Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 8, 2003
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes appropriations for FY 2003 for the Departments of Commerce, Justice and State, the judiciary and related agencies. Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) for FY 2003 for: (1) general administration; (2) the U.S. Parole Commission; (3) legal activities; (4) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (5) the Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force; (6) the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS); (7) the Federal prison system; and (8) Office of Justice programs. Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes appropriations for FY 2003 for: (1) the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; (2) the International Trade Commission; (3) the International Trade Administration; (4) the Bureau of Industry and Security; (5) the Economic Development Administration; (6) the Minority Business Development Agency; (7) economic and statistical analysis programs; (8) the Bureau of the Census; (9) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; (10) public telecommunications facilities planning and construction grants; (11) information infrastructure grants; (12) the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; (13) the Under Secretary for Technology/Office of Technology Policy; (14) the National Institute of Standards and Technology; (15) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); (16) restoration of Pacific salmon populations and implementation of the 1999 Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement; (17) the Fishermen's Contingency Fund; (18) the Coastal Zone Management Fund; (19) the fisheries finance program account; and (20) departmental management, including for the Office of Inspector General.Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes appropriations to the Judiciary for FY 2003 for: (1) the U.S. 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 other judicial services; (5) the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; (6) the Federal Judicial Center; (7) judiciary retirement funds; and (8) the U.S. Sentencing Commission.Department of State and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes appropriations for the Department of State for FY 2003 for: (1) administration of foreign affairs; (2) international organizations and conferences; and (3) the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Makes appropriations for FY 2003 for the: (1) Maritime Administration; (2) Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad; (3) Commission on Civil Rights; (4) Commission on International Religious Freedom; (5) Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (6) Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China; (7) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; (8) Federal Communications Commission; (9) Federal Maritime Commission; (10) the Federal Trade Commission; (11) Legal Services Corporation; (12) Marine Mammal Commission; (13) National Veterans Business Development Corporation; (14) Securities and Exchange Commission; (15) Small Business Administration; and (16) State Justice Institute.
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