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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

1st Session 117–XXX

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES

APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2022

ULY

XX, 2021.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of

the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. C

ARTWRIGHT

, from the Committee on Appropriations,

submitted the following

R E P O R T

together with

MINORITY VIEWS

[To accompany H.R. ]

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in

explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

Page Number

Bill Report

Title I—Department of Commerce ............................................................ 00 00

Title II—Department of Justice ................................................................ 00 00

Title III—Science ........................................................................................ 00 00

Office of Science and Technology Policy ............................................ 00 00

National Space Council ...................................................................... 00 00

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ............................. 00 00

National Science Foundation ............................................................. 00 00

Title IV—Related Agencies ........................................................................ 00 00

Commission on Civil Rights ............................................................... 00 00

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission .................................. 00 00

International Trade Commission ....................................................... 00 00

Legal Services Corporation ................................................................ 00 00

Marine Mammal Commission ............................................................ 00 00

Office of the United States Trade Representative ........................... 00 00

State Justice Institute ........................................................................ 00 00

Title V—General Provisions ...................................................................... 00 00

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Page Number

Bill Report

House of Representatives Reporting Requirements ......................... 00 00

Minority Views .................................................................................... 00 00

IGHLIGHTS OF THE

ILL

The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Sub-

committee has jurisdiction over a diverse group of agencies respon-

sible for promoting economic development; researching climate

change and mitigating its impacts; protecting civil rights; pro-

moting criminal justice reform and police reform; combating violent

crime, financial fraud, terrorism, cyber threats, and espionage; ad-

dressing gun violence; ensuring access to justice; enforcing trade

laws; conducting periodic censuses; forecasting the weather; man-

aging fisheries; exploring space; and advancing science. The activi-

ties of these agencies impact every American and are integral to

the operations of our government.

The bill provides a total of $81,315,000,000 in discretionary

budget authority for fiscal year 2022. Within the level of funds pro-

vided, the bill prioritizes funding to help reform law enforcement

practices across the country and to ensure the civil rights of all

Americans. The bill also prioritizes numerous public investments

important for job creation, infrastructure improvements, American

competitiveness, public safety, climate, and other scientific re-

search, and improving the accuracy of weather forecasting.

Policing Reform and Racial Justice.—The Committee takes very

seriously its solemn obligation to help improve the state of policing

and ensure racial justice in the United States. The appalling mis-

treatment of African Americans and other minorities at the hands

of police officers in communities throughout the country is a long-

standing epidemic that demands immediate reforms throughout the

Nation, including decisive action from this Committee. Hate-based

violence and incidents that continue to exist across our Nation

must be reported, investigated, and prosecuted. To that end, the

Committee has included a number of meaningful investments and

reforms. The Committee’s recommendation includes the following:

• Provides $193,161,000 for the Civil Rights Division of the

Department of Justice, an increase of $35,014,000 above fiscal

year 2021. Within this amount, an increase of not less than

$10,000,000 is provided for investigations and enforcement re-

lated to the patterns and practices of police departments, in-

cluding compliance with consent decrees. In addition, increases

of $10,000,000 within the appropriation for United States At-

torneys and $5,000,000 within the Federal Bureau of Inves-

tigation (FBI) are provided for this same purpose.

• Directs the Attorney General to develop and implement

strong and uniform accreditation standards for Federal, State,

and local law enforcement, based on an analysis of existing ac-

creditation standards and methodology development by law en-

forcement accreditation organizations nationwide, as well as

the May 2015 recommendations of the President’s Task Force

on 21st Century Policing.

• Prohibits Justice Department funds from being made

available for any law enforcement agency of any State or unit

of local government unless the Attorney General has certified

that such agency has begun or completed the process of obtain-

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ing accreditation from a certified law enforcement accreditation

organization.

• Directs the Attorney General to continue efforts to imple-

ment a program to improve training for all Federal, State, and

local law enforcement officers, including the development of

standards that can be applied in hiring and performance as-

sessments, specifically aimed at racial profiling, implicit bias,

and procedural justice, as well as the use of force and the duty

for officers to intervene when witnessing the use of excessive

force against civilians. The recommendation further directs the

Attorney General to establish standards for such training to be

adopted nationwide.

• Provides $5,000,000 for the National Task Force on Law

Enforcement Oversight. This Task Force is designed to coordi-

nate the detection and referral of complaints regarding inci-

dents of alleged law enforcement misconduct nationwide, in

consultation with professional law enforcement associations,

labor organizations, and community-based organizations.

• Provides $5,000,000 for continued development and imple-

mentation of a first-of-its-kind National Police Misconduct Reg-

istry, designed to serve as a central repository of data with re-

spect to all Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers,

to be compiled and maintained by the Department of Justice.

This would provide a publicly available resource to help ensure

accountability and transparency and help restore trust in the

credibility of the Nation’s law enforcement agencies and im-

prove their relationships with the communities they serve.

• Prohibits any State or unit of local government from re-

ceiving any Byrne JAG program funds or COPS program

funds, unless the United States Attorney General certifies that

the jurisdiction satisfies all of the following requirements:

1. Maintains adequate policies and procedures designed to

eliminate racial profiling in law enforcement, and has elimi-

nated any existing practices that permit or encourage racial

profiling in law enforcement;

2. Requires each law enforcement officer in the State or unit

of local government to complete training programs on racial

profiling, implicit bias, de-escalation, use of force and a duty to

intervene in cases where another law enforcement officer is

using excessive force against a civilian, and procedural justice;

3. Has in effect a law that prohibits law enforcement officers

from using a chokehold or carotid hold, consistent with the re-

quirements as described in section 363 of H.R. 1280, The

George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, as passed by the House

of Representatives on March 3, 2021;

4. Has in effect a law that prohibits law enforcement officers

from using less lethal force, consistent with the requirements

as described in section 364 of H.R. 1280;

5. Has in effect a law that prohibits law enforcement officers

from using deadly force, consistent with the requirements as

described in section 364 of H.R. 1280;

6. Has in effect a law that prohibits the issuance of a ‘‘no-

knock warrant’’ in a drug case, consistent with the require-

ments as described in section 362 of H.R. 1280;

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7. Has provided the United States Attorney General a law

enforcement practice report that includes information on the

race, ethnicity, age, and gender of the officers and employees

of the law enforcement agency and of members of the public in-

volved in:

(a) traffic violation stops;

(b) pedestrian stops;

(d) instances where officers or employees of the law en-

forcement agency used deadly force, including detailed in-

formation on such instances.

8. Has not entered into or renewed any contractual arrange-

ment, including a collective bargaining agreement with a labor

organization, which:

(a) would prevent the Attorney General from seeking or

enforcing equitable or declaratory relief against a law en-

forcement agency engaging in a pattern or practice of un-

constitutional misconduct, or

(b) conflicts with any terms or conditions contained in a

consent decree.

• Prohibits any State or unit of local government from re-

ceiving any Byrne JAG program funds or COPS program

funds, unless the United States Attorney General certifies that

the jurisdiction (including all members of multi-jurisdictional

or regional consortia applying for COPS funds) has in effect a

law that makes it a criminal offense for any person acting

under color of law to engage in a sexual act with an individual,

including an individual who is under arrest, in detention, or

otherwise in the actual custody of any law enforcement officer.

• Requires ten percent of each applicant’s Byrne JAG for-

mula funds to be spent to develop and implement best prac-

tices to eliminate racial profiling, including training to prevent

racial profiling and to encourage more respectful interaction

with the public, the acquisition and use of technology to facili-

tate the accurate collection and analysis of data, the develop-

ment and acquisition of feedback systems and technologies

that identify officers or units of officers engaged in, or at risk

of engaging in, racial profiling or other misconduct, and the es-

tablishment and maintenance of an administrative complaint

procedure or independent auditor program.

• Requires five percent of each applicant’s Byrne JAG for-

mula funds to be spent to assist law enforcement agencies of

the applicant, including campus public safety departments,

gain or maintain accreditation from certified law enforcement

accreditation organizations.

• Requires five percent of each applicant’s Byrne JAG for-

mula funds to be used to study and implement effective man-

agement, training, recruiting, hiring, and oversight standards

and programs to promote effective community and problem-

solving strategies for law enforcement agencies.

• Requires five percent of each applicant’s Byrne JAG for-

mula funds to be used to purchase or lease body-worn cameras

for use by State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers; for

expenses related to the implementation of a body-worn camera

program in order to deter excessive force, improve account-

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ability and transparency of the use of force by law enforcement

officers, and improve evidence collection; or to implement poli-

cies or procedures to be consistent with requirements as de-

scribed in section 382 of H.R. 1280, as passed by the House of

Representatives on March 3, 2021. The recommendation addi-

tionally includes $35,000,000 for the competitive matching

grant program for purchases of body-worn cameras and related

expenses for State, local and Tribal law enforcement.

• Provides $42,000,000 for grants to train State and local

law enforcement officers on racial profiling, implicit bias, de-es-

calation, use of force and a duty to intervene when witnessing

other officers using excessive force, and procedural justice.

• Provides $100,000,000 for grants to assist states in con-

ducting pattern and practice investigations of law enforcement.

• Provides $7,200,000 for grants to support State and local

law enforcement in complying with reform efforts as a result

of litigation including, but not limited to, consent decrees, out

of court agreements, memoranda of understanding, findings,

technical assistance, and recommendation letters from reform

authorities.

• Provides $250,000,000 for grants to States and Tribes to

assist in implementing statutes providing for independent in-

vestigation of law enforcement officers.

• Provides $25,000,000 for grants to community-based orga-

nizations to study and implement: (1) effective management,

training, recruiting, hiring, and oversight standards and pro-

grams to promote effective community and problem solving

strategies for law enforcement agencies; or (2) effective strate-

gies and solutions to public safety, including strategies that do

not rely on Federal or local law enforcement agency responses.

The studies shall address standards relating to administrative

due process, residency requirements, compensation and bene-

fits, use of force, racial profiling, early warning systems, juve-

nile justice, school safety, civilian review boards or analogous

procedures, or research into the effectiveness of existing pro-

grams, projects, or other activities designed to address mis-

conduct by law enforcement officers.

• Provides $25,000,000 for pilot programs and the imple-

mentation of effective standards and programs in the areas of

training, hiring and recruitment, and oversight that are de-

signed to improve management and address misconduct by law

enforcement officers. In addition, not less than $4,000,000 is

separately provided within the COPS account to develop best

practices for, and to create, civilian review boards, consistent

with the requirements as described in section 104(b) of H.R.

1280 as passed by the House of Representatives on March 3,

2021.

• Provides $15,000,000 for technical assistance grants to

tribes and small law enforcement agencies (employing 100 or

fewer officers) to help them comply with the requirements of

H.R. 1280, as passed by the House of Representatives on

March 3, 2021, related to reporting data on the use of force by

law enforcement officers.

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• Provides $5,000,000 for grants within the Byrne JAG pro-

gram for the development of best practices for, and the cre-

ation of, local task forces on public safety innovation.

• Provides $5,000,000 for up to five technical assistance

grants for data collection on the hit rates for stops and

searches by law enforcement agencies, and provides $500,000

for analysis and evaluation of this data.

• Provides $22,000,000 for the Community Relations Serv-

ice, an increase of $4,000,000 above fiscal year 2021, including

$3,300,000 for additional conflict resolution efforts as author-

ized in section 116(2) of H.R. 1280 as passed by the House of

Representatives on March 3, 2021.

• Provides $13,000,000 for the U.S. Commission on Civil

Rights, an increase of $500,000 above fiscal year 2021, includ-

ing funding in support of the Commission’s efforts to further

research and advise on the topic of policing reform, as well as

continued funding for the Commission on the Social Status of

Black Men and Boys.

• Provides $12,000,000 for domestic radicalization research

and directs the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to prioritize

funding toward research efforts that explore the radicalization

of Americans to white nationalist extremism and identify and

advance evidence-based strategies for effective intervention

and prevention.

• Directs NIJ to conduct a nationwide study of the preva-

lence and effect of any law, rule, or procedure that allows a law

enforcement officer to delay the response to questions posed by

a local internal affairs officer, or review board on the investiga-

tive integrity and prosecution of law enforcement misconduct,

including pre-interview warnings and termination policies, con-

sistent with requirements as described in section 115 of H.R.

1280 as passed by the House of Representatives on March 3,

2021.

In addition, the recommendation includes the following further

measures aimed at promoting racial justice:

• Provides additional funding for the Justice Department’s

Civil Rights Division for voting rights enforcement.

• Provides $70,000,000 for grants authorized under the Mat-

thew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention

Act (Public Law 111–84) to help States, localities, and Tribal

law enforcement agencies to conduct educational outreach and

training on hate crimes, and to investigate and prosecute hate

crimes. Furthermore, an additional $30,000,000 is provided for

community groups for efforts to prevent hate crimes.

• Provides $13,500,000, as authorized, in support of the Em-

mett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of

2016 (Public Law 114–325) to investigate and prosecute pre-

viously unresolved civil rights era ‘‘cold case’’ murders sus-

pected of having been racially motivated, through a partner-

ship among the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division,

the Civil Rights Unit of the FBI, the Community Relations

Service, State and local law enforcement officials, and other el-

igible entities.

• Provides $445,933,000 for the Equal Employment Oppor-

tunity Commission (EEOC), an increase of $41,443,000 above

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fiscal year 2021, to continue prioritization of the enforcement

of Federal anti-discrimination laws and to pursue litigation

and strategic initiatives quickly and aggressively. In addition,

funding is provided to increase front-line and investigative

staff to reduce wait times for intake appointments, provide live

help via the hotlines, modernize information technology, and

improve the EEOC’s methods of data collection, reporting, and

access.

• Provides $70,023,000 for the Minority Business Develop-

ment Agency, an increase of $22,023,000 above fiscal year

2021, to help create jobs and expand business growth opportu-

nities among minority-owned U.S. companies, including

$1,500,000 to continue the Minority Serving Institutions Entre-

preneurship Pilot Program, as established in Public Law 116–

260, to support entrepreneurship for undergraduate students

at Minority Serving Institutions.

• Provides strong funding levels for an array of programs

dedicated to broadening participation in science, technology,

engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields among underrep-

resented groups, including $48,000,000 for the Minority Uni-

versity Research Education Project of the National Aeronautics

and Space Administration (NASA); $22,000,000 for the Na-

tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Edu-

cational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institu-

tions as well as another $3,000,000 to launch a similar Edu-

cational Partnership Program at the National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST); and the following funding

levels for programs of the National Science Foundation (NSF):

no less than $69,500,000 for the Louis Stokes Alliance for Mi-

nority Participation, no less than $67,000,000 for the Robert

Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, no less than $75,000,000

for the Advanced Technological Education Program; and no

less than $21,000,000 for the Tribal Colleges and Universities

Program.

Infrastructure and Economic Growth.—This bill invests in our

nation’s infrastructure improvement needs by providing

$433,110,000 for the Economic Development Administration (EDA),

an increase of $87,110,000 above fiscal year 2021, including in-

creases for EDA’s Public Works program, Assistance to Coal Com-

munities program, Regional Innovation Strategies program, and

other EDA programs. These funds will support the Nation’s eco-

nomic recovery and provide the foundation for future growth in

jobs and our standard of living.

The bill also helps expand economic growth in other ways. The

recommendation includes $275,000,000 for the Manufacturing Ex-

tension Partnership program, an increase of $125,000,000 above

fiscal year 2021. This program helps small- and medium-sized U.S.

manufacturers create jobs and expand business growth opportuni-

ties. The bill also provides $56,500,000 for the Manufacturing USA

program, an increase of $40,000,000 above fiscal year 2021, to sup-

port the establishment of two new Manufacturing USA Institutes.

A robust funding increase is provided for the International Trade

Administration, to create U.S. jobs by expanding U.S. exports and

fighting the unfair trade practices of other countries. Furthermore,

the full budget request of $3,993,851,000 is provided for the U.S.

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Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), to enable PTO to promote in-

novation in the United States by protecting the Nation’s intellec-

tual property rights both at home and abroad.

The bill also ensures responsible investments in the future of the

Nation’s economy and workforce by providing increases for STEM

engagement at NASA, NOAA, and NSF, as well as an increase for

EDA’s STEM Apprenticeship Program to create and expand STEM

apprenticeships and other workforce training models. Within the

National Institute of Standards and Technology, strong funding in-

creases are provided for research efforts related to key future tech-

nologies, including quantum information science and artificial in-

telligence. Furthermore, the bill includes a strong increase for the

Broadening Participation in STEM program at the National

Science Foundation. Global leadership requires diverse ideas that

will charge innovation.

All of these investments in our economy are especially important

now, as the Nation continues to deal with the very real economic

consequences associated with the coronavirus pandemic.

Efforts Addressing Climate Change.—The bill provides very

strong and responsible funding increases for critical efforts to bet-

ter understand, and prepare for, the Earth’s changing climate. No-

table funding increases are provided for NASA’s Earth Science ac-

tivities and aeronautics research aimed at producing more environ-

mentally sustainable aviation.

NOAA also receives strong increases for its climate adaptation

activities, such as $30,000,000 to increase the understanding of

how sea level rise will affect coastal communities and $20,000,000

to address the impacts on fish stocks and the fishing industry of

increasing ocean temperatures. Healthy increases are also provided

for NOAA’s National Coastal Resiliency Fund and Coastal Zone

Management grant program. These grant programs fund green and

grey coastal infrastructure solutions to help protect coastal areas

threatened by rising sea level and other impacts of climate change.

Furthermore, the recommendation includes an increase of

$132,637,000 for NOAA’s National Weather Service to enhance its

ability to accurately forecast extreme weather events. Numerous

other investments are included across NOAA in support of the

weather mission, including $15,000,000 to improve the under-

standing and prediction of wildfire behavior that will help inform

suppression efforts and provide more advanced notice to commu-

nities at risk from wildfires, as well as $100,000,000 to maintain

and recapitalize NOAA’s hurricane hunter aircraft.

In addition, the bill provides a $1.2 billion investment for climate

and clean energy-related research at the National Science Founda-

tion, including research on atmospheric composition, water and car-

bon cycles, computational modeling of climate systems, renewable

energy technologies, materials sciences, and social, behavioral, and

economic research on human responses to climate change.

Fighting the Opioid Epidemic.—The bill provides substantial re-

sources to address the opioid epidemic. To assist State and local

governments, the bill provides strong funding increases for grants

authorized by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. This

includes strong increase for Drug Courts, Veterans Courts, and the

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP).

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Fighting Cyberthreats.—Throughout the bill, robust funding is

provided to strengthen agencies’ cybersecurity, necessary in the

face of increased threats to Federal assets. Additionally, the bill

supports Executive Order 14028, ‘‘Improving the Nation’s Cyberse-

curity’’, and provides an additional $15,000,000 for NIST’s role in

supporting the strengthening of Federal and private cybersecurity

efforts, including educating the Nation’s cybersecurity workforce. In

addition, the bill includes an increase of $40,000,000 for the FBI’s

efforts to deter, investigate, and pursue cyberthreats and

cybercrime.

Further, strong increases are provided to NSF to support future

innovations that will help secure our Nation from current and po-

tential future cyber threats while protecting personal information

from cyber intrusion.

Justice Grants.—The bill provides other responsible and very in-

creases for Department of Justice grant assistance. For programs

funded under the Violence Against Women Act, the bill provides

$753,800,000, an increase of $240,300,000 or 48 percent above fis-

cal year 2021 and includes new grant programs specifically for

communities that are underrepresented and underserved including

the deaf and transgender communities. This significant increase is

a step towards ending gender-based violence. For school safety, the

bill provides $140,000,000, an increase of $15,000,000, to fund the

STOP School Violence Act of 2018. In addition, the bill increases

funding for other activities that will address school violence, includ-

ing strong funding increases for youth mentoring grants and grants

for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention. The bill also funds

a new program aimed at providing alternatives to incarceration for

parents as well as juveniles.

Preventing Gun Violence.—The bill also takes important steps to-

wards addressing gun violence in this country. The bill maintains

funding for the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check

System (NICS) and provides a strong funding increase for grants

to help States improve their submissions into the NICS system.

The bill also increases funding for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,

Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to hire additional investigative per-

sonnel, expand oversight of Federal Firearms Licensees, and in-

crease the capacity of the National Integrated Ballistic Information

Network to expand its reach to communities as an essential tool in

combatting gun violence.

Legal Services Corporation.—The recommendation makes a his-

toric investment to help ensure access to justice for all Americans

by providing $600,000,000 for the Legal Services Corporation, an

increase of $135,000,000 above fiscal year 2021. This increase will

ensure low income individuals and families have access to assist-

ance to resolve civil legal problems, such as evictions and fore-

closures that were exacerbated by the COVID–19 pandemic.

First Step Act and Second Chance Act.—The recommendation in-

cludes not less than $409,000,000 for programs authorized under

the First Step Act of 2018, to expand and develop opportunities for

incarcerated individuals to participate in evidence-based, recidi-

vism-reducing programming and productive activities. The rec-

ommendation also includes $125,000,000 for Second Chance Act

grants, an increase of $25,000,000 above fiscal year 2021.

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).—For

NASA, the bill includes $25,038,400,000, an increase of

$1,767,122,000 above fiscal year 2021, including strong funding lev-

els for NASA’s science, aeronautics research, human space explo-

ration, space technology, and STEM Engagement programs.

Other Science Investments.—The recommendation makes other

strong investments in science as well, providing $9,634,036,000

overall for the National Science Foundation, an increase of

$1,147,277,000 above fiscal year 2021, and $937,570,000 for sci-

entific and technical research and services of the National Institute

of Standards and Technology, an increase of $149,570,000 above

fiscal year 2021.

VERSIGHT AND

UDGET

EVIEW

In furtherance of the Committee’s oversight responsibilities and

to protect hard-earned taxpayer dollars, the Committee has in-

cluded language that:

• Provides strong funding increases for the agency inspec-

tors general funded in this bill.

• Prohibits funding for the National Technical Information

Service to charge customers for a copy of a document generated

by the Legislative Branch unless the customer is informed how

to receive an electronic copy free online.

• Prohibits the Executive Office for Immigration Review

from using case completion quotas in immigration judge per-

formance evaluations.

• Requires quarterly reporting of unobligated balances.

• Requires agencies procuring sensitive information tech-

nology systems to conduct supply chain risk assessments.

• Requires contractors and grantees receiving more than

$5,000,000 to certify that they are not delinquent on their Fed-

eral taxes.

• Prohibits funds from being used to purchase first class and

premium airline travel.

• Limits the number of agency staff who can attend overseas

conferences.

• Requires agencies to track undisbursed grant balances.

• Requires agencies to submit spending plans for the Com-

mittee’s review.

• Requires agencies to notify the Committee of project cost

overruns and mitigation plans.

• Requires agency computer networks to block pornography.

Paper Reduction Efforts.—The Committee urges the Departments

of Commerce and Justice, the National Science Foundation, and

NASA to work with the Office of Management and Budget to re-

duce printing and reproduction costs and directs each agency to re-

port to the Committee within 60 days of the enactment of this Act

on the steps it has taken to achieve this goal. The report should

specifically identify how much funding each agency expects to save

by implementing these measures.

Performance Measures.—The Committee directs all agencies

funded by this Act to comply with title 31 of the United States

Code, including the development of their organizational priority

goals and outcomes such as performance outcome measures, output

measures, efficiency measures, and customer service measures. The

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Committee directs all agencies funded by this Act to report on their

implementation plans for these measures within 60 days of the

date of enactment of this Act, and looks forward to receiving the

reports on this subject as directed in House Report 116–455.

Customer Service.—The Committee continues to support efforts

to improve customer service in accordance with Executive Order

13571, ‘‘Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer

Service’’. The Committee directs all agencies funded by this Act to

develop standards to improve customer service and incorporate the

standards into the performance plans required under 31 U.S.C.

1115. The Committee directs all agencies funded by this Act to re-

port on their implementation plans regarding this subject no later

than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and looks for-

ward to receiving the reports on this subject as directed in House

Report 116–455.

Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency.—The Com-

mittee notes the importance of ensuring access to Federal services

and programs for all persons with limited English proficiency.

Therefore, the Committee directs agencies and programs funded in

this Act to comply fully with the requirements of Executive Order

13166, ‘‘Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited

English Proficiency,’’ and on an ongoing basis, review and improve

their efforts to provide meaningful access to the programs, services,

and information they provide.

Research Impacted by the Pandemic.—During the pandemic, the

U.S. research enterprise has suffered greatly, particularly impact-

ing early career researchers, putting at risk U.S. leadership on the

global research and innovation landscape. The changing environ-

ment brought on by COVID–19 resulted in halted research projects

and uncertain career prospects, not only for this generation, but

also future generations of scientists and the overall U.S. research

pipeline. To help address these problems, the Committee encour-

ages the Department of Commerce, NASA, and NSF to provide

funding to continue to support these researchers whose work in

support of science agency missions has been impacted by the pan-

demic, with a particular focus on the needs of early career re-

searchers.

EPROGRAMMING

ROCEDURES

Section 505 of the bill contains language concerning the re-

programming of funds between programs, projects, and activities.

The Committee reminds the departments and agencies funded in

this bill that the reprogramming process is based on comity be-

tween the Congress and the Executive Branch. This process is in-

tended to provide departments and agencies enough flexibility to

meet changing circumstances and emergent requirements not

known at the time of congressional review of the budget while pre-

serving congressional priorities and intent. In the absence of comity

and respect for the prerogatives of the Appropriations Committees

and the Congress in general, the Committee may opt to include

specific program limitations and details in legislation and remove

language providing the flexibility to reallocate funds. Under these

circumstances, programs, projects, and activities become absolutes

and the Executive Branch shall lose the ability to propose changes

in the use of appropriated funds except through legislative action.

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Each department and agency funded in this Act shall follow the

directions set forth in this bill and the accompanying report and

shall not reallocate resources or reorganize activities except as pro-

vided herein. Reprogramming procedures shall apply to funds pro-

vided in this Act, unobligated balances from previous appropria-

tions Acts that are available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal

year 2022, and non-appropriated resources such as fee collections

that are used to meet program requirements in fiscal year 2022. As

specified in section 505, the Committee expects that the Appropria-

tions Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related

Agencies of the House and Senate will be notified by letter a min-

imum of 15 days prior to any reprogramming of funds that—

(1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity;

(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;

(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any

project or activity for which funds have been denied or re-

stricted;

(4) relocates an office or employees;

(5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or activities;

(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities

presently performed by Federal employees;

(7) augments existing programs, projects, or activities more

than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by

10 percent funding for any program, project, or activity, or

numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or

(8) results from any general savings, including savings from

a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in ex-

isting programs, projects, or activities as approved by Con-

gress.

The Committee recognizes that the coronavirus pandemic may

lead to unanticipated yet unavoidable agency costs that could re-

quire budgetary transfers and reprogrammings. However, the Com-

mittee expects to be promptly notified in advance of all such ac-

tions.

Any reprogramming request shall include any out-year budgetary

impacts and a separate accounting of program or mission impacts

on estimated carryover funds. The Committee further expects any

department or agency funded in this bill that plans a reduction-in-

force to notify the Committee by letter at least 30 days in advance

of the date of any such planned personnel action.

ELATIONSHIP

ITH

UDGET AND

OMPTROLLER

FFICES

Through the years the Appropriations Committee has channeled

most of its inquiries and requests for information and assistance

through the budget offices or comptroller organizations of the var-

ious departments, agencies, and commissions. Such relationships

are necessary to accomplish the work of the Committee. While the

Committee reserves the right to call upon all organizations in the

departments, agencies and commissions for information and assist-

ance, the primary contact between the Committee and these enti-

ties must be through the budget offices and comptroller organiza-

tions, or through a legislative affairs unit designated by the Com-

mittee to work on appropriations and budget matters.

The workload generated in the budget process is large and grow-

ing; therefore, a positive, responsive relationship between the Com-

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mittee and the budget and/or comptroller offices is essential for the

Committee to fulfill the Constitutional appropriations responsibil-

ities of Congress.

TITLE I

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

NTERNATIONAL

RADE

DMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

The Committee recommends $577,415,000 in total resources for

the programs of the International Trade Administration (ITA),

which is $36,415,000 above fiscal year 2021 and $7,100,000 above

the request. This amount is offset by $11,000,000 in estimated fee

collections, resulting in a direct appropriation of $566,415,000. The

Committee directs ITA to continue to provide quarterly updates as

described in the Explanatory Statement accompanying Public Law

116–93.

Industry and Analysis.—The recommendation includes the re-

quested increase for the Survey of International Air Travelers

(SIAT). The SIAT provides statistical data on visitation patterns

and traveler demographics that are used to facilitate and guide

planning in both the public and private sectors. The increase in

funding will enhance data for non-traditional, non-urban markets,

providing market intelligence for these small and rural commu-

nities. According to ITA, overseas international travel declined by

81 percent in 2020 due to the COVID–19 pandemic’s impact on the

travel industry. As COVID–19 vaccinations increase and COVID–

19-related hospitalizations decline, the Committee anticipates

international visitation to the U.S. will gradually increase to pre-

pandemic levels and notes that the National Travel and Tourism

Office (NTTO) within ITA has developed a publicly available

COVID–19 Travel Industry Monitor to assess these trends and is

currently developing an on-line ‘‘SIAT Monitor,’’ an interactive tool

that will enable the public to access SIAT data based on their own

selection criteria. The Committee applauds these ongoing efforts.

Lastly, the Committee looks forward to receiving the report di-

rected in House Report 116–455 that will outline recommended

steps, including policy or legislative proposals, the Federal govern-

ment may pursue to assist industry as efforts to recover from the

pandemic are underway, and in addition, encourages ITA to work

with domestic stakeholders to further increase the competitiveness

of U.S. destinations working to attract international trade shows

and sporting events.

Enforcement and Compliance.—The recommendation funds En-

forcement and Compliance at $117,669,000, which is $7,100,000

above the request. The Committee supports ITA’s continued efforts

to establish a web-based aluminum licensing and import moni-

toring system, known as the Aluminum Import Monitoring (AIM)

system. The AIM system provides the public statistical data on alu-

minum imports entering the United States and provides an early

warning system to the public regarding aluminum imports from

throughout the world. The recommendation includes an additional

$500,000 above the request, for a total of $1,300,000, to further en-

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hance the AIM system program. The Committee also encourages

ITA to regularly consult with U.S. aluminum manufacturers to en-

sure the AIM system fully supports the U.S. aluminum industry.

The Committee is aware that the number of Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty (AD/CVD) investigations, administrative re-

views, circumvention and scope reviews, and court remands, are at

an historically high level. Between 2017 and 2020, there was a 32

percent increase in orders, from 407 to 539, even as the number

of staff spread among the eight AD/CVD enforcement offices de-

clined by approximately 20 percent during this same period. As of

May 2021, the number of AD/CVD orders exceeds 600, an historic

high, and many of the new orders issued in fiscal year 2020 will

result in subsequent AD/CVD administrative reviews in the years

ahead, thereby compounding the workload. Further, the continuing

growth of AD/CVD workload has placed a substantial burden on

ITA’s case analysts, accountants, programmers and attorneys,

whose staffing numbers have not kept pace with the increased

casework. The Committee is aware that the rising caseload burden

on ITA staff has resulted in difficulties retaining current employees

who depart either for private sector jobs or for other U.S. Govern-

ment agencies whose work, unlike ITA, is not driven by statutory

deadlines. The Committee anticipates that an increase in overall

staffing that would accompany the opening of a ninth AD/CVD en-

forcement office would help alleviate this growing workload on cur-

rent personnel. Therefore, the recommendation includes an addi-

tional $6,100,000 above the request to support the creation of a

ninth AD/CVD enforcement office. The Committee encourages the

Department to review additional ways to increase retention within

ITA and report on its findings to the Committee in ITA’s quarterly

updates.

It has come to the attention of the Committee that ITA’s admin-

istration of the AD/CVD laws may be impacted by factors that are

not currently reported or otherwise monitored by the agency.

Therefore, no more than 90 days after the close of each fiscal year

and annually thereafter, ITA is directed to submit a report to the

Committee providing the total number of preliminary and final de-

terminations issued during the previous fiscal year in connection

with AD/CVD proceedings, including investigations, administrative

reviews, and all other actions conducted under the U.S. trade rem-

edy statute. ITA’s report shall also include the number of AD/CVD

remand determinations submitted during the fiscal year by the

agency to the U.S. Court of International Trade or to a binational

panel. Each report shall include comparative data from previous

fiscal year periods, and a version of each report shall be posted on

ITA’s website.

Global Markets.—The recommendation provides $351,328,000 for

Global Markets, as requested. This amount fully supports ITA’s

current staffing level of 1,420 personnel deployed domestically and

internationally. The Committee directs ITA to ensure that all U.S.

Export Assistance Centers (EACs) have onsite, full-time permanent

staff members and further directs ITA to continue updates on these

efforts, by location, in its quarterly updates to the Committee. The

Committee looks forward to receiving the supplement staffing plan

for Export Assistance Centers (EACs), as directed in House Report

116–455. The Committee is encouraged by steps ITA has taken to

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staff vacant EACs and locate office space for staff. The Committee

encourages ITA to continue these efforts to enhance services in lo-

cations with vacant export assistance centers. Further, the Com-

mittee directs ITA to report to the Committee, no later than 120

days after enactment of this Act, with detailed options for poten-

tially expanding the reach of the U.S. Commercial Service in re-

gions of international strategic significance, such as the Pacific re-

gion, including outyear costs, and strategies to develop U.S. busi-

ness and investment in such regions.

UREAU OF

NDUSTRY AND

ECURITY

OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

The Committee recommends $143,410,000 for the Bureau of In-

dustry and Security (BIS), $1,000,000 above the request, and

$10,410,000 above fiscal year 2021. The Committee applauds the

work of BIS and Department budget officers who worked to align

actual costs associated with national security activities that qualify

under budget subfunction 054 defense spending into the BIS budg-

et request for fiscal year 2022.

Section 232 Exclusion Process.—The recommendation supports

the continuation of BIS activities in support of its primary role

processing exclusion applications for steel and aluminum products

subject to tariffs under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of

1962, and expects that within the amounts provided, BIS will

prioritize its resources and spend no less than the amount obli-

gated in fiscal year 2021 on these activities. The Committee directs

the Department to continue its quarterly reporting on the Section

232 exclusion process as described in the Explanatory Statement

accompanying Public Law 116–6.

The Committee is aware of the current, publicly available section

232 web portal that serves as a database of all the exclusions that

have been granted or denied since June 2019. The Committee un-

derstands that any member of the public is able to search the data-

base using filtering criteria, such as by company, by product, or by

application status (granted or denied). However, the Committee un-

derstands there are concerns regarding the Department’s consist-

ency and transparency in its consideration of exclusion request ap-

plications. Therefore the Committee directs the Department to sub-

mit a report to the Committee no later than 60 days after enact-

ment of this Act on how the Department will promote transparency

and consistency in its process of granting and denying exclusion re-

quests, including the Department’s recommendation regarding the

utility of an additional, centralized database internal to the Depart-

ment of Commerce personnel charged to review applications.

Tariff Exclusions for Aluminum Products.—BIS is encouraged to

review all section 232 exclusion requests of aluminum and alu-

minum products, including those for which no objections are filed,

to ensure that volumes are proportional to historical U.S. import

volumes, compared to aggregate annual volumes for individual ap-

plicants/importers as well as product category, and proportional to

the overall size of U.S. market demand. Further, the Department

should regularly consult with the aluminum industry on market

dynamics to ensure the remedy is meeting its stated goal of sup-

porting U.S. aluminum producers.

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Human Rights Violations.—The recommendation includes an ad-

ditional $1,000,000 above the request to support additional re-

sources, including personnel and contract services, expressly allo-

cated for the purpose of formulating and implementing export con-

trols intended to address items, including advanced surveillance

technologies, and the foreign parties that use them to engage in or

enable human rights abuses consistent with Section 1752(2)(D) of

the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.

CONOMIC

EVELOPMENT

DMINISTRATION

The Committee supports the requested level for the Economic

Development Administration (EDA) and recommends $433,110,000

for the programs and administrative expenses of the EDA.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

The Committee provides $382,500,000 for the Economic Develop-

ment Assistance Programs account for grants to economically dis-

tressed areas. The Committee notes with deep concern the increas-

ing levels of inequality in the Nation that have been magnified by

the COVID–19 pandemic. The Committee expects EDA will play a

critical role in ensuring that no communities are left behind in the

economic recovery that is to come and is committed to supporting

EDA in this endeavor.

Funds are to be distributed as follows; any deviation of funds

shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this

Act:

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Public Works ................................................................................................................................................... $124,000

Partnership Planning ...................................................................................................................................... 36,000

Technical Assistance ...................................................................................................................................... 14,000

Research and Evaluation ............................................................................................................................... 2,000

Trade Adjustment Assistance ......................................................................................................................... 13,500

Economic Adjustment Assistance .................................................................................................................. 42,500

Assistance to Coal Communities ................................................................................................................... 80,500

Assistance to Nuclear Closure Communities ................................................................................................. 10,000

Regional Innovation Program Grants ............................................................................................................. 50,000

STEM Apprenticeship Program ....................................................................................................................... 10,000

Total, Economic Development Assistance Programs ............................................................................ $382,500

Assistance to Coal Communities.—The Committee continues to

support Assistance to Coal Communities and appreciates the

strong support in the President’s request that builds on the Com-

mittee’s prior efforts to assist communities throughout the country

that are suffering from the long decline of the coal industry and re-

lated drop in economic activity. The recommendation includes

$80,500,000 for Assistance to Coal Communities, which represents

an increase of $46,500,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year

2021. The Committee directs EDA to prioritize communities that

have not previously received funds through this program and that

have suffered significant environmental degradation, including

through the leaching of water from abandoned mines, due to the

history of coal mining. EDA shall also continue reporting to the

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Committee on its efforts to assist coal communities, and the report

shall include a detailed description regarding how EDA and other

Federal agencies have assisted coal mining communities to date

and how the Federal government plans to assist them in the fu-

ture.

Public Works.—The Committee provides $124,000,000 for Public

Works and encourages EDA to prioritize projects that are resilient

to the changing climate as well as those that incorporate green in-

frastructure solutions.

Sustainable Development.—The Committee supports efforts by

EDA to provide assistance to local- and state-level public-private

partnerships working on sustainable development and climate

change, especially through stakeholder-based frameworks that

measure progress through open-data platforms that inform public

decision-making.

Build to Scale.—The Committee continues to support the Build

to Scale program—also known as the Regional Innovation Strate-

gies program—and provides an increase of $12,000,000 above the

fiscal year 2021 enacted level. Further, the Committee encourages

EDA to support the development of regional innovation clusters

that focus on advanced wood products, which are a growing source

of jobs in rural America and contribute to rural economic develop-

ment. An initiative that successfully increased demand for wood

products would also address several key land management prior-

ities, including reducing forest treatment costs and wildfire risks.

Further, the Committee urges EDA to invest in university based,

high tech business incubators to diversify distressed manufacturing

and legacy urban and rural communities by encouraging entrepre-

neurship, patent creation, and promoting technology commer-

cialization through business startups.

Nuclear Power Plant Closures.—The Committee notes that clo-

sures of nuclear power plants throughout the United States have

had a significant impact on the economic foundations of sur-

rounding communities through sudden job losses and a dramatic

reduction to the local tax base. Additional plant closures are ex-

pected throughout the country in the coming years. The Committee

appreciates the work EDA has undertaken to assist such commu-

nities in prior years and provides $10,000,000 for competitive eco-

nomic adjustment assistance to continue these efforts, which shall

include, but not be limited to, public works investments and eco-

nomic diversification initiatives in communities impacted by recent

or scheduled nuclear power plant closures. The Committee directs

EDA to report to the Committee no later than 90 days after enact-

ment of this Act on the status of these efforts.

STEM Apprenticeship Program.—The Committee notes that over

the past decade, the growth in jobs requiring sophisticated science,

technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills was three times

faster than growth in non-STEM jobs. Yet, U.S. employers have

struggled to fill jobs in these fields. Because more than 50 percent

of jobs that require STEM skills do not require a bachelor’s degree,

nontraditional higher education, such as apprenticeships, will be

instrumental in meeting the urgent demand for a STEM-literate

workforce. Therefore, the Committee provides $10,000,000 to con-

tinue the STEM Apprenticeship Program, first established in fiscal

year 2020, to provide grants to create and expand STEM appren-

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ticeship and other workforce training models, as directed in section

312 of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (Public

Law 114–329).

Persistent poverty.—The Committee is concerned that pockets of

high poverty in urban areas are often overlooked by the Federal

Government because, in the aggregate, their need is often masked

by their affluent neighbors. In light of the impacts of COVID–19,

the need in these areas is greater than ever. For purposes of this

Act, the term ‘‘high-poverty area’’ means any census tract with a

poverty rate of at least 20 percent as measured by the 2015–2019

5-year data series available from the American Community Survey

of the Census Bureau. When scoring competitive grant applica-

tions, EDA is directed to add additional priority, where practicable,

to applications from grantees who can demonstrate that the indi-

viduals who will benefit from such grants reside in high-poverty

areas or persistent poverty counties, as defined by section 533 of

this Act. In addition, EDA shall provide guidance to such prospec-

tive grantees, especially prior to their application submissions, in-

cluding to help determine whether they qualify for additional pri-

ority.

The Committee further directs the Department to develop and

implement additional measures to increase the share of invest-

ments from all Department programs in persistent poverty coun-

ties, high-poverty areas, and any other impoverished communities

the Department determines to be appropriate areas to target. The

Committee directs the Department to submit a report to the Com-

mittee that includes a description of such measures implemented;

itemized descriptions of projects and activities in impoverished

areas implemented pursuant to such measures; an assessment of

the economic impact of such projects and activities, including, to

the extent practicable, data on impacted individuals disaggregated

by household income, race, gender, age, national origin, disability

status, and whether such individuals live in urban, suburban, or

rural areas; and a list of programs with respect to which no meas-

ures were implemented, with an explanation with respect to each

such program of why no such measures were implemented. Such

report shall include the percentage of funds allocated by each EDA

program in fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020 and estimates for fis-

cal year 2021 serving individuals living in persistent poverty coun-

ties and high-poverty areas. The Department shall report this in-

formation to the Committee within 90 days of such data being

available and provide a briefing to the Committee not later than

180 days after the date of enactment of this Act on how the Depart-

ment is carrying out this directive. In the case of any program for

which at least 10 percent of the funds allocated in fiscal year 2021

were not allocated to persistent poverty counties, such report shall

explain why such benchmark was unable to be met and what steps

are being taken to meet it in fiscal year 2022.

Economic Assistance for Communities.—Economic and commu-

nity development funding provided by other agencies can have even

more impact if they are utilized in conjunction with other Federal

funding sources, such as EDA. The Committee therefore encour-

ages EDA to treat as acceptable funds any funding provided by

other Federal programs which are explicitly authorized to be used

for any required non-Federal share of the cost of a project so that

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funding from both agencies may be used if necessary and to the ex-

tent permitted by law.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The recommendation includes $50,610,000 for EDA salaries and

expenses.

INORITY

USINESS

EVELOPMENT

GENCY

MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

The recommendation includes $70,023,000 for the Minority Busi-

ness Development Agency (MBDA), an increase of $22,023,000 over

fiscal year 2021.

Business Center and Specialty Project Center Programs.—As a re-

sult of the COVID–19 pandemic, small businesses around the coun-

try are facing enormous financial challenges, and the number of

small businesses open and operating has plummeted by 38.9 per-

cent since January 2020, with minority-owned businesses suffering

at a disproportionate rate. The Committee provides no less than

$32,500,000, an increase of $14,500,000 above the fiscal year 2021

enacted level, for MBDA’s Business Center and Specialty Project

Center programs to ensure their network of business counselors,

minority chambers of commerce, and other resources are able to

continue providing assistance to minority-owned small businesses

in need.

Minority Chambers of Commerce.—The Committee recognizes the

important role of minority chambers of commerce in supporting the

mission of MBDA and encourages the Agency to utilize national

and local minority chambers and their members in implementing

the program’s mission of providing resources to underserved popu-

lations.

Native American Business Development.—The Committee pro-

vides not less than $3,000,000 for MBDA to award grants to Tribes

and American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian popu-

lations to address barriers to economic development. MBDA shall

coordinate with the Department’s Office of Native American Busi-

ness Development on these efforts.

Minority Serving Institutions Entrepreneurship Pilot.—The Com-

mittee provides no less than $1,500,000 to continue the Minority

Serving Institutions Entrepreneurship Pilot as established in Pub-

lic Law 116–260 to support entrepreneurship for undergraduate

students at Minority Serving Institutions. The Department is en-

couraged to include recommendations in its fiscal year 2023 budget

submission on efforts to support this effort for a three-year period.

CONOMIC AND

TATISTICAL

NALYSIS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $120,500,000 for the Economics and

Statistics Administration, $8,645,000 above the fiscal year 2021 en-

acted level.

The Committee notes that the report submitted pursuant to

House Report 116–101 on the long-term strategy for the Federal

Data Service failed to provide additional detail on projected out-

year costs, robust details of the proposed pilots or projects, clear ob-

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jectives for these projects, and timeframes or milestones to assess

the Committee’s return on this investment. The recommendation

does not support the proposed increase to this initiative but as-

sumes current services within the Bureau of Economic Analysis

(BEA) for the Federal Data Service to continue its work in this

area. The recommendation supports the proposed shift of these re-

sources to the Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs.

Additionally, the total includes an increase of $1,000,000 to meet

requirements of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking

Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–435).

Satellite accounts.—Within the amounts provided, $1,500,000 is

provided for the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account (ORSA),

which was created through the Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Eco-

nomic Impact Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–249). The Committee

looks forward to receiving an update from BEA, as directed in

House Report 116–455, on its efforts to consult with the Depart-

ment of Labor to conduct a workforce needs study building upon

the information provided by ORSA. Additionally, within the

amounts provided, the Committee directs BEA to increase amounts

allocated to the Travel and Tourism Satellite Account to assist the

Department’s efforts to provide comprehensive data on travel and

tourism-related industries and their roles in the U.S. economy and

recovery post-pandemic.

Modernizing economic statistics in the territories.—The Com-

mittee commends BEA for releasing prototype annual estimates of

gross domestic product (GDP) for Puerto Rico in September 2020

and understands BEA is working on releasing new GDP statistics

for Puerto Rico and plans to continue releasing Puerto Rico GDP

on an annual basis. The Committee further reiterates its interest

in BEA producing quarterly economic surveys and personal income

statistics for the territories, in the same manner that such data is

produced and collected for the 50 States and the District of Colum-

bia. The Committee therefore directs the Department, no later than

one year after the date of enactment of this Act, to submit an over-

all cost estimate and implementation plan to achieve this goal and

integrate the five territories into the full set of the National Income

and Product Accounts, which will require the territory-level GDP

data to meet BEA’s quality standards.

UREAU OF THE

ENSUS

The Committee recommends a total of $1,442,401,000 for the Bu-

reau of the Census, as requested. The amount reflects the penul-

timate investments in the 2020 Decennial Census operations, first

year costs for planning of the 2030 Decennial Census including an

early investment in information technology (IT) that will result in

cost savings in later years of the decennial life cycle, an increase

to support both the 2017 Economic Census data release and the

continued planning and implementation of the 2022 Economic Cen-

sus, and a new High Frequency Data Program. The recommenda-

tion does not assume the new appropriations account structure pro-

posed by the Administration. However, the Committee welcomes

continued dialogue with the Department on this effort. The Com-

mittee directs the continuation of quarterly updates to the Com-

mittee and has identified areas of interest below in addition to the

current updates.

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Cybersecurity Threats and Vulnerabilities.—The Committee ap-

plauds the efforts that led the Census Bureau to successfully and

securely execute its first digital-age decennial census, including its

work with the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency. How-

ever, the Committee remains concerned about vulnerabilities that

could expose personal census data, thereby undermining the faith

in census statistics which are vital to democratic institutions.

These vulnerabilities include both system infrastructure weak-

nesses that could allow motivated cyberhackers to infiltrate Census

Bureau servers, as well as reidentification attacks that threaten

the confidentiality of personal census data. The Committee directs

the Census Bureau to prioritize cyber protections for internal sys-

tems. In addition, the Committee expects the Census Bureau to

maintain high standards of disclosure avoidance for publicly acces-

sible data, while also ensuring the availability of data products

that are useful and sufficiently accurate to inform policy decisions

and resource allocations. The Committee expects the Bureau to

consult regularly with its stakeholders, including members of its

advisory committees, regarding the application of disclosure avoid-

ance methods, and to keep the Committee updated on these efforts.

Mobile Access to Census Bureau Data.—The Committee recog-

nizes the growing usage and reliance on smartphones to access in-

formation quickly. Further the Committee notes that there is inter-

est in having mobile access to Census Bureau data on an intuitive,

multilingual user-interface platform and recognizes the Census Bu-

reau is actively developing mobile enhancements to support new

and recurring users whose primary mode of access is a smartphone.

The Committee directs the Census Bureau to provide a report no

later than 180 days after enactment of this Act that focuses on its

expansion efforts toward mobile, multilingual, and user-friendly ac-

cess to census data products, including a cost-benefit analysis of ex-

panding the accessibility of this data to a smartphone application.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Population Data Collec-

tion.—The Committee appreciates the work the Census Bureau un-

dertook to assess the feasibility for expanding data collection of the

lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population in fu-

ture Federal population surveys as directed in House Report 116–

101, and understands that the report’s conclusions would apply to

those who identify as gender non-binary. The Committee also rec-

ognizes the work of the Measuring Sexual Orientation and Gender

Identity (SOGI) Research Interest Group, an entity of the Federal

Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM), which the Census

Bureau co-chairs, in this area. Within the amounts provided, the

Committee urges the Census Bureau to begin research or pilot de-

velopment on proxy data collection of SOGI questions in current

surveys, in line with standard administrative rules and procedures

for adding or modifying existing survey content, and to keep the

Committee apprised of these efforts.

Modernizing the collection and publication of race and ethnicity

data.—The Committee understands that the Census Bureau con-

ducted significant research, testing, and consultation with stake-

holders in the decade leading up to the 2020 Census, to ensure that

the collection of data on race and ethnicity in the decennial census

and American Community Survey reflected the continued diver-

sification of the Nation’s population. However, the Census Bureau

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was unable to implement changes to the race and Hispanic origin

question because the Federal statistical standards governing collec-

tion and reporting of such data were not revised in time for the

2020 Census. Therefore, the Committee urges the Census Bureau

to work with the Office of Management and Budget to facilitate ap-

propriate, scientifically-guided revisions to those standards that

will allow the Bureau to modernize its collection of race and eth-

nicity data, including the addition of a Middle Eastern and North

African (MENA) ethnicity category and a combined race and His-

panic origin question, as soon as practicable. The Committee di-

rects the Census Bureau to report to the Committee, no later than

180 days after enactment of this Act, on its plan for implementing

updated race and ethnicity questions for the 2030 Census and the

American Community Survey, including whether the Census Bu-

reau believes that additional testing will be necessary.

CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS

The Committee recommends $309,865,000 for Current Surveys

and Programs, which is $21,462,000 above the fiscal year 2021 en-

acted amount. The recommendation supports the requested

$10,000,000 for a new High Frequency Data Program that builds

upon the success of the ‘‘pulse’’ surveys, which the Census Bureau

conducted in response to the COVID–19 pandemic to measure the

impacts to small businesses and households. The Census Bureau is

directed to keep the Committee updated on new initiatives the

Census Bureau will explore under this program to produce timelier

and more relevant economic and demographic statistics. The rec-

ommendation also supports the termination of the Federal Data

Service under the Census Bureau.

The Committee recognizes the proposed $1,000,000 reduction to

the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) represents

a one-time expense related to a study funded in fiscal year 2021

to evaluate cost effective collection methods or alternative sources

of comparable data on the economic well-being of Americans. The

Committee directs the Census Bureau to update the Committee on

the findings of this study and encourages the Census Bureau to

utilize all available resources to support an increase to the SIPP

response rate.

PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $1,132,537,000 for Periodic Cen-

suses and Programs, which is $314,296,000 above the fiscal year

2021 enacted level. The recommendation provides for a transfer of

$3,556,000 to the Department of Commerce Office of Inspector Gen-

eral (OIG) for oversight and auditing of the Census Bureau.

The Committee notes that the Census Bureau is making an early

investment in the 2030 Decennial Census to build upon informa-

tion technology investments from the 2020 Decennial Census that

may result is an overall projected savings of $2 billion over the de-

cennial lifecycle. The Committee looks forward to continued up-

dates on these efforts.

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ATIONAL

ELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

NFORMATION

DMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $79,000,000 for the National Tele-

communications and Information Administration (NTIA), which is

$33,500,000 above fiscal year 2021. The recommendation is distrib-

uted as shown in the table below:

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Domestic and International Policy ....................................................................................................................... $15,626

Spectrum Management ........................................................................................................................................ 8,059

Advanced Communications Research .................................................................................................................. 12,006

Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth ......................................................................................................... 26,769

Public Safety Communications ............................................................................................................................ 371

Federal Advanced Communications Test Site ...................................................................................................... 16,169

Total, National Telecommunications and Information Administration ................................................................ $79,000

Advanced Communications.—The Committee provides the re-

quested amount for Advanced Communications Research and

$16,169,000 for the Federal Advanced Communications Test Site

(FACTS) to expand research and development in radio frequency

spectrum management to allow next generation communications

use and to ensure that 5G networks and the broader telecommuni-

cations supply chain are secure, including through vendor diver-

sity.

