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

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Commerce,Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, for science-related programs, and related agencies.

<b>Title I: Department of Commerce</b> - Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Commerce for FY2008 for: (1) the International Trade Administration; (2) the Bureau of Industry and Security; (3) the Economic Development Administration; (4) the Minority Business Development Agency; (5) economic and statistical analysis programs; (6) the Bureau of the Census; (7) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, including for grants for public telecommunications facilities planning and construction;construction and for construction of broadband services; (8) the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;Office (USPTO); (9) the Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology; (10) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), including amounts for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership of NIST,Partnership, the Advanced Technology Program, and thefor construction of new research facilities; (11)(10) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including transfers of funds, for establishing a Climate Change Study Committee and an amount for procurement, acquisition, and construction of capital assets; (12)(11) restoration of Pacific salmon populations; (13)(12) the Coastal Zone Management Fund, including a transfer of funds; (14)(13) the fisheries finance program account; (15)(14) departmental management, including for the Office of Inspector General; (16)(15) the renovation and modernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building; and (17)(16) the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council.

(Sec. 101) Allows Department of Commerce funds to be made available for certain functions and activities of the Department and for advanced payments not otherwise authorized upon the certification of a Department of Commerce official that such payments are in the public interest.

(Sec. 102) Authorizes funding for hire of passenger motor vehicles, for services, and for uniforms or allowances.

(Sec. 103) Prohibits more than 5%Restricts the transfer of appropriations made available for the current fiscal year appropriations for the Department of Commerce in this Act from being transferred between suchAct. Makes special provision for transfers among appropriations and from increasing any such appropriation by more than 10% as a result of any such transfer.made only to NOAA.

(Sec. 104) Permits a transfer of funds to cover certain costs incurred resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions.

(Sec. 105) Authorizes funding for food expenses for certain trade negotiators when sequestered.Extends through 2009 the authority of the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Board to make commitments to guarantee any loan to a qualified steel company.

(Sec. 106) Authorizes appropriationsAuthorizes funding for salaries and administrative expenses to administer the Ernest F. Hollings ScholarshipEmergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program.

(Sec. 107) Authorizes appropriations for106) Prohibits the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program.use of any funds under this Act to register, issue, transfer, or enforce any trademark of the phrase &quot;Last Best Place.&quot;

(Sec. 107) Authorizes funding for food expenses for certain trade negotiators when sequestered.

(Sec. 108) Authorizes the expansion of the Department of Commerce personnel management demonstration project to involve more than 5,000 individuals,individuals and extends such project indefinitely.

(Sec. 109) Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to eliminate the Department of Commerce Technology Administration.

Amends the National Technical Information Act of 1988 to require the Director of the National Technical Information Service to report to the Director of NIST (instead(in lieu of to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology).

<b>Title II: Department of Justice</b> - Makes appropriations for(Sec. 110) Authorizes the DepartmentSecretary of Justice (DOJ) for 2008 for: (1) general administration, including for information sharing technology, the Integrated Wireless Network supporting law enforcementCommerce to promulgate safety and homeland security, administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, the Federal Detention Trustee, and the Office of Inspector General; (2) The U.S. Parole Commission; (3) legal activities, including reimbursement from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fundhealth standards or regulations for processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, for antitrust enforcement, the Offices of the U.S. Attorneys, the U.S. Trustee Program,scientific and the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; (4) the U.S. Marshals Service, including for courthouse security equipment, construction, fees and expenses of witnesses, the Community Relations Service, and for certain uses of the Assets Forfeiture Fund; (5) the National Security Division; (6) interagency crime and drug enforcement; (7) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (8) the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); (9) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); (10) the federal prison system, including for the construction of new buildings and facilities and the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated (subject to certain limitations on administrative expenses); (11) the Office on Violence Against Women for violence against women prevention and prosecution programs; and (12) the Office of Justice Programs, including state and local law enforcement assistance, community-oriented policing service (including transfer of funds), juvenile justice programs, and public safety officers benefits.occupational diving within NOAA.

