Justice

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
The President’s 2009 Budget will:

• Counter the threat of terrorism;
• Enable Federal law enforcement to arrest and prosecute Federal criminals;
• Support State and local law enforcement efforts to combat violent crime in America’s
communities;
• Fight criminal activity along the U.S. Southwest border; and
• Support essential Federal detention and incarceration programs.
Countering the Threat of Terrorism
• Bolsters the national security functions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). $7.1 billion
for the FBI, including $361 million in enhancements that will support FBI’s intelligence and
counterterrorism programs, improve surveillance capabilities, bolster response to weapons of
mass destruction, and protect the security of the Nation’s cyber systems.
• Strengthens the Department’s National Security Division (NSD). $84 million in total resources
for NSD, to support intelligence operations to combat terrorism and other threats to national
security.
Arresting and Prosecuting Federal Criminals
• Combats identity theft and financial fraud. $178 million for the FBI’s financial crime investi-
gations, which have aided in strengthening cases leading to arrest and prosecution by the U.S.
Attorneys. In 2007, the U.S. Attorneys charged 2,470 defendants under identify theft statutes
and charged 8,566 defendants for white collar fraud, including bank fraud and embezzlement,
as well as corporate, consumer, bankruptcy, securities, tax, commodities and other fraud.
• Continues the fight against obscenity and child pornography. $40 million for the FBI to investi-
gate sexual predators that will lead to prosecution and conviction. The $36 million provided in
2007 for FBI investigations of sexual predators enabled the U.S. Attorneys under the Attorney
General’s Project Safe Childhood Initiative to charge 2,218 defendants that year.
• Reduces procurement fraud and tax crimes. $47 million for investigating and prosecuting
promoters of tax, procurement, and other corporate fraud.
Supporting State and Local Law Enforcement
• Funds the Violent Crime Reduction Partnership Initiative. $200 million targeted to support
community-driven responses to increases in violent crime.
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• Reforms the Byrne Public Safety and Protection Program. $200 million for State and local crim-
inal justice needs, including Project Safe Neighborhoods, the DNA Initiative, Prisoner Re-entry,
and other priorities, to be funded through competitive grants.
Fighting Criminal Activity on the U.S. Southwest Border
• Creates the Southwest Border Enforcement Initiative. $100 million in new resources to strategi-
cally focus Department of Justice law enforcement and prosecutorial efforts on the U.S. South-
west border to combat violent crime, gun smuggling, and illicit drug trafficking.
• Continues the fight against illegal drugs. $2.2 billion for the Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) and $532 million for the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF)
program. Together, DEA and OCDETF fight the spread of illegal drugs and seek to dismantle
and disrupt major drug trafficking organizations.
Supporting Essential Federal Detention and Incarceration Programs
• Funds Federal detention and incarcera-

tion programs. $5.5 billion for the Bureau
of Prisons and $1.3 billion for the Office
of the Federal Detention Trustee (OFDT),
to ensure that Federal criminals and
those awaiting trial or sentencing are
safely and cost-effectively incarcerated
and detained.
• Expands detention capacity. $50 million
in new resources to increase the number
of contract prison beds and $38 million to
strengthen OFDT’s detention resources
along the Southwest border.
Major Savings and Reforms Source: Carol Rodgers, Training Coordinator
Firearms training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

• More than 70 State and local law enforce-
ment assistance programs representing over $2 billion in spending are proposed for consolida-
tion into four flexible and competitive grants. This will eliminate earmarks and formulas and
improve the ability of States, localities, and Tribes to respond to increases in violent crime by
better targeting funds to key criminal justice priorities, including:
¡ $200 million, Violent Crime Reduction Partnership;
¡ $200 million, Byrne Public Safety and Protection Program;
¡ $280 million, Violence Against Women Program; and
¡ $185 million, Child Safety and Juvenile Justice Program.
Since 2001, the Department of Justice has:
• Transformed the FBI to improve the Nation’s ability to prevent and combat terrorism.
• Made more than $3 billion in investments in critical crime-fighting initiatives, including Project
Safe Neighborhoods and the DNA Initiative, helping communities address violent crime.
• Provided more than $16 billion to DEA and OCDETF, leading to the disruption or dismantlement
of over 5,000 major drug trafficking organizations.
THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 85
Department of Justice
(In millions of dollars)
2007 Estimate
Actual 2008 2009
Spending
Discretionary Budget Authority:
Federal Bureau of Investigation ...................................................................... 6,040 6,514 7,108
Drug Enforcement Administration .................................................................. 1,761 1,856 1,937
Federal Prison System ....................................................................................... 5,427 5,425 5,534
United States Marshals Service ...................................................................... 819 851 933
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ......................... 984 1,008 1,028
Detention Trustee ................................................................................................. 1,226 1,081 1,295
United States Attorneys ..................................................................................... 1,656 1,748 1,831
General Legal Activities ..................................................................................... 677 736 804
National Security Division.................................................................................. 67 73 84
Office of Justice Programs, COPS, Office on Violence Against
Women ................................................................................................................. 2,687 2,314 813
Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force ............................. 497 497 532
All other .................................................................................................................... 778 587 392
Subtotal, Discretionary budget authority .......................................................... 22,619 22,690 22,291
Less Crime Victims’ Fund cancellation......................................................... — — 2,024
Total, Discretionary budget authority ................................................................. 22,619 22,690 20,267
Memorandum:
Budget authority from enacted supplementals ......................................... 356 286 —
Additional funding requirements .................................................................... — 146 —
Total, Discretionary outlays ................................................................................... 22,335 23,019 23,426
Total, Mandatory outlays ........................................................................................ 1,135 2,112 3,199
Total, Outlays .............................................................................................................. 23,470 25,131 26,625

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

The President’s 2009 Budget will:

Countering the Threat of Terrorism

Arresting and Prosecuting Federal Criminals

Supporting State and Local Law Enforcement

Fighting Criminal Activity on the U.S. Southwest Border

Supporting Essential Federal Detention and Incarceration Programs

• Funds Federal detention and incarcera-

Major Savings and Reforms Source: Carol Rodgers, Training Coordinator

Firearms training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

¡ $200 million, Byrne Public Safety and Protection Program;

¡ $280 million, Violence Against Women Program; and

¡ $185 million, Child Safety and Juvenile Justice Program.

Since 2001, the Department of Justice has:

Total, Discretionary outlays ................................................................................... 22,335 23,019 23,426

Total, Mandatory outlays ........................................................................................ 1,135 2,112 3,199

Total, Outlays .............................................................................................................. 23,470 25,131 26,625

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