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Calendar No. 129

109TH CONGRESS REPORT " SENATE ! 1st Session 109–83

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS 

BILL, 2006

JUNE 16, 2005.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. GREGG, from the Committee on Appropriations,

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 2360]

The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill 

(H.R. 2360) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and 

for other purposes, reports the same to the Senate with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.

Total obligational authority, fiscal year 2006

Total of bill as reported to the Senate 1 .................. $31,860,080,000

Amount of 2005 appropriations 2 ............................. 33,065,236,000

Amount of 2006 budget estimate 3 .......................... 30,568,748,000

Amount of House allowance 4 .................................. 31,860,080,000

Bill as recommended to Senate compared to—

2005 appropriations .......................................... ¥1,205,156,000

2006 budget estimate ........................................ ∂1,291,332,000

House allowance ................................................ ........................... 1 Includes $135,798,000 in rescissions. 

2 Includes $2,507,776,000 in advance appropriations for biodefense countermeasures pursuant to Public Law 108–90 and $269,760,000 in rescissions of prioryear appropriations; excludes $7,144,867,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Laws 108–324 and 109–13. 3 Includes $1,680,000,000 in additional offsetting fee collections from proposed increase in aviation passenger security fees. 3 Includes $91,000,000 in rescissions. 
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C O N T E N T S 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

Page 

Overview and Summary of the Bill ........................................................................ 4

Title I—Departmental Management and Operations: 

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management ...................................... 9

Office of the Under Secretary for Management ............................................. 12

Department of Homeland Security Working Capital Fund .......................... 14

Office of the Chief Financial Officer ............................................................... 14

Office of the Chief Information Officer ........................................................... 15

Office of Inspector General .............................................................................. 16

Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations: 

Border and Transportation Security: 

Office of the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 18

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ............................................................................................... 18

Office of Screening Coordination and Operations ........................... 20

Customs and Border Protection: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 21

Automation Modernization ................................................................ 28

Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement .......................................................................................... 29

Construction ....................................................................................... 30

Immigration and Customs Enforcement: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 33

Federal Air Marshals ......................................................................... 38

Federal Protective Service ................................................................. 39

Automation Modernization ................................................................ 39

Construction ....................................................................................... 40

Transportation Security Administration: 

Aviation Security ................................................................................ 41

Surface Transportation Security ....................................................... 47

Transportation Vetting and Credentialing ...................................... 49

Transportation Security Support ...................................................... 50

United States Coast Guard: 

Operating Expenses ........................................................................... 52

Environmental Compliance and Restoration ................................... 56

Reserve Training ................................................................................ 56

Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements ................................. 57

Alteration of Bridges .......................................................................... 62

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation ................................. 62

Retired Pay ......................................................................................... 62

United States Secret Service: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 63

Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses .............................................................................................. 64

Title III—Preparedness and Recovery: 

Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness: 

Management and Administration ............................................................ 65

State and Local Programs ........................................................................ 66

Firefighter Assistance Grants .................................................................. 70

Emergency Management Performance Grants ....................................... 70

Counterterrorism Fund .................................................................................... 71
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Title III—Preparedness and Recovery—Continued

Emergency Preparedness and Response: 

Office of the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response ..................................................................................................... 72

Preparedness, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery ............................... 73

Administrative and Regional Operations ................................................ 74

Public Health Programs ............................................................................ 74

Biodefense Countermeasures ................................................................... 75

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program .................................... 75

Disaster Relief ........................................................................................... 76

Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account ................................ 76

Flood Map Modernization Fund ............................................................... 77

National Flood Insurance Fund ............................................................... 77

National Flood Mitigation Fund .............................................................. 77

National Predisaster Mitigation Fund .................................................... 78

Emergency Food and Shelter ................................................................... 78

Title IV—Research and Development, Training, Assessments, and Services: 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ................................... 79

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: 

Salaries and Expenses .............................................................................. 81

Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses ........ 82

Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection: 

Management and Administration ............................................................ 82

Assessments and Evaluations .................................................................. 84

Science and Technology: 

Management and Administration ............................................................ 87

Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations ............................ 88

Title V—General Provisions ................................................................................... 94

Program, Project, and Activity ............................................................................... 96

Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate .......................................................................................................................... 97

Compliance With Paragraph 7(C), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 

Senate ................................................................................................................... 97

Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 

Senate ................................................................................................................... 98
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OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL 

The Committee recommends total appropriations of 

$31,860,080,000 for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal 

year 2006, $1,291,332,000 more than the budget request. Of this 

amount, $30,846,000,000 is for discretionary programs. 

The horrific attacks on our Nation on September 11, 2001, are 

evidence of our failed intelligence efforts and our vulnerability to 

those who would do us harm. The Department of Homeland Security was created, in part, to better organize the Executive Branch’s 

ability to protect the Nation. No one expected that this reorganization would take hold overnight. The merger of separate agencies 

with different cultures into a new department is a complex and 

daunting task. Two years have passed since the Department began 

operations. It is now reasonable to expect the Department to be 

functioning cohesively, effectively managing tasks, and successfully 

carrying out the primary mission assigned to it by the Homeland 

Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296). That is, to:

(A) prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; 

(B) reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism; 

(C) minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery 

from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United 

States; 

(D) carry out all functions of entities transferred to the 

Department, including by acting as a focal point regarding 

natural and manmade crises and emergency planning; 

(E) ensure that the functions of the agencies and subdivisions within the Department that are not related directly to securing the homeland are not diminished or neglected except by explicit specific Act of Congress; 

(F) ensure that the overall economic security of the 

United States is not diminished by efforts, activities, and 

programs aimed at securing the homeland; and 

(G) monitor connections between illegal drug trafficking 

and terrorism, coordinate efforts to sever such connections, 

and otherwise contribute to efforts to interdict illegal drug 

trafficking.

This said, Federal resources are limited. The ability to foresee, 

guard, and protect against all possible acts of terrorism is challenging for our Nation. It is important to address tomorrow’s, not 

yesterday’s, problems and be focused in our efforts. There is a driving need to minimize risks, close gaps, and address vulnerabilities. 

This bill, through the allocation of resources, begins to move the 

Department of Homeland Security in that direction. 

Combatting Weapons of Mass Destruction.—The risk that terrorists will acquire a weapon of mass destruction—chemical, biologi-
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cal, radiological, or nuclear—is a serious threat to our Nation. The 

9/11 Commission recognized this risk, stating in the ‘‘Final Report 

of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United 

States’’, known as the 9/11 Commission Report, that, ‘‘The greatest 

danger of another catastrophic attack in the United States will materialize if the world’s most dangerous terrorists acquire the world’s 

most dangerous weapons’’. 

Congress has already taken initial action to prepare the country 

for a biological attack, with the passage of the Project BioShield 

Act and funding of $5,566,749,000 through September 30, 2013, to 

provide resources to incentivize private industry to develop medical 

countermeasures against known and perceived threats. Including 

the resources in this bill, since fiscal year 2004 the Committee also 

has provided the Department with: nearly $700,000,000 for radiological/nuclear countermeasures; nearly $1,000,000,000 for biological countermeasures; over $200,000,000 for chemical countermeasures, with $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 alone; and nearly 

$270,000,000 for threat and vulnerability assessments. In an effort 

to close the gap in cargo security, the Committee has supported the 

expansion of the Container Security Initiative from 19 ports in fiscal year 2003 to 41 ports in fiscal year 2006, and has strengthened 

the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct 

verification audits of the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism. 

It is expected that, once the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 

Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458) is fully implemented, 

information and intelligence will be improved to allow more informed decision making on resource allocations by the Department 

of Homeland Security, the administration, and Congress. 

Addressing Threats.—Since fiscal year 2002, over 

$14,000,000,000 has been appropriated to the Department and its 

precursor agencies for first responder grants. Further, 

$3,000,000,000 additional dollars are provided by this bill. It is 

time that this Nation seriously assesses the perceived versus actual 

results of expenditure of these tax dollars. On what basis has the 

distribution of grant dollars been made? Can we do better to 

achieve a balance between the sustainment needs of the entire 

country and the critical needs of those areas facing the greatest 

risk and the highest vulnerability? The 9/11 Commission Report 

recommendation on domestic preparedness dollars could not have 

been more explicit:

Homeland security assistance should be based strictly on 

an assessment of risks and vulnerabilities. . . . We understand the contention that every State and city needs to 

have some minimum infrastructure for emergency response. But Federal homeland security assistance should 

not remain a program for general revenue sharing. It 

should supplement State and local resources based on the 

risks or vulnerabilities that merit additional support.

The Committee strongly agrees that the bulk of funding should 

be based on risk and tied to the assessments now being conducted 

by the States in fulfillment of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8. These assessments, when combined with the best infor-
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mation available to the Department on current threats and risks, 

should be the basis for determining the optimal allocation of funding. Including fiscal year 2005 appropriated dollars, nearly 

$7,000,000,000 remains unspent by grant recipients as of May 

2005. This is half of what has been appropriated to date, not including funds provided by this bill. This apparent lack of action is 

not a criticism of the States or local jurisdictions charged with the 

responsibility for making the spending decisions for these dollars. 

Rather, it is an acknowledgement that good spending decisions 

often require good planning, and good planning requires time. The 

funding levels recommended and the decision making behind them 

throughout this bill is an acknowledgement that some level of funding is required to sustain the capabilities that have been built in 

every State. Once the capability assessments by the States are finalized, the Department will have a new tool at its disposal to 

make informed decisions about how best to close remaining gaps. 

Another area of poor risk management and poor threat response 

is transportation security. In response to the 9/11 tragedy, the Federal Government carried out an extraordinary effort by standing up 

the Transportation Security Administration [TSA] in a short period 

of time. However, since the accomplishment of TSA’s initial mission, the Department has been unable to quickly respond to emerging threats. 

While TSA has hardened cockpit doors and instituted passenger 

and baggage screening measures, most recently the Inspector General has discovered serious lapses in TSA’s response to the use of 

an aircraft as a delivery mechanism for a weapon of mass destruction. Also, TSA has failed to adequately address the threat of explosives at passenger checkpoints. TSA relies too heavily on people, 

not technology, to respond to the threat of an aircraft takeover, but 

has done little to look beyond the horizon at emerging threats. This 

bill shifts resources away from TSA screeners to more pressing 

threats. 

The Committee increases funding for screening and checkpoint 

technologies while reducing the size of the screener workforce. Further, increased flexibility is provided for TSA to accelerate the shift 

of resources from the workforce to technology. There is no mandate 

to keep the screener workforce at 45,000 strong. TSA must leverage 

its resources to maximize its workforce first rather than fixating on 

screeners. 

Strengthening the Nation’s Borders.—Recently, officials of the Department of Homeland Security have conceded the United States 

does not have operational control of its borders. The United States 

shares 5,525 miles of border with Canada and 1,989 miles with 

Mexico; the Nation’s maritime border encompasses 95,000 miles of 

shoreline. Each year, more than 500 million people cross these borders into the United States, some 330 million who are non-citizens. 

Over 118 million vehicles and 16 million cargo containers enter the 

United States annually. In addition, there are an estimated 11 million undocumented aliens in the United States, including more 

than 400,000 individuals who have absconded, walking away with 

impunity from Orders of Deportation and Removal. One of the 

promises of the Department of Homeland Security was the integration of all agencies across the Federal Government that touch on 
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border management. That promise remains unfulfilled. The National Border Patrol Strategy completed in March 2005 is an example of the fragmented approach of the Department. While this 

strategy attempts to put into place a plan of action, such a strategy 

cannot on its own gain control of our borders. The Department 

must aggressively move to truly integrate the responses, strategies, 

and technologies of all agencies responsible for border security and 

immigration. The National Border Patrol Strategy must be intricately meshed with a national detention plan, and both must be 

tied directly into an investigative plan for Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE]. 

Absent a clearly articulated, fully integrated national border security strategy for personnel and technology, the Committee has 

taken steps in this bill to target resources. The Committee expects 

the administration will follow this lead and develop an integrated 

strategy and incorporate hard estimates of the necessary resources 

to implement it. 

This bill funds a total of 12,449 Border Patrol Agents; 18,201 

Customs and Border Protection [CBP] Officers; 6,128 Criminal Investigators for customs and immigration work; 1,284 Deportation 

Officers; 2,747 Immigration Enforcement Agents/Detention Officers; and 22,727 detention beds across the Nation. It continues to 

support the development of the US Visitor and Immigrant Status 

Indicator Technology [US VISIT]. While this effort has just begun, 

the Committee will continue to watch its development closely and 

will hold the Department accountable for good stewardship of the 

funds. 

These resources are just a first step towards true reform of our 

complete immigration system. However, resources alone will not 

solve the problem of immigration. There are two key activities to 

our immigration system: granting immigration benefits to those 

who wish to come to this country permanently or those who wish 

to reside here temporarily for work or school; and seeking to ensure 

that immigration rules and laws are enforced. Without true reform 

of both, the benefits side of the equation and the enforcement side, 

no meaningful permanent change will be effectuated at our borders. 

Improving Management.—The Department of Homeland Security 

has significant management dysfunctions. This Committee has repeatedly stepped in to rescue organizations from their own inept 

mismanagement of resources. The prime example of this behavior 

is ICE. Since the creation of ICE, this Committee has reallocated, 

transferred, and provided supplemental funds of over $600,000,000 

to address base funding shortfalls. 

Financial management throughout the Department has been 

called into question. This Committee holds the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Under Secretary for Management, the Chief Financial Officer, and the head of each individual Department organization directly accountable for properly managing the resources provided by 

Congress. 

A 21st century Department should not be operating on 

stovepiped, disconnected, inherited information technology systems. 

The Department requires a 21st century technology base to achieve 
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full effectiveness. Without strong management and oversight of information technology spending, the Department will continue to be 

hindered in its ability to respond to threats. The Department cannot afford missteps in this area. This bill now requires the use of 

independent verification and validation [IV&V] agents for US 

VISIT, the Automated Commercial Environment project, and the 

Atlas project. The Department should utilize IV&V agents as a 

good management technique to be applied to other systems development, including eMERGE2, Max HR, and the Homeland Secure 

Data Network. 

One glaring example of poor integration of deployed technology 

is the border crossing card readers at the land ports-of-entry. After 

a delay of 2 years, these readers—which can verify the card holder’s identity through fingerprints—are deployed only at pedestrian 

lanes and are not integrated with each other, or with the central 

database of fingerprints held by the Department, or with any other 

computer system available to inspectors. Thus, this program continues with significant security gaps. 

Since the creation of the Department, there has been a continuous cycle of reorganizations. In fiscal year 2004, the Federal Air 

Marshals service was transferred from TSA to ICE. In fiscal year 

2005, a new Office of State and Local Government Coordination 

and Preparedness was created as a direct report to the Secretary. 

Consolidated into this office were the Office of Domestic Preparedness, Emergency Management Performance Grants (overseen by 

Emergency Preparedness and Response), and transportation and 

port security grants (overseen by TSA). Also, in fiscal year 2005, 

the air and marine operations activities were transferred from ICE 

to U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP]. As a result of the 

air and marine operations transfer, CBP is evaluating the level of 

internal reorganization required to integrate these responsibilities 

with assets of the Border Patrol. The President’s fiscal year 2006 

budget proposes yet another reorganization—creation of the Office 

of Screening Coordination and Operations [SCO]. SCO is intended 

to consolidate all of the Department’s credentialing activities with 

US VISIT, a program which is still struggling to perform efficiently. Reorganizing seems to be a sport within the Department. 

At what point does continued reorganization impede the ability of 

the Department to get its jobs done? 

From organizations repeatedly unable to operate on the appropriations received, to organizations unable to execute simple operational plans, the Department has myriad management 

incompetencies. Too often the Department proposes solutions without first clearly defining the problem, exacerbating it further by 

shifting resources from one crisis to another. This immobilizes the 

Department, hindering its ability to address any situation effectively. The Arizona Border Control Initiative and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office are examples of action being taken before 

thoughtful planning despite the seriousness of the problems being 

addressed. Hasty solutions are fostering an apparent false sense of 

security. 

The Committee will work constructively with the Department to 

address these issues.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... $84,534,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 195,848,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 113,139,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 124,620,000

1 Includes $500,000 rescission of funds pursuant to Public Law 109–13.

The Office of the Secretary and Executive Management directs 

the Department and provides policy guidance to operating bureaus 

within the organization. The specific activities funded by this account include: the Immediate Office of the Secretary; the Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; the Office of Security; the 

Chief of Staff; the Executive Secretary; the Office of Policy, Planning and International Affairs; the Special Assistant to the Secretary/Private Sector; the Office of the National Capital Region Coordination; the Office of Public Affairs; the Office of Legislative Affairs; the Office of General Counsel; the Office of Civil Rights and 

Civil Liberties; the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman; and the Privacy Officer. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $124,620,000 for the Office of the 

Secretary and Executive Management. 

The specific levels recommended by the Committee as compared 

to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request level are as follows:

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Immediate Office of the Secretary ...................................................... $2,141,000 $2,393,000 $2,393,000

Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary .......................................... 1,112,000 1,132,000 1,132,000

Office of Security ................................................................................. 21,424,000 61,278,000 55,278,000

Chief of Staff ....................................................................................... 5,240,000 4,103,000 4,103,000

Executive Secretary .............................................................................. 3,500,000 5,491,000 4,131,000

Office of Policy, Planning and International Affairs ........................... .......................... 8,770,000 7,258,000

Special Assistant to the Secretary/Private Sector ............................... 3,781,000 4,181,000 4,181,000

Office of the National Capitol Region Coordination ........................... 688,000 1,072,000 712,000

Office of International Affairs ............................................................. 1,200,000 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

Office of Public Affairs ........................................................................ 8,120,000 9,312,000 8,312,000

Office of Legislative Affairs ................................................................. 2 4,900,000 6,182,000 5,400,000

Office of General Counsel .................................................................... 10,821,000 11,947,000 11,087,000

Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties ............................................ 13,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000

Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman ........................... 3,546,000 3,652,000 3,652,000

Homeland Security Advisory Committee .............................................. 1,287,000 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

Privacy Officer ...................................................................................... 3,774,000 3,981,000 3,981,000

Regions Initiative ................................................................................. .......................... 49,895,000 ..........................

Operational Integration Staff ............................................................... .......................... 9,459,000 ..........................
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT—Continued

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Total, Office of the Secretary and Executive Management ... 84,534,000 195,848,000 124,620,000

1 Included in the Office of Policy, Planning and International Affairs. 

2 Includes $500,000 rescission of funds pursuant to Public Law 109–13. 

Office of Security.—The Committee provides an increase of 

$33,854,000 from the fiscal year 2005 level for the Office of Security. The Committee expects this amount to be sufficient to support 

the functions of this office which in fiscal year 2005 received supplemental funding from Information Analysis and Infrastructure 

Protection. 

Executive Secretary.—The Committee provides an increase of 

$631,000 from the fiscal year 2005 level for pay and inflationary 

adjustments, as requested in the budget. 

Office of Policy, Planning and International Affairs.—The Committee supports the Department’s efforts to provide meaningful policy development and oversight through the Office of Policy, Planning and International Affairs. This Office will rely on existing policy expertise by consolidating a total of 21 full-time equivalents 

[FTEs] from the Office of the Chief of Staff, Office of International 

Affairs, and the Homeland Security Advisory Council. An additional 16 FTEs will be provided by transfer from the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, and 1 FTE from the 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer. The Committee’s recommendation provides $7,258,000 for the operations of this Office in fiscal 

year 2006. The Committee’s recommendation does not include 

$1,512,000 and 3 FTEs for the Baghdad Initiative proposed in the 

budget. 

Office of the National Capital Region Coordination.—The Committee provides an increase of $24,000 from the fiscal year 2005 

level for pay and inflationary adjustments for the Office of the National Capital Region Coordination. The Committee encourages the 

Coordinator to consider detailing personnel to the Homeland Security Operations Center if deemed appropriate and necessary. 

Office of Public Affairs.—The Committee provides an increase of 

$192,000 from the fiscal year 2005 level for pay and inflationary 

adjustments for the Office of Public Affairs, as requested in the 

budget. 

Office of Legislative Affairs.—The Committee provides an increase of $500,000 from the fiscal year 2005 level for pay and inflationary adjustments for the Office of Legislative Affairs. 

Office of General Counsel.—The Committee provides an increase 

of $266,000 from the fiscal year 2005 level, as requested in the 

budget, for pay and inflationary adjustments for the Office of General Counsel. 

Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.—The Committee provides $13,000,000, as requested in the budget, for the Office of Civil 

Rights and Civil Liberties. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 

Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458) expands the responsibilities of this Office. The Committee notes that within the 

amount provided, the Office is to devote sufficient resources to ful-
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fill these responsibilities and directs the Office to hire 10 additional 

staff for this purpose. 

Regions Initiative.—The Committee does not provide funding, as 

requested in the budget, for the regions initiative. Section 706 of 

the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) requires 

the Department to submit a consolidation and collocation plan to 

Congress. A plan has yet to be submitted for review. The Committee expects to receive regular updates from the Department on 

the status of any such plan and expects to be notified at least 10 

days prior to any change in location of offices. 

Operational Integration Staff.—The Committee does not recommend direct funding for the Operational Integration staff, as 

proposed in the budget. The Committee expects the new Office of 

Policy, Planning and International Affairs to perform integration 

and coordination functions. Further, the Committee provides increased funding and 3 FTEs to the Homeland Security Operations 

Center to coordinate its activities throughout the Department. 

Expediting Grant Awards.—The Committee continues to believe 

that the Department can expedite awards of homeland security 

grants, including grants for port security, intercity bus security, 

buffer zone protection, firefighter (SAFER Act) hiring, and transit 

security grants. The Committee notes that as of May 16, 2005, although application kits were released, none of the fiscal year 2005 

funds made available for these programs have been awarded. The 

Committee directs the Department to submit a report to the Committee by February 18, 2006, that lays out a schedule for the 

award of grant funds made available by this Act, as well as for any 

prior year funds that remain unobligated. If any grant funds are 

to be awarded after March 30, 2006, the Department should provide a detailed explanation for the delay. 

Contract Staffing Report.—The Committee notes that the Department has not yet submitted its report on contract staffing, as required by the statement of managers accompanying the conference 

report on the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 

Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–334). The Committee still expects to receive this report. In addition, no later than February 18, 2006, the 

Department is directed to submit an updated report containing the 

number of contract staff occupying positions budgeted to be filled 

by Federal employees during fiscal year 2005 and projected for fiscal year 2006. The Committee expects the Department to make 

progress in replacing contract staff personnel with Federal employees. Accordingly, the Department is to include in its report a plan 

for accomplishing this objective. 

Base Realignment and Closure.—The Committee directs the Department to submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations 

describing the impact of the closure or realignment of any Department of Defense base resulting from the Base Realignment and 

Closure law on Department of Homeland Security facilities and activities. This report should be submitted by February 18, 2006, and 

should include cost estimates from fiscal year 2006 to fiscal year 

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Chemical Facilities.—The Committee is pleased by the administration’s recent endorsement of mandatory security requirements 

for the chemical sector. In recent congressional testimony, the Department described, in general terms, its support of a regulatory 

system that would assess the risk of chemical facilities, establish 

security standards, and create a system for auditing and ensuring 

compliance with the security standards. The Department is directed to report to the Committee by February 18, 2006, on the resources needed to implement mandatory security requirements for 

the Nation’s chemical sector. 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... $147,853,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 146,619,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 49,984,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 146,322,000

1 Includes $3,300,000 rescission of funds pursuant to Public Law 109–13.

The Under Secretary for Management oversees management and 

operations of the Department, including procurement, human capital policy and planning, building and property management, and 

all departmental immigration statistical information. The specific 

activities funded by this account include: the Office of the Under 

Secretary for Management, the Business Transformation Office, 

the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, the Office of the Chief 

Human Capital Officer, the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, and the Office of Immigration Statistics. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $146,322,000 for the Office of the 

Under Secretary for Management. 

The specific levels recommended by the Committee as compared 

to the fiscal year 2005 and budget levels are as follows:

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Office of the Under Secretary for Management .................................. $1,434,000 $1,867,000 $1,687,000

Business Transformation Office .......................................................... 920,000 948,000 920,000

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer .............................................. 7,350,000 9,020,000 9,020,000

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer: 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................ 7,200,000 8,996,000 8,996,000

Human Resources System .......................................................... 36,000,000 53,000,000 53,000,000

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer: 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................ 27,270,000 40,731,000 40,731,000

Headquarters, Renovation and Relocation Expenses ................. 65,081,000 26,070,000 26,070,000

Office of Immigration Statistics .......................................................... 5,898,000 5,987,000 5,898,000

Rescission (Public Law 109–13) ......................................................... ¥3,300,000 .......................... ..........................

Total, Office of the Secretary for Management ..................... 147,853,000 146,619,000 146,322,000

Office of the Under Secretary for Management.—The Committee’s 

recommendation includes an increase of $253,000 from fiscal year 

2005 level, as requested in the budget, for pay and inflationary adjustments for the Office of the Under Secretary for Management. 

DHS Consolidated Headquarters.—The Committee provides $26,070,000, as requested, to enable the Department to continue to 
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consolidate and integrate its headquarters operations and specific 

program components at the Nebraska Avenue Complex [NAC] in 

Washington, DC. This amount includes $8,300,000 for security enhancements; $10,257,000 for tenant improvements; $3,400,000 for 

capital improvements; and $4,113,000 for campus-wide design and 

construction costs. 

The Committee expects to be updated on a regular basis on the 

Department’s physical consolidation and on the planned expenditure of the funds made available for the NAC, as well as its plans 

for a permanent headquarters. 

Business Transformation Office.—The Committee continues the 

fiscal year 2005 funding level for the Business Transformation Office. 

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer.—The Committee fully 

funds the budget request for the Office of the Chief Procurement 

Officer. The Committee directs the Chief Procurement Officer to 

use the increase for hiring and training of qualified procurement 

officers. In addition, the Committee directs the Under Secretary for 

Management to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations by February 18, 2006, that provides the number of procurement officers in the Department, including the number for each organization, for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 and proposed for fiscal 

year 2006, and provide an assessment of the adequacy of the number and training of those personnel. 

Human Resources System.—The Committee provides the budget request level of $53,000,000 to support the design, detailed program development, and deployment of the new DHS human resources management system. Included in this amount is: (1) 

$18,000,000 for detailed systems design and implementation support to ensure that DHS designs a program that appropriately 

links pay, competencies, and performance; (2) $10,000,000 for 

training and communication to ensure that all DHS executives, 

managers, and supervisors are adequately trained on aspects of the 

new system and their responsibilities, along with awareness and 

change management activities to ensure all DHS employees understand system changes; (3) $9,000,000 for program management, 

oversight, and evaluation; (4) $10,000,000 for initial personnel conversion from the General Schedule scale; and (5) $6,000,000 for the 

Homeland Security Labor Relations Board. 

The Committee expects to be kept up to date on the status of the 

Department’s new human resources system, known as Max HR. Accordingly, the Department is directed to report to the Committee 

no later than February 18, 2006, on the progress made to implement this system. Included in this report should be an assessment 

of the success of this program in improving mission effectiveness. 

This report should also include a spending plan which details the 

total life-cycle cost of the Max HR system, indicating the projected 

costs for each fiscal year over the life of the project. 

Office of Immigration Statistics.—The Committee recommends 

continued funding at the fiscal year 2005 level for the Office of Immigration Statistics. 

Unobligated Balances.—When the Department of Homeland Security was created pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

(Public Law 107–296), funds were transferred from multiple Fed-
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eral agencies to support its missions. Over 2 years later, some of 

these funds remain unobligated. The Committee directs the Under 

Secretary for Management to submit a report to the Committee no 

later than February 18, 2006, that lists all funds transferred to the 

Department remaining unobligated as of September 30, 2005; the 

source of those funds; the purpose for which the funds were appropriated; the reason the funds remain unobligated; and the Department’s plans for the use of the funds. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING CAPITAL FUND

The Committee includes a rescission of $12,000,000 of unobligated balances from the Department of Homeland Security Working Capital Fund. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $13,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 18,505,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 18,505,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 18,325,000

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer is responsible for the fiscal management and financial accountability of the Department of 

Homeland Security. The Office of the Chief Financial Officer provides guidance and oversight of the Department’s budget execution, 

while ensuring that funds are allocated and expended in accordance with relevant laws and policies. The specific activities funded 

by this account include: the Budget Division, Office of Performance 

Analysis and Evaluation, Office of Financial Management, Resource Management Transition Office, and the Office of the Government Accountability Office/Office of Inspector General Liaison. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $18,325,000 for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer [CFO] for fiscal 

year 2006. This includes an increase of $285,000 from the fiscal 

year 2005 level, as requested in the budget, for pay and inflationary adjustments; a decrease of $180,000 for the transfer of 1 

full-time equivalent position to the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, Office of Policy, Planning and International 

Affairs; and the $5,220,000 program increase requested in the 

budget for financial audit requirements. 

Annual Appropriations Justifications.—The Committee directs 

the CFO to ensure the annual appropriations justifications for the 

Committees on Appropriations prepared for each agency within the 

Department in support of the President’s budget as submitted 

under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, include explicit information by appropriations account, program, project, and 

activity, on all reimbursable agreements and all uses of the Economy Act for each fiscal year. 

Budget Execution Report.—The Department is directed to continue submitting to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a monthly budget execution report showing the status of 

obligations and costs for all components of the Department. The report should include the total obligational authority appropriated 
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(new budget authority plus unobligated carryover), undistributed 

obligational authority, amount allotted, current year obligations, 

unobligated authority (the difference between total obligational authority and current year obligations), beginning unexpended obligations, year-to-date costs, and ending unexpended obligations. This 

budget execution information is to be provided at the level of detail 

shown in the tables displayed at the end of this report for each departmental component and the Working Capital Fund. This report 

shall be submitted no later than 45 days after the close of each 

month. 

Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act.—The Committee does not include a general provision requested in the budget 

to extend the Department’s deadline for complying with internal 

control audits pursuant to the Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act (Public Law 108–330). This action does not reflect 

the Committee’s position on the merits of this request but simply 

a recognition that a proposed change in this recently-enacted law 

should properly be submitted to, considered by, and acted on by the 

appropriate legislative committees of the Congress. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $275,270,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 303,700,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 303,700,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 286,540,000

The Office of the Chief Information Officer is responsible for the 

development and acquisition of information technology equipment, 

software, services, and the costs of conversion to narrowband communications. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $286,540,000, of which $75,756,000 

is for salaries and expenses, and $210,784,000 is to be available 

until expended for Department-wide technology investments overseen by the Office of the Chief Information Officer [CIO]. This includes an increase of $5,000,000 for pay and other inflationary adjustments. 

The Committee includes language in the bill directing the CIO 

to submit to the Committee within 60 days of enactment of this 

Act, a detailed program plan describing the scope; total estimated 

cost; cost by year; and the schedule for completion, including significant milestones, for each individual project funded for fiscal 

year 2006 for information technology services, security activities, 

and wireless programs. 

Salaries and Expenses.—Included in the amount recommended 

by the Committee is $75,756,000, an increase of $8,486,000 from 

the fiscal year 2005 level, as requested in the budget, to support 

the ongoing maintenance and operations of infrastructure capabilities to ensure continuous communication and continuity of operations. 

Information Technology Services.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $13,255,000, as requested, for an 

expansion of geospatial activities. The Committee does not recommend the requested increases for the creation of a metadata so-
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lutions center, the creation of a solutions engineering center, or the 

continued development and implementation of smartcard technology. The Committee believes the CIO should do more to leverage 

the expertise and resources of the information technology projects 

and offices across the Department, as opposed to creating new centers in headquarters. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the budget request levels:

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Human resources information technology development ................................................. 21,000 21,000

Financial management system, eMERGE development .................................................. 30,000 30,000

Information technology support—enterprise architecture, consolidation, and 

geospatial initiatives .................................................................................................. 59,944 21,755

Total, Information Technology Services ............................................................. 110,944 72,755

Security Activities.—Included in the amount recommended by the 

Committee is $19,000,000 for continued security activities and a reduction of $12,000,000 to discontinue funding for the homeland security information technology evaluation program. 

Wireless Activities.—Included in the amount recommended by the 

Committee is $119,029,000 for wireless activities. This is an increase of $33,029,000 from the budget request and fiscal year 2005 

level to support the ongoing maintenance and operations of the 

Homeland Secure Data Network [HSDN]. The Committee denies 

the increases requested for the HSDN in seven separate accounts 

across the Department, and believes that a consolidated, identifiable and visible source of funding for the on-going operations of 

this system is more appropriate. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the budget request levels:

WIRELESS ACTIVITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Integrated wireless network initiative ............................................................................ 52,000 52,000

Operations and maintenance for legacy systems .......................................................... 16,000 16,000

Infrastructure optimization and upgrade ....................................................................... 18,000 18,000

Homeland Secure Data Network ..................................................................................... ( 1 ) 33,029

Total, wireless activities ................................................................................... 86,000 119,029

1 Funding for this program is proposed in the requests for Customs and Border Protection ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, $3,200,000; Immigration and Customs Enforcement ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, $11,300,000; United States Secret Service ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, $193,000; Transportation Security Administration ‘‘Transportation Security Suppport’’, $100,000; Emergency Preparedness and Response ‘‘Administrative and 

Regional Operations’’, $2,100,000; Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection ‘‘Management and Administration’’, $19,400,000; and 

Science and Technology ‘‘Management and Administration’’, $300,000. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $82,317,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 83,017,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 83,017,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 83,017,000
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This account finances the Office of Inspecter General’s activities, 

including audits, inspections, investigations and other reviews of 

programs and operations of the Department of Homeland Security 

to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and to prevent 

and detect fraud, waste, and abuse. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $83,017,000 for the Office of Inspector General for fiscal year 2006, as requested in the budget.
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TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 

INVESTIGATIONS 

BORDER AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR BORDER AND

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $9,617,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 10,617,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 8,617,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 9,617,000

This account provides the funds for the salaries and expenses of 

the Office of the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation 

Security which oversees the activities of and coordination of Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Law 

Enforcement Training Center, and the United States Visitor and 

Immigration Status Indicator Technology Program. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $9,617,000 for the activities of the 

Office of the Under Secretary of Border and Transportation Security [BTS] salaries and expenses account. This includes a transfer 

of $2,400,000 and 15 full-time equivalents to the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, Office of Policy, Planning and 

International Affairs, and an increase of $2,400,000 in pay and inflationary adjustments. This is the same as the fiscal year 2005 

level. 