(Sec. 201) Provides funding111) Authorizes NOAA to engage in activities for DOJ official reception and representation expenses.the completion of its Pacific Regional Center on Ford Island, Hawaii. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 202) Prohibits112) Authorizes the useSecretary of funds to: (1) pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carriedCommerce to term, orconduct a voluntary capacity reduction program to remove all commercial fishing in the case of rape; or (2) require any personPapaha-naumokua-kea Marine National Monument area prior to perform or facilitate an abortion. June 15, 2011, and directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations for that purpose. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 204) Reaffirms113) Authorizes additional funding for the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive an abortion outside a federal facility.NIST Building 1 Extension.

(Sec. 205) Prohibits more than 5%114) Limits the authority of any appropriations made available for the current fiscal yearSecretary of Commerce to acquire satellites for NOAA by requiring a certification of the Department of Justice in this Act from being transferred between such appropriationstechnology and from increasing such appropriations by more than 10% as a resultvalue of such transfer. satellites.

(Sec. 206) Authorizes115) Requires the Attorney GeneralDirector of the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce to extend through FY2009contract with the Personnel Management Demonstration Project without limitation onCouncil of the numberNational Academy of employees orSciences for a study of investment in intangible assets. Requires the positions covered. completion of such study within 18 months.

(Sec. 207) Extends certain authorities for FBI and DEA undercover investigative operations116) Requires the Secretary of Commerce to ATF.contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study whether the import price data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other federal government economic data accurately reflect the economic condition of the United States.

(Sec. 208) Prohibits funding117) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to transportdevelop, maintain, and make public a maximumlist of vessels and vessel owners engaged in illegal, unreported, or high security prisoner other than to a prison or facility certified byunregulated fishing and take appropriate action against the Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure.vessels and vessel owners on such list.

(Sec. 209) Prohibits federal prisons<b>Title II: Department of Justice</b> - Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) for 2008 for: (1) general administration, including for information sharing technology, conversion to narrowband communications, administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, the Federal Detention Trustee, and the Office of Inspector General; (2) The U.S. Parole Commission; (3) legal activities, including reimbursement from purchasing cable television services or equipmentthe Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund for use primarilyprocessing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, antitrust enforcement, the Offices of the U.S. Attorneys, the U.S. Trustee Program, and the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; (4) the U.S. Marshals Service, including for courthouse security equipment, construction, fees and expenses of witnesses, the Community Relations Service, and certain uses of the Assets Forfeiture Fund; (5) the National Security Division; (6) interagency crime and drug enforcement; (7) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (8) the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); (9) the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); (10) the federal prison system, including for recreational purposes. Allows such services or equipmentthe construction of new buildings and facilities and the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated (subject to certain limitations on administrative expenses); (11) the Office on Violence Against Women for inmate training, orviolence against women prevention and prosecution programs; and (12) the Office of Justice Programs, including state and local law enforcement assistance, for religious or educational programs.necessary expenses to implement the &quot;Weed and Seed&quot; program, community-oriented policing service (including a transfer of funds), juvenile justice programs, and public safety officers benefits.

(Sec. 210)201) Prohibits the obligation or expenditureuse of funds appropriated by this title to: (1) pay for SENTINELan abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in the case of rape; or (2) require any other major newperson to perform or enhanced information technology program with development costs over $100 million, without certificationfacilitate an abortion.

(Sec. 203) Reaffirms the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive an abortion outside a federal facility.

(Sec. 204) Restricts the House Committeetransfer of current fiscal year appropriations for DOJ in this Act. Makes special provision for transfers among appropriations relating to the federal prison system.

(Sec. 205) Authorizes the Attorney General to extend through FY2009 the Personnel Management Demonstration Project without limitation on Appropriations that appropriate managementthe number of employees or the positions covered.

(Sec. 206) Extends certain authorities for FBI and oversight mechanisms are in placeDEA undercover investigative operations to ATF.

(Sec. 207) Prohibits funding to transport a maximum or high security prisoner other than to a prison or facility certified by the Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure.

(Sec. 208) Prohibits funding by federal prisons to purchase cable television services or equipment used primarily for recreational purposes. Allows such services for equipment for inmate training or for religious or educational programs.

