Summary: 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.Title I: Department of Commerce - 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 and for construction of broadband services; (8) the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO); (9) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), including amounts for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the Advanced Technology Program, and for construction of new research facilities; (10) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including transfers of funds, and an amount for procurement, acquisition, and construction of capital assets; (11) restoration of Pacific salmon populations; (12) the Coastal Zone Management Fund, including a transfer of funds; (13) the fisheries finance program account; (14) departmental management, including for the Office of Inspector General; (15) the renovation and modernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building; and (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) Restricts the transfer of current fiscal year appropriations for the Department of Commerce in this Act. Makes special provision for transfers among appropriations 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) Extends through 2009 the authority of the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Board to make commitments to guarantee any loan to a qualified steel company.Authorizes funding for salaries and administrative expenses to administer the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program.(Sec. 106) Prohibits the use of any funds under this Act to register, issue, transfer, or enforce any trademark of the phrase "Last Best Place."(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 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 (in lieu of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology). (Sec. 110) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to promulgate safety and health standards or regulations for scientific and occupational diving within NOAA.(Sec. 111) Authorizes NOAA to engage in activities for the completion of its Pacific Regional Center on Ford Island, Hawaii. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 112) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a voluntary capacity reduction program to remove all commercial fishing in the Papaha-naumokua-kea Marine National Monument area prior to June 15, 2011, and directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations for that purpose. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 113) Authorizes additional funding for the NIST Building 1 Extension.(Sec. 114) Limits the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to acquire satellites for NOAA by requiring a certification of the technology and value of such satellites.(Sec. 115) Requires the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce to contract with the Council of the National Academy of Sciences for a study of investment in intangible assets. Requires the completion of such study within 18 months.(Sec. 116) Requires the Secretary of Commerce to 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. 117) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to develop, maintain, and make public a list of vessels and vessel owners engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing and take appropriate action against the vessels and vessel owners on such list. Title II: Department of Justice - 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 the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund for processing 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 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, for necessary expenses to implement the "Weed and Seed" program, community-oriented policing service (including a transfer of funds), juvenile justice programs, and public safety officers benefits.(Sec. 201) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this title to: (1) 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; or (2) require any person to perform or facilitate 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 transfer 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 the number of employees or the positions covered. (Sec. 206) Extends certain authorities for FBI and DEA 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) Requires federal reimbursements to the District of Columbia for felons and recommitted parolees to begin no later that the date of sentencing of such felons and the date of the commitment of such parolees to prison.(Sec. 214) Prohibits funding for U.S. Attorneys who are assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General that exempt such U.S. Attorneys from applicable residency requirements.(Sec. 215) Restricts funding for the FBI's Sentinel program until the FBI reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the results of a completed integrated baseline review for that program. Prohibits funding for future development of the program until the Attorney General certifies to the Committees that certain performance measurements have been met.(Sec. 217) Makes adjustments in funding levels for DOJ Justice Information Sharing Technology and Juvenile Justice Programs.(Sec. 218) Reduces appropriations for DOJ general administration. Increases appropriations and specifies certain funding levels for violence against women prevention and prosecution programs.(Sec. 219) Requires the Attorney General to submit quarterly reports to the Inspector General on the costs and contracting procedures for conferences held by DOJ in FY2008 for which costs exceeded $20,000.(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.Title III: Science - 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.Title IV: Related Agencies - 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.Title V: General Provisions - Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by 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, 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 Senate Committee on Appropriations is notified 15 days in advance.(Sec. 506) Prohibits the use of funds for the construction, repair (other than emergency repair), overhaul, conversion, or 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 "Made in America" ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract funded by this Act. (Sec. 508) Permits a transfer of funds to cover certain costs incurred resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions. (Sec. 509) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products or to seek the removal of restrictions on marketing 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 firearm.