PUBLIC LAW 95-624—NOV. 9, 1978
92 STAT. 3459
Public Law 95-624 95th Congress An Act To authorize appropriations for the purpose of carrying out the activities of the Department of Justice forfiscalyear 1979, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be cited as the "Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979". SEC. 2. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, to carry out the activities of the Department of Justice (including any bureau, office, board, division, commission, or subdivision thereof), the following amounts: (1) For General Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and miscellaneous and emergency expenses authorized or approved by the Attorney General, or the Associate Attorney General or the Assistant Attorney General for Administration: $28,966,000. (2) For General Legal Activities, including miscellaneous and emergency expenses authorized or approved by the Attorney General, or the Deputy Attorney General, or the Associate Attorney General or the Assistant Attorney General for Administration; not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General and accounted for solely on his certificate; and advance of public moneys under section 3648 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529): $95,481,000. (3) For the Antitrust Division: $47,080,000. (4) For United States Attorneys and Marshals, including purchase of firearms and ammunition; lease and acquisition of law enforcement and passenger motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year; supervision of United States prisoners in non-Federal institutions; and bringing to the United States from foreign countries persons charged with crime: $221,736,000. (5) For Fees and Expenses of "Witnesses, including expenses, mileage, compensation and per diems of witnesses in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law; including advances of public moneys except that no sums authorized to be appropriated by this Act shall be used to pay any witness more than one attendance fee for any one day: $20,144,000. (6) For Support of United States Prisoners in non-Federal institutions, including necessary clothing and medical aid, payment of rewards, and reimbursements to Saint Elizabeths Hospital for the care and treatment of United States prisoners, at per diem rates as authorized by section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize certain expenditures from the appropriations of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, and for other purposes", approved August 4, 1947 (24 U.S.C. 168a): $25,100,000. (7) For the Community Relations Service: $5,353,000. (8) For the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses necessary for the detection and prosecution of crimes against the
Nov. 9, 1978 [S. 3151]
Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979.
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