Grant funds shall support
grantee provision of post-conviction legal representation of
innocence claims; case review, evaluation, and management;
experts; potentially exonerative forensic testing; and
investigation services related to supporting these post-
conviction innocence claims.
Mentally Ill Offender Act.--The Committee is aware that
there is often a correlation between those suffering from
mental health disturbances and repeat criminal offenders. The
Committee recommends $45,000,000 for the Justice and Mental
Health Collaboration Program, $5,000,000 above the fiscal year
2022 enacted level. In addition, the Committee recommends
prioritization of funds for the operational expenses for
centers that provide assistance to those with severe mental
health needs who are at risk of recidivism. These mental health
centers can provide, but are not limited to, the following
services: crisis care, residential treatment, outpatient mental
health and primary care services, and community re-entry
wraparound supports such as case management and connections to
permanent supportive housing. The Committee recommends that
funding levels for grants made be commensurate with
demonstrated community needs. Additionally, the Committee
encourages the Department to include appropriate Medication
Assisted Treatment including long-acting medications, such as
injectable anti-psychotic medication, as an allowable expense
to improve treatment adherence and reduce risk for relapse and
re-incarceration.
Economic, High-tech, White Collar and Cybercrime
Prevention.--The Committee provides $13,000,000 for grant
programs funded under Economic, High-tech, White Collar and
Cybercrime Prevention, $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022
enacted level. This amount includes $2,500,000 for intellectual
property enforcement and $2,000,000 to provide training to
prosecutors with regard to the prosecution of cybercrime.
Sexual Assault Kit Initiative.--The Committee recognizes
that the demand for forensic science services, including those
related to sexual assault cases, remains exceptionally high, as
outlined in the Department's needs assessment dated December
20, 2019. Accordingly, the Committee provides $90,000,000 for
this initiative, an increase of $40,000,000 above fiscal year
2022.
The Committee notes that unsubmitted kits, including
partially tested kits, are being addressed under SAKI. Further,
CODIS-eligible testing of previously ``partially tested rape
kits'' is also allowable under the Capacity Enhancement for
Backlog Reduction (CEBR) program.
Research has provided DNA testing improvements and best
practices, especially as they relate to sexual assault
processing, and the Committee notes that research and
development continues to be necessary in order to maximize
crime laboratories' decision-making protocols on the selection
of sexual assault kit DNA evidence and to develop research-
based guidelines on how many and which swabs should have
completed DNA analysis.
DNA Initiative.--The Committee recommends $168,000,000 for
DNA backlog and crime lab improvements to strengthen and
improve Federal and State DNA collection and analysis systems
that can be used to accelerate the prosecution of the guilty
while simultaneously protecting the innocent from wrongful
prosecution. The Committee expects that OJP will make funding
for DNA analysis and capacity enhancement a priority in order
to meet the purposes of the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant
Program. Within funds provided, $128,000,000 is for Debbie
Smith DNA Backlog Reduction grants, $14,000,000 is for Kirk
Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing grants, $20,000,000 is
for State and Local Forensic Activities, and $6,000,000 is for
Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grants, of which up to
$2,000,000 shall be expended to establish regional Supporting
Access to Nurse Exams (SANE) training programs. Regional SANE
training programs are identified as establishing a level of
excellence in forensic nursing and are qualified to prepare
current and future sexual assault nurse examiners/forensic
nurse examiners to be profession-ready and meet the applicable
State certification and licensure requirements.
The Committee understands that forensic genetic
genealogical (FGG) DNA analysis is a powerful tool for human
identification from forensic evidence where Combined DNA Index
System (CODIS) has failed to lead to an identification.
However, this type of advanced testing is cost prohibitive to
many small or under-resourced law enforcement agencies. The
Committee notes that FGG DNA activities are an eligible expense
under several existing grant programs, including Byrne JAG,
SAKI, and Shepard-Byrd Hate Crime Prevention Act grants. The
Committee directs the Department to ensure these activities are
highlighted in opportunity announcements. Further, the
Committee urges that within the funds made available for
``Local, State and Federal Forensic Activities'', grants for
FGG DNA are also eligible.
Rapid DNA.--The Committee understands that under certain
conditions, Rapid DNA technology can help law enforcement
agencies quickly compare DNA samples against profiles in the
Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and determine possible
connections between a suspect and known criminal activity or
facilitate exoneration of innocent suspects. The Committee
recognizes the local law enforcement community's interest in
these uses as well as the technology's potential for generating
investigative leads from crime scene samples and uses in the
aftermath of disasters.
In 2017, Congress enacted the Rapid DNA Act (Public Law
115-50) with broad bipartisan support. Working with
stakeholders, the FBI has developed a process for states to use
Rapid DNA to analyze and upload qualifying arrestee DNA
samples, per State law, to the national DNA database for near-
immediate searches against the index of unsolved crimes. The
Committee recognizes that while the FBI has not yet cleared the
way for the direct upload of crime scene samples from Rapid DNA
to the national database, it has published guidance for best
practices for non-CODIS uses. The Committee appreciates the
FBI's support of local law enforcement in this manner. By
decentralizing DNA testing, some of the burden can be removed
from crime laboratories that are experiencing significant
backlogs. Therefore, in the interest of public safety, the
Committee encourages the Department to work to expand the
availability of grant funding for Rapid DNA use in non-CODIS
environments.
Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution (PREA) Audit Quality
Initiative.--Facility audits are a key component in helping
agencies move their sexual abuse prevention and response
policies from written documents to everyday practices. Congress
enhanced the audit process in 2018 to ensure greater oversight
of the audit process and improved audits. More than four years
later, these changes have not been fully implemented by the
PREA Management Office, in large part due to insufficient
resources. The Committee supports the Department providing the
necessary resources.
Anti-Opioid Initiative.--The recommendation includes
$460,000,000 for programs to reduce opioid addiction, as
authorized by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of
2016 (CARA; Public Law 114-198). Within this amount is
$100,000,000 for drug courts; $45,000,000 for the Mentally Ill
Offender Act; $42,000,000 for residential substance use
treatment, $38,000,000 for veterans treatment courts;
$35,000,000 for prescription drug monitoring; and $200,000,000
for the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use
Program (COSSUP), which includes no less than $11,000,000 for
additional replication sites employing the Law Enforcement
Assisted Diversion (LEAD) model, with applicants demonstrating
a plan for sustainability of LEAD model diversion programs,
prioritizing sites with geographic barriers.
The Committee continues to support funding that provides
virtual transitional substance use and misuse services to
individuals who are incarcerated. By building on and leveraging
investments in medication assisted treatment and telehealth
services, the Committee supports programs that offer internet-
based substance use and misuse education, peer coaching and
case management. Such programs facilitate a seamless transition
from jails to the community and reduce relapse and recidivism.
Of the amount made available for COSSUP, the Committee supports
programs that provide comprehensive, virtual transition of care
from jails to the community for individuals struggling with
substance use and misuse.
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program.--The Department
is encouraged to prioritize grant awards for law enforcement
agencies that utilize Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD)
program models. These pre-arrest diversion programs give police
the authority to divert low-level, non-violent offenders to
community-based treatment instead of processing an arrest. As
noted above, within the amounts provided for COSSUP, no less
than $11,000,000 shall continue to be made available for sites
employing models consistent with LEAD.
Pre-Trial Services for Women with Children.--The Committee
recognizes that the incarceration of custodial parents swells
the child welfare system and undermines child well-being, with
approximately 20,000 children entering foster care in fiscal
year 2018, due in part to parental incarceration. The Committee
directs the Department to support pilot programs for Pre-Trial
Services for Women with Children, utilizing existing programs
to implement pre-trial diversion programs as alternatives to
the prosecution and detention of custodial parents awaiting
adjudication, with a priority for projects serving high-crime,
high-poverty areas. The Committee encourages that the pilot
programs promote alternatives to incarceration with supportive
services for mothers and children to improve family stability,
protect the well-being of the children, decrease entry into
foster care due to parental incarceration, and lower the
incarceration rate.
Supporting Local Communities.--The recommendation includes
$131,613,000 for Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants
to prevent crime, improve the criminal justice system, provide
victims' services, and for other related activities. The
accompanying table details funding for congressionally-
designated activities, which are incorporated by reference in
the bill:

BYRNE DISCRETIONARY COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recipient Project Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anne Arundel County............ Anne Arundel County $400,000
Fresh START Program.
Anne Arundel County............ Fresh START Program.... 400,000
Beaver County District Ten-County SW PA Rapid 577,000
Attorney's Office. DNA Law Enforcement
Initiative.
Boston Medical Center Boston Medical Center 370,000
Corporation. (BMC) Violence
Intervention Advocacy
Program (VIAP).
Bucks County Department of Bucks County Dept. of 900,000
Corrections. Corrections Outmate
Program.
Bucks County District Bucks County DA 545,000
Attorney's Office. L.O.V.E. Is the Answer.
Cambria County District Multi-County Rapid DNA 577,000
Attorney's Office. Law Enforcement
Database Initiative.
Camden County Prosecutor's Lake Area Counties 505,000
Office. Against Human
Trafficking and
Organized Crime
Program.
Chester County District Chester County District 325,000
Attorney's Office. Attorney's Office
Rapid DNA Program.
Chicago Police Memorial Get Behind the Vest.... 540,000
Foundation.
City of Alexandria............. Full Deployment of Body- 1,000,000
Worn Cameras in
Alexandria Police
Department.
City of Austin................. City of Austin 1,002,000
Neighborhood Peace
Project Expansion.
City of Binghamton............. Binghamton Community 864,000
Policing and Crime
Prevention.
City of Boulder City, Nevada... Boulder City Police 400,000
Department Patrol
Fleet.
City of Charlotte.............. Alternatives To 1,000,000
Violence: Cure
Violence
Implementation.
City of Erie................... Erie Youth Violence 500,000
Prevention Program.
City of Erie................... Patrol Vehicle and 319,000
Tactical Equipment.
City of Glendale............... Glendale Police 731,000
Department Homeless
Outreach Program.
City of Hampton................ Hampton Gun Violence 4,600,000
Intervention Program.
City of Harvey................. Streetlight Improvement 1,500,000
for Enhanced Public
Safety.
City of Hayward................ The Hayward Evaluation 709,000
and Response Teams
(HEART) Program.
City of Henderson.............. Mental Health Co- 2,955,000
Responder Crisis
Response Unit.
City of Lancaster.............. Lancaster City Public 1,100,000
Safety and Crime
Prevention Project.
City of Lovejoy Police City of Lovejoy Police 34,000
Department. Tasers.
City of Miramar................ Public Safety Mental 100,000
Health Program.
City of Montclair.............. Montclair Police Body- 800,000
Worn Camera Program.
City of Montgomery............. Safe Neighborhood 200,000
Camera Initiative.
City of New Bedford............ Equitable Approaches to 563,000
Public Safety in the
City of New Bedford.
City of Newport News........... Gun Violence and 760,000
Violent Crime
Reduction Initiative.
City of North Las Vegas........ North Las Vegas Police 145,000
Officer Wellness
Program.
City of Oakland................ Procedural Justice/ 646,000
Community Police Trust.
City of Orlando................ City of Orlando Police 985,000
Department In-Car
Camera Systems Project.
City of Portland............... Community Safety Plan 2,000,000
Design and Programming.
City of Richmond, Office of Office of Neighborhood 300,000
Neighborhood Safety. Safety Community
Violence Intervention
Programs Project.
City of San Leandro............ City of San Leandro 300,000
Police Department
Community Police
Review Board.
City of Scranton............... The Scranton Police 3,500,000
Department Community
Policing Technology
and Equipment
Initiative.
City of Spokane................ City of Spokane 500,000
Municipal Court
Domestic Violence
Intervention Program.
City of Virginia Beach, VA..... City of Virginia Beach 1,500,000
Law Enforcement
Training Equipment
Upgrades.
City of Washington............. Washington, IL, Police 583,000
Evidence Storage.
Clark County................... Clark County District 1,576,000
Attorney's Office Case
Management System--
Criminal and Juvenile
Divisions.
Clark County................... Counseling Services for 175,000
Domestic Violence and
DUI to Reduce
Recidivism for
Indigent Clients.
Cleveland Peacemakers Inc...... Cleveland Peacemakers 500,000
Alliance's Violence
Prevention Program.
Contra Costa County, Office of Transition Aged Youth 1,000,000
the District Attorney. Diversion Program
(TAY).
Contra Costa County, Probation Strategies for 1,180,000
Department, Office of Reentry Supporting Youth in
& Justice. the Community.
County of Lassen............... Lassen and Plumas 1,405,000
County Emergency
Communications
Integration Project.
County of Orange............... Orange County 3,470,000
Intelligence
Assessment Center
Project.
County of Ventura.............. Ventura County Family 640,000
Justice Center Oxnard
Satellite.
Credible Messenger Mentoring Credible Messenger 530,000
Movement. Mentoring Initiative.
Dakota County Sheriff's Office. Electronic Crimes Unit 325,000
Outreach and Program
Expansion.
Detroit Police Department...... Body-Worn Camera 1,000,000
Program.
Douglas County................. Douglas County Youth 1,000,000
Legal Services and
Violence Reduction
Initiative.
Downriver Community Conference. Technology Improvements 750,000
for Downriver Mutual
Aid Consortium.
Durham County.................. Justice Movement 700,000
Community Coordinated
Violence Intervention
Project.
Elk Grove Village Police Elk Grove Village Cares 500,000
Department. Program.
Elko County Sheriff's Office... Rapid DNA Technology... 486,000
Family & Children's Place...... Louisville 2,000,000
Collaboration to
Prevent Child Abuse,
Youth and Family
Violence.
Full Gospel Christian Orchid Healing Circles 120,000
Assemblies International. for Victims of Gun
Violence.
Gary Police Department......... Gary Police Department-- 1,000,000
Body-Worn and In-Car
Cameras Project.
Gentlemen By Choice Community Ty's Place--A Safe 250,000
Development Corporation. Place for Teens: Youth
Personal Development
and Leadership Program.
Grant Parish Sheriff's Office.. Grant Parish Forensic 462,000
Rapid DNA Technology
for Investigations.
Hamilton County Board of County Hamilton County Justice 1,000,000
Commissioners. Center Security
Improvements.
Henderson Police Department.... Equipment for Eldorado 1,087,000
Valley Regional Public
Safety Training
Facility.
Hennepin Technical College..... Hennepin Technical 2,090,000
College Procurement of
Scenario-Based
Training Equipment.
Houston Police Department...... Houston Police 1,000,000
Department Mobile
Community Storefront
Program and Equipment.
Indian River State College..... Indian River State 3,000,000
College Public Safety
Complex Expansion for
Emergency Response
Training.
Ingham County.................. Advance Peace.......... 500,000
Inspira Health Network......... Youth Violence 1,000,000
Reduction Initiative.
Jacksonville State University.. Northeast Alabama 500,000
Sexual Assault Nurse
Examiner Program.
Justice Innovation Inc......... New Rochelle Community 1,125,000
Youth Violence
Intervention
Initiative.
King County.................... King County Crisis 1,000,000
Response Team.
King County Sheriff's Office... King County Sheriff's 1,000,000
Office Body-Worn
Cameras.
Kings County Sheriff's Office.. Kings County Sheriff's 234,000
Office Patrol Vehicle
Replacement.
L.E.A.D. Inc, Tennessee........ Drug and Violence 203,000
Prevention Program.
Lake County State's Attorney... Lake County Gun 750,000
Violence Prevention
Initiative.
Lamar University............... Lamar University: Rapid
and Remote Scanning of
High-Risk Cargo
Containers with Gamma
Rays Technology at
Texas Ports and
Terminals.
Lifeline to Success, Inc....... Reentry Services to 500,000
Reduce Recidivism.
Louisiana Department of Public Less Than Lethal and De- 2,220,000
Safety & Corrections, Public escalation Training
Safety Offices, Office of Center.
State Police.
Luzerne County District Luzerne County 2,500,000
Attorney's Office. Emergency Services
Unit.
Madera County Sheriff's Office. Madera County 703,000
Sherriff's Office
Rapid DNA System
Project.
Maria Pew Family Foundation DBA Expanding Community- 250,000
Maria's Voice. wide Domestic Violence
Primary Prevention
Education.
Maricopa County Sheriff's Rapid DNA Enhancement 600,000
Office. Project.
Mecklenburg County Criminal Data and Dashboards: 1,000,000
Justice Services Department. Research and
Enhancements to Ensure
Mecklenburg County's
Criminal Justice
System is a Leader in
Data-Informed Decision
Making.
Merced County.................. Sheriff Merced County 457,000
Rapid DNA System.
Metro Solutions Inc............ DLIVE Violence 409,000
Intervention.
Michigan State Police.......... Support for Mid- 4,347,000
Michigan Law
Enforcement.
Mississippi Forensics Unidentified and 500,000
Laboratory. Missing Persons
Digital and Skeletal
Remains Repository.
Montgomery County District The Racial Justice 443,000
Attorney's Office. Improvement Project
(RJIP).
Municipality of Ciales......... Law Enforcement 92,000
Equipment, Technology,
and Training for the
Ciales Municipal
Police.
Municipality of Loiza.......... Acquisition of Two 279,000
Police Patrol Boats
for the Loiza
Municipal Police.
Municipality of Vieques........ Municipality of Vieques 420,000
Security Camera System.
New Mexico Department of Public The Forensic Laboratory 411,000
Safety. Gas Chromatograph--
Infrared Detector (GC
IRD) Instrument
Project.
New York Police Department..... Patrol Response........ 1,000,000
North East Community Action Aspire Partnership 40,000
Corporation. Vocational Skills
Training/Certificate
Program.
North Orange County Public North Orange County 5,000,000
Safety Collaborative. Public Safety
Collaborative.
Northern Regional Police Police K9 Program...... 170,000
Department.
Oakland County Sheriff's Office Oakland County 410,000
Sheriff's Office
Training Equipment.
Office of the Ocean County Comprehensive Officer 300,000
Prosecutor. Assistance Program.
Office of the Sheriff of Bucks Bucks County Sheriff 750,000
County. Rapid DNA.
OhioHealth Corporation......... Sexual Assault Response 400,000
Network of Central
Ohio Outreach and
Education.
One Step Further, Inc.......... Gate City Coalition/ 621,000
Cure Violence Model
Program.
Orange County Sheriff's Office. Identification of 49,000
Unidentified Murder
Victims Using Genetic
Genealogy.
Orange County Sheriff's Office. OCSO Crisis 185,000
Intervention Training
(CIT).
Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office Technology, Equipment, 3,907,000
and Programming
Improvements to
Support People in
Custody and Streamline
Reentry.
Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Ouachita Parish 706,000
Office. Forensic Rapid DNA
Technology for
Investigations.
Police Activity League of Police Activity League 172,000
Waterbury, Inc.. Program Expansion.
Portage County Adult Probation POWER PROGRAM-- 250,000
Department. (Probationers,
Offered, Work,
Empowerment, Re-
direction).
Prince George's County......... Police Athletic League 1,117,000
Partnerships and
Program Expansion.
Ramsey County.................. Familiar Faces: 2,000,000
Engaging Frequent
Users of Emergency and
Shelter Services.
Riverside County Sheriff's Forensic Rapid DNA 515,000
Department. Technology.
Salt Lake County............... Salt Lake County Jail-- 4,000,000
Barriers for Suicide
Prevention.
Sandwich Police Department..... Transparency Equipment 121,000
Improvement.
Sanford Police Department...... Sanford Police 99,000
Department Barricades
and Related Equipment
for Community Events.
Scott County Sheriff's Office.. Scott County Sheriff's 84,000
Office Purchase of
Rescue Technology and
Equipment.
Shaphat Outreach............... No Shots Fired......... 1,200,000
Siskiyou County Sheriff's Modernization of the 899,000
Office. Siskiyou County
Sheriff's Department.
Spokane County Sheriff's Office Spokane County Sheriff 500,000
Helicopter Replacement.
Spokane Police Department...... Spokane Police 1,317,000
Department Technology
Improvement Plan.
St. Nicks Alliance Corp........ North Brooklyn Anti- 1,000,000
Violence Initiative.
Stand with Parkland............ Implementation of 500,000
Threat Reporting
Mobile Application for
Local Education and
Public Safety Agencies.
Stark County Sheriff's Office.. Stark County Sheriff's 350,000
Office Driving
Simulator and Body-
Worn Cameras.
Stratham Police Department..... In-Car Camera System... 43,000
The Foundation United.......... Foundation United 800,000
Funding to Help Law
Enforcement Reduce and
Eliminate Human
Trafficking.
The Womans Opportunity WORC Justice Services.. 638,000
Rehabilitation Center Inc..
Thurston County Sheriff's Rapid DNA Forensic 448,000
Office. Technology for
Investigations.
Town of Chapmanville........... Law Enforcement K-9 14,000
Drug Interdiction
Project.
Town of Danville............... Danville Police Vehicle 65,000
Upgrade.
Town of Davie.................. Body-Worn Camera 800,000
Program.
Town of Eatonville............. Eatonville Weed and 1,000,000
Seed Community
Policing Initiative.
Town of Fishkill............... Fishkill Police 600,000
Department Body Camera
Acquisition Project.
Town of Fuquay-Varina.......... Continuous Operation 180,000
Body Camera System.
Town of Newton................. First Response 1,333,000
Communications
Equipment.
TRUCE of Baton Rouge, Inc...... High-Risk Youth Crime 375,000
and Violence Diversion
Program.
Twelfth Judicial District Drug Technology Saving 137,000
Task Force. Arkansans.
Urban Peace Institute.......... LA Peacemakers 7,400,000
Coalition.
Utah Department of Public Utah Forensic Genetic 300,000
Safety, State Bureau of Genealogy DNA Testing
Investigation. Initiative.
Village of Amityville.......... Village of Amityville 210,000
Police Vehicles
Request.
Village of Blanchester Police Police Cruisers........ 100,000
Department.
Virgin Islands Police Marine Enforcement 3,984,000
Department. Vessels.
Volunteer UP Legal Clinic...... South Jersey Pro Bono 500,000
Legal Clinic.
Washington County.............. Washington County 1,600,000
Sheriff Office Hybrid
Patrol Vehicles and
River Patrol Boats.
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JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

The Committee recommends $410,000,000 for Juvenile Justice
programs, which is $50,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022
enacted level. The Committee looks forward to receiving the
report directed in the fiscal year 2022 Explanatory Statement
under the heading ``Arts Programs and Therapies for At-Risk and
Justice-Involved Youth'' and continues the direction for a
report identifying grant opportunities within OJJDP for art-
based programs and therapies for fiscal year 2023. Funds are
distributed as follows:

JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part B--State Formula Grants............................ $75,000
Emergency Planning--Juvenile Detention Facilities... (500)
Youth Mentoring Grants.................................. 110,000
Title V--Delinquency Prevention Incentive Grants........ 62,500
Prevention of Trafficking of Girls.................. (5,000)
Tribal Youth........................................ (14,000)
Children of Incarcerated Parents Web Portal......... (500)
Girls in the Justice System......................... (5,500)
Opioid Affected Youth Initiative.................... (12,000)
Children Exposed to Violence........................ (8,000)
Victims of Child Abuse Programs......................... 36,000
Missing and Exploited Children Programs................. 107,500
Training for Judicial Personnel......................... 4,500
Juvenile Indigent Defense............................... 3,000
Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative.......... 3,500
Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Collaboration 4,500
Initiative.............................................
Eliminating Records-Related Barriers to Youth Success... 1,000
Youth-Focused Hate Crime Prevention and Intervention 2,500
Initiative.............................................
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Total, Juvenile Justice............................. $410,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Statutes of Limitations.--The Committee is aware that State
statutes of limitation laws have prevented survivors of child
sexual abuse, child exploitation, and child sex trafficking
from seeking justice when their trauma causes them to delay
disclosure of their abuse until later in life. The Committee
encourages the Department to prioritize awards to grantees in
States that have eliminated civil and criminal statutes of
limitations laws and revived time-barred civil claims for child
sexual abuse, child exploitation, and child sex trafficking for
adults who were a child at the time of the sexual abuse claim
in question.
Youth Mentoring Grants.--The recommendation includes
$110,000,000 for youth mentoring grants, which is $8,000,000
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
The Committee recognizes the success of the Youth Mentoring
program. Through trusted peer-to-peer mentoring relationships,
in the community and in schools, Youth Mentoring grantees can
provide needed attention and support to at-risk children.
Mentoring relationships enhance a child's overall well-being by
improving their emotional, social, and educational development.
The Committee recognizes the value of community
partnerships, including from business, government, education,
and labor, to advance career and technical education (CTE) and
science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM)
concepts and goals for youth participating in mentorship
programs. The Committee directs the continued solicitation
towards youth mentorship programs pursuing these community
partnerships in order to support the ability of youth to
translate CTE and STEAM skills and concepts to future career
achievement.
The Committee understands the importance of mentorship
experiences tailored to mentees' backgrounds. Accordingly, the
Committee encourages support for Black, Indigenous, and people
of color (BIPOC)-led organizations to increase the impact and
availability of mentors serving whose identities reflect
mentees' own identities.
The Committee believes that the Department must take a more
aggressive approach to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline
and limit out-of-school suspensions. The Committee encourages
the Department, in coordination with relevant partners such as
the Department of Education, to explore implementing programs
that are focused on disadvantaged students of color in
elementary and secondary school; available to all schools in
all districts; and include a curriculum that prevents
unnecessary trauma and harm; incorporates positive alternatives
to suspension, in-school arrests, and expulsion; and promotes
educational development and attainment. The Committee looks
forward to the report directed in House Reports 116-101 and
116-455, detailing how the Department could partner with
relevant stakeholders to implement such a program.
Furthermore, the Committee notes that exposure to community
violence, domestic violence, and violence in school--coupled
with pervasive poverty--impacts the thinking, behavior, and
well-being of girls. This results in high rates of school
dropouts, physical and mental illness, and involvement in the
juvenile justice system. The Committee directs the Department
to encourage grantees to identify opportunities for prevention
programs aimed toward girls who are at risk of contact with the
juvenile justice system.
Prevention of Trafficking of Girls.--The recommendation
includes $5,000,000 for grants for the Preventing of
Trafficking of Girls program, $1,000,000 above the fiscal year
2022 enacted level. The Committee notes these funds are
eligible for nonprofits and other nongovernmental entities that
have undergone rigorous evaluation and have a successful track
record of administering research-based prevention and early
intervention programs for girls who are vulnerable to
trafficking and are most likely to end up in the juvenile
justice system, and that funding should be used to scale up and
replicate these programs.
Missing and Exploited Children Programs.--The
recommendation includes $107,500,000 for missing and exploited
children programs, which is $8,500,000 above the fiscal year
2022 enacted level.
The Committee recommends $60,000,000 for task force grants,
training and technical assistance, research and statistics, and
administrative costs for the Internet Crimes Against Children
(ICAC) program as authorized under Public Law 110-401. The
Committee continues prior-year direction for the Department to
include in its ICAC Task Force grant solicitation a
prioritization of proactive investigations of suspects
possessing, distributing, or producing violent and sadistic
child sexual abuse imagery. The Committee also supports the
continuation of the Department encouraging ICAC grantees to
dedicate increased resources and efforts to proactive
investigations, which have demonstrated potential to rescue
children.
Children Exposed to Violence.--The Committee recommends
$8,000,000 for programs to support activities under the
Children Exposed to Violence grant program, which supports
coordinated and comprehensive efforts to build the capacity of
families and communities to help children exposed to violence
heal from trauma, increase protective factors to prevent youth
violence or delinquency, and develop intervention and awareness
strategies to support children. The Committee recognizes that
many of the programs funded under Children Exposed to Violence
utilize trauma-informed practices that take into consideration
the adverse childhood experiences (ACE) faced by the target
population being served. The Committee notes that ACE response
teams would be an allowable use of these funds.
In addition, the Committee recognizes that mentoring can
play a role in effective approaches to address youth and
community violence. The Committee urges the utilization of this
grant funding to support partnerships between youth mentoring
programs and agencies, community-based organizations, and
partners in the private sector to create systems of collective
impact and implement community-based approaches to address
violence in high-crime, high-poverty areas. The Committee
encourages that awardees also offer wraparound services to
youth impacted by trauma, and programming designed specifically
for victims of violence.
Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Collaboration
Initiative.--The Committee recommends $4,500,000 for a new
program dedicated to youth who have come into contact with both
the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, which includes
foster care and other child protective services, also known as
``dual status youth''. Youth who have a history of child
maltreatment and involvement in the child welfare system have
an increased likelihood of involvement in risky or criminal
behavior. However, the juvenile justice system is often not
prepared to recognize or respond to the complex needs of dual
status youth. Funds should be used to support the necessary
collaboration between these two systems and ensure they are
working together to develop comprehensive plans for youth while
also engaging with foster families and group homes.
Alternatives to Youth Incarceration.--The cost of youth
incarceration is astronomically high, especially when
considering many youth who spend time in the juvenile justice
system have a higher rate of recidivism into the adult system.
Closing failed youth prisons would allow more young people and
communities nationwide to receive much more effective and cost-
efficient community-based alternatives that would dramatically
improve outcomes, address racial disparities, and ensure public
safety. Therefore, the Committee recommends $3,500,000 to
develop a new initiative to fund State, local, and Tribal
entities to close and repurpose youth prisons. The Committee
encourages that the funding should be used by grantees to
support a robust planning process to help redirect resources
freed up by youth prison closures to support effective
alternatives to incarceration and community-based programs for
system-involved youth; needed services and opportunities
outside of the justice system; and to address economic impact
of youth prison closures on communities, such as the re-
employment of laid-off employees of youth prisons.
Youth-Focused Hate Crime Prevention and Intervention
Initiative.--The recommendation provides $2,500,000 for a new
program aimed at youth who hold hate-related beliefs, including
those in contact with the juvenile justice system. The
Department is encouraged to fund the development of long-term
prevention initiatives, including anti-bias education programs
and early intervention initiatives designed to help inoculate
both youth and the communities in which they live against
extremism and to help steer young people away from dangerous
ideas and initiatives, including by combatting online hate and
radicalization. The Committee also encourages the Department to
ensure that the initiative promotes civics education, digital
literacy, and pro-democracy education programs.

PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends a total of $167,800,000 for the
Public Safety Officer Benefits program, which is $11,000,000
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. Within the funds
provided, $133,000,000 is for death benefits for survivors, an
amount estimated by the Congressional Budget Office that is
considered mandatory for scorekeeping purposes. Additionally,
within the total, $34,800,000 is recommended for disability
benefits for public safety officers who are permanently and
totally disabled as a result of a catastrophic injury sustained
in the line of duty, and for education benefits for the spouses
and children of officers who are killed in the line of duty or
who are permanently and totally disabled as a result of a
catastrophic injury sustained in the line of duty.

Community Oriented Policing Services

COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $543,927,000 for Community
Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Programs, which is
$32,183,000 above fiscal year 2022. Funds are distributed as
follows:

COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
(In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COPS Hiring Grants...................................... $277,400
Tribal Resources Grant Program...................... (34,000)
Regional Information Sharing Activities............. (44,000)
Tribal Access Program............................... (4,000)
Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act...... (10,000)
Collaborative Reform Model.......................... (10,000)
Civilian Review Boards.............................. (4,000)
Community Policing Development.......................... 50,000
POLICE Act.............................................. 15,000
Anti-Methamphetamine Task Forces........................ 16,500
Anti-Heroin Task Forces................................. 36,500
STOP School Violence Act................................ 55,000
COPS Technology and Equipment Community Projects........ 93,527
---------------
Total, Community Oriented Policing Services......... $543,927
------------------------------------------------------------------------

STOP School Violence Act.--The recommendation includes
$55,000,000 for evidence-based school hardening measures,
including metal detectors, locks, lighting, ballistic glass,
and other deterrent measures in coordination with law
enforcement, as well as training for local law enforcement
officers to prevent student violence, technology for expedited
notification of local law enforcement during an emergency, and
other measures determined to provide significant improvement in
physical security of schools. The Committee encourages the
Department to use funds for enhanced metal detectors at
schools.
Active Shooter Training.--The recommendation includes
$15,000,000 for the POLICE Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-199), an
increase of $4,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted
level. The Committee notes the importance of training
partnerships that offer nationwide, dynamic force-on-force
scenario-based training. The Committee understands the training
has been adopted by numerous States and agencies as their
standard active shooter training and that the FBI has adopted
this program as its national training standard for active
shooter response.
The Committee directs the Department to ensure that such
training authorized under the POLICE Act be made available for
primary schools, secondary schools, and college campuses, and
that such training is integrated with campus police officers
and local law enforcement.
The Department shall report to the Committee, within 180
days of enactment of this Act, on the number of schools that
have received active shooter training and the number of
schools' campus police officer units that have received active
shooter training in connection with this program over the last
three fiscal years.
Community Policing Development (CPD).--The Committee
recommends $50,000,000 for CPD, for competitive grants provided
directly to law enforcement, including training programs. Of
this amount, (1) $20,000,000 is for officer training in de-
escalation techniques, of which no less than $4,000,000 is for
grants to regional de-escalation training centers that are
administered by accredited institutions of higher education and
offer de-escalation training certified by a national
certification program; (2) $10,000,000 is for assisting
agencies with gaining accreditation to ensure compliance with
national and international standards covering all aspects of
law enforcement policies, procedures, practices, and
operations, of which no less than $3,000,000 is to be provided
for small and rural law enforcement agencies for this purpose;
(3) $5,000,000 is for the CPD Microgrants program, which
provides funding for demonstration and pilot projects that
offer creative ideas to advance crime fighting, community
engagement, problem solving, and organizational changes to
support community policing; (4) $3,000,000 is for grants to
support tolerance, diversity, and anti-bias training programs
offered by organizations with well-established experience
training law enforcement personnel and criminal justice
professionals; and (5) $12,000,000 is to expand the use of
crisis intervention teams in order to embed mental and
behavioral health services with law enforcement, including
funding for specialized training. The Committee directs the
Department to provide a status update on the program within 60
days of the enactment of this Act.
Police Accountability and Community Engagement.--The
Committee urges the Department to make CPD Microgrants funding
available to help nonprofit organizations, institutions of
higher education, community groups, youth groups, and faith-
based organizations facilitate organized dialogues that bring
together community members and law enforcement officers so that
they may collaborate to develop shared goals that will enhance
the collective safety of the community. The dialogues should
include diverse groups of community members, local elected
officials, law enforcement leaders and officers, business
leaders, and community members, including youth groups, to
assess the state of police-community relations in States and
local communities. The Department is further urged to partner
with these organizations to develop strategies that will result
in concrete action items that will improve the relationships
between the police and the communities and further the goal of
enhancing collective safety. Within 180 days of enactment of
this Act, the Department shall submit a progress report to the
Committee on the results of the dialogues as well as on any law
enforcement practices that have changed as a result of the
dialogues.
Law Enforcement Screening and Training to Eliminate Bias.--
The Committee recognizes the importance to effective policing
of law enforcement personnel reflecting the communities they
serve, and of officers identifying and eliminating biases that
impair their ability to earn and maintain community trust, and
carry out their duties fairly. In addition, to fulfill their
mission, law enforcement agencies should implement best
practices to prevent active proponents of white supremacy and
violent anti-government extremism from joining their ranks, and
to eliminate such individuals from officer corps. The Committee
continues to encourage the Department to provide the highest
priority to COPS Hiring program applicants and law enforcement
agencies that request support for screening and counseling
programs to identify, and prevent the radicalization of,
applicants and personnel who endorse violent and hateful
extremist movements. The Committee further applauds the
Department's prioritization of COPS Hiring grants to program
applicants and law enforcement agencies that require their
employees to complete trainings on ethnic and racial bias,
racial profiling, gender bias, sexual orientation and gender
identity bias, and/or cultural diversity in fiscal year 2022
and supports its continuation in fiscal year 2023.
Civilian Review Boards.--Within the amount provided for
COPS, the Committee recommends $4,000,000 for grants for the
development of best practices for, and the creation of,
civilian review boards to oversee local police departments.
Civilian review boards funded under this program should be
independent and adequately resourced, have investigatory
authority and staff subpoena power, have representative
community diversity, have policy making authority, provide
advocates for civilian complainants, have mandatory police
power to conduct hearings, and conduct statistical studies on
prevailing complaint trends.
Rural law enforcement staffing.--The Committee recognizes
certain State and local law enforcement agencies in rural and
low-populated counties are critically underfunded and
understaffed. Law enforcement understaffing is a detriment to
communities and public safety. The Committee encourages the
Department to fund grants for critically understaffed law
enforcement agencies.
COPS Technology and Equipment Community Projects.--The
recommendation includes $93,527,000 for grants to State, local,
and Tribal law enforcement to develop and acquire effective
technologies and interoperable communications that assist in
responding to and preventing crime. These project
recommendations will allow recipients the opportunity to
establish and enhance any of a variety of technical equipment
and/or programs to encourage the continuation and enhancement
of community policing efforts within their jurisdictions. These
projects should help improve police effectiveness and the flow
of information among law enforcement agencies, local government
service providers, and the communities they serve.
COPS is directed to ensure that all equipment funded under
this program meets the requirements of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology Office of Law Enforcement
Standards. The accompanying table details funding for
congressionally designated activities, which are incorporated
by reference in the bill:

COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT COMMUNITY
PROJECTS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recipient Project Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amelia County.................. Amelia County Public $1,000,000
Safety Interoperable
Radio System.
Atlantic City Police Department Atlantic City Police 800,000
Department--City Wide
Cameras.
Benton County.................. SECOMM Microwave System 2,000,000
Replacement.
Bergen County Sheriff's Office. County Park/Road 954,000
Cameras and Message
Boards.
Borough of Bogota Police Communications 255,000
Department. Equipment Upgrades.
Boulder County Sheriff's Boulder County Sheriff 1,080,000
Office, Office of Disaster Long Range Acoustical
Management. Device Siren System.
Calhoun County Sheriff's Policing Equipment and 436,000
Department. Technology Upgrades.
Cayuga County.................. Cayuga County Emergency 1,000,000
911 Radios Replacement
Project.
Chesterfield County Sheriff's Virtual Realty Training 175,000
Office. System.
Christian County Emergency Christian County 8,547,000
Services. Emergency Services
SWINS Radio Project.
Citrus Heights Police Citrus Heights Police 540,000
Department. Department Emergency
Communication
Enhancements.
City of Aurora, IL............. 1Public Safety 2,280,000
Modernization and
Technology
Infrastructure Upgrade.
City of Baltimore.............. License Plate Readers.. 1,300,000
City of Battle Ground.......... Battle Ground Public 413,000
Safety Technology
Improvements.
City of Boynton Beach.......... Emergency Operations 1,025,000
Radio Tower
Replacement Project.
City of Chandler............... Joint Mobile Command 680,000
Center Equipment.
City of Donna.................. Acquisition of Safety 325,000
Mobile Application for
Domestic Violence
Victims.
City of Doral Police Department Doral Police Department 1,000,000
Real-Time Operations
Center Safe-City
Policing Technology
Project.
City of Easton................. LIDAR for City of 349,000
Easton Public Safety
and Emergency Response.
City of Eupora................. Eupora Police In-Car 125,000
Video/Body Camera/
License Plate Reader.
City of Eupora................. Eupora Police 128,000
Technology
Modernization.
City of Fairview Park.......... Fairview Park Police 604,000
Department Radio
Replacement Project.
City of La Verne............... City of La Verne Public 500,000
Safety Camera Network
Upgrade Project.
City of Long Beach............. Long Beach Police 95,000
Department Body Camera
Project.
City of Longview............... De-Escalation Police 215,000
Training Simulator
Project.
City of Middletown Middletown 300,000................
Police Security and Technology
Initiative.
City of Peoria................. Regional Computer Aided 2,000,000
Dispatch (CAD) and
Records Management
System (RMS).
City of Perry.................. City of Perry Security 130,000
Upgrades.
City of Petersburg............. Petersburg Emergency 3,203,000
Public Safety
Communications System.
City of Round Rock............. Round Rock Public 2,000,000
Safety Equipment.
City of Salinas................ Salinas Police 1,165,000
Integrated Technology
for Community Safety.
City of Sarasota............... Sarasota Police 300,000
Department Equipment
Upgrade.
City of St. Louis.............. Improvement of 911 685,000
Dispatch System.
City of St. Petersburg, Florida Police Computer-Aided 750,000
Dispatch (CAD)/Record
Management System
(RMS)/Mobile System.
City of Washougal Police Washougal Body-Worn 131,000
Department. Cameras Project.
City of West Palm Beach........ Secure Mobile Radio 969,500
Site.
Clay County.................... Enhancing Community 300,000
Policing for Clay
County, NC by
Improving the Flow of
Critical Technology.
County of Burlington........... Burlington County 1,200,000
Emergency
Communications Project.
County of Del Norte............ Sheriff's Office 550,000
Computer Aided
Dispatch (CAD) and
Records Management
(RMS) Systems Update.
County of Mono................. Public Safety Radio 3,000,000
System Upgrade.
County of Ocean................ 9-1-1 Call Center and 500,000
Emergency Management
Office.
Cowlitz 911 Public Authority... Cowlitz 911 Public 2,179,000
Safety Radio
Technology
Modernization & Radio
System Microwave
Replacement.
Curry County................... Virtual Reality 267,000
Training Simulators.
Dallas Police Department....... Dallas Police 935,000
Department Record
Management System.
East Baton Rouge Sheriff's EBRSO Investigative 736,000
Office. Support Unit.
Edina Police Department........ Edina Police Department 78,000
Procurement of
Tactical Micro-robot
Systems.
Escambia County Commission..... P25 Radio 1,204,000
Infrastructure for the
Escambia County
Commission.
Hampton Police Department...... Radio System Upgrades.. 1,376,000
Hancock County Commission...... Video Monitoring in 325,000
Cruisers, Body Cameras.
Hancock County E-911........... Commission Hancock 900,000
County E-911 Radios.
Harris County Sheriff's Office. Virtual Reality 100,000
Training Equipment.
Lancaster Police Department.... Lancaster Police 200,500
Department Body-Worn
Cameras.
Lane County Lane............... County Public Safety 176,000
Dispatch Center
Equipment Upgrade.
Lewis County................... Lewis County Public 2,800,000
Safety Radio
Communications Project.
Liberty Hill Police Department. Liberty Hill Equipment 128,000
Modernization.
Londonderry Police Department.. Emergency Dispatch 75,000
Center Workstations
and Equipment Upgrades.
Louisa County.................. East End Radio 1,000,000
Improvements.
Miami Dade Police Department... Miami Dade Police 3,750,000
Department Mobile
Computing Upgrade.
Middle Rio Grande Development Regional Trunking Radio 5,484,000
Council. System Upgrade.
Midland County................. Midland County 685,000
Sheriff's Office Radio
and Communications
Infrastructure Project.
Mississippi Department of MS Capitol Police 550,000
Public Safety. Technology
Improvements.
New York Police Department..... Fixed Plate Reader 2,000,000
System Installation.
Nottoway County................ Nottoway County Public 1,000,000
Safety Radio
Communications System.
Olathe Police Department....... Mobile Command Post 300,000
Equipment Upgrades.
Pasco Sheriff's Office......... Technological Upgrades 2,000,000
to the Center for the
Recovery of Endangered
and Missing Persons
(CREMP).
Piatt County Sheriff's Office.. 911 Radio Communication 607,000
System Upgrade.
Pierce County Sheriff's Pierce County Metro 248,000
Department. Dive Team Equipment.
Porter County Sheriff Porter County Sheriff 400,000
Department. Department Equipment
Acquisition.
Rappahannock Regional Criminal Virtual Reality 125,000
Justice Academy. Judgement Training
Simulator.
Rochester Police Department.... City of Rochester: 300,000
Upgrade Video Camera
Surveillance System.
Suffield Police Department..... Computer Aided Dispatch/ 180,000
Records Management
System Project.
The City of Gautier............ City of Gautier Police 507,000
Equipment Upgrade and
Improvements.
The City of Vallejo............ The Vallejo Ghost Gun 830,000
and Gun Violence
Prevention Initiative.
Tillamook County............... Tillamook County Public 2,000,000
Safety Radio
Communication System.
Tiverton Police Department..... Tiverton Public Safety 500,000
Communications Project.
Toledo Police Department....... Enhanced Portable Radio 1,250,000
Equipment.
Town of Amherst................ North Amherst Police 900,000
Communications System
Tower and Equipment
Acquisition.
Town of New Fairfield.......... New Fairfield PD 2,100,000
Emergency
Communications System
Upgrade.
Town of Watertown Police Watertown PD Two Way 3,375,000
Department. Radio Communications
Upgrade.
Township of Chatham............ Public Safety 809,000
Information Sharing
Technology Community
Project.
Township of South Hackensack... South Hackensack Public 210,000
Safety Communications
Project.
Township of Weehawken.......... Public Safety 1,000,000
Department's Radio
System Update.
Union City Police Department... Union City's Digital 1,200,000
Trunked Radio System
Replacement.
Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Wahkiakum County Radio 1,595,000
Office. Improvement Project.
Warren Police Department....... Law Enforcement 170,000
Technology Enhancement.
Wayne Police Department........ Law Enforcement 54,000
Equipment Upgrades.
West Milford Township.......... West Milford Township-- 2,893,000
Communications
Equipment.
Whatcom County Sheriff......... Whatcom County 500,000
Integrated Public
Safety Radio System.
Whiting Police Department...... Technology and 215,000
Equipment: License
Plate Readers.
Windsor Heights Police and Fire Windsor Heights P25 301,000
Department. Radio Replacement
Project.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

General Provisions--Department of Justice

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee has included the following general provisions
for the Department of Justice:
Section 201 makes available additional reception and
representation funding for the Attorney General from the
amounts provided in this title.
Section 202 prohibits the use of funds to require any
person to perform or facilitate the performance of an abortion.
Section 203 establishes that the Director of the Bureau of
Prisons (BOP) is obliged to provide escort services to an
inmate receiving an abortion outside of a Federal facility,
except where this obligation conflicts with the preceding
section.
Section 204 establishes requirements and procedures for
transfer proposals.
Section 205 prohibits the use of certain funds for
transporting prisoners classified as maximum or high security,
other than to a facility certified by the BOP as appropriately
secure.
Section 206 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase or
rental by Federal prisons of audiovisual equipment, services
and materials used primarily for recreational purposes, except
for those items and services needed for inmate training,
religious, or educational purposes.
Section 207 requires review by the Deputy Attorney General
and the Department Investment Review Board prior to the
obligation or expenditure of funds for major information
technology projects.
Section 208 requires the Department to follow reprogramming
procedures for any deviation from the program amounts specified
in this title or the accompanying report, or the reuse of
deobligated funds provided in previous years.
Section 209 prohibits the use of funds for OMB Circular A-
76 competitions for work performed by employees of the Bureau
of Prisons or of the Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
Section 210 prohibits U.S. Attorneys from holding
additional responsibilities that exempt U.S. Attorneys from
statutory residency requirements.
Section 211 permits up to 2 percent of grant and
reimbursement program funds made available to the Office of
Justice Programs to be used for training and technical
assistance, and up to 2 percent of grant funds made available
to that office to be used for criminal justice research,
evaluation and statistics by the National Institute of Justice
and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Section 212 provides cost-share waivers for certain DOJ
grant programs.
Section 213 waives the requirement that the Attorney
General reserve certain funds from amounts provided for
offender incarceration.
Section 214 prohibits funds, other than funds for the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System established
under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, from being
used to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to a
known or suspected agent of a drug cartel where law enforcement
personnel do not continuously monitor or control such firearm.
Section 215 permits DOJ to participate in Performance
Partnership Pilot collaboration programs.
Section 216 establishes reporting requirements for certain
Department of Justice funds.
Section 217 provides for the use of offsetting collections
credited to and made available in the Working Capital Fund.
Section 218 provides for humanitarian expenses incurred
from illness, injury or death while on duty for certain
Department of Justice personnel.
Section 219 prohibits funds to move a Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives facility.

TITLE III

SCIENCE

Office of Science and Technology Policy

The Committee recommends $7,965,000 for the Office of
Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), which is $1,313,000 above
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Climate Change Adaptation.--The Committee continues to
support the direction provided by Executive Order 14008
regarding climate adaptation and resilience and the mandate for
each Federal agency to produce annual Climate Action Plans. The
Committee remains concerned about the quality of these action
plans and the climate information on which they are based. The
Committee, therefore, repeats the direction contained in House
Report 117-97 and adopted by Public Law 117-103 that OSTP shall
develop guidance for Federal agencies regarding their Climate
Action Plans required by E.O. 14008, as well as to review and
assess the appropriateness of such plans once developed. The
Committee looks forward to the briefing required on this topic
in House report 117-97 and adopted in Public Law 117-103.
National Circular Economy Roadmap.--The Committee
encourages OSTP to develop a National Circular Economy Roadmap
that includes a vision for how the science and technology
enterprise should support the development of a circular economy
in the United States, identification of key public and private
stakeholders that could contribute to or benefit from a
transition to a circular economy, and recommendations on
specific federal policies needed to drive this transition.
Federally Funded Scientific Research.--The Committee
recognizes the considerable progress made by OSTP in bringing
to completion the department and agency public access plans
called for by the OSTP Memorandum ``Increasing Access to the
Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research,'' issued
February 22, 2013. The Committee understands that 22
departments and agencies with annual expenditures on research
and development of $100,000,000 or more now have completed
their public access plans for increasing access to peer-
reviewed scholarly publications and digital data resulting from
Federally funded research. The Committee encourages OSTP to
continue its efforts to coordinate the implementation of public
access policies across Federal departments and agencies and to
identify additional opportunities to enhance access to the
results of Federally funded research. The Committee received
OSTP's quarterly progress reports regarding department and
agency public access planning efforts, the most recent report
being issued on January 9, 2017. Further, OSTP shall report to
the Committee on an annual basis on the progress of departments
and agencies in implementing their public access plans,
including relevant measures of progress, and regarding
additional steps being taken to improve access to the results
of Federally funded research. In addition, at least 90 days
prior to making any changes to the Federal Government's public
access policies as outlined in the 2013 OSTP memorandum on
``Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded
Scientific Research'', the Committee directs OSTP to submit to
the Committee a report on the costs and budgetary impact of
such changes. The report shall include a complete analysis of
any newly-created costs, including any potential new costs for
grant recipients.
Open Access Publishing of Scientific Research.--The
Committee is concerned that financing mechanisms for open
access publishing of scientific research, in particular article
processing charges and transformative agreements, may present
growing barriers to knowledge generation and sharing. Article
processing charges paid by authors and their institutions may
create particularly significant burdens for early-career
researchers and those from traditionally underrepresented
communities. To inform further development of open access
policies among Federal research agencies, OSTP is directed to
deliver a report to the Committee, no later than 270 days after
the enactment of this Act, on article processing charges and
transformative agreement costs borne by Federal research
grantees during fiscal years 2016 through 2021 and how these
financing models affect who can publish. This report shall
analyze the effects of open access financing mechanisms,
including article processing charges and transformative
agreements on costs paid as part of Federal research grants, as
possible given limited data on the subject. The report should
also assess how these open access financing mechanisms may
affect the volume of research publications authored by
scientists who are early career or are from smaller, lesser-
funded, and historically underrepresented institutions,
including Historically Black Colleges and Universities;
Hispanic-Serving Institutions, EPSCoR, and other Minority-
Serving institutions; where researchers choose to publish; and
potential variability in effects across different research
disciplines including, but not limited to, the life sciences,
physical sciences, social sciences, humanities, mathematics,
and engineering. As part of this report, OSTP shall also
include a discussion of how more data might be collected to
inform understanding of the impacts of these charges and the
feasibility of such data collection.
Alternative Protein Research.--The Committee notes that
research focused on creating the characteristics of animal meat
using plants, animal cell cultivation, and fermentation, known
as alternative protein research, may advance the development of
sustainable protein sources that help mitigate risks related to
antibiotic resistance, food security, and greenhouse gas
emissions. The Committee further notes that this research is
multidisciplinary and involves multiple Federal agencies,
including the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National
Science Foundation. The Committee recognizes that research and
development efforts on new technologies such as alternative
proteins should be coordinated across the Federal Government.
Accordingly, the Committee directs OSTP to establish an
interagency group under the National Science and Technology
Council (NSTC) to provide recommendations on coordination and
support of alternative protein research and development
throughout the Federal Government. The Committee directs OSTP
to provide an intermediate report to the Committee, no later
than 180 days after enactment of this Act, on the progress of
this group.
Critical and Emerging Technologies List.--The Committee
encourages OSTP to update the Critical and Emerging
Technologies List as necessary, but no less than every two
years.
Arctic Observing System.--The Committee recognizes the
significant impacts of the changing climate in the Arctic,
which have dramatically outpaced the changes on the rest of the
planet. Unfortunately, the Nation's ability to monitor, detect,
and understand marine, terrestrial, and atmospheric changes and
their implications for the rest of the planet is limited by the
insufficient observing facilities in the Arctic. The Committee
looks forward to the report from OSTP directed in House report
117-97 and adopted in Public Law 117-103 on the need to
establish and maintain a sustained Arctic observing network.

National Space Council

The Committee recommends $1,965,000 for the National Space
Council, which is equal to the fiscal year 2022 appropriation
and equal to the request. The Committee appreciates the
Council's efforts to adhere to the quarterly briefing
requirements set forth in division B of Public Law 116-260.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The Committee recommends $25,446,200,000 for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which is an
increase of $1,404,900,000 over the fiscal year 2022
appropriation and $527,600,000 below the request.
NASA's fiscal year 2023 budget request envisions bold new
research in Earth Science and Aeronautics, which taken together
can improve our understanding of climate change and take direct
steps to address the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute
to climate change. Importantly, the request also continues
efforts to lead our Nation into a new era of human space
exploration through the Artemis program and to develop a new
generation of STEM students through strong support for STEM
engagement initiatives.
In the coming months, NASA will launch Artemis I and begin
a new era in human space exploration, and the Committee
provides significant resources to ensure that this new chapter
is a successful one.
The recommendation incorporates NASA's proposed new
nomenclature for components of the Exploration Systems Mission
Directorate. The Committee's program and project
recommendations for NASA are included in the consolidated
funding table below and in narrative direction throughout this
report. The Committee reminds NASA that any deviations from the
amounts included in the table below are subject to section 505
requirements of this Act. When executing its budget for fiscal
year 2023, NASA shall incorporate the funding levels
established in both the table and the narrative direction.