(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 DOJ 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 any federal entity, except as authorized in this Act or any other 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. 515) Subjects funding for implementing E-Government Initiatives to the reprogramming limits established by section 505 of this Act. (Sec. 516) Requires the Inspectors General of the Departments of Commerce and Justice, NASA, and NSF to conduct audits of grants or contracts funded by this Act and submit reports to Congress on the progress of such audits. Requires the results of such audits to be made available to the public on federal websites. Prohibits the use of 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. 517) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to issue patents on claims directed to or encompassing a human organism. (Sec. 518) Requires program managers of projects within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or Justice, NASA, or NSF totaling more than $75 million to inform department heads of any increase in program costs of 10% or more. Requires department heads to notify the Senate Committee on Appropriations of any such increases.(Sec. 519) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to support or justify the use of torture by any official or contract employee of the U.S. government. (Sec. 520) Prohibits the reprogramming or transfer of funds after June 30, except in extraordinary circumstances. (Sec. 521) Authorizes funds for DOJ intelligence activities during FY2008 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2008.(Sec. 522) Requires the 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 the Committee aware of any review that recommends changes to any major acquisition project or grant or that recommends significant budgetary savings; and (3) withhold from public distribution for 15 days any final audit or investigation report requested by the Committee. (Sec. 523) Prohibits the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce any EEOC guidelines covering harassment based on religion.(Sec. 524) Prohibits DOJ funds from being used to make a grant allocation, a discretionary grant award, or a discretionary contract award, or to publicly announce the intention to make such an award, unless the Attorney General, Secretary, Administrator, or Director of the appropriate agency or bureau notifies the Senate Committee on Appropriations at least three full business days in advance.(Sec. 525) Prohibits funding to implement an involuntary reduction in force at any NASA center during FY2008.(Sec. 526) Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 1958 to modify the authority of the NASA Administrator to enter into certain enhanced-use leases of real property.(Sec. 527) Prohibits the EEOC from taking legal action against any entity for requiring an employee to speak English while engaged in work.(Sec. 528) Allocates NASA funding for Teach for America for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics related activities. (Sec. 529) Requires the departments, agencies, and commissions funded under this Act to establish and maintain on their websites: (1) a direct link to their Offices of Inspectors General; and (2) a mechanism on the Offices of Inspectors General website for anonymously reporting waste, fraud, or abuse. (Sec. 530) Prohibits the award of a 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. 531) ED 1.0 Act - Allocates funds for a pilot program in the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to award nine grants to enable certain minority educational institutions to develop digital and wireless networks for online programs of study. Grants priority to institutions that serve counties with certain minority populations, income and educational levels, and negative population growth rates.Requires the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to consult with Congress on a quarterly basis regarding such pilot program and to submit a progress report within one year after the enactment of this Act. (Sec. 532) Requires the NASA Administrator to submit quarterly reports to the NASA Inspector General on the costs and contracting procedures for NASA conferences held during FY2008 costing the government more than $20,000. (Sec. 533) Requires the NASA Administrator to report to Congress by September 30, 2008, and post on the NASA website, information on the cost of NASA conferences during FY2008.(Sec. 534) Prohibits the use of funds in this Act for purposes inconsistent with U.S. trade remedy laws. (Sec. 535) Prohibits funding under this Act for any public-private competition conducted under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated. (Sec. 536) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to circumvent any statutory or administrative formula-driven or competitive awarding process to award funds to a project in response to a request from a Member of Congress, unless such project has been disclosed in accordance with the rules of the Senate or House of Representatives.(Sec. 537) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to purchase first class or premium airline travel inconsistent with federal regulations.(Sec. 538) Renames the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 as the 911 Modernization Act. (Sec. 539) Amends the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and 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. 540) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain returning H-2B nonimmigrant visa holders (foreign temporary nonagricultural workers) from the FY2008 H-2B visa cap.Title VI: Rescissions - Rescinds unobligated balances available for Department of Commerce industrial technology services and for Department of Justice general administration, legal activities, and Office of Justice programs.Title VII: Restitution - Restitution for Victims of Crime Act of 2007 - Subtitle A: Collection of Restitution - Collection of Restitution Improvement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 722) Amends the federal criminal code relating to restitution for victims of crime to: (1) require courts to enter an order for immediate restitution at the sentencing 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 $100; and (4) allow crime victims reimbursement of attorney fees incurred in seeking restitution.Subtitle B: Preservation of Assets for Restitution - Preservation of Assets for Restitution Act of 2007 - (Sec. 742) Amends the federal criminal code to require courts to issue protective orders for preservation of assets available to satisfy restitution claims. (Sec. 744) Amends the federal judicial code to provide for prejudgment remedies to protect assets available to satisfy restitution claims.