Cargo Container Security.—On June 9, 2005, the Department 

submitted a report on cargo container security which was 4 months 

overdue. This report did not meet the needs outlined in the statement of mangers accompanying the conference report on the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public 

Law 108–334). The Department is directed to conduct the review 

again and submit a new report in full compliance with the stated 

requirements of the Committee. The revised report should be submitted as soon as possible. 

UNITED STATES VISITOR AND IMMIGRANT STATUS INDICATOR

TECHNOLOGY

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $340,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ( 1 ) 

House allowance .................................................................................... ( 2 ) 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 340,000,000

1Funding of $390,232,000 is proposed under ‘‘Office of Screening Coordination and Operations’’. 2Funding of $390,232,000 included within ‘‘Automation Modernization’’.
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The United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology account funds the development of a system to collect, maintain, and share appropriate information through an integrated information technology system which determines the eligibility of 

aliens for admissions and benefits. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $340,000,000, to be available until 

expended, for the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology [US VISIT]. This is the same as the fiscal year 

2005 funding level. The Committee retains US VISIT as a standalone account. 

The US VISIT program office has been given lead responsibility 

within the Department of Homeland Security to work with the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] on the further integration of the 

Automated Biometric Identification System [IDENT] and the FBI’s 

Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System [IAFIS]. 

The Committee expects the resources for the IDENT/IAFIS integration project to be funded from this account. 

Accelerated Deployment.—The Committee does not include the increase of $50,232,000 requested in the budget. 

Biometric Integration.—In the statement of managers accompanying the conference report on the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–334), the Department was directed to submit a report by January 14, 2005, on the 

status of efforts between the Departments of Homeland Security 

and Justice [DOJ] to achieve real-time interoperability between 

IDENT and IAFIS, which the Committee has not received. In December 2004, the DOJ Inspector General released a report (I–2005–

001) which notes that efforts to achieve interoperability between 

IDENT and IAFIS have stalled in part because of continued disagreements between the two Departments about the appropriate 

fingerprint methodology. The Committee directs the Department to 

submit the required report as soon as possible, and further directs 

that this report address the issues raised by the DOJ Inspector 

General’s report. 

Expenditure Plan.—Of the funds recommended, $159,658,000 is 

available for obligation only upon the submission of a comprehensive plan from the Secretary of Homeland Security for the US 

VISIT program that: (1) meets the capital planning and investment 

control review requirements established by the Office of Management and Budget [OMB], including OMB Circular A–11, part 7; (2) 

complies with the Department’s enterprise information systems architecture; (3) complies with Federal Government acquisition rules, 

requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition management 

practices; (4) includes a certification that an independent 

verification and validation agent is under contract; (5) is reviewed 

by the Department’s Investment Review Board, the Secretary and 

OMB; (6) is reviewed by the Government Accountability Office; and 

(7) has been approved by the Committees on Appropriations. 
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OFFICE OF SCREENING COORDINATION AND OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2006 1 ......................................................................... $525,526,000

House allowance .................................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ...........................

1 Includes funding for the following activities: $390,232,000 for US VISIT; $7,000,000 for the 

Free and Secure Trade program; $14,000,000 for the Nexus/Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection program; $94,294,000 for the Secure Flight and Crew Vetting activities; 

and $20,000,000 for the start-up costs of Credentialing Activities.

The Office of Screening Coordination and Operations is proposed 

as the office with responsibility for the comprehensive coordination 

of procedures that detect, identify, track, and interdict people, 

cargo and conveyances, and other entities and objects that pose a 

threat to homeland security. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee does not recommend the transfer of funding from 

US VISIT, Customs and Border Protection, and the Transportation 

Security Administration to create a new Office of Screening Coordination and Operations as proposed in the President’s budget request. 

CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

SUMMARY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is responsible for the enforcing of the laws regarding admission of foreign-born persons into the 

United States and ensuring that all goods and persons entering 

and exiting the United States do so legally. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total resources of $7,140,316,000, 

including direct appropriations of $5,998,170,000, and estimated 

fee collections of $1,142,146,000. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Appropriations: 

Salaries and expenses .......................................................... 1 4,470,459 4,730,544 2 4,908,200

Automation modernization .................................................... 449,909 458,009 458,009

Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations Maintenance, and 

Procurement ...................................................................... 257,535 292,780 320,580

Construction .......................................................................... 3 91,718 93,418 311,381

Total, Appropriations ........................................................ 5,269,621 5,574,751 5,998,170

Estimated fee collections: 

Immigration inspection user fees ......................................... 429,000 464,816 464,816

Immigration enforcement fines ............................................ 6,000 6,403 6,403

Land border inspection fees ................................................. 28,000 29,878 29,878

COBRA fees ........................................................................... 318,000 334,000 334,000

APHIS inspection fees ........................................................... 204,000 204,000 204,000

Puerto Rico Trust Fund ......................................................... 89,000 97,815 97,815
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CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—FUNDING SUMMARY—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 enacted Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Small Airport-User Fee .......................................................... 5,004 5,234 5,234

Total, Estimated fee collections ....................................... 1,079,004 1,142,146 1,142,146

Total, Customs and Border Protection, Available Funding ................................................................................ 1 3 6,348,625 6,716,897 2 7,140,316

1 Includes $63,010,000 rescission pursuant to Public Law 108–334, a $76,000,000 rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–13, and 

$75,350,000 in supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–13. Excludes $49,075,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations 

pursuant to Public Law 109–13. 2 Includes a $14,400,000 rescission. 

3 Excludes $51,875,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–13. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... $4,470,459,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 4,730,544,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 4,885,544,000

Committee recommendation 2 ............................................................... 4,908,200,000

1 Includes a $63,010,000 rescission pursuant to Public Law 108–334, a $76,000,000 rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–13, and $75,350,000 in supplemental appropriations pursuant to 

Public Law 109–13. Excludes $49,075,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant 

to Public Law 109–13. 2 Includes a $14,400,000 rescission.

The Customs and Border Protection [CBP] Salaries and Expenses 

appropriation provides funds for border security, immigration, customs, agricultural inspections, regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. trade 

laws. In addition to directly appropriated resources, fee collections 

are available for the operations of CBP from the following sources: 

Immigration Inspection User Fees.—CBP collects user fees to 

fund the costs of international inspections activities at airports and 

seaports, as authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1356). 

Enforcement Fines.—CBP collects fines from owners of transportation lines and persons for unauthorized landing of aliens, as authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356). 

Land Border Inspections Fees.—CBP collects fees for processing 

applications for the Dedicated Commuter Lanes program, the Automated Permit Ports program, the Canadian Border Boat Landing 

program, and both Canadian and Mexican Non-Resident Alien Border Crossing Cards, as authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356). 

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act [COBRA] 

Fees.—CBP collects fees for inspection services involving customs 

related functions. The COBRA user fee statutory authority (19 

U.S.C. 58c) specifies the types of expenses to be reimbursed and 

the order for the reimbursement of these types of expenses. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspection Fees.— CBP receives as a transfer a distribution of agriculture inspection 

fees collected by the United States Department of Agriculture. The 

user fees, as authorized by the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

and Trade Act of 1990 (21 U.S.C. 136), are charged to offset costs 

for the services related to the importation, entry, or exportation of 

animals and animal products. 
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Puerto Rico Trust Fund.—Customs duties, taxes, and fees collected in Puerto Rico by CBP are deposited in the Puerto Rico 

Trust Fund. After providing for the expenses of administering CBP 

activities in Puerto Rico, the remaining amounts are transferred to 

the Treasurer of Puerto Rico pursuant to 48 U.S.C. sections 740 

and 795. 

Small Airport User Fee.—The User Fee Airports Program authorized under 19 U.S.C. 58b and administered under 19 U.S.C. 

58c(b)(9)(A)(i), authorizes inspection services to be provided to participating small airports on a fully reimbursable basis. The fees 

charged under this program are set forth in a Memorandum of 

Agreement between the small airport facility and the agency, and 

may be adjusted annually as costs and requirements change. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $4,908,200,000 for salaries and expenses of Customs and Border Protection [CBP] for fiscal year 

2006, including $3,000,000 from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 

Fund. Included in this amount is a transfer of $1,456,000, and 7 

full-time equivalents [FTEs] to Science and Technology [S&T] ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’ account for the 

consolidation of research and development, a decrease of 

$11,019,000 in termination of one-time costs, and $82,446,000 in 

annualizations for 500 Border Patrol Agents included in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on 

Terror, and Tsunami Relief Act, 2005 (Public Law 109–13). The 

Committee includes language in the bill making available up to 

$150,000 for space for preclearance operations; up to $5,000,000 

available for cooperative agreements with States and local governments; and $1,000,000 for payments to informants. The Committee 

includes language in the bill placing a $35,000 annual limit on 

overtime paid to any employee. The Committee has not included 

the transfer requested in the budget of $21,000,000 to the Office of 

Screening Coordination and Operations, but retains the $7,000,000 

for the Free and Secure Trade program and the $14,000,000 for the 

Nexus/Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection 

program within CBP. The Committee also includes a $14,400,000 

rescission of unobligated funds appropriated in prior years. 

Targeting Systems.—Included in the amount recommended by 

the Committee is $28,253,000, an increase of $5,400,000, as requested in the budget, for systems technology acquisitions, to be 

distributed as follows: automated targeting system/land, 

$1,500,000; automated targeting system/passenger, $1,500,000; and 

automated targeting system/inbound, $2,400,000. 

Immigration Advisory Program.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $4,000,000, an increase of 

$2,000,000 from the fiscal year 2005 level, as requested in the 

budget, for expansion of the Immigration Advisory Program. 

Radiation Portal Monitors.—The Committee does not provide the 

$125,000,000 requested in the budget for radiation portal monitors. 

The Committee instead provides $125,000,000 for the procurement 

and deployment of radiation portal monitors within the S&T, ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’ account. The 
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Committee believes S&T is the proper organization to test, pilot, 

and direct the procurement of radiation portal monitors. 

America’s Shield Initiative.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $51,084,000, as requested in the 

budget, to continue development of the America’s Shield Initiative 

for the deployment of enhanced electronic surveillance capabilities 

along the southern and northern land borders. 

The Committee encourages the program managers to explore the 

use of commerical, airborne, off-the-shelf wireless technology as it 

develops this program. 

Container Security Initiative.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $138,790,000, 341 positions, and 

335 FTEs, an increase of $12,694,000, 12 positions, and 6 FTEs, 

from the fiscal year 2005 level, as requested in the budget, for expansion of the Container Security Initiative [CSI]. 

The Committee supports the program’s expansion to more than 

41 overseas ports, as well as the growing permanent placement of 

U.S. inspection personnel at overseas ports to work jointly with 

host country counterparts in targeting and inspecting potentially 

threatening shipping containers prior to their arrival at ports in 

the United States. However, the Committee is concerned some host 

governments are reluctant to conduct inspections of a significant 

number of the containers CSI officials request and refer for additional inspection. If a host country is reluctant to work with United 

States CSI teams, its further participation in the CSI program 

should be reevaluated and possibly terminated. The Committee directs the Department to provide a report to the Committee, no 

later than February 18, 2006, on the specific steps the Department 

has taken to work with host governments to explain the CSI targeting methods so as to overcome any reluctance to inspect potentially suspect containers, how CSI teams coordinate their efforts 

with Department of State personnel, what actions have been taken 

or consideration has been given to withdrawing CSI personnel from 

a CSI port if cooperation with CSI teams has not improved and the 

specific actions taken and planned to implement the recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office [GAO] in its 

April 2005 report (GAO–05–557), ‘‘A Flexible Staffing Model and 

Minimum Equipment Requirements Would Improve Overseas Targeting and Inspection Efforts’’. 

Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism.—Included in the 

amount recommended by the Committee is $54,268,000, 277 positions, and 277 FTEs, an increase of $8,200,000 from the fiscal year 

2005 level, as requested in the budget, for expansion of CustomsTrade Partnership Against Terrorism [C–TPAT]. 

Standards for CSI and C–TPAT.—GAO has determinated CSI 

and C–TPAT need to develop more detailed standards for verifying 

the security of, and provide more rigor in, the known shipper process used by these programs (GAO Report 05–33, ‘‘National Plan for 

Homeland Security’’). The Committee directs the Department to 

submit a report to the Committee, by February 18, 2006, on the 

CSI and C–TPAT programs, to include the following: (1) the most 

rigorous performance measures, including outcome-oriented indicators, which have been developed and implemented for CSI and C–

TPAT; (2) a human capital plan that clearly describes how the pro-
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grams will recruit, train, and retain staff overseas as the programs 

expand; and (3) the plans currently in place that lay out the goals, 

objectives, and detailed implementation strategies of the programs. 

Further, the report should include the results of the CSI and C–

TPAT programs for each of fiscal years 2004 and 2005 and the specific actions taken and planned to implement the recommendations 

made by the GAO in its March 2005 report (GAO–05–128SU), 

‘‘Partnership Program Grants Importers Reduced Scrutiny with 

Limited Assurance of Improved Security’’. 

Border Patrol Aircraft Replacements.—Included in the amount 

recommended is $20,000,000, as requested in the budget, for 12 

single-engine helicopters to begin the upgrading and modernizing 

of the Border Patrol air fleet. The Committee expects CBP to continue to comply with all Federal contracting requirements. 

Automated Biometric Identification System [IDENT]/Integrated 

Automated Fingerprint System [IAFIS].—Included in the amount 

recommended by the Committee is $3,000,000, as requested in the 

budget, to allow CBP to begin reimbursing the US VISIT program 

for its use of the IDENT and IAFIS systems. 

Border Patrol Staffing.—Included in the amount recommended 

by the Committee is $1,750,545,000, 13,482 positions, 12,704 FTEs, 

an increase of $241,010,000 for 1,000 additional Border Patrol 

Agents, 250 full-time equivalents, and funding for 220 mission support positions, 110 FTEs, relocation costs, and information technology costs. This includes the 210 additional agent positions requested in the budget and 790 additional agents funded by the 

Committee, including 500 Border Patrol Agents, in the Emergency 

Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief Act, 2005 (Public Law 109–13). This will 

bring the total strength of the Border Patrol to 12,449 in fiscal year 

2006, as compared to 10,949 in fiscal year 2005. 

Threat Assessment for Ramey Sector, U.S. Virgin Islands.—The 

Committee is extremely disappointed that months after requesting 

a formal assessment regarding the threat posed by illegal immigration to the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Border Patrol Ramey Sector, 

nothing has been forthcoming from CBP or the Department. With 

the departure of the U.S. Navy from the island of Vieques, there 

is a U.S. presence vacuum in the eastern Caribbean. Therefore, the 

Committee directs CBP to establish a permanent Border Patrol facility in the U.S. Virgin Islands no later than March 1, 2006. If intelligence is available indicating this action is unnecessary, CBP 

should provide a report to the Committee, in classified and unclassified form, stating the specific reasons why such a facility is not 

required. 

Arizona Border Control Initiative.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is total funding of $1,000,000, as requested in the budget, for support of the Arizona Border Control 

Initiative. 

Homeland Secure Data Network.—The Committee’s recommendation does not include $3,200,000, as proposed in the budget, for the 

Homeland Secure Data Network. Funding for this system is consolidated and included in the Committee’s recommended appropriations level for the Office of the Chief Information Officer. 
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Air and Marine Staffing.—The Committee includes $146,560,000, 

1,134 positions, and 1,134 FTEs, an increase of $15,124,000 from 

the fiscal year 2005 level, for increased staffing of air and marine 

operations, of which $5,500,000 is for staffing for the fourth Northern border airwing in Great Falls, Montana. The Committee recognizes the critical role played by the Air and Marine Operations 

Center [AMOC]. The Committee understands the Commissioner of 

Customs and Border Protection is in the process of finalizing a 

Transition Management Office plan for AMOC and encourages priority be given to hiring additional detection support specialists, systems technology staff, and communication technicians. Further, the 

Committee believes priority should also be given to hiring additional marine enforcement officers. 

Textile Transshipment Enforcement.—Included in the amount 

recommended by the Committee is $4,750,000 for textile transshipment enforcement, as authorized by Section 352 of the Trade 

Act of 2002. The Trade Act of 2002 authorized appropriations for 

the hiring of 72 positions between CBP and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including import specialists, auditors, and analytic staff, and funding has been provided for these positons. The 

Committee is aware CBP did not fill positions in fiscal year 2004 

and directs all its positions be filled. Further, the Department is 

directed to report to the Committee by February 18, 2006, on how 

the funds for textile transshipment enforcement were used in fiscal 

years 2004 and 2005, and include in that report a 5-year enforcement strategy to reduce textile transshipment. 

Advanced Training Center.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $9,134,000, as requested in the 

budget, to operate and equip the Advanced Training Center. 

Pursuant to Public Law 106–246, the training to be conducted at 

the Advanced Training Center shall be configured in a manner so 

as to not duplicate or displace any Federal law enforcement program of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center [FLETC]. 

Training currently being conducted at a FLETC facility shall not 

be moved to the Advanced Training Center. 

Non-intrusive Inspection Technology.—The Committee supports 

the acquisition and utilization of advanced mobile inspection systems for screening trucks, cargo containers, and passenger vehicles. 

The Committee is supportive of multiple technologies to provide 

this critical service. 

Anti-dumping Enforcement.—The Committee has ensured, within 

the amounts provided for this account, the availability of sufficient 

funds to enforce the anti-dumping authority contained in section 

754 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675c). 

In response to a Committee directive, CBP submitted a report on 

February 3, 2005, regarding the status of its implementation of recommendations by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of the Inspector General report on implementation of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 [CDSOA]. The Committee directs CBP to report on whether it has completed all of the initiatives, processes, and procedures which it identified in its February 

3, 2005, report to the Committee. In particular, CBP is directed to 

confirm whether the individual processes listed in Attachment 1 to 

the ‘‘Statement of Work’’ have been completed. If those processes 
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and procedures have not been completed, CBP is directed to provide an explanation as to why and to provide a deadline as to when 

they will be completed. The report is due to the Committee by February 18, 2006. 

Further, the Committee is concerned CBP had failed to submit 

the report concerning the collection of duties due February 8, 2005, 

and again directs CBP to work with the Departments of Commerce 

and Treasury, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (and all other relevant agencies) to complete a joint report to 

the Committee providing a coordinated plan, including legislative 

or regulatory changes proposed by CBP, if necessary, to increase 

anti-dumping and countervailing duty collections, particularly related to cases involving unfairly-traded Asian imports. The CBP 

annual reports on CDSOA for fiscal years 2003 and 2004 showed 

a failure to collect millions in assessed duties. The Committee directs CBP to break out the non-collected amounts for each of fiscal 

years 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 by order and claimant, along 

with a description of each of the specific reasons for non-collection 

with respect to each order. 

Fleet Management Report.—The Committee directs the fleet management report, which was due on February 8, 2005, be delivered 

to the Committee as soon as possible. 

Border Crossing Cards.—The Committee is aware scanners used 

to read and verify the identity of Mexican citizens via the swiping 

of Border Crossing Cards, or laser visas, are not deployed at all primary inspection lanes—including passenger vehicle lanes—along 

the Southwest border. The Committee believes these cards are a 

valuable identification tool and requests a report by February 18, 

2006, on the plans to continue use of the Border Crossing Cards 

and the card scanners, the analysis performed to decide not to deploy scanners to all primary vehicle inspection lanes along the 

Southwest border, and the security benefits derived from the use 

of card scanners. 

Training.—The Committee is aware legacy Customs inspectors 

and CBP officers who received basic training at FLETC between 

January 1, 2002, and October 1, 2004, were not compensated for 

the sixth day of training for each week during that period. The 

Committee directs the Department to report to the Committee no 

later than December 1, 2005, on its compliance with the recent arbitration ruling on this matter. 

Tobacco Imports.—The Committee is concerned there is insufficient coordination between those Federal agencies responsible for 

tracking and permitting tobacco products to be imported into the 

United States, and those Federal agencies responsible for ensuring 

that Federal tax and trade laws and other Federal requirements 

applicable to such imports are met. The Committee directs the Department, in consultation with the U.S. Department of Treasury, to 

report by February 18, 2006, on automating the interface between 

the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau [TTB] and CBP as 

a part of the on-going Automated Commercial Environment [ACE] 

project. This report should include projected costs of developing and 

supporting the interface between CBP and TTB, a projected 

timeline for developing this interface, the associated software 

changes to ACE required to automate the tobacco import process, 
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the impediments to manually verifying each TTB import permit 

number, and any further actions planned by CBP to implement a 

verification process of certifications required under the Imported 

Cigarette Compliance Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–476). 

Agricultural Inspections.—The Committee is aware of the March 

31, 2005, the USDA Inspector General report ‘‘Transition and Coordination of Border Inspection Activities Between USDA and 

DHS’’, that calls for an increased coordination process for imported 

food inspections between the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service and CBP. The Committee requests the Department, in conjunction with the USDA, to submit a report by February 18, 2006, 

which details the specific actions each agency will take, or has already taken, to address the apparent 32 percent reduction in agriculture inspections and the lack of coordination and access between 

the Departments to targeting and planning intelligence information. 

Agricultural Pests.—The Committee notes Hawaii’s globally significant natural environment, as well as the State’s important diversified agricultural industry, are uniquely vulnerable to the introduction of invasive weeds, animals, insects, and diseases. The 

Committee expects the Department to work with the USDA and 

the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to share information and expertise to ensure their respective inspection and quarantine activities provide coordinated and collaborative biosecurity protection for 

the State. 

Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is continued funding at the fiscal year 2005 level for part-time and temporary positions in Honolulu, Hawaii. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 enacted Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Salaries and expenses: 

Headquarters management and administration .............................. 1,172,838 1,250,033 1,250,033

Border security inspections and trade facilitation at ports of 

entry: 

Inspections, trade and travel facilitation at ports of entry ... 1,242,800 1,274,994 1,274,994

Harbor maintenance fee collection (trust fund) ..................... 3,000 3,000 3,000

Container Security Initiative .................................................... 126,096 138,790 138,790

Other international programs .................................................. 57,300 8,629 8,629

Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism/Free and Secure Trade ........................................................................... 37,828 54,268 75,268

Inspection and detection technology investments .................. 145,159 188,024 63,024

Automated Targeting Systems ................................................. 29,800 28,253 28,253

National Targeting Center ....................................................... 16,100 16,697 16,697

Other technology investments ................................................. 1,000 1,018 1,018

Training .................................................................................... 23,800 24,351 24,351

Subtotal, border security inspections and trade facilitation at ports of entry ...................................................... 1,682,883 1,738,024 1,634,024

Border security and control between ports of entry: 

Border security and control between ports of entry ............... 1,489,150 1,464,989 1,750,545

Air program operations and maintenance .............................. 37,300 57,971 57,971

Unmanned aerial vehicles ....................................................... 10,000 10,180 10,180
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CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

America’s Shield Initiative ....................................................... 64,162 51,084 51,084

Training .................................................................................... 21,700 22,203 22,203

Subtotal, border security and control between ports of 

entry ................................................................................ 1,622,312 1,606,427 1,891,983

Air and Marine operations, personnel compensation and 

benefits ................................................................................ 131,436 136,060 146,560

Rescissions ................................................................................................ ¥139,010 ........................ ¥14,400

Total, Salaries and expenses ....................................................... 1 4,470,459 4,730,544 4,908,200

1 Excludes $49,075,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations, and includes $76,000,000 rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–13, 

$63,010,000 rescission pursuant to Public Law 108–334, and $75,350,000 in supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–13. 

AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $449,909,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 458,009,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 458,009,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 458,009,000

The automation modernization account includes funds for major 

information technology systems and services for Customs and Border Protection [CBP], including the Automated Commercial Environment [ACE] and the International Trade and Data System 

projects, and connectivity of and integration of existing systems. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $458,009,000, to be available until 

expended, as requested in the budget, for automation modernization. This amount includes an increase of $8,100,000 for inflationary adjustments. 

International Trade Data Systems.—Included in the amount recommended is $5,000,000 for the international trade data systems. 

Expenditure Plan.—Of the funds recommended, not less than 

$321,690,000 is available for the development of ACE. As requested, this funding is available for ACE only upon the submission of a comprehensive plan from the Secretary of Homeland Security for the ACE program that: (1) meets the capital planning and 

investment control review requirements established by the Office of 

Management and Budget [OMB], including OMB Circular A–11, 

part 7; (2) complies with the Department’s enterprise information 

systems architecture; (3) complies with acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices; 

(4) includes a certification that an independent verification and validation agent is under contract; (5) is reviewed by the Department’s 

Investment Review Board, the Secretary, and OMB; (6) is reviewed 

by the Government Accountability Office; and (7) has been approved by the Committees on Appropriations. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:
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AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Automated Commercial Environment ............................................ 321,690 321,690 321,690

Legacy information technology/automated commercial systems .. 128,219 136,319 136,319

Total, Automation modernization ..................................... 449,909 458,009 458,009

AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND

PROCUREMENT

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $257,535,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 292,780,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 347,780,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 320,580,000

The Customs and Border Protection [CBP] Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement [AMO] account 

funds the capital procurement and total operations and maintenance costs of the CBP air and marine program and provides support to other Federal, State, and local agencies. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $320,580,000, to remain available 

until expended, for air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement, to be available until expended. Included 

in this amount is $3,545,000 for inflationary adjustments, as requested in the budget. 

Long-Range Radar.—The Committee provides an increase from 

the fiscal year 2005 level of $31,700,000, as requested in the budget, to enable AMO to fund its portion of the cost of the long-range 

radar program operated by the Federal Aviation Administration. 

P–3 Palletized Sensor Packages.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is an increase of $15,000,000 for 

palletized sensor packages for the P–3 air fleet. 

Northern Border Airwing.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $50,800,000 for the Northern border airwings, an increase of $12,800,000 for the establishment of 

the fourth Northern border airwing in Great Falls, MT. The Committee believes remaining gaps in air patrol coverage of the Northern border should be closed as quickly as possible and directs the 

Department to include in its fiscal year 2007 budget request the 

necessary resources to establish the final Northern border airwing. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND PROCUREMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Operations and maintenance ........................................................ 196,535 230,682 230,682

Procurement ................................................................................... 61,000 62,098 89,898
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AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND PROCUREMENT—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Total, Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement .............................................. 257,535 292,780 320,580

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... $91,718,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 93,418,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 93,418,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 311,381,000

1 Excludes $51,875,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 

109–13.

This appropriation provides funding to plan, construct, renovate, 

equip, and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to immigration, 

customs, and alien registration. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $311,381,000 for construction activities of Customs and Border Protection [CBP], to be available until 

expended. This includes an increase of $1,700,000, as requested in 

the budget, for inflationary adjustments. The Committee has included bill language making $55,000,000 available solely for the 

San Diego Sector Fence, and making $55,000,000 available solely 

for Tucson Sector tactical infrastructure improvements. 

Construction Associated with 1,000 New Border Patrol Agents.—

Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is 

$81,963,000 for the construction requirements associated with 

1,000 new Border Patrol Agents. 

San Diego Sector Fence.—The Committee provides $55,000,000 

for completion of the fence in the San Diego Sector, including environmental mitigation. This represents the full cost of the project, 

which is expected to be completed in fiscal year 2009. 

Tucson Sector Tactical Infrastructure.—The Committee provides 

$55,000,000 for tactical infrastructure projects within the Tucson 

Sector. The Committee is strongly committed to providing resources to enable the Border Patrol and the Department to gain 

operational control in the Tucson Sector. 

Advanced Training Center.—The Committee provides 

$26,000,000 for site acquisition, land development, and other activities for the expansion of the Advanced Training Center. The Committee directs the Department to submit a master plan for the expansion of the Advanced Training Center, a spending plan for the 

Center (as detailed below), and the projected training needs of CBP 

at the facility for each of fiscal years 2006–2010. 

Spending Plan.—The Committee directs the Department to submit a detailed spending plan for the following projects: construction 

associated with 1,000 new Border Patrol Agents, the San Diego 

Sector fence, Tucson Sector tactical infrastructure, and the Advanced Training Center by February 18, 2006. The spending plan 

should include, but not be limited to, the following information for 
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each project and sub-project: a detailed cost breakout for construction, design, planning, project management; total estimated project 

and sub-project cost; and date each phase of the project and subproject is scheduled to begin and be completed. 

The Committee expects the Department to continue to work with 

the General Services Administration on its nationwide strategy to 

prioritize and address the infrastructure needs at the land border 

ports-of-entry and to comply with the requirements of the Public 

Buildings Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 3301) to seek necessary funding. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommenda- tions for the base funding of $93,418,000, derived from the CBP 

construction master plan, as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and 

budget request levels:

CONSTRUCTION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Major Construction by Sector: 

Tucson: 

Sector Headquarters .......................................................... 10,000 .......................... ..........................

Wilcox, AZ, Station ............................................................. 2,600 10,000 10,000

Naco, AZ, Station ............................................................... 3,000 .......................... ..........................

Sonoita, AZ, Station ........................................................... 2,500 2,700 2,700

Blaine: Lynden, WA, Station ....................................................... 2,141 .......................... ..........................

El Paso: 

I–10, I–25, and U.S. Hwy 85 Checkpoints ........................ 3,600 .......................... ..........................

Fort Hancock, TX, Station .................................................. .......................... 5,000 5,000

El Paso, TX, Station ........................................................... 1,400 5,200 5,200

Swanton: 

I–91 Checkpoint ................................................................. 1,000 5,500 5,500

I–87 Checkpoint ................................................................. 1,000 5,500 5,500

Yuma: 

Welton, AZ, Station ............................................................ 1,250 13,000 13,000

Blythe, AZ, Station ............................................................. 1,250 .......................... ..........................

Laredo: I–35 Checkpoint ............................................................. 500 .......................... ..........................

Houlton: 

Jackman, ME, Station ........................................................ 2,300 .......................... ..........................

Calais, ME, Station ............................................................ 2,329 .......................... ..........................

Spokane: Bonners Ferry, WA, Station ......................................... 2,381 .......................... ..........................

Del Rio: Eagle Pass, TX, Station ................................................ 3,700 .......................... ..........................

El Centro: Sector Headquarters .................................................. 5,967 .......................... ..........................

Management Reserve .................................................................. 100 473 473

Total, Major Construction ....................................................... 47,018 47,373 47,373

Tactical Infrastructure by Sector: 

Tucson: 

Douglas, AZ, Roadway #1 .................................................. 1,020 975 975

Douglas, AZ, Fencing #2 ................................................... .......................... 2,000 2,000

Douglas, AZ, Lighting #3 ................................................... 540 .......................... ..........................

Douglas, AZ, Roadway and Fencing #4 ............................ 300 .......................... ..........................

Naco, AZ, Lighting #5 ........................................................ 500 .......................... ..........................

Naco, AZ, Roadway #6 ....................................................... 570 543 543

Sonoita, AZ, Roadway #7 ................................................... 110 .......................... ..........................

Douglas, AZ, Fencing #8 ................................................... 400 .......................... ..........................

Vehicle Barriers #9 ............................................................ 300 .......................... ..........................

Nogales, AZ, Roadway and Fencing #10 ........................... 135 ..........................

Nogales, AZ, Roadway #11 ................................................ 125 .......................... ..........................

Tuscon/Yuma: West Desert Tactical Infrastructure .................... 2,600 5,000 5,000

Yuma: 

San Luis, AZ, Roadway #1 ................................................ 379 .......................... ..........................

San Luis, AZ, Fencing #2 .................................................. 157 .......................... ..........................
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CONSTRUCTION—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 enacted Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

San Luis, AZ, Lighting #3 ................................................. 2,564 536 536

Morales Dam, AZ, Land #4 ................................................ .......................... 331 331

Morales Dam, AZ, Land #5 ................................................ .......................... 34 34

San Luis, AZ, Roadway #6 ................................................ .......................... 321 321

San Luis, AZ, Roadway #7 ................................................ .......................... 1,844 1,844

El Paso: 

Deming, NM, Vehicle Barriers #1 ...................................... 2,268 2,000 2,000

Deming, NM, Fencing #2 ................................................... 1,132 1,066 1,066

Swanton: Vehicle Barriers ........................................................... 200 200 200

Buffalo: Various .......................................................................... 200 200 200

Detroit: Various ........................................................................... 200 200 200

Blaine: Various ............................................................................ 200 200 200

Laredo: Laredo, TX, Various ........................................................ 600 .......................... ..........................

San Diego: East County San Diego Various ............................... 500 .......................... ..........................

