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The Federal Detention Trustee's Office provides overall management and
oversight for federal detention services relating to the detention of federal prisoners
in non-federal institutions or otherwise in the custody of the U.S. Marshal's Service.
The Detention Trustee Office has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding available detention space that
could be used for DHS's Immigration and Customs Enforcement. For the Detention
Trustee's Office, the Consolidated Appropriations Act provides, and the Senate-
reported bill recommended, $886.0 million, a $80.5 million increase over the amount
appropriated by Congress for FY2004. The House-passed bill recommended $938.8
million for FY2005, a $133 million increase over the amount appropriated by
Congress for FY2004 and the same as the Administration's request.
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is responsible for investigating
possible departmental misconduct. OIG's mission is to detect and deter waste, fraud,
abuse, and misconduct involving DOJ programs and personnel and to promote
economy and efficiency in DOJ operations. The Consolidated Appropriations Act
includes $63.8 million for the OIG, the same amount recommended by the House-
passed bill and requested by the Administration. The Senate-reported bill
recommended $63.2million for the OIG. Congress provided $60.2 million in funding
for FY2004.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act includes a $60 million rescission of the
unobligated balances available in the Working Capital Fund. The Senate-reported
bill recommended a $44 million rescission to this account.
U.S. Parole Commission. The U.S. Parole Commission adjudicates parole
requests by federal and District of Columbia Code prisoners who are serving felony
sentences. The authorization for the parole commission was due to expire in
November 2002, but the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations
Authorization Act (P.L. 107-273) provided for a temporary extension of the parole
commission for three years until November 1, 2005. For FY2005, the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005 (P.L. 108-447) and the Senate-reported bill (S. 2809)
includes, $10.6 million for the parole commission, a $140 thousand increase over the
FY2004 appropriation. The House-passed bill (H.R. 4754) and the Administration's
request included $10.65 million for the parole commission, a $152 thousand increase
over the Commission's FY2004 appropriation of $10.5 million.Legal Activities. The Legal Activities account includes several accounts: (1)
general legal activities, (2) U.S. Attorneys, (3) U.S. Marshals Service, and (4) other
legal activities. For FY2005, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (P.L. 108-
447) provides nearly $3.222 billion for legal activities, which is $143 million more
than what Congress enacted for these purposes for FY2004. The Senate
Appropriations Committee recommendation (S. 2809) provided $3.154 billion for
legal activities. The House-passed bill (H.R. 4754) recommended nearly $3.251
billion in funding. The Administration's FY2005 request included nearly $3.318
billion for this account. Congress enacted $3.078.5 billion in funding for legal
activities in FY2004.
The general legal activities account funds the Solicitor General's supervision
of the department's conduct in proceedings before the Supreme Court. It also funds
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