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Calendar No. 481 

115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 2d Session 115–283 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS 

BILL, 2019 

JUNE 21, 2018.—Ordered to be printed 

Mrs. CAPITO, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 3109] 

The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 3109) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, 

reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass. 

Total obligational authority, fiscal year 2019 

Total of bill as reported to the Senate .................... $57,190,844,000 

Amount of 2018 appropriations ............................... 116,252,357,000 

Amount of 2019 budget estimate ............................ 55,824,438,000 

Bill as recommended to Senate compared to— 

2018 appropriations .......................................... ¥59,061,513,000 

2019 budget estimate ........................................ ∂1,366,406,000 
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C O N T E N T S 

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

References ................................................................................................................ 7 

Title I: 

Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and Oversight: 

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management .............................. 8 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 8 

Management Directorate .......................................................................... 15 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 16 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements .............................. 20 

Research and Development ............................................................... 20 

Analysis and Operations ........................................................................... 20 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 21 

Office of Inspector General ....................................................................... 22 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 22 

Title I: Administrative Provisions ................................................................... 23 

Title II: 

Security, Enforcement, and Investigations: 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 25 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements .............................. 40 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 43 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements .............................. 53 

Transportation Security Administration: 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 54 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements .............................. 57 

Research and Development ............................................................... 59 

Coast Guard: 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 61 

Environmental Compliance and Restoration ................................... 65 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements .............................. 65 

Research and Development ............................................................... 71 

Health Care Fund Contribution ........................................................ 71 

Retired Pay ......................................................................................... 71 

United States Secret Service: 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 73 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements .............................. 76 

Research and Development ............................................................... 76 

Title II: Administrative Provisions ................................................................. 78 

Title III: 

Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery: 

National Protection and Programs Directorate: 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 80 

Federal Protective Service ................................................................. 85 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements .............................. 86 

Research and Development ............................................................... 87 

Office of Health Affairs: 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 88 

Federal Emergency Management Agency: 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 89 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements .............................. 92 

Federal Assistance ............................................................................. 92 

Disaster Relief Fund .......................................................................... 95 

National Flood Insurance Fund ........................................................ 96 
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Title III—Continued 

Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery—Continued 

Federal Emergency Management Agency—Continued 

Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account ......................... 97 

Title III: Administrative Provisions ................................................................ 98 

Title IV: 

Research and Development, Training, and Services: 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services: 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 99 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements .............................. 100 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers: 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 101 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements .............................. 102 

Science and Technology: 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 103 

Research and Development ............................................................... 105 

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office: 

Operations and Support .................................................................... 113 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements .............................. 113 

Research and Development ............................................................... 113 

Federal Assistance ............................................................................. 114 

Title IV: Administrative Provisions ................................................................ 116 

Title V: General Provisions ..................................................................................... 117 

Program, Project, and Activity ............................................................................... 120 

Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the 

Senate ................................................................................................................... 121 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 122 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 122 

Budgetary Impact of Bill ......................................................................................... 124 

Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority ............................................... 125 
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OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL 

This is just the 16th annual appropriations cycle for the Department of Homeland Security, which is the youngest department in 

the Federal Government. The Department’s creation in November 

2002 brought together 22 different agencies from across the Federal Government under one management structure. 

Each agency brought with it unique processes, cultures, and relationships with Congress. These agencies have evolved into the components of the Department of Homeland Security and include Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, the Coast 

Guard, the Secret Service, the National Protection and Programs 

Directorate, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Centers, the Science and Technology Directorate, and the 

Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office. 

The Department is the third largest cabinet agency by personnel, 

with nearly 250,000 employees. The management and oversight 

challenges inherent to such a large and maturing government organization are compounded by a complex and volatile threat environment and an unprecedented demand on the services the Department provides. 

The Committee expects the Department to continue gaining management and cost efficiencies by consolidating cross-component efforts while also allowing components the flexibility necessary to respond quickly to changing or emergent threats. The Committee remains frustrated that the Department is often unable to translate 

data, whether related to an internal activity or an external activity, 

into trends or metrics useful for critical decisionmaking. 

The Committee has again included a provision prohibiting the 

Department from reorganizing without Congressional action. The 

Committee believes the Department could gain efficiencies through 

further reorganization but expects the Department to develop any 

proposal for reorganization in cooperation with the appropriate 

Congressional Committees. The Committee will consider, in conjunction with the authorizing committees of jurisdictions as appropriate, any proposal to reorganize the Department that is included 

as part of a future budget request. 

BILL FUNDING PRIORITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2019 

Request Committee 

recommendation 

Title I—Departmental Management Operations ................................................ 1,603,800 1,499,475 

Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations .......................................... 38,412,342 38,683,627 

Title III—Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery ........................... 12,841,850 13,763,652 

Title IV—Research, Development, Training, and Services ................................ 1,526,602 1,641,718 

Title V—General Provisions ................................................................................ ¥300,000 ¥137,472 

Total, new budget (obligational authority) ........................................... 54,084,594 55,451,000 
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The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $57,190,844,000 for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal 

year 2019, which is $1,366,406,000 above the budget request 

amount. Of this amount, $55,451,000,000 is for discretionary programs, including $165,000,000 for Coast Guard overseas contingency operations and $6,652,000,000 for the Disaster Relief Fund 

designated by the Congress as disaster relief pursuant to Public 

Law 112–25. 

The Department’s most indispensable assets are the people it 

employs, and this bill recommends the funds necessary to support 

the ability of the Department’s men and women to carry out their 

missions. The Department requested funding to increase the number of personnel in many of its components. A portion of these personnel cannot feasibility be hired or retained in fiscal year 2019, 

even under the most optimistic projections. The bill instead recommends funding levels for salaries and benefits that are more realistic based on hiring and attrition rates. In order to mitigate 

challenges related to hiring and attrition, the bill recommends 

funds that will continue to improve the Department’s ability to hire 

and retain qualified personnel. The Committee remains adamant, 

however, that the increasing requirements for personnel must be 

balanced with other investments that enable the Department’s employees to operate more effectively and efficiently. Therefore, the 

Committee recommends significant capital investments to ensure 

that the Department can work smarter in its allocation of personnel, technology, and infrastructure to reduce security risks more 

efficiently. 

The bill recommends increases above the fiscal year 2018 enacted 

level for border security, law enforcement, and aviation security. 

Additionally, the bill does not recommend fee increases proposed in 

the budget request, and it preserves a historic commitment to 

building capacity among State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial first 

responders and emergency personnel by denying the significant 

grant program reductions proposed in the budget request. The bill 

also supports the Department’s ability to innovate in order to 

maintain knowledge and technical advantages over those who seek 

to harm the homeland by recommending significantly higher investments in research and development than were proposed by the 

budget request. 

The recommendation continues significant funding for securing 

U.S. borders and provides an increase for customs and immigration 

law enforcement. The recommendation includes all funding requested for physical barriers along the southwest border and recognizes that physical impedance and denial of access can be an efficient and effective form of border security in high traffic areas with 

short vanishing times. The funding recommended will allow U.S. 

Border Patrol to deploy personnel and technology strategically and 

safely. 

Transnational criminal organizations are driven by profit, and 

the Committee recognizes that smugglers will improvise and adapt 

as necessary to move illicit people and goods into the United 

States. Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes funding 

for additional Customs and Border Protection and Coast Guard assets for surveillance of the land and maritime borders of the United 
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States as well as the offshore waters used to access U.S. borders. 

The Committee is disappointed that the Department has not submitted a comprehensive border security plan to address known security gaps. Until the Department transmits such a plan, as required by Public Law 115–31, the Committee will continue to recommend funding only for adequately justified investments. 

For aviation security, funds are recommended above the requested level to continue the Committee’s commitment to the safety and security of aircraft and the people and institutions that depend on them. In response to aviation security threats that have 

recently heightened security standards for aircraft and airports, 

the Committee has recommended funding enhancements to many 

of the Transportation Security Administration’s layers of security, 

including Transportation Security Officers, screening canines, local 

law enforcement assistance, Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response teams, and next generation checkpoint screening technology. 

The Committee’s recommendation strongly supports the role of 

the Coast Guard to enforce Federal laws on the high seas, to preserve life and property at sea, to assist in navigation, to protect the 

marine environment, and to maintain a state of defense readiness. 

The men and women of the Coast Guard are its most important 

asset, and the bill recommends robust resources to enhance recruiting, retain current force levels, and support retirement and 

healthcare costs. Due in large part to the Committee’s efforts, the 

Coast Guard’s surface and air fleets are in the midst of unprecedented modernization. With the expansion of the National Security 

Cutter fleet, continuation of Fast Response Cutter production, beginning of the Offshore Patrol Cutter acquisition, and initiation of 

the first Heavy Polar Icebreaker acquisition in more than four decades, the Coast Guard’s cutter fleet is growing into a state-of-theart force adaptable to any mission. 

The bill also recommends a significant level of investment in 

cybersecurity, including significant funding for election security to 

help States and localities guard against electronic tampering with 

elections. Through the National Protection and Programs Directorate [NPPD] and its partner components, the Department plays 

a central role in securing civilian Federal networks by providing 

overarching services, capabilities, and best practices that are deployed across agencies’ information technology infrastructure. 

These funds are in addition to the funds that Federal departments 

and agencies, including the Department, themselves invest in protecting and upgrading their systems. 

The Committee notes the efforts of the men and women of Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] in responses to the 

recent natural disasters including hurricanes, flooding, volcanic activity, and wildfires. FEMA deployed nearly 80 percent of its workforce to support responses in 2017 and will remain in support of 

the recovery for years to come. The dedication of emergency managers in a unique and challenging situation demonstrates the 

broad-sweeping and cultural changes that have occurred in the 

past decade throughout FEMA. The Committee recommendation 

rejects proposals to make deep and unjustified cuts to the Department’s grant programs intended to build security and disaster re-
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sponse capacity within State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial governments. 

The bill continues critical investments in the future of Homeland 

Security by recommending significant restoration of research and 

development [R&D] capabilities across the Department. These capabilities ensure the Department is able to keep pace with evolving 

risks, reduce interference with legitimate commerce, and maintain 

a technological advantage over those seeking to harm the United 

States. The recommended funding level places the Science and 

Technology Directorate at the center of the Department’s R&D activities, with regard to both investment and coordination. 

REFERENCES

This report refers to several Public Laws by short title as follows: 

the Budget Control Act of 2011, Public Law 112–25, is referenced 

as the BCA; Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Public Law 110–53, is referenced as the 9/11 Act; 

and the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93–288, is referenced as the Stafford Act. 

Any reference in this report to the Secretary shall be interpreted 

to mean the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

Any reference to the Department or DHS shall be interpreted to 

mean the Department of Homeland Security. 

Any reference to a departmental component shall be interpreted 

to mean offices, components, directorates or other organizations 

within the Department of Homeland Security. 

Any reference to the budget request or the request shall be interpreted to mean the budget of the U.S. Government, fiscal year 2019 

and addendum that was proposed to Congress on February 12, 

2018. 

Any reference to CAS shall mean common appropriations structure. 

Any reference to FTE shall mean full-time equivalents. 

Any reference to PPA shall mean program, project, and activity. 

Any reference to HSPD shall mean Homeland Security Presidential 

Directive. 

Any reference to GAO shall mean the Government Accountability 

Office. 

Any reference to OIG shall mean the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security. 

Any reference to IT shall mean information technology. 

Any reference to SLTT shall mean State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial. 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, 

INTELLIGENCE, AND OVERSIGHT 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

The Office of the Secretary and Executive Management supports 

the Department by providing direction, management, and policy 

guidance to operating components. The specific activities funded by 

this appropriation include: the Office of the Secretary; the Office of 

Policy; the Office of Public Affairs; the Office of Legislative Affairs; 

the Office of Partnership and Engagement; the Office of General 

Counsel; the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; the Office 

of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman; and the 

Privacy Office. 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $139,602,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 128,860,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 132,904,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $132,904,000 for Operations and Support [O&S], which is $4,044,000 above the budget request 

amount and $6,698,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2018. Of this amount, not more than $41,731,000 is for non-pay. Of 

the total amount, the Committee recommends not to exceed 

$30,000 for official reception and representation expenses. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to fiscal year 2018 enacted and budget request 

levels: 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Office of the Secretary ................................................................... 18,846 17,874 17,874 

Office of Policy ............................................................................... 40,524 34,683 35,097 

Office of Public Affairs .................................................................. 5,123 5,085 5,085 

Office of Legislative Affairs ........................................................... 5,000 4,992 4,992 

Office of Partnership & Engagement ............................................ 13,373 12,656 13,475 

Office of General Counsel .............................................................. 18,501 19,463 18,419 

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties ..................................... 23,571 20,825 23,717 

Office of Citizenship & Immigration Services Ombudsman ......... 6,200 5,879 5,879 

Privacy Office ................................................................................. 8,464 7,403 8,366 

Total, Operations and Support ............................................. 139,602 128,860 132,904 
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Quarterly Obligation Reports.—The Department shall continue to 

submit quarterly obligation reports to the Committee for all reception and representation expenses as required in prior years. The 

Department shall refrain from using funds available for reception 

and representation expenses to purchase unnecessary collectibles 

or memorabilia. 

Adequate Budget Justifications.—The Committee expects the Department to provide complete justification materials with the fiscal 

year 2020 budget request and to provide details for each office and 

program, clearly describing and accounting for current services, 

transfers, adjustments to base, and program changes. 

Joint Requirements Council.—The Committee remains pleased 

with the progress made by the Joint Requirements Council [JRC] 

since 2015 to unify and enhance departmental and component-specific requirements development processes. The Committee supports 

JRC efforts to improve the Department’s ability to acquire appropriate assets by clarifying component capability gaps, defining 

asset performance metrics, and identifying cross-component requirement commonalities. Maintaining separation and tension between the requirements development and acquisition processes 

makes the Department a more accountable buyer. The Department 

is directed to continue to provide quarterly briefings on the JRC 

and shall brief the Committees on any reorganization of headquarters organizational units not later than 60 days before any 

such reorganization takes place. 

Public Reporting of Operational Statistics.—The Committee continues its requirement that the Department submit quarterly Border Security Status reports and data on the deportation of the parents of U.S.-born children semiannually, as in prior years. 

Public Access to Federally Funded Research.—The Committee 

commends the Department for issuing its Plan to Support Increased Public Access to the Results of Research Funded by the 

Federal Government on December 27, 2016. The Committee urges 

the Department to continue its efforts toward full implementation 

of the plan and directs that the Department provide an update on 

progress made in materials accompanying its fiscal year 2020 budget request. 

The Department’s Mission in Rural Areas.—Rural communities 

support the homeland security mission through contributions to 

border security, infrastructure protection, arresting illicit behavior, 

and preparing and responding to disasters, among other activities. 

The Department’s grant programs that aid SLTT governments in 

these efforts must account for the unique nature of homeland security efforts in rural areas. The Secretary is directed to review the 

effectiveness and proportionality of the Department’s grant activity 

in rural areas and to provide recommendations to improve the Department’s practices not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this act. 

Cooperation with Central American Nations.—The Committee 

notes that illegal border crossings into the United States by Guatemalans, El Salvadorians, and Hondurans is continuing at or near 

historic highs during fiscal year 2018. The Committee believes that 

the United States, in conjunction with the Government of Mexico, 

should continue efforts aimed at securing the southern border of 
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Mexico while working with these Central American nations to improve their civil law enforcement capabilities to address criminal 

activities, which should have a net positive impact on crime in Central America as well as the United States. As part of these efforts, 

the United States should continue to facilitate information sharing 

among these nations regarding criminal history and prior orders of 

removal or immigration enforcement actions. 

State Police and Crime Labs.—The work of Customs and Border 

Protection [CBP], Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE], 

the Coast Guard, and the Secret Service includes investigations 

and operations in communities throughout the United States. As a 

result, the Department often shares capabilities and relies upon cooperation with SLTT and foreign law enforcement agencies, including State police crime labs. These labs provide the Department 

with a number of critical capabilities, including fingerprint, drug, 

and cellular telephone analysis. Likewise, these capabilities are the 

same services shared among SLTT and foreign law enforcement 

agencies. Coordination among these agencies not only ensures efficient use of resources, it also improves public safety outcomes. To 

that end, the Department should continue to work with State crime 

labs where available, particularly in areas not adequately served 

by Department labs or other Federal facilities. The Department 

should also continue to provide any assistance that is appropriate 

to State police crime labs to ensure Federal requirements do not 

burden State resources. Moreover, in areas where the Department 

frequently relies on State crime labs, additional support may be appropriate to prevent the accumulation of backlogs that can slow investigations. The Department shall report annually on its use of, 

and partnerships with, State crime labs, including funds associated 

with such partnerships, and should fully reimburse State crime 

labs for services they provide to the Department. 

REAL ID.—The REAL ID program improves the security of State 

identification materials. The Secretary has the discretion to grant 

a State additional time to meet the required minimum standards 

if the State provides adequate justification for delayed compliance 

and demonstrates continuing progress in meeting REAL ID standards. States should have the opportunity to consider methods of 

compliance consistent with individual State values and traditions. 

Sourcing of Personal Equipment.—A well-equipped workforce is 

critical to the Department fulfilling its mission, and U.S.-sourced 

protective equipment can enhance the Department’s personnel security. A November 2017 report by the Government Accountability 

Office (GAO–18–116) found that of the $164,600,000 used to purchase uniform items by the Department in recent years, 58 percent 

was paid to foreign sources. Many of these items could have been 

furnished by U.S. sources. Policies that protect national security by 

ensuring that sensitive equipment and clothing is manufactured 

domestically and that also strengthen the U.S. industrial base 

should be pursued to the highest degree. The Secretary shall continue to seek to increase the share of American-made products in 

the Department’s procurement of personnel-related clothing and 

equipment. 