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
(in thousands of dollars)
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Program Amount
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Science:
Earth Science....................................... $2,334,800
Planetary Science................................... 3,200,000
Astrophysics........................................ 1,525,000
Heliophysics........................................ 760,200
Biological and Physical Science..................... 85,000
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Total, Science.......................................... 7,905,000
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Aeronautics............................................. 950,000
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Space Technology........................................ 1,250,000
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Deep Space Exploration Systems.......................... 7,323,700
Orion Multi-purpose Crew Vehicle.................... (1,338,700)
Space Launch System (SLS) Vehicle Deployment........ (2,600,000)
Exploration Ground Systems.......................... (749,900)
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Space Operations........................................ 4,256,000
===============
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) 150,100
===============
Safety, Security and Mission Services................... 3,138,700
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Construction and Environmental Compliance and 424,300
Restoration............................................
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Office of Inspector General............................. 48,400
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Total, NASA............................................. $25,446,200
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SCIENCE

The Committee provides $7,905,000,000 for Science, which is
$290,600,000 above the fiscal year 2022 appropriation.
Earth Science.--The recommendation includes $2,334,800,000
for Earth Science programs, which is $270,100,000 above the
fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $76,700,000 below the
request. NASA's budget submission reflects a renewed urgency
and focus on Earth science. Climate change is a global crisis,
and this research is critical to helping Americans understand
the nature of climate change and how to effectively respond.
Fiscal year 2023 funding will accelerate the recommendations of
the most recent Earth Science Decadal Survey to scale-up the
Earth System Observatory, establish the new Earth Information
Center, and leverage public-private partnerships to increase
access to climate data. As NASA engages in this critically
important work, it is encouraged to continue collaboration with
other relevant Federal agencies, including the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration and National Science Foundation.
Earth Information Center.--The Committee strongly endorses
the Administration's proposal to establish an Earth Information
Center. NASA is encouraged to explore greenhouse gas monitoring
and detection technologies at multiple locations as part of the
Center's focus on data accessibility for Federal, state, local,
academic, and public stakeholders. NASA is also encouraged to
make this website user friendly and accessible in multiple
languages. Within 180 days of enactment of this Act, NASA is
directed to brief the Committee on its plans to expand the
Center's services beyond greenhouse gas monitoring.
Earth Systematic Missions.--The Committee provides the
requested funding level for the four major systematic Earth
Science missions in implementation: Surface Water and Ocean
Topography, NASO-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, Sentinel-6, and
Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE).
Venture Class Missions.--The Committee provides
$194,500,000, as requested, for Venture Class missions. These
are competitively-selected, low-cost missions that expand
NASA's ability to solicit innovative research and application
missions within Earth Science. NASA is reminded to ensure
mission classification is appropriately distributed across all
levels of risk to allow for a more competitive process and a
diverse portfolio of science.
Geostationary Carbon Cycle Observatory (GeoCarb).--The
Committee provides the requested funding level of $47,600,000
for GeoCarb.
Small Satellite Launch.--The Committee directs NASA to
continue to work with commercial industry to examine ways for
small satellite missions that bolster NASA's overall scientific
objectives to procure launch services that are tailored to
their mission-dependent orbits, locations, and schedules, while
minimizing launch costs. Dedicated and tailored launch
opportunities can enhance the breadth of research and science,
such as climate science, which NASA achieves with small
satellite platforms and can expand opportunities for NASA to
leverage small satellites in support of its scientific
objectives. The Committee applauds NASA's efforts to ensure a
competitive and robust national space launch industry through
the Venture-Class Acquisition Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR)
contracting regime for venture-class launch services and
welcomes the first two VADR Requests for Launch Service, which
were issued in May. The Committee encourages NASA to increase
the number of VADR Requests for Launch Service in fiscal year
2023 and beyond.
Commercial Small Satellite Data Acquisition.--The NASA
Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program is
chartered to identify, evaluate and acquire data from
commercial sources to support NASA's Earth science research and
application goals. The Committee provides up to the requested
funding level of $55,000,000 and directs NASA to utilize, to
the greatest extent practicable, open contracting mechanisms
that allow for the testing and evaluation of commercial data,
for research purposes, on a continual rolling basis, regardless
of constellation size. In doing so, NASA may consider on-demand
tasking of various data types, quantities, and qualities to
meet research requirements.
Wildfire Detection Technologies.--The Committee welcomes
NASA's emphasis in the budget on wildfire detection and
mitigation research. Within funds provided for Earth Science
and in addition to funding for activities directly related to
wildfire science and technology, the Committee provides
$8,000,000 for NASA to initiate concept studies, in
collaboration with commercial space-based remote sensing
providers, to develop and demonstrate low-cost and scalable
infrared sensing and other technologies that passively monitor
areas of the United States that are susceptible to wildland
fires, support reduction of wildfire risk, and provide early
warning to first responders.
University Small Satellite missions.--The Committee
supports NASA's collaborative efforts with U.S. colleges and
universities to conduct research through small spacecraft
missions, including CubeSat and SmallSat missions. The
Committee believes these competitively selected projects led by
principal investigators at institutions of higher education
help train the next generation of scientists and provide much-
needed research. The Committee directs NASA to provide not less
than $30,000,000 for these missions across the Science
Directorate.
Robotically Assembled Earth Science Platform.--The
Committee directs NASA to report, not later than 180 days after
enactment of this Act, on the feasibility of partnering with
industry to develop and demonstrate a prototype on-orbit
robotically assembled Earth Science Platform that utilizes
robotic assembly and on-orbit structure manufacturing
technologies derived from the OSAM-2 SBIR Phase III effort. The
report should outline any funding needed to support this effort
in fiscal year 2023 and future funding needs associated with
this potential demonstration.
IDEA Compliance.--The Committee supports full compliance
with the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
and encourages NASA to consider cloud options to implement an
interoperable digital asset management solution to minimize
redundancy, improve digital asset sharing, and enhance the
agency's digital service delivery to the public and its own
employees.
Planetary Defense.--The Committee provides not less than
$142,700,000 for Planetary Defense, which is $55,000,000 above
the request, including not less than $94,900,000 for the Near-
Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which is $55,000,000 above
the request. Congress enacted legislation in 2005 requiring
NASA to find 90 percent of near-Earth objects greater than 140
meters in diameter within 15 years, yet NASA proposes delaying
a mission with potential to help NASA more quickly meet this
legal requirement. While NASA has rightly expressed concern
about a lack of funding in prior years for near-Earth object
surveillance, the Committee is concerned by the agency's
proposal to delay a high priority of the Planetary Science
Decadal Survey until 2028. The Committee directs NASA, as part
of its fiscal year 2024 budget request, to provide a timeline
for a NEO Surveyor launch prior to 2028.
Lunar Discovery.--The Committee provides $496,300,000 for
Lunar Discovery, which is $10,000,000 greater than the request.
Within the funds provided, not less than $255,300,000 shall be
for Commercial Lunar Payload Services, including $97,000,000
for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER)
mission to the South Pole of the Moon to search for and sample
lunar water ice. A successful mission could provide key
scientific insights, data needed to support and enable
commercial activity for a sustainable American presence in
cislunar space, and preparation for future missions beyond the
Moon.
Mars Sample Return.--The Committee provides the requested
funding for Mars Sample Return. However, the Committee is
concerned about the rise in cost of Mars Sample Return, as
noted by the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey
2023-2032. The Committee is aware that the Mars Sample Return
mission is expected to reach Key Decision Point-B later this
year and directs NASA to brief the Committee on expected
changes to cost, schedule and management challenges revealed
during that decisional process, including NASA's efforts to
address such challenges. As NASA conducts Mars Sample Return
formulation studies to determine mission architecture and
science requirements, the Committee directs NASA to provide a
report not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act
assessing the feasibility and cost of using more than one
Ingenuity-class Mars Helicopter. The report should examine
whether using more than one Ingenuity-class Mars Helicopter
could increase redundancy and ensure NASA has a capability to
return samples by augmenting the Ingenuity helicopter design to
add a sample retrieval capability.
Europa Clipper.--Funding is provided at the requested level
of $345,000,000 to continue development of the Europa Clipper.
Juno Mission Extension.--The Committee provides
$30,500,000, equal to the request, for the extended mission of
Juno, which allows for both additional observations of Jupiter
and flybys of Ganymede, Europa, and Io that will lead to new
discoveries and benefit the development and execution of the
Europa Clipper and the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy
Moons Explorer (JUICE) missions. The Committee further expects
NASA to support a budget profile in the fiscal year 2024 budget
submission that will allow Juno to maintain staff levels
necessary to do critical engineering and navigation
calculations needed to continue the entire approved science
scope of the mission extension.
Mars Exploration.--The Committee provides $233,900,000,
equal to the request, to support the Mars Exploration
initiative.
New Frontiers.--The Committee provides $478,400,000 for New
Frontiers, which is equal to the request. The Committee
supports NASA's plan to issue an Announcement of Opportunity
for the fifth New Frontiers mission in fiscal year 2023 rather
than fiscal year 2025, and encourages NASA to increase the New
Frontiers V development cap, exclusive of launch and operations
costs, as recommended by the most recent Planetary Decadal
Survey. The Committee directs NASA to brief the Committee on
its progress toward completion of these possible revisions to
New Frontiers V no later than 60 days after the enactment of
this Act.
Dragonfly.--Within funding for New Frontiers, not less than
$390,400,000 is provided for the Dragonfly mission. This level
is equal to the budget submission and $189,300,000 more than
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration
(SIMPLEx).--SIMPLEx are the only competitive planetary science
missions that innovative commercial companies can lead, and the
only planetary small spacecraft program within all of NASA. The
Committee supports SIMPLEx solicitations and welcomes NASA's
plan for a new solicitation in fiscal year 2023. However, the
Committee is concerned that increased costs of larger Planetary
missions could continue to crowd-out these unique mission
opportunities. As a result, the Committee urges NASA to
consider ways to maximize opportunities for SIMPLEx missions,
including the potential for dedicated smallsat launch, in
addition to the current option of using rideshare on large
launch vehicles, which will further accelerate and enhance
overall planetary science mission objectives.
Astrophysics Research.--The Committee recognizes the role
of the Astrophysics Research program in supporting the
development of novel astrophysics observation technologies that
lay the foundation of future mission architectures.
Additionally, a strong research program maximizes the
scientific value of space-based missions by ensuring that the
data collected through such observations can continue to
provide new insights into the mechanisms behind cosmological
phenomena. The Committee also understands that supporting these
activities through extramural grant funding contributes to the
long-term viability of the U.S. astrophysics community.
Astrophysics Future Missions.--The Committee provides
$23,900,000 for Astrophysics future missions, which is equal to
the request. The Committee directs NASA to compete an
Astrophysics Probe mission no later than 2023, as recommended
by the Astro2020 Decadal Survey ``Pathways to Discovery in
Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s.''
Cosmic Origins.--Within funds provided for Astrophysics,
$93,300,000 is provided for the Hubble Telescope and
$172,500,000 is provided for the James Webb Space Telescope.
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.--The Committee provides
$482,200,000 for Roman, which is equal to the request and
$19,400,000 below the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The
Committee supports NASA's emphasis on developing the Roman
Space Telescope before investing heavily in the recommendations
of the next Decadal.
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).--
The Committee is concerned by NASA's decision to terminate the
SOFIA mission without engaging in a senior review. To ensure
there is no detriment to American scientific endeavors the
Committee directs NASA to report within 30 days of enactment of
this Act on NASA's strategy to mitigate the science and data
collection that will no longer be produced by SOFIA, including
any scientific capability gaps and any other information that
normally would be considered as part of a senior review, as
well as NASA 's detailed plan to discontinue the program and
any further resources that are needed to ensure a smooth
transition. Further, the Committee provides no less than
$30,000,000 for SOFIA to ensure an orderly close-out of the
mission.
Space Weather Science and Applications.--Within funds
provided for Heliophysics, $25,000,000 is provided for the
Space Weather Science and Applications program. This funding is
$2,700,000 above the request and equal to the fiscal year 2022
enacted level. Space Weather Science supports innovation in
space weather observational capabilities and research-to-
operations, operations-to-research, and computational aspects
of space weather mitigation in accordance with the
recommendations of the National Space Weather Strategy and
Action Plan. The Committee also notes the relevance of these
activities to safeguarding human health against radiation
during long-duration deep space exploration activities.
Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS).--The Committee supports
the MMS mission and is concerned that NASA has proposed to
reduce the extended mission operations budget of the MMS
mission too rapidly in fiscal year 2023. The Committee provides
up to $20,800,000, which is $5,000,000 above the request, for
MMS to ensure that the mission's primary phase two objective of
observing additional night side reconnection events can be
accomplished in the next three years.
Heliophysics Explorer.--The Committee is encouraged by
NASA's commitment to accelerate the cadence of alternating
Small Explorer (SMEX) and Medium-class Explorer (MIDEX)
missions while also enabling a regular selection of Missions of
Opportunity (MOs) to allow heliophysics researchers to rapidly
respond to and participate in missions both inside and outside
of NASA. This commitment follows the recommendations of the
National Research Council Decadal Survey, and will improve
scientific understanding while simultaneously developing the
scientific workforce through increased research opportunities
for students and faculty.
Heliophysics Technology Program.--The Committee appreciates
NASA including Heliophysics Technology as a standalone program
line in the budget request and provides the requested level of
$29,900,000 for the Heliophysics Technology Program. The
Committee recognizes the critical role that technology
development programs play in enabling novel and transformative
capabilities and mission concepts, and notes the contributions
of these programs in other Divisions within the Science Mission
Directorate.
Biological and Physical Sciences.--The Committee provides
$85,000,000 for Biological and Physical Sciences, which is
$2,500,000 above fiscal year 2022.
Transformational Microgravity Research.--Within Biological
and Physical Sciences, funds may be used for the development
and demonstration of in-situ analysis, sample preparation and
handling, and specialized equipment for the next generation of
microgravity science. In partnership with industry and, to the
extent practicable, leveraging Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) investments, NASA should develop and operate
space-based capabilities for transformational microgravity
science that advances U.S. leadership in such areas as quantum
physics, thriving in deep space, and soft matter.
Science Mission Directorate Computing.--High-end computing
for modeling and simulation of mission flight tests,
satellites, instruments and engineered vehicles and components
can reduce failure rates and reduce the time and cost of
experimentation and testing. As the demand for high-end
computing increases across the agency, the Committee recommends
no less than $75,000,000 within the Science Mission Directorate
to support the Scientific Computing project and the High-end
Computing Capability project.

AERONAUTICS

The Committee provides $950,000,000 for Aeronautics, which
is $69,300,000 greater than the fiscal year 2022 appropriation.
Hypersonics Technology Project.--The Committee directs
that, of the funds provided for Aeronautics, not less than
$45,000,000 is for NASA's ongoing Hypersonics Technology
Project (HTP), which is $6,400,000 above the request. The
Committee continues to emphasize the importance of a national
hypersonics research strategy and urges program managers to
continue to coordinate closely with partners in the Department
of Defense to enable NASA to leverage investments in ground and
flight activities to develop and validate advanced physics-
based computational models as building blocks toward a long-
term vision for high-speed hypersonic and high-Mach air
transport. Focus areas for the project should include reusable
vehicle technologies, hypersonic propulsion systems, and high
temperature materials such as polymer derived ceramic composite
materials and other advanced material development. Of these
funds, the Committee directs that not less than $15,000,000
should be prioritized toward funding opportunities for public-
private partnerships with the goal of advancing hypersonic and
high-Mach technologies that meet both NASA's strategic goals
and industry needs.
University-Led Initiatives.--Within funds provided for
Aeronautics, the Committee recommends up to $10,000,000 for
advancement of university-led aeronautics materials research.
NASA is encouraged to partner with academic institutions that
have strong capabilities in aviation, aerospace structures, and
materials testing and evaluation, including research on wire-
arc additive manufacturing aluminum alloys for lightweight
aerospace parts fabrication.
Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD).--The SFD is NASA's
next X-Plane flight demonstrator to demonstrate advanced
structures and technologies that could increase efficiency and
reduce emissions by as much as 25 percent. The Committee
supports this important initiative and expects NASA's
investments and partnerships to advance and demonstrate high
reward technologies to achieve performance improvements that
move industry emissions reductions closer to this 25 percent
target.
Vertical Lift Research.--The Committee supports NASA's
Vertical Lift Research Centers of Excellence (VLRCOE)
cooperative agreements to advance fundamental research at
universities across the country that support high-speed
rotorcraft, electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)
capability, and unmanned aircraft systems. To continue
advancing these efforts in coordination with NASA's broader
Advanced Air Mobility goals, the Committee directs NASA to
continue its work with other government agencies, academia, and
industry to build and maintain a modeling and simulation
environment to analyze various aviation demand scenarios and
associated supply chain ecosystem needs. The Committee
additionally directs NASA to report on these actions not later
than 180 days after enactment of this Act. In developing this
report, NASA should consult with stakeholders in government,
academia and industry to identify security and technology
policy recommendations, as well as any additional policy
recommendations.
Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations
(ACERO).--The Committee appreciates NASA's new emphasis on
wildfire fighting and provides $10,000,000, which is $2,000,000
more than the request, to begin the ACERO initiative. ACERO is
aimed at improving aerial responses to wildfires and other
natural disasters and will leverage NASA-developed UAS traffic
management capabilities, along with other NASA science and
technology capabilities, to develop an interagency concept of
operations with other Federal, state, and local agencies.
Additive Manufacturing.--Within funds provided for
Aeronautics, the Committee encourages additive manufacturing
(AM) research. Additive manufacturing creates advancements in
space flight and applications in all aviation sectors. The
Committee encourages NASA to utilize AM funding to support
activities that create performance-enhancing designs that are
not achievable using conventional manufacturing methods;
simplify supply chains by consolidating multiple parts into
fewer multi-component assemblies; reduce operational costs by
repairing and remanufacturing legacy components of aerospace
systems; and increase manufacturing mobility.
Flight Research.--The Committee supports the important
flight research and related work of various NASA centers. To
ensure these centers have the necessary resources to continue
this important research to help the Aeronautics Mission
Directorate fulfill its unique mission, the Committee directs
NASA to provide a report not later than 60 days after enactment
of this Act which includes a short-term and long-term
assessment of such centers' infrastructure, such as hangars,
research facilities, and other structures, and equipment needed
at or supporting these centers, as well as a review of the
condition and lifespan of the aircraft and any additional long-
term needs.
Aerosciences Evaluation and Test Capabilities (AETC).--The
Committee is eagerly anticipating the submission of the
required report under Public Law 117-103 regarding NASA's AETC
portfolio, which includes NASA wind tunnels, propulsion test
facilities, and specialty tunnels. These facilities are
critical to helping maintain U.S. leadership in supersonic and
hypersonic capabilities for NASA, the Department of Defense,
and private industry. The Committee is troubled by reports of
high maintenance needs on these aging facilities and directs
NASA to report to the Committee within 30 days of enactment of
this Act on AETC's process for portfolio maintenance and repair
decisions, as well as near-term priority investments and
maintenance that are needed to meet expected demand growth and
reliable availability of these facilities. Such report should
include a detailed explanation of how requested resources in
each of the outyears, as shown in the fiscal year 2023 budget
submission, will meet expected demand and reliable availability
of these facilities.
High-Performance Chase Aircraft.--The Committee understands
the value of high-performance chase aircraft such as the F/A-18
and F-15 that enhance NASA's unique research capabilities, and
recognizes the ongoing concern about some current chase
aircraft having end-of-life issues and growing maintenance
costs. Thus, the Committee directs NASA to continue providing
updates to the Committee, as necessary, and consultations with
the Department of Defense on strategies to address high-
performance chase aircraft issues, including through potential
aircraft transfers, and the potential need for administrative
and legislative steps to facilitate such actions.

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

The Committee recommends $1,250,000,000 for Space
Technology, which is $140,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022
appropriation and $187,900,000 below the request. The Space
Technology Mission Directorate supports a range of technologies
at all readiness levels, and provides resources for small
businesses to play a vital role in developing the tools that
will be used to explore our solar system. Within the
Directorate's efforts, the Committee supports technological
efforts with broad application across NASA missions, including
advanced materials and structures, autonomous systems to
fabricate crew habitats, advanced power systems, remote sensing
and detection of water, in-space and additive manufacturing,
thermal protection, and artificial intelligence relating to
space logistics and mission sustainability.
Space Technology Mission Directorate.--The Committee
reaffirms its support for the independence of the Space
Technology Mission Directorate and recognizes that its current
status enables it to support the development of a wide array of
various technologies. This diverse portfolio contains
technology development activities that have broad applications
beyond human exploration and that help to meet the agency's
science objectives, establish new commercial and academic
partnerships, and stimulate the growth of the Nation's
technology sector. This approach also ensures that NASA
technologists and their external partners maintain the ability
to address long-term strategic goals rather than only focusing
on short-term, mission-specific objectives. In addition, the
Directorate's direct engagement with the academic community is
supporting the development of the next generation of space
technologists. The Committee directs NASA to preserve the
Directorate's focus across NASA and in support of each of the
mission directorates.
Small Orbital Debris Prize.--The Committee supports NASA's
agency-wide efforts to address the problem of orbital debris
through research, development of early-stage technology, and
measurement technologies. NASA should continue to use its
existing program acquisition approaches, including the Prizes
Challenges and Crowdsourcing Program, to seek novel ideas on
how to detect, trace, and remove space debris 10 centimeters
and smaller. While NASA should continue to focus on detection
and removal of large objects like dead satellites and rocket
bodies, the Committee also expects NASA to focus on small space
debris. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, NASA is
directed to establish a crowdsourcing prize competition
soliciting ideas on how to detect, track, and remove space
debris 10 centimeters and smaller.
Larger Orbital Debris Remediation.--The Committee is
concerned that the Federal Government lacks a specific and
comprehensive strategy to address the intensifying risks posed
by orbital debris through remediation of the space environment
using active debris removal. NASA has a vital role in
supporting the development of innovative approaches to debris
management. Appreciating NASA's role in fostering scientific
solutions to this rapidly growing problem, the Committee
directs that of the funds provided for Space Technology, up to
$5,000,000 is to advance early-stage technology for active
debris remediation addressing tall pole technology gaps,
including the grapple and capture of uncontrolled tumbling
objects where no viable/credible solutions currently exist.
Regional Economic Development.--The Committee provides
$10,000,000, which is $2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022
enacted level. These funds are designed to enable various NASA
centers to partner with the Manufacturing Extension Program and
its local offices, and to ensure NASA's unique capabilities are
used as part of a larger economic development strategy. These
partnerships should target technologies of interest to NASA's
overarching mission of exploration but should also drive
innovation and economic growth. The Committee directs NASA to
report to the Committee on its fiscal year 2023 plan for
executing these funds, with clear metrics for success,
including an accounting of the partnerships with economic
development entities for Federal, state, and regional economic
development agencies with experience in this area.
On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (OSAM-1).--
The Committee provides $227,000,000 for continued development
of the OSAM-1 or Restore-L/SPace Infrastructure DExterous Robot
(SPIDER). The Committee encourages NASA to continue its
collaborations with the commercial space sector and university
partners to use this technology for space sustainability.
Flight Opportunities Program.--The Committee provides
$30,000,000, which is $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022
appropriation and $10,000,000 above the request for the Flight
Opportunities Program. Flight Opportunities provides
researchers valuable, low-cost access to microgravity for
technology development and research by integrating payloads
aboard commercial suborbital spacecraft, sounding rockets, and
parabolic aircraft.
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion.--The Committee provides
$110,000,000, equal to the fiscal year 2022 level and
$95,000,000 more than the request, for the development of a
nuclear thermal propulsion system capable of specific impulse
of 900 per second or greater, of which not less than
$80,000,000 is for the design of test articles that will enable
a flight demonstration. As NASA moves towards post-
International Space Station operations at the end of the
decade, it is important to ensure that all on-station space
technology activities as they relate to science and future
deep-exploration activities relating to habitation and
propulsion have effective continuity plans in place. NASA is
directed to provide to the Committee, within 180 days of
enactment of this Act, a plan for post-ISS in-space science and
propulsion activities, as well as recommendations for ensuring
NASA activities in Low Earth Orbit.
Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP).--The committee is
encouraged by the potential for space nuclear propulsion
technologies relating to nuclear electric propulsion. As the
National Academy of Sciences identified in a February 2021
report, a multi-year research program would need to include
subsystem development, prototype systems, ground testing, and
cargo missions as a means of flight qualification prior to
first crewed use. Accordingly, the Committee directs that
$15,000,000 shall be utilized to begin a systematic approach to
Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP). Within 180 days of the
enactment of this Act, NASA, in coordination with other
relevant Federal departments and agencies such as the
Department of Energy, shall submit a multi-year plan for in-
space propulsion-system demonstration for NEP.
Lunar Surface Power.--The Committee recognizes the need for
steady, reliable, and uninterrupted power for future extended
science and exploration missions on the lunar surface,
particularly at the poles, and is supportive of past and
ongoing investments in a mix of technologies, including both
Vertical Solar Array Technology (VSAT) and Fission Surface
Power (FSP). The Committee notes the strategic benefits of a
portfolio approach to lunar surface power, including
affordability, mobility, and readiness. NASA is directed to
sponsor the development and deployment of a mix of lunar
surface power solutions in support of the Artemis program and
to enable the commercialization of lunar power as a service.
NASA is directed to report to the Committee not later than 180
days after enactment of this Act on its plan to leverage
investments made in surface power with its over-arching plan
for a sustainable lunar presence into the 2030s. Further, the
Committee directs the Space Technology Mission Directorate to
utilize existing technology maturation efforts with commercial
partners to execute one surface power demonstration by 2026 and
provides $40,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 to begin this
initiative. Funds provided for this demonstration shall be used
for both payload development and for associated delivery
services to the lunar surface via the Commercial Lunar Payload
Services program.
Moon-to-Mars Demonstrations and Advancing Technologies for
Mars.--To support NASA's effort to land astronauts on Mars
following the Artemis lunar missions this decade, and the
development of Moon-to-Mars specific technologies and cross-
cutting applications for the commercial space economy, the
Committee recommends $85,000,000 for new Tipping Point and
Announcement of Collaborative Opportunities (ACO)
solicitations, consistent with the request. The Committee
directs NASA to consult with industry and prioritize new
opportunities for competitively selected public-private
partnerships and technology demonstrations for systems that
advance this objective, and the Committee expects NASA to
prioritize demonstration efforts that allow for competitive
public-private partnership opportunities focused on high-level,
NASA-defined objectives for the development of Moon-to-Mars
specific technologies, including technologies relating to
entry, descent, and landing; in-space propulsion; cryogenic
fluid management; large scale additive manufacturing; and
electric propulsion.
Leveraging Technologies for Moon to Mars (M2M).--The
Committee is aware of NASA's M2M methodology to create a
blueprint for sustained human exploration of the solar system,
and the methodological principles of being goal-based and
having constancy and unity of purpose. Further, the Committee
recognizes the varied investments NASA has made, often in
collaboration with the private sector, to develop, mature and
deploy technologies and capabilities for the Artemis program
and the larger M2M effort. Such investments are vital for
growing the agency's ability to conduct crewed and uncrewed
missions in cislunar and deep space as well as manage their
associated risks and costs, both now and in the future. These
investments must be leveraged fully for a sustainable program
of exploration and science. As such, the Committee directs NASA
to report to the Committee within 120 days of enactment of this
Act on its plan to integrate the technology elements and
capabilities it has fostered through years of investment into a
coherent strategy for lunar, cislunar and deep space
exploration within the context of the M2M campaign and beyond.
The report should include NASA's goal-based architecture,
including plans to leverage targeted prior investments in major
subcomponents and other supporting technologies to meet future
exploration goals, whether for additional lunar missions,
precursor missions to Mars, or other missions to deep space.
Additive Manufacturing.--The Committee directs NASA, using
funds provided within Space Technology, to continue additive
manufacturing efforts, including freeform additive
manufacturing of high-performance materials. NASA is further
directed to evaluate freeform additive manufacturing of high-
performance materials in space and to develop, in consultation
with industry, processes by which additively manufactured
products can be validated or certified utilizing data analysis
or other non-destructive testing means.

DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION SYSTEMS

The Committee provides $7,323,700,000 for Deep Space
Exploration Systems, which is $532,000,000 greater than the
fiscal year 2022 appropriation.
Orion.--The Committee provides $1,338,700,000, which is
equal to the request. The Committee does not include authority
for NASA to transfer a portion of Orion funds to the Space
Operations Mission Directorate because NASA has not
demonstrated a rationale for this transfer at this time.
However, the Committee notes that at some point after the
launch of Artemis I, such a transition may be justified and
therefore urges NASA to continue working with Congress and its
commercial partners to mature the Orion program.
Space Launch System (SLS).--The Committee provides
$2,600,000,000, equal to the fiscal year 2022 appropriation,
and $20,200,000 above the Administration's request. Within the
amount provided, not less than $600,000,000 is provided for SLS
Block 1B Development.
Exploration Ground Systems (EGS).--The Committee provides
up to $749,900,000, which is $159,900,000 more than the fiscal
year 2022 appropriation and equal to the requested level for
EGS.
Mobile Launcher 2 (ML 2).--Within the amounts provided for
EGS, up to $232,100,000 may be used for the ML 2. According to
NASA's Office of the Inspector General, the ML 2 has ballooned
in cost from an estimated $380 million to nearly $1 billion.
Already, Congress has appropriated nearly $500 million to ML 2,
yet construction has not begun. Accordingly, the Committee
includes a provision in the bill limiting the use of funds for
ML 2 until 30 days after NASA submits a plan to Congress, GAO
and the Office of Inspector General detailing a cost and
schedule baseline for the ML 2. The Committee further urges
NASA to consider new methods of ensuring that cost and schedule
estimates are met on this project, including the possible use
of outside management advisory services.
Human Landing System (HLS).--The Committee includes
$1,485,600,000, as requested, and $290,600,000 above the fiscal
year 2022 level, for the HLS. The Committee applauds NASA's
efforts to ensure competition among potential providers for a
future sustained HLS services capability, and expects that
NASA, through the Sustaining Lunar Development program, will
commit significant resources to develop multiple HLS systems
for use in the Artemis program once additional contracts are
awarded.
Human Exploration Programs.--The Committee directs GAO to
continue its review of NASA's human exploration programs,
specifically the SLS program, the Orion program, and
Exploration Ground Systems, to include the mobile launch
platforms, and the Human Landing Systems program, and to
include integration and software development issues that cut
across these programs. In addition, the Committee directs GAO
to review NASA's lunar-focused programs, including the Gateway
program and other programs or projects that are expected to
have an estimated life-cycle cost over $250,000,000, as part of
GAO's semiannual assessment of NASA major projects.

