S. Amdt. 3211 - In the Nature of a Substitute.

110^th Congress (2007-2008) View amendment details

Sponsor:: Barbara Mikulski

This is an amendment to H.R. 3093 - Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

Senate Vote: Amendment SA 3211 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

PASSED by voice vote on October 4, 2007.

Other Votes:

All votes on H.R. 3093

Making Appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending

H.R. 3093 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
Collection of Restitution Improvement Act of 2007
Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2008
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2008
ED 1.0 Act
Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act of 2007
Preservation of Assets for Restitution Act of 2007
Restitution for Victims of Crime Act of 2007
Science Appropriations Act, 2008

Sponsor

Alan Mollohan

Co-Sponsors

Subjects

Budgets
Abortion
Administrative fees
Administrative remedies
Aeronautics
Agriculture
Agriculture in foreign trade
Airline passenger traffic
Algae
Alien labor
Ammunition
Animals
Antitrust law
Appropriations
Bankruptcy
Border patrols
Building construction
Business
Buy American
Cable television
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Children
China
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Claims
Climate change
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Commission on Civil Rights
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Conferences
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Consultants
Consumers
Courthouses
Crimes against women
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Department of Commerce
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Federal aid to Indians
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Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal aid to research
Federal employees
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Federal office buildings
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance
Fines (Penalties)
Firearms
Firearms control
Fishery management
Food
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Foreign trade promotion
Forfeiture
Fraud
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government contractors
Government corporations
Government employees
Government information
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Government paperwork
Government procurement
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Government statistics
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Higher education
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Identification of criminals
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Indians
Information technology
Inspectors general
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Iron and steel industry
Juvenile delinquency
Labeling
Labor
Laboratories
Legal Services Corporation
Legal aid
Lighting
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Marine Mammal Commission
Marine mammals
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Methamphetamine
Minorities
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Science Foundation
Natural resources
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Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
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Political advertising
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Pregnant women
Prison labor
Prisoners
Prisons
Privatization
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Public contracts
Public records
Religion
Religion in the workplace
Religious liberty
Reprogramming of appropriated funds
Rescission of appropriated funds
Research and development facilities
Research centers
Research grants
Right of asylum
Right of privacy
Salmon
Scholarships
Science policy
Security measures
Smokeless tobacco
Space activities
Space exploration
Space shuttles
Space stations
Subcontractors
Subpoena
Technological innovations
Technology
Telecommunication
Tobacco
Torture
Trade
Trade agreements
Trademarks
Transportation
Travel costs
U.S. International Trade Commission
Undercover operations
Unemployment
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Vaccines
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Veterans' benefits
Violence
Welfare
Wireless communication
Witnesses
Women

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Major Actions

Introduced	7/19/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (167 proposed)
Passed House	7/26/2007
Passed Senate	10/16/2007