Wildlife Trafficking.—As noted in prior reports, the Committee is 

concerned by the high level of illegal international trade in wildlife 
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and wildlife products. The Committee expects the Department to 

work in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to improve cooperative efforts to better address wildlife trafficking. The 

Committee remains frustrated that the Department has failed to 

produce some specific reports on these activities, as required. Such 

reports should be provided to the Committee without delay. Further, as outlined in the explanatory statements accompanying Public Laws 114–113, 115–31, and 115–141 a similar report shall be 

provided for fiscal year 2019 not later than 45 days after the end 

of fiscal year 2019. 

Biometric Exit.—The Committee considers implementation of biometric exit a priority and worked to provide dedicated funding for 

this purpose through Public Law 114–113. The Department is directed to provide a spend plan for H–1B and L–1 fee revenues and 

any other resources being applied to biometric exit implementation 

not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this act. The 

Committee understands that shared U.S.-Mexico entry and exit 

data exchange programs are not yet in place, due primarily to the 

lack of border infrastructure in Mexico. The Committee encourages 

the Secretary to continue emphasizing the importance of joint U.S.- 

Mexico technology infrastructure that would support entry and exit 

data exchange with the Government of Mexico in the future. The 

Committee further directs the Department to brief the Committee 

within 180 days of the date of enactment of this act to detail ongoing efforts to address entry and exit data collection and exchange 

in the land border environment. 

Visa Overstays.—The Committee remains concerned that the 

large number of annual in-country alien overstays threatens national security and the integrity of legal immigration. Pursuant to 

8 U.S.C. 1376, the Department is required to collect data on nonimmigrant aliens who have overstayed their visas and to report annual estimates to Congress. Biometric exit remains a top priority 

for the Committee, even as the Department’s data systems are not 

linked adequately and fail to operate in a person-centric fashion. 

The Committee continues to make investments in immigration 

data improvements and in underlying IT capabilities that shall be 

applied to enhance information for operations, management needs, 

and the next overstay report. The Committee expects that the Department will provide the report on an annual basis. As such, the 

bill again includes language directing submission of the overstay 

report and withholding $13,000,000 from obligation for the Office 

of the Secretary and Executive Management until this report has 

been submitted. Moreover, the Committee also continues 

$10,000,000 in funding dedicated to ICE enforcement efforts related to visa overstays. As previously required in the explanatory 

statement accompanying Public Law 115–141, the Department 

shall submit an updated report outlining its comprehensive strategy for overstay enforcement and deterrence not later than 180 

days after the date of enactment of this act. The report shall detail 

the steps being taken to identify aliens who have overstayed their 

visas, including those necessary to improve the capabilities to report such information; notify aliens of their required departure 

dates in advance; track such overstays for enforcement action; 

refuse or revoke current and future visas and travel authorization; 
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and otherwise deter violations or take enforcement action. The report shall also outline the conditions under which an alien is admitted to the United States for ‘‘duration of status’’ and assess 

changes to such admission, since the required departure requirement is vague and complicates enforcement. 

Border Apprehension Report.—The Administration’s policy directing that criminal charges pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1325 be brought 

against adults apprehended at the border between the ports of 

entry has resulted in the separation of family units. The American 

Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association both 

oppose the separation of families while in immigration proceedings. 

The Department is directed to provide the Committee with a 

monthly report, which will be made public on the Department’s 

website, documenting when and where all family separations occur, 

the ages of all minors being separated from their family units, the 

nature of administrative or criminal charges filed against adult 

family members, as well as how often family units apprehended together are detained in ICE custody, referred to the Department of 

Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement [ORR], 

and/or deported separately. The report shall also detail plans on 

the reunification of family units. Bill language is included withholding funds from the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management until submission of the first monthly report on family separation. 

Transfers.—The Committee expects that the Department will, 

consistent with assessments that it is in the best interest of the 

child, and whenever possible, ensure that separated family units 

are reunited prior to removal, release from CBP or Bureau of Prisons custody or transferred together upon transfer to ICE or ORR 

custody. The Committee understands that law enforcement officers 

will make decisions on a case-by-case basis and may opt for the use 

of the full spectrum of alternatives to detention, including release 

on parole or recognizance or, if needed, enrollment into a community-based alternative to detention program, over the detention of 

family members in separate facilities or in family detention facilities. The Committee expects the Department to ensure that individuals being transferred from CBP to ICE custody, currently in 

ICE custody, or under ICE supervision, have opportunities to report family separation incidents; to verify the status, location, and 

disposition of family members; and to regularly communicate by 

telephone with one another. The Department shall also ensure that 

agents and officers are properly trained in child welfare screening 

for child victims of trafficking, in accordance with the Trafficking 

Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008. 

Ending Online Child Exploitation.—The Department is engaged 

in a number of commendable efforts to end human trafficking and 

child exploitation. The Committee looks forward to the briefing required in the in the Explanatory Statement accompanying Public 

Law 115–141 and directs the Department to brief the Committee 

semiannually on all of the required data pertaining to Department 

wide efforts to combat human trafficking and child exploitation. 

Records Management.—The Committee expects the Department 

to maintain records and respond to records requests, consistent 

with the requirements of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, 
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for information related to all detainees in the custody of the Department, regardless of whether such detainees are housed in a 

Federal or non-Federal detention facility. The Committee further 

notes that the Department should not withhold records from disclosure unless the Department reasonably foresees that disclosure 

would harm an interest protected by an exemption described in section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code or is otherwise prohibited 

by law. 

Competitive Pistol Procurement.—The Committee is concerned 

that CBP could be failing to leverage existing and available acquisition vehicles in a way that is consistent with the Federal Acquisition Regulation for certain procurements. It is critically important 

that CBP’s acquisition efficiently provide agents and officers with 

the best available equipment at a reasonable cost. The Committee 

encourages CBP and the Department to review this acquisition 

strategy to avoid duplicative acquisition efforts. The Department, 

in conjunction with CBP, shall brief the Committee, within 120 

days of enactment of this act, detailing whether CBP’s procurement 

strategies fully utilize existing contracts, when applicable and costeffective. 

Executive Order 13780 Reports.—The Committee directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to the Committee on Appropriations any report submitted to the President under section 4 of 

Presidential Proclamation 9645. 

OFFICE OF POLICY

A total of $35,097,000 is provided for the Office of Policy, which is $414,000 above the budget request amount and $5,427,000 below 

the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. This amount includes funding 

for personnel the budget request proposed be appropriated to the 

newly established Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction 

[CWMD] office. Under the recommendation, activities that are 

being carried out in the manner established during creation of the 

CWMD office are funded through their legacy appropriations structure. The recommendation includes $600,000 for the Immigration 

Data Initiative, instead of the $1,200,000 proposed, due to repricing 

of full time equivalent personnel cost. 

OFFICE OF PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENT

A total of $13,475,000 is provided for the Office of Partnerships and Engagement, which is $819,000 above the budget request 

amount and $102,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

Blue Campaign.—The Blue Campaign, a department-wide initiative to combat human trafficking, has historically been operated by 

personnel detailed from components and funded through end-ofyear contributions from components, an approach that is not appropriate for the program’s long-term sustainment. Public Law 115– 

141 included direct funding of $819,000 for the Blue Campaign to 

continue support of dedicated personnel and to begin transitioning 

the program away from reliance on component contributions. Unfortunately, the fiscal year 2019 request proposed no direct funding 

for the program. This recommendation again includes $819,000, the 

full level authorized under Public Law 115–125, in continued direct 

funding for personnel. The Department is directed to sustain the 
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program at not less than its total fiscal year 2016 level of 

$5,150,000 in fiscal year 2019 using component contributions to 

cover non-personnel program costs. Should the Department continue to propose less than full, direct funding for the program, a 

complete justification shall be included in future budget submissions, as directed in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 115–31. 

OFFICE GENERAL COUNSEL

A total of $18,419,000 is provided for the Office of General Counsel [OGC], which is $1,044,000 below the budget request amount 

and $82,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. No funding 

is provided for additional attorneys as proposed in the budget request. 

Budget and Impoundment Control Act.—The Committee directs 

the Chief Counsel to provide a report, not later than 90 days after 

enactment of this act, that identifies any instance since October 1, 

2016 when the Department violated Section 1012 or Section 1013 

of the Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 684 

and 685) or Code of Federal Regulations Part 550. For each instance of violation identified, the report should include the Department’s justification for the violation and specific actions the OGC 

will take to improve its understanding of the Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The report shall include a plan for 

strengthening internal controls necessary to avoid violations of the 

Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 or regulations included in Code of Federal Regulations Part 550. Further, the Chief 

Counsel, in cooperation with the Office of Management and Budget 

and the Government Accountability Office, is directed to develop 

training on the Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and 

regulations included in Code of Federal Regulations Part 550 and 

to deliver the training annually to the Office of General Counsel, 

the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and the Chief Counsel and 

Chief Financial Officer of each component. 

OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES

A total of $23,717,000 is provided for the Office for Civil Rights 

and Civil Liberties [OCRCL], which is $2,892,000 above the budget 

request amount and $146,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted 

level. The funding above the budget request is to accommodate the 

increased workload expected in fiscal year 2019 resulting from recent executive orders and changes to immigration policies and programs. OCRCL shall maintain its independence and oversight functions, which are vital to monitoring and investigating complaints. 

PRIVACY OFFICE

A total of $8,366,000 is provided for the Privacy Office, which is 

$963,000 above the budget request amount and $98,000 below the 

fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The funding above the budget request is to accommodate an increased workload in fiscal year 2019 

resulting from recent executive orders and changes to immigration 

policies and programs. Further, the additional funds are available 

to ensure information released by the Department does not reveal 
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the identity or personally identifiable information of non-citizens 

who may be survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, 

human trafficking, or other crimes. The Privacy Office must ensure 

the Department’s actions do not violate the Privacy Act, the Violence Against Women Act, or other laws. The Privacy Office is directed to provide an updated briefing to the Committees within 60 

days of the date of enactment of this act on the measures the Department will take to ensure all record systems properly restrict information related to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, 

stalking, human trafficking, and other crimes. The Committee directs the Privacy Office to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency 

of current regulations governing Privacy Act release requests and 

to provide recommendations for changes in policy that could 

streamline processes for both requestors and the Department while 

preserving privacy protections. 

MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE

The Management Directorate has responsibility for oversight of 

the management and operations of the Department. The specific 

activities funded by this appropriation include the Immediate Office of the Under Secretary for Management [USM], the Office of 

the Chief Readiness Support Officer, the Office of the Chief Human 

Capital Officer, the Office of the Chief Security Officer, the Office 

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

Officer, and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $944,095,000 for the Management 

Directorate, which is $139,223,000 below the budget request 

amount and $201,684,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

A significant portion of the increase above fiscal year 2018 is associated with $105,432,000 in the consolidation of work currently performed by the components into the Management Directorate. The 

Committee continues to support the Department’s efforts to bring 

greater transparency to the cost of management operations and to 

eliminate an inefficient, circular reimbursement process. Of 

amounts recommended, the Committee includes not to exceed 

$2,000 for official reception and representation expenses. 

Each year, the department floods the final days of the fiscal year 

with contracts to frenetically spend funds due to expire and be returned to the Treasury at the end of the fiscal year. These contracts have been used to address needs that were included in the 

upcoming fiscal year’s budget request and creates a vicious cycle of 

double-funding projects yet to be considered by the Committee. In 

the interest of eliminating duplication and waste wherever practicable, a general provision is included requiring the Department to 

find savings, particularly those derived from contracts that used 

fiscal year 2018 appropriations to fund activities planned for fiscal 

year 2019. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 and budget request levels: 
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MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Operations and Support ................................................................. 710,297 834,704 824,479 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ............................ 29,569 246,069 117,071 

Research and Development ........................................................... 2,545 2,545 2,545 

Total, Management Directorate ........................................ 742,411 1,083,318 944,095 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $710,297,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 834,704,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 824,479,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $824,479,000 for Operations and 

Support [O&S], which is $10,225,000 below the budget request 

amount and $114,182,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

Of this amount, not more than $539,495,000 is for non-pay. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 and budget request levels: 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Immediate Office of the USM ........................................................ 6,770 7,730 7,730 

Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer ............................. 71,105 90,413 90,618 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer ................................... 71,052 107,606 98,391 

Office of the Chief Security Officer ............................................... 74,963 78,868 78,868 

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer ........................................ 102,615 103,197 103,197 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer ............................................. 63,734 64,873 64,873 

Office of the Chief Information Officer ......................................... 320,058 382,017 380,802 

Total, Operations and Support ......................................... 710,297 834,704 824,479 

Component Obligation Plans.—The Department shall continue 

submitting obligation plans to the Committee on a quarterly basis, 

consistent with direction provided in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114–113 and shall ensure that the obligation plans are connected to activity-level details in the budget justification materials. The Committee expects these plans to be delivered in a timely manner. 

Department Personnel Funding.—The budget request continues 

to include funding for the pay and benefits of personnel that do not 

align with hiring projections or actual FTE in the previous fiscal 

year. When the Department is appropriated funding for personnel, 

as requested, and then falls far short of hiring projections, the 

funding appropriated for pay and benefits is often realigned and 

obligated for non-pay expenditures. This results in a loss of transparency between actual pay and non-pay requirements. Non-pay 

expenditures entered into using under-executed pay funding can 

mask structural deficiencies in component budgets that, when uncovered, require significant modifications to budget authority to 
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meet current services. While in some instances these non-pay expenditures may address legitimate and unfunded needs, realigning 

under-executed funding appropriated for pay without notification 

undermines the Committee’s ability to holistically understand the 

Department’s true O&S requirements by pay and non-pay categories. In some instances, components have used well over 

$100,000,000 in funding appropriated for pay for non-pay purposes 

without notification. Therefore, the Committee includes report language within O&S appropriations for each component, limiting the 

amount available for non-pay purposes. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF READINESS OFFICER

The Committee recommends $90,618,000 for the Office of the 

Chief Readiness Officer [OCRO], which is $205,000 above the budget request amount and $19,513,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The amount provided above the request is to enable 

OCRO to keep pace with hiring expected in fiscal year 2019. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER

A total of $98,391,000 is provided for the Office of the Chief 

Human Capital Officer [OCHCO], which is $9,215,000 below the 

budget request amount and $27,339,000 above the fiscal year 2018 

enacted level. This amount does not include funding for personnel 

the budget request proposes be funded in the newly established 

CWMD office. Under the recommendation, activities that are being 

carried out in the manner established during creation of the 

CWMD office are funded through their legacy appropriations structure. 

Hiring in Rural Communities.—The components continue to face 

challenges with filling vacant positions and providing for public 

safety in non-contiguous and rural States. Challenges in recruiting 

and retaining Federal employees has exacerbated chronic staffing 

problems at U.S. ports of entry and other areas critical to public 

safety. The Department is urged to examine how small businesses—including Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian small businesses—could help the Department fill its unmet 

needs in communities and encouraged to explore existing opportunities to fill vacancies where possible. Not later than 90 days after 

enactment of this act, the Department is directed to provide a report to the Committee on the challenges it faces recruiting and retaining Federal employees in non-contiguous and rural States. The 

report shall include a clear description of the obstacles related to 

using small businesses, information about rates of attrition, the 

number of unfilled positions, and the duration of time those positions have remained vacant. The report shall also provide an assessment of the effect these vacancies have on the ability of components to accomplish their statutory and administrative responsibilities. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

The Committee recommends $64,873,000 for Office of the Chief 

Financial Officer, as requested, which is $1,139,000 above the fiscal 

year 2018 enacted level. The Chief Financial Officer is directed to 
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ensure that fiscal year 2020 budget justification materials for classified and unclassified budgets of all components are submitted, 

concurrent with the President’s budget submission to the Congress. 

The justifications shall include: 

—Detailed data and explanatory descriptions for each request 

and for each PPA, including offices that have been identified 

as PPAs, reflected in the table at the end of this report. Information should be presented in quantifiable terms with specific 

breakdowns of the funding. 

—Tables that compare prior year actual appropriation and obligations, estimates of current year appropriations and obligations, and the projected budget year appropriations and obligations for all PPAs, sub-PPAs, and FTE, including identifying 

each adjustment to base, transfer, program increase, program 

decrease and staffing change proposed in fiscal year 2020. 

—Year-to-year changes described in terms that are clear and unambiguous, excluding nonspecific terms such as ‘‘technical adjustment’’ or ‘‘administrative change’’ unless accompanied by a 

detailed explanation. Explanations of adjustments to base 

funding, whether increases or decreases, should be specific and 

compared to prior year activity level, not just the entire PPA 

level. All requested increases shall be justified with measurable outcomes above the current baseline of activity. If the Department does not have a current measure of such baseline activity, the Department shall establish one before requesting an 

increase. 

—For each operations and support PPA or sub-PPA reflected in 

the table at the end of this report, a breakdown, for fiscal year 

2019 enacted amounts and fiscal year 2020 requested amounts, 

of pay and non-pay amounts. 

—For investment end items with severable unit costs in excess 

of $250,000 or a lifecycle cost in excess of $300,000,000, the 

project description, justification, total cost, and scope; key acquisition milestones from the prior year, year of execution, and 

budget year; the funding history by fiscal year, to include prior 

enacted appropriations, obligations, and expenditures; contract 

information to include contract number, contractor, type, 

award date, start date, end date, earned value management 

potential in the contract, and total contract value; and significant changes to the prior year enacted budget, project schedule, and estimated time to completion. 

—For severable end items, the quantity of each item by prior 

years, current year, budget year, and out-year; the quantity of 

units delivered on contract, funded but not yet on contract, and 

planned but unfunded; and the delivery schedule by quarter 

for the end item, delineated by fiscal year funding. 