SPACE OPERATIONS

The Committee provides $4,256,000,000 for Space Operations,
which is $214,700,000 above the fiscal year 2022 appropriation.
Sub-Orbital Crew Program.--Within the funds provided for
the Commercial Crew and Cargo program, NASA is provided up to
$20,000,000 for Sub-Orbital Crew and encourages NASA, to the
greatest extent practicable, to support flights for non-NASA
personnel, especially those directly engaged in scientific
activities.
21st Century Launch Complex Program.--Within the amounts
provided for Space Operations, the recommendation includes up
to $20,000,000 for the 21st Century Launch Complex Program. The
Committee supports maintaining multiple launch facilities to
serve the International Space Station (ISS) and ensure
uninterrupted domestic cargo access to the ISS. However, the
Committee remains concerned with efforts directed toward
filling critical maintenance, capacity, and range safety gaps
at NASA launch facilities, and directs NASA to take into
consideration the full potential of all NASA-owned launch
complexes in awarding the balance of funds made available by
this appropriation and in planning for future funding requests
for this critical space infrastructure program.
Rocket Propulsion Test program.--The recommendation
includes $48,200,000 for the Rocket Propulsion Test program.
Additionally, the Committee directs NASA to assess the
commercial space and other benefits of test stand modifications
at the Agency's rocket engine test facility to enable next-
generation, lox-kerosene Oxygen-Rich Staged Combustion (ORSC)
engine test capabilities.
Commercial Low-Earth Orbit Development.--The Committee
recommends $224,300,000, which is $123,200,000 above the fiscal
year 2022 appropriation and equal to the request.

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) ENGAGEMENT

The Committee provides $150,100,000 for Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement,
which is $13,100,000 greater than the fiscal year 2022
appropriation and equal to the budget request. STEM engagement
is a critically important part of NASA's mission to inspire
America's students, create learning opportunities, and
enlighten inquisitive minds.
National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.--The
recommendation includes $62,000,000 for the Space Grant program
and directs that each State consortium receive not less than
$1,000,000 in base funding, which shall be allocated to State
consortia for competitively awarded grants in support of local,
regional, and national STEM needs.
Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
(EPSCoR).--The recommendation includes $26,000,000 for EPSCoR,
consistent with the budget request.
Minority University Research and Education Project
(MUREP).--The recommendation includes $48,000,000 for MUREP, an
increase of $5,000,000 over the fiscal year 2022 level.
Next Generation STEM.--The recommendation includes
$14,100,000 for Next Generation STEM, which is $600,000 above
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The Committee appreciates
NASA's relationships with TEAM II participants, museums, and
planetariums through STEM Education and Accountability Projects
(SEAP), as well as the productive use of cooperative agreements
with NASA Visitor Centers, and encourages NASA to continue
these successful partnerships.

SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES

The Committee provides $3,138,700,000 for Safety, Security,
and Mission Services, which is $118,100,000 greater than the
fiscal year 2022 appropriation.
Working Capital Fund (WCF) reporting.--NASA shall continue
to submit quarterly reports to the Committee on the
expenditures and unobligated balances of NASA's WCF.
Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund.--The
Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act of 1989 (Public Law 100-404)
established and funded the Science, Space, and Technology
Education Trust Fund, with the funds required to be
subsequently invested in special issue securities, earning
interest from the corpus fund to be credited to the Trust Fund
for the purpose of making grants for programs directed at
improving science, space, and technology education in the
United States. Recipients of these grants are required to
provide matching funds from non-Federal sources. The Committee
is aware that, due to current interest rates, interest derived
from the corpus fund may soon be insufficient to meet the
levels of legally required disbursements of funds, as specified
in the original Act. Therefore, up to $1,000,000 is made
available from amounts under this heading.
Community Projects.--Within the appropriation for Safety,
Security and Mission Services, the Committee recommendation
also provides funds for the following Community Projects:

NASA COMMUNITY PROJECTS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recipient Project Amount
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American Museum of Natural History Planetarium $1,500,000
Programming
Development.
Houston Independent School Houston-Rice 1,983,320
District. Planetary Project.
Virginia Air and Space Center..... STEMConnect: NASA 687,680
STEM Literacy &
Community
Enrichment.
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CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

The Committee provides $424,300,000 for Construction and
Environmental Compliance and Restoration, which is an increase
of $14,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 appropriation and
equal to the request.
Construction.--The recommendation includes $348,100,000 for
Construction of Facilities, minor revitalization, planning and
design, and demolition, including the highest repair priorities
described in the Administration's request.
Environmental Compliance and Restoration.--The
recommendation includes $76,200,000, as requested, for
Environmental Compliance and Restoration activities. NASA's
Environmental Compliance and Restoration (ECR) program cleans
up hazardous materials and waste products released to the
surface or groundwater at NASA installations, NASA-owned
industrial plants supporting NASA activities, current or former
sites where NASA operations have contributed to environmental
problems, and other sites where the Agency is legally obligated
to address hazardous pollutants.

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Committee recommends $48,400,000 for the Office of the
Inspector General, which is $3,100,000 above the fiscal year
2022 appropriation and equal to the request.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The Committee has included the following administrative
provisions for NASA:
The bill includes a provision that makes funds for any
announced prize available without fiscal year limitation until
the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
The bill includes a provision that establishes terms and
conditions for the transfer of funds.
The bill includes provisions that require NASA to submit
its agency spending plan at the activity level and subjects
both the spending plan and specified changes to that plan to
reprogramming procedures under section 505 of this Act.
The bill allows for the transfer of funds from Deep Space
Exploration Systems to Construction.

National Science Foundation

The Committee recommends $9,631,243,000 for the National
Science Foundation (NSF), which is $793,243,000 above the
fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
The Committee supports infrastructure investments that
expand our understanding of the universe and inspire students
to pursue careers in the sciences. The Committee recognizes
that current and future large scientific facilities represent
an enormous investment of Federal resources that must be
administered wisely. The Committee supports basic research in
fundamental science areas and expects that as NSF uses the 10
Big Ideas as a focusing tool, the funding for the fundamental
scientific disciplines will be maintained.
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
(NCSES).--The Committee encourages the National Center for
Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) to undertake a study
to identify, compile, and analyze existing nationwide data, and
conduct survey research as necessary, to better understand the
national cyber workforce. The Committee directs NSF to provide
the funding necessary to conduct this study and report to the
Committee within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
Noting the already low ratio of personnel to budget at
NCSES relative to other Federal statistical agencies, the
Committee supports the request to add personnel, which may
include statisticians, economists, research scientists, and
other statistical and support staff as needed, to ensure
adequate staffing for this research.
Divestment activities.--The Committee is aware that NSF is
working with a variety of academic, private sector, and other
government agencies with respect to the future operation of
some of its observatories. NSF shall continue to keep the
Committee informed regarding the status of these activities.
Any proposal by NSF to divest the Foundation of these
facilities shall be proposed as part of any future NSF budget
request and is subject to NSF administrative provisions
included in the accompanying bill.

RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

The Committee recommends $7,705,530,000 for Research and
Related Activities (R&RA), which is $546,130,000 above the
fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The recommendation accepts the
proposal to remove the transfer for the Graduate Research
Fellowship Program from R&RA, resulting in an effective
increase of more than $700,000,000 for R&RA programs. The
Committee believes that strategic investments in the physical
sciences and technology are vitally important for the United
States to remain the global leader in innovation, productivity,
economic growth, and high-paying jobs for the future and
strongly supports the Foundation's role in the American
research enterprise.
Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships.--The Committee
supports the recently created Directorate for Technology,
Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) within R&RA to accelerate
the translation of fundamental scientific discoveries into
technologies and products that improve the national standard of
living.
Regional Innovation Engines.--The recommendation includes
no less than $170,000,000 for the requested Regional Innovation
Engines, a new program to create regional-scale innovation
ecosystems throughout the United States and spur economic
growth by bringing together the science and technology research
enterprise and regional-level resources to promote long-term
national competitiveness.
Climate Science and Sustainability Research.--The
recommendation provides $1,050,000,000 for climate science and
sustainability research through the U.S. Global Change Research
Program and Clean Energy Technology, an increase of
$150,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The
Committee notes, in particular, the need to explore topics that
will inform climate change resilience and adaptation strategies
with regard to changes to both the natural environment as well
as on the built environment.
Wildfire Research.--The Committee notes the need to improve
understanding of the formation and impacts of wildfire,
including from air quality, to protect communities,
particularly in the wildland urban interface. As part of the
effort in climate science and sustainability research, the
Committee encourages NSF to support cross-disciplinary work
necessary to protect life and property from the increasing
threat of wildland fire. Further, NSF shall coordinate and
collaborate with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, as
they work to better understand the dynamics of fire ignition,
fire spread, and fire weather, as well as other components of
this complex issue.
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).--The Committee supports the
work of the Oceans and Human Health program to better
understand the public health risk of environmental exposures
and encourages NSF to continue to support research into the
human health impacts of HABs in marine coastal regions, the
Great Lakes Basin, and freshwater systems. HABs jeopardize the
integrity of drinking water resources in these regions. The
Committee further encourages research to help understand the
impacts of dissolved nitrogen and phosphorous in the systems,
and to understand their impacts on HAB's incidences. The
recommendation supports no less than the fiscal year 2022 level
for HAB research activities.
Carbon Dioxide Removal.--The Committee encourages NSF to
prioritize research into carbon dioxide removal and utilization
technologies, such as direct air capture, terrestrial and
biological carbon removal, carbon mineralization, ocean-based
carbon removal, and carbon utilization. The Committee further
encourages NSF to fund research and development of these carbon
dioxide removal technologies, and direct air capture materials
research that includes early-stage application of sorbents,
solvents, membranes, and related components.
Navigating the New Arctic.--The Committee recognizes the
critical need for greater understanding of the impact that
Arctic warming will have on the environmental and socio-
economic conditions of communities along the eastern coast of
North America. As NSF continues the Navigating the New Arctic
program, the Committee urges NSF to address Arctic change in
the North Atlantic, including coordination activities, expanded
observation networks and other research infrastructure, and
workforce training.
International Ocean Discovery Program.--The recommendation
supports the request for the International Ocean Discovery
Program.
Sustainable Chemistry Research.--The Committee continues to
support the Sustainable Chemistry Basic Research program and
encourages it to be expanded. NSF shall report to the Committee
no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act on this
program. Additionally, the Committee encourages NSF to continue
coordinating with OSTP on implementation of the Sustainable
Chemistry Research and Development Act provisions in subtitle E
of title II of Public Law 116-283.
COVID-19 Research.--The Committee commends the Foundation
for its efforts to better understand the spread of COVID-19, to
educate on the science of virus transmission and prevention,
and to develop processes to address the pandemic using Rapid
Response Research (RAPID) funding grants as part of the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The
Committee encourages NSF to continue to support RAPID and other
grant funding for SARS-CoV-2 wastewater research, including for
non-centralized wastewater treatment services surveillance.
Critical Minerals.--The Committee recognizes the important
role of NSF in carrying out activities for critical minerals as
authorized by the Energy Act of 2020, and encourages
cooperation with other agencies to the maximum extent possible
in order to promote a secure and robust critical minerals
supply chain and build a strong critical minerals workforce.
Artificial Intelligence (AI).--The Committee believes it is
important to maintain leadership in artificial intelligence and
commends NSF for continuing to prioritize investments in this
area. The Committee recognizes the potential of artificial
intelligence to transform the economy, foster economic growth,
support national security, and enhance well-being. To continue
the progress in this emerging field, the recommendation
includes up to $686,000,000 to support AI-related grants and
interdisciplinary research initiatives, which is $50,000,000
above fiscal year 2022 and equal to the request. The Committee
supports the continued expansion of the National AI Research
Institutes. Within this funding increase, the Committee
encourages the Foundation to expand its efforts in workforce
development for AI and other emerging technologies, including
education programs for non-computer science students, with
focused outreach to community colleges, Historically Black
Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions,
Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other Minority Serving
Institutions.
In addition, the Committee encourages NSF to increase the
pipeline of students graduating with AI and data literacy
through partnerships, cooperative agreements, and other pilot
mechanisms. The Committee continues to urge NSF to invest in
the ethical and safe development of AI. The Committee
acknowledges receiving the NSF Leadership and Investments in
Artificial Intelligence Research Report and further encourages
NSF to report to the Committee on any cooperative projects on
Artificial Intelligence between United States entities and
international partners.
Algorithmic Bias.--The Committee encourages NSF to partner
with non-governmental organizations, academic institutions
(with special consideration given to minority-serving
institutions), and other Federal agencies, including NIST, to
fund research on algorithmic bias in AI, machine learning and
intelligent systems and its impacts on decisions related to
employment, housing, and creditworthiness and to develop
methods, tools, and programs for resolving bias within an
algorithm. The Committee recognizes that the science sponsored
through such collaboration is important for studying the impact
that algorithms have on protected classes and for developing an
understanding of what kinds of discrimination and bias
protected classes face in these particular activities.
Trustworthy Algorithmic Research.--The Committee urges NSF
to increase support for research into the safety and ethical
effects of content moderation and recommendation algorithms
that will advance new technical methods to reduce the
likelihood of unexpected negative effects from these
algorithms. The Foundation shall further consider using the
special authority provided under Section 5401 (f) of the
National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act, Public Law
116-283, to carry out this research. No later than 180 days
after the enactment of this Act, NSF shall provide the
Committee with a report on its efforts to prioritize such
research.
Quantum Information Science.--The Committee supports NSF's
research program in quantum information science and technology
in support of the Foundation's authorized activities included
in sections 301 and 302 of the National Quantum Initiative Act
(Public Law 115-368). This emerging field of science promises
to yield revolutionary new approaches to computing, sensing and
communication. Accordingly, the Committee recommends up to
$240,000,000 toward activities as authorized under Section 301
of the National Quantum Initiative and up to $50,000,000 toward
the National Quantum Information Science Research Centers as
authorized under section 302 of the National Quantum Initiative
Act.
High-Performance Computing.--The Committee commends NSF on
its continuing commitment to its high-performance computing and
data analysis capabilities and urges NSF to make timely and
significant investments in high-performance computing. NSF
should remain committed to developing and supporting systems
that facilitate tremendous leaps in computational capabilities
including artificial intelligence, storage, quantum computing,
simulations, and data analyses that enable a broad range of
scientific research. NSF should further commit to supporting
access to at-scale data resources for advancing science in
these fields, and likewise commit to expanding scientist access
to these resources. Leading edge high-performance computing
infrastructure is vital for continued U.S. world leadership and
international scientific competitiveness, particularly given
computational investments and technical achievements in high-
performance computing by other nations, notably China and
Japan. The Committee encourages NSF to continue supporting its
programs focused on providing world-class leadership computing
for the national open science community.
Astronomy.--U.S.-based astronomy researchers and facilities
funded through NSF continue to make groundbreaking discoveries
utilizing world-class scientific research instruments and
facilities. NSF funding enables research in the U.S., at
facilities across the globe, and at observatories operated by
universities, including the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy
Research Laboratory, the National Radio Astronomy
Observatories, and the National Solar Observatory. As NSF
determines the appropriate levels of support for astronomy
research grants by scientists and students engaged in ground-
breaking research and investments, the Committee expects NSF to
continue its support of world-class scientific research
facilities and instrumentation to maximize its investments in
research while preparing for facility upgrades and activities
associated with supporting the recommendations from Astro2020.
In addition to this support, partnerships should be explored
when feasible to maximize research capabilities at such
facilities. Further, the Foundation shall support planning
activities and encourage partnerships that aim to broaden the
U.S. astronomy community's access to the next generation of
optical and infrared telescopes.
Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST).--The
recommendation fully funds the request for the operations of
DKIST.
Arecibo Observatory (AO).--The Committee recognizes the
significant loss to U.S. scientific research and capabilities
resulting from the uncontrolled collapse of the iconic 305-
meter radio telescope platform at AO. The Committee further
notes the recommendation by the Decadal Strategy for Planetary
Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032 that NSF should review the
current radar infrastructure to determine how best to meet the
community's needs, including expanded capabilities to replace
those lost with Arecibo. NSF shall keep the Committee apprised
of the status of this review and ongoing operations at Arecibo.
Combating Anti-Asian Hate Crimes and Incidents.--The
Committee supports NSF's comprehensive approach to
understanding and combating anti-Asian sentiment. The Committee
understands that NSF has funded 100 grantees to study this
issue across the country. Within 90 days of the enactment of
this Act, NSF is directed to update the Committee on the status
of this research.
Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) Sciences.--The
Committee supports SBE and recognizes the fundamental
importance of its research for advancing our understanding of
human behavior and its application to a wide range of human
systems, including public health, national defense and
security, education and learning, and the integration of human
and machine. SBE funds over half of our nation's university-
based social and behavioral science research but remains the
smallest of NSF directorates. The Committee believes this
research provides an evidence-based understanding of the human
condition, resulting in more-informed policymaking and better-
informed spending on a full range of national issues. The
Committee encourages NSF to continue its support of these
programs.
Dyslexia.--The Committee believes it is important to
continue research on the science of dyslexia and encourages NSF
to support multi-directorate, merit reviewed, and competitively
awarded research on the science of specific learning
disabilities, including dyslexia, such as research on the early
identification of children and students with dyslexia,
professional development for teachers and administrators of
students with dyslexia, curricula and educational tools needed
for children with dyslexia, and implementation and scaling of
successful models of dyslexia intervention.
Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
(EPSCoR).--The recommendation includes no less than
$225,000,000 for the EPSCoR program to help targeted
jurisdictions strengthen STEM capacity and capability to
broaden the expertise base, impact jurisdictional economic
growth, and develop a skilled workforce capable of generating
high-tech jobs in all states of the nation.
Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative
Equity and Diversity (GRANTED).--The Committee provides up to
$35,000,000 for the newly proposed GRANTED program, which is
designed to increase opportunities for researchers at emerging
and underserved research institutions who have historically
lacked institutional support to obtain Federal research
funding.
Innovation Corps.--The Committee recognizes the value of
translating basic research for public benefit, and the
recommendation includes up to $40,000,000 for the Innovation
Corps program to continue to build on the initial successes of
its highly innovative public-private partnership model and
recent expansion of the program to additional academic
institutions.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)
Excellence in Research.--The Committee is supportive of the
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Excellence in
Research program and as such, includes $26,000,000, an increase
of $4,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The
Committee directs NSF to use research infrastructure
improvement grants, co-funding programs, and other innovative
mechanisms to boost HBCU participation and capacity throughout
NSF research programs.
Industrial Innovation and Partnerships.--The Committee
recognizes that NSF's Industrial Innovation and Partnerships
programs have long supported activities in advanced
manufacturing of U.S. steel, and supports the continuation of
these activities in fiscal year 2023.
Fairness in Merit Review.--The Committee notes the
potential for bias in NSF's merit review process and supports
the Foundation's ongoing efforts to understand how successful
underrepresented groups are in the merit review process. NSF
shall brief the Committee, no later than 180 days after the
enactment of this Act, on its actions and findings in
understanding and addressing bias in the merit review process.
As part of this briefing, NSF shall include a discussion of the
option of adopting institution-blind, investigator-blind, and
dual-anonymous processes for merit review of proposals, with a
focus on the fairness of the process faced by all applicants.
Research Security.--The Committee supports NSF's initiative
to create clear guidelines that inform researchers and
universities on disclosure requirements pertaining to research
security. Additionally, the Committee encourages NSF to
continue to engage university and affinity groups to listen to
any community concerns and share information about NSF's
policies and processes. Not later than 90 days after the
enactment of this Act, NSF shall brief the Committee on its
ongoing plans for community outreach and engagement on research
security issues.
Further, the Committee notes that large universities,
especially those with major endowments, enjoy considerable
resources to help their staff and faculty with administrative
concerns on filing paperwork pertaining to research security.
Smaller universities and colleges lack such resources and may
find it difficult to attract and retain foreign talent. The
Committee encourages NSF to explore ways to work with less-
resourced institutions on disclosure requirements and
international talent retention.
Power Dynamics in the Research Community.--The Committee
notes that imbalanced relationships between lead researchers
and graduate students, especially those from foreign countries,
can lead to harmful outcomes. The Committee is concerned that
students may not be aware of mechanisms or are hesitant to
voice their concerns out of fear of retaliation, or that the
existing mechanisms may possibly be inadequate. Additionally,
any potential or perceived bias in research security can have a
deleterious effect on attracting top talent from foreign
countries. To ensure that the U.S. remains a destination for
scientific research and to address concerns about power
relationships, NSF is encouraged to continue to develop
approaches to analyze and study means to address potential bias
and develop safe spaces to voice concerns without the fear of
repercussion. NSF shall provide a report to the Committee on
these activities no later than 180 days after the enactment of
this Act.
Open Source Research Risks.--The Committee is concerned
that certain open source research capabilities at NSF could be
used by adversaries against U.S. allies or U.S. interests. The
Committee therefore directs the NSF to collaborate with the
Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence
to compile and maintain a list of all NSF-funded open source
research capabilities that are known or suspected to have an
impact on foreign military operations. Such list shall be
reviewed and updated at least annually by the NSF in
collaboration with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of
National Intelligence, and subsequently shall be reported to
the Committee.

MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

The Committee recommends $187,230,000 for Major Research
Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC), which is equal
to the request. The recommendation includes the following
requested amounts: $1,000,000 for enhanced oversight;
$60,000,000 for Antarctic Infrastructure Recapitalization;
$33,000,000 for the Large Hadron Collider Upgrade; $76,250,000
for Mid-scale Research Infrastructure; $1,980,000 for Regional
Class Research Vessels; and $15,000,000 for the Vera C. Rubin
Observatory. NSF shall continue to provide quarterly briefings
to the Committee on the activities funded in this account.
Great Lakes Research Fleet.--The Committee notes that the
Great Lakes resources represent a unique, linked, and
economically-critical freshwater ecosystem that faces
significant environmental challenges, including invasive
species, runoff, and harmful algal blooms; and notes that the
Lakes' long-term health depends on the quality of scientific
knowledge and technical and policy solutions gained by research
operations. The Committee is concerned that the vessels of the
Great Lakes ecosystem Federal research fleet are nearing the
end of their useful service lives and are inadequate for the
demands of their interdisciplinary research mission. The
Committee directs NSF to coordinate with relevant Federal
agencies to study and report back to the Committee no later
than 180 days after the enactment of this Act on the costs of
modernizing the vessels within the Great Lakes Research Fleet.
Astro2020.--The agreement recognizes the recent release by
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
(NAS) of the 2020 Decadal Survey in Astronomy and Astrophysics,
``Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the
2020s'' (Astro2020), and the agreement notes that NSF is
currently assessing how to best implement the included
recommendations. NSF is expected to include the appropriate
levels of support for recommended current and future world-
class scientific research facilities and instrumentation in
subsequent budget requests. NSF is also expected to support a
balanced portfolio of astronomy research grants by scientists
and students engaged in ground-breaking research. The Committee
also reiterates its support for preliminary investments in
emerging priority facilities in R&RA, such as the next
generation Very Large Array and the Extremely Large Telescopes.
As NSF develops plans for realizing Astro2020, the Foundation
shall provide regular briefings to the Committee on its
progress and shall inform the Committee if additional funds are
needed to avoid delays in project design and development.
Biological Infrastructure.--The Committee commends NSF for
its investments in critical biological infrastructure such as
computational tools that have transformed how researchers
approach biological questions. The Committee directs NSF to
review and report on its biological infrastructure investments
and develop a plan for how to review their impact. The report
should evaluate the 10-year center mechanism use for platform
operations and what other mechanistic approaches could provide
more flexibility to assess and maintain critical infrastructure
during its useful life.
Academic Research Infrastructure.--The Committee notes that
there is considerable support for academic research
infrastructure construction and modernization across all NSF
directorates. The construction, modernization and replacement
of obsolete facilities and platforms, including those widely
used by scientific communities to facilitate research and
access to research environments, are essential to ensuring
investments in principal investigator (PI)-driven basic and
applied investigations maximize U.S. scientific and economic
competitiveness. The Committee encourages NSF to evaluate
future MREFC and Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure (MSRI)
requirements in light of increasing investment in the national
R&D ecosystem, including access to critical aging research
facilities and platforms that benefit large segments of the
science and technology community. Additionally, NSF should
consider opportunities to collaborate with extramural science
partners to finance projects where appropriate.

STEM EDUCATION

The Committee accepts NSF's proposal to rename the
Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) as the
Directorate for STEM Education (EDU), as well as the identical
change request with respect to that account. The recommendation
includes $1,250,000,000, which is $244,000,000 above fiscal
year 2022 for EDU.
CyberCorps, Scholarships for Service.--The Committee
provides no less than $74,000,000 for the CyberCorps:
Scholarship for Service program, an increase of $11,000,000
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. NSF is encouraged to
use the additional funding to increase the number of
scholarships awarded at participating institutions and to
increase the number of institutions that receive grants to
participate in the program.
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).--The Committee
accepts NSF's proposal to consolidate GRFP within EDU and
provides up to $320,000,000, an increase of $30,000,000, to
increase the amount provided to each fellow, as requested, as
well as to increase the number of fellows.
Broadening participation programs.--Broadening
participation in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics will fuel innovation and provide additional
expertise to solve complex problems. Embracing the
contributions of all will produce better science and create a
better society. The Committee accepts the proposed name change
from the Division of Human Resource Development (HRD), which
will become the Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM
(EES).
In support of NSF's mission to broaden participation in
science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the Committee
recommends the following: $78,000,000 for Advanced
Technological Education; $10,000,000 for Alliances for Graduate
Education and the Professoriate; $28,510,000 for Centers for
Research Excellence in Science and Technology; $45,500,000 for
HBCU--Undergraduate Program; $57,000,000 for Louis Stokes
Alliances for Minority Participation; $68,000,000 for the
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program; and $19,000,000 for
the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program. Lastly,
$30,500,000 is provided for NSF INCLUDES and $19,250,000 for
ADVANCE.
Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs).--The Improving
Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions
(IUSE: HSI) program, managed and funded equally by EES and the
Division of Undergraduate Education, is provided $30,000,000
through each division, for a total of $60,000,000, an increase
of $11,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. HSIs
and the IUSE: HSI program play an important role in increasing
the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of Hispanic
students pursuing STEM degrees, particularly at institutions of
higher education that typically do not receive high levels of
NSF funding. The Committee is concerned by the severe
underrepresentation of Hispanic Ph.D. graduates in the STEM
fields and directs NSF to collaborate with stakeholders in
preparing a report that investigates and makes recommendations
about how to increase the rate of Hispanic Ph.D. graduates in
STEM fields. NSF shall report back to the Committee on the
status of this report not later than 90 days after the
enactment of this Act.
Transformational Education Innovation and Translation.--NSF
is encouraged to collaborate with the Department of Education
on transformational education innovation and translation,
including interventions grounded in scientific understanding to
improve student outcomes and achievement. This may include
instrumenting large-scale digital learning platforms to create
a research infrastructure that drives continuous improvement in
the use of the learning sciences. NSF should consider how to
help address the learning loss associated with the COVID-19
pandemic, foster the benefits of distance learning, and
consider the learning needs of under-resourced and
underrepresented students, such as those in urban or rural
communities.

AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT

The Committee recommends $460,000,000 for Agency Operations
and Award Management, which is $60,000,000 above the fiscal
year 2022 enacted level.

OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

The Committee recommends $5,090,000 for the National
Science Board, which is $490,000 over fiscal year 2022 and
equal to the request. The Committee supports recommendations
from the Office of Inspector General to promote effectiveness,
efficiency, and integrity in NSF programs and grants.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Committee recommends $23,393,000 for the Office of
Inspector General, which is $4,393,000 above fiscal year 2022
and the equal to the request.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill includes a provision that establishes thresholds
for the transfer of funds.
The bill includes a provision regarding notification prior
to acquisition or disposal of certain assets.

NSF NONRECURRING EXPENSES FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The bill includes the requested provision establishing the
NSF Nonrecurring Expenses Fund to reinvest funds that would
otherwise expire to support the national science and research
enterprise.

TITLE IV

RELATED AGENCIES

Commission on Civil Rights

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $14,350,000 for the Commission on
Civil Rights, which is $1,350.000 above fiscal year 2022.
Within the amounts provided, $2,000,000 is for the Commission
on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys (CSSBMB). The
Commission on Civil Rights is directed to provide a detailed
spend plan for the funds provided for the CSSBMB not later than
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Field Hearings.--The Commission is encouraged to conduct
field hearings on priority topic areas such as the treatment
and diversion of mentally ill persons in our Nation's criminal
justice system. The Commission should also consider
investigating the related civil rights implications and
disparate impacts of remote learning on the educational system
during COVID-19.
Policing Reform.--The Committee commends the Commission for
its report, Police Use of Force: An Examination of Modern
Policing Practices, and directs the Commission to continue
disseminating the findings and recommendations on
constitutional policing reform found in that report and other
related Commission reports.
Donations.--The Committee includes bill language granting
the Commission the authority to accept donations to carry out
its mission, similar to authority provided to 45 other Federal
agencies. The Commission shall provide the Committee quarterly
updates on all gifts and donations, as well as the terms of,
and specific activities funded by, the gift or donation.
Additionally, anticipated funding from gifts or donations shall
be included in the Commission's annual spending plan submitted
to the Committee pursuant to section 528 of this Act.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $464,650,000 for the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which is $44,650,000
above fiscal year 2022 and equal to the request. Funds will
allow the EEOC to continue its prioritization of the
enforcement of Federal anti-discrimination laws and to pursue
litigation and strategic initiatives quickly and aggressively.
In addition, funding is provided to increase front-line and
investigative staff, as the agency continues to recover from
its lowest staffing levels ever in fiscal year 2020, and to
continue needed modernization of information technology, and
support analysis of newly collected data, reporting, and
access. As in prior years, the Committee directs the EEOC to
provide a detailed hiring plan, organized by fiscal quarter,
within 30 days of enactment of this Act.
EEOC Training Resources on Workplace Harassment and
Discrimination.--The Committee directs the EEOC to disseminate
resource materials on fostering respectful workplaces free of
harassment and discrimination, including best practices and
training resources that address the needs of a diverse set of
workplaces. The EEOC should use funds to increase public
awareness regarding access to workplace trainings, educate the
public about the EEOC's work, and explain how to report
instances of harassment or discrimination. Resources and public
education campaigns should be made available in multiple
languages. The Committee directs the EEOC to include an update
on these activities in the Commission's fiscal year 2024 budget
submission.
Summary of Equal Pay Data and Report.--The Committee is
disappointed that the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine has not yet completed the report
required by the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying P.L.
116-260, which was to be provided to the Commission by December
2021. It is expected that when the Commission receives this
report, the Commission shall respond to the report on pay
information collected through the revised EEO-1 form for 2017
and 2018, and shall develop a revised proposal for collecting
pay data from employers, including a process and timeline for
doing so. Within 90 days of the enactment of this Act, the EEOC
shall submit to the Committee a report setting forth a timeline
and process for analyzing the summary pay information collected
through the revised EEO-1 form, and for publishing a publicly
available report describing the methodology and the results of
the analysis.
Skills-Based Hiring.--The Committee is aware that employers
may at times seek to adopt skills-based hiring practices as an
alternative to postsecondary degree requirements in the hiring
process. The Committee directs the Commission to provide
education and technical assistance to employers explaining how
they may use skills-based employment tests in a manner that
complies with the laws and regulations enforced by the EEOC.

International Trade Commission

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $122,400,000 for the International
Trade Commission (ITC), which is $12,400,000 above the fiscal
year 2022 enacted amount.

Legal Services Corporation

PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

The Committee recommends $675,000,000 for the Legal
Services Corporation (LSC), which is $186,000,000 above fiscal
year 2022.
LSC is a nonprofit corporation established to promote equal
access to justice and to provide grants for high-quality civil
legal assistance to low-income persons. LSC grants help the
most vulnerable people, including thousands of low-income
individuals, veterans, children, families, and seniors with
civil legal assistance with matters addressing family law,
including domestic violence, child support, and custody, as
well as with housing matters, including evictions and
foreclosures. The recommended funding level includes $631,1,000
for basic field grants, an increase of $182,350,000 above
fiscal year 2022. The increased funding will enable LSC's
grantees to expand their outreach and assist more low-income
Americans. With State, local, pro bono, and private sources
underfunded, LSC is critical to closing the access-to-justice
gap.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

The bill continues certain restrictions on the uses of LSC
funding. In addition, the bill adopts the proposal to amend the
requirement in Section 1007(c) of the LSC Act regarding certain
requirements of the Governing Bodies of LSC Recipients.

Marine Mammal Commission

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee provides $4,500,000 for the Marine Mammal
Commission to continue the critical work of the Commission to
protect these important species.

Office of the United States Trade Representative

The Committee recommends $75,000,000 for the Office of the
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), which is $4,000,000 above
fiscal year 2022. The Committee notes that Title IX of the
United States-Mexico-Canada Implementation (USMCA) Act (Public
Law 116-113) included $90,000,000 in supplemental
appropriations available to USTR for obligation until fiscal
year 2023. The Committee reminds USTR of the quarterly
expenditure reports directed in House Report 116-101. The
Committee directs the continuation of these reports for fiscal
year 2023 and expects the inclusion of all funds provided to
USTR, including supplemental appropriations, in its reports to
the Committee, including information on staffing that supports
the implementation of the USMCA.
Bilateral Trade Agreements.--As the USTR continues multiple
and simultaneous bilateral trade agreement discussions on
behalf of the United States with various countries, including
China and India, the Committee encourages USTR to continue to
prioritize key U.S. export markets to ensure U.S. exporters are
treated fairly, and where applicable, USTR is encouraged to
prioritize resources to monitor compliance with trade
obligations and enforce terms of such agreements. The Committee
supports USTR's work to provide equitable market access for
United States exports, including American-produced boric acid
and America-grown almonds, pistachios, and walnuts, in India,
and fresh citrus and other specialty crops, in China, and urges
USTR to continue to prioritize fair treatment for American
companies and enforcement of all of our trading partners'
obligations.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $60,000,000 for the salaries and
expenses of USTR.

TRADE ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $15,000,000, as requested, which
is to be derived from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund, for
trade enforcement activities authorized by the Trade
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-
125).

State Justice Institute

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $7,640,000 for the State Justice
Institute, which is $440,000 above fiscal year 2022.
The additional funding is provided to enhance the
Institute's efforts to improve the quality of justice in State
courts and address the unique challenges of the opioid
epidemic, mental health issues, juvenile justice, child abuse,
and court technology.

TITLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 501 prohibits the use of funds for publicity or
propaganda purposes unless expressly authorized by law.
Section 502 prohibits any appropriation contained in this
Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year unless expressly authorized.
Section 503 provides that the expenditure of any
appropriation contained in this 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 504 provides that if any provision of this Act or
the application of such provision to any person or circumstance
shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the
application of other provisions shall not be affected.
Section 505 prohibits a reprogramming of funds that: (1)
creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity; (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 an office
or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or
activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any function or
activity presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments
funds for existing programs, projects, or activities in excess
of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10
percent funding for any program, project, or activity, or
numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any
general savings, including savings from a reduction in
personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs,
projects, or activities as approved by Congress, unless the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15
days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
Section 506 provides that if it is determined that any
person intentionally affixes a ``Made in America'' label to any
product that was not made in America that person shall not be
eligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds
made available in this Act. The section further provides that
to the extent practicable, with respect to purchases of
promotional items, funds made available under this Act shall be
used to purchase items manufactured, produced, or assembled in
the United States or its territories or possessions.
Section 507 requires quarterly reporting on the status of
balances of appropriations.
Section 508 provides that any costs incurred by a
department or agency funded under this Act resulting from, or
to prevent, personnel actions taken in response to funding
reductions in this Act, or, for the Department of Commerce,
from actions taken for the care and protection of loan
collateral or grant property, shall be absorbed within the
budgetary resources available to the department or agency, and
provides transfer authority between appropriation accounts to
carry out this provision, subject to reprogramming procedures.
Section 509 prohibits funds made available in this Act from
being used to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco
products or to seek the reduction or removal of foreign
restrictions on the marketing of tobacco products, except for
restrictions that are not applied equally to all tobacco or
tobacco products of the same type. This provision is not
intended to impact routine international trade services to all
U.S. citizens, including the processing of applications to
establish foreign trade zones.
Section 510 limits the obligation of receipts deposited
into the Crime Victims Fund to $2,050,000,000 during fiscal
year 2023. The language also provides for a Tribal set-aside.
Section 511 prohibits the use of Department of Justice
funds for programs that discriminate against or denigrate the
religious or moral beliefs of students participating in such
programs.
Section 512 prohibits the transfer of funds made available
in this Act to any department, agency, or instrumentality of
the United States Government, except for transfers made by, or
pursuant to authorities provided in, this Act or any other
appropriations Act.
Section 513 requires the Inspectors General of the
Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and
the Legal Services Corporation to conduct reviews of activities
funded in this Act and requires certifications regarding
conflicts of interest.
Section 514 prohibits funds for acquisition of certain
information systems unless the acquiring department or agency
has reviewed and assessed certain risks. Any acquisition of
such an information system is contingent upon the development
of a risk mitigation strategy and a determination that the
acquisition is in the national interest. Each department or
agency covered by this section shall consult with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other relevant agencies when
reviewing supply chain risks and making a determination that
the acquisition is in the national interest. Each department or
agency covered by this section is directed to ensure it is
following the criteria established by the FBI and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology when acquiring or
renewing certain information systems. Each department or agency
covered under this section shall submit a quarterly report to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate
describing reviews and assessments of risk made pursuant to
this section and any associated findings or determinations.
Section 515 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to support or justify the use of torture by any
official or contract employee of the United States Government.
Section 516 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to include certain language in trade agreements.
Section 517 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to authorize or issue a national security letter (NSL)
in contravention of certain laws authorizing the FBI to issue
NSLs.
Section 518 requires congressional notification regarding
any project within the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the
National Science Foundation or the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration totaling more than $75,000,000 that has
cost increases of 10 percent or more.
Section 519 deems funds for intelligence or intelligence
related activities as authorized by Congress during fiscal year
2023 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act
for fiscal year 2023.
Section 520 prohibits contracts or grant awards in excess
of $5,000,000 unless the prospective contractor or grantee
certifies that the organization has filed all Federal tax
returns, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has no unpaid Federal tax
assessment.

(RESCISSIONS)

Section 521 provides for rescissions of unobligated
balances from the Department of Justice.
Section 522 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act for the purchase of first class or premium air travel
in contravention of certain Federal regulations.
Section 523 prohibits the use of funds, under certain
circumstances, to pay for the attendance of more than 50
department or agency employees, who are stationed in the United
States, at any single conference outside the United States.
Section 524 requires tracking and reporting of undisbursed
balances in expired grant accounts.
Section 525 requires funds, to the extent practicable, to
be used to purchase light bulbs that are ``Energy Star''
qualified or have the ``Federal Energy Management Program''
designation.
Section 526 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) or
the National Space Council (NSpC) to engage in bilateral
activities with China or a Chinese-owned company unless the
activities are authorized by subsequent legislation or NASA,
OSTP or NSpC after consultation with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation have made a certification pursuant to subsections
(c) and (d) of this section.
Section 527 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to establish or maintain a computer network that does
not block pornography, except for law enforcement or victim
assistance purposes.
Section 528 requires each department and agency funded in
the bill to submit spending plans.
Section 529 prohibits funds to pay for award or incentive
fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance or
performance that fails to meet the basic requirements of the
contract.
Section 530 prohibits funds from being used by the
Department of Justice or Drug Enforcement Administration in
contravention of section 7606 of Agricultural Act of 2014.
Section 531 prohibits the Department of Justice from
preventing certain States and territories from implementing
State or territory laws regarding the use of medical marijuana.
Section 532 requires a quarterly report from the Department
of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
and the National Science Foundation on official travel to
China.
Section 533 requires not less than 10 percent of the funds
provided for certain programs be provided to persistent poverty
counties or any Territory or possession of the United States.
Section 534 provides that the Department of Commerce and
Federal Bureau of Investigation may utilize funding to provide
payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of division
J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.
Section 535 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act for NASA, OSTP, or the National Space Council (NSpC)
to engage in certain bilateral activities with Russia or a
Russian-owned company.
Section 536 prohibits funds in this Act from being used to
conduct, contract for or otherwise support live tissue
training.
Section 537 withholds funding from NASA's Mobile Launcher 2
project until detailed cost and schedule information are
provided to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the
Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the NASA Office of
Inspector General.
Section 538 prohibits the use of funds made available by
this Act to the Department of Justice to prevent Indian Tribes
from enacting or implementing laws that authorize marijuana
use, distribution, possession, or cultivation.
Section 539 prohibits the use of funds made available by
this Act to the Department of Justice to prevent States, the
District of Columbia, or Territories from implementing laws
that authorize marijuana use, distribution, possession, or
cultivation.
Section 540 prohibits the use of funds made available by
this Act to the Department of Justice to investigate or
prosecute an individual who crosses state lines to access
abortion services, or who assists another individual to obtain
abortion services.
Section 541 prohibits the use of funds made available by
this Act to implement a limit on reimbursement to local law
enforcement for overtime pay in cannabis eradication efforts
under certain circumstances and in certain States.

House of Representatives Reporting Requirements

The following materials are submitted in accordance with
various requirements of the Rules of the House of
Representatives:

FULL COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of
the House of Representatives, the results of each roll call
vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with
the names of those voting for and those voting against, are
printed below:

Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure
authorizes funding: The Committee on Appropriations considers
program performance, including a program's success in
developing and attaining outcome-related goals and objectives,
in developing funding recommendations.

Rescissions

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following table is submitted
describing the rescissions recommended in the accompanying
bill:

Department of Justice:
Working Capital Fund.............................. $100,000,000
Assets Forfeiture Fund............................ 100,000,000
Office of Justice Programs........................ 75,000,000
Community Oriented Policing Services.............. 15,000,000
Office on Violence Against Women.................. 15,000,000

Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending Items

The following table is submitted in compliance with clause
9 of rule XXI, and lists the congressional earmarks (as defined
in paragraph (e) of clause 9) contained in the bill or in this
report. Neither the bill nor the report contain any limited tax
benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in paragraphs
(f) or (g) of clause 9 of rule XXI.