Total, Tactical Infrastructure ................................................. 15,000 15,450 15,450

Operations and maintenance .............................................................. 3,200 3,300 3,300

Repairs and Alterations ....................................................................... 16,400 16,892 16,892

Lease Acquisition ................................................................................. 9,100 9,373 9,373

Planning ............................................................................................... 1,000 1,030 1,030

Total, Construction base funding .......................................... 91,718 93,418 93,418

IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

SUMMARY

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is responsible for enforcing immigration and customs laws, detaining and removing deportable or inadmissible aliens, protecting the air transportation system against attack, and providing security of Federal buildings and 

property. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total resources of $4,035,539,000, 

including direct appropriations of $3,806,106,000 and estimated fee 

collections of $229,433,000. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 en- acted Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Appropriations: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................... 1 2,458,494 2,892,281 3,050,416

Federal Air Marshals ....................................................... 662,900 688,860 678,994

Federal Protective Service 2 ............................................ (478,000) (487,000) (487,000) 

Automation modernization .............................................. 39,605 40,150 50,150

Construction .................................................................... 26,179 26,546 26,546

Total, Appropriations .................................................. 1 3,187,178 3,647,837 3,806,106

Estimated Fee Collections: 

Immigration inspection user fees ................................... 3 90,000 91,621 91,621
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IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—FUNDING SUMMARY—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 enacted Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Student exchange visitor program fees ......................... 40,000 66,552 66,552

Immigration breached bond/detention fund ................... 3 70,000 71,260 71,260

Total, Estimated fee collections ............................ 200,000 229,433 229,433

Total, available funding ........................................ 1 3,387,178 3,877,270 4,035,539

1 Excludes $349,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations; includes $105,100,000 in supplemental appropriations and a 

$85,200,000 rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–13. 2 Fully funded through offsetting collections paid by General Services Administration tenants and directly credited to this appropriation. 3 Excludes revised fee estimates pursuant to Public Law 109–13. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... $2,458,494,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 2,892,281,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 3,064,081,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,050,416,000

1 Excludes $349,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations; includes $105,100,000 in supplemental appropriations and a $85,200,000 rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–13.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] Salaries and 

Expenses account provides funds for the enforcement of immigration and customs laws, intelligence, and detention and removals. In 

addition to directly appropriated resources, funding is derived from 

the following offsetting collections: 

Immigration Inspection User Fees.—ICE derives funds from user 

fees to support the costs of detention and removals in connection 

with international inspections activities at airports and seaports, 

as authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

1356). 

Student Exchange Visitor Program Fees.—ICE collects fees from 

foreign students, exchange visitors, and schools and universities to 

certify and monitor participating schools, and to conduct compliance audits. 

Immigration Breached Bond/Detention Fund.—ICE derives 

funds from the recovery of breached cash and surety bonds in excess of $8,000,000, as authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356); and from a portion of fees charged under 

section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to support 

the cost of the detention of aliens. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $3,050,416,000, for salaries and expenses of Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] for fiscal 

year 2006. This includes increases from the fiscal year 2005 level 

of $18,124,000 for pay and other inflationary adjustments, as requested in the budget, and $24,250,000 in annualizations associated with the resources provided in the Emergency Supplemental 

Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief Act, 2005 (Public Law 109–13). 

The Committee includes language in the bill placing a $35,000 limit on overtime paid to any employee; making up to $5,000,000 

available for special operations; making up to $1,000,000 available 
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for the payment of informants; making up to $11,216,000 available 

to reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated with 

the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled illegal aliens; 

making not less than $102,000 available for promotion of public 

awareness of the child pornography tipline; making not less than 

$203,000 available for Project Alert; and making $15,770,000 available for activities to enforce laws against forced child labor, of 

which $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended. Certain 

ICE operations, including the Law Enforcement Support Center, 

rely heavily on term employees. With the funds made available, the 

Committee encourages ICE to make conversion of term employees 

to permanent employees a priority as it resumes hiring. Congress provided $276,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations for the base activities of ICE in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 

and Tsunami Relief Act, 2005 (Public Law 109–13). The Committee 

reiterates ICE is to manage within the resources provided by this 

and future appropriations Acts; no further transfers or 

reprogrammings will be approved to provide additional resources 

for the base funding requirements of ICE. The Department and the 

Office of Management and Budget are to ensure proper management processes, practices, and controls are in place at ICE. To that 

end, the Committee directs the Chief Financial Officer to submit a 

plan that outlines the steps taken to improve the management of 

ICE, and any further corrective actions planned to ensure program 

increases funded for fiscal year 2006 are executed in a timely manner. Based on the additional resources provided to ICE for fiscal 

year 2005, the base request for ICE is recalculated to be 

$2,762,069,000, and all Committee recommendations build from 

that base. 

Visa Security Program.—Included in the amount recommended 

by the Committee is $18,827,000, an increase of $4,827,000, 9 positions, and 5 full-time equivalents [FTEs] for one additional Visa Security Unit. 

Investigations.—Included in the amount recommended by the 

Committee is $1,281,355,000, 7,346 positions, 7,084 FTEs, an increase of $37,000,000, 300 investigator positions, and 150 FTEs, for 

immigration investigations. The Committee believes these resources should not be narrowly focused on one type of immigration 

violation, but should be put towards an overall invigoration of immigration investigation efforts. There is a need to increase work in 

human smuggling, benefit and document fraud, and human trafficking, as well as worksite enforcement. 

The Committee does not provide the funding increase for temporary worker worksite enforcement proposed in the budget. 

Cyber Crime Center.—Included in the amount recommended by 

the Committee is an increase of $800,000 from the fiscal year 2005 

level for the cyber crime center. 

Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement [ICDE] Activities, Investigations.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is an increase of $41,840,000, 332 positions, and 332 FTEs 

from the fiscal year 2005 level, as requested in the budget, for 

ICDE activities. These do not represent new resources for ICDE, 

but replace funding that has been appropriated as part of the over-
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all multi-agency ICDE appropriation within the U.S. Department 

of Justice [DOJ] and provided to ICE through a reimbursable 

agreement in prior fiscal years. 

Base Increase, Investigations.—The Committee does not include 

the $105,000,000, increase requested in the budget for base resources. The funds necessary to sustain operations of Investigations are provided in the recalculated base. 

Investigations Training.—Included in the amount recommended 

by the Committee is $13,932,000 for Investigations training, an increase of $173,000 for the increased training requirements of the 

Visa Security program. The Committee does not include the 

$1,784,000 increase requested in the budget for training associated 

with temporary worker worksite enforcement. 

Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement [ICDE] Activities, Intelligence.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is an increase of $1,838,000, 14 positions, and 14 FTEs from the 

fiscal year 2005 level, as requested in the budget, for ICDE activities. These funds do not represent new resources for ICDE, but replace funding that has been appropriated as part of the overall 

multi-agency ICDE appropriation within the DOJ and provided to 

ICE through a reimbursable agreement in prior fiscal years. 

Detention Bed Space.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is a total of $842,300,000, an increase of 

$77,385,000, 32 positions, and 16 FTEs to fund an additional 2,240 

detention beds. The Committee does not include the $76,000,000 

increase for base resources requested in the budget. The funds necessary to sustain operations of Custody Management are provided 

in the recalculated base. 

The resources provided by this bill, taken together with the resources provided in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 

for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief Act, 

2005 (Public Law 109–13), will fund a total of 22,727 detention 

beds for fiscal year 2006 from all funding sources. The beds are 

funded as follows: 19,112 from ICE, Salaries and Expenses; 1,963 

from the Breached Bond Detention Fund; 1,652 from the Immigration User Fee. 

Despite the increase recommended by the Committee, the need 

for detention bedspace exceeds available resources. The Committee 

believes there may be more cost efficient alternatives available to 

ICE for detention services. The Department is requested to provide 

a report to the Committee by February 18, 2006, on lower cost alternatives to current detention services, including portable housing. 

Immigration Enforcement Agents/Detention Officers.—Included 

in the amount recommended is an increase of $18,000,000, 200 immigration enforcement agent/detention officer positions, and 100 

FTEs. 

Arizona Border Control Initiative, Custody Management.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is an increase of $25,000,000, as requested in the budget, for support of the 

Arizona Border Control Initiative. 

Base Increase, Custody Management.—The Committee does not 

include the $18,600,000 increase for base resources requested in 

the budget. The funds necessary to sustain operations of Custody 

Management are provided in the recalculated base. 
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Alternatives to Detention.—Included in the amount recommended 

by the Committee is $27,910,000, 176 positions, and 137 FTEs, an 

increase of $15,400,000, 62 positions, and 31 FTEs, for an expansion of the Alternatives to Detention program. 

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, in its February 2004 report, ‘‘Asylum Seekers in Expedited 

Removal’’, includes a number of recommendations regarding detention policies and facilities used for asylum applicants. The Department must balance the national security needs of this country with 

humanitarian needs of legitimate asylum applicants. The Committee requests the Department to report by February 18, 2006, on 

its response to the specific recommendations of the Commission regarding detention decisions for asylees and the steps it has taken 

to ensure consistent application of standards for asylum and credible fear within the Department. 

Base Increase, Alternatives to Detention.—The Committee does 

not include the $5,400,000 requested increase for base resources. 

The funds necessary for the Alternatives to Detention program are 

provided in the recalculated base. 

Fugitive Operations.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $70,458,000, 399 positions, and 366 FTEs, an increase of $24,880,000, 60 positions, and 30 FTEs, for expansion of 

the Fugitive Operations program. 

Institutional Removal Program.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $62,927,000, 525 positions and 454 

FTEs, an increase of $23,355,000, 137 positions, and 69 FTEs, for 

an expansion of the Institutional Removal Program [IRP]. The 

Committee directs ICE to conduct a study on nationwide expansion 

of the IRP, how this could be accomplished, necessary resources, 

and expected benefits. 

Arizona Border Control Initiative, Transportation and Removal.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is an increase of $14,349,000, as requested in the budget, for support 

of the Arizona Border Control Initiative. 

Legal Proceedings.—Included in the amount recommended by the 

Committee is $36,218,000, an increase of $3,500,000, 48 positions, 

and 24 FTEs, for additional attorney personnel to reduce the case 

backlog. 

Homeland Secure Data Network.—The Committee’s recommendation does not include $11,300,000 and 1 position, as proposed in the 

budget, for the Homeland Secure Data Network. Funding for this 

system is consolidated and included in the Committee’s recommended appropriations level for the Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

Textile Transshipment Enforcement.—Included in the amount 

recommended by the Committee is $4,750,000 for textile transshipment enforcement, as authorized by Section 352 of the Trade 

Act of 2002. The Trade Act of 2002 authorized appropriations for 

the hiring of 72 positions between CBP and ICE, including investigators. The Department is directed to report to the Committee by 

February 18, 2006, on how the funds for textile transshipment enforcement were used in fiscal years 2004 and 2005, and include in 

that report a 5-year enforcement strategy to reduce textile transshipment. 
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Legal Orientation Program.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $1,000,000 for the Legal Orientation Program [LOP], to be transferred to the Executive Office for 

Immigration Review [EOIR] for execution. The United States Committee on International Religious Freedom, in its February 2004 

report, recommended the nationwide expansion of the LOP, which 

it found saves on the costs of immigration detention, makes Immigration Court proceedings more efficient, and facilitates access to 

justice for detained aliens in removal proceedings. The Department, in consultation with EOIR, is directed to report to the Committee by February 18, 2006, on the net cost of expanding the LOP 

nationwide, and the timetable for such an expansion. 

Reducing the Number of Alien Absconders.—The Committee recognizes the importance of reducing the rate of aliens who do not 

comply with Orders of Removal, known as absconders. However, 

the ability to address this situation is not fully within the control 

of one Federal department. Both the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] and the Department of Justice [DOJ] must work 

closely together to achieve this goal. The Committee directs DHS, 

in conjunction with DOJ, to study the existing apprehension, detention, appeal, and removal policies and procedures. The Committee 

requests DHS and DOJ to jointly submit a report by February 18, 

2006, on the efforts each Department will take to reduce the absconder rate, including proposed changes to existing policies, procedures, and laws to further assist in reducing the absconder population. 

Blanding, Utah.—The Committee directs ICE to submit a report, 

by February 18, 2006, on the costs and need for establishing a suboffice in southeastern Utah. 

Detention and Removals Reporting.—The Committee continues to 

request ICE to submit a quarterly report to the Committee which 

compares the number of deportation, exclusion, and removal orders 

sought and obtained by ICE. The report should be broken down by 

district in which the removal order was issued; by type of order 

(deportation, exclusion, removal, expedited removal, and others); by 

agency issuing the order; by the number of cases in each category 

in which ICE has successfully removed the alien; and by the number of cases in each category in which ICE has not removed the 

alien. The first fiscal year 2006 quarterly report is to be submitted 

no later than January 30, 2006. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to budget request levels:

IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Headquarters Management and Administration: 

Personnel Compensation and Benefits, services and other costs ................................ 277,572 165,809

Headquarters Managed IT investment .......................................................................... 134,571 159,613

Subtotal, Headquarters Management and Administration ....................................... 412,143 325,422

Investigations: 

Operations ...................................................................................................................... 1,215,916 1,281,355
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IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Training .......................................................................................................................... 17,932 13,932

Subtotal, Investigations ............................................................................................ 1,233,848 1,295,287

Intelligence: 

Headquarters Reporting Center ..................................................................................... 4,988 4,988

Operations ...................................................................................................................... 56,834 43,515

Subtotal, Intelligence ................................................................................................ 61,822 48,503

Detention and Removal Operations: 

Custody Management ..................................................................................................... 600,160 842,300

Case Management ......................................................................................................... 166,277 177,887

Fugitive Operations ........................................................................................................ 103,255 70,458

Institutional Removal Program ...................................................................................... 70,104 62,927

Alternatives to Detention ............................................................................................... 33,406 27,910

Transportation and Removal Program ........................................................................... 211,266 199,722

Subtotal, Detention and Removal Operations ........................................................... 1,184,468 1,381,204

Total, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Salaries and Expenses .................. 2,892,281 3,050,416

FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $662,900,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 688,860,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 698,860,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 678,994,000

The Federal Air Marshals [FAMs] protect the air transportation 

system against terrorist threats, sabotage, and other acts of violence. The FAMs account provides funds for the salaries, benefits, 

travel, training, and other expenses of the program. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $678,994,000 for salaries and expenses of the Federal Air Marshals [FAMs] for fiscal year 2006. 

This includes an increase from the fiscal year 2005 level of 

$16,094,000 for fiscal year 2005 annualizations, pay, and other inflationary adjustments, as requested in the budget. 

Hiring.—The Department is directed to submit a classified report 

to the Committees by February 18, 2006, on the status of efforts 

to hire and train FAMs. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Management and administration .................................................. 593,552 616,927 609,294

Travel and training ........................................................................ 69,348 71,933 69,700

Total, Federal Air Marshals .............................................. 662,900 688,860 678,994
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FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... $478,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 1 ......................................................................... 487,000,000

House allowance 1 .................................................................................. 487,000,000

Committee recommendation 1 ............................................................... 487,000,000

1Fully funded by offsetting collections paid by General Services Administration tenants and 

credited directly to this appropriation.

The Federal Protective Service [FPS] is responsible for the security and protection of Federal property under the control of the 

General Services Administration [GSA]; and for the enforcement of 

laws for the protection of persons and property, the prevention of 

breaches of peace, and enforcement of any rules and regulations 

made and promulgated by the GSA Administrator. The FPS authority can also be extended by agreement to any area with a significant Federal interest. The FPS account provides funds for the 

salaries, benefits, travel, training, and other expenses of the program, offset by collections paid by GSA tenants and credited to the 

account. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $487,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the Federal Protective Service for fiscal year 2006; this 

amount is fully offset by collections. This is the same as the budget 

request and includes an increase of $9,000,000 for pay and other 

inflationary adjustments. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Basic security ................................................................................ 106,362 109,235 109,235

Building specific security .............................................................. 371,638 377,765 377,765

Total, Federal Protective Service 1 .................................... 478,000 487,000 487,000

1 Fully funded by offsetting collections paid by General Services Administration tenants and credited directly to this appropriation. 

AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $39,605,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 40,150,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 40,150,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 50,150,000

The Automation Modernization account provides funds for major 

information technology projects for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including the Atlas Program comprised of seven interrelated project areas for the modernization of the information technology infrastructure. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $50,150,000, to remain available 

until expended, for Automation Modernization for fiscal year 2006. 

This includes $545,000 for inflationary adjustments. 
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Accelerated Development.—Included in the amount recommended 

is an increase of $10,000,000 for the accelerated development and 

deployment of Atlas. The Committee believes ICE should put a 

higher priority on updating and replacing its outdated information 

technology infrastructure. 

Expenditure Plan.—The Committee includes language in the bill 

prohibiting the obligation of funds appropriated until an expenditure plan is submitted by the Secretary of Homeland Security that: 

(1) meets the capital planning and investment control review requirement’s established by the Office of Management and Budget 

[OMB], including OMB Circular A–11, part 7; (2) complies with the 

Departments enterprise information systems architecture; (3) complies with acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems 

acquisition management practices; (4) includes a certification that 

an independent verification and validation agent is under contract; 

(5) is reviewed by the Department’s Investment Review Board, the 

Secretary, and OMB; (6) is reviewed by the Government Accountability Office; and (7) has been approved by the Committees on Appropriations. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $26,179,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 26,546,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 26,546,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 26,546,000

This appropriation provides funding to plan, construct, renovate, 

equip, and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to immigration, 

detention, and alien registration. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $26,546,000, to be available until 

expended, for activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

construction account. This is the full amount requested in the 

budget.

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

CONSTRUCTION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 enacted Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Krome, FL, 250-bed secure dorm .............................................................. ........................ 20,000 20,000

Port Isabel, TX, 200-bed secure dorm ...................................................... 6,600 ........................ ........................

Batavia, NY, 200-bed secure dorm ........................................................... 15,000 ........................ ........................

Facility repair and alterations ................................................................... 4,579 6,546 6,546

Total, Construction ....................................................................... 26,179 26,546 26,546

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

The Transportation Security Administration [TSA] is charged 

with ensuring security across U.S. transportation systems, including aviation, railways, highways, pipelines, and waterways, and 
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safeguarding the freedom of movement of people and commerce. 

Separate appropriations are provided for the following activities 

within TSA: aviation security; surface transportation security; 

transportation vetting and credentialing; and transportation security support. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total appropriations of 

$5,055,187,000 for activities of the Transportation Security Administration for fiscal year 2006. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Aviation Security ............................................................................ 4,323,523 4,734,784 4,452,318

Surface Transportation Security .................................................... 48,000 32,000 36,000

Intelligence ..................................................................................... 14,000 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

Research and Development ........................................................... 178,000 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

Administration ................................................................................ 519,852 ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 

Transportation Vetting and Credentialing ..................................... ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 74,996

Transportation Security Support .................................................... ............................ 545,008 491,873

Total, Appropriations ........................................................ 5,083,375 5,311,792 5,055,187

Offsetting Aviation Security fee collections .................................. 5 1,823,000 6 7 3,670,000 7 1,990,000

Total, Transportation Security Administration 8 ............... 3,260,375 1,641,792 3,065,187

1 Funded under ‘‘Transportation Security Support’’. 

2 Research and development activities transferred to and funded under the Science and Technology ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, 

and Technology’’ account. 3 Funded in fiscal year 2005 under ‘‘Marine and Land Security’’; now ‘‘Surface Transportation Security’’. 

4 Proposed under ‘‘Office of Screening Coordination and Operations’’. 

5 Excludes $67,000,000 in offsetting credentialing fee collections. 

6 President’s budget includes an additional $1,680,000,000 in offsetting fee collections from a proposed legislative provision to increase passenger aviation security fees. 7 Excludes $180,000,000 in vetting and credentialing fee collections. 

8 Excludes the Aviation Security Capital Fund which makes available $250,000,000 in direct funding from fee collections pursuant to Sec- tion 605 of Public Law 108–176. 

AVIATION SECURITY

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $4,323,523,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 4,734,784,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 4,591,612,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,452,318,000

The Transportation Security Administration [TSA] aviation security account provides for Federal aviation security, including 

screening of all passengers and baggage, deployment of on-site law 

enforcement, continuation of a uniform set of background requirements for airport and airline personnel, and deployment of explosive detection technology. 

The aviation security activities include funding for Federal and 

private contract passenger and baggage screeners, including personnel compensation and benefits, training, claims, human resource services; air cargo security; procurement and maintenance of 

explosive detection systems; and checkpoint support. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $4,452,318,000 for aviation security. 

The Committee has included the new budgetary structure, as proposed in the budget, regarding screener operations. The Committee 

believes the new structure provides TSA with needed flexibilities 

and enables it to optimize screener workforce funds. However, the 

Committee reminds the Department and TSA that it must adhere 

to the reprogramming guidelines by program, project, and activity 

contained in Section 503 of this Act. Further, the Committee directs TSA to maintain the tracking and visibility of the previous 

budgetary structure and expects the Department to include both 

structures in future budget submissions. 

The Committee has included language in the bill providing reimbursement for security services and related equipment and supplies 

provided in support of general aviation access to the Ronald 

Reagan Washington National Airport shall be credited to the ‘‘Aviation Security’’ appropriation and be available until expended for 

these purposes only. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

AVIATION SECURITY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 1

Committee

recommendations 

Screener workforce ......................................................................... 2,424,000 2,668,984 2,334,003

Screening training and other ........................................................ 344,274 261,250 261,250

Human Resource Services ............................................................. 150,000 207,234 207,234

Caps II (Secure Flight) .................................................................. 34,919 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 

Crew Vetting .................................................................................. 10,000 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 

Registered Traveler ........................................................................ 15,000 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 

Checkpoint Support ........................................................................ 123,500 157,461 172,461

EDS/EDT Systems ........................................................................... 399,940 367,000 417,000

Airport security direction and enforcement ................................... 821,890 1,072,855 1,060,370

Total, Aviation Security 4 .................................................. 3 4,323,523 4,734,784 4,452,318

1 President’s budget request proposes a new budgetary structure for Aviation Security which includes Screener Operations, Airport Security 

Direction and Enforcement as opposed to Passenger Screening, Baggage Screening and Airport Security Direction and Enforcement. 2 Funded under ‘‘Office of Screening Coordination and Operations’’. 

3 Included under ‘‘Transportation Vetting and Credentialing’’. 

4 Excludes the Aviation Security Capital Fund which provides $250,000,000 in direct funding from fee collections pursuant to Section 605 of Public Law 108–176. 

AVIATION SECURITY FEES

Prior to September 11, 2001, aviation security was paid for and 

overseen by the commercial passenger air carriers. Pursuant to section 118 of Public Law 107–71, the Aviation and Transportation Security Act [ATSA], the Federal Government assumed responsibility 

for this mission. Through ATSA, the Government is authorized to 

collect fees from the air carriers for the carriers’ portion of security 

costs based on what they paid in calendar year 2000, the last full 

year prior to September 11, 2001. According to TSA’s initial estimates in 2000, industry paid approximately $750,000,000 for security; however, upon further auditing by the Government Accountability Office [GAO], done at the request of the Committee, it was 

discovered the carriers only paid approximately $319,000,000 

(GAO–05–558, April 2005). However, the administration continues 
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to rely on its collection estimate of $750,000,000 for fiscal year 

2005, creating a $400,000,000 shortfall. The GAO audit (GAO–05–

558) also found TSA should be collecting an annual average of approximately $448,000,000 from the air carriers, not the 

$319,000,000 previously collected by TSA. The President’s budget 

request for fiscal year 2006 assumes TSA will collect $350,000,000 

in air carrier fees which will be available to directly offset TSA appropriations requirements. The Committee continues to direct the 

Secretary of Homeland Security to utilize all existing authorities, 

without judicial review, to collect the approximately $448,000,000 

annually allowable under ATSA. In addition, the Secretary is to 

provide to the Committee, on a quarterly basis, written notification 

of the schedule and plan for the collection of the appropriate level 

of fees from the air carriers. 

In addition, the President’s fiscal year 2006 budget proposes a 

legislative proposal, as a general provision to the appropriations 

legislation, to increase passenger aviation security fees to generate 

an estimated additional $1,680,000,000 in offsetting collections 

which the Committee has not included. 

SCREENER WORKFORCE

The Committee recommends $2,334,003,000 for screener workforce requirements. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and 

budget request levels:

SCREENER WORKFORCE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 enacted Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Privatized screening airports ......................................................... 129,654 146,151 146,151

Passenger screeners, personnel, compensation and benefits ...... 1,445,486 1,590,969 1,375,068

Baggage screeners, personnel, compensation and benefits ........ 848,860 931,864 812,784

Total, Screener workforce ................................................. 2,424,000 2,668,984 2,334,003

Contract Screening Airports.—The Committee recommends 

$146,151,000 for contract screening airports for fiscal year 2006. 

This amount is $16,497,000 more than the fiscal year 2005 level 

and the same as the budget request. 

The Committee is aware there has been minimal interest in the 

TSA screener ‘‘opt-out’’ program thus far. To date, the Committee 

has provided the funding requested for this effort with the understanding there is airport interest in aviation privatization. If this 

proves untrue, the Committee encourages TSA to reprogram these 

funds pursuant to section 503 of this Act. 

Screener Workforce (Excluding Privatized Screening).—The Committee recommends $2,187,852,000 for passenger and baggage 

screener workforce personnel compensation and benefits. This 

amount is $106,494,000 less than the fiscal year 2005 level. The 

Committee provides $1,375,068,000 for the passenger screener 

workforce and accompanying compensation and benefits. The Committee includes the fiscal year 2005 pay annualization of 

$7,040,000, and $48,279,000 in pay and non-pay related infla-
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tionary costs for fiscal year 2006, as proposed in the budget. In addition, the Committee includes a reduction of $5,737,000 related to 

realized efficiencies, as proposed in the budget. 

The Committee provides $812,784,000 for the baggage screener 

workforce and accompanying compensation and benefits. The Committee includes the fiscal year 2005 pay annualization of 

$4,134,000, and $12,996,000 in pay and non-pay related inflationary costs for fiscal year 2006, as proposed in the budget. In addition, the Committee includes a reduction related to efficiencies totaling $3,206,000, as proposed in the budget. 

The Committee includes language in the bill to increase TSA’s 

flexibility regarding screener workforce resources by allowing the 

transfer of funds from the screener workforce accounts to purchase 

screening equipment. 

SCREENER TRAINING AND OTHER

Screener Training and Other.—The Committee recommends 

$261,250,000 for screener training and other activities. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as 

compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

SCREENER TRAINING AND OTHER 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Passenger screeners, other ............................................................ 140,614 ............................ 26,952

Baggage screener, other ................................................................ 203,660 ............................ 127,091

Screener training ........................................................................... ............................ 91,004 91,004

Screener, other ............................................................................... ............................ 170,246 16,203

Total, Screener Training and Other .................................. 344,274 261,250 261,250

Screener Training and Other.—The Committee recommends 

$261,250,000 for screener training and other workforce costs, as requested in the budget. The Committee includes in its recommendation $2,220,000 in inflationary increases, a reduction of $544,000 

for efficiencies realized by TSA, and a program decrease of 

$55,562,000, as requested in the budget. The Committee also includes within the non-pay costs for the passenger screeners (other) 

account $794,000 for inflationary costs, a $188,000 reduction for 

the realization of efficiencies, and a program decrease of 

$8,325,000. 

The Committee provides the fiscal year 2006 budget request of 

$16,203,000 for ‘‘Screener, other’’, which includes $4,000,000 for 

tort claims; $3,000 for representation funds; $2,400,000 for the 

model workplace initiative; and $9,800,000 for hazardous materials 

disposal. 

OTHER SCREENING OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $796,695,000 for screening operations for fiscal year 2006. The following table summarizes the 

Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 

budget request levels:
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OTHER SCREENING OPERATIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Human resource services ............................................................... 150,000 207,234 207,234

Secure Flight .................................................................................. 34,919 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 

Crew Vetting .................................................................................. 10,000 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 

Registered Traveler ........................................................................ 15,000 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 

Checkpoint Support ........................................................................ 123,500 157,461 172,461

Explosive detection [EDS]/explosive trace detection [ETD] systems: 

Procurement .......................................................................... 180,000 130,000 180,000

Installation 3 .......................................................................... 45,000 14,000 14,000

Maintenance .......................................................................... 174,940 200,000 200,000

Operation integration ............................................................ ............................ 23,000 23,000

Subtotal, EDS/ETD Systems 3 ........................................... 399,940 367,000 417,000

Total, Screening Operations 3 ........................................... 733,359 731,695 796,695

1 President’s budget proposes to consolidate the credentialing functions under the Office of Screening Coordination and Operations. 2 Funded under ‘‘Transportation Vetting and Credentialing’’. 

3 Excludes the Aviation Security Capital Fund which provides $250,000,000 in direct funding from fee collections pursuant to Section 605 of 

Public Law 108–176. 

Human Resource Services.—The Committee provides 

$207,234,000 for human resource services, as requested by the 

budget. 

Checkpoint Support.—The Committee recommends $172,461,000, 

an increase of $48,961,000 from the fiscal year 2005 level and 

$15,000,000 from the budget request. Funding is provided for passenger checkpoint support for reconfiguration, purchase, installation, and maintenance of checkpoint equipment, and electronic surveillance of checkpoints. 

The Committee provides additional funding to accelerate testing, 

procurement and deployment of new checkpoint technologies, including imaged-based passenger screening. The Committee believes 

the integrated use of new technologies, which can consistently perform in an operational environment, will increase the accuracy and 

efficiency of aviation security enabling TSA to reduce its workforce. 

TSA is to submit as soon as possible the report requested in the 

statement of managers accompanying the Department of Homeland 

Security Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–334) on efforts 

to test and deploy emerging technologies to screen passengers and 

carry-on baggage. Further, the Committee directs TSA to work 

with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop 

standards for checkpoint technologies in an effort to improve and 

certify emerging checkpoint technologies which can perform consistently and efficiently once deployed. 

Explosive Detection Systems [EDS]/Explosive Trace Detection 

[ETD] Procurement.—The Committee recommends $180,000,000, 

the same as the fiscal year 2005 level, and $50,000,000 more than 

the budget request, for EDS/ETD procurement. The Committee remains concerned the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2006 

cut this critically important program by over 30 percent. Within 

the funds provided, no less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to procure and deploy next generation explosive detection sys-
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tems, including in-line systems, that have been tested, certified, 

and are being piloted. 

Next generation EDS systems are potentially more efficient than 

the current generation of screening units and may demonstrate a 

significant improvement in installation, integration, and life-cycle 

costs when compared to existing systems. The Department should 

explore multiple technologies in this area. 

The Committee also is supportive of airport testing of new technology and equipment and expects current categories of pilot airports to receive equal technology. 

Airport Security Modifications.—The Aviation Security Capital 

Fund authorized by Public Law 108–176, the Vision 100-Century 

of Aviation Reauthorization Act, makes $250,000,000 available for 

fiscal year 2006 from fee collections to enter into Letters of Intent 

[LOIs] with airports for the installation of explosive detection systems. 

AVIATION SECURITY DIRECTION AND ENFORCEMENT

The Committee recommends $1,060,370,000 for aviation security 

direction and enforcement. The following table summarizes the 

Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 

and budget request levels:

AVIATION SECURITY DIRECTION AND ENFORCEMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 enacted Fiscal year 2006 

budget Committeerecommendations 

Aviation regulation and other enforcement ................................. 230,000 238,196 230,000

Airport mangagement & staff ..................................................... 284,000 279,662 279,662

Airport information technology and other support ...................... 242,890 478,708 468,708

Federal Flight Deck Officer and crew training programs ........... 25,000 36,289 32,000

Air cargo security ......................................................................... 40,000 40,000 50,000

Flight school background checks 1 .............................................. (9,700) ( 2 ) ( 2 )

Total, Aviation Security Direction and Enforcement ...... 821,890 1,072,855 1,060,370

1 Fees transferred from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to Section 612 of Public Law 108–176. 2 Included under ‘‘Transportation Vetting and Credentialing’’. 

Aviation Regulation and Other Enforcement.—The Committee 

continues the fiscal year 2005 funding level of $230,000,000 for 

aviation regulation and other enforcement. 

Airport Management, Staff, Information Technology, and Support.—The Committee provides $748,370,000, of which 

$279,662,000, as requested in the budget, is for management and 

staff and $468,708,000 is for information technology. The Committee believes increased funding for technology is imperative to 

maintain real-time intelligence and operational information critical 

for effective and efficient aviation security. 

Federal Flight Deck Officer and Flight Crew Training Programs.—The Committee recommends $32,000,000, $7,000,000 more 

than the fiscal year 2005 level. The Committee provides 

$29,000,000 to support continuation of Federal Flight Deck Officer 

training. In addition, $3,000,000 is provided for voluntary flight 

crew training. 

Air Cargo Security.—The Committee recommends $50,000,000, 

$10,000,000 more than the fiscal year 2005 and budget request lev-
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els, for air cargo security activities. In addition, the Committee provides an increase of $19,162,000 to develop technologies and initiate demonstration and pilot programs within the Science and 

Technology high explosives countermeasures portfolio. 

Of the increase provided for fiscal year 2006 for air cargo secu- rity, $7,000,000 is provided for the hiring of regulatory inspectors 

to ensure industry compliance and $3,000,000 is to increase inspection of air cargo on international planes and air cargo transported 

by commercial passenger planes domestically. This will complement the 100 regulatory inspectors funded for fiscal year 2005 

as part of the first phase of a multi-year plan to provide increased 

inspection and enforcement regulatory oversight. 

In the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 

2005 (Public Law 108–334), TSA was instructed to issue a security 

program and take such other necessary actions to triple the percentage of cargo inspected on passenger aircraft. The Committee 

appreciates that TSA is in the process of implementing this tripling 

of inspection and expects to achieve this threshold by mid-summer. 

For fiscal year 2006, the Committee directs TSA to work with other 

entities within DHS, including Science and Technology, to develop 

technologies that will move TSA forward toward achieving a goal 

of screening 100 percent of cargo on passenger aircraft. 

The Committee recommends continued funding for the maintenance of the automated ‘‘known shipper’’ database currently being 

deployed to centralize data submitted by indirect air carriers and 

shippers to allow the immediate verification of the status of a specific shipper and to enhance the determination of high-risk air 

cargo for screening. 

TSA is to continue to coordinate the ‘‘known shipper’’ and Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism programs to develop a 

domestic air cargo targeting capability to promote supply chain security. The Committee encourages increased random screening inspections of air cargo transported on passenger and all-cargo air 

carriers. 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $48,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 32,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 36,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 36,000,000

The surface transportation security account provides funding for 

personnel and operational resources to assess the risk of a terrorist 

attack on non-aviation modes, standards and procedures to address 

those risks, and ensuring compliance with established regulations 

and policies. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $36,000,000 for surface transportation security, an increase of $4,000,000 from the budget request. 