departments_of_commerce justice science related agencies appropriations act makes appropriations fy2008 departments_of_commerce justice science related programs related agencies title department_of_commerce department_of_commerce appropriations act makes appropriations department_of_commerce fy2008 international_trade_administration bureau industry security economic_development_administration minority_business_development_agency economic statistical analysis programs bureau_of_the_census national_telecommunications_and_information_administration including grants public telecommunications facilities planning construction construction broadband services patent trademark_office uspto national_institute_of_standards_and_technology nist including amounts hollings manufacturing extension partnership advanced technology program construction new research facilities national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration noaa including transfers funds procurement acquisition construction capital assets restoration pacific salmon populations coastal zone management fund including transfer funds fisheries finance program account departmental management including office_of_inspector_general renovation modernization hoover building national intellectual property law enforcement coordination allows department_of_commerce funds available certain functions activities department advanced payments authorized certification department_of_commerce official payments public interest sec authorizes funding hire passenger motor vehicles services uniforms restricts transfer current fiscal year appropriations department_of_commerce act makes special provision transfers appropriations permits transfer funds cover certain costs incurred resulting personnel actions taken response funding reductions sec extends authority emergency steel loan guarantee board commitments guarantee loan qualified steel company authorizes funding salaries administrative expenses administer emergency steel loan guarantee prohibits use funds act register issue transfer enforce trademark phrase best place authorizes funding food expenses certain trade sequestered sec authorizes expansion department_of_commerce personnel management demonstration project involve individuals extends project amends stevenson-wydler_technology innovation_act eliminate department_of_commerce technology_administration amends national technical information act require director national technical information service report director nist lieu secretary commerce technology sec authorizes secretary commerce promulgate safety health standards regulations scientific occupational authorizes noaa engage activities completion pacific regional center island hawaii authorizes appropriations sec authorizes secretary commerce conduct voluntary capacity reduction program remove commercial fishing marine national_monument area prior june directs secretary promulgate regulations purpose authorizes authorizes additional funding nist building limits authority secretary commerce acquire satellites noaa requiring certification technology value requires director bureau_of_economic_analysis department_of_commerce contract council national_academy_of_sciences study investment intangible assets requires completion study requires secretary commerce contract national_academy_of_sciences study import price data published bureau_of_labor_statistics federal_government economic data accurately reflect economic condition united authorizes secretary commerce develop maintain public list vessels vessel owners engaged illegal unreported unregulated fishing appropriate action vessels vessel owners list title department_of_justice department_of_justice appropriations act makes appropriations department_of_justice doj general administration including information sharing technology conversion narrowband communications administration petitions immigration related activities federal detention trustee office_of_inspector_general parole commission legal activities including reimbursement vaccine injury compensation trust_fund processing cases national childhood vaccine injury act antitrust enforcement offices attorneys trustee program foreign_claims_settlement_commission marshals service including courthouse security equipment construction fees expenses witnesses community relations service certain uses assets forfeiture fund national security division interagency crime drug enforcement federal_bureau_of_investigation fbi drug_enforcement_administration dea bureau alcohol tobacco firearms explosives atf federal prison system including construction new buildings facilities federal prison industries incorporated subject certain limitations administrative expenses office_on_violence_against_women violence women prevention prosecution programs office_of_justice_programs including state local law enforcement assistance necessary expenses implement weed seed program community oriented policing service including transfer funds juvenile justice programs public safety officers prohibits use funds appropriated title pay abortion life mother endangered fetus carried term case rape require person perform facilitate abortion sec reaffirms obligation director bureau_of_prisons provide escort services necessary female inmate receive abortion outside federal restricts transfer current fiscal year appropriations doj act makes special provision transfers appropriations relating federal prison system sec authorizes attorney general extend fy2009 personnel management demonstration project limitation number employees positions covered sec extends certain authorities fbi dea undercover investigative operations prohibits funding transport maximum high security prisoner prison facility certified bureau_of_prisons appropriately secure sec prohibits funding federal prisons purchase cable television services equipment primarily