Bill History

All Votes
All Actions
Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Bordallo amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.	7/25/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Biggert amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.	7/25/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 1 to H.R. 3093	7/25/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 200 voted YES 228 voted NO 8 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 2 to H.R. 3093	7/25/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 125 voted YES 294 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 3 to H.R. 3093	7/25/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 229 voted YES 196 voted NO 11 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 4 to H.R. 3093	7/25/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 340 voted YES 87 voted NO 9 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 5 to H.R. 3093	7/25/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 83 voted YES 342 voted NO 11 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 10 to H.R. 3093	7/25/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 388 voted YES 39 voted NO 9 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 14 to H.R. 3093	7/25/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 19 voted YES 389 voted NO 13 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Lampson amendment (A028) Agreed to by voice vote.	7/25/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Poe amendment (A033) Agreed to by voice vote.	7/26/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Drake amendment (A034) Agreed to by voice vote.	7/26/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Capito amendment (A035) Agreed to by voice vote.	7/26/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 17 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 243 voted YES 186 voted NO 8 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 19 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 421 voted YES 2 voted NO 14 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 21 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 162 voted YES 267 voted NO 8 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 22 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 412 voted YES 18 voted NO 7 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 26 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 395 voted YES 34 voted NO 8 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 27 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 405 voted YES 25 voted NO 7 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 32 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 165 voted YES 262 voted NO 10 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A038) Failed by voice vote.	7/26/2007	DID NOT PASS by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A039) Failed by voice vote.	7/26/2007	DID NOT PASS by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (A047) Agreed to by voice vote.	7/26/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (A048) Agreed to by voice vote.	7/26/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (A049) Agreed to by voice vote.	7/26/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the King (IA) amendment (A053) Agreed to by voice vote.	7/26/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Garrett (NJ) amendment (A057) Agreed to by voice vote.	7/26/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	Amendment 36 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 202 voted YES 212 voted NO 23 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 37 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 87 voted YES 328 voted NO 22 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 43 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 77 voted YES 337 voted NO 23 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 40 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 215 voted YES 205 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 50 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment PASSED the House 404 voted YES 16 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 51 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 138 voted YES 282 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 52 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 159 voted YES 261 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 54 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 186 voted YES 235 voted NO 16 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	Amendment 55 to H.R. 3093	7/26/2007	This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 192 voted YES 228 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 3093 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2008	7/26/2007	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 209 voted YES 215 voted NO 8 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Passage - House - H.R. 3093 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2008	7/26/2007	This bill PASSED the House 281 voted YES 142 voted NO 9 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On agreeing to the Fossella amendment (A044) Agreed to by voice vote.	7/27/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3210 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
currently selected	Senate	Amendment SA 3211 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3213 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3215 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3216 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3218 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3219 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3220 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3222 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3223 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3225 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3227 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3230 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3231 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3233 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3250 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3268 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/04/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 3243 )	10/04/2007	This amendment PASSED the Senate 61 voted YES 31 voted NO 8 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3234 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3239 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3247 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3251 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3256 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3263 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3271 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3272 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3273 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3275 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3288 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3309 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3310 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3318 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Brown Amdt. No. 3260 as Modified	10/15/2007	This amendment PASSED the Senate 85 voted YES 3 voted NO 12 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3208 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/16/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3209 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/16/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3228 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/16/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3249 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.	10/16/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3276 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/16/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3278 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/16/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3279 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/16/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3283 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/16/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3286 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/16/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3290 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/16/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3304 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/16/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3311 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/16/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3312 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/16/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3314 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	10/16/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	DeMint Amdt. No.3289	10/16/2007	This amendment PASSED the Senate 90 voted YES 0 voted NO 10 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Ensign Amdt. No. 3294	10/16/2007	This amendment PASSED the Senate 91 voted YES 0 voted NO 9 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Ensign Amdt. No.3295 )	10/16/2007	This amendment PASSED the Senate 68 voted YES 25 voted NO 7 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Thune Amdt. No.3317 )	10/16/2007	This amendment PASSED the Senate 62 voted YES 31 voted NO 7 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Dole Amdt. No.3313 )	10/16/2007	This amendment PASSED the Senate 50 voted YES 42 voted NO 8 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No.3277 )	10/16/2007	This amendment PASSED the Senate 52 voted YES 42 voted NO 6 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	Motion to Commit H.R.3093 to the Committee on Appropriations, with Instructions	10/16/2007	This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 44 voted YES 50 voted NO 6 voted present/not voting
select this vote	Senate	On Passage - Senate - H.R. 3093, As Amended	10/16/2007	This bill PASSED the Senate 75 voted YES 19 voted NO 6 voted present/not voting
select this vote	House	On Motion to Instruct Conferees: H.R. 3093 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2008	11/09/2007	This motion PASSED the House 218 voted YES 186 voted NO 28 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	7/19/2007
		7/19/2007	The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-240, by Mr. Mollohan.
	Put on a legislative calendar	7/19/2007	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 150.
		7/23/2007	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 562 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3093 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
		7/25/2007	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 562.
		7/25/2007	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 562 and Rule XVIII.
		7/25/2007	The Speaker designated the Honorable Vic Snyder to act as Chairman of the Committee.
		7/25/2007	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3093 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI.
		7/25/2007	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3093.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Rogers (MI).
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Rogers (MI) amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rogers (MI) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rogers (MI) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Sessions.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Sessions amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sessions amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sessions demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A003) offered by Mrs. Capito.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Capito amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Capito amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Capito demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Shimkus amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Shimkus.
		7/25/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Shimkus amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Shimkus demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the English amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. English (PA).
		7/25/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the English amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. English demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Bordallo amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A006) offered by Ms. Bordallo.
select this vote	Vote	7/25/2007	On agreeing to the Bordallo amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Rogers (MI) amendment under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Rogers (MI).
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Mack amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	Mr. Obey raised a point of order against the Rogers (MI) amendment (A007). Mr. Obey stated that the provisions of the Rogers (MI) amendment seek to appropriate funds for a program not authorized. The Chair sustained the point of order.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Mack.
		7/25/2007	By unanimous consent, the Mack amendment was withdrawn.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Jindal amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Jindal.
		7/25/2007	By unanimous consent, the Jindal amendment was withdrawn.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Lofgren amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A010) offered by Ms. Lofgren, Zoe.
		7/25/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lofgren amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Mollohan demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Price (GA) amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Price (GA).
		7/25/2007	By unanimous consent, the Price (GA) amendment was withdrawn.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A012) offered by Mrs. Biggert.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Biggert amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Weiner amendment under the five-minute rule.
select this vote	Vote	7/25/2007	On agreeing to the Biggert amendment (A012) Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A013) offered by Mr. Weiner.
		7/25/2007	By unanimous consent, the Weiner amendment was withdrawn.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the King (IA) amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A014) offered by Mr. King (IA).
		7/25/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the King (IA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. King (IA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Rogers (MI).
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Rogers (MI) amendment under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order.
		7/25/2007	Mr. Obey raised a point of order against the Rogers (MI) amendment (A015). Mr. Obey stated that the provisions of the Rogers (MI) amendment seek to appropriate funds for a program not authorized. The Chair sustained the point of order.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A016) offered by Mr. Rogers (MI).
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Rogers (MI) amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	By unanimous consent, the Rogers (MI) amendment was withdrawn.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A017) offered by Mrs. Capito.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Capito amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Capito amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Capito demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/25/2007	Mr. Mollohan moved that the Committee rise.
		7/25/2007	On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/25/2007	ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Mollohan asked unanimous consent that, during consideration of H.R. 3093 pursuant to House Resolution 562, the Chair may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting under clause 6 of rule 18 and clauses 8 and 9 of rule 20.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Biggert amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A018) offered by Mrs. Biggert.
		7/25/2007	Considered as unfinished business.
		7/25/2007	By unanimous consent, the Biggert amendment was withdrawn.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Etheridge amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A019) offered by Mr. Etheridge.
		7/25/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Etheridge amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Etheridge demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Chabot amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A020) offered by Mr. Chabot.
		7/25/2007	By unanimous consent, the Chabot amendment was withdrawn.
		7/25/2007	Mr. Mollohan moved that the Committee rise.
		7/25/2007	On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/25/2007	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3093 as unfinished business.
		7/25/2007	Considered as unfinished business.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Sessions amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A021) offered by Mr. Sessions. (consideration: CR H8469-8470, H8493-8494; text: H8469)
		7/25/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sessions amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sessions demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Inslee amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A022) offered by Mr. Inslee.
select this vote	Vote	7/25/2007	Amendment 1 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/25/2007	Amendment 2 to H.R. 3093
		7/25/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Inslee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Inslee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
select this vote	Vote	7/25/2007	Amendment 3 to H.R. 3093
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Lipinski amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A023) offered by Mr. Lipinski.
		7/25/2007	By unanimous consent, the Lipinski amendment was withdrawn.
select this vote	Vote	7/25/2007	Amendment 4 to H.R. 3093
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the E.B. Johnson (TX) amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A024) offered by Ms. Johnson, E. B..
select this vote	Vote	7/25/2007	Amendment 5 to H.R. 3093
		7/25/2007	By unanimous consent, the Johnson, E. B. amendment was withdrawn.
select this vote	Vote	7/25/2007	Amendment 10 to H.R. 3093
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Biggert amendment under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A025) offered by Mrs. Biggert.
		7/25/2007	By unanimous consent, the Biggert amendment was withdrawn.
select this vote	Vote	7/25/2007	Amendment 14 to H.R. 3093
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A026) offered by Mr. Poe.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Poe amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Poe amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Poe demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A027) offered by Mr. Reichert.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Reichert amendment under the five-minute rule pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.
		7/25/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Reichert amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Reichert demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A028) offered by Mr. Lampson.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Lampson amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Boswell amendment under the five-minute rule pending reservation of a point of order.
select this vote	Vote	7/25/2007	On agreeing to the Lampson amendment (A028) Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A029) offered by Mr. Boswell.
		7/25/2007	By unanimous consent, the Boswell amendment was withdrawn.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Gingrey amendment under the five-minute rule pending reservation of a point of order.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A030) offered by Mr. Gingrey.
		7/25/2007	By unanimous consent, the Gingrey amendment was withdrawn.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Sali amendment under the five-minute rule pending reservation of a point of order.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A031) offered by Mr. Sali.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hinchey amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	By unanimous consent, the Sali amendment was withdrawn.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A032) offered by Mr. Hinchey.
		7/25/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Poe amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/25/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hinchey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hinchey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/25/2007	Amendment (A033) offered by Mr. Poe.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Drake amendment under the five-minute rule.
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	On agreeing to the Poe amendment (A033) Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A034) offered by Mrs. Drake.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 562, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Capito amendment under the five-minute rule.
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	On agreeing to the Drake amendment (A034) Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A035) offered by Mrs. Capito.
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	On agreeing to the Capito amendment (A035) Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/26/2007	Mr. Mollohan moved that the committee rise.
		7/26/2007	On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/26/2007	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3093 as unfinished business.
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 17 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 19 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 21 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 22 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 26 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 27 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 32 to H.R. 3093
		7/26/2007	Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Appropriations, H. Rept. 110-240, Part II.
		7/26/2007	Rule H. Res. 562 passed House.
		7/26/2007	Considered as unfinished business.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Stearns amendment unde the five-minute rule.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A036) offered by Mr. Stearns.
		7/26/2007	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
		7/26/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stearns amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Stearns demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A037) offered by Mr. Flake.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Flake amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A038) offered by Mr. Flake.
		7/26/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Flake amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Flake demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Flake amendment under the five-minute rule.