Within the amount provided, the Committee includes $117,000 for 

the annualization of the fiscal year 2005 pay raise, $444,000 for the 

fiscal year 2006 pay raise, and a total reduction of $6,561,000, including $113,000 for efficiencies realized and $6,448,000 for base 

realignment. The following table summarizes the Committee’s rec-
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ommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 en- acted Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Transportation worker identification credentialing [TWIC] .......... 15,000 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 

Credentialing start-up ................................................................. 5,000 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 

Rail security inspectors ............................................................... 12,000 8,000 8,000

Hazardous materials security ...................................................... 17,000 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 

Hazardous materials truck tracking ............................................ 2,000 ( 1 ) 4,000

Staffing and operations/enterprise staffing/surface transportation security staffing ........................................................... 24,000 24,000 24,000

Transfer to credentialing ............................................................. (27,000) ............................ ............................

Total, Surface Transportation Security ........................... 48,000 32,000 36,000

1 Consolidated under ‘‘Office of Screening Coordination and Operations.’’ 

2 Included in ‘‘Transportation Vetting and Credentialing.’’

Rail Security.—The Committee recommends $8,000,000 for the 

safety and security of the Nation’s railways, as requested in the 

budget. 

Of the total amount provided, $4,000,000 is for the deployment 

of an additional 50 Federal compliance inspectors in fiscal year 

2006 for mass transit and passenger rail. These inspectors are to 

conduct on-site inspections of transit and passenger rail systems to 

ensure compliance with minimum standards security directives and 

to identify coverage gaps. The Committee expects TSA Federal 

compliance inspectors to leverage existing TSA, Federal Railroad 

Administration, and Federal Transit Authority resources. The 

Committee also provides $2,000,000 for the deployment of canine 

explosives detection teams. Additional funding for rail security is 

provided under the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, Science and Technology, and Information 

Analysis and Infrastructure Protection. The Department is to report by February 18, 2006, on the deployment of the inspectors 

funded for fiscal year 2005 and planned for fiscal year 2006. 

Hazards Materials Truck Tracking.—The Committee recommendation includes $4,000,000 to coordinate tracking and monitor truck shipments of hazardous materials. 

Support Staffing.—The Committee recommends $24,000,000 for 

administrative staffing for surface transportation security. 

Surface Transportation.—The Committee is cognizant of the disparity of resources between surface transportation security and 

aviation security. The Committee encourages TSA to utilize technologies which would have the effect of force multipliers when considering the movement of goods and commerce on our rail and inland navigation systems. 
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TRANSPORTATION VETTING AND CREDENTIALING

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. ( 1 ) 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ( 2 ) 

House allowance .................................................................................... $84,294,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 74,996,000

1 In fiscal year 2005, funding was provided for programs under ‘‘Aviation Security’’ and ‘‘Maritime and Land Security.’’ 2President’s budget requests $94,294,000 under the ‘‘Office of Screening Coordination and Operations.’’

Transportation Vetting and Credentialing merges several TSA 

credentialing programs into a new appropriations account which includes: Secure Flight, crew vetting, screening administration and 

operations, transportation worker identification credential, registered traveler, hazmat, and alien flight school. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a direct appropriation of 

$74,996,000. In addition, these activities are offset by an estimated 

$180,000,000 in fee collections, as requested in the budget. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

TRANSPORTATION VETTING AND CREDENTIALING 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Appropriations: 

Secure Flight ....................................................................... ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 56,696

Crew Vetting ....................................................................... ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 13,300

Screening administration and operations .......................... ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 5,000

Total Fees, Vetting and Credentialing ........................... ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 74,996

Fee accounts: 

Registered Traveler Program fees ...................................... ............................ ( 3 ) (20,000) 

Transportation Worker Identification Cards [TWIC] Fees ... ............................ ( 3 ) (100,000) 

HAZMAT fees ....................................................................... ............................ ( 3 ) (50,000) 

Alien Flight School fees 4 .................................................... ( 5 ) ( 3 ) (10,000)

Total Fees, Vetting and Credentialing ........................... ............................ ............................ (180,000) 

1 Included under ‘‘Screening Operations’’, as follows: $34,919,000 for Secure Flight; $10,000,000 for Crew Vetting; $15,000,000 for Registered Traveler; and $67,000,000 for credentialing activities. 2 Included in President’s budget request for the ‘‘Office of Screening Coordination and Operations’’, as follows: Secure Flight, $35,150,000; 

crew vetting, $13,300,000; OTVC infrastructure, $18,174,000; transportation vetting platform, $27,670,000; and credentialing/startup, 

$20,000,000. 3 Included in President’s budget request for the ‘‘Office of Screening Coordination and Operations,’’ as follows: TWIC/TSA credentialing, 

$100,000,000; Registered Traveler, $20,000,000; HAZMAT, $50,000,000; and Alien Flight School, $10,000,000. 4 By transfer from the Department of Justice. 

5 $9,700,000 included under ‘‘Screening Operations’’. 

Secure Flight.—The Committee recommends $56,696,000 for Secure Flight. The Committee recommendation, in conjunction with 

available carryover balances, should be sufficient to meet fiscal 

year 2006 program requirements. 

The Committee supports the additional layer of aviation security 

provided through the Secure Flight program. However, delays in 

obtaining Passenger Name Record data from air carriers needed for 

testing have postponed the initial operating capability of the system. The Committee encourages TSA to commence rulemaking proceedings and, if needed, issue a security directive at the earliest 
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possible date to require air carriers to release data necessary for 

testing. 

Crew Vetting.—The Committee recommends $13,000,000, as requested in the budget, for continued evaluation and analysis of airline crew lists against watch lists and lost/stolen passport lists. 

Screener Administration and Operations.—The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for screener administration and operations to 

carryout transportation vetting and credentialing activities. 

Registered Traveler.—The Committee assumes $20,000,000, as 

included in the budget, in fee collections to fully integrate the 

international and domestic registered traveler program. Upon the 

successful completion of pilot programs, the Committee expects 

TSA to expand this program to all travelers in a timely manner. 

Transportation Worker Identification Credential.—The Committee assumes $100,000,000, as included in the budget, in fee collections for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential 

[TWIC]. The Committee is aware card production has been halted. 

The Committee is concerned TSA will be unable to meet its goals 

for card production and distribution and directs the Department to 

submit quarterly reports regarding the progress on meeting these 

goals. 

Hazardous Materials Driver License Endorsement Program.—The 

Committee assumes $50,000,000, as included in the budget, in fee 

collections to conduct name and criminal background checks on an 

estimated 3.5 million hazardous materials commercial drivers. 

Alien Flight School Background Checks.—The Alien Pilot Security Assessment Program was transferred to the Department of 

Homeland Security from the Department of Justice pursuant to 

Section 612 of Public Law 108–176. The Committee assumes 

$10,000,000, as included in the budget, in fee collections to conduct 

background checks on aliens and other individuals determined by 

the Secretary to present risk to aviation and national security. 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $711,852,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 545,008,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 541,008,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 491,873,000

The Transportation Security Support account supports the operational needs of TSA’s extensive airport/field personnel and infrastructure. Included in Transportation Security Support includes 

headquarters’ personnel, pay, benefits and support; intelligence; 

mission support centers; and training and information technology 

support for headquarters. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $491,873,000 for 

Transportation Security Support activities for fiscal year 2006. The 

following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:
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TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Intelligence ........................................................................................... 14,000 21,000 21,000

Administration: 

Headquarters Support and Training ........................................... 267,382 302,781 260,781

Mission support centers ............................................................. 5,000 3,051 ( 1 ) 

Information technology ............................................................... 240,470 210,092 210,092

Training ....................................................................................... 7,000 8,084 ( 1 )

Subtotal, Administration ........................................................ 519,852 524,008 470,873

Research and Development ................................................................. 178,000 ( 2 ) ( 2 )

Total, Appropriations .............................................................. 711,852 545,008 491,873

1 Included in ‘‘Headquarters Support and Training’’. 

2 Transferred to the Science and Technology ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, and Technology’’ account. 

Intelligence.—The Committee recommends $21,000,000, as requested in the budget, to continue liaison work between intelligence and law enforcement communities. Funding provided by the 

Committee is to continue the implementation and dissemination of 

the wideband SIPRENET/INTELLINK-S website which will enable 

broad field access to critical information in a timely manner. 

Research and Development.—Research and development activities of the Transportation Security Administration have been consolidated under Science and Technology, as requested in the budget. 

Administration.—The Committee recommends $470,873,000 for 

TSA administration, $53,135,000 less than the amount requested 

in the budget. 

Of this amount, $260,781,000 is for headquarters support and 

training, including Mission Support Centers and training. The 

Committee’s recommendation does not include $100,000 proposed 

in the budget for the Homeland Secure Data Network. Funding for 

this system is consolidated and included in the Committee’s recommended appropriations level for the Office of the Chief Information Officer.

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

SUMMARY

The United States Coast Guard’s primary responsibilities are the 

enforcement of all applicable Federal laws on the high seas and 

waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; promotion 

of safety of life and property at sea; assistance to navigation; protection of the marine environment; and maintenance of a state of 

readiness to function as a specialized service in the Navy in time 

of war, as authorized by sections 1 and 2 of title 14, United States 

Code. 

The Commandant of the Coast Guard reports directly to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total program level of 

$7,779,628,000 for the activities of the Coast Guard for fiscal year 

2006. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Operating Expenses ....................................................................... 1 5,157,220 5,547,400 2 5,459,246

Environmental Compliance and Restoration ................................. 17,000 12,000 12,000

Reserve Training ............................................................................ 113,000 119,000 119,000

Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements ............................... 3 966,200 1,269,152 4 1,141,802

Alteration of Bridges ...................................................................... 15,900 ............................ 15,000

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation ............................... 18,500 ( 5 ) 18,500

Retired Pay (mandatory) ................................................................ 1,085,460 1,014,080 1,014,080

Total, United States Coast Guard .................................... 7,373,280 7,961,632 7,779,628

1 Excludes $33,367,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations for costs related to hurricanes pursuant to Public Law 108–324 and 

$112,300,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations for costs related to Operation Iraqi Freedom and tsunami relief pursuant to Public 

Law 109–13. 2 Includes rescission of $16,800,000. 

3 Includes $16,000,000 rescission pursuant to Public Law 108–90 and excludes $49,200,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations for 

costs related to Operation Iraqi Freedom pursuant to Public Law 109–13. 4 Includes rescissions totaling $82,998,000. 

5 Proposed to be funded under the Science and Technology ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, and Technology’’ account. 

OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... $5,157,220,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 5,547,400,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 5,500,000,000

Committee recommendation 2 ............................................................... 5,459,246,000

1 Excludes $33,367,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations for costs related to hurri- canes pursuant to Public Law 108–324 and $112,300,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations for costs related to Operation Iraqi Freedom and tsunami relief pursuant to Public Law 

109–13. 2 Includes rescission of $16,800,000.

The Operating Expenses appropriation provides funds for the operation and maintenance of multipurpose vessels, aircraft, and 

shore units strategically located along the coasts and inland waterways of the United States and in selected areas overseas. The program activities of this appropriation fall into the following categories: 

Search and Rescue.—As one of its earliest and most traditional 

missions, the Coast Guard maintains a nationwide system of boats, 

aircraft, cutters, and rescue coordination centers on 24-hour alert. 

Aids to Navigation.—To help mariners determine their location 

and avoid accidents, the Coast Guard maintains a network of 

manned and unmanned aids to navigation along the Nation’s 

coasts and on its inland waterways. In addition, the Coast Guard 

operates radio stations in the United States and abroad to serve 

the needs of the armed services and marine and air commerce. 

Marine Safety.—The Coast Guard ensures compliance with Federal statutes and regulations designed to improve safety in the 

merchant marine industry and operates a recreational boating safety program. 
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Marine Environmental Protection.—The primary objectives of the 

marine environmental protection program are to minimize the dangers of marine pollution and to assure the safety of ports and waterways. 

Enforcement of Laws and Treaties.—The Coast Guard is the principal maritime enforcement agency with regard to Federal laws on 

the navigable waters of the United States and the high seas, including fisheries, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and hijacking of vessels. 

Ice Operations.—In the Arctic and Antarctic, Coast Guard icebreakers escort supply ships, support research activities and Department of Defense operations, survey uncharted waters, and collect scientific data. The Coast Guard also assists commercial vessels through ice-covered waters. 

Defense Readiness.—During peacetime, the Coast Guard maintains an effective state of military preparedness to operate as a 

service in the Navy in time of war or national emergency at the 

direction of the President. As such, the Coast Guard has primary 

responsibility for the security of ports, waterways, and navigable 

waters up to 200 miles offshore. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $5,459,246,000 for Coast Guard Op- erating Expenses, including $24,500,000 from the Oil Spill Liability 

Trust Fund and $1,200,000,000 for Coast Guard defense-related activities, including drug interdiction. The Committee recommendation includes $12,000,000 to implement the May 13, 2005, decision 

by the Commandant to restructure the Mariner Licensing and Documentation Program. The Committee approves the transfer of 

$47,500,000 in polar icebreaking funding from the fiscal year 2005 

level to the National Science Foundation [NSF]. The Committee 

also includes $10,108,000 to replace the existing obsolete and unstable cutter boats with more capable Over-the-Horizon Cutter 

Boats. This platform nearly doubles the speed of the existing cutter 

boats and increases secure communication capabilities. The Committee provides an increase of $22,196,000 for enhanced Maritime 

Domain Awareness, including $16,496,000 for increased Maritime 

Patrol Aircraft [MPA] operations in response to the March 2003 

Coast Guard Maritime Patrol Aircraft requirements study. The 

Committee recommendation does not include $16,500,000 for onetime reinvestment costs; $7,000,000, for detection materials; or a 

$12,592,000 increase in operational funding for the C–130Js as requested in the budget. Follow-on costs associated with C4ISR and 

Rescue 21, as requested in the budget, are partially funded at the 

levels of $12,330,000 and $4,292,000, respectively. These programmatic reductions and other general increases are reflected in 

the six Program, Project, and Activity accounts based upon the fiscal year 2006 budget estimates provided by the Department of 

Homeland Security. Further, the Committee rescinds $16,800,000 

in unobligated balances due to the successful completion of port security assessments at all tier one strategic ports. As stated in the 

conference report accompanying Public Law 108–11, ‘‘this funding 

will allow the Coast Guard to complete port security assessments 

at all tier one strategic ports.’’ Therefore, this unobligated balance 
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will be applied toward an increase in funding for the Office of State 

and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness port security grants program. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

OPERATING EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Military pay and related costs: 

Military pay and allowances ................................................. 2,161,114 2,318,733 2,314,494 

Military health care .............................................................. 544,785 581,122 580,562

Permanent change of stations ............................................. 101,928 111,275 106,000

Subtotal, Military pay and related costs ..................... 2,807,827 3,011,130 3,001,056

Civilian pay and benefits .............................................................. 456,110 535,836 531,497

Training and recruiting: 

Training and education ........................................................ 81,407 84,636 83,121

Recruiting .............................................................................. 80,034 93,576 93,576

Subtotal, Training and recruiting .................................... 161,441 178,212 176,697

Operating funds and unit level maintenance: 

Atlantic area command ........................................................ 153,427 169,347 169,182

Pacific area command .......................................................... 175,377 177,967 177,893

1st district ............................................................................ 43,367 47,166 47,166

7th district ............................................................................ 52,004 58,076 58,076

8th district ............................................................................ 36,302 39,134 39,134

9th district ............................................................................ 23,265 28,431 28,431

13th district .......................................................................... 18,050 20,238 20,238

14th district .......................................................................... 12,512 14,575 14,575

17th district .......................................................................... 22,557 23,951 23,951

Headquarters offices ............................................................. 312,322 294,249 257,550

Headquarters managed units ............................................... 74,175 111,128 109,854

Other activities ..................................................................... 767 1,047 767

Subtotal, Operating funds and unit level maintenance .. 924,125 985,309 946,817

Centrally-managed accounts ................................................ 175,438 193,936 185,000

Coast Guard Watch Standards ............................................. 9,000 ( 1 ) ( 1 )

Intermediate and depot level maintenance: 

Aircraft maintenance ............................................................ 222,384 234,661 228,968

Electronic maintenance ........................................................ 95,460 103,327 101,135

Ocean engineering and shore facility maintenance ............ 151,035 160,126 160,028

Vessel maintenance .............................................................. 154,400 144,863 144,848

Subtotal, Intermediate and depot level maintenance ..... 623,279 642,977 634,979

Rescission ...................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ¥16,800

Total, Operating expenses ................................................ 2 5,157,220 5,547,400 5,459,246

1 Requested and provided within Military Pay and Allowances, Civilian Pay and Benefits, Training and Recruiting, Operating Funds and Unit 

Level Maintenance, Centrally Managed Accounts, and Intermediate and Depot Level Maintenance program, project and activity accounts. 2 Excludes $33,367,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations for costs related to hurricanes pursuant to Public Law 108–324, and 

$112,300,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations for costs related to Operation Iraqi Freedom and tsunami relief pursuant to Public 

Law 109–13. 

Reprogramming.—The specific detail in the above table shall 

serve as the controls for purposes of any reprogramming of funds 

pursuant to Section 503 of this Act. 
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Maritime Domain Awareness.—The Committee is encouraged by 

the coordinated efforts of the U.S. Navy and Northern Command 

with the Department of Homeland Security through the Coast 

Guard. As this system architecture continues to evolve, it is important to leverage existing Department of Defense [DoD] intelligence, 

surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities, such as DoD’s Distributed Common Ground System which is used by the four military services to expedite delivery of the capability, eliminate 

redundancies, and ensure joint interoperability between Navy and 

Coast Guard forces. 

Polar Icebreakers.—The Committee understands a Memorandum 

of Understanding between the Coast Guard and NSF will be finalized in the coming months and expects that all costs to operate the 

polar icebreakers for NSF research, including unanticipated maintenance, will be reimbursed by NSF. 

Coast Guard Yard.—The Committee recognizes the Coast Guard 

Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland, is a critical component of the Coast 

Guard’s core logistics capability that directly supports fleet readiness. The Committee is aware the Coast Guard Yard has done significant hull sustainment work on eight 110-foot Island Class Patrol boats and has an operating production line that could rapidly 

provide additional support for major hull repairs. 

Quarterly Acquisition and Mission Emphasis Reports.—The Commandant is directed to continue to submit the quarterly acquisition 

and mission emphasis reports to the Committee consistent with the 

deadlines articulated under Section 360 of Division I of Public Law 

108–7. 

Fisheries Enforcement.—The Committee is aware due to limited 

support facilities available at Shemya, Galena, Cold Bay, and other 

western Aleutian Islands, aircraft deployments cannot be maintained throughout the North Pacific Maritime Boundary Line during high threat season. The Committee is also aware in the previous 4 fiscal years the Coast Guard has failed to detect or interdict 

incursions into the United States exclusive economic zone in the 

Western Pacific. Therefore, the Committee directs the Coast Guard 

to submit a report to the Committee by February 18, 2006, on its 

plans to meet these fisheries enforcement needs, including an evaluation of the potential use of unmanned aircraft, offshore platforms, and other assets for detecting or interdicting such incursions. 

Coast Guard Housing.—The Committee is aware of the shortage 

of Coast Guard family housing throughout the United States and 

directs the Coast Guard to issue a report to the Committees on Appropriations by February 18, 2006, on the status of family housing 

needs on a State-by-State basis. 

Ballast Water Program.—The Committee continues to include the 

President’s request level of $4,000,000 for support of the National 

Ballast Information Clearinghouse, Shipboard Technology Evaluation Program, a Ballast Water Exchange Meter, and program oversight. 

Marine Vessel and Cold Water Safety Education.—The Committee encourages the Coast Guard to continue existing cooperative 

agreements and partnerships with organizations that provide ma-
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rine vessel safety training and cold water immersion education and 

outreach programs for fishermen and children. 

Port Exercise Programs.—The Committee recognizes the importance for our Nation’s ports to be prepared to prevent and respond 

to a possible terrorist attack. The Coast Guard has concluded that 

a 1-month closure of a major port would cost the U.S. economy 

$60,000,000,000. With funds provided by Public Law 107–206, the 

Coast Guard partnered with the Transportation Security Administration to implement and execute 40 port security exercise programs which will take place between August 2005 and October 

2007. The Committee directs the Coast Guard to include all 55 

military and economically-strategic ports in this program and requires the Coast Guard to submit a schedule for when each port 

will take place in the planned exercises within 30 days of enactment of this Act. 

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $17,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 12,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 12,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 12,000,000

The Environmental Compliance and Restoration account provides 

funds to address environmental problems at former and current 

Coast Guard units as required by applicable Federal, State, and 

local environmental laws and regulations. Planned expenditures for 

these funds include major upgrades to petroleum and regulatedsubstance storage tanks, restoration of contaminated ground water 

and soils, remediation efforts at hazardous substance disposal sites, 

and initial site surveys and actions necessary to bring Coast Guard 

shore facilities and vessels into compliance with environmental 

laws and regulations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $12,000,000 for environmental compliance and restoration, as requested in the budget. 

RESERVE TRAINING

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $113,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 119,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 119,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 119,000,000

The Reserve training program provides trained units and qualified persons for active duty in the Coast Guard in time of war or 

national emergency, or at such other times as national security requires. Coast Guard reservists must also train for mobilization assignments unique to the Coast Guard in time of war, such as port 

security operations associated with the Coast Guard’s Maritime Defense Zone mission, including deployable port security units. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $119,000,000 for Reserve training, 

as requested in the budget. 
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ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... $966,200,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,269,152,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 798,152,000

Committee recommendation 2 ............................................................... 1,141,802,000

1 Includes $16,000,000 rescission pursuant to Public Law 108–90 and excludes $49,200,000 in 

emergency supplemental appropriations for cost related to Operation Iraqi Freedom pursuant 

to Public Law 109–13. 2 Includes rescissions totaling $82,998,000.

Funding in this account supports Coast Guard plans for fleet expansion and improvement. This funding provides for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of vessels, aircraft, information management resources, shore facilities, and aids to navigation 

required to execute the Coast Guard’s missions and achieve its performance goals. 

Vessels.—The Coast Guard continues to acquire multi-mission 

platforms that use advanced technology to reduce life-cycle operating costs. The Great Lakes icebreaking replacement project will 

continue. 

Integrated Deepwater System (Deepwater).—The Deepwater capability replacement project is a multi-year, performance-based acquisition that will replace or modernize the major Coast Guard cutters, offshore patrol boats, fixed wing aircraft, multi-missioned helicopters and the communications equipment, sensors, and logistics 

systems required to maintain and operate them. 

Other Equipment.—The Coast Guard invests in numerous management information and decision support systems that will result 

in increased efficiencies, including Rescue 21, formerly the National Distress and Response System Modernization Project. 

Shore Facilities.—The Coast Guard invests in modern structures 

that are more energy-efficient, comply with regulatory codes, minimize follow-on maintenance requirements, and replace existing dilapidated structures. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,141,802,000 for acquisitions, construction, and improvements, including $20,000,000 from the Oil 

Spill Liability Trust Fund. The Committee does not fund the budget request of $10,000,000 for the High Frequency Recapitalization 

Program. Direct personnel costs are provided at the fiscal year 

2005 level. The Committee provides $18,500,000 for the Response 

Boat-Medium. The Committee provides $40,000,000 for systems engineering and integration and the fiscal year 2005 level of 

$38,000,000 for government program management. The following 

table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared 

to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Vessels: 

Great Lakes Icebreaker replacement ................................ 7,750 .............................. ..............................
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ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Response Boat-Medium replacement ............................... 12,000 22,000 18,500

Subtotal, Vessels .......................................................... 19,750 22,000 18,500

Aircraft: 

Armed helicopter equipment ............................................. 2,500 19,902 ..............................

C-130J missionization ....................................................... ( 1 ) 5,000 ..............................

Other equipment: 

Automatic Identification System ....................................... 24,000 29,100 24,000

Rescue 21 ......................................................................... 94,000 101,000 81,000

Rescission 2 .............................................................. ¥16,000 .............................. ..............................

Subtotal, Rescue 21 ............................................ 3 78,000 101,000 81,000

HF Recapitalization ........................................................... ............................ 10,000 ..............................

Subtotal, Other equipment ...................................... 102,000 140,100 105,000

Personnel compensation and benefits: 

Core acquisition costs ...................................................... 500 500 500

Direct personnel costs ...................................................... 72,500 75,950 72,500

Subtotal, Personnel and related support ..................... 73,000 76,450 73,000

Integrated Deepwater System: 

Aircraft: 

Maritime patrol aircraft ........................................... 5,250 .............................. 68,000

Unmanned aerial vehicles ....................................... 43,000 57,000 43,000

HH–60 service life extension ................................... ............................ 6,300 6,300

HH–60 radar/FLIR replacement ............................... ............................ 5,900 5,900

HC–130 avionics ...................................................... ............................ 16,300 16,300

HH–65 reengining .................................................... 4 139,000 133,100 133,100

HH–60 avionics ........................................................ 15,000 25,000 25,000

HC–130 radar .......................................................... 9,000 15,400 15,400

Covert Surveillance Aircraft ..................................... 14,000 .............................. ..............................

Rescission ....................................................... ............................ .............................. ¥13,999

Subtotal, Aircraft ........................................ 225,250 259,000 299,001

Surface ships: 

National Security Cutter program ............................ 264,500 368,000 368,000

Offshore Patrol Cutter program ............................... 25,000 108,000 108,000

Fast Response Cutter program ................................ 30,000 7,500 7,500

110–123 foot patrol boat conversion project ......... 30,000 .............................. ..............................

Rescission ....................................................... ............................ .............................. 5¥68,999

Short Range Prosecutor program and IDS small 

boats .................................................................... 2,300 1,400 1,400

Medium Endurance Cutter program and Legacy 

surface ship sustainment ................................... 12,500 37,500 37,500

Subtotal, Surface ships .................................. 364,300 522,400 453,401

Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance [C4ISR]: 

Command & Control System for Common Operating Picture ........................................................ 31,000 32,000 17,600

Cutter upgrade ......................................................... 1,500 36,000 26,000

Shore sites ............................................................... 19,500 6,400 6,400

Other contracts/legacy sustainment ........................ 1,600 .............................. ..............................
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ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Subtotal, Command, Control, Communications, 

Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and 

Reconnaissance [C4ISR] ................................. 53,600 74,400 50,000

Logistics: 

Integrated logistics support .................................... 15,100 13,600 13,600

Facilities design required for future asset deployments ................................................................... 23,100 10,100 10,100

Shore facilities ......................................................... 1,600 1,500 1,500

Subtotal, Logistics ............................................... 39,800 25,200 25,200

System engineering and integration ................................ 43,000 45,000 40,000

Government program management .................................. 38,000 40,000 38,000

Subtotal, Integrated Deepwater System ....................... 763,950 966,000 905,602

Shore facilities and aids to navigation: 

Survey and design ............................................................ 1,000 5,000 5,000

Minor AC&I shore construction projects ........................... 1,600 3,000 3,000

Small arms range, Honolulu, HI ....................................... 1,600 .............................. ..............................

Waterways Aids to Navigation infrastructure ................... 800 3,900 3,900

Renovate Chase Hall Barracks ......................................... ............................ 15,000 15,000

Replace Building Group Long Island Sound .................... ............................ 10,000 10,000

Construct Breakwater Station Neah Bay .......................... ............................ 2,800 2,800

Subtotal, Shore facilities and aids to navigation ....... 5,000 39,700 39,700

Total, Acquisitions, Construction and Improvements .. 6 966,200 1,269,152 1,141,802

1 Fiscal year 2005 missionization was funded by transfer from the Department of Defense. 

2 Pursuant to Public Law 108–334. 

3 Reflects $40,000,000 transfer to the HH–65 reengining project pursuant to Public Law 108–447. 

4 Includes transfer of $40,000,000 from Rescue 21 pursuant to Public Law 108–447. 

5 Rescission of funds appropriated by Public Law 108–90 for the ‘‘Fast Response Cutter/110–123 ft. patrol boat conversion’’ line item. 6 Excludes emergency supplemental appropriations of $49,200,000 pursuant to Public Law 109–13. 

Airborne Use of Force [AUF].—No funding is provided for AUF 

capability, as requested in the budget. The unobligated balance in 

this account is sufficient to meet the planned expenditure needs of 

this program for fiscal year 2006. 

C–130 Missionization.—The Committee urges the Coast Guard to 

continue to acquire missionization funding from the Department of 

Defense and properly reflect the funding history in the fiscal year 

2007 budget submission. 

Automatic Identification System.—The Committee provides the 

fiscal year 2005 funding level of $24,000,000 for the Automatic 

Identification System. The Committee notes this program had significant unobligated balance of funds in fiscal year 2004 and the 

Coast Guard estimates unobligated balances in the amounts of 

$16,600,000 for fiscal year 2005; $11,900,000 for fiscal year 2006; 

and $7,200,000 for fiscal year 2007. For this reason, the Committee 

does not provide the increase in funding for this program, as requested in the budget. 

Rescue 21.—The Committee has reviewed the timeline for acquisition and installation of the Rescue 21 system. Given current unobligated balances of funds and planned carryover of these 

amounts into fiscal year 2006, the Committee provides $81,000,000 
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for the program, $20,000,000 less than the budget request and an 

increase of $3,000,000 from the fiscal year 2005 level. 

Deepwater.—The Committee is extremely disappointed with the 

poor congressional justifications accompanying the President’s 

budget request for fiscal year 2006. Despite clear instruction in 

both the bill and report language in fiscal year 2005, the documents submitted and the lack of timeliness in which they were provided, both at the time of the President’s budget submission and 

in answer to subsequent requests for justification materials, is unacceptable. Lack of information about the future of Deepwater 

brings into serious question the wisdom of funding this program at 

the level requested in the President’s Budget. It is only through information provided from outside the Department that the Committee has been able to satisfy only a basic level of knowledge regarding the assets which it has funded. Despite the Committee’s 

disappointment with the program as a whole and the way it has 

been managed, $905,602,000 for Deepwater is provided by the 

Committee. The Committee directs the Coast Guard to update the 

Deepwater plan submitted to Congress on May 31, 2005, to include 

the total cost for each asset that will be procured and each legacy 

asset that will be maintained. The updated plan should also describe how the Coast Guard will meet operational requirements 

under the lower-tiered funding level versus the higher-tiered level 

included in the May 31, 2005, revised plan. The Committee expects 

the updated plan to be submitted to the Committee no later than 

60 days following enactment of this Act. 

Operational Gap Analysis.—The revised Deepwater plan submitted to Congress on March 25, 2005, does not include a plan to 

address the gap between current operational capabilities and those 

required to meet operational requirements. For instance, the Coast 

Guard concluded in the March 2003 Coast Guard MPA requirements study that 66,854 maritime patrol hours in fiscal year 2004 

were required to meet operational requirements, but existing MPA 

assets could only provide 32,400 hours, less than half of what was 

required. The plan was silent on how the Coast Guard proposed to 

close this identified gap. The Committee, therefore, directs the 

Coast Guard to conduct an operational gap analysis for all Deepwater assets and provide an action plan on how the revised Deepwater plan addresses the shortfalls between current operational capabilities and operational requirements applying advanced analytical methods for forecasting future needs. This plan should be submitted concurrently with the submission of the Coast Guard’s fiscal 

year 2007 budget request. 

Maritime Patrol Aircraft.—The Committee is frustrated with the 

Coast Guard’s apparent lack of direction regarding its Maritime 

Patrol Aircraft solution. Included in the Committee’s recommendation is $68,000,000 for acquisition of two Maritime Patrol Aircraft. 

Unmanned Air Vehicle.—The Committee provides the fiscal year 

2005 level of $43,000,000. This funding shall be applied toward the 

costs of final construction, missionization, initial spares and ground 

control stations associated with the first and second aircraft. 

HH–65 Reengining.—The Committee provides $133,100,000, as 

requested in the budget, for reengining the HH–65 fleet. The Committee is aware the Coast Guard plans to complete reengining of 
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the operational fleet of 84 aircraft by February 2007, which is the 

fastest possible timeline based on the availability of engine kits 

and parts, increased production at the Coast Guard’s Aviation Repair and Supply Center, and additional production capacity at a 

second facility. The Committee is pleased this project is being done 

as fast as possible and encourages the Coast Guard to maximize 

production capacity at a second facility in order to meet or beat 

this deadline. The Committee also expects the Coast Guard to continue to comply with all statutory procurement requirements with 

regard to engine kits, parts, and other components related to this 

program. 

Manned Covert Surveillance Aircraft.—The Committee rescinds 

$13,999,000 in unobligated balances of funds for the Covert Surveillance Aircraft. 

Fast Response Cutter and 110–123 Foot Conversion Programs.—

The Committee is frustrated over the lack of responsiveness regarding inquiries into the Fast Response Cutter [FRC] and 110–

123 foot conversion programs. The Coast Guard is unable to accurately reflect the obligation and expenditure of funds for the 110–

123 foot conversion program and has ignored congressional intent 

regarding the fiscal year 2004 funding provided. The Committee 

made available $66,000,000 for both the conversion and FRC programs for fiscal year 2004 and $30,000,000 for each program for 

fiscal year 2005. The funding was provided, as directed in the 

statement of managers accompanying the conference report on the 

Department of Homeland Security Act, 2004, for the ‘‘Fast Response Cutter/110–123 foot patrol boat conversion’’. In fact, the Department requested, in a July 17, 2003, letter, that this line item 

be changed from 110–123 foot Patrol Boat Upgrade to IDS Patrol 

Boats for the specific reason of ‘‘funding for one Fast Response Cutter or three 123 foot upgrades.’’ The Committee maintains the purpose of a portion of the fiscal year 2004 funds is for development 

of the FRC. Therefore, the Committee rescinds the unobligated balance of $68,999,000. This amount includes the unobligated balance 

for both the conversion and FRC programs in fiscal years 2004 and 

2005, with the exception of the fiscal year 2005 unobligated balance 

for the FRC and $15,000,000 in remaining unobligated balances for 

the FRC in fiscal year 2004. The Committee directs the entire unobligated balance to be used for FRC development. Should any 

funding be required for follow-on work for the 110 foot conversion 

project, the Coast Guard is directed to submit a reprogramming letter to the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with section 

503 of this Act. 

Command and Control System for Common Operating Picture 

[C4ISR].—The Committee provides $50,000,000. 