recreational purposes allows services equipment inmate training religious educational subjects deviation amounts designated specific activities act reprogramming procedures established section act sec amends consolidated_appropriations_act revise membership means providing support alaska rural justice law enforcement requires certain fines imposed bankruptcy petition preparers deposited trustee system fund appropriations account sec revises fees schedule disbursements chapter bankruptcy requires federal reimbursements district_of_columbia felons begin later date sentencing felons date commitment prohibits funding attorneys assigned dual additional responsibilities attorney general exempt attorneys applicable residency restricts funding fbi program fbi reports house senate_committees appropriations results completed integrated baseline review program prohibits funding future development program attorney general certifies committees certain performance measurements makes adjustments funding levels doj justice information sharing technology juvenile justice reduces appropriations doj general administration increases appropriations specifies certain funding levels violence women prevention prosecution requires attorney general submit quarterly reports inspector_general costs contracting procedures conferences held doj fy2008 costs exceeded limits funding certain doj authorizes attorney general increase fy2008 fy2012 marshal positions work immigration related matters including transporting prisoners working federal courthouses authorizes requires fbi director report congress background provides authority public private institutions higher education grant student loan financing forbearance federal district_of_columbia employees current students rescinds certain unobligated balances available doj prior fiscal increases funding fbi analysis dna samples reduces funding advanced technology program requires attorney general funds available expand operation_streamline entire southwest_border united_states control illegal entry border sec increases funding hiring additional assistant attorneys prosecution child exploitation native american methamphetamine enforcement treatment act amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act include territories indian tribes eligible grant recipients reaffirm eligibility programs address manufacture sale use methamphetamine aid children homes methamphetamine drugs unlawfully manufactured distributed dispensed address methamphetamine use pregnant parenting women offenders title iii science science appropriations act makes appropriations fy2008 office_of_science_and_technology_policy national_aeronautics_and_space_administration nasa science aeronautics exploration research development activities office_of_inspector_general national_science_foundation nsf research equipment facilities construction education human resources agency operations award management office national_science_board office_of_inspector_general requires fy2009 nasa provide specific information annual budget justification relating proposed funding levels estimated budgets fiscal years title related agencies makes appropriations fy2008 commission civil rights equal_employment_opportunity_commission eeoc international_trade_commission itc legal_services_corporation marine mammal commission office trade representative state_justice_institute prohibits use funds available eeoc operate national contact center prohibits eeoc taking action implement workforce restructuring reorganization notice actions given senate_committee appropriations title general_provisions specifies certain uses limits prohibitions use funds appropriated act sec requires departments_of_commerce justice nsf nasa provide senate_committee appropriations quarterly accounting unobligated funds available agencies previous appropriations act sec prohibits appropriation contained act remaining available obligation current fiscal year expressly provided act sec limits expenditures consulting services procurement contracts contracts expenditures matter public record available public inspection provided existing provides severability provisions act certain provisions held prohibits reprogramming funds creates eliminates affects existing programs senate_committee appropriations notified days prohibits use funds construction repair emergency repair conversion modernization vessels noaa shipyards located outside united renders person product sold shipped united_states america ineligible receive contract subcontract funded act sec permits transfer funds cover certain costs incurred resulting personnel actions taken response funding reductions sec prohibits use funds act promote sale export tobacco tobacco products seek removal restrictions marketing prohibits funding implementation user fee background checks brady handgun control act background check system require result destruction information submitted individual certified eligible possess receive bars amounts crime_victims_fund excess million fiscal year available obligation following fiscal prohibits use doj funds discriminate religious moral beliefs students participate doj programs parents legal guardians students sec prohibits transfer funds available act federal entity authorized act appropriations act sec designates secretary commerce representative negotiating monitoring international agreements fisheries marine mammals sea subjects funding implementing government initiatives reprogramming limits established section act sec requires inspectors_general departments_of_commerce justice nasa nsf conduct audits grants contracts funded act submit reports congress progress audits requires results audits available public federal websites prohibits use funds conferences directly related grant contract purpose requires grant contract recipient submit conflict interest prohibits use funds act issue