Telecommunications Role in Hate Crimes.—The Committee is dis-

turbed by the role of telecommunications technologies in propa-

gating hateful messages that have led to offline violence, including

a notable uptick in these events over the last 12 months. The Com-

mittee looks forward to receiving the report regarding the role of

telecommunications in hate crimes as directed in House Report

116–101. The Committee reminds NTIA to include the myriad new

forms of telecommunications in its analysis. NTIA shall provide a

briefing to the Committee on its progress no later than 90 days

after the enactment of this Act.

Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth.—The recommenda-

tion includes $26,769,000 for the new Office of Internet

Connectivity and Growth, as authorized in Public Law 116–260.

Rural Broadband Coordination.—The Committee continues prior

year direction to NTIA to coordinate with the Rural Utilities Serv-

ice, the Federal Communications Commission, and other related

Federal agencies, as well as the rural communications industry, to

identify and pursue ways to continue sustainable broadband de-

ployment and adoption, and to ensure that policies tied to one Fed-

eral program do not undermine the objectives and functionality of

another. Further, the Committee continues to encourage NTIA to

place equal priority on the deployment of the Nationwide Public

Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) in rural communities as it

does in urban areas. NTIA shall submit a report to the Committee,

not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, on progress

made in this regard.

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Spectrum Management for Science.—The Committee recognizes

that ensuring access to key portions of spectrum for radio astron-

omy observations, environmental observations, and other scientific

purposes is essential for scientific discovery. The Committee en-

courages NTIA, in coordination with the FCC and other appro-

priate stakeholders, to preserve spectrum access for scientific pur-

poses as commercial use of radio spectrum increases. The Com-

mittee looks forward to the report highlighting NTIA’s ongoing ef-

forts on this front.

Policy and Technical Training.—The recommendation includes

up to $289,000 for programs to provide support for activities pro-

vided under section 7 of Public Law 98–549. As part of these activi-

ties, NTIA may provide assistance and guidance in policy and tech-

nical training to impart best practices to information technology

professionals from developing countries.

NITED

TATES

ATENT AND

RADEMARK

FFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $3,993,851,000 for the United

States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), consistent with the

projection of fiscal year 2022 fee collections as estimated by the

Congressional Budget Office. The recommendation transfers

$2,000,000 to the Office of Inspector General to continue oversight

and audits of USPTO operations and budget transparency. The

USPTO shall continue to provide monthly reports to the Committee

on USPTO’s actual and projected fee collections, application vol-

umes, performance, and staffing.

ATIONAL

NSTITUTE OF

TANDARDS AND

ECHNOLOGY

The Committee recommends $1,369,070,000 for the National In-

stitute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which is $334,570,000

above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level.

Small Manufacturing Cybersecurity Support.—The Committee

encourages NIST, including through the Manufacturing Extension

Partnership (MEP), to explore opportunities to partner with the

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and

Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastruc-

ture Security Agency to leverage expertise and help small manufac-

turers enhance the protection of controlled unclassified information

within the supply chain, respond quickly to crippling cyber-attacks

and theft of intellectual property, and prepare small manufacturing

clients for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $937,570,000 for NIST’s Scientific

and Technical Research and Services (STRS) programs, which is

$149,570,000 above fiscal year 2021. Within these funds, the Com-

mittee provides increases above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level

of no less than $8,500,000 for Supporting the American Bio-

economy, $8,000,000 for Advanced Communications Research and

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Standards, and $7,500,000 for Next-Generation Semiconductor Re-

search and Standards.

Additionally, NIST is reminded of its obligation under section

9414 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Author-

ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) to provide

the required report to Congress by January 1, 2023.

Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and Testbeds.—The rec-

ommendation includes an increase of no less than $20,000,000

above the fiscal year 2021 amount to support the request for Cli-

mate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and Testbeds. Within these

funds, no less than $5,000,000 shall be for direct air capture and

carbon dioxide removal and sequestration research.

Forward-Looking Building Standards.—The Committee is con-

cerned about how climate change will impact the built environ-

ment, and that standards previously set with an assumption of a

stable climate system will expose many Federal and non-Federal

investments to significant, but avoidable, risk. Therefore, the Com-

mittee was pleased to see that the proposal for Climate and Energy

Measurements, Tools, and Testbeds included funding for research

supporting building codes and standards that would be resilient to

future weather extremes. As part of these efforts, the Committee

directs NIST to continue to coordinate work with NOAA and other

appropriate Federal agencies and interested non-Federal parties, as

needed, to identify a consistent and authoritative set of climate in-

formation that emphasizes forward-looking climate data and projec-

tions that should be utilized in the standard-setting process. These

data shall include projections of both chronic climate impacts, such

as sea level rise, and extreme weather events, such as hurricanes

and droughts. This effort shall serve to aid both Federal and non-

Federal bodies to develop standards, building codes, and voluntary

standards that take into account increasingly extreme weather

events and other climate change challenges. In coordination with

NOAA, NIST shall provide the Committee, no later than 180 days

after the enactment of this Act, an assessment of priority Federal

agency needs for these data, including infrastructure planning deci-

sion support tools.

Greenhouse Gas Program and Urban Dome Initiative.—The Com-

mittee recognizes the significant value in NIST’s Greenhouse Gas

Program and Urban Dome initiative that seeks to leverage existing

high-spatial density regional monitoring networks and external re-

search and development (R&D) partnerships. These cost-effective

capabilities substantially expand and broaden NIST laboratory ca-

pabilities for investigating and developing measurement tools that

support independent means for determining the accuracy of emis-

sions inventory data at urban and regional scales. The Committee

has included no less than $15,000,000 for the Greenhouse Gas Pro-

gram and Urban Dome Initiative to continue and expand sensor

network deployments.

Wildfires and the Wildland-Urban Interface.—The Committee

commends the work of NIST’s Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)

Fire Group, which conducts research into reducing the impact to

life and property in WUI communities exposed to wildfires. The

Committee notes that further efforts are needed to help ensure

that building standards incorporate the most recent practices,

science-based understanding, and research to help preserve human

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life and property, and to ensure that future city planning draws on

this work. To further these efforts, as well as to improve under-

standing of fire behavior in WUI communities exposed to wildfires,

the recommendation includes no less than $3,000,000 above the

amount requested for this work as part of the Climate and Energy

Measurement, Tools, and Testbed initiatives.

Disaster Resilience Research Grants.—The Committee provides

no less than the fiscal year 2021 level for Disaster Resilience Re-

search Grants.

Quantum Information Science.—The Committee provides no less

than $12,500,000 above the fiscal year 2021 level for Quantum In-

formation Science, as authorized in the National Quantum Initia-

tive Act to support and expand basic and applied quantum infor-

mation science and technology R&D of measurement science and

standards.

Quantum computing is an important emerging technology to

which the private sector and government should have access. The

Committee encourages NIST to support quantum computing hard-

ware that is technology neutral, and directs NIST to evaluate the

potential for public-private partnerships to develop and deploy

practical quantum applications that government and the private

sector can utilize within one to three years so that the government

may have the benefit of near-term applications, while also re-

searching next-generation technology. NIST shall provide a report

to the Committee, not later than 120 days after the enactment of

this Act, on the feasibility of public-private partnerships using

near-term application development and deployment.

Artificial Intelligence.—The recommendation includes no less

than $12,500,000 above the fiscal year 2021 level for Artificial In-

telligence (AI) that has the potential to produce transformative

technologies and scientific breakthroughs that will improve Ameri-

cans’ lives. The Committee further notes the comprehensive review

of AI issues provided by the National Security Commission on Arti-

ficial Intelligence (NSCAI). The Committee directs NIST to provide

the Committee, no later than 270 days after the enactment of this

Act, with a review of the NSCAI report as it relates to NIST, in-

cluding a discussion of how NIST intends to address the report’s

recommendations.

Framework for Managing AI Risks.—The Committee reminds

NIST of the direction provided in fiscal year 2021 regarding the

Framework for Managing AI Risks and directs NIST to provide the

Committee an update on its progress with this work as soon as is

practicable.

Cybersecurity.—The Committee is alarmed by the recent spate of

cyber attacks against the Nation and therefore provides no less

than $15,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level for

NIST’s cybersecurity initiatives.

The threat of cyber attacks is exacerbated by the shortage of cy-

bersecurity professionals across the government and private sector,

from entry-level applicants to experienced professionals. The Com-

mittee therefore provides, from within the increase for cybersecu-

rity, no less than $8,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted

level for the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE)

Regional Alliances and Multi-stakeholder Partnerships to Stimu-

late (RAMPS) Cybersecurity and Workforce Development program.

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Cybersecurity and Privacy.—The proliferation of data generation,

storage, and usage associated with the digital economy is making

it increasingly important to protect that data with effective cryp-

tography and privacy standards. The Committee is concerned that

individual, corporate, and public-sector data privacy is continuously

at risk from attacks by individual actors, criminal organizations,

and nation-states. As part of the increase provided for Cybersecu-

rity, the Committee urges NIST to address the rapidly emerging

threats in this field by furthering the development of new and

needed cryptographic standards and technologies.

Guidelines for Secure Cloud Adoption.—The Committee encour-

ages NIST to develop guidelines for secure cloud adoption that

would provide information that consumers, including those in the

public sector, need to make security-conscious choices when select-

ing a cloud service provider. The guidelines should account for ex-

isting standards and certifications, including the NIST SP 800 37

and SP 800 53 controls that FedRAMP relies on, as well as existing

private sector standards and certifications such as SOC 1 and SOC

Vulnerability Patching Guidance.—The Committee notes that

NIST last updated Special Publication 800–40, ‘‘Guide to Enter-

prise Patch Management Technologies’’, in 2013. Given the impor-

tance of timely patching to organizations maintaining a robust cy-

bersecurity posture, NIST shall report to the Committee, no later

than 120 days after the enactment of this Act, regarding its plans

to revise and update this Special Publication.

Forensic Sciences.—The Committee provides $22,000,000 for fo-

rensic science research, an increase of $2,200,000 above the fiscal

year 2021 enacted level. Within these funds, the Committee pro-

vides no less than $3,500,000 to support the Organization of 22 Sci-

entific Area Committees and no less than $1,500,000 to support

technical merit evaluations previously funded by transfer from the

Department of Justice.

Circular Economy.—The Committee supports the proposed ex-

pansion of NIST’s work on the circular economy and provides an

increase of $4,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level for

these activities with plastics and other materials in the supply

chain. Within these funds, not less than $1,000,000 shall be to sup-

port further work on other classes of materials including electronics

waste, battery and solar waste, and other waste streams.

Workforce Diversity.—The Committee strongly supports NIST’s

initiative to increase equity and diversity in the standards work-

force. The recommendation therefore provides no less than

$3,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level for this pur-

pose.

Pyrrhotite Testing and Mitigation.—The recommendation in-

cludes not less than $2,000,000 for NIST to continue its efforts

with academic research partners to study and develop a reliable

and cost-effective standard for testing for the presence of excessive

amounts of the mineral pyrrhotite in concrete used in residential

foundations and municipal structures that can cause premature

cracking and structural failure. In addition to funding widespread

sample collection and studies needed to develop standardized tests,

the investigation of mitigation strategies should also be robustly

supported by NIST with these funds.

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Regenerative Medicine Standards.—The Committee provides

$2,500,000 for NIST to continue the work on Regenerative Medi-

cine Standards to improve measurement assurance and standards

coordination for regenerative therapies, including: completion of a

regenerative medicine assay validation and innovation core to pro-

vide laboratory support for evaluation of standardized assays, con-

ducting inter-laboratory studies to improve measurement assur-

ance and develop appropriate reference materials, and coordination

of stakeholders for efficient development and implementation of rel-

evant standards.

Calibration Laboratory for Oceanographic Sensors.—The Com-

mittee recognizes a critical need for capacity in calibration of ocean

sensors that is inhibiting maximum use of ocean sensing tech-

nologies. The Committee encourages NIST to support these tech-

nologies.

Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Program.—The Com-

mittee recognizes the value of the Baldrige Program and the im-

pact that it has on the performance of organizations that adopt its

best practices. Therefore, the Committee provides no less than

$2,500,000 for the Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Pro-

gram.

National Construction Safety Team Act Investigations.—NIST

has a vitally important responsibility under the National Construc-

tion Safety Team Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–231) to investigate

building collapses to understand the source of failure and to pro-

vide recommendations for how to rectify any shortcomings in exist-

ing building standards in order to prevent future similar disasters.

The Committee therefore provides $22,000,000 for this critical

work.

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

The Committee recommends $331,500,000 for Industrial Tech-

nology Services, including $275,000,000 for the Manufacturing Ex-

tension Partnership (MEP) program and $56,500,000 for Manufac-

turing USA, which represent increases of $125,000,000 and

$40,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted levels, respectively.

MEP Supply Chain Database.—The Committee notes that the

U.S. supply chain experienced widespread and significant disrup-

tions in 2020 due to the COVID–19 pandemic. These issues ex-

posed the need for manufacturers and suppliers to be able to com-

municate more effectively so as to rapidly respond when various

national emergencies occur. The Committee provides up to

$10,000,000 for NIST to create a national supply chain database

for MEP Centers that would connect manufacturers and suppliers

across the country in order to enhance the Nation’s preparedness

for future events that could disrupt supply chains.

CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

The Committee recommends $100,000,000 for NIST construction,

an increase of $20,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level.

NIST shall continue to provide updates on the projects funded

within this account, to include milestones and total amount of

funding necessary for completion.

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ATIONAL

CEANIC AND

TMOSPHERIC

DMINISTRATION

The Committee recommends a total of $6,458,136,000 in discre-

tionary funds for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-

tration (NOAA), which is $1,027,529,000 above fiscal year 2021.

The Committee’s program and project recommendations for

NOAA are included in the consolidated funding tables below and

in narrative direction throughout this report. The Committee re-

minds NOAA that any deviations from the amounts included in the

tables below are subject to section 505 requirements of this Act.

When executing its budget for fiscal year 2022, NOAA shall incor-

porate the funding levels established in both the table and the nar-

rative direction.

OPERATIONS

RESEARCH

AND FACILITIES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends a total program level of

$4,689,458,000 under Operations, Research, and Facilities (ORF)

for the coastal, fisheries, marine, weather, satellite, and other pro-

grams of NOAA. This total funding consists of $4,425,787,000 in di-

rect appropriations, a transfer of $246,171,000 from balances in the

‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining

to American Fisheries’’ account and $17,500,000 derived from re-

coveries of prior year obligations. The direct appropriation of

$4,425,787,000 is $585,487,000 above fiscal year 2021.

The following narrative and tables identify the specific activities

and funding levels included in this Act.

Extramural research.—The Committee continues to support

NOAA’s ongoing collaboration with academia and the private sector

through cooperative institutes and competitive research. These re-

lationships build broad community engagement, leverage external

funding for mission-oriented research, strengthen the science with-

in NOAA, and advance scientific knowledge.

Climate Change Adaptation and Resilient Infrastructure.—NOAA

plays a vital role in providing accurate climate data and projections

to other Federal agencies, States, Tribes, and the private sector,

which is essential to the Nation’s ability to prepare for and adapt

to the changing climate. Executive Order 14008, ‘‘Tackling the Cli-

mate Crisis at Home and Abroad’’, requires Federal agencies to

complete, and regularly update, Climate Action Plans. NOAA shall

support the effort led by the Office of Science and Technology Pol-

icy (OSTP) and in collaboration with the U.S. Global Change Re-

search Program (USGCRP), to develop guidance to Federal agen-

cies on the formulation of such plans. To support these efforts, and

to expand the provision of forward-looking climate information gen-

erally, the recommendation includes no less than $10,000,000 from

amounts provided for broader climate services at the National

Ocean Service, the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,

and the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information

Service.

As part of this larger effort to expand the provision of climate in-

formation and services, NOAA shall also identify and support the

utilization by NIST of an authoritative set of climate information

that emphasizes forward-looking climate data and projections to be

utilized by NIST in their standard-setting process. These data shall

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include projections of both chronic climate impacts, such as sea

level rise, and extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and

droughts. This effort shall include building internal capacity to aid

both Federal and non-Federal bodies to develop standards, building

codes, and voluntary standards that take into account increasingly

extreme weather events and other climate change challenges. In co-

ordination with NIST, NOAA shall provide the Committee, not

later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, an assessment

of priority Federal agency needs for these data, including infra-

structure planning decision support tools.

Oyster Aquaculture, Research, and Restoration.—The Committee

provides up to $10,000,000 to support ongoing research on shellfish

genetics to improve shellfish survival and growth rates and to clas-

sify and preserve natural genetic variation. As part of this work,

NOAA is encouraged to support regional partnerships with re-

search institutions on the Gulf of Mexico, East, and West Coasts.

Mississippi River Restoration and Resiliency Strategy.—The Com-

mittee recognizes that the Mississippi River basin from Minnesota

to Louisiana is a vital American waterway. The Committee con-

tinues to urge the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-

tion to participate and coordinate as an essential federal stake-

holder with the Environmental Protection Agency’s development of

the Mississippi River Restoration and Resiliency Strategy, as di-

rected in House Report 116–455. NOAA is also directed to engage

with the U.S. Geological Survey as they host the Mississippi River

Science Forum and to contribute to the proceedings as a Federal

agency with relevant scientific expertise.

Nature-based Flood Mitigation Measures.—The Committee recog-

nizes that environment-based mitigation measures such as the cre-

ation of wetlands, conservation easements, and natural flood plains

to slow the flow rate of rivers, creeks, and streams, are innovative

tools to mitigate the severity of future floods in the Great Lakes

region. In addition to flood protection, such mitigation and climate

resiliency measures offer both aesthetic and recreational value and

provide a variety of environmental and conservation benefits in-

cluding erosion control, species habitat, and improved air and

water quality. The Committee urges NOAA to participate and co-

ordinate as an essential Federal stakeholder with the Department

of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Emer-

gency Management Agency, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as

well as state, local, and Tribal governments, and business and non-

profit stakeholders, on developing and supporting conservation and

nature-based flood mitigation measures to reduce the impact of

floods on communities, lives, and livelihoods in the Great Lakes re-

gion.

Fire Weather.—The Committee is concerned with the increasing

number and severity of wildfires, especially in the Western United

States, and notes the important role NOAA plays in providing ad-

vanced notice of wildfire risks and active wildfire-weather coupled

forecasts. The recommendation therefore provides a total of

$15,000,000 to fully support fire weather initiatives across NOAA.

The Committee encourages NOAA to utilize its satellite and artifi-

cial intelligence assets in these efforts and to continue working

with interested Federal, State, Tribal, and local partners and land

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managers to improve information dissemination related to wildfire

events.

The Committee is additionally concerned about the need for addi-

tional resources to ensure that our Nation’s science agencies are

better prepared to help in the prediction and response to wildfires

and therefore directs NOAA to conduct a workforce needs assess-

ment on the training and potential need for additional Incident Me-

teorologists for wildfires and other extreme events. NOAA shall

brief the Committee on the results of this assessment no later than

180 days after the enactment of this Act.

National Ocean Service.—The recommendation provides

$706,500,000 for National Ocean Service (NOS) Operations, Re-

search, and Facilities, an increase of $86,800,000 above the fiscal

year 2021 level.

NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Navigation, Observations and Positioning

Navigation, Observations and Positioning .................................................................................................. $183,000

Hydrographic Survey Priorities/Contracts .................................................................................................... 32,000

IOOS Regional Obervations ......................................................................................................................... 50,000

Navigation, Observations and Positioning ........................................................................................................... 265,000

Coastal Science and Assessment

Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and Restoration ......................................................................... 101,000

Competitive Research .................................................................................................................................. 28,000

Coastal Science and Assessment ........................................................................................................................ 129,000

Ocean and Coastal Management and Services

Coastal Zone Management and Services ................................................................................................... 62,000

Coastal Zone Mangement Grants ............................................................................................................... 82,500

National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund .............................................................................................. 38,000

Coral Reef Program ..................................................................................................................................... 38,000

National Estuarine Research Reserve System ............................................................................................ 30,500

Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas ................................................................................................... 61,500

Ocean and Coastal Management and Services ................................................................................................... 312,500

Total, National Ocean Service, Operations, Research, and Facilities ................................................................. $706,500

Sea Level Rise.—The Committee commends NOAA for its strong

proposal to increase the Nation’s understanding of the risk of sea

level rise and to provide information and services to State, Terri-

tory, Tribal, and local governments, as well as private citizens, to

support long range coastal planning and infrastructure invest-

ments. The recommendation includes no less than $30,000,000 for

these efforts across NOS.

Navigation, Observations, and Positioning.—The Committee pro-

vides $183,000,000 for Navigation, Observations, and Positioning,

$20,500,000 above the level provided in fiscal year 2021. As part

of these efforts, the Committee directs NOS to partner with states

to provide accessible, high resolution integrated ocean and coastal

mapping of U.S. nearshore waters to support navigation, infra-

structure, habitat mapping, restoration projects, resource manage-

ment, emergency response, coastal resiliency, and hazard studies.

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The recommendation also includes up to $8,000,000 for the Re-

gional Geospatial Modeling Grants program.

Marine Debris.—The recommendation includes an increase of no

less than $2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level for

the Marine Debris program to address the pervasive problem of

marine pollution in coastal waters around the country. Within the

funds available, the Committee provides $1,000,000 to create a re-

gional pilot program to coordinate with Federal, state, or Tribal

partners on efforts to inventory and remove derelict vessels and

fishing gear, with a goal of developing a cost-effective national

strategy for mitigating these sources of marine debris.

Integrated Ocean Observing System.—The Committee continues

to support the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and pro-

vides $50,000,000, an increase of $9,500,000 over the fiscal year

2021 enacted level. The Committee provides not less than

$3,000,000 to support the ongoing pilot IOOS, launched in fiscal

year 2020 to enhance the nation’s capacity for monitoring and de-

tection of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) by leveraging the exper-

tise of the IOOS regional associations—including through expand-

ing the deployment of in-situ observing assets—in order to improve

HABs warning and forecast accuracy. IOOS is directed to coordi-

nate with the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science on the

implementation of these funds.

Harmful Algal Blooms.—The Committee remains highly con-

cerned about the increasing prevalence of HABs in every U.S. State

and territory and the corresponding impacts on human health,

drinking water, fisheries, and the broader economy. The Committee

provides $28,000,000 for Competitive Research, including not less

than $15,000,000 for HABs research. This research shall include

the impacts of HAB-causing nutrient impacts from nitrogen and

phosphorus as they enter coastal areas from tributaries. Further

research should prioritize development of methods of prevention,

mitigation, and control to reduce the frequency, severity, and im-

pacts of HAB events in freshwater and saltwater systems and pro-

vide special attention to research in areas most economically and

environmentally impacted by HABs, including the possible con-

tamination of drinking water. The Committee encourages NOAA to

work to ensure that new technology and mitigation efforts have

minimal environmental impacts. For all HABs-related work, NOAA

shall coordinate with the Interagency Working Group on Harmful

Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act.

Further, within funds provided for Coastal Science, Assessment,

Response and Restoration, NOAA, in collaboration with IOOS, the

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, and other relevant

stakeholders, shall develop an implementation plan for a National

Harmful Algal Bloom Observing Network (HABON). This plan

shall include a discussion of how it will incorporate existing assets

and research efforts, as well as a five-year funding profile for oper-

ational monitoring and forecasting of HABs nationwide. This report

shall be provided to the Committee not later than 270 days after

the enactment of this Act.

Blue Carbon.—The Committee notes the importance of the coast-

al zone as a potential carbon sink and the increased public interest

in blue carbon. The recommendation includes no less than

$2,000,000 for NOAA to expand its scientific and research efforts

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to understand the relative emissions and absorption potential of

carbon pollution associated with various human activities in the

coastal zone so as to inform future planning decisions regarding

their carbon impacts. The ultimate goal of this research shall be to

create a national map and inventory of coastal and marine blue

carbon ecosystems. The Committee encourages NOAA to collabo-

rate with other interested Federal agencies and other non-Federal

stakeholders as part of their coastal work, including the U.S. Geo-

logical Survey, as well as the National Fish and Wildlife Founda-

tion.

Coastal Zone Management.—The Committee provides

$62,000,000 for Coastal Zone Management and Services, including

no less than $3,000,000 for implementation of the Digital Coast Act

(Public Law 116–234). Within these funds, the recommendation

also includes no less than $3,500,000 for Regional Ocean Data Por-

tals.

Ocean Economy of the Territories.—The Committee looks forward

to receiving the report on the steps NOAA has taken to expand the

scope of the Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW) dataset to

include the Nation’s territories. The Committee expects regular up-

dates from NOAA on its plans to characterize the ocean economies

of the five U.S. territories, and directs other bureaus within the

Department of Commerce, including the Bureau of Economic Anal-

ysis (BEA) and the Census Bureau, to cooperate on this effort.

Coastal Zone Management Grants and the National Oceans and

Coastal Security Fund.—The recommendation includes $82,500,000

for Coastal Zone Management Grants and $38,000,000 for the Na-

tional Oceans and Coastal Security Fund, including for project

planning and design, including watershed scale planning and tech-

nical assistance to identify where and what specific coastal resil-

ience projects will provide the greatest benefit in preparation for

expected climate impacts, such as sea level rise.

Coral Reefs.—The Committee continues to be greatly concerned

by the deterioration of the Nation’s coral reefs, which are suffering

from record levels of bleaching and disease. The recommendation

therefore includes $38,000,000 for the Coral Reef Program. Within

the increases provided for the Coral Reef Program and Competitive

Research, NOAA shall expand its collaborative work with external

academic partners that conduct scientific research for the conserva-

tion of corals and coral reef ecosystems, including those that are

experiencing an increasing prevalence of disease outbreaks. The

Committee recognizes that science sponsored through such collabo-

ration is imperative for management of these coral reefs for eco-

system resilience and for the effective implementation of the Na-

tional Coral Reef Action Strategy, especially with regard to the

identification of local action strategies for addressing key threats in

each of the jurisdictions that have coral reefs within its boundaries.

Collaborative research focused on coral disease and degradation is

required to address current declines in reef health and productivity

in U.S waters in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Caribbean. Examples of

this work include identifying the pathogens causing the disease,

conducting appropriate disease interventions and remediations, re-

searching resilient coral species and disease-resistant genetic

strains of corals, and supporting restoration of appropriate and di-

verse coral species.

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Further, within the funds provided for the Coral Reef Program,

the Committee provides up to $10,000,000 for NOS to continue to

work with academic institutions and non-governmental research or-

ganizations on innovative active restoration projects to restore de-

graded coral reefs. The Committee intends the funding to support

coral restoration implementation and capacity building for both cor-

als and herbivores; advancing community stewardship and restora-

tion maintenance; and incorporation of next generation technology

innovation with external partners to promote resilience and res-

toration efficiencies.

National Estuarine Research Reserve System.—The Committee

provides an increase of $2,000,000 over the fiscal year 2021 enacted

level for the National Estuarine Research Reserve System

(NERRS). The Committee strongly supports this important part-

nership between NOAA and the coastal States and territories that

protects and studies estuarine systems and encourages the contin-

ued expansion of the network.

Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas.—The Committee pro-

vides $61,500,000 for Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas,

which is $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level. The

Committee encourages the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries to

collaborate with the Office of Ocean Exploration and Research to

map and characterize the National Marine Sanctuaries, including

through the use of telepresence technology as appropriate.

National Marine Sanctuaries Designations.—The Committee con-

tinues to support the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and

the expansion of the network of protected marine and Great Lakes

areas. The Committee notes that a number of sites have languished

in the inventory of successful nominations without progressing to

final designation as new National Marine Sanctuaries despite sup-

port from the Committee to move them forward. Therefore, the

Committee directs NOAA, no later than 30 days after the enact-

ment of this Act, to provide the Committee with a briefing on plans

to make final determinations on the areas which have been suc-

cessfully nominated for consideration for designation.

Marine National Monuments.—Within funding provided for Na-

tional Marine Sanctuaries, up to $1,200,000 may be used for com-

petitive research and management grants for existing marine na-

tional monuments administered by NOS, provided such grants are

subject to a 100 percent non-Federal match.

National Marine Fisheries Service.—The Committee recommends

$1,044,590,000 for National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Op-

erations, Research, and Facilities, which is $79,728,000 above the

fiscal year 2021 enacted level. NMFS shall continue to provide

quarterly updates to the Committee consistent with direction in fis-

cal year 2021.

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Protected Resources Science and Management:

Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, and Other Species .................................................................................... $146,500

Species Recovery Grants ............................................................................................................................. 7,500

Atlantic Salmon ........................................................................................................................................... 6,500

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NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE—Continued

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Pacific Salmon ............................................................................................................................................ 70,500

Protected Resources Science and Management .................................................................................................. 231,000

Fisheries Science and Management:

Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and Services ......................................................................... 162,000

Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments .............................................................................. 192,500

Observers and Training ............................................................................................................................... 55,468

Fisheries Management Program and Services ............................................................................................ 133,750

Aquaculture ................................................................................................................................................. 17,500

Salmon Management Activities ................................................................................................................... 66,000

Regional Councils and Fisheries Commissions .......................................................................................... 43,000

Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants ............................................................................................................. 3,372

Fisheries Science and Management .................................................................................................................... 673,590

Enforcement .......................................................................................................................................................... 78,500

Habitat Conservation and Restoration ................................................................................................................. 61,500

Total, National Marine Fisheries Service, Operations, Research, and Facilities ................................................. $1,044,590

Offshore Wind.—The Committee applauds the President’s initia-

tive to support the growth of offshore wind energy as part of the

broader goal of reducing carbon emissions. As such, the rec-

ommendation includes no less than $20,380,000 for NMFS’ initia-

tives in support of wind energy.

Transition to Climate-Ready Fishery Management.—The Com-

mittee recognizes the serious impacts of climate change on fisheries

and protected species, and the corresponding need for increased re-

sources to prepare for climate-ready management of living marine

resources. Sustainable fisheries management and protected species

conservation is made more challenging by climate change driven

impacts, including changes to the distribution, productivity, and

abundance of fish stocks, protected species, and the habitats on

which they depend. The Committee supports NMFS’ proposals to

address these new requirements and provides $20,000,000 overall

to support this work, including $10,000,000 within Protected Re-

sources Science and Management to support climate vulnerable

species and $10,000,000 within Fisheries Science and Management

to prioritize activities that will make fisheries and fishing-depend-

ent communities more adaptable to climate change. NMFS is also

directed to increase the scope and pace of efforts and consider new

initiatives that will maintain sustainability and yield greater sta-

bility in Federal fishery and protected species management as the

oceans change.

Protected Resources Science and Management.—The rec-

ommendation includes $231,000,000 for Protected Resources

Science and Management, an increase of $25,336,000 above the fis-

cal year 2021 enacted level. Within this amount, the Committee

provides no less than $5,000,000 for the John H. Prescott Marine

Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program. The Committee further

directs NMFS to continue to prioritize reducing the backlog of En-

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dangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act permit

applications.

The Committee recognizes that the existing backlog is due, in

part, to disagreements between NMFS and the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers regarding the consideration of environmental baselines

for in-water construction permit applications. This continued inter-

agency dispute is unacceptable. The Committee therefore directs

NOAA, no later than 15 days after the enactment of this Act, to

report to the Committee on plans for resolving the ongoing inter-

agency conflict and finding resolution on the backlog of pending

permit applications in a timely manner.

North Atlantic Right Whales.—Within Marine Mammals, Sea

Turtles, and Other Species, the Committee provides no less than

$16,900,000 for research and monitoring of North Atlantic right

whales. Within this funding, up to $3,500,000 is provided for

NOAA to address State and industry priorities addressing fishery

data gaps to support improved modeling and analysis to inform fu-

ture regulatory changes, including vessel or gear tracking or other

harvester reporting enhancements to improve co-occurrence models

of fishing activity and whale presence.

Southern Resident Killer Whales.—The Committee provides not

less than $2,000,000 for the Southern Resident Killer Whales pro-

gram for research and monitoring to improve the recovery of the

species. The Committee further encourages NMFS to support exist-

ing partnerships between Federal and State agencies, Native

American tribes, public ports, and nonprofits to monitor and reduce

noise impacts on this endangered species.

Foreign Fisheries.—The Committee provides $1,000,000 to NMFS

to ensure sufficient implementation of the Fish and Fish Product

Import Provisions Section 101(a)(2) of the Marine Mammal Protec-

tion Act. NMFS shall use these funds to analyze the data provided

by nations and to provide technical assistance to nations to comply

with these provisions. NMFS shall prioritize the use of any funds

for technical assistance to those fisheries interacting with endan-

gered species. NMFS may use contractors to ensure that deadlines

are met, but shall prioritize hiring staff with the increased funds

for this initiative.

Pacific Salmon.—The Committee provides $70,500,000 for Pacific

Salmon, $3,500,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level. The

recommendation provides no less than $5,000,000 within Pacific

Salmon to implement NMFS’ Hatchery and Genetic Management

Plans (HGMPs) and to continue to address the backlog of HGMPs

as directed in previous fiscal years.

The Committee directs NOAA to examine opportunities to lever-

age the existing civilian conservation corps model to develop a dedi-

cated workforce to accomplish priority salmon habitat improvement

projects and other priority near-shore restoration goals that have

been identified as part of the recovery strategy for one or more of

the twenty-eight populations of salmon and steelhead currently

listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species

Act.

Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments.—The Com-

mittee provides $192,500,000 for Fisheries Data Collections, Sur-

veys, and Assessments, $16,573,000 above the fiscal year 2021 en-

acted level. Within these funds, no less than $24,000,000 is pro-

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vided for Fisheries Information Networks, the State-Federal coop-

erative programs that coordinate data collection, data manage-

ment, and informational management essential for accurate moni-

toring of commercial and recreational fishing impacts. The Com-

mittee encourages NMFS to support collaborative programs focused

on improving recreational fishery data collection. The recommenda-

tion also directs NMFS to deliver technical support, as needed, to

the Gulf States to prioritize and ensure successful implementation

of each State plan.

South Atlantic Reef Fish.—NMFS is encouraged to leverage effi-

ciencies learned through the Gulf of Mexico red snapper process to

better the science and management of the South Atlantic red snap-

per and other reef fish. NMFS shall consider employing the inde-

pendent and alternative stock assessment strategies used in the

Gulf of Mexico to supplement NMFS assessments of reef fish in the

South Atlantic. The Committee provides up to $1,800,000 for these

activities and encourages NMFS to incorporate this data into the

agency’s own stock assessments as expeditiously as possible.

State Management for Recreational Red Snapper.—Within the

amount provided for Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and As-

sessments, the Committee encourages NMFS to continue to work

with the Gulf States to ensure successful implementation of State

management for recreational red snapper. These efforts shall be a

priority for NOAA and shall be done in coordination with the Gulf

States. In addition, state agency independent data should be incor-

porated into NOAA stock assessments as expeditiously as possible.

Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish.—Within funding for Fisheries and Eco-

system Science Programs and Services, the Committee encourages

NMFS to continue to support Gulf of Mexico reef fish surveys, re-

search, and sampling.

For-Hire Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Implementation.—

The agreement provides no less than $2,250,000 within Fisheries

Management Programs and Services and $1,500,000 within En-

forcement to support the continued and timely implementation of

electronic monitoring and reporting.

Video Review of Electronic Monitoring Data.—Within funding

provided for Fisheries Management Programs and Services, the

Committee provides no less than $400,000 for the video review of

the West Coast Groundfish electronic monitoring data and

$400,000 for the video review of the Gulf of Alaska partial coverage

electronic monitoring data.

Pacific Bluefin Tuna.—The Committee continues to be concerned

with the depleted status of the iconic Pacific bluefin tuna and

therefore encourages NMFS to take a strong position in inter-

national negotiations, including by supporting the adoption of strict

and more precautionary harvest control rules that ensure measur-

able interim progress in rebuilding the stock, in order to recover

the population to sustainable levels by no later than 2034. The

Committee provides up to $2,000,000 to continue and expand ef-

forts to support the rebuilding of this stock and directs NMFS to

provide resources to support engagement of the Pacific Fishery

Management Council and U.S. stakeholders in the formulation of

a strong U.S. position throughout the international negotiations to

ensure continued progress on the international recovery plan.

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Carbon Sequestration Through Aquaculture.—The Committee

recognizes advances in aquaculture such as deep-water kelp se-

questration and oyster farming play an important role in miti-

gating the impacts of a changing climate. Like land forests, kelp

forests act as powerful carbon banks, removing up to 20 times more

carbon per acre than land forests. The Committee encourages

NOAA and the Office of Aquaculture to support sustainable carbon

sequestration demonstration projects in deep ocean water.

Salmon Management Activities.—The Committee provides an in-

crease of $4,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted amount for

Salmon Management Activities. This level includes no less than

$41,500,000 for the Pacific Salmon Treaty activities and no less

than $24,000,000 for Mitchell Act Hatcheries.

Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported Fishing.—The Committee is

troubled by the increasing accounts of Illegal, Unregulated, and

Unreported (IUU) fishing—not only in the U.S. Exclusive Economic

Zone but around the world—which is a threat to the health of the

oceans, undermines honest businesses and fishers who play by the

rules, and enables human trafficking, forced labor, and other crimi-

nal activity. The recommendation includes an increase of

$3,500,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level for Enforcement

to address IUU fishing, among other enforcement priorities. Within

these funds, the Committee directs NMFS to expand efforts to de-

tect and deter IUU fishing through the use of emerging tech-

nologies available from the private sector.

Lionfish.—The Committee encourages NOAA to award competi-

tive grants to address invasive Lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean and

Gulf of Mexico.

Horseshoe Crabs.—Adequate data is required to ensure States

and interstate managers can effectively manage the Horseshoe

Crab population, which is important to the biomedical and commer-

cial fishing industries, as well as to the ecology of the Mid-Atlantic

region. The Committee directs NMFS to continue the Horseshoe

Crab survey to generate the data necessary to ensure that the

Horseshoe Crab stock remains on a sustainable path.

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.—The Committee rec-

ommends $684,500,000 for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

(OAR) Operations, Research, and Facilities, which represents an

increase of $113,910,000 over fiscal year 2021.

OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Climate Research:

Climate Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes ....................................................................................... $120,000

Regional Climate Data and Information ..................................................................................................... 59,000

Climate Competitive Research .................................................................................................................... 74,000

Climate Research ................................................................................................................................................. 253,000

Weather and Air Chemistry Research:

Weather Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes ....................................................................................... 87,500

U.S. Weather Research Program ................................................................................................................. 33,750

Tornado Severe Storm Research/Phased Array Radar ................................................................................ 17,000

Joing Technology Transfer Initiative ............................................................................................................ 13,000

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OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH—Continued

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Weather and Air Chemistry Research .................................................................................................................. 151,250

Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research:

Ocean Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes .......................................................................................... 37,500

National Sea Grant College Program .......................................................................................................... 85,000

Sea Grant Aquaculture Research ................................................................................................................ 14,500

Ocean Exploration and Research ................................................................................................................ 44,500

Integrated Ocean Acidification .................................................................................................................... 17,000

Sustained Ocean Observations and Monitoring .......................................................................................... 59,750

National Oceanographic Partnership Program ............................................................................................ 2,000

Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research ........................................................................................................ 260,250

Innovative Research and Technology:

High Performance Computing Initiatives .................................................................................................... 18,000

Uncrewed Systems ....................................................................................................................................... 2,000

Innovative Research and Technology ................................................................................................................... 20,000

Total, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Operations, Research, and Facilities .............................. 684,500

Climate Research.—The Committee continues to be alarmed by

the impacts of the changing climate and notes the critical impor-

tance of NOAA’s climate change science and research to inform de-

cisions about how best to prepare and adapt to these changes. The

Committee, therefore, provides $253,000,000 for Climate Research,

an increase of $71,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level.

Methane Emissions.—Like carbon dioxide, methane is a powerful

greenhouse gas that is increasingly more prevalent in our atmos-

phere. Unlike carbon dioxide, however, methane only remains in

the atmosphere for a relatively short amount of time, and as such,

mitigation of these emissions can have a more near-term effect on

the climate system. Unfortunately, there is limited understanding

of the natural and anthropogenic sources and drivers of methane

emissions that limits the accuracy of climate models and inhibits

the proper prioritization of mitigation efforts. As part of the in-

crease provided for Sustained Atmospheric Observations, the Com-

mittee directs OAR to increase its focus on methane as an impor-

tant greenhouse gas and to increase efforts to improve the under-

standing of the sources and drivers of both anthropogenic and nat-

ural methane emissions.

Atmospheric Baseline Observatories.—The Committee supports

the work of the Global Monitoring Laboratory and its Atmospheric

Baseline Observatories, which have provided measurements of the

level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere for over 60 years that are

the basis of the world-renowned Keeling Curve and whose data is

used by more than 500 external partners and stakeholders. The

Committee provides not less than $4,500,000 to modernize these

observatories’ aging infrastructure to ensure measurement integ-

rity and safety of the observatory facilities.

Earth’s Radiation Budget.—The Committee provides $11,000,000

for continued modeling, assessments, and, as possible, observations

and monitoring of stratospheric conditions and the Earth’s radi-

ation budget. Within these funds, the Committee directs OAR, in

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coordination with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, to im-

prove the understanding of the impact of atmospheric aerosols on

radiative forcing, as well as on the formation of clouds, precipita-

tion, and extreme weather to include observations and modeling of

the impact of the introduction of material into the stratosphere

from changes in natural systems, increased air and space traffic,

and modeling of proposals to inject material to affect climate and

solar climate interventions.

Climate Services.—As the Nation continues to experience the in-

creasingly disruptive impacts of climate change, NOAA’s role as a

provider of climate data, models, projections, and services is becom-

ing more prominent and critical to the continued prosperity of our

society. The Committee directs NOAA, across line offices, to coordi-

nate efforts to provide improved and expanded climate services in

order to improve customer service and integrate climate products.

Further, a number of community project funding awards will sup-

port efforts to expand climate research and the provision of climate

services. Where feasible, NOAA shall partner with these local ef-

forts to meet the rapidly growing needs of the Nation for high qual-

ity climate products and information.

As part of these efforts, the Committee supports the proposed ex-

pansion of the Regional Integrated Climate Sciences and Assess-

ments (RICSA) program, formerly known as the Regional Inte-

grated Sciences and Assessments program, with the long-term goal

of comprehensive coverage of the Nation to provide high quality cli-

mate information and extension services to help local, State, and

private leaders make informed decisions as they adapt to the

changing climate. As such, the Committee includes $25,000,000,

which is $3,200,000 above the requested amount, to launch the Cli-

mate-Smart Communities Initiative and expand the RICSA pro-

gram. The Committee further encourages NOAA to more

proactively engage with local stakeholders to provide extension

services.

Infrasonic Weather Monitoring Research.—Within funding for the

U.S. Weather Research Program, the recommendation provides no

less than the fiscal year 2021 enacted level to support external op-

portunities with academic institutions in promising areas of weath-

er-related research that may advance NOAA’s mission and benefit

society, including infrasonic monitoring methods of extreme weath-

er.

VORTEX–USA.—The recommendation includes no less than

$7,000,000 for the VORTEX–SE program within the VORTEX–

USA initiative. The Committee looks forward to a briefing on

OAR’s proposed plan for the VORTEX USA initiative as directed in

Public Law 116–260.

Sensor Fusion for Snow Water Resource Management.—The Com-

mittee supports NOAA’s activities to improve snow water resource

monitoring to improve operational forecasts at NOAA’s National

Water Center (NWC). The Committee encourages NOAA to pursue

research activities to demonstrate and integrate into the NWC’s

National Water Model accurately calibrated and validated snow

water equivalent estimates at high resolution through extensive

airborne and field experiments throughout the western United

States.

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Wind Turbine Radar Interference.— The Committee supports the

rapidly growing wind energy industry as part of the effort to reduce

carbon emissions. The Committee recognizes, however, that with-

out proper mitigations and considerations, wind farms can interfere

with NEXRAD weather radars. To ensure maximum compatibility

between wind energy development and NEXRAD systems, the

Committee encourages NOAA, working with the Wind Turbine

Radar Interference Mitigation working group and industry, to iden-

tify, test, and validate proposed technical solutions to reduce poten-

tial wind turbine impacts to NEXRAD radar data. The Committee

also encourages NOAA, the Wind Turbine Radar Interference Miti-

gation Working Group, and industry to fully explore other non-

technical mitigation options. Not later than 270 days after the en-

actment of this Act, NOAA shall, in collaboration with other Fed-

eral agencies, industry, and academia, provide the Committee with

an update to the 2019 Joint USAF/NOAA Report to Congress that

details the status of scientific research of technical solutions and

cooperation between government and industry on non-technical

mitigation options.

Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research Laboratories and Co-

operative Institutes.—The Committee provides $37,500,000 for

Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research Laboratories and Coop-

erative Institutes. NOAA shall expand its works on genomics with-

in the increased funds, including work on HABs with regard to

real-time forecasting of HABs and their toxicity, and testing of re-

mote observing systems and environmental sample processors. Fur-

ther, the Committee expects NOAA to fully fund these cooperative

institutes at appropriate levels in future years, including well-es-

tablished institutes focused on watershed impacts on marine and

Great Lakes ecosystems, remote sensing, and long-term monitoring

of the impacts of environmental hazards on marine and Great

Lakes ecosystem health. NOAA shall further support partnerships

with universities on ocean observations, hurricane monitoring,

ocean glider research, and research related to offshore wind energy.

Sea Grant Resilient Coasts Initiative.—Of the funds provided for

Sea Grant, no less than $10,000,000 shall be for the Sea Grant Re-

silient Coasts Initiative. As part of this program, the Committee

encourages NOAA to support mitigation and relocation efforts of

coastal tribal communities that are seeking to mitigate the threat

of severe weather storms and promote public safety.

Sea Grant Support for the Seafood Industry.—The U.S. fishing

and seafood sector experienced broad declines in 2020 as a result

of the COVID–19 pandemic. The Committee supports the ongoing

work of NOAA programs such as Sea Grant in assisting in business

diversification and economic recovery during the COVID–19 pan-

demic for fishermen, aquaculturists, and recreational charters

through state Sea Grant programs. The Committee encourages the

National Sea Grant program to identify areas of collaboration with-

in the Department of Commerce and other federal agencies to ad-

vance business diversification efforts of coastal businesses to make

the coastal industries more viable and resilient to disruptions in

their economic markets as well as disruption to access or changing

ocean conditions. Further, the recommendation includes up to

$2,000,000 for Sea Grant to work with NMFS to build a consortium

of researchers, government officials, technical assistance providers,

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and fishing and aquaculture community partners to support local

and regional seafood systems (LRSS). Catalyzing LRSS will help to

ensure the seafood sector is resilient to future shocks and will also

contribute to the economic prosperity of coastal communities.

Highly Migratory Species.—The Committee provides an addi-

tional $2,000,000 within Sea Grant to collaborate with the NMFS

Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Research Initiative, for competi-

tive extramural research exclusively for Atlantic and Gulf of Mex-

ico HMS. Additional research is needed for collection of NOAA-

prioritized scientific information to significantly improve fisheries

management at both the domestic and international levels for

these species that inject hundreds of millions of dollars into coastal

communities and the Nation. Many HMS are threatened by over-

fishing or environmental challenges and are urgently in need of im-

proved, science-based management and conservation, either region-

ally or throughout their distribution. The additional funding will

enable NOAA to implement a set of management-based HMS re-

search needs and priorities established in fiscal year 2020.

American Lobster Research.—Within funding for the Sea Grant

program, the Committee encourages the continued funding of part-

nerships between State agencies, academia, and industry to ad-

dress American lobster research priorities. Research should focus

on stock resilience in the face of environmental changes, including

life history parameters, distribution and abundance, and species

interactions, with the purpose of informing future management ac-

tions.

Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program.—The Committee rec-

ognizes the importance of NOAA’s aquaculture research and devel-

opment activities that help coastal communities maintain a safe

and sustainable local seafood supply through research and tech-

nology transfer to support and expand America’s aquaculture in-

dustry. As such, the Committee provides $14,500,000 for the Sea

Grant Aquaculture Research Program.

Ocean Exploration and Research.—The Committee rejects the re-

quested decrease in funding for Ocean Exploration and Research

and instead provides $44,500,000 and encourages NOAA to map

and characterize the Nation’s Exclusive Economic Zone and Ex-

tended Continental Shelf. NOAA is encouraged to work with the

Department of Education and other relevant agencies to continue

fundamental ocean exploration in which open source data are col-

lected for the oceanographic community and private industries in

real-time through telepresence technology that would be applied to

educational research.

Deep Seabed Mining.—The Committee provides $1,000,000 from

Ocean Exploration and Research, for NOAA, not later than 90 days

after the enactment of this Act, to seek to enter into an agreement

with the National Academies to conduct a comprehensive assess-

ment of the environmental impacts of deep seabed mining, includ-

ing assessment of potential impacts to deep seabed habitat and

species from exploratory or extractive activities; assessment of the

potential impacts of sediment plumes from disturbance of the deep

seabed on the marine ecosystems and biota; and approximate quan-

tification of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with deep sea-

bed mining, including possible emissions from the release of green-

house gases sequestered in the seabed.

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Integrated Ocean Acidification Program.—The Committee is in-

creasingly concerned about the growing impacts of ocean acidifica-

tion on coastal communities and industries and therefore provides

$17,000,000 for the Integrated Ocean Acidification program. Within

the increase, NOAA shall, in partnership with academia and the

private sector, prioritize efforts at understanding, monitoring, and

mitigating coastal ocean acidification, especially where it impacts

fisheries and aquaculture. To allow NOAA’s partners around the

nation to scale up their regional-level monitoring programs, develop

modeling tools, and improve coordination with regional stake-

holders, the Committee encourages the Integrated Ocean Acidifica-

tion program, in partnership with IOOS and Sea Grant, to make

multi-year, competitive grant awards to university partners to op-

erate regional-scale research and education centers to address the

impacts of ocean acidification.

The Committee encourages NOAA, in coordination with the Of-

fice of Science and Technology Policy, to implement a program to

competitively award prizes under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology

Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) to stimulate innovation to

advance the understanding, research, or monitoring of ocean acidi-

fication or its impacts, or to develop management or adaptation op-

tions for responding to ocean acidification. In prize competitions,

the Committee encourages NOAA to prioritize communities, envi-

ronments, or industries that are currently in distress due to the

impacts of ocean acidification.

Sustained Ocean Observations and Monitoring.—The rec-

ommendation provides $59,750,000 for Sustained Ocean Observa-

tions and Monitoring. Within the increase, NOAA shall expand cov-

erage of biogeochemical and Deep Argo floats to improve ecological

and sub-seasonal-to-seasonal weather forecasting as well as to pro-

vide observational data on the health and state of the ocean, par-

ticularly in the deep sea, the tropics, and the Arctic. Further,

NOAA is directed to encourage international partners to meet their

obligations for shared ocean science and observations.

Uncrewed Systems.—Within Innovative Research and Tech-

nology, $2,000,000 is provided in support of the proposal for

Uncrewed Systems. The Committee further encourages NOAA to

address potential new challenges in the areas of data organization,

automation, scale, processing, and presentation.

National Weather Service.—The Committee recommends

$1,218,113,000 for National Weather Service (NWS) Operations,

Research, and Facilities, which is $117,337,000 above the fiscal

year 2021 enacted level. The Committee reaffirms its commitment

to the weather enterprise and the necessity of maintaining within

the Federal Government the mission of protecting life and prop-

erty.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Operations, Research, and Facilities

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Observations ......................................................................................................................................................... $245,750

Central Processing ............................................................................................................................................... 108,472

Analyze, Forecast and Support ............................................................................................................................. 565,097

Dissemination ....................................................................................................................................................... 117,646

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE—Continued

Operations, Research, and Facilities

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Science and Technology Integration .................................................................................................................... 181,148

Total, National Weather Service, Operations, Research, and Facilities .............................................................. $1,218,113

NWS Staffing.—The Committee remains concerned about con-

tinuing reports of staffing and management challenges within

NWS. NOAA and the Department of Commerce are directed to en-

sure that NWS fulfills its critical mission to protect the lives and

property of our Nation’s citizens, including by filling all vacancies

as expeditiously as possible. In its fiscal year 2022 spend plan,

NWS shall follow direction as provided in fiscal year 2021 regard-

ing details of all NWS funded positions. The Committee further di-

rects NWS to continue the quarterly briefings to the Committee

consistent with prior year direction.

National Mesonet Program.—The recommendation includes not

less than $24,000,000 for the National Mesonet Program to allow

the program to leverage large investments by other sponsors, en-

able the program to increase the number of observations, include

new types of data, and introduce innovative capabilities to address

capacity and coverage gaps.

Sub-seasonal to Seasonal Decision Support Services.—The rec-

ommendation includes no less than $5,000,000 for the proposals

across NWS for Sub-Seasonal to Seasonal Decision Support Serv-

ices.

Low Altitude Rainfall.—The Committee is concerned about the

limitations of NEXRAD due to its ineffectiveness in calculating low

altitude rainfall, below 7,000 feet, in low lying areas on the edges

of the radars scannable range, lack of river gauges and lack of

ground truth stations. The Committee therefore encourages NWS

to install additional small data collection devices to better assess

rainfall, water levels, and related climate data. NWS is urged to

focus on watersheds where underestimates of local rainfall has led

to damage of water infrastructure.

Tsunami Warning Program.—The Committee continues to sup-

port the Tsunami Warning Program and provides no less than the

fiscal year 2021 level for this critical program.

Dissemination.—The Committee is very troubled by the ongoing

issues with NWS’ forecast dissemination systems. The rec-

ommendation therefore includes an increase of $39,284,000 above

the fiscal year 2021 enacted level. NWS shall provide monthly up-

dates to the Committee on the status of the ongoing problems with

its dissemination systems and its progress in carrying out the Inte-

grated Dissemination Program plan.

