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 112 STAT. 2681-67 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be availaole for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 18 USC 4043 SEC. 108. For fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, the Director ^°^- of the Bureau of Prisons may make expenditures out of the Commissary Fund of the Federal Prison System, regardless of whether any such expenditure is security-related, for programs, goods, and services for the benefit of inmates (to the extent the provision of those programs, goods, or services to inmates is not otherwise prohibited by law), including— (1) the installation, operation, and maintenance of the Inmate Telephone System; (2) the payment of all the equipment purchased or leased in connection with the Inmate Telephone System; and (3) the salaries, benefits, and other expenses of personnel who install, operate, and maintain the Inmate Telephone System. SEC. 109. (a) Section 3201 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 509 note) is amended to read as follows— "Appropriations in this or any other Act hereafter for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, or the Immigration and Naturalization Service are available, in an amount of not to exceed $25,000 each per fiscal year, to pay humanitarian expenses incurred by or for any employee thereof (or any member of the employee's immediate family) that results from or is incident to serious illness, serious injury, or death occurring to the employee while on official duty or business.". (b) The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended by striking section 626 (8 U.S.C. 1363b). SEC. 110. Any amounts credited to the "Legalization Account" established under section 245(c)(7)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255a(c)(7)(B)) are transferred to the "Examinations Fee Account" established under section 286(m) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)). SEC. 111. The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall conduct a study, not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, of private prisons that evaluates the growth and development of the private prison industry during the past 15 years, training qualifications of personnel at private prisons, and the security procedures of such facilities, and compares the general standards and conditions between private prisons and Federal prisons. The results of such study shall be submitted to the Committees on the Judiciary and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 1999, the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice— (1) may make grants, or enter into cooperative agreements and contracts, for the Office of Justice Programs and the component organizations of that Office; and (2) shall have final authority over all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts made, or entered into, for the Office of Justice Programs and the component organizations of that Office. SEC. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to any grant program for which amounts are made available under this title, the term "tribal" means of or relating to an Indian

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