patents claims directed encompassing human organism sec requires program managers projects jurisdiction departments_of_commerce justice nasa nsf totaling million inform department heads increase program costs requires department heads notify senate_committee appropriations prohibits use funds act support justify use torture official contract employee government sec prohibits reprogramming transfer funds june extraordinary circumstances sec authorizes funds doj intelligence activities fy2008 enactment intelligence authorization act requires offices inspector_general funded act forward audit reports senate_committee appropriations immediately issued committee aware review recommends changes major acquisition project grant recommends significant budgetary savings withhold public distribution days final audit investigation report requested committee sec prohibits use funds implement administer enforce eeoc guidelines covering harassment based prohibits doj funds grant allocation discretionary grant award discretionary contract award publicly announce intention award attorney general secretary administrator director appropriate agency bureau notifies senate_committee appropriations business days prohibits funding implement involuntary reduction force nasa center amends national_aeronautics_and_space_administration act modify authority nasa administrator enter certain enhanced use leases real prohibits eeoc taking legal action entity requiring employee speak english engaged allocates nasa funding teach america science technology engineering mathematics related activities sec requires departments agencies commissions funded act establish maintain websites direct link offices inspectors_general mechanism offices inspectors_general website anonymously reporting waste fraud abuse sec prohibits award contract grant excess million act prospective contractor grantee makes certain certifications federal tax liability sec act allocates funds pilot program national_telecommunications_and_information_administration award grants enable certain minority educational institutions develop digital wireless networks online programs study grants priority institutions serve counties certain minority populations income educational levels negative population growth rates requires administrator national_telecommunications_and_information_administration consult congress quarterly basis pilot program submit progress report year enactment act sec requires nasa administrator submit quarterly reports nasa inspector_general costs contracting procedures nasa conferences held fy2008 government sec requires nasa administrator report congress september post nasa website information cost nasa conferences prohibits use funds act purposes inconsistent trade remedy laws sec prohibits funding act public private competition conducted office_of_management_and_budget circular a-76 work performed employees bureau_of_prisons federal prison industries incorporated sec prohibits use funds act circumvent statutory administrative formula driven competitive awarding process award funds project response request member congress project disclosed accordance rules senate house prohibits use funds act purchase class premium airline travel inconsistent federal renames implementing recommendations commission act modernization act sec amends omnibus consolidated rescissions appropriations act expand types aliens legal_services_corporation provide legal services include aliens admitted united_states perform forestry labor sec amends immigration_and_nationality_act exempt certain returning h-2b nonimmigrant visa holders foreign temporary nonagricultural workers fy2008 h-2b visa cap title rescissions rescinds unobligated balances available department_of_commerce industrial technology services department_of_justice general administration legal activities office_of_justice_programs title vii restitution restitution victims_of_crime_act subtitle collection restitution collection restitution improvement act sec amends federal criminal code relating restitution victims crime require courts enter order immediate restitution sentencing convict allow prosecutors obtain court order financial information convict owes restitution require identifying information convicts included restitution orders allow crime victims reimbursement attorney fees incurred seeking restitution subtitle preservation assets restitution preservation assets restitution act sec amends federal criminal code require courts issue protective orders preservation assets available satisfy restitution claims sec amends federal judicial code provide prejudgment remedies protect assets available satisfy restitution claims


Summary: Preventing Government Shutdown Act of 2007 - Provides for automatic continuing appropriations if any regular appropriation for a fiscal year (or, if applicable, for each fiscal year in a biennium) does not become law before the beginning of such fiscal year, or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect. Appropriates amounts necessary to continue any project or activity for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year: (1) in the corresponding regular appropriation Act for such preceding fiscal year; or (2) if such legislation did not become law, then in the joint resolution making continuing appropriations for such preceding fiscal year. Requires the appropriations and funds made available, and authority granted, for any fiscal year for a project or activity to be available for the period beginning with the first day of a lapse in appropriations and ending with the earlier of: (1) the date on which the applicable regular appropriation bill for such fiscal year becomes law (whether or not such law provides for such project or activity) or a continuing resolution making appropriations becomes law, as the case may be; or (2) the last day of such fiscal year.

