DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

SEC. 815. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (a) In General.— The Attorney General shall use funds made available pursuant to subsection (b) to— (1) hire additional Assistant United States Attorneys and attorneys within the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice; and (2) provide for increased security at courthouses and other facilities in which Federal workers are employed. (b) Authorization of Additional Appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; (2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; 110 STAT. 1315 (3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and (4) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2000. (c) Availability of Funds.— Funds made available pursuant to this section, in any fiscal year, shall remain available until expended. (d) Exemption Authority.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 102(b) of the Department of Justice and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–395), shall remain in effect until specifically repealed, subject to any limitation on appropriations contained in any Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act. (e) General Reward Authority of the Attorney General.— (1) In general — Chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding immediately after section 3059A the following section: “§ 3059B. General reward authority “(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General may pay rewards and receive from any department or agency funds for the payment of rewards under this section to any individual who assists the Department of Justice in performing its functions. “(b) Not later than 30 days after authorizing a reward under this section that exceeds $100,000, the Attorney General shall give notice to the respective chairmen of the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives. “(c) A determination made by the Attorney General to authorize an award under this section and the amount of any reward authorized shall be final and conclusive, and not subject to judicial review.”.