—Information by appropriation and PPA on all reimbursable 

agreements and significant uses of the Economy Act for each 

fiscal year. 

—An accurate, detailed table identifying the last year that authorizing legislation was enacted into law for each appropriation, including the amount of the authorization, when the authorization expires, and the appropriation in the last year of 

authorization. 
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—The text and citation of all Department appropriations provisions enacted to date that are permanent law. 

—Explanations and justifications for all proposed legislative 

changes, whether they are new or amend existing law and 

whether they are substantive or technical in nature, with an 

annotated comparison of proposed versus existing language. 

—A report on the status of overdue Committee-required reports, 

plans, or briefings for each of fiscal years 2018 and 2019. 

Any significant new activity that has not been explicitly justified 

to the Committee or for which funds have not been provided in appropriations acts requires the submission of a reprogramming or 

transfer request. 

Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems.—The Committee is pleased 

that numerous components are undertaking efforts to mitigate the 

threat of hostile unmanned aerial systems [UAS] and directs the 

Department to include an estimate of Department-wide counterUAS funding within the request, by PPA, in the justification materials accompanying the fiscal year 2020 budget request. In addition, within 60 days of the date of enactment of this act, the Department shall brief the Committee on its estimated funding needs, 

including those not addressed within the fiscal year 2020 budget 

request, for fiscal years 2020 through 2024 to research, test, acquire, and deploy counter-UAS capabilities. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

The Office of the Chief Information Officer [OCIO] is responsible 

for oversight of information technology [IT] systems and infrastructure development, acquisitions oversight, including that at Data 

Center 1 [DC1] and Data Center 2 [DC2], to support the missions 

and activities of the Department. The Committee recommends 

$380,802,000 for OCIO Operations and Support which is 

$1,215,000 below the budget request amount and $60,744,000 

above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

Data Center Consolidation.—The Committee is pleased with 

OCIO’s continued leadership in data center consolidation, which is 

enhancing the effectiveness, efficiency, and security of the Department’s IT enterprise. Further, the Committee commends OCIO for 

its efforts to collaborate with the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration to gain efficiencies by establishing IT operations 

centers at DC1 and by encouraging other Federal partners to colocate with the Department at its data centers. The Committee 

shares OCIO’s concerns with attracting, developing, and maintaining a qualified IT and cybersecurity workforce and looks forward 

to collaborating to develop workforce pipelines and workforce retention incentives. In addition to budget justification materials and obligation plans, OCIO shall provide semiannual briefings to the 

Committee on the execution of its major initiatives and investment 

areas. Such briefings shall include details regarding cost, schedule, 

and the transfer of systems to or from Department data centers or 

external hosts. 

Joint Wireless Program Management Office.—The Committee 

supports the activities of the Joint Wireless Program Management 

Office and provides $543,000 for this purpose, which is $1,215,000 
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below the request due to repricing of full time equivalent personnel 

costs. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $29,569,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 246,069,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 117,071,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $117,071,000 for Procurement, Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is $128,998,000 below 

the budget request amount and $87,502,000 above the fiscal year 

2018 enacted level. A general provision in title V of the bill includes $39,000,000 for Financial Systems Modernization, which 

was proposed under this appropriation in the budget request. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Construction and Facility Improvements ....................................... ............................ 171,149 81,151 

Mission Support Assets and Infrastructure ................................... 29,569 74,920 35,920 

Total, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ..... 29,569 246,069 117,071 

DHS Headquarters Consolidation.—The recommendation includes $81,151,000 for development at St. Elizabeths. This amount 

is $89,998,000 below the budget request amount. The Committee 

notes that the budget request is inconsistent with the most recent 

master plan for St. Elizabeths provided to the Committee. Within 

30 days of the date of enactment of this act, the Department shall 

provide the Committee with an updated master plan for St. Elizabeths certified by the Secretary or with a report detailing the rationale for submitting a budget request for activities inconsistent 

with its current master plan. 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $2,545,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 2,545,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,545,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,545,000 for Research and Development [R&D], as requested, which is the same as the fiscal year 

2018 enacted level. 

ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS

The Analysis and Operations appropriation supports activities to 

improve the analysis and sharing of threat information and includes activities of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis [I&A] 

and the Office of Operations Coordination. 
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $245,905,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 253,253,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 254,476,000 

Please reference the classified Analysis and Operations annex for 

further information. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $254,476,000 for Operations and 

Support [O&S], which is $1,223,000 above the budget request 

amount and $8,571,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. Of 

this amount, not more than $128,356,000 is for non-pay. The details of these recommendations are included in a classified annex 

accompanying this report. This amount includes funding for personnel the budget proposed be appropriated to the newly established CWMD office. Under the recommendation, activities that are 

being carried out in the manner established during creation of the 

CWMD office are funded through their legacy appropriations structure. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 and budget request levels: 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Operations and Support ................................................................. 245,905 253,253 254,476 

Subtotal, Operations and Support ................................... 245,905 253,253 254,476 

Annual Budget Justification Materials.—The Committee directs 

that the fiscal year 2020 budget justification materials for the classified budget shall include the same level of detail required for 

other appropriations and PPAs. 

Intelligence Expenditure Plan.—The Department’s Chief Intelligence Officer is directed to brief the Committee on the I&A expenditure plan for fiscal year 2019 within 180 days of the date of 

enactment of this act. The plan shall include the following: 

—fiscal year 2019 expenditures and staffing allotted for each program as compared to fiscal years 2016 through 2018; 

—all funded versus on-board positions, including FTE, contractors, and reimbursable and non-reimbursable detailees; 

—a plan for all programs and investments, including dates or 

timeframes for achieving key milestones; 

—allocation of funding within each PPA for individual programs 

and a description of the desired outcomes for fiscal year 2019; 

and 

—items outlined in the classified annex accompanying this report. 

State and Local Fusion Centers.—The Committee is encouraged 

by the Department’s previous reporting that commended the outreach of the Kansas Intelligence Fusion Center [KIFC] to critical 

infrastructure operators and encourages the Department to con-
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tinue collaboration with KIFC. The KIFC mission and unique partnerships should continue to be leveraged as a State-based Center 

of Excellence for multi-agency, multi-discipline public-private partnership that enhances threat information sharing and collaboration. Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act, 

the Department shall brief the committee on KIFC’s timely intelligence reporting at the Top Secret and Secret classification levels 

on threat detection, metrics that quantitatively demonstrate which 

reporting and at what levels KIFC’s reporting was utilized by the 

Intelligence Community [IC] at the IC member level, and the Department’s long-term strategy for prioritizing deployed field personnel to the KIFC for the purpose of Intelligence Information Report production in keeping with KIFC’s mission. Upon conclusion 

of the assessment, the Committee directs the Department to work 

with KIFC senior leadership to address these issues proactively. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The OIG conducts audits, inspections, investigations, and other 

reviews of the Department’s programs and operations. OIG promotes economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Department, 

with the goal of preventing and detecting fraud, waste and abuse. 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $168,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 138,369,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 168,000,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $168,000,000 for Operations and Support [O&S], which is $29,631,000 above the budget request and 

the same as the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 and budget request levels: 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Operations and Support ................................................................. 168,000 138,369 168,000 

Subtotal, Operations and Support ................................... 168,000 138,369 168,000 

Inspectors General across the government, including the Department’s OIG, perform a critical function in behalf of the Congress 

and the American public. OIG estimates that its work to deter 

waste, fraud, and abuse saves the Department $10.80 for every 

$1.00 appropriated to support OIG operations. 

Expenditure Plan.—The Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 and previous 

reports required that OIG submit a detailed expenditure plan with 

its fiscal year 2019 budget justification documents. The Committee 

expects that the information accompanying OIG’s fiscal year 2020 

budget request shall include information that breaks down proposed expenditures by focus area and activity type. 
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Acquisition Fraud.—The Committee shares OIG’s concern with 

the increasing sophistication of those seeking to commit acquisition 

fraud. Advanced analytical capabilities are needed to carry out 

highly complex investigations into acquisition fraud, which could 

involve corruption within the Department. For these reasons, the 

Committee continues funding for combatting increased sophistication in acquisition fraud. 

Custody Operations Reporting.—OIG shall continue its program 

of unannounced inspections of immigration detention facilities. OIG 

shall publish its final report regarding the inspections within 180 

days of the date of enactment of this act. The Secretary shall ensure that the results of the inspections, and other reports and notifications related to custody operations activities are posted on a 

publicly available website. 

TITLE I—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

Section 101. The Committee continues a provision requiring the 

Chief Financial Officer to submit monthly budget execution and 

staffing reports within 30 days after the close of each month. 

Section 102. The Committee continues a provision regarding 

grants or contracts awarded by means other than full and open 

competition and requires OIG to review them and report the results to the Committee. 

Section 103. The Committee continues a provision requiring the 

Secretary to link all contracts that provide award fees to successful 

acquisition outcomes. 

Section 104. The Committee continues a provision requiring the 

Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of Treasury, to notify 

the Committees of any proposed transfers from the Department of 

Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency at the Department. 

Section 105. The Committee continues a provision related to official travel costs of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary. 

Section 106. The Committee continues a provision requiring the 

Secretary to submit reports on visa overstay data and to post border security metrics on its website. 
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TITLE II 

SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

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

the United States and for ensuring that all goods and persons entering and exiting the United States do so legally. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $14,256,394,000 for CBP, which is 

$31,262,000 above the budget request amount and $238,872,000 

above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The budget request assumed CBP would retain $157,484,000 in additional collections for 

the Electronic System for Travel Authorization [ESTA] to offset 

costs for CBP activities. Assuming this fee proposal in advance of 

its authorization allowed the budget request to propose programmatic growth that is not founded in reality. The Committee 

cannot afford the luxury of this assumption and is required to fill 

this gap. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Operations and Support ................................................................. 11,485,164 12,119,643 11,963,581 

Small Airport User Fee .......................................................... 9,001 8,941 8,941 

Columbia Free Trade Collections .......................................... 242,000 255,000 255,000 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ............................ 2,281,357 1,841,548 2,028,872 

Total, Customs and Border Protection ............................. 14,017,522 14,225,132 14,256,394 

Estimated fee collections: 

Immigration inspection user fee .......................................... 732,834 769,636 769,636 

Immigration enforcement fines ............................................ 1,000 676 676 

ESTA ...................................................................................... 62,480 218,900 61,417 

Land border inspection fee ................................................... 48,476 53,512 53,512 

COBRA fee ............................................................................. 562,151 594,978 594,978 

APHIS inspection fee ............................................................. 534,515 539,325 539,325 

Global entry user fee ............................................................ 159,000 165,961 165,961 

Puerto Rico Trust Fund ......................................................... 92,500 31,941 31,941 

Virgin Island fee ................................................................... 11,170 7,795 7,795 

Customs Unclaimed Goods ................................................... 5,992 1,461 1,461 

9/11 Response and Biometric Account ................................ 90,550 71,000 71,000 

Total, Estimated fee collections ....................................... 2,300,668 2,455,185 2,297,702 
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U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Reimbursable Preclearance ........................................................... 39,000 39,000 39,000 

Total, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, available 

funding ......................................................................... 14,017,522 14,225,132 14,256,394 

Opioid Enforcement Activities.—The Committee notes CBP’s key 

role in stopping the flow of opioids into the United States. Office 

of Field Operations [OFO] and U.S. Border Patrol [USBP] personnel seizures of illicit fentanyl, which is a particularly potent 

opioid, have increased significantly from approximately 2 lbs. 

seized in fiscal year 2013 to approximately 1,131 lbs. seized in fiscal year 2017. These seizures have been aided by enhancements to 

both personnel and technology enabled by this Committee, and 

these investments have resulted in approximately 1,218 lbs. of 

fentanyl seizures in so far in fiscal year 2018. In furtherance of 

CBP’s efforts, the recommendation includes a total of $98,400,000 

for opioid enforcement activities, including $68,400,000 within the 

Operations and Support appropriation and $30,000,000 within the 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements appropriation. 

These are described in further detail under each of those headings. 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $11,485,164,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 12,119,643,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 11,963,581,000 

The CBP Operations and Support [O&S] 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 Fee.—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). 

Electronic System for Travel Authorization Fee.—CBP collects 

fees to cover the cost of operating and implementing a system to 

pre-screen visitors from countries participating in the Visa Waiver 

Program prior to their arrival in the United States to avoid security risks, as authorized by section 711(h)(3)(B) of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Act (Public Law 110–53). 

Immigration Enforcement Fine.—CBP collects fines from owners 

of transportation lines and from other persons for unauthorized 

landing of aliens, as authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356). 

Land Border Inspection Fee.—CBP collects fees for processing applications for the Dedicated Commuter Lanes program, the Automated Permit Ports program, Canadian Border Boat Landing permits, Mexican Non-Resident Alien Border Crossing Cards, FAST, 
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SENTRI and NEXUS application fees, as authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356). 

Public-Private Partnership Reimbursements.—CBP is authorized 

by the Cross Border Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 

114–279) to enter into mutually beneficial agreements with stakeholders at select ports of entry whereby CBP is reimbursed for enhanced customs and agricultural processing, border security, and 

immigration inspection-related services. 

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act [COBRA] Fee.— 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 covered expenses. 

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

fees collected by the U.S. 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. 

Global Entry User Fee.—CBP collects fees to cover the cost of a 

registered traveler program to expedite screening and processing of 

international passengers as authorized under section 565(3)(B) of 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008. 

U.S. Virgin Islands Fee Fund.—The U.S. Virgin Islands [USVI] 

are an unincorporated territory of the United States, and although 

a U.S. territory, the USVI is expressly excluded from the definition 

of customs territory of the United States. The importation of goods 

into the USVI is governed by Virgin Islands law. CBP collects duties on behalf of the USVI and deposits them into the USVI Fee 

Fund. The account is managed annually as a reimbursable account 

with any remaining funds remitted back to the USVI at the conclusion of the fiscal year. 

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 sections 740 and 795 of 

title 48, U.S. Code. 

Small Airport User Fee.—The User Fee Airports Program under 

section 58b of title 19, United States Code and administered under 

section 58c(b)(9)(A](i) of Title 19, United States Code 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 memoranda of agreement between small airport facilities and CBP and may be adjusted annually as costs and requirements change. 

Unclaimed Goods.—Any goods entered or un-entered merchandise (except merchandise under section 557 of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 1557), but including merchandise entered for transportation in bond or for exportation) that remain in 

Customs custody for 6 months from the date of importation or a 

lesser period for special merchandise as provided by section 

127.28(c), (d), and (h) of title 19, United States Code, and without 

all estimated duties and storage or other charges having been paid, 
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are considered unclaimed and abandoned. This account represents 

the proceeds from the liquidation of that account. 

Preclearance Reimbursements.—The authorization of 

preclearance activities under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–125), included authority for 

CBP to both collect and spend reimbursements, including spending 

in anticipation of reimbursements. 

9/11 Response and Biometric Exit Account.—Title III of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113) authorized amounts of up to $1,000,000,000 to be collected through fee 

surcharges over a period of 10 years for the implementation of a 

biometric exit program. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $11,963,581,000 for O&S, which is 

$156,062,000 below the budget request amount and $478,417,000 

above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. Of this amount, not more 

than $3,888,968,000 is for non-pay. The total includes $3,274,000 

from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and $2,548,000,000 from 

the merchandise processing fee. Reductions to the requested pay 

adjustments due to the under-execution of planned hiring in fiscal 

year 2018 are reflected in the appropriate PPAs. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted Fiscal year 2019 budget request Committee recommendations 

Border Security Operations: 

U.S. Border Patrol: 

Operations .............................................................. 3,706,547 3,987,892 3,820,785 

Assets and Support ............................................... 625,151 708,952 646,082 

Office of Training and Development ..................... 64,145 82,263 61,947 

Subtotal, Border Security Operations ......................... 4,395,843 4,779,107 4,528,814 

Trade and Travel Operations: 

Office of Field Operations: 

Domestic Operations .............................................. 2,818,122 2,780,958 2,932,276 

International Operations ........................................ 130,270 156,669 150,213 

Targeting Operations ............................................. 211,797 253,492 248,029 

Assets and Support ............................................... 870,657 876,866 902,174 

Office of Trade ................................................................ 234,201 272,118 267,687 

Office of Training and Development .............................. 49,195 47,268 50,093 

Subtotal, Trade and Travel Operations ...................... 4,314,242 4,387,371 4,550,472 

Integrated Operations: 

Air and Marine Operations: 

Operations .............................................................. 291,479 310,176 305,290 

Assets and Support ............................................... 535,046 531,231 525,867 

Air and Marine Operations Center ......................... 38,149 45,846 37,637 

Office of International Affairs ........................................ 35,176 44,244 41,677 

Office of Intelligence ...................................................... 53,794 64,696 65,693 

Office of Training and Development .............................. 6,110 5,633 5,706 

Operations Support ......................................................... 106,225 109,762 120,622 

Subtotal, Integrated Operations ................................. 1,102,491 1,111,588 1,102,492 
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Mission Support: 

Enterprise Services ......................................................... 1,426,209 1,508,632 1,471,764 

(Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund) ......................... (3,274 ) (3,274 ) (3,274 ) 

Office of Professional Responsibility .............................. 182,131 224,871 202,692 

Executive Leadership and Oversight .............................. 100,760 108,074 107,347 

Subtotal, Mission Support .......................................... 1,709,100 1,841,577 1,781,803 

Total, Operations and Support .............................. 11,485.164 12,119,643 11,963,581 

Resource Prioritization.—The Committee notes that the majority 

of CBP’s seizures of currency, opioids, and methamphetamines continue to occur at the ports of entry [POE], and that transnational 

criminal organizations will likely continue to attempt to conceal 

high value contraband amongst flows of legitimate commerce because CBP cannot possibly perform secondary screening on every 

person and vehicle crossing U.S. borders. The Committee recognizes that the Office of Field Operations [OFO] has a robust workload staffing model. Despite the Committee’s requesting similar 

analyses for several years, Air and Marine Operations [AMO] and 

USBP have not completed such analyses. The budget’s request for 

new Border Patrol agents was not supported by a CBP-wide or Department-wide, let alone Federal Government-wide, review of workload and capability gaps that would be necessary to evaluate the 

benefits of the proposal as weighed against adding staff at the 

POEs. CBP-wide analyses should inform daily decision-making, 

and longer-term resource planning at CBP. The Committee directs 

CBP to brief the Committee quarterly on efforts to evaluate CBPwide workload, capabilities, and gaps, and to use the results of the 

quarterly analyses to support the fiscal year 2020 budget request. 