Atlas-14.—The Committee provides up to $1,450,000 within

Science and Technology Integration for NWS to partner with inter-

ested states or regions to update their respective Atlas-14 precipi-

tation frequency estimates.

National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Serv-

ice.—The Committee recommends $348,086,000 for National Envi-

ronmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) Oper-

ations, Research, and Facilities.

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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Environmental Satellite Observing Systems:

Office of Satellite and Product Operations ................................................................................................. $202,000

Product Development, Readiness and Application ..................................................................................... 47,000

Office of Space Commerce .......................................................................................................................... 10,000

U.S. Group on Earth Observations .............................................................................................................. 1,000

Environmental Satellite Observing Systems ........................................................................................................ 260,000

National Centers for Environmental Information ................................................................................................. 88,086

Total, National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, Operations, Research, and Facilities $348,086

Office of Space Commerce.—The Committee provides $10,000,000

for the Office of Space Commerce and directs NOAA to continue

the pilot program established by Public Law 116–260, for which no

less than the fiscal year 2021 enacted amount is provided.

National Centers for Environmental Information.—The Com-

mittee continues to support the National Centers for Environ-

mental Information (NCEI) and their efforts to provide more prod-

ucts and services for the Nation. Of the funds provided for NCEI,

no less than $13,500,000 shall be for the Regional Climate Serv-

ices, including no less than $10,000,000 for the Regional Climate

Centers. NOAA shall continue to prioritize hiring to meet the de-

mand for climate services, most notably by filling the vacant Re-

gional Climate Services Director positions.

Mission Support.—The recommendation includes $364,316,000

for Mission Support Operations, Research, and Facilities.

MISSION SUPPORT

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Mission Support Services:

Executive Leadership ................................................................................................................................... $30,000

Mission Services and Management ............................................................................................................ 185,000

IT Security .................................................................................................................................................... 35,365

Payment to the DOC Working Capital Fund ............................................................................................... 67,867

Facilities Maintenance and Capital Improvements .................................................................................... 5,000

Mission Support Services ..................................................................................................................................... 323,232

Office of Education:

BWET Regional Programs ............................................................................................................................ 12,000

Jose

E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions .............................. 22,000

NOAA Education Program Base ................................................................................................................... 7,084

Office of Education .............................................................................................................................................. 41,084

Total, Mission Support, Operations, Research, and Facilities ............................................................................. $364,316

Office of Education.—The Committee recognizes that the chang-

ing climate and increasing degradation of our environment will ne-

cessitate greater future investments in these scientific fields and

their corresponding workforces. Consequently, the recommendation

includes $41,084,000 for NOAA’s Office of Education, an increase

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of $8,084,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level. Further, as

part of all of its educational programming, the Committee encour-

ages NOAA to prioritize improving Americans’ understanding of cli-

mate change, including providing formal and informal learning op-

portunities to individuals of all ages, including individuals of di-

verse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, emphasizing actionable

information to help people understand and promote implementa-

tion of new technologies, programs, and incentives related to cli-

mate change, climate adaptation and mitigation, and climate resil-

ience.

Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO).—The rec-

ommendation includes $299,373,000 for the Office of Marine and

Aviation Operations, Operations, Research, and Facilities. The

Committee appreciates the clear and concise regular briefings pro-

vided by OMAO’s leadership and encourages them to continue with

the same frequency and detail as in fiscal year 2021.

OFFICE OF MARINE AND AVIATION OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:

Marine Operations and Maintenance .......................................................................................................... $194,000

Aviation Operations and Aircraft Services .................................................................................................. 37,500

Autonomous Uncrewed Technology Operations ........................................................................................... 14,500

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps ............................................................................................................. 53,373

Total, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, Operations, Research, and Facilities .................................... $299,373

Marine Operations and Maintenance.—The Committee appre-

ciates and supports the proposal to increase the number of days at

sea, and further directs OMAO to continue to implement the pro-

gressive maintenance program developed over the last few years to

keep NOAA’s ships available and operational at the highest pos-

sible rate. The Committee notes that missions in the Pacific Islands

and territories have been delayed due to a lack of ship availability

and the pandemic. The increase in funding for Marine Operations

and Maintenance is intended, in part, to alleviate these con-

straints. The Committee directs NOAA to submit a report on its

plan to ensure adequate ship time for the critical missions in this

region no later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act.

Monitoring of Atmospheric Rivers.—Improving understanding of

atmospheric rivers is critical to preparing for concentrated rain

storms and flooding along the U.S. West Coast. Therefore, the

Committee provides no less than $2,300,000 for use of airborne as-

sets to conduct increased winter storm observations to better ob-

serve and predict these extreme weather events.

NOAA Community Project Funding.—The recommendation in-

cludes $23,980,000 for Community Projects as detailed in the table

below. The Committee directs NOAA to provide the amounts listed

in the table consistent with NOAA’s existing authorities, jurisdic-

tions, and procedures, as appropriate. NOAA shall further perform

the same level of oversight and due diligence as with any other ex-

ternal partners.

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Recipient Project Amount

Alabama State Port Authority .................................. Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System

(PORTS) Sensors, Port of Mobile.

$233,000

Coastal Preservation Network .................................. Restoration & Stabilization of Two On-Water Plat-

forms on Flushing Bay.

$263,000

Columbia River Inter Tribal Fish Commission ........ Upgrade and Expand the Coastal Margin Obser-

vation and Prediction Program.

$760,000

Florida International University ............................... Aquarius Coral Reef Observatory ........................... $1,135,000

Florida International University ............................... Greater Biscayne Bay Harmful Algae Bloom Moni-

toring Program.

$2,000,000

George Mason University ......................................... Virginia Climate Center .......................................... $1,979,000

Greater Farallones Association ................................ Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Kelp

Recovery.

$500,000

Museum of Science, Inc. ......................................... National Center for Education and Conservation

of Florida’s Coral Reef.

$1,150,000

NOAA’s James J. Howard Marine Sciences Labora-

tory at Sandy Hook.

Social and Ecological Resilience Projects for New

Jersey Coasts and Oceans.

$480,000

NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center ............ Planning for the Future of Maine’s Lobster Fishery

and Right Whale Protections.

$200,000

Northern Illinois University ...................................... Understanding and Mitigating Future Weather and

Climate Risks to Agriculture.

$660,000

Oceans Initiative ...................................................... Targeted Acoustic Startle Technology (TAST) at

the Ballard Locks.

$322,000

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ................. Whale Entanglement Risk Reduction Research ..... $100,000

San Diego Unified Port District ............................... Habitat-Friendly Shoreline Structures .................... $1,000,000

San Jose State University Research Foundation ..... Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center ............. $1,150,000

Texas State University ............................................. Texas State University Meadows Center Climate

Change Impact on Water Initiative.

$2,000,000

The Hawai’i Department of Land and Natural Re-

sources, Division of Aquatic Resources.

Waikiki Marine Life Conservation District Coral

Restoration.

$415,000

The Marine Mammal Center .................................... Emergency Marine Mammal Field Response, Re-

search, and Rehabilitation.

$500,000

The Nature Conservancy Hawai’i ............................. Putting People to Work Supporting Community-

Based Co-Management of Coastal Resources

in Hawai’i.

$500,000

The Nurture Nature Center ...................................... CREATE Resilience Research and Community

Learning Hub.

$140,000

The Regents of the University of California,

Scripps Institute of Oceanography.

Mobile LiDAR System .............................................. $800,000

Town of Hempstead, New York ................................ Marine Nature Study Area ...................................... $130,000

University of Alaska Anchorage ............................... Engaging Diverse Communities in Stewardship of

Wild Salmon in Cook Inlet.

$750,000

University of Hawai’i ................................................ Moku o Lo’e Marine Laboratory Refuge Eco-Friend-

ly Sea Wall Research.

$200,000

University of Maine .................................................. Maine Climate Coordination Center ....................... $990,000

University of Rhode Island ...................................... University of Rhode Island Integrated Plastics Re-

search.

$1,000,000

University of South Florida ...................................... Observing Infrastructure to Address Flooding

Risks due to Climate Change at the Commu-

nity Level.

$2,000,000

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Space Science

and Engineering Center.

Next Generation Scanning High-Resolution Inter-

ferometer Sounder (S–HIS) Aircraft Instrument.

$1,200,000

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife ......... Columbia River Pinniped Removal ......................... $892,000

Waterfront Alliance, Inc. .......................................... Flushing Meadows Corona Park: A Hub for Cli-

mate Resilience.

$531,000

PROCUREMENT

ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends a total program level of

$1,998,000,000 for Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction

(PAC), of which $1,985,000,000 is appropriated from the general

fund and $13,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obli-

gations.

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The following narrative descriptions and tables identify the spe-

cific activities and funding levels included in this Act.

PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

National Ocean Service:

National Estuarine Research Reserve Construction ................................................................................... $4,000

Marine Sanctuaries Construction ................................................................................................................ 4,000

Total, NOS–PAC ....................................................................................................................................... 8,000

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research:

Research Supercomputing/CCRI .................................................................................................................. 53,500

National Weather Service:

Observations ................................................................................................................................................ 24,000

Central Processing ...................................................................................................................................... 68,000

Dissemination .............................................................................................................................................. 9,934

Facilities Construction and Major Repairs ................................................................................................. 17,000

Total, NWS–PAC ...................................................................................................................................... 118,934

National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service:

Common Ground Services ........................................................................................................................... 73,633

Geostationary Earth Orbit ............................................................................................................................ 623,247

Low Earth Orbit ........................................................................................................................................... 512,730

Space Weather ............................................................................................................................................. 203,506

Systems/Services Architecture and Engineering ......................................................................................... 68,500

Satellite CDA Facility ................................................................................................................................... 2,450

Total, NESDIS–PAC .................................................................................................................................. 1,482,066

Mission Support:

NOAA Construction ...................................................................................................................................... 43,000

Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:

Fleet Capital Improvements and Technology Infusion ................................................................................ 95,500

Vessel Recapitalization and Construction .................................................................................................. 75,000

Aircraft Recapitalization and Construction ................................................................................................. 120,000

Total, OMAO–PAC .................................................................................................................................... 290,500

Total, Procurement, Acquisition and Construction .............................................................................................. $1,998,000

Research Supercomputing.—The Committee recognizes the im-

portance of supercomputing capacity to further research efforts re-

garding weather and climate modeling and therefore recommends

$53,500,000 for OAR Research Supercomputing.

Quarterly Satellite Reports.—The Committee directs the Depart-

ment of Commerce to continue to provide oversight of NOAA’s sat-

ellite programs as directed in fiscal year 2021. NOAA shall also

continue to provide quarterly briefings to the Committee on all

NOAA satellite programs not later than 30 days after the end of

each quarter, consistent with prior years.

America’s Next Generation Weather Satellite System.—The Com-

mittee supports NOAA’s next generation weather architecture plan,

as developed through the NOAA Satellite Observing System Archi-

tecture (NSOSA) study and recognizes that many of that study’s

recommendations are included in the request. The recommendation

directs NOAA to provide the Committee with a five-year budget

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plan that outlines how it intends to fully develop NSOSA. This

plan shall be submitted to the Committee not later than 270 days

after the enactment of this Act.

Commercial Data.—The Committee provides $17,000,000 for the

purchase and piloting of commercial weather data. Within these

funds and consistent with direction from the Promoting Research

and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of

Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act, the Committee provides up to

$5,000,000 for a Commercial Space Weather Data Pilot for NOAA

to collaborate with commercial companies for the testing and anal-

ysis of space weather data.

NOAA Construction.—There is significant concern that several

NMFS laboratories will soon be unable to perform basic scientific

functions, given the age of the infrastructure, state of disrepair,

and changing physical environments in which they are located. The

Committee therefore directs NOAA, not later than 180 days after

the enactment of this Act, to provide the Committee with a five-

year budget framework to address regional facility modernization

planning and redevelopment of priority labs in the Northwest,

Northeast, and Southeast regions. NOAA is further encouraged to

initiate the planning process, given the distressed state of these fa-

cilities, to help facilitate a competitive solicitation process for pro-

posals from academic and nonprofit partners to co-locate NMFS

laboratories, as a means of leveraging research efforts and enhanc-

ing scientific capabilities.

Vessel Recapitalization and Capital Improvements.—The Com-

mittee reaffirms its support for NOAA’s Fleet Recapitalization Plan

by, as in prior fiscal years, providing the requested amount for Ves-

sel Recapitalization. The Committee expects that NOAA will en-

sure that these new vessels facilitate the reduction of gaps in mis-

sion coverage as current ships fall into disrepair or are decommis-

sioned. During the recapitalization process, NOAA is encouraged to

evaluate its fleet plan regularly and consider cost-effective alter-

natives such as vessel leasing or chartering for meeting NOAA’s

mission requirements. The recommendation also includes

$63,000,000 for the midlife maintenance of the NOAA Ship Ronald

H. Brown. The Committee directs NOAA, in all future budget sub-

missions to Congress, to detail all operational and maintenance re-

quirements in addition to capital requirements of vessels and air-

craft to maintain the optimal operational tempo necessary to meet

NOAA’s missions.

Hurricane Hunters.—The recommendation includes an increase

of $100,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level for hurri-

cane hunter aircraft. These funds shall be used to: (1) complete the

outfitting with scientific equipment of the recently acquired Gulf-

stream 550; (2) perform the service depot level maintenance for the

P–3 Orion hurricane hunter aircraft; and (3) exercise the contract

option to acquire a second Gulfstream 550 to support hurricane

surveillance and other missions.

ACIFIC

OASTAL

ALMON

ECOVERY

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

Recovery.

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ISHERMEN

’

ONTINGENCY

UND

The Committee recommends $349,000 for the Fishermen’s Con-

tingency Fund, which is the same as fiscal year 2020. This Fund

is available to compensate U.S. commercial fishermen for damage

or loss caused by obstructions related to oil and gas exploration,

and is derived from fees collected by the Secretary of the Interior.

ISHERIES

INANCE

ROGRAM

CCOUNT

The Committee recommends language under this heading lim-

iting obligations of direct loans to $24,000,000 for Individual Fish-

ing Quota loans and $100,000,000 for traditional direct loans.

EPARTMENTAL

ANAGEMENT

The Committee recommends $252,587,000 for Departmental

Management (DM), $124,464,000 above fiscal year 2021 and

$41,092,000 below the request. This amount includes funding for

DM Salaries and Expenses, the Renovation and Modernization of

the Herbert C. Hoover Building, the Department of Commerce

Nonrecurring Expenses Fund, and the Office of Inspector General.

PPE Filter Industrial Base Expansion Initiative.—The Committee

recognizes that during the COVID–19 global pandemic, the Nation

has experienced a severe gap in manufacturing and supply chain

industrial base to produce and deliver Personal Protective Equip-

ment (PPE) to our military, first responders, medical and industrial

workers. The Committee supports efforts to bolster the domestic

production, including the supply chain, of PPE. The Committee fur-

ther notes the proposal to establish a new office within the Depart-

ment to support and monitor domestic manufacturing capacity and

supply chains of products that are necessary for the health, safety,

and security of our Nation. As part of any efforts to support domes-

tic manufacturing and supply chains, the Committee directs the

Department to prioritize the production of PPE as among the most

critical of such products as evidenced by the COVID–19 pandemic.

EOP Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation.—The

Committee appreciates the engagement between the Administra-

tion and Congress to elevate manufacturing to the highest levels

within the Executive Office of the President through the creation

of an Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation. Given the

Department of Commerce’s jurisdiction over existing manufac-

turing programs and initiatives, the Committee highlights the im-

portance of robust participation and engagement with the Adminis-

tration’s efforts to reassert America’s manufacturing legacy, espe-

cially in strategies to re-shore critical manufacturing and further

advanced manufacturing.

Human Rights Violations.—The Committee is concerned with vi-

olence and threats shown towards human rights activists around

the world, and notes some of this has occurred in nations with

which the United States has trade agreements with enforceable

protections. The Committee encourages the Department to more ac-

tively engage with trade partner nations, alongside the U.S. Trade

Representative, to end these human rights violations and report to

the Committee no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act

on enforcement actions it has taken to promote compliance with

labor and environmental obligations.

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Data Collection in U.S. Territories.—Executive Order 13985, ‘‘Ad-

vancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities

Through the Federal Government’’, directed Federal agencies to ad-

dress existing gaps in access to Federal programs among histori-

cally underserved communities. The Committee directs the Depart-

ment provide the Committee, no later than 180 days after the date

of enactment of this Act, an action plan for bringing all of the U.S.

territories fully into the programs and surveys of data collection

managed by agencies such as BEA and the Census Bureau on the

same terms as States. The plan should include a specific timeline

for each territory and cost estimates for implementation. The Com-

mittee recognizes the prior work done by the Department related

to Puerto Rico in this area in compliance with recommendations

from the 2016 Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Economic

Growth in Puerto Rico and expects the plan to include updates on

any progress related to survey and data expansion for Puerto Rico

as well as any revisions to cost assumptions previously reported to

the Committee.

Regional Biosecurity Plan.—The Department shall continue to

submit a report alongside its annual budget justifications describ-

ing the activities of the Department during the prior fiscal year to

implement the Regional Biosecurity Plan for Micronesia and Ha-

waii—a strategic plan developed jointly by the Department and

other Federal and non-Federal entities to prevent and control the

introduction of invasive species in the U.S. Pacific region. The re-

port shall include an update of the Departmental activities accom-

plished in implementation of the plan and next steps and planned

activities for further execution of the plan, including estimates of

funding that will be obligated toward the implementation and fu-

ture year requirements.

Remanufactured Products and Reclaimed Materials.—The Com-

mittee notes that House Report 116–455 directed the Department

to study strategies to strengthen regional and local remanufac-

turing markets, and urges the Department to provide the results

of this study to the Committee no later than 60 days after the en-

actment of this Act. The Committee further directs the Depart-

ment, in conjunction with the National Advisory Council on Inno-

vation and Entrepreneurship, to build on the information gathered

within this report to study strategies to safely extract cobalt, cop-

per, nickel, and other critical minerals from industrial and elec-

tronic waste streams, and make recommendations for developing

regional or local markets to encourage domestic, responsible, and

sustainable sources of reclaimed critical minerals.

Solid Sodium Cyanide Briquettes.—The Committee is aware that

the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has an ongoing inves-

tigation, in coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency

and the Department of Transportation, regarding the national se-

curity, health, and safety implications of imports of solid sodium

cyanide briquettes as described in the explanatory statement ac-

companying Public Law 116–260. The Committee encourages the

Secretary of Commerce to make Department resources available,

upon request, to support this ongoing investigation.

Economic Assessment of Reducing Carbon Emissions from Public

Schools.—The Committee recognizes the importance of reducing

carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions and the new

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target for the United States to achieve a 50 percent reduction from

2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas pollution by 2030.

The Committee recognizes the Secretary of Commerce is one of

many Departmental leaders on the National Climate Task Force

established through Executive Order 14008, ‘‘Tackling the Climate

Crisis at Home and Abroad’’, and in this role will coordinate, along-

side the Secretaries of Labor and Energy, the development of a

comprehensive plan to create jobs and stimulate clean energy in-

dustries. As part of these ongoing efforts, the Committee strongly

encourages the Department of Commerce, in consultation with the

Departments of Energy, Education, and Labor, to conduct a study

assessing the economic impact on the domestic clean energy and

energy efficiency sectors of making all public school facilities net

zero-carbon emitting by 2030, including projected job growth, bene-

fits to students, teachers, and schools, and recommendations for

implementation. The Committee recommends the Department pub-

lish a report on its findings from this study on its publicly available

website within 30 days following the conclusion of the study.

Interstate Commerce.—The Committee remains concerned about

the Electronic Export Information (EEI) requirements located in 15

CFR Part 30, which mandate reporting for certain goods between

the States and Puerto Rico. The Committee understands that the

Department, in coordination with the Government of Puerto Rico,

established a working group to explore alternative options, and

that the Census Bureau is evaluating public comments received

through a Federal Register Notice concerning the overall impact of

the removal of EEI filing requirements for shipments between the

United States and Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The

Committee reminds the Department that the 2016 Bipartisan Con-

gressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico rec-

ommended the Department conduct a thorough evaluation of its

regulations requiring EEI filings and assess alternative data sets

that could be used without modification. The Committee looks for-

ward to receiving the report directed in House Report 116–455 on

the analysis of alternatives and timeline for implementation.

Congressional Budget Justification Materials.—The Committee

remains frustrated with the piecemeal rollout of congressional

budget justification materials by the Department. These delays

hamper the Committee’s ability to review the Department’s budget

request holistically. The Committee directs the Department, in co-

ordination with OMB, to ensure that all materials are provided in

a timely manner following the release of the budget, and that the

justification materials are submitted cohesively.

Investigations and Threat Management Service Division.—The

Committee remains concerned by a recent Washington Post inves-

tigation published in May 2021 that unearthed troubling evidence

that the Investigations and Threat Management Service (ITMS) Di-

vision within the Office of Intelligence and Security had been en-

gaging in poorly managed law enforcement functions that far ex-

ceeded the scope of the unit’s legal authority, with little internal

oversight. The Committee understands that the Department sus-

pended ITMS investigative operations, and that any new investiga-

tions must be approved by the Office of General Counsel on a case-

by-case basis. The Committee appreciates the Department’s efforts

to treat this matter seriously and directs the Department to brief

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the Committee on its findings when internal reviews have been

completed.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $87,500,000 for DM Salaries and

Expenses, $14,500,000 above fiscal year 2021 and $4,246,000 below

the request. The recommendation does not assume the adjustment

to base for certain positions that are not currently funded. The rec-

ommendation includes the requested $5,783,000 increase to support

the Department’s implementation of Executive Order 13873, ‘‘Se-

curing the Information and Communications Technology and Serv-

ices Supply Chain’’, alongside the investments provided to BIS and

NTIA. The Committee understands the important role the Depart-

ment will play in protecting Americans’ sensitive personal data

from collection and utilization by foreign adversaries through con-

nected software applications. However, the Committee does not

support providing this funding to the Office of Intelligence and Se-

curity, as requested, and instead recommends the funds be man-

aged through the Office of the Secretary.

The recommendation assumes the Department will assume fund-

ing for the Office of Native American Business Development in

compliance with the Indian Community Economic Enhancement

Act (Public Law 116–261).

RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION

The Committee recommends $1,100,000 for the salaries and ex-

penses needed to continue the operation of the renovation project

of the Herbert C. Hoover Building.

NONRECURRING EXPENSES FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $126,900,000 for the Nonrecurring

Expenses Fund that was established in the fiscal year 2020 Con-

solidated Appropriations Act. The recommendation includes the re-

quested new authorities for the Department to address upgrades to

cybersecurity and provides $106,900,000 for these purposes. The

Committee understands that this funding will enable the Depart-

ment to employ a ‘‘whole of Commerce’’ approach to mature cyber-

security practices for protecting high value data and network infra-

structures, acquiring tools to increase the identification of cyberse-

curity risks on an ongoing basis, prioritizing those risks based on

potential impacts, and enabling cybersecurity personnel to mitigate

the most significant problems first. The Department is directed to

review whether these expenses are better positioned in the compo-

nents and to ensure future budget justifications clearly highlight

these investments. The Department is encouraged both to develop

a clear process for the bureaus to advocate for their cybersecurity

requirements and to brief the Committee on its implementation

plans no later than 30 days after enactment of this Act. Should

transfers be necessary, the Committee directs the Department to

provide these notifications in one package so the Committee may

evaluate the Department’s requirements as a whole.

The recommendation includes the $20,000,000 requested for the

Department’s efforts to modernize its financial systems through

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Business Application Solutions. The Committee understands that

the Department is evaluating how it can standardize appropria-

tions and periods of availability across the Department for more

consistent planning, programming, budgeting, and execution. The

Committee looks forward to receiving the Department’s analysis as

directed in House Report 116–101.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Committee recommends a total of $46,463,000 for the Office

of Inspector General (OIG), which includes the requested transfers

for oversight activities from USPTO, the Census Bureau, and

NOAA PAC, and recommends a direct appropriation of

$37,087,000. Additionally, $2,000,000 is derived from the Public

Safety Trust Fund for oversight of FirstNet. The Committee ex-

pects the OIG to continue its oversight work on cybersecurity, sat-

ellite procurements, telework, patent quality, and the work of the

Census Bureau.

ENERAL

ROVISIONS

—D

EPARTMENT OF

OMMERCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends the following general provisions for

the Department of Commerce:

Section 101 makes funds available for advanced payments only

upon certification of officials designated by the Secretary that such

payments are considered to be in the public interest.

Section 102 makes appropriations for the Department available

for hire of passenger motor vehicles, for services, and for uniforms

and allowances as authorized by law.

Section 103 provides the authority to transfer funds between De-

partment of Commerce appropriations accounts and require 15

days advance notification to the Committees on Appropriations for

certain actions.

Section 104 extends congressional notification requirements for

NOAA satellite programs.

Section 105 provides for reimbursement for services within De-

partment of Commerce buildings.

Section 106 clarifies that grant recipients under the Department

of Commerce may continue to deter child pornography, copyright

infringement, or any other unlawful activity over their networks.

Section 107 provides the NOAA Administrator with the authority

to avail NOAA of needed resources, with the consent of those sup-

plying the resources, to carry out responsibilities of any statute ad-

ministered by NOAA.

Section 108 prohibits the National Technical Information Service

from charging for certain activities.

Section 109 authorizes NOAA to receive payments from other en-

tities to defray some costs of permitting and regulatory activities.

Section 110 provides authority for the programs of the Bureau of

Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census to enter into co-

operative agreements in order to assist in improving statistical

methodology and research.

Section 111 removes the requirement for matching funds for

amounts provided in this Act through the Manufacturing Extension

Partnership.

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Section 112 allows the Secretary of Commerce to waive the cost

sharing requirements for funds provided in this Act under sections

306, 306A, and 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.

TITLE II

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

ENERAL

DMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $148,264,000 for Department of

Justice, General Administration, Salaries and Expenses, which is

$29,264,000 above the fiscal year 2021 enacted level and

$5,000,000 above the request. The funding will maintain current

operations of the Department’s leadership offices, and includes re-

quested increases for infrastructure; record management; compli-

ance with requirements of Public Law 116–435, the Evidence Act

of 2018, for evidence-based policymaking; and improved personnel

operations. It also provides funding to continue the work of the new

National Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight.

The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations

by decision unit as follows:

Department Leadership ..................................................................... $18,418,000

Intergovernmental Relations/External Affairs ................................. $11,887,000

Executive Support/Professional Responsibility ................................ $17,463,000

Justice Management Division ........................................................... $95,496,000

National Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight ..................... $5,000,000

Total, Salaries and Expenses ..................................................... $148,264,000

Prosecutions Related to January 6, 2021 Attack on the U.S. Cap-

itol, Violent Extremism and Domestic Terrorism—The Committee

expects the Department to seek prosecution of all persons involved

in the attack on the U.S. Capitol as part of an insurrectionary ef-

fort to interfere with Congress and the exercise of its Constitu-

tional duties, to include tabulating the 2020 election results, and

to threaten and inflict violence on Congress, its Members and pub-

lic servants.

The Committee has included funding increases under General

Legal Activities, the United States Attorneys, and the Federal Bu-

reau of Investigation (FBI) to ensure all responsible for the attack

on January 6, and those who would undermine our system of gov-

ernment by law through violence and criminal action, are inves-

tigated and prosecuted. Additional funding is also included under

the United States Marshals Service (USMS) to increase capacity to

meet and deter such violent actors.

Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of

2016.—The bill includes not less than $13,500,000 for the Criminal

Section of the Civil Rights Division, the Civil Rights Unit of the

Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Community Relations Service,

and in grant assistance, as authorized by the Emmett Till Un-

solved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law

114–325), to investigate and prosecute previously unresolved civil

rights era ‘‘cold case’’ murders suspected of having been racially

motivated. The Department of Justice (DOJ) shall continue to in-

clude, as part of the annual spending plan required under section

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505 of this Act, details on actual and projected spending, by agency

and appropriation, to carry out the Emmett Till Act. The Com-

mittee directs the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Jus-

tice Assistance, and the Office for Victims of Crime to continue pro-

viding grants for cold case DNA investigations to aid State and

local law enforcement agencies in their investigation and prosecu-

tion of unsolved civil rights cold cases. In addition, the Attorney

General is directed to make full use of his authority to support and

carry out the objectives of Public Law 115–426, the Civil Rights

Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018. These resources and

oversight provided will continue efforts to solve outstanding civil

rights crimes, improve public engagement with the Department,

and bring healing, truth, and peace to the affected families, friends,

communities, and our entire Nation.

Combating Hate Crimes.—The Committee applauds the Attorney

General’s March 30, 2021, Memorandum directing a 30-day review,

and commitment to a whole-of-agency approach to addressing hate-

based violence and incidents against the Asian American and Pa-

cific Islander (AAPI) community. The Committee also urges the De-

partment to ensure a community-based approach and engagement

with the AAPI community in devising solutions and tools that

serve the needs of the community. Activities should include ex-

panding culturally competent and linguistically appropriate public

education campaigns, and, in coordination with the Secretary of

Health and Human Services and the COVID–19 Health Equity

Task Force, recommending best practices to mitigate racially dis-

criminatory language in describing the COVID–19 pandemic.

National Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight.—The bill in-

cludes $5,000,000 to continue the efforts of the National Task Force

on Law Enforcement Oversight established pursuant to the direc-

tion in the Explanatory Statement accompanying the fiscal year

2021 Department of Justice Appropriations Act, Public Law 116–

260. The Task Force shall support the Attorney General and co-

ordinate the detection and referral of complaints regarding inci-

dents of alleged law enforcement misconduct nationwide, in con-

sultation with professional law enforcement associations, labor or-

ganizations, and community-based organizations. The Committee

directs the Department to submit a report on progress made in this

regard not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this

Act.

Use of force database.—The Committee has included $5,000,000

under State and Local Justice Assistance for the continued develop-

ment and operation of a database concerning substantiated in-

stances of excessive use of force related to law enforcement matters

and officer misconduct, as established under section 222 of the fis-

cal year 2021 Department of Justice Appropriations Act, Public

Law 116–260. The Department is directed to improve and enhance

progress in ensuring oversight and accountability in policing con-

duct by adopting and implementing the provisions set forth regard-

ing the establishment of a National Police Misconduct Registry, to

include content, requirements for submission of misconduct

records, public access to such information, and certification require-

ments for hiring, pursuant to sections 201 and 202 of H.R. 1280,

the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, as passed by the

House of Representatives on March 3, 2021.

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Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies.—The Committee

strongly supports efforts to develop and implement consistent ac-

creditation standards for Federal, State, and local law enforcement,

and notes that consistent standards, informed by broadly-applica-

ble model guidelines and best practices, can ensure community ac-

countability and promote policing with a guardian mentality. The

Committee looks forward to receiving the recommendations of the

Attorney General as specified in the Explanatory Statement accom-

panying the fiscal year 2021 Department of Justice Appropriations

Act, Public Law 116–260, in consultation with law enforcement ac-

creditation organizations nationwide, informed by analysis of exist-

ing accreditation standards and methodology, as well as by the

May 2015 recommendations of the President’s Task Force on 21st

Century Policing.

National Use-of-Force Data Collection (NUOFDC).—The Com-

mittee looks forward to receiving the report required by the Ex-

planatory Statement accompanying the fiscal year 2021 Depart-

ment of Justice Appropriations Act, Public Law 116–260, on the

status of consultations by the Attorney General and FBI Director

with the heads of each Federal law enforcement agency in further-

ance of universal participation in the NUOFDC. The Department

is also reminded to submit not later than December 21, 2021, the

report required by the aforesaid Explanatory Statement identifying

those agencies that are not participating in the collection, and in

each case, their explanation for such nonparticipation. In addition,

the Committee reminds the Department and the FBI of the re-

quirements to brief the Committees on the current status of

NUOFDC and participation therein, and to submit a report, not

later than September 21, 2021, as specified in the Explanatory

Statement accompanying the fiscal year 2021 Department of Jus-

tice Appropriations Act, Public Law 116–260. That report is to in-

clude details on collecting NUOFDC data and an assessment of

strategies to increase Federal, State, and local law enforcement

agency participation.

DOJ Law Enforcement Agencies’ Use of Force Policies.—The De-

partment is reminded to comply with direction in the Explanatory

Statement accompanying the fiscal year 2021 Department of Jus-

tice Appropriations Act, Public Law 116–260, to review the policies

governing the use of deadly force and less-than-lethal force for all

of its law enforcement components, including the Bureau of Prisons

(BOP), to ensure they are current and comply with the Depart-

ment’s Deadly Force Policy and statutory requirements, and to

maintain these policies on its public-facing website.

Training for Law Enforcement Officers.—The Committee sup-

ports vigorous action to improve training for all Federal, State and

local law enforcement officers, to cover racial profiling, implicit

bias, de-escalation, and procedural justice; the use of force and the

duty for officers to intervene when witnessing the use of excessive

force against civilians, and establish standards for such training to

be adopted nationwide. The Committee, therefore, directs the At-

torney General to work with the Secretary of Homeland Security

to continue efforts to implement such a program, including manda-

tory training for all Federal law enforcement officers, and to de-

velop standards that can be applied in hiring and performance as-

sessments. The standards should also be designed to serve as a

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standard for State and local governments to meet to be eligible for

Federal grant funding, including for Byrne Justice Assistance

Grants and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grants.

The Committee directs the Attorney General to undertake this ef-

fort based on requirements set forth in H.R. 1280 as passed by the

House of Representatives on March 3, 2021.

The Committee additionally reminds the Department to submit

the report directed by the Explanatory Statement accompanying

the fiscal year 2021 Department of Justice Appropriations Act,

Public Law 116–260, on its implementation of evidence-based train-

ing programs on de-escalation, the use-of-force, and the protection

of civil rights that are broadly applicable and scalable to all Fed-

eral law enforcement agencies, including but not limited to cur-

riculum topics and the availability of training capacity and space.

The Department is also reminded of the requirement to report not

later than December 21, 2021 on consultations with each Federal

law enforcement agency and provide a determination of whether

each agency provides training consistent with the aforementioned

programs.

National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).—

The Committee continues direction, as specified in the Explanatory

Statement accompanying the fiscal year 2021 Department of Jus-

tice Appropriations Act, Public Law 116–260, including with regard

to NICS notifications to State and local authorities, and publication

of monthly data on the Justice Department website by State and

prohibition category.

Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) facility audits.—PREA facil-

ity audits are key to helping agencies move their sexual abuse pre-

vention and response policies from written documents to everyday

practices. Congress recently made changes to the audit process to

ensure greater oversight of the audit process and improved audits.

The Committee supports DOJ providing the necessary resources to

carry out this work.

Federal police and Federal Task Force Officer cameras and ac-

countability.—The Committee strongly supports the adoption of rig-

orous and consistent standards for the use of body-worn, vehicle-

borne, and other video and camera technology used to record Fed-

eral police interaction with civilians while engaged in law enforce-

ment activity. The Committee supports the June 2021 announce-

ment that Federal law enforcement officers shall wear body-worn

cameras when making arrests or in pre-planned operations, and

the October 2020 announcement that DOJ will permit State, local,

territorial, and Tribal task force officers to use bodyworn cameras

on Federal Task forces around the Nation. To ensure such tech-

nology is used effectively and facilitates safety for both the public

and the law enforcement officers, as well as to support trans-

parency and accountability, the Committee directs the Attorney

General to adopt the requirements set forth in H.R. 1280, the

George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, Title III, Subtitle C,

Part I, the Federal Police Camera and Accountability Act, as

passed by the House of Representatives on March 3, 2021.

DNA Sample Collection from Immigration Detainees.—The Com-

mittee reminds the Department to submit as soon as possible the

report directed by the Explanatory Statement accompanying the

fiscal year 2021 Appropriations Act on the FBI role in the collec-

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tion, use, and retention of DNA samples collected on the basis of

the final rule ‘‘DNA Sample Collection from Immigration Detain-

ees’’ (March 9, 2020), and the impact of that policy on FBI DNA

sample testing processing rates.

Working capital fund and non-appropriated fund budget requests

and spending plans.—The Committee directs DOJ to continue to

include detailed breakouts of non-appropriated funding sources

with its budget submissions and expenditure plans, as directed in

the fiscal year 2021 Appropriations Act, and to continue quarterly

reports on the collections, balances, and obligations of such funds.

Facial Recognition Technology.—The Committee is concerned

about reports that government agencies may have made improper

use, for purposes of biometric identification, of a facial recognition

technology (FRT) platform comprising billions of open-source

photos, and is aware of serious concerns about the potential for

FRT to be used in ways that may conflict with Constitutional and

civil rights, and policy concerns. At the same time, the Committee

understands that the Department has identified circumstances

where FRT can serve important purposes, including as an inves-

tigative tool to identify individuals involved in terrorism, espio-

nage, or other serious crimes that pose threats to national security

and public safety; develop leads to locate fugitives; and help iden-

tify missing or trafficked children. The Committee directs the De-

partment to develop ethical policies for the use of FRT that would

enable such use subject to privacy protection and incorporating rec-

ommendations by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Furthermore, DOJ grant funding should not be made available for

FRT applications until such privacy and use policies have been es-

tablished and incorporated into grant conditions administered by

the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). The Committee directs the

Department to report not later than 90 days after the date of en-

actment of this Act on the status of establishing such policies.

Gun violence.—The Committee supports committing resources to

prevent gun violence, and to support evidence-based violence pre-

vention and intervention programs, including to better understand

and address the radicalization of young people through online and

social media platforms.

Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinions.—The Committee is

aware that in 2004, nineteen former senior OLC officials authored

a document entitled ‘‘Principles to Guide the Office of Legal Coun-

sel,’’ which included a principle that ‘‘OLC should publicly disclose

its written legal opinions in a timely manner, absent strong rea-

sons for delay or nondisclosure.’’ The signers noted that such disclo-

sure ‘‘. . . helps to ensure executive branch adherence to the rule

of law [and] promotes confidence in the lawfulness of governmental

action. . . [It] also adds an important voice to the development of

constitutional meaning . . . and a particularly valuable perspective

on legal issues regarding which the executive branch possesses rel-

evant expertise. . . .’’ The Committee agrees with this argument

for transparency, and its alignment with the precedent for the pub-

lic reporting of judicial decisions. While the Committee under-

stands that some OLC advice should properly remain confidential,

it also agrees with the views of the OLC signers noted above that

OLC should ‘‘consider the circumstances in which advice should be

kept confidential, with a presumption in favor of publication.’’

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The Committee therefore asks the Attorney General to direct

OLC to publish on a publicly accessible website all legal opinions

and related materials, except in those instances where the Attorney

General determines that release would cause a specific identifiable

harm to the national defense or foreign policy interests; informa-

tion contained in the opinion relates to the appointment of a spe-

cific individual not confirmed to Federal office; or information con-

tained in the opinion is specifically exempted from disclosure by

statute (other than sections 552 and 552b of title 5, United States

Code). For final OLC opinions for which the text is withheld in full

or in substantial part, the Attorney General should provide Con-

gress a written explanation detailing why the text was withheld.

In addition, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment

of this Act, the Attorney General should submit to the Committee

a report that lists each OLC opinion currently in effect that has

been: designated by the Attorney General or his/her designee as

final; followed by government officials or contractors; relied on to

formulate current legal guidance; or cited in another OLC opinion.

For each such opinion, subject only to redactions provided for by

law and the need to protect a specific interest outweighs public in-

terest in disclosure, the report should indicate the title and date of

issuance, the signer, and the recipient identified in the opinion. An

update of this list should be submitted to the Committee with its

future annual budget requests.

Immigration Vetting.—The Committee recognizes the critical role

of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) as it provides Con-

gress with timely, fact-based, and non-partisan information, includ-

ing on changes to our nation’s immigration vetting system. The

Committee directs the GAO to report to the Committees of jurisdic-

tion not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act

regarding: (1) how, if at all, screening and vetting practices for ap-

plicants seeking refugee status in the United States as members of

categories established by the Lautenberg and Specter Amendments

(the Lautenberg Amendment) have changed over time; (2) what De-

partment of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of State

data indicate about the numbers, characteristics, and outcomes of

applications submitted under the Lautenberg Amendment; (3) what

DHS and State Department data indicate about the status and

timeframes of pending applications submitted under the Lauten-

berg Amendment; and (4) how Federal agencies coordinate with

international and bilateral partners.

Prison contracts.—The Committee directs that any DOJ agency

that enters into a contract or agreement with, and provides funding

to, a nongovernmental entity or state or local government entity for

the purpose of incarcerating or detaining Federal prisoners or de-

tainees in non-Federal prison, jail, correctional or detention facility,

shall include as a material term in any contract, agreement, or re-

newal of a contract or agreement with any nongovernmental or

governmental entity regarding the incarceration or detention of

Federal prisoners or detainees in a non-Federal prison, jail, correc-

tional, or detention facility that the Agency shall be deemed to

have access to all information of the contractor entity related to: (1)

the incarceration, detention, treatment or condition of Federal pris-

oners or detainees; (2) any costs or the expenditure of any funds

related to the contract or agreement (with the exception of firm

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fixed-price contracts); and (3) any other information related to the

performance of the contract or agreement. In addition, such con-

tractor should be subject to disclosure pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552

and provide access to such information requested pursuant to 5

U.S.C. 552(a)(3)(A).

White Supremacist Infiltration in Law Enforcement.—The Com-

mittee remains deeply concerned with the urgent threat that White

supremacist and extremist infiltration in law enforcement poses to

our national security, noting the continued relevance of concerns

raised in the 2006 FBI Intelligence Assessment, ‘‘White Suprema-

cist Infiltration of Law Enforcement’’ that was released in response

to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. While the Com-

mittee notes the apparent lack of public information about this sen-

sitive security vulnerability in intervening years, it recognizes that

the FBI recently released a May 2021 report, ‘‘Strategic Intel-

ligence Assessment and Data on Domestic Terrorism’’, in compli-

ance with congressional direction in the fiscal year 2020 National

Defense Authorization Act, and in 2020 began to publish an An-

nual Report on Terrorism. While the Committee understands con-

straints on publishing sensitive information on active investiga-

tions or intelligence assessments, it supports greater transparency

and public information on this issue, and also expects the Depart-

ment and the FBI to share new and significant information related

to such threats with the Committee on a regular and continuing

basis, to include consideration of intelligence assessments on the

relationship of racially motivated violent extremism, including su-

premacist violence, to law enforcement.

Savanna’s Act.—The Committee urges DOJ to swiftly implement

all provisions of Savanna’s Act (Public Law 116–206). The Com-

mittee understands the Department is taking steps to implement

the Act and expects to receive the first required annual report by

October 2021.

SUPPORT Act Enforcement.—The Committee recognizes the

need to combat abusive practices in the addiction treatment and re-

covery industries, specifically the payment of kickbacks for refer-

rals to recovery homes, clinical treatment facilities, and labora-

tories. DOJ shall make every effort to fully enforce Section 8122 of

the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, including the in-

vestigation and prosecution of potential violations. The Committee

understands that DOJ is limited in the information it can share

about its investigations, but directs DOJ to report not later than

90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on the status of its

prosecutorial efforts to enforce the SUPPORT Act.

Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C–UAS).—The Committee

recommends that DOJ continue to research, test, and evaluate, as

appropriate, the use of C–UAS in support of the United States

Marshals Service, the Bureau of Prisons, the Drug Enforcement

Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Ex-

plosives, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to prevent drug

and weapons trafficking. The Committee supports continued coordi-

nation and collaboration between the Department and the Federal

Aviation Administration with respect to testing and evaluation of

such technology, in accordance with subsection (a) of 49 U.S.C.

44810.

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).—The ADA requires cer-

tain businesses to make accommodations for people with disabil-

ities. Web content should be accessible to blind users, deaf users,

and those who must navigate by voice, screen readers, or other as-

sistive technologies. The Committee recognizes that a lack of uni-

form website accessibility standards, as required by the ADA, can

cause confusion and disadvantage small businesses that provide es-

sential services for our communities. The Committee expects DOJ

in fiscal year 2022 to clarify such standards pursuant to the ADA.

McGirt v. Oklahoma.—The Committee notes that the Federal

government has had to assume broader law enforcement and judi-

cial responsibilities in Oklahoma as a result of the 2020 McGirt Su-

preme Court ruling, for which the Department has never been

resourced. The Committee supports the President’s fiscal year 2022

request of $70,000,000 to implement public safety measures re-

quired to comply with the McGirt decision. Additionally, the Com-

mittee expects DOJ to closely monitor the McGirt-related enforce-

ment programs and provide the Committee as soon as possible an

estimate of long-term costs of sustaining those programs.

Coroners.—As the nation’s public health infrastructure recovers

from the shocks of COVID, the Committee notes the difficult strain

that coroners face as front-line health employees in ensuring accu-

rate, efficient, and quick access to reliable information about the

cause of death, and that their work informs the fairness of our

criminal justice system.

Federal obscenity prosecution.—The Committee supports the

work of DOJ in investigating and prosecuting major producers and

distributors of hardcore adult pornography that meets the Supreme

Court test for obscenity. Such enforcement is necessary to protect

the welfare of families and children as traffickers in illegal adult

obscenity seek to extend their influence through advances in tech-

nology. The Committee directs DOJ to increase its efforts in enforc-

ing Federal obscenity laws.

Northern Triangle Transnational Criminal Organizations

(TCOs).—The Committee is concerned by reports of engagement by

TCOs in drug trafficking, dangerous human smuggling and traf-

ficking, and the targeting of legitimate businesses along drug traf-

ficking routes across the Northern Triangle countries, particularly

in Guatemala. Destabilizing legitimate businesses increases de-

pendence on TCOs for security and financial support and reduces

the economic opportunity and safety that deter migration. In order

to disrupt the ability of TCOs to smuggle illicit drugs and persons

to the United States along these routes, the Committee encourages

DOJ, DEA, OPDAT, and ICITAP in coordination with OCDETF

and other Federal agencies, to provide technical assistance to in-

crease the capacity of host country criminal justice partners in re-

sponding to and disrupting these activities.

Data Analytics.—The proliferation of digital services has resulted

in vast amounts of data being collected concerning virtually every

aspect of life. While the field of data analytics has made tremen-

dous strides in industry, these efforts have not translated well to

law enforcement. As a result, the FBI now finds itself with over-

whelming amounts of digital and multimedia data to process as

part of conducting investigations, while also addressing require-

ments for data privacy and minimization. This can often lead to

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delays as large digital and multimedia data sets are dissected in

an effort to find the right data. In order to advance law enforce-

ment-specific data analytics, the Committee encourages the FBI,

with the National Institute of Justice, to partner with universities

on research focused on developing and advancing tools and tech-

nologies that will provide data solutions to quickly and accurately

acquire and analyze digital and multimedia data sets, overcoming

the obstacles that currently face law enforcement.

JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $113,024,000 for Justice Informa-

tion Sharing Technology (JIST), which is $79,024,000 above the fis-

cal year 2021 enacted level and equal to the request. The Depart-

ment was one of nine Federal agencies targeted in the SolarWinds

supply chain attack, and the Committee supports the JIST request

of $78,786,000 to address immediate cybersecurity response needs

and modernize cybersecurity capabilities. This includes Justice Se-

curity Operations Center modernization; endpoint detection and re-

sponse and logging capability; upgraded cloud security; and central-

ized identity authentication. The Department is also expected to

make use of recovered balances from prior year obligations or its

discretionary transfer authority to meet any other emergent needs

for information technology transformation and cybersecurity, sub-

ject to the reprogramming procedures included in this Act.

XECUTIVE

FFICE FOR

MMIGRATION

EVIEW

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $891,190,000 for the Executive Of-

fice for Immigration Review (EOIR), of which $4,000,000 is from

immigration examination fees. The recommendation is

$157,190,000 above fiscal year 2021 and equal to the request. The

Committee recognizes that beginning in fiscal year 2008, EOIR has

received, through transfer, $4,000,000 from immigration examina-

tion fees collected by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

This fee is the primary funding source for U.S. Citizenship and Im-

migration Services (USCIS) within DHS. The Committee encour-

ages EOIR to engage with its DHS counterparts regarding EOIR’s

requirements that need to be considered as part of any future

USCIS fee rules and during its annual budget formulation process.

The recommendation supports the level of funding requested to

hire an additional 100 immigration judges and support personnel.

The Committee emphasizes that the primary mission of the EOIR

is to adjudicate immigration cases by fairly, expeditiously, and uni-

formly interpreting and administering the Nation’s immigration

laws, and it is critical that EOIR hires highly qualified, diverse im-

migration judges to ensure the adjudication process is impartial

and consistent with due process. The Committee is aware that

EOIR is evaluating its training program and directs EOIR to up-

date the Committee on any changes to the program following its re-

view. Further, the Committee directs consistency in its training for

all current and new immigration judge hires. The Committee di-

rects EOIR to continue to submit monthly reports on performance

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and immigration judge hiring, as directed in the fiscal year 2021

Explanatory Statement, including additional information on the

status of hiring support personnel.

The recommendation also supports the $55,628,000 increase to

support efficiencies to reduce the over 1.3 million case backlog, in-

cluding increased funding to transcribe audio recordings for cases

on appeal and scanning existing paper records into an electronic

format. The Committee notes there are other efficiencies proposed,

including surging existing contracts to support expeditious

onboarding of new hires as well as funding toward more digital li-

censes for teleworking capabilities. The Committee expects EOIR to

ensure its efforts to expeditiously onboard new hires will not sac-

rifice the integrity of its hiring practices. Further, the Committee

expects these investments will be revised to make its systems

available nationwide and more user-friendly and accessible for at-

torneys and unrepresented individuals, including non-English

speakers. The Committee directs EOIR to provide a quarterly re-

port on all expenditures during the fiscal year, including contract

activities with details on each contract, including the purpose of

the contract; the type, cost, and schedule commitments associated

with the contract; the historical funding for the program the con-

tract will support, if applicable; a schedule for planned obligations;

and the statement of work associated with the contract.

Additionally, the Committee looks forward to receiving EOIR’s

implementation plan for the Unified Immigration Portal, in coordi-

nation with DHS, as directed in the fiscal year 2021 Explanatory

Statement.

The Committee acknowledges the progress EOIR has made in re-

cent years to increase staffing in its efforts to reduce the current

case backlog. However, the Committee notes EOIR has stated that

even with the proposed program increases, the agency expects the

pending caseload to continue to grow. The Committee is equally

aware that EOIR’s ability to reduce the pending caseload backlog

is predicated on the receipt of Notice to Appear (NTA) documents

issued by DHS in a given year being less than EOIR’s completion

capacity. While the Committee supports the investments requested,

the Committee needs to better understand the return on its invest-

ments. Therefore, the Committee directs EOIR, within the re-

sources provided, to develop a resource optimization strategy that

shall include a workload staffing model to inform EOIR’s annual

requirements. The strategy should focus on including existing and

optimal staffing levels, for both immigration judges and support

personnel, as well as information technology modernization and

physical infrastructure requirements, with the goal of reducing the

case backlog. The Committee recommends this strategy be evalu-

ated on an annual basis and used to inform EOIR’s annual budget

submission. The Committee directs the Department to brief the

Committee, no later than 45 days after the date of enactment of

this Act, on its efforts to develop this strategy.

Within the amounts provided, the recommendation provides

$50,000,000 to fund non-personnel requirements, which include in-

creasing courtroom space required to support additional staff. As

part of the recommended resource optimization strategy, the Com-

mittee directs EOIR to ensure costs associated with courtroom

buildouts are included in its plan. Additionally, courtroom buildout

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costs should be more closely aligned with the schedule to onboard

additional immigration judges and support personnel. As part of its

efforts, the Committee recommends EOIR continue its ongoing

work with the General Services Administration but encourages

EOIR to also collaborate with DHS to explore co-location opportuni-

ties for DHS and DOJ components with immigration-related re-

sponsibilities. The Committee makes these funds available for five

fiscal years to ensure EOIR makes a concerted effort to obligate

these funds as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Legal Orientation Program (LOP).—For the Legal Orientation

Program and related activities, the recommendation includes

$28,500,000, of which $3,500,000 is for the Immigration Court

Helpdesk (ICH) program. The LOP improves the efficiency of court

proceedings, reduces court costs, and helps ensure fairness and due

process. The Committee directs the Department to continue LOP

without interruption, including all component parts, including the

Legal Orientation Program for Custodians of Unaccompanied Chil-

dren (LOPC) and the ICH. The recommended funding will allow for

the expansion of LOP and ICH to provide services to additional in-

dividuals in immigration court proceedings. The Committee sup-

ports access to LOP and ICHs and looks forward to receiving

EOIR’s evaluation of expanding this program to all detention facili-

ties and immigration courts as directed in House Report 116–101.

The Committee reminds EOIR that funding for this program is

mandated by law and any diversion from the funds’ intended pur-

pose or transfer of these funds outside of the fiscal year appro-

priated must be formally communicated and convincingly justified

to the Committee.

Immigration case quotas.—The Committee understands the im-

portance of performance metrics, but remains concerned with the

performance review standards that went into effect October 1,

2018, which require immigration judges to complete a quota of 700

case completions per year to receive a satisfactory review. Although

the Committee appreciates efforts to reduce the current backlog,

tying an immigration judge’s performance to case completion

threatens due process and affects judicial independence. Section

217 of this Act prohibits EOIR’s use of case completion quotas for

immigration judge performance reviews.

The Committee is aware that pursuant to Executive Order

14012, ‘‘Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and

Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Ameri-

cans’’, EOIR is reviewing existing regulations, orders, guidance doc-

uments, policies, and other similar agency actions, to include the

case quotas policies put into effect in 2018. The Committee directs

EOIR to keep the Committee updated on any changes to this and

all policies following its review.

