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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I DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Sec. 112.

(a) In General. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, acting through the Director of the National Weather Service, may establish an alternative or fixed rate relocation allowance for employees of the National Weather Service transferred in the interest of the Government from one official station to another for permanent duty, including employees transferred to the National Weather Service from another agency, and for the immediate family of the employee notwithstanding subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5 of the United States Code and the regulations prescribed thereunder.

(b) Service agreement. Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate the requirement that an employee to be afforded an allowance under subsection (a) agree in writing to remain in the Government service as would otherwise be required by and under the same terms as provided in sections 5722 and 5724 of title 5 of the United States Code, as relevant to transfers of employees to posts of duty outside and official stations within the continental United States, respectively.

(c) Relocation allowance. The term "relocation allowance" as used in this section is inclusive of any allowance authorized by sections 5724, 5724a, 5726, 5727, and 5729 of title 5 of the United States Code.

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