Recruitment, Hiring and Retention.—The Committee has invested heavily in efforts to enhance the hiring and retention of 

CBP law enforcement personnel, both by recommending direct 

funding for specific requested enhancements and by enabling CBP 

to reallocate unused salary funding to a new human resources contract. The Committee recognizes CBP’s continued hiring challenges 

and recommends $28,600,000 of the human resource enhancements 

requested within the Mission Support PPA but notes that CBP 

must continually evaluate the efficacy of all lines of effort to determine which are worth continuing, which should be modified, and 

which should be terminated in favor of activities that are more effective. CBP entered into a substantial new hiring contract in 2017 

and has indicated that offering retention and relocation benefits as 

well as targeted digital advertising provide the greatest returns on 

investment. However, it remains unclear to the Committee whether 

these discrete efforts are truly components of a larger strategy. 

Within 120 days of the date of enactment of this act, CBP shall 

brief the Committee on a comprehensive recruitment and retention 

strategy, including an assessment of the costs and outcomes from 

each major line of effort as well as options to address human capital requirements. 
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CBP continues to struggle to hire and retain funded levels of 

agents and officers, particularly in rural and remote locations along 

the northern and southern borders. CBP is directed to work with 

the Office of Personnel Management, as necessary, to utilize available incentives to recruit, relocate, and retain employees in these 

locations and to evaluate the potential impact of offering additional 

career path enhancements to personnel who choose these locations. 

CBP is encouraged to work with community, local, and Tribal colleges to assist with recruitment efforts. In addition, CBP should 

continue collaborating with the Department of Defense, as required 

by the Border Jobs for Veterans Act (Public Law 114–68), to facilitate the recruitment of personnel exiting the military. 

The Committee notes that it remains critically important that 

staffing levels be determined by border security risks and needs. 

Prior to completion of a workforce staffing model, CBP is directed 

to maintain its previously determined minimal staffing presence of 

2,212 agents along the northern border. CBP is expected to increase the number of agents along the northern border based on 

risk, threats, and trade and tourism trends. 

High-Speed Internet Access.—High-speed Internet has become a 

basic utility for families across the United States. Distance learning, retail purchases, and basic functions of daily life now depend 

on functioning high-speed Internet. Increasingly relevant to the recruitment and retention of CBP officers and Border Patrol agents 

is the availability of schools, family activities, and quality of life. 

While most households across the United States have access to affordable and reliable high-speed Internet, many CBP personnel located in remote locations along U.S. borders do not always have access to affordable, reliable high-speed Internet. In some cases, reliable high-speed Internet is available to surrounding communities, 

but not to CBP personnel in their homes. The Committee requests 

that CBP seek to increase recruitment and retention efforts for 

CBP officials by conducting a cost and feasibility study of highspeed Internet availability at CBP-owned residential properties. 

For this study, CBP shall prioritize particularly remote locations 

along the northern and southern borders and shall provide the 

Committee with an analysis of currently available high-speed 

Internet options, nearby high-speed Internet availability, and any 

locations with no nearby high-speed Internet providers. CBP shall 

consult with residents and their families throughout the course of 

the study. 

Law Enforcement Suitability Analysis.—The Committee appreciates CBP’s progress in evaluating the Test for Espionage, Sabotage, and Corruption, a screening tool designed for the intelligence 

community that focuses on serious crimes, and that CBP believes 

meets its needs for pre-employment screening for law enforcement 

personnel. The Committee appreciates that polygraph tests administered by CBP continue to elicit admissions of serious criminal 

conduct by prospective CBP law enforcement employees but remains concerned with the higher-than-average polygraph failure 

rate for potential CBP hires. Within 120 days of the date of enactment of this act, CBP shall provide a report to the Committee on 

the effectiveness of polygraph tests. The report shall include data 

comparing CBP’s failure rates to those of other Federal law en-
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forcement agencies; a list of admissions elicited during polygraph 

tests since CBP implemented a mandatory polygraph test requirement and details regarding the total and annualized number of 

such admissions and types of admissions; recommendations on 

whether modifications to CBP’s current polygraph waiver authority 

are warranted; and an analysis of how any such modifications 

could be implemented without lowering the standards expected for 

all new hires. The recommendation includes requested enhancements, including pre-employment screenings certified by the National Center for Credibility Assessment, for the Office of Professional Responsibility to help uphold the highest standards for both 

new hires and current personnel. 

Northern Border.—The Committee remains concerned about the 

northern border and notes that the northern border threat analysis 

required by Public Law 114–267 provided information on how best 

to deploy resources along the northern border, but it lacked specificity regarding the targeted deployment of personnel and resources. The Committee notes the Department submitted the results of its close review of the northern border threat analysis, 

which states it will develop a northern border strategic implementation plan within 180 days, on June 12, 2018. The Committee 

looks forward to reviewing that implementation plan and expects 

the fiscal year 2020 budget request will detail specific northern 

border staffing requirements and will request funding for implementation of planned northern border enforcement initiatives. 

The Committee recognizes that CBP has experienced significant 

challenges in hiring and retaining agents along the northern border. Moreover, the Committee recognizes the employment challenges facing certain Native American military veterans who return to their communities. Whereas certain northern border Tribal 

communities have intergovernmental agreements, arrangements, 

and memoranda of understanding currently unavailable to Federal 

law enforcement that affords them unique access to public lands 

and National Parks, the Committee seeks to explore employment 

opportunities for returning Native American military veterans, including within the ranks of CBP. The Committee directs the Undersecretary for Management [USM] to conduct a feasibility study 

for a program unique to Native American veterans, including a possible Tribal-specific branch of the Border Patrol, to make use of the 

potential for unique authorities across Tribal-controlled areas of 

the northern border. In conducting this study, the USM should solicit input from Tribes located along the northern border. The results of this study shall be submitted to the Committee as soon as 

they become available. 

Advanced Training Center.—CBP’s Advanced Training Center 

[ATC] in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, trains and educates CBP 

personnel and agency partners through the delivery of mission-specific programs designed to meet emerging tactical and strategic 

homeland security challenges at and beyond U.S. borders. The ATC 

campus facilities were used to train more than 6,300 students in 

fiscal year 2017 and include classrooms and scenario-based training venues that incorporate operational environments that CBP Officers and Agents are exposed to in the field. More than 16,500 students and visitors, including local, State and Federal law enforce-
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ment officers, will have utilized the ATC by the end of fiscal year 

2018. The ATC also provides access to firearms and tactical ranges 

along with business and leadership meeting space. The Committee 

understands that CBP’s future training requirements will likely necessitate continued growth of the ATC campus and supports efforts 

to ensure the ATC adequately meets CBP’s training needs. 

BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $4,528,814,000 for Border Security Operations, which is $250,293,000 below the budget request 

amount and $132,971,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

This total includes the funding required to hire 375 new Border Patrol agents. The budget request assumed the employment of hundreds of agents the Border Patrol was unable to onboard in fiscal 

year 2018 due to continued challenges with hiring and retention, 

and the Committee’s recommendation reduces the request to match 

current staffing. To help support the Border Patrol’s efforts to address its workforce challenges, the recommendation includes 

$45,098,000, the same as the budget request amount, for Border 

Patrol recruitment and retention enhancements and directs the 

Border Patrol to continue the retention program funded in fiscal 

year 2018. 

Land Mobile Radio Coverage.—The Committee encourages the 

Border Patrol to efficiently and expeditiously modernize its land 

mobile radio equipment to address coverage and interoperability 

gaps on both the northern and southern borders. Further, the Committee encourages CBP to ensure that it leverages the full range 

of available, proven commercial capabilities, including secure use of 

the long term evolution wireless spectrum, the high frequency spectrum, and commercial satellite networks when more efficient than 

other infrastructure, and to evaluate the costs and benefits of deploying proven commercial mobile spectrum management and secure communications infrastructure to high-priority areas with inadequate radio coverage. The recommendation includes $24,793,000 

for Tactical Air, Land, and Marine Enterprise Communication. 

Border Patrol Staffing Model.—A Border Patrol Staffing model 

has yet to be completed. Senate Report 114–264 and the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31) directed the development of a 

workforce staffing model to validate requirements for all U.S. borders, and the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying Public 

Law 115–141 noted that the model had not been completed. A robust workforce staffing model is needed to support any necessary 

changes, and as such, the Committee directs CBP to brief weekly 

on efforts to develop and utilize a Border Patrol workforce staffing 

model and to continue these briefings until the model is mature 

and used to allocate personnel. 

Border Access.—The Committee urges CBP to analyze the needs 

of specialty units, including those utilizing horses and off-road vehicles, along the U.S.-Mexico border to better disperse resources or 

identify additional needs. The Committee further urges CBP to 

work with counties along the U.S.-Mexico border to identify unimproved county roads that are used predominantly by Border Patrol 

and that provide critical access to the border region for the purpose 
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of maintaining security. The Committee further urges CBP to incorporate the maintenance and repair of the identified high-priority 

access roads into its Tactical Infrastructure Maintenance and Repair program. 

Border Patrol Assets and Support.—The recommendation continues robust funding of $60,000,000 for replacement of patrol vehicles, and the Committee encourages the Border Patrol to evaluate 

the benefits of operating more rugged and capable vehicles and to 

consider entire life-cycle costs when recapitalizing vehicles. The 

recommendation includes $44,367,000, as requested, for Border Patrol Enforcement Systems [BPES]. BPES consist of critical systems, 

services and equipment, all of which are in the operations and 

maintenance phase, that are used to effectively manage resources 

and to detect, deter, identify, classify, and resolve illegal border activity. 

Temporary Facilities.—The Committee reminds CBP that its 

temporary shelter facilities, including POEs and Border Patrol stations, while not designed for nor intended to be used as longer term 

shelters, must meet all appropriate care standards for special populations, especially children. Within 60 days of the date of enactment of this act, CBP shall report to the Committee on the number 

of detainees currently being held by CBP for longer than 48 hours 

and for longer than 72 hours in these facilities. The list should be 

updated monthly and should include a list of all CBP facilities used 

for holding detainees, including the year-to-date average daily population and the daily population at these facilities at the time of 

publication. 

Roving Patrol Stops.—The Committee directs CBP to provide the 

Committee with data pertaining to the number and efficacy of roving patrol stops and to release this data publicly on a semiannual 

basis. All personally identifiable information about specific individuals shall be redacted from these reports. The report shall include 

a description of CBP policies governing enforcement actions of this 

nature; the total number of roving patrol stops made by CBP personnel, including the number resulting in arrest; and the date, location, duration, type of, and reason for each roving patrol stop and 

each resulting arrest. 

TRADE AND TRAVEL OPERATIONS—OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $4,232,692,000 for the Office of 

Field Operations, which is $164,707,000 above the budget request 

amount and $201,846,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

This total includes funding above the request to hire 375 new OFO 

officers and provides enhancements to help stop the flow illicit 

drugs and other dangerous items through POEs. 

Opioid Enforcement.—The Committee supports OFO’s opioid enforcement activities, and the recommendation includes a total of 

$68,400,000 within O&S specifically targeted to these activities. 

The Committee expects OFO to enhance both law enforcement and 

scientific staffing and to deploy technology at POEs as required to 

help stop the flow of opioids into the United States. Of this total, 

$2,000,000 is for 15 additional canine teams and $13,700,000 is to 

enhance laboratory staffing and scientific equipment under the Integrated Operations, Operations and Support PPA. 
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International Mail and Express Consignment Facilities.—While 

most illicit drug smuggling attempts occur at southern land border 

POEs, the smuggling of illicit narcotics through international mail 

facilities [IMFs] and express consignment carrier [ECC] locations 

poses a significant threat. In fiscal year 2017, CBP made 118 seizures of illicit fentanyl totaling approximately 240 lbs. in the ECC 

environment and 227 seizures totaling approximately 92 lbs. of illicit fentanyl at IMFs. The majority of illicit fentanyl at IMFs and 

ECC locations is shipped in purities of over 90 percent, whereas 

the majority of fentanyl seized within the land border environment 

is seized in purities of less than 10 percent. The Committee supports CBP’s efforts to reduce the entry of illicit drugs via IMFs and 

encourages continued collaboration with the U.S. Postal Service 

and the Food and Drug Administration [FDA]. Within the total recommended, $30,000,000 is to improve CBP capacity in support of 

enforcement activities at international IMFs and ECC locations by 

enhancing scientific and laboratory staffing, increasing law enforcement staffing and canines, improving facilities, deploying technology to locate targeted packages, enhancing detection and testing 

equipment, and improving interoperability with FDA detection 

equipment. 

Field Operations Staffing.—The Committee recommendation includes $48,885,000 for 375 new OFO officers. Funding for the new 

officers will help address unmet workload staffing requirements 

and is recommended in recognition of wait times at certain POEs 

as well as the volume of illicit drugs passing through POEs. 

Targeting.—The Committee supports pre-arrival targeting activities, as effective targeting results in frontline officers focusing on 

the highest threat people and cargo. Targeting occurs at the National Targeting Center and at POEs throughout the United 

States. Targeting activities at CBP have grown at a rapid pace over 

the last several fiscal years, and the Committee is pleased that 

CBP has begun to quantify the benefits of targeting. The recommendation includes enhancements as requested for targeting 

and directs CBP to prioritize new activities and facilities enhancements based on risk and in coordination with other components. 

The Committee directs CBP to brief the Committee within 90 days 

of the date of enactment of this act on current and proposed targeting metrics and milestones, impacts on frontline staffing requirements, and the proposed end state for these activities. 

Northern Border Land Ports of Entry.—The Committee encourages CBP to continue to work with the General Services Administration and the Office of Management and Budget on the annual 

5-year land border POE modernization plan, which is based on 

CBP’s operational priorities and should include plans to complete 

the modernization of pre-9/11 POEs along the northern border. 

Specific attention shall be paid to the health, safety, and welfare 

needs of CBP Field Operations Officers. Additionally, the Committee encourages CBP to increase the use of NEXUS at land 

POEs where the program is in use at the companion Canadian 

POE around the clock. Further, the Committee expects CBP to examine ways to increase awareness and enrollment in the NEXUS 

program, including through special enrollment events and the deployment of signage in collaboration with State agencies of trans-
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portation. The Committee anticipates expansion of this program 

and directs CBP to consider projected volume at land POEs when 

developing the 5-year plan for port modernization projects. CBP 

shall report to the Committee within 120 days of the date of enactment of this act on an assessment of staffing resources and funding 

that would be needed to expand NEXUS operations at land POEs 

along the northern border where NEXUS lanes are only staffed 

part-time. The report should include assessments for staffing 

NEXUS operations for 12 hour, 16 hour, and 24 hour periods. 

Maritime Ports of Entry.—The Committee continues to support 

robust staffing levels at both cargo and passenger seaports and 

strongly encourages CBP to work with seaports and associated 

stakeholders to improve clearance operations. The Committee notes 

that scanning equipment at maritime ports is reaching its expected 

normal performance life and that CBP should provide as much information about equipment replacement events as practicable to 

port owners and operators so that recapitalization can be performed in a consistent and transparent manner. CBP’s requirements for space in new facilities can add significant costs to 

projects, and the Committee directs CBP to engage thoughtfully 

with ports when negotiating agreements with port owners and operators. 

Scheduling Efficiency and Effectiveness.—CBP’s fiscal year 2013 

Resource Optimization Report described that implementing automated scheduling and timekeeping solutions could return CBP Officers and Agricultural Specialists to their frontline inspectional and 

law enforcement duties. With OFO’s current Resource Optimization 

Report noting the need for additional Officers and Agricultural 

Specialists, it is unclear why CBP has not taken steps to automate 

this activity. The Committee directs CBP to continue to evaluate 

commercially-available automated scheduling tools and to deploy 

such solutions if it is determined that the benefits of a solution outweigh the costs. 

Technology and Personnel at Ports of Entry.—The Committee has 

repeatedly noted that license plate reader [LPR] equipment used to 

analyze vehicular traffic crossing U.S. land borders is nearing the 

end of its life cycle and should be improved. The Committee continues to direct CBP to utilize the latest, most effective, and most 

accurate LPR technology within CBP’s Integrated Travel Initiative 

program in order to improve situational awareness, facilitate efficient cross-border commerce and travel, and improve CBP’s operational efficiency at land POEs. 