Video teleconferencing.—The Committee recognizes the unique

role hearings conducted via video teleconferencing (VTC) played in

2020 while the Nation faced the challenges of the COVID–19 global

pandemic. The Committee also acknowledges the updated Policy

Memorandum issued in November 2020 regarding ‘‘Immigration

Court Hearings Conducted by Telephone and Video Teleconfer-

encing’’. The Committee expects that pursuant to Executive Order

14012, this policy is also under review, and directs EOIR to keep

the Committee updated on any changes to the existing policy fol-

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lowing its review. The Committee encourages EOIR to evaluate

whether the current policy is equally applicable for children under

the age of 18. The Committee urges EOIR to consider methods to

permit respondents to elect for VTC hearings versus in-person

hearings similar to VTC policies under the Social Security Admin-

istration. EOIR shall continue to follow the directives regarding

real-time data collection and quarterly reporting described in the

explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 116–93.

Court Operations during COVID–19 Pandemic.—The Committee

is aware of concerns that immigration judges issued in absentia de-

portation orders during the pandemic. According to the DOJ OIG’s

April 2021 Pandemic Response Report, ‘‘Limited-Scope Review of

the Executive Office for Immigration Review’s Response to the

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic’’ (21–063), EOIR was unable

to determine whether this was the case because this information is

not tracked in the official record, and because a respondent may

not have informed the immigration court that the reason for a fail-

ure to appear was due to COVID–19 illness or exposure. As rec-

ommended by the OIG, EOIR should ensure that immigration

judges are responsive in a timely manner to requests for continu-

ances by respondents who represent that they have recently experi-

enced symptoms of, or have been exposed to, COVID–19 and should

encourage immigration judges to fully consider continuance re-

quests.

Interpretation Services.—Within the funds provided, EOIR is di-

rected to properly fund interpretation services, and continues direc-

tion for EOIR to ensure appropriate language access is available

for all respondents, including indigenous language speakers. EOIR

should inform the Committees of operational requirements needed

to enable optimal interpretation services and should identify any

possible opportunities for sharing of interpreter resources with

other Federal agencies, including DHS. EOIR is further directed to

continue to submit the quarterly reports required by the explana-

tory statement accompanying Public Law 116–93.

Legal Representation Pilot.—The Committee provides

$50,000,000 under State and Local Justice Assistance for competi-

tive grants to qualified non-profit organizations for a pilot program

to increase representation for children and families. The amount is

$35,000,000 above the request.

Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Program.—The Committee looks

forward to receiving the briefing and analysis of alternatives di-

rected in House Report 116–455 to improve the timeliness of re-

solving cases before EOIR for individuals in the U.S. Immigration

and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Alternatives to Detention (ATD)

program.

FFICE OF

NSPECTOR

ENERAL

The Committee recommends $127,184,000 for the Office of In-

spector General (OIG), $16,619,000 above the fiscal year 2021 en-

acted level and the same as the request. The recommendation in-

cludes $5,850,000 requested for critical information technology and

secure facilities.

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NITED

TATES

AROLE

OMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $14,238,000 for the United States

Parole Commission.

EGAL

CTIVITIES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $1,077,673,000 for General Legal

Activities. Within the total provided, the Committee includes

$5,000,000 for the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division

(CRT) to implement the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes

Reauthorization Act. The recommendation also includes an in-

crease of not less than $10,000,000 within the Civil Rights Division

for additional expenses relating to the enforcement of section

210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of

1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601), criminal enforcement under sections 241

and 242 of title 18, United States Code, and administrative enforce-

ment by the Department, including compliance with consent de-

crees or judgments entered into under such section 210401. The

Committee directs the Department to report on progress in these

efforts not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this

Act. The Committee also includes requested targeted increases, in-

cluding: $14,900,000 for COVID–19 criminal fraud and civil litiga-

tion; $20,700,000 for investments in critical civil rights priorities to

include voting rights, fair housing, and disability rights; $5,000,000

to enhance environmental justice enforcement; $2,600,000 for crit-

ical information technology for INTERPOL Washington;

$10,900,000 to enhance the executive clemency function; and

$6,000,000 for the Office for Access to Justice. An additional

$2,500,000 is provided to the Criminal Division for enhanced intel-

lectual property rights enforcement, and $1,000,000 more is pro-

vided to the Criminal Division to enforce the Global Magnitsky Act.

Within funding provided, the Committee directs the Department to

continue to reduce its Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty-related

backlog and prioritize human trafficking investigations. It also en-

courages the Department to exercise its authority to investigate

and prosecute past, present, and future criminal violations of the

Hatch Act.

The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations

by office and decision unit as follows:

Office of the Solicitor General ........................................................... $14,087,000

Tax Division ........................................................................................ $116,169,000

Criminal Division ............................................................................... $218,673,000

Civil Division ...................................................................................... $328,537,000

Environment and Natural Resources Division ................................ $133,738,000

Office of Legal Counsel ...................................................................... $9,872,000

Civil Rights Division .......................................................................... $193,181,000

Office for Access to Justice (A2J) ...................................................... $6,000,000

INTERPOL .......................................................................................... $40,993,000

Office of Pardon Attorney .................................................................. $16,423,000

Total, General Legal Activities .................................................. $1,077,673,000

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Voting Rights Enforcement.—The Committee is concerned that

multiple factors including the effects of the Supreme Court’s deci-

sion in Shelby County v. Holder; the increasing proposal and adop-

tion of restrictive, discriminatory State and local voting policies fol-

lowing the 2020 Presidential Election; and the ongoing need to ne-

gotiate agreements that ensure compliance with Section 203 of the

Voting Rights Act (VRA) will require the Voting Section of the Civil

Rights Division (CRT) to undertake an increased caseload of re-

source-intensive litigation to meet its responsibility under the VRA

to ensure equal access to elections regardless of race, ethnicity, and

linguistic ability. The Committee includes the requested increase of

$20,700,000 for civil rights priorities, and directs that a significant

amount of this increase be applied to expenses relating to the en-

forcement of Sections 2, 4(e), 5, 10, 11, 203, and 208 of the VRA

(52 U.S.C. §§ 10301–10311; 10503–10505; 10508).

Section 203 compliance.—The Committee appreciates receiving

the Department’s January 2020 report on 2018 and 2019 investiga-

tions pursuant to Section 203 of the VRA, and reiterates the impor-

tance of enforcing the VRA language assistance provisions on be-

half of the covered language minorities, and making data on such

enforcement publicly available. The Committee directs DOJ to in-

clude in its fiscal year 2023 budget request an update of that re-

port for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, to include the number of Sec-

tion 203 cases investigated, broken down by language(s) involved;

the number of investigations opened and number closed, by reason

closed (e.g., not enough evidence of noncompliance available, no evi-

dence of non-compliance, etc.); the average number of Section 203

investigations per attorney; and the average length of time per Sec-

tion 203 investigation.

Civil Rights Division Performance and Workload.—The com-

mittee notes that the CRT budget justification has historically

lacked sufficient detail to track the program implementation for

specific CRT sections. The Committee remains interested in under-

standing CRT section caseloads and performance metrics related to

enforcement of anti-discrimination laws such as, but not limited to,

fair housing and voting rights enforcement, and directs the Depart-

ment to include such detail in future budget requests.

Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit.—The Department of Jus-

tice’s Civil Rights Division (CRT) plays a lead role in the Depart-

ment’s efforts to enforce laws against human trafficking, including

both sex trafficking and forced labor. Working with U.S. Attorneys

Offices nationwide, and leading the multi-agency Anti-Trafficking

Coordination Team (ACTeam) initiative, the CRT Criminal Sec-

tion’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit (HTPU) leads prosecu-

tions of novel, complex, multi-jurisdictional, and international

cases. HTPU prosecutors work closely with Assistant United States

Attorneys (AUSAs) and law enforcement agencies to streamline

fast-moving trafficking investigations, ensure consistent application

of trafficking statutes, and identify multijurisdictional trafficking

networks. The Committee directs the Department to prioritize the

goal of ending modern day slavery and human exploitation and

urges the Department, within the additional funding provided in

this bill, to expand the HTPU in order to sufficiently support the

U.S. Attorney’s Offices.

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Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.—The Com-

mittee includes an additional $1,000,000 to enhance efforts of the

Criminal and Civil Divisions to assemble and vet the large number

of case files of individuals and entities subject to sanctions under

the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C.

2656 note).

Animal fighting.—Animal fighting is a crime that causes undue

suffering to animals and is often connected with violent crime and

drug trafficking. The Committee supports vigorous enforcement of

the Federal animal fighting statutes (7 U.S.C. § 2156 and 18

U.S.C. § 49) and other laws related to animal welfare crime, which

the Department in 2014 determined would be administered concur-

rently by both ENRD and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices. The Committee

is aware of expressions of interest in the establishment of a new

section to focus on animal fighting crime enforcement. However,

the Committee understands that the current ENRD organization,

which leverages complementary jurisdictions and workforce re-

sources of the Environmental Crimes Section (ECS) and Wildlife

and Marine Resources Section (WMRS), has achieved notable suc-

cess in recent years with impactful prosecutions. DOJ is strongly

encouraged to make it a priority to investigate and prosecute viola-

tions of animal welfare laws, and to include in future budget re-

quests any requirements for resources or organization changes

needed to support this effort.

Illegal Streaming Services.—Streaming has fast become a domi-

nant distribution medium for copyrighted works, both through le-

gally licensed means and illegal piracy services. In addition to the

significant consumer threats posed by streaming piracy services

identified by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of

Homeland Security, a 2019 study estimated that streaming piracy

drains at least $29.2 billion annually from the U.S. economy and

that 80 percent of copyright piracy occurs via streaming. Congress

responded to the Department’s repeated calls to close the legal

loophole that treated streaming piracy differently than other forms

of digital piracy with the bipartisan Protecting Lawful Streaming

Act, enacted within the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021,

which authorized DOJ to bring felony cases against services de-

signed for the express purpose of illegally streaming copyrighted

works. Because of the harm to American consumers and creative

community, the Committee directs the Department to prioritize

streaming piracy cases and to detail within existing reports on

U.S.C. § 2319C.

Fair Housing Act Enforcement.—The Committee is aware that in

2016 the Civil Rights Division and the Office of Fair Housing and

Equal Opportunity of the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-

opment issued a joint statement entitled ‘‘State and Local Land

Use Laws and Practices and the Application of the Fair Housing

Act.’’ The Committee directs CRT to conduct further analysis on

this subject to determine when State and local zoning and land use

policy violates Federal law.

VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND

The recommendation includes $21,738,000, as requested, as a re-

imbursement from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund

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for the costs of litigating cases under the National Childhood Vac-

cine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–660).

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

ANTITRUST DIVISION

The Committee recommends $201,176,000 for salaries and ex-

penses of the Antitrust Division (ATR), $16,652,000 above fiscal

year 2021 and the same as the request. The recommended funding

level is offset by $138,000,000 in estimated fee collections for a net

direct appropriation of $63,176,000. The Committee recognizes the

danger consolidation and monopoly power pose to our economy and

democracy and supports the requested increases to address the in-

creasing complexity of ATR’s growing workload, including inter-

national and technology elements of that workload. The Committee

therefore includes the increased funding requested, particularly for

information technology to protect and manage sensitive business

information.

Commodity Benchmark Merger.—The Committee expects DOJ, as

part of its review of the proposed merger of commodity information

and benchmark administrators, to consider whether anticompeti-

tive and deceptive conduct has been used in setting the Midwest

Premium (MWP) for the pricing of aluminum. The Committee di-

rects the Department to consider behavioral remedies, consistent

with federal antitrust laws, to end anticompetitive and deceptive

pricing of the MWP. The Department shall also consider, as part

of such a remedy, whether to mandate that only actual ‘‘closed’’

market transactions be used in assessing the price of the MWP,

rather than to base such pricing on bids and offers that have not

been consummated.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

The Committee recommends $2,534,248,000 for the Executive Of-

fice for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) and the 94 United States

Attorneys’ offices, which is $192,071,000 above fiscal year 2021 and

$5,000,000 below the request. The Committee has provided sepa-

rate funding recommendations by decision unit as follows:

$1,912,792,000 for criminal litigation; $592,139,000 for civil litiga-

tion; and $29,317,000 for legal education.

The recommendation fully funds increases needed to sustain op-

erations at the fiscal year 2021 level. It also provides requested in-

creases of $26,380,000 to address fraud related to the COVID–19

pandemic; $40,000,000 to support significant workload increases

associated with domestic terrorism cases; and $33,000,000 to fund

the costs of meeting Federal responsibilities mandated pursuant to

the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 McGirt v. Oklahoma decision. It

also includes $5,000,000 to support the EOUSA eLitigation initia-

tive. Finally, the Committee provides $10,000,000 for continued en-

forcement of section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law

Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601), criminal enforcement

under sections 241 and 242 of title 18, United States Code, and ad-

ministrative enforcement by the Department, including compliance

with consent decrees or judgments entered into under such section

210401.

Human trafficking.—The recommendation continues bill lan-

guage requiring that each U.S. Attorney Office (USAO) participate

in human trafficking task forces, and DOJ shall continue to submit

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semiannual reports on the performance of these task forces. USAOs

work closely with Federal, state, and local law enforcement au-

thorities to investigate and prosecute sex trafficking cases. Each

USAO takes a victim-centered approach to human trafficking,

partnering with non-governmental organizations to ensure that

trafficking victims receive the trauma recovery and outreach serv-

ices they need, while prosecuting traffickers to the fullest extent

authorized by Congress.

UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

The Committee recommends $246,593,000 for the United States

Trustee Program (USTP), which is $14,232,000 above the fiscal

year 2021 appropriation and equal to the request. The Committee

has included the requested increase of $7,915,000 to ensure the

Trustees can meet growing bankruptcy filing workload following

the COVID–19 pandemic.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

The Committee recommends $2,434,000 for the Foreign Claims

Settlement Commission (FCSC), which is $68,000 above the fiscal

year 2021 appropriation and equal to the request.

DOJ Review of Confiscated Properties in Honduras.—The Com-

mittee is aware that several U.S. citizens have longstanding claims

against Honduras that remain unresolved. The Committee further

notes that significant assistance to the central governments of El

Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras has been conditioned on var-

ious factors including measurable efforts to combat corruption. Yet

to date, little or no progress has been made in resolving claims in-

volving real property confiscated from Americans. Accordingly, the

Committee directs the Attorney General to provide to the appro-

priate congressional committees, not later than 90 days after the

date of enactment of this Act, a report with recommendations on

how best to resolve the aforementioned longstanding claims of U.S.

citizens against Honduras, including an assessment as to whether

a program for Honduras should be created within the FCSC in

order to resolve these claims.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

The Committee recommends $270,000,000, which is the same

amount as fiscal year 2021, for fees and expenses of witnesses who

appear on behalf of the Government in cases in which the United

States is a party. This appropriation is considered mandatory for

scorekeeping purposes.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $22,000,000 for the Community Re-

lations Service (CRS), which is $4,000,000 above fiscal year 2021

and $1,961,000 above the request. The recommendation includes

not less than $1,500,000, as authorized, to implement Public Law

114–325, the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthor-

ization Act. The recommendation also includes an additional

$3,300,000 for expanded conflict resolution efforts, to include medi-

ation and conciliation services for communities experiencing ten-

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sions, as authorized in section 116(2) of H.R. 1280, the George

Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021, as passed by the House of

Representatives on March 3, 2021.

CRS has a unique role to play in the Justice Department. While

not a law enforcement agency, CRS operates in all U.S. States and

territories to advance justice and reconciliation by working with all

parties, including State and local government units, private and

public organizations, civil rights groups, and community leaders, to

uncover the underlying interests of all involved in conflicts and en-

gaging in healing and conflict resolution. It facilitates the develop-

ment of mutual understanding in communities challenged by ten-

sion and helps them develop local capacity and tools to defuse ten-

sion and prevent hate crimes from reoccurring. It also complements

DOJ law enforcement activities, particularly when those activities

involve members of vulnerable and marginalized communities. The

Committee expects these efforts to expand, and CRS’s services to

be offered in more communities, in Fiscal Year 2022.

ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

The Committee recommends $20,514,000 for expenses authorized

by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28,

United States Code. This amount is the same as the fiscal year

2021 amount and the budget request.

Section 528 of this Act requires the Department to submit a

spending plan for fiscal year 2022. The Committee directs the De-

partment to include in this plan proposed spending from the Fund,

to include estimates of: Fund balances; equitable sharing pay-

ments; Joint Law Enforcement Operations obligations; and obliga-

tions by component.

NITED

TATES

ARSHALS

ERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $1,625,000,000 for the salaries and

expenses of the United States Marshals Service (USMS), which is

$129,000,000 above fiscal year 2021 and $15,550,000 below the re-

quest. The recommendation includes requested increases to en-

hance missing child investigations pursuant to the Justice for Vic-

tims of Trafficking Act; upgrade USMS fugitive apprehension com-

munications technology; equip task force officers with bodyworn

cameras; assume expanded workload mandated by the 2021 McGirt

v. Oklahoma Supreme Court decision; and meet growing costs to

return international fugitives to stand trial in the United States.

The Committee also includes $23,432,000 to enhance judicial secu-

rity, and $6,689,000 to expand USMS special operations capacity to

address domestic terrorism and violent crime. The Committee also

sustains funding to enforce laws relating to international travel of

sex offenders, including through the Angel Watch Center.

The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations

by decision unit as follows:

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Judicial and Courthouse Security ..................................................... $561,723,000

Fugitive Apprehension ....................................................................... $643,783,000

Prisoner Security and Transportation .............................................. $276,297,000

Protection of Witnesses ...................................................................... $66,019,000

Tactical Operations ............................................................................ $77,178,000

Total, Salaries and Expenses ..................................................... $1,625,000,000

CONSTRUCTION

The Committee recommends $15,000,000, which is the same

amount as fiscal year 2021 and the request, for construction and

related expenses in space controlled, occupied, or used by USMS for

prisoner holding and related support. The Committee expects

USMS to apply this funding to its top priority projects.

FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION

The Committee recommends $2,165,000,000 for Federal Prisoner

Detention, which is $118,391,000 above the fiscal year 2021 appro-

priation and $5,015,000 below the request. The funding includes

the requested funding to facilitate transition from commercial con-

tract detention facilities to facilities owned and operated by Fed-

eral, State, or local government, with associated program oversight,

and $7,178,000 in funding for IT infrastructure.

Contract Detention.—The USMS does not own or operate any of

its own facilities and has historically heavily relied on contract fa-

cility operators to maintain the necessary flexibility to manage fluc-

tuating populations in an efficient and cost-effective way that best

supports the courts as well as those in custody awaiting court ac-

tion. However, Executive Order 14006 eliminates USMS ability to

continue or enter into new contract facility operations. The Com-

mittee is concerned with the impact of this EO on the USMS With-

in ninety days of enactment, the Department shall publish a report

and brief the Committee on the impact of E.O. 14006 on the USMS,

to include the effects on custody and transportation logistics, budg-

ets and finances.

ATIONAL

ECURITY

IVISION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $123,093,000 for the National Secu-

rity Division (NSD), which is $5,642,000 above fiscal year 2021 and

equal to the request. This amount will sustain NSD operations at

no less than the fiscal year 2021 level to address its national secu-

rity and counterterrorism workload, including its responsibilities

under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the Foreign

Agents Registration Act (FARA). The Committee has included the

requested increase for enhanced intelligence collection and over-

sight to support NSD’s FISA mission, combat terrorism and re-

spond to cyber attacks. The Committee encourages NSD to enhance

its efforts in foreign investment review, counterintelligence and ex-

port control, and victim support, as well as intelligence collection,

oversight, insider threat prevention, and activities to counter and

prevent domestic terrorism.

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NTERAGENCY

NFORCEMENT

INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

The Committee recommends $550,458,000 for Interagency Crime

and Drug Enforcement, which is equal to both the fiscal year 2021

enacted level and the request. Funds included under this heading

will support interagency Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task

Forces (OCDETF), which target high-level drug trafficking organi-

zations through coordinated, multi-jurisdictional investigations.

This funding level will sustain operations at no less than the fiscal

year 2021 level.

Decision unit subtotals.—The recommendation includes the re-

quested funding of $381,513,000 for investigations and

$168,945,000 for prosecutions. The Committee expects OCDETF to

continue to enhance its investigative, intelligence, and prosecu-

torial efforts through OCDETF-led activities, including the

OCDETF Fusion Center, OCDETF Co-located Strike Forces and

the International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations

Center, and direct collaboration with State and local law enforce-

ment, United States Attorneys’ offices and the Criminal Division.

The Committee expects OCDETF to continue to focus on targeting

opioid trafficking organizations.

Full-Time Equivalents (FTE).—The Committee directs the De-

partment to submit an updated report on historical investigative

and prosecutorial FTE levels for OCDETF concurrent with its fiscal

year 2023 budget request as specified in the fiscal year 2021 Ap-

propriations Act.

Transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) in the Caribbean.—

The Committee is deeply concerned with the threats posed by

TCOs operating in the Caribbean, particularly in and around Puer-

to Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Committee is especially

concerned with the pervasively high homicide rates in the two U.S.

territories and that such crime is linked to illegal narcotics traf-

ficking in the region. The Committee recognizes the importance of

the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force, the OCDETF Co-located

Strike Force in Puerto Rico, to tackle these threats, and expects

OCDETF to continue efforts to identify, disrupt, and dismantle

drug trafficking and money laundering organizations in the Carib-

bean. OCDETF is directed to submit a report to the Committee de-

tailing these efforts within 90 days of the date of enactment of this

Act.

EDERAL

UREAU OF

NVESTIGATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $10,219,858,000 for the salaries and

expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which is

$471,172,000 above fiscal year 2021 and $6,000,000 above the re-

quest. The recommendation includes funding to sustain all pro-

grams carried out in fiscal year 2021, to include not less than

$125,000,000 to boost the capacity and speed of the National In-

stant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), and continues

$5,000,000 in funding as authorized to implement the Emmett Till

Civil Rights Act. It also includes an increase of $5,000,000 for the

Corruption/Civil Rights Section for additional expenses relating to

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the enforcement of section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and

Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601), criminal enforce-

ment under sections 241 and 242 of title 18, United States Code,

and administrative enforcement by the Department, including com-

pliance with consent decrees or judgments entered into under such

section 210401. The recommendation includes requested increases

of $45,000,000 to counter domestic terrorism; $40,000,000 to ad-

dress significant new cyberthreats, particularly from foreign actors,

and $15,230,000 for FBI cybersecurity; $18,792,000 for emergent

counterintelligence requirements; $25,500,000 to enable the FBI to

meet new workload as a result of the McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme

Court decision; and $6,208,000 to support the use of body-worn

cameras by State and local law enforcement participating in FBI

task forces. The Committee also encourages the FBI to sustain its

efforts to investigate fraud, white-collar, and hate crimes, and build

on its successes in human trafficking investigations. In a post-

COVID–19 environment, it is essential that the FBI allocate its re-

sources, agents and staff based on the unique threats and workload

of each field office to meet the highest FBI priorities.

The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations

by decision unit as follows:

Intelligence .......................................................................................... $1,900,553,000

Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence .............................................. $4,145,057,000

Criminal Enterprise and Federal Crimes ......................................... $3,549,658,000

Criminal Justice Services .................................................................. $624,590,000

Total, Salaries and Expenses ..................................................... $10,219,858,000

Hate Crimes Statistics Act (HCSA).—The Committee is concerned

that incomplete reporting of hate crime data to the FBI hinders

critically needed efforts to understand, prevent, and mitigate the

harms of hate crime. The Committee urges the FBI to conduct out-

reach and provide technical assistance to law enforcement agencies

that have not consistently reported hate crimes data, with par-

ticular attention to small agencies with the fewest resources for ad-

ministrative management and data analysis. In addition, the Com-

mittee continues to urge State, local, and tribal law enforcement

agencies to include the cost of participation in the FBI’s HCSA pro-

gram for the purposes of calculating extraordinary expenses associ-

ated with the investigation and prosecution of hate crimes under

Public Law 111–84, section 4704(b)(3).

Counterterrorism Division.—The mission of the Counterterrorism

Division is to identify and disrupt potential terrorist plots by indi-

viduals or terror cells freezing terrorist finances, sharing informa-

tion with law enforcement and intelligence partners worldwide, and

providing strategic and operational threat analysis to the wider in-

telligence community. The Committee supports sustained funding

for all Division efforts and includes the requested increase of

$45,000,000 to address the elevated threat of domestic terrorism.

FISA Compliance.—The Committee directs the FBI, within in-

creased funding provided in this bill, to bolster and enhance FISA

compliance, audit, and training programs across the FBI and its

field divisions. Improving FISA compliance and training is critical

to the oversight of the authority.

Cybersecurity.—The Committee is gravely concerned with the sig-

nificant threat posed by cyberattacks on government agencies, eco-

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nomic institutions, and essential infrastructure. The potential dam-

age from such threats, with recent examples including the

SolarWinds supply chain attack, leads the Committee to strongly

support increased investment and to recommend including the

$40,000,000 increase to address such cyberthreats as well as

$15,230,000 to bolster the FBI’s own cybersecurity. The Committee

directs the FBI to provide a briefing on the details of its cyber in-

vestments, including potential information-sharing collaboration

with vulnerable communities such as the energy and academic re-

search centers, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment

of this Act.

Cybersecurity Information Sharing.—The Committee is concerned

with the security of our nation’s sensitive networks and encourages

the establishment and enhancement of two-way information shar-

ing between cleared sector partners and the U.S. Government. In

order to strengthen the security of critical network sectors, the

Committee encourages the FBI as part of its cybersecurity en-

hancements included in this bill, to consider how it might leverage

partnerships between the FBI (such as through its Innovation Cen-

ter), academia and private industry through its Office of Private

Sector improve information sharing for the energy and electricity

sector and the academic research institution sector.

Cyber Programs.—The Committee strongly supports the Cyber

Assistant Legal Attach (ALAT) program, which facilitates intel-

ligence sharing and helps coordinate joint law enforcement inves-

tigations, in the U.S. and working at key overseas missions. Elimi-

nating safe havens for cyber criminals is a key priority, and inter-

national cooperation is essential to holding bad actors accountable.

The Committee therefore encourages the FBI to consider increasing

funding for the Cyber ALAT program.

Cyber Threat Response.—The Committee strongly supports the

Bureau’s activities in furtherance of its role as the lead agency for

threat response pursuant to Presidential Policy Directive 41. The

Committee encourages the FBI to consider increasing funding for

the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force as part of its es-

sential mission and support information sharing for cyber threat

investigations.

Resources to Address Domestic White Supremacist Terrorist Activ-

ity.—The recent surge of domestic terrorism cases poses difficult

challenges to the security of our nation. The Committee is aware

that the FBI, jointly with the National Counterterrorism Center

and Department of Homeland Security, released in May 2021 its

report titled, ‘‘Strategic Intelligence Assessment and Data on Do-

mestic Terrorism.’’ It is also cognizant of the multifaceted approach

to domestic terrorism exercised by the FBI and its Federal, State

and local partners, through the FBI’s own Counterterrorism Divi-

sion, through its many Joint Terrorism Task Forces, and with part-

ner agencies across the national security and law enforcement com-

munities. The Committee has included the requested increase of

$45,000,000 to expand FBI programs to counter domestic terrorism,

and requests the FBI to include with its fiscal year 2022 expendi-

ture plan details on the scale and prevalence of domestic terrorism

threats, based on the terminology used by the FBI, and a breakout

of resources to pursue such threats, to include costs of personnel,

operations, facilities and services.

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Elder fraud.—The Committee is concerned about the sharp rise

in fraud perpetrated against senior citizens who are wrongly

brought under guardianship or have their assets mismanaged or

stolen. The Committee is aware that the FBI participates in the

Elder Fraud and Elder Justice Initiatives and has Elder Fraud

Strike Forces at six of its field offices. It is also aware that the De-

partment has a National Elder Fraud Hotline, and that the FBI

has complementary channels to report elder fraud perpetrated by

foreign actors, in addition to the FBI tiplines and the Internet

Crime Complaint Center. The Committee directs the FBI to put in-

creased energy into efforts to prevent or investigate such guardian-

ship abuse, including enforcement of Public Law 115–70, the Elder

Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act of 2017 (EAPPA), and pro-

vide detailed reporting on the FBI’s progress in reducing such

fraud, to include data on cases closed and convictions made, as part

of the annual EAPPA report to Congress, and to request any nec-

essary funding and staffing for such efforts in its fiscal year 2023

budget request.

Disability Questions in Use of Force Data.—The National Use of

Force Data Collection program is a vital tool used by the Federal

Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in its efforts to combat the excessive

use of force by law enforcement against the civilian population.

Willing Federal and local police organizations respond to a ques-

tionnaire issued by the FBI, the answers to which help identify

those law enforcement organizations that would benefit from reme-

dial intervention. The Committee is concerned about the lack of a

mental health crisis intervention program question, and a deaf and

hard of hearing sensitivity awareness training question, which

would collect the necessary data that could be used to combat the

excessive use of force against people with disabilities. Without the

data that addresses whether a police organization already has a

mental health crisis intervention program in place, or whether a

police organization provides deaf and hard of hearing sensitivity

training for its officers, the excessive use of force used by a police

organization that could have benefitted from such programs might

continue undeterred. The Committee strongly encourages the FBI

to include these two questions in the questionnaire used in its Na-

tional Use of Force Data Collection program. In addition, the Com-

mittee strongly encourages the FBI to release this data to the pub-

lic as with the other data released to the public through this pro-

gram.

Counter Explosives Research.—The Committee supports the crit-

ical counter explosive mission of the Critical Incidence Response

Group, and is aware that the FBI is completing work this year on

its Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center. It is also aware

that traditional Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) or Homemade

Explosive Devices (HED) include not just ground based possibly

airborne explosive threats, such as via unmanned aerial vehicles.

Therefore, the Committee encourages the FBI, as it pursues its

counter-explosives mission, to consider expanding its ongoing re-

search through its Research and Prototyping for IED Defeat

(RAPID) program to bridge science and technology gaps needed to

defeat both ground and airborne security threats and mitigate

emerging IED/HED threats while also providing for improved

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training programs for counterterrorism and hazardous device per-

sonnel.

Ranking Domestic Terrorism Threats.—The Committee expects

the FBI to align its efforts in proportion to its threat assessments.

In 2020, the FBI assessed the greatest terrorism threat to the

United States was from lone actors or small cells who typically

radicalize online and look to attack soft targets with easily acces-

sible weapons, and in testimony before the Committee expressed

confidence that this assessment remains accurate. Furthermore,

the FBI noted such threats manifested as both Domestic Violent

Extremists (DVEs) and Homegrown Violent Extremists (HVEs),

two distinct threats, both of which are located primarily in the

United States and typically radicalize and mobilize to violence on

their own. The FBI has further noted that the DVE threat con-

tinues to be from those the FBI categorizes as Racially or Eth-

nically Motivated Violent Extremists (RMVEs), specifically those

who advocate for the superiority of the white race, and who were

the primary source of fatalities perpetrated by DVEs in 2018 and

2019.

The Committee understands that the FBI is working to comply

with the provisions of the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Au-

thorization Act to provide documents that include threat category

descriptions and terrorist threat rankings, consistent with require-

ments to protect sources, methods and ongoing investigations, and

are developed as part of the Bureau’s Threat Review and

Prioritization (TRP). The Committee directs the FBI to provide the

Committee such documents as part of the normal budget review

process, as well as when requested or as new threat scenarios de-

velop, to ensure this Committee has the necessary insight into the

alignment of threats and resource allocation. The Committee sup-

ports the FBI’s ongoing practice of conducting annual training to

ensure compliance with civil rights and civil liberties laws and reg-

ulations, and urges FBI to consult with civil society stakeholders

to improve public confidence in its threat prioritization.

National Instant Background Check System (NICS).—Federal

Firearms Licensees rely on NICS to be effective to ensure the law-

ful transfer of firearms to law-abiding citizens. To keep up with the

growing number of background checks, the growing number of gun

owners (an estimated 8,400,000 first time buyers in 2020), and to

help ensure that firearms stay out of the wrong hands, additional

resources are needed to provide timely and accurate determinations

of an individual’s eligibility to purchase or own a firearm under

federal law. NICS verifies that a prospective purchaser does not

have a criminal record or isn’t otherwise ineligible to purchase or

own a firearm. Providing NICS with the necessary resources will

help to: ensure that NICS remains operational benefiting the law-

ful commerce of firearms throughout the U.S.; prevent further ap-

plication backlogs; and protect lives in Alabama and throughout

the nation by helping to keep firearms out of the wrong hands. The

Committee therefore directs the FBI to provide NICS with no less

than $125,000,000.

Operational Medicine Program Partnership.—The health and

safety of the Bureau’s active duty agents should be a top priority

for the FBI, given the routine risk of physical harm agents face

daily carrying out critical national security missions. The Com-

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mittee continues to strongly support the FBI’s use of external part-

nerships as part of its Operational Medicine Program to support

medical contingency planning and improve the delivery of medical

care for high-risk law enforcement missions.

CONSTRUCTION

The Committee recommends $61,895,000, which is the same as

the request, for the construction of FBI facilities and related activi-

ties. Funding in this account will facilitate and expedite work on

current design and construction projects, including necessary se-

cure work environment building and modifications, and includes

the requested increase of $10,000,000 for necessary safety and se-

curity upgrades at Quantico.

The Committee remains greatly concerned about the risks and

continuing costs associated with operating in the current, unsatis-

factory headquarters, and urges the Department to answer long-

standing concerns that have been raised by the Committee, and to

submit a formal prospectus to be reviewed and approved by the ap-

propriate committees of Congress.

RUG

NFORCEMENT

DMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends total budget authority of

$2,920,181,000 for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sala-

ries and expenses, of which $511,659,000 is derived from fees de-

posited in the Diversion Control Fund, and $2,408,522,000 is pro-

vided by direct appropriation. The recommended appropriation is

$123,419,000 above fiscal year 2021 and equal to the request.

The funding sustains core activities at the fiscal year 2021 level,

and includes the requested increase of $4,700,000 to ensure DEA

can equip its task force officers with body-worn cameras, and to

cover the increased workload resulting from the McGirt v. Okla-

homa Supreme Court ruling. In addition, the Committee includes

$3,745,000 and an associated 25 new positions to support DEA’s ex-

panded community drug prevention partnerships, Operation En-

gage. The Committee has provided separate funding recommenda-

tions by decision unit for salaries and expenses as follows:

International Enforcement ................................................................ $470,111,000

Domestic Enforcement ....................................................................... $1,925,862,000

State and Local Assistance ................................................................ $12,549,000

Total, Salaries and Expenses ..................................................... $2,408,522,000

Methamphetamine and fentanyl cleanup.—The funding rec-

ommendation includes the requested $10,000,000 to assist State,

local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in efforts to remove and

dispose of hazardous materials at methamphetamine and fentanyl

labs and processing operations, to include training, technical assist-

ance, purchase of equipment and a container program.

Marijuana Research and E-cigarette or Vaping use-Associated

Lung Injury (EVALI).—The Committee is aware that DEA recently

published a rule (effective January 19, 2021) in 2020 DEA that

amended regulations to facilitate the cultivation of marijuana for

research purposes and other licit purposes to enhance compliance

with the Controlled Substances Act, including registering cultiva-

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tors consistent with treaty obligations. The Committee also under-

stand that since the issuance of this new rule, DEA has registered

additional growers, and supports DEA continuing efforts in support

of such scientific research, and allowing Federal researchers to test

marijuana products to characterize toxicological risks and health

effects associated with EVALI products and the administration of

those products in research subjects.

Ryan Haight Act.—The Committee continues to place a priority

on reducing the crisis of prescription drug abuse and recognizes

that some controlled substances, such as those employed in medica-

tion-assisted treatment, can be a critical part of treatment and

should be available as clinically appropriate. During the COVID–

19 pandemic, the DEA has acted to avoid disruptions in this nec-

essary care by allowing providers to prescribe controlled substances

via telemedicine regardless of the location of the patient. Prior to

the pandemic, Congress directed DEA to expand access with simi-

lar flexibility. The Committee continues to urge the agency to re-

view its policies to ensure access to safe, appropriate care post-pan-

demic. Accordingly, the Committee requests that DEA complete its

statutory requirement, pursuant to Section 3232 of Public Law

115–271, to promulgate regulations clarifying the limited cir-

cumstances in which Special Registration for Telemedicine may

occur under the Ryan Haight Act.

UREAU OF

LCOHOL

, T

OBACCO

, F

IREARMS AND

XPLOSIVES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $1,554,461,000 for the salaries and

expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo-

sives (ATF), which is $70,574,000 above fiscal year 2021 and equal

to the request. Bill language is included to prohibit the transfer of

ATF’s current enforcement authorities. A general provision is also

included to prohibit the move of ATF’s National Canine Training

Center or the ATF National Canine Division.

The recommendation assumes that within the resources pro-

vided, ATF will prioritize funding for the National Firearms Act

Division to improve firearms licensing processing timelines. The

Committee is concerned about the large number of pending applica-

tions awaiting processing by ATF. As of May 2021, more than 90

percent of these applications are ATF Form 4, Tax Paid Transfer

and Registration of Firearm, which remains in paper form, and

current processing times take several months. In 2013, ATF estab-

lished eForms, an electronic filing process, to reduce submission

and processing times as well as data entry processing backlogs.

The Committee is aware ATF is currently developing ATF Form 4

into eForms and encourages ATF to prioritize funding for this con-

tinued development within the funds provided. Completing the

modernization of the processing system and automating ATF Form

4 applications is critical and will free up additional resources for

improved customer service and prevent backlogs from continuing to

mount.

The Committee understands that it may be beneficial to ensure

third-party processors can access ATF’s eForm electronic filing sys-

tem as third-party assistance to transferees may serve to reduce

submission errors and increase efficiency. The Committee looks for-

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ward to receiving the study directed in House Report 116–455 re-

garding the feasibility of allowing third-party processors access to

ATF’s eForm electronic filing system to further the goals of short-

ening processing times, reducing submission errors, and increasing

efficiency. The Committee directs ATF to utilize its findings in

order to work to enable meaningful third-party access, while safe-

guarding individual privacy and tax-sensitive information, at the

time ATF commences electronic submission of Form 4 filings or as

soon as practicable thereafter.

National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN).—The

Committee supports the $5,336,000 increase toward expanding the

National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) correla-

tion capacity at the NIBIN National Correlation and Training Cen-

ter (NNCTC), enhancing the NIBIN Enforcement Support System

(NESS), and increasing field support for ATF Field Divisions and

Federal law enforcement partners. The Committee is encouraged

by the promise of improved crime gun intelligence and information

sharing, and expects funding provided in this bill will aid in inter-

dicting crime guns and preventing gun trafficking through the ex-

pansion of NIBIN.

The Committee continues to support efforts to expand the use of

NIBIN and to ensure all law enforcement agencies have access to

NIBIN’s correlation services and appreciates the investments being

made by state and local partners to collect and share ballistics evi-

dence across geographically separated law enforcement jurisdic-

tions, and encourages ATF to continue to build on these invest-

ments. The Committee supports efforts to include both cartridge

casings and bullets, where feasible, in the NIBIN program and en-

courages the Department to promote NIBIN as a critical forensic

science tool and to identify opportunities to build partnerships with

institutions of higher education to use NIBIN as part of their crimi-

nal justice training programs.

The Committee is aware of efforts by ATF to increase NIBIN

presence on the Southwest border, including an increase to Crime

Gun Intelligence Centers allotted to Southwest border field offices

and an upcoming deployment of ATF’s Mobile Command Center to

the region. The Committee supports and encourages ATF to con-

tinue these efforts. Further, the Committee is aware that the ATF’s

Firearms Trafficking Task Forces are working to combat the illegal

flow of firearms into Mexico and encourages ATF, within the

amounts provided, to continue its work with intergovernmental

partners, including DHS, toward these efforts and encourages co-

location with law enforcement partners where feasible.

Federal Firearm Licensee (FFL) Theft.—The Committee supports

the request for additional Industry Operations Investigators (IOIs)

to support the prioritization and investigation of Federal Firearm

Licensee (FFL) burglaries and robberies. The Committee recognizes

that ATF has explored utilizing ATF’s National Center for Explo-

sives Training and Research (NCETR) to conduct training for in-

coming IOI classes in light of capacity challenges at the Federal

Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), due in large part to

the pandemic. The Committee encourages ATF to continue to work

with FLETC to ensure ATF is able to onboard and train the max-

imum number of IOIs in the fiscal year and directs ATF to update

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the Committee, no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act,

on its efforts to achieve its hiring goals.

Firearms Trafficking Report.—On April 7, 2021, the Administra-

tion announced ‘‘Initial Actions to Address the Gun Violence Public

Health Epidemic’’, which included a directive for the Department

to issue a new, comprehensive report on firearms trafficking and

annual updates necessary to give policymakers the information

they need to help address firearms trafficking today. The Com-

mittee directs ATF to update the Committee on any resource re-

quirements to support the annual delivery of this report.

Privately Made Firearms.—The Committee is concerned about

the emergence of privately made firearms (PMFs) or ‘‘ghost guns’’—

firearms made from parts without serial numbers or background

checks—as a weapon of choice for violent criminals or those who

would normally be prohibited from purchasing a firearm. These

weapons pose an equal threat to both the public and law enforce-

ment. The Committee notes that pursuant to a Presidential direc-

tive, ATF recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking rede-

fining the meaning of ‘‘frame or receiver’’ and requiring PMFs to

be marked when taken into inventory by FFLs. The proposed rule

also contains data on the rate that Federal and state law enforce-

ment agencies encounter PMFs. ATF has also revised its guidance

to law enforcement agencies on how to report PMF crime gun re-

coveries to improve data collection.

The Committee encourages DOJ, through ATF, to create a

searchable database of privately made firearms reported by law en-

forcement to ATF, to develop better methods to track the recovery

of such firearms used in crimes, and to assist State and local law

enforcement in recording data related to the recovery of such crime

guns. DOJ and ATF should assess how persons prohibited from

possessing firearms, including minors and gun traffickers, are gain-

ing access to such firearms, and report their findings to the Com-

mittee with recommendations to address such access not later than

180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Violent Gun Crime Reduction.—On June 22, 2021, the DOJ an-

nounced its plans to launch five cross-jurisdictional firearms traf-

ficking strike forces to help reduce violent crime by addressing ille-

gal gun trafficking in significant firearms trafficking corridors

across the country as part of the Department’s broader Violent

Crime Reduction Initiative, announced on May 26, 2021, which

supports local communities in preventing, investigating, and pros-

ecuting gun violence and other violent crime. This effort, coupled

with two new, proposed pilot grant programs totaling $50,000,000

under State and Local Justice Assistance that are aimed at

incentivizing State, local, and tribal law enforcement to pursue vol-

untary gun buyback or relinquishment programs as well as red flag

laws, are important investments in fighting the systemic growth in

gun related violence and crimes across our country.

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EDERAL

RISON

YSTEM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $7,865,000,000 for salaries and ex-

penses of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), which is $156,625,000

above fiscal year 2021 and $194,607,000 above the request. The

Committee recommendation includes the requested funding of not

less than $409,483,000 to sustain implementation of Public Law

115–391, the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA), to continue to expand

and develop opportunities for incarcerated individuals to partici-

pate in evidence-based, recidivism-reducing programming and pro-

ductive activities. The recommendation sustains BOP operations at

no less than fiscal year 2021 level of operations, and provides an

additional amount of $194,607,000 for BOP to sustain and increase

hiring efforts to reduce the use of staff augmentation and under-

staffing at high-security institutions.

The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations

by decision unit as follows:

Inmate Care and Programs ............................................................... $2,989,673,000

Institution Security and Administration .......................................... 3,652,035,000

Management and Administration ..................................................... 334,239,000

Contract Confinement ........................................................................ 889,053,000

Total, Salaries and Expenses ..................................................... 7,865,000,000

Augmentation, Reassignment and Staffing.—Overcrowding re-

mains a serious threat to Correctional Officer safety, particularly

at medium- and high-security facilities. To meet staffing needs,

BOP routinely relies on the practice of augmentation or reassign-

ment, whereby a non-custody correctional employee is assigned cus-

tody responsibilities, rather than limiting such practice to rare or

exceptional circumstances. The Committee has provided

$194,607,000 above the request to enable BOP to hire more full-

time Correctional Officers until such augmentation or reassign-

ment is no longer needed, as well as to improve staffing beyond

mission-critical levels in custody and all other departments. The

Committee expects BOP to increase staffing, as directed in the ex-

planatory statement accompanying the fiscal year 2021 Appropria-

tions Act, and to eliminate staffing shortfalls that the Committee

understands have grown and in cases led to significant overtime

costs. In filling staff vacancies, the Committee expects BOP to en-

sure that comparable institutions, including those with changing

missions, should have comparable staffing levels. BOP shall con-

tinue to follow directions in Public Law 116–260, the fiscal year

2021 Appropriations Act, on (1) reporting on its use of augmenta-

tion and reduction of such use; (2) reporting on its inmate-to-correc-

tional officer ratio and progress in ensuring each high-security in-

stitution housing unit has at least two correctional officers on duty

for each shift; and (3) reducing vacancy rates.

BOP Retention Bonuses.—The Committee recognizes that agen-

cies have the authority to approve a retention incentive without Of-

fice of Personnel Management (OPM) approval for payments of up

to 10 percent for a group or category of employees. OPM approval

is required when an agency would like to exceed these limits, based

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on critical agency need. Under an OPM retention incentive waiver,

an agency could approve a retention incentive of up to 50 percent

of basic pay. The Committee encourages BOP to work with OPM

to provide retention incentives for groups and categories of employ-

ees at BOP facilities in which 10 percent or more of the total avail-

able positions are vacant, prioritizing facilities with the largest

number of vacancies, and to include funding for such incentives in

future budget requests.

Direct hire authority.—The Committee is aware that BOP has re-

quested the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) to dele-

gate direct hire authority to BOP facilities. To ensure the safety of

staff and inmates, the Committee once again encourages BOP to

continue to work with OPM to provide direct hire authority for

BOP facilities in which ten percent or more of the total available

positions are vacant, prioritizing facilities with the largest number

of vacancies.

First Step Act (FSA) Productive Activity.—BOP is directed to uti-

lize qualified incarcerated inmates to instruct or tutor FSA Evi-

dence-Based Recidivism Reduction Programs, per existing BOP pol-

icy, as a First Step Act Productive Activity.

Animal-assisted Therapy Classes for Incarcerated Women.—The

Committee is concerned that with 70 percent of incarcerated

women in the United States responsible for a minor child, disrup-

tion to the mother-child bond when mothers are incarcerated places

both populations at high risk for mental health problems and inter-

generational incarceration. The Committee is also concerned that

incarcerated women traditionally and persistently lack access to re-

habilitation and reintegration support. However, the Committee is

encouraged by the success of innovative parenting programs that

incorporate animal-assisted therapy to help incarcerated mothers

process trauma-based feelings, reduce anxiety, depression, and

stress, while increasing parenting knowledge, and provide a sup-

portive environment for their children during reunification efforts

in a custodial setting. The Committee encourages DOJ to support

animal-assisted therapy parenting programs, as part of existing

BOP parenting classes.

Medically Assisted Treatment.—The Committee encourages the

Bureau of Prisons to make abstinence-based relapse prevention

treatment options available to inmates with a history of opioid de-

pendence.

Contraband interdiction.—The Committee continues to urge BOP

to explore ways to reduce the amount of contraband that enters its

facilities without restricting inmate rights to receive postal mail or

interfere with delivery of verifiable legal mail, to include enabling

facilities to receive pre-screened postal mail and packages, to elimi-

nate contraband risk while ensuring continuing, prompt delivery of

communications with loved ones and legal counsel. Such solutions

should optimize security while minimizing any additional cost or

infrastructure for mail processing. The Committee notes the recent

incidents of BOP staff being endangered by toxic chemicals from

mailed drug contraband. It is specifically expected that mail

screening will occur in specialized locations so as to streamline

mail inspection and maximize the safety those screening the mail,

with suitable protective clothing and equipment.

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Contraband cellphones.—The Committee remains concerned

about the rising use of contraband cellular phones and devices in

facilities administered by BOP or under contract with them, and

continues its direction to BOP to act on the recommendations of its

fiscal year 2016 report to Congress, to include, as appropriate,

managed access or other technology, to thwart illegal inmate tele-

communications while not interfering with legitimate spectrum

use.

Land Mobile Radio.—The Committee considers Land Mobile

Radio (LMR) communications and video security equipment used

by BOP to be critical to officer and inmate safety and security. In

an environment where other alternative forms of communication

and security measures cannot be employed, LMR and video secu-

rity continue to be the only safe and secure methods for BOP facili-

ties and personnel. Therefore, the Committee urges BOP, within

funding provided, to invest in necessary radio and video security

upgrades.

Employee firearms.—The Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correc-

tional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2018 (Section 202 of the First

Step Act (Public Law 115–391)) requires that each Federal penal

or correctional institution provide a secure storage area located out-

side of the secure perimeter of the institution for employees to

store firearms or allow employees to store firearms in a vehicle

lockbox. The Committee directs the BOP Director to continue to re-

port to the Committee on progress in implementing the Act, as

specified in House Report 116–455.

COVID–19 Practices.—The Committee supports efforts to ensure

that Federal detainees are held in humane conditions, especially

those that are detained in federally operated facilities. The Com-

mittee is concerned with reports coming out of the Metropolitan

Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, NY. The Committee under-

stands that the spread of the coronavirus was difficult to manage

in congregate correctional settings; however, the rate of infection

and the repeated spikes in cases at the MDC exceeded those at

other facilities, including the nearby MCC New York. Therefore,

the Committee directs DOJ to report to the Committee not later

than October 2022 on protocols followed by MDC Brooklyn and

MCC New York to reduce the spread of COVID–19 and the proto-

cols in place to provide medical care to detainees. Furthermore, the

report should assess whether inadequate care under the public

health emergency constituted a violation of the Federal right, as

defined in section 3626, under Subchapter C of chapter 229 of Part

II of title 18, United States Code, or criminal violations under 18

U.S.C. 242 with respect to the chronic conditions that have im-

pacted detainees. Such report shall include (to the extent BOP re-

corded such information):

a. the number of cells, holding areas, or other communal detainee

settings that receive filtered air through HEPA filters;

b. a detailed explanation of lockdowns, including justifications

provided by prison staff during each such lockdown;

d. accommodations provided by prison staff to ensure that all

medical, dietary, and hygienic needs were met;

e. documentation of how frequently detainees were given new

masks throughout the pandemic;

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f. documentation of the provision of PPE to staff, including which

staff received N 95 masks, and how often;

g. documentation of the provision of sanitizing wipes and spray

to the detainees’ housing units;

h. documentation of informational materials on vaccination being

provided to detainees prior to BOP offering them COVID–19 vac-

cinations;

i. documentation of BOP’s efforts to offer the vaccine to every

person in BOP custody, in accordance with recent Executive Or-

ders; and

j. information regarding how notification to family members was

made in cases of COVID–19-related hospitalization or death.

Federal Inmate COVID–19 Transfer.—The Committee expects

both BOP and USMS to test convicts and inmates for COVID–19

and wait for a negative test result before executing transfers be-

tween BOP facilities. The Committee understands that following a

DOJ Office of Inspector General (OIG) recommendation, the USMS

adopted a policy requiring its facilities to conduct testing of USMS

prisoners for COVID–19 in accordance with Center for Disease

Control (CDC) guidance, to the maximum extent possible, prior to

any transfer to other detention facilities or to BOP custody for the

duration of the pandemic. The Committee also understands that

BOP, as a matter of policy, does not transfer COVID–19 positive

inmates and follows CDC guidance for handling such inmates. The

Committee directs BOP and USMS to submit a report not later

than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act describing

each instance where this policy was not followed, including reasons

for waiving the policy, the date of the transfer, number of inmates

transferred, and the facilities transferring and receiving the in-

mates. The report should also describe protocols in place to limit

COVID–19 infections related to newly convicted COVID–19 positive

inmates entering BOP facilities, including asymptomatic inmates,

and recommendations on improving intake and transfer protocols

to better prevent infection.

BOP COVID–19 Testing.—The Committee directs the Bureau of

Prisons to attempt to provide onsite COVID–19 testing to all em-

ployees who request it within 24 hours of such request. Where such

testing is requested but not possible, BOP should report to the

Committee not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of

this Act on the details of such instances, to include dates, facilities,

and number of employees affected.

Vaccination in Prison.—The risk of acquiring a communicable

disease is significantly higher among the imprisoned population

compared with the broader community. The CDC’s Advisory Com-

mittee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends universal

vaccination for hepatitis B and several other immunizations in

high-risk settings such as correctional facilities. Those in correc-

tional facilities often have several risk factors for communicable

diseases like hepatitis B, such as injection drug use, multiple sex

partners, and tattoos or body piercings. The prevalence rate of cur-

rent or previous hepatitis B infection among incarcerated individ-

uals ranges from 13 percent to 47 percent, and the prevalence of

chronic hepatitis B infection is estimated to be two to six times

higher than the general population. Research has shown that pris-

ons need a great deal of support to effectively respond to and man-

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age an infectious disease outbreak. BOP policy requires that Feder-

ally-managed and contract prison observation steps include an as-

sessment of inmate immunizations and the provision of basic med-

ical care, including preventive health services such as immuniza-

tions. However, an August 2016 report by the DOJ Office of the In-

spector General (OIG) found that contract prisons, in particular,

were out of compliance with this policy. The Committee recognizes

that administering vaccinations may be complicated by the move-

ment of prisoners between facilities and jurisdictions, sometimes

before a vaccination series can be completed. Nonetheless, the

Committee expects the Department to strive to improve vaccination

rates as much as possible. The Committee therefore directs the At-

torney General to report to the Committee not later than 180 days

after the date of enactment of this Act on efforts to improve compli-

ance with the policy to assess inmate populations and administer

necessary vaccinations. The report should identify gaps in services

and barriers to the provision of immunization services as well as

recommend steps, such as potential collaboration with health orga-

nizations, to address the issues raised in the OIG report.