preventing government shutdown act provides automatic continuing appropriations regular appropriation fiscal year applicable fiscal year law beginning fiscal year joint resolution making continuing appropriations effect appropriates amounts necessary continue project activity funds provided preceding fiscal year corresponding regular appropriation act preceding fiscal year legislation law joint resolution making continuing appropriations preceding fiscal year requires appropriations funds available authority granted fiscal year project activity available period beginning day lapse appropriations ending earlier date applicable regular appropriation bill fiscal year law law provides project activity continuing resolution making appropriations law case day fiscal year


Summary: Clean Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes emergency supplemental FY2008 appropriations for specified activities related to the war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters to the Departments of Agriculture (including food relief to certain foreign countries), of Justice, of Defense (military, including funds for Afghan and Iraqi security forces), of Defense (military construction), and of State (including international peacekeeping activities). Rescinds certain funds made available in: (1) the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 for the Defense Health Program; and (2) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund. Makes additional supplemental appropriations for the war on terror, international affairs, and national defense matters to the Departments of Agriculture (including food relief to certain foreign countries), of Justice, of Defense (military, including funds for Afghan and Iraqi security forces), and of State and related agencies. Designates each amount in this Act as an emergency requirement.

clean global war terror supplemental appropriations act makes emergency supplemental fy2008 appropriations specified activities related war terror international affairs national defense matters departments_of_agriculture including food relief certain foreign countries justice defense military including funds afghan iraqi_security_forces defense military construction state including international peacekeeping activities rescinds certain funds available troop readiness veterans care katrina_recovery iraq_accountability_appropriations_act defense_health_program consolidated_appropriations_act joint_improvised_explosive_device_defeat_fund makes additional supplemental appropriations war terror international affairs national defense matters departments_of_agriculture including food relief certain foreign countries justice defense military including funds afghan iraqi_security_forces state related agencies designates act emergency requirement


Summary: Makes emergency supplemental FY2008 appropriations for disaster relief and recovery related to Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, Dennis, and Rita to the Department of Defense (Civil) for construction, flood control, and coastal emergencies.

makes emergency supplemental fy2008 appropriations disaster relief recovery related hurricanes katrina wilma rita department_of_defense civil construction flood control coastal emergencies


Summary: Stop Legislative Automatic Spending Hikes (SLASH) Act of 2008 - Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report to Congress on all agencies and programs that received ineffective ratings or three consecutive annual adequate ratings under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993; (2) the termination of such agencies and programs unless continued by statute; (3) the transfer of the functions of such terminated agencies and programs to other appropriate agencies; and (4) an annual OMB estimate of the savings under this Act.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to grant tax rebates to individual taxpayers from the amounts saved by the termination of ineffective agencies and programs under this Act.