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A038) Failed by voice vote.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A039) offered by Mr. Flake.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Flake amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Pence amendment under the five-minute rule.
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	On agreeing to the Flake amendment (A039) Failed by voice vote.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A040) offered by Mr. Pence.
		7/26/2007	On agreeing to the Pence amendment (A040) Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Nadler amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A041) offered by Mr. Nadler.
		7/26/2007	By unanimous consent, the Nadler amendment was withdrawn.
		7/26/2007	By unanimous consent, the Mack amendment was withdrawn.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A047) offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX).
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment.
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (A047) Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A048) offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX).
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment.
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (A048) Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A049) offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee (TX).
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	On agreeing to the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (A049) Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A050) offered by Mr. Upton.
		7/26/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Upton amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Upton demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Jordan amendment.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A051) offered by Mr. Jordan.
		7/26/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jordan amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/26/2007	The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message from the Senate.
		7/26/2007	Subsequently, the Committee resumed it's sitting.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Price (GA) amendment.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A052) offered by Mr. Price (GA).
		7/26/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Price (GA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Price (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A053) offered by Mr. King (IA).
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	On agreeing to the King (IA) amendment (A053) Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Musgrave amendment.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A054) offered by Mrs. Musgrave.
		7/26/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Musgrave amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Musgrave demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Campbell amendment.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A055) offered by Mr. Campbell (CA).
		7/26/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Campbell amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Campbell demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Conaway amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A056) offered by Mr. Conaway.
		7/26/2007	By unanimous consent, the Conaway amendment was withdrawn.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garrett (NJ) amendment.
		7/26/2007	Amendment (A057) offered by Mr. Garrett (NJ).
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	On agreeing to the Garrett (NJ) amendment (A057) Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/26/2007	Mr. Mollohan moved for the Committee of the Whole to rise and report.
		7/26/2007	On motion to rise and report Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/26/2007	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3093.
		7/26/2007	The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
		7/26/2007	Mr. Lewis (CA) moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.
		7/26/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions on H.R. 3093. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House promptly with a deficit neutral amendment to provide additional funding for Department of Justice immigration law enforcement capabilities; and funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program at the level authorized pursuant to section 1196 of Public Law 109-162.
		7/26/2007	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 36 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 37 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 43 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 40 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 50 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 51 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 52 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 54 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	Amendment 55 to H.R. 3093
select this vote	Vote	7/26/2007	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 3093 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2008
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	7/26/2007	On Passage - House - H.R. 3093 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2008
		7/27/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Nadler amendment under the five-minute rule pending reservation of a point of order.
		7/27/2007	Amendment (A042) offered by Mr. Nadler.
		7/27/2007	Mr. Frelinghuysen raised a point of order against the Nadler amendment (A042). Mr. Frelinghuysen stated that the Nadler amendment sought to make changes to existing law and impose additional duties and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
		7/27/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Flake amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/27/2007	Amendment (A043) offered by Mr. Flake.
		7/27/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Flake amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Flake demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/27/2007	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Fossella amendment under the five-minute rule.
		7/27/2007	Amendment (A044) offered by Mr. Fossella.
		7/27/2007	VACATING PROCEEDINGS - Mr. Shays asked unanimous consent that the proceedings by which the Pence amendment (A040) were agreed to be vacated to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. Agreed to without objection.
select this vote	Vote	7/27/2007	On agreeing to the Fossella amendment (A044) Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/27/2007	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to the unanimous consent request just agreed to, the Chair put the question on adoption of the Pence amendment (de novo) and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Shays demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
		7/27/2007	Mr. Mollohan moved that the committee rise.
		7/27/2007	On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
		7/27/2007	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3093 as unfinished business.
		7/27/2007	ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Mollohan asked unanimous consent that during further consideration of H.R. 3093 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to to the provisions of H.Res. 562, no further amendment to the bill will be in order except those provided on a list at the desk. Agreed to without objection.
		7/27/2007	Considered as unfinished business.
		7/27/2007	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
		7/27/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Inslee amendment pending reservation of a point of order.
		7/27/2007	Amendment (A045) offered by Mr. Inslee.
		7/27/2007	By unanimous consent, the Inslee amendment was withdrawn.
		7/27/2007	Amendment (A046) offered by Mr. Mack.
		7/27/2007	DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mack amendment pending reservation of a point of order.
	Put on a legislative calendar	7/30/2007	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 289.
		10/04/2007	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3210 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Bingaman.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3210 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3211 proposed by Senator Mikulski.
currently selected	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3211 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3213 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Domenici.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3213 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3214 proposed by Senator Inouye.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3215 proposed by Senator Mikulski.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3215 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3216 proposed by Senator Mikulski.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3216 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3218 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Murray.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3218 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3219 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Murray.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3219 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3220 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Menendez.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3220 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3222 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Landrieu.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3222 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3223 proposed by Senator Landrieu.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3223 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3225 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Reid.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3225 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3227 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Dorgan.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3227 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3230 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 3215.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3230 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3231 proposed by Senator Shelby.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3231 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3233, previously agreed to, was modified by Unanimous Consent.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3233 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3240 proposed by Senator Dorgan.
		10/04/2007	Proposed amendment SA 3240 withdrawn in Senate.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3243 proposed by Senator Coburn.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3250 proposed by Senator Mikulski.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3250 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3256 proposed by Senator Casey for Senator Biden.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3260 proposed by Senator Brown.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3268 proposed by Senator Mikulski.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3268 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/04/2007	Amendment SA 3233 proposed by Senator Mikulski.
select this vote	Vote	10/04/2007	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 3243 )
		10/15/2007	Considered by Senate.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3208 proposed by Senator Bingaman.
		10/15/2007	Considered by Senate.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3225, previously agreed to, was modified by Unanimous Consent.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3233, previously agreed to, was further modified by Unanimous Consent.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3234 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Obama.
select this vote	Vote	10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3234 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3239 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Kennedy.
select this vote	Vote	10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3239 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3247 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator McCaskill.
select this vote	Vote	10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3247 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3251 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Lautenberg.
select this vote	Vote	10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3251 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/15/2007	Considered by Senate.
select this vote	Vote	10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3256 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/15/2007	Considered by Senate.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3263 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Pryor.
select this vote	Vote	10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3263 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3271 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Shelby.
select this vote	Vote	10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3271 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3272 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Shelby.
select this vote	Vote	10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3272 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3273 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Shelby.
select this vote	Vote	10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3273 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3275 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Levin.
select this vote	Vote	10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3275 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3277 proposed by Senator Vitter.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3288 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Shelby.
select this vote	Vote	10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3288 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3309 proposed by Senator Mikulski.
select this vote	Vote	10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3309 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3310 proposed by Senator Mikulski.
select this vote	Vote	10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3310 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3317 proposed by Senator Thune.
		10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3318 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Coburn.
select this vote	Vote	10/15/2007	Amendment SA 3318 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
select this vote	Vote	10/15/2007	Brown Amdt. No. 3260 as Modified
		10/16/2007	Considered by Senate.
		10/16/2007	Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Mikulski; Inouye; Leahy; Kohl; Harkin; Dorgan; Feinstein; Reed; Lautenberg; Byrd; Shelby; Gregg; Stevens; Domenici; McConnell; Hutchison; Brownback; Alexander; Cochran.
		10/16/2007	Considered by Senate.
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3208 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3209 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Bingaman.
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3209 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/16/2007	Considered by Senate.
		10/16/2007	Proposed amendment SA 3214 withdrawn in Senate.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3227, previously agreed to, was modified by Unanimous Consent.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3228 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Landrieu.
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3228 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3249, previously agreed to, was modified further by Unanimous Consent.
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3249 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3276 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Dorgan.
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3276 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/16/2007	Considered by Senate.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3278 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Stevens.
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3278 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3279 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Kyl.
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3279 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3283 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Sessions.
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3283 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3286 proposed by Senator DeMint.
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3286 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3289 proposed by Senator DeMint.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3290 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Smith.
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3290 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3294 proposed by Senator Ensign.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3295 proposed by Senator Ensign.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3304 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Boxer.
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3304 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3311 proposed by Senator Mikulski.
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3311 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3312 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Stevens.
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3312 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3313 proposed by Senator Dole.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3314 proposed by Senator Mikulski for Senator Sununu.
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3314 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		10/16/2007	Considered by Senate.
		10/16/2007	Amendment SA 3249 proposed by Senator Leahy.
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	DeMint Amdt. No.3289
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Ensign Amdt. No. 3294
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Ensign Amdt. No.3295 )
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Thune Amdt. No.3317 )
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Dole Amdt. No.3313 )
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No.3277 )
select this vote	Vote	10/16/2007	Motion to Commit H.R.3093 to the Committee on Appropriations, with Instructions
select this vote	Senate Vote on Passage	10/16/2007	On Passage - Senate - H.R. 3093, As Amended
		10/18/2007	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		11/09/2007	Mr. Mollohan moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
		11/09/2007	On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to by voice vote.
		11/09/2007	Mr. Frelinghuysen moved that the House instruct conferees.
		11/09/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Frelinghuysen motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion seek to recede to section 527 of the Senate amendment.
		11/09/2007	The previous question was ordered without objection.
		11/09/2007	On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 186 (Roll No. 1076).
		11/09/2007	The Speaker appointed conferees: Mollohan, Kennedy, Fattah, Ruppersberger, Schiff, Honda, DeLauro, Price (NC), Obey, Frelinghuysen, Culberson, Rogers (KY), Latham, Aderholt, and Lewis (CA).
select this vote	Vote	11/09/2007	On Motion to Instruct Conferees: H.R. 3093 Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2008
		12/12/2007	The conferees on the part of the House are discharged and H.R. 3093 is laid on the table pursuant to H. Res. 860.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	H. Amdt. 643	Rogers, Michael [R-MI8]	July 25, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment sought to increase funding for the Office of China Compliance by $6 million. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 644	Sessions, Peter [R-TX32]	July 25, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment sought to increase funding for the Federal Bureau of Investigation by $6 million. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 645	Capito, Shelley [R-WV2]	July 25, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment increases funding for the Southwest Border Prosecutor Initiative by $10 million. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 646	Shimkus, John [R-IL19]	July 25, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment increases funding for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration by $5 million to issue grants to upgrade 9-1-1- call centers. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 647	English, Philip [R-PA3]	July 25, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment sought to increase funding for the United States International Trade Commission by $1 million. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 648	Bordallo, Madeleine [D-GU]	July 25, 2007	Passed by voice vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment redirects $500,000 in funding within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 649	Rogers, Michael [R-MI8]	July 25, 2007	Offered on July 24, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 27 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriations (by transfer) for the National Oceanic and Atmosperic Administration (NOAA), and increase appropriations for a FBI pilot program by $16 million. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 650	Mack, Connie [R-FL14]	July 25, 2007	Withdrawn on July 25, 2007.
	An amendment to increase appropriations (by transfer) for the National Oceanic and Atmosperic Adminstration (NOAA), and reduce appropriations for Departmental Management. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 651	Jindal, Bobby [R-LA1]	July 25, 2007	Withdrawn on July 25, 2007.
	An amendment to increase appropriations (by transfer) for the NOAA, and reduce appropriations for General Adminstration by $2 million. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 652	Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA16]	July 25, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment increases funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program by $55 million. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 653	Price, Tom [R-GA6]	July 25, 2007	Withdrawn on July 25, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 26 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce appropriations (by transfer) for the Departmental Management (Salaries and Expenses account), and increase appropriations for Education and Human Resources by $2 million. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 654	Biggert, Judy [R-IL13]	July 25, 2007	Passed by voice vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment transfers $6.25 million from the Department of Justice's General Administration account to the Offices of the United States Attorney and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 655	Weiner, Anthony [D-NY9]	July 25, 2007	Withdrawn on July 25, 2007.