The Committee recognizes that CBP is taking steps to improve 

the efficiency and effectiveness of its automated cargo processing 

system for tractor-trailers crossing U.S. land borders, including by 

launching a proof-of-concept pilot at the Laredo Juarez-Lincoln 

POE. The Committee praises CBP’s efforts to utilize the most accurate and effective technology available to reduce cross-border wait 

times for tractor trailers without compromising security or customs 

enforcement. The Committee urges CBP to continue efforts to 

eliminate inefficient manual processes and directs CBP to provide 

the Committee with a briefing on its efforts to improve automated 

cargo processing for tractor trailers at land-based POEs not later 

than 120 days after the date of enactment of this act. 
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Large Airport Staffing Requirements.—Border security efforts 

must not be limited to the contiguous United States, and effective 

border security cannot be achieved without an appropriate focus on 

all POEs, including those at airports. CBP should assess and ensure that hiring practices and procedures reflect and meet the 

needs of large U.S. international airports in States that do not 

share a contiguous land border with Mexico or Canada to ensure 

that such airports are appropriately staffed. In doing so, CBP 

should consider the per capita number of international tourist passenger enplanements each year. Not later than 60 days after the 

date of enactment of this act, CBP shall submit to the Committee 

a workload staffing model detailing the process and criteria used 

to determine the number of personnel assigned to POEs at all airports and shall include specific information relevant to determinations at large U.S. international airports in States that do not 

share a contiguous land border with Mexico or Canada. In addition, 

CBP shall brief the Committee if legislation is necessary to improve hiring and retention at these airports. 

The Committee is concerned by multiple reports that CBP’s airport staffing decisions are opaque and artificially constrain growth 

at airports. The Committee directs CBP to brief the Committee 

within 90 days of the date of enactment of this act regarding ways 

it is improving the staffing model or otherwise ensuring that agency staffing decisions are impartial, predictable, and allow for 

growth at airports with opportunities to expand into new international air passenger markets. 

Small Airport Inspection Services.—The Committee is concerned 

that rigid CBP policies are precluding many small airports that 

lack a business case for constructing a Federal Inspection Station 

from adding international flights, despite the existence of secure 

General Aviation Facilities already used by CBP for intermittent 

international clearance of corporate and private aircraft. Accordingly, the Committee encourages CBP to consider modifying relevant policies and operations and to work creatively with such airports, including Green Bay-Austin Straubel International Airport 

in Wisconsin, to facilitate international service in a manner consistent with CBP security and resource requirements and informed 

by airports’ fiscal constraints and existing facilities. 

Agricultural Inspections.—The Committee is concerned that 

delay in the pest inspection process at POEs, particularly those on 

the southwest border, can result in perishable goods expiring while 

steps are being taken to identify pests and seeds and implement 

remediation options for when these threats to U.S. agriculture are 

suspected to be present in cargo. The Committee understands that 

CBP has worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop more timely analysis of these goods and directs CBP to continue efforts to further enhance this collaboration and brief the 

Committee within 180 days of the enactment of the act on these 

efforts. 

Illicit Movement of Financial Instruments and Firearms.—The 

Committee is concerned that monetary instruments and firearms 

continue to be smuggled from the United States into Mexico, fueling transnational criminal organization activities, including drug 

trafficking and violent crime. One effective means to combat traf-
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ficking is to stop the flow of resources that enable illicit activity. 

The Committee encourages CBP to continue to collaborate with domestic and international partners to identify and apprehend smugglers and directs CBP to brief the Committee not later than 90 

days after the date of enactment of this act if frontline law enforcement personnel need additional authorities or resources to improve 

the efficacy of enforcement operations. 

Land Ports of Entry Hours of Operation.—The Committee is concerned that reducing hours of operation at land POEs could unduly 

impede cross-border travel and negatively affect local and regional 

economic activity. The Committee directs CBP to refrain from reducing the hours of operation at any POE unless CBP can demonstrate that the reduction in hours will benefit regional commerce 

without impeding local resident traffic and has consulted with 

elected officials at all levels, community members, and industry 

prior to making changes to hours of operation. CBP shall notify the 

Committee 30 days in advance of any proposed changes. 

Jones Act Enforcement.—The Committee notes improvements to 

CBP’s enforcement of the Jones Act on the Outer Continental 

Shelf. However, the Committee urges CBP to take more aggressive 

enforcement action and to issue swift, transparent, and meaningful 

penalties to deter violations. The Committee again directs CBP to 

continue tracking Jones Act violation data, including findings of 

fact, parties determined to be at fault, amounts of penalty assessments, and status of collections, and to make information available 

to the public and the Committee on a quarterly basis. Additionally, 

CBP must establish specific timeframes for internal review and actions, cooperate with the industry to investigate potential violations, and dedicate adequate resources to vigorously enforcing the 

Jones Act on the Outer Continental Shelf. The Committee recognizes the need for uniform application and enforcement of the 

coastwise laws across the United States and directs CBP to continue to dedicate additional resources to its Jones Act Division of 

Enforcement in New Orleans. An administrative provision is continued prohibiting funds from being used to issue future waivers 

related to a release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the 

Secretary has consulted with the Departments of Energy and 

Transportation and representatives of the maritime industry and 

taken adequate steps to ensure enforcement of the Jones Act. The 

Secretary shall notify the Committee within 2 business days of any 

request for a Jones Act waiver. The Committee shall be informed 

on a timely basis of the disposition of each waiver request. 

Preclearance.—The Department shall prioritize successful implementation of expanded preclearance operations, as outlined in the 

Department’s Beyond the Border Action Plan, between the United 

States and Canada for land, marine, rail, and air entries. The Committee appreciates progress on efforts to establish preclearance to 

the mutually agreed upon sites of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Que ́bec City Jean Lesage International Airport, Montre ́al 

Rail, and Rocky Mountaineer, with the understanding that such expansion is contingent upon each site meeting all terms and conditions of the agreement. The Committee directs CBP to continually 

evaluate the security benefits of both existing and prospective 

preclearance agreements. 
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The Committee encourages CBP to meet the objectives for 

preclearance activities, including obligations in advance of reimbursement, as authorized by the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 [TFTEA], and provides the funding necessary to both collect and expend reimbursements, including spending in anticipation of reimbursements, for preclearance activities. 

With Canada’s adoption of companion legislation, CBP is expected 

to make progress in negotiations with the Canada Border Services 

Agency, Transport Canada, and Public Safety Canada on expanding preclearance activities in Canada. 

Electronic Visa Update System [EVUS].—EVUS allows certain 

non-immigrant visa holders to provide updated biographic and 

travel-related information through a public website and enables 

CBP to facilitate admissibility determinations after issuance of a 

visa but before passengers initiate travel to the United States. The 

non-visa immigrant visa holders who benefit from this program, 

not U.S. taxpayers, should pay for the operation and maintenance 

of EVUS. 

Improved International Travel Data.—The Committee notes that 

the release of international visitor data by the Department of Commerce was suspended in April 2018 because of anomalies in the 

data, and the Committee expects CBP to assist the Department of 

Commerce in developing a report on the cause of the anomalies as 

well as a timeline and course of action for correcting the data. Once 

the anomalies are addressed, the Committee expects CBP to continue providing timely, accurate data to the Department of Commerce, categorized by the residency of the traveler, as opposed to 

citizenship of the traveler, unless otherwise agreed upon with the 

Department of Commerce’s National Travel & Tourism Office and 

the U.S. Travel & Tourism Advisory Board. 

TRADE AND TRAVEL OPERATIONS—OFFICE OF TRADE

The Committee recommends $267,687,000 for the Office of Trade, 

which is $4,431,000 below the budget request amount and 

$33,486,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The Committee supports continued hiring of additional staff necessary to 

implement TFTEA mandates in a timely manner and recommends 

the continuation of data integration programs initiated in fiscal 

year 2018. 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duties.—The Committee directs 

CBP to continue reporting on antidumping and countervailing duties, as required in Senate Report 114–264. The Committee recognizes that CBP ranks second among Federal agencies with regard 

to revenue collection, and the Committee is concerned about uncollected antidumping duties. The Committee also recognizes that the 

United States is the only major user of antidumping and countervailing duties that processes payments in a retrospective manner. 

The Committee directs GAO to conduct a study and report to the 

Committee within 180 days of the date of enactment of this act, on 

the advantages and disadvantages of this retrospective duty system 

in comparison to the advantages and disadvantages of a prospective duty system, with the goal of minimizing uncollected duties. 

The Committee notes that, in Executive Order 13785, the President directed CBP to focus on collecting long due antidumping and 
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countervailing duties [AD/CVD]. According to CBP data, the majority of these uncollected duties are owed on imports from China of 

honey, canned mushrooms, crawfish tail-meat, and fresh garlic. 

Under U.S. law, much of the revenue from these duties and the interest on them is passed on to domestic producers. The Committee 

again reminds CBP of its obligation to collect these duties. 

The Committee is concerned that the intent of Congress under 

the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Act [CDSOA] is being diluted 

by CBP’s requests that domestic industries that received prior, incorrect payments of collected duties under CDSOA return those 

payments due to CBP’s various collections litigation setbacks, settlements, or administrative errors. As most of these payments were 

made several years ago and have been reinvested by the recipients 

as CDSOA intended, the Committee views this policy as counter to 

the clear intent of the statute. By recouping revenue paid to domestic companies, and assessing interest charges, CBP is counteracting 

the intent to allow industries the opportunity to rehire and reinvest. The Committee instructs CBP to determine the impact of this 

practice on U.S. producers and to notify the Committee prior to recouping such payments or reducing future payments. The Committee further directs CBP to develop strategies that will allow for 

more accurate payment of CDSOA benefits and that will provide 

domestic companies with alternative payment options where incorrect payments have occurred. 

Coordination to Combat Trade Fraud and Duty Evasion.—The 

Committee remains focused on the need for all Federal agencies involved in international trade to enforce existing trade laws aggressively. Government analysis provides strong evidence that trade 

fraud and duty evasion are widespread in many commodity sectors, 

especially steel and aluminum. There are specific actions that CBP 

and ICE, together with the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 

State, the U.S. International Trade Commission, the U.S. Trade 

Representative, and other agencies, can take now. The Committee 

directs CBP to coordinate with the International Trade Commission 

and other agencies, as appropriate, and report to the Committee if 

legislative remedies are required to support a U.S. Governmentwide strategy to combat trade fraud and evasion. These unfair 

trade practices are harmful to the U.S. economy and can be devastating to small and rural communities that are facing economic 

hardship. 

Combatting Transshipment.—The Committee is aware of the efforts by some foreign traders to circumvent U.S. trade laws and 

evade duty payments by transshipping products through third 

party countries. This practice causes lasting damage to U.S. companies, which are forced to dedicate significant resources to initiating 

subsequent trade cases while foreign companies continue evasion. 

Therefore, the Committee directs CBP to modify targeting criteria 

and make other changes necessary to provide CBP with better information and the administrative flexibility required to identify 

transshipped products. 

Section 232 Tariffs.—Beginning on March 8, 2018, several proclamations were issued adjusting imports of steel and aluminum into 

the United States, under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act 

of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862). The Committee recognizes 
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the difficulty of implementing immediate import tariffs on a wide 

range of steel and aluminum products from numerous countries 

and understands that physical inspections are the only truly effective means of preventing certain fraudulent activities, like festooning shipments with falsified Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes. 

CBP shall submit a report, not later than 180 days after the enactment of this act, on the resources needed to effectively implement 

new section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs. The report shall include estimates on any increased demands on manpower and system infrastructure resulting from the additional inspections and 

any other recommendations on how to ensure the effective implementation of the section 232 tariffs. 

Customs Data Integration Pilot.—The Committee understands 

that CBP has piloted the use of a platform that integrates and synthesizes Customs data with external data sources. The pilot is designed to provide CBP with a complete picture of the history, operations, credit, and security risk of regulated parties. It has enabled 

the Office of Trade to improve Importer of Record oversight, to protect fair trade by combatting forced labor and the AD/CVD collections and enforcement gap, and to foster an environment conducive 

to U.S. innovation through the enforcement of intellectual property 

rights. The recommendation includes $16,000,000 to continue the 

pilot. 

Live Entry Summaries.—U.S. industry, including paper and forest products producers, suffers as a result of transshipment and 

mislabeling of foreign products to avoid the payment of AD/CVD. 

In order to address this issue, the Committee recommends that 

CBP allocate funds as necessary to require live entry summaries 

for imports of all targeted products, including paper and forest 

products, currently subject to AD/CVD duty orders in instances 

where CBP has reason to believe or suspect that the country listed 

as the country of origin for the imported product does not produce 

the product or the imported product has been misclassified, 

misidentified, or mislabeled. The entry summaries shall include 

documentation of the country of origin of the product. 

Shrimp Safety.—The Committee directs CBP to continue coordinating with the FDA, including through the Commercial Targeting 

and Analysis Center to improve the safety of shrimp imports into 

the United States by enhancing shrimp-related targeting and inspection processes. The Committee directs CBP to brief the Committee semiannually on the outcomes of these efforts. 

Automated Commercial Environment [ACE].—The Committee directs CBP to cooperate with the private sector, through the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee and other channels, to prioritize ACE enhancements and further directs CBP to 

work with Partner Government Agencies to establish a sustainable 

cost-sharing process for ACE and International Trade Data System 

enhancements. 

INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

Air and Marine Operations.—The recommendation includes requested funding for depot level maintenance of two P–3 aircraft 

and $3,000,000 to continue AMO hiring and retention efforts. The 

Committee strongly supports ensuring that CBP’s aircraft and ves-
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sels based near the northern border are fully capable of operating 

in all northern border weather conditions. 

Unmanned Aerial Systems [UAS].—The Committee is concerned 

that CBP lacks sufficient capacity to provide airborne border surveillance and that, due to a lack of qualified pilots, CBP’s existing 

fleet of unmanned aircraft remains under-utilized. The recommendation includes $10,000,000 above the request to augment 

CBP’s existing unmanned aerial border surveillance capabilities 

with contractor instructor pilots and two mobility ground control 

stations for its current fleet. The Committee directs CBP to analyze 

the cost of its UAS operations and to analyze whether contractorowned, contractor-operated aircraft can further augment CBP surveillance requirements and report on the results of this analysis to 

the Committee within 180 days of the date of enactment of this act. 

Marine Operations.—The Committee directs CBP to continue collaboration with Canada in areas along the northern border with 

large numbers of recreational boaters. Detecting smuggling in 

heavily-trafficked waterways can be particularly challenging when 

using radar and vessel tracking technologies based only in the 

United States. Canada has invested significant resources in vessel 

tracking technology and smuggling detection analytics, and AMO 

may benefit from access to such capabilities. The Committee supports the deployment of improved vessel tracking radar systems 

and encourages CBP to work with Canada to explore such opportunities to improve U.S. law enforcement on these waterways. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $2,281,357,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 1,841,548,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,028,872,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,028,872,000 for Procurement, 

Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is $187,324,000 

above the budget request amount and $252,485,000 below the fiscal 

year 2018 enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Border Security Assets and Infrastructure .................................... 1,741,701 1,647,304 1,652,304 

Trade and Travel Assets and Infrastructure ................................. 263,640 44,237 182,690 

Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure: 

Airframes and Sensors ......................................................... 190,035 83,241 112,612 

Watercraft ............................................................................. 8,573 ............................ 14,500

Other Systems and Assets .................................................... 1,200 ............................ ............................

Construction and Facility Improvements ....................................... 59,775 48,222 48,222 

Mission Support Assets and Infrastructure ................................... 16,433 18,544 18,544 

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 2,281,357 1,841,548 2,028,872 
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Physical Barriers and Tactical Infrastructure.—Border security is 

critically important to the national security of the United States, 

and the Committee is committed to providing appropriations to secure U.S. borders. On January 25, 2018, the President directed the 

Department to develop long-term requirements to improve border 

security, including through the construction of physical barriers 

along parts of the southern border, and to prepare corresponding 

budget requests. The recommendation includes $1,600,000,000, the 

amount included in the budget request, for approximately 65 miles 

of pedestrian fencing in the Rio Grande Valley Sector in Texas. As 

a physical barrier is but one component of a border security system, the Committee believes it is imperative to integrate appropriate sensor technology, including fiber optics and camera systems, with the barrier system. 

The Committee continues to believe that a detailed plan is necessary to accurately estimate future costs of a physical barrier 

along parts of the southern border and includes bill language requiring an updated risk-based plan for improving security along 

the borders of the United States. In addition, the Committee directs CBP to provide, within 180 days of the date of enactment of 

the act, a detailed plan describing how to secure each border sector, 

including any updates to the estimated costs and types of physical 

barrier or technology necessary for each mile of the border. 

Border Security Technology.—The recommendation includes continued funding for border security technology to increase situational awareness along the northern and southern borders. The recommendation includes $1,977,000 for Integrated Fixed Towers Systems, $43,727,000 for Remote Video Surveillance Systems, and 

$1,600,000 for Mobile Video Surveillance Systems. 

In addition, the Committee is aware of the successful delivery 

and performance of the Mobile Surveillance Capability [MSC]. The 

MSC provides CBP with a mobile surveillance tower that includes 

integrated radar and an infrared camera, which improve detection 

and provide greater situational awareness, particularly in rugged 

terrain. Given the success of this program, the Committee directs 

CBP to expand the surveillance capability of MSCs by integrating 

Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems [SUAS], which could allow for 

the distribution of real-time aerial surveillance data to agents in 

the field. The recommendation includes $4,000,000 above the request to conduct a technical demonstration of and develop requirements and a concept of operations for an MSC with integrated 

SUAS capabilities. 

Border Technology Evaluation and Metrics.—In line with GAO’s 

recommendations included in GAO–17–765T, the Committee again 

directs CBP to develop complete performance metrics for all technologies deployed, to begin using data to evaluate the individual 

and collective contributions of specific technologies, to assess its 

progress in implementing planned technologies, and to determine 

when mission benefits have been fully realized. CBP must complete 

this effort in order to assess its progress in deploying technology 

and to determine when mission benefits have been fully realized. 

Cross Border Tunnel Threat.—The recommendation includes 

$1,000,000 above the budget request amount for the Cross Border 

Tunnel Threat program. This initiative should involve continued 
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collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center. 

