Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/1936

 PUBLIC LAW 110–161—DEC. 26, 2007

121 STAT. 1915

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Budget Circular A–76 or any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated. SEC. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States Attorney from the residency requirements of 28 U.S.C. 545. SEC. 216. Of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Sentinel program, $25,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 60 days after the Committees on Appropriations receive from the Federal Bureau of Investigation a report on the results of a completed integrated baseline review for that program: Provided, That the report shall be submitted simultaneously to the Government Accountability Office: Provided further, That the Government Accountability Office shall review the Bureau’s performance measurement baseline for the Sentinel program and shall submit its findings to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives within 60 days of its receipt of the report. SEC. 217. None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be obligated for the initiation of a future phase of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Sentinel program until the Attorney General certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that existing phases currently under contract for development or fielding have completed a majority of the work for that phase under the performance measurement baseline validated by the integrated baseline review referred to in section 216 of this Act: Provided, That this restriction does not apply to planning and design activities for future phases: Provided further, That the Bureau will notify the Committees on Appropriations of any significant changes to the baseline. SEC. 218. (a) The Attorney General shall submit quarterly reports to the Inspector General of the Department of Justice regarding the costs and contracting procedures relating to each conference held by the Department of Justice during fiscal year 2008 for which the cost to the Government was more than $20,000. (b) Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include, for each conference described in that subsection held during the applicable quarter— (1) a description of the subject of and number of participants attending that conference; (2) a detailed statement of the costs to the Government relating to that conference, including— (A) the cost of any food or beverages; (B) the cost of any audio-visual services; and (C) a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to that conference; and (3) a description of the contracting procedures relating to that conference, including— (A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis for that conference; and (B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the Department of Justice in evaluating potential contractors for that conference. SEC. 219. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public or private institution of higher education may offer or provide

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