Legal Activities

Legal Activities salaries and expenses, general legal activities 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 the Attorney General and accounted for solely on his certificate; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia; $257,000,000, of which not to exceed $5,751,000 shall be available for the operation of the United States National Central Bureau, INTERPOL; and of which not to exceed $6,000,000 for ligitation support contracts shall remain available until September 30, 1991: Provided, That of the funds available in this appropriation, not to exceed $12,160,000 shall remain available until expended for office automation systems for the legal divisions covered by this appropriation, and for the United States Attorneys, the Antitrust Division, and offices funded through Salaries and expenses, General Administration: Provided further, That for fiscal year 1990 and hereafter the Chief, United States National Central Bureau, INTERPOL, may establish and collect fees to process name checks and background records for noncriminal employment, licensing, and humanitarian purposes and, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302, credit such fees to this appropriation to be used for salaries and other expenses incurred in providing these services: Provided further, That for fiscal year 1990 and hereafter the Attor-103 STAT. 996ney General may establish and collect fees to cover the cost of identifying, copying and distributing copies of tax decisions rendered by the Federal Judiciary and that any such fees shall be credited to this appropriation notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,000,000 for expenses of the Department of Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vac-cine Injury Act of 1986 shall be reimbursed from the special fund established to pay judgments awarded under the Act. Subject to the provisions of section 104(e) of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–383; 50 U.S.C. App. 1989 (b–3(e)), the maximum amount authorized under such section for any fiscal year is appropriated, from money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for each fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 1990, to the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund established by section 104(a) of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, for payments to eligible individuals under section 105 of that Act. salaries and expenses, antitrust division For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $32,222,000. salaries and expenses, united states attorneys For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, $444,862,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 1991, for the purposes of (1) providing training of personnel of the Department of Justice in debt collection, (2) providing services related to locating debtors and their property, such as title searches, debtor skiptracing, asset searches, credit reports and other investigations, and (3) paying the costs of sales of property not covered by the sale proceeds, such as auctioneers’ fees and expenses, maintenance and protection of property and businesses, advertising and title search and surveying costs: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. united states trustee system fund For the necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, $60,729,000, to remain available until expended and to be derived from the Fund, for activities authorized by section 115 of the Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–554): Provided, That deposits to the Fund are available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors. salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $440,000: Provided, That for fiscal year 1990 and hereafter, funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for: allowances and benefits similar to those allowed under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 as determined by the Commission; expenses of packing, shipping, and storing personal effects of personnel assigned abroad; rental or lease, for such periods as may be 103 STAT. 997necessary, of office space and living quarters of personnel assigned abroad; maintenance, improvement, and repair of properties rented or leased abroad, and furnishing fuel, water, and utilities for such properties; insurance on official motor vehicles abroad; advances of funds abroad; advances or reimbursements to other Government agencies for use of their facilities and services in carrying out the functions of the Commission; hire of motor vehicles for field use only; and employment of aliens. salaries and expenses, united states marshals service For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service; including acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of vehicles and aircraft; $217,027,000 as authorized in Public Law 100–690 (102 Stat. 4513): Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of title 31 U.S.C. 3302, for fiscal year 1990 and hereafter the Director of the United States Marshals Service may collect fees and expenses for the services authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1921 as amended by Public Law 100–690, and credit such fees to this appropriation to be used for salaries and other expenses incurred in providing these services: Provided further, That not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. support of united states prisoners For support of United States prisoners in non-Fed er al institutions, $137,034,000, to remain available until expended; of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available under the Cooperative Agreement Program. fees and expenses of witnesses For expenses, mileage, compensation, and per diems of witnesses, for private counsel expenses, and for per diems in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law, including advances; $56,784,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,690,000 may be made available for planning, construction, renovation, maintenance, remodeling, and repair of buildings and the purchase of equipment incident thereto for protected witness safesites: Provided, That for fiscal year 1990 and hereafter the Attorney General may enter into reimbursable agreements with other Federal Government agencies or components within the Department of Justice to pay expenses of private counsel to defend Federal Government employees sued for actions while performing their official duties: Provided further, That for fiscal year 1990 and hereafter the Attorney General, upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in compliance with provisions set forth in section 606 of this Act, may authorize litigating components to reimburse this account for expert witness expenses when it appears current allocations will be exhausted for cases scheduled for trial in the current fiscal year. salaries and expenses, community relations service For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, established by title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, $29,334,000, of which not to exceed $21,500,000 shall remain available until ex-pended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements and other expenses necessary under sec-103 STAT. 998tion 501(c) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–422; 94 Stat. 1809) for the processing, care, maintenance, security, transportation and reception and placement in the United States of Cuban and Haitian entrants: Provided, That notwithstanding section 501(e)(2)(B) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–422; 94 Stat. 1810), funds may be expended for assistance with respect to Cuban and Haitian entrants as authorized under section 501(c) of such Act. assets forfeiture fund For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1(A)(ü). (B), (O), (F) and (G), as amended, $75,000,000 to be derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.