	An amendment to reduce appropriations for General Administraion, Justice Information Sharing Technology, Tactical Law Enforcement Wireless Communications, Administrative Review and Appeals, and Detention Trustee; and increase appropriations for Community Oriented Policing Services. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 656	King, Steve [R-IA5]	July 25, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment sought to redirect $1 million in funding within the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 657	Rogers, Michael [R-MI8]	July 25, 2007	Offered on July 24, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 658	Rogers, Michael [R-MI8]	July 25, 2007	Withdrawn on July 25, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 6 printed in the Congressional Record to provide that funds be available for annuity protection for Special Agents of the FBI who had completed a total of 3 or more years in field supervisory positions as of June 3, 2004 who are subsequently transferred to positions at a lower grade because they chose not to accept transfers within the FBI. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 659	Capito, Shelley [R-WV2]	July 25, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment increases funding for the Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance Grants by $10 million. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 660	Biggert, Judy [R-IL13]	July 25, 2007	Withdrawn on July 25, 2007.
	An amendment to redirect appropriations within the Office of Justice Programs by $34 million. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 661	Etheridge, Bob [D-NC2]	July 25, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment increases funding for the Office of Justice Programs by $1,747,111. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 662	Chabot, Steven [R-OH1]	July 25, 2007	Withdrawn on July 25, 2007.
	An amendment to redirect $15 million of appropriation funding for Community Oriented Policing Services by. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 663	Sessions, Peter [R-TX32]	July 25, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment sought to strike section 213 which prohibits funds in the bill from being used to conduct a public-private competition for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 664	Inslee, Jay [D-WA1]	July 25, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment increases the "Office on Violence Against Women--Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs" funding by $14 million. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 665	Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL3]	July 25, 2007	Withdrawn on July 25, 2007.
	An amendment inserting a new section (SEC. 214) for "Office of Justice Programs--State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance". Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 666	Johnson, Eddie [D-TX30]	July 25, 2007	Withdrawn on July 25, 2007.
	An amendment inserting, ", of which not less than $70,700,00 shall be for the Minority University Research and Education Programs," after the dollar amount. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 667	Biggert, Judy [R-IL13]	July 25, 2007	Withdrawn on July 25, 2007.
	An amendment to make funds available for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force program. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 668	Poe, Ted [R-TX2]	July 25, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment adds $10 million to a fund established for victims of crimes. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 669	Reichert, Dave [R-WA8]	July 25, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment provides $5 million for the Court Training and Improvements Program. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 670	Lampson, Nicholas [D-TX22]	July 25, 2007	Passed by voice vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used for business-class or first-class airline travel by employees of the Department of Commerce in contravention. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 671	Boswell, Leonard [D-IA3]	July 25, 2007	Withdrawn on July 25, 2007.
	An amendment to reduce the amount made available by this Act for the "Department of Justice--General Administration--salaries and expenses" account, and increasing funds for the "Department of Justice--Office of Justice Programs--community oriented policing services" account. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 672	Gingrey, John [R-GA11]	July 25, 2007	Withdrawn on July 25, 2007.
	An amendment numbered 23 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol. Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to pay the compensation of employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to test and examine firearms without written and published testing standards. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 673	Sali, Bill [R-ID1]	July 25, 2007	Withdrawn on July 25, 2007.
	An amendment to fund the appropriation in this Act for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, $2 million shall be available to provide grants to develop, expand, and strengthen victim service programs for victims of trafficking. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 674	Hinchey, Maurice [D-NY22]	July 25, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment sought to prohibit the use of funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to certain states, to prevent such States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 675	Poe, Ted [R-TX2]	July 25, 2007	Passed by voice vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to enforce the judgement of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in the case of United States v. Ignacio Ramos, Et Al. decided March 8, 2006, or the sentences imposed. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 676	Drake, Thelma [R-VA2]	July 25, 2007	Passed by voice vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used in contravention of section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 which prohibits localities from enacting laws that prevent police officers from reporting immigration information to the Federal government. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 677	Capito, Shelley [R-WV2]	July 25, 2007	Passed by voice vote on July 25, 2007.
	Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to employ those who are not legally authorized to work. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 678	Stearns, Clifford [R-FL6]	July 26, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds for the EEOC may be used for litigation expenses incurred in connection with cases commenced after the date of the enactment of this Act against employers on the grounds that such employers require employees to speak English. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 679	Flake, Jeff [R-AZ6]	July 26, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine in Orono, Maine. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 680	Flake, Jeff [R-AZ6]	July 26, 2007	Failed by voice vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for meteorological equipment at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 681	Flake, Jeff [R-AZ6]	July 26, 2007	Failed by voice vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment sought to prohibit use of funds in the bill for the National Textile Centers. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 682	Pence, Mike [R-IN6]	July 26, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used by the Department of Justice to enforce the criminal penalties provisions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 683	Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY8]	July 26, 2007	Withdrawn on July 26, 2007.
	An amendment to increase funding for the Jessica Gonzales Victims Assistance Program by $5 million. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 684	Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY8]	July 26, 2007	Offered on July 25, 2007.
	An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to enforce section 505 of the USA PATRIOT Act until the Department of Justice conducts a full review and delivers to Congress a report on the use of National Security Letters to collect information on U.S. persons who are not suspected to be agents of a foreign power as that term is defined in 50 U.S.C. 1801. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 685	Flake, Jeff [R-AZ6]	July 26, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment sought to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for the East Coast Shellfish Research Institute at the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, Toms River, New Jersey. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 686	Fossella, Vito [R-NY13]	July 26, 2007	Passed by voice vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to carry out the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Lin, et al. v. United States Department of Justice rendered on July 16, 2007. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 687	Inslee, Jay [D-WA1]	July 26, 2007	Withdrawn on July 26, 2007.
	An amendment to prohibit the use of funds regarding federal law enforcement on tribal land. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 688	Mack, Connie [R-FL14]	July 26, 2007	Withdrawn on July 26, 2007.
	An amendment to prohibit the use of funds be used to carry out the composition and delivery of exigent circumstances letters, that indicate that a grand jury subpoena is forthcoming where none has been convened or where there is no reasonable likelihood that one will be convened, to United States citizens, businesses, banks, firms or any other entity that retains personal identity information about citizens. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 689	Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX18]	July 26, 2007	Passed by voice vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment to reduce the amount made available for the Department of Justice-Office of Justice Programs-state and local law enforcement assistance and by increasing the amount made available for the Department of Justice-Office of Justice Programs-state and local law enforcement assistance by $10 million. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 690	Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX18]	July 26, 2007	Passed by voice vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment to redirect $10 million in funding regarding the Department of Justice. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 691	Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX18]	July 26, 2007	Passed by voice vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment to prohibit the funds made available in this Act may be used in violation of Subtitle A of Title VIII (International Space Station Independent Safety Taskforce) of the NASA Authorization Act of 2005. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 692	Upton, Frederick [R-MI6]	July 26, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment to prohibit funds to be used to purchase light bulbs unless the light bulb have the "ENERGY STAR" or "Federal Energy Management Program" designation. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 693	Jordan, Jim [R-OH4]	July 26, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment sought to provide that each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law is reduced by 3.0 percent. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 694	Price, Tom [R-GA6]	July 26, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment sought to make the total appropriations made in this Act (other than appropriations required to be made by a provision of law) are hereby reduced by $750,000,000. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 695	King, Steve [R-IA5]	July 26, 2007	Passed by voice vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment prohibits funds in the bill from being used to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 696	Musgrave, Marilyn [R-CO4]	July 26, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment sought to reduce funds in the bill by 0.5 percent. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 697	Campbell, John [R-CA48]	July 26, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment sought to reduce the total amount appropriated in this Act by 0.05 percent. Show amendment details
	H. Amdt. 698	Conaway, K. [R-TX11]	July 26, 2007	Withdrawn on July 26, 2007.
	An amendment to express the sense of the House that any reduction in the amount appropriated by this Act achieved as a result of amendments adopted by the House should be dedicated to deficit reduction. Show amendment details
select this vote	H. Amdt. 699	Garrett, Scott [R-NJ5]	July 26, 2007	Passed by voice vote on July 26, 2007.
	Amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or agency at any single conference occuring outside the United States. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3208	Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3209	Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	To make certain forestry workers eligible for legal assistance. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3210	Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 3, 2007.
	To conduct a study regarding investments in intangible assets. Show amendment details
currently selected	S. Amdt. 3211	Mikulski, Barbara [D-MD]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	In the nature of a substitute. Actions October 4, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 3211 proposed by Senator Mikulski. October 4, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 3211 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Full Text of this Amendment SA 3211. Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Shelby) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows: That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration operations and administration For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard to 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; 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 United States and Foreign Commercial Service between two points abroad, without regard to 49 U.S.C. 40118; employment of Americans and aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $327,000 for official representation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $425,431,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, of which $8,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade Administration, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided, That $49,564,000 shall be for Manufacturing and Services; $44,960,000 shall be for Market Access and Compliance; $66,601,000 shall be for the Import Administration; $229,702,000 shall be for the United States and Foreign Commercial Service; and $26,604,000 shall be for Executive Direction and Administration: Provided further, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities without regard to section 5412 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4912); and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for assessments for services provided as part of these activities: Provided further, That the International Trade Administration shall be exempt from the requirements of Circular A-25 (or any successor administrative regulation or policy) issued by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further, That negotiations shall be conducted within the World Trade Organization to recognize the right of members to distribute monies collected from antidumping and countervailing duties: Provided further, That negotiations shall be conducted within the World Trade Organization consistent with the negotiating objectives contained in the Trade Act of 2002, Public Law 107-210. Bureau of Industry and Security operations and administration For necessary expenses for export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce, including 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, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $15,000 for official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 401(b); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law, $78,776,000, to remain available until expended, of which $14,767,000 shall be for inspections and other activities related to national security: Provided, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities: Provided further, That payments and contributions collected and accepted for materials or services provided as part of such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for providing information to the public with respect to the export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce and other export control programs of the United States and other governments. Economic Development Administration economic development assistance programs For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, and for trade adjustment assistance, $250,000,000, to remain available until expended. salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of administering the economic development assistance programs as provided for by law, $32,800,000: Provided, That these funds may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977. Minority Business Development Agency minority business development For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with public or private organizations, $30,200,000. Economic and Information Infrastructure Economic and Statistical Analysis salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce, $85,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009. Bureau of the Census salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $226,238,000. periodic censuses and programs For expenses to collect and publish statistics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, $1,020,406,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009. National Telecommunications and Information Administration salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $18,581,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management, analysis, and operations, and related services and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until expended: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from other Government agencies shall remain available until expended. public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction For the administration of grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications Act of 1934, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for program administration as authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 391 of the Act, the prior year unobligated balances may be made available for grants for projects for which applications have been submitted and approved during any fiscal year. TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM For grants authorized by sections 391 and 392 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds provided under this heading shall be for competitive grants for the construction of broadband services. United States Patent and Trademark Office salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark Office provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, $1,915,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections assessed and collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376 are received during fiscal year 2008, so as to result in a fiscal year 2008 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2008, should the total amount of offsetting fee collections be less than $1,915,500,000, this amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided further, That any amount received in excess of $1,915,500,000 in fiscal year 2008, in an amount up to $100,000,000, shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That not less than 1,020 full-time equivalents, 1,082 positions and $214,150,000 shall be for the examination of trademark applications; and not less than 8,522 full-time equivalents, 9,000 positions and $1,701,402,000 shall be for the examination and searching of patent applications: Provided further, That not less than $18,000,000 shall be for training of personnel: Provided further, That any deviation from the full-time equivalent, position, and funding designations set forth in the preceding provisos shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available in fiscal year 2008 for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United States Code, no employee of the United States Patent and Trademark Office may accept payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling an employee to attend and participate in a convention, conference, or meeting when the entity offering payment or reimbursement is a person or corporation subject to regulation by the Office, or represents a person or corporation subject to regulation by the Office, unless the person or corporation is an organization exempt from taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2008, from the amounts made available for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), the amounts necessary to pay: (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay contributed by the PTO and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that title) of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title; and (2) the present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by the Office of Personnel Management, of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all PTO employees, shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the Employees Life Insurance Fund, and the Employees Health Benefits Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes of those accounts: Provided further, That sections 801, 802, and 803 of Division B, Public Law 108-447 shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2008: Provided further, That the Director may reduce patent filing fees payable in 2008 for documents filed electronically consistent with Federal regulation. National Institute of Standards and Technology scientific and technical research and services For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, $502,117,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $12,500,000 may be transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund'': Provided, That not to exceed $7,500 shall be for official reception and representation expenses. industrial technology services For necessary expenses of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, $110,000,000, to remain available until expended. In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,500,000 shall be for Institutional Support: Provided, That no single applicant awards shall be made to companies with revenues greater than $1,000,000,000: Provided further, That funds shall not support Standards Development pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 278n(h). construction of research facilities For construction of new research facilities, including architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance of existing facilities, including agency recreational and welfare facilities, not otherwise provided for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278c-278e, $150,900,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Institute of Standards and Technology construction project having a total multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the five subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount made available for construction of research facilities, $8,000,000 shall be for the University of Mississippi Medical Center Biotechnology Research Park; $8,000,000 shall be for the Mississippi State University Research, Technology and Economic Development Park; $2,000,000 shall be for the University of Southern Mississippi Innovation and Commercialization Park Infrastructure and Building Construction and Equipage; $5,000,000 shall be for the Alabama State University Life Sciences Building; and $30,000,000 shall be for laboratory and research space at the University of South Alabama Engineering and Science Center. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including 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, $3,036,888,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, except for funds provided for cooperative enforcement, which shall remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service for the management of national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That in addition, $3,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled ``Coastal Zone Management'' and in addition $77,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries'': Provided further, That of the $3,121,888,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading $3,036,888,000 is appropriated from the general fund, $80,000,000 is provided by transfer, and $5,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, $250,000 is made available until expended subject to procedures set forth in section 209 of Public Law 108-447: Provided further, That no general administrative charge shall be applied against an assigned activity included in this Act or the report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That the total amount available for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration corporate services administrative support costs shall not exceed $209,179,000: Provided further, That payments of funds made available under this heading to the Department of Commerce Working Capital Fund including Department of Commerce General Counsel legal services shall not exceed $34,425,000: Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the report accompanying this Act, or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That grants to States pursuant to sections 306 and 306A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, shall not exceed $2,000,000, unless funds provided for ``Coastal Zone Management Grants'' exceed funds provided in the previous fiscal year: Provided further, That if funds provided for ``Coastal Zone Management Grants'' exceed funds provided in the previous fiscal year, then no State shall receive more than 5 percent or less than 1 percent of the additional funds: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2008 and hereafter the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may engage in formal and informal education activities, including primary and secondary education, related to the agency's mission goals: Provided further, That in accordance with section 215 of Public Law 107-372 the number of officers in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps shall increase to 321: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2009 and hereafter the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall submit its budget request to Congress concurrently with its submission to the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further, That of the funds provided, $15,000,000 is provided for the alleviation of economic impacts associated Framework 42 on the Massachusetts groundfish fishery. In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be necessary. procurement, acquisition and construction For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $1,089,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, except funds provided for construction of facilities which shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amounts provided for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, funds shall only be made available on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis with funds provided for the same purpose by the Department of Defense: Provided further, That except to the extent expressly prohibited by any other law, the Department of Defense may delegate procurement functions related to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System to officials of the Department of Commerce pursuant to section 2311 of title 10, United States Code: Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the report accompanying this Act, or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act. pacific coastal salmon recovery For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific salmon populations, $90,000,000. coastal zone management fund (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456a), not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the ``Operations, Research, and Facilities'' account to offset the costs of implementing such Act. fisheries finance program account Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2008, obligations of direct loans may not exceed $8,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Other Departmental Management salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the departmental management of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $5,000 for official entertainment, $53,193,000. HCHB RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION For expenses necessary for the renovation and modernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, $5,100,000, to remain available until expended. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $23,426,000. NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ENFORCEMENT COORDINATION COUNCIL For necessary expenses of the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council to coordinate domestic and international intellectual property protection and law enforcement relating to intellectual property among Federal and foreign entities, $1,000,000. General Provisions--Department of Commerce (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations and funds made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the public interest. SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902). SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Senate Committee on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided for in this or any other Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: Provided further, That for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this section shall provide for transfers among appropriations made only to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and such appropriations may not be transferred and reprogrammed to other Department of Commerce bureaus and appropriation accounts. SEC. 104. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under this title resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this title or from actions taken for the care and protection of loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such department or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. SEC. 105. EXTENSION OF GUARANTEE AUTHORITY. (a) IN GENERAL.--Section 101(k) of the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note) is amended by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2009''. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 101(b) of the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note) are each amended by striking ``in 1998'' and inserting ``since 1998''. (c) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED STEEL COMPANY.--Subparagraph (C) of section 101(c)(3) of the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note) is amended by striking ``, in 1998'' and inserting ``in 1998, and thereafter,''. (d) SALARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.--The Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 103. SALARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. ``(a) In addition to funds made available under section 101(j) of the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note), up to $1,000,000 in funds made available under section 101(f) of such Act may be used for salaries and administrative expenses to administer the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program. ``(b) Funds made available for salaries and administrative expenses to administer the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program shall remain available until expended.''. SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to register, issue, transfer, or enforce any trademark of the phrase ``Last Best Place''. SEC. 107. Section 3315(b) of title 19, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, including food when sequestered,'' following ``for the establishment and operations of the United States Section and for the payment of the United States share of the expenses''. SEC. 108. Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection 4703(d), the personnel management demonstration project established by the Department of Commerce pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4703 may be expanded to involve more than 5,000 individuals, and is extended indefinitely. SEC. 109. (a) The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-480), as amended, is amended by: (1) deleting section 5; (2) deleting paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 4; and (3) redesignating paragraphs (2) and (4) through (13) as paragraphs (1) through (11). (b) Section 212(b) of the National Technical Information Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-519), as amended, is amended by striking ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology'' and inserting ``Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology''. SEC. 110. The Secretary of Commerce is permitted to prescribe and enforce standards or regulations affecting safety and health in the context of scientific and occupational diving within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. SEC. 111. NOAA PACIFIC REGIONAL CENTER. (a) IN GENERAL.--The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is authorized to engage in planning, design, acquisition, renovation, construction and related activities to complete NOAA's Pacific Regional Center on Ford Island, Hawaii, consisting of the following: adaptive re-use and renovation of hangars 175 and 176, and construction of a new interconnecting building and other related structures. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 2007 for purposes of completing the Center. (b) INCREMENTAL FUNDING.--Of the funds appropriated elsewhere in this Act, $20,250,000 are available for obligation and expenditure as an additional increment to funds previously appropriated for the NOAA Pacific Regional Center. These funds may be expended incrementally through multiple year contracts for design, construction and related activities for the Center; and remain available until expended. SEC. 112. PAPAHA 8NAUMOKUA 8KEA FISHERY REDUCTION. (a) IN GENERAL.--The Papaha 8naumokua 8kea Marine National Monument was created by Presidential proclamation on June 15, 2006 to protect more than 7,000 marine and terrestrial species including protection for the habitat for the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, threatened Hawaiian green sea turtle and other marine species. The Presidential proclamation will phase out all commercial fishing by June 15, 2011. The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to conduct a voluntary capacity reduction program to remove all commercial fishing capacity in the area prior to that date. (b) REGULATIONS.--The Secretary shall promulgate regulations for the voluntary capacity reduction program that: (1) identifies eligible participants as those individuals engaged in commercial fishing in the designated waters within the Papaha 8naumokua 8kea Marine National Monument pursuant to a valid commercial Federal fishing permit in the 2006 fishing season; (2) provides a mechanism to compensate eligible participants for no more than the economic value of their permits, their vessels or vessel endorsements, and fishing gear; (3) ensures that commercial fishing vessels of eligible participants cannot be used in fishing anywhere in the world; (4) for the commercial fishing vessels of eligible participants, ensures (A) that documentation be provided showing that such vessel has been scrapped or scuttled or, (B) that the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating places a title restriction on the fishing vessel permanently prohibiting and effectively preventing its use in fishing, and (C) that the vessel must remain in Federal documentation and that the Maritime Administration will prohibit the reflagging of the vessel. (c) AUTHORIZATION.--There is authorized no more than $7,500,000 and there is appropriated $7,500,000 of the amount provided in this Act for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's ``Operations, research, and facilities'' to implement this program. (d) CLARIFICATION.--Nothing in this section is intended to enlarge or diminish Federal or State title, jurisdiction, or authority with respect to the waters of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands or the tidal or submerged lands under any provision of State or Federal law. SEC. 113. NIST Building 1 Extension. Of the funds appropriated elsewhere in this Act, $28,000,000 are available for obligation and expenditure as an additional increment to funds previously appropriated for this project. These funds may be expended incrementally through multiple year contracts for design, construction and related activities for the Building 1 Extension; and remain available until expended. This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2008''. TITLE II DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE General Administration SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of Justice, $104,777,000, of which not to exceed $3,317,000 is for security and construction of Department of Justice facilities, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Attorney General is authorized to transfer funds appropriated within General Administration to any office in this account: Provided further, That no appropriations for any office within General Administration shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: Provided further, That $12,684,000 is for Department Leadership; $7,664,000 is for Intergovernmental Relations/External Affairs; $11,832,000 is for Executive Support/Professional Responsibility; and $72,597,000 is for the Justice Management Division: Provided further, That any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the Senate Committee on Appropriations consistent with the terms of section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to transfers authorized under section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That not to exceed $30,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including planning, development, deployment and Departmental direction, $95,795,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, of the funds available, up to $21,000,000 is for the unified financial management system to be administered by the Unified Financial Management System Executive Council. TACTICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS For the costs of conversion to narrowband communications, including the cost for operation and maintenance of Land Mobile Radio legacy systems, $76,353,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the Attorney General shall transfer to this account all funds made available to the Department of Justice for the purchase of portable and mobile radios: Provided further, That any transfer made under the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That the Attorney General shall transfer to the ``Narrowband Communications/Integrated Wireless Network'' account all funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice for the purchase of portable and mobile radios and related infrastructure and any transfer made under this section shall be subject to section 505 of this Act. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, $251,499,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees deposited in the ``Immigration Examinations Fee'' account: Provided, That $4,000,000 shall be expended on the Executive Office for Immigration Review's Legal Orientation Programs. DETENTION TRUSTEE For necessary expenses of the Federal Detention Trustee, $1,265,872,000: Provided, That the Trustee shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System and for overseeing housing related to such detention: Provided further, That any unobligated balances available in prior years from the funds appropriated under the heading ``Federal Prisoner Detention'' shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation under the heading ``Detention Trustee'' and shall be available until expended: Provided further, That funds not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be considered ``funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance'' pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4013(b). office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $73,700,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. United States Parole Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as authorized, $12,194,000. Legal Activities GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES SALARIES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia, $753,000,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 is for litigation support contracts and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $1,000 shall be available to the United States National Central Bureau, INTERPOL, for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 105 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to ``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities'' from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That in addition there is hereby appropriated $6,833,000 for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. ANTITRUST DIVISION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $155,097,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $139,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2008, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2008 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $16,097,000. UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements, $1,747,822,000: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,000,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended. united states trustee system fund For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as authorized, $231,899,000, to remain available until expended and to be derived from the United States Trustee System Fund: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $184,000,000 of offsetting collections pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b) shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2008, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2008 appropriation from the Fund estimated at $0. FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $1,709,000. United States Marshals Service salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, $896,860,000; of which not to exceed $20,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for information technology systems and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not less than $12,397,000 shall be available for the costs of courthouse security equipment, including furnishings, relocations, and telephone systems and cabling, and shall remain available until expended. construction For construction in space controlled, occupied, or utilized by the United States Marshals Service, $8,015,000, to remain available until expended. fees and expenses of witnesses For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $168,300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be made available for construction of buildings for protected witness safesites: Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000,000 may be made available for the purchase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness security caravans: Provided further, That not to exceed $9,000,000 may be made available for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated information network to store and retrieve the identities and locations of protected witnesses. community relations service SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, $10,230,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 105 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. assets forfeiture fund For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, $20,990,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National Security Division, $78,056,000; of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for the activities of the National Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. Interagency Law Enforcement interagency crime and drug enforcement For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, $509,154,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That any amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation. Federal Bureau of Investigation salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United States, $6,372,250,000; of which not to exceed $150,000,000 shall remain available until expended; and of which $2,308,580,000 shall be for counterterrorism investigations, foreign counterintelligence, and other activities related to national security: Provided, That not to exceed $205,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $170,000 shall be available for expenses associated with the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the FBI. construction For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law (including equipment for such buildings); conversion and extension of Federally-owned buildings; and preliminary planning and design of projects; $206,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $63,700,000 shall be available for Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs). Drug Enforcement Administration salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration, including not to exceed $70,000,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; expenses for conducting drug education and training programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in such programs and the distribution of items of token value that promote the goals of such programs, $1,854,157,000; of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, including not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and representation expenses; for training of State and local law enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement, including training in connection with the training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $1,013,980,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys' fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code; and of which $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That no funds appropriated herein shall be available for salaries or administrative expenses in connection with consolidating or centralizing, within the Department of Justice, the records, or any portion thereof, of acquisition and disposition of firearms maintained by Federal firearms licensees: Provided further, That no funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to implement an amendment or amendments to 27 CFR 178.118 or to change the definition of ``curios or relics'' in 27 CFR 178.11 or remove any item from ATF Publication 5300.11 as it existed on January 1, 1994: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That such funds shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to other agencies or Departments in fiscal year 2008: Provided further, That no funds appropriated under this or any other Act with respect to any previous fiscal year, fiscal year 2008, and any fiscal year thereafter may be used to disclose all or part of any information received or generated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in connection with any request to trace a firearm, or information required to be