TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Authorizations of Appropriations
Subtitle A: Specific Provisions
Subtitle B: General Provisions
Title II: Authorizations of Appropriations for Programs
Title III: Permanent Enabling Provisions
Title IV: Miscellaneous
Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1999, 2000, and 2001 - Title I: Authorizations of Appropriations - Subtitle A: Specific Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001 to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for: (1) general administration; (2) administrative review and appeals; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) general legal activities; (5) the Antitrust Division; (6) United States Attorneys; (7) the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); (8) the United States Marshals Service; (9) the Drug Enforcement Administration; (10) the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS); (11) fees and expenses of witnesses; (12) interagency crime and drug enforcement; (13) the Federal Prison System; (14) the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; (15) the Community Relations Service; (16) the Assets Forfeiture Fund; (17) Federal Prisoner Detention; and (18) the United States Parole Commission.
(Sec. 102) Limits the funds available to Federal Prison Industries which may be used for administrative expenses and the employment of experts and consultants.
Subtitle B: General Provisions - Directs the Attorney General to appoint 200 additional assistant U.S. attorneys by September 30, 2000, from attorneys who are incumbents of full-time DOJ litigation positions in Washington, D.C. Authorizes appropriations.
Title II: Authorizations of Appropriations for Programs - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to authorize appropriations for FY 1999 and 2000 for: (1) expeditious deportation for denied asylum applicants; (2) appointing Federal victim's counselors (under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994); (3) improving border controls; (4) expanded special deportation proceedings; (5) training programs to assist probation and parole officers and other personnel who work with released sex offenders in the areas of case management, supervision, and relapse prevention; (6) the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program; (7) the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Program; and (8) rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance.
(Sec. 202) Amends the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 to authorize appropriations for FY 1999 and 2000 for metropolitan fire and emergency services training in responding to terrorist attacks and for research and development to support counter-terrorism technologies.
(Sec. 203) Extends through FY 2000 the authorization for the Attorney General to transfer real or personal property of limited or marginal value to a State or local government agency or its designated contractor or transferee for use to support drug abuse treatment, drug and crime prevention and education, housing, job skills, and other community-based public health and safety programs. Specifies that such transfer shall be subject to satisfaction by the recipient involved of any outstanding lien against the property transferred.
(Sec. 204) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the authorization of appropriations for FY 1999 and 2000, and to authorize appropriations for FY 2001, for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program to compensate States for the costs of incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens.
Title III: Permanent Enabling Provisions - Amends the Federal judicial code to authorize the Attorney General to use funds available to carry out the activities of DOJ for: (1) certain general uses (including certain motor vehicle purchases, insurance, unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, payment of interpreters and translators, payment of rewards, the purchase of evidence, uniform allowances, and certain expenses with respect to DOJ employees' dependents and families); (2) certain specific uses (such as for aircraft and boats, and purchase of ammunition and firearms by specified agencies); (3) subsistence and medical expenses of persons in the custody of the United States Marshals Service; (4) witness fees and expenses; (5) INS administration and law enforcement; and (6) Federal Prison System activities.
Prohibits the use of such funds to pay compensation for individuals employed as attorneys who are not duly licensed and authorized to practice under the law of a State, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia. Permits the use by the recipient of funds paid as reimbursement to a governmental unit in DOJ, to another Federal entity, or to a unit of State or local government.
(Sec. 302) Directs the Attorney General to report to each House of Congress in any case in which the Attorney General: (1) establishes a policy to refrain from enforcing any provision of a Federal statute because of the Attorney General's position that such provision is unconstitutional; or (2) determines that DOJ will contest, or will refrain from defending, in any proceeding any Federal statutory provision because of such a position.
(Sec. 303) Authorizes the Attorney General to appoint officials to assist in the protection of the person of the Attorney General.
Title IV: Miscellaneous - Repeals open-ended authorizations of appropriations for the National Institute of Corrections and for the Marshals Service.
(Sec. 404) Specifies that nothing in this Act or its amendments shall be construed to modify or supersede the application or operation of the Public Buildings Act of 1959.
(Sec. 405) Rewrites Federal provisions regarding the Counterterrorism Fund. Provides that amounts appropriated to the Fund shall be available for: (1) current purposes pursuant to reprogramming procedures applicable to general Department of Justice appropriations; and (2) Federal departments and agencies for costs incurred in connection with counterterrorism technology research and development and providing training and related equipment to State and local law enforcement agencies for prevention and response capabilities against bombs and against chemical, biological, nuclear, and cyber attack.
(Sec. 406) Amends the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to provide that, with respect to provisions regarding relief from liability and punishment under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Walsh-Healy Act, and the Davis-Bacon Act for failure to pay minimum wage or overtime compensation, the use of an employer's vehicle for travel by an employee and activities performed by an employee which are incidental to the use of such vehicle for commuting shall not be considered part of the employee's principal activities if the use (including, without limitation, driving) of the employer's vehicle is subject to an agreement on the part of the employer and the employee or his or her representative (current law), or is required or permitted by the employer.