Capital Investment Plan.—The Committee expects the Coast 

Guard to continue to submit a comprehensive capital investment 

plan on an annual basis at the time the President’s budget is submitted to the Congress. 

The Committee directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to 

provide to the Congress, at the time that the President’s budget is 

submitted, a list of approved but unfunded Coast Guard priorities 

and the funds needed for each. 
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ALTERATION OF BRIDGES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $15,900,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... 15,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 15,000,000

Under the provisions of the Truman-Hobbs Act of June 21, 1940 

(33 U.S.C. 511 et seq.), the Coast Guard, as the Federal Government’s agent, is required to share with owners the cost of altering 

railroad and publicly-owned highway bridges which obstruct the 

free movement of navigation on navigable waters of the United 

States in accordance with the formula established in 33 U.S.C. 516. 

Alteration of obstructive highway bridges is eligible for funding 

from the Federal-Aid Highways program. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee provides $15,000,000 for the alteration of 

bridges, of which $5,000,000 is for the Fourteen Mile CSX Transportation Company Bridge, Mobile, Alabama; $2,000,000 is for the 

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Burlington, Iowa; $3,000,000 

is for the Galveston Causeway Bridge, Galveston, Texas; 

$2,000,000 is for the Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railway Company 

Bridge, Divine, Illinois; and $3,000,000 is for the Chelsea Street 

Bridge, Chelsea, Massachusetts. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $18,500,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ( 1 )

House allowance .................................................................................... ( 2 ) 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 18,500,000

1Proposed to be funded under the Science and Technology ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, and Technology’’. 2Funded under the Science and Technology ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, and Technology’’.

The Coast Guard’s Research and Development program develops 

techniques, methods, hardware, and systems which directly contribute to increasing the productivity and effectiveness of the Coast 

Guard’s operating missions. This account provides funds to operate 

and maintain the Coast Guard Research and Development Center. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $18,500,000 for the Coast Guard’s 

research, development, test and evaluation activities. The Committee disagrees with the President’s budget proposal to consolidate funding for Coast Guard research and development within the 

Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’ account. 

RETIRED PAY

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $1,085,460,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,014,080,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,014,080,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,014,080,000

This account provides for the retired pay of military personnel of 

the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve, members of the former 
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Lighthouse Service, and for annuities payable to beneficiaries of retired military personnel under the retired serviceman’s family protection plan (10 U.S.C. 1431–1446) and survivor benefit plan (10 

U.S.C. 1447–1455); payments for career status bonuses under the 

National Defense Authorization Act; and for payments for medical 

care of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C., ch. 55). 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,014,080,000 for retired pay, as 

requested in the budget.

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... $1,172,125,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,200,083,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,228,981,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,188,638,000

1 Includes a rescission of $750,279 pursuant to Public Law 108–334.

The Secret Service Salaries and Expenses appropriation provides 

funds for the protection of the President, the Vice President, and 

other dignitaries and designated individuals; enforcement of laws 

relating to obligations and securities of the United States and financial crimes, such as financial institutions and other fraud; planning and implementation of operational security plans for designated National Special Security Events; and protection of the 

White House and other buildings within the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,188,638,000 for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2006. The Committee provides an increase of 

$33,413,000 from the fiscal year 2005 level for pay and inflationary 

adjustments, as requested in the budget. 

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children [NCMEC].—

The Committee provides $2,100,000 for the Service’s forensic support costs associated with NCMEC. The Committee provides 

$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant to 

NCMEC for activities related to investigations of exploited children. 

Applied Protective Technology (Temporary Sites) and White House 

Security Design.—The Committee provides an increase of 

$2,000,000 for field biological detection equipment at temporary 

sites to enhance the Service’s protective mission. The Committee 

also provides $2,000,000 to study security enhancements at the 

White House, as requested in the budget. Funding for these initiatives is to be offset from funds in the base currently made available 

for protection of the Secretary of Treasury. The Committee includes 

a general provision in the bill requiring reimbursement of the Service for protection of agency heads other than the Secretary of 

Homeland Security beginning in fiscal year 2006. 

National Special Security Event Fund.—The Committee does not 

provide $5,000,000 included in the budget request for the National 
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Special Security Event Fund. The Committee notes that funds provided for this purpose for fiscal year 2005 remain available until 

expended, and there is a current unobligated balance in the fund 

of over $3,500,000. The Committee also notes that the Department 

is carrying an unobligated balance in the Counterterrorism Fund 

which is available to supplement these funds, if necessary. 

Homeland Secure Data Network.—The Committee’s recommendation does not include $193,000 proposed in the budget for the 

Homeland Secure Data Network [HSDN]. Funding for this system 

is consolidated and included in the Committee’s recommended appropriations level for the Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

Legislative Authority.—The Committee does not continue a general provision regarding maintaining the Service as a distinct entity within the Department of Homeland Security. The Committee 

included this legislative authority for fiscal year 2005 to enable the 

Service time to work with the authorizing committees of jurisdiction to secure this proposed statutory authority on a permanent 

basis. 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED

EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $3,633,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 3,699,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 3,699,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,699,000

This appropriation provides funding for security upgrades of existing facilities; to continue development of the current Master 

Plan; to maintain and renovate existing facilities, including the 

James J. Rowley Training Center; and to ensure efficient and full 

utilization of the Center. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,699,000 for 

acquisition, construction, improvements, repair and facilities improvement expenses of the Secret Service for fiscal year 2006, as 

requested in the budget.
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TITLE III—PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY 

OFFICE OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION AND

PREPAREDNESS

SUMMARY

The Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness [SLGCP] is responsible for information flow between the 

Department and State and local governments, for State and local 

grant award functions, and for building and sustaining the terrorism preparedness of the first responder community. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total resources of $3,492,846,000. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations 

as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

OFFICE OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION AND PREPAREDNESS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 enacted Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Management and Administration ........................................................ 3,546 ( 1 ) 3,546

State and Local Programs ................................................................... 3,086,300 3,064,756 2,694,300

Firefighter Assistance Grants .............................................................. 715,000 500,000 615,000

Emergency Management Performance Grants ..................................... 180,000 ( 2 ) 180,000

Total ........................................................................................ 3,984,846 3,564,756 3,492,846

1 Funding of $44,300,000 proposed under ‘‘State and Local Programs’’. 

2 Funding of $170,000,000 proposed under ‘‘State and Local Programs’’. 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $3,546,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ( 1 ) 

House allowance .................................................................................... 3,546,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,546,000

1Funding of $44,300,000 proposed under ‘‘State and Local Programs’’.

The Management and Administration account provides the funds 

for salaries and expenses for administration of grants overseen by 

the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $3,546,000 for management and administrative expenses of SLGCP for fiscal year 2006. 
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STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $3,086,300,000

Budget estimate, 2006 1 ......................................................................... 3,064,756,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 2,831,400,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,694,300,000

1 Includes ‘‘Management and Administration’’ and ‘‘Emergency Management Performance 

Grants’’.

State and local programs provide grants for training, equipment 

(including interoperable communications equipment), exercises, and 

technical assistance to improve readiness for potential terrorism incidents. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,694,300,000 for State and Local 

Programs. The funds provided for State and local grants are to be 

used for purposes consistent with each State’s homeland security 

strategy, including training and exercises; equipment, including 

interoperable communications equipment; and technical assistance; 

and may not be used for construction activities. 

State and local assistance is for strengthening ‘‘first responders’’—police, fire, rescue, emergency and other personnel—who are 

first on scene in the event of a terrorist attack. For the purpose of 

eligibility for funds under this heading, a ‘‘local government’’ will 

continue to include any county, city, village, borough, parish, town, 

district, or other political subdivision of any State, and any Indian 

tribe, with jurisdiction over Indian country. Furthermore, any port 

authority, transit authority, water district, regional planning commission, or council of government may be considered a local government. 

State and Local Assistance.—The Committee provides $1,518,000,000 for grants to States, urban areas, and regions, of 

which $425,000,000 shall be allocated to States and territories in 

the same amount distributed in the State minimum for fiscal year 

2005. All funds above the amount automatically allocated to States 

and territories shall be allocated at the discretion of the Secretary 

of Homeland Security based on risks, threats, vulnerabilities, 

unmet essential capabilities, and cooperation of multiple jurisdictions in preparing domestic preparedness plans. Grants may be 

made to single or multiple jurisdictions in the same urban area or 

region. Use of these funds for construction or renovation of facilities is prohibited, except for minor construction or renovation for 

necessary guard facilities, fencing, and related security needs, as 

determined by the Secretary. 

The Committee has included bill language allowing up to 3 percent of the grant dollars to be used for administrative expenses; requiring the Government Accountability Office to review the validity 

of the threat and risk factors, and the application of those factors 

in the allocation of funds prior to the Department of Homeland Security making final determinations of discretionary grant allocations; and exempting the grants from Section 6053(a) of title 31 

U.S.C. 

The Committee expects the Department will work closely with 

the States on the implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive-8 (HSPD–8) to ensure that rigorous analysis is 
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used in determining and assessing the unmet capabilities of State 

and local jurisdictions. Of the funds provided, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, is for grants to tax exempt organizations determined by 

the Secretary to be at high risk of international terrorist attacks. 

Language is included in the bill to clarify that the determination 

of risk to a tax exempt organization is to be made solely by the Secretary and may not be delegated to another Federal, State, or local 

government official. Further, language is included requiring the 

Secretary to certify to the Committees on Appropriations the threat 

to each individual tax exempt organization three business days before the announcement of any grant award. 

Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Grants.—The Committee 

provides $400,000,000 for local law enforcement terrorism prevention grants, of which $155,000,000 shall be allocated to States and 

territories in the same amount distributed in the State minimum 

in fiscal year 2005. All funds above the amount automatically allocated to States and territories shall be allocated at the discretion 

of the Secretary based on risks, threats, vulnerabilities, unmet essential capabilities, and cooperation of multiple jurisdictions in preparing domestic preparedness plans. Use of these funds for construction or renovation of facilities is prohibited, except for minor 

construction or renovation for necessary guard facilities, fencing, 

and related security needs, as determined by the Secretary. Not to 

exceed 3 percent of the grant funds may be used for administration. The Committee expects the Department to work with the 

States on the implementation of HSPD–8 to ensure rigorous analysis is used in determining and assessing the unmet capabilities of 

State and local jurisdictions. 

Transportation and Infrastructure Grants.—The Committee pro- vides $365,000,000 for discretionary transportation and infrastructure grants. Of the total provided: $200,000,000 is for port security 

grants; $100,000,000 is for rail and transit security grants; 

$50,000,000 is for buffer zone protection plan [BZPP] grants; 

$10,000,000 is for intercity bus security grants for the improvement 

of ticket identification, the installation of driver shields, the enhancement of emergency communications, and further implementation of passenger screening; and $5,000,000 is for trucking industry 

security grants to continue the Highway Watch Grant program, of 

which $2,350,000 is made available for emergency planning and exercises. Port security grants are pursuant to 46 United States Code 

70107 (a) through (h), which shall be awarded based on threat notwithstanding subsection (a), for eligible costs as defined in subsections (b)(2), (3), and (4). Use of port security, rail and transit security, and BZPP grants for construction is allowed. The Committee expects the Transportation Security Administration and Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection to retain operational subject matter expertise and will be fully engaged in the 

administration of related grant programs. In addition, BZPP grants 

shall not be available for protection of establishments which are 

the responsibility of the Federal Government. 

Technology Transfer Program.—The Committee provides 

$50,000,000 for the Technology Transfer Program, known as the 

Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program [CEDAP]. The 
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Committee directs the Department to award funding through 

CEDAP only if projects or equipment are consistent with State 

Homeland Security Strategies and the unmet essential capabilities 

identified through HSPD–8 implementation. 

The Committee encourages SLGCP to work with the Department 

of Defense [DOD] to ensure that promising technology, such as skin 

decontamination kits, currently in use by DOD is made available 

on the commercial market for purchase by State and local agencies 

responsible for homeland security. 

REAL ID Implementation Grants.—The Committee provides 

$40,000,000 for discretionary grants to States to assist with the implementation of the national standards for drivers’ licenses, to be 

available until expended. These grants shall be made at the discretion of the Secretary. Language is included in the bill requiring the 

submission of an implementation plan for the responsibilities of the 

Department of Homeland Security under the recently enacted 

REAL ID Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–13). This plan should include, but not be limited to, the proposed uses of the funds, and 

the criteria to be used to approve the extension of deadlines. 

National Programs.—Included in the amount recommended is 

$321,300,000 for national programs. This amount includes 

$20,000,000 for technical assistance; $145,000,000 for the existing 

members of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium which 

provides an additional $2,000,000 from the fiscal year 2005 level 

for each consortium member; $25,000,000 for Citizen Corps; 

$52,000,000 for exercises; $10,000,000 for the Metropolitan Medical 

Response System; $30,000,000 for demonstration training grants; 

$25,000,000 for continuing training grants; and $14,300,000 for 

evaluations and assessments. 

Technical Assistance.—The Committee provides $20,000,000 for 

direct technical assistance to State and local governments. Of this 

amount $12,400,000 is for the Interoperable Communications Technical Assistance program to enhance interoperability of public safety communications. 

Demonstration Training Grants.—The Committee provides 

$30,000,000 for demonstration training grants. The Committee expects this to continue to be a peer-reviewed competitive grant program. 

Emergency Medical Services.—The Committee is concerned 

Emergency Medical Services [EMS] is not considered an equal 

player among the first responder community and encourages the 

Department to require States to include EMS representatives in 

State planning efforts. 

Interoperable Communications.—The Committee is concerned 

interoperable communications equipment is sometimes procured 

before the key elements of planning, governance, and training are 

addressed. The Committee directs that before grant dollars can be 

obligated by grantees for interoperable communications equipment, 

jurisdictions must certify to SLGCP that they have an implementation plan that includes the following: governance structures, policies, procedures, training, and planned exercises. 

Eligibility.—The Committee urges the Department to work with 

State and local governments to ensure that regional authorities, 
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such as port, transit, or tribal authorities are given due consideration in the distribution of State formula grants. 

Best Practices.—The Committee recognizes the need to create a 

central collection and dissemination point for lessons learned and 

best practices that will allow States and localities to gain knowledge, expertise, and experience from the efforts of other States and 

localities. The Committee supports SLGCP’s effort to continue the 

development of the Lessons Learned Information System and the 

Homeland Security Best Practices program to assist response professionals in communicating and sharing information effectively 

and securely. 

Use of Funds.—The Department is to submit a report to the 

Committee by February 18, 2006, detailing what State and local 

governments have purchased with fiscal year 2005 homeland security State and local assistance grants; whether these expenditures 

have complied with State homeland security plans; and how homeland security has been enhanced by such expenditures. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

State and Local Grants: 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................ ( 1 ) 3,546 ( 1 ) 

State and Local Grants .............................................................. 1,100,000 1,020,000 ( 2 ) 

State and Local Assistance ........................................................ .......................... .......................... 1,518,000

Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Grants .......................... 400,000 ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 

Citizen Corps ............................................................................... ( 5 ) 50,000 ( 5 ) 

Emergency Management Performance Grants ............................ ( 6 ) 170,000 ( 6 )

Subtotal, State and Local Grants .......................................... 1,500,000 1,240,000 1,518,000

Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Grants ................................... ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 400,000

Transportation and Infrastructure Grants: 

Port security grants ........................................................... ( 7 ) .......................... 200,000

Rail and transit security grants ........................................ ( 7 ) .......................... 100,000

Buffer zone protection plan grants ................................... ( 7 ) .......................... 50,000

Inter-city bus security grants ............................................ ( 7 ) .......................... 10,000

Trucking industry security grants ...................................... ( 7 ) .......................... 5,000

Subtotal, Transportation and Infrastructure Grants ..... ( 7 ) .......................... 365,000

Urban Area Security Initiative Grants: 

High-threat, high density urban area grants ............................ 885,000 1,020,000 ( 2 ) 

Target infrastructure protection ................................................. .......................... 600,000 ..........................

Port security grants .................................................................... 150,000 .......................... ( 8 ) 

Rail and transit security grants ................................................. 150,000 .......................... ( 8 ) 

Inter-city bus security grants ..................................................... 10,000 .......................... ( 8 ) 

Trucking industry security grants ............................................... 5,000 .......................... ( 8 )

Subtotal, Urban Area Security Initiative Grants .................... 1,200,000 1,620,000 ..........................

Technology Transfer Program .............................................................. 50,000 .......................... 50,000

REAL ID ................................................................................................ .......................... .......................... 40,000

National programs: 

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium ............................ 135,000 80,000 145,000

National exercise program .......................................................... 52,000 52,000 52,000

Technical assistance .................................................................. 30,000 7,600 20,000
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STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Metropolitan medical response system ...................................... 30,000 .......................... 10,000

Demonstration training grants ................................................... 30,000 .......................... 30,000

Continuing training grants ......................................................... 25,000 3,010 25,000

Citizen Corps ............................................................................... 15,000 ( 3 ) 25,000

Evaluation and assessments ...................................................... 14,300 14,300 14,300

Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium ................................. 5,000 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, National programs .................................................. 336,300 156,910 321,300

Management and administration ............................................... .......................... 9 44,300 ..........................

Total, State and local programs ............................................ 3,086,300 3,064,756 2,694,300

1 Funded under ‘‘Management and Administration’’. 

2 Funded under ‘‘State and Local Assistance’’. 

3 Funded ‘‘State and Local Grants’’. 

4 Funded as a separate activity. 

5 Funded under ‘‘National Programs’’. 

6 Funded under separate accounts. 

7 Funded under ‘‘Urban Area Security Initiative’’. 

8 Funded under ‘‘Transportation and Infrastructure grants’’. 

9 Funded under separate ‘‘Management and Administration’’ account. 

FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $715,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 500,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 650,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 615,000,000

Firefighter assistance grants, as authorized by section 33 of the 

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229), 

assist local fire fighting departments for the purpose of protecting 

the health and safety of the public and fire fighting personnel, including volunteers and emergency medical service personnel, 

against fire and fire-related hazards. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $615,000,000 for firefighter assistance grants, of which $65,000,000 is available for firefighter staffing grants, to remain available until September 30, 2007. 

The Committee directs the Department to continue the present 

practice of funding applications according to local priorities and 

those established by the United States Fire Administration; and to 

make $3,000,000 available for implementation of section 205(c) of 

Public Law 108–169 to the same grant applicants as in fiscal year 

2005. 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $180,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ( 1 ) 

House allowance .................................................................................... 180,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 180,000,000

1Funding of $170,000,000 included under ‘‘State and Local Programs’’.

Funding requested in this account provides support to the Nation’s all-hazards emergency management system and helps to 

build State and local emergency management capability. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $180,000,000 for emergency management performance grants [EMPG]. 

EMPG is an essential source of funding for State and local emergency management. EMPG is one of the few remaining programs 

of the Department with an all-hazards mission. State and local governments currently have productive relationships with Emergency 

Preparedness and Response [EP&R] regional emergency managers 

that are critical to maintain an all-hazards response capability. The 

Committee expects these relationships to continue. 

The Committee directs SLGCP to retain EMPG as a separate 

grant program and not to be combine its funding with any other 

grant allocation or application process. Not to exceed 3 percent of 

grant funds may be for administrative expenses. 

COUNTERTERRORISM FUND

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $8,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 10,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 10,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,000,000

The Counterterrorism Fund provides a means to cover Department of Homeland Security unbudgeted and unanticipated critical 

costs associated with providing support to counter, investigate, or 

pursue domestic or international terrorism, including payment of 

rewards in connection with these activities; and to re-establish the 

operational capability of an office, facility, or other property damaged or destroyed as a result of any domestic or international terrorist incident. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,000,000 for 

the Counterterrorism Fund. These funds are provided for responding to unforeseen emergencies not budgeted for in the regular process and are to be made available at the direction of the Secretary 

of Homeland Security with advance written notification provided to 

the Committee. 

The Committee also expects the Secretary to provide written notification to the Committee upon the designation of a national special security event. The written notification shall include the following information: location and date of the event, Federal agencies 

involved in the protection and planning of the event, the estimated 

costs of the event, and the source of funding to cover the anticipated expenditures.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 

SUMMARY

The mission of Emergency Preparedness and Response [EP&R] is 

to lead the Nation to prepare for, mitigate the effects of, respond 

to, and recover from major domestic disasters, both natural and 

man-made, including incidents of terrorism. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total program level of 

$2,837,947,000 for activities of EP&R for fiscal year 2006. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as 

compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE—SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Office of the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness 

and Response ...................................................................... 4,211 4,306 4,306

Rescission ................................................................................ 1¥5,000 .............................. ..............................

Preparedness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery ................. 239,499 235,499 2 193,899

Administrative and Regional Operations ................................. 202,939 218,441 216,441

Public Health Programs ........................................................... 34,000 34,000 34,000

Radiological Emergency Preparedness 3 .................................. ¥1,000 ¥1,266 ¥1,266

Biodefense Countermeasures ................................................... ( 4 ) .............................. ..............................

Disaster Relief ......................................................................... 5 2,042,380 2,140,000 2,000,000

Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account ................. 567 567 567

Flood Map Modernization Fund ................................................ 200,000 200,068 200,000

National Flood Insurance Fund 6 ............................................. (112,593) (123,854) (123,854) 

National Flood Mitigation Fund 7 ............................................. (20,000) (28,000) (28,000) 

National Predisaster Mitigation Fund ...................................... 100,000 150,062 37,000

Emergency Food and Shelter ................................................... 153,000 153,000 153,000

Total, Emergency Preparedness and Response ......... 8 2,970,596 3,134,677 2,837,947

1 From ‘‘Operating expenses’’ pursuant to Public Law 108–334. 

2 Includes rescission of $9,600,000. 

3 Fee collections are estimated to exceed costs. 

4 Advance appropriations of $2,507,776,000 pursuant to Public Law 108–90 made available for obligation in fiscal year 2005. 

5 Excludes $6,500,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 108–324. 

6 Fully offset by fee collections. 

7 By transfer from the National Flood Insurance Fund. 

8 Excludes $6,500,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 108–324 and $2,507,776,000 in advance appropriations for biodefense countermeasures. 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

AND RESPONSE

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $4,211,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 4,306,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 2,306,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,306,000

This appropriation funds the expenses of the Office of the Under 

Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response [EP&R] for 

the coordination of recovery operations and disaster-related activities with other Federal organizations and the American Red Cross, 

including salaries, travel and transportation, advisory and assistance services, and supplies and equipment. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

For the Office of the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, the Committee recommends $4,306,000, as requested in the budget. This amount includes $95,000 for 

annualization of prior year part year funding and 2005 pay raise. 
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PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $239,499,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 235,499,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 249,499,000

Committee recommendation 1 ............................................................... 193,899,000

1 Reflects rescission of $9,600,000.

This appropriation funds the operating expenses to prepare for, 

mitigate against, respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee provides $193,899,000 to support activities related to preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery [PMRR]. 

The Committee does not provide the $5,000,000 program increase 

requested in the budget for nuclear incident response, and includes 

a $10,000,000 reduction to non-recur the cost of the Medical surge 

study and capacity purchased in 2005, as requested in the budget. 

Urban Search and Rescue.—Included in the Committee recommendation is $30,000,000, an increase of $23,000,000 from the 

budget request, to support the 28 existing Urban Search and Rescue [USAR] teams, of which no more than $1,600,000 shall be used 

to administer, support, and train task forces. 

The Committee believes USAR teams represent a strong FederalState partnership. The Committee directs the Department to work 

with USAR teams to develop an appropriate cost-share formula for 

the continued maintenance of this program. The Department 

should submit a report to the Committee, by February 18, 2006, on 

the costs, such as maintaining the 1st and 2nd cache, replacing expiring drugs, and replacing or repairing equipment used in training 

and at actual disaster sites, as well as any other cost associated 

with the USAR program. The report should also include a justification of the appropriate division of costs between the USAR teams 

and the Federal Government. 

Catastrophic Planning.—The Committee does not approve 

$20,000,000 in catastrophic disaster planning, as requested in the 

budget. 

National Incident Management System.—The Committee also 

does not include $15,000,000 for the National Incident Management System and Integration Center and rescinds $9,600,000 in 

unobligated funds previously provided for this purpose. 

National Dam Safety Program.—The Committee understands the 

importance of the National Dam Safety Program in reducing risks 

to life and property from dam failure in the United States. The 

Committee strongly encourages EP&R to continue funding the National Dam Safety Program at the fiscal year 2005 level of 

$5,500,000. 

U.S. Fire Service.—The Committee directs PMRR to undertake a 

study of the preparedness of local fire departments to meet traditional and post 9/11 mission requirements and encourages the Department to utilize an independent organization to complete the 

study. The last comprehensive study, ‘‘A Needs Assessment of the 

U.S. Fire Service,’’ was conducted in December 2002. 
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The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels.

PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY [PMRR]—SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 enacted Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Preparedness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery: 

Operating Activities ........................................................ 209,499 228,499 173,499

Urban Search and Rescue Teams .................................. 30,000 7,000 30,000

Rescission 1 ..................................................................... .............................. .............................. ¥9,600

Total, Preparedness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery ..................................................................... 239,499 235,499 193,899

1 Rescission of $9,600,000 in unobligated balances for implementation of a program concept for the NIMS Integration Center. 

ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $202,939,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 218,441,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 225,441,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 216,441,000

Administrative and Regional Operations [ARO] supports the 

Under Secretary for EP&R and his managers by coordinating between headquarters and Regional offices all policy, managerial, resource and administrative actions. Funds are used for salaries, 

travel, rental payment to GSA, and purchases of supplies and 

equipment. ARO activities include maintaining programs to address public information issues and building partnerships with and 

among State and local governments, non-governmental organizations, business, and industry. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee provides $216,441,000 for administrative and regional operations. The Committee’s recommendation does not include $2,100,000 proposed in the budget for the Homeland Secure 

Data Network [HSDN]. Funding for the HSDN system is consolidated and included in the Committee’s recommended appropriations level for the Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

The Committee is concerned with administrative actions being 

taken to close the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Pacific Area Office. This office provides the primary Federal response 

to disasters throughout the Pacific Islands. Given the office’s proximity to the other Pacific Islands within Region IX and the specialized knowledge of its staff on the islands’ geography and cultures, 

the Committee directs EP&R to continue to operate and support 

the Pacific Area Office. 

PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $34,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 34,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 34,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 34,000,000

Under the Response program, this funding supports the National 

Disaster Medical System which is a cooperative asset-sharing pro-
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gram among Federal departments, agencies, States, local governments, private businesses, and civilian volunteers that augments 

the Nation’s emergency medical response capability. This funding 

supports specialty medical teams to supplement emergency response capability, maintains an inventory of available hospital 

beds, and manages transportation of mass casualties to long-term 

care facilities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee provides $34,000,000 for public health programs 

to fund the National Disaster Medical System, as requested in the 

budget. The Committee encourages the Department to apply lessons learned from the SARS experience and use this research to 

develop better responses to emerging infectious diseases, such as 

SARS, avian flu, smallpox, and the Ebola virus. 

BIODEFENSE COUNTERMEASURES

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... $2,507,776,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ...........................

1 Advance appropriations pursuant to Public Law 108–90 made available in fiscal year 2005.

This program supports the government’s efforts to secure protections and countermeasures to strengthen the Nation’s preparedness 

against chemical, radiological, or nuclear agents that may be used 

in a terrorist attack against the United States by pre-purchasing 

critically needed vaccines and other countermeasures for biodefense. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

Advance appropriations for biodefense countermeasures were 

provided by the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 

Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–90), to remain available until September 20, 2013. 

RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... ¥$1,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 1 ......................................................................... ¥1,266,000

House allowance 1 .................................................................................. ¥1,266,000

Committee recommendation 1 ............................................................... ¥1,266,000

1Fee collections are estimated to exceed costs.

The Radiological Emergency Preparedness [REP] program assists 

State and local governments in the development of offsite radiological emergency preparedness plans within the emergency planning zones of commercial nuclear power facilities licensed by the 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission [NRC]. The fund is financed from 

fees assessed and collected from the NRC licensees to recover the 

amounts anticipated by EP&R to be obligated in the next fiscal 

year for expenses related to REP program activities.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee provides for the receipt and expenditure of fees 

collected, as authorized by Public Law 105–276. The budget esti-
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mates fee collections to exceed expenditures by $1,266,000 in fiscal 

year 2006. 

DISASTER RELIEF

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... $2,042,380,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 2,140,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 2,000,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,000,000,000

1 Excludes $6,500,000,000 emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 

108–324.

Through the Disaster Relief Fund [DRF], the Department of 

Homeland Security provides a significant portion of the total Federal response to victims in Presidentially-declared major disasters 

and emergencies. Major disasters are declared when a State requests Federal assistance and proves that a given disaster is beyond the State’s capacity to respond. Under the DRF, EP&R will 

continue to operate the primary assistance programs, including 

Federal assistance to individuals and households; and public assistance, which includes the repair and reconstruction of State, local, 

and nonprofit infrastructure. The post-disaster hazard mitigation 

set-aside to States as part of the DRF works as a companion piece 

to the National Predisaster Mitigation Fund. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,000,000,000 for disaster relief. 

DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $567,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 567,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 567,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 567,000

Disaster assistance loans authorized by the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5162) are 

loans to States for the non-Federal portion of cost sharing funds, 

and community disaster loans to local governments incurring a 

substantial loss of tax and other revenues as a result of a major 

disaster. The funds requested for this program include direct loans 

and a subsidy based on criteria including loan amount and interest 

charged. As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 

U.S.C. 661 et seq.), this account records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of direct loans), as well as administrative expenses of the program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $567,000 in subsidy costs for disaster assistance direct loans, as requested in the budget. Language 

is included in the bill that gross obligations for the principal 

amount of direct loans not exceed $25,000,000. 
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FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION FUND

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $200,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 200,068,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 200,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 200,000,000

Funding in this account supports the functions necessary to modernize and digitize flood maps. The flood maps are used to determine appropriate risk-based premium rates for the National Flood 

Insurance Program, complete flood hazard determinations required 

of the Nation’s lending institutions, and to develop appropriate disaster response plans for Federal, State, and local emergency management personnel. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $200,000,000 for the Flood Map 

Modernization Fund and includes language in the bill which provides that up to 3 percent of the funds may be made available for 

administrative purposes. 

NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... $112,593,000

Budget estimate, 2006 1 ......................................................................... 123,854,000

House allowance 1 .................................................................................. 185,854,000

Committee recommendation 1 ............................................................... 123,854,000

1Fully offset by fee collections.

The National Flood Insurance Fund is a fee-generated fund and 

is the funding mechanism for the National Flood Insurance Program, which enables property owners to purchase flood insurance 

otherwise unavailable in the commercial market. The National 

Flood Insurance Act of 1968 authorizes the Federal Government to 

provide flood insurance on a national basis. This insurance is available to communities that enact and enforce appropriate floodplain 

management measures and covers virtually all types of buildings 

and their contents up to $350,000 for residential types and 

$1,000,000 for all other types. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $123,854,000 for the National Flood 

Insurance Fund and provides that up to $28,000,000 may be transferred to the National Flood Mitigation Fund for expenses under 

section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c), 

as requested in the budget. 

NATIONAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUND

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... $20,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 1 ......................................................................... 28,000,000

House allowance 1 .................................................................................. 40,000,000

Committee recommendation 1 ............................................................... 28,000,000

1 By transfer from the National Flood Insurance Fund.

The National Flood Mitigation Fund is an account which serves 

as a recipient of transfers from the National Flood Insurance Fund. 

A portion of the fees generated from collections by the National 

Flood Insurance Fund are transferred into the National Flood Miti-
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gation Fund and then transferred into the National Predisaster 

Mitigation Fund for pre-disaster mitigation activities to reduce the 

risk of flood damage to structures. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee provides for the transfer of up to $28,000,000 

from the National Flood Insurance Fund to this account, as requested in the budget. 

NATIONAL PREDISASTER MITIGATION FUND

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $100,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 150,062,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 150,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 37,000,000

Funding in this account is dedicated to competitive grants for 

predisaster mitigation. This program operates independent of the 

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funded through the DRF, which 

provides grants to a State in which a disaster had been declared. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $37,000,000 for the national 

predisaster mitigation fund. The Committee understands an estimated balance of at least $117,500,000 will carry over into fiscal 

year 2006 and be available for obligation. The Committee strongly 

encourages the Department to disburse funding in a timely fashion. 

The Committee is concerned that a high percentage of the funds 

appropriated in fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005 remain obligated 

to date—21 percent, 91 percent, and 97 percent, respectively. The 

Department is to provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations by February 18, 2006, on the impediments to timely obligation of funds with recommendations for how to remedy this situation, along with an inventory of outstanding grant applications by 

fiscal year. 

EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $153,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 153,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 153,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 153,000,000

This appropriation funds grants to nonprofit and faith-based organizations at the local level to supplement their programs for 

emergency food and shelter to provide for the immediate needs of 

the homeless. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $153,000,000 for the emergency food 

and shelter program, as requested in the budget.
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TITLE IV—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, 

ASSESSMENTS, AND SERVICES 

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $160,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 80,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 120,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 80,000,000

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services [CIS] appropriation funds expenses necessary for the administration of laws 

and the provision of services related to people seeking to enter, reside, work, and naturalize in the United States. In addition to directly appropriated resources, fee collections are available for the 

operations of CIS. 

Immigration Examinations Fees.—CIS collects fees from persons 

applying for immigration benefits to support the adjudication of applications, as authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1356). 

H1–B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Fees.—CIS collects 

fees from petitioners seeking a beneficiary’s initial grant of H1–B 

or L nonimmigrant classification or those petitioners seeking to 

change a beneficiary’s employer within those classifications (Public 

Law 108–447). 

