Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1981

(Reported to House from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 96-873 (Part II)) Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1981 - Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for fiscal year 1981 to carry out the following activities of the Department of Justice: (1) general administration; (2) the Antitrust Division; (3) the United States Parole Commission; (4) general legal activities; (5) the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; (6) United States Attorneys, Marshals, and Trustees; (7) support of U.S. prisoners in non-federal institutions; (8) fees and expenses of witnesses; (9) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (10) the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS); (11) the Drug Enforcement Administration; and (12) the Federal Prison System. Authorizes $3,000,000 for the investigation and prosecution of Nazi war criminals, of which $2,387,000 shall be made available. Authorizes the FBI to classify the offense of arson as a part I crime in its Uniform Crime Reports. Includes in the Drug Enforcement Administration authorization up to $400,000 for pharmacy theft prevention. Authorizes the following amounts for certain activities of the Immigration and Naturalization Service: (1) $3,000,000 for the Office of the Special Investigator; (2) $56,500,000 for inspections; and (3) $94,273,000 for the United States Border Patrol. Permits authorizations under this Act to be used for certain educational expenses for dependents of Department personnel stationed abroad under specified circumstances. Authorizes necessary appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for salary increases, employee benefits, and other nondiscretionary costs. Allows the use of funds authorized to be appropriated for undercover investigative operations of the FBI which are necessary for the detection and prosecution of crimes against the United States or for the collection of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence only upon the written certification of the Director of the FBI and the Attorney General. Directs that the proceeds from such operations be deposited into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. Requires that if any business or corporation established or acquired as part of an undercover operation with a net value over $50,000 is liquidated, sold, or otherwise disposed of, the circumstances be reported to the Attorney General and the Comptroller General. Requires the proceeds from such disposition to be deposited in the U.S. Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Directs the FBI to conduct detailed financial audits of undercover operations (other than foreign counterintelligence operations) closed on or after October 1, 1979, to report the results of each audit in writing to the Department of Justice, and to report annually to the Congress concerning such audits. Requires each organization of the Department, through the appropriate office within the Department, to notify in writing the Committees on the Judiciary and other appropriate committees of Congress (including ranking Minority Party Members) of the reprogramming of funds and significant program changes at least 15 days before effecting such changes. Requires the Attorney General to perform periodic evaluations of the overall efficiency of Department programs and supporting programs funded under this Act, to be made available to the Congressional Judiciary and other appropriate committees. Directs the Attorney General to develop comprehensive standards for holding and detention facilities operated by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Requires such standards to be submitted to the Judiciary Committees and to take effect within 60 days of enactment. Directs the Attorney General to evaluate the facilities and policies within one year of enactment and take action to ensure compliance. Amends the Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1980, to increase the amounts authorized for the United States attorneys, Marshals, and Trustees, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to House amended, Part II" stage on April 29, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.

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