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Summary: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for FY2009 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science-related programs, and related agencies.Title I: Department of Commerce - Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Commerce for FY2009 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; (8) the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; (9) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), including amounts for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership of NIST and for construction of new research facilities; (10) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including amounts for procurement, acquisition, and construction of capital assets, restoration of Pacific salmon populations, the Coastal Zone Management Fund, and the fisheries finance program account; and (11) departmental management, including for the Office of Inspector General and renovation and modernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building.(Sec. 105) Prohibits the use of any funds under this Act to register, issue, transfer, or enforce any trademark of the phrase "Last Best Place."(Sec. 107) Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to promulgate safety and health standards or regulations for scientific and occupational diving within NOAA.Title II: Department of Justice - Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) for 2009 for: (1) general administration, including for information sharing technology, a nationwide Integrated Wireless Network supporting federal law enforcement, 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 Fund for processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, antitrust enforcement, the Offices of the U.S. Attorneys, the U.S. Trustee Program, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, fees and expenses of witnesses, the Community Relations Service, and the Assets Forfeiture Fund; (4) the U.S. Marshals Service; (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 for 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) Office of Justice Programs, including for state and local law enforcement assistance, the Office of Weed and Seed Strategies, community-oriented policing services (including a transfer of funds), juvenile justice programs, and public safety officers benefits.(Sec. 202) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this title to: (1) 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; or (2) require any person to perform or facilitate an abortion. (Sec. 204) 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. 206) Authorizes the Attorney General to extend through FY2010 the Personnel Management Demonstration Project without limitation on the number of employees or the positions covered.(Sec. 207) Extends certain authorities for FBI and DEA undercover investigative operations to ATF.(Sec. 208) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act: (1) to transport a maximum or high security prisoner other than to a prison or facility certified by the Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure; (2) by federal prisons to purchase cable television services or equipment used primarily for recreational purposes: (3) for Sentinel and future phases of Sentinel or any other major new or enhanced information technology program having total estimated development costs in excess of $100 million, unless there is a certification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that the program has appropriate program management and contractor oversight mechanisms in place and that the program is compatible with DOJ enterprise architecture; (4) to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private competition under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated; or (5) for the salaries, benefits, or expenses of U.S. attorneys who are assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General that exempt such such attorneys from applicable residency requirements.(Sec. 215) Requires the Attorney General and any DOJ department head to conduct a peer review process and adhere strictly to peer review rankings in making discretionary grants.Title III: Science - Science Appropriations Act, 2009 - Makes appropriations for FY2009 for: (1) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for science, aeronautics, and exploration, space operations, education research and development activities, and 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, agency operations and award management, the Office of the National Science Board, and the Office of Inspector General.Title IV: Related Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY2009 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 National Veterans Business Development Corporation; (7) the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; and (8) the State Justice Institute. Prohibits the EEOC from taking any action to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until notice of such action is given to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.Title V: General Provisions - (Sec. 501) Prohibits the use of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by Congress.(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, except where otherwise provided under existing law or executive order.(Sec. 505) Places restrictions on the reprogramming of funds.(Sec. 506) Prohibits the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce any EEOC guidelines covering harassment based on religion.(Sec. 507) Renders any person who mislabels a product sold in or shipped to the United States as "Made in America" ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract funded by this Act. (Sec. 510) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products or to seek the reduction or removal of restrictions on the marketing of such products.(Sec. 511) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act 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 within 24 hours of information submitted by an individual certified as eligible to possess or receive a firearm.(Sec. 513) Prohibits the use of DOJ 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. 516) Requires ATF to make a disclaimer in tracing studies that trace data cannot be used to draw broad conclusions about firearms-related crime.(Sec. 518) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to: (1) issue patents on claims directed to or encompassing a human organism; (2) support or justify the use of torture by any official or contract employee of the U.S. government; (3) restrict exports of certain firearms to Canada; (4) deny certain import applications regarding curios or relics, firearms, parts, or ammunition; (5) include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement certain language of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, or the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement; (6) authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of certain laws authorizing the FBI to issue such letters; or (7) implement a revision to OMB Circular A-76 relating to the cost of projects within the Departments of Commerce or Justice, NSF, or NASA.(Sec. 525) Requires: (1) program grant managers of any projects within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or Justice, NASA, or NSF totaling more than $75 million whose cost may increase by 10% to inform the agency head of such increase; and (2) notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of such increase within 30 days.(Sec. 526) Authorizes funds for Department of Justice intelligence activities during FY2009 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2009.(Sec. 527) Prohibits the award of a contract or grant in excess of $5 million under this Act unless the prospective contractor or grantee makes certain certifications regarding compliance with federal tax liability.(Sec. 528) Rescinds certain unobligated balances available to: (1) the Department of Commerce for Economic Development Administration, the International Trade Administration, NOAA, NIST, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Bureau of the Census and (2) the Department of Justice for the Working Capital Fund, the Assets Forfeiture Fund, the Office of Justice Programs, and Community Oriented Policing Services. Requires a report to Congress within 30 days of the enactment of this Act on the amount of recission made by each department.