kept by licensees pursuant to 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, or required to be reported pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (7) of title 18, United States Code, except-- (1) to an official of a Federal, State, tribal, local, or foreign law enforcement agency or a Federal, State, or local prosecutor, who certifies that the information is sought solely in connection with and for use in a bona fide criminal investigation or bona fide criminal prosecution, or for national security or intelligence purposes, and will not be used or disclosed for any other purpose; (2) for use in an action or proceeding commenced by the Attorney General to enforce the provisions of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code; chapter 53 of title 26, United States Code; chapter 3 of the Arms Export Control Act; or a review of such an action or proceeding; or (3) for use in an action or proceeding commenced by the Secretary of the Treasury to enforce part III of subchapter D of chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or a review of such an action or proceeding: Provided further, That nothing in the previous proviso shall be construed to prevent the sharing or exchange of such information among and between Federal, State, tribal, local or foreign law enforcement agencies or Federal, State, or local prosecutors, or national security, intelligence, or counterterrorism officials, provided that such information, regardless of its source, is shared, exchanged, or used solely in connection with bona fide criminal investigations or bona fide criminal prosecutions or for national security or intelligence purposes: Provided further, That information in the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the National Trace Center, including all information received or generated by of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shall be immune from legal process, shall not be subject to subpoena or other discovery, shall not be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, and, regardless of when disclosed including previously disclosed information, shall not be admissible as evidence, nor shall testimony or other evidence based on such data be admissible as evidence, in any civil action pending on or filed after the effective date of this subparagraph in any State or Federal court (including any court in the District of Columbia), or in any administrative proceeding other than a proceeding commenced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to enforce the provisions of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code; chapter 53 of title 26, United States Code; chapter 3 of the Arms Export Control Act; a proceeding commenced by the Secretary of the Treasury to enforce part III of subchapter D of chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or judicial review of such actions or proceedings. This provision shall not be construed to prevent the disclosure of statistical information concerning total production, importation, and exportation by each licensed importer (as defined in section 921(a)(19) of title 18) and licensed manufacturer (as defined in section 921(a)(10) of title 18): Provided, That no funds made available by this or any other Act shall be expended to promulgate or implement any rule requiring a physical inventory of any business licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no funds under this Act may be used to electronically retrieve information gathered pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name or any personal identification code: Provided further, That no funds authorized or made available under this or any other Act may be used to deny any application for a license under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, or renewal of such a license due to a lack of business activity, provided that the applicant is otherwise eligible to receive such a license, and is eligible to report business income or to claim an income tax deduction for business expenses under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, home to work transportation currently allotted to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives field operations is extended to headquarters executive Special Agents and designees. CONSTRUCTION For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law (including equipment for such buildings); conversion and extension of federally-owned buildings; and preliminary planning and design or projects; $35,000,000, to remain available until expended. Federal Prison System salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, including purchase (not to exceed 640, of which 605 are for replacement only) and hire of law enforcement and passenger motor vehicles, and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, $5,151,440,000: Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and Services Administration such amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Administration for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison System: Provided further, That not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available for necessary operations until September 30, 2009: Provided further, That, of the amounts provided for Contract Confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses authorized by section 501(c) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note), for the care and security in the United States of Cuban and Haitian entrants: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System may accept donated property and services relating to the operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such program in the past notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities. buildings and facilities For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, $495,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be available to construct areas for inmate work programs: Provided, That labor of United States prisoners may be used for work performed under this appropriation. federal prison industries, incorporated The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments, without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation, including purchase (not to exceed five for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles. limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries, incorporated Not to exceed $2,477,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated shall be available for its administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be computed on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the corporation's current prescribed accounting system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims, and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest. Office on Violence Against Women violence against women prevention and prosecution programs For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4711 et seq.) (``the 1968 Act''); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322; 108 Stat. 1796) (``the 1994 Act''); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to End the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21; 117 Stat. 650); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) (``the 1974 Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386; 114 Stat. 1464) (``the 2000 Act''); and the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162; 119 Stat. 2960) (``the 2005 Act''); $390,000,000, including amounts for administrative costs, to remain available until expended: Provided, That except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 3 percent of funds made available under this heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and technical assistance: Provided further, That of the amount provided-- (1) $1,500,000 is for grants for televised testimony, as authorized by part N of the 1968 Act; (2) $186,500,000 is for grants to combat violence and violent crimes against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act, of which-- (A) $2,000,000 shall be for the National Institute of Justice for research and evaluation of violence against women; and (B) $17,000,000 shall be for transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299(a) of the 1994 Act; (3) $55,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act; (4) $39,500,000 is for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; (5) $5,500,000 is for training programs to assist probation and parole officers as authorized by section 40152 of the 1994 Act, and for related local demonstration projects; (6) $3,900,000 is for grants to improve the stalking and domestic violence databases, as authorized by section 40602 of the 1994 Act; (7) $10,000,000 to reduce violent crimes against women on campus, as authorized by section 304(a) of the 2005 Act; (8) $46,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as authorized by section 1201(c) of the 2000 Act; (9) $4,500,000 is for enhancing protection for older and disabled women from domestic violence and sexual assault, as authorized by section 40802(a) of the 1994 Act; (10) $14,500,000 is for the safe havens for children pilot program, as authorized by section 1301(a) of the 2000 Act; (11) $7,100,000 is for education and training to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as authorized by section 1402(a) of the 2000 Act; (12) $10,000,000 is for sexual assault services, as authorized by section 202 of the 2005 Act; (13) $2,000,000 is for services to advocate and respond to youth, as authorized by section 401 of the 2005 Act; (14) $2,000,000 is for grants to assist children and youth exposed to violence, as authorized by section 303 of the 2005 Act; (15) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence against Indian women, as authorized by section 904 of the 2005 Act; and (16) $1,000,000 is for tracking of violence against Indian women, as authorized by section 905 of the 2005 Act. Office of Justice Programs justice assistance For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); including salaries and expenses in connection therewith, the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405; 108 Stat. 2260); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647; 104 Stat. 4792) (``the 1990 Act''); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162); and the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473; 98 Stat. 2170), $240,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That grants under subparagraphs (1)(A) and (B) of Public Law 98-473 are issued pursuant to rules or guidelines that generally establish a publicly-announced, competitive process: Provided further, That not more than $35,000,000 of balances made available as a result of prior year deobligations may be obligated for program management and administration: Provided further, That any balances made available as a result of prior year deobligations in excess of $35,000,000 shall only be obligated in accordance with section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That amounts under this heading, or amounts transferred to and merged with this account, for salaries and expenses are for not less than 590 permanent positions and not less than 600 full-time equivalent workyears. state and local law enforcement assistance For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647; 104 Stat. 9792) (``the 1990 Act''); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-164; 119 Stat. 3558); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162); and the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386); and other programs; $1,400,000,000 (including amounts for administrative costs, which shall be transferred to and merged with the ``Justice Assistance'' account): Provided, That funding provided under this heading shall remain available until expended, as follows-- (1) $660,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act, as amended by section 1111 of Public Law 109-162, of which-- (A) $60,000,000 for Boys and Girls Clubs in public housing facilities and other areas in cooperation with State and local law enforcement, as authorized by section 401 of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note); and (B) $5,000,000 is for a program to improve State and local law enforcement intelligence capabilities including antiterrorism training and training to ensure that constitutional rights, civil liberties, civil rights, and privacy interests are protected throughout the intelligence process; (2) $400,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)), of which $30,000,000 for the Southwest Border Prosecutor Initiative to reimburse State, county, parish, tribal, or municipal governments only for costs associated with the prosecution of criminal cases declined by local United States Attorneys offices; (3) $190,000,000 for discretionary grants, notwithstanding the provisions of section 505 of the 1968 Act; (4) $15,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 106-386; (5) $25,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 1001(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act; (6) $10,000,000 for grants for residential substance abuse treatment for State prisoners, as authorized by part S of the 1968 Act; (7) $25,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program as authorized by sections 421, 422, and 426 of Public Law 108-405, to be equally divided between the Capital Prosecution Improvement Grants and Capital Representation Improvement Grants; (8) $10,000,000 for mental health courts and adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act; (9) $2,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public Registry; (10) $1,000,000 for the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program, as authorized by section 240001(c) of Public Law 106-386; (11) $28,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes, of which-- (A) $15,000,000 shall be available for grants under section 201109(a)(2) of subtitle A of title II of the 1994 Act; (B) $8,000,000 shall be available for the Tribal Courts Initiative; and (C) $5,000,000 shall be available for demonstration projects on alcohol and crime in Indian County; (12) $5,000,000 for prison rape prevention and prosecution programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-79); (13) $15,000,000 is for the court appointed advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act; (14) $4,000,000 is for child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act; and (15) $5,000,000 for prescription drug monitoring program: Provided further, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds made available under this title to increase the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local government shall achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative public safety service. weed and seed program fund For necessary expenses, including salaries and related expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, to implement ``Weed and Seed'' program activities, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2008, for inter-governmental agreements, including grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts, with State and local law enforcement agencies, nonprofit organizations, and agencies of local government engaged in the investigation and prosecution of violent and gang-related crimes and drug offenses in ``Weed and Seed'' designated communities, and for either reimbursements or transfers to appropriation accounts of the Department of Justice and other Federal agencies which shall be specified by the Attorney General to execute the ``Weed and Seed'' program strategy: Provided, That funds designated by Congress through language for other Department of Justice appropriation accounts for ``Weed and Seed'' program activities shall be managed and executed by the Attorney General through the Executive Office for Weed and Seed: Provided further, That the Attorney General may direct the use of other Department of Justice funds and personnel in support of ``Weed and Seed'' program activities only after the Attorney General notifies the Senate Committee on Appropriations in accordance with section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated for the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be directed for comprehensive community development training and technical assistance. community oriented policing services (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (including administrative costs), the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''), the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405), the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162), the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act (Public Law 109-177; 120 Stat. 192) (including administrative costs), the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to End the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21), $550,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the funds under this heading, not to exceed $2,575,000 shall be available for the Office of Justice Programs for any and all reimbursable services, functions and activities associated with programs administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services including activities authorized by sections 1158 and 1159 of Public Law 109-162: Provided further, That section 1703(b) and (c) of the 1968 Act shall not apply to non-hiring grants made pursuant to part Q of title I (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.): Provided further, That the $15,000,000 provided to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards under this section shall be transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards from the Community Oriented Policing Services Office: Provided further, That of the amounts provided-- (1) $25,000,000 is for the matching grant program for law enforcement armor vests as authorized by section 2501 of part Y of the 1968 Act; (2) $80,000,000 is for policing initiatives to combat illegal methamphetamine production, sale and use in ``drug hot spots'' as authorized by section 754 of Public Law 109-177; (3) $110,000,000 is for law enforcement technologies; (4) $5,000,000 is for grants to upgrade criminal records, as authorized under the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601); (5) $10,000,000 is for an offender re-entry program; (6) $169,000,000 is for DNA analysis and capacity enhancement program, and for other State, local and Federal forensic activities, of which-- (A) $151,000,000 for the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grants as authorized by Public Law 108-405 section 202; (B) $5,000,000 for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grant Program as authorized by Public Law 108-405 section 412 and section 413; (C) $6,000,000 for DNA Training and Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers as authorized by Public Law 108-405 section 303; (D) $5,000,000 for DNA Research and Development as authorized by Public Law 108-405 section 305; (E) $2,000,000 for the DNA Identification of Missing Persons as authorized by Public Law 108-405 section 308; (7) $35,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, including equipment and training assistance to Indian tribes; (8) $6,000,000 is for training and technical assistance; (9) $40,000,000 is for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3797j et seq.); (10) $5,000,000 is for the National District Attorneys Association to conduct prosecutorial training by the National Advocacy Center; (11) $55,000,000 is for a national grant program to arrest and prosecute child predators as authorized by section 1701(d) of part Q of title I of the 1968 Act as amended by section 341 of Public Law 108-21; and (12) Funds not to exceed $11,000,000 is for program management and administration. juvenile justice programs For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974 Act''), the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''), the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162), and other juvenile justice programs, including salaries and expenses in connection therewith to be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Justice Assistance, $340,000,000, to remain available until expended, as follows-- (1) $500,000 is for coordination of Federal efforts, as authorized by section 204 of the 1974 Act; (2) $73,000,000 is for State and local programs authorized by section 221 of the 1974 Act, including training and technical assistance to assist small, non-profit organizations with the Federal grants process; (3) $76,500,000 is for demonstration projects, as authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act; (4) $5,000,000 is for juvenile mentoring programs; (5) $65,000,000 is for delinquency prevention, as authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which-- (A) $10,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program; and (B) $25,000,000 shall be for grants of $360,000 to each State and $6,640,000 shall be available for discretionary grants to States, for programs and activities to enforce State laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors or the purchase or consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors, prevention and reduction of consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors, and for technical assistance and training; (6) $10,000,000 is for the Secure Our Schools Act as authorized by part AA of the 1968 Act; (7) $20,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; (8) $80,000,000 for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program as authorized by part R of the 1968 Act and Guam shall be considered a State for the purpose of that program; and (9) $10,000,000 shall be for gang resistance education and training and programs: Provided, That not more than 2 percent of each amount may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of each amount may be used for training and technical assistance: Provided further, That the previous two provisos shall not apply to demonstration projects, as authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS For payments and expenses authorized by part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796), such sums as are necessary, as authorized by section 6093 of Public Law 100-690 (102 Stat. 4339-4340) (including amounts for administrative costs, which amounts shall be paid to the ``Justice Assistance'' account), to remain available until expended; and $5,000,000 for payments authorized by section 1201(b) of such Act; and $4,100,000 for educational assistance, as authorized by section 1212 of such Act: Provided, That, hereafter, funds available to conduct appeals under section 1205(c) of the 1968 Act, which includes all claims processing, shall be available also for the same under subpart 2 of such part L and under any statute authorizing payment of benefits described under subpart 1 thereof, and for appeals from final decisions of the Bureau (under such part or any such statute) to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction thereof (including those pending), and for expenses of representation of hearing examiners (who shall be presumed irrebuttably to enjoy quasi-judicial immunity in the discharge of their duties under such part or any such statute) in connection with litigation against them arising from such discharge. General Provisions--Department of Justice SEC. 201. None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided, That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and void. SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. SEC. 203. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided, That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect of section 202 intended to address the philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons. SEC. 204. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated to ``Buildings and Facilities, Federal Prison System'' in this or any other Act may be transferred to ``Salaries and Expenses, Federal Prison System'', or any other Department of Justice account, unless the President certifies that such a transfer is necessary to the national security interests of the United States, and such authority shall not be delegated, and shall be subject to section 505 of this Act. SEC. 205. The Attorney General is authorized to extend through September 30, 2009, the Personnel Management Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney General pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296 (6 U.S.C. 533) without limitation on the number of employees or the positions covered. SEC. 206. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Public Law 102-395 section 102(b) shall extend to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the conduct of undercover investigative operations and shall apply without fiscal year limitation with respect to any undercover investigative operation initiated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that is necessary for the detection and prosecution of crimes against the United States. SEC. 207. None of the funds made available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be used for the purpose of transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner. SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, to rent or purchase videocassettes, videocassette recorders, or other audiovisual or electronic equipment used primarily for recreational purposes. (b) Subsection (a) shall not preclude the renting, maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational programs. SEC. 209. Any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in this Act and accompanying report, or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act. SEC. 210. Section 112 of title I as contained in division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-199) is amended as follows: (1) by inserting in paragraph (a)(2)(A) ``the Commissioner of Health & Social Services for Alaska, a representative of an Alaska Native healthcare provider'' after ``Village Public Safety Officer programs,''; (2) by inserting in paragraph (a)(2)(A) ``and a non-voting judge'' after ``non-voting representative''; and (3) by inserting in paragraph (a)(2)(A) ``The Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court may appoint a non-voting representative of the Alaska Supreme Court to provide technical support.'' at the end of the paragraph. SEC. 211. Section 589a of title 28, United States Code, is amended in subsection (b) by-- (1) striking ``and'' in paragraph (8); (2) striking the period in paragraph (9) and inserting ``; and''; and (3) adding the following new paragraph: ``(10) fines imposed under section 110(l)(4)(A) of title 11, United States Code.''. SEC. 212. (a) Section 1930(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (6) by striking everything after ``whichever occurs first.'' and inserting in lieu thereof: ``The fee shall be $325 for each quarter in which disbursements total less than $15,000; $650 for each quarter in which disbursements total $15,000 or more but less than $75,000; $975 for each quarter in which disbursements total $75,000 or more but less than $150,000; $1,625 for each quarter in which disbursements total $150,000 or more but less than $225,000; $1,950 for each quarter in which disbursements total $225,000 or more but less than $300,000; $4,875 for each quarter in which disbursements total $300,000 or more but less than $1,000,000; $6,500 for each quarter in which disbursements total $1,000,000 or more but less than $2,000,000; $9,750 for each quarter in which disbursements total $2,000,000 or more but less than $3,000,000; $10,400 for each quarter in which disbursements total $3,000,000 or more but less than $5,000,000; $13,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total $5,000,000 or more but less than $15,000,000; $20,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total $15,000,000 or more but less than $30,000,000; $30,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total more than $30,000,000. The fee shall be payable on the last day of the calendar month following the calendar quarter for which the fee is owed.''. (b) This section and the amendment made by this section shall take effect January 1, 2008, or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later. SEC. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2008, Federal reimbursement to the District of Columbia for felons newly sentenced by the District of Columbia Superior Court shall commence no later than the date of sentencing for such felons; and Federal reimbursement to the District of Columbia for recommitted District of Columbia parolees shall commence no later than the date of the commitment of such parolees to prison: Provided, That no more than $8,000,000 shall be made available for such reimbursements from funds made available in this Act. SEC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States Attorney from the residency requirements of 28 U.S.C. 545. SEC. 215. None of the funds made available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be obligated for the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Sentinel procurement until the Government Accountability Office has certified to the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary that a performance measurement baseline has been established and the Federal Bureau of Investigation is using a performance-based management system that complies with the American National Standards Institute/Electronics Industries Alliance Standard 748-A, as required by Office of Management and Budget Circular A-11, Part 7 to measure achievement of the cost, schedule and performance goals. SEC. 216. None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be obligated for any work, development or procurement of the Sentinel information technology program phases III or IV until the Government Accountability Office certifies to the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary that the phase under construction has reached 70 percent completion of the planned work and the estimated cost to complete the phase does not exceed 35 percent of the budgeted cost for such phase. This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2008''. TITLE III SCIENCE Office of Science and Technology Policy For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601-6671), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $5,715,000. National Aeronautics and Space Administration science, aeronautics and exploration For necessary expenses in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics and exploration research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities including operations, production, and services; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $35,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $10,633,000,000, of which $119,100,000 shall remain available until expended and $10,513,900,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That, of the amounts provided under this heading, $5,655,110,000 shall be for science, $554,030,000 shall be for aeronautics research, $3,972,490,000 shall be for exploration systems, and $521,380,000 shall be for cross-agency support programs: Provided further, That the amounts in the previous proviso shall be reduced by $70,000,000 in corporate and general administrative expenses and the reduction shall be applied proportionally to each amount therein: Provided further, That within the amounts provided under this heading, management and operations of National Aeronautics and Atmospheric Administration centers shall not exceed $1,150,800,000; corporate general and administrative costs shall not exceed $345,000,000; and institutional investments, including planning, design, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation and modification of existing facilities, construction of new facilities, acquisition and condemnation of real property as authorized by law, and environmental compliance and restoration shall not exceed $195,500,000: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading shall be available only according to the terms and conditions specified in the committee report of the Senate accompanying this Act. exploration capabilities For necessary expenses in the conduct and support of exploration capabilities research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities including operations, production, and services; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $35,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $6,792,000,000, of which $5,200,000 shall remain available until expended and $6,786,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this heading, $4,007,760,000 shall be for Space Shuttle operations, production, research, development, and support and $2,238,610,000 shall be for International Space Station operations, production, research, development, and support: Provided further, That within the amounts provided under this heading, management and operations of National Aeronautics and Atmospheric Administration centers shall not exceed $862,200,000; corporate general and administrative costs shall not exceed $263,700,000; and institutional investments, including planning, design, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation and modification of existing facilities, construction of new facilities, acquisition and condemnation of real property as authorized by law, and environmental compliance and restoration shall not exceed $124,200,000: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading shall be available only according to the terms and conditions specified in the committee report of the Senate accompanying this Act. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $34,600,000. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION For fiscal year 2009 and hereafter, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide, at a minimum, the following information in its annual budget justification: (1) The actual, current, proposed funding level, and estimated budgets for the next five fiscal years by directorate, theme, program, project and activity within each appropriations account. (2) The budget for headquarters including-- (A) the budget by office for the actual, current, proposed funding level, and estimated budgets for the next five fiscal years; (B) the travel budget for each office for the actual, current, and proposed funding level; and (C) the civil service full time equivalent assignments per headquarters office including the number of Senior Executive Service, noncareer, detailee, and contract personnel per office. (3) Concurrent with the submission of the budget to the Congress an accompanying volume shall be provided to the Committee on Appropriations containing the following information for each center and federally funded research and development center operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration: (A) the actual, current, proposed funding level, and estimated budgets for the next five fiscal years by directorate, theme, program, project, and activity; (B) The proposed programmatic and non-programmatic construction of facilities; (C) The number of civil service full time equivalent positions per center for each identified fiscal year; (D) The number of civil service full time equivalent positions considered to be uncovered capacity at each location for each identified fiscal year. (4) Sufficient narrative shall be provided to explain the request for each program, project, and activity, and an explanation for any deviation to previously adopted baselines for all justification materials provided to the Committee. National Science Foundation research and related activities For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), and the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 1880-1881); services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $5,156,090,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, of which not to exceed $510,000,000 shall remain available until expended for Polar research and operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational and science support and logistical and other related activities for the United States Antarctic program: Provided, That from funds specified in the fiscal year 2008 budget request for icebreaking services, up to $57,000,000 shall be available for the procurement of polar icebreaking services: Provided further, That the National Science Foundation shall only reimburse the Coast Guard for such sums as are agreed to according to the existing memorandum of agreement: Provided further, That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the National Research Centers and other National Science Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to this appropriation. major research equipment and facilities construction For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, including authorized travel, $244,740,000, to remain available until expended. education and human resources For necessary expenses in carrying out science and engineering education and human resources programs and activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $850,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009. agency operations and award management For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $9,000 for official reception and representation expenses; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services; $285,590,000: Provided, That contracts may be entered into under ``Agency Operations and Award Management'' in fiscal year 2008 for maintenance and operation of facilities, and for other services, to be provided during the next fiscal year. office of the national science board For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $4,030,000: Provided, That not to exceed $9,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $12,350,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009. This title may be cited as the ``Science Appropriations Act, 2008''. TITLE IV RELATED AGENCIES Commission on Civil Rights salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in excess of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Excepted Service exclusive of one special assistant for each Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable days. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (29 U.S.C. 206(d) and 621-634), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); non-monetary awards to private citizens; and not to exceed $37,000,000 for payments to State and local enforcement agencies for services to the Commission pursuant to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, sections 6 and 14 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, $378,000,000: Provided, That funds made available under this heading shall only be allocated in the manner specified in the report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That no funds made available under this heading may be used to operate the National Contact Center: Provided further, That the Commission may take no action to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until such time as the Senate Committee on Appropriations has been notified of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming requirements of section 505 of this Act. International Trade Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $68,400,000, to remain available until expended. Legal Services Corporation payment to the legal services corporation For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $390,000,000, of which $373,000,000 is for basic field programs and required independent audits; $3,200,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of recipients; $13,800,000 is for management and administration; $3,000,000 is for client self-help and information technology: Provided, That the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based employees as authorized by 5 United States Code 5304, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corporation Act, 42 United States Code 2996(d). ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105-119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2006 and 2007, respectively. Marine Mammal Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as authorized by title II of Public Law 92-522, $3,000,000. Office of the United States Trade Representative salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $47,800,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That negotiations shall be conducted within the World Trade Organization to recognize the right of members to distribute monies collected from antidumping and countervailing duties: Provided further, That negotiations shall be conducted within the World Trade Organization consistent with the negotiating objectives contained in the Trade Act of 2002, Public Law 107-210. State Justice Institute salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-572), $3,500,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. TITLE V GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 501. The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Senate Committee on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of the cumulative balances of any unobligated funds that were made available to any such agency in any previous appropriations Act. SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. SEC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, 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. SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby. SEC. 505. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2008, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates new programs; (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; or (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Senate Committee on Appropriations is notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2008, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Senate Committee on Appropriations is notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. SEC. 506. Hereafter, none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used for the construction, repair (other than emergency repair), overhaul, conversion, or modernization of vessels for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in shipyards located outside of the United States. SEC. 507. If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. SEC. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such department or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. SEC. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. SEC. 510. None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this Act or any other provision of law may be used for-- (1) the implementation of any tax or fee in connection with the implementation of subsection 922(t) of title 18, United States Code; and (2) any system to implement subsection 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, that does not require and result in the destruction of any identifying information submitted by or on behalf of any person who has been determined not to be prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm no more than 24 hours after the system advises a Federal firearms licensee that possession or receipt of a firearm by the prospective transferee would not violate subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, or State law. SEC. 511. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund established under 42 U.S.C. 10601 in any fiscal year in excess of $625,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the following fiscal year. SEC. 512. None of the funds made available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs for which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such students. SEC. 513. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. SEC. 514. With the consent of the President, the Secretary of Commerce shall represent the United States Government in negotiating and monitoring international agreements regarding fisheries, marine mammals, or sea turtles: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall be responsible for the development and interdepartmental coordination of the policies of the United States with respect to the international negotiations and agreements referred to in this section. SEC. 515. Any funds provided in this Act used to implement E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act. SEC. 516. ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY OF ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT WITH FUNDS PROVIDED BY THIS ACT. (a) AUDIT PROGRESS REPORTS.--The Inspectors General of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on the progress of such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days after initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed. (b) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.--Within 60 days after the date on which an audit described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, or Director, as appropriate, shall make the results of the audit available to the public on the Internet website maintained by the Department, Administration, or Foundation, respectively. The results shall be made available in redacted form to exclude-- (1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code; and (2) sensitive personal information for any individual, the public access to which could be used to commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes. (c) PROHIBITED USE OF FUNDS.--A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a banquet or conference that is not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a banquet or conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or contract. (d) CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT.--Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the Administrator, or the Director, as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract or in any other manner to another person who has a financial interest in the person awarded the grant or contract. (e) APPLICATION TO OTHER FEDERAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.--The provisions of the preceding subsections of this section shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the Director of the Office and Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules and requirements, substantially similar to the requirements in such subsections, consistently apply under the executive branch ethics program to all Federal departments, agencies, and entities. SEC. 517. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to issue patents on claims directed to or encompassing a human organism. SEC. 518. If at any time during any quarter, the program manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost has increased by 10 percent, the program manager shall immediately inform the Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the Senate Committee on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall include in such notice: the date on which such determination was made; a statement of the reasons for such increases; the action taken and proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of the project; changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree to which such changes have contributed to the increase in total program costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or procurement costs; and a statement validating that the project's management structure is adequate to control total project or procurement costs. SEC. 519. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by any official or contract employee of the United States Government. SEC. 520. Notwithstanding section 505 of this Act, no funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between appropriations after June 30, except in extraordinary circumstances. SEC. 521. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2008 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. SEC. 522. The Offices of Inspectors General funded under this Act shall forward copies of all audit reports to the Senate Committee on Appropriations immediately after they are issued and immediately make the Committee aware of any review that recommends cancellation of, or modification to, any major acquisition project or grant, or that recommends significant budgetary savings: Provided, That the Offices of Inspectors General funded under this Act shall withhold from public distribution for a period of 15 days any final audit or investigation report that was requested by the Senate Committee on Appropriations. SEC. 523. Hereafter, none of the funds made available by the Congress may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission covering harassment based on religion, when it is made known to the Federal entity or official to which such funds are made available that such guidelines do not differ in any respect from the proposed guidelines published by the Commission on October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 51266). SEC. 524. None of the funds in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of Justice may be used to make a grant allocation, a discretionary grant award, or a discretionary contract award that is specified in the report accompanying this Act, or to publicly announce the intention to make such an award, unless the Attorney General, Secretary, Administrator or Director of the appropriate agency or bureau notifies the Senate Committee on Appropriations, at least three full business days in advance: Provided, That no notification shall involve funds that are not available for obligation. SEC. 525. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to implement an involuntary reduction in force at any NASA center during fiscal year 2008. Sec. 526. (a) Modification of Enhanced-Use Lease Authority for NASA.--Subsection (a) of section 315 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2459j) is amended-- (1) by striking ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator'' and inserting ``The Administrator''; and (2) by striking ``any real property'' and inserting ``any non-excess real property and related personal property''; and (3) by striking ``at no more than two (2) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) centers''. (b) Consideration.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``consideration'' and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting ``cash consideration for the lease at fair market value as determined by the Administrator.''; (2) by striking paragraph (2); (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and (4) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection-- (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``maintenance'' and all that follows through ``centers selected for this demonstration program'' and inserting ``capital revitalization and construction projects and improvements of real property assets and related personal property under the jurisdiction of the Administrator''; and (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(C) Amounts utilized under subparagraph (B) may not be utilized for daily operating costs.''. (c) Lease Restrictions.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended-- (1) by striking ``Lease Restrictions.--NASA'' and inserting the following: ``Lease Restrictions.-- ``(1) NASA''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2) NASA is not authorized to enter into an out-lease under this section unless the Administrator certifies that such out-lease will not have a negative impact on NASA's mission.''. (d) Repeal of Plan and Reporting Requirements.--Such section is further amended by striking subsection (f). (e) Sunset.--Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection (f): ``(f) Sunset.--The authority to enter into leases under this section shall expire on the date that is ten years after the date of the enactment of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008. The expiration under this subsection of authority to enter into leases under this section shall not affect the validity or term of leases or NASA's retention of proceeds from leases entered into under this section before the date of the expiration of such authority.''. (f) Conforming Amendment.--The heading of such section is amended by striking ``Enhanced-use lease of real property demonstration'' and inserting ``Lease of non-excess property''. SEC. 527. LIMITATION. (a) In General.--None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to initiate or participate in a civil action by or on the behalf of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against an entity on the grounds that the entity requires an employee to speak English while engaged in work. (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to all civil actions that commence on or after the date of enactment of this Act. TITLE VI RESCISSIONS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (RESCISSION) Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $10,000,000 are rescinded. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE General Administration WORKING CAPITAL FUND (RESCISSION) Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $41,000,000 are rescinded. DETENTION TRUSTEE (RESCISSION) Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $135,000,000 are rescinded. Legal Activities ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND (RESCISSION) Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $240,000,000 are rescinded. Office of Justice Programs JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (RESCISSION) Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $87,500,000 are rescinded. COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (RESCISSION) Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $37,500,000 are rescinded. This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008''. (As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Oct 4, 2007.)
	S. Amdt. 3212	Domenici, Pete [R-NM]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3213	Domenici, Pete [R-NM]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	To increase the number of Deputy United States Marshals assigned to work in immigration-related matters. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3214	Inouye, Daniel [D-HI]	October 4, 2007	Withdrawn on October 16, 2007.
	To establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and for other purposes. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3215	Mikulski, Barbara [D-MD]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	To require reporting regarding the costs of conferences held by the Department of Justice. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3216	Mikulski, Barbara [D-MD]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	To require certain evaluations by the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget before the satellite acquisition program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may proceed. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3217	Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3218	Murray, Patty [D-WA]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	To provide funds for the Northern Border Prosecutor Initiative. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3219	Murray, Patty [D-WA]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	To ensure FBI work force is properly allocated to meet the FBI's mission requirements and priorities. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3220	Menéndez, Robert [D-NJ]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	To provide additional funding for juvenile mentoring programs. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3221	Dorgan, Byron [D-ND]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3222	Landrieu, Mary [D-LA]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	To provide for hiring additional conciliators for the regional offices of the Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3223	Landrieu, Mary [D-LA]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	To waive certain matching requirements for counties and parishes in which the President declared a major disaster in response to Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3224	Landrieu, Mary [D-LA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3225	Reid, Harry [D-NV]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	To require an analysis of the methods for collecting data regarding the status of the United States economy and a determination of whether the current data results in an overstatement of United States economic growth, domestic manufacturing output, and productivity. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3226	Casey, Robert [D-PA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3227	Dorgan, Byron [D-ND]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	To provide adequate funding for the Drug Courts program. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3228	Landrieu, Mary [D-LA]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 16, 2007.
	To provide funds for bycatch reduction devices for shrimpers in areas of the Gulf Coast impacted by Hurricanes Rita and Katrina. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3229	Landrieu, Mary [D-LA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3230	Coburn, Thomas [R-OK]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	To ensure Department of Justice conference spending does not fund excessive junkets, lavish meals, or organizations linked to terrorism. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3231	Shelby, Richard [R-AL]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	To improve the working conditions for the United States Marshal's Service. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3232	Dodd, Christopher [D-CT]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3233	Mikulski, Barbara [D-MD]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	To provide additional funding for the Office on Violence Against Women. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3234	Obama, Barack [D-IL]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding Federal tax liability. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3235	Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3236	Landrieu, Mary [D-LA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3237	Landrieu, Mary [D-LA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3238	Kennedy, Edward [D-MA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3239	Kennedy, Edward [D-MA]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	To clarify that student loan repayment assistance does not violate section 209 of title 18, United States Code relating to Federal salary. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3240	Dorgan, Byron [D-ND]	October 4, 2007	Withdrawn on October 4, 2007.
	To increase funding for crime control and methamphetamine abuse projects for Indians, with an offset. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3241	Coburn, Thomas [R-OK]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3242	Coburn, Thomas [R-OK]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3243	Coburn, Thomas [R-OK]	October 4, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on October 4, 2007.
	To provide $1,680,000 to investigate and prosecute unsolved civil rights crimes in a fiscally responsible manner by prioritizing spending. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3244	Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3245	Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3246	Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3247	McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	To require the Departments, agencies, and commissions to establish and maintain on their website homepages a direct link to the websites of their Inspectors General, and for other purposes. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3248	Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3249	Leahy, Patrick [D-VT]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 16, 2007.
	To appropriate an additional $15,000,000 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and to provide a full offset for such amount. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3250	Mikulski, Barbara [D-MD]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	To provide necessary expenses for return to flight activities associated with the space shuttle and to provide that funding for such expenses is designated as emergency spending. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3251	Lautenberg, Frank [D-NJ]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	To provide funds for the National Research Council study on acidification of the oceans as authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3252	Feingold, Russell [D-WI]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3253	Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3254	Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3255	Kerry, John [D-MA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3256	Biden, Joseph [D-DE]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	To appropriate an additional $110,000,000 for community oriented policing services and to provide a full offset for such amount. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3259	Kohl, Herbert [D-WI]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3260	Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]	October 4, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on October 15, 2007.
	To prohibit the use of any funds made available in this Act in a manner that is inconsistent with the trade remedy laws of the United States, and for other purposes. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3261	Coburn, Thomas [R-OK]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3262	Kennedy, Edward [D-MA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3263	Pryor, Mark [D-AR]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	To establish a pilot program for digital and wireless networks to advance online higher education opportunities for minority students. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3264	Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3265	Kennedy, Edward [D-MA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3266	Clinton, Hillary [D-NY]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3267	Akaka, Daniel [D-HI]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3268	Mikulski, Barbara [D-MD]	October 4, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 4, 2007.
	To provide funds for science, engineering, technology, and mathematics related activities. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3269	Kerry, John [D-MA]	October 4, 2007	Offered on October 4, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3270	Shelby, Richard [R-AL]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3271	Shelby, Richard [R-AL]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	Of a perfecting nature. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3272	Shelby, Richard [R-AL]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	Relative to the review of IT and 2010 Census-related activities at the Bureau of the Census. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3273	Shelby, Richard [R-AL]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	Of a perfecting nature. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3274	Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3275	Levin, Carl [D-MI]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	To require the FBI to submit an annual report to Congress regarding the length of time taken by the FBI to conduct background checks. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3276	Dorgan, Byron [D-ND]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 16, 2007.
	To amend the Mandatory Victims' Restitution Act to improve restitution for victims of crime, and for other purposes. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3277	Vitter, David [R-LA]	October 15, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on October 16, 2007.
	To prohibit funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3278	Stevens, Ted [R-AK]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 16, 2007.
	To correct a technical error in Public Law 110-53 relating to emergency communications modernization. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3279	Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 16, 2007.
	To increase appropriations for personnel, equipment, and other resources to be used for the analysis of DNA samples, and for other purposes. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3280	Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3281	Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3282	Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3283	Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 16, 2007.
	To use $10,000,000 from the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund for the expansion of Operation Streamline, the zero tolerance prosecution policy currently in place in the Del Rio and Yuma border sectors. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3284	Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3285	Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3286	DeMint, Jim [R-SC]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 16, 2007.
	To provide that none of the funds made available under the Act may be used to circumvent any statutory or administrative formula-driven or competitive awarding process to award funds to a project in response to a request from a Member of Congress, and for other purposes. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3287	Vitter, David [R-LA]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3288	Shelby, Richard [R-AL]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	To provide transparency and accountability in funding for conferences and meetings of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3289	DeMint, Jim [R-SC]	October 15, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on October 16, 2007.
	To prevent Federal employees from purchasing unnecessary first-class or premium-class airline tickets at taxpayers' expense. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3290	Smith, Gordon [R-OR]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 16, 2007.
	To increase appropriations for salaries and expenses for hiring 200 additional Assistant United States Attorneys for the prosecution of offenses relating to the sexual exploitation of children, and for other purposes. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3291	Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3292	Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3293	Snowe, Olympia [R-ME]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3294	Ensign, John [R-NV]	October 15, 2007	Passed by roll call vote on October 16, 2007.
	To increase funding for the United States Marshals Service to ensure full funding for the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and offset the increase by reducing funding for the Advanced Technology Program. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3295	Ensign, John [R-NV]	October 15, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on October 16, 2007.
	To increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program and offset the increase by reducing NASA funding. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3296	Ensign, John [R-NV]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3297	Ensign, John [R-NV]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3298	Kerry, John [D-MA]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3299	Kerry, John [D-MA]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3300	McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3301	Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3302	Clinton, Hillary [D-NY]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3303	Mikulski, Barbara [D-MD]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3304	Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 16, 2007.
	To make $2,000,000 available for sampling, analysis, and clean-up related to the disposal of obsolete vessels owned or operated by the Federal Government in Suisun Bay, California. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3305	Mikulski, Barbara [D-MD]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3306	Mikulski, Barbara [D-MD]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3307	Mikulski, Barbara [D-MD]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3308	Mikulski, Barbara [D-MD]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3309	Mikulski, Barbara [D-MD]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	To provide that certain funds be available for the development of educational activities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics related to the civilian space program. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3310	Mikulski, Barbara [D-MD]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	To provide for certain public-private competition requirements. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3311	Mikulski, Barbara [D-MD]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 16, 2007.
	To extend the numerical limitation exception for H-2B nonimmigrants. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3312	Stevens, Ted [R-AK]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 16, 2007.
	To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to develop and maintain a list of vessels and vessel owners engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, and for other purposes. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3313	Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC]	October 15, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on October 16, 2007.
	To set aside $75,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance for activities that support State and local law enforcement agencies in their efforts to assist the Federal Government's enforcement of immigration laws. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3314	Sununu, John [R-NH]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 16, 2007.
	To make funds available for regional coastal disaster assistance, transition, and recovery programs. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3315	Thune, John [R-SD]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3316	Thune, John [R-SD]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3317	Thune, John [R-SD]	October 15, 2007	Failed by roll call vote on October 16, 2007.
	To provide, in a fiscally responsible manner, additional funding for United States attorneys to prosecute violent crimes in Indian country. Show amendment details
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3318	Coburn, Thomas [R-OK]	October 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on October 15, 2007.
	To provide additional transparency and accountability in funding for conferences and meetings of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Show amendment details
	S. Amdt. 3319	Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]	October 15, 2007	Offered on October 15, 2007.
	Amendment information not available. Show amendment details

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