H1–B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Fees.—CIS collects fees from petitioners using the H1–B program (Public Law 108–447). 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total resources of $1,854,000,000, 

including direct appropriations of $80,000,000, and estimated fee 

collections of $1,774,000,000. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Appropriations ................................................................................ 160,000 80,000 80,000

Estimated fee collections: 

Immigration examinations fees ............................................ 1,571,000 1,730,000 1,730,000

H–1B and L fraud prevention and detection fees ............... 1 31,000 31,000 31,000

H–1B nonimmigrant petitioner fees ..................................... 1 13,000 13,000 13,000

Total, Estimated fee collections ....................................... 1,615,000 1,774,000 1,774,000

Total, Available Funding .................................................. 1,775,000 1,854,000 1,854,000

1 Current fee estimates. 
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The Committee recommends $80,000,000 for backlog reduction 

activities of CIS for fiscal year 2006, as requested in the budget. 

Included in this amount is $70,000,000 for contracting services and 

$10,000,000 for related activities. 

Immigration Examinations Fees.—The Committee understands 

the estimated level of $1,730,000,000 in spending from the Immigration Examinations Fee includes $20,000,000 collected from premium processing fees to continue efforts to reduce the backlog of 

applications. CIS is expected to provide updates to the Committee 

regarding the progress being made in meeting the targets of its 5-

year backlog reduction plan. 

Backup Card Production Facility.—The Committee is aware of 

the need for a fully redundant backup site for the existing CIS card 

production facility. Given the Department’s critical need for production of a variety of secure credentials, such redundancy will ensure 

no disruption in future production of credentials. The Committee 

directs the submission of a report on the need for such a facility, 

including cost requirements, by February 18, 2006. 

The Committee is aware of the additional cost burdens placed on 

the CIS budget for employees traveling to remote areas in Alaska 

and Hawaii. The Committee directs the Department to take this 

into consideration when allocating travel funds to these States. 

The Committee directs CIS to submit a report, by February 18, 

2006, on the costs and need to establish a subdistrict office in 

Montgomery County, Maryland. 

The following table, which includes appropriations and estimated 

fee collections, summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as 

compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—PROGRAM SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Appropriations: 

Contracting services ............................................................. 120,000 70,000 70,000

Digitization ............................................................................ 20,000 ............................ ............................

Other ..................................................................................... 20,000 10,000 10,000

Total, Appropriations ........................................................ 160,000 80,000 80,000

Fee Collections: 

Adjudication Services: 

Pay and benefits .......................................................... 580,000 607,000 607,000

Operating expenses: 

District operations .............................................. 293,000 389,000 389,000

Service Center operations ................................... 233,000 260,000 260,000

Asylum, refugee and international operations ... 73,000 74,000 74,000

Records operations ............................................. 65,000 66,000 66,000

Subtotal, Adjudication Services ..................... 1,244,000 1,396,000 1,396,000

Information and Customer Services: 

Pay and benefits .......................................................... 78,000 80,000 80,000

Operating expenses: 

National Customer Service Center ...................... 46,000 47,000 47,000

Information services ........................................... 14,000 14,000 14,000
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UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—PROGRAM SUMMARY—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 enacted 1Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Subtotal, Information and Customer Services ............................................................. 138,000 141,000 141,000

Administration: 

Pay and benefits .......................................................... 43,000 44,000 44,000

Operating expenses ...................................................... 190,000 193,000 193,000

Subtotal, Administration ......................................... 233,000 237,000 237,000

Total, Fee Collections .............................................. 1,615,000 1,774,000 1,774,000

1 Current fee estimate. 

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... $180,008,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 183,362,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 194,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 194,000,000

1 Includes $2,568,000 supplemental appropriation pursuant to Public Law 109–13.

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center [FLETC] Salaries 

and Expenses appropriation provides funds for basic and some advanced training to Federal law enforcement personnel from more 

than 76 agencies. This account also allows for research of new 

training methodologies and provides for training to certain State, 

local, and foreign law enforcement personnel on a space-available 

basis. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $194,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center [FLETC] 

for fiscal year 2006. The Committee recommendation includes a decrease of $700,000 from the fiscal year 2005 level in management 

and technology efficiencies and an increase from the fiscal year 

2005 level of $3,922,000 in annualization and inflationary adjustments, both as requested in the budget. The Committee provides 

an additional $10,638,000 from the budget request to fund instructors, staff, and tuition for training U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel. The 

Committee includes $2,700,000, as proposed in the budget, for simulation training technology. 

The Committee includes language in the bill requiring the Director of FLETC to ensure that all training centers are operated at 

the highest capacity feasible throughout the fiscal year. The Committee also expects the Director to maintain training at or near capacity before entering into new leases with private contractors or 

establishing new partner organizations. The Committee is concerned the Department is not fully utilizing the Cheltenham, Maryland, FLETC facility. Student utilization of the facility’s indoor firing ranges is below 20 percent. The Committee directs the Department to provide to the Committee, no later than February 18, 2006, 
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a report making recommendations on how it intends to reduce firearms and other training costs to increase its utilization of the facility. 

The Committee encourages FLETC to continue and expand existing institutional partnerships prior to initiating new partnerships 

to assist in meeting State, local, and other training needs. 

The Committee also directs FLETC to continue the Federal law 

enforcement training accreditation process. In addition, the Committee includes bill language, as requested in the budget, to provide FLETC statutory authority to impose pecuniary liability on 

employees for losses of government property. 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED

EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 1 ........................................................................... $46,799,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 40,636,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 64,743,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 88,358,000

1 Includes $1,882,000 supplemental appropriation pursuant to Public Law 109–13.

This account provides for the acquisition and related costs for expansion and maintenance of facilities of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center [FLETC]. This includes construction and 

maintenance of facilities and environmental compliance. Construction and maintenance provides funding for buildings at four locations (Glynco, Georgia; Artesia, New Mexico; Cheltenham, Maryland; and Charleston, South Carolina). The environmental compliance funds ensure compliance with Environmental Protection 

Agency and State environmental laws and regulations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $88,358,000 for acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses for expansion and 

maintenance of facilities of FLETC. The Committee provides an additional $47,722,000 over the budget request for facilities to train 

additional U.S. Custons and Border Protection and Immigrations 

and Customs Enforcement personnel. 

The Committee notes that an updated facilities Master Plan requested in fiscal year 2004 has not been submitted to the Committee. The Committee directs the Department to submit this plan 

as soon as possible.

INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $132,064,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 204,005,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 190,200,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 168,769,000

This account funds personnel, overhead, and other expenses in 

support of Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection 

[IAIP], including the Office of the Under Secretary for Information 

Analysis and Infrastructure Protection. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total appropriations of $168,769,000 

for the Management and Administration account, which is 

$36,705,000 more than the fiscal year 2005 enacted level. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION—MANAGEMENT AND 

ADMINISTRATION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Management and Administration: 

Office of the Under Secretary ............................................... 5,864 6,878 6,878

Other salaries and expenses ................................................ 126,200 197,127 161,891

Total, Management and Administration .......................... 132,064 204,005 168,769

Of the amount provided, $6,878,000 is for the Office of the Under 

Secretary and $161,891,000 is provided for the salaries and expenses for IAIP activities. The Committee’s recommendation does 

not include $19,400,000 proposed in the budget for the Homeland 

Secure Data Network. Funding for this system is consolidated and 

included in the Committee’s recommended appropriations level for 

the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Additionally, the Committee has denied, without prejudice, the Department’s request for 

program increases beyond those relating to pay and non-pay inflationary costs, as well as a reduction of $461,000 for realized efficiencies proposed in the budget. 

Staffing Levels.—The Committee denies the funding increase requested in the budget for 73 additional full-time equivalents [FTEs] 

and includes a base reduction due to IAIP’s inability to hire staff. 

However, the Committee provides $38,000,000, as requested in the 

budget, for facilities alterations to house existing IAIP staff. IAIP 

lapsed balances of approximately $140,000,000 at the end of fiscal 

year 2004; current obligation rates for fiscal year 2005 will likely 

lead to a sizeable lapsed balance at the end of the current fiscal 

year 2005. Most recently, IAIP fell short of its January 2005 hiring 

target, and over the last year, DHS has relied repeatedly on IAIP’s 

unobligated balances to offset unfunded needs for other DHS organizations. Despite the reduced funding level related to new personnel, the Committee encourages IAIP and the Department to 

submit a reprogramming for IAIP personnel should IAIP meet its 

staffing levels, particularly for tactics and methods research analysts. 

Currently, it is unclear if the staffing levels envisioned in the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) are still needed at such robust levels in light of the enactment of the Intelligence 

Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–

458), and the creation of other intelligence centers serving a similar role, e.g., the National Counterterrorism Center and the Terrorist Screening Center. The Committee directs IAIP and the Department to undertake a review of IAIP’s resource requirements 

based on a comparative review of IAIP’s intelligence responsibil-
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ities, as defined in the Homeland Security Act of 2002, with those 

following the passage of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 

Prevention Act of 2004. The findings of this review shall be submitted to the Committee by February 18, 2006. 

ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $761,644,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 669,240,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 663,240,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 701,793,000

Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection [IAIP] assessments and evaluations funds threat analysis and infrastructure 

protection activities. These include intelligence and law enforcement terrorist threat analyses and evaluations; critical infrastructure vulnerability assessments and protective actions; information 

sharing with State, local and private stakeholders; and functions of 

the Homeland Security Operations Center. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $701,793,000 for information analysis and infrastructure protection assessments and evaluations. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION—ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 enacted Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Assessments and Evaluations: 

Critical infrastructure outreach and partnerships ............... 106,592 67,177 126,592

Critical infrastructure identification and evaluation ........... 77,861 72,173 59,903

National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center ..... 20,000 16,000 21,000

Protective actions ................................................................. 191,647 91,399 91,399

Biosurveillance ...................................................................... 11,000 11,147 18,145

Cyber security ....................................................................... 67,380 73,349 73,349

National security and emergency preparedness telecommunications ............................................................... 140,754 142,632 142,632

Competitive analysis and evaluation ................................... 4,000 ............................ ............................

Threat determination and assessment ................................. 21,943 19,900 19,900

Infrastructure vulnerability and risk assessment ................ 71,080 74,347 74,347

Evaluations and studies ....................................................... 14,387 34,526 34,526

Homeland Security Operations Center [HSOC] ..................... 35,000 61,108 40,000

Information Sharing and Collaboration ................................ ............................ 5,482 ............................

Total, Assessments and Evaluations ............................... 761,644 669,240 701,793,000

Critical Infrastructure Outreach and Partnerships.—The Committee recommends $126,592,000 for critical infrastructure outreach and partnerships. The Committee continues the fiscal year 

2005 funding level of $35,000,000 and provides a $20,000,000 increase for fiscal year 2006 for the National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage [NCCIPS]. The Center is to collect, validate, horizontally-integrate, synchronize, process, and securely share critical information under the direction of the Department’s Chief Information Officer. Within 60 days of enactment of 

this Act, the Committee expects IAIP to report to the Committee 

on the progress of further developing NCCIPS. 
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Critical Infrastructure Identification and Evaluation.—The Committee recommends $59,903,000 for critical infrastructure identification and evaluation. Included in the Committee’s recommendation is continued funding of $20,000,000 for the National Asset 

Database to collect and catalogue the Nation’s critical infrastructure and key assets. The Committee believes it is imperative to address the issue of the prioritization of the criticality and vulnerability of the Nation’s infrastructure. 

The Government Accountability Office [GAO] recently reported 

there are 15,000 facilities that produce, use, or store, more than 

the threshold amounts of chemicals the Environmental Protection 

Agency has estimated pose the greatest threat risk to human 

health and the environment. Only 1,100 of those 15,000 facilities 

are known to have developed measures to improve security. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7, ‘‘Critical Infrastructure 

Identification, Prioritization, and Protection’’, December 2003, directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to coordinate protection 

activities for the chemical sector. Yet, to date, little has been done 

by the Department to secure the chemical infrastructure sector. 

Therefore, the Committee directs the Department to begin vulnerability assessments of the highest risk chemical facilities. Priority 

should be given to facilities that, if attacked, pose the greatest 

threat to human life and the economy. IAIP shall also give preference to those facilities listed on the Maritime Critical Infrastructure/Key Assets List. The results of any assessments conducted 

should be used by the Secretary in developing a protection strategy 

for the chemical sector, including clear, measurable benchmarks for 

improving security at chemical facilities. 

National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center.—The 

Committee recommends $21,000,000, an increase of $1,000,000 

from the fiscal year 2005 level, to continue support for the National 

Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center [NISAC], Kirtland 

Air Force Base, New Mexico. The Committee expects Sandia and 

Los Alamos National Laboratories to continue to develop NISAC 

and to be the lead entities in securing the Nation’s critical infrastructure. The Committee expects construction of the NISAC facility at Kirtland Air Force Base to be initiated within 6 months of 

the date of the filing of this report. 

Protective Actions.—The Committee recommends $91,399,000 for 

protective actions. This amount includes a reduction of $53,000,000 

for transfer of buffer zone protection grants to the Office of State 

and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness [SLGCP]; a 

reduction of $41,500,000 for transfer of pilot projects to Science and 

Technology; and $9,800,000 for the termination of funding for regional centers, as requested in the budget. 

The Committee is cognizant of security risks associated with the 

industrial use of energy-related commodities, such as pipelines, 

transportation of nuclear spent fuel, as well as the security of nuclear power plants. The Committee encourages the Department to 

continue its efforts in this area. 

Within the funds provided for protective actions, the Committee 

expects IAIP to continue to carry out buffer zone, site security, and 

protective measures in partnership with State, local and private 

sector owners and operators. The Committee also expects IAIP to 
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continue to provide policy, recipient selection, and oversight for implementation of monies awarded by SLGCP through the Buffer 

Zone Protection Grant program. 

Biosurveillance.—The Committee recommends $18,145,000, an 

increase of $6,998,000 from the budget request level, to augment 

biosurveillance activities, including continuation of the National 

Biosurveillance Integration System and implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9, ‘‘Defense of United States 

Agriculture and Food.’’ Funds provided for fiscal year 2006 are to 

be obligated in coordination with the Departments of Health and 

Human Services and Agriculture in an effort to maximize effort 

and avoid duplication. 

Cyber Security.—The Committee recommends $73,349,000 for 

cyber security program activities carried out by the National Cyber 

Security Division to support efforts to monitor, predict, and prevent 

cyber attacks and to minimize the damage and efficiently recover 

from attacks. Included in the Committee’s recommendation are increases from the fiscal year 2005 level, as requested in the budget, 

of $969,000 for inflationary adjustments and $5,000,000 to augment support of United States Computer Emergency Readiness 

Team [US CERT] operations. The Committee also provides continued funding for ‘‘live wire’’ cyber exercises. 

National Security and Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications.—The Committee recommends $142,632,000, as requested 

in the budget, for national security and emergency preparedness 

telecommunications activities administered by the National Communications System. This includes funding for telecommunications 

priority services programs, including the Government Emergency 

Telecommunications Service, the Wireless Priority Service, the 

Telecommunications Service Priority program, and the Special 

Routing Arrangement Services. 

Threat Determination and Assessment.—The Committee recommends $19,900,000, as requested in the budget, to support terrorist threat situational awareness and assessments and to distribute this information to Federal, State, and local officials. 

Infrastructure Vulnerability and Risk Assessment.—The Committee recommends $74,347,000, as requested in the budget for infrastructure vulnerability and risk assessments and coordinating 

distribution of information to stakeholders. 

Evaluations and Studies.—The Committee recommends 

$34,526,000, as requested in the budget, for information analysis 

activities for the management and administration of the Homeland 

Security Advisory System to provide continuous monitoring and 

alerts of potential terrorist threats. 

The Committee continues to support the Department’s use of the 

National Weather Service all-hazards radio system and provides 

$5,000,000 to complete distribution of radios to schools on a priority basis. 

Homeland Security Operations Center.—Included in the Committee’s recommendation is $40,000,000 for the Homeland Security 

Operations Center, an increase of $5,000,000 and 10 FTEs from the 

fiscal year 2005 level. Within this amount, an additional 3 FTEs 

is provided for coordination functions. 
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Information Sharing and Collaboration.—The Committee does 

not provide funding for the new information sharing and collaboration initiative proposed in the budget.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $68,586,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 81,399,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 81,399,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 81,099,000

The Management and Administration account funds salaries and 

expenses related to the Office of the Under Secretary for Science 

and Technology, and headquarters and field operations, including 

the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center 

[NBACC], Plum Island, and Environmental Measurements Laboratory. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $81,099,000 for management and 

administration of programs and activities carried out by Science 

and Technology [S&T]. Of the amount provided, $6,479,000 is for 

the immediate Office of the Under Secretary and $74,620,000 is 

provided for the salaries and expenses for managing and administering S&T activities. Included in this amount are increases from 

the fiscal year 2005 level of $1,914,000 for pay and inflationary adjustments and $10,599,000 for the salaries and expenses of an additional 67 full-time equivalents from the Transportation Security 

Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection associated 

with the consolidation of research and development activities within S&T. The Committee’s recommendation does not include 

$300,000 proposed in the budget for the Homeland Secure Data 

Network. Funding for this system is consolidated and included in 

the Committee’s recommended appropriations level for the Office of 

the Chief Information Officer. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations for the management and administration of science and technology activities as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY—MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee

recommendations 

Management and Administration: 

Office of the Under Secretary ............................................... 6,315 6,479 6,479

Other salaries and expenses ................................................ 62,271 1 74,920 1 74,620

Total, Management and Administration .......................... 68,586 81,399 81,099

1 Includes the following amounts for the salaries and expenses associated with research and development consolidations: Transportation Se- curity Administration, $9,492,000; and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, $1,107,000. 
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $1,046,864,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,287,047,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,208,597,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,372,399,000

Science and Technology [S&T] supports the mission of DHS 

through basic and applied research, fabrication of prototypes, research and development to mitigate the effects of weapons of mass 

destruction, as well as acquiring and field testing equipment. Separate funding is provided for 18 different activities or portfolios.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATONS

The Committee recommends $1,372,399,000 for research, development, acquisition, and operations of Science and Technology 

[S&T] for fiscal year 2006. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2005 and budget request levels:

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION AND OPERATIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2005 enacted Fiscal year 2006 

budget 

Committee recommendations 

Biological countermeasures ........................................................... 362,650 362,300 384,300

Chemical countermeasures ............................................................ 53,000 102,000 100,000

Radiological and Nuclear countermeasures .................................. 122,614 19,086 226,000

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office ................................................ ............................ 227,314 127,314

High explosives countermeasures .................................................. 19,700 14,700 33,862

Threat and vulnerability, testing and assessment ....................... 65,800 47,000 40,000

Conventional missions in support of DHS .................................... 54,650 93,650 74,650

Rapid prototyping program ............................................................ 76,000 20,900 20,900

Standards ....................................................................................... 39,700 35,500 35,500

Emerging threats ........................................................................... 10,750 10,500 5,276

Critical infrastructure protection ................................................... 27,000 20,800 13,800

University programs/homeland security fellowship programs ...... 70,000 63,600 63,600

National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center ........ 35,000 ............................ ............................

Counter MANPADS .......................................................................... 61,000 110,000 110,000

SAFETY Act ..................................................................................... 10,000 5,600 5,600

Cyber security ................................................................................ 18,000 16,700 16,700

Office of Interoperability and Compatibility .................................. 21,000 20,500 15,000

Research and Development Consolidation .................................... ............................ 1 116,897 99,897

Total, Research, Development, Acquisition and Operations ........................................................................... 1,046,864 1,287,047 1,372,399

1 President’s budget requests consolidating the research and development budgets of Transportation Security Administration, $99,547,000; 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, $349,000; Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, $1,000; and Coast Guard, $17,000,000. 

Biological Countermeasures.—The Committee provides 

$384,300,000 for the deployment of effective measures to deter, detect, and mitigate acts of biological terrorism against the United 

States. 

Within the funds made available, the Committee provides an in- crease of $10,000,000 from the budget request for the integrated 

biosurveillance initiative. This amount includes funding to increase 

the number of sample collectors in the highest threat cities as well 

as $23,000,000 for the continued development of the National Bio 

and Agrodefense Facility, as requested in the budget. The Committee is aware of the threat of an aerosolized biological attack and 
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encourages S&T to continue work researching airborne weapons 

and related countermeasures. 

The Committee remains concerned about the detection of and response to biopathogens and encourages the Department to continue 

its coordinated response efforts to such threats. The Committee understands there are ongoing research efforts across the country and 

encourages the Department to establish a method for the collection 

and categorization of scientific information regarding biological 

threats in an effort to coordinate work with the Department and 

the research and development community. 

The Committee is also aware of the potential impact of zoonotic 

diseases, agricultural terrorism, and animal loss and its potential 

to impact the Nation’s agricultural system, food supply, and economy. Therefore, the Committee encourages the Department to continue its research and cooperative efforts relating to agroterrorism 

and animal-based bioterrorism within and outside of the Federal 

Government in cooperation with the United States Department of 

Agriculture and other Federal agencies. 

The Committee encourages the Department to explore biosecurity research on emerging infectious diseases, such as SARS, avian 

flu, smallpox, and the Ebola virus. 

Chemical Countermeasures.—The Committee provides 

$100,000,000 for chemical countermeasures, an increase of 

$47,000,000 from the fiscal year 2005 level. 

The Committee has included, as requested in the President’s 

budget, $20,000,000 for research and development of low-volatility 

agents which are particularly difficult to detect. 

The Committee is aware of S&T’s work to integrate chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological, and explosives [CBRNE] countermeasures detection devices. Integration of systems into a national 

network merits attention from the Department and should be examined as a means to support real-time detection, identification, 

and assessment of CBRNE threats, if determined necessary. 

Radiological and Nuclear Countermeasures.—The Committee 

provides $226,000,000 to rapidly develop and deploy radiological 

and nuclear detectors and systems and to incorporate the latest advances in technologies for use in operational environments. 

Included in this amount is $125,000,000, requested under the 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP] ‘‘Salaries and expenses’’ 

account, for the testing, development, and deployment of radiation 

portal monitors at our Nation’s ports-of-entry. The bill includes language making this amount available until expended solely for this 

purpose. The Committee believes new technologies are best developed and tested by the research and development arm of the Department, working in cooperation with the research and development community. 

The Committee directs the Department, in conjunction with the 

U.S. Department of Energy, to provide a report by February 18, 

2006, on how both Departments are collaborating on their various 

radiation technology efforts, the degree of coordination between the 

megaport initiative and the Container Security Initiative, the types 

of technology (both radiation detection and other non-intrusive inspection technology) being deployed at specific locations, and the 
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extent to which next generation technology is explored and developed for future use. 

The Committee is aware of recent developments in the area of 

high-purity germanium radio-isotope identifiers, as well as neutron 

and gamma ray detectors, as possible improved detection devices. 

The Committee encourages S&T to continue its work in this critical 

area in cooperation with Federal, State, and local officials, and to 

utilize the expertise of the national laboratories, as appropriate. In 

addition, the Committee encourages S&T to continue its work in 

the areas of radiological dispersion devices and ‘‘dirty bombs’’. 

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.—The Committee provides $127,314,000 for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office [DNDO]. 

Of these funds, $15,000,000 is made available for establishing, 

staffing, and equipping the office. The remaining $112,314,000 is 

available for obligation once the Secretary submits, for advance approval by the Committees on Appropriations, a staffing plan, organizational chart, articulated mission statement; and a multi-year 

plan, including projected costs by fiscal year and full-time equivalents, including the ‘‘global systems architecture’’, reviewed by the 

Government Accountability Office. In addition, the plan must also 

include a clear definition of the division of statutory responsibilities 

by all Federal agencies involved and how the establishment of 

DNDO changes any current roles, responsibilities, and functions of 

each involved Federal partner. Further, given the importance the 

administration places on this office, its activities should be carried 

out by Federal employees, not by contractors. The Committee 

strongly agrees with the importance of improving nuclear detection 

capabilities and coordination, but is troubled by the manner in 

which this initiative has been handled. 

High Explosives Countermeasures.—The Committee provides $33,862,000, an increase of $19,162,000 from the budget request, 

for high explosives countermeasures. 

Based on findings from a recent study conducted by S&T on aviation security, increasing inspections of air cargo on both commercial aircraft and all-cargo aircraft could be accomplished through 

alternative configuration designs and concepts. The Committee provides an additional $10,000,000 for S&T to initiate pilot programs 

at selected airports with the goal of more effectively and efficiently 

screening air cargo at these airports. These pilots should be based 

on the alternative configuration designs and concepts discussed in 

the report. The selection of airports for these pilot programs is to 

be made by S&T in consultation with the Transportation Security 

Administration [TSA]. One of the pilots is to be conducted at a 

large airport that receives a high volume of cargo from international flights. Plans for the pilot programs should be presented 

to the Committee by December 15, 2005. S&T is directed to report 

to the Committee on each pilot 2 months after the pilot’s completion, including the operational feasibility and costs of deploying the 

concepts tested on a permanent basis. 

The Committee is concerned with the reduction in funding proposed by the Department for air cargo research and development 

[R&D], when no information regarding a breakthrough technology 

has been brought to the Committee’s attention. The Committee directs the Under Secretary for S&T, in coordination with the Ad-
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ministrator of the TSA, to provide a report on progress made in the 

development or acquisition of technologies that will enable TSA to 

increase the amount of air cargo that is screened. The report is to 

be submitted to the Committee no later than February 18, 2006. 

Additional funding for air cargo security is provided to TSA in 

the ‘‘Aviation Direction and Enforcement’’ Account. 

Threat and Vulnerability, Testing and Assessment.—The Committee provides $40,000,000 to evaluate threat vulnerability and 

perform testing and risk assessments, as requested in the budget. 

Conventional Missions in Support of the Department of Homeland 

Security.—The Committee provides $74,650,000, an increase of 

$20,000,000 from the fiscal year 2005 level for research, development and related activities to support conventional missions of the 

Department. This amount does not include continued funding of 

$10,000,000 for the container security initiative funded for fiscal 

year 2005. The Committee provides an increase of $30,000,000 for 

Emergency Preparedness and Response/State and Locals for the 

purpose of piloting a regional research, development, test and evaluation, and technical assistance program, along with other activities as appropriate, to provide enduring and focused technical and 

analytic support for State, local, and private sector entities sharing 

common regional homeland security issues. The Department is expected to make use of its access to National laboratories for this 

purpose, along with other elements of the region’s technical and 

analytic infrastructure. 

The Committee expects S&T to continue to conduct explosive detection research within the amount provided and to accelerate research and development of next generation explosive detection systems. 

In Public Law 108–334, Congress provided additional resources 

for development of an air-to-ground communications capability for 

the Federal Air Marshals. The Committee requests a status report 

on efforts achieved to date to be submitted to the Committee no 

later than February 18, 2006. 

Rapid Prototyping.—The Committee recommends $20,900,000, as 

requested in the budget, for rapid prototyping activities. 

Standards.—The Committee provides $35,500,000, as requested 

in the budget, for development of consistent and verifiable standards in terms of basic functionality and usefulness of homeland security systems for the Federal, State, and local first responder. 

The Committee encourages S&T to continue coordinating with 

the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop voluntary consensus standards for search and rescue robotics. The 

Committee is concerned with the slow progress being made to develop standards and encourages continued consultation with broad 

industry, academic, and international experts in the field. The 

Committee also notes no funding is currently obligated for any advanced research projects for robotics and encourages S&T to investigate projects in platform design, sensor technology, and long-endurance power systems. 

Emerging Threats.—The Committee provides $5,276,000 to develop the capability to use innovative and crosscutting approaches 

for emerging threats. S&T is encouraged to pursue technologies for 
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detecting ground tunnels along the Nation’s borders for smuggling 

of narcotics, humans, and other threats. 

Critical Infrastructure Protection.—The Committee provides $13,800,000 to significantly improve the capabilities of the Nation 

to physically protect its critical infrastructure and key assets and 

to develop design concepts for advanced infrastructure systems that 

are inherently more robust and resilient, self defending, and self 

correcting. The Committee recommendation does not include 

$12,000,000 to support existing work in research and development 

and application of technology for community-based critical infrastructure protection efforts funded in fiscal year 2005. 

University Programs/Homeland Security Fellowship Programs.— The Committee provides $63,600,000, as requested in the budget, 

to fund existing and future Homeland Security Centers of excellence and to continue the university fellows program. The Committee encourages the Department to consider all colleges and universities that meet the requirements of 6 U.S.C. 188 in the selection of university-based centers, including historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions, 

Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and Alaskan Native-serving 

institutions. 

Counter Man-Portable Air Defense Systems [MANPADS].—The 

Committee provides $110,000,000, as requested in the budget, for 

activities to demonstrate the viability, economic costs, and effectiveness of adapting military technology to protect commercial aircraft against the threat of MANPADS. 

The Committee expects the counter-MANPADS Special Program 

Office to continue coordination with the Department of Defense, 

TSA, Department of State, Department of Treasury, and the Federal Aviation Administration to support DHS’ efforts to adapt existing military technology for use in commercial aviation. 

SAFETY Act.—The Committee provides $5,600,000 for the continued development of a comprehensive program to solicit, receive, 

track, evaluate, and maintain records associated with the Support 

Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies [SAFETY] Act 

technology applications. 

Cyber Security.—The Committee provides $16,700,000 for research and development of the most appropriate technologies for 

next generation cyber threat characterization, cyber threat detection, and origination. 

Office of Interoperability and Compatability.—The Committee 

provides $15,000,000 to establish this new office, $5,500,000 less 

than the budget request. The lack of true interoperability within 

public safety communications remains a critical stumbling block to 

effective response in multi-discipline, multi-jurisdictional emergencies. The Office of Interoperability and Compatibility [OIC] is 

intended to address the issues of non-interoperable and incompatible equipment and a lack of standardized procedures for their operation, for example, during emergency responses to a terrorist attack. The Committee strongly supports the Departments efforts to 

reduce duplication in programs and spending relating to interoperability. 

The Committee believes the OIC should work with the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. Department of 
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Justice to require that all grant dollar for interoperable communication be used for Project 25 compliant equipment that has meet 

the requirements of a conformity assessment program. 

Research and Development Consolidation.—The Committee recommends $99,897,000 to consolidate all research and development 

funding within S&T, as proposed in the budget, with the exception 

of research and development activities of the U.S. Coast Guard. 

This includes the consolidation of all funding for assets related to 

the research, development, test and evaluation programs of the 

Transportation Security Administration, $99,547,000; U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection, $349,000; and Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, $1,000. The consolidation will bring the scientific and engineering personnel and resources under a single accountable authority, minimize possible redundancy and duplication, 

and optimize return on investment. Corresponding funding for personnel related to these programs of $10,599,000 is included in the 

‘‘management and administration’’ account, as proposed in the 

budget.
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TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Section 501. The Committee includes a provision limiting the expenditure of funds to the current fiscal year unless expressly provided otherwise in the Act. 

Section 502. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting the 

use of appropriated funds from being used to make payments to the 

Working Capital Fund, except for certain activities and amounts, 

based on direct usage of each service, unless approved by the Committees on Appropriations. The Committee would like to clarify it 

will not approve Working Capital Fund billings, even if based on 

direct usage, to fund programs, projects, or activities for which appropriations were proposed in the President’s budget and not approved by the Congress, to initiate new programs or activities, or 

to augment the funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity above the levels appropriated by this Act. 

Section 503. The Committee includes a provision providing authority to reprogram appropriations within an account and to 

transfer not to exceed 5 percent of appropriations between accounts 

with 15-day advance notification of the Committees on Appropriations. 

The Committee expects the Department to submit reprogramming requests on a timely basis, and to provide complete explanations of the reallocations proposed, including detailed justifications of the increases and offsets, and any specific impact the proposed changes will have on current and future-year appropriations 

requirements. Each request submitted to the Committee should include a detailed table showing the proposed revisions at the account, program, project, and activity level to the funding and staffing (full-time equivalent position) levels, as compared to program, 

project, and activity levels reflected in the table in the statement 

of managers accompanying the conference report on the fiscal year 

2006 appropriations Act as well as the impact on appropriations requirements for each future fiscal year. 

The Committee expects the Department to manage its programs 

and activities within the levels appropriated. The Committee is 

concerned with the number of reprogramming proposals submitted 

for consideration by the Department and reminds the Department 

that reprogramming or transfer requests should be submitted only 

in the case of an unforeseeable emergency, or situation that could 

not have been predicted when formulating the budget request for 

the current fiscal year. Further, the Committee notes when the Department submits a reprogramming or transfer request to the Committees on Appropriations and does not receive identical responses 

from the House and Senate, it is the responsibility of the Department to reconcile the House and Senate differences before proceeding and, if reconciliation is not possible, to consider the reprogramming or transfer request unapproved. 
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The Department is not to propose a reprogramming or transfer 

of funds after June 30th unless there are exceptional or emergency 

circumstances. 

Section 504. The Committee includes a provision making not to 

exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining at the end of 

fiscal year 2005 of appropriations for salaries and expenses available through fiscal year 2006 in the account and for the purpose 

for which the funds were provided. The obligation of such funds are 

subject to the statutory requirements for the reprogramming of 

funds. 

Section 505. The Committee includes a provision providing that 

funds made available by the Act for intelligence activities are 

deemed to be specifically authorized until the enactment of an Act 

authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2006. 

Section 506. The Committee includes a provision requiring notification of the Committees on Appropriations at least three business 

days in advance of the Department announcement of any grant allocation, discretionary grant award, letter of intent, or contract totaling over $1,000,000. 

Section 507. The Committee includes a provision that, with certain specific exceptions, no agency shall purchase, construct, or 

lease additional facilities for the purpose of conducting Federal law 

enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 

Section 508. The Committee includes a provision requiring the 

Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to ensure that all training facilities are operated at the highest capacity 

throughout the fiscal year. 

Section 509. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds for any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition 

project for which a prospectus, if required by the Public Buildings 

Act of 1959, has not been approved. 

Section 510. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds in contravention of the Buy American Act. 

Section 511. The Committee includes a provision regarding the 

inspection of air cargo. 

Section 512. The Committee includes a provision allowing the 

Transportation Security Administration to impose a reasonable 

charge for the lease of real and personal property to its employees. 

Section 513. The Committee includes a provision that the acquisition management system of the Transportation Security Administration shall apply to the acquisition of services, as well as equipment, supplies, and materials. 