Non-Intrusive Inspection.—The recommendation includes 

$174,237,000 for recapitalization and acquisition of non-intrusive 

inspection [NII] and related equipment. The Committee is encouraged by the Department’s ongoing efforts to enhance border security and to promote the efficient flow of legitimate commerce at 

U.S. land POEs and consequently recommends a $130,000,000 

funding increase above the budget request amount for advanced detection equipment and technology to maintain robust cargo, commercial conveyance, and vehicle inspection regimes at land POEs. 

The Committee stresses the importance of deploying innovative 

large and small scale NII equipment at the highest-volume POEs 

to support the detection and prevention of illicit drugs, currency, 

weapons, radioactive materials, and other illegal contraband from 

entering the United States. The Committee directs CBP to allocate 

not less than $30,000,000 for equipment necessary to identify 

opioids at POEs. 

Automated Commercial Environment [ACE].—The recommendation includes $8,453,000 for CBP to continue ACE program enhancements in fiscal year 2019, and the Committee directs CBP to 

provide details related to engagement with industry and other 

stakeholders to prioritize the projects funded with the enhancement recommended in this act. 

Aircraft Recapitalization.—The Committee understands that 

CBP is developing documentation supporting the recapitalization of 

the light enforcement helicopter fleet and notes that the procurement of a common airframe would allow CBP to avoid duplicating 

significant costs associated with training, tooling, publications, and 

non-recurring costs for the development of new supplemental type 

certificates for the unique CBP mission. 

The Committee notes that CBP intends to optimize the remaining twelve Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft [MEA] within the current program of record for air-to-ground surveillance. The Committee strongly supports this effort and directs CBP to ensure that 

the next six MEA aircraft procured in the air-to-ground configuration are equipped with an appropriate air-to-ground radar. Within 

120 days of enactment of this act, CBP shall submit to the Committee a report outlining CBP’s plan to accelerate the MEA air-toground capability. The recommendation includes $86,112,000 to 

procure three MEA aircraft and integrate one vehicle and dismount 

exploitation radar on an aircraft. 

The Committee also recommends requested aircraft sensor upgrades, Federal Aviation Administration Next Generation equipment, and cost associated with Prototype Integration Facility labor 

to complete the updated UH–60 helicopter configuration, including 

non-recurring engineering services as performed under the interagency agreement with the U.S. Army. 

Coastal Interceptor Vessel [CIV].—The recommendation includes 

$14,500,000 above the budget request amount to transition the CIV 

from low rate initial production to full rate production and to stay 

on pace to meet the 52-vessel CIV acquisition objective. Further, 

the Committee encourages the Department to request additional 
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funding in fiscal year 2020 to maintain full rate production levels 

and achieve the CIV acquisition objective prior to fiscal year 2021. 

Border Patrol and OFO Facilities.—The recommendation includes $33,400,000 for the Freer Station, as requested, and 

$14,775,000 for other OFO facilities. 

Revenue Modernization.—The recommendation includes 

$18,544,000 for revenue modernization. Within 120 days of the 

date of enactment of this act, CBP shall provide the Committee 

with estimated costs and a timeline for the elimination of cash 

transactions at POEs. 

U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] is the principal investigative agency within the Department of Homeland Security. ICE is responsible for securing the Nation’s borders, enforcing U.S. immigration laws, and safeguarding cyberspace through 

the enforcement of Federal laws that govern trade and travel, including but not limited to narcotics enforcement, financial crimes, 

child exploitation, and human smuggling. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total appropriations of 

$7,210,273,000 for ICE, which is $1,080,783,000 below the budget 

request amount and $134,399,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. This amount is in addition to estimated fee collections 

of $318,000,000. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Operations and Support ................................................................. 6,993,975 8,220,625 7,139,842 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ............................ 81,899 70,431 70,431 

Total .................................................................................. 7,075,874 8,291,056 7,210,273 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. 6,993,975,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 8,220,625,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 7,139,842,000 

The ICE Operations and Support [O&S] appropriation provides 

for the enforcement of immigration and customs laws, related intelligence activities, and the detention and removal of illicit people 

and goods. In addition to directly appropriated resources, funding 

is derived from the following offsetting collections: 

Immigration Inspection User Fee.—ICE derives funds from user 

fees to support the costs of detention and removals in connection 

with international inspection activities at airports and seaports, as 

authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356). 
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Student Exchange Visitor Program Fee.—ICE collects fees from 

foreign students, exchange visitors, schools, and universities to certify, monitor and audit participating exchange programs. 

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 that act to support the cost of the detention 

of aliens. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $7,139,842,000 for O&S, which is 

$1,080,783,000 below the budget request amount and $145,867,000 

above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The recommendation includes funding levels needed to continue services provided for in 

fiscal year 2018 and makes necessary adjustments to salaries and 

other expenses required to comport with the routine evolution of 

ongoing operations. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Homeland Security Investigations: 

Domestic Investigations ........................................................ 1,898,542 1,385,777 1,621,187 

International Investigations .................................................. 169,178 150,691 167,330 

Intelligence ............................................................................ 85,042 73,799 74,144 

Subtotal, Homeland Security Investigations .................... 2,152,762 1,610,267 1,862,661 

Enforcement and Removal Operations: 

Custody Operations ...................................................... 3,075,686 3,519,932 2,897,534 

Fugitive Operations ...................................................... 158,805 255,864 138,520 

Criminal Alien Program ............................................... 319,440 619,109 258,492 

Alternatives to Detention ............................................. 187,205 184,446 176,009 

Transportation and Removal Program ......................... 369,201 511,058 366,686 

Subtotal, Enforcement and Removal Operations ............. 4,110,337 5,090,409 3,837,241 

Mission Support ............................................................................. 458,558 1,214,436 1,187,760 

Office of Principal Legal Advisor ................................................... 272,318 305,513 252,180 

Subtotal, Operations and Support ................................... 6,993,975 8,220,625 7,139,842 

Immigration Data Improvements.—The Committee commends 

ICE for its efforts to continue to develop and execute an enterprise 

data management strategy in accordance with the Comprehensive 

Plan for Immigration Data Improvements and recommends 

$6,000,000 to continue these activities. The Committee supports 

ICE’s data governance pilot, which includes participants from multiple Enforcement and Removal Operations [ERO] program offices, 

ICE’s Office of the Chief Information Officer, the Department’s Office of Immigration Statistics, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services [USCIS], and the United States Border Patrol. The Committee encourages ICE to make useful, incremental system im-
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provements rather than adopting risky, costly, complex, enterprisewide solutions. As ICE improves data collection, the Committee directs ICE to collect data on enforcement activities both along the 

borders and in the interior of the United States in an effort to improve operational transparency and resource allocation decisions. 

HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,862,661,000 for Homeland Security Investigations [HSI], which is $252,394,000 above the budget 

request amount and $290,101,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. ICE is directed to sustain enhancements for programs 

of ongoing congressional interest, as described in the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141). 

Opioid Investigations.—HSI performs an essential role in detecting, investigating, and preventing the sale and distribution of 

opioids via the Internet, which is the key domain facilitating the 

trafficking of the most potent opioids, including fentanyl, and the 

Committee recommends $41,000,000 above the budget request 

amount to enhance those activities. With its cyber analytics and 

trained cyber investigators and analysts, HSI has the ability to uncover the identities of entire supply chains from manufacturer to 

distributor, and, in many cases, to the end user. The Committee 

recognizes that HSI is leading cyber investigations to uncover online marketplaces, including those on the ‘‘dark web,’’ that facilitate 

the purchase and illicit shipment of opioids to the United States. 

HSI also leverages its many Border Enforcement Security 

Taskforces [BESTs] as the primary platforms to investigate international opioid and methamphetamine manufacturing, smuggling, 

and distribution. BESTs are HSI-led multi-agency task forces situated at key international ports of entry that exploit the various authorities of their respective members to investigate and interdict 

transnational criminal organizations at and near the border. In direct response to increasing opioid overdoses, HSI established new 

BESTs at international mail facilities and express consignment carrier facilities where they can more closely target opioid shipments 

and more regularly attempt controlled deliveries. The recommendation includes $2,000,000 to continue the operations of 10 BESTs at 

international mail facilities and enhance HSI’s counter-opioid capacity. 

Cyber Crime Investigative Capabilities and Staff Development.— The Committee understands the importance of enhancing HSI’s 

and its partners’ capacity to investigate opioid-related criminal activity on the Internet to combat opioids by hiring additional data 

scientists, cyber investigators, and intelligence research specialists; 

to train State and local law enforcement personnel in opioid cyber 

investigations; and to establish educational capacity in key regions. 

The Committee directs that not less than $3,000,000 of the amount 

prescribed in the previous paragraph for this purpose shall be for 

HSI to establish a partnership with a university co-located with a 

state law enforcement agency serving in an area disproportionately 

affected by the opioid crisis. The purpose of this partnership shall 

be to cultivate expertise in ‘‘dark web’’ investigative capabilities, including training, technology assessment, as well as a co-op program 
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for students to build investigative research skills and technical expertise on targeting the ‘‘dark web’’ opioid trafficking networks. 

Graduates from the program could transition to HSI or other law 

enforcement agencies that are working to combat opioid trafficking. 

Further, the Committee directs HSI to work with the university or 

educational institution to develop training for State and local law 

enforcement personnel on ‘‘dark web’’ opioid investigative tactics 

and strategies to be used in conjunction with ICE cybercrime centers. HSI shall brief the Committee not later than 120 days after 

the date of enactment of this act on these activities. 

Child Exploitation Investments.—The recommendation continues 

enhancements provided in fiscal year 2018, including $5,000,000 

for the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit at the Cyber Crimes 

Center. 

International Investigations and Visa Security Program.—The 

recommendation annualizes growth to overseas operations funded 

in fiscal year 2018, because the Committee understands the benefits of interrupting the illicit movement of people and goods prior 

to their arrival in the United States. The Committee looks forward 

to reviewing HSI’s modeling of the costs and benefits of adding or 

redeploying staff and directs HSI to ensure staff distribution is 

right-sized by workload and by location. 

International Megan’s Law.—The recommendation includes the 

$5,000,000 enhancement provided in fiscal year 2018 to continue 

ICE’s implementation of International Megan’s Law. In fiscal year 

2017, a total of 2,060 Angel Watch referrals were sent to more than 

80 countries as a preemptive notification to foreign law enforcement in the fight to stop child sex tourism. These referrals resulted 

in 1,276 denials of entry to these countries. For fiscal year 2018, 

the Angel Watch Center is on pace to send approximately 3,200 referrals to more than 100 countries with approximately 1,600 denials of entry and to refer over 1,000 registered child sex offenders 

to the Department of State. 

Gang Member Information Sharing.—The recommendation includes $3,000,000 to bridge current information gaps by providing 

cross-jurisdictional information sharing capabilities among ICE, 

CBP, and other Federal agencies to improve investigations. The 

Committee believes doing so will enhance collaboration among Federal, State, and local law enforcement entities and enable them to 

better understand gangs and gang sets, their relationships, trafficking patterns, incidents, arrests, incarcerations, locations, vehicles, weapons, and any other entity that is associated with members. 

Human Exploitation Rescue Operative.—The recommendation includes not less than $4,400,000 for Human Exploitation Rescue Operative [HERO] Child-Rescue Corps, a partnership among HSI, 

U.S. Special Operations Command, and the National Association to 

Protect Children. The Committee directs ICE to sustain prior year 

enhancements for dedicated personnel and funding for the HERO 

program and related computer forensic analyst positions focused on 

child exploitation investigations. In addition, at a minimum, ICE 

should continue to train at least one class of HEROs annually 

through the program and should employ HERO graduates at ICE 

or should help place them with other agencies or organizations 
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with related missions as deemed appropriate by ICE. The Committee continues to support the concept of instituting a paid apprenticeship in lieu of the current unpaid internship for HERO participants and directs ICE to brief the Committee not later than 180 

days after the date of enactment of this act on options for establishing paid apprenticeships. 

Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement.—The recommendation 

includes $15,000,000 for intellectual property enforcement through 

the work of HSI and the National IPR Center. ICE shall also ensure that the National IPR Center is adequately staffed with both 

ICE and interagency staff in order to facilitate continued enforcement actions against theft, particularly via the Internet, of U.S. intellectual property. Based on a new wave of digital copyright piracy 

involving devices and software that connect consumers’ televisions 

directly to illicit websites, the Committee directs ICE to increase 

investigation and enforcement to thwart illegal streaming that involves media boxes and televisions. 

Forced Child Labor.—The recommendation includes not less than 

$15,770,000 for investigations and other activities related to forced 

labor law violations, to include forced child labor. ICE shall submit 

to the Committee an annual report on the expenditures and performance metrics associated with forced labor law enforcement activities. 

International Mobile Subscriber Identity Catchers.—As required 

by Senate Report 114–264, a report is due detailing the number of 

times International Mobile Subscriber Identity [IMSI] Catchers 

and similar technology devices have been deployed, how many individuals have been apprehended using these types of devices, and 

how many times IMSI Catchers and related technologies have been 

used to gather evidence relevant to a case against apprehended individuals. The Committee expects the Department to submit this 

report immediately. 

Investigative Support Staff.—The Committee is concerned that 

HSI could lack adequate staff to support the number of onboard 

special agents. The Committee directs ICE to brief the Committee 

not later than 90 days of the date of enactment of this act on the 

current ratio of support staff to agents and to present this data in 

comparison to the ratios at other large Federal law enforcement 

agencies. 

Human Rights Violators.—There are reports that ICE has devoted insufficient resources to hold suspected foreign human rights 

violators accountable. The Committee directs ICE to continue its efforts to investigate, remove, and prosecute individuals who have 

committed human rights abuses, including persecution, genocide, 

severe violations of religious freedom, torture, extrajudicial killing, 

use or recruitment of child soldiers, crimes against humanity, or 

war crimes. For this purpose, the recommendation includes not less 

than $5,300,000 for hiring additional personnel in the Office of the 

Principle Legal Advisor’s Human Rights Law Section and Human 

Rights Violators and War Crimes Unit and for their training, 

transportation, and other related activities. 

Gulf Coast Coordination.—The Committee is aware of the ongoing efforts to develop ICE’s Tactical Intelligence Center [TIC] into 

a Regional Intelligence Integration Center that includes other Fed-
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eral and non-Federal entities in the region. Additional collection, 

reporting, and dissemination capacity at this location will interrupt 

the illicit movement of people and goods into the United States 

through the Gulf of Mexico region, and the Committee directs the 

Department to report on efforts to enhance the TIC’s capacity within 90 days of the date of enactment of this act. 

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL OPERATIONS

Efficiency and Coordination.—The Committee understands that 

significant detention bed space is required for the processing, adjudication, and removal of aliens but is concerned that Enforcement 

and Removal Operations [ERO] and its partners along the immigration enforcement continuum have done little to improve 

throughput, which could reduce the average length of stay of detainees and reduce detention capacity requirements. Recent 

changes to immigration enforcement policies will likely modify 

ICE’s detention space requirements, but it is unclear whether such 

changes were contemplated with interagency partners prior to 

making such changes. The Committee directs ICE to work with 

Federal partners, including those within the Department of Justice 

and Department of Health and Human Services, to ensure that 

aliens are treated fairly while expeditiously moving through the 

immigration enforcement process and to jointly brief the Committees quarterly on process improvements and coordination efforts. 

Custody Operations.—The recommendation includes 

$2,897,534,000 for Custody Operations, which is the level required 

to maintain ICE’s fiscal year 2018 funded average daily population 

[ADP] throughout fiscal year 2019. The Committee notes ICE’s 

progress in developing and refining its ADP forecast model. The 

model analyzes time series data from which it extracts meaningful 

patterns, including moving averages, seasonality, and trends. It 

also uses patterns that it aggregates into a final daily population 

to forecast the detained population derived from all major CBP and 

ICE arresting programs. Should the ADP level included in the fiscal year 2020 budget request deviate from the level suggested by 

the forecast model, ICE shall provide the Committee with a detailed explanation and justification for the difference. 

The Committee notes that on April 6, 2018, the Department of 

Justice announced a change in policy relative to the implementation of section 1325 of title 8, United States Code that changed presumptive charges against those who are caught crossing U.S. borders between ports of entry from administrative to criminal. This 

change in policy will cause changes to requirements for detention 

across the Federal government, including for ICE, the Department 

of Justice, and the Department of Health and Human Services. To 

date, ICE has not responded to the Committee’s requests for a detailed analysis of how this policy, which was announced after the 

submission of the budget request, will change the detention requirements outlined in that request. Absent updated information, 

the Committee is unable to make a recommendation for detention 

capacity that incorporates the most recent and relevant analysis. 

The Committee expects that funding made available to ICE shall 

be used to maintain the number of detention beds needed to detain 

those individuals who are considered a flight risk or danger to the 
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community, based on an individualized assessment which fully considers less-costly custody alternatives. ICE is directed to continue 

to evaluate the efficacy of the use of alternatives to detention as 

a means to reducing costs and better managing resources. The 

Committee stresses the importance of fiscal discipline and ensuring 

there is sufficient transparency in the way ICE obligates and expends its appropriations. It must operate within the funding levels 

provided by the Congress. The Committee notes that ICE is currently well above the ADP funded in fiscal year 2018 and above the 

ADP level at the time that bill was enacted. While operating requirements can certainly change, it is clear that ICE does not view 

as binding the funding levels provided in law. The Committee 

worked diligently in preparing the fiscal year 2018 appropriation to 

provide ICE with a significant increase over fiscal year 2017 just 

to maintain its current level of services, yet ICE continues to spend 

at an unsustainable rate. In light of the Committee’s persistent and 

growing concerns about ICE’s lack of fiscal discipline, whether real 

or manufactured, and its inability to manage detention resources 

within the appropriations made by law without the threat of antideficiency, the Committee strongly discourages transfer or reprogramming requests to cover ICE’s excesses. The Committee will 

only consider such requests if they are accompanied by transparent 

and publically-available evidence that the need for contingency 

funds results from circumstances, like a presidentially-declared immigration emergency, that are truly beyond ICE’s control. The 

Committee will continue to evaluate whether ICE is prudently 

using the authorities enabled under section 503 of this act. The 

Committee directs ICE to continue the policy of fully reimbursing 

the costs and expenses associated with agreements entered into 

with other entities, including Federal agencies, to house ICE detainees. 