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project limitation number employees positions extends certain authorities fbi dea undercover investigative operations prohibits use funds act transport maximum high security prisoner prison facility certified bureau_of_prisons appropriately secure federal prisons purchase cable television services equipment primarily recreational purposes future phases major new enhanced information technology program having total estimated development costs excess million certification house senate_committees appropriations program appropriate program management contractor oversight mechanisms place program compatible doj enterprise architecture plan begin continue finish process approve public private competition office_of_management_and_budget omb circular a-76 work performed employees bureau_of_prisons federal prison industries incorporated salaries benefits expenses attorneys assigned dual additional responsibilities attorney general exempt attorneys applicable residency requires attorney general doj department head conduct peer_review process adhere strictly peer_review making discretionary grants title iii science science appropriations act makes appropriations fy2009 office_of_science_and_technology_policy national_aeronautics_and_space_administration nasa science aeronautics exploration space operations education research development activities office_of_inspector_general national_science_foundation nsf research equipment facilities construction science engineering education human resources programs agency operations award management office national_science_board office_of_inspector_general title related agencies makes appropriations fy2009 commission civil rights equal_employment_opportunity_commission eeoc international_trade_commission itc legal_services_corporation marine mammal commission national veterans_business_development corporation office trade representative state_justice_institute prohibits eeoc taking action implement workforce restructuring reorganization notice action given house senate_committees appropriations title general_provisions sec prohibits use funds publicity propaganda purposes authorized limits expenditures consulting services procurement contracts contracts expenditures matter public record available public inspection provided existing law executive places restrictions reprogramming prohibits use funds implement administer enforce eeoc guidelines covering harassment based renders person product sold shipped united_states america ineligible receive contract subcontract funded act sec prohibits use funds act promote sale export tobacco tobacco products seek reduction removal restrictions marketing prohibits use funds act implementation user fee background checks brady handgun control act background check system require result destruction hours information submitted individual certified eligible possess receive prohibits use doj funds discriminate religious moral beliefs students participate doj programs parents legal guardians students sec requires atf disclaimer tracing studies trace data draw broad conclusions firearms related prohibits use funds act issue patents claims directed encompassing human organism support justify use torture official contract employee government restrict exports certain firearms canada deny certain import applications firearms parts ammunition include new bilateral multilateral trade agreement certain language united_states free trade agreement united_states australia free trade agreement united_states morocco free trade agreement authorize issue national security letter contravention certain laws authorizing fbi issue letters implement revision omb circular a-76 relating cost projects departments_of_commerce justice nsf requires program grant managers projects jurisdiction departments_of_commerce justice nasa nsf totaling million cost increase inform agency head increase notification house senate_committees appropriations increase authorizes funds department_of_justice intelligence activities fy2009 enactment intelligence authorization act prohibits award contract grant excess million act prospective contractor grantee makes certain certifications compliance federal tax rescinds certain unobligated balances available department_of_commerce economic_development_administration international_trade_administration noaa nist national_telecommunications_and_information_administration bureau_of_the_census department_of_justice working capital_fund assets forfeiture fund office_of_justice_programs community oriented policing services requires report congress days enactment act department