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2009 Budget and Performance Summary

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRATIONS
(Dollars in Thousands)

Account Last Year
of Authorization
Auth Level in
Last Year of
Authorization
  Appropriation in
Last Year
Authorized 1/
  FY 2008
Enacted
  FY 2009
Requested
  Appropriation Authorization Citation
 
 
General Administration - S&E 2009 181,561   0   97,832   105,805   Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act of 2005 ("2005 Reauthorization"), Public Law 109-162
Detention Trustee 2009 1,858,509   0   1,225,920   1,295,319   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
National Drug Intelligence Center indef ...   39,000   39,000   19,500   Sec. 8056, P.L. 103-139
 
Justice Information Sharing Technology 2009 204,152   0   85,540   93,868   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
Health Care Fraud indef 1/   1/   1/   1/   42 USC 1395i(k)(3)(A)
 
Law Enforcement Wireless Communications 2009 144,771   0   74,260   121,651   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
Counterterrorism Fund 2003 35,000   0   0   0   21st Century Dept. of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (P.L. 107-273)
Administrative Review & Appeals 2009 243,291   0   240,649 2/ 263,791 2/ 2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
 
Office of the Inspector General 2009 81,922   0   70,603   75,681   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
 
U.S. Parole Commission 2009 12,711   0   11,462   12,570   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
 
National Security Division 3/ 3/   0   73,373   83,789   3/
General Legal Activities                    
Salaries & expenses 2009 764,526   0   745,549   804,007   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
Vaccine Injury Compensation 1992 [4,058]   [6,333]   [6,833]   [7,833]   Sec. 6601, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, 1989, as amended by P.L. 101-502 (104 Stat. 1289)
Office of Special Counsel - Anti-discrimination indef [6,929]   0   [4,568]   [4,722]   8 USC 1255 a(c)(7)(C)
 
Independent Counsel 1999 ...   0   0   0   P.L. 103-270, Independent Counsel Reauthorization
                    Act of 1994 (New Investigations)
  indef 9,500   9,500   9,500   0   On-going Investigations (P.L. 100-202, 101 Stat. 1329)
 
September 11th Victim Compensation indef oblig. level   0   0   0   Sec. 404(b), P.L. 107-42, Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, 2001
 
Antitrust Division - S&E 2009 162,488   0   147,819   150,591   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
Offsetting Fee Collection (est.) indef such sums   0   (139,000)   (150,591)   Fees Auth - Sec. 605, 1990 CJSJ Appropriations Act (P.L. 101-162)
 
U.S. Attorneys - Salaries and Expenses 2009 1,829,194   0   1,754,822   1,831,336   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
 
U.S. Trustees - S&E indef such sums   0   209,763   217,416   28 USC 589a(a) and 1930(a)
Offsetting Fee Receipt (est.) indef indef   0   (189,000)   (167,730)   28 USC 589a(b) and 1930(a)
 
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission 2009 1,429   0   1,606   1,823   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
 
U.S. Marshals Service 2009 900,178       866,523   933,117   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
U.S. Marshals Service - S&E       0   864,219   933,117    
USMS Construction       0   2,304   0    
 
Fees & Expenses of Witnesses 2009 203,755   0   168,300   168,300   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
 
Community Relations Service 2009 10,977   0   9,794   9,873   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
 
Assets Forfeiture Fund Current Budget Authority 2009 22,000   20,990   20,990   20,990   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
Assets Forfeiture Fund Permanent Oblig. Authority indef such sums   1,019,941   1,198,789   1,281,410   28 USC 524(c)
 
Radiation Exposure Compensation - Trust Fund- (Mand) indef indef   0   40,000   31,050   Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2005, Sec. 122 (Title I, Div. B, P.L. 108-447)
 
Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement 2009 744,593   0   497,935   531,581   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
 
