AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

SEC. 310. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Department of Justice.—There is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2003— (1) for salary, pay, retirement, and other costs associated with increasing the staffing level of the Office of Inspector General by 25 full-time employees who shall conduct an increased number of audits, inspections, and investigations of alleged misconduct by employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (2) to fund expanded audit coverage of the grant programs administered by the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice; and (3) to conduct special reviews of efforts by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to implement recommendations made by the Office of Inspector General in reports on alleged mis-conduct by the Bureau. (b) Federal Bureau of Investigation—There is authorized to be appropriated $1,700,000 to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for fiscal year 2003 for salary, pay, retirement, and other costs associated with increasing the staffing level of the Office of Professional Responsibility by 10 full-time special agents and 4 full-time support employees.