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H.R. 2608 (102nd)

Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992

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11 June 1991

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Became Public Law No: 102-140.

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Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992 - Title I: Department of Justice and Related Agencies - Department of Justice and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992 - Makes FY 1992 appropriations to the Department of Justice for: (1) Office of Justice programs; (2) general administration, including the Office of Inspector General; (3) the United States Parole Commission; (4) legal activities; (5) interagency law enforcement; (6) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (7) the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); (8) the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and (9) the Federal Prison System. Allows a percentage of the total income of the Working Capital Fund to be retained for the acquisition of capital equipment and for the improvement and implementation of the Department's financial management and payroll/personnel systems. Allows unobligated balances for FY 1992 to be transferred to such Fund for such purposes. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make funds available from the Immigration Legalization Fund for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to community-based organizations for outreach programs to be administered by the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices. Authorizes the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, to make expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to carry out its program. Limits the administrative expenses of such corporation. Continues certain authorities for FBI and DEA undercover investigative operations. Prohibits the use of funds to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or in the case of rape. Prohibits the use of funds to require any person to perform, or facilitate the performance of, any abortion. Makes appropriations for the following related agencies for FY 1992: (1) the Commission on Civil Rights; (2) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; (3) the Federal Communications Commission; (4) the Federal Maritime Commission; (5) the Federal Trade Commission; (6) the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (7) the State Justice Institute. Title II: Department of Commerce - Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 1992 - Makes FY 1992 appropriations to the Department of Commerce for: (1) the National Institute of Standards and Technology; (2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (3) general administration, including the Office of Inspector General; (4) the Bureau of the Census; (5) economic and statistical analysis; (6) the International Trade Administration; (7) export administration; (8) the Minority Business Development Agency; (9) the United States Travel and Tourism Administration; (10) the Patent and Trademark Office; (11) the Technology Administration; (12) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; and (13) the Economic Development Administration. Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to support the hurricane reconnaissance aircraft and activities that are under the control of the United States Air Force or the United States Air Force Reserve. Prohibits the use of funds to reimburse the Unemployment Trust Fund or any other account of the Treasury to pay unemployment compensation for temporary census workers for services performed after April 20, 1990. Sets forth conditions under which foreign companies are eligible to receive assistance under the Advanced Technology program. Title III: The Judiciary - Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1992 - Appropriates FY 1992 funds for activities of the Judiciary, including: (1) the Supreme Court; (2) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; (3) the U.S. Court of International Trade; (4) the Courts of Appeals, district courts, and judicial services; (5) the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; (6) the Federal Judicial Center; and (7) the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Makes funds available for the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals and the Special Court established under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973. Directs the Judicial Conference of the United States to prescribe reasonable fees for public access to case information through automatic data processing equipment. Title IV: Related Agencies - Appropriates FY 1992 funds for: (1) the Maritime Administration of the Department of Transportation; (2) the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission; (3) the Commission on Agricultural Workers; (4) the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution; (5) the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (6) the Competitiveness Policy Council; (7) the Marine Mammal Commission; (8) the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission; (9) the Office of the United States Trade Representative; (10) the Legal Services Corporation; and (11) the Small Business Administration. Title V: Department of State and Related Agencies - Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992 - Appropriates FY 1992 funds for: (1) the Department of State for the administration of foreign affairs; (2) the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; (3) the Board for International Broadcasting; (4) the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad; (5) the International Trade Commission; (6) the Japan-United States Friendship Commission; (7) the United States Information Agency; and (8) the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program. Title VI: General Provisions - Sets forth limitations and prohibitions on the use of funds appropriated by this Act. Requires FY 1992 pay raises to be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act. Prohibits the use of funds to implement the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-576).

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