Section 514. The Committee includes a provision to prohibit the 

obligation of funds for the Secure Flight program, except on a test 

basis, until the requirements of Section 522 of Public law 108–334 

have been met and the Government Accountability Office [GAO] 

has reviewed and made certain certifications. The Committee directs GAO to continue to evaluate DHS and TSA actions to meet 

the ten elements listed in Section 522 of Public Law 108–334 and 

to report to the Committee, either incrementally as DHS meets additional elements, or when all elements have been met by DHS. 

The provision also prohibits the obligation of funds for a commer-
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cial database that is obtained from or remains under the control of 

a non-Federal entity. 

Section 515. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds made available by the Act to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act. 

Section 516. The Committee includes a provision regarding competitive sourcing of certain U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services positions. 

Section 517. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting appropriations for United States Secret Service protection of the head 

of a Federal agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Security 

unless fully reimbursed. 

Section 518. The Committee includes a provision naming the Department processing and data storage facilities the ‘‘National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage’’. 

PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

The following information provides the definition of the term 

‘‘program, project, and activity’’ for the directorates, bureaus, agencies, and other organizations of the Department of Homeland Security under the jurisdiction of the Homeland Security Subcommittee 

of the Committee on Appropriations. The term ‘‘program, project, 

and activity’’ shall include the most specific level of budget items 

identified in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 

Act, 2006, the House and Senate Committee reports, and the conference report and accompanying joint explanatory statement of the 

managers of the committee of conference. 

If a percentage reduction is necessary, in implementing that reduction, directorates, bureaus, agencies, and other organizations of 

the Department of Homeland Security shall apply any percentage 

reduction required for fiscal year 2006 to all items specified in the 

justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House and Senate in support of the fiscal year 2006 budget estimates, as amended, for such organizations and directorates, as 

modified by congressional action. 
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COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports accompanying general appropriations bills identify each recommended 

amendment which proposes an item of appropriation which is not 

made to carry out the provisions of an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously passed by the Senate during that session. 

The Committee recommends funding for the following programs 

or activities which currently lack authorization for fiscal year 2006: 

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management; 

Office of the Under Secretary for Management; 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer; 

Office of the Chief Information Officer; 

Office of Inspector General; 

Customs and Border Protection, Salaries and Expenses; Automation Modernization; Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance and Procurement; and Construction; 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Salaries and Expenses, 

Federal Air Marshals, Automation Modernization, and Construction; 

United States Coast Guard, Operating Expenses; Environmental 

Compliance and Restoration; Reserve Training; Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements; and Retired Pay; 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Salaries and Expenses; and Acquisitions, Construction, Improvements, and Related 

Expenses; 

Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, Management and Administration, and State and Local 

Programs; 

Counterterrorism Fund; 

Emergency Preparedness and Response, Preparedness, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery; Flood Map Modernization Fund; 

Mitigation Grants; Emergency Food and Shelter; and National 

Flood Insurance Fund; 

Citizenship and Immigration Services; 

Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, Management 

and Administration; and Assessments and Evaluations; and 

Science and Technology, Management and Administration; and 

Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 16, 2005, the 

Committee ordered reported, en bloc, H.R. 2419, an Act making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2006, with an amendment in the nature of 
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a substitute, and H.R. 2360, an Act making appropriations for the 

Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, 

both subject to further amendment and subject to the budget allocations, by a recorded vote of 28–0, a quorum being present. The 

vote was as follows:

Yeas Nays 

Chairman Cochran 

Mr. Stevens 

Mr. Specter 

Mr. Domenici 

Mr. Bond 

Mr. McConnell 

Mr. Burns 

Mr. Shelby 

Mr. Gregg 

Mr. Bennett 

Mr. Craig 

Mrs. Hutchison 

Mr. DeWine 

Mr. Brownback 

Mr. Allard 

Mr. Byrd 

Mr. Inouye 

Mr. Leahy 

Mr. Harkin 

Ms. Mikulski 

Mr. Reid 

Mr. Kohl 

Mrs. Murray 

Mr. Dorgan 

Mrs. Feinstein 

Mr. Durbin 

Mr. Johnson 

Ms. Landrieu 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports on 

a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or part 

of any statute include ‘‘(a) the text of the statute or part thereof 

which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a comparative print of 

that part of the bill or joint resolution making the amendment and 

of the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing by 

stricken-through type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions which 

would be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form 

recommended by the committee.’’

In compliance with this rule, the following changes in existing 

law proposed to be made by the bill are shown as follows: existing 

law to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is 

printed in italics; and existing law in which no change is proposed 

is shown in roman. 
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With respect to this bill, no changes are required to be reported.

BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL

PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 

308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93–344, AS AMENDED

[In millions of dollars] 

Budget authority Outlays 

Committee 

allocation 

Amount

of bill 

Committee 

allocation 

Amount

of bill 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations 

to its subcommittees of amounts in the Budget Resolution 

for 2006: Subcommittee on Homeland Security 

Discretionary ........................................................................ 30,846 30,846 33,233 1 32,975

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2006 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 2 19,097

2007 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 6,472

2008 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 3,925

2009 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 1,450

2010 and future years ........................................................ .................... .................... .................... 639

Financial assistance to State and local governments for

2006 ......................................................................................... NA 5,347 NA 508

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

2 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

NA: Not applicable. 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with budget estimate (∂ or ¥) 

2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS

Departmental Operations

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management: 

Immediate Office of the Secretary .................................................. 2,141 2,393 2,393 2,393 ∂252 ............................ ............................Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary ..................................... 1,112 1,132 1,132 1,132 ∂20 ............................ ............................Office of Security ............................................................................ 21,424 61,278 51,278 55,278 ∂33,854 ¥6,000 ∂4,000Chief of Staff .................................................................................. 5,240 4,103 4,103 4,103 ¥1,137 ............................ ............................Executive Secretary ......................................................................... 3,500 5,491 5,400 4,131 ∂631 ¥1,360 ¥1,269Office of Policy, Planning and International Affairs ...................... ............................ 8,770 8,770 7,258 ∂7,258 ¥1,512 ¥1,512Special Assistant to the Secretary/Private Sector .......................... 3,781 4,181 4,181 4,181 ∂400 ............................ ............................Office for National Capital Region Coordination ............................ 688 1,072 982 712 ∂24 ¥360 ¥270Office of International Affairs ......................................................... 1,200 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥1,200 ............................ ............................Office of Public Affairs ................................................................... 8,120 9,312 9,072 8,312 ∂192 ¥1,000 ¥760Office of Legislative Affairs ............................................................ 5,400 6,182 5,500 5,400 ............................ ¥782 ¥100

Rescission (Public Law 109–13) ........................................... ¥500 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂500 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Office of Legislative Affairs ............................... 4,900 6,182 5,500 5,400 ∂500 ¥782 ¥100

Office of General Counsel ............................................................... 10,821 11,947 11,800 11,087 ∂266 ¥860 ¥713Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties ....................................... 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 ............................ ............................ ............................Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman ...................... 3,546 3,652 3,652 3,652 ∂106 ............................ ............................Homeland Security Advisory Committee ......................................... 1,287 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥1,287 ............................ ............................Privacy Officer ................................................................................. 3,774 3,981 4,381 3,981 ∂207 ............................ ¥400Regions Initiative ............................................................................ ............................ 49,895 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥49,895 ............................Operational Integration Staff .......................................................... ............................ 9,459 7,495 ............................ ............................ ¥9,459 ¥7,495Unspecified reduction, House floor amendment (Obey) ................. ............................ ............................ ¥20,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂20,000

Subtotal, Office of the Secretary and Executive Management .. 84,534 195,848 113,139 124,620 ∂40,086 ¥71,228 ∂11,481
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Office of the Under Secretary for Management: 

Under Secretary for Management ................................................... 1,434 1,867 1,822 1,687 ∂253 ¥180 ¥135Business Transformation Office ...................................................... 920 948 948 920 ............................ ¥28 ¥28Office of the Chief Procurement Officer ......................................... 7,350 9,020 9,020 9,020 ∂1,670 ............................ ............................Office of the Human Resources ...................................................... 7,200 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥7,200 ............................ ............................Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer: 

Salaries and expenses ........................................................... ............................ 8,996 8,951 8,996 ∂8,996 ............................ ∂45Max HR System ...................................................................... ............................ 53,000 53,000 53,000 ∂53,000 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer ....... ............................ 61,996 61,951 61,996 ∂61,996 ............................ ∂45

Office of Administration .................................................................. 27,270 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥27,270 ............................ ............................Office of the Chief Administrative Officer: 

Salaries and expenses ........................................................... ............................ 40,731 40,286 40,731 ∂40,731 ............................ ∂445Nebraska Avenue Complex (NAC–DHS Headquarters) ........... ............................ 26,070 26,070 26,070 ∂26,070 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer ........ ............................ 66,801 66,356 66,801 ∂66,801 ............................ ∂445

Office of Immigration statistics ..................................................... 5,898 5,987 5,987 5,898 ............................ ¥89 ¥89Headquarters ................................................................................... 65,081 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥65,081 ............................ ............................Human resources system ................................................................ 36,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥36,000 ............................ ............................Rescission (Public Law 109–13) .................................................... ¥3,300 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂3,300 ............................ ............................Unspecified reduction, House floor amendment (Sabo) ................. ............................ ............................ ¥26,100 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂26,100Unspecified reduction, House floor amendment (Menendez) ......... ............................ ............................ ¥50,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂50,000Unspecified reduction, House floor amendment (Obey) ................. ............................ ............................ ¥20,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂20,000

Subtotal, Office of the Under Secretary for Management ......... 147,853 146,619 49,984 146,322 ¥1,531 ¥297 ∂96,338

Working Capital Fund

Rescission ................................................................................................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥12,000 ¥12,000 ¥12,000 ¥12,000Office of the Chief Financial Officer ....................................................... 13,000 18,505 18,505 18,325 ∂5,325 ¥180 ¥180Office of the Chief Information Officer: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... 67,270 75,756 75,756 75,756 ∂8,486 ............................ ............................Information technology services ..................................................... 91,000 110,944 110,944 72,755 ¥18,245 ¥38,189 ¥38,189Security activities ............................................................................ 31,000 31,000 31,000 19,000 ¥12,000 ¥12,000 ¥12,000Wireless program ............................................................................ 86,000 86,000 86,000 119,029 ∂33,029 ∂33,029 ∂33,029

Subtotal, Office of the Chief Information Officer ...................... 275,270 303,700 303,700 286,540 ∂11,270 ¥17,160 ¥17,160Total, Departmental operations .................................................. 520,657 664,672 485,328 563,807 ∂43,150 ¥100,865 ∂78,479
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with budget estimate (∂ or ¥) 

2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Office of Inspector General

Operating expenses .................................................................................. 82,317 83,017 83,017 83,017 ∂700 ............................ ............................

Total, Office of Inspector General .............................................. 82,317 83,017 83,017 83,017 ∂700 ............................ ............................Total, title I, Departmental Management and Operations ......... 602,974 747,689 568,345 646,824 ∂43,850 ¥100,865 ∂78,479

Appropriations .................................................................... (606,774) (747,689) (568,345) (658,824) (∂52,050) (¥88,865) (∂90,479) Rescissions ........................................................................ (¥3,800) ............................ ............................ (¥12,000) (¥8,200) (¥12,000) (¥12,000)

TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS

Office of the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security ... 9,617 10,617 8,617 9,617 ............................ ¥1,000 ∂1,000U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ........................ 340,000 ............................ ............................ 340,000 ............................ ∂340,000 ∂340,000Automation Modernization: 

U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ............... ............................ ............................ 390,232 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥390,232FAST ................................................................................................. ............................ ............................ 7,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥7,000NEXUS/SENTRI ................................................................................. ............................ ............................ 14,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥14,000

Total, Automation Modernization ................................................ ............................ ............................ 411,232 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥411,232

Office of Screening Coordination and Operations: 

U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ............... ............................ 390,232 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥390,232 ............................SecureFlight/Crew Vetting/OTVC Infrastructure/Transportation 

Vetting ........................................................................................ ............................ 94,294 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥94,294 ............................

FAST ................................................................................................. ............................ 7,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥7,000 ............................NEXUS/SENTRI ................................................................................. ............................ 14,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥14,000 ............................Credentialing/Startup ...................................................................... ............................ 20,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥20,000 ............................

Subtotal, Office of Screening Coordination ................................ ............................ 525,526 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥525,526 ............................
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Fee Funded Program: 

TWIC/TSA Credentialing .......................................................... ............................ (100,000) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥100,000) ............................Registered Traveler ................................................................ ............................ (20,000) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥20,000) ............................HAZMAT .................................................................................. ............................ (50,000) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥50,000) ............................Alien Flight School (By transfer) ........................................... ............................ (10,000) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥10,000) ............................

Total, Office of Screening Coordination Operations .......... ............................ (705,526) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥705,526) ............................

Appropriations ........................................................... ............................ (525,526) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥525,526) ............................(Fee funded programs) ............................................. ............................ (180,000) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥180,000) ............................

Customs and Border Protection

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................. 1,172,838 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥1,172,838 ............................ ............................Salaries and expenses: 

Management and administration, border security inspections and 

trade facilitation ......................................................................... ............................ 656,826 656,826 656,826 ∂656,826 ............................ ............................

Management and administration, border security and control between port of entry ..................................................................... ............................ 593,207 593,207 593,207 ∂593,207 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Headquarters management and administration .... 1,172,838 1,250,033 1,250,033 1,250,033 ∂77,195 ............................ ............................

Border security inspections and trade facilitation: 

Inspections, trade, and travel facilitation at ports of

entry ................................................................................... 1,242,800 1,274,994 1,274,994 1,274,994 ∂32,194 ............................ ............................

Harbor maintenance fee collection (trust fund) .................... 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 ............................ ............................ ............................Container security initiative ................................................... 126,096 138,790 138,790 138,790 ∂12,694 ............................ ............................Other international programs ................................................ 57,300 8,629 8,629 8,629 ¥48,671 ............................ ............................Customs trade partnership against terrorism/Free and secure trade .......................................................................... 37,828 54,268 54,268 75,268 ∂37,440 ∂21,000 ∂21,000Inspection and detection technology investments ................ 145,159 188,024 188,024 63,024 ¥82,135 ¥125,000 ¥125,000Automated targeting systems ................................................ 29,800 28,253 28,253 28,253 ¥1,547 ............................ ............................National Targeting Center ...................................................... 16,100 16,697 16,697 16,697 ∂597 ............................ ............................Other technology investments, including information technology ................................................................................. 1,000 1,018 1,018 1,018 ∂18 ............................ ............................Training .................................................................................. 23,800 24,351 24,351 24,351 ∂551 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Border security inspections and trade facilitation ................................................................................ 1,682,883 1,738,024 1,738,024 1,634,024 ¥48,859 ¥104,000 ¥104,000

Border security and control between ports of entry: 

Border security and control ................................................... 1,413,800 1,464,989 1,614,989 1,750,545 ∂336,745 ∂285,556 ∂135,556
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with budget estimate (∂ or ¥) 

2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Air program operations .......................................................... 37,300 57,971 57,971 57,971 ∂20,671 ............................ ............................Unmanned aerial vehicles ..................................................... 10,000 10,180 10,180 10,180 ∂180 ............................ ............................America Shield Initiative (ASI) procurement ......................... 64,162 51,084 51,084 51,084 ¥13,078 ............................ ............................Training .................................................................................. 21,700 22,203 22,203 22,203 ∂503 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Border security and control between ports of 

entry .............................................................................. 1,546,962 1,606,427 1,756,427 1,891,983 ∂345,021 ∂285,556 ∂135,556

Air and marine operations, personnel compensation and benefits .............................................................................................. 131,436 136,060 141,060 146,560 ∂15,124 ∂10,500 ∂5,500Rescission (Public Law 108–334) .................................................. (¥63,010) ............................ ............................ ............................ (∂63,010) ............................ ............................Rescission ....................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥14,400 ¥14,400 ¥14,400 ¥14,400Supplemental appropriations (Public Law 109–13): 

Salaries and expenses (emergency) ...................................... 49,075 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥49,075 ............................ ............................Salaries and expenses ........................................................... 75,350 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥75,350 ............................ ............................Rescission (Public Law 109–13) ........................................... ¥76,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂76,000 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Supplemental appropriations ............................. 48,425 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥48,425 ............................ ............................Subtotal, Salaries and expenses ....................................... 4,519,534 4,730,544 4,885,544 4,908,200 ∂388,666 ∂177,656 ∂22,656

Appropriations ........................................................... (4,609,469) (4,730,544) (4,885,544) (4,922,600) (∂313,131) (∂192,056) (∂37,056) Emergency appropriations Public Law 109–13 ....... (49,075) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥49,075) ............................ ............................Rescission ................................................................. (¥139,010) ............................ ............................ (¥14,400) (∂124,610) (¥14,400) (¥14,400)

Automation modernization: 

Automated commercial environment/International Trade Data 

System (ITDS) ............................................................................. 321,690 321,690 321,690 321,690 ............................ ............................ ............................

Automated commercial system and legacy IT costs ...................... 128,219 136,319 136,319 136,319 ∂8,100 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Automation modernization .......................................... 449,909 458,009 458,009 458,009 ∂8,100 ............................ ............................
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Air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement: 

Operations and maintenance .......................................................... 196,535 230,682 240,682 230,682 ∂34,147 ............................ ¥10,000Procurement .................................................................................... 61,000 62,098 107,098 89,898 ∂28,898 ∂27,800 ¥17,200

Subtotal, Air and marine operations .......................................... 257,535 292,780 347,780 320,580 ∂63,045 ∂27,800 ¥27,200

Construction: 

Construction (Border patrol) ........................................................... 91,718 93,418 93,418 311,381 ∂219,663 ∂217,963 ∂217,963Supplemental appropriations (Public Law 109–13) (emergency) .. 51,875 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥51,875 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Construction ................................................................ 143,593 93,418 93,418 311,381 ∂167,788 ∂217,963 ∂217,963Total, Direct appropriations ........................................................ 5,370,571 5,574,751 5,784,751 5,998,170 ∂627,599 ∂423,419 ∂213,419

Fee accounts: 

Immigration inspection user fee ..................................................... (429,000) (464,816) (464,816) (464,816) (∂35,816) ............................ ............................Immigration enforcement fines ....................................................... (6,000) (6,403) (6,403) (6,403) (∂403) ............................ ............................Land border inspection fee ............................................................. (28,000) (29,878) (29,878) (29,878) (∂1,878) ............................ ............................COBRA passenger inspection fee ................................................... (318,000) (334,000) (334,000) (334,000) (∂16,000) ............................ ............................APHIS inspection fee ....................................................................... (204,000) (204,000) (204,000) (204,000) ............................ ............................ ............................Puerto Rico collections .................................................................... (89,000) (97,815) (97,815) (97,815) (∂8,815) ............................ ............................Small airport user fees ................................................................... (5,004) (5,234) (5,234) (5,234) (∂230) ............................ ............................

Subtotal, fee accounts ............................................................... (1,079,004) (1,142,146) (1,142,146) (1,142,146) (∂63,142) ............................ ............................Total, Customs and Border Protection ....................................... (6,449,575) (6,716,897) (6,926,897) (7,140,316) (∂690,741) (∂423,419) (∂213,419) 

Appropriations .................................................................... (5,408,631) (5,574,751) (5,784,751) (6,012,570) (∂603,939) (∂437,819) (∂227,819) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (100,950) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥100,950) ............................ ............................Rescission .......................................................................... (¥139,010) ............................ ............................ (¥14,400) (∂124,610) (¥14,400) (¥14,400) (Fee accounts) ................................................................... (1,079,004) (1,142,146) (1,142,146) (1,142,146) (∂63,142) ............................ ............................

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Salaries and expenses: 

Headquarters Management and Administration (non-Detention 

and Removal Operations): 

Personnel compensation and benefits, service and other 

costs .................................................................................. 96,202 277,572 277,572 165,809 ∂69,607 ¥111,763 ¥111,763

Headquarters managed IT investment .................................. 120,119 134,571 134,571 159,613 ∂39,494 ∂25,042 ∂25,042
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[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with budget estimate (∂ or ¥) 

2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Subtotal, Headquarters management and administration ................................................................................ 216,321 412,143 412,143 325,422 ∂109,101 ¥86,721 ¥86,721

Investigations: 

Operations .............................................................................. 1,055,345 1,215,916 1,253,716 1,281,355 ∂226,010 ∂65,439 ∂27,639Training .................................................................................. 15,671 17,932 17,932 13,932 ¥1,739 ¥4,000 ¥4,000

Subtotal, Investigations ..................................................... 1,071,016 1,233,848 1,271,648 1,295,287 ∂224,271 ∂61,439 ∂23,639

Intelligence: 

Headquarters Reporting Center ............................................. 4,882 4,988 4,988 4,988 ∂106 ............................ ............................Operations/Operations Center ................................................ 55,130 56,834 56,834 43,515 ¥11,615 ¥13,319 ¥13,319

Subtotal, Intelligence ......................................................... 60,012 61,822 61,822 48,503 ¥11,509 ¥13,319 ¥13,319

Detention and removal operations: 

Custody management ............................................................ 504,221 600,160 690,160 842,300 ∂338,079 ∂242,140 ∂152,140Case management ................................................................. 192,269 166,277 166,277 177,887 ¥14,382 ∂11,610 ∂11,610Fugitive operations ................................................................. 35,242 103,255 119,255 70,458 ∂35,216 ¥32,797 ¥48,797Institutional removal program ............................................... 33,719 70,104 88,104 62,927 ∂29,208 ¥7,177 ¥25,177Alternatives to detention ........................................................ 14,202 33,406 43,406 27,910 ∂13,708 ¥5,496 ¥15,496Transportation and removal program .................................... 311,492 211,266 211,266 199,722 ¥111,770 ¥11,544 ¥11,544

Subtotal, Detention and removal operations .................... 1,091,145 1,184,468 1,318,468 1,381,204 ∂290,059 ∂196,736 ∂62,736

Instant Check Program (House floor amendment, King of IA) ...... ............................ ............................ 5,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥5,000Instant Check Program Reduction (House floor amendment, King 

of IA) ........................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ¥5,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂5,000

Supplemental Appropriations (Public Law 109–13): 

Salaries and expenses (emergency) ...................................... 349,050 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥349,050 ............................ ............................Salaries and expenses ........................................................... 105,200 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥105,200 ............................ ............................Rescission (Public Law 109–13) ........................................... ¥85,200 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂85,200 ............................ ............................
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Subtotal, Supplemental appropriations ............................. 369,050 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥369,050 ............................ ............................Subtotal, Salaries and expenses ....................................... 2,807,544 2,892,281 3,064,081 3,050,416 ∂242,872 ∂158,135 ¥13,665

Appropriations ........................................................... (2,543,694) (2,892,281) (3,064,081) (3,050,416) (∂506,722) (∂158,135) (¥13,665) Emergency appropriations ........................................ (349,050) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥349,050) ............................ ............................Rescission ................................................................. (¥85,200) ............................ ............................ ............................ (∂85,200) ............................ ............................

Federal air marshals: 

Management and administration ................................................... 593,552 616,927 626,927 609,294 ∂15,742 ¥7,633 ¥17,633Travel and training ......................................................................... 69,348 71,933 71,933 69,700 ∂352 ¥2,233 ¥2,233

Subtotal, Federal air marshals .................................................. 662,900 688,860 698,860 678,994 ∂16,094 ¥9,866 ¥19,866

Federal protective service: 

Basic security .................................................................................. 106,362 109,235 109,235 109,235 ∂2,873 ............................ ............................Building specific security (including capital equipment replacement/acquisition) ........................................................................ 371,638 377,765 377,765 377,765 ∂6,127 ............................ ............................

Subtotal .................................................................................. 478,000 487,000 487,000 487,000 ∂9,000 ............................ ............................

Offsetting fee collections ................................................................ ¥478,000 ¥487,000 ¥487,000 ¥487,000 ¥9,000 ............................ ............................

Automation modernization: ATLAS/CHIMERA IT connectivity ................... 39,605 40,150 40,150 50,150 ∂10,545 ∂10,000 ∂10,000Construction ............................................................................................. 26,179 26,546 26,546 26,546 ∂367 ............................ ............................

Total, Direct appropriations ........................................................ 3,536,228 3,647,837 3,829,637 3,806,106 ∂269,878 ∂158,269 ¥23,531

Fee accounts: 

Immigration inspection user fee ..................................................... (90,000) (91,621) (91,621) (91,621) (∂1,621) ............................ ............................Breached bond/detention fund ....................................................... (70,000) (71,260) (71,260) (71,260) (∂1,260) ............................ ............................Student exchange and visitor fee ................................................... (40,000) (66,552) (66,552) (66,552) (∂26,552) ............................ ............................

Subtotal, fee accounts ............................................................... (200,000) (229,433) (229,433) (229,433) (∂29,433) ............................ ............................Subtotal, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (gross) ........ (4,214,228) (4,364,270) (4,546,070) (4,522,539) (∂308,311) (∂158,269) (¥23,531) 

Offsetting fee collections .................................................. (¥478,000) (¥487,000) (¥487,000) (¥487,000) (¥9,000) ............................ ............................

Total, Immigration and Customs Enforcement .......................... (3,736,228) (3,877,270) (4,059,070) (4,035,539) (∂299,311) (∂158,269) (¥23,531) 

Appropriations .................................................................... (3,272,378) (3,647,837) (3,829,637) (3,806,106) (∂533,728) (∂158,269) (¥23,531) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (349,050) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥349,050) ............................ ............................Rescissions ........................................................................ (¥85,200) ............................ ............................ ............................ (∂85,200) ............................ ............................(Fee accounts) ................................................................... (200,000) (229,433) (229,433) (229,433) (∂29,433) ............................ ............................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with budget estimate (∂ or ¥) 

2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Transportation Security Administration

Aviation security: 

Screener operations: 

Screener workforce: 

Privatized screening ...................................................... 129,654 146,151 139,654 146,151 ∂16,497 ............................ ∂6,497Passenger screener—personnel, compensation, and 

benefits ..................................................................... 1,445,486 1,590,969 1,520,000 1,375,068 ¥70,418 ¥215,901 ¥144,932

Baggage screener—personnel, compensation, and 

benefits ..................................................................... 848,860 931,864 884,000 812,784 ¥36,076 ¥119,080 ¥71,216

Subtotal, Screener workforce ............................... 2,424,000 2,668,984 2,543,654 2,334,003 ¥89,997 ¥334,981 ¥209,651

Screening training and other: 

Passenger screeners, other ........................................... 140,614 ............................ 20,952 26,952 ¥113,662 ∂26,952 ∂6,000Baggage screeners, other ............................................. 203,660 ............................ ............................ 127,091 ¥76,569 ∂127,091 ∂127,091Screener training ........................................................... ............................ 91,004 85,004 91,004 ∂91,004 ............................ ∂6,000Screener other ............................................................... ............................ 170,246 126,294 16,203 ∂16,203 ¥154,043 ¥110,091

Subtotal, Screening training and other ................... 344,274 261,250 232,250 261,250 ¥83,024 ............................ ∂29,000

Human resource services ....................................................... 150,000 207,234 207,234 207,234 ∂57,234 ............................ ............................CAPPS II ................................................................................. 34,919 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥34,919 ............................ ............................Crew vetting ........................................................................... 10,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥10,000 ............................ ............................Registered traveler ................................................................. 15,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥15,000 ............................ ............................Checkpoint support ................................................................ 123,500 157,461 157,461 172,461 ∂48,961 ∂15,000 ∂15,000EDS/ETD Systems: 

Purchase ........................................................................ 180,000 130,000 170,000 180,000 ............................ ∂50,000 ∂10,000Installation .................................................................... 45,000 14,000 75,000 14,000 ¥31,000 ............................ ¥61,000Maintenance .................................................................. 174,940 200,000 200,000 200,000 ∂25,060 ............................ ............................Operation integration .................................................... ............................ 23,000 23,000 23,000 ∂23,000 ............................ ............................
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Subtotal, EDS/ETD Systems ...................................... 399,940 367,000 468,000 417,000 ∂17,060 ∂50,000 ¥51,000Subtotal, Screening operations ................................ 3,501,633 3,661,929 3,608,599 3,391,948 ¥109,685 ¥269,981 ¥216,651

Aviation direction and enforcement: 

Aviation regulation and other enforcement ........................... 230,000 238,196 222,416 230,000 ............................ ¥8,196 ∂7,584Airport management, IT, and support ................................... 526,890 758,370 655,597 748,370 ∂221,480 ¥10,000 ∂92,773FFDO and flight crew training ............................................... 25,000 36,289 29,000 32,000 ∂7,000 ¥4,289 ∂3,000Air cargo ................................................................................. 40,000 40,000 60,000 50,000 ∂10,000 ∂10,000 ¥10,000Airport perimeter security ...................................................... ............................ ............................ 10,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥10,000Foreign repair stations ........................................................... ............................ ............................ 6,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥6,000

Subtotal, Aviation direction and enforcement .................. 821,890 1,072,855 983,013 1,060,370 ∂238,480 ¥12,485 ∂77,357

Flight school checks (by transfer) .................................................. (9,700) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥9,700) ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Aviation security (gross) ............................................. 4,323,523 4,734,784 4,591,612 4,452,318 ∂128,795 ¥282,466 ¥139,294

Offsetting fee collections ................................................................ ¥1,823,000 ¥3,670,000 ¥1,990,000 ¥1,990,000 ¥167,000 ∂1,680,000 ............................

Total, Aviation security (net) ...................................................... 2,500,523 1,064,784 2,601,612 2,462,318 ¥38,205 ∂1,397,534 ¥139,294

Surface transportation security: 

Staffing and operations .................................................................. 24,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥24,000 ............................ ............................Surface transportation security staffing ........................................ ............................ 24,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥24,000 ............................Support staffing .............................................................................. ............................ ............................ 24,000 24,000 ∂24,000 ∂24,000 ............................Transfer to credentialing activities ................................................ ¥27,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂27,000 ............................ ............................TWIC ................................................................................................ 15,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥15,000 ............................ ............................Credentialing start-up .................................................................... 5,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥5,000 ............................ ............................Hazardous materials security ......................................................... 17,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥17,000 ............................ ............................Hazardous materials truck tracking/training ................................. 2,000 ............................ 4,000 4,000 ∂2,000 ∂4,000 ............................Rail security (inspectors) ................................................................ 12,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 ¥4,000 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Surface transportation security .................................. 48,000 32,000 36,000 36,000 ¥12,000 ∂4,000 ............................

Credentialing activities ............................................................................ 67,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥67,000 ............................ ............................

Offsetting fee collections ................................................................ ¥67,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂67,000 ............................ ............................

Transportation Vetting and Credentialing: 

SecureFlight ..................................................................................... ............................ ............................ 65,994 56,696 ∂56,696 ∂56,696 ¥9,298Crew vetting .................................................................................... ............................ ............................ 13,300 13,300 ∂13,300 ∂13,300 ............................Screening administration and operations ...................................... ............................ ............................ 5,000 5,000 ∂5,000 ∂5,000 ............................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with budget estimate (∂ or ¥) 

2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Total, Direct appropriations ........................................................ ............................ ............................ 84,294 74,996 ∂74,996 ∂74,996 ¥9,298

Fee accounts: 

Registered Traveler Program fees ................................................... ............................ ............................ (20,000) (20,000) (∂20,000) (∂20,000) ............................TWIC fees ........................................................................................ ............................ ............................ (100,000) (100,000) (∂100,000) (∂100,000) ............................HAZMAT fees ................................................................................... ............................ ............................ (50,000) (50,000) (∂50,000) (∂50,000) ............................Alien Flight School (by transfer from DOJ)—fees .......................... ............................ ............................ (10,000) (10,000) (∂10,000) (∂10,000) ............................

Subtotal, fee accounts ............................................................... ............................ ............................ (180,000) (180,000) (∂180,000) (∂180,000) ............................Subtotal, Transportation Vetting and Credentialing (gross) ..... ............................ ............................ (264,294) (254,996) (∂254,996) (∂254,996) (¥9,298)

Transportation security support: 

Intelligence ...................................................................................... 14,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 ∂7,000 ............................ ............................Administration: 

Headquarters administration ................................................. 267,382 302,781 309,916 260,781 ¥6,601 ¥42,000 ¥49,135Mission support centers ......................................................... 5,000 3,051 ............................ ............................ ¥5,000 ¥3,051 ............................Information technology ........................................................... 240,470 210,092 210,092 210,092 ¥30,378 ............................ ............................Corporate training .................................................................. 7,000 8,084 ............................ ............................ ¥7,000 ¥8,084 ............................

Subtotal, Administration .................................................... 519,852 524,008 520,008 470,873 ¥48,979 ¥53,135 ¥49,135

Research and development: 

Research and development at Tech Center .......................... 49,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥49,000 ............................ ............................Next generation explosive detection systems and explosive 

trace detection ................................................................... 54,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥54,000 ............................ ............................

Air cargo ................................................................................. 75,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥75,000 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Research and development ............................... 178,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥178,000 ............................ ............................Subtotal, Transportation security support ......................... 711,852 545,008 541,008 491,873 ¥219,979 ¥53,135 ¥49,135
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Aviation security capital fund ................................................................. (250,000) (250,000) (250,000) (250,000) ............................ ............................ ............................

Total, Transportation Security Administration (gross) ............... 5,333,375 5,561,792 5,682,914 5,485,187 ∂151,812 ¥76,605 ¥197,727

Appropriations .................................................................... 3,260,375 1,641,792 3,262,914 3,065,187 ¥195,188 ∂1,423,395 ¥197,727Offsetting fee collections .................................................. ¥1,890,000 ¥3,670,000 ¥1,990,000 ¥1,990,000 ¥100,000 ∂1,680,000 ............................Aviation security capital fund ........................................... (250,000) (250,000) (250,000) (250,000) ............................ ............................ ............................Fee accounts ...................................................................... ............................ ............................ (180,000) (180,000) (∂180,000) (∂180,000) ............................

