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 123STA T . 1 6 1 9PUBLIC LA W 111 – 21 —M A Y 2 0, 2009 (1)SENS E OFC ON GR ESS .—Itis t he se n se of the C on gr ess th a tno p rose cu tion of an offense un d er section 1 956 or 195 7 of tit l e1 8,U nited States Code, should b e underta k eninco m- bination w ith the prosecution of an y other offense, without prior appro v al of the A ttorney G eneral, the D eputy Attorney General, the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division, a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division, or the relevant United States Attorney, if the conduct to be charged as ‘ ‘specified unlawful activity ’ ’ in connection with the offense under section 1956 or 1957 is so closely connected with the conduct to be charged as the other offense that there is no clear delineation between the two offenses. ( 2 ) R E P OR T .— O ne year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and at the end of each of the four succeeding one-year periods, the Attorney General shall report to the H ouse and Senate Committees on the J udiciary on efforts undertaken by the Department of Justice to ensure that the review and approval described in paragraph (1) takes place in all appro- priate cases. T he report shall include the following (A) The number of prosecutions described in paragraph (1) that were undertaken during the previous one-year period after prior approval by an official described in para- graph (1), classified by type of offense and by the approving official. ( B ) The number of prosecutions described in paragraph (1) that were undertaken during the previous one-year period without such prior approval, classified by type of offense, and the reasons why such prior approval was not obtained. (C) The number of times during the previous year in which an approval described in paragraph (1) was denied. SEC.3 . AUTHORIZ ATIO N O F A D DITIONA L FUNDIN G TO CO MB AT MORT - GAGE FRAUD , SECURITIES AND COMMODITIES FRAUD, AND OTHER FRAUDS IN V OLVING FEDERAL ECONOMIC ASSIST- ANCE. (a) A U T H OR IZA TION OF A D DITIONA L APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPART M ENT OF JUSTICE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authori z ed to be appropriated to the Attorney General, $ 165, 0 00,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011, for the purposes of investigations and prosecutions and civil and administrative proceedings involving F ederal assistance programs and financial institutions, including financial institutions to which this Act and amend- ments made by this Act apply. (2) ALLOCATIONS.— W ith respect to fiscal years 2010 and 2011, the amounts authorized to be appropriated under para- graph (1) shall be allocated as follows: (A) Federal Bureau of Investigation: $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, an appropriate percentage of which amounts shall be used to investigate mortgage fraud. (B) The offices of the United States Attorneys: $50,000,000 for each fiscal year.