Private Sector Partnerships.—The Committee notes that Section

102 of the First Step Act (Public Law 115–391) directs the Attorney

General to develop policies for the warden of each BOP institution

to enter into partnerships with private entities that employ pris-

oners or assist prisoners in prerelease custody or supervised re-

lease in finding employment. The Committee recognizes the bar-

riers to entering the labor market for formerly incarcerated individ-

uals and the role stable employment plays in reducing recidivism.

The Committee directs the BOP to build formal partnerships with

private sector businesses and local BOP facilities to promote the

development of job pipelines for individuals leaving incarceration.

Voting rights.—Several jurisdictions authorize BOP to provide

voting access and education in Federal prisons. The Committee di-

rects the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to prioritize enabling all

eligible persons in BOP custody to access the ballot and ensure

that all those in custody have the information and resources need-

ed to exercise their fundamental right to vote.

Overtime.—The committee recognizes that the Federal Bureau of

Prisons (BOP) has employees that either work or are mandated to

work overtime but are not being paid at a true overtime rate. The

Committee directs BOP to compensate all employees at full over-

time rate, by giving them the same rights and protection as other

employees and removing all references of an employee being FLSA

exempt or non-exempt.

Improving Methods for Reducing Recidivism.—The Committee

encourages DOJ to explore programs that reduce offender recidi-

vism and end repeated cycles of violence and abuse by teaching

skills for reducing stress, processing past trauma, and providing

practical knowledge of how to cope with negative emotions. The

Committee further encourages the DOJ to explore rehabilitation

methods such as mindfulness and meditation that encourage incar-

cerated individuals to live to each one’s highest potential and con-

tribute to society.

Residential Re-entry Centers.—The Committee directs BOP to ac-

celerate efforts to establish Federal residential re-entry centers

(RRC), also known as halfway houses, in United States District

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Court districts that currently lack such facilities, especially

prioritizing regions where no FRRC is within reasonable and acces-

sible distance. The Committee directs BOP to report no later than

90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on the status of its

efforts, impediments to progress, and any resourcing needs.

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

The Committee recommends $185,000,000 for the construction,

acquisition, modernization, maintenance, and repair of prison and

detention facilities housing Federal inmates. This amount is

$58,000,000 above fiscal year 2021, and $6,006,000 above the re-

quest. The Committee urges BOP to utilize its existing resources

to mitigate the high crowding rates at its high security facilities

that are contributing to increases in the number of serious as-

saults, and to move forward with ongoing facilities planning and

new construction that supports that objective.

Modernization and repair.—The Committee expects the Bureau

to apply the funding to reduce its longstanding maintenance and

repair (M&R) backlog and directs BOP to prioritize its funding for

repairs that address life and safety issues, and facilities assessed

as having deficiencies of a geological and seismic nature. BOP shall

continue to provide monthly status of construction reports and no-

tify the Committee of any changes reflected in those reports. The

Committee also directs BOP to develop a schedule and timeline for

repairs of facilities with geological and seismic deficiencies and in-

clude updates in the monthly M&R reports.

Perimeter.—The Committee is aware of the growing concerns of

dangerous contraband within the prison system including

cellphones, drug paraphernalia, and weapons and the ability to de-

liver these items via drone or merely launching these objects over

the physical barriers (walls) of the prison. Currently, perimeter se-

curity is primarily maintained through physical barriers, with a

network of cameras that give security personnel views of the phys-

ical area surrounding the facility. The Committee is aware that

BOP has been investigating counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-

UAS), and encourages it to continue to intensify its efforts at iden-

tifying proven technology, based on the appropriate and relevant

environmental conditions at its facilities, and to continue to keep

the Committee advised of its progress in such efforts.

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

FEDERAL PRISON

INDUSTRIES

INCORPORATED

The Committee recommends a limitation on administrative ex-

penses of $2,700,000 for Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated,

which is the same as fiscal year 2021.

TATE AND

OCAL

USTICE

CTIVITIES

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).—The Crime Victims Fund is

not financed by taxpayer dollars but by fines and penalties paid by

criminals. By statute, the Fund is dedicated solely to supporting

victim services. The Committee recognizes the importance of these

grants and the essential life-saving services provided to victims

within State, local, and tribal jurisdictions, including domestic vio-

lence shelters, rape crisis centers, and child abuse treatment pro-

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grams. The Committee encourages the Department to continue to

fund these programs. The Committee directs OVC to provide an

updated report to the Committee, not later than 90 days after the

enactment of this Act, on the actions it is taking to ensure Crime

Victims Fund resources are reaching communities most affected by

violence.

The Committee notes that funding from the Crime Victims Fund,

under 34 U.S.C. 20103, may be used by the Department to fund the

salaries of personnel who provide services to victims of crime, to

the extent that such personnel provide such services. The Com-

mittee encourages the Department to offer such support.

The recommendation includes a 5 percent set-aside for Tribal

Victims Assistance within the Crime Victims Fund. The Office for

Victims of Crime is directed to consult closely with Tribal stake-

holders to improve services for Tribal victims of crime, to include

expanded purpose areas described in the OVC final rule effective

August 8, 2016. OVC shall continue to follow direction required by

House Report 116–455 regarding grant application requirements,

accountability, and assistance. The Department is directed to give

Tribes maximum flexibility in use of funds in order to best meet

the unique needs of victims in Tribal communities. The Depart-

ment is also directed to streamline administrative requirements as

much as possible to increase accessibility for those most in need in

Indian Country.

FFICE ON

IOLENCE

GAINST

OMEN

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION

PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $753,800,000 for the Office on Vio-

lence Against Women (OVW), which is $240,300,000 above fiscal

year 2021. Funds are to be distributed as follows:

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

STOP Grants ......................................................................................................................................................... $223,000

Transitional Housing Assistance .......................................................................................................................... 50,000

Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women ....................................................................................... 2,500

Consolidated Youth-Oriented Program ................................................................................................................. 22,000

Engaging Men and Youth in Prevention ..................................................................................................... (5,000)

Improving Criminal Justice Response (formally Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies) ...................................... 70,000

Homicide Reduction Initiative ..................................................................................................................... (4,000)

Domestic Violence Firearms Lethality Reduction Initiative ........................................................................ (4,000)

Sexual Assault Victims Services .......................................................................................................................... 100,000

Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement ..................................................................................... 47,000

Violence on College Campuses ............................................................................................................................ 38,000

HBCU, HSI and Tribal Colleges ................................................................................................................... (4,000)

Civil Legal Assistance .......................................................................................................................................... 65,000

Elder Abuse Grant Program ................................................................................................................................. 10,000

Family Civil Justice .............................................................................................................................................. 20,000

Education and Training for Disabled Female Victims ......................................................................................... 10,000

National Resource Center on Workplace Responses ............................................................................................ 2,000

Research on Violence Against Indian Women ..................................................................................................... 2,000

Indian Country Sexual Assault Clearinghouse ..................................................................................................... 1,000

Tribal Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction ...................................................................................... 5,500

Rape Survivor Custody Act ................................................................................................................................... 3,500

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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS—Continued

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

National Deaf Services Line ................................................................................................................................. 5,000

Restorative Justice Responses and Evaluations .................................................................................................. 20,300

Support to Transgender Victims .......................................................................................................................... 2,000

Tech Assist for Community-Based Organizations ................................................................................................ 5,000

Culturally Specific Programs ................................................................................................................................ 40,000

Outreach to Underserved Victims ........................................................................................................................ 2,000

Emerging Issues Related to Violence Against Women ........................................................................................ 5,000

Tribal Special Assistant US Attorneys ................................................................................................................. 3,000

Total, Office of Violence Against Women .................................................................................................... $753,800

Family Justice Center.—The Department of Justice should pro-

vide robust funding to Family Justice Centers from the amount

made available for the Improving Criminal Justice Responses to

Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking

Program as authorized by Part U, Grants to Encourage Arrest Poli-

cies, of the 1968 Act.

Rural victims.—The Committee is concerned about the rise in the

number of sexual assaults in rural communities. Victims of sexual

assault living in rural communities are often reluctant to report to

law enforcement for fear of being exposed. The Committee encour-

ages the OVW to implement projects that reduce barriers to the re-

porting of crime in rural areas, colonias, and persistent poverty

counties and report to the Committee not later than 90 days after

enactment of this Act. Such report shall include a description of the

progress made since delivery of the report on the same topic as re-

quired in House Report 116–455.

Human trafficking.—The Committee encourages OVW to ensure

that the Transitional Housing Program can assist victims of human

trafficking, and the Committee urges DOJ to take these victims

into consideration when distributing OVW funds.

Sexual Abuse Services in Detention Hotline.—There continues to

be a significant need related to incarcerated individuals who do not

have access to victim services. The Committee is interested in pro-

viding resources toward creating a national hotline that would pro-

vide sexual abuse and rape crisis counseling services to incarcer-

ated individuals across the country. The Committee commends

OVW and BJA for partnering on an initiative to identify what a

national service line would require to be responsive to Prison Rape

Elimination Act (PREA) Standards as well as identify the unique

needs of incarcerated survivors. The Committee looks forward to

the results of this initiative and directs DOJ to report on the status

of its findings within 90 days of enactment of this Act. A national

hotline would not only help incarcerated survivors, but it would

also further meaningful PREA compliance.

Studies on child custody and divorce in domestic violence cases.—

The Committee recognizes that laws and regulations at the State

and local levels may trap domestic violence victims in abusive mar-

riages, harming both them and their children. The Committee di-

rects DOJ, in consultation with the Department of Health and

Human Services (HHS), to conduct a study investigating whether

victims who raise evidence of domestic violence are more likely to

lose primary custody of children to an abusive partner or to the

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State, including: (1) a review of State laws, regulations, and prac-

tices on how child neglect and custody situations are handled in do-

mestic violence situations; and (2) a list of recommendations on

how to restructure State laws, regulations, and practices to better

protect victims of domestic violence and their children. The Com-

mittee also directs the DOJ, in coordination with HHS, to conduct

a study on the direct and collateral economic costs and risks experi-

enced by victims of domestic violence who divorce their abusive

partners. Such study should include an examination of how related

personal financial issues impact domestic violence victims, includ-

ing the payment of alimony, legal fees, spousal support, or the divi-

sion of property, disaggregated on the basis of whether the domes-

tic violence victim has higher earnings than their partner; and pro-

vide recommendations on how to restructure law, regulations, and

practices governing divorce to better support victims of domestic vi-

olence in leaving abusive situations. The Committee directs the De-

partment to provide a status report on this request within 180 days

of enactment of this Act.

Technology Facilitated Harassment.—The Committee is con-

cerned with the increased instances of severe harassment, stalking,

and threats transmitted in interstate commerce in violation of fed-

eral law. These targeted attacks against Internet users, particu-

larly women, have resulted in the release of personal information,

forced individuals to flee their homes, have had a chilling effect on

free expression, and are limiting access to economic opportunity.

The Committee strongly urges the Department to intensify its ef-

forts to combat this destructive abuse and expects to see increased

investigations and prosecutions of these crimes.

FFICE OF

USTICE

ROGRAMS

RESEARCH

EVALUATION AND STATISTICS

The Committee recommends $95,000,000 for Research, Evalua-

tion and Statistics, which is $13,000,000 above fiscal year 2021 and

$9,000,000 above the request. Funds are distributed as follows:

RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Bureau of Justice Statistics ................................................................................................................................. $50,000

National Institute of Justice ................................................................................................................................. 45,000

Domestic Radicalization Research .............................................................................................................. (12,000)

Research on School Safety .......................................................................................................................... (1,000)

Study of Clearinghouse for Online Extremism ............................................................................................ (500)

Data on Stops and Searches ...................................................................................................................... (500)

Total, Research, Evaluation and Statistics ....................................................................................... $95,000

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).—The Committee recognizes

the importance of the timely release of data on crime, criminal of-

fenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at

all levels of government. These data are critical for policymakers

and researchers to understand in combating crime and advancing

equality in the justice system. The Committee’s recommendation

provides $50,000,000 for BJS, an increase of $5,000,000 above fis-

cal year 2021. This increase is provided to ensure that BJS has suf-

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ficient resources to clear any backlogs in data and report releases

and ensure the timely release of data going forward. The increased

funding should also be used to initiate the process of redesigning

its public website in accordance with current statistical agency best

practices for disseminating information in an accessible and usable

format. The Committee directs BJS to provide a report no later

than 180 days after the enactment of this Act detailing the agen-

cy’s resource needs associated with such redesign.

Incarcerated Population Communications.—The Committee di-

rects NIJ to report on the feasibility and appropriateness of uti-

lizing artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language

processing, and other technologies to monitor, analyze, and tran-

scribe legally authorized, nonprivileged incarcerated population

communications into actionable intelligence for legitimate Federal

purposes, including, but not limited to, national security, homeland

security, violent crime prevention, recidivism reduction, inmate

mental health—including suicide prevention—and other purposes

as the Department deems appropriate. The report should identify

current gaps in such actionable intelligence and identify potential

collaborations to address identified disparities. The Committee en-

courages the Department to engage with stakeholders in the course

of examining the feasibility of utilizing such a system.

Police Use of Force Against Pets.— It has been estimated that

thousands of dogs are killed annually by law enforcement officers.

Many States and municipalities do not require that police shoot-

ings directed at pets be reported. However, data from some local-

ities suggests that anywhere from 25–75 percent of all law enforce-

ment firearms discharges are directed at dogs, and that these inci-

dents are geographically clustered in low income communities of

color where police shootings involving people are also concentrated.

Police shootings directed at pets escalate encounters with policed

communities and erode trust in law enforcement. The Committee

is concerned about the lack of data and reporting requirements for

such encounters, and urges the Department to include these inci-

dents involving pets in any nationwide Federal database created to

track law enforcement’s use of force against people, or to provide

Congress with a report within 180 days on how the Department

can collect and maintain comprehensive data on law enforcement’s

use of force against people and pets, as well any policy rec-

ommendations needed to implement that data collection.

Solitary Confinement Data Collection.—The Committee directs

the Bureau of Justice Statistics to collect data on solitary confine-

ment practices, including frequency, conditions of solitary confine-

ment, duration of solitary confinement, the impact of solitary con-

finement on an individual’s physical and social-emotional health,

and the recidivism rate of individuals who have experienced soli-

tary confinement. The Committee directs the BJS to report back to

the Committee annually on this topic, with the first report due not

later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

National Institute of Justice (NIJ).—The recommendation in-

cludes $45,000,000 for NIJ. Within this amount, the Committee

recommends $12,000,000 for domestic radicalization research,

$1,000,000 for school safety research, $500,000 for research on on-

line extremism, and $500,000 for the evaluation of data on stops

and searches. In addition, $2,500,000 is to be transferred from the

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Office on Violence Against Women for research and evaluation on

violence against Indian women.

Access to Mental Health Services for Law Enforcement.—The

committee recognizes that traumatic law enforcement work and vi-

carious trauma has been shown to increase law enforcement offi-

cers’ risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

symptoms, which can be associated with major depression, panic

attacks, phobias, mania, substance use, and increased risk of sui-

cide. To ensure officers have access to services that can address the

impact of traumatic law enforcement work, the Committee directs

NIJ to conduct an evaluation of access to mental health, wellness,

and resiliency services within law enforcement and offer rec-

ommendations to the Committee to improve access to these services

for State, local, and Tribal law enforcement.

Community-Based Public Safety Strategies.—The Committee con-

tinues to be concerned about the many challenges faced by expan-

sive policing schemes—particularly in communities of color where

over criminalization and rising police brutality has shattered public

trust in law enforcement while having little impact on community

violence. Accordingly, the Committee directs the Department to

conduct a study on the most successful, non-carceral and non-puni-

tive ways to encourage public safety and provide recommendations

on ways to reduce harm and improve health without criminalizing

minority communities.

Evaluation of Data on Stops and Searches.—Within the funds

provided in this account, $500,000 is included for analysis and

evaluation of the data collected under the program, funded in this

bill under Byrne JAG, for competitive demonstration grants to

State and local law enforcement agencies to develop and implement

data collection programs on hit rates for stops and searches by law

enforcement officers, consistent with section 333 of H.R. 1280 as

passed by the House of Representatives on March 3, 2021.

Law Enforcement Study Addressing Delayed Responses to Ques-

tions.—As part of the Committee’s concerns about the account-

ability of law enforcement, the Committee directs the National In-

stitute of Justice (NIJ) to conduct a nationwide study of the preva-

lence and effect of any law, rule, or procedure that allows a law en-

forcement officer to delay the response to questions posed by a local

internal affairs officer, or review board on the investigative integ-

rity and prosecution of law enforcement misconduct, including pre-

interview warnings and termination policies, consistent with re-

quirements as described in section 115 of H.R. 1280 as passed by

the House of Representatives on March 3, 2021. Not later than 180

days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Department

shall: (1) submit to the Committee a report containing the results

of the initial analysis conducted under subsection (a)(2) of such sec-

tion 115; (2) make the report submitted under subparagraph (A)

available to the public; and (3) identify the jurisdictions for which

the study described in subsection (a)(1) of such section 115 is to be

conducted. In addition, not later than 2 years after the date of the

enactment of this Act, the Department shall submit to the Com-

mittee a report containing the results of the data collected under

this section and publish the report in the Federal Register.

National System to Monitor Abuse in Youth Serving Organiza-

tions.—The Department is directed to work with a public institu-

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tion of higher education conduct a feasibility study on establishing

a Federal system to count and track substantiated cases of sexual

abuse and other forms of child maltreatment in the nation’s youth

serving organizations (e.g. sports, scouting, religious institutions,

camps, and schools).

Study of Clearinghouse for Online Extremism.—To respond to the

elevated threat of domestic extremist violence, the Committee rec-

ognizes the need to address the role of social media and other on-

line content in fueling extremist violence without infringing on civil

liberties. Therefore, the Committee recommends $500,000 for NIJ

to conduct a study on the feasibility, costs, and operational options

for an independent nonprofit clearinghouse for online extremist

content that could proactively investigate online threats without

providing surveillance powers to law enforcement. The Committee

directs the Department to submit the findings of its report to Con-

gress and to the public within 180 days of enactment of this Act.

White Supremacist Domestic Radicalization Research.—The Com-

mittee is alarmed at warnings from the FBI and other authorities

that white supremacists and violent anti-government domestic ex-

tremists pose the greatest present risk to national security. These

groups are infiltrating security and law enforcement agencies and

the military, including seeking to recruit members from within

them, and pose a deep and continuing threat to our country’s na-

tional security by disrupting ongoing investigations of white ex-

tremist organizations and routinely harassing Black, Latino, and

other minority communities. To respond to this elevated threat,

which manifested in the attempted insurrection of January 6, 2021,

the Committee provides an increase of $6,000,000 over Fiscal Year

2021 funding for research concerning domestic white supremacy

and violent anti-government ideology, and directs the National In-

stitute of Justice to direct this increase toward research efforts that

trace the most common methods and sites of radicalization of

Americans to white supremacist and violent anti-government extre-

mism. The Department is encouraged to partner with academic in-

stitutions to evaluate the effectiveness of existing targeted violence

and terrorism prevention programs in matching investments to rel-

ative sources of threat and in increasing understanding of and ef-

fectiveness at countering white supremacist and violent anti-gov-

ernment extremism.

STATE AND LOCAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $3,045,469,000 for State and Local

Justice Assistance programs, which is $1,131,469,000 above fiscal

year 2021 and $996,469,000 above the request. Funds are distrib-

uted as follows:

STATE AND LOCAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants .......................................................................................................... $684,469

Officer Robert Wilson III VALOR Initiative ................................................................................................... (13,000)

Smart Policing ............................................................................................................................................. (8,000)

Smart Prosecution ....................................................................................................................................... (10,000)

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STATE AND LOCAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE—Continued

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

NamUS ......................................................................................................................................................... (2,400)

Training Program to improve Responses to People with Mental Illness ................................................... (10,000)

John R. Justice Grant Program ................................................................................................................... (4,000)

Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution .................................................................................................... (17,000)

Kevin and Avonte’s Law .............................................................................................................................. (3,000)

National Center for Forensics ..................................................................................................................... (4,000)

Project Safe Neighborhoods ........................................................................................................................ (20,000)

Capital Litigation Improvement and Wrongful Conviction Review ............................................................. (15,000)

Community-Based Violence Prevention Initiatives ...................................................................................... (14,000)

National Center for Restorative Justice ...................................................................................................... (6,000)

Ashanti Alert Network .................................................................................................................................. (1,000)

Family Alternative Sentencing Pilot ............................................................................................................ (7,000)

Child Advocacy Training .............................................................................................................................. (1,000)

Rural Violent Crime Initiative ..................................................................................................................... (9,000)

Managed Access Systems ........................................................................................................................... (3,000)

Public Safety Innovation Grants ................................................................................................................. (5,000)

Technical Assistance to Law Enforcement-Use of Force Reporting ........................................................... (15,000)

Data Collection Programs on Hit Rates for Stops and Searches .............................................................. (5,000)

Police Reform in Jurisdictions Responding to Litigation ............................................................................ (7,200)

Law Enforcement Training .......................................................................................................................... (42,000)

Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants .......................................................................................... (102,769)

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program ............................................................................................................ 244,000

Victims of Trafficking Grants ............................................................................................................................... 95,000

Economic, High-tech, White Collar and Cybercrime Prevention .......................................................................... 13,000

Intellectual Property Enforcement Program ................................................................................................ (2,500)

Internet of Things ........................................................................................................................................ (2,000)

Adam Walsh Act Implementation ......................................................................................................................... 20,500

Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vests Partnerships ...................................................................................................... 30,000

Transfer to NIST/OLES ................................................................................................................................. (1,500)

National Sex Offender Public Website ................................................................................................................. 1,000

National Instant Criminal Background Check Systems (NCIS) Initiative ............................................................ 100,000

NICS Acts Record Improvement Program .................................................................................................... (25,000)

Paul Coverdell Forensic Science .......................................................................................................................... 33,000

DNA Initiative ....................................................................................................................................................... 158,000

Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grants ............................................................................................................. (120,000)

State and Local Forensic Activities ............................................................................................................ (19,000)

Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grants .............................................................................. (13,000)

Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program Grants .......................................................................................... (6,000)

Community Teams to Reduce the Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Backlog ................................................................. 60,000

CASA—Special Advocates .................................................................................................................................... 14,000

Indian Tribal Assistance ...................................................................................................................................... 50,000

Second Chance Act/ Reoffender Reentry ............................................................................................................. 125,000

Smart Probation .......................................................................................................................................... (8,000)

Children of Incarcerated Parents Demo Grants .......................................................................................... (5,000)

Pay for Success ........................................................................................................................................... (7,500)

Pay for Success (Permanent Supportive Housing Model) ........................................................................... (5,000)

Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement .............................................................................. (5,000)

Opioid Initiative .................................................................................................................................................... 458,000

Drug Courts ................................................................................................................................................. (110,000)

Mentally Ill Offender Act ............................................................................................................................. (45,000)

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment .................................................................................................... (40,000)

Veterans Treatment Courts ......................................................................................................................... (40,000)

Prescription Drug Monitoring ...................................................................................................................... (33,000)

Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program ........................................................... (190,000)

Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018 ............................................................................................................... 2,500

STOP School Violence Act ..................................................................................................................................... 87,000

Emmett Till Grants ............................................................................................................................................... 3,000

Hate Crimes Prevention Act Grants ..................................................................................................................... 70,000

Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice .......................................................................................... 30,000

Community Trust Initiative ................................................................................................................................... 95,000

Body Worn Camera Partnership Program ................................................................................................... (35,000)

Justice Reinvestment Initiative ................................................................................................................... (35,000)

Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program ................................................................................................ (25,000)

Law Enforcement Accountability Grants .............................................................................................................. 400,000

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STATE AND LOCAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE—Continued

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Pattern and Practice Investigations ........................................................................................................... (100,000)

Independent Investigation of Law Enforcement Officers ............................................................................ (250,000)

Community-Based Improvement to Law Enforcement ................................................................................ (25,000)

Pilot Programs to Address Police Misconduct ............................................................................................ (25,000)

Emergency Law Enforcement Assistance ............................................................................................................. 10,000

Community Violence Intervention Initiative ......................................................................................................... 90,000

Red Flag and Gun Licensing Laws ...................................................................................................................... 40,000

Gun Buyback and Relinquishment Pilot Program ............................................................................................... 10,000

Public Defender Improvement Program ............................................................................................................... 25,000

Regional Sexual Assault Investigative Training Academies ................................................................................ 20,000

Legal Representation Pilot for Immigrant Children and Families ...................................................................... 50,000

Study of Lethality Assessment Programs ............................................................................................................ 2,000

Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry ....................................................................................................... 10,000

Pretrial Incarceration Reduction Pilot Program ................................................................................................... 10,000

Police Misconduct Database ................................................................................................................................ 5,000

Total, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance ................................................................................. $3,045,469

Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) Formula

program.—In addition to the carveouts mentioned in the table

above. The recommendation includes $360,100,000 for the Byrne

JAG Formula grant program, equal to the fiscal year 2021 level.

Funding under this formula program is authorized for law enforce-

ment programs including those that promote data interoperability

between disparate law enforcement entities; prosecution and court

programs; prevention and education programs; corrections pro-

grams; drug treatment and enforcement programs; planning, eval-

uation, and technology improvement programs; and crime victim

and witness programs, other than compensation. Use of this fund-

ing is broad and flexible to address community needs and fill gaps

within State and local criminal justice systems such as strategic

planning, research, testing, training, equipment, technical assist-

ance, prevention programs, innovation programs and community

partnerships.

The Committee would like to reiterate the following allowable

uses of Byrne JAG formula grant funding: body-worn cameras;

gun-shot detection technology; law enforcement training including

immersive training; newer, more efficient forensics testing tools; re-

ality-based training programs that utilize role-playing and live-ac-

tion scenarios for law enforcement officers; radio communications

to provide secure communications systems; medication-assisted

drug treatment; and supporting expungement and record clearing

initiatives.

Police Reform.—Combatting crime and keeping our Nation safe

remains a top priority of the Committee. However, the Committee

is aware that communities across our Nation have called for re-

forms in State and local law enforcement agencies. To support

these much-needed reform efforts, the Committee recommends

funding for the following programs and reform strategies.

The Committee recommends $400,000,000 for police account-

ability grants, including $100,000,000 for grants to assist states in

conducting pattern and practice investigations of law enforcement

and $250,000,000 for grants to States and tribes to assist in imple-

menting statutes providing for independent investigation of law en-

forcement officers.

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In addition, the Committee recommends $25,000,000 to develop

pilot programs and implement effective standards and programs in

the areas of training, hiring and recruitment, and oversight that

are designed to improve management and address misconduct by

law enforcement officers. The pilot program shall be consistent

with the requirements as described in section 114(d) of H.R. 1280

as passed by the House of Representatives on March 3, 2021, in-

cluding: (1) training on law enforcement policies, practices, and

procedures addressing training and instruction to comply with cited

accreditation standards; (2) policies, procedures, and practices for

recruitment, hiring, retention, and promotion of diverse law en-

forcement officers; (3) oversight/complaint procedures, including the

establishment of civilian review boards or analogous procedures; (4)

juvenile justice and school safety, including standards relating to

interaction and communication with juveniles, physical contact, use

of lethal and nonlethal force, notification of a parent or guardian,

interviews and questioning, custodial interrogation, audio and

video recording, conditions of custody, alternatives to arrest, refer-

ral to child protection agencies, and removal from school grounds

or campus; and (5) victim services, including psychological coun-

seling, for individuals and communities impacted by law enforce-

ment misconduct.

Furthermore, the Committee recommends $25,000,000 for grants

to community-based organizations, as authorized by subsections (b)

and (c) of section 114 of H.R. 1280 as passed by the House of Rep-

resentatives on March 3, 2021, to study and implement: (1) effec-

tive management, training, recruiting, hiring, and oversight stand-

ards and programs to promote effective community and problem

solving strategies for law enforcement agencies; or (2) effective

strategies and solutions to public safety, including strategies that

do not rely on Federal and local law enforcement agency responses.

The studies shall address standards relating to administrative due

process, residency requirements, compensation and benefits, use of

force, racial profiling, early warning systems, juvenile justice,

school safety, civilian review boards or analogous procedures, or re-

search into the effectiveness of existing programs, projects, or other

activities designed to address misconduct by law enforcement offi-

cers.

Technical Assistance to Law Enforcement Agencies.—The Com-

mittee recommends $15,000,000 for grants that will support: (1)

the cost of assisting the State or Indian Tribe in which the law en-

forcement agency is located in complying with the reporting re-

quirements described in section 224 of H.R. 1280; (2) the cost of es-

tablishing necessary systems required to investigate and report in-

cidents as required under subsection (b)(4); (3) public awareness

campaigns designed to gain information from the public on use of

force by or against local and tribal law enforcement officers, includ-

ing shootings, which may include tip lines, hotlines, and public

service announcements; and (4) use of force training for law en-

forcement agencies and personnel, including training on de-esca-

lation, implicit bias, crisis intervention techniques, and adolescent

development.

Police Accountability and Community Engagement.—The Com-

mittee urges the Department to make funds available to help non-

profit organizations, institutions of higher education, community

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groups, youth groups, and faith-based organizations facilitate orga-

nized dialogues that bring together community members and law

enforcement officers so that they may collaborate to develop shared

goals that will enhance the collective safety of the community. The

dialogues should include diverse groups of community members,

local elected officials, law enforcement leaders and officers, busi-

ness leaders, and community members, including youth groups, to

assess the state of police-community relations in states and local

communities. The Department is further urged to partner with

these organizations to develop strategies that will result in concrete

action items that will improve the relationships between the police

and the communities and further the goal of enhancing collective

safety.

The Committee urges the Department to work with community-

based organizations to identify and develop opportunities to train

law enforcement officers with respect to encounters with individ-

uals suffering from impaired mental health, homelessness, and ad-

diction; to identify areas where social workers may be able to sup-

port law enforcement agencies; and to provide guidance regarding

the development and implementation of co-responder programs,

which involve social workers or other mental health professionals

working alongside law enforcement officers so that they arrive and

address situations together.

State and Local Law Enforcement Training Grants.—The Com-

mittee recommends $42,000,000 for training for State and local law

enforcement officers on racial profiling, implicit bias, de-escalation,

use of force, the duty to intervene when witnessing other officers

using excessive force, and procedural justice. The Committee urges

the Department to place the highest priority on applications from

grantees who can demonstrate quantitative results from evidence-

based training programs that will address these areas of concern.

The Committee directs the Department to review the benefits of

using virtual reality de-escalation training and the use of humane

remote restraint devices to enable law enforcement the ability to

restrain an uncooperative subject without requiring the infliction of

pain. Providing such training and equipment can significantly im-

prove the ability of law enforcement to de-escalate confrontations

with non-compliant subjects and avoid potentially lethal use of

force, particularly with respect to individuals with mental health

conditions. The Department is directed to report to the Committee,

no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, on the feasibility

of using this type of training. The Committee notes that NIJ fund-

ing may be used for such research.

In addition, the Committee directs the Department to assist

small jurisdictions and small law enforcement agencies as they

work through the application process related to grants for police

training and police accreditation. The Committee further urges the

Department to ensure that grants funded under this program also

help address the unique challenges of policing in immigrant com-

munities.

Public Safety Innovation Grants.—The Committee recommends

$5,000,000 for the development of best practices for, and the cre-

ation of, local task forces on public safety innovation. Such task

forces shall be administrative entities, created from partnerships

between community-based organizations and other local stake-

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holders, to explore and develop innovative law enforcement and

non-law enforcement strategies to enhance just and equitable pub-

lic safety, repair breaches of trust between law enforcement agen-

cies and the communities they pledge to serve, and enhance ac-

countability of law enforcement officers.

Consent Decrees and Other Litigation Related to Police Prac-

tices.—The Committee recommends $7,200,000 for the establish-

ment of a new grant program to provide funding to police depart-

ments for police training, equipment, and other necessities to help

comply with law enforcement reform efforts as a result of litigation,

including consent decrees, out-of-court settlements, memoranda of

understanding, findings, technical assistance, and recommendation

letters provided by reform authorities. The Committee is aware of

the Civil Rights Division’s increasing investigations into law en-

forcement agencies and the resulting consent decrees currently

being enforced. The Committee is also aware of the benefits re-

ceived by the local communities and their citizens after a consent

decree has been successfully enforced and the required reforms im-

plemented. The Committee believes funding will cover the resource

gap needed to fully implement such reform efforts and enable local

governments to share with the Federal Government the cost of im-

plementing the decree. Grant funding can be used for police train-

ing, equipment purchases, and other items deemed as necessary to

establish the reforms cited in the consent decree. Local govern-

ments must share at least 25% of the cost of the consent decree im-

plementation.

Stops and Searches Data Collection.—The Committee rec-

ommends $5,000,000 for up to five competitive demonstration

grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to develop and

implement data collection programs on hit rates for stops and

searches by law enforcement officers, including $500,000 for the

Bureau of Justice Statistics to collect and analyze the data sub-

mitted to the Department under this program by State and local

law enforcement agencies.

Combatting Justice Inequality.—Where justice is denied, no one

is safe. The United States has one of the highest incarceration

rates in the world. Unfortunately, the majority of those who are in-

carcerated matriculated from underserved and poorer communities.

The Committee recommends funding for the following programs fo-

cused on combatting justice inequality and the disparities that

exist within.

Capital Litigation and Wrongful Conviction Review.—The Com-

mittee recognizes the need for legal representation and investiga-

tion services for individuals with post-conviction claims of inno-

cence. The Committee recommends $15,000,000, an increase of

$8,000,000 over fiscal year 2021, for the Capital Litigation Im-

provement and Wrongful Conviction Review program. Individuals

exonerated in 2019 spent an average of about 13 years incarcerated

for their wrongful convictions, and 47 percent of 2019 exonerations

(67 of the total 143 exonerations) were a result of the work of inno-

cence organizations. This program works to improve the quality

and effectiveness of representation in death penalty cases through

State level training for both the prosecutors who represent the pub-

lic and the defense attorneys who represent indigent defendants in

state capital cases, including forensic training. Given the urgent

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need to identify and remediate wrongful convictions, the Com-

mittee directs that at least 50 percent of the appropriated amount

to the Capital Litigation Improvement and Wrongful Conviction

Review grant programs shall be used to support Wrongful Convic-

tion Review grantees providing high quality and efficient post-con-

viction representation for defendants in postconviction claims of in-

nocence. Wrongful Conviction Review grantees shall be nonprofit

organizations, institutions of higher education, and/or State or local

public defender offices that have inhouse post-conviction represen-

tation programs that show demonstrable experience and com-

petence in litigating post-conviction claims of innocence. Grant

funds shall support grantee provision of post-conviction legal rep-

resentation of innocence claims; case review, evaluation, and man-

agement; experts; potentially exonerative forensic testing; and in-

vestigation services related to supporting these post-conviction in-

nocence claims.

National Center for Restorative Justice.—The Committee rec-

ommends $6,000,000, which is an increase of $3,000,00 over fiscal

year 2021, to support research on restorative justice, focusing on

how best to provide direct services to address social inequities.

Funds should be awarded through a competitive solicitation to aca-

demic institutions to implement the project.

Family Alternative Sentencing Pilot.—The Committee rec-

ommends $7,000,000, which is an increase of $3,500,000 over fiscal

year 2021, to support family-based alternative sentencing programs

for parents who are in the criminal justice system. The Committee

notes that decades of research have shown that incarcerating par-

ents creates poor outcomes for children. Often the lack of parental

support and supervision results in increased crime and harm to

communities, particularly in the communities of color most affected

by mass incarceration. This program allows judges to waive a sen-

tence of incarceration for eligible individuals who are parents or

caregivers and instead impose a sentence of community custody

with additional conditions for treatment and programming. The

Committee supports the Department entering into partnerships

with State, local, and community agencies to provide grants and

technical support toward the creation of such alternative sen-

tencing programs.

Pretrial Incarceration.—The Committee is concerned with the in-

creasing rates of pretrial incarceration in rural counties and small

and mid-sized cities. The Committee encourages the Department of

Justice to explore evidence-based initiatives and alternatives to in-

carceration to reduce the rate and duration of pretrial incarcer-

ation. The Committee encourages the Bureau of Justice Assistance

to establish a competitive grant pilot program to support local gov-

ernment entities, in partnership with qualified nonprofit organiza-

tions, to establish programs to reduce pretrial incarceration in local

jails. Special consideration should be given to applications from

small metropolitan, micropolitan, or noncore jurisdictions with the

highest incarceration rates that are not currently in decline.

Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program.—The Department

is encouraged to prioritize grant awards for law enforcement agen-

cies that utilize Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) pro-

gram models. These pre-arrest diversion programs give police the

authority to divert low-level, non-violent offenders to community-

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based treatment instead of processing an arrest. Within the

amounts provided for the Comprehensive Opioid Stimulants and

Substance Abuse program (COSSAP), no less than $11,000,000

shall continue to be made available for sites employing models con-

sistent with LEAD.

Legal Representation Pilot for Immigrant Children and Fami-

lies.—The Committee provides $50,000,000 for the Department to

establish a competitive grant program to qualified non-profit orga-

nizations for a pilot program to increase representation for immi-

grant children and families in civil proceedings. The amount is

$35,000,000 above the request and $50,000,000 above the fiscal

year 2021 level. The Committee recognizes the compelling need to

ensure due process for children and families who seek asylum and

who must navigate a complex legal system for processing of asylum

claims. The Committee supports coordination with grantees and or-

ganizations who offer other types of legal assistance or services to

immigrants seeking asylum or other forms of legal protection. As

with any new pilot program, the Committee expects the Depart-

ment to assess this program with metrics that will be scaled appro-

priately to evaluate how this initial investment could be further en-

hanced to represent a larger portion of un-represented individuals

and the impact that it may have on improving attendance rates

and decreasing court costs. Within 90 days of enactment of this

Act, the OJP shall brief the Committee on its implementation plan

for this pilot.

Combatting Hate.—The Committee is alarmed by the persistent,

frequent occurrence of hate crimes across the country, particularly

targeting Asian, Latino, and other communities perceived as hav-

ing immigrant origins, LGBTQ individuals, Black individuals, and

members of religious minority groups. The enactment of the Mat-

thew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act

(Public Law 111–84) provided the Federal Government with more

tools and data to help States address and combat these bias-moti-

vated attacks. The recommendation provides $70,000,000 for grant

opportunities authorized in section 4704 of Public Law 111–84 to

help states, localities, and tribal law enforcement agencies to con-

duct educational outreach and training on hate crimes and to in-

vestigate and prosecute hate crimes. The Committee further urges

the Department and agency recipients of these grants to prioritize

efforts to identify, investigate, report on, and prevent hate crimes

that occur online or are related to bias-motivated harassment and

criminal activity occurring online. DOJ is urged to conduct out-

reach and provide technical assistance to law enforcement agencies

that have not consistently reported hate crimes data, with par-

ticular attention to small agencies with the fewest resources for ad-

ministrative management and data analysis.

The Committee encourages the Department of Justice to

prioritize grants to entities that propose to use funding to bolster

community resilience to hate; to establish multilingual online or

application-based portals to collect hate crime reports; and to con-

duct community education to prevent hate crimes motivated by ani-

mus toward a victim’s actual or perceived gender, race, ethnicity,

national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or gender

identity. The Committee recommends that the Department expand

culturally competent and linguistically appropriate public edu-

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cation campaigns that encourage people affected by hate crime to

seek the Department’s assistance. As with any new program, the

Committee expects the Department to assess this program with

metrics that will be scaled appropriately to evaluate the program’s

overall effectiveness. Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the

OJP shall brief the Committee on its implementation plan for this

program.

Community Support for Victims of Hate Crime.— In addition to

the Matthew Shepard grants, the Committee recommends

$30,000,000 for grants awarded to community-based organizations

that will further community-based strategies for conflict resolution

and community empowerment and education. Grants will be pro-

vided to community-based organizations and civil rights groups to

implement and facilitate educational classes and community serv-

ices for defendants convicted of hate crimes directly related to the

community harmed by the offense; culturally competent and lin-

guistically appropriate public education campaigns on the collection

of data and public reporting of hate crimes; safety ambassadors to

escort vulnerable community members in public places; in-language

support for victims and/or surviving families of hate crimes, includ-

ing mental health support; provide upstander, de-escalation

trainings in multiple languages; and other community-based strate-

gies deemed appropriate for communities of color and other vulner-

able and historically disadvantaged communities.

The Committee is also concerned by the amplification that re-

sults from the increasingly interconnected problems of misogyny

and white supremacy. The Committee recommends that the De-

partment of Justice develop a comprehensive strategy to counter

growing misogyny and gender- and gender identity-related hate

crimes. This program should address the whole life cycle of hate,

from awareness, to intervention, to rehabilitation, and victim serv-

ices, in order to support comprehensive, evidence-based, whole-of-

society programs that counter the drivers of gender-based hate.

The Committee recognizes that individuals and communities that

perpetrators of hate crimes target are frequently the same individ-

uals and communities that have been historically discriminated

against and overrepresented among those investigated, arrested,

convicted, and incarcerated by law enforcement officials. Hate

crime victims include noncitizens and people with immigrant fam-

ily members who may fear immigration enforcement-related con-

sequences of contact with law enforcement. For these and other

reasons, communities affected by hate crime have called for in-

creased investment in community-based social support and advo-

cacy for victims as a necessary complement to law enforcement in-

volvement in preventing and responding to hate crime. Accordingly,

the Committee directs the agency to prioritize grants from pro-

grams for which institutions of higher education and nongovern-

mental nonprofit organizations are eligible to those applicants that

are institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations

that propose to use funding to provide services that reduce the risk

of hate crime or to provide legal, material, social, and other support

to people and institutions affected by hate crimes.

Violence Prevention and Intervention.—The Committee remains

focused on keeping our Nation safe by providing grant opportuni-

ties for violence prevention and intervention efforts. The table

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above includes many grant programs focused in this area as well

as the following highlights.

Community Based Violence Intervention Program.—The Com-

mittee recommends $100,000,000 for this new grant program in

collaboration with the CDC to implement evidence-based commu-

nity violence interventions locally that will assist local communities

in developing comprehensive violence prevention and reduction pro-

grams, including efforts to address gang and gun violence, based on

partnerships between community residents, law enforcement, local

government agencies, and other community stakeholders. Within

the recommended amount, $10,000,000 will be directed to focus on

youth-based programs and will be funded within Juvenile Justice

Programs. The Committee expects the Department to assess this

program with metrics that will be scaled appropriately to evaluate

the program’s overall effectiveness. Within 90 days of enactment of

this Act, the OJP shall brief the Committee on its implementation

plan for this program.

National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP).—

The Committee recommends $100,000,000 for NCHIP to support

States, territories, and tribes in ensuring the effective and efficient

exchange of complete and accurate criminal-history records. These

records are necessary for criminal-justice decisions on pretrial re-

lease, career-criminal charging, sentencing, and correctional assign-

ments; and for pre-employment, licensing, and other noncriminal-

justice decision-making purposes. The Committee is aware that

many State laws and policies provide for the expungement or seal-

ing of certain criminal records, making it possible for people with

past convictions to access employment and housing, or exercise

their social and civic rights, but many States do not have the re-

sources for appropriate technology to effectively implement such

policies. The Committee urges the Department to ensure that

grants made under the National Criminal History Improvement

Program (NCHIP) are made available for supporting the implemen-

tation of records systems that allow for the efficient expungement

or sealing of criminal history records.

Rural Violent Crime Initiative.—The Committee recommends

$9,000,000 to support competitive grants and technical assistance

to small law enforcement agencies in rural locations to address the

unique challenges these departments face in combatting violent

crime.

Stop School Violence Act.—The Committee recommends

$140,000,000 for the STOP School Violence Act grant program.

Within this amount, $87,000,000 is provided to the Bureau of Jus-

tice Assistance (BJA) for evidence-based school safety programs

outlined in the Act and $53,000,000 is provided within the Commu-

nity Oriented Policing Service (COPS) program. The Committee di-

rects the offices to work with other Federal agencies to notify

States, localities, tribes, and school districts of funding availability

upon release, increase training and technical assistance for school

district applicants, and provide microgrants for school districts, in-

cluding rural, tribal, and low-resourced schools. Through the STOP

School Violence Act program, school districts should use funds for

security hardening measures; evidence-based school threat assess-

ments and trainings for school personnel and students to identify

threats of school violence; locks, lighting, ballistic glass and other

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deterrent measures; safety and security of school premises by uti-

lizing design elements and principles; and technology for expedited

notification of local law enforcement during an emergency and

other measures determined to provide significant improvement in

physical security of schools.

The Committee recognizes the significant emotional impact of the

COVID–19 pandemic on youth and teachers and directs BJA to

prioritize evidence-based programming and students to identify

warning signs and prevent tragedies such as suicide, mental health

crisis, and interpersonal violence; develop and operate school-based

teams to help receive, triage, and intervene when warning signs

are reported; and create and implement anonymous reporting sys-

tems, among other allowable uses, as permitted under the Act.

Restricting Online Obscenity.—The Committee is concerned that

the expansion of unrestricted Wi-Fi in Government, Educational,

and Commercial facilities is creating unsafe public environments

due to the freely available access to online obscenity. The Com-

mittee encourages the Department to award Economic, High-tech,

White Collar and Cybercrime Prevention grants for programs that

encourage greater corporate, government, and institutional respon-

sibility for safer, more secure public Wi-Fi networks using readily

available technology solutions to filter illegal child abuse images

and obscene content.

Internet Safety Grants.—The Committee is concerned that exist-

ing Federal laws to prevent the Internet-enabled exploitation of

children have not been adequately enforced, leading to increased

harm to minors from obscenity, child pornography, predation, sex

trafficking, and cyberbullying. Within funding provided for the Eco-

nomic, High-tech, White Collar and Cybercrime Prevention grant

program, the Department is encouraged to support grants to non-

profit organizations to produce Internet safety programs, using a

comprehensive, evidence-based curriculum, to educate law enforce-

ment and adults about the dangers children face on the Internet.

Gun Buyback and Relinquishment Pilot.—The Committee pro-

vides $10,000,000 for a new pilot program that will develop, and

expand where viable, State, local, and tribal gun buyback programs

with an emphasis on buying back assault-style weapons and high-

capacity magazines in order to reduce the number in circulation.

The Committee also understands that there is a national need to

support State, local, and tribal law enforcement to develop effective

firearm relinquishment programs with an emphasis on removing

firearms from individuals newly prohibited from possessing them.

The Committee understands the program is intended to incentivize

State, local, and tribal voluntary programs, and that some States

have existing programs. The Committee encourages equal consider-

ation for both new and existing programs as the grants are evalu-

ated and awarded. As with any new pilot program, the Committee

expects the Department to assess this program with metrics that

will be scaled appropriately to evaluate the program’s overall effec-

tiveness. Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the OJP shall

brief the Committee on its implementation plan for this pilot.

Incentivization Program for Red Flag and Gun Licensing Laws.—

The Committee provides $40,000,000 for a new pilot program

aimed to incentivize States to either establish or refine existing

gun licensing and ‘‘red flag’’ laws, which allow courts to issue tem-

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porary removal orders of firearms for anyone who presents a dan-

ger to themselves or others. The Committee believes this increase

will assist in expanding the presence of ‘‘red flag laws’’ and gun li-

censing laws across the country and could aid in the development

of a greater body of evidence to systematically assess how these

laws can be effectively and fairly implemented to ultimately reduce

the number of incidents of gun-related violence that have system-

atically risen in our country. The Committee is aware that there

are over a dozen States that have some form of ‘‘red flag laws’’ in

place. The Committee encourages equal consideration for both new

and existing programs as the grants are evaluated and awarded.

As with any new pilot program, the Committee expects the Depart-

ment to assess this program with metrics that will be scaled appro-

priately to evaluate the program’s overall effectiveness. Within 90

days of enactment of this Act, the OJP shall brief the Committee

on its implementation plan for this pilot.

Hospital Based Victims of Violent Crime Interventions.—The

Committee is aware of the considerable success of crime victim ad-

vocacy programs that utilize teams of advocates who intervene with

violently-injured victims and their families immediately upon their

presenting at a hospital emergency department and continue to do

so throughout their hospitalization. Such programs have shown im-

provements in victim self-empowerment; improved utilization of

victim support services; and a reduced likelihood of re-victimization

of those who suffer penetrating wounds. The Committee instructs

the Department to support expansion of programs that utilize this

in-hospital, team-based approach and to support research to vali-

date their outcomes relative to assistance programs that do not en-

gage with victims until after their hospital discharge.

Mentally Ill Offender Act.—The Committee is aware that there is

often a correlation between those suffering from mental health dis-

turbances and repeat criminal offenders. The Committee rec-

ommends $45,000,000 for the Justice and Mental Health Collabora-

tion Program. In addition, the Committee recommends that fund-

ing levels for grants be commensurate with demonstrated commu-

nity needs.

The Committee commends the Administration’s effort to expand

partnerships between mental health providers and law enforcement

agencies. To increase effective community policing, the Committee

encourages the Department to prioritize Byrne JAG applications

that establish or continue policing initiatives focused on mental

health response.

The Committee is concerned about the high rates of re-incarcer-

ation among individuals with serious mental illness due to the in-

adequate management of their illness and encourages the Depart-

ment to include long-acting injectable anti-psychotic medications as

an allowable expense to improve treatment adherence and reduce

risk for relapse and re-incarceration.

Cybercrime as an Area of Emphasis.—The Attorney General shall

identify the hiring of cybercrime analysts and investigators and

training of law enforcement personnel and emergency dispatch per-

sonnel in areas of cybercrime as an Area of Emphasis and

prioritize grant applications that will spend JAG funds to hire and

retain those personnel for fiscal year 2022. Prioritized grant appli-

cation activities specifically include training for State or local law

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enforcement personnel relating to cybercrimes against individuals;

training for State or local emergency dispatch personnel relating to

cybercrimes against individuals; and the hiring of cybercrime ana-

lysts and investigators.

DNA Initiative.—The Committee recommends $158,000,000 for

DNA backlog and crime lab improvements to strengthen and im-

prove Federal and State DNA collection and analysis systems that

can be used to accelerate the prosecution of the guilty while simul-

taneously protecting the innocent from wrongful prosecution. The

Committee expects that OJP will make funding for DNA analysis

and capacity enhancement a priority in order to meet the purposes

of the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program. Within funds

provided, $120,000,000 is for Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Reduction

grants, $13,000,000 is for Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA

Testing grants, and $6,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic

Exam Program grants, of which up to $2,000,000 shall be expended

to establish a Forensic Nursing Center of Excellence. A Forensic

Nursing Center of Excellence is identified as establishing a level of

excellence in forensic nursing and is qualified to prepare current

and future sexual assault nurse examiners/forensic nurse exam-

iners to be profession-ready and meet the applicable State certifi-

cation and licensure requirements. The Center shall provide train-

ing and supervision to nurses with the purpose of increasing sexual

assault forensic nurse capacity in rural areas, and in support of

population-specific programs and hospitals including, but not lim-

ited to, underserved or historically underfunded communities. Any

hospital receiving these funds shall promote best practices in foren-

sic nursing throughout the State while continuing to research and

develop the highest standards of care.

Rapid DNA.—The Committee understands that under certain

conditions, Rapid DNA technology can help law enforcement agen-

cies quickly compare DNA samples against profiles in the Com-

bined DNA Index System (CODIS) and determine possible connec-

tions between a suspect and known criminal activity or facilitate

exoneration of innocent suspects. The Committee encourages DOJ

to consider supporting broad deployment of Rapid DNA technology

that meets FBI quality assurance standards to help local, State,

and Federal law enforcement agencies meet their mission require-

ments, improve the efficacy and efficiency of investigations, and

protect and bring justice to the innocent.

Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution (PREA) Audit Quality

Initiative.—Facility audits are a key component in helping agencies

move their sexual abuse prevention and response policies from

written documents to everyday practices. Congress enhanced the

audit process in 2018 to ensure greater oversight of the audit proc-

ess and improved audits. More than two years later, these changes

have not been fully implemented by the PREA Management Office,

in large part due to insufficient resources. The Committee supports

the Department providing the necessary resources.

Opioid Abuse.—The recommendation includes $458,000,000 for

programs to reduce opioid abuse, as authorized by the Comprehen-

sive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA; Public Law 114–

198). Within this amount is $110,000,000 for drug courts;

$45,000,000 for the Mentally Ill Offender Act; $40,000,000 for Resi-

dential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT), $40,000,000 for vet-

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erans treatment courts; $33,000,000 for prescription drug moni-

toring; and $190,000,000 for the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Pro-

gram (COAP), which includes no less than $11,000,000 for addi-

tional replication sites employing the Law Enforcement Assisted

Diversion (LEAD) model, with applicants demonstration a plan for

sustainability of LEAD model diversion programs, prioritizing sites

with geographic barriers.

The Committee recognizes that the COVID–19 pandemic has

heightened the need to provide virtual transitional substance abuse

and misuse services to individuals who are incarcerated and who

struggle with substance abuse issues. By building on and

leveraging investments in medication assisted treatment and tele-

health services, the Committee supports programs that offer inter-

net-based substance abuse and misuse education, peer coaching

and case management. Such programs facilitate a seamless transi-

tion from jails to the community and reduce relapse and recidivism.