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
[Community Project Funding]
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House
Agency Account Recipient Location Project House Amount Requestor(s)
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DOC NIST--Construction The Ohio State University..... Columbus, OH.... Battery Innovation Laboratory and $4,500,000 Beatty, Carey
Education Center.
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DOC NIST--Construction The University of Scranton.... Scranton, PA.... Workforce Development, Applied 16,623,000 Cartwright
Research and Outreach Center in
Health, Science and Cybersecurity.
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DOC NIST--Construction St. Mary's University......... San Antonio, TX. Construction and Equipment for the 5,561,000 Castro (TX)
Innovation Center at St. Mary's
University.
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DOC NIST--Construction Claflin University............ Orangeburg, SC.. Claflin University Bioscience 17,417,000 Clyburn
Research and Technology Center.
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DOC NIST--Construction Tennessee State University.... Nashville, TN... Tennessee State University Harned 3,000,000 Cooper
Hall Biological Sciences Research
Building Renovation.
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DOC NIST--Construction Institute for Sustainable Barranquitas, PR Center for Food Security and 942,000 Gonzalez-Colon
Biotechnology at the Inter- Sustainable Agriculture.
American University of Puerto
Rico.
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DOC NIST--Construction University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR.... Aerospace Research Institute....... 7,500,000 Gonzalez-Colon
Mayaguez Campus.
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DOC NIST--Construction Harris County................. Harris County, Institute of Forensic Sciences 12,164,000 Green (TX)
TX. Design and Renovation.
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DOC NIST--Construction The University of Toledo...... Toledo, OH...... Health Sciences Bioresearch Lab.... 6,900,000 Kaptur
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DOC NIST--Construction Connecticut Center for East Hartford, Connecticut Manufacturing 16,173,000 Larson (CT)
Advanced Technology (CCAT). CT. Technology & Innovation Center.
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DOC NIST--Construction University of Missouri-- Columbia, MO.... Next Generation University of 20,000,000 Luetkemeyer
Columbia. Missouri Research Reactor.
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DOC NIST--Construction University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO..... University of Colorado Boulder JILA 2,000,000 Neguse
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DOC NIST--Construction Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean East Boothbay, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean 10,622,000 Pingree
Sciences. ME. Sciences Innovation and Education
Wing Project.
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DOC NIST--Construction Utica University.............. Utica, NY....... Utica University Crime Lab......... 717,000 Tenney
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DOC NIST--Construction Mount St. Mary's University... Emmitsburg, MD.. Mount St. Mary's Expanding STEM 4,000,000 Trone
Access, Innovation and Workforce
Development in Rural Maryland.
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DOC NIST--Construction Ohio University............... Athens, OH...... Russ Research Center Digital Design 1,500,000 Turner
Studio Development.
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DOC NIST--Construction Wright State University....... Dayton, OH...... The Wright State University Power 2,000,000 Turner
House Research Center.
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DOC NIST--Construction Florida International Miami-Dade Robotics and Autonomous Systems 9,562,000 Wilson (FL)
University. County, FL. Laboratory for Coastal
Conservation and Restoration.
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DOC NIST--STRS........ University of Connecticut..... Storrs, CT...... Long-term Risk Management and 4,000,000 Courtney
Mitigation Strategies of Crumbling
Foundations.
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DOC NIST--STRS........ Mentoring Youth Through Harvey, IL...... Science, Technology, Engineering 100,000 Kelly (IL)
Technology. and Mathematics (STEM) After
School Program.
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DOC NIST--STRS........ Desert Research Institute..... Reno, NV........ Quantifying Carbon Fluxes.......... 2,500,000 Lee (NV)
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DOC NIST--STRS........ Rochester Institute of Rochester, NY... Rochester Institute of Technology.. 2,000,000 Morelle
Technology.
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DOC NIST--STRS........ NH Manufacturing Extension Concord, NH..... Building the Next Generation of 450,000 Pappas
Partnership. Skilled Workforce in Manufacturing.
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DOC NIST--STRS........ Morgan State University....... Baltimore, MD... Center for Equitable Artificial 2,000,000 Ruppersberger
Intelligence & Machine Learning.
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DOC NIST--STRS........ Oakland University............ Rochester, MI... Oakland University Vehicular 3,000,000 Stevens
Wireless Communications System
Testing and Standards Facility.
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DOC NIST--STRS........ Schoolcraft Community College Livonia, MI..... Industry 4.0 Training at 1,025,000 Stevens
District. Schoolcraft College's
Manufacturing & Engineering Center.
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DOC NIST--STRS........ Griffiss Institute............ Rome, NY........ Smart-X Internet of Things (IOT) 3,000,000 Tenney
Living Lab.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Desert Research Institute..... Reno, NV........ Lake Tahoe Basin Instrumentation 2,000,000 Amodei
and Data Sharing.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Gulf Shellfish Institute...... Palmetto, FL.... Estuary Habitat Restoration and 2,500,000 Buchanan
Resilience.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... University of South Florida... St. Petersburg, Surveillance of Pollution from 3,400,000 Crist
FL. Emerging Chemical Threats in Tampa
Bay.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Texas State University........ San Marcos, TX.. Texas State University Meadows 2,000,000 Doggett
Center Climate Change Impact on
Water Initiative.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Florida Gulf Coast University. Fort Myers, FL.. Examining the Influence of 440,000 Donalds
Discharges on Coastal Ecosystems
Health and HAB Dynamics.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Coastal High Frequency RADAR System 5,000,000 Graves (LA)
Office of Research & Economic for Coastal Protection and
Development. Prediction.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... The Water Institute of the Baton Rouge, LA. The Resilience Center.............. 2,500,000 Graves (LA)
Gulf.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Port of Morgan City........... Morgan City, LA. Meteorological Stations Operations 200,000 Higgins (LA)
and Maintenance.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper... Buffalo, NY..... Shoreline Monitoring and Assessment 480,000 Higgins (NY)
in the Eastern Basin of Lake Erie.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... University of Iowa............ Iowa City, IA... Advanced Hydrologic Monitoring, 1,000,000 Hinson, Miller-
Assessment, and Flood Forecasting Meeks
for Eastern Iowa.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Noyo Center for Marine Science Mendocino Fighting Climate-Driven Collapse in 294,000 Huffman
County, CA. Coastal Habitats.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Regents of the University of Seattle, WA..... Equity and Ecosystem Health Through 1,500,000 Jayapal
Washington. Water Column Observation.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Nature Conservancy............ Honolulu and Building Coastal Resilience through 500,000 Kahele
Hawaii Community-Based Conservation.
Counties, HI.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... University of Louisiana Monroe Monroe, LA...... State Mesonet Network Project...... 2,000,000 Letlow
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Oklahoma State University..... Stillwater, OK.. Oklahoma Center for Hydrological 1,800,000 Lucas
Integrated Monitoring, Modeling,
and Mitigation.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... New England Aquarium Boston, MA...... New England Aquarium Modernization 2,400,000 Lynch
Corporation. and Educational Programming.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc... Sarasota, FL.... Mote Marine Laboratory's Florida 750,000 Murphy (FL)
Seagrass Project.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... The Nature Conservancy in Winter Park, FL. Modernization of Recreational 750,000 Murphy (FL)
Florida. Fishing Catch Data and Support
Humane Catch and Release Education
in the South Atlantic.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Hudson River Park Trust....... New York, NY.... Hudson River Habitat Enhancement 750,000 Nadler
Project.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Mississippi State University Gulfport, MS.... Gulf Coast Aquatic Health 1,800,000 Palazzo
Global Center for Aquatic Laboratory.
Health and Food Security.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOC NOAA--ORF......... The Regents of the University San Diego Aerosolized Coastal Water Pollution 1,500,000 Peters
of California; University of County, CA. Impacts Study.
California, San Diego.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Coral World Ocean and Reef St. Thomas, VI.. Coral and Aquatic Research and 900,000 Plaskett
Initiative, Inc.. Restoration.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Upper Columbia United Tribes.. Spokane , WA.... Upper Columbia United Tribes Salmon 5,000,000 Rodgers (WA)
Reintroduction Project.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... Center for Marine Science at Wilmington, NC.. UNC Wilmington Marine Science 750,000 Rouzer
UNC Wilmington. Center Research.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... University of Miami........... Coral Gables, FL University of Miami Marine 750,000 Salazar
Aquaculture Pilot-Scale Grow-Out
Module.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... University of Washington Tacoma, WA...... Center for Urban Waters--Protecting 1,000,000 Strickland
Tacoma. Salmon from Toxic Chemicals.
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DOC NOAA--ORF......... University of Nevada, Las Las Vegas, NV... Water Analyzing Equipment for 200,000 Titus
Vegas. Climate Research and Education.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOC NOAA--ORF......... Florida International Miami, FL....... Coastal Subsurface Water Table and 9,776,000 Wasserman Schultz
University. Saltwater Intrusion Monitoring
Systems.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOC NOAA--ORF......... Nova Southeastern University.. Ft. Lauderdale, Coastal Ecosystems Disease 3,841,000 Wasserman Schultz
FL. Etiology, Remediation, and
Restoration for Community
Ecological and Economic Health.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Windsor Heights Police and Windsor Heights, Windsor Heights P25 Radio 301,000 Axne
Fire Department. IA. Replacement Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Citrus Heights Police Citrus Heights, Citrus Heights Police Department 540,000 Bera
Department. CA. Emergency Communication
Enhancements.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Pasco Sheriff's Office........ Land O'Lakes, FL Technological Upgrades to the 2,000,000 Bilirakis
Center for the Recovery of
Endangered and Missing Persons
(CREMP).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Sarasota.............. Sarasota, FL.... Sarasota Police Department 300,000 Buchanan
Equipment Upgrade.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of St. Louis............. St. Louis, MO... Improvement of 911 Dispatch System. 685,000 Bush
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Escambia County Commission.... Brewton , AL.... P25 Radio Infrastructure for the 1,204,000 Carl
Escambia County Commission.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Round Rock............ Round Rock, TX.. Round Rock Public Safety Equipment. 2,000,000 Carter (TX)
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Liberty Hill Police Department Liberty Hill, TX Liberty Hill Equipment 128,000 Carter (TX)
Modernization.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Wayne Police Department....... Wayne, IL....... Law Enforcement Equipment Upgrades. 54,000 Casten
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Clay County................... Hayesville , NC. Enhancing Community Policing for 300,000 Cawthorn
Clay County, NC by Improving the
Flow of Critical Technology.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Tiverton Police Department.... Tiverton, RI.... Tiverton Public Safety 500,000 Cicilline
Communications Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Suffield Police Department.... Suffield, CT.... Computer Aided Dispatch/Records 180,000 Courtney
Management System Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Police Computer-Aided Dispatch 750,000 Crist
Florida. FL. (CAD)/Record Management System
(RMS)/Mobile System.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOJ COPS Tech......... Olathe Police Department...... Olathe, KS...... Mobile Command Post Equipment 300,000 Davids (KS)
Upgrades.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Calhoun County Sheriff's Hardin, IL...... Policing Equipment and Technology 436,000 Davis, Rodney
Department. Upgrades.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOJ COPS Tech......... Piatt County Sheriff's Office. Monticello, IL.. 911 Radio Communication System 607,000 Davis, Rodney
Upgrade.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOJ COPS Tech......... Lane County................... Lane County, OR. Lane County Public Safety Dispatch 176,000 DeFazio
Center Equipment Upgrade.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Whatcom County Sheriff........ Whatcom County, Whatcom County Integrated Public 500,000 DelBene
WA. Safety Radio System.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Doral Police Doral, FL....... Doral Police Department Real-Time 1,000,000 Diaz-Balart
Department. Operations Center Safe-City
Policing Technology Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Harris County Sheriff's Office Harris County, Virtual Reality Training Equipment. 100,000 Fletcher
TX.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Aurora, IL............ Aurora, IL...... Public Safety Modernization and 2,280,000 Foster
Technology Infrastructure Upgrade.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Boynton Beach......... Boynton Beach, Emergency Operations Radio Tower 1,025,000 Frankel, Lois
FL. Replacement Project.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOJ COPS Tech......... City of West Palm Beach....... West Palm Beach, Secure Mobile Radio Site........... 969,500 Frankel, Lois
FL.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Middle Rio Grande Development Carrizo Springs, Regional Trunking Radio System 5,484,000 Gonzales, Tony
Council. TX. Upgrade.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Fairview Park......... Fairview Park, Fairview Park Police Department 604,000 Gonzalez (OH)
OH. Radio Replacement Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Donna................. Donna, TX....... Acquisition of Safety Mobile 325,000 Gonzalez, Vicente
Application for Domestic Violence
Victims.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOJ COPS Tech......... Bergen County Sheriff's Office Bergen County, County Park/Road Cameras and 954,000 Gottheimer
NJ. Message Boards.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOJ COPS Tech......... Borough of Bogota Police Bogota, NJ...... Communications Equipment Upgrades.. 255,000 Gottheimer
Department.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... West Milford Township......... West Milford, NJ West Milford Township-- 2,893,000 Gottheimer
Communications Equipment.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Baton Rouge, LA. EBRSO Investigative Support Unit... 736,000 Graves (LA)
Office.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOJ COPS Tech......... Mississippi Department of Jackson, MS..... MS Capitol Police Technology 550,000 Guest
Public Safety. Improvements.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Town of New Fairfield......... New Fairfield, New Fairfield PD Emergency 2,100,000 Hayes
CT. Communications System Upgrade.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Town of Watertown Police Watertown, CT... Watertown PD Two Way Radio 3,375,000 Hayes
Department. Communications Upgrade.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Battle Ground......... Battle Ground, Battle Ground Public Safety 413,000 Herrera Beutler
WA. Technology Improvements.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Long Beach............ Long Beach , WA. Long Beach Police Department Body 95,000 Herrera Beutler
Camera Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Longview.............. Longview, WA.... De-Escalation Police Training 215,000 Herrera Beutler
Simulator Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Washougal Police Washougal, WA... Washougal Body-Worn Cameras Project 131,000 Herrera Beutler
Department.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOJ COPS Tech......... Cowlitz 911 Public Authority.. Kelso, WA....... Cowlitz 911 Public Safety Radio 2,179,000 Herrera Beutler
Technology Modernization & Radio
System Microwave Replacement.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Lewis County.................. Chehalis, WA.... Lewis County Public Safety Radio 2,800,000 Herrera Beutler
Communications Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Cathlamet, WA... Wahkiakum County Radio Improvement 1,595,000 Herrera Beutler
Office. Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Town of Amherst............... Williamsville, North Amherst Police Communications 900,000 Higgins (NY)
NY. System Tower and Equipment
Acquisition.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... County of Del Norte........... Del Norte Sheriff's Office Computer Aided 550,000 Huffman
County, CA. Dispatch (CAD) and Records
Management (RMS) Systems Update.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Lancaster Police Department... Lancaster, NY... Lancaster Police Department Body- 200,500 Jacobs (NY)
Worn Cameras.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Dallas Police Department...... Dallas, TX...... Dallas Police Department Record 935,000 Johnson (TX), Van
Management System. Duyne
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Toledo Police Department...... Toledo, OH...... Enhanced Portable Radio Equipment.. 1,250,000 Kaptur
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOJ COPS Tech......... Cayuga County................. Auburn, NY...... Cayuga County Emergency 911 Radios 1,000,000 Katko
Replacement Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Eupora................ Eupora, MS...... Eupora Police In-Car Video/Body 125,000 Kelly (MS)
Camera/License Plate Reader.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Eupora................ Eupora, MS...... Eupora Police Technology 128,000 Kelly (MS)
Modernization.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... County of Burlington.......... Burlington Burlington County Emergency 1,200,000 Kim (NJ)
County, NJ. Communications Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Peoria................ Peoria, IL...... Regional Computer Aided Dispatch 2,000,000 LaHood
(CAD) and Records Management
System (RMS).
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Curry County.................. Curry County, NM Virtual Reality Training Simulators 267,000 Leger Fernandez
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Christian County Emergency Ozark, MO....... Christian County Emergency Services 8,547,000 Long
Services. SWINS Radio Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... New York Police Department.... New York, NY.... Fixed Plate Reader System 2,000,000 Malliotakis
Installation.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Middletown............ Middletown, NY.. Middletown Police Security and 300,000 Maloney, Sean
Technology Initiative. Patrick
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Petersburg............ Petersburg, VA.. Petersburg Emergency Public Safety 3,203,000 McEachin
Communications System.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Hancock County Commission..... New Cumberland, Video Monitoring in Cruisers, Body 325,000 McKinley
WV. Cameras.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Perry................. Perry, MI....... City of Perry Security Upgrades.... 130,000 Moolenaar
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Rochester Police Department... Rochester, NY... City of Rochester: Upgrade Video 300,000 Morelle
Camera Surveillance System.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Porter County Sheriff Porter County, Porter County Sheriff Department 400,000 Mrvan
Department. IN. Equipment Acquisition.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Whiting Police Department..... Whiting, IN..... Technology and Equipment: License 215,000 Mrvan
Plate Readers.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of La Verne.............. La Verne, CA.... City of La Verne Public Safety 500,000 Napolitano
Camera Network Upgrade Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Boulder County Sheriff's Boulder , CO.... Boulder County Sheriff Long Range 1,080,000 Neguse
Office, Office of Disaster Acoustical Device Siren System.
Management.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOJ COPS Tech......... Benton County................. Prosser, WA..... SECOMM Microwave System Replacement 2,000,000 Newhouse
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOJ COPS Tech......... County of Mono................ Mammoth Lakes, Public Safety Radio System Upgrade. 3,000,000 Obernolte
CA.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Hancock County E-911 Kiln, MS........ Hancock County E-911 Radios........ 900,000 Palazzo
Commission.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... The City of Gautier........... Gautier, MS..... City of Gautier Police Equipment 507,000 Palazzo
Upgrade and Improvements.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Salinas............... Salinas, CA..... Salinas Police Integrated 1,165,000 Panetta
Technology for Community Safety.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Hampton Police Department..... Hampton, NH..... Radio System Upgrades.............. 1,376,000 Pappas
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Londonderry Police Department. Londonberry, NH. Emergency Dispatch Center 75,000 Pappas
Workstations and Equipment
Upgrades.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Township of South Hackensack.. South South Hackensack Public Safety 210,000 Pascrell
Hackensack, NJ. Communications Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Midland County................ Midland, TX..... Midland County Sheriff's Office 685,000 Pfluger
Radio and Communications
Infrastructure Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Edina Police Department....... Edina, MN....... Edina Police Department Procurement 78,000 Phillips
of Tactical Micro-robot Systems.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Baltimore............. Baltimore, MD... License Plate Readers.............. 1,300,000 Ruppersberger
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Warren Police Department...... Warren, OH...... Law Enforcement Technology 170,000 Ryan
Enhancement.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Miami Dade Police Department.. Doral, FL....... Miami Dade Police Department Mobile 3,750,000 Salazar
Computing Upgrade.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Tillamook County.............. Tillamook Tillamook County Public Safety 2,000,000 Schrader
County, OR. Radio Communication System.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Township of Chatham........... Morris County, Public Safety Information Sharing 809,000 Sherrill
NJ. Technology Community Project.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Township of Weehawken......... Weehawken, NJ... Public Safety Department's Radio 1,000,000 Sires
System Update.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Union City Police Department.. Union City, NJ.. Union City's Digital Trunked Radio 1,200,000 Sires
System Replacement.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... County of Ocean............... Toms River, NJ.. 9-1-1 Call Center and Emergency 500,000 Smith (NJ)
Management Office.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Amelia County................. Amelia County, Amelia County Public Safety 1,000,000 Spanberger
VA. Interoperable Radio System.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Chesterfield County Sheriff's Chesterfield Virtual Realty Training System..... 175,000 Spanberger
Office. County, VA.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Louisa County................. Louisa County, East End Radio Improvements........ 1,000,000 Spanberger
VA.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Nottoway County............... Nottoway County, Nottoway County Public Safety Radio 1,000,000 Spanberger
VA. Communications System.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Rappahannock Regional Criminal Fredericksburg, Virtual Reality Judgement Training 125,000 Spanberger
Justice Academy. VA. Simulator.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Chandler.............. Chandler, AZ.... Joint Mobile Command Center 680,000 Stanton
Equipment.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Pierce County Sheriff's Pierce County, Pierce County Metro Dive Team 248,000 Strickland
Department. WA. Equipment.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... The City of Vallejo........... Vallejo, CA..... The Vallejo Ghost Gun and Gun 830,000 Thompson (CA)
Violence Prevention Initiative.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... Atlantic City Police Atlantic City, Atlantic City Police Department-- 800,000 Van Drew
Department. NJ. City Wide Cameras.
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DOJ COPS Tech......... City of Easton................ Easton, PA...... LIDAR for City of Easton Public 349,000 Wild
Safety and Emergency Response.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Charlotte............. Charlotte, NC... Alternatives To Violence: Cure 1,000,000 Adams
Violence Implementation.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Mecklenburg County Criminal Mecklenburg Data and Dashboards: Research and 1,000,000 Adams
Justice Services Department. County, NC. Enhancements to Ensure Mecklenburg
County's Criminal Justice System
is a Leader in Data-Informed
Decision Making.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Elko County Sheriff's Office.. Elko, NV........ Rapid DNA Technology............... 486,000 Amodei
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Douglas County................ Omaha, NE....... Douglas County Youth Legal Services 1,000,000 Bacon
and Violence Reduction Initiative.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Urban Peace Institute......... Los Angeles, CA. LA Peacemakers Coalition........... 7,400,000 Bass, Cardenas
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ OhioHealth Corporation........ Columbus, OH.... Sexual Assault Response Network of 400,000 Beatty
Central Ohio Outreach and
Education.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Alexandria............ Alexandria, VA.. Full Deployment of Body-Worn 1,000,000 Beyer
Cameras in Alexandria Police
Department.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Portland.............. Portland, OR.... Community Safety Plan Design and 2,000,000 Blumenauer
Programming.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Justice Innovation Inc........ New Rochelle, NY New Rochelle Community Youth 1,125,000 Bowman
Violence Intervention Initiative.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Prince George's County........ Prince George's Police Athletic League Partnerships 1,117,000 Brown (MD)
County, MD. and Program Expansion.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Cleveland Peacemakers Inc..... Cleveland, OH... Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance's 500,000 Brown (OH)
Violence Prevention Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ County of Ventura............. Ventura County, Ventura County Family Justice 640,000 Brownley
CA. Center Oxnard Satellite.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ The Foundation United......... Sarasota, FL.... Foundation United Funding to Help 800,000 Buchanan
Law Enforcement Reduce and
Eliminate Human Trafficking.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Riverside County Sheriff's Riverside, CA... Forensic Rapid DNA Technology...... 515,000 Calvert
Department.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Village of Blanchester Police Blanchester, OH. Police Cruisers.................... 100,000 Carey
Department.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Orleans Parish Sheriff's New Orleans, LA. Technology, Equipment, and 3,907,000 Carter (LA)
Office. Programming Improvements to
Support People in Custody and
Streamline Reentry.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Scranton.............. Scranton, PA.... The Scranton Police Department 3,500,000 Cartwright
Community Policing Technology and
Equipment Initiative.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Luzerne County District Luzerne County, Luzerne County Emergency Services 2,500,000 Cartwright
Attorney's Office. PA. Unit.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Montgomery............ Cincinnati, OH.. Safe Neighborhood Camera Initiative 200,000 Chabot
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Miramar............... Miramar, FL..... Public Safety Mental Health Program 100,000 Cherfilus-
McCormick
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Lifeline to Success, Inc...... Memphis, TN..... Reentry Services to Reduce 500,000 Cohen
Recidivism.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Madera County Sheriff's Office Madera County, Madera County Sherriff's Office 703,000 Costa
CA. Rapid DNA System Project.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Merced County Sheriff......... Merced County, Merced County Rapid DNA System..... 457,000 Costa
CA.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Dakota County Sheriff's Office Dakota County, Electronic Crimes Unit Outreach and 325,000 Craig
MN. Program Expansion.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Scott County Sheriff's Office. Scott County, MN Scott County Sheriff's Office 84,000 Craig
Purchase of Rescue Technology and
Equipment.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Montgomery County District Montgomery The Racial Justice Improvement 443,000 Dean
Attorney's Office. County, PA. Project (RJIP).
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Orlando............... Orlando, FL..... City of Orlando Police Department 985,000 Demings
In-Car Camera Systems Project.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Orange County Sheriff's Office Orange County, Identification of Unidentified 49,000 Demings
FL. Murder Victims Using Genetic
Genealogy.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Orange County Sheriff's Office Orange County, OCSO Crisis Intervention Training 185,000 Demings
FL. (CIT).
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Town of Eatonville............ Eatonville, FL.. Eatonville Weed and Seed Community 1,000,000 Demings
Policing Initiative.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Richmond, Office of Richmond, CA.... Office of Neighborhood Safety 300,000 DeSaulnier
Neighborhood Safety. Community Violence Intervention
Programs Project.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Contra Costa County, Probation Contra Costa Strategies for Supporting Youth in 1,180,000 DeSaulnier,
Department, Office of Reentry County, CA. the Community. McNerney
& Justice.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Stand with Parkland........... Broward County, Implementation of Threat Reporting 500,000 Deutch
FL. Mobile Application for Local
Education and Public Safety
Agencies.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Downriver Community Conference Wayne County, MI Technology Improvements for 750,000 Dingell
Downriver Mutual Aid Consortium.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Austin................ Austin, TX...... City of Austin Neighborhood Peace 1,002,000 Doggett
Project Expansion.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Credible Messenger Mentoring New York, NY.... Credible Messenger Mentoring 530,000 Espaillat
Movement. Initiative.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Bucks County Department of Doylestown, PA.. Bucks County Dept. of Corrections 900,000 Fitzpatrick
Corrections. Outmate Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Bucks County District Doylestown, PA.. Bucks County DA L.O.V.E. Is the 545,000 Fitzpatrick
Attorney's Office. Answer.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Office of the Sheriff of Bucks Doylestown, PA.. Bucks County Sheriff Rapid DNA..... 750,000 Fitzpatrick
County.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ L.E.A.D. Inc, Tennessee....... Brentwood, TN... Drug and Violence Prevention 203,000 Fleischmann
Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Houston Police Department..... Houston, TX..... Houston Police Department Mobile 1,000,000 Fletcher
Community Storefront Program and
Equipment.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Village of Amityville......... Amityville, NY.. Village of Amityville Police 210,000 Garbarino
Vehicles Request.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Lancaster............. Lancaster, CA... Lancaster City Public Safety and 1,100,000 Garcia (CA)
Crime Prevention Project.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Municipality of Ciales........ Ciales, PR...... Law Enforcement Equipment, 92,000 Gonzalez-Colon
Technology, and Training for the
Ciales Municipal Police.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Municipality of Loiza......... Loiza, PR....... Acquisition of Two Police Patrol 279,000 Gonzalez-Colon
Boats for the Loiza Municipal
Police.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Municipality of Vieques....... Vieques, PR..... Municipality of Vieques Security 420,000 Gonzalez-Colon
Camera System.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Town of Newton................ Sussex County, First Response Communications 1,333,000 Gottheimer
NJ. Equipment.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Louisiana Department of Public Baton Rouge, LA. Less Than Lethal and De-escalation 2,220,000 Graves (LA)
Safety & Corrections, Public Training Center.
Safety Offices, Office of
State Police.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ TRUCE of Baton Rouge, Inc..... Baton Rouge, LA. High-Risk Youth Crime and Violence 375,000 Graves (LA)
Diversion Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Mississippi Forensics Pearl, MS....... Unidentified and Missing Persons 500,000 Guest
Laboratory. Digital and Skeletal Remains
Repository.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Police Activity League of Waterbury, CT... Police Activity League Program 172,000 Hayes
Waterbury, Inc.. Expansion.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of North Las Vegas....... North Las Vegas, North Las Vegas Police Officer 145,000 Horsford
NV. Wellness Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Clark County.................. Clark County, NV Counseling Services for Domestic 175,000 Horsford
Violence and DUI to Reduce
Recidivism for Indigent Clients.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Gentlemen By Choice Community North Las Vegas, Ty's Place--A Safe Place for Teens: 250,000 Horsford
Development Corporation. NV. Youth Personal Development and
Leadership Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Chester County District Chester County, Chester County District Attorney's 325,000 Houlahan
Attorney's Office. PA. Office Rapid DNA Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Anne Arundel County........... Annapolis, MD... Anne Arundel County Fresh START 400,000 Hoyer
Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Shaphat Outreach.............. El Cajon, CA.... No Shots Fired..................... 1,200,000 Jacobs (CA)
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Cambria County District Ebensburg, PA... Multi-County Rapid DNA Law 577,000 Joyce (PA)
Attorney's Office. Enforcement Database Initiative.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of New Bedford........... New Bedford, MA. Equitable Approaches to Public 563,000 Keating
Safety in the City of New Bedford.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Harvey................ Harvey, IL...... Streetlight Improvement for 1,500,000 Kelly (IL)
Enhanced Public Safety.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Full Gospel Christian Hazel Crest, IL. Orchid Healing Circles for Victims 120,000 Kelly (IL)
Assemblies International. of Gun Violence.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Erie.................. Erie, PA........ Erie Youth Violence Prevention 500,000 Kelly (PA)
Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Erie.................. Erie, PA........ Patrol Vehicle and Tactical 319,000 Kelly (PA)
Equipment.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Michigan State Police......... Genesee County, Support for Mid-Michigan Law 4,347,000 Kildee
Bay County, and Enforcement.
Saginaw County,
MI.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ North Orange County Public Stanton, CA..... North Orange County Public Safety 5,000,000 Kim (CA)
Safety Collaborative. Collaborative.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ County of Orange.............. Orange County, Orange County Intelligence 3,470,000 Kim (CA), Levin
CA. Assessment Center Project. (CA)
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Office of the Ocean County Ocean County, NJ Comprehensive Officer Assistance 300,000 Kim (NJ)
Prosecutor. Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Elk Grove Village Police Elk Grove Elk Grove Village Cares Program.... 500,000 Krishnamoorthi
Department. Village, IL.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Washington............ Washington, IL.. Washington, IL, Police Evidence 583,000 LaHood
Storage.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ County of Lassen.............. Susanville, CA.. Lassen and Plumas County Emergency 1,405,000 LaMalfa
Communications Integration Project.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Siskiyou County Sheriff's Yreka, CA....... Modernization of the Siskiyou 899,000 LaMalfa
Office. County Sheriff's Department.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Beaver County District Beaver County, Ten-County SW-PA Rapid DNA Law 577,000 Lamb
Attorney's Office. PA. Enforcement Initiative.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Northern Regional Police Wexford, PA..... Police K9 Program.................. 170,000 Lamb
Department.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Detroit Police Department..... Detroit, MI..... Body-Worn Camera Program........... 1,000,000 Lawrence
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Metro Solutions Inc........... Detroit, MI..... DLIVE Violence Intervention........ 409,000 Lawrence
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Oakland............... Oakland, CA..... Procedural Justice/Community Police 646,000 Lee (CA)
Trust.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of San Leandro........... San Leandro, CA. City of San Leandro Police 300,000 Lee (CA)
Department Community Police Review
Board.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Boulder City, Nevada.. Boulder City, NV Boulder City Police Department 400,000 Lee (NV)
Patrol Fleet.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Henderson............. Henderson, NV... Mental Health Co-Responder Crisis 2,955,000 Lee (NV)
Response Unit.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Grant Parish Sheriff's Office. Colfax, LA...... Grant Parish Forensic Rapid DNA 462,000 Letlow
Technology for Investigations.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Monroe, LA...... Ouachita Parish Forensic Rapid DNA 706,000 Letlow
Office. Technology for Investigations.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Camden County Prosecutor's Camdenton, MO... Lake Area Counties Against Human 505,000 Luetkemeyer
Office. Trafficking and Organized Crime
Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ North East Community Action Troy, MO........ Aspire Partnership Vocational 40,000 Luetkemeyer
Corporation. Skills Training/Certificate
Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Virginia Beach, VA.... Virginia Beach, City of Virginia Beach Law 1,500,000 Luria
VA. Enforcement Training Equipment
Upgrades.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ New York Police Department.... New York, NY.... Patrol Response.................... 1,000,000 Malliotakis
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Town of Fishkill.............. Fishkill, NY.... Fishkill Police Department Body 600,000 Maloney, Sean
Camera Acquisition Project. Patrick
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ One Step Further, Inc......... Greensboro, NC.. Gate City Coalition/Cure Violence 621,000 Manning
Model Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Indian River State College.... Ft. Pierce, FL.. Indian River State College Public 3,000,000 Mast
Safety Complex Expansion for
Emergency Response Training.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Ramsey County................. Ramsey County, Familiar Faces: Engaging Frequent 2,000,000 McCollum
MN. Users of Emergency and Shelter
Services.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Washington County............. Washington Washington County Sheriff Office 1,600,000 McCollum
County, MN. Hybrid Patrol Vehicles and River
Patrol Boats.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Contra Costa County, Office of Contra Costa Transition Aged Youth Diversion 1,000,000 McNerney,
the District Attorney. County, CA. Program (TAY). Thompson (CA)
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Town of Chapmanville.......... Chapmanville, WV Law Enforcement K-9 Drug 14,000 Miller (WV)
Interdiction Project.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Town of Danville.............. Danville, WV.... Danville Police Vehicle Upgrade.... 65,000 Miller (WV)
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Gary Police Department........ Gary, IN........ Gary Police Department -- Body-Worn 1,000,000 Mrvan
and In-Car Cameras Project.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Sanford Police Department..... Sanford, FL..... Sanford Police Department 99,000 Murphy (FL)
Barricades and Related Equipment
for Community Events.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Volunteer UP Legal Clinic..... Camden, NJ...... South Jersey Pro Bono Legal Clinic. 500,000 Norcross
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Salt Lake County.............. Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County Jail--Barriers for 4,000,000 Owens
UT. Suicide Prevention.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Utah Department of Public Taylorsville, UT Utah Forensic Genetic Genealogy DNA 300,000 Owens
Safety, State Bureau of Testing Initiative.
Investigation.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Stratham Police Department.... Stratham, NH.... In-Car Camera System............... 43,000 Pappas
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Hennepin Technical College.... Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College 2,090,000 Phillips
MN. Procurement of Scenario-Based
Training Equipment.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Maria Pew Family Foundation Chaska, MN...... Expanding Community-wide Domestic 250,000 Phillips
DBA Maria's Voice. Violence Primary Prevention
Education.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Virgin Islands Police St. Croix, St. Marine Enforcement Vessels......... 3,984,000 Plaskett
Department. John, and St.
Thomas, VI.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Boston Medical Center Boston, MA...... Boston Medical Center (BMC) 370,000 Pressley
Corporation. Violence Intervention Advocacy
Program (VIAP).
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Durham County................. Durham County, Justice Movement Community 700,000 Price (NC)
NC. Coordinated Violence Intervention
Project.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Chicago Police Memorial Chicago, IL..... Get Behind the Vest................ 540,000 Quigley
Foundation.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ The Womans Opportunity Hempstead, NY... WORC Justice Services.............. 638,000 Rice (NY)
Rehabilitation Center Inc..
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Spokane............... Spokane, WA..... City of Spokane Municipal Court 500,000 Rodgers (WA)
Domestic Violence Intervention
Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Spokane County Sheriff's Spokane, WA..... Spokane County Sheriff Helicopter 500,000 Rodgers (WA)
Office. Replacement.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Spokane Police Department..... Spokane, WA..... Spokane Police Department 1,317,000 Rodgers (WA)
Technology Improvement Plan.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Jacksonville State University. Jacksonville, AL Northeast Alabama Sexual Assault 500,000 Rogers (AL)
Nurse Examiner Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Town of Fuquay-Varina......... Fuquay-Varina, Continuous Operation Body Camera 180,000 Ross
NC. System.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Portage County Adult Probation Portage County, POWER PROGRAM--(Probationers, 250,000 Ryan
Department. OH. Offered, Work, Empowerment, Re-
direction).
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Stark County Sheriff's Office. Stark County, OH Stark County Sheriff's Office 350,000 Ryan
Driving Simulator and Body-Worn
Cameras.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Anne Arundel County........... Anne Arundel Fresh START Program................ 400,000 Sarbanes
County, MD.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Glendale.............. Glendale, CA.... Glendale Police Department Homeless 731,000 Schiff
Outreach Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Lake County State's Attorney.. Lake County, IL. Lake County Gun Violence Prevention 750,000 Schneider
Initiative.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ King County................... King County, WA. King County Crisis Response Team... 1,000,000 Schrier
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ King County Sheriff's Office.. King County, WA. King County Sheriff's Office Body- 1,000,000 Schrier
Worn Cameras.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Hampton............... Hampton , VA.... Hampton Gun Violence Intervention 4,600,000 Scott (VA)
Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Newport News.......... Newport News, VA Gun Violence and Violent Crime 760,000 Scott (VA)
Reduction Initiative.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Lovejoy Police Lovejoy, GA..... City of Lovejoy Police Tasers...... 34,000 Scott, David
Department.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Ingham County................. Ingham County, Advance Peace...................... 500,000 Slotkin
MI.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Oakland County Sheriff's Oakland County, Oakland County Sheriff's Office 410,000 Slotkin
Office. MI. Training Equipment.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ New Mexico Department of Santa Fe, NM.... The Forensic Laboratory Gas 411,000 Stansbury
Public Safety. Chromatograph--Infrared Detector
(GC-IRD) Instrument Project.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Maricopa County Sheriff's Maricopa County, Rapid DNA Enhancement Project...... 600,000 Stanton
Office. AZ.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Thurston County Sheriff's Thurston County, Rapid DNA Forensic Technology for 448,000 Strickland
Office. WA. Investigations.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Hayward............... Hayward, CA..... The Hayward Evaluation and Response 709,000 Swalwell
Teams (HEART) Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Binghamton............ Binghamton, NY.. Binghamton Community Policing and 864,000 Tenney
Crime Prevention.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Clark County.................. Clark County, NV Clark County District Attorney's 1,576,000 Titus
Office Case Management System--
Criminal and Juvenile Divisions.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Henderson Police Department... Boulder City, NV Equipment for Eldorado Valley 1,087,000 Titus
Regional Public Safety Training
Facility.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ City of Montclair............. Montclair, CA... Montclair Police Body-Worn Camera 800,000 Torres (CA)
Program.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Sandwich Police Department.... Sandwich, IL.... Transparency Equipment Improvement. 121,000 Underwood
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Kings County Sheriff's Office. Hanford, CA..... Kings County Sheriff's Office 234,000 Valadao
Patrol Vehicle Replacement.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Inspira Health Network........ Mullica Hill, NJ Youth Violence Reduction Initiative 1,000,000 Van Drew
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ St. Nicks Alliance Corp....... Brooklyn, NY.... North Brooklyn Anti-Violence 1,000,000 Velazquez
Initiative.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Town of Davie................. Davie, FL....... Body-Worn Camera Program........... 800,000 Wasserman Schultz
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Hamilton County Board of Cincinnati, OH.. Hamilton County Justice Center 1,000,000 Wenstrup
County Commissioners. Security Improvements.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Twelfth Judicial District Drug Fort Smith, AR.. Technology Saving Arkansans........ 137,000 Womack
Task Force.
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DOJ OJP--Byrne........ Family & Children's Place..... Louisville, KY.. Louisville Collaboration to Prevent 2,000,000 Yarmuth
Child Abuse, Youth and Family
Violence.
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NASA SSMS.............. Houston Independent School Houston, TX..... Houston-Rice Planetary Project..... 1,983,320 Garcia (TX),
District. Jackson Lee
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NASA SSMS.............. American Museum of Natural New York, NY.... Planetarium Programming Development 1,500,000 Maloney, Carolyn
History. B., Nadler
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NASA SSMS.............. Virginia Air and Space Center. Hampton, VA..... STEMConnect: NASA STEM Literacy & 687,680 Scott (VA)
Community Enrichment.
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Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule)

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new
matter is printed in italics, existing law in which no change
is proposed is shown in roman):

SECTION 3201 OF THE CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1990

Sec. 3201. Appropriations in this or any other Act hereafter
for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement
Administration, [or the Immigration and Naturalization Service]
the Federal Prison System, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives, or the United States Marshals Service
are available, in an amount of not to exceed [$25,000] $50,000
each per fiscal year, to pay humanitarian expenses incurred by
or for any employee thereof (or any member of the employee's
immediate family) that results from or is incident to serious
illness, serious injury, or death occurring to the employee
while on official duty or business.