(Sec. 209) Subjects any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in this Act to the reprogramming procedures established by section 505 of this Act.

(Sec. 210) Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, to revise the membership of, and means of providing support to, the Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission.

(Sec. 211) Requires certain fines imposed upon bankruptcy petition preparers to be deposited into the U.S. Trustee System Fund appropriations account.

(Sec. 212) Revises the fees schedule for disbursements in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.

(Sec. 213) ProhibitsRequires federal reimbursements to the useDistrict of fundsColumbia for public-private competitions under Office of Managementfelons and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 for work performed by employeesrecommitted parolees to begin no later that the date of sentencing of such felons and the Bureaudate of Prisons orthe commitment of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated. such parolees to prison.

(Sec. 214) Reduces amounts providedProhibits funding for U.S. Attorneys who are assigned dual or additional responsibilities by this Title for general administration expenses and increases amounts for violence against women programs.the Attorney General that exempt such U.S. Attorneys from applicable residency requirements.

<b>Title III: Science</b> - Makes appropriations(Sec. 215) Restricts funding for FY2008 for: (1) the Office of ScienceFBI's Sentinel program until the FBI reports to the House and Technology Policy; (2)Senate Committees on Appropriations on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)results of a completed integrated baseline review for science, aeronautics and exploration research andthat program. Prohibits funding for future development activities, and for the Office of Inspector General; and (3) the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research, equipment and facilities construction, science and engineering education and human resources programs, andprogram until the Office of Inspector General.Attorney General certifies to the Committees that certain performance measurements have been met.

Requires the NASA Administrator to prepare a strategy(Sec. 217) Makes adjustments in funding levels for minimizing job losses when NASA transitions from the Space Shuttle to a successor human-rated space transport vehicle. DOJ Justice Information Sharing Technology and Juvenile Justice Programs.

<b>Title IV: Related Agencies </b>- Makes(Sec. 218) Reduces appropriations for FY2008 for: (1) the Commission on Civil Rights; (2) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); (3) the International Trade Commission; (4) the Legal Services Corporation; (5) the Marine Mammal Commission; (6) the National Veterans Business Development Corporation; (7) the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative;DOJ general administration. Increases appropriations and specifies certain funding levels for violence against women prevention and (8) the State Justice Institute. prosecution programs.

Prohibits(Sec. 219) Requires the use of any funds availableAttorney General to the EEOCsubmit quarterly reports to outsource operations of the National Contact Center. Inspector General on the costs and contracting procedures for conferences held by DOJ in FY2008 for which costs exceeded $20,000.

<b>Title(Sec. 220) Limits funding for certain DOJ conferences.

(Sec. 221) Authorizes the Attorney General to increase in FY2008-FY2012 U.S. Marshal positions to work on immigration-related matters, including transporting prisoners and working in federal courthouses. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 222) Requires the FBI Director to report to Congress on background checks.

(Sec. 223) Provides authority to public or private institutions of higher education to grant student loan financing or forbearance to federal or District of Columbia employees who are current or former students of such institutions.

(Sec. 224) Rescinds certain unobligated balances available for the DOJ in prior fiscal years.

(Sec. 225) Increases funding for FBI analysis of DNA samples. Reduces funding for the Advanced Technology Program under NIST.

(Sec. 226) Requires the Attorney General to make funds available to expand Operation Streamline across the entire southwest border of the United States to control illegal entry across the U.S. border.

(Sec. 227) Increases funding for hiring 200 additional assistant U.S. attorneys for prosecution of child exploitation crimes.

(Sec. 228) Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include territories and Indian tribes as eligible grant recipients (or reaffirm that eligibility) under the programs to: (1) address the manufacture, sale, and use of methamphetamine; (2) aid children in homes in which methamphetamine or other drugs are unlawfully manufactured, distributed, dispensed, or used; and (3) address methamphetamine use by pregnant and parenting women offenders.

<b>Title III: Science</b> - Science Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 for: (1) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for science, aeronautics and exploration research and development activities, and for the Office of Inspector General; and (3) the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research, equipment and facilities construction, education and human resources, agency operations and award management, the Office of the National Science Board, and the Office of Inspector General.

