Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1987

Summary

Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1987 - Title I: 1987 Fiscal Year Authorization - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 to the Department of Justice for: (1) general administration; (2) the United States Parole Commission; (3) general legal activities; (4) the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States; (5) the Antitrust Division; (6) the United States Marshals Service; (7) the oversight of bankruptcy cases; (8) the support of United States prisoners in non-Federal institutions; (9) fees and expenses of witnesses; (10) the Community Relations Service; (11) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (12) the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); (13) the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and (14) the Federal Prison System. Title II: Permanent Enabling Legislation - Provides general authorizations for: (1) payments to witnesses; (2) compensation to victims injured by protected witnesses; (3) travel expenses; (4) construction of new law enforcement facilities; (5) leasing automobiles; (6) purchasing firearms and ammunition; (7) emergency expenses; and (8) providing benefits for employees serving overseas. Authorizes the Attorney General to collect fees from State, local, and private agencies to defray the costs of services provided by the FBI, the DEA, and the National Institute of Corrections. Authorizes the Attorney General to accept, subject to specified restrictions, gifts for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Department of Justice. Provides guidelines for the use of appropriations by the Attorney General for: (1) the FBI; (2) the DEA; (3) the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and (4) the Bureau of Prisons. Provides guidelines with respect to authorization and exemptions which may be utilized for undercover operations conducted by the FBI, the DEA, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the United States Marshals Service. Directs the Attorney General to appoint one United States trustee in bankruptcy for each of the following districts: (1) the Eastern District of Michigan; and (2) the Northern District of Ohio. Allows the chief executive officer of a Federal penal or correctional facility to order an autopsy to be performed on the body of a deceased inmate. Authorizes the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, and the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States to make certain expenditures. Title III: United States Marshals Service - Establishes the United States Marshals Service as a bureau within the Department of Justice. States that the Service shall be under the authority and direction of the Attorney General. Directs the President to appoint a United States Marshal for each judicial district of the United States. Specifies the powers and duties of the Service. Authorizes certain witness security expenses. Prescribes the schedule of fees that the Service may collect. Title IV: Program Reductions and Terminations - Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to require that funds in excess of a certain amount within the Crime Victims Fund be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. Amends the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 to repeal the authority of: (1) the Attorney General to make grants to State and local governments to assist in suppressing the diversion of controlled substances from legitimate medical, scientific, and commercial use; (2) the Director of Justice Assistance to make grants to State and local governments for the construction of correctional facilities; (3) the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to make grants to State and local governments for juvenile justice programs; and (4) the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to State and local governments for certain programs to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. Title V: Tables of Chapters and Sections - Makes technical changes to the United States Code.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 28 April 1986

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