Transfers of Funds

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following is submitted describing
the transfers of funds provided in the accompanying bill:
Under U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included to transfer funds to the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the Federal Employees
Health Benefit Fund, and the Federal Employees Group Life
Insurance Fund.
Under National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Scientific and Technical Research and Services, language is
included allowing for transfers to the Working Capital Fund.
Under National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Operations, Research, and Facilities, language is included to
transfer funds from the Promote and Develop Fishery Products
and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries fund.
Section 103 provides language for the transfer of funds
between Department of Commerce appropriations in certain
circumstances.
In title II, under General Administration, Justice
Information Sharing Technology, language is included allowing
for the transfer of funds.
Under Executive Office for Immigration Review, language is
included to transfer funds to the Executive Office for
Immigration Review from fees deposited in the Immigration
Examinations Fee account.
Under Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General
Legal Activities, language is included allowing for the
transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
Under Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, Community
Relations Service, language is included allowing for the
transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
Under National Security Division, Salaries and Expenses,
language is included to allow the transfer of funds in certain
circumstances.
Under Federal Prison System, Salaries and Expenses,
language is included to allow the transfer of funds to the
Department of Health and Human Services.
Under State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on
Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and
Prosecution Programs, language is included to allow the
transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
Under State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, State and
Local Law Enforcement Assistance, language is included to allow
the transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
Under State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Public
Safety Officer Benefits, language is included to allow the
transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
Under Community Oriented Policing Services, Community
Oriented Policing Services Programs, language is included to
allow the transfer of funds to the Office of Justice Programs.
Section 204 provides language for the transfer of funds
between Department of Justice appropriations in certain
circumstances.
Section 211 provides language for the transfer of funds
between certain grant funds and the National Institute of
Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
In title III, under National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, Administrative Provisions, language is included
allowing for the transfer of funds between appropriations.
Under National Science Foundation, Administrative
Provisions, language is included allowing for the transfer of
funds among appropriations.
Under National Science Foundation, NSF Nonrecurring
Expenses Fund, language is included allowing for the transfer
of funds of expired discretionary funds into the Fund.
Under United States Trade Representative, Trade Enforcement
Trust Fund, language is included providing for the transfer of
funds.
Under General Provisions, Section 508 provides for the
transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
Under General Provisions, Section 510 provides for the
transfer of funds to the Department of Justice, Office of
Inspector General.

Changes in the Application of Existing Law

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the following statements are
submitted describing the effect of provisions in the
accompanying bill that directly or indirectly change the
application of existing law.
Language is included for a number of accounts placing
limitations on representation and reception allowances in order
to restrict the amount of money that would otherwise be spent
on these activities. The bill also provides that a number of
appropriations shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year. While these provisions are not
specifically authorized for all of the items, it is deemed
desirable to include such language for certain programs in
order to provide for orderly administration and effective use
of funds.
In title I, Department of Commerce, under International
Trade Administration, Operations and Administration, language
is included providing that funds may be used for engaging in
trade promotion activities abroad, including facilitating
business investments, expenses of grants and cooperative
agreements, for the purposes of promoting exports of U.S.
firms. Language is also provided allowing for full medical
coverage for dependent members of immediate families of
employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted
overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the
International Trade Administration; employment of Americans and
aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad and
expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or
construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for
use abroad; and payment of tort claims. In addition, language
is included regarding official representation expenses abroad,
purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad,
obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles, and rental of
tie lines. Language is also recommended deriving a portion of
available funds from fees. Furthermore, language is included
designating funding for China antidumping and countervailing
duty enforcement and compliance activities. Moreover, language
is included providing for two-year availability for a portion
of the funds. Finally, language is included regarding the
contributions under the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961. Language is included to establish a U.S.
Foreign Commercial Service Minority Fellowship program.
Under Bureau of Industry and Security, Operations and
Administration, the language provides an annual carveout for
salaries and expenses and provides no-year availability of
funds for non-personnel requirements. Language is included
regarding the costs associated with the performance of export
administration field activities both domestically and abroad;
full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate
families of employees stationed overseas; employment of
Americans and aliens by contract for services abroad; payment
of tort claims; official representation expenses abroad; awards
of compensation to informers; and purchase of passenger motor
vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law
enforcement use without regard to any price limitation
established by law. In addition, language is included regarding
the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961.
Finally, language is recommended providing that payments and
contributions collected and accepted for materials or services
may be retained for use in covering the cost of those
activities and other communications.
Under Economic Development Administration, Economic
Development Assistance Programs, the language provides for no-
year availability of funds.
Also, under Salaries and Expenses, language is included
regarding the monitoring of approved projects.
Under Minority Business Development Agency, Minority
Business Development, language is included making funds
available for fostering, promoting, and developing minority
business enterprises, including expenses of grants, contracts
and other agreements.
Under Economic and Statistical Analysis, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included providing for two-year
availability of funds.
Under Bureau of the Census, Current Surveys and Programs,
language is included providing that funds may be used for
collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing
statistics and for promotion, outreach and marketing
activities.
Also, under Periodic Censuses and Programs, language is
included providing two-year availability of funds. Language is
also included providing that funds may be used for collecting,
compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics and
for promotion, outreach and marketing activities.
Under National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA), Salaries and Expenses, language is
included permitting the Secretary of Commerce to charge Federal
agencies for costs in spectrum management, analysis,
operations, and related services; and to use such collections
in telecommunications research. The language also allows the
Secretary to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds
transferred, or previously transferred for telecommunications
research, engineering and activities by the Institute for
Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA. Finally, language is
included providing that funds so transferred shall remain
available until expended.
Also, under Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning
and Construction, language is included allowing recoveries and
unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated to be
available for the administration of all open grants until their
expiration.
Under United States Patent and Trademark Office, Salaries
and Expenses, language is included providing that appropriated
funds be reduced as offsetting collections are assessed and
collected. Language is including making funds available until
expended and providing that funds received in excess of
appropriations be deposited in a Patent and Trademark Fee
Reserve Fund, to be available until expended pursuant to the
Director submitting a spending plan subject to section 505 of
this Act, after which the funds shall be transferred to the
Salaries and Expenses account. In addition, language is
included limiting representation expenses. Language is also
included regarding basic pay and certain retirement benefits.
Additional language is included regarding USPTO's financial
statements. Furthermore, language is included providing that
fees and surcharges charged are available to USPTO pursuant to
section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code.
Under National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST), Scientific and Technical Research and Services,
language is included providing for no-year availability of
funds. In addition, language is included allowing transfers to
the Working Capital Fund. Language is included limiting funds
for official reception and representation expenses. Finally,
language is included allowing NIST to provide local
transportation for a certain fellowship program.
Also, under Industrial Technology Services, language is
included providing no-year availability of funds. The language
also designates an amount for the Manufacturing Extension
Partnership and the National Network for Manufacturing
Innovation.
In addition, under Construction of Research Facilities,
language is included providing for no-year availability of
funds. Language is also included regarding the submission of
certain materials in support of construction budget requests.
Under National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), Operations, Research, and Facilities, language is
included allowing for two-year availability for funds. Language
is also included allowing maintenance, operation, and hire of
aircraft and vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to
nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting
activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation
of facilities. Language is included allowing fees and donations
received by a particular office to be retained and used for
expenses related to certain activities. In addition, language
is included that provides that certain funds be derived from
various sources and restricting their use to certain
activities. Moreover, language is included specifying that
deviations from amounts included in the report accompanying the
Act shall be subject to section 505 of this Act. Finally,
language is included providing for retired pay expenses.
Also, under Procurement, Acquisition and Construction,
language is included providing for three-year availability for
funds, except for construction funds, which are available until
expended. Language is also included providing that certain
funds be derived from various sources. In addition, language is
included specifying that deviations from amounts included in
the report accompanying the Act shall be subject to section 505
of this Act. Language is included regarding the submission of
certain materials in support of construction budget requests.
In addition, under Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery,
language is included providing for two-year availability of
funds. Language is also included allowing the Secretary of
Commerce to issue grants to specific States and Federally
recognized tribes for conservation projects for listed
endangered or threatened salmon and steelhead populations,
populations at risk to be so listed, and for maintaining
populations necessary for the exercise of tribal treaty fishing
rights, and for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and
steelhead habitat, to be allocated under scientific and merit
principles and not available for marketing activities; and
requiring a State match.
Furthermore, under Fishermen's Contingency Fund, language
is included providing for the appropriation of funds to be
derived from receipts collected pursuant to Title IV of Public
Law 95-372 and provides that these funds are available until
expended.
Additionally, under Fishery Disaster Assistance language is
included providing two-year availability of funds.
Moreover, under Fisheries Finance Program Account, language
is included placing limitations on individual fishing quota
loans and traditional direct loans.
Under Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses,
language is included limiting funds for official reception and
representation expenses. Further, language is included
requiring reimbursement for Commerce employees detailed to
offices within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of
Commerce for more than 180 days. Finally, language is included
that limits the Department of Commerce's ability to transfer
funds into Salaries and Expenses except in certain
circumstances.
In addition, under Renovation and Modernization, language
is included making available funds for expenses towards
Department of Commerce facilities renovation and modernization.
Additionally, under the Nonrecurring Expenses Fund,
language is included making available funds available for a
three-year period for expenses toward cybersecurity risk
mitigation and the modernization of its business application
system. Further, language is included providing new authorities
for the Department of Commerce to transfer funds for technology
modernization projects, subject to congressional notification.
Moreover, under the Office of Inspector General, language
is included making funds available for purposes of carrying out
provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978.
Under Department of Commerce, General Provisions, the
following general provisions that fall within the rule are
recommended:
Section 101 makes 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 102 makes appropriations for the Department
available for hire of passenger motor vehicles, for services,
and for uniforms and allowances as authorized by law.
Section 103 provides language for the transfer of funds
between Department of Commerce appropriations in certain
circumstances and requires the Secretary of Commerce to notify
the Committee of certain actions.
Section 104 extends Congressional notification requirements
for NOAA satellite programs and includes life cycle cost
amounts for certain satellites.
Section 105 provides for reimbursement for services within
Department of Commerce buildings.
Section 106 clarifies that grant recipients under the
Department of Commerce may continue to deter child pornography,
copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over
their networks.
Section 107 provides the Administrator with the authority
to avail NOAA of needed resources, with the consent of those
supplying the resources, to carry out responsibilities of any
statute administered by NOAA.
Section 108 prohibits the National Technical Information
Service from charging customers for certain publications,
except under certain conditions and requires charges be limited
to recovering costs.
Section 109 authorizes NOAA to receive payments from other
entities to defray some costs of permitting and regulatory
activities.
Section 110 provides authority for the programs of the
Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census to
enter into cooperative agreements in order to assist in
improving statistical methodology and research.
In title II, Department of Justice, under General
Administration, Salaries and Expenses, language is included
providing for an amount for security and construction of
Department of Justice facilities, which shall remain available
until expended.
Also, under Justice Information Sharing Technology,
language is included providing that funds be available until
expended. Language is also included allowing transfers up to a
certain amount to this account for information technology
initiatives, and that these funds may be transferred subject to
requirements in this Act and shall be available until expended.
In addition, under Executive Office for Immigration Review,
language is included providing that an amount shall be derived
by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review
fees deposited in the ``Immigration Examinations Fee'' account.
Language is also included making an amount available for a
five-year period for certain purposes.
Moreover, under Office of Inspector General, language is
included providing for not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen
emergencies of a confidential character. Language is also
included making certain funds available for two years.
Under United States Parole Commission, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included providing that upon the
expiration of a term of office of a Commissioner, the
Commissioner may continue to act until a successor has been
appointed.
Under Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General
Legal Activities, language is included providing not to exceed
a certain amount 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. Language is
also included providing for the administration of pardons and
clemency petitions. Language is also included providing for
rental of space in the District of Columbia. Language is
included making an amount available until expended for
litigation support and information technology contracts. In
addition, language is included making certain funds available
to INTERPOL available until expended. Also, language is
included limiting the amount of funds for official
representation and reception expenses available to INTERPOL
Washington and to the Criminal Division. Furthermore, language
is included providing funds to the Civil Rights Division for
expenses associated with election monitoring, authority to
reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for such expenses,
and availability of such funds until expended. Language is also
included regarding the transfer of funds for Civil Division
litigation activities, which shall be subject to the provisions
of section 505 of this Act. Finally, language is included for
expenses associated with processing cases under the National
Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986.
Also, under Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust Division,
language is included providing for no-year availability of
funds and the use of offsetting collections, and limiting the
amount of funds for official representation and reception
expenses. The language also provides that fees collected for
premerger notification filings, regardless of the year of
collection, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses
in this appropriation, and shall remain available until
expended.
In addition, under Salaries and Expenses, United States
Attorneys, language is included regarding inter-governmental
and cooperative agreements, and limiting the amount of funds
for official reception and representation expenses. Language is
also included extending the availability of certain funds.
Finally, language is included requiring each United States
Attorney to establish or participate in a task force on human
trafficking.
Furthermore, under United States Trustee System Fund,
language is included regarding refunds due depositors. Language
is also included regarding the extended availability of certain
funds and the use of offsetting collections.
Moreover, under Fees and Expenses of Witnesses, language is
included regarding contracts for the procurement and
supervision of expert witnesses. In addition, language is
included regarding funds for construction of buildings for
safesites, armored and other vehicles, and telecommunication
equipment. The language also provides for no-year availability
of funds.
Under Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service,
language is included regarding the transfer of funds for
conflict resolution and violence prevention activities, which
shall be subject to the provisions of section 505 of this Act.
Under United States Marshals Service, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included limiting official reception and
representation expenses, and providing for no-year availability
for part of the appropriation.
Also, under United States Marshals Service, Construction,
language is included providing for no-year availability of
funds.
In addition, under Federal Prisoner Detention, language is
included providing for no-year availability of funds. Language
is included limiting the amount of funds considered ``funds
appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance''.
Language is also included providing that the United States
Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice
Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.
Under National Security Division, Salaries and Expenses,
language is included providing for the no-year availability of
funds for IT systems. Language is also included providing that
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. The language provides that such a transfer shall
be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act.
Under Interagency Law Enforcement, Interagency Crime and
Drug Enforcement, language is included providing for no-year
availability for some of the funds. Language is also included
regarding authorities under which funds may be used.
Under Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included providing for no-year
availability of certain funds. Language is included providing
for a limitation on official reception and representation
expenses.
Under Federal Bureau of Investigation, Construction,
language is included specifying the purpose of the
appropriation and making it available until expended.
Under Drug Enforcement Administration, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included providing for funds to meet
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. Language is
also included allowing conduct of 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. In
addition, language is included providing for no-year
availability of certain funds. Language is included providing
for a limitation on official reception and representation
expenses. Finally, language is included permitting use of some
of the appropriation to reimburse expenses incurred to clean up
and safely dispose of certain substances which may present a
danger to public health or the environment.
Under Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
Salaries and Expenses, language is included allowing 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 allowing provision of laboratory
assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or
without reimbursement. Language is also included limiting
official reception and representation expenses. In addition,
language is included providing funds for the payment of
attorneys' fees. Additional language is included prohibiting
expenses to investigate or act upon applications for relief
from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of
title 18, United States Code. Language is further included
regarding expenses to investigate applications filed by
corporations for relief from section 925(c) of title 18, United
States Code. In addition, language is included providing for
no-year availability of certain funds. Moreover, language is
included that prohibits funds to transfer the functions,
missions or activities of ATF to other agencies or departments.
Under Federal Prison System, Salaries and Expenses,
language is included making certain funds available for the
First Step Act of 2018, and for transfer of some of that
funding to the National Institute of Justice for evaluations of
programs and activities related to that Act. Language also
provides for the transfer to the Department of Health and Human
Services funds necessary for medical relief for inmates.
Language is also included that provides authority to the
Director to enter into contracts to furnish health care. In
addition, language is included placing a limitation on funds
for reception and representation expenses. Furthermore,
language is included extending the availability of certain
funds. Finally, language is included providing authority for
the Federal Prison System to accept donated property and
services.
Also, in Federal Prison System, Building and Facilities,
language is included providing for no-year availability of
funds. Language is also included stating labor of prisoners may
be used for work under this heading.
Additionally, under Federal Prison Industries,
Incorporated, language is included authorizing Federal Prison
Industries, Incorporated, 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 may
be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the
budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation.
Furthermore, under Limitation on Administrative Expenses,
Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, language is included
making available funds for its administrative expenses, and for
certain services, 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
that 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.
Under State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on
Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and
Prosecution Programs, language is included making funds
available until expended. Language is also included placing a
limitation on funds to be made available for expenses related
to evaluation, training, and technical assistance. In addition,
language is included providing for specific appropriations for
various programs within the Office on Violence Against Women.
Furthermore, language is included making available certain
unobligated balances for specified programs. The language also
applies certain conditions to specified grants. It provides for
certain funds to be transferred to ``Research, Evaluation and
Statistics'' for administration by the Office of Justice
Programs.
Under Office of Justice Programs, Research, Evaluation and
Statistics, language is included to provide for no-year
availability of funds. Language is also included to provide for
specific appropriations for various programs within the Office
of Justice Programs.
Also, under State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance,
language is included to provide for no-year availability of
funds. Language is also included to provide for certain
specified uses of funding within Byrne Justice Assistance
Grants including Byrne Discretionary Community Projects. In
addition, language is included regarding Federal immigration
and other detainees housed in State and local detention
facilities. Language is also included regarding DNA training
and education for law enforcement, correctional personnel, and
court officers. Language is included regarding certain time
limitations under the Second Chance Act. There is further
language included regarding the following grant programs; Hate
Crime Prevention Grants, Community-Based Approaches to
Advancing Justice, Emergency Law Enforcement Assistance,
Extreme Risk Protection Order Initiative, Public Defender
Improvement Program, Regional Sexual Assault Investigative
Training Academies, and Accelerating Justice System Reform.
Furthermore, language is included regarding local government
use of funds to increase the number of law enforcement
officers.
In addition, under Juvenile Justice Programs, language is
included providing for no-year availability of funds. Language
is also included waiving a provision of law with respect to
funding for missing and exploited children programs. Finally,
the language delineates certain amounts for various programs
under this heading, including juvenile indigent defense,
alternatives to youth incarceration initiative, juvenile
justice and child welfare collaboration initiative, eliminating
records-related barrier to youth success program, and a youth-
focused hate crime prevention and intervention initiative. The
language also provides for certain funds to be transferred to
``Research, Evaluation and Statistics''.
Furthermore, under Public Safety Officer Benefits, language
is included providing for no-year availability of funds.
Language is also included providing for the transfers of funds
in emergent circumstances, which shall be subject to the
provisions of section 505 of this Act.
Within the COPS Hiring program, language is included
regarding the Tribal Resources grant program, Tribal Access
Program, the Regional Information Sharing System, Civilian
Review Boards, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act,
Collaborative Reform Model and Community Policing Development.
In addition, the language includes POLICE Act grants, Anti-
Methamphetamine and Anti-Heroin Task Forces, STOP School
Violence Act and COPS Technology and Equipment Community
Projects.
Under Department of Justice, General Provisions, the
following general provisions that fall within the rule are
recommended:
Section 201 makes available additional reception and
representation funding for the Attorney General from the
amounts provided in this title.
Section 202 prohibits the use of funds to require any
person to perform or facilitate the performance of an abortion.
Section 203 establishes that the Director of the Bureau of
Prisons (BOP) is obliged to provide escort services to an
inmate receiving an abortion outside of a Federal facility,
except where this obligation conflicts with the preceding
section.
Section 204 establishes the Committee's requirements and
procedures for transfer proposals.
Section 205 prohibits the use of certain funds for
transporting prisoners classified as maximum or high security,
other than to a facility certified by the Bureau of Prisons as
appropriately secure.
Section 206 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase or
rental by Federal prisons of audiovisual equipment, services
and materials used primarily for recreational purposes, except
for those items and services needed for inmate training,
religious, or educational purposes.
Section 207 requires review by the Deputy Attorney General
and the Department Investment Review Board prior to the
obligation or expenditure of funds for major information
technology projects.
Section 208 requires the Department to follow reprogramming
procedures prior to any deviation from the program amounts
specified in this title or the reuse of specified deobligated
funds provided in previous years.
Section 209 prohibits funding from being used for certain
public-private competitions.
Section 210 prohibits U.S. Attorneys from holding dual or
additional responsibilities that exempt U.S. Attorneys from
statutory residency requirements.
Section 211 permits up to 2 percent of grant and
reimbursement program funds made available to OJP to be used
for training and technical assistance, and up to 2 percent of
grant or reimbursement funds made available to that office to
be used for criminal justice research, evaluation and
statistics.
Section 212 gives the Attorney General the authority to
waive matching requirements for Second Chance Act adult and
juvenile reentry demonstration projects; State, tribal and
local reentry courts; and drug treatment programs.
Section 213 waives the requirement that the Attorney
General reserve certain funds from amounts provided for
offender incarceration.
Section 214 prohibits funds, other than funds for the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System established
under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, from being
used to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to a
known or suspected agent of a drug cartel where law enforcement
personnel do not continuously monitor or control such firearm.
Section 215 provides authority to use certain grant funding
for Performance Partnership Pilots.
Section 216 establishes reporting requirements for certain
Department of Justice funds.
Section 217 clarifies that amounts credited to and made
available in the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund as
an offsetting collection pursuant to section 11013 of Public
Law 107-273 shall be so credited and available.
Section 218 provides for humanitarian expenses incurred
while on duty for certain Department of Justice personnel.
Section 219 prohibits the use of funds to relocate ATF's
Canine Training Center or National Canine Division.
In title III, Science, under Office of Science and
Technology Policy, language is included providing that certain
funds be available for reception and representation expenses,
and rental of conference rooms.
Under National Space Council, language is included
providing that certain funds be available for reception and
representation expenses.
Under National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Science, language is included providing for the two-year
availability of funds.
Also, under Aeronautics, language is included providing for
the two-year availability of funds.
In addition, under Space Technology, language is included
providing for the two-year availability of funds.
Under Deep Space Exploration Systems, language is included
providing for the two-year availability of funds. Language is
also included that delineates amounts for program components.
Language is also included describing certain reports and
requiring the inclusion of estimates in future budget requests.
In Space Operations, language is included providing for the
two-year availability of funds.
Additionally, under Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics Engagement, language is included providing for the
multi-year availability of funds. Language is also included
delineating amounts for program components.
Under Safety, Security and Mission Services, language is
included providing for the two-year availability of funds.
Language is also included to limit official reception and
representation expenses.
Under Construction and Environmental Compliance and
Restoration, language is included providing for the multi-year
availability of funds. Language is also included restricting
receipts and expenditures made pursuant to enhanced use of
lease arrangements and requiring the inclusion of estimates in
future budget requests.
Under Office of Inspector General, language is included
providing for the two-year availability of certain funds.
In the Administrative Provisions, language is included
regarding: availability of funds for announced prizes;
limitations on transfers of funds among NASA accounts; the
submission of a spending plan; and language limiting obligation
of certain funds pending submission of certain reports.
Under National Science Foundation, Research and Related
Activities, language is included that provides for the multi-
year availability of funds. Language is also included that
governs funding availability for polar research and operation
support. In addition, language is included providing that
certain receipts may be credited to this appropriation.
Also, under Major Research Equipment and Facilities
Construction, language is included providing for no-year
availability of funds.
In addition, under Education and Human Resources, language
is included providing for the multi-year availability of funds.
Furthermore, under Agency Operations and Award Management,
language is included regarding contracts for maintenance and
operation of facilities and other services. Language is also
included limiting representation expenses.
Under Office of the National Science Board, language is
included limiting funds for official reception and
representation.
Under Office of Inspector General, language is included
providing for the multi-year availability of certain funds.
Under Administrative Provision, language is included
regarding transfers of funds. Also, language is included
requiring the Director to submit notification of certain
activities 30 days in advance.
In title IV, Related Agencies, under Commission on Civil
Rights, Salaries and Expenses, language is included prohibiting
expenses to employ in excess of a specific level of full-time
individuals or to reimburse Commissioners for certain billable
days. Language is also included prohibiting certain
unauthorized activities. In addition, language is included for
a Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys.
Finally, language is included authorizing the Chair to accept
donations or gifts to carry out the work of the Commission.
Under Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included designating an amount for
payments to State and local enforcement agencies. Language is
also included limiting funds for official reception and
representation expenses. Finally, language is included
authorizing the Chair to accept donations or gifts to carry out
the work of the Commission.
Under International Trade Commission, Salaries and
Expenses, language is included limiting funds for official
reception and representation expenses. Language is also
included providing for no-year availability of funds.
Under Legal Services Corporation, Payment to the Legal
Services Corporation, language is included regarding pay for
officers and employees. Language is also included delineating
amounts for specific programs and regarding authorities to
transfer funds. In addition, language is included designating
the Legal Services Corporation as an agency of the Federal
Government for the purposes of reprogramming.
Under Administrative Provision, Legal Services Corporation,
language is included that prohibits the use of funds for
certain activities.
Under Office of the United States Trade Representative,
Salaries and Expenses, language is included providing for the
no-year availability of some funds. Language is also included
limiting funds for official reception and representation
expenses.
Also, under Trade Enforcement Trust Fund, language is
included regarding certain notifications.
Under State Justice Institute, Salaries and Expenses,
language is included limiting funds for reception and
representation expenses. Language is also included providing
for multi-year availability of certain funds. In addition,
language is included designating the State Justice Institute as
an agency of the Federal Government for the purposes of
reprogramming.
In title V, General Provisions, the following general
provisions that fall within the rule are recommended:
Section 501 prohibits the use of funds for publicity or
propaganda purposes unless expressly authorized by law.
Section 502 prohibits any appropriation contained in this
Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year unless expressly authorized.
Section 503 provides that the expenditure of any
appropriation contained in this 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 504 provides that if any provision of this Act or
the application of such provision to any person or circumstance
shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the
application of other provisions shall not be affected.
Section 505 prohibits a reprogramming of funds that: (1)
creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity; (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 an office
or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or
activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any function or
activity presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments
funds for existing programs, projects, or activities in excess
of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10
percent funding for any program, project, or activity, or
numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any
general savings, including savings from a reduction in
personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs,
projects, or activities as approved by Congress, unless the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15
days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
Section 506 provides that if it is determined that any
person intentionally affixes a ``Made in America'' label to any
product that was not made in America that person shall not be
eligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds
made available in this Act. The section further provides that
to the extent practicable, with respect to purchases of
promotional items, funds made available under this Act shall be
used to purchase items manufactured, produced, or assembled in
the United States or its territories or possessions.
Section 507 requires quarterly reporting on the status of
balances of appropriations.
Section 508 provides that any costs incurred by a
department or agency funded under this Act resulting from, or
to prevent, personnel actions taken in response to funding
reductions in this Act, or, for the Department of Commerce,
from actions taken for the care and protection of loan
collateral or grant property, shall be absorbed within the
budgetary resources available to the department or agency, and
provides transfer authority between appropriation accounts to
carry out this provision, subject to reprogramming procedures.
Section 509 prohibits funds made available in this Act from
being used to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco
products or to seek the reduction or removal of foreign
restrictions on the marketing of tobacco products, except for
restrictions that are not applied equally to all tobacco or
tobacco products of the same type. This provision is not
intended to impact routine international trade services to all
U.S. citizens, including the processing of applications to
establish foreign trade zones.
Section 510 limits the obligation of receipts deposited
into the Crime Victims Fund to $2,050,000,000 during fiscal
year 2023, and provides for a transfer of $10,000,000 to the
Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General for
oversight and auditing of the fund. It also provides for a
tribal set-aside.
Section 511 prohibits the use of Department of Justice
funds for programs that discriminate against or denigrate the
religious or moral beliefs of students participating in such
programs.
Section 512 prohibits the transfer of funds made available
in this Act to any department, agency or instrumentality of the
United States Government, except for transfers made by, or
pursuant to authorities provided in, this Act or any other
appropriations Act.
Section 513 requires certain timetables of audits performed
by Inspectors General of the Departments of Commerce and
Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the
National Science Foundation and the Legal Services Corporation
and sets limits and restrictions on the awarding and use of
grants or contracts funded by amounts appropriated by this Act.
Section 514 prohibits funds for acquisition of certain
information systems unless the acquiring department or agency
has reviewed and assessed certain risks. Any acquisition of
such an information system is contingent upon the development
of a risk mitigation strategy and a determination that the
acquisition is in the national interest. Each department or
agency covered by this section shall consult with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other relevant agencies when
reviewing supply chain risks and making a determination that
the acquisition is in the national interest. Each department or
agency covered by this section is directed to ensure it is
following the criteria established by the FBI and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology when acquiring or
renewing certain information systems. Each department or agency
covered under this section shall submit a quarterly report to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate
describing reviews and assessments of risk made pursuant to
this section and any associated findings or determinations.
Section 515 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to support or justify the use of torture by any
official or contract employee of the United States Government.
Section 516 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to include certain language in trade agreements.
Section 517 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to authorize or issue a national security letter (NSL)
in contravention of certain laws authorizing the FBI to issue
NSLs.
Section 518 requires congressional notification regarding
any project within the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the
National Science Foundation or the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration totaling more than $75,000,000 that has
cost increases of 10 percent or more.
Section 519 deems funds for intelligence or intelligence
related activities as authorized by Congress during fiscal year
2023 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act
for fiscal year 2023.
Section 520 prohibits contracts or grant awards in excess
of $5,000,000 unless the prospective contractor or grantee
certifies that the organization has filed all Federal tax
returns, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has no unpaid Federal tax
assessment.
Section 521 provides for rescissions of unobligated
balances from the Department of Justice.
Section 522 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act for the purchase of first class or premium air travel
in contravention of certain Federal regulations.
Section 523 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to pay for the attendance of more than 50 department
or agency employees, who are stationed in the United States, at
any single conference outside the United States, unless the
conference is a law enforcement training or operational event
where the majority of Federal attendees are law enforcement
personnel stationed outside the United States.
Section 524 requires tracking and reporting of undisbursed
balances in expired grant accounts.
Section 525 requires, when practicable, the use of funds in
this Act to purchase light bulbs that have the ``Energy Star''
or ``Federal Energy Management Program'' designation.
Section 526 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) or
the National Space Council (NSC) to engage in bilateral
activities with China or a Chinese-owned company unless the
activities are authorized by subsequent legislation or NASA,
OSTP or NSC after consultation with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation have made a certification pursuant to subsections
(c) and (d) of this section.
Section 527 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act to establish or maintain a computer network that does
not block pornography, except for law enforcement or victim
assistance purposes.
Section 528 requires each department and agency funded in
the bill to submit spending plans.
Section 529 prohibits the use of funds to pay for
unsatisfactory contractor performance.
Section 530 prohibits the use of funds by the Department of
Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration in contravention
of a certain section of the Agricultural Act of 2014.
Section 531 prohibits the Department of Justice from
preventing certain States or territories from implementing
their laws regarding the use of medical marijuana.
Section 532 requires quarterly reports from the Department
of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
and the National Science Foundation on official travel to
China.
Section 533 requires not less than 10 percent of the funds
provided for certain programs be provided to persistent poverty
counties.
Section 534 provides that the Department of Commerce and
Federal Bureau of Investigation may utilize funding to provide
payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of division
J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.
Section 535 prohibits the use of funds made available in
this Act for NASA, OSTP, or the National Space Council to
engage in certain bilateral activities with Russia or a
Russian-owned company.
Section 536 prohibits funds in this Act from being used to
conduct, contract for or otherwise support live tissue
training.
Section 537 withholds certain funding made available in
this Act for NASA until detailed cost and scheduling
information is provided to the House and Senate Appropriations
Committees, the GAO and the NASA Office of Inspector General.
Section 538 prohibits the use of funds made available by
this Act to the Department of Justice to prevent Indian Tribes
from enacting or implementing laws that authorize marijuana
use, distribution, possession, or cultivation.
Section 539 prohibits the use of funds made available by
this Act to the Department of Justice to prevent States, the
District of Columbia, or Territories from implementing laws
that authorize marijuana use, distribution, possession, or
cultivation.
Section 540 prohibits the use of funds made available by
this Act to the Department of Justice to investigate or
prosecute an individual who crosses state lines to access
abortion services, or who assists another individual to obtain
abortion services.
Section 541 prohibits the use of funds made available by
this Act to implement a limit on reimbursement to local law
enforcement for overtime pay in cannabis eradication efforts
under certain circumstances and in certain States.