Requires, for FY2009 and hereafter, NASA to provide specific information in its annual budget justification relating to proposed funding levels and estimated budgets for the next five fiscal years.

<b>Title IV: Related Agencies </b>- Makes appropriations for FY2008 for: (1) the Commission on Civil Rights; (2) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); (3) the International Trade Commission (ITC); (4) the Legal Services Corporation; (5) the Marine Mammal Commission; (6) the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; and (7) the State Justice Institute.

Prohibits the use of any funds available to the EEOC to operate the National Contact Center.

Prohibits the EEOC from taking any action to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until notice of such actions is given to the Senate Committee on Appropriations.

<b>Title V: General Provisions </b>- (Sec. 501) ProhibitsSpecifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of anyfunds appropriated amounts in this Act for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by Congress.this Act.

(Sec. 501) Requires the Departments of Commerce and Justice, NSF, and NASA to provide the Senate Committee on Appropriations with a quarterly accounting of unobligated funds available to those agencies in any previous appropriations Act.

(Sec. 502) Prohibits any part of any appropriation contained in this Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided in this Act.

(Sec. 503) Limits expenditures for consulting services through procurement contracts to those contracts where expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection.inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law.

(Sec. 504) Provides for severability of provisions of this Act if certain other provisions are held invalid.

(Sec. 505) Prohibits any reprogramming of funds that creates, eliminates, or otherwise affects any existing programs, unless the HouseSenate Committee on Appropriations is notified 15 days in advance.

(Sec. 506) Prohibits the use of funds to implement, administer,for the construction, repair (other than emergency repair), overhaul, conversion, or enforce any EEOC guidelines covering harassment based on religion.modernization of vessels for NOAA in shipyards located outside of the United States.

(Sec. 507) Renders any person who mislabels a product sold in or shipped to the United States as &quot;Made in America&quot; ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract funded by this Act.

(Sec. 508) RequiresPermits a transfer of funds to cover certain costs incurred resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions.

(Sec. 509) Prohibits the Departmentsuse of Commerce and Justice, NSF, and NASAfunds under this Act to providepromote the House Committeesale or export of tobacco or tobacco products or to seek the removal of restrictions on Appropriations withmarketing of such products.

(Sec. 510) Prohibits funding for the implementation of: (1) any user fee for background checks under the Brady Handgun Control Act of 1993; and (2) any background check system that does not require and result in the destruction of information submitted by an individual certified as eligible to possess or receive a quarterly accountingfirearm.

(Sec. 511) Bars amounts in the Crime Victims Fund in excess of $625 million in any fiscal year from being available for obligation until the following fiscal year.

(Sec. 512) Prohibits the use of unobligatedDOJ funds to discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in DOJ programs or of the parents or legal guardians of such students.

(Sec. 513) Prohibits the transfer of funds made available in this Act to those agenciesany federal entity, except as authorized in this Act or any previousother appropriations Act.

(Sec. 514) Designates the Secretary of Commerce as the U.S. representative in negotiating and monitoring international agreements on fisheries, marine mammals, or sea turtles.

(Sec. 509) Permits transfer515) Subjects funding for implementing E-Government Initiatives to the reprogramming limits established by section 505 of funds to cover certain costs incurred resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions.this Act.

(Sec. 510) Prohibits516) Requires the useInspectors General of funds underthe Departments of Commerce and Justice, NASA, and NSF to conduct audits of grants or contracts funded by this Act and submit reports to promoteCongress on the sale or exportprogress of tobacco or tobacco products or to seeksuch audits. Requires the removalresults of restrictionssuch audits to be made available to the public on marketingfederal websites. Prohibits the use of such products.funds for banquets and conferences not directly related to a grant or contract purpose. Requires a grant or contract recipient to submit a conflict of interest statement.

(Sec. 511)517) Prohibits funding for the implementation of: (1) any user fee for background checksuse of funds under the Brady Handgun Controlthis Act of 1993; and (2) any background check system that does not require and result in the destruction of information submitted by an individual certified as eligible to possessissue patents on claims directed to or receiveencompassing a firearm.human organism.