Detention Standards.—The Committee reiterates direction provided in the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31) regarding 

detention standards and understands that ICE intends to increase 

the percentage of detainees held in facilities meeting the most recent Performance Based National Detention Standards [PBNDS] 

and requirements under PREA. The Committee directs ICE to develop a timeline detailing steps the agency will take to recruit additional contracting personnel required for negotiating detention contracts and to brief the Committee on its plan not later than 60 days 

after the enactment of this act. 

The Committee further directs ICE to post on its website, within 

60 days of enactment of this act, a schedule for achieving 100 percent compliance with PREA requirements and PBNDS 2011, as revised in 2016 and which were in effect on January 1, 2017, for all 

detainees. The Committee further directs ICE to post on its 

website, within 60 days of enactment of this act, the results of completed PREA audits, an assessment of whether the standards are 

effective in protecting vulnerable populations, and all reports to the 

Committee required under the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2071 (Public Law 

115–31), regarding contracting and detention standards. The report 

shall also identify the resource requirements needed to achieve 
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PREA compliance for the facilities that are currently not PREA 

compliant but have PBNDS 2011, Standard 2.11, or PBNDS 2008 

protections. 

Reporting Requirements.—ICE is directed to make public all final 

detention facility inspection reports within 60 days of inspection; 

complete and make public an initial report regarding any in-custody death within 30 days of such death, with subsequent reporting 

to be completed and released within 60 days of the initial report 

unless additional time is required for redacting personally identifiable information; make public a full list, updated monthly, of all facilities in use for detention of adults or children, including the average daily population, the type of contract, the governing detention standards, and the complement of on-board medical and mental health personnel; ensure that non-governmental organizations 

are provided with independent and timely access to all facilities for 

the purpose of providing representation, legal education, and programming, and for purposes of monitoring and visitation; and update detainee location information in the ICE Detainee Online Locator system within 48 hours of detention and 24 hours of completion of any transfer. 

Pregnant Women.—The Committee notes that ICE has ended the 

presumption of release, absent extraordinary circumstances, for 

pregnant women apprehended by or transferred to ICE. The Committee directs ICE to conduct a weekly review of all pregnant and 

postpartum women who remain in detention. Additionally, the 

Committee directs ICE to provide semiannual reports on the total 

number of pregnant women in ICE custody, including detailed justification of the circumstances warranting each pregnant detainee’s 

continued detention and the length of her detention. These 

anonymized reports should be made publically available on the ICE 

website. 

Criminality Reporting.—ICE shall provide quarterly reports to 

the Committee on the levels of criminality for its detained population, including the number and percentage of the detainee population who are gang members and the number and percentage of 

the detainee population who are members of MS–13. 

Cost of Providing Healthcare to Immigrants in Detention.—Recognizing the increasing cost of providing healthcare in general, the 

Committee directs ICE to provide an annual report on the cost of 

administering healthcare in the detention system. The report shall 

include the number of instances that detainees were transported to 

hospitals, emergency rooms, or other healthcare facilities and shall 

note instances of serious medical or mental health conditions, pregnancy, or disability. Further, the report shall detail the number 

and type of position of medical and mental health staff at each ICE 

detention facility and note any position that has been vacant for 30 

or more days. 

Deportation of Parents of U.S. Citizen Children.—The Committee 

continues its requirement that the Department submit data on the 

deportation of parents of U.S. citizen children semiannually, as in 

prior years. 

Mobile Criminal Alien Teams.—The Committee directs ICE to 

continue operating Mobile Criminal Alien Teams and to brief the 

Committee not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
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this act if additional such teams are required to identify and remove violent criminal aliens. 

Visa Overstay Enforcement.—The Committee directs ICE to continue to direct $10,000,000 to investigative and support activities 

required to identify and remove aliens who have overstayed their 

visas and to brief the Committee semiannually on the results of 

these efforts. 

Law Enforcement Support Center.—The recommendation includes $34,500,000 to support an authorized level of 257 full-time 

law enforcement specialists and officers at the Law Enforcement 

Support Center [LESC], which serves a critical function in the Federal government’s efforts to identify and locate undocumented immigrants with serious felony records. In order to promote efficiency, 

the Committee directs ICE to take steps to ensure that current operations performed by the LESC remain centralized at the LESC 

facility in Williston, Vermont and that these operations are not unnecessarily duplicated elsewhere. The Committee looks forward to 

receiving immediately the report required by the Joint Explanatory 

Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2018 regarding LESC funding, operations, and staffing. The Department is also directed to submit for Committee approval the reallocation of any resources currently intended for LESC operations 

in Vermont. It is expected that no such reallocation will be made 

without Committee concurrence. 

The Committee notes that, despite an increasing workload and 

the availability of recruitment and retention incentives, the LESC 

has not hired to authorized position levels. The Committee directs 

ICE to ensure that the LESC has the resources and approvals necessary to fully utilize its recruitment incentives program and to include details about this program in the spend plan it is required 

to provide to the Committee. The LESC is also encouraged to utilize hiring campaigns, education, and outreach, including coordination with nearby community, technical, and State colleges and universities. Further, LESC is encouraged to utilize available direct 

hire authorities to accelerate the hiring of qualified applicants. 

Sex Offender Release Notifications.—The Committee understands 

that ICE is currently notifying law enforcement authorities and 

State regulatory organizations through the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act exchange portal when ICE releases into 

their jurisdictions individuals who have a registration requirement. 

The Committee recommends $2,000,000 to continue to identify any 

potential information gaps within this system and to address these 

gaps in a manner that ensures that data on ICE detainees with sex 

or violent offender records are provided in real time to jurisdictions 

where such detainees will reside. 

Kiosks for Non-Detained Appearances.—The Committee is concerned about the size of ICE’s non-detained docket and directs ICE 

to continue its pilot project to enable certain aliens on the non-detained docket to report via self-service kiosks at ERO field offices. 

The recommendation includes $3,000,000 for this pilot and directs 

ICE to evaluate the potential of expanding these activities if it is 

found that the pilot reduces the time and resources that deportation officers devote to managing encounters and recurring check-ins 

with applicable aliens. 
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Alternatives to Detention.—The recommendation includes 

$176,009,000 for Alternatives to Detention [ATD] as requested, and 

directs ICE to ensure they are used as effectively as possible. ICE 

shall brief the Committee on its discussions with the contractors 

handling the ATD—ISAP III contract, about implementing a 

‘‘Know Your Rights’’ [KYR] program for new participants. The brief 

shall indicate whether these discussions determined whether a 

KYR program was deemed reasonable to be provided at the time 

of the initial full enrollment or orientation or as soon as reasonably 

possible after that time. ICE shall continue exploring the use of 

available ATD models on an ongoing basis, shall prioritize the use 

of such detention alternatives for immigrant children and their 

families, where appropriate, and shall seek the release of individuals and their family members who pass credible fear screening 

and do not present a public safety or flight risk. 

The ATD program shall evaluate the efficacy and cost-benefit of 

continuing the type of case management services provided under 

the Family Case Management Pilot [FCMP]. Given the pilot’s high 

compliance rates, the Committee believes exploring the potential 

benefits of a program similar to the FCMP pilot or an equivalent 

ATD program that facilitates access to social and legal services for 

enrollees. To promote transparency and further understanding of 

ATD, the Committee directs ICE to publish annually the following 

policies and data relating to ATD: guidance for referral, placement, 

escalation and de-escalation decisions; enrollment by Field Office; 

information on the length of enrollment broken down by type of 

ATD; and a breakdown of enrollment by type and point of apprehension. 

Within 60 days of the date of enactment of this act, the Secretary 

shall submit a report to the Committee providing analysis of each 

active program within the last 5 years under the Alternatives to 

Detention account. This report shall include compliance with court 

appearances, immigration appointments, and removal orders, cost 

per individual served, response times to requests for legal counsel, 

family contact, and medical treatment (including mental health 

services). 

287(g) Agreements.—The Committee observes that OIG recommended ICE collect data on the race and ethnicity of individuals 

arrested or apprehended under the 287(g) program, but in 2010 

ICE declined to accept this recommendation, claiming that the program does not raise concerns about racial profiling. The Committee 

directs ICE to publish applications for new or renewed 287(g) 

agreements on its website eight weeks prior to entering into any 

such agreement. ICE shall ensure thorough vetting of 287(g) applicants in an effort to minimize detention conditions that do not fully 

comply with the PBNDS and PREA standards. 

The Committee directs ICE to provide its officers with guidance 

and training for engaging with victims of crime and witnesses of 

crime and to clarify policy guidance on enforcement actions in sensitive locations, including courthouses. The Committee directs ICE, 

not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this act, to 

report on steps taken to minimize the effect immigration enforcement activity has on victims of crime and witnesses of crime and 

to provide monthly notifications to the Committee on enforcement 
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actions that take place in sensitive locations, including courthouses. 

Privacy Waivers.—The Committee recognizes that Federal agencies are prohibited from releasing information concerning an individual to a third party under the Privacy Act of 1974. However, the 

Committee is concerned by reports that detainees, their attorneys, 

and their family members have faced difficulty receiving and submitting the ICE ‘‘Privacy Waiver Authorizing Disclosure to a Third 

Party’’ form. Without this form, members of Congress cannot make 

successful inquiries in behalf of their constituents. The Committee 

advises ICE to provide every detainee, upon entering ICE custody, 

with a copy of the ‘‘Privacy Waiver Authorizing Disclosure to a 

Third Party’’ form in order to facilitate Congressional inquiries. 

Public Access.—ICE is directed to report to the Committee within 

120 days after the date of enactment of this act detailing how it 

complies with Federal law requiring equal public access to Federal 

buildings where ICE offices are located. Specifically, ICE is directed to detail its policy for determining when it permanently denies an individual or group’s entrance to a public Federal building 

or portion thereof, what specific security concerns or other criteria 

it uses to justify each denial and what procedures ICE field officers 

must follow to ensure compliance with this policy. ICE is further 

directed to include in this report an analysis of how its Boston 

Field Office has implemented this policy over the past 18 months 

to include each instance of denied entry, to whom entry was denied, and what security or other justifications were used as the denial’s basis. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $81,899,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 70,431,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 70,431,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $70,431,000 for Procurement, Construction, and Improvement [PC&I], which is the same as the 

budget request amount and $11,468,000 below the fiscal year 2018 

enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Operational Communications/Information Technology .................. 21,839 30,859 30,859 

Construction and Facility Improvements ....................................... 29,000 34,872 34,872 

Mission Support Assets and Infrastructure ................................... 31,060 4,700 4,700 

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 81,899 70,431 70,431 

The recommendation supports significant information system enhancements across ICE, to include the migration to Consolidated 
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ICE Financial Solution from the current proprietary financial system and improve efficiency for ICE and its customers. Additionally, 

ICE will invest in Critical Foundational Infrastructure to perform 

a technical refresh of ICE mission critical and mission essential IT 

assets that reached the end of their useful life. The Committee recognizes that funding requested for some of these efforts could be 

obligated more slowly than was assumed in materials provided to 

the Committee in support of the budget request. The Committee directs ICE to provide a briefing on proposed PC&I spending plans 

not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act. 

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 

safeguarding the freedom of movement of people and commerce. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total of $8,002,563,000 and a net 

of $4,842,678,000 for TSA. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Operations and Support ........................................................... 7,207,851 7,075,950 7,302,455 

Aviation Passenger Security Fees ............................................ (2,470,000 ) (2,670,000 ) (2,670,000 ) 

Subtotal, Operations and Support (net) .................... 4,737,851 3,885,950 4,632,455 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ...................... 167,314 139,629 189,629 

Research and Development ..................................................... 20,190 20,594 20,594 

Subtotal, Fee Funded Programs ................................. 240,559 239,885 239,885 

Total, Transportation Security Administration ........... 4,925,355 4,046,173 4,842,678 

(Discretionary Funding) ..................................... 4,925,355 4,046,173 4,842,678 

(Discretionary Appropriation) .................... 7,395,355 7,236,173 7,512,678 

(Offsetting Collections) ............................ (2,470,000 ) (2,670,000 ) (2,670,000 ) 

(Offsetting Collections, Legislative Proposals) ................................................. .............................. (520,000 ) ..............................

Aviation Security Capital Fund (Mandatory) ........................... 250,000 250,000 250,000 

Fee Funded Programs .............................................................. 240,559 239,885 239,885 

Subtotal, Transportation Security Administration 

(gross) .................................................................... 7,885,914 7,726,058 8,002,563 

Subtotal, Transportation Security Administration 

(net) ....................................................................... 4,925,355 4,046,173 4,842,678 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $4,737,851,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 3,885,950,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,632,455,000 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,302,455,000 

for Operations and Support [O&S], which is $226,505,000 above 

the budget request amount and $94,604,000 above the fiscal year 

2018 enacted level. This amount is partially offset by $2,670,000 in 

estimated aviation security fee collections that are credited to this 

appropriation, as authorized, resulting in net discretionary appropriation of $4,632,455,000. Of this amount, not more than 

$2,099,814,000 is for non-pay. 

The Committee understands that TSA will submit a request to 

the appropriate Congressional authorizing committees for legislative changes to the aviation security fee structure. The Committee 

directs TSA to once again heed Committee guidance to avoid submitting budget requests that assume revenues that have not been 

authorized by law. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year enacted 2018 and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Aviation Screening Operations: 

Screening Workforce: 

Screening Partnership Program ............................. 184,936 181,382 188,382 

Screener Personnel, Compensation, and Benefits 3,229,026 3,191,783 3,294,783 

Screener Training and Other ................................. 232,985 218,738 220,738 

Airport Management ....................................................... 646,053 647,541 649,951 

Canines ........................................................................... 151,764 152,226 162,404 

Screening Technology Maintenance ................................ 397,882 382,927 382,927 

Secure Flight ................................................................... 106,856 113,882 113,882 

Subtotal, Aviation Screening Operations ................... 4,949,502 4,888,479 5,013,067 

Other Operations and Enforcement: 

Inflight Security: 

Federal Air Marshals .............................................. 779,000 779,210 779,210 

Federal Flight Deck Officer and Crew Training ..... 19,514 19,539 19,539 

Aviation Regulation ................................................ 218,535 171,905 218,185 

Air Cargo ................................................................ 102,721 103,572 103,572 

Intelligence and TSOC ........................................... 79,790 79,524 79,524 

Surface Programs .................................................. 129,316 73,818 129,455 

Vetting Programs ................................................... 60,215 52,770 52,770 

Subtotal, Other Operations and Enforcement ............ 1,389,091 1,280,338 1,382,255 

Mission Support ....................................................................... 869,258 907,133 907,133 

Subtotal, Operations and Support (gross) ................. 7,207,851 7,075,950 7,302,455 

Aviation Passenger Security Fees ............................................ (2,470,000 ) (2,670,000 ) (2,670,000 ) 

Offsetting Collections, Legislative Proposals .......................... .............................. (520,000 ) ..............................

Subtotal, Operations and Support (net) .................... 4,737,851 3,885,950 4,632,455 

Screening Partnership Program.—The recommendation maintains necessary funds for security at airports where private screening contracts are in place and includes $7,000,000 above the request to accommodate increases in airport screening costs. 
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The Committee acknowledges that the Screening Partnership 

Program [SPP] provides TSA airports with an alternative to request private screening support instead of Federal screeners. Commensurate with the Committee’s interest in this program, TSA 

shall notify the Committee within 10 days of any change to a private screening contract, including any new award under the SPP 

or any transition from privatized screening into Federal screening. 

Screener Personnel, Compensation, and Benefits.—The recommendation includes $103,000,000 above the budget request, 

which is made up of $26,000,000 to fund an additional 360 front 

line screener personnel to support an increase in passenger volume 

and $77,00,000 to continue exit lane staffing in accordance with 

section 603 of Public Law 114–74. The Committee supports and encourages TSA to continue efforts to develop and install appropriate 

exit-lane monitoring technology where feasible and appropriate. 

With regard to remodeling and modernization efforts undertaken 

by airports at existing exit lanes that TSA was responsible for 

monitoring on December 1, 2013, TSA shall continue to be responsible for monitoring those exit lanes after the remodeling or modernization efforts are completed. 

Airport Management.—The recommendation includes funding for: 

the workforce to support TSA Federal Security Directors; Bomb Appraisal Officers; Explosives Security Specialists; the Transportation 

Security Operations Center; airport rent and furniture; a vehicle 

fleet; airport parking; and employee transit benefits. 

The Committee recognizes that Transportation Security Officers 

[TSO] are the front line for aviation security and their proficiency 

at screening carry-on baggage at airport checkpoint can have a direct impact on the safety of the public. The Committee encourages 

TSA to continue to develop and field adaptive x-ray baggage 

screening training tools to improve TSO performance on existing 

screening systems and of the next generation of Computed Tomography [CT] systems. 

Canines.—The recommendation includes $162,404,000 for the 

National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program [NEDCTP], 

which will support 1,097 teams led by local law enforcement and 

TSA. Within this amount, $10,178,000 is included above the budget 

request amount to establish 50 new NEDCTP teams for passenger 

screening. Passenger screening canine teams provide an effective 

layer of security against explosive threats. These additional canine 

teams will not only enhance security effectiveness inside and outside secure areas of airports, but will also increase passenger 

screening efficiency. TSA shall use risk-based methodology to allocate the additional teams to the highest risk airports. In addition, 

TSA is to consider strategies to extend canine explosive screening 

capabilities to medium and small airports and shall brief the Committee not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 

act on the feasibility of implementing such a strategy. 