Total, Transportation Security Administration (net) ................... 3,260,375 1,641,792 3,262,914 3,065,187 ¥195,188 ∂1,423,395 ¥197,727

United States Coast Guard

Operating expenses: 

Military pay and allowances ........................................................... 2,807,827 3,011,130 3,009,550 3,001,056 ∂193,229 ¥10,074 ¥8,494Civilian pay and benefits ............................................................... 456,110 535,836 531,811 531,497 ∂75,387 ¥4,339 ¥314Training and recruiting ................................................................... 161,441 178,212 178,212 176,697 ∂15,256 ¥1,515 ¥1,515Operating funds and unit level maintenance ................................ 924,125 985,309 967,414 946,817 ∂22,692 ¥38,492 ¥20,597Centrally managed accounts .......................................................... 175,438 193,936 193,936 185,000 ∂9,562 ¥8,936 ¥8,936Coast Guard watch standards ........................................................ 9,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥9,000 ............................ ............................Intermediate and depot level maintenance .................................... 623,279 642,977 642,977 634,979 ∂11,700 ¥7,998 ¥7,998Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ......................... 33,367 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥33,367 ............................ ............................Supplemental appropriations (Public Law 109–13) (emergency) .. 112,300 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥112,300 ............................ ............................Unspecified reduction ..................................................................... ............................ ............................ ¥23,900 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂23,900Rescission ....................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥16,800 ¥16,800 ¥16,800 ¥16,800

Subtotal, Operating expenses ..................................................... 5,302,887 5,547,400 5,500,000 5,459,246 ∂156,359 ¥88,154 ¥40,754

Less adjustment for defense function ............................................ ¥1,204,000 ¥340,000 ¥1,200,000 ¥1,200,000 ∂4,000 ¥860,000 ............................Defense function ............................................................................. 1,204,000 340,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 ¥4,000 ∂860,000 ............................

Subtotal, Operating expenses ..................................................... 5,302,887 5,547,400 5,500,000 5,459,246 ∂156,359 ¥88,154 ¥40,754

Appropriations .................................................................... (3,953,220) (5,207,400) (4,300,000) (4,276,046) (∂322,826) (¥931,354) (¥23,954) Rescissions ........................................................................ ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥16,800) (¥16,800) (¥16,800) (¥16,800) Defense function ................................................................ (1,204,000) (340,000) (1,200,000) (1,200,000) (¥4,000) (∂860,000) ............................Emergency appropriations ................................................. (145,667) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥145,667) ............................ ............................

Environmental compliance and restoration ............................................. 17,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 ¥5,000 ............................ ............................Reserve training ....................................................................................... 113,000 119,000 119,000 119,000 ∂6,000 ............................ ............................Acquisition, construction, and improvements: 

Vessels: 

Great Lakes Icebreaker (GLIB) replacement .......................... 7,750 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥7,750 ............................ ............................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with budget estimate (∂ or ¥) 

2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Response boat medium (41 ft UTB and NSB replacement) ................................................................................. 12,000 22,000 22,000 18,500 ∂6,500 ¥3,500 ¥3,500

Subtotal, Vessels ........................................................... 19,750 22,000 22,000 18,500 ¥1,250 ¥3,500 ¥3,500

Aircraft: 

Armed helicopter equipment .................................................. 2,500 19,902 19,902 ............................ ¥2,500 ¥19,902 ¥19,902Covert surveillance aircraft ................................................... ............................ ............................ 10,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥10,000C–130J missionization ........................................................... ............................ 5,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥5,000 ............................

Subtotal, Aircraft ............................................................... 2,500 24,902 29,902 ............................ ¥2,500 ¥24,902 ¥29,902

Other equipment: 

Automatic identification system ............................................ 24,000 29,100 29,100 24,000 ............................ ¥5,100 ¥5,100Rescue 21 .............................................................................. 94,000 101,000 91,000 81,000 ¥13,000 ¥20,000 ¥10,000HF Recap ................................................................................ ............................ 10,000 10,000 ............................ ............................ ¥10,000 ¥10,000Rescission (Public Law 108–90) ........................................... ¥16,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂16,000 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Other equipment ................................................ 102,000 140,100 130,100 105,000 ∂3,000 ¥35,100 ¥25,100

Personnel compensation and benefits: 

Core acquisition costs ........................................................... 500 500 500 500 ............................ ............................ ............................Direct personnel cost ............................................................. 72,500 75,950 75,950 72,500 ............................ ¥3,450 ¥3,450

Subtotal, Personnel compensation and benefits .............. 73,000 76,450 76,450 73,000 ............................ ¥3,450 ¥3,450

Integrated deepwater systems: 

Aircraft: 

Aircraft, other ................................................................ 86,250 125,900 ............................ 179,900 ∂93,650 ∂54,000 ∂179,900HH–65 re-engining ........................................................ 139,000 133,100 ............................ 133,100 ¥5,900 ............................ ∂133,100

Rescission ............................................................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥13,999 ¥13,999 ¥13,999 ¥13,999

Subtotal, Aircraft ............................................. 225,250 259,000 ............................ 299,001 ∂73,751 ∂40,001 ∂299,001
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Surface ships ......................................................................... 364,300 522,400 ............................ 522,400 ∂158,100 ............................ ∂522,400

Rescission ..................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥68,999 ¥68,999 ¥68,999 ¥68,999

Subtotal, Surface Ships ............................................ 364,300 522,400 ............................ 453,401 ∂89,101 ¥68,999 ∂453,401

C4ISR ...................................................................................... 53,600 74,400 ............................ 50,000 ¥3,600 ¥24,400 ∂50,000Logistics ................................................................................. 39,800 25,200 ............................ 25,200 ¥14,600 ............................ ∂25,200Systems engineering and integration .................................... 43,000 45,000 ............................ 40,000 ¥3,000 ¥5,000 ∂40,000Government program management ....................................... 38,000 40,000 ............................ 38,000 ............................ ¥2,000 ∂38,000Miscellaneous ......................................................................... ............................ ............................ 500,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥500,000

Subtotal, Integrated deepwater systems ........................... 763,950 966,000 500,000 905,602 ∂141,652 ¥60,398 ∂405,602

Shore facilities and aids to navigation: 

Shore operational and support projects ................................ 1,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 ∂4,000 ............................ ............................Shore construction projects ................................................... 1,600 3,000 3,000 3,000 ∂1,400 ............................ ............................Small arms range at ISC Honolulu, HI .................................. 1,600 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥1,600 ............................ ............................Renovate USCGA Chase Hall Barrack, Phase I ..................... ............................ 15,000 15,000 15,000 ∂15,000 ............................ ............................Replace multi-purpose building—Group Long Island

Sound ................................................................................. ............................ 10,000 10,000 10,000 ∂10,000 ............................ ............................

Construct breakwater—Station Neah Bay ............................ ............................ 2,800 2,800 2,800 ∂2,800 ............................ ............................Waterways aids to navigation infrastructure ........................ 800 3,900 3,900 3,900 ∂3,100 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Shore facilities and aids to navigation ............ 5,000 39,700 39,700 39,700 ∂34,700 ............................ ............................

Supplemental appropriations (Public Law 109–13) (emergency) .. 49,200 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥49,200 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Acquisition, construction, and improvements (net) ... 1,015,400 1,269,152 798,152 1,141,802 ∂126,402 ¥127,350 ∂343,650

Appropriations .................................................................... (982,200) (1,269,152) (798,152) (1,224,800) (∂242,600) (¥44,352) (∂426,648) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (49,200) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥49,200) ............................ ............................Rescissions ........................................................................ (¥16,000) ............................ ............................ (¥82,998) (¥66,998) (¥82,998) (¥82,998)

Alteration of bridges ................................................................................ 15,900 ............................ 15,000 15,000 ¥900 ∂15,000 ............................Research, development, test, and evaluation ......................................... 18,500 ............................ ............................ 18,500 ............................ ∂18,500 ∂18,500

Subtotal, U.S. Coast Guard discretionary .................................. 6,482,687 6,947,552 6,444,152 6,765,548 ∂282,861 ¥182,004 ∂321,396

Retired pay (mandatory) .......................................................................... 1,085,460 1,014,080 1,014,080 1,014,080 ¥71,380 ............................ ............................

Total, United States Coast Guard .............................................. 7,568,147 7,961,632 7,458,232 7,779,628 ∂211,481 ¥182,004 ∂321,396

Appropriations .................................................................... (7,389,280) (7,961,632) (7,458,232) (7,879,426) (∂490,146) (¥82,206) (∂421,194) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (194,867) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥194,867) ............................ ............................
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with budget estimate (∂ or ¥) 

2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Rescissions ........................................................................ (¥16,000) ............................ ............................ (¥99,798) (¥83,798) (¥99,798) (¥99,798)

United States Secret Service

Salaries and expenses: 

Protection: 

Protection of persons and facilities ...................................... 571,640 572,232 583,652 565,980 ¥5,660 ¥6,252 ¥17,672National special security event fund ..................................... 5,000 5,000 10,000 ............................ ¥5,000 ¥5,000 ¥10,000Protective intelligence activities ............................................ 53,989 55,561 57,061 55,368 ∂1,379 ¥193 ¥1,693White House mail screening .................................................. 16,365 16,365 16,365 16,365 ............................ ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Protection ........................................................... 646,994 649,158 667,078 637,713 ¥9,281 ¥11,445 ¥29,365

Field operations: 

Domestic field operations ...................................................... 221,489 238,888 238,888 238,888 ∂17,399 ............................ ............................International field office administration, operations and 

training .............................................................................. 19,208 19,768 22,168 19,768 ∂560 ............................ ¥2,400

Electronic crimes special agent program and electronic 

crimes task forces ............................................................. 34,536 35,600 43,600 35,600 ∂1,064 ............................ ¥8,000

Subtotal, Field operations ............................................. 275,233 294,256 304,656 294,256 ∂19,023 ............................ ¥10,400

Administration: 

Headquarters, management and administration .................. 197,747 203,232 203,232 203,232 ∂5,485 ............................ ............................National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ............. 7,100 7,100 7,678 7,100 ............................ ............................ ¥578

Subtotal, Administration .................................................... 204,847 210,332 210,910 210,332 ∂5,485 ............................ ¥578

Training: Rowley Training Center .................................................... 45,051 46,337 46,337 46,337 ∂1,286 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Salaries and expenses ................................................ 1,172,125 1,200,083 1,228,981 1,188,638 ∂16,513 ¥11,445 ¥40,343

Operating expenses (rescission) (Public Law 108–11) ........................... ¥750 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂750 ............................ ............................
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Acquisition, construction, improvements and related expenses (Rowley 

Training Center) ................................................................................... 3,633 3,699 3,699 3,699 ∂66 ............................ ............................

Total, United States Secret Service ............................................ 1,175,008 1,203,782 1,232,680 1,192,337 ∂17,329 ¥11,445 ¥40,343Total, title II, Security, Enforcement, and Investigations: 

New budget (obligational) authority ................................. 21,259,946 20,565,937 21,988,063 22,191,045 ∂931,099 ∂1,625,108 ∂202,982

Appropriations ........................................................... (20,856,039) (20,565,937) (21,988,063) (22,305,243) (∂1,449,204) (∂1,739,306) (∂317,180) Emergency appropriations ........................................ (644,867) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥644,867) ............................ ............................Rescission ................................................................. (¥240,960) ............................ ............................ (¥114,198) (∂126,762) (¥114,198) (¥114,198) 

Fee Accounts ...................................................................... 1,279,004 1,551,579 1,551,579 1,551,579 ∂272,575 ............................ ............................

TITLE III—PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY

Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness

Management and administration ............................................................ 3,546 ............................ 3,546 3,546 ............................ ∂3,546 ............................State and local programs: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... ............................ 3,546 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥3,546 ............................State and local basic formula grants ............................................ 1,100,000 ............................ 750,000 ............................ ¥1,100,000 ............................ ¥750,000State and Local Assistance ............................................................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 1,518,000 ∂1,518,000 ∂1,518,000 ∂1,518,000State Homeland Security Grant Program: 

State and local basic formula grants ................................... ............................ 1,020,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥1,020,000 ............................Emergency management performance grants ....................... ............................ 170,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥170,000 ............................Citizen Corps .......................................................................... ............................ 50,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥50,000 ............................

Subtotal, State Homeland Security Grant Pgm ................. ............................ 1,240,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥1,240,000 ............................

Law enforcement terrorism prevention grants ............................... 400,000 ............................ 400,000 400,000 ............................ ∂400,000 ............................Transportation and Infrastructure grants: 

Buffer Zone Protection Program ............................................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 50,000 ∂50,000 ∂50,000 ∂50,000Port security grants ............................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 200,000 ∂200,000 ∂200,000 ∂200,000Rail and transit security ........................................................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 100,000 ∂100,000 ∂100,000 ∂100,000Trucking security grants ........................................................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 5,000 ∂5,000 ∂5,000 ∂5,000Intercity bus security grants .................................................. ............................ ............................ ............................ 10,000 ∂10,000 ∂10,000 ∂10,000

Subtotal,Transportation and Infrastructure ....................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 365,000 ∂365,000 ∂365,000 ∂365,000

Urban area security initiative: 

High-threat, high-density urban area ................................... 885,000 1,020,000 850,000 ............................ ¥885,000 ¥1,020,000 ¥850,000Targeted infrastructure protection ......................................... ............................ 600,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥600,000 ............................Buffer Zone Protection Program ............................................ ............................ ............................ 50,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥50,000
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with budget estimate (∂ or ¥) 

2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Port security grants ............................................................... 150,000 ............................ 150,000 ............................ ¥150,000 ............................ ¥150,000Rail and transit security ........................................................ 150,000 ............................ 150,000 ............................ ¥150,000 ............................ ¥150,000Trucking security grants ........................................................ 5,000 ............................ 5,000 ............................ ¥5,000 ............................ ¥5,000Intercity bus security grants .................................................. 10,000 ............................ 10,000 ............................ ¥10,000 ............................ ¥10,000

Subtotal, Urban area security initiative ............................ 1,200,000 1,620,000 1,215,000 ............................ ¥1,200,000 ¥1,620,000 ¥1,215,000

Technology transfer program .......................................................... 50,000 ............................ 50,000 50,000 ............................ ∂50,000 ............................

REAL ID Grants ...................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 40,000 ∂40,000 ∂40,000 ∂40,000

National programs: 

National domestic preparedness consortium ........................ 135,000 80,000 125,000 145,000 ∂10,000 ∂65,000 ∂20,000National exercise program ..................................................... 52,000 52,000 52,000 52,000 ............................ ............................ ............................Technical assistance .............................................................. 30,000 7,600 20,000 20,000 ¥10,000 ∂12,400 ............................Metropolitan medical response system ................................. 30,000 ............................ 40,000 10,000 ¥20,000 ∂10,000 ¥30,000Demonstration training grants .............................................. 30,000 ............................ 35,000 30,000 ............................ ∂30,000 ¥5,000Continuing training grants .................................................... 25,000 3,010 30,000 25,000 ............................ ∂21,990 ¥5,000Citizen Corps .......................................................................... 15,000 ............................ 40,000 25,000 ∂10,000 ∂25,000 ¥15,000Evaluations and assessments ............................................... 14,300 14,300 14,300 14,300 ............................ ............................ ............................Rural domestic preparedness consortium ............................. 5,000 ............................ 10,000 ............................ ¥5,000 ............................ ¥10,000

Subtotal, National programs ............................................. 336,300 156,910 366,300 321,300 ¥15,000 ∂164,390 ¥45,000

Management and administration ................................................... ............................ 44,300 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥44,300 ............................Unspecified increase, House floor amendment (Musgrave) ........... ............................ ............................ 100 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥100Unspecified increase, House floor amendment (Menendez) ........... ............................ ............................ 50,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥50,000

Subtotal, State and local programs ........................................... 3,086,300 3,064,756 2,831,400 2,694,300 ¥392,000 ¥370,456 ¥137,100

Firefighter assistance grants ................................................................... 650,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥650,000 ............................ ............................

Fire department staffing assistance grants: 

Grants ..................................................................................... ............................ 500,000 575,000 550,000 ∂550,000 ∂50,000 ¥25,000
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Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response 

(SAFER) Act ........................................................................ 65,000 ............................ 75,000 65,000 ............................ ∂65,000 ¥10,000

Subtotal, Firefighter assistance grants ........................ 715,000 500,000 650,000 615,000 ¥100,000 ∂115,000 ¥35,000

Emergency Management Performance Grants ......................................... 180,000 ............................ 180,000 180,000 ............................ ∂180,000 ............................

Total, Office of State and Local Government Coordination and 

Preparedness .......................................................................... 3,984,846 3,564,756 3,664,946 3,492,846 ¥492,000 ¥71,910 ¥172,100

Counterterrorism Fund

Counterterrorism fund .............................................................................. 8,000 10,000 10,000 5,000 ¥3,000 ¥5,000 ¥5,000

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Office of the Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response .................................................................................................. 4,211 4,306 2,306 4,306 ∂95 ............................ ∂2,000Preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery: 

Operating activities ......................................................................... 209,499 228,499 242,499 173,499 ¥36,000 ¥55,000 ¥69,000Urban search and rescue teams .................................................... 30,000 7,000 7,000 30,000 ............................ ∂23,000 ∂23,000

Rescission .............................................................................. ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥9,600 ¥9,600 ¥9,600 ¥9,600

Subtotal, Preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery .................................................................................. 239,499 235,499 249,499 193,899 ¥45,600 ¥41,600 ¥55,600

Appropriations ........................................................... (239,499) (235,499) (249,499) (203,499) (¥36,000) (¥32,000) (¥46,000) Rescission ................................................................. ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥9,600) (¥9,600) (¥9,600) (¥9,600) 

Operating expenses (rescission) .............................................................. ¥5,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂5,000 ............................ ............................Administrative and regional operations .................................................. 202,939 170,441 177,441 168,441 ¥34,498 ¥2,000 ¥9,000

Defense function ............................................................................. ............................ 48,000 48,000 48,000 ∂48,000 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Administrative and regional operations ..................... 202,939 218,441 225,441 216,441 ∂13,502 ¥2,000 ¥9,000

Public health programs: National disaster medical system ................... 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 ............................ ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Public health programs .............................................. 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 ............................ ............................ ............................

Radiological emergency preparedness program ...................................... ¥1,000 ¥1,266 ¥1,266 ¥1,266 ¥266 ............................ ............................Biodefense countermeasures: Advance appropriations, fiscal year 2005 

(Public Law 108–324) ......................................................................... 2,507,776 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥2,507,776 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Biodefense countermeasures ...................................... 2,507,776 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥2,507,776 ............................ ............................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with budget estimate (∂ or ¥) 

2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Disaster relief ........................................................................................... 2,042,380 2,140,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 ¥42,380 ¥140,000 ............................

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ......................... 6,500,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥6,500,000 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Disaster Relief ............................................................ 8,542,380 2,140,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 ¥6,542,380 ¥140,000 ............................

Disaster assistance direct loan program account: (Limitation on direct 

loans) ................................................................................................... (25,000) (25,000) (25,000) (25,000) ............................ ............................ ............................

Administrative expenses ................................................................. 567 567 567 567 ............................ ............................ ............................

Flood map modernization fund ................................................................ 200,000 200,068 200,000 200,000 ............................ ¥68 ............................National flood insurance fund: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... 33,336 36,496 36,496 36,496 ∂3,160 ............................ ............................Severe repetitive loss mitigation .................................................... ............................ ............................ 40,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥40,000Repetitive loss mitigation ............................................................... ............................ ............................ 10,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥10,000Flood mitigation .............................................................................. 79,257 87,358 99,358 87,358 ∂8,101 ............................ ¥12,000Offsetting fee collections ................................................................ ¥112,593 ¥123,854 ¥185,854 ¥123,854 ¥11,261 ............................ ∂62,000 (Transfer to National flood mitigation fund) .................................. (¥20,000) (¥28,000) (¥40,000) (¥28,000) (¥8,000) ............................ (∂12,000) 

National flood mitigation fund (by transfer) ........................................... (20,000) (28,000) (40,000) (28,000) (∂8,000) ............................ (¥12,000) National predisaster mitigation fund ...................................................... 100,000 150,062 150,000 37,000 ¥63,000 ¥113,062 ¥113,000Emergency food and shelter .................................................................... 153,000 153,000 153,000 153,000 ............................ ............................ ............................

Total, Emergency Preparedness and Response (net) ................. 11,978,372 3,134,677 3,013,547 2,837,947 ¥9,140,425 ¥296,730 ¥175,600

Appropriations .................................................................... (2,975,596) (3,134,677) (3,013,547) (2,847,547) (¥128,049) (¥287,130) (¥166,000) Rescission .......................................................................... (¥5,000) ............................ ............................ (¥9,600) (¥4,600) (¥9,600) (¥9,600) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (6,500,000) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥6,500,000) ............................ ............................Advance appropriations ..................................................... (2,507,776) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥2,507,776) ............................ ............................

Total, title III, Preparedness and Recovery: 

New budget (obligational) authority ................................. 15,971,218 6,709,433 6,688,493 6,335,793 ¥9,635,425 ¥373,640 ¥352,700

Appropriations ........................................................... (6,968,442) (6,709,433) (6,688,493) (6,345,393) (¥623,049) (¥364,040) (¥343,100) Advance appropriations ............................................ (2,507,776) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥2,507,776) ............................ ............................
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Emergency appropriations ........................................ (6,500,000) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥6,500,000) ............................ ............................Rescissions ............................................................... (¥5,000) ............................ ............................ (¥9,600) (¥4,600) (¥9,600) (¥9,600) 

(Limitation on direct loans) .............................................. (25,000) (25,000) (25,000) (25,000) ............................ ............................ ............................(Transfer out) ..................................................................... (¥20,000) (¥28,000) (¥40,000) (¥28,000) (¥8,000) ............................ (∂12,000) (By transfer) ...................................................................... (20,000) (28,000) (40,000) (28,000) (∂8,000) ............................ (¥12,000)

TITLE IV—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, ASSESSMENTS, 

AND SERVICES

Citizenship and Immigration Services

Backlog reduction initiative: 

Contracting services ....................................................................... 120,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 ¥50,000 ............................ ............................Other ................................................................................................ 20,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 ¥10,000 ............................ ............................Digitization ...................................................................................... 20,000 ............................ 40,000 ............................ ¥20,000 ............................ ¥40,000

Subtotal, Backlog reduction initiative ........................................ 160,000 80,000 120,000 80,000 ¥80,000 ............................ ¥40,000

Supplemental Appropriations (Public Law 109–13): 

Office of Fraud Detection and Prevention ...................................... ............................ ............................ 14,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥14,000Fraud Detection and Prevention Fee (offsetting collection ............ ............................ ............................ ¥14,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂14,000

Subtotal, Supplemental appropriations ...................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................

Adjudication services (fee account): 

Pay and benefits ............................................................................. (580,000) (607,000) (607,000) (607,000) (∂27,000) ............................ ............................Operating expenses: 

District operations .................................................................. (293,000) (389,000) (389,000) (389,000) (∂96,000) ............................ ............................Service center operations ....................................................... (233,000) (260,000) (260,000) (260,000) (∂27,000) ............................ ............................Asylum, refugee and international operations ...................... (73,000) (74,000) (74,000) (74,000) (∂1,000) ............................ ............................Records operations ................................................................. (65,000) (66,000) (66,000) (66,000) (∂1,000) ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Adjudication services ......................................... (1,244,000) (1,396,000) (1,396,000) (1,396,000) (∂152,000) ............................ ............................

Information and customer services (fee account): 

Pay and benefits ............................................................................. (78,000) (80,000) (80,000) (80,000) (∂2,000) ............................ ............................Operating expenses: 

National Customer Service Center ......................................... (46,000) (47,000) (47,000) (47,000) (∂1,000) ............................ ............................Information services ............................................................... (14,000) (14,000) (14,000) (14,000) ............................ ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Information and customer services ................... (138,000) (141,000) (141,000) (141,000) (∂3,000) ............................ ............................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with budget estimate (∂ or ¥) 

2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Administration (fee account): 

Pay and benefits ............................................................................. (43,000) (44,000) (44,000) (44,000) (∂1,000) ............................ ............................Operating expenses ......................................................................... (190,000) (193,000) (193,000) (193,000) (∂3,000) ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Administration ............................................................. (233,000) (237,000) (237,000) (237,000) (∂4,000) ............................ ............................Total, Citizenship and Immigration Services ............................. (1,775,000) (1,854,000) (1,894,000) (1,854,000) (∂79,000) ............................ (¥40,000) 

Appropriations .................................................................... (160,000) (80,000) (120,000) (80,000) (¥80,000) ............................ (¥40,000) (Immigration Examination Fee Account) ........................... (1,571,000) (1,730,000) (1,730,000) (1,730,000) (∂159,000) ............................ ............................(H–1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee Account) ............................................................................ (31,000) (31,000) (31,000) (31,000) ............................ ............................ ............................(H–1B Non-Immigrant Petitioner Fee Account) ................. (13,000) (13,000) (13,000) (13,000) ............................ ............................ ............................

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

Salaries and expenses: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... 177,440 183,362 194,000 194,000 ∂16,560 ∂10,638 ............................Supplemental appropriations (Public Law 109–13) ....................... 2,568 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥2,568 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Salaries and expenses ................................................ 180,008 183,362 194,000 194,000 ∂13,992 ∂10,638 ............................

Acquisition, Construction, Improvements and Related expenses: 

Direct appropriation ........................................................................ 44,917 40,636 64,743 88,358 ∂43,441 ∂47,722 ∂23,615 Supplemental appropriations (Public Law 109–13) ....................... 1,882 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥1,882 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Acquisition, Construction and Related Expenses ....... 46,799 40,636 64,743 88,358 ∂41,559 ∂47,722 ∂23,615Total, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center ....................... 226,807 223,998 258,743 282,358 ∂55,551 ∂58,360 ∂23,615
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Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection

Management and administration: 

Office of the Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection .................................................................... 5,864 6,878 6,878 6,878 ∂1,014 ............................ ............................Other salaries and expenses .......................................................... 126,200 197,127 191,322 161,891 ∂35,691 ¥35,236 ¥29,431Unspecified reduction, House floor amendment (Obey) ................. ............................ ............................ ¥8,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂8,000

Subtotal, Management and administration ............................... 132,064 204,005 190,200 168,769 ∂36,705 ¥35,236 ¥21,431

Assessments and evaluations: 

Critical infrastructure outreach and partnerships ......................... 106,592 67,177 62,177 126,592 ∂20,000 ∂59,415 ∂64,415Critical infrastructure identification and evaluation ..................... 77,861 72,173 77,173 59,903 ¥17,958 ¥12,270 ¥17,270 National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center (NISAC) .. 20,000 16,000 16,000 21,000 ∂1,000 ∂5,000 ∂5,000 Protective actions ............................................................................ 191,647 91,399 91,399 91,399 ¥100,248 ............................ ............................Biosurveillance ................................................................................ 11,000 11,147 10,147 18,145 ∂7,145 ∂6,998 ∂7,998Cyber security .................................................................................. 67,380 73,349 73,349 73,349 ∂5,969 ............................ ............................NS–EP Telecommunications ............................................................ 140,754 142,632 142,632 142,632 ∂1,878 ............................ ............................Competitive analysis and evaluation ............................................. 4,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥4,000 ............................ ............................Threat determination and assessment ........................................... 21,943 19,900 19,900 19,900 ¥2,043 ............................ ............................Infrastructure vulnerability and risk assessment .......................... 71,080 74,347 74,347 74,347 ∂3,267 ............................ ............................Evaluation and studies ................................................................... 14,387 34,526 34,526 34,526 ∂20,139 ............................ ............................Homeland Security Operations Center (HSOC) ............................... 35,000 61,108 56,108 40,000 ∂5,000 ¥21,108 ¥16,108Information Sharing and Collaboration .......................................... ............................ 5,482 5,482 ............................ ............................ ¥5,482 ¥5,482

Subtotal, Assessments and evaluations .................................... 761,644 669,240 663,240 701,793 ¥59,851 ∂32,553 ∂38,553Total, Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection ......... 893,708 873,245 853,440 870,562 ¥23,146 ¥2,683 ∂17,122

Science and Technology

Management and administration: 

Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology ............ 6,315 ............................ ............................ 6,479 ∂164 ∂6,479 ∂6,479Other salaries and expenses .......................................................... 62,271 81,399 81,399 74,620 ∂12,349 ¥6,779 ¥6,779

Subtotal, Management and administration ............................... 68,586 81,399 81,399 81,099 ∂12,513 ¥300 ¥300

Research, development, acquisition, and operations: 

Biological countermeasures: 

Operating expenses ................................................................ 362,650 23,300 21,000 23,300 ¥339,350 ............................ ∂2,300

Defense function ........................................................... ............................ 339,000 339,000 361,000 ∂361,000 ∂22,000 ∂22,000

Subtotal, Biological countermeasures ...................... 362,650 362,300 360,000 384,300 ∂21,650 ∂22,000 ∂24,300
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with budget estimate (∂ or ¥) 

2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Chemical countermeasures ............................................................. 53,000 102,000 90,000 100,000 ∂47,000 ¥2,000 ∂10,000 Radiological and nuclear countermeasures ................................... 122,614 19,086 19,086 226,000 ∂103,386 ∂206,914 ∂206,914Domestic nuclear detection office .................................................. ............................ 227,314 127,314 127,314 ∂127,314 ¥100,000 ............................High explosives countermeasures ................................................... 19,700 14,700 54,700 33,862 ∂14,162 ∂19,162 ¥20,838Threat and vulnerability, testing and assessment ........................ 65,800 47,000 47,000 40,000 ¥25,800 ¥7,000 ¥7,000 Conventional missions in support of DHS ...................................... 54,650 93,650 80,000 74,650 ∂20,000 ¥19,000 ¥5,350 Technology development and transfer ............................................ ............................ ............................ 10,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥10,000 Rapid prototyping program ............................................................. 76,000 20,900 30,000 20,900 ¥55,100 ............................ ¥9,100 Standards ........................................................................................ 39,700 35,500 35,500 35,500 ¥4,200 ............................ ............................Emerging threats ............................................................................ 10,750 10,500 10,500 5,276 ¥5,474 ¥5,224 ¥5,224Critical infrastructure protection .................................................... 27,000 20,800 35,800 13,800 ¥13,200 ¥7,000 ¥22,000 University programs/homeland security fellowship ........................ 70,000 63,600 63,600 63,600 ¥6,400 ............................ ............................National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center construction ...................................................................................... 35,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥35,000 ............................ ............................

Defense function .................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................

Subtotal ............................................................................. 35,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥35,000 ............................ ............................

Counter MANPADs ........................................................................... 61,000 110,000 110,000 110,000 ∂49,000 ............................ ............................Safety act ........................................................................................ 10,000 5,600 10,000 5,600 ¥4,400 ............................ ¥4,400

Subtotal ...................................................................................... 10,000 5,600 10,000 5,600 ¥4,400 ............................ ¥4,400

Cyber security .................................................................................. 18,000 16,700 16,700 16,700 ¥1,300 ............................ ............................Interoperability and communications ............................................. 21,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥21,000 ............................ ............................Office of Interoperability and Compatibility ................................... ............................ 20,500 41,500 15,000 ∂15,000 ¥5,500 ¥26,500 Research and development consolidation ...................................... ............................ 116,897 116,897 99,897 ∂99,897 ¥17,000 ¥17,000 Unspecified reduction, House floor amendment (Obey) ................. ............................ ............................ ¥50,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂50,000
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Subtotal, Research, development, acquisition, and operations ....................................................................................... 1,046,864 1,287,047 1,208,597 1,372,399 ∂325,535 ∂85,352 ∂163,802Total, Science and Technology ................................................... 1,115,450 1,368,446 1,289,996 1,453,498 ∂338,048 ∂85,052 ∂163,502Total, title IV, Research and Development, Training Assessments, and Services: 

New budget (obligational) authority ................................. 2,395,965 2,545,689 2,522,179 2,686,418 ∂290,453 ∂140,729 ∂164,239Fee Accounts ...................................................................... 1,615,000 1,774,000 1,774,000 1,774,000 ∂159,000 ............................ ............................

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 526: 

Rescission, 110-to-123 Conversions (Public Law 108–90 and 

Public Law 108–334) ................................................................. ............................ ............................ ¥84,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂84,000 

110 ft Island Class Patrol Boat procurement or refurbishment .... ............................ ............................ 84,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥84,000

Sec. 531: Rescission, Working Capital Fund ........................................... ............................ ............................ ¥7,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂7,000Sec. 537: REAL ID Grants (House floor amendment—Obey) .................. ............................ ............................ 100,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥100,000Sec. 6027—Rescissions—Supplemental appropriations Public Law 

109–13: Working Capital Fund ........................................................... ¥20,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂20,000 ............................ ............................

Total, title V, General Provisions: 

New budget (obligational) authority ................................. ¥20,000 ............................ 93,000 ............................ ∂20,000 ............................ ¥93,000

Grand total, Department of Homeland Security: 

New budget (obligational) authority ................................. 40,210,103 30,568,748 31,860,080 31,860,080 ¥8,350,023 ∂1,291,332 ............................

Appropriations ........................................................... (30,827,220) (30,568,748) (31,951,080) (31,995,878) (∂1,168,658) (∂1,427,130) (∂44,798) Advance appropriations ............................................ (2,507,776) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥2,507,776) ............................ ............................Emergency appropriations ........................................ (7,144,867) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥7,144,867) ............................ ............................Rescissions ............................................................... (¥269,760) ............................ (¥91,000) (¥135,798) (∂133,962) (¥135,798) (¥44,798) Fee funded programs ............................................... (2,894,004) (3,325,579) (3,325,579) (3,325,579) (∂431,575) ............................ ............................

(Limitation on direct loans) .............................................. (25,000) (25,000) (25,000) (25,000) ............................ ............................ ............................(Transfer out) ..................................................................... (¥20,000) (¥28,000) (¥40,000) (¥28,000) (¥8,000) ............................ (∂12,000) (By transfer) ...................................................................... (20,000) (28,000) (40,000) (28,000) (∂8,000) ............................ (¥12,000) 

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