(Sec. 512) Bars amounts in518) Requires program managers of projects within the Crime Victims Fund in excessjurisdiction of $635the Departments of Commerce or Justice, NASA, or NSF totaling more than $75 million into inform department heads of any fiscal year from being available for obligation untilincrease in program costs of 10% or more. Requires department heads to notify the following fiscal year. Reduces amounts otherwise provided by this Act for DepartmentSenate Committee on Appropriations of Commerce departmental management expenses. any such increases.

(Sec. 513)519) Prohibits the use of Department of Justice funds under this Act to discriminate againstsupport or denigratejustify the religious or moral beliefsuse of students who participate in Department of Justice programs,torture by any official or contract employee of the parents or legal guardians of such students.U.S. government.

(Sec. 514)520) Prohibits the reprogramming or transfer of funds made available in this Act to any federal entity,after June 30, except as authorized in this Act or any other appropriations Act.extraordinary circumstances.

(Sec. 515) Subjects funding521) Authorizes funds for implementing E-Government Initiatives toDOJ intelligence activities during FY2008 until the reprogramming limits established by this Act. enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2008.

(Sec. 516)522) Requires ATFthe Offices of Inspector General funded under this Act to: (1) forward all audit reports to the Senate Committee on Appropriations immediately after they are issued; (2) make certain disclosures concerning trace datathe Committee aware of any review that recommends changes to any major acquisition project or grant or that recommends significant budgetary savings; and firearms-related crime.(3) withhold from public distribution for 15 days any final audit or investigation report requested by the Committee.

(Sec. 517)523) Prohibits the use of funds to issue patentsimplement, administer, or enforce any EEOC guidelines covering harassment based on claims directed to or encompassing a human organism. religion.

(Sec. 518)524) Prohibits the use ofDOJ funds from being used to supportmake a grant allocation, a discretionary grant award, or justifya discretionary contract award, or to publicly announce the useintention to make such an award, unless the Attorney General, Secretary, Administrator, or Director of torture. the appropriate agency or bureau notifies the Senate Committee on Appropriations at least three full business days in advance.

(Sec. 519)525) Prohibits the use of fundsfunding to require certain export licenses. implement an involuntary reduction in force at any NASA center during FY2008.

(Sec. 520) Prohibits526) Amends the useNational Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of funds1958 to denymodify the authority of the NASA Administrator to enter into certain import applications regarding curios or relics, firearms, parts, or ammunition. enhanced-use leases of real property.

(Sec. 521)527) Prohibits the use of fundsEEOC from taking legal action against any entity for requiring an employee to includespeak English while engaged in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement certain language of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement or the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement.work.

(Sec. 523) Prohibits the use of funds to authorize a national security letter in contravention of statutes authorizing the FBI to issue national security letters.528) Allocates NASA funding for Teach for America for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics related activities.

(Sec. 524) Prohibits529) Requires the use of fundsdepartments, agencies, and commissions funded under this Act to implement OMB Circular A-76 which prohibits federal employees who loseestablish and maintain on their jobs duewebsites: (1) a direct link to privatization from filing an appeal withtheir Offices of Inspectors General; and (2) a mechanism on the Government Accountability Office (GAO).Offices of Inspectors General website for anonymously reporting waste, fraud, or abuse.

(Sec. 525) Extends through 2009530) Prohibits the authorityaward of the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Board to make commitments to guarantee any loan to a qualified steel company.contract or grant in excess of $5 million under this Act unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding federal tax liability.

(Sec. 526) Amends531) ED 1.0 Act - Allocates funds for a pilot program in the Harmful Algal BloomNational Telecommunications and Hypoxia ResearchInformation Administration to award nine grants to enable certain minority educational institutions to develop digital and Control Actwireless networks for online programs of 1998study. Grants priority to increase funding levels underinstitutions that Act for FY2008-2010. serve counties with certain minority populations, income and educational levels, and negative population growth rates.