Even with these additional canine teams, the Committee urges 

TSA to continue to evaluate and pursue means of meeting additional demand. In doing so, TSA should consider, among other 

strategies, increasing the throughput of the canine teams at the canine training center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. 
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OTHER OPERATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT

Federal Air Marshals.—The recommendation includes 

$779,210,000 for the Federal Air Marshal Service [FAMS], which 

is the same as the budget request amount. This amount includes 

funding for FAMS to continue protection of the air transportation 

system against terrorist threats, sabotage, or other acts of violence. 

The Committee directs TSA to continue submitting quarterly reports on FAMS mission coverage, staffing levels, and hiring rates 

as it has done in prior years. 

Federal Flight Deck Officer and Flight Crew Training Programs.—The recommendation includes $19,539,000 for the Federal 

Flight Deck Officer and Flight Crew Training programs, which is 

the same as the budget request amount. 

Law Enforcement Reimbursement Program.—The recommendation includes $46,280,000 for the Law Enforcement Officer [LEO] 

Reimbursement Program. The Committee recognizes the important 

role that the LEO reimbursement program has played in helping 

airports meet federally mandated airport security requirements. 

The Committee directs TSA to maintain and fund the LEO Program. 

Visible Intermodal Prevention Response [VIPR] Teams.—The recommendation includes $55,637,000 to maintain 31 Visible Intermodal Prevention Response teams. VIPR teams work in collaboration with Federal, State, and local transportation stakeholders to 

prevent and deter acts of terrorism against transportation systems, 

including commercial aviation, air cargo, general aviation, mass 

transit, maritime, freight rail, highway, and pipeline systems. 

Risk-Based Security [RBS] Initiatives.—The Committee continues 

to support TSA’s screening evolution from one-size-fits-all security 

to an intelligence-driven, risk-based approach that focuses limited 

security resources on unknown travelers and baggage while increasing the throughput of known travelers. In particular, the 

Committee expects TSA to continue cooperating with OIG to address vulnerabilities in the RBS and PreCheck programs. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $167,314,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 139,629,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 189,629,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $189,629,000 for Procurement, Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which $50,000,000 above the 

budget request amount and $22,315,000 above the fiscal year 2018 

enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 
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PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Aviation Screening Infrastructure: 

Checkpoint Support ......................................................... 68,019 74,422 74,422 

Checked Baggage ........................................................... 83,004 35,367 85,367 

Infrastructure for Other Operations: 

Vetting Programs ............................................................ 16,291 29,840 29,840 

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ..................................................................... 167,314 139,629 189,629 

Checkpoint Support.—Funds provided for Checkpoint Support 

will be used to continue field-testing and deploying equipment for 

passenger screening, carry-on baggage screening, checkpoint reconfiguration, electronic surveillance of checkpoints, and operational 

integration of systems. Currently deployed technologies include 

walk-through metal detectors, explosives trace detection machines, 

bottled liquid scanners, chemical analysis devices, advanced technology systems, and Advanced Imaging Technology [AIT]. Purchases of equipment with a unit cost of less than $250,000 will continue to be made with Operations and Support funds. 

The Committee is aware of AIT in use internationally since 2015. 

TSA is directed to report, not later than 90 days after the date of 

enactment of this act, on the suitability of this technology for use 

in U.S. airports and on any plans to test and evaluate the technology, which shall include a timeline toward qualification for procurement. 

Advanced Integrated Screening Technologies.—TSA is directed to 

submit a detailed report on passenger and baggage screening technologies not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

act. The report shall include a useful description of existing and 

emerging technologies capable of detecting threats concealed on 

passengers and in baggage, as well as projected funding levels for 

each technology identified in the report for the next five fiscal 

years. 

Quarterly Briefings.—TSA is to provide quarterly briefings on its 

investment plans for checkpoint security and Explosives Detection 

Systems [EDS] refurbishment, procurement, and installation on an 

airport-by-airport basis. These briefings shall include information 

on specific technologies for purchase, program schedules, major 

milestones, obligation schedules, recapitalization priorities, status 

of operational testing for each passenger screening technology 

under development, and a table detailing actual versus anticipated 

unobligated balances at the close of the fiscal year. These briefings 

shall also include details on checkpoint screening pilot programs 

and public-private partnerships that are in progress or being considered for implementation. Information in this portion of the briefing is to include for each pilot program or public-private partnership: a summary; a description of its goals; potential capabilities 

and benefits of the program; the airports where the pilots or partnerships will take place; funding commitments; and plans for future expansion. The Committee expects these briefings to include 

detailed program schedules for passenger screening technologies, 
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and these schedules should include all milestones from the 

issuance of a request for proposal to deployment. 

Computed Tomography.—The recommendation includes 

$71,500,000 for the purchase and installation of 145 CT machines 

for passenger checkpoints at the highest-risk airports in the United 

States. This effort is part of a larger effort to recapitalize aging 

screening equipment, add detection capabilities, and improve performance in order to mitigate emerging threats to aviation security. 

The Committee encourages TSA to remain innovative in its efforts 

to enhance threat detection. 

Explosives Detection Systems.—The recommendation includes 

$85,367,000 for EDS, including $50,000,000 for TSA to continue reimbursement of airports that incurred costs associated with the development of a partial or completed in-line baggage system prior to 

August 3, 2007. As directed in the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying Public Law 114–113 and Public Law 115–141, TSA 

has validated project cost information submitted by airports to determine allowable and allocable expenses. TSA is directed to brief 

the Committee on its updated timeline and allocation plan for 

these funds not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 

this act. The brief shall include a plan for how TSA will address 

the remaining balance of reimbursement claims in future budget 

requests. 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $20,190,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 20,594,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 20,594,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $20,594,000 for Research and Development, which is the same as the budget request amount and 

$404,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Research and Development ..................................................... 20,190 20,594 20,594 

Subtotal, Research and Development ........................ 20,190 20,594 20,594 

Innovation Task Force [ITF].—The Committee supports TSA’s efforts to develop and deploy next generation screening solutions rapidly to assist screeners in detecting and deterring threats to aviation security. 

TSA established the ITF to foster innovation in aviation security, 

address the threat landscape, improve the passenger screening experience, and deliver a next-generation curb-to-gate screening capability. The Committee encourages the ITF to engage with industry 

in pursuit of future capabilities that can support TSA’s mission. 
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COAST GUARD

The primary responsibilities of the Coast Guard include: the enforcement of all applicable Federal laws on the high seas and other 

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 of the Navy in time 

of war, as authorized by sections 1 and 2 of title 14, U.S. Code. The 

Commandant of the Coast Guard reports directly to the Secretary 

of Homeland Security. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $11,934,411,000 for the Coast 

Guard, which is $496,210,000 above the budget request amount 

and $173,313,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. When 

costs for Overseas Contingency Operations [OCO] are excluded, the 

recommendation for the Coast Guard is $11,769,411,000. The bill 

adopts new appropriations accounts for the Coast Guard, which 

more closely align its funding structure with that of the other components. For purposes of consistency, fiscal year 2018 enacted levels are displayed using the new appropriations accounts in the following manner: ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ is now displayed as ‘‘Operations and Support’’; ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ is now displayed as ‘‘Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’; and ‘‘Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation’’ is 

now displayed as ‘‘Research and Development’’. Activities funded 

within the ‘‘Reserve Training’’ account are realigned to the ‘‘Operations and Support’’ [O&S] account. The recommendation does not 

reflect the proposed realignment of ‘‘Environmental, Compliance, 

and Restoration’’ [EC&R] functions into the O&S account, because 

the current authorization for these functions (14 U.S.C. 692) requires that any funding appropriated for them to be transferred 

into an EC&R account, regardless of the account to which such 

funds are appropriated. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

COAST GUARD 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Operations and Support ................................................................. 7,373,313 7,579,709 7,792,409 

Environmental Compliance and Restoration 1 ............................... 13,397 13,429 13,429 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ............................ 2,694,745 1,886,750 2,169,260 

Research and Development ........................................................... 29,141 19,109 20,109 

Health Care Fund Contribution (Permanent Indefinite Appropriations) ......................................................................................... 204,136 199,360 199,360 

Retired Pay ..................................................................................... 1,676,117 1,739,844 1,739,844 

Total, Coast Guard ........................................................... 12,107,724 11,438,201 11,934,411 

(Defense, less OCO) ......................................................... 340,000 340,000 340,000 

1 Environmental Compliance and Restoration funding was requested within Operations and Support but is not recommended within the Operations and Support account and is shown separately for comparability 
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $7,373,313,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 7,579,709,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 7,792,409,000 

The O&S appropriation provides funds for the salaries and benefits of both military and civilian personnel and 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 include: search and rescue; aids to navigation; marine safety; marine environmental protection; enforcement of laws and treaties; Arctic and Antarctic operations; and defense readiness. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $7,792,409,000 for O&S, which is 

$212,700,000 above the budget request amount and $419,096,000 

above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. Of this amount, not more 

than $3,352,112,000 is for non-pay. The total includes $24,500,000 

from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and $505,000,000 for Coast 

Guard defense-related activities, of which $165,000,000 is for OCO. 

The Committee has also recommended funding to meet the air facility operation obligations laid out in section 676a of title 14, 

United States Code. 

Based on recent reporting pursuant to Public Law 94–254, the 

Committee is aware of increasing Coast Guard costs that will result in diminished resources for other statutory missions. The 

Coast Guard shall appropriately account for these needs in its fiscal year 2020 budget request. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Military Pay and Allowances .......................................................... 3,716,444 3,851,095 3,866,095 

Civilian Pay and Benefits .............................................................. 847,678 929,385 929,385 

Training and Recruiting ................................................................. 191,015 187,991 188,338 

Operating Funds and Unit Level Maintenance .............................. 897,171 907,894 925,447 

Centrally Managed Accounts ......................................................... 142,788 143,641 165,441 

Intermediate and Depot Level Maintenance .................................. 1,415,217 1,442,048 1,435,048 

Reserve Training ............................................................................ 114,875 117,655 117,655 

Overseas Contingency Operations ................................................. 163,000 ............................ 165,000 

Total, Operations and Support ......................................... 7,373,313 7,579,709 7,792,409 

Arctic Program Office.—Recognizing the growing national security imperatives for an enhanced U.S. presence in the Arctic, the 

Committee is pleased that the Coast Guard has established an Arctic Strategy, an Arctic Strategy Implementation Plan, and an Arctic Program Office. This office has furthered the Nation’s national 

defense and security interests in the Arctic through its extensive 

participation, coordination, and collaboration with other inter-
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national, Federal, and SLTT partners to improve awareness, broaden partnerships, and modernize governance in the Arctic. Most recently, the office supported the completion of the Bering Strait Port 

Access Route Study, a study that resulted in a joint recommendation by the United States and the Russian Federation to the International Maritime Organization [IMO] to establish a common vessel traffic measure. Recently approved by the IMO, the traffic 

measure is the first IMO-approved measure for navigation safety in 

polar waters. The Coast Guard is to report to the Committee if additional resources are needed for the Arctic Program Office to further its important mission. 

Military Personnel.—The recommendation includes $15,000,000 

above the request for 250 additional military personnel to bolster 

the Coast Guard’s workforce and to help carry out the its 11 statutory missions. This increase is reflective of the Coast Guard’s most 

recent personnel projections, which indicates significant improvements in military accessions. 

Crew Rotation Concept.—The request assumed $31,700,000 in 

savings associated with the elimination of the Crew Rotation Concept [CRC] and the recommendation reflects these savings. The 

Committee believes the concept disproportionately increased operational costs while providing only marginal increases in time on 

station. Continuing the CRC would have significant negative impacts on cutter crews and maintenance while increasing requirements for capital investments at certain ports. 

Small Boats.—The Committee understands that the Coast Guard 

plans to purchase 15 additional small response boats in fiscal year 

2019 and notes that the bill includes long-standing language to 

allow O&S funds to be used for the purchase or lease of small boats 

for contingent and emergent requirements. 

Child Care Subsidy.—The Committee recognizes that the availability of childcare is critically important for Coast Guard families, 

especially those living in high cost-of-living areas. The recommendation includes $2,000,000 to increase childcare subsidy 

availability and $500,000 to complete a survey of personnel, required by the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, regarding the cost and availability of childcare and their effects on retention. 

Fishing Safety Training.—The Committee supports an agreement 

between the Coast Guard and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health [NIOSH] to efficiently administer Fishing 

Safety Training and Research Grant Programs. The Committee 

notes that a small percentage of the funds appropriated for these 

grant programs may be used, if necessary, to cover the Federal 

costs associated with NIOSH’s administration of the programs. The 

recommendation includes $6,000,000 to continue these grants in 

fiscal year 2019, and the Committee recognizes the need to consult 

with relevant fishing safety training experts in the development of 

program guidelines. 

Minor Shore Infrastructure.—The bill includes long-standing language to allow funds for operations to be used for the sustainment, 

repair, replacement, and maintenance of shore infrastructure 

projects, including projects to correct deficiencies in code compliance or to mitigate against threats to life, health, or safety, with 
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costs not exceeding 50 percent of a building’s or structure’s replacement value. Additionally, Operations and Support funds can be 

used for contingent, emergent, or other unspecified minor construction projects, which include new construction, procurement, development, conversion, rebuilding, improvement, or an extension of 

any facility not exceeding $1,000,000 in total cost at any location 

for planned or unplanned operational needs. 

Minor construction projects funded from the O&S appropriation 

can be combined with depot level maintenance projects for the sake 

of administrative and economic efficiency. The Coast Guard is to 

provide a report to the Committee not later than 45 days after the 

date of enactment of this act detailing such projects and any fiscal 

year 2019 sustainment, repair, replacement, or maintenance 

projects costing more than $1,000,000. For fiscal year 2020, such 

information shall be included in the justification materials accompanying the budget request. The recommendation includes requested funding to complete shore facility follow-on, as detailed in 

the Coast Guard’s justification materials. 

Coast Guard Yard.—The Committee has urged the Coast Guard 

to expedite planning for facility and equipment upgrades necessary 

for service life extensions of the Fast Response Cutter [FRC] and 

other vessels at the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay in Baltimore, 

Maryland. The nearest travel lift of sufficient size and capacity to 

service the FRC is in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Transporting the 

travel lift between Hampton Roads and Baltimore is a costly and 

time consuming procedure that removes the lift from service during 

transport. The recommendation includes funding within the PC&I 

appropriation to acquire necessary equipment and make physical 

modifications to wharves or other parts of the Coast Guard Yard 

facility to accommodate FRCs and other vessels. 

Bridge Review.—Currently, the single lane bridge over Lake 

Pend Oreille, Idaho does not sufficiently accommodate its traffic 

volume. During peak agricultural and harvest times, shipments of 

U.S. agriculture come to a stop as they wait for clearance to cross 

this bridge. The Committee believes that the current proposal to 

construct a second bridge over Lake Pend Oreille would provide a 

significant reduction to this congestion. The Committee urges the 

Coast Guard to work closely with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and all local and state stakeholders to conduct a thorough 

and timely review and analysis of this proposal. 

Executive Transportation Aircraft.—The Coast Guard is directed 

to notify the Committee prior to making any changes to the type, 

number, or flight hours of command and control aircraft. 

Asset Colocation.—In establishing homeports for new vessels in 

the northeast United States, the Coast Guard is directed to partner 

with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and 

the U.S. Navy to leverage existing assets and new investments at 

Naval Station Newport. 

Coast Guard Museum.—The recommendation includes 

$5,000,000 for the National Coast Guard Museum, which is authorized under section 98(b) of title 14, United States Code. Funds may 

be used to preserve and protect Coast Guard artifacts, or for the 

design, fabrication, or installation of exhibits or displays for these 

artifacts. 
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Wind Energy.—The Coast Guard shall continue to consult and 

collaborate with the Department of the Interior and other maritime 

stakeholders to minimize areas of incompatibility between maritime navigation and offshore energy development. 

Maritime Asset Protection.—The Committee recognizes that waterborne threats pose a significant challenge to protecting Coast 

Guard assets in port. Waterborne marine barrier systems play an 

important role in securing waterfront and offshore facilities from 

these threats. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

of this act, the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee a report 

detailing the capabilities of current waterborne marine barrier systems at Coast Guard facilities and shall include an assessment of 

their ability to adequately deter and defend against a waterborne 

attack. 

Maritime Law Enforcement.—The Coast Guard shall report to 

the Committee within 180 days of the enactment of this act with 

an assessment of the Coast Guard’s ability to conduct maritime law 

enforcement activities on the high seas in support of international 

partners. Specifically, the assessment should address the following 

elements of the Coast Guard’s current capabilities, capacity, and 

legal authority to conduct maritime law enforcement activities outside of United States territorial waters: human trafficking; forced 

labor; illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing; and other illicit 

activity at sea. The report should detail: technical coordination 

with partner nations, non-governmental organizations, and the 

U.S. Navy to improve tracking and detection of vessels engaged in 

such activities; Coast Guard requirements, including materiel, personnel, logistic, and administrative requirements, for support from 

the U.S. Navy (either direct support requests, or through Geographic Combatant Commanders and the Global Force Management process) and partner nations, specifying any unmet resource 

demands; any limiting factors that constrain the Coast Guard’s 

ability to fully resource this mission, including legal authorities; 

and legislative proposals for mitigating these limitations. 

Alternative Planning Criteria.—The Committee is concerned that 

the Coast Guard is taking too long to approve Alternative Planning 

Criteria plans as required by regulations promulgated under the 

Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) for the Captain 

of the Port Zone that includes the Arctic. The Committee encourages the Coast Guard to quickly approve Alternative Planning Criteria plans to ensure that all vessels transiting the Captain of the