Federal Bureau of Investigation  2009 6,480,608       6,657,689   7,108,091   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
Federal Bureau of Investigation - S&E       0   6,493,489   7,065,100    
Construction       0   164,200   42,991    
Health Care Fraud indef indexed amt   0   indexed amt   indexed amt   42 USC 1395i(k)(3)(B)
Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force       0   0   0    
 
Drug Enforcement Administration                     
Drug Enforcement Administration - S&E 2009 1,930,462   0   1,857,569   1,936,584   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
Construction   0   0   ---   0    
Diversion Control Fee (est.) indef 0   0   239,249   244,450   Fees Auth - Sec. 111(b), CJSJ Appropriations Act, 1993 (P.L. 102-395)
 
 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives 2009 1,038,939   0   984,097   1,027,8814   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
Construction   0   0   23,500   0    
 
Federal Prison System 2009 5,698,292   0   5,423,160   5,531,561   2005 Reauthorization (P.L. 109-162)
Bureau of Prisons - S&E       0   5,050,440   5,435,754    
Buildings & Facilities       0   372,720   95,807    
Federal Prison Industries (Administrative Limitation) indef      0   2,328   2,328    
 
Office of Justice Programs                    
Justice Assistance Programs:                    
Management & Administration 2003 215,811   38,000   10,904   0    
Nat'l Institute of Justice 1995 33,000   58,879   37,000   34,700   42 USC 3793(a)(2)
Bureau of Justice Statistics 1995 33,000   32,335   34,780   53,000   42 USC 3793(a)(1)
Missing Children 2008 0   47,387   50,000   0   42 USC 5777(a)
RISS 2003 100,000   29,000   40,000   34,200   42 USC 3796h(d)
                     
White Collar Crime   0   8,885   0   0   Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2006 (P.L. 109-108)
Victim Notification System   0   8,885   9,400   0..   42 USC 3793(a)(5) (Byrne Discretionary) - REPEALED on 5 January 2006, effective 1 October 2006
Justice for All Act   0   0   2,820   0   42 USC 10603d(d)(4) - authority for enforcement of crime victims' rights, not all programs under the Justice for All Act
NIST/OLES   0   0   [705]   0    
Crime Victims Fund Management and Administration   0   0   0   12,747    
Drug Endangered Children's Program   0   0   0   0    
Young Witness Assistance Program   0   0   0   0    
Economic, High-tech, Cybercrime Prevention   0   0   11,280        
 
Juvenile Justice Programs:                    
Child Safety and Juvenile Justice Program               185,000   All programs proposed to merged under the new Child Safety and Juvenile Justice Program in in FY2009
Title II JJDPA-Juv Just & Delinq Prev                    
Part A-M&A/Fed Effr 2007 6,832   703   658   0   42 USC 5671(a)(1)
Part B-Formula Grants 2007 88,804   78,978   74,260   0   (same as above)
Part D-Research, Eval/Training & TA (new) 2007 0   0   0   0   (same as above)
Subtotal, Prts A,B,D (2004)   95,636   79,681   74,918   0    
Part C-Juvenile Delinq. Block Grants (new) 2007 0   0   0.   0   42 USC 5671(b)
Part E-Demonstrations (new) 2007 0   104,674   93,835   0   42 USC 5671(c)
Youth Mentoring   0   0   70,000   0    
Title V - Incentive Grants for Local                    
Delinquency Prevention 2008 97,337   64,171   61,100   0   42 USC 5784
Secure Our Schools 2003 30,000   0   15,040   .0    
Juvenile Accountability Block Grants 2005 350,000   190,000   51.700   0   42 USC 3796ee-10(a) - Also under 42 USC 3793 (a)(16)(E) thru 2000 for $40M
Childsafe Initiative   0   987   0       Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2006 (P.L. 109-108)
 
Victims of Child Abuse Act 2005 8,481   11,000   16,920   0    
Sec. 213-Reg Child Advocacy Ctr                   42 USC 13004(a)
Sec. 214-Local Child Advocacy Ctr                   (same as above)
Sec. 214a-Tech Assistance/Training                   42 USC 13004(b)
 