(Sec. 528) ProhibitsRequires the useAdministrator of fundsthe National Telecommunications and Information Administration to enter into a contractconsult with an entity that does not participate in the basicCongress on a quarterly basis regarding such pilot program enacted by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to verify alien employment eligibility.submit a progress report within one year after the enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 529) Reduces amounts made available by this Act for departmental management532) Requires the NASA Administrator to submit quarterly reports to the NASA Inspector General on the costs and increases amountscontracting procedures for violence against women programs.NASA conferences held during FY2008 costing the government more than $20,000.

<b>Title VI: Rescissions - </b>Rescinds unobligated balances available for: (1)(Sec. 533) Requires the Department of Commerce; (2) Department of Justice general administration, legal activities,NASA Administrator to report to Congress by September 30, 2008, and Officepost on the NASA website, information on the cost of Justice programs; (3) NASA; and (4) NSF.NASA conferences during FY2008.

<b>Title VII: Additional General Provisions </b>- (Sec. 701)(Sec. 534) Prohibits the use of funds in this Act for business or first class airline travel by Department of Commerce employees.purposes inconsistent with U.S. trade remedy laws.

(Sec. 702)535) Prohibits the usefunding under this Act for any public-private competition conducted under Office of funds to enforce the judgmentManagement and sentences imposed inBudget Circular A-76 for work performed by employees of the case of <i>U.S. v. Ignacio Ramos, et al.</i> (prosecutionsBureau of border patrol agents).Prisons or Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated.

(Sec. 703)536) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to contravene the right of law enforcement officialscircumvent any statutory or administrative formula-driven or competitive awarding process to exchange informationaward funds to a project in response to a request from a Member of Congress, unless such project has been disclosed in accordance with federal immigration authorities about the citizenshiprules of the Senate or immigration statusHouse of any individual.Representatives.

(Sec. 704)537) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to contravene the participation ofpurchase first class or premium airline travel inconsistent with federal agencies in pilot programs to verify alien employment status.regulations.

(Sec. 705) Prohibits538) Renames the useImplementing Recommendations of funds to carry out the judicial decision in <i>Lin, et al. v. U.S. Department9/11 Commission Act of Justice </i>(asylum case involving Chinese women forced to have abortions).2007 as the 911 Modernization Act.

(Sec. 706) Revises funding for DOJ Office of Justice Programs state539) Amends the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and local law enforcement assistance.Appropriations Act of 1996 to expand the types of aliens to whom the Legal Services Corporation may provide legal services to include aliens admitted to the United States to perform forestry labor.

(Sec. 708) Prohibits540) Amends the use of funds to violate provisions of the NASA AuthorizationImmigration and Nationality Act of 2005 relating to exempt certain returning H-2B nonimmigrant visa holders (foreign temporary nonagricultural workers) from the International Space Station Independent Safety Taskforce. FY2008 H-2B visa cap.

(Sec. 709) Prohibits the use<b>Title VI: Rescissions - </b>Rescinds unobligated balances available for Department of funds to employ unauthorized aliens. Commerce industrial technology services and for Department of Justice general administration, legal activities, and Office of Justice programs.

(Sec. 710) Prohibits<b>Title VII: Restitution</b> - Restitution for Victims of Crime Act of 2007 - <b>Subtitle A: Collection of Restitution</b> - Collection of Restitution Improvement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 722) Amends the usefederal criminal code relating to restitution for victims of fundscrime to: (1) require courts to payenter an order for immediate restitution at the attendancesentencing of a convict; (2) allow prosecutors to obtain, without a court order, financial information about a convict who owes restitution; (3) require identifying information about convicts to be included in restitution orders of more than 50 federal employees at any single conference outside the United States. $100; and (4) allow crime victims reimbursement of attorney fees incurred in seeking restitution.

(Sec. 711) Prohibits the use<b>Subtitle B: Preservation of fundsAssets for Restitution</b> - Preservation of Assets for Restitution Act of 2007 - (Sec. 742) Amends the federal criminal code to enforce provisions requiring disclosurerequire courts to issue protective orders for preservation of electioneering communications.assets available to satisfy restitution claims.

(Sec. 712) Prohibits744) Amends the use of fundsfederal judicial code to purchase light bulbs without the &quot;ENERGY STAR&quot; or &quot;Federal Energy Management Program&quot; designation. provide for prejudgment remedies to protect assets available to satisfy restitution claims.
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