H.R. 8845

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

Sponsor: Harold Rogers · 0 cosponsors

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Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

This bill provides FY2027 appropriations to the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the science agencies, and several related agencies.

The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Commerce for

  • the International Trade Administration,
  • the Bureau of Industry and Security,
  • the Economic Development Administration,
  • the Minority Business Development Agency,
  • Economic and Statistical Analysis,
  • the Bureau of the Census,
  • the National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
  • the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
  • the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
  • the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and
  • Departmental Management.

The bill provides appropriations to DOJ for

  • Justice Operations, Management, and Accountability;
  • the Executive Office for Immigration Review;
  • the Office of Inspector General;
  • the U.S. Parole Commission;
  • Legal Activities;
  • the U.S. Marshals Service;
  • the National Security Division;
  • Interagency Law Enforcement;
  • the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
  • the Drug Enforcement Administration;
  • the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and
  • the Federal Prison System.

The bill also provides appropriations to DOJ for state and local law enforcement activities, including

  • the Office on Violence Against Women,
  • the Office of Justice Programs, and
  • Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).

The bill provides appropriations for science agencies, including

  • the Office of Science and Technology Policy,
  • the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and
  • the National Science Foundation.

The bill provides appropriations to related agencies, including

  • the Commission on Civil Rights,
  • the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
  • the U.S. International Trade Commission,
  • the Legal Services Corporation,
  • the Marine Mammal Commission,
  • the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and
  • the State Justice Institute.

The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

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Sec. 588.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any limitation or proviso relating to the disclosure of firearms trace data contained in any prior Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, during the current fiscal year and in each fiscal year thereafter, no funds appropriated under this or any other Act may be used to disclose part or all of the contents of (a) the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) database maintained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; (b) the Firearms Trace System (FTS) database maintained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; or (c) any system, platform, analytical product, report, intelligence output, or investigative lead, including the NIBIN Enforcement Support System (NESS), that incorporates, merges, derives from, is informed by, or is based in whole or in part upon data from NIBIN, the FTS, or information required to be kept or reported by licensees pursuant to section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, except to: (1) a Federal, State, local, or tribal law enforcement agency, or a Federal, State, or local prosecutor; (2) a foreign law enforcement agency solely in connection with or for use in a criminal investigation or prosecution; or (3) a Federal agency for a national security or intelligence purpose; unless such disclosure would compromise the identity of any undercover law enforcement officer or confidential informant, or interfere with any case under investigation; and no person or entity described in (1), (2) or (3) shall knowingly and publicly disclose such data. For purposes of this proviso, the term “disclose” includes the release of raw data, summaries, analyses, correlations, investigative leads, derivative intelligence, or testimony based on or generated using such data, whether or not the underlying data is directly revealed and regardless of the form or characterization of the information. All such data shall be immune from legal process, shall not be subject to subpoena, discovery, or a request pursuant to section 552(a) of title 5, United States Code because it is exempt pursuant to section 552(b)(3) of such title, and shall be inadmissible in evidence, and shall not be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, nor shall testimony or other evidence be permitted based on such data, in any civil action in any State (including the District of Columbia) or Federal court or in an administrative proceeding, except in a proceeding commenced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to enforce the provisions of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, or a review of such an action or proceeding. Nothing in this proviso shall be construed to prevent: (A) the disclosure of aggregate statistical information concerning total production, importation, and exportation by licensed manufacturers and licensed importers; (B) the sharing or exchange of such data among and between Federal, State, local, or foreign law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and Federal national security, intelligence, or counterterrorism officials for investigative purposes; or (C) the publication of annual statistical reports by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, provided that such reports do not disclose trace-specific, case-specific, or system-derived investigative data.