Weed and Seed 2009 such sums   49,361   32,100   0   42 USC 3712a (Weed and Seed proposed to merge under the new Byrne Public Safety and Protection Program in FY 2009)
 
Violence Against Women               280,000   All programs proposed to merge under the new Violence Against Women Grants Program in FY 2009.
Law Enforcement and Prosecution/Grants to Combat Violence Against Women 2011 225,000   0   183,800   0   42 USC 3793(a)(18)
Encouraging Arrest Policies 2011 75,000   0   59,220   0   42 USC 3793(a)(19)
Rural Domestic Violence 2011 55,000   0   40,420   0   42 USC 13971(e)
Training Programs 2011 5,000   0   3,290   0   42 USC 13941(c)
Stalker Program 2011 3,000   0   2,820   0   42 USC 14032 
Safe Havens 2011 20,000   0   13,630   0   42 USC 10420(e)
Educating & Training VAWA w/Disabilities 2011 10,000   0   6,580   0   42 USC 3796gg-7(e)
Legal Assistance for Victims Program 2011 65,000   0   36,660   0   42 USC 3796gg-6(f)(1)
Violence on College Campuses 2011 15,000   0   9,400   0   42 USC 14045b(e)
Training Grants (Elder) Program 2011 10,000   0   4,230   0   42 USC 14041b
Transitional Housing 2011 40,000   0   [17,390]   0   42 USC 13975(g)(1)
 
Sexual Assault Victims Assistance 2011 50,000   0   9,400   0   42 USC 14043g(f)1
Engaging Men and Youth in Prevention 2011 10,000   0   2,820   0   42 USC 14043d-4(b)
Services to Advocate and Respond to Youth 2011 15,000   0   2,820   0   42 USC 14043c(f)
Grants to Assist Children and Youth Exposed to Violence 2011 20,000   0   2,820   0   42 USC 14043d-2(b)
Court Training Improvements program 2011 5,000   0   2,820   0   42 USc 14043a-3(a)
National Resources Center on Workplace Responses 2011 1,000   0   940   0   42 USC 14043f(e)
                     
Research on Violence Against Indian Women 2008 1,000   0   940   0   42 USC 3796gg-10 (note)
National Tribal Sex Offender Registry/Tracking of Violence Against Indian Women 2011 1,000   0   940   0   28 USC 534 (note)
Research and Evaluation of Violence Against Indian Women (NIJ) 0 0   0   [1,880]   0    
 
Victims of Child Abuse                    
Court-Appt Special Adv 2011 12,000   0   13,160   0   42 USC 13014(a)
Training for Judicial Personnel 2005 2,300   0   2,350   0   42 USC 13024(a)
Grants for Televised Testimony 2005 1,000   0   940   0   42 USC 3793(a)(7)
                     