Appropriations Not Authorized by Law

The Committee, in a number of instances, has found it
necessary to recommend funding for ongoing activities and
programs for which authorizations have not been enacted to
date. Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules
of the House of Representatives, the following table lists the
appropriations in the accompanying bill that are not authorized
by law for the period concerned:

UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS
[in thousands of dollars]
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Appropriations in
Program Last year of Authorization level in year last year of Appropriations in
authorization of authorizations authorization this bill
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Department of Commerce:
International Trade Administration:
Operations and Administration:
Export Promotion Activities....................... 1996 such sums..................... 264,885 *
Bureau of Industry and Security:
Operations and Administration....................... 1994 such sums..................... 34,747 191,389
Economic Development Administration:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 2008 Such sums..................... 30,832 65,000
Economic Development Assistance Programs............ ................ Various....................... ..................... 445,000
Public Works and Economic Development Act Programs 2008 500,000....................... 349,100 (120,500)
Economics and Statistics Administration:
Salaries and Expenses............................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 132,320
National Telecommunications and Information
Administration:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 1993 17,900........................ 17,900 62,000
National Institute of Standards and Technology:
Scientific and Technical Research and Services...... 2013 676,700....................... 579,771 953,000
Industrial technology services...................... 2013 241,709....................... 133,574 230,000
Manufacturing extension partnerships.............. 2013 (165,100)..................... (123,000) (212,000)
Construction of research facilities................. 2013 121,300....................... 55,970 291,181
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
Operations, Research and Facilities: ................ .............................. ..................... 4,608,232
National Ocean Service........................... 1993 121,183....................... 150,864 689,193
Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and ................ Various....................... ..................... (128,291)
Restoration.
Competitive Research............................ ................ Various....................... ..................... (25,500)
Coastal Zone Management and Services............ n/a n/a........................... n/a (52,000)
Coastal Zone Management Grants................. 1999 (50,500)...................... (52,700) (89,000)
National Oceans and Security Fund............... 2019 such sums..................... (30,000) (34,000)
Coral Reef Program.............................. 2004 (16,000)...................... (26,100) (34,000)
Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas.......... 2005 (40,000)...................... (58,750) (68,500)
National Estuarine Research Reserve System....... 1999 (4,600)....................... (4,300) (31,200)
National Marine Fisheries Services: ................ .............................. ..................... 1,099,964
Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles and Other Species... ................ .............................. ..................... (164,136)
Species Recoveries Grants....................... 1992 ...................... (8,000)
Atlantic Salmon................................ 1992 ...................... (7,000)
Pacific Salmon.................................. 1992 ...................... (73,000)
Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and ................ Various....................... ..................... (169,000)
Services.
Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys and ................ Various....................... ..................... (213,768)
Assessments.
Observers and Training.......................... ................ Various....................... ..................... (55,135)
Fisheries Management Programs and Services..... ................ Various....................... ..................... (141,369)
Salmon Management Activities.................... ................ Various....................... ..................... (65,000)
Regional Councils and Fisheries Commissions..... ................ Various....................... ..................... (44,500)
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants............ 2012 3,400......................... 1,157 (3,377)
Enforcement..................................... ................ Various....................... ..................... (80,000)
Habitat Conservation and Restoration........... ................ Various....................... ..................... (57,500)
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research................. 1993 1,589,081..................... 202,172
Climate Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes. 1993 (109,877)..................... (79,948) (104,000)
Regional Climate Data and Information.......... ................ Various....................... ..................... (48,000)
Climate Competitive Research................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (102,216)
Ocean and Coastal Laboratories and Cooperative ................ Various....................... ..................... (42,000)
Institutes.
Ocean Exploration and Research.................. 2015 (59,436)...................... (28,000) (47,500)
Integrated Ocean Acidification.................. 2012 (20,000)...................... (6,359) (19,000)
High Performance Computing Initiatives......... 1996 (4,500)....................... 6,500) (20,000)
National Weather Service: 1993 395,822.......................
Observations.................................... ................ Various....................... ..................... (250,962)
Central Processing............................. 1993 $............................. $ (110,892)
Analyze, Forecast and Support.................. ................ Various....................... ..................... (588,560)
Dissemination................................... 1993 $............................. $ (121,808)
Science and Technology Integration.............. ................ Various....................... ..................... (186,638)
National Environmental Satellite, Data and ................ .............................. ..................... 409,572
Information Service
Office of Satellite and Production Operations... 1993 ...................... (248,500)
Product Development, Readiness and Application. 1993 ...................... (66,000)
Group on Earth Observations.................... 1993 n/a........................... n/a (1,000)
National Centers for Environmental Information. 1993 39,596........................ 32,646 (94,072)
Mission Support:
Mission Support Services........................ 1993 75,750........................ 71,433 407,376
Office of Space Commerce........................ n/a n/a........................... n/a (87,700)
NOAA Office of Education........................ n/a n/a........................... n/a 40,350
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:
Marine Operations and Maintenance.............. 1993 68,518........................ 61,222 203,646
Aviation Operations and Aircraft Services....... 1993 10,336........................ 9,872 40,729
Autonomous Uncrewed Technology Operations...... n/a n/a........................... n/a 14,500
Procurement, Acquisition and Construction: ................ .............................. ..................... 2,144,000
National Ocean Service:
National Estuarine Research Reserve Construction n/a n/a........................... n/a 7,500
Marine Sanctuaries Construction................. 2005 6,000......................... 10,000 10,000
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research:
Research Supercomputing/CCRI................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 93,500
National Weather Service:
Observations................................... 1993 ...................... 84,516 16,200
Central Processing............................. n/a n/a........................... n/a 70,000
Dissemination................................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 10,000
Facilities Construction and Major Repairs...... n/a n/a........................... n/a 10,000
National Environmental Satellite, Data and
Information Service:
Common Ground Services.......................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 105,433
Geostationary Earth Orbit...................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 320,000
Low Earth Orbit................................ n/a n/a........................... n/a 96,430
Space Weather................................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 145,000
Systems/Services Architecture and Engineering... n/a n/a........................... n/a 71,000
Satellite CDA Facility......................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 2,450
Mission Support:
NOAA Construction.............................. 1993 94,500........................ 64,500 145,700
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:
Fleet Capital Improvements and Technology 1997 such sums..................... n/a 28,000
Infusion.
Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery................. 2009 90,000........................ 80,000 65,000
Fishermen's Contingency Fund................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 349
Fisheries Disaster Assistance.................. 2013 such sums..................... 5,000 300
Fisheries Finance Program Account.............. n/a n/a........................... n/a -19,000
Departmental Management:
Salaries and Expenses........................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 98,000
Renovation and Modernization.................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 1,142
Office of Inspector General.................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 52,271
Department of Justice:
General Administration:
Salaries and Expenses.............................. 2009 181,561....................... 105,805 148,000
Justice Information Sharing Technology.............. 2009 204,152....................... 80,000 143,902
Executive Office for Immigration Review............ 2009para. n/a........................... n/a 964,423
Office of Inspector General......................... 2009 81,922........................ 78,681 135,856
United States Parole Commission:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 2009 12,711........................ 12,570 14,591
Legal Activities:
Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities.... 2009 764,526....................... 805,655 1,164,000
Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust Division........... 2009 162,488....................... 157,788 230,000
Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys..... 2009 1,829,194..................... 1,851,336 2,700,000
Salaries and Expenses, Foreign Claims Settlement 2009 1,429......................... 1,823 2,504
Commission.
Fee and Expenses of Witnesses...................... 2009 203,755....................... 168,300 270,000
Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service.. 2009 10,977........................ 9,873 25,024
Assets Forfeiture Fund (discretionary)............. 2009 22,000........................ 20,990 20,514
United States Marshals Service....................... 2009 900,178....................... 964,000 3,874,000
Salaries and Expenses............................... ................ Sec. ......................... (960,000) (1,725,000)
Construction........................................ ................ Sec. ......................... (4,000) (19,260)
Federal Prison Detention........................... 2009 1,858,509..................... 1,355,319 (2,129,000)
National Security Division:
Salaries and Expenses.............................. n/a n/a........................... n/a 133,512
Interagency Law Enforcement:
Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement............. 2009 744,593....................... 515,000 550,458
Federal Bureau of Investigation...................... 2009 6,480,608..................... 7,253,591 10,737,895
Salaries and Expenses.............................. ................ Sec. ......................... (7,100,000) (10,676,000)
Construction........................................ ................ Sec. ......................... (153,491) (61,895)
Drug Enforcement Administration:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 2009 1,930,462..................... 1,959,084 3,104,603
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives: ................ 1,038,939..................... 1,068,215 1,732,528
Salaries and Expenses............................... 2009 Sec. ......................... ..................... 1,732,528
Construction....................................... 2009 Sec. .........................
Federal Prison System................................ 2009 5,698,292..................... 6,176,599 8,718,250
Salaries and Expenses.............................. ................ Sec. ......................... (5,600,792) (8,415,550)
Building and Facilities............................ ................ Sec. ......................... (575,807) (300,000)
Office on Violence Against Women:
Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution
Programs:
Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women... n/a n/a........................... n/a 2,500
Homicide Reduction Initiative.................. n/a n/a........................... n/a (4,000)
Domestic Violence Firearms Lethality Reduction n/a n/a........................... n/a (4,000)
Initiative.
Research on Violence Against Indian Women.......... 2015 1,000......................... 940 1,090
Indian Country--Sexual Assault Clearinghouse........ n/a n/a........................... n/a 500
National Deaf Services Line........................ n/a n/a........................... n/a 1,000
Emerging Issues Related to Violence Against Women.. n/a n/a........................... n/a 1,500
Tribal Special Assistant US Attorneys............... n/a n/a........................... n/a 3,150
Office of Justice Programs:
Research Evaluation and Statistics:
Bureau of Justice Statistics....................... 1995 33,000........................ 32,335 45,000
National Institute of Justice...................... 1995 33,000........................ 58,879 35,000
Domestic Radicalization Research................ n/a n/a........................... n/a (8,000)
State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance:
Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants........... 2012 1,095,000..................... 470,000 716,939
Officer Robert Wilson III VALOR Initiative..... n/a n/a........................... n/a (15,000)
Smart Prosecution.............................. n/a n/a........................... n/a (8,000)
NamUS.......................................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (5,000)
Training Program to Improve Responses to People n/a n/a........................... n/a (10,000)
with Mental Illness.
John R. Justice Grant Program................... 2014 n/a........................... 2,000 (5,000)
Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution......... 2010 40,000........................ 15,000 (18,000)
Forensics Ballistics Programs in Higher n/a n/a........................... n/a (3,000)
Education.
Project Safe Neighborhoods...................... 2021 50,000........................ 20,000 (40,000)
Capital Litigation Improvement and Wrongful 2021 22,500........................ 7,000 (15,000)
Conviction Review.
National Center for Restorative Justice........ n/a n/a........................... n/a (4,000)
Family Alternative Sentencing Pilot Program.... n/a n/a........................... n/a (4,500)
Child Advocacy Training........................ n/a n/a........................... n/a (2,000)
Rural Violent Crime Initiative................. n/a n/a........................... n/a (8,000)
Law Enforcement Training....................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (10,000)
Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants.... n/a n/a........................... n/a (131,613)
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program............ 2011 950,000....................... n/a 234,000
Victim Services Programs for Victims of Trafficking 2021 88,000........................ 85,000 95,000
Adam Walsh Act Implementation...................... 2009 Such sums..................... 18,000 20,000
National Sex Offender Public Website............... n/a n/a........................... n/a 1,250
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science..................... 2021 23,000........................ 33,000 40,000
DNA Initiative...................................... ................ .............................. ..................... 168,000
Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing 2021 n/a........................... 8,000 (128,000)
Grants.
State and Local Forensic Activities............ n/a n/a........................... n/a (20,000)
Community Teams to Reduce the Sexual Assault Kit n/a n/a........................... n/a 90,000
(SAK) Backlog.
CASA-Special Advocates............................. 2018 12,000........................ 12,000 15,000
Indian Tribe Assistance............................. n/a n/a........................... n/a 55,000
Second Chance Act/Reoffender Reentry................ ................ .............................. ..................... 125,000
Children of Incarcerated Parents Demo Grants... n/a n/a........................... n/a (5,000)
Project Hope Opportunity Probation with n/a n/a........................... n/a (5,000)
Enforcement.
Opioid Initiative.................................. ................ .............................. ..................... 460,000
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment........... 2000 72,000........................ 63,000 (42,000)
Mentally Ill Offender Act....................... 2021 50,000........................ 35,000 (45,000)
Hate Crimes Prevention Act Grants................... 2012 n/a........................... 5,000 70,000
Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice. n/a n/a........................... n/a 30,000
Community Trust Initiative..................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 225,000
Body-won Camera Partnership.................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (35,000)
Justice Reinvestment Initiative................. n/a n/a........................... n/a (35,000)
Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance........ 2016 20,000........................ n/a 10,000
Community Violence Intervention Initiative.......... n/a n/a........................... n/a 150,000
Red Flag and Gun Licensing Laws..................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 40,000
Public Defender Improvement Program................. n/a n/a........................... n/a 25,000
Regional Sexual Assault Investigative Training n/a n/a........................... n/a 20,000
Academies.
Community Violence Intervention Initiative.......... n/a n/a........................... n/a 150,000
Juvenile Justice Programs:
Youth Mentoring Grants............................. 2007 Such sums..................... 4,000 110,000
Title V--Delinquency Prevention Incentive Grants........ 2023 96,053........................ n/a 62,500
Prevention of Trafficking of Girls.................. n/a n/a........................... n/a (5,000)
Tribal Youth........................................ n/a n/a........................... n/a (14,000)
Children of Incarcerated Parents Web Portal........ n/a n/a........................... n/a (500)
Girls in the Justice System......................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (5,500)
Opioid Affected Youth Initiative................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (8,000)
Children Exposed to Violence........................ n/a n/a........................... n/a (10,000)
Training for Judicial Personnel..................... 2018 2,300......................... 2,000 4,500
Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative..... n/a n/a........................... n/a 3,500
Community Oriented Policing Services:
COPS Hiring Grants................................. 2009 1,047,119..................... 1,000,000 277,400
Regional information sharing activities........ 2003 100,000....................... 28,812 (44,000)
Tribal Access Program.......................... n/a n/a........................... n/a (4,000)
Community Policing Development/Training and n/a n/a........................... n/a 50,000
Technical Assistance.
POLICE Act.......................................... ................ .............................. ..................... 12,000
Anti-Methamphetamine Task Forces.................... n/a n/a........................... n/a 16,500
Anti-Heroin Task Forces............................ n/a n/a........................... n/a 36,500
COPS Technology and Equipment Community Projects.... n/a n/a........................... n/a 93.527
Science:
National Space Council............................. 1990 1,200......................... 2,000 1,965
National Aeronautics and Space Administration:
Science............................................ 2017 5,500,000..................... 5,764,900 7,905,000
Aeronautics........................................ 2017 640,000....................... 660,000 950,000
Space Technology................................... 2017 686,000....................... 686,500 1,250,000
Exploration........................................ 2017 4,330,000..................... 4,324,000 7,323,700
Space Operations................................... 2017 5,023,000..................... 4,950,700 4,256,000
STEM Engagement..................................... 2017 115,000....................... 100,000 150,100
Safety, Security and Mission Services............... 2017 2,788,600..................... 2,768,600 3,138,700
Construction and Environmental Compliance and 2017 388,000....................... 360,700 424,300
Restoration.
Office of Inspector General........................ 2017 37,400........................ 37,900 48,400
National Science Foundation:
Research and Related Activities.................... 2013 6,637,849..................... 5,983,280 7,705,530
Major Research Equipment and Facilities 2013 236,764....................... 196,170 187,230
Construction.
Education and Human Resources...................... 2013 1,041,762..................... 895,610 1,250,000
Agency Operations and Award Management............. 2013 363,670....................... 299,400 460,000
Office of the National Science Board............... 2013 4,906......................... 4,440 5,090
Office of Inspector General........................ 2013 15,049........................ 14,200 23,290
Related Agencies:
Commission on Civil Rights:
Salaries and Expenses............................... 1995 9,500......................... 8,904 14,350
International Trade Commission:
Salaries and Expenses.............................. 2004 57,240........................ 58,295 122,400
Legal Services Corporation:
Payment to the Legal Services Corporation.......... 1980 Such sums..................... 300,000 675,000
Marine Mammal Commission:
Salaries and Expenses.............................. 1999 1,750......................... 1,240 4,500
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:
Salaries and Expenses.............................. 2004 33,108........................ 41,944 60,000
State Justice Institute:
Salaries and Expenses.............................. 2008 7,000......................... 3,760 7,640
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* The recommendation does not provide a specific amount for this program.
Authorization provides a single amount for activities spread across multiple NOAA Control Table lines.
The National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-423) authorized Weather and Air Chemistry Research
Programs. Other programs are unauthorized.
$ The last time the NWS was comprehensively authorized was 1993. Though specific programs, like the Tsunami Warning and Education Program, are currently
authorized the recommendation does not provide a specific amount for those programs.
para.The authorization authorizes funding for the ``Administrative Review and Appeals'' account, which encompassed the activities of the Executive
Office for Immigration Review and the Office of Pardon Attorney. The recommendation separates these into different accounts.
Sec. Authorization does not provide amounts for specific accounts within this agency.
#This was formerly the ``General Administration, Detention Trustee'' account.
**The authorization for this program expired in FY 2011. Since the government was funded by a full-year continuing resolution, the Committee did not
provide a specific appropriation for this program.
These programs have been combined into the Consolidated Youth-oriented Program.
Sec. Sec. The authorization for this program expired in FY 2007. Since the government was funded by a full-year continuing resolution, the Committee did
not provide a specific appropriation for this program.

BUDGETARY IMPACT OF THE FY 2023 COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 308(A) OF THE
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974

[In millions of dollars]

Comparison With Budget Resolution

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives and section 308(a)(1)(A) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares
the levels of new budget authority provided in the bill with
the appropriate allocation under section 302(b) of the Budget
Act.

[In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
302(b) Allocation This Bill
---------------------------------------------------------------
Budget Budget
Authority Outlays Authority Outlays
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee
allocations to its subcommittees: Subcommittee
on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies
Discretionary............................... 85,546 83,500 85,546 \1\83,169
Mandatory................................... 339 384 339 \1\384
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\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\1\NOTE.--The amounts in this report do not include $1,400 million in discretionary budget authority and $144
million in associated outlays from amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2023 that were previously
designated as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget. Consistent
with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, in the House of Representatives such amounts do not count against
the Committee's allocation.

Five-Year Outlay Projections

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section
308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
following table contains five-year projections associated with
the budget authority provided in the accompanying bill as
provided to the Committee by the Congressional Budget Office.

[In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outlays
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Projection of outlays associated with the
recommendation:
2023........................................ .............. .............. .............. \1\48,191
2024........................................ .............. .............. .............. 21,412
2025........................................ .............. .............. .............. 7,697
2026........................................ .............. .............. .............. 3,877
2027 and future years....................... .............. .............. .............. 4,047
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

Financial Assistance to State and Local Governments

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section
308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
Congressional Budget Office has provided the following
estimates of new budget authority and outlays provided by the
accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and local
governments.

[In millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget
Authority Outlays
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Financial assistance to State and local 4,510 \1\-63
governments for 2023...................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

Program Duplication

No provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a
program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of
another Federal program, a program that was included in any
report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress
pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program
related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance.

Committee Hearings

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(6) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following hearings were used to
develop or consider the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023:
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies held a budget hearing on April 28, 2022, entitled
``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for The Department of
Justice.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from:
The Honorable Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General of the
United States
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies held a budget hearing on May 11, 2022, entitled
``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for The National Science
Foundation.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from:
The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National
Science Foundation
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies held a budget hearing on May 12, 2022, entitled
``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Department of
Commerce.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from:
The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies held a budget hearing on May 17, 2022, entitled
``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from:
The Honorable Bill Nelson, Administrator, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies held a budget hearing on May 18, 2022, entitled
``Fiscal Year 2023 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies Member Day.'' The Subcommittee received testimony
from:
The Honorable Earl Blumenauer, Member of Congress
The Honorable Robin Kelly, Member of Congress
The Honorable Sylvia Garcia, Member of Congress

Comparative Statement of New Budget (Obligational) Authority

The following table provides a detailed summary, for each
department and agency, comparing the amounts recommended in the
bill with fiscal year 2022 enacted amounts and budget estimates
presented for fiscal year 2023:

MINORITY VIEWS

We appreciate the Majority's efforts in producing a
Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS)
Appropriations bill that addresses many priorities of Members
on both sides of the aisle. We also appreciate the Majority's
willingness to incorporate some of our proposed modifications
into the Manager's Amendment.
First and foremost, we applaud this bill for taking
seriously the threats posed by China and Russia. As a nation,
we must act to aggressively counter nefarious Chinese and
Russian ambitions. Regarding space in particular, we must not
assume they are pursuing peaceful goals. This bill funds many
NASA programs at a level that will bolster our national
security. With the Artemis I mission's inaugural launch of the
Space Launch System (SLS) taking place this year, we are
pleased this bill includes $2.6 billion for the SLS, which
ensures NASA can allocate 100 percent of what it needs for
Block 1B development in fiscal year 2023.
We are also pleased the bill includes $110 million for
nuclear thermal propulsion. We need to aggressively fund the
development of this technology to out-pace China and land
Americans on Mars. The bill also makes other important
investments to advance U.S. innovation, global competitiveness,
and national security, including with respect to quantum
computing, artificial intelligence, 5G research, and advanced
manufacturing. In addition, we are pleased that the agencies
and bureaus that ensure compliance with our trade laws and
agreements are well funded.
The bill addresses key issues impacting all of our
communities. It increases funding for drug court programs and
other vital initiatives addressing the opioid epidemic;
cutting-edge forensic programs that help analyze the backlog of
sexual assault evidence and solve cold cases; and grants that
improve the investigation and prosecution of child abuse.
Still, we have substantial concerns with this bill that
have not been addressed.
The bill eliminates several longstanding riders that
historically had bipartisan support. For example, four Second
Amendment protections are not retained, and language protecting
taxpayer dollars from being used by the Department of Justice
for abortions is removed. These modifications are particularly
objectionable and should be reversed before the bill is
finalized.
The bill demonstrates a further lack of commitment to
Constitutional principles by targeting beliefs rather than
illegal actions, including through the new Youth-Focused Hate
Crimes Prevention Initiative; an incentivization program for
red flag laws that lacks statutory due process guardrails; and
language laying the groundwork for universal background checks
on all ammunition sales--an extraordinary new attempt to
undermine the right to keep and bear arms.
We are disappointed that the Majority rejected numerous
commonsense Republican amendments intended to improve the bill
while adopting additional controversial amendments by Democrats
that will prevent this bill from receiving bipartisan support.
Finally, this bill simply spends too much. We remain deeply
concerned about the runaway spending of this Majority and
Administration. With a topline increase of nearly $9.8 billion
and double-digit percentage increases for many of the agencies
in this bill, the spending level is irresponsible. In addition,
the amount of duplication, overlap, and waste in State and
Local Law Enforcement Activities programs--exacerbated by the
addition of more than a dozen new grant programs--is
unprecedented. This bill also jeopardizes the future viability
of the Crime Victims Fund.
We must never lose sight of the consequences of runaway
federal spending and the hardships felt across American
communities and industries as the resulting, record-high
inflation takes its toll on our great nation. For the sake of
struggling families, we must reject this trend of undisciplined
spending, regain a focus on our national responsibilities, and
make tough choices to slow the growth of the federal
government.
We do commit, as always, to working with the Majority in
good faith as we proceed through the legislative process, to
cure these and other deficiencies.

Kay Granger.
Robert Aderholt.