The Committee encourages the Department to support programs at

no less than $10,000,000 that provide comprehensive, virtual tran-

sition of care from jails to the community for individuals struggling

with substance abuse and misuse challenges. Priority shall be

given to under-served and under-resourced communities.

The Committee is concerned about the growing epidemic of pre-

scription drug and heroin abuse and its impact on law enforcement,

and notes that funds within this account may be used for the im-

plementation of medication-assisted treatment to help maintain ab-

stinence from all opioids and heroin.

Promoting Positive Outcomes for Veterans in the Criminal Justice

System.—The Committee recommends the Department focus on

programs that train local, State, and Native American law enforce-

ment on techniques and procedures for identifying and de-esca-

lating initial contact with veterans suffering from mental health

and substance use disorders. The Committee further recommends

the Department focus on programs to divert these veterans from

the criminal justice system and instead offer access to appropriate

medical and/or mental health treatment, to include such techniques

as mindfulness, meditation, and other alternative therapies. The

Committee directs the Department to submit a report to the Com-

mittee, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, on

programs that support these goals. The report shall include infor-

mation on current programs, including funding that supports such

programs, and results.

Supporting Local Communities.—The recommendation includes

$102,769,000 for Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants,

which includes $100,754,000 for community projects and

$2,015,000 for related agency administrative expenses, to assist

State, local, and tribal law enforcement efforts to prevent crime,

improve the criminal justice system, provide victims’ services, and

for other related activities. These project recommendations will

allow recipients the opportunity to establish and enhance any of a

variety of equipment, technology and/or programs to encourage the

continuation and enhancement of community policing efforts within

their jurisdictions. The accompanying table details funding for con-

gressionally-designated activities, which are incorporated by ref-

erence in the bill:

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BYRNE DISCRETIONARY COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS

Recipient Project Amount

A New Way of Life ........................ A New Way of Life Safe Homes—Women’s Reentry and Economic De-

velopment Initiative.

$250,000

Adams County Government ........... Expanding Services to Domestic Violence Victims in Adams County ... 2,000,000

Ak-Chin Indian Community Police

Department.

Ak-Chin Indian Community Police Department Equipment Moderniza-

tion.

500,000

Allegheny Police Chiefs Inc. ......... Body-Worn Camera and Technology Project .......................................... 550,000

Alliance for Gun Responsibility

Foundation.

Restorative Justice for Youth—South King County ............................... 300,000

Bell County .................................... Bell County Sheriff’s Department 2021 Equipment Modernization Plan 1,563,000

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office ....... Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit ........ 82,000

Bowie State University .................. Institute for Restorative Justice and Practices ..................................... 750,000

Broward County Sheriff’s Office ... Broward County Mental Health Diversion Project .................................. 563,000

Calhoun County Sherriff’s Depart-

ment.

Calhoun County Safe Schools Initiative ................................................ 1,700,000

Carroll County Sheriff’s Office ...... Body-Worn Cameras, In-Car Cameras, for Carrol County Sheriff’s Of-

fice.

1,429,000

Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office .. Cherokee County Training Facility Equipment ....................................... 340,000

CHOICES for Victims of Domestic

Violence, dba LSS CHOICES.

Safe Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence ...................................... 750,000

City of Albuquerque, Family and

Community Services.

Trauma Recovery Center—Services for Victims of Violent Crime ........ 1,000,000

City of Alexandria (VA) ................. Pilot Deployment of Body-Worn Cameras in the Alexandria Police De-

partment.

600,000

City of Alexandria (LA) .................. City of Alexandria Police Body-Worn Camera Upgrade Project ............. 276,000

City of Baltimore ........................... 9-1-1 Diversion Pilot Expansion ............................................................ 2,000,000

City of Belton ................................ City of Belton Public Safety Equipment ................................................ 374,000

City of Burien ................................ City of Burien Enhanced Youth Services ............................................... 300,000

City of Charlotte ........................... Cure Violence Charlotte Implementation ............................................... 1,000,000

City of Clearwater, Florida ............ Clearwater Police Department Mental Health Co-Responder Program 144,000

City of Deerfield Beach, Florida ... Security Technology Enhancements ....................................................... 595,000

City of Detroit—Detroit Police De-

partment.

Ceasefire Detroit Violence Reduction Program ...................................... 715,000

City of El Paso .............................. El Paso Police Department Body-Worn Camera Program ...................... 525,000

City of Fresno Police Department Advance Peace Fresno—Violence Prevention and Intervention Pro-

gram.

300,000

City of Glendale ............................ Expansion of Forensic Testing Services for the Verdugo Regional

Crime Laboratory.

700,000

City of Hollywood .......................... Hollywood Police Department Body-Worn Cameras ............................... 1,702,000

City of Huntington ........................ Hydraulic Lift and Associated Equipment for Motor Vehicle Investiga-

tions.

4,000

City of Indianapolis ...................... Mental Health Diversion Program .......................................................... 1,000,000

City of Largo, FL ........................... Police Officers Body-Worn Cameras for Largo Police Department ........ 230,000

City of Los Angeles, Office of City

Homelessness Initiatives.

CIRCLE 24/7: Crisis and Incident Response through Community-Led

Engagement.

1,500,000

City of Manassas Police Depart-

ment.

Law Enforcement Mental Health and Domestic Violence Case Man-

agement Team.

270,000

City of Mansfield Division of Po-

lice.

City of Mansfield Division of Police Gun-shot Detection Program ....... 50,000

City of McAllen .............................. City of Mcallen Police Forensics Equipment ......................................... 250,000

City of Napa .................................. Napa County Public Safety Radio and Communication Upgrade

Project.

1,800,000

City of New Haven ........................ New Haven Community Crisis Response Team (NH CCRT) ................... 2,000,000

City of New York, Office to Pre-

vent Gun Violence.

Crisis Management System (CMS) ........................................................ 3,000,000

City of Omaha ............................... Encompass Omaha: A Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program 527,000

City of Orlando .............................. City of Orlando Police Department Next Generation Body-Worn Cam-

eras.

1,200,000

City of Pelham, Georgia ................ City of Pelham—Radio Communications System Upgrade .................. 225,000

City of Portland ............................. City of Portland Violence Prevention Outreach ...................................... 200,000

City of Rialto ................................. City of Rialto Body-Worn Camera Upgrade ........................................... 700,000

City of San Jose Police Depart-

ment.

Mobile Crisis Assessment Team ............................................................ 1,000,000

City of Selma, Alabama ................ Community Oriented Policing Services in Selma, Alabama .................. 550,000

City of Simi Valley ........................ Simi Valley Radio Replacement ............................................................. 1,000,000

City of Stanton .............................. North Orange County Public Safety Task Force ..................................... 5,000,000

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BYRNE DISCRETIONARY COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS—Continued

Recipient Project Amount

City of Stockton ............................ Safer Streets—Safer Communities: Group Gun Violence Reduction,

Ceasefire, and Firearms Reduction Program.

1,000,000

City of Syracuse ............................ Body-Worn Cameras for the City of Syracuse ....................................... 140,000

City of Thornton ............................ Body-Worn Cameras for the Thornton Police Department ..................... 310,000

City of Tracy Police Department ... City of Tracy Crime Reduction Program ................................................ 255,000

City of Vallejo Police Department Vallejo Police Department Community Mobile Mental Health Response

Unit Pilot Program.

900,000

Cocaine and Alcohol Awareness

Program, Incorporated.

Cocaine and Alcohol Awareness Program, Incorporated (CAAP, Inc)

Community Corrections Program.

671,000

Community Leaders Roundtable of

Seattle, d.b.a. CHOOSE 180.

Snohomish County Community-Based Diversion with CHOOSE 180 ..... 246,000

County of El Paso, Texas .............. The Crisis Intervention Team ................................................................. 2,015,000

County of Placer ........................... Placer County Body-Worn Camera Program .......................................... 580,000

County of Ventura ......................... Ventura County Cold Case and Sexual Assault Investigation .............. 950,000

Deerpark Town Police Dept. .......... Deer Park Body-Worn Cameras .............................................................. 30,000

Delaware Criminal Justice Council Statewide Body-Worn Camera Project ................................................... 1,600,000

Delaware Criminal Justice Council Statewide Violence Reduction Project .................................................... 1,900,000

Durham County Government ......... Community Violence Intervention Project .............................................. 250,000

East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office East Baton Rouge Rapid DNA System ................................................... 686,000

Eastern Michigan University ......... Prisoner Reentry Services ....................................................................... 250,000

Educate Youth Ypsilanti ............... Police Community Relations Training Program ..................................... 149,000

Essex County Sheriff’s Department STAR Program (Supporting Transitions and Reentry) ........................... 850,000

Family Service of Rhode Island

(FSRI).

Police Go Team Critical Services and Expansion .................................. 413,000

Forrest County Sheriff’s Office ..... Forrest County Sheriff’s Office Radios & Body-Worn Cameras ............. 500,000

Forsyth County Government .......... Forsyth County Substance Abuse and Intervention Program ................ 90,000

Forsyth County Government .......... Crisis Intervention Team ........................................................................ 235,000

Genesee County ............................. Genesee County Justice Partnership for Reform ................................... 768,000

Graham County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment.

Graham County In-Car Radios for Patrol Cars ..................................... 91,000

Graham County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment.

Graham County Sheriff Body-Worn Camera Project .............................. 53,000

Hennepin County ........................... Hennepin County Family Dependency Treatment Court ......................... 500,000

Homestead Police Department ...... Homestead Police Department Body-Worn Camera Program ................ 750,000

Houston Police Department .......... Houston Police Department Advocates for Violent Crime Victims ........ 975,000

Huckleberry House, Inc. ................ Central Ohio Youth Homelessness Support for Victims of Crime ......... 610,000

JEVS Human Services ................... The Choice is Yours ............................................................................... 400,000

Johnstown Police Department ....... Johnstown Police Department Mobile Office Technology Project ........... 79,000

Kansas City, Missouri Health De-

partment.

Aim4Peace Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program ................... 250,000

Kings County ................................. King’s County Deputy Sheriff’s Body-Worn Camera Project .................. 413,000

Lackawanna County Government .. Lackawanna County Gun and Gang Reduction and Intelligence

Project (GGRIP).

2,000,000

Lansing Police Department ........... Lansing Police Department—Lansing Crisis Assessment Team (LCAT) 1,342,000

Law Enforcement Planning Com-

mission.

Modular Medical Examiner’s Office Suite—Equipment ........................ 659,000

Lifebridge Health, Inc. .................. LifeBridge Health Community Violence Cessation ................................. 600,000

Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade,

Black United Fund, Inc..

Brotherhood Crusade and 2nd Call: Answering the Second Call—A

Holistic, Culturally-Responsive, Trauma-Informed Re-Entry Program.

220,000

Louisiana Office of State Police ... Less-Than-Lethal Technology Training Center Equipment .................... 2,300,000

Lower Richland Alumni Founda-

tion.

The Lower Richland Alumni Foundation Community Cares Project ...... 800,000

Lucas County Sheriff’s Office ....... Lucas County Jail Mental Health Evaluation and Stabilization Wing

Planning and Design.

2,000,000

Lutheran Settlement House .......... Strengthening Supports for Victims of Domestic Violence ................... 125,000

Marion County Prosecutors Office Marion County Prosecutor’s Office Second Chance Workshops ............ 96,000

Menifee County Sheriff’s Office .... Menifee County Schools Security Project ............................................... 529,000

Miami-Dade Police Department .... Operation Safe Ride—Public Safety Program ....................................... 2,010,000

Morrow County Sheriff’s Office ..... Morrow County Sheriff’s Office Radio Communications System ........... 288,000

Mothers in Charge ........................ Mothers In Charge Prevention, Intervention and Education (PIE) ........ 100,000

Municipality of Utuado ................. Law Enforcement Equipment and Technology for the Utuado Munic-

ipal Police.

116,000

National Institute for Criminal

Justice Reform.

Youth ALIVE! and Community & Youth Outreach (CYO) ....................... 500,000

Nevada Department of Public

Safety Parole and Probation.

From Supervision to Success—Recidivism Reduction Program ........... 235,000

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BYRNE DISCRETIONARY COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS—Continued

Recipient Project Amount

New Britain Police Department .... Improving Community Youth & Police Relations in New Britain .......... 15,000

New Hanover County Sheriff’s De-

partment.

Forensic DNA Technology ....................................................................... 400,000

New York City Police Department Critical Response Command K9-Training and Equipment .................... 350,000

New York City Police Department Forensic Equipment ................................................................................ 2,000,000

New York City Police Department Personal Protective Equipment .............................................................. 550,000

Newark Community Street Team,

Inc..

Newark Community Street Team High Risk Intervention Expansion ..... 471,000

NMI Judiciary ................................. Technical Assistance to Determine the Viability of a Mental Health

Treatment Court with a Specific Docket for Veterans.

303,000

Oak Park Department of Public

Safety.

Oak Park Body-Worn and In-Car Cameras ............................................ 560,000

Orange County .............................. Coordinated Reentry Center—Programs and Services .......................... 5,000,000

Pinellas County Justice Center ..... Pinellas County Intercept Unit ............................................................... 200,000

Portage County Sheriff’s Office .... Body-Worn and In-Car Cameras for Patrol ........................................... 616,000

Prince William County Police De-

partment.

Police Use of Force Assessment, Evaluation, and Analysis .................. 250,000

Raleigh/Wake City-County Bureau

of Identification.

Raleigh/Wake City-County Bureau of Identification DNA Testing

Equipment.

500,000

Ramsey County ............................. Ramsey County Community Violence Prevention Project ....................... 900,000

Safelight, Inc. ................................. Safelight Child Advocacy Center ........................................................... 300,000

Samadhi Center Inc. ...................... Samadhi Center SNUGS Program .......................................................... 430,000

San Antonino Police Department .. San Antonio Mental Health Unit Expansion .......................................... 1,000,000

Schuylkill County ........................... Schuylkill County Intermediate Punishment Facility Equipment ........... 1,064,000

Southern Methodist University ...... Combatting Human Trafficking ............................................................. 1,187,000

Spokane Sheriff’s Department ...... Spokane Sheriff’s Department Rapid DNA Technology .......................... 480,000

Stafford Township Police Depart-

ment.

On POINT—Proactive Outreach in Needs and Treatment Program Ex-

pansion.

32,000

State of Hawaii, Department of

Land and Natural Resources.

DLNR/Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement Academy

Program.

340,000

The City of Grand Rapids ............. Cure Violence Grand Rapids .................................................................. 600,000

The City of Opa-Locka Police De-

partment.

Opa-Locka Gunshot Detection Violence Reduction Initiative ................ 109,000

The Connie Rice Institute for

Urban Peace.

Urban Peace Institute and Chapter TWO: South Los Angeles Peace

Ambassadors.

220,000

Toberman Neighborhood Center .... Toberman Neighborhood Center San Pedro Violence Interruption

through Gang Deterrence Program.

1,000,000

U.S. Institute Against Human

Trafficking.

Combatting Human Trafficking in the State of Florida ........................ 750,000

University of Maryland Medical

Center R Adams Cowley Shock

Trauma Violence Prevention Pro-

gram.

University of Maryland Medical Center R Adams Cowley Shock Trau-

ma Violence Prevention Program.

497,000

University of South Alabama ........ Department Community-Based Crisis Intervention Training and Sup-

port for Primary Responders.

500,000

University Park Police Department University Park Police Department Body-Worn Cameras ....................... 20,000

UTEC, Inc. ..................................... Supports for Proven Risk Youth and Young Adults in Haverhill .......... 500,000

Village of Hoffman Estates .......... Village of Hoffman Estates Domestic Violence Project ......................... 150,000

Village of Maywood ....................... Maywood Alternative Policing Strategies, Junior (MAPS, JR) ................ 621,000

Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Framework ...................... 996,000

Wolcott Police Department ............ Fixed Network Equipment Upgrade for Wolcott Police Department ...... 3,200,000

Young Women’s Christian Asso-

ciation of Greater Los Angeles.

YWCA Greater Los Angeles Sexual Assault Response Team Project

(SART).

300,000

JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

The Committee recommends $494,000,000 for Juvenile Justice

programs, which is $148,000,000 above fiscal year 2021 and

$302,000,000 below the request. Funds are distributed as follows:

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JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Part B—State Formula ........................................................................................................................................ $80,000

Grants:

Emergency Planning—Juvenile Detention Facilities ................................................................................... (500)

Youth Mentoring Grants ....................................................................................................................................... 110,000

Title V—Delinquency Prevention Incentive Grants .............................................................................................. 60,000

Prevention of Trafficking of Girls ................................................................................................................ (6,000)

Tribal Youth ................................................................................................................................................. (14,000)

Children of Incarcerated Parents Web Portal ............................................................................................. (500)

Girls in the Justice System ......................................................................................................................... (9,000)

Opioid Affected Youth Initiative .................................................................................................................. (12,000)

Children Exposed to Violence ...................................................................................................................... (10,000)

Victims of Child Abuse Programs ........................................................................................................................ 40,000

Missing and Exploited Children Programs ........................................................................................................... 109,000

Training for Judicial Personnel ............................................................................................................................ 5,000

Juvenile Indigent Defense .................................................................................................................................... 10,000

Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative ...................................................................................................... 50,000

Community Violence Intervention Initiative ......................................................................................................... 10,000

Juvenile Accountability Block Grants ................................................................................................................... 20,000

Total, Juvenile Justice ................................................................................................................................. $494,000

Alternatives to Youth Incarceration.—The Committee rec-

ommends $50,000,000 to develop a new initiative to fund states to

close and repurpose youth prisons. Funding should be used by

State grantees to support a robust planning process to help redirect

resources freed up by youth prison closures to support more effec-

tive alternatives to incarceration and community-based programs

for system-involved youth; needed services and opportunities out-

side of the justice system; and to address economic impact of youth

prison closures on communities, such as the re-employment of laid-

off employees of youth prisons. In addition, the Committee expects

these funds would be utilized to assist States in closing youth pris-

ons and directing State and local resources to support more effec-

tive community-based services and supports for young people in-

volved in the juvenile justice system and their families, as well as

provide workforce development for correctional staff who will need

new employment upon facility closures.

Arts-based programs.—The Committee strongly supports a com-

prehensive and innovative approach to programs that work to im-

prove the lives of the youth in our communities. The Office of Juve-

nile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is encouraged to partner

with leaders in the arts communities and art stakeholders to estab-

lish a demonstration program focused on providing competitive

grants to partnerships between arts organizations and juvenile jus-

tice systems, programs, and nonprofit organizations, to pilot prom-

ising and effective art-based and art therapy models for youth at-

risk of, or engaged with, the juvenile justice systems.

Missing and Exploited Children Programs.—The recommenda-

tion includes $109,000,000 for missing and exploited children pro-

grams, which is $15,000,000 above fiscal year 2021 and

$11,000,000 below the request.

The Committee recommends $60,000,000 for task force grants,

training and technical assistance, research and statistics, and ad-

ministrative costs for the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)

program as authorized under Public Law 110–401. The Depart-

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ment is directed to include in its ICAC Task Force grant solicita-

tion a prioritization of proactive investigations of suspects pos-

sessing, distributing, or producing violent and sadistic child sexual

abuse imagery. The Committee also encourages the Department to

encourage ICAC grantees to dedicate increased efforts to proactive

investigations, which have demonstrated potential to rescue chil-

dren.

The Department is encouraged to support the development, re-

finement, and technological advancement of widely used tools,

methods, and technologies that address child sexual exploitation

and trafficking.

The Committee recognizes the diverse and unique challenges

identified in the report to Congress directed by the Ashlynne Mike

AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act (Public Law 115–166) for the

integration of State AMBER Alert communications plans and tribal

systems. Within the funds provided, the Committee recommends no

less than $4,400,000 for the operation and activities of the existing

AMBER Alert program. Of the funds provided for AMBER Alert ac-

tivities, $1,000,000 shall be directed to addressing State/tribal inte-

gration consistent with (1) the findings of the report directed in

Public Law 115–166 and (2) a long-term budget and plan by the

Department for implementation across all states with affected Trib-

al communities. The Committee directs the Department to submit

to the Committee a long-term budget and plan for implementation

across all States with affected tribal communities, not later than 90

days after enactment of this Act.

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)

Transparency.—The Committee recognizes the important work

done by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

(NCMEC) to find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation,

and prevent child victimization. According to estimates, Federal

funding comprised over 80 percent of NCMEC’s budget for ex-

ploited children programs in 2019 and over 70 percent in 2020. De-

spite this significant Federal financial support, as a private non-

profit organization, NCMEC is not subject to the Freedom of Infor-

mation Act (FOIA) and has minimal statutory disclosure require-

ments. In order to better understand whether NCMEC is working

effectively to achieve its organizational mission, the Committee di-

rects the agency to issue a report within 60 days of the enactment

of this Act that includes statistics for the preceding year detailing:

(1) the number of tips to the Cybertipline containing child sexual

abuse material (CSAM) disaggregated by how many images and

videos are deemed to be unique using hash-matching technology;

(2) the number of tips to the Cybertipline containing CSAM with

unique images and videos after deconfliction or deduplication of

visually similar imagery; (3) the number of unique image and video

files reviewed by the Child Victim Identification Program (CVIP);

(4) the total number of unique image and video files reviewed by

the CVIP disaggregated by whether there was a known or sus-

pected relationship between the suspected offender and the victim,

including disaggregation by the type of relationship; and (5) the

number of unidentified minor victims added to the National Center

for Missing and Exploited Children’s image repository for the first

time.

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Preventing trafficking of girls.—The recommendation includes

$6,000,000 for grants for nonprofits and other nongovernmental en-

tities that have undergone rigorous evaluation and have a success-

ful track record of administering research-based prevention and

early intervention programs for girls who are vulnerable to traf-

ficking and are most likely to end up in the juvenile justice system.

Funds shall be used to scale up and replicate these programs. This

expansion will bolster prevention and early intervention strategies

and curricula throughout the country, and place vulnerable girls on

a path toward success, stability, and long-term contribution to our

society.

Victims of Child Abuse Programs.—The recommendation includes

$40,000,000 for Victims of Child Abuse (VOCA) programs, which is

$10,000,000 above fiscal year 2021. The Committee is aware that

statutes of limitation laws have prevented survivors of child sexual

abuse, child exploitation, and child sex trafficking from seeking jus-

tice when their trauma causes them to delay disclosure of their

abuse until later in life. The Department is encouraged to prioritize

awards to grantees in States that are actively working to review

and revise civil and criminal statutes of limitations laws and ave-

nues for reviving time-barred civil claims for child sexual abuse,

child exploitation, and child sex trafficking for adults who were a

child at the time of the sexual abuse claim in question.

Youth mentoring grants.—The recommendation includes

$110,000,000 for youth mentoring grants, which is $10,000,000

above fiscal year 2021.

The Committee recognizes the success of the Youth Mentoring

program. Through trusted peer-to-peer mentoring relationships, in

the community and in schools, Youth Mentoring grantees can pro-

vide needed attention and support to at-risk children. Mentoring

relationships enhance a child’s overall well-being by improving

their emotional, social, and educational development.

The Committee believes that the Department must take a more

aggressive approach to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline and

limit out-of-school suspensions. The Committee encourages the De-

partment to explore implementing programs that are focused on

disadvantaged students of color in elementary and secondary

school; available to all schools in all districts; and include a cur-

riculum that prevents unnecessary trauma and harm; incorporates

positive alternatives to suspension, in-school arrests, and expul-

sion; and promotes educational development and attainment. The

Committee looks forward to the report directed in House Reports

116–101 and 116–455, detailing how the Department could partner

with relevant stakeholders to implement such a program.

PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends a total of $156,800,000 for the Pub-

lic Safety Officer Benefits program, which is $13,000,000 above fis-

cal year 2021 and the same as the request. Within the funds pro-

vided, $122,000,000 is for death benefits for survivors, an amount

estimated by the Congressional Budget Office that is considered

mandatory for scorekeeping purposes. Also within the total,

$34,800,000 is recommended for disability benefits for public safety

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officers who are permanently and totally disabled as a result of a

catastrophic injury sustained in the line of duty, and for education

benefits for the spouses and children of officers who are killed in

the line of duty or who are permanently and totally disabled as a

result of a catastrophic injury sustained in the line of duty.

OMMUNITY

RIENTED

OLICING

ERVICES

COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $450,881,000 for Community Ori-

ented Policing Services (COPS) Programs, which is $64,881,000

above fiscal year 2021 and $200,119,000 below the request. Funds

are distributed as follows:

COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

COPS Hiring Grants .............................................................................................................................................. $245,000

Improving Tribal Law Enforcement Resources ............................................................................................ (29,500)

Regional Information Sharing Activities ..................................................................................................... (44,000)

Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act .................................................................................... (8,000)

Tribal Access Program ................................................................................................................................ (3,000)

Civilian Review Boards ............................................................................................................................... (4,000)

Community Policing Development/Training and Technical Assistance ............................................................... 35,000

Police Act .............................................................................................................................................................. 11,000

Anti-Methamphetamine Task Forces .................................................................................................................... 15,000

Anti-Heroin Task Forces ....................................................................................................................................... 35,000

STOP School Violence Act ..................................................................................................................................... 53,000

COPS Technology and Equipment Community Projects ....................................................................................... 56,881

Total, Community Oriented Policing Services ............................................................................................. $450,881

Active shooter response.—The recommendation includes

$11,000,000 for the POLICE Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–199). The

Committee notes the importance of training partnerships that offer

nationwide, dynamic force-on-force scenario-based training. The

Committee understands the training has been adopted by numer-

ous States and agencies as their standard active shooter training

and that the FBI has adopted this program as its national training

standard for active shooter response.

As Congress works to reduce gun violence by enacting universal

background checks and other gun safety measures, it is critical

that all educational institutions, including our schools and univer-

sities, receive adequate training and assistance in responding to ac-

tive shooter situations and that such training involves campus po-

lice officers who are particularly critical to the initial response in

these situations.

The Committee directs the Department of Justice to ensure that

such grants authorized under the POLICE Act be made available

for primary schools, secondary schools, and college campuses, and

that such training is integrated with campus police officers and

local law enforcement.

The Department shall report to the Committee, within 180 days

of enactment, on the number of schools that have received active

shooter training and the number of schools’ campus police officer

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units that have received active shooter training in connection with

this program over the last three fiscal years.

Community Policing Development (CPD).—The Committee rec-

ommends $35,000,000 for CPD, for competitive grants provided di-

rectly to law enforcement, including training programs. Of this

amount, (1) $15,000,000 is for officer training in de-escalation tech-

niques, of which no less than $4,000,000 is for grants to regional

de-escalation training centers that are administered by accredited

institutions of higher education and offer de-escalation training cer-

tified by a national certification program; (2) $5,000,000 is for as-

sisting agencies with gaining accreditation to ensure compliance

with national and international standards covering all aspects of

law enforcement policies, procedures, practices, and operations, of

which no less than $1,500,000 is to be provided for small and rural

law enforcement agencies for this purpose; (3) $3,000,000 is for the

CPD Microgrants program, which provides funding for demonstra-

tion and pilot projects that offer creative ideas to advance crime

fighting, community engagement, problem solving, and organiza-

tional changes to support community policing; (4) $2,000,000 is for

grants to support tolerance, diversity, and anti-bias training pro-

grams offered by organizations with well-established experience

training law enforcement personnel and criminal justice profes-

sionals; and (5) $10,000,000 for grants to States to embed mental

and behavioral health services with law enforcement, including

training programs. The Committee directs the Department to pro-

vide a status update on the program within 60 days of the enact-

ment of this Act.

Civilian Review Boards.—Within the amount provided for COPS,

the Committee recommends $4,000,000 for grants for the develop-

ment of best practices for, and the creation of, civilian review

boards to oversee local police departments. Civilian review boards

funded under this program should be independent and adequately

resourced, have investigatory authority and staff subpoena power,

have representative community diversity, have policy making au-

thority, provide advocates for civilian complainants, have manda-

tory police power to conduct hearings, and conduct statistical stud-

ies on prevailing complaint trends.

Law Enforcement Screening and Training to Eliminate Bias.—

The Committee recognizes the importance to effective policing of

law enforcement personnel reflecting the communities they serve,

and of officers identifying and eliminating biases that impair their

ability to earn and maintain community trust, and carry out their

duties fairly. In addition, to fulfill their mission, law enforcement

agencies should implement best practices to prevent active pro-

ponents of white supremacy and violent anti-government extre-

mism from joining their ranks, and to eliminate such individuals

from officers corps. The Committee encourages the Department to

provide the highest priority to COPS Hiring program applicants

and law enforcement agencies that request support for screening

and counseling programs to identify and prevent the radicalization

of applicants and personnel who endorse violent and hateful ex-

tremist movements. The Committee further encourages the Depart-

ment to prioritize COPS Hiring grants to program applicants and

law enforcement agencies that require their employees to complete

trainings on ethnic and racial bias, racial profiling, gender bias,

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sexual orientation and gender identity bias, and/or cultural diver-

sity.

Police Accountability and Community.—The Committee urges the

Department to make funds available to help nonprofit organiza-

tions, institutions of higher education, community groups, youth

groups, and faith-based organizations facilitate organized dialogues

that bring together community members and law enforcement offi-

cers so that they may collaborate to develop shared goals that will

enhance the collective safety of the community. The dialogues

should include diverse groups of community members, local elected

officials, law enforcement leaders and officers, business leaders,

and community members, including youth groups, to assess the

state of police-community relations in states and local communities.

The Department is further urged to partner with these organiza-

tions to develop strategies that will result in concrete action items

that will improve the relationships between the police and the com-

munities and further the goal of enhancing collective safety. Within

180 days of enactment of this Act, the Department shall submit a

progress report to the Committee on the results of the dialogues as

well as on any law enforcement practices that have changed as a

result of the dialogues.

Regional Information Sharing Activities.—Regional information

sharing activities play a key role in assisting our local, State and

Federal law enforcement agencies fight crime and terrorism. This

recommendation provides $44,000,000, which is $4,000,000 above

fiscal year 2021 for grants to State and local law enforcement for

these activities.

STOP School Violence Act.—The recommendation includes

$53,000,000, which is equal to the fiscal year 2021 level for evi-

dence-based school hardening measures including metal detectors,

locks, lighting, ballistic glass, and other deterrent measures in co-

ordination with law enforcement, as well as training for local law

enforcement officers to prevent student violence, technology for ex-

pedited notification of local law enforcement during an emergency,

and other measures determined to provide significant improvement

in physical security of schools.

School resource officers.—The Committee supports strategies that

improve school climate in order to reduce harmful, disproportionate

suspensions, expulsions, and arrests of students of color, and to

protect the civil liberties of students in school.

COPS Technology and Equipment Community Projects.—The rec-

ommendation includes $56,881,000 for grants to State, local, and

Tribal law enforcement which includes $55,766,000 for community

projects and $1,115,000 for related agency administrative expenses,

to develop and acquire effective technologies and interoperable

communications that assist in responding to and preventing crime.

These project recommendations will allow recipients the oppor-

tunity to establish and enhance any of a variety of technical equip-

ment and/or programs to encourage the continuation and enhance-

ment of community policing efforts within their jurisdictions. These

projects should help improve police effectiveness and the flow of in-

formation among law enforcement agencies, local government serv-

ice providers, and the communities they serve.

COPS is directed to ensure that all equipment funded under this

program meets the requirements of the National Institute of Stand-

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ards and Technology Office of Law Enforcement Standards. The ac-

companying table details funding for congressionally designated ac-

tivities, which are incorporated by reference in the bill:

COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT COMMUNITY PROJECTS

Recipient Project Amount

Camden County Police Department Cameras to Monitor Illegal Dumping .................................................... $500,000

Chicago Police Department ............ Chicago Integrated Intelligence Strategy Program Equipment ............. 500,000

Chittenden County Public Safety

Authority.

Chittenden County Public Safety Authority Regional Dispatch Cen-

ter—Equipment.

750,000

City of Alamo .................................. City of Alamo Police Radio Equipment .................................................. 540,000

City of Clinton Police Department Radio Upgrades and Repeater Placement ............................................. 173,000

City of Elk Grove ............................ Elk Grove Police Department Communications Center Equipment ....... 520,000

City of Fremont ............................... City of Fremont Emergency Dispatch System ........................................ 250,000

City of Glendale .............................. Glendale 911 Communication Center Upgrades ................................... 480,000

City of Greensboro .......................... Computer Aided Dispatch System Replacement for the City of

Greensboro, NC.

3,000,000

City of Huntington .......................... Nationally Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) Terminal 219,000

City of Lemoore .............................. City of Lemoore Police Dispatch ............................................................ 1,000,000

City of Monroeville .......................... Monroeville Police Department Security Cameras ................................. 125,000

City of Monrovia ............................. Monrovia Public Safety Critical Communications Replacement Project 843,000

City of Pomona—Police Depart-

ment.

Police Radio Upgrades ........................................................................... 3,404,000

City of Saint Paul ........................... Saint Paul Police Department Portable Radio Replacement ................. 2,000,000

City of Sparks ................................. First Responder Radio Equipment ......................................................... 1,000,000

City of Suffolk ................................ Suffolk Emergency Communication Center Computer Aided Dis-

patching (CAD) and Police Records Management System (RMS)

Replacement.

3,492,000

City of Tampa ................................. COPS Technology Enhancement ............................................................. 382,000

City of Vancouver ........................... City of Vancouver Police Camera Program ............................................ 1,500,000

City of West Wendover ................... Police Interoperability Equipment .......................................................... 376,000

City of Wilkes-Barre ....................... City of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania’s Community Policing Technology

and Equipment Initiative.

2,100,000

City of Winston-Salem, NC ............. Winston-Salem Police Department Real Time Crime Center Technology

Upgrades.

273,000

Coos County .................................... Coos County Emergency Radio Communications System ...................... 231,000

County of Northampton .................. Eastern Shore of Virginia’s Regional Public Safety Radio Communica-

tions System.

8,245,000

Gary Police Department .................. Technology Upgrades—Gary Police Department ................................... 500,000

Hamilton County Department of

Communications.

Hamilton County P25 Radio System Enhancement ............................... 1,600,000

Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office .... Communication Technology Improvement .............................................. 210,000

Johnson County Fiscal Court .......... Johnson County First Responder Communications Project .................... 859,000

Manchester Police Department ...... Manchester Gunshot Recognition Technology ........................................ 300,000

Marion County—Finance Depart-

ment.

Marion County Public Safety Radio System Upgrade and Repairs ....... 1,200,000

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office License Plate Reader ................... 25,000

Nevada County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment.

Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Radio Infrastructure Improvements .... 4,800,000

Norwich Police Department ............ Norwich Police Department Computer Aided Dispatch and Records

Management System.

700,000

Oceanside Police Department ........ In-Car Camera System ........................................................................... 587,000

Pinellas County Government .......... Pinellas County Consolidated Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) System 1,750,000

Prince George’s County Government Mobile Camera System .......................................................................... 442,000

San Luis Obispo County ................. County of San Luis Obispo Public Safety Communication System ....... 5,600,000

South Beaver Township Police De-

partment.

South Beaver Township Police Department Communication System

Improvement Project.

224,000

SouthCom Combined Dispatch

Center.

SouthCom Technology Upgrades ............................................................ 276,000

Strafford County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment.

Strafford County Sheriff Radio Systems ................................................ 752,000

The Borough of Leonia ................... The Strengthening Public Safety Communications Project ................... 250,000

Town of Paradise ............................ Upgraded Radios for Paradise Police Department ................................ 615,000

Union City Police Department ........ Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) for a Safer Union City ...................... 1,100,000

Union County, New Jersey .............. Union County, New Jersey, Law Enforcement Interoperable Commu-

nications Expansion and Upgrades.

1,270,000

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COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT COMMUNITY

PROJECTS—Continued

Recipient Project Amount

Village of East Alton ...................... East Alton Law Enforcement Cameras .................................................. 25,000

Waterford Township Police Depart-

ment.

911 Dispatch-Emergency Operations Center Technology Upgrades ...... 250,000

Westmoreland County Department

of Public Safety.

Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety Backup 9-1-1 ...... 528,000

ENERAL

ROVISIONS

—D

EPARTMENT OF

USTICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee has included the following general provisions for

the Department of Justice:

Section 201 makes available additional reception and representa-

tion funding for the Attorney General from the amounts provided

in this title.

Section 202 prohibits the use of funds to require any person to

perform or facilitate the performance of an abortion.

Section 203 establishes that the Director of the Bureau of Pris-

ons is obliged to provide escort services to an inmate receiving an

abortion outside of a Federal facility, except where this obligation

conflicts with the preceding section.

Section 204 establishes requirements and procedures for transfer

proposals.

Section 205 prohibits the use of certain funds for transporting

prisoners classified as maximum or high security, other than to a

facility certified by the Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure.

Section 206 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase or rental

by Federal prisons of audiovisual equipment, services and mate-

rials used primarily for recreational purposes, except for those

items and services needed for inmate training, religious, or edu-

cational purposes.

Section 207 requires review by the Deputy Attorney General and

the Department Investment Review Board prior to the obligation or

expenditure of funds for major information technology projects.

Section 208 requires the Department to follow reprogramming

procedures for any deviation from the program amounts specified

in this title or the accompanying report, or the reuse of deobligated

funds provided in previous years.

Section 209 prohibits the use of funds for OMB Circular A–76

competitions for work performed by employees of the Bureau of

Prisons or of the Federal Prison Industries, Inc.

Section 210 prohibits U.S. Attorneys from holding additional re-

sponsibilities that exempt U.S. Attorneys from statutory residency

requirements.

Section 211 permits up to 2 percent of grant and reimbursement

program funds made available to the Office of Justice Programs to

be used for training and technical assistance, and up to 2 percent

of grant funds made available to that office to be used for criminal

justice research, evaluation and statistics by the National Institute

of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Section 212 provides cost-share waivers for certain DOJ grant

programs.

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Section 213 waives the requirement that the Attorney General

reserve certain funds from amounts provided for offender incarcer-

ation.

Section 214 prohibits funds, other than funds for the National In-

stant Criminal Background Check System established under the

Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, from being used to facili-

tate the transfer of an operable firearm to a known or suspected

agent of a drug cartel where law enforcement personnel do not con-

tinuously monitor or control such firearm.

Section 215 permits DOJ to participate in Performance Partner-

ship Pilot collaboration programs.

Section 216 provides for the use of offsetting collections credited

to and made available in the Working Capital Fund.

Section 217 prohibits EOIR’s use of case completion quotas in im-

migration judge performance evaluations.

Section 218 prohibits funds to move a Bureau of Alcohol, To-

bacco, Firearms and Explosives facility.

Section 219 the awarding of funds under the Byrne JAG or

COPS programs unless the United States Attorney General cer-

tifies that the recipient State or unit of local government satisfies

several conditions.

Section 220 prohibits Department of Justice funding from being

made available to any law enforcement agency of any State, unit

of local government, or federally-recognized Tribal Government un-

less the Attorney General has certified that such agency has begun

or completed the process of receiving accreditation from a law en-

forcement accreditation organization approved by the Attorney

General.

Section 221 prohibits the awarding of funds under the Byrne

JAG or COPS programs unless the United States Attorney General

certifies that the recipient State or unit of local government has in

effect a law prohibiting sexual activity while acting under color of

law.

Section 222 authorizes a National Task Force on Law Enforce-

ment Oversight.

TITLE III

SCIENCE

FFICE OF

CIENCE AND

ECHNOLOGY

OLICY

The Committee recommends $7,152,000 for the Office of Science

and Technology Policy (OSTP), which is $1,608,000 above the fiscal

year 2021 enacted level.

Climate Change Adaptation.—The Committee supports the direc-

tion provided by Executive Order 14008 regarding climate adapta-

tion and resilience and the mandate for each Federal agency to

produce annual Climate Action Plans. The Committee is concerned

about the quality of these action plans and the climate information

on which they are based. Therefore, the Committee provides

$500,000 and directs OSTP, in collaboration with NOAA and the

U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), to develop, and

make public, guidance for Federal agencies as they create and up-

date their Climate Action Plans and annual progress reports to (1)

assist agencies in identifying and accessing quality and appropriate

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climate information; (2) ensure consistent application of climate in-

formation parameters, including but not limited to timeframes,

emissions scenarios, and risk tolerance levels; (3) ensure appro-

priate interpretation of climate information; and (4) ensure consist-

ency across agencies with regard to the scope of the evaluations of

the impacts of climate change to their operations, capabilities, fa-

cilities, and public services.

Further, the Committee directs OSTP, in collaboration with

NOAA and USGCRP, to review agency Climate Action Plans to as-

sess the appropriateness of the climate information that was used,

including parameters such as the timeframes, emissions scenarios,

and risk tolerance. OSTP shall, not later than 90 days after the en-

actment of this Act, provide the Committee with a detailed briefing

on the findings from this review as well as its plan to provide guid-

ance to the agencies to improve the quality and consistency of fu-

ture climate action plans.

Federally Funded Scientific Research.—The Committee recog-

nizes the considerable progress made by OSTP in bringing to com-

pletion the department and agency public access plans called for by

the OSTP Memorandum ‘‘Increasing Access to the Results of Feder-

ally Funded Scientific Research,’’ issued February 22, 2013. The

Committee understands that 22 departments and agencies with an-

nual expenditures on research and development of $100,000,000 or

more now have completed their public access plans for increasing

access to peer-reviewed scholarly publications and digital data re-

sulting from Federally funded research. The Committee encourages

OSTP to continue its efforts to coordinate the implementation of

public access policies across Federal departments and agencies and

to identify additional opportunities to enhance access to the results

of Federally funded research. The Committee received OSTP’s

quarterly progress reports regarding department and agency public

access planning efforts, the most recent report being issued on Jan-

uary 9, 2017. Further, OSTP shall report to the Committee on an

annual basis on the progress of departments and agencies in imple-

menting their public access plans, including relevant measures of

progress, and regarding additional steps being taken to improve ac-

cess to the results of Federally funded research. In addition, at

least 90 days prior to making any changes to the Federal Govern-

ment’s public access policies as outlined in the 2013 OSTP memo-

randum on ‘‘Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded

Scientific Research’’, the Committee directs OSTP to submit to the

Committee a report on the costs and budgetary impact of such

changes. The report shall include a complete analysis of any newly-

created costs, including any potential new costs for grant recipi-

ents.

Arctic Observing System.—The Committee recognizes the signifi-

cant impacts of the changing climate in the Arctic, which have dra-

matically outpaced the changes on the rest of the planet. Unfortu-

nately, the Nation’s ability to monitor, detect, and understand ma-

rine, terrestrial, and atmospheric changes and their implications

for the rest of the planet is limited by the insufficient observing fa-

cilities in the Arctic. The Committee therefore directs OSTP, no

later than 270 days after the enactment of this Act, to provide the

Committee with a report on the need to establish and maintain a

sustained Arctic observing network, including recommendations on

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the implementation and construction of such a network. The report

should be developed in coordination with relevant Federal agencies

and include ally Arctic nations, as appropriate.

Microbiome.—The Committee requests an update from the Na-

tional Science and Technology Council on the implementation of

the Interagency Strategic Plan for Microbiome Research, which was

developed by the Microbiome Interagency Working Group, and in

particular, any proposal for the continuation of the plan at its com-

pletion in 2022. The Committee encourages OSTP to prioritize

leveraging the National Microbiome Data Collaborative at the De-

partment of Energy to ensure cross-agency collaboration and inte-

gration of microbiome datasets.

Career Technical Education (CTE) and Science, Technology, En-

gineering, and Math (STEM) Education and Workforce Pipeline

Strategy.—The Committee supports improving the coordination of

Federal efforts involved in growing and sustaining a robust STEM

and skilled technical workforce. The Committee recognizes the Of-

fice of Science and Technology Policy’s coordinating role of federal

programs and activities relating to STEM education on the Com-

mittee on STEM Education. The Committee directs the Director to

participate and coordinate as an essential federal stakeholder with

department secretaries working to create a national CTE and

STEM Education and Workforce Pipeline Strategy.

ATIONAL

PACE

OUNCIL

The Committee recommends $1,965,000 for the National Space

Council, which is equal to the fiscal year 2021 appropriation and

equal to the request.

ATIONAL

ERONAUTICS AND

PACE

DMINISTRATION

The Committee recommends $25,038,400,000 for the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which is an in-

crease of $1,767,122,000 over the fiscal year 2021 appropriation

and $236,900,000 above the request.

NASA’s fiscal year 2022 request places a welcome emphasis on

Earth science and aeronautics research, and STEM education,

while also continuing human exploration and increasing our under-

standing of the solar system and beyond. NASA is meeting its re-

sponsibility to help lead a whole-of-government approach to helping

Americans prepare for and respond to a changing climate. NASA’s

research will dramatically improve and streamline the collection

and analysis of data that is critical to enhancing our understanding

of climate change and our response to it. For the first time since

fiscal year 2017, the Administration’s budget submission requests

funding for the Office of STEM Engagement, and proposes a sig-

nificant increase to that account. The Committee supports this in-

crease and includes funding to greatly expand NASA’s Office of

STEM Engagement.

The Committee’s program and project recommendations for

NASA are included in the consolidated funding table below and in

narrative direction throughout this report. The Committee reminds

NASA that any deviations from the amounts included in the table

below are subject to section 505 requirements of this Act. When

executing its budget for fiscal year 2022, NASA shall incorporate

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the funding levels established in both the table and the narrative

direction.

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

(In thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Science:

Earth Science .............................................................................................................................................. $2,250,000

Planetary Science ........................................................................................................................................ 3,234,800

Astrophysics ................................................................................................................................................. 1,446,300

James Webb Space Telescope ..................................................................................................................... 175,400

Heliophysics ................................................................................................................................................. 773,000

Biological and Physical Science ................................................................................................................. 90,000

Total, Science ....................................................................................................................................................... 7,969,500

Aeronautics ........................................................................................................................................................... 935,000

Space Technology ................................................................................................................................................. 1,280,000

Exploration:

Orion Multi-purpose Crew Vehicle ............................................................................................................... 1,406,700

Space Launch System (SLS) Vehicle Deployment ....................................................................................... 2,635,900

Exploration Ground Systems ........................................................................................................................ 690,000

Exploration Research and Development ...................................................................................................... 2,546,700

Total, Exploration .................................................................................................................................................. 7,279,300

Space Operations ................................................................................................................................................. 3,961,300

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) ............................................................................. 147,000

Safety, Security and Mission Services ................................................................................................................. 3,030,000

Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration ........................................................................... 390,300

Office of Inspector General .................................................................................................................................. 46,000

Total, NASA ........................................................................................................................................................... $25,038,400

SCIENCE

The Committee provides $7,969,500,000 for Science, which is

$668,500,000 above the fiscal year 2021 appropriation and

$38,100,000 above the request.

Earth Science.—The recommendation includes $2,250,000,000 for

Earth Science programs, which is $250,000,000 above the fiscal

year 2021 enacted level and equal to the request. NASA’s budget

submission reflects a renewed focus on Earth science, which was

sorely lacking in the prior Administration’s requests. Climate

change is a global crisis, and this research is critical to helping

Americans understand the nature of climate change and how to ef-

fectively respond.

Earth Science Research and Analysis.—The Committee rec-

ommends no less than $363,800,000 for Earth Science Research

and Analysis, which is equal to the requested level.

Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE).—The Com-

mittee provides $119,400,000, which is $25,700,000 less than the

fiscal year 2021 appropriation and equal to the Administration’s re-

quest. The data to be generated by PACE builds upon a multi-dec-

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ade effort by NASA and other Federal agencies to generate infor-

mation from space that helps, for example, to characterize and as-

sess the health of the fisheries environment and to more accurately

assess the status of fish stocks, as well as to help identify the ex-

tent and duration of harmful algal blooms. Such unique observa-

tional information cannot be replicated elsewhere, and industry

itself does not have the financial means to acquire wide scale data

such as that generated by PACE and its precursor missions. The

Committee directs NASA to report to the Committee within 60

days of enactment on NASA’s efforts to maintain a 2022 launch

date for this mission.

Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory

(CLARREO) Pathfinder.—The Committee provides $19,000,000 for

this mission, $5,500,000 less than the fiscal year 2021 appropria-

tion and $500,000 above the Administration’s request. The Com-

mittee welcomes NASA’s inclusion of adequate funding in this

year’s budget request, as directed by the fiscal year 2021 Com-

mittee report.

Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR).—The Committee

supports DSCOVR’s continued operations through 2023 and rec-

ommends full funding for this important inter-agency initiative to

maintain the nation’s real-time solar wind monitoring capabilities,

which are critical to the accuracy and lead time of NOAA’s space

weather alerts and forecasts.

Small Satellite Launch Services.—To enhance the breadth of re-

search achieved using small satellite platforms and bolster NASA’s

overall scientific objectives, the Committee directs NASA to con-

tinue its work with commercial industry to examine ways for small

satellite missions to procure launch services that are more tailored

to their mission dependent orbits, locations, and schedules, while

minimizing launch costs.

University Small Satellite missions.—The Committee supports

NASA’s collaborative efforts with U.S. colleges and universities to

conduct research through small spacecraft missions, including

CubeSat and SmallSat missions. The Committee believes these

competitively selected projects led by principal investigators at in-

stitutions of higher education help train the next generation of sci-

entists and provide much-needed research. The Committee directs

NASA to provide not less than $30,000,000 for these missions.

Earth Science Decadal.—The Committee supports the Adminis-

tration’s plan to consolidate upcoming missions recommended by

the National Academy of Sciences’ Decadal Survey for Earth

Science and Applications from Space into its Earth Observatory

System approach. As such, the Committee supports the Adminis-

tration’s request, which will fund the Mass Change and Surface Bi-

ology and Geology missions, as well as two missions to address

Aerosols and Clouds, Convection and Precipitation.

Planetary Defense.—The Committee provides $197,200,000 for

Planetary Defense, which is equal to the request. The Committee

recognizes NASA did not previously have the resources to invest in

the capabilities required to satisfy its mandate to detect 90 percent

of objects greater than 140 meters that threaten Earth by 2020. In

keeping with prior congressional direction, the Committee also di-

rects that not less than $143,200,000 shall be for the Near-Earth

Object Surveyor Mission (NEO Surveyor). The Committee wel-

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comes NASA’s commitment to the NEO Surveyor mission and to a

2026 launch date, and directs NASA to provide a report to the

Committee, no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, on

the fulfillment of its NEO mandate and development progress of

both the NEO Surveyor and DART missions.

Double Asteroid Redirection Test.—Within the funds provided for

Planetary Defense, the Committee recommends not less than

$11,100,000, equal to the request, to ensure that the Double Aster-

oid Redirection Test (DART) technology demonstration mission is

ready for launch in fiscal year 2022. The Committee understands

that this mission can be accomplished with NASA participation

only using ground-based telescopes and radars to provide the need-

ed measurements to assess the degree of deflection resulting from

the DART impactor, and that this telescope support is already

baselined in the NASA mission.

Lunar Discovery and Exploration.—The Committee provides

$497,300,000 for Lunar Discovery and Exploration, including

$22,100,000 for continued operation of the Lunar Reconnaissance

Orbiter and $107,200,000 for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Ex-

ploration Rover (VIPER) mission to the South Pole of the Moon to

search for and sample lunar water ice. These funds are equal to the

request. The Committee supports NASA’s commitment to utilizing

public-private partnerships to advance its lunar science and explo-

ration agenda and encourages the agency to leverage the resources

and expertise of both private industry and universities in pursuit

of these goals. The Committee directs that the Lunar Discovery

and Exploration program adhere to the lunar science priorities es-

tablished by decadal surveys and the National Research Council’s

Scientific Context for the Exploration of the Moon, and that activi-

ties funded within the program meet both lunar science and human

exploration needs.

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS).—The Committee

provides the full budget request for Commercial Lunar Payload

Services (CLPS), which will help grow the space economy and cre-

ate lasting, affordable commercial operations on the Moon. The

Committee applauds the recent addition of new companies into the

CLPS portfolio and the awarding of new commercial delivery con-

tracts.

New Frontiers missions.—The Committee provides $271,700,000

for New Frontiers missions, including $201,100,000 for Dragonfly,

which is equal to the budget request. The New Frontiers program

explores our solar system with medium-class spacecraft missions.

Within the New Frontiers program, possible mission destinations

and the science goals for each competitive opportunity are limited

to specific science targets announced for the competition aligned

with the scientific goals and priorities as described in the Planetary

Science Decadal Survey. The Committee also supports continuation

of the Juno mission and urges NASA to include sufficient funding

in its fiscal year 2023 budget submission to do the critical engineer-

ing and navigation calculations needed to continue the entire ap-

proved science scope of the Juno mission extension.

Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIM-

PLEx).—SIMPLEx are the only competitive planetary science mis-

sions that innovative commercial companies can lead, and the only

planetary small spacecraft program within all of NASA. The Com-

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mittee supports SIMPLEx solicitations and encourages NASA to

consider ways to maximize opportunities for SIMPLEx missions, in-

cluding the potential for dedicated smallsat launch, in addition to

the current option of using rideshare on large launch vehicles,

which will further accelerate and enhance overall planetary science

mission objectives.

Venus Technology Project.—Within Planetary Science, the rec-

ommendation includes no less than $10,000,000, equal to the re-

quest, for Venus Technology and technology demonstrations for

Venus Discovery, including Venus surface science instrumentation

work.

Mars Exploration Program.—The Committee provides

$267,800,000, which is $32,600,000 below the fiscal year 2021 ap-

propriation and equal to the requested level. This level reflects the

establishment of the Mars Sample Return as a separate mission.

Mars Sample Return.—The Committee provides $688,000,000

million for Mars Sample Return, $34,800,000 above the request.

The Committee does so in recognition of the important impact that

the successful landing and operation of the Mars Perseverance

rover is having for the nation and the scientific research commu-

nity. In fulfillment of the objective to cache and return samples to

Earth, and as the highest priority of the Planetary Science decadal

survey, funding is provided for the Mars Sample Return mission to

meet a 2026 launch window.

Jupiter Europa Missions.—The Committee provides

$472,100,000, which is $68,600,000 above the fiscal year 2021 ap-

propriation and equal to the request level, for the Europa Clipper

Mission. The Clipper mission will explore Europa, the smallest of

the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter, and investigate its habit-

ability. The Committee reiterates that following a full and open

competition, the Administrator is not limited to the launch vehicles

listed in the NLS-II contract of the Launch Services Program as of

the date of the enactment of this Act, and the Europa Clipper Mis-

sion may launch on a commercial launch vehicle, if NASA makes

such an award, in order to support a 2024 launch to reduce overall

mission costs and complexity and expedite science results as sup-

ported by the decadal survey.

Icy Satellites Surface Technology.—The Committee directs that

not less than $14,200,000 shall be for Icy Satellites Surface Tech-

nology to meet the science goals for the Jupiter Europa mission as

recommended in previous Planetary Science Decadal surveys and

to enable a lander and Ocean Worlds Technology mission by the

next decade, based on input from the next Planetary Science

Decadal survey. Investments in landing, mobility, sampling, com-

munications, autonomous operations, and power technology for low-

temperature environments should be prioritized.

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).—The

Committee rejects the Administration’s request to terminate

SOFIA and provides $85,200,000, which is equal to the fiscal year

2021 level. SOFIA can undertake astronomical observations not

possible with other ground-based or space-based telescopes avail-

able today. SOFIA has made significant recent scientific discov-

eries, including detecting, for the first time, helium hydride in

interstellar space, which is thought to be the first molecule ever

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formed in the early universe, as well as identifying compelling evi-

dence of water on the Moon, for the first time, in its sunlit regions.

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.—The Committee provides

$501,600,000, which is equal to the request, and supports a mission

launch in 2025. This mission was included as the highest priority

in the 2010 Astrophysics Decadal Survey. Within this total, the rec-

ommended amount shall include continued development of the

coronagraph as a technology demonstration mission.

Astrophysics Explorers.—The Committee provides $277,700,000

for the Astrophysics Explorer program. The Committee is encour-

aged by NASA’s commitment to accelerate the cadence of Astro-

physics Explorer missions and to establish a new line of small Pio-

neer-class missions that leverage advancements in low-cost plat-

forms such as CubeSats and balloons to support groundbreaking

science. The Committee recognizes that such activities can improve

scientific understanding while simultaneously developing the sci-

entific workforce through increased research opportunities for stu-

dents and faculty.

Astrophysics Research.—The Committee recognizes the role of the

Astrophysics Research program in supporting the development of

novel astrophysics observation technologies that lay the foundation

of future mission architectures, and recommends $279,100,000. A

strong research program maximizes the scientific value of space-

based missions by ensuring that the data collected through such

observations can continue to provide new insights into the mecha-

nisms behind cosmological phenomena. The Committee also under-

stands that supporting these activities through extramural grant

funding contributes to the long-term viability of the U.S. astro-

physics community.

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).—The Committee provides

$175,400,000, which is equal to the Administration’s requested

level.

Heliophysics Technology.—The Committee appreciates NASA in-

cluding this account in its fiscal year 2022 budget request, and pro-

vides the requested funding. The Committee recognizes the critical

role that technology development programs play in enabling novel

and transformative capabilities and mission concepts and notes the

contributions of these programs in other divisions within the

Science Mission Directorate. Activities supported by such programs

in Heliophysics can help sustain a robust community of tech-

nologists with unique connections to the discipline while also con-

tributing to the workforce development pipeline through funded re-

search and technology development at universities.

Solar Terrestrial Probes.—The Committee recommends

$253,300,000 for the Solar Terrestrial Probes program. The Com-

mittee supports NASA’s implementation of the Interstellar Map-

ping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) and the Dynamical Neutral

Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling (DYNAMIC) mission as competi-

tively selected, cost-capped, and principal investigator-led missions

in accordance with the recommendations of the Decadal Survey.

The Committee also directs that within these funds, not less than

$21,400,000, $600,000 above the request, is provided for the con-

tinuation of the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission.

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AERONAUTICS

The Committee provides $935,000,000 for Aeronautics, which is

$106,300,000 greater than the fiscal year 2021 appropriation and

$20,200,000 above the requested level.

Hypersonics Technology Project.—Within amounts provided, not

less than $50,000,000 is for NASA’s ongoing Hypersonics Tech-

nology Project (HTP), which is $10,000,000 above the request.

Hypersonic flight involves speeds of Mach 5 and above and holds

the potential for new military and civilian capabilities and to boost

American leadership in new commercial flight technology applica-

tions. Program managers should continue to coordinate closely with

partners in the Department of Defense (DOD) to enable NASA to

leverage investments in ground and flight activities and to develop

and validate advanced physics-based computational models as

building blocks toward a long-term vision for high-speed,

hypersonic and high Mach air transport. The Committee strongly

encourages NASA to continue to explore additional opportunities to

increase hypersonics research, including reusable vehicle tech-

nologies, hypersonic propulsion systems, and high temperature ma-

terials, including advancement of next-generation Carbon-Carbon

composite and other advanced material development. No less than

$15,000,000 of HTP funds should be prioritized for collaborations

with academia and industry, including potential public-private

partnerships as appropriate, with the goal of advancing hypersonic

and high Mach technologies that meet both NASA’s strategic goals

as well as industry needs, with particular emphasis on reducing

the environmental and operational barriers to flight at these

speeds. The committee also notes the opportunities for commercial

hypersonic usage, or low-speed hypersonic flight at Mach four to

Mach five to enable development of the next generation of commer-

cial aeronautics travel.

University-led Aeronautics Materials Research.—Within funding

for the Aeronautics, the Committee provides up to $10,000,000 to

advance university-led aeronautics materials research for struc-

tural applications. With this funding, the Committee encourages

NASA to partner with academic institutions that have strong capa-

bilities in aviation, aerospace structures, inspection and the associ-

ated predictive life-cycle performance, and materials testing, in-

spection, and evaluation, to reduce material system time to accept-

ance.

Aerosciences Evaluation and Test Capabilities.—The Committee

fully funds the Aerosciences Evaluation and Test Capabilities wind

tunnel management program at the Administration request, and

directs NASA to report to the Committee within 90 days of enact-

ment regarding NASA’s Aerosciences Evaluation and Test Capabili-

ties (AETC) portfolio, which includes NASA wind tunnels, propul-

sion test facilities, and specialty tunnels. Because the Committee

is aware that NASA is coordinating with DOD to repair the

Hypersonics Tunnel Facility (HTF), such report should include a

status of the NASA/Department of Defense coordinated assessment

of the HTF.

Integrated Aviation Systems Program (IASP).—The Committee

provides $311,700,000 for IASP, which is $10,200,000 above the re-

quest. These funds support components of NASA’s critical work on

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the Sustainable Flight National Partnership (SFNP), Low-Boom

Flight Demonstration Mission, and the Advanced Air Mobility Mis-

sion. Taken together, these efforts have the potential to signifi-

cantly reduce aircraft emissions and improve the efficiency of air

travel.

Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project.—The Committee

strongly supports NASA’s planned Sustainable Flight Demon-

strator Project (SFD) development and production of the Transonic

Truss Brace Wing (TTBW) Subsonic X-Plane, which will dem-

onstrate critical new structures, including the TTBW and high rate

composites manufacturing, as well as new propulsion technologies

on a national flight demonstrator platform. The Committee directs

NASA to provide a report on the Agency’s roadmap, technologies,

and milestones for the program from development to flight, not

later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act.

Electric Aircraft.—With the development of the X–57 electric air-

craft, the Committee is encouraged by the capabilities that this air-

craft brings to NASA and the agency’s efforts to help develop the

electric aircraft market. Because of the national significance of this

program, the Committee directs NASA to provide a report to the

Committee, not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act,

on NASA’s plans to test and validate this aircraft’s electronic power

system, as well as its strategy for continued flight testing. The re-

port should include a description of any additional infrastructure

necessary, the estimated cost of the needed infrastructure, and rec-

ommendations that would assist NASA in testing and further de-

veloping this cutting-edge technology.

Electric Air Flight.—The Committee encourages NASA to

strengthen its collaborations with the Department of Energy and

national laboratories to overcome energy storage challenges for mo-

bility such as electric air flight. The Committee is encouraged by

NASA’s efforts within its Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstra-

tion project, which focuses on flight demonstrations that advance

the state-of-the-art in megawatt-class more-electric aircraft to en-

able enduring leadership of the U.S. aviation industry for the ben-

efit of the country and the U.S. flying public.

Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Demonstrator.—The Committee

encourages NASA to accelerate research and development for next

generation commercial engine technologies for Electrified Aircraft

Propulsion, Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Demonstrator (EPFD),

and Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC). The Committee also

encourages NASA to accelerate research and development for the

Small Core Gas Turbine and High- Rate Composite, which will

offer both fuel consumption and carbon emission savings for Single

Aisle aircraft.

Autonomous Aircraft Systems.—Autonomous aircraft systems are

an emerging technology that benefits the civil, scientific, and de-

fense sectors. NASA’s efforts to test these systems have helped

pave the way in assisting the Federal Aviation Administration in

developing autonomous aircraft standards and will provide much-

needed data to safely integrate this technology into the National

Airspace System. NASA is directed to report to the Committee

within 60 days of enactment on NASA’s strategy on furthering au-

tonomous aircraft system technology, including addressing flight

testing resources, protocols, and operations. The report should also

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include information on how NASA plans to work with the Federal

Aviation Administration on validating and regulating these sys-

tems to safely coexist with other air traffic, including air traffic

from the Department of Defense.

High-Performance Chase Aircraft.—The Committee understands

the value of high-performance chase aircraft, such as F/A–18 and

F–15 aircraft, which enhance NASA’s unique research capabilities.

The Committee is aware that some of NASA’s current chase air-

craft are having end-of-life issues, and maintenance costs are in-

creasing to sustain the aging aircraft for test requirements. Within

30 days of enactment of this Act, the Committee directs NASA to

provide a briefing to the Committee on the strategy NASA is tak-

ing to resolve this issue in a timely manner, ensuring relevant

NASA Centers have the necessary chase aircraft to support its test-

ing mission. The Committee also directs NASA, within 180 days of

enactment of this Act, to begin providing quarterly status updates

to the Committee on the progress being made, challenges, and ap-

proaches to resolve this issue.

SPACE TECHNOLOGY

The Committee recommends $1,280,000,000 for Space Tech-

nology, which is $180,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 appropria-

tion and $145,000,000 below the request. Investments in Space

Technology hold promise for solving some of the biggest challenges

facing the space economy, including improving space situational

awareness, orbital debris management and spacecraft power. The

Committee directs NASA to collaborate with universities to develop

technologies applicable to forthcoming, scheduled missions.

Space Technology Mission Directorate.—The Committee reaffirms

its support for the independence of the Space Technology Mission

Directorate and recognizes that its current status enables it to sup-

port the development of a wide array of various technologies. This

diverse portfolio contains technology development activities that

have broad applications beyond human exploration and that help

to meet the agency’s science objectives, establish new commercial

and academic partnerships, and stimulate the growth of the Na-

tion’s technology sector. This approach also ensures that NASA

technologists and their external partners maintain the ability to

address long-term strategic goals rather than only focusing on

short-term, mission-specific objectives. In addition, the Direc-

torate’s direct engagement with the academic community is sup-

porting the development of the next generation of space tech-

nologists. The Committee directs NASA to preserve the Direc-

torate’s focus across NASA and in support of each of the mission

directorates.

Regional Economic Development.—The Committee provides

$8,000,000, which is equal to the fiscal year 2021 appropriation.

NASA’s regional economic development program focuses on part-

nerships with State and regional economic development organiza-

tions as they expand space-related commercial opportunities de-

signed to address NASA mission needs. To ensure that the Agency

has a vision and metrics for success with these funds, NASA is di-

rected to report to the Committee within 120 days of enactment on

how it will use these funds. Such a report shall contain clear

metrics for success, including an accounting of the partnerships

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with economic development entities for Federal, state, and regional

economic development agencies with experience in this area.

Solar Electric Propulsion.—The Committee provides $40,000,000

to continue work on solar electric propulsion activities, which is

$8,700,000 below the fiscal year 2021 appropriation and

$15,800,000 above the requested level. According to NASA, high-

powered solar electric propulsion can efficiently propel more ambi-

tious robotic science and human exploration missions beyond the

Earth and into deep space. Solar electric propulsion will enable

more efficient orbit transfer of spacecraft and accommodate the in-

creasing power demands for government and commercial satellites.

The Committee also encourages the Agency to begin envisioning

the next generation Solar Electric Propulsion thruster systems.

On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing.—The Com-

mittee provides $227,000,000, which is equal to the fiscal year 2021

appropriation and the request, for the On-Orbit Servicing, Assem-

bly, and Manufacturing-1 (OSAM–1) mission, formerly known as

Restore-L. The Committee recognizes the potential of on-orbit sat-

ellite servicing to NASA, its Federal agency partners and the pri-

vate sector, and thus urges NASA to consider future opportunities

to develop Operational Demonstration, On-Orbit Robotic Assembly

and Manufacturing of RF Antennas (OSAM–3), and to report to the

Committee on planned funding in fiscal year 2022 to be used for

these activities, given the potential benefit of OSAM–3 capabilities

to Earth Science missions. The Committee further directs NASA to

continue to work with the interagency community and commercial

partners to assess opportunities for the collaborative development

and adoption of OSAM capabilities.

Flight Opportunities Program.—The Committee provides

$30,000,000, which is $3,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 appro-

priation and $5,000,000 above the request for the Flight Opportuni-

ties Program, to enable NASA to continue to partner with commer-

cial industry to advance technologies for sub-orbital and orbital

launch vehicles for small payloads, with the aim to increase afford-

ability of those technologies and to allow for more frequent access

to relevant launch environments, including low-Earth orbit. As a

growing number of commercial space companies are providing low-

cost and frequent access to suborbital space for humans and re-

search payloads, the Flight Opportunities Program should also ex-

pand its contributions to NASA’s broader science and technology

development missions. An increase in funding will allow NASA to

leverage additional commercial capabilities offered in the market

and provide a channel for frequent and cost-effective research to

support exploration and understanding our home planet.

Nuclear Thermal Propulsion.—The Committee provides

$110,000,000, which is equal to the fiscal year 2021 enacted

amount, and $110,000,000 more than the Administration’s re-

quested level, for continued development and demonstration of a

nuclear thermal propulsion system. The Committee looks forward

to receiving the agency’s plan for the design of an NTP flight dem-

onstration system that was required in Public Law 116–260, and

strongly encourages the continued design of an NTP flight dem-

onstration program. Not later than 180 days after the enactment

of this Act, the Committee directs NASA to provide a report detail-

ing whether the establishment of a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion

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and Nuclear Power Office in the Human Exploration and Oper-

ations Mission Directorate could accelerate NTP development to

prepare for future deep space missions.

Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP).—The Committee is encour-

aged by the great potential for space nuclear propulsion tech-

nologies relating to nuclear electric propulsion. As the National

Academies identified in a February 2021 report, a multi-year re-

search program would need to include subsystem development, pro-

totype systems, ground testing, and cargo missions as a means of

flight qualification prior to first crewed use. The agency is directed

to respond to the National Academies conclusion and shall indicate

its plans to develop consistent metrics and technical expertise to

allow for opportunities to utilize NEP to meet space exploration

mission requirements. The Committee also notes that key partners

in the national laboratories possess capabilities needed to reach the

frontiers of scientific development for nuclear electric power. The

Committee provides that at least $10,000,000 shall be utilized to

begin a systematic approach to Nuclear Electric Propulsion, to

chart the basic framework needed in this frontier of investment.

Within 180 days of the enactment of this Act, NASA, in coordina-

tion with other relevant Federal departments and agencies such as

the Department of Energy, shall submit a multi-year plan for in-

space propulsion-system demonstration for NEP.

Fission Surface Power.—The Committee supports NASA’s efforts

to complete research, design work, test plan, and cost analysis for

a Low-Enriched Uranium space power reactor. The Committee

notes the importance of utilizing surface fission power to facilitate

long term habitation on the Moon and Mars. As part of the fiscal

year 2023 budget submission, NASA should provide the Committee

with a long-term plan on how it intends to implement an achiev-

able Fission Surface Power program.

Tipping Point Solicitations for Lunar Infrastructure.—The Com-

mittee supports NASA’s efforts to advance a wide range of tech-

nologies with benefits for many missions across the agency. In par-

ticular, the Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative (LSII) plays a key

role in supporting infrastructure technologies that will enable ro-

bust robotic and human exploration activity on the Moon. The

Committee supports the LSII’s broad engagement with industry

from across the country and urges NASA to advance a new round

of lunar infrastructure-related solicitations in Fiscal Year 2022.

Moon-to-Mars Landing Demonstrations.—To support Moon-to-

Mars specific technologies, crosscutting applications for the com-

mercial space economy, as well as science and robotic exploration

toward other planetary bodies and destinations, within Space Tech-

nology, the Committee provides no less than $75,000,000 for dem-

onstration efforts to allow industry to compete for public-private

partnership opportunities focused on high-level, NASA-defined ob-

jectives.

Personal Protective Equipment Manufacturing.—The Committee

is aware of the unique manufacturing requirements for certain per-

sonal protection equipment used on the International Space Station

(ISS). The Committee therefore encourages NASA to explore ways

to sustain or enhance domestic manufacturing of personal protec-

tion equipment for the ISS and commercial stations.

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EXPLORATION

The Committee provides $7,279,300,000 for Exploration, which is

$1,147,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 appropriation and

$398,600,000 above the requested level.

Orion.—The Committee provides $1,406,700,000, which is equal

to the fiscal year 2021 enacted level and equal to the requested

level for Orion. With advanced life support, communications and

navigation capabilities, the Orion spacecraft will take humans

deeper into space than ever before, and thus is an integral part of

the Artemis program. NASA shall keep the Committee informed of

the status of activities related to Orion, the European Service Mod-

ule, and ongoing activities related to integration of Orion with

Space Launch System and associated ground infrastructure.

Space Launch System (SLS).—The Committee provides

$2,635,900,000, $50,000,000 above the fiscal year 2021 appropria-

tion, and $148,900,000 above the Administration’s request. Within

the amount provided, not less than $579,000,000 is provided for

SLS Block 1B Development, which is $179,000,000 above the Ad-

ministration’s request. Additionally, the Committee encourages

NASA to study the procedures required to designate an integrator

for private sector customers who wish to acquire an SLS vehicle.

The Committee also directs NASA to engage an independent re-

viewer with aerospace production management experience to con-

duct a review of SLS completion costs and provide such reviewer

with direct access to SLS program managers and production and

pricing data, to determine how the cost of future flights of the SLS

can be reduced. Further, the Committee directs NASA to undertake

all work necessary in fiscal year 2022 toward completion of the SLS

Block 1B as though the Block 1B were in the critical path for Ex-

ploration Mission-3.

Exploration Ground Systems (EGS).—The Committee provides

$690,000,000, which is $100,000,000 more than the fiscal year 2021

appropriation and $100,000,000 greater than the requested level,

for Exploration Ground Systems (EGS). Within this amount, the

Committee provides $165,300,000 for the Second Mobile Launcher

(ML–2). The Committee is troubled by NASA’s failure to provide

details on the rising cost of the ML–2 in its budget proposal, and

directs NASA to report to the Committee within 30 days of enact-

ment with a revised cost estimate, both phased and in total.

Advanced Exploration Systems.—The Committee provides

$195,000,000, which is equal to the request, for Advanced Explo-

ration Systems. Within funding provided, the Committee encour-

ages NASA to advance the study and applicability of ionic liquid-

based sorption advanced technologies in addition to the potential

benefits of non-planar continuous composite fiber molding for high-

volume parts needed in space. The Committee also provides up to

$10,000,000 to support Advancing Assembly of Deep-Space Long

Duration Habitation and Exploration Systems within the

NextSTEP Habitation program.

Advanced Cislunar and Surface Capabilities.— As part of the

formulation of the fiscal year 2023 budget request, the Committee

directs NASA to evaluate the need, timing, and procurement of

Human Landing Systems for transport of useful heavy cargo to the

lunar surface in support of a sustainable Moon to Mars program.

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Human Landing System (HLS).—The Committee includes no less

than $1,345,000,000 for the HLS, which is no less than

$150,000,000 above the request. The Committee is concerned by

NASA’s decision to downselect to only one proposal when it made

its selection for the HLS Option A award, and believes that contin-

ued agency investment beyond the HLS Option A Contract Award

is vital to ensure continued competition among potential HLS pro-

viders. The Committee is aware that NASA has issued a

NextSTEP–2 Appendix N for Sustainable HLS Studies and Risk

Reduction, and supports NASA’s efforts to continue robust competi-

tion among potential providers for a future sustained HLS services

capability.

Human exploration programs.—The Committee directs GAO to

continue its review of NASA’s human exploration programs, specifi-

cally the SLS program, the Orion program, and Exploration

Ground Systems, to include the mobile launch platforms, and the

Human Landing Systems program, and to include integration and

software development issues that cut across these programs. In ad-

dition, the Committee directs GAO to review NASA’s lunar-focused

programs, including the Gateway program and other programs or

projects that are expected to have an estimated life-cycle cost over

$250,000,000, as part of GAO’s semiannual assessment of NASA

major projects. Separately, the Committee directs GAO to continue

conducting in-depth reviews of NASA’s lunar-focused programs.

GAO shall report on the acquisition progress of these programs, as

well as any challenges NASA faces in implementing its lunar ef-

forts, as applicable. GAO shall provide periodic updates to the

Committee on these reviews.

SPACE OPERATIONS

The Committee provides $3,961,300,000 for Space Operations,

which is $26,900,000 below the fiscal year 2021 appropriation and

$56,100,000 below the requested level.

Commercial Crew and Cargo Program.—The Committee strongly

encourages NASA to invest these funds into a diverse group of

cargo suppliers, with varying capabilities, to be able to meet future

mission sizes, needs, and goals.

Commercial Crew Program.—The Committee supports NASA’s

efforts to enhance human research capabilities on the International

Space Station and acknowledges the increased crew transportation

capability offered through NASA’s Commercial Crew Program part-

ners. The Committee directs NASA to continue assessing the Com-

mercial Crew manifest for opportunities to conduct additional re-

search and report on these findings no later than 180 days after

the enactment of this Act.

Sub-Orbital Crew Program.—Within the funds provided for the

Commercial Crew and Cargo program, NASA is provided up to

$10,000,000 for Sub-Orbital Crew. With this funding, and through

the Flight Opportunities program in the Space Technology account,

the Committee directs NASA, to the greatest extent practicable, to

support flights for non-NASA personnel. Further, as NASA works

to develop its Suborbital Crew Program, the Committee encourages

NASA to assess whether it should establish a relevant program of-

fice to qualify commercial U.S. suborbital vehicles and procure

flights for NASA personnel, while prioritizing safety and avoiding

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duplicative existing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) vehicle

licensure processes.

21st Century Launch Complex Program.—Within the amounts

provided for Space Operations, the recommendation includes up to

$20,000,000 for the 21st Century Launch Complex Program. The

Committee remains concerned with efforts directed toward filling

critical maintenance, capacity, and range safety gaps at NASA

launch facilities, and further urges NASA to take into consider-

ation the full potential of all NASA-owned launch complexes in

awarding the funds.

Rocket Propulsion Test program.—The recommendation includes

the requested amount of $47,800,000 for the Rocket Propulsion

Test program, which is $200,000 greater than the fiscal year 2021

appropriation. The Committee encourages NASA to prioritize facil-

ity and fixed infrastructure improvements specific to infrastructure

that is shared among users of the facility in a continued effort to

attract and facilitate commercial partnerships at NASA’s test cen-

ters. NASA is directed to report to the Committee, not later than

180 days after the date of enactment, on the specific uses of Rocket

Propulsion Test Program funds over the past three fiscal years and

expected uses in fiscal year 2022, including allocations of resources

to specific NASA centers.

Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN).—The rec-

ommendation includes $42,000,000 for the Communications Serv-

ices Program (CSP), consistent with the budget submission, to

begin deploying and testing the use of commercial services in the

next generation LEO space communications system. With the pro-

liferation of satellites capable of providing for NASA’s communica-

tions needs, this program represents a significant opportunity to

deliver more economical and efficient services. However, the Com-

mittee is concerned that NASA lacks a clear long-term vision for

this program and is concerned about the proposal to consolidate

CSP under SCaN. Therefore, NASA is directed to report to the

Committee on its delineation of responsibilities for the program,

CSP independence, and an explanation of how the program goals

differ from those of SCaN.

Domestic Launch Services.—The Committee recognizes that glob-

al competition in the spaces launch market is increasing, and the

United States remains the only nation with domestic competition

in this field. The Committee also recognizes that NASA is depend-

ent on a healthy domestic industrial base and first-rate space

transportation infrastructure for United States launch providers,

and that the U.S. Government has made and continues to make

major, strategic investments in the Nation’s space transportation

capabilities. Therefore, the Committee underscores the value of

using domestic launch providers, U.S.-manufactured launch vehi-

cles, and U.S. launch sites.

Commercial Low-Earth Orbit Development.—The Committee rec-

ommends $45,000,000, which is $28,000,000 above the fiscal year

2021 appropriation and is $56,100,000 below the request. The Com-

mittee is concerned that NASA lacks clear goals and metrics for

the transition away from the International Space Station (ISS).

Therefore, NASA is directed to report to the Committee within 180

days of enactment of this Act on its plans for the transition away

from the ISS, including an assessment of future requirements for

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maintaining a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit, an

overview of current industry capabilities, and NASA’s plans for en-

suring government-sponsored continued on-orbit science research.

Such report should also discuss expectations for how NASA will

sustain global leadership in space science research in the absence

of a NASA-owned and operated station. The Committee appreciates

receiving the report directed in House Report 116–455 assessing

the costs, benefits, and challenges of repurposing launch vehicle

upper stages as free-flying platforms for habitation or industrial

modules. In fiscal year 2022, the Committee directs the Agency to

make consider making funding within Commercial LEO Develop-

ment available to support free-flying robotic LEO Commercial

Space platform development and related technologies.

SCIENCE

TECHNOLOGY

ENGINEERING

AND MATHEMATICS (STEM)

ENGAGEMENT

The Committee provides $147,000,000 for Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement, which is

$20,000,000 greater than the fiscal year 2021 appropriation and

equal to the budget request. STEM is consistent with NASA’s mis-

sion to inspire America’s students, create learning opportunities,

and enlighten inquisitive minds.

National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.—The

recommendation includes $60,000,000 for the Space Grant pro-

gram. This amount will allow each State consortium to receive $1

million in base funding, which shall be allocated to State consortia

for competitively awarded grants in support of local, regional, and

national STEM needs.

Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

(EPSCoR).—The recommendation includes $26,000,000 for

EPSCoR, consistent with the budget request.

Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP).—

The recommendation includes $48,000,000 for MUREP.

Next Generation STEM.—The recommendation includes

$13,000,000 for Next Generation STEM. The Committee appre-

ciates NASA’s relationships with TEAM II participants, museums,

and planetariums through STEM Education and Accountability

Projects (SEAP), as well as the productive use of cooperative agree-

ments with NASA Visitor Centers, and encourages NASA to con-

tinue these successful partnerships. The Committee also encour-

ages NASA to continue using OSTEM funding to support STEM

partnerships.

K–12 Designed Payloads.—The Committee encourages NASA’s

Office of STEM Engagement to work in coordination with the

Space Technology Mission Directorate to create opportunities for

students in K–12 to fly payloads onboard commercial suborbital ve-

hicles and to ensure that these opportunities focus on a wide demo-

graphic of students, especially those in underrepresented areas.

SAFETY

SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES

The Committee provides $3,030,000,000 for Safety, Security, and

Mission Services, which is $93,500,000 above the fiscal year 2021

appropriation and $19,200,000 less than the requested level.

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Working Capital Fund (WCF) reporting.—NASA shall continue to

submit quarterly reports to the Committee on the expenditures and

unobligated balances of NASA’s WCF.

Cybersecurity.—Within Safety, Security and Mission Services, the

Committee directs NASA to provide not less than $612,200,000 for

Information Technology, consistent with the request.

Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund.—The De-

partment of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agen-

cies Appropriations Act of 1989 (Public Law 100–404) established

and funded the Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust

Fund, with the funds required to be subsequently invested in spe-

cial issue securities, earning interest from the corpus fund to be

credited to the Trust Fund for the purpose of making grants for

programs directed at improving science, space, and technology edu-

cation in the United States. Recipients of these grants are required

to provide matching funds from non-Federal sources. The Com-

mittee is aware that, due to current interest rates, interest derived

from the corpus fund may soon be insufficient to meet the levels

of legally required disbursements of funds, as specified in the origi-

nal Act. Therefore, up to $1,000,000 is made available from

amounts under this heading.

Mission Support Future Architecture Program.—The Committee

directs the Administrator to report to the Committee on impacts

and operating losses experienced by NASA Centers, as well as any

efficiencies gained, as a result of implementation of the Mission

Support Future Architecture Program (MAP) program, not later

than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Community Projects.—Within the appropriation for Safety, Secu-

rity and Mission Services, the Committee recommendation also pro-

vides funds for the following Community Projects:

NASA COMMUNITY PROJECTS

Recipient Recipient Amount

Louisiana State University, National Center for Ad-

vanced Manufacturing.

Aerospace Systems and Technology Development .... $5,000,000

Oklahoma State University ......................................... 6G Innovations ........................................................... $1,000,000

Oklahoma State University ......................................... Rapid Assured Fully Transparent Integrated Circuit

Platform Project.

$1,200,000

Rancho Cucamonga Public Library ............................ Second Story and Beyond Project .............................. $1,000,000

Rush University Medical Center ................................. REACH for Information Technology Training ............. $650,000

CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

The Committee provides $390,300,000 for Construction and Envi-

ronmental Compliance and Restoration, which is $38,200,000 below

the fiscal year 2021 appropriation and equal to the requested level.

Construction.—The recommendation includes $315,600,000 for

Construction of Facilities, minor revitalization, planning and de-

sign, and demolition, including the highest repair priorities de-

scribed in the Administration’s request.

Environmental Compliance and Restoration.—The recommenda-

tion includes $74,700,000, which is $31,200,000 less than the fiscal

year 2021 appropriation and equal to the requested level, for Envi-

ronmental Compliance and Restoration activities. NASA’s Environ-

mental Compliance and Restoration (ECR) program cleans up haz-

ardous materials and waste products released to the surface or

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groundwater at NASA installations, NASA-owned industrial plants

supporting NASA activities, current or former sites where NASA

operations have contributed to environmental problems, and other

sites where the Agency is legally obligated to address hazardous

pollutants.

Santa Susana Field Laboratory.—The Committee is pleased with

the progress of building demolition at the Santa Susana Field Lab-

oratory but remains concerned about soil remediation. The Com-

mittee understands that NASA is working with the State of Cali-

fornia under the 2007 Consent Order and 2010 Administrative

Order on Consent regarding soil and groundwater cleanup at the

site and on expediting the State’s environmental impact report.

The Committee encourages NASA to continue working with the

State of California on cleanup of the site.

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Committee recommends $46,000,000 for the Office of the In-

spector General, which is $1,800,000 above the fiscal year 2021 ap-

propriation and equal to the requested level.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

The Committee has included the following administrative provi-

sions for NASA:

The bill includes a provision that makes funds for any announced

prize available without fiscal year limitation until the prize is

claimed or the offer is withdrawn.

The bill includes a provision that establishes terms and condi-

tions for the transfer of funds.

The bill includes provisions that require NASA to submit its

agency spending plan at the activity level and subjects both the

spending plan and specified changes to that plan to reprogramming

procedures under section 505 of this Act.

The bill includes a provision that limits the availability of funds

for certain activities until a plan is submitted.

The bill allows for the transfer of funds from Exploration to Con-

struction.

The bill includes a provision that provides NASA with additional

flexibility to ensure completion of construction projects undertaken

with fiscal year 2021 funds.

ATIONAL

CIENCE

OUNDATION

The Committee recommends $9,634,036,000 for the National

Science Foundation (NSF), which is $1,147,277,000 above fiscal

year 2021 and $535,264,000 below the request.

In addition, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law

117–2) included $600,000,000 for the National Science Foundation

to fund or extend new and existing research grants, cooperative

agreements, scholarships, fellowships, and apprenticeships, and re-

lated administrative expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond

to coronavirus.

NSF supports research and education in all major scientific and

engineering disciplines through grants, cooperative agreements,

contracts, and other forms of assistance within the United States.

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The Committee continues to support science, the academic commu-

nity, and the next generation of scientists, mathematicians, as-

tronomers, and engineers across the country. With increased fund-

ing levels, the Committee looks forward to the advancement of NSF

priority investments that will stimulate innovation, identify new

industries, accelerate the translation of research results into prac-

tice, and cultivate the diverse workforce needed to power our coun-

try forward.

The recommendation includes up to $3,120,480,000 for invest-

ments in Advanced Manufacturing, Advanced Wireless, Artificial

Intelligence, Biotechnology, Clean Energy Technology, Microelec-

tronics and Semiconductors, Quantum Information Science and the

U.S. Global Change Research Program. To ensure collaboration

with industry, build on existing programs across the government,

and get these important research investments to market, the Com-

mittee supports NSF’s proposal to create a Directorate for Tech-

nology, Innovation, and Partnerships funded within the Research

and Related Activities account.

Broadening participation in science, technology, engineering, and

mathematics will fuel innovation and provide additional expertise

to solve complex problems. In support of NSF’s mission to broaden

participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics,

the Committee recommends up to $1,394,000,000 towards these ef-

forts. Within this amount, strong increases are provided to advance

equity in science. Embracing the contributions of all will produce

better science and create a better society. Lastly, the Committee

accepts NSF’s proposal to consolidate the Graduate Research Fel-

lowship Program (GRFP) within Education and Human Resources.

In addition, the Committee supports infrastructure investments

that expand our understanding of the universe and inspire stu-

dents to pursue careers in the sciences. The Committee recognizes

that current and future large scientific facilities represent an enor-

mous investment of Federal resources that must be administered

wisely. The Committee supports basic research in fundamental

science areas and expects that as NSF uses the 10 Big Ideas as a

focusing tool, the funding for the fundamental scientific disciplines

will be maintained. Unless otherwise noted, within amounts pro-

vided, NSF shall allocate no less than fiscal year 2021 levels to

support its existing scientific research laboratories, observational

networks, and other research infrastructure assets, including the

astronomy assets, the current academic research fleet, Federally

funded research and development centers, and the national high-

performance computing centers, so that they may provide the sup-

port needed for cutting edge research.

Climate Science and Sustainability Research.—The recommenda-

tion provides $1,202,000,000 for climate and clean energy-related

research, including $440,000,000 for Clean Energy Technology and

$762,000,000 for the U.S. Global Change Research Program.

Artificial Intelligence (Al).—The Committee believes it is impor-

tant to maintain leadership in artificial intelligence and commends

NSF for continuing to prioritize investments in this area. The Com-

mittee recognizes the potential of artificial intelligence to transform

the economy, foster economic growth, support national security,

and enhance well-being.

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To continue the progress in this emerging field, the recommenda-

tion includes up to $724,000,000 to support AI-related grants and

interdisciplinary research initiatives, which is $112,430,000 above

fiscal year 2021 and equal to the request. The committee also rec-

ommends that of this funding increase, at least $50,000,000 will go

toward workforce development for AI and other emerging tech-

nologies, including education programs for non-computer science

students, with focused outreach to community colleges, Historically

Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions,

Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other Minority Serving Insti-

tutions.

In addition, the Committee encourages NSF to increase the pipe-

line of students graduating with AI and data literacy through part-

nerships, cooperative agreements, and other pilot mechanisms. The

Committee continues to urge NSF to invest in the ethical and safe

development of AI. The Committee acknowledges receiving the

NSF Leadership and Investments in Artificial Intelligence Re-

search Report and further encourages NSF to report to the Com-

mittee on any cooperative projects on Artificial Intelligence be-

tween United States entities and international partners.

Quantum Information Science and Technology.—The Committee

supports NSF’s research program in quantum information science

and technology in support of the Department’s authorized activities

included in sections 301 and 302 of the National Quantum Initia-

tive Act (Public Law 115–368). This emerging field of science prom-

ises to yield revolutionary new approaches to computing, sensing

and communication. Accordingly, the Committee recommends up to

$205,000,000 toward activities as authorized under Section 301 of

the National Quantum Initiative and up to $50,000,000 toward the

National Quantum Information Science Research Centers as au-

thorized under section 302 of the National Quantum Initiative Act.

Artificial Intelligence and Bias.—The Committee is looking for-

ward to the report on artificial intelligence and bias as directed in

House Report 116–455. The Committee recognizes the importance

of studying the impact that algorithms have on protected classes

and for developing an understanding of what kinds of discrimina-

tion and bias protected classes face in these particular activities.

Disinformation and Misinformation.—The Committee rec-

ommends $1,000,000 for NSF to enter into an agreement with the

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to con-

duct a study on the current understanding of the spread of

COVID–19-related disinformation and misinformation on the inter-

net and social media platforms.

The study shall address: (1) the roles disinformation and misin-

formation have played in the public response to COVID–19, includ-

ing public acceptance of and demand for COVID–19 vaccines; (2)

the sources, both foreign and domestic, of COVID–19-related

disinformation and misinformation, and the mechanisms by which

that disinformation and misinformation influence the public de-

bate; (3) the role social media plays in the dissemination and pro-

motion of COVID–19-related disinformation and misinformation

content and the role social media platforms play in the organiza-

tion of groups seeking to spread COVID–19-related disinformation

and misinformation; (4) the potential financial returns for creators

or distributors of COVID–19-related disinformation and misin-

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formation and the role such financial incentives play in the propa-

gation of COVID–19-related disinformation and misinformation; (5)

potential strategies to mitigate the dissemination and negative im-

pacts of COVID–19-related disinformation and misinformation (and

specifically the dissemination of disinformation and misinformation

on social media), including through improved disclosures and ad-

dressing information literacy; and (6) an analysis of: (a) the limita-

tions of the mitigation strategies described in paragraph (5); and

(b) how the strategies can be implemented without infringing on

the constitutional rights and civil liberties of the people of the

United States.

Misinformation and Disinformation Resiliency.—The Committee

directs NSF to fund research grants on how to counter influence

from foreign adversaries on social media platforms and into build-

ing public resilience against misinformation and disinformation.

The NSF shall focus grant awards toward research projects that

evaluate which activities help the public understand concepts such

as media literacy and digital citizenship, the role of cognitive bias

in powering information campaigns, responsible content sharing,

and the prevalence of malicious online influence. To the extent

practicable, NSF should engage other Federal agencies to help

identify areas of research that will provide insight that can miti-

gate adversarial online influence.

Divestment activities.—The Committee is aware that NSF is

working with a variety of academic, private sector, and other gov-

ernment agencies with respect to the future operation of some of

its observatories. NSF shall continue to keep the Committee in-

formed regarding the status of these activities. Any proposal by

NSF to divest the Foundation of these facilities shall be proposed

as part of any future NSF budget request and is subject to NSF

administrative provisions included in the accompanying bill.

Lead Detection Testing and Monitoring.—The Committee encour-

ages NSF to support funding for next-generation approaches to

low-cost, high-quality lead testing detection and monitoring tools.

RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

The Committee recommends $7,695,729,000 for Research and Re-

lated Activities, which is $785,960,000 above fiscal year 2021 and

$443,981,000 below the request. The Committee believes that stra-

tegic investments in the physical sciences are vitally important for

the United States to remain the global leader in innovation, pro-

ductivity, economic growth, and high-paying jobs for the future.

The Committee supports NSF’s proposal to create the Directorate

for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships within the Research

and Related Activities account.

Astronomy.—U.S.-based astronomy researchers and facilities

funded through NSF continue to make groundbreaking discoveries

utilizing world-class scientific research instruments and facilities.

NSF funding enables research in the U.S., at facilities across the

globe, and at observatories operated by universities, including the

National Optical Astronomy Observatories, the National Radio As-

tronomy Observatories, The Arecibo Observatory, and the National

Solar Observatory. As NSF determines the appropriate levels of

support for astronomy research grants by scientists and students

engaged in ground-breaking research and investments, the Com-

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mittee expects NSF to continue its support of world-class scientific

research facilities and instrumentation to maximize its investments

in research while preliminarily preparing for facility upgrades and

activities associated with supporting the next Astrophysics decadal.

In addition to this support, partnerships should be explored when

feasible to maximize research capabilities at such facilities.

Arecibo Observatory.—The Committee notes the significant loss

to U.S. scientific research and capabilities resulting from the un-

controlled collapse of the iconic 305-meter radio telescope platform

at the Arecibo Observatory (AO). The Committee recognizes that

many of the instruments on the collapsed platform were crucial to

science at AO, which fostered multiple discoveries and achieve-

ments in STEM fields, including astronomy and planetary sciences.

The Committee further recognizes that future scientific capabilities

at AO are currently being explored with community input, includ-

ing an extended workshop to discuss future options with the sci-

entific and educational communities in June, 2021. NSF is directed

to report to the Committee not later than 120 days after enactment

of this Act on the status of this effort, as well as clean-up efforts,

repairs and preservation of associated AO facilities and sur-

rounding areas including the reflector dish, and forensic evalua-

tions of the collapse.

Combating Anti-Asian Hate Crimes and Incidents.—The Com-

mittee supports the President’s directive to combat anti-Asian hate

and bigotry and supports NSF’s research to address systemic rac-

ism and violence in our nation. The Committee directs NSF to re-

port to the Committee, no later than 90 days after the date of en-

actment, on the status of this research.

Carbon Dioxide Removal.—The Committee encourages NSF to

prioritize research into carbon dioxide removal and utilization tech-

nologies, such as direct air capture, direct capture from emission

sources, terrestrial and biological carbon removal, carbon min-

eralization, ocean-based carbon removal, and carbon conversion.

The Committee further encourages NSF to fund research and de-

velopment of these carbon dioxide removal technologies, and direct

air capture materials research that includes early-stage application

of sorbents, solvents, membranes, and related components.

Critical Minerals.—The Committee recognizes the important role

of NSF in carrying out activities for critical minerals as authorized

by the Energy Act of 2020, and encourages cooperation with other

agencies to the maximum extent possible in order to promote a se-

cure and robust critical minerals supply chain and build a strong

critical minerals workforce.

Dyslexia.—The Committee believes it is important to continue re-

search on the science of dyslexia and encourages NSF to support

multi-directorate, merit reviewed, and competitively awarded re-

search on the science of specific learning disabilities, including dys-

lexia, such as research on the early identification of children and

students with dyslexia, professional development for teachers and

administrators of students with dyslexia, curricula and educational

tools needed for children with dyslexia, and implementation and

scaling of successful models of dyslexia intervention.

Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

(EPSCoR).—The recommendation includes no less than

$227,000,000 for the EPSCoR program to help targeted jurisdic-

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tions strengthen STEM capacity and capability to broaden the ex-

pertise base, impact jurisdictional economic growth, and develop a

skilled workforce capable of generating high-tech jobs in all states

of the nation. EPSCoR states have many unmet needs, including

equipment and computing/networking resources, sufficient numbers

of researchers, especially at the graduate and post-doctoral levels,

and better integration into regular NSF programs, which co-fund-

ing can help overcome.

Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).—The Committee supports the

work of the Oceans and Human Health program to better under-

stand the public health risk of environmental exposures and en-

courages NSF to continue to support research into the human

health impacts of HABs in marine coastal regions, the Great Lakes

Basin, and freshwater systems. HABs jeopardize the integrity of

drinking water resources in these regions. The Committee further

encourages research to help understand the impacts of dissolved ni-

trogen and phosphorous in the systems, and to understand their

impacts on HAB’s incidences. The recommendation provides no less

than the fiscal year 2021 level for HAB research activities.

High-Performance Computing.—The Committee commends NSF

on its continuing commitment to its high-performance computing

and data analysis capabilities and urges NSF to make timely and

significant investments in high-performance computing. NSF

should remain committed to developing and supporting systems

that facilitate tremendous leaps in computational capabilities in-

cluding artificial intelligence, storage, quantum computing, simula-

tions, and data analyses that enable a broad range of scientific re-

search. NSF should further commit to supporting access to at-scale

data resources for advancing science in these fields, and likewise

commit to expanding scientist access to these resources. Leading

edge high-performance computing infrastructure is vital for contin-

ued U.S. world leadership and international scientific competitive-

ness, particularly given computational investments and technical

achievements in high-performance computing by other nations, no-

tably China and Japan. The Committee encourages NSF to con-

tinue supporting its programs focused on providing world-class

leadership computing for the national open science community.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Excellence

in Research.—The Committee is supportive of the Historically

Black Colleges and Universities Excellence in Research program

and as such, includes $33,960,000. This initiative provides strategic

programs and opportunities for HBCUs that stimulate sustainable

improvement in their research and development capacity and com-

petitiveness. The Committee supports the recommendations out-

lined in the 2016 report to Congress from the NSF Subcommittee

on Advancing Historically Black Colleges and Universities pursu-

ant to instructions from Congress in fiscal year 2016. The report

specifies strategies for accelerating greater HBCU participation in

larger research directorates, and in the Broadening Participation

programs in the Education and Human Resources directorate. The

Committee directs NSF to use research infrastructure improvement

grants, co-funding programs, and other innovative mechanisms to

boost HBCU participation and capacity throughout NSF research

programs.

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IceCube Neutrino Observatory.—The Committee supports re-

search at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a national facility

that enables a wide array of internationally collaborative scientific

research in ground-based neutrino astrophysics. The IceCube Neu-

trino Observatory Upgrade project was on schedule and maintained

technical progress during the COVID pandemic, but required ac-

cess to the South Pole was severely curtailed both for people and

cargo. The Committee encourages NSF to continue its support of

this program at the requested levels.

Industrial Innovation and Partnerships.—The Committee recog-

nizes that NSF’s Industrial Innovation and Partnerships programs

have long supported activities in advanced manufacturing of U.S.

steel, and supports the continuation of these activities in fiscal year

2022.

Innovation Corps.—The Committee recognizes the value of trans-

lating basic research for public benefit, and the recommendation in-

cludes $40,000,000 for the Innovation Corps program to continue to

build on the initial successes of its highly innovative public-private

partnership model and recent expansion of the program to addi-

tional academic institutions.

International Ocean Discovery Program.—The recommendation

includes $48,000,000 for the International Ocean Discovery Pro-

gram as requested.

National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics.—The

Committee encourages the National Center for Science and Engi-

neering Statistics (NCSES) to undertake a study to identify, com-

pile, and analyze existing nationwide data, and conduct survey re-

search as necessary, to better understand the national cyber work-

force. The Committee directs NSF to provide the funding necessary

to conduct this study and report to the Committee within 60 days

of enactment of this Act.

National Solar Observatory.—The Committee commends NSF’s

ongoing efforts to partner with academic institutions and the Na-

tional Solar Observatory (NSO) to operate the Richard B. Dunn

Solar Telescope (DST) that provides opportunities for solar astrono-

mers to continue to use DST and its associated instrumentation, in

the continental United States, in addition to the Daniel K. Inouye

Solar Telescope. The Committee encourages NSF to continue its

partnerships to ensure this valuable resource is available for re-

search and educational programs.

Navigating the New Arctic.—The Committee recognizes the crit-

ical need for greater understanding of the impact that Arctic warm-

ing will have on the environmental and socio-economic conditions

of communities along the eastern coast of North America. As NSF

continues the Navigating the New Arctic program, the Committee

urges NSF to address Arctic change in the North Atlantic including

coordination activities, expanded observation networks and other

research infrastructure, and workforce training.

Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) Sciences.—The Com-

mittee supports SBE and recognizes the fundamental importance of

its research for advancing our understanding of human behavior

and its application to a wide range of human systems, including

public health, national defense and security, education and learn-

ing, and the integration of human and machine. SBE funds over

half of our nation’s university-based social and behavioral science

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research but remains the smallest of NSF directorates. The Com-

mittee believes this research provides an evidence-based under-

standing of the human condition, resulting in more-informed pol-

icymaking and better-informed spending on a full range of national

issues. The Committee encourages NSF to continue its support of

these programs.

Sustainable Chemistry Research.—The Committee recognizes the

intent of Congress with enactment of the Sustainable Chemistry

Research and Development Act of 2019, namely, that NSF and

other agencies integrate sustainable chemistry principles and prac-

tices into existing research, development, demonstration, commer-

cialization, education, and public outreach programs and activities

and, where appropriate, expand or create new opportunities for

funding to support such activities. To that end, the recommenda-

tion includes up to $2,500,000 to establish the Sustainable Chem-

istry Basic Research program authorized under section 509 of the

America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C.

1862p–3). NSF shall consult with a broad range of stakeholders

within the chemistry community, including nonprofits, academia,

and industry. NSF is directed to brief the Committee no later than

180 days after enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter on

implementation of the program.

MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

The Committee recommends $249,000,000 for Major Research

Equipment and Facilities Construction, which is $8,000,000 above

the fiscal year 2021 level and equal to the request. The rec-

ommendation includes the following requested amounts: $1,000,000

for enhanced oversight; $90,000,000 for Antarctic Infrastructure

Recapitalization; $36,000,000 for the Large Hadron Collider Up-

grade; $76,250,000 for Mid-scale Research Infrastructure;

$5,000,000 for Regional Class Research Vessels; and $40,750,000

for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. NSF shall continue to provide

quarterly briefings to the Committee on the activities funded in

this account.

Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020

(Astro2020).—NSF funding enables astronomical research in the

U.S., at facilities across the globe, and through its flagship observ-

atories at NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research

Laboratory, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, the Na-

tional Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, and the National Solar

Observatory. NSF should continue its support for existing astro-

nomical facilities in its budget planning, including through its Win-

dows on the Universe Big Idea. As Congress awaits recommenda-

tions from the 2020 Astrophysics and Astronomy Decadal Survey,

the Committee also reiterates its support for preliminary invest-

ments in emerging priority facilities, such as the next generation

Very Large Array and the Extremely Large Telescopes. The Com-

mittee is aware that NSF is providing funding in preparation for

these future facilities, and the Committee encourages NSF to con-

tinue to do so over the coming year.

Infrastructure planning.—The Committee is concerned about

NSF’s planning for the construction and development of the next-

generation of competitive large-scale facilities to support NSF-fund-

ed science disciplines, including ground-based telescopes. Failure to

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plan for the next generation of facilities handicaps the U.S. science

community and risks our nation’s global leadership in science. The

Committee encourages NSF to develop a comprehensive and

prioritized list of large-scale facilities requested by NSF-supported

science disciplines.

EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

The Committee recommends $1,274,270,000 for Education and

Human Resources, which is $319,270,000 above fiscal year 2021

and $13,000,000 below the request. The Committee accepts NSF’s

proposal to consolidate the Graduate Research Fellowship Program

(GRFP) within Education and Human Resources.

Broadening participation programs.—To broaden the participa-

tion of underrepresented populations in STEM education programs

and, ultimately, the STEM workforce, the recommendation pro-

vides for Focused Programs, Geographic Diversity Programs, and

Emphasis Programs that span across both the Research and Re-

lated Activities directorate and the Education and Human Re-

sources directorate including $12,000,000 for Alliances for Grad-

uate Education and the Professoriate; $39,000,000 for Centers for

Research Excellence in Science and Technology; $46,000,000 for

HBCU—Undergraduate Program; $69,500,000 for Louis Stokes Al-

liances for Minority Participation; $67,000,000 for the Robert Noyce

Teacher Scholarship Program; and $21,000,000 for the Tribal Col-

leges and Universities Program. The Improving Undergraduate

STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (IUSE: HSI) pro-

gram, managed and funded equally in the Division of Human Re-

source Development and the Division of Undergraduate Education,

is provided $28,000,000 through each division, for a total of

$56,000,000. Lastly, $45,500,000 is provided for NSF INCLUDES

and $20,500,000 for ADVANCE.

Bioprocessing and Workforce Development.—The Committee rec-

ognizes that the COVID–19 pandemic has underscored the Com-

mittee’s concerns regarding the severe shortage of bioprocess sci-

entists, engineers, technicians, and operators with the training and

skills required to scale up advanced manufacturing processes that

can respond rapidly and efficiently to global outbreaks and

pandemics. Supply chain challenges—including cold storage, trans-

portation and the time-sensitive nature of delivery—are just a sam-

pling of the challenges facing the public health community. The

Committee strongly believes that to maintain global leadership in

the areas of biologics, advanced vaccines, and cell and gene thera-

pies, increased investments to enhance the capacity of bioproc-

essing training facilities with integrated hands-on academic edu-

cation, industry training, and workforce development are critical.

Therefore, the Committee directs NSF to make investments pro-

moting transdisciplinary workforce development, through training

and education programs in the bioprocessing field to address the

workforce gap and promote American ingenuity in this rapidly

evolving field. The Committee strongly encourages NSF to look to

institutions of higher education that have successfully dem-

onstrated national and international collaborations when providing

resources for these initiatives.

CyberCorps, Scholarships for Service.—No less than

$70,000,000 is provided, of which up to $6,500,000 should be used

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to continue work with community colleges that have a strong pro-

gram in cybersecurity, either standalone or in collaboration with a

4-year institution, as demonstrated by the National Security Agen-

cy and the Department of Homeland Security designation as a Cen-

ter of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Cyber De-

fense 2-year education, or equivalent evidence.

The National Science Foundation is encouraged to use the addi-

tional funding to increase the number of scholarships awarded at

participating institutions and to increase the number of institutions

that receive grants to participate in the program.

IUSE Program.—The Committee supports the Improving Under-

graduate STEM Education (IUSE) Program, and the recommenda-

tion provides no less than $90,000,000 for program activities.

Marine and Ocean Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Pol-

icy.—The Committee recognizes the dearth of minority students

and faculty studying and teaching in the areas of Marine and

Ocean Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Policy and encour-

ages NSF to invest in programs that enable a robust academic en-

vironment for underrepresented minorities in these fields. NSF’s

Division of Graduate Education should convene leaders from Mi-

nority Serving Institutions, other graduate-level institutions, and

Marine Institutes to conceptualize and establish programs that will

grow the pipeline of underrepresented minorities in the aforemen-

tioned areas.

Quantum Computing at MSIs.—The Committee encourages NSF

to continue support for quantum information science and engineer-

ing and especially collaborations with Minority Serving Institutions

that are helping to train a quantum-ready workforce. This will help

to grow U.S. national competitiveness in quantum information

sciences by ensuring a diverse ready workforce is being developed

as mandated in the Quantum Initiative Act (Public Law 115–368).

AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT

The Committee recommends $390,017,000 for Agency Operations

and Award Management, which is $44,377,000 above fiscal year

2021 and $78,280,000 below the request.

OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

The Committee recommends $4,600,000 for the National Science

Board, which is $100,000 over fiscal year 2021 and equal to the re-

quest.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Committee recommends $20,420,000 for the Office of Inspec-

tor General, which is $2,570,000 above fiscal year 2021 and the

equal to the request.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The bill includes a provision that establishes thresholds for the

transfer of funds.

The bill includes a provision regarding notification prior to acqui-

sition or disposal of certain assets.

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TITLE IV

RELATED AGENCIES

OMMISSION ON

IVIL

IGHTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $13,000,000 for the Commission on

Civil Rights, which is $500,000 above fiscal year 2021 and equal to

the request. Within the amounts provided, $1,000,000 is for the

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. The Com-

mission on Civil Rights is directed to provide a spend plan for the

funds for this Commission, not later than 60 days after the date

of enactment of this Act.

Field Hearings.—The Commission is encouraged to conduct field

hearings on priority topic areas such as the treatment and diver-

sion of mentally ill persons in our Nation’s criminal justice system.

The Commission should also consider investigating the related civil

rights implications and disparate impacts of remote learning on the

educational system during COVID–19.

Policing Reform.—The Committee commends the Commission for

its report, Police Use of Force: An Examination of Modern Policing

Practices, and directs the Commission to continue disseminating

the findings and recommendations on constitutional policing reform

found in that report and other related Commission reports.

Donations.—The Committee includes bill language granting the

Commission the authority to accept donations to carry out its mis-

sion, similar to authority provided to 45 other Federal agencies.

The Commission shall provide the Committee quarterly updates on

all gifts and donations, as well as the terms of, and specific activi-

ties funded by, the gift or donation. Additionally, anticipated fund-

ing from gifts or donations shall be included in the Commission’s

annual spending plan submitted to the Committee pursuant to sec-

tion 528 of this Act.

QUAL

MPLOYMENT

PPORTUNITY

OMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $445,933,000 for the Equal Employ-

ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which is $41,443,000 above

fiscal year 2021 and equal to the request. This increase will allow

the EEOC to continue its prioritization of the enforcement of Fed-

eral anti-discrimination laws and to pursue litigation and strategic

initiatives quickly and aggressively. In addition, funding is pro-

vided to increase front-line and investigative staff to reduce wait

times for intake appointments, provide live help via the hotlines,

modernize information technology, and improve the EEOC’s meth-

ods of data collection, reporting, and access. The Committee directs

the EEOC to provide a detailed hiring plan, organized by fiscal

quarter, within 30 days of enactment of this Act.

EEOC Training Resources on Workplace Harassment and Dis-

crimination.—The EEOC is directed to engage in education and

outreach activities, including providing training and technical as-

sistance, for those with rights and responsibilities under employ-

ment antidiscrimination laws. Within the increased funding pro-

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vided, the Committee expects the EEOC to develop and dissemi-

nate resource materials on comprehensive trainings to foster re-

spectful workplaces free of harassment and discrimination, includ-

ing best practices and training resources that address the needs of

a diverse set of workplaces. The EEOC is directed to increase pub-

lic awareness regarding access to workplace trainings, in addition

to educating the public about the EEOC’s overall work on this sub-

ject, including detailed information on how to report instances of

harassment or discrimination. Resources and public education cam-

paigns should be made available in multiple languages. The EEOC

is directed to submit to the Committee, not later than 60 days after

the date of enactment of this Act, a detailed plan and schedule for

implementing these efforts.

Summary of Equal Pay Data and Report.—The Committee is

looking forward to the final report from the Committee on National

Statistics (CNSTAT) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engi-

neering, and Medicine. CNSTAT is evaluating the quality and util-

ity of data collected from U.S. employers by the EEOC through the

EEO–1 Project, regarding compensation and hours worked. The

Committee expects a thorough, transparent review of the data and

looks forward to receiving the report upon completion no later than

December 2021.

Nondiscrimination report.—The Committee looks forward to re-

ceiving the report mandated by the Explanatory Statement accom-

panying Public Law 116–133, which directed the EEOC, in con-

sultation with the Office of Management and Budget and Office of

Personnel Management, to report on its efforts to prevent discrimi-

nation in the awarding of Federal grants, cooperative agreements,

and other assistance.

NTERNATIONAL

RADE

OMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $118,500,000 for the International

Trade Commission (ITC), which is $15,500,000 above both the fis-

cal year 2021 enacted amount and the President’s budget request.

The recommendation includes full funding for all information tech-

nology requirements, as requested.

The Committee recognizes that under the Trade Promotion Au-

thority reauthorized in 2015 by the Bipartisan Congressional Trade

Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–26), the

ITC is required to produce an assessment of the potential economic

impact of trade agreements no later than 105 calendar days after

such agreements are signed. The Committee recognizes the impor-

tance of this work in prior trade agreements.

EGAL

ERVICES

ORPORATION

PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

The Committee recommends $600,000,000 for the Legal Services

Corporation (LSC), which is $135,000,000 above fiscal year 2021

and equal to the request.

LSC is a nonprofit corporation established to promote equal ac-

cess to justice and to provide grants for high-quality civil legal as-

sistance to low-income persons. LSC grants help the most vulner-

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able people, including thousands of low-income individuals, vet-

erans, children, families, and seniors with civil legal assistance

with matters addressing family law, including domestic violence,

child support, and custody, as well as with housing matters, includ-

ing evictions and foreclosures. The recommended funding level in-

cludes $557,400,000 for basic field grants, an increase of

$131,900,000 above fiscal year 2021. The increased funding will en-

able LSC’s grantees to expand their outreach and assist more low-

income Americans. With State, local, pro bono, and private sources

underfunded, LSC is critical to closing the access-to-justice gap.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

—

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

The bill continues certain restrictions on the uses of LSC fund-

ing. In addition, the bill adopts the proposal to amend the require-

ment in Section 1007(c) of the LSC Act regarding certain require-

ments of the Governing Bodies of LSC Recipients.

ARINE

AMMAL

OMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee provides $4,000,000 for the Marine Mammal

Commission to continue the critical work of the Commission to pro-

tect these important species.

FFICE OF THE

NITED

TATES

RADE

EPRESENTATIVE

The Committee recommends $72,800,000 for the Office of the

U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), which is $2,800,000 above fiscal

year 2021 and $200,000 below the request. The Committee notes

that Title IX of the United States-Mexico-Canada Implementation

(USMCA) Act (Public Law 116–113) included $90,000,000 in sup-

plemental appropriations available to USTR for obligation until fis-

cal year 2023. The Committee reminds USTR of the quarterly ex-

penditure reports directed in House Report 116–101. The Com-

mittee directs the continuation of these reports for fiscal year 2022

and expects the inclusion of all funds provided to USTR, including

supplemental appropriations, in its reports to the Committee, in-

cluding information on staffing that supports the implementation of

the USMCA.

Bilateral Trade Agreements.—As the USTR continues multiple

and simultaneous bilateral trade agreement discussions on behalf

of the United States with various countries, including China and

India, the Committee encourages USTR to continue to prioritize

key U.S. export markets to ensure U.S. exporters are treated fairly,

and where applicable, USTR is encouraged to prioritize resources

to monitor compliance with trade obligations and enforce terms of

such agreements. The Committee supports USTR’s work to provide

equitable market access for United States exports, including Amer-

ican-produced boric acid and America-grown almonds, pistachios,

and walnuts, in India, and fresh citrus and other specialty crops,

in China, and urges USTR to continue to prioritize fair treatment

for American companies and enforcement of all of our trading part-

ners’ obligations. Further, USTR is directed to consult with the ap-

propriate authorizing Committees, including the House Committee

on Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee, regarding the

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inclusion of language related to Section 230 of the Communications

Decency Act (Public Law 104–104) in any current trade or future

trade agreement negotiations.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $57,800,000 for the salaries and ex-

penses of USTR to support its current services and additional fund-

ing to support efforts to onboard additional staff.

TRADE ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

The Committee recommends $15,000,000, as requested, which is

to be derived from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund, for trade

enforcement activities authorized by the Trade Facilitation and

Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–125).

TATE

USTICE

NSTITUTE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $7,600,000 for the State Justice In-

stitute, which is $600,000 above fiscal year 2021.

The additional funding is provided to enhance the Institute’s ef-

forts to help State courts address the unique challenges of the

opioid epidemic, mental health issues, juvenile justice, child abuse,

and technology in state courts.

TITLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Section 501 prohibits the use of funds for publicity or propaganda

purposes unless expressly authorized by law.

Section 502 prohibits any appropriation contained in this Act

from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal

year unless expressly authorized.

Section 503 provides that the expenditure of any appropriation

contained in this Act for any consulting service through procure-

ment contracts shall be limited to those contracts where such ex-

penditures are a matter of public record and available for public in-

spection, except where otherwise provided under existing law or

under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.

Section 504 provides that if any provision of this Act or the appli-

cation of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held

invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of other provi-

sions shall not be affected.

Section 505 prohibits a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates

or initiates a new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a pro-

gram, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any

means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied

or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or

renames offices, programs, or activities; (6) contracts out or

privatizes any function or activity presently performed by Federal

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employees; (7) augments funds for existing programs, projects, or

activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or

reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, project, or activity,

or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any gen-

eral savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel,

which would result in a change in existing programs, projects, or

activities as approved by Congress, unless the House and Senate

Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of

such reprogramming of funds.

Section 506 provides that if it is determined that any person in-

tentionally affixes a ‘‘Made in America’’ label to any product that

was not made in America that person shall not be eligible to re-

ceive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available

in this Act. The section further provides that to the extent prac-

ticable, with respect to purchases of promotional items, funds made

available under this Act shall be used to purchase items manufac-

tured, produced, or assembled in the United States or its territories

or possessions.

Section 507 requires quarterly reporting on the status of bal-

ances of appropriations.

Section 508 provides that any costs incurred by a department or

agency funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, per-

sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in this Act,

or, for the Department of Commerce, from actions taken for the

care and protection of loan collateral or grant property, shall be ab-

sorbed within the budgetary resources available to the department

or agency, and provides transfer authority between appropriation

accounts to carry out this provision, subject to reprogramming pro-

cedures.

Section 509 prohibits funds made available in this Act from being

used to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products

or to seek the reduction or removal of foreign restrictions on the

marketing of tobacco products, except for restrictions that are not

applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type.

This provision is not intended to impact routine international trade

services to all U.S. citizens, including the processing of applications

to establish foreign trade zones.

Section 510 limits the obligation of receipts deposited into the

Crime Victims Fund to $2,600,000,000 during fiscal year 2022. The

language also provides for a Tribal set-aside.

Section 511 prohibits the use of Department of Justice funds for

programs that discriminate against or denigrate the religious or

moral beliefs of students participating in such programs.

Section 512 prohibits the transfer of funds made available in this

Act to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United

States Government, except for transfers made by, or pursuant to

authorities provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.

Section 513 requires the Inspectors General of the Departments

of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-

ministration, the National Science Foundation, and the Legal Serv-

ices Corporation to conduct reviews of activities funded in this Act

and requires certifications regarding conflicts of interest.

Section 514 prohibits funds for acquisition of certain information

systems unless the acquiring department or agency has reviewed

and assessed certain risks. Any acquisition of such an information

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system is contingent upon the development of a risk mitigation

strategy and a determination that the acquisition is in the national

interest. Each department or agency covered by this section shall

consult with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other

relevant agencies when reviewing supply chain risks and making

a determination that the acquisition is in the national interest.

Each department or agency covered by this section is directed to

ensure it is following the criteria established by the FBI and the

National Institute of Standards and Technology when acquiring or

renewing certain information systems. Each department or agency

covered under this section shall submit a quarterly report to the

Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate describing

reviews and assessments of risk made pursuant to this section and

any associated findings or determinations.

Section 515 prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act

to support or justify the use of torture by any official or contract

employee of the United States Government.

Section 516 prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act

to include certain language in trade agreements.

Section 517 prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act

to authorize or issue a national security letter (NSL) in contraven-

tion of certain laws authorizing the FBI to issue NSLs.

Section 518 requires congressional notification regarding any

project within the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the Na-

tional Science Foundation or the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration totaling more than $75,000,000 that has cost in-

creases of 10 percent or more.

Section 519 deems funds for intelligence or intelligence related

activities as authorized by Congress during fiscal year 2022 until

the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year

2022.

Section 520 prohibits contracts or grant awards in excess of

$5,000,000 unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies

that the organization has filed all Federal tax returns, has not

been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986, and has no unpaid Federal tax assessment.

(RESCISSIONS)

Section 521 provides for rescissions of unobligated balances from

the Department of Justice.

Section 522 prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act

for the purchase of first class or premium air travel in contraven-

tion of certain Federal regulations.

Section 523 prohibits the use of funds, under certain cir-

cumstances, to pay for the attendance of more than 50 department

or agency employees, who are stationed in the United States, at

any single conference outside the United States.

Section 524 requires tracking and reporting of undisbursed bal-

ances in expired grant accounts.

Section 525 requires funds, to the extent practicable, to be used

to purchase light bulbs that are ‘‘Energy Star’’ qualified or have the

‘‘Federal Energy Management Program’’ designation.

Section 526 prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act

by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the

Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) or the National

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Space Council (NSC) to engage in bilateral activities with China or

a Chinese-owned company unless the activities are authorized by

subsequent legislation or NASA, OSTP or NSC after consultation

with the Federal Bureau of Investigation have made a certification

pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of this section.

Section 527 prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act

to establish or maintain a computer network that does not block

pornography, except for law enforcement or victim assistance pur-

poses.

Section 528 requires each department and agency funded in the

bill to submit spending plans.

Section 529 prohibits funds to pay for award or incentive fees for

contractors with below satisfactory performance or performance

that fails to meet the basic requirements of the contract.

Section 530 prohibits funds from being used by the Department

of Justice or Drug Enforcement Administration in contravention of

section 7606 of Agricultural Act of 2014.

Section 531 prohibits the Department of Justice from preventing

certain States and territories from implementing State or territory

laws regarding the use of medical marijuana.

Section 532 requires a quarterly report from the Department of

Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,

and the National Science Foundation on official travel to China.

Section 533 requires not less than 10 percent of the funds pro-

vided for certain programs be provided to persistent poverty coun-

ties or any Territory or possession of the United States.

Section 534 requires a report regarding construction of a new

headquarters for the FBI.

OUSE OF

EPRESENTATIVES

EPORTING

EQUIREMENTS

The following materials are submitted in accordance with various

requirements of the Rules of the House of Representatives:

FULL COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House

of Representatives, the results of each roll call vote on an amend-

ment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those

voting for and those voting against, are printed below:

[To be added.]

TATEMENT OF

ENERAL

ERFORMANCE

OALS AND

BJECTIVES

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House

of Representatives, the following is a statement of general perform-

ance goals and objectives for which this measure authorizes fund-

ing: The Committee on Appropriations considers program perform-

ance, including a program’s success in developing and attaining

outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing funding rec-

ommendations.

ESCISSIONS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House

of Representatives, the following table is submitted describing the

rescissions recommended in the accompanying bill:

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Department of Justice:

Working Capital Fund ....................................................................... $108,400,000

Office of Justice Programs ................................................................. 90,000,000

Community Oriented Policing Services ............................................ 15,000,000

Office on Violence Against Women ................................................... 15,000,000

ISCLOSURE OF

ARMARKS AND

ONGRESSIONALLY

IRECTED

PENDING

TEMS

The following table is submitted in compliance with clause 9 of

rule XXI, and lists the congressional earmarks (as defined in para-

graph (e) of clause 9) contained in the bill or in this report. Neither

the bill nor the report contain any limited tax benefits or limited

tariff benefits as defined in paragraphs (f) or (g) of clause 9 of rule

XXI.

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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES

[Community Project Funding Items]

Agency Account Recipient Location Project

House

Amount

House

Requestor(s)

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... Columbia River Inter Tribal Fish

Commission.

Portland, OR ..... Upgrade and Expand the Coastal Margin Observa-

tion and Prediction Program.

$760,000 Bonamici

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... Alabama State Port Authority ...... Mobile, AL ......... Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS)

Sensors, Port of Mobile.

$233,000 Carl

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... University of Hawai’i .................... Kaneohe, HI ....... Moku o Lo’e Marine Laboratory Refuge Eco-Friendly

Sea Wall Research.

$200,000 Case

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... The Hawai’I Department of Land

and Natural Resources, Divi-

sion of Aquatic Resources.

Honolulu, HI ...... Waikiki Marine Life Conservation District Coral

Restoration.

$415,000 Case

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... George Mason University .............. Fairfax, VA ........ Virginia Climate Center ........................................... $1,979,000 Connolly

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... University of South Florida ........... St. Petersburg,

FL.

Observing Infrastructure to Address Flooding Risks

due to Climate Change at the Community Level.

$2,000,000 Crist

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... Florida International University .... Miami, FL .......... Aquarius Coral Reef Observatory ............................. $1,135,000 Diaz-Balart; Gimenez

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... Texas State University .................. San Marcos, TX Texas State University Meadows Center Climate

Change Impact on Water Initiative.

$2,000,000 Doggett

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... The Marine Mammal Center ......... Sausalito, Cali-

fornia.

Emergency Marine Mammal Field Response, Re-

search, and Rehabilitation.

$500,000 Huffman

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... Greater Farallones Association ..... San Francisco,

CA.

Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Kelp

Recovery.

$500,000 Huffman

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... Oceans Initiative .......................... Seattle, WA ....... Targeted Acoustic Startle Technology (TAST) at the

Ballard Locks.

$322,000 Jayapal

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... The Nature Conservancy Hawai’i Honolulu, Hawaii Putting People to Work Supporting Community-

Based Co-Management of Coastal Resources in

Hawai’i.

$500,000 Kahele

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... Northern Illinois University ........... Dekalb, IL .......... Understanding and Mitigating Future Weather and

Climate Risks to Agriculture.

$660,000 Kinzinger

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... University of Rhode Island ........... Kingston, RI ...... University of Rhode Island Integrated Plastics Re-

search.

$1,000,000 Langevin

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... The Regents of the University of

California, Scripps Institute of

Oceanography.

La Jolla, CA ....... Mobile LiDAR System ............................................... $800,000 Levin (CA)

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... San Jose State University Re-

search Foundation.

San Jose, CA ..... Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center .............. $1,150,000 Lofgren

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House

Amount

House

Requestor(s)

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... Waterfront Alliance, Inc. ............... New York, NY .... Flushing Meadows Corona Park: A Hub for Climate

Resilience.

$531,000 Meng

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... Coastal Preservation Network ...... College Point,

NY.

Restoration & Stabilization of Two On-Water Plat-

forms on Flushing Bay.

$263,000 Ocasio-Cortez

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... NOAA’s James J. Howard Marine

Sciences Laboratory at Sandy

Hook.

Highlands, NJ .... Social and Ecological Resilience Projects for New

Jersey Coasts and Oceans.

$480,000 Pallone

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... San Diego Unified Port District .... San Diego, CA ... Habitat-Friendly Shoreline Structures ...................... $1,000,000 Peters

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... University of Maine ...................... Orono, ME ......... Maine Climate Coordination Center ........................ $990,000 Pingree

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries

Science Center.

Augusta, ME ..... Planning for the Future of Maine’s Lobster Fishery

and Right Whale Protections.

$200,000 Pingree

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... University of Wisconsin-Madison,

Space Science and Engineering

Center.

Madison, WI ...... Next Generation Scanning High-Resolution Inter-

ferometer Sounder (S–HIS) Aircraft Instrument.

$1,200,000 Pocan

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... Town of Hempstead, New York .... Hempstead, NY Marine Nature Study Area ....................................... $130,000 Rice (NY)

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... Florida International University .... Miami, FL .......... Greater Biscayne Bay Harmful Algae Bloom Moni-

toring Program.

$2,000,000 Salazar

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... Museum of Science, Inc. .............. Miami, FL .......... National Center for Education and Conservation of

Florida’s Coral Reef.

$1,150,000 Salazar

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... Washington Department of Fish

and Wildlife.

Olympia, WA ...... Columbia River Pinniped Removal .......................... $892,000 Schrader; Herrera Beutler

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... Oregon Department of Fish and

Wildlife.

Newport, OR ...... Whale Entanglement Risk Reduction Research ...... $100,000 Schrader

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... The Nurture Nature Center ........... Easton, PA ........ CREATE Resilience Research and Community

Learning Hub.

$140,000 Wild

DOC NOAA–ORF ......... University of Alaska Anchorage ... Homer, AK ......... Engaging Diverse Communities in Stewardship of

Wild Salmon in Cook Inlet.

$750,000 Young

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Sparks ............................... Sparks, NV ........ First Responder Radio Equipment ........................... $1,000,000 Amodei

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of West Wendover ................. West Wendover,

NV.

Police Interoperability Equipment ............................ $376,000 Amodei

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Elk Grove .......................... Elk Grove, CA .... Elk Grove Police Department Communications Cen-

ter Equipment.

$520,000 Bera

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Pinellas County Government ........ Clearwater, FL ... Pinellas County Consolidated Computer Aided Dis-

patch (CAD) System.

$1,750,000 Bilirakis

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DOJ COPS Tech ........ Village of East Alton .................... East Alton, IL .... East Alton Law Enforcement Cameras .................... $25,000 Bost

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Prince George’s County Govern-

ment.

Prince George’s

County, MD.

Mobile Camera System ............................................ $442,000 Brown

DOJ COPS Tech ........ San Luis Obispo County ............... San Luis Obispo

County, CA.

County of San Luis Obispo Public Safety Commu-

nication System.

$5,600,000 Carbajal

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Monroeville ........................ Monroeville, AL .. Monroeville Police Department Security Cameras ... $125,000 Carl

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Wilkes-Barre ..................... Wilkes-Barre, PA City of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania’s Community

Policing Technology and Equipment Initiative.

$2,100,000 Cartwright

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Tampa ............................... Tampa, FL ......... COPS Technology Enhancement ............................... $382,000 Castor (FL)

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Hamilton County Department of

Communications.

Cincinnati, OH .. Hamilton County P25 Radio System Enhancement $1,600,000 Chabot

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Norwich Police Department .......... Norwich, CT ....... Norwich Police Department Computer Aided Dis-

patch and Records Management System.

$700,000 Courtney

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Coos County .................................. Coos County, OR Coos County Emergency Radio Communications

System.

$231,000 DeFazio

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Montgomery County Sheriff’s Of-

fice.

Montgomery

County, NY.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office License Plate

Reader.

$25,000 Delgado

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Glendale ............................ Glendale, AZ ..... Glendale 911 Communication Center Upgrades ..... $480,000 Gallego

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Alamo ................................ Alamo, TX .......... City of Alamo Police Radio Equipment ................... $540,000 Gonzalez, Vicente (TX)

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Vancouver ......................... Vancouver, WA .. City of Vancouver Police Camera Program ............. $1,500,000 Herrera Beutler

DOJ COPS Tech ........ SouthCom Combined Dispatch

Center.

Matteson, IL ...... SouthCom Technology Upgrades .............................. $276,000 Kelly (IL)

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Nevada County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment.

Nevada City, CA Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Radio Infrastruc-

ture Improvements.

$4,800,000 LaMalfa

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Town of Paradise .......................... Paradise, CA ..... Upgraded Radios for Paradise Police Department .. $615,000 LaMalfa

DOJ COPS Tech ........ South Beaver Township Police De-

partment.

South Beaver

Township, PA.

South Beaver Township Police Department Com-

munication System Improvement Project.

$224,000 Lamb

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Oceanside Police Department ...... Oceanside, CA ... In-Car Camera System ............................................ $587,000 Levin (CA)

DOJ COPS Tech ........ County of Northampton ................ Northampton

County, VA.

Eastern Shore of Virginia’s Regional Public Safety

Radio Communications System.

$8,245,000 Luria

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Union County, New Jersey ............ Union County, NJ Union County, New Jersey, Law Enforcement Inter-

operable Communications Expansion and Up-

grades.

$1,270,000 Malinowski

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Greensboro ........................ Greensboro, NC Computer Aided Dispatch System Replacement for

the City of Greensboro, NC.

$3,000,000 Manning

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Winston-Salem, NC ........... Winston-Salem,

NC.

Winston-Salem Police Department Real Time Crime

Center Technology Upgrades.

$273,000 Manning

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Saint Paul ......................... Saint Paul, MN Saint Paul Police Department Portable Radio Re-

placement.

$2,000,000 McCollum

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Amount

House

Requestor(s)

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Huntington ........................ Huntington, WV Nationally Integrated Ballistic Information Network

(NIBIN) Terminal.

$219,000 Miller (WV)

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Gary Police Department ................ Gary, IN ............. Technology Upgrades—Gary Police Department ..... $500,000 Mrvan

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Monrovia ........................... Monrovia, CA ..... Monrovia Public Safety Critical Communications

Replacement Project.

$843,000 Napolitano

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Camden County Police Depart-

ment.

Camden County,

NJ.

Cameras to Monitor Illegal Dumping ...................... $500,000 Norcross

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Manchester Police Department .... Manchester, NH Manchester Gunshot Recognition Technology ......... $300,000 Pappas

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Strafford County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment.

Strafford County,

NH.

Strafford County Sheriff Radio Systems .................. $752,000 Pappas

DOJ COPS Tech ........ The Borough of Leonia ................. Leonia, NJ ......... The Strengthening Public Safety Communications

Project.

$250,000 Pascrell

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Chicago Police Department .......... Chicago, IL ........ Chicago Integrated Intelligence Strategy Program

Equipment.

$500,000 Quigley

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Westmoreland County Department

of Public Safety.

Greensburg, PA Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety

Backup 9-1-1.

$528,000 Reschenthaler

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Johnson County Fiscal Court ........ Paintsville, KY ... Johnson County First Responder Communications

Project.

$859,000 Rogers (KY)

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Clinton Police Department Clinton, NC ....... Radio Upgrades and Repeater Placement .............. $173,000 Rouzer

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Marion County—Finance Depart-

ment.

Marion County,

OR.

Marion County Public Safety Radio System Up-

grade and Repairs.

$1,200,000 Schrader

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Suffolk .............................. Suffolk, VA ........ Suffolk Emergency Communication Center Com-

puter Aided Dispatching (CAD) and Police

Records Management System (RMS) Replace-

ment.

$3,492,000 Scott (VA)

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Union City Police Department ...... Union City, NJ ... Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) for a Safer Union

City.

$1,100,000 Sires

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Waterford Township Police De-

partment.

Waterford, MI .... 911 Dispatch-Emergency Operations Center Tech-

nology Upgrades.

$250,000 Stevens

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Fremont ............................. Fremont, CA ...... City of Fremont Emergency Dispatch System ......... $250,000 Swalwell

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Pomona—Police Depart-

ment.

Pomona, CA ...... Police Radio Upgrades ............................................. $3,404,000 Torres (CA)

DOJ COPS Tech ........ City of Lemoore ............................ Lemoore, CA ...... City of Lemoore Police Dispatch .............................. $1,000,000 Valadao

DOJ COPS Tech ........ Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office .. Hillsdale, MI ...... Communication Technology Improvement ............... $210,000 Walberg

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DOJ COPS Tech ........ Chittenden County Public Safety

Authority.

Chittenden

County, VT.

Chittenden County Public Safety Authority Regional

Dispatch Center—Equipment.

$750,000 Welch

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Charlotte ........................... Charlotte, NC .... Cure Violence Charlotte Implementation ................. $1,000,000 Adams

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Rialto ................................ Rialto, CA .......... City of Rialto Body-Worn Camera Upgrade ............. $700,000 Aguilar

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Southern Methodist University ..... Dallas, TX ......... Combatting Human Trafficking ............................... $1,187,000 Allred

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Omaha .............................. Omaha, NE ........ Encompass Omaha: A Hospital-based Violence

Intervention Program.

$527,000 Bacon

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Mansfield Division of Po-

lice.

Mansfield, OH ... City of Mansfield Division of Police Gun-shot De-

tection Program.

$50,000 Balderson

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Morrow County Sheriff’s Office .... Mt. Gilead, OH .. Morrow County Sheriff’s Office Radio Communica-

tions System.

$288,000 Balderson

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Menifee County Sheriff’s Office ... Frenchburg, KY Menifee County Schools Security Project ................. $529,000 Barr

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Toberman Neighborhood Center ... San Pedro, CA ... Toberman Neighborhood Center San Pedro Violence

Interruption through Gang Deterrence Program.

$1,000,000 Diaz Barraga

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... A New Way of Life ........................ Los Angeles, CA A New Way of Life Safe Homes—Women’s Reentry

and Economic Development Initiative.

$250,000 Bass

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade,

Black United Fund, Inc..

Los Angeles, CA Brotherhood Crusade and 2nd Call: Answering the

Second Call—A Holistic, Culturally-Responsive,

Trauma-Informed Re-Entry Program.

$220,000 Bass

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... The Connie Rice Institute for

Urban Peace.

Los Angeles, CA Urban Peace Institute and Chapter TWO: South Los

Angeles Peace Ambassadors.

$220,000 Bass

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Young Women’s Christian Asso-

ciation of Greater Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, CA YWCA Greater Los Angeles Sexual Assault Re-

sponse Team Project (SART).

$300,000 Bass

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... CHOICES for Victims of Domestic

Violence, dba LSS CHOICES.

Worthington, OH Safe Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence ....... $750,000 Beatty

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Huckleberry House, Inc. ................ Columbus, OH ... Central Ohio Youth Homelessness Support for Vic-

tims of Crime.

$610,000 Beatty

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Alexandria (VA) ................. Alexandria, VA ... Pilot Deployment of Body-Worn Cameras in the Al-

exandria Police Department.

$600,000 Beyer

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Pinellas County Justice Center ..... Clearwater, FL ... Pinellas County Intercept Unit ................................. $200,000 Bilirakis

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... U.S. Institute Against Human

Trafficking.

Tampa, FL ......... Combatting Human Trafficking in the State of

Florida.

$750,000 Bilirakis

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Pelham, Georgia ............... Pelham, GA ....... City of Pelham—Radio Communications System

Upgrade.

$225,000 Bishop (GA)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Portland ............................ Portland, OR ..... City of Portland Violence Prevention Outreach ....... $200,000 Blumenauer

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Delaware Criminal Justice Council Wilmington, DE Statewide Body-Worn Camera Project ..................... $1,600,000 Blunt Rochester

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Delaware Criminal Justice Council Wilmington, DE Statewide Violence Reduction Project ..................... $1,900,000 Blunt Rochester

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Forsyth County Government .......... Forsyth County,

GA.

Forsyth County Substance Abuse and Intervention

Program.

$90,000 Bourdeaux

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Amount

House

Requestor(s)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Forsyth County Government .......... Forsyth County,

GA.

Crisis Intervention Team .......................................... $235,000 Bourdeaux

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Lutheran Settlement House .......... Philadelphia, PA Strengthening Supports for Victims of Domestic

Violence.

$125,000 Boyle

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Mothers in Charge ........................ Philadelphia, PA Mothers In Charge Prevention, Intervention and

Education (PIE).

$100,000 Boyle

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... County of Ventura ........................ Ventura County,

CA.

Ventura County Cold Case and Sexual Assault In-

vestigation.

$950,000 Brownley

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... University of South Alabama ....... Mobile, AL ......... Department Community-Based Crisis Intervention

Training and Support for Primary Responders.

$500,000 Carl

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Indianapolis ...................... Indianapolis, IN Mental Health Diversion Program ............................ $1,000,000 Carson

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Marion County Prosecutors Office Marion County,

IN.

Marion County Prosecutor’s Office Second Chance

Workshops.

$96,000 Carson

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Bell County ................................... Bell County, TX Bell County Sheriff’s Department 2021 Equipment

Modernization Plan.

$1,563,000 Carter (TX)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Belton ............................... Belton, TX ......... City of Belton Public Safety Equipment .................. $374,000 Carter (TX)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Lackawanna County Government Lackawanna

County, PA.

Lackawanna County Gun and Gang Reduction and

Intelligence Project (GGRIP).

$2,000,000 Cartwright

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Graham County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment.

Robbinsville, NC Graham County In-Car Radios for Patrol Cars ....... $91,000 Cawthorn

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Graham County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment.

Robbinsville, NC Graham County Sheriff Body-Worn Camera Project $53,000 Cawthorn

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Safelight, Inc. ............................... Hendersonville,

NC.

Safelight Child Advocacy Center ............................. $300,000 Cawthorn

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Family Service of Rhode Island

(FSRI).

Providence, RI ... Police Go Team Critical Services and Expansion .... $413,000 Cicilline

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of New York, Office to Pre-

vent Gun Violence.

New York, NY .... Crisis Management System (CMS) .......................... $3,000,000 Clarke (NY)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Kansas City, Missouri Health De-

partment.

Kansas City, MO Aim4Peace Hospital-based Violence Intervention

Program.

$250,000 Cleaver

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Lower Richland Alumni Founda-

tion.

Columbia, SC .... The Lower Richland Alumni Foundation Community

Cares Project.

$800,000 Clyburn

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DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Cocaine and Alcohol Awareness

Program, Incorporated.

Memphis, TN ..... Cocaine and Alcohol Awareness Program, Incor-

porated (CAAP, Inc) Community Corrections Pro-

gram.

$671,000 Cohen

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Orange County .............................. Orange County,

CA.

Coordinated Reentry Center—Programs and Serv-

ices.

$5,000,000 Correa

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Fresno Police Department Fresno, CA ......... Advance Peace Fresno—Violence Prevention and

Intervention Program.

$300,000 Costa

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Clearwater, Florida ........... Clearwater, FL ... Clearwater Police Department Mental Health Co-

Responder Program.

$144,000 Crist

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Largo, FL ........................... Largo, FL ........... Police Officers Body-Worn Cameras for Largo Po-

lice Department.

$230,000 Crist

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Village of Maywood ...................... Village of May-

wood, IL.

Maywood Alternative Policing Strategies, Junior

(MAPS, JR).

$621,000 Davis, Danny K. (IL)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... JEVS Human Services ................... Philadelphia, PA The Choice is Yours ................................................. $400,000 Dean

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of New Haven ........................ New Haven, CT New Haven Community Crisis Response Team

(NH–CCRT).

$2,000,000 DeLauro

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Community Leaders Roundtable

of Seattle, d.b.a. CHOOSE 180.

Burien, WA ........ Snohomish County Community-Based Diversion

with CHOOSE 180.

$246,000 DelBene

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Samadhi Center Inc. .................... Kingston, NY ..... Samadhi Center SNUGS Program ............................ $430,000 Delgado

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Broward County Sheriff’s Office ... Broward County,

FL.

Broward County Mental Health Diversion Project ... $563,000 Deutch

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Deerfield Beach, Florida ... Deerfield Beach,

FL.

Security Technology Enhancements ......................... $595,000 Deutch

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Eastern Michigan University ........ Ypsilanti, MI ..... Prisoner Reentry Services ........................................ $250,000 Dingell

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Educate Youth Ypsilanti ............... Ypsilanti, MI ..... Police Community Relations Training Program ....... $149,000 Dingell

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of El Paso ............................. El Paso, TX ....... El Paso Police Department Body-Worn Camera Pro-

gram.

$525,000 Escobar

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... County of El Paso, Texas ............. El Paso County,

TX.

The Crisis Intervention Team ................................... $2,015,000 Escobar

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Simi Valley ........................ Simi Valley, CA Simi Valley Radio Replacement ............................... $1,000,000 Garcia (CA)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Homestead Police Department ..... Homestead, FL .. Homestead Police Department Body-Worn Camera

Program.

$750,000 Gimenez

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Miami-Dade Police Department ... Doral, FL ........... Operation Safe Ride—Public Safety Program ........ $2,010,000 Gimenez

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Bexar County Sheriff’s Office ....... San Antonio, TX Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Animal Cruelty Inves-

tigations Unit.

$82,000 Gonzales, Tony (TX)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... San Antonino Police Department San Antonio, TX San Antonio Mental Health Unit Expansion ............ $1,000,000 Gonzales, Tony (TX)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of McAllen ............................. Mcallen, TX ....... City of Mcallen Police Forensics Equipment ........... $250,000 Gonzalez, Vicente (TX)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Municipality of Utuado ................. Utuado, PR ........ Law Enforcement Equipment and Technology for

the Utuado Municipal Police.

$116,000 Gonza

lez-Colo

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office Baton Rouge, LA East Baton Rouge Rapid DNA System .................... $686,000 Graves (LA)

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Amount

House

Requestor(s)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Louisiana Office of State Police .. Baton Rouge, LA Less-Than-Lethal Technology Training Center

Equipment.

$2,300,000 Graves (LA)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Tracy Police Department .. Tracy, CA ........... City of Tracy Crime Reduction Program .................. $255,000 Harder (CA)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... New Britain Police Department .... New Britain, CT Improving Community Youth & Police Relations in

New Britain.

$15,000 Hayes

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Wolcott Police Department ........... Wolcott, CT ........ Fixed Network Equipment Upgrade for Wolcott Po-

lice Department.

$3,200,000 Hayes

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Nevada Department of Public

Safety Parole and Probation.

Carson City, NV From Supervision to Success—Recidivism Reduc-

tion Program.

$235,000 Horsford

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Bowie State University ................. Bowie, MD ......... Institute for Restorative Justice and Practices ....... $750,000 Hoyer

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Houston Police Department .......... Houston, TX ....... Houston Police Department Advocates for Violent

Crime Victims.

$975,000 Jackson Lee; Fletcher

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Alliance for Gun Responsibility

Foundation.

Seattle, WA ....... Restorative Justice for Youth—South King County $300,000 Jayapal

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Burien ............................... Burien, WA ........ City of Burien Enhanced Youth Services ................. $300,000 Jayapal

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Johnstown Police Department ...... Johnstown, PA ... Johnstown Police Department Mobile Office Tech-

nology Project.

$79,000 Joyce (PA)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... State of Hawaii, Department of

Land and Natural Resources.

Honolulu, HI ...... DLNR/Division of Conservation and Resources En-

forcement Academy Program.

$340,000 Kahele

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Lucas County Sheriff’s Office ...... Lucas County,

OH.

Lucas County Jail Mental Health Evaluation and

Stabilization Wing Planning and Design.

$2,000,000 Kaptur

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Syracuse ........................... Syracuse, NY ..... Body-Worn Cameras for the City of Syracuse ......... $140,000 Katko

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... University Park Police Department University Park,

IL.

University Park Police Department Body-Worn

Cameras.

$20,000 Kelly (IL)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Genesee County ............................ Genesee County,

MI.

Genesee County Justice Partnership for Reform ..... $768,000 Kildee

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Stanton ............................. Stanton, CA ....... North Orange County Public Safety Task Force ...... $5,000,000 Kim (CA)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Stafford Township Police Depart-

ment.

Stafford Town-

ship, NJ.

On POINT—Proactive Outreach in Needs and

Treatment Program Expansion.

$32,000 Kim (NJ)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Portage County Sheriff’s Office .... Portage County,

WI.

Body-Worn and In-Car Cameras for Patrol ............. $616,000 Kind

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Village of Hoffman Estates .......... Hoffman Es-

tates, IL.

Village of Hoffman Estates Domestic Violence

Project.

$150,000 Krishnamoorthi

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... County of Placer ........................... Auburn, CA ........ Placer County Body-Worn Camera Program ............ $580,000 LaMalfa

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DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Allegheny Police Chiefs Inc. ......... Gibsonia, PA ..... Body-Worn Camera and Technology Project ............ $550,000 Lamb

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Detroit—Detroit Police De-

partment.

Detroit, MI ......... Ceasefire Detroit Violence Reduction Program ........ $715,000 Lawrence

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Oak Park Department of Public

Safety.

Oak Park, MI ..... Oak Park Body-Worn and In Car Cameras .............. $560,000 Lawrence

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... National Institute for Criminal

Justice Reform.

Oakland, CA ...... Youth ALIVE! and Community & Youth Outreach

(CYO).

$500,000 Lee (CA)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Alexandria (LA) ................. Alexandria, LA ... City of Alexandria Police Body-Worn Camera Up-

grade Project.

$276,000 Letlow

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Los Angeles, Office of City

Homelessness Initiatives.

Los Angeles, CA CIRCLE 24/7: Crisis and Incident Response

through Community-Led Engagement.

$1,500,000 Lieu

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of San Jose Police Depart-

ment.

San Jose, CA ..... Mobile Crisis Assessment Team .............................. $1,000,000 Lofgren

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... New York City Police Department New York, NY .... Critical Response Command K9-Training and

Equipment.

$350,000 Malliotakis

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... New York City Police Department New York, NY .... Forensic Equipment ................................................. $2,000,000 Malliotakis

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... New York City Police Department New York, NY .... Personal Protective Equipment ................................ $550,000 Malliotakis

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Deerpark Town Police Dept. ......... Town of

Deerpark, NY.

Deer Park Body-Worn Cameras ................................ $30,000 Maloney (NY)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Ramsey County ............................. Ramsey County,

MN.

Ramsey County Community Violence Prevention

Project.

$900,000 McCollum

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA ... Richmond, Virginia Gun Violence Prevention

Framework.

$996,000 McEachin

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Stockton ............................ Stockton, CA ..... Safer Streets—Safer Communities: Group Gun Vio-

lence Reduction, Ceasefire, and Firearms Re-

duction Program.

$1,000,000 McNerney

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Calhoun County Sherriff’s Depart-

ment.

Battle Creek, MI Calhoun County Safe Schools Initiative .................. $1,700,000 Meijer

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... The City of Grand Rapids ............ Grand Rapids,

MI.

Cure Violence Grand Rapids .................................... $600,000 Meijer

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Schuylkill County .......................... Pottsville, PA ..... Schuylkill County Intermediate Punishment Facility

Equipment.

$1,064,000 Meuser

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Huntington ........................ Huntington, WV Hydraulic Lift and Associated Equipment for Motor

Vehicle Investigations.

$4,000 Miller (WV)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Essex County Sheriff’s Depart-

ment.

Essex County,

MA.

STAR Program (Supporting Transitions and Re-

entry).

$850,000 Moulton

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Orlando ............................. Orlando, FL ....... City of Orlando Police Department Next Generation

Body-Worn Cameras.

$1,200,000 Murphy (FL); Demings

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Ak-Chin Indian Community Police

Department.

Maricopa, AZ ..... Ak-Chin Indian Community Police Department

Equipment Modernization.

$500,000 O’Halleran

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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES—Continued

[Community Project Funding Items]

Agency Account Recipient Location Project

House

Amount

House

Requestor(s)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Forrest County Sheriff’s Office ..... Hattiesburg, MS Forrest County Sheriff’s Office Radios & Body-Worn

Cameras.

$500,000 Palazzo

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Newark Community Street Team,

Inc..

Newark, NJ ........ Newark Community Street Team High Risk Inter-

vention Expansion.

$471,000 Payne

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Adams County Government .......... Adams County,

CO.

Expanding Services to Domestic Violence Victims

in Adams County.

$2,000,000 Perlmutter; Crow; Neguse

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Thornton ............................ Thornton, CO ..... Body-Worn Cameras for the Thornton Police De-

partment.

$310,000 Perlmutter

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Hennepin County .......................... Hennepin Coun-

ty, MN.

Hennepin County Family Dependency Treatment

Court.

$500,000 Phillips

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Law Enforcement Planning Com-

mission.

St. Thomas, VI .. Modular Medical Examiner’s Office Suite–Equip-

ment.

$659,000 Plaskett

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Durham County Government ........ Durham County,

NC.

Community Violence Intervention Project ................ $250,000 Price (NC)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Carroll County Sheriff’s Office ..... Carroll County,

MD.

Body-Worn Cameras, In-Car Cameras, for Carrol

County Sheriff’s Office.

$1,429,000 Raskin

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Spokane Sheriff’s Department ..... Spokane, WA ..... Spokane Sheriff’s Department Rapid DNA Tech-

nology.

$480,000 Rodgers (WA)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office Centre, AL ......... Cherokee County Training Facility Equipment ......... $340,000 Rogers (AL)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Raleigh/Wake City-County Bureau

of Identification.

Raleigh, NC ....... Raleigh/Wake City-County Bureau of Identification

DNA Testing Equipment.

$500,000 Ross

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... New Hanover County Sheriff’s De-

partment.

Castle Hayne,

NC.

Forensic DNA Technology ......................................... $400,000 Rouzer

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Baltimore .......................... Baltimore, MD ... 9-1-1 Diversion Pilot Expansion .............................. $2,000,000 Ruppersberger; Sarbanes

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Lifebridge Health, Inc. .................. Baltimore, MD ... LifeBridge Health Community Violence Cessation .. $600,000 Ruppersberger; Sarbanes

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... University of Maryland Medical

Center R Adams Cowley Shock

Trauma Violence Prevention

Program.

Baltimore, MD ... University of Maryland Medical Center R Adams

Cowley Shock Trauma Violence Prevention Pro-

gram.

$497,000 Ruppersberger

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... NMI Judiciary ................................ Saipan, MP ....... Technical Assistance to Determine the Viability of

a Mental Health Treatment Court with a Spe-

cific Docket for Veterans.

$303,000 Sablan

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Glendale ............................ Glendale, CA ..... Expansion of Forensic Testing Services for the

Verdugo Regional Crime Laboratory.

$700,000 Schiff

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DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Selma, Alabama ............... Selma, AL .......... Community Oriented Policing Services in Selma,

Alabama.

$550,000 Sewell

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Lansing Police Department .......... Lansing, MI ....... Lansing Police Department—Lansing Crisis As-

sessment Team (LCAT).

$1,342,000 Slotkin

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Albuquerque, Family and

Community Services.

Albuquerque, NM Trauma Recovery Center—Services for Victims of

Violent Crime.

$1,000,000 Stansbury

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Napa ................................. Napa, CA ........... Napa County Public Safety Radio and Communica-

tion Upgrade Project.

$1,800,000 Thompson (CA)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Vallejo Police Department Vallejo, CA ........ Vallejo Police Department Community Mobile Men-

tal Health Response Unit Pilot Program.

$900,000 Thompson (CA)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... UTEC, Inc. ..................................... Lowell, MA ......... Supports for Proven Risk Youth and Young Adults

in Haverhill.

$500,000 Trahan

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Kings County ................................ Hanford, CA ...... King’s County Deputy Sheriff’s Body-Worn Camera

Project.

$413,000 Valadao

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Hollywood .......................... Hollywood, FL .... Hollywood Police Department Body-Worn Cameras $1,702,000 Wasserman Schultz; Wilson (FL)

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... City of Manassas Police Depart-

ment.

Manassas, VA ... Law Enforcement Mental Health and Domestic Vio-

lence Case Management Team.

$270,000 Wexton

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... Prince William County Police De-

partment.

Prince William

County, VA.

Police Use of Force Assessment, Evaluation, and

Analysis.

$250,000 Wexton

DOJ OJP-Byrne .......... The City of Opa-Locka Police De-

partment.

Opa-Locka, FL ... Opa-Locka Gunshot Detection Violence Reduction

Initiative.

$109,000 Wilson (FL)

NASA SSMS ................. Rancho Cucamonga Public Li-

brary.

Rancho

Cucamonga,

CA.

Second Story and Beyond Project ............................ $1,000,000 Aguilar

NASA SSMS ................. Rush University Medical Center ... Chicago, IL ........ REACH for Information Technology Training ........... $650,000 Davis, Danny K. (IL)

NASA SSMS ................. Oklahoma State University ........... Stillwater, OK .... 6G Innovations ......................................................... $1,000,000 Lucas

NASA SSMS ................. Oklahoma State University ........... Stillwater, OK .... Rapid Assured Fully Transparent Integrated Circuit

Platform Project.

$1,200,000 Lucas

NASA SSMS ................. Louisiana State University, Na-

tional Center for Advanced

Manufacturing.

New Orleans, LA Aerospace Systems and Technology Development .. $5,000,000 Scalise

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OMPLIANCE

ITH

ULE

XIII, CL. 3(e) (R

AMSEYER

ULE

)

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill,

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omit-

ted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italics,

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):

[To be added.]

RANSFERS OF

UNDS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House

of Representatives, the following is submitted describing the trans-

fers of funds provided in the accompanying bill:

[To be added.]

HANGES IN THE

PPLICATION OF

XISTING

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of the

House of Representatives, the following statements are submitted

describing the effect of provisions in the accompanying bill that di-

rectly or indirectly change the application of existing law.

[To be added.]

PPROPRIATIONS

UTHORIZED BY

The Committee, in a number of instances, has found it necessary

to recommend funding for ongoing activities and programs for

which authorizations have not been enacted to date. Pursuant to

clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Represent-

atives, the following table lists the appropriations in the accom-

panying bill that are not authorized by law for the period con-

cerned:

[To be added.]

OMPARISON

ITH THE

UDGET

ESOLUTION

Section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act requires the

report accompanying a bill providing new budget authority to con-

tain a statement comparing the levels in the bill to the suballoca-

tions submitted under section 302(b) of the Act for the most re-

cently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for the appli-

cable fiscal year.

[To be added.]

IVE

-Y

EAR

UTLAY

ROJECTIONS

In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional

Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–

344), as amended, the following table contains five-year projections

associated with the budget authority provided in the accompanying

bill:

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[To be added.]

SSISTANCE TO

TATE AND

OCAL

OVERNMENTS

In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional

Budget Act of 1974, as amended, the Congressional Budget Office

has provided the following estimates of new budget authority and

outlays provided by the accompanying bill for financial assistance

to State and local governments:

[To be added.]

OMMITTEE

EARINGS

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(6) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House

of Representatives, the following hearings were used to develop or

consider the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Ap-

propriations Act, 2022:

The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related

Agencies held an oversight hearing on March 18, 2021, entitled

‘‘COVID Outbreaks and Management Challenges: Evaluating the

Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Pandemic Response and the Way For-

ward.’’ The Subcommittee received testimony from:

Michael Carvajal, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related

Agencies held an oversight hearing on March 24, 2021, entitled

‘‘Management, Performance Challenges, and COVID Response at

the Department of Justice.’’ The Subcommittee received testimony

from:

Michael Horowitz, Inspector General of the Department of Jus-

tice

The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related

Agencies held a budget hearing on April 14, 2021, entitled ‘‘The

National Science Foundation’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request.’’

The Subcommittee received testimony from:

Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National Science Foun-

dation

The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related

Agencies held an oversight hearing on April 15, 2021, entitled ‘‘In-

creasing Risks of Climate Change and NOAA’s Role in Providing

Climate Services.’’ The Subcommittee received testimony from:

Dr. Steven Volz, Assistant Administrator for NOAA’s National

Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service performing

the duties of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental

Observation and Prediction

Ms. Nicole R. LeBoeuf, Acting Assistant Administrator for the

National Ocean Service

The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related

Agencies held an oversight hearing on April 21, 2021, entitled

‘‘Oversight of the Economic Development Administration’s Role in

Pandemic Response.’’ The Subcommittee received testimony from:

Dennis Alvord, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Eco-

nomic Development

The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related

Agencies held an oversight hearing on April 29, 2021, entitled ‘‘Vio-

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lent Extremism and Domestic Terrorism in America: The Role and

Response of DOJ.’’ The Subcommittee received testimony from:

Jill Sanborn, Executive Assistant Director, FBI National Security

Branch

Brad Wiegmann, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, DOJ Na-

tional Security Division

The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related

Agencies held a budget hearing on May 4, 2021, entitled ‘‘Fiscal

Year 2022 Budget Request for The Department of Justice.’’ The

Subcommittee received testimony from:

The Honorable Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General of the

United States

The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related

Agencies held a budget hearing on May 6, 2021, entitled ‘‘Fiscal

Year 2022 Budget Request for the Department of Commerce.’’ The

Subcommittee received testimony from:

The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce

The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related

Agencies held a budget hearing on May 19, 2021, entitled ‘‘Fiscal

Year 2022 Budget Request for NASA.’’ The Subcommittee received

testimony from:

The Honorable Bill Nelson, Administrator, National Aeronautics

and Space Administration

OMPARATIVE

TATEMENT OF

UDGET

BLIGATIONAL

)

UTHORITY

The following table provides a detailed summary, for each de-

partment and agency, comparing the amounts recommended in the

bill with fiscal year 2020 enacted amounts and budget estimates

presented for fiscal year 2021:

[To be added.]

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