State and Local Law Enforcement                    
Violent Crime Reduction Partnership Initiative               200,000    
Byrne Public Safety and Protection Program               200,000   All programs proposed to merge under the new Byrne Public Safety and Protection Program in FY 2009.
Community Policing Development               400    
Hate Crimes Training & TA   0   0   0   0   Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2006 (P.L. 109-108)
USA Freedom Corps   0   0   0   0   Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2006 (P.L. 109-108)
Project Re-Entry 2005 0   0   0   0   42 USC 3797w(h)(1)
State & Local Gun Violence Assistance Program   0   0   0   0   Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2006 (P.L. 109-108) - combined with Project Sentry
State & Local TA & Training 1995 0   0   0   0   42 USC 3797(a)(5) (NOTE: Section 501(b) only)
Southwest Border Prosecutor   0   29,617   30,080   0   Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2006 (P.L. 109-108)
Bulletproof Vest Partnership 2004 50,000   50,000   0   0   42 USC 3793(a)(23)
Police Corps 2005 90,000   90,000   0   0   42 USC 14101
Criminal Records Upgrades 2007 250,000   9,873   0   0   42 USC 14601(e)(1)-$250 mil. auth. for FY07/joint for several programs; see also line below (CITA)
Crime Identification Technology Assistance   0   0   0   0   see line above (Criminal Records Upgrades)
Paul Coverdell Grants 2006 42,067   0   0   0   42 USC 3793(a)(24)(F)
State Criminal Alien Assistance 2004 0   0   410,000   0   8 USCA 1231(i)(5)
Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution 2010 0   0   17,860   0   42 USC 15606(1)
Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG)   0   411,159   170,159   0   42 USC 3758
Boys and Girls Clubs   0   0   0   0   42 USC 3758
State and Local Antiterrorism Training (SLATT)   0   0   [2,000]   0    
Discretionary Grants   0   0   187,513   0   Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2006 (P.L. 109-108) (formerly Byrne Discretionary Grants, see P.L. 109-148, sec. 5018)
Prescription Drug Monitoring   0   7,404   7,050   0   Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2006 (P.L. 109-108)
Indian Programs                    
Tribal Courts   8,000   7,898   8,630   0   25 USC 3681(d)
Alcohol and Substance Abuse   5,000   4,936   5,180   0   Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2006 (P.L. 109-108)
Indian Prison Grants 2000 0   5,000   8,630   0   42 USC 13708(a)
Telemarketing Fraud 2000 2,500   1,995   0   0   42 USC 14171(h)
DNA Initiative 2004 25,000   0   0   0   Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2006 (P.L. 109-108)
Missing Alzheimer's Program 1998 900   898   940   0   42 USC 14181(d)(3)
National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan   0   9,872   0   0   Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2006 (P.L. 109-108)
Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention   0   0   0   0   42 USC 14171(h)
Law  Enforcement Family Support 2000 0   0   0   0   42 USC 3793(A)(21)
Cannabis Eradication Program   0   4,936   0   0   Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2006 (P.L. 109-108)
Gang Prevention and Enforcement   0   0   0   0   42 USC 13921(b)
Capital Litigation Improvement Grants   0   0   2,500   0    
Drug Courts 2005 60,000   45,000   15,200   0   42 USC 37939(a)(25)(A)(iv)
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment 2000 72,000   61,677   9,400   0   42 USC 3793(a)(17)(E)
Victims of Trafficking 2005 10,000   10,000   9,400   0   22 USC 7105(b)
Victims of Trafficking Statistics   0   0   0   0    
Combating Domestic Trafficking of Persons   0   0   0   0   Sec. 204, Trafficking in Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 2005
Law  Enforcement Tribute Act   0   0   0   0    
Sex Offender Registry   0   0   0   0    
Mentally Ill Offender Public Registry/Mental Health Courts   0   0   6,500   0   42 USC 3793(a)(4) - Parts V and HH of Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Northern Border Prosecutor Grants   0   0   2,820   0    
Byrne Competitive Grants   0   0   16,000   0    
Presidential Candidate Nominating Conventions for 2008   0   0   100,000   0    
 
Public Safety Officers' Benefits                    
Death Benefits indef such sums   64,000   66,000   49,734   42 USC 3793(a)(4)
Disability Benefits indef such sums   4,822   4,854   5,000   (same as above)
Public Safety  Officer Dependents Asst. indef such sums   4,012   3,980   4,100   42 USC 3793(a)(4) & 42 USC 3796d-7
 
Crime Victims Fund indef indef   625,000   590,000   590,000   42 USC 10601
 
 
1/  The amount is subject to negotiation between the Attorney General and Secretary for Health and Human Services.
2/  Number includes total appropriation, including $4 million from DHS Immigration Examinations Fee.
3/  The National Security Division was established by Section 506(b)(1), P.L. 109-177, and received appropriations in FY 2007 and 2008. However, there have not been any authorizations of appropriations for the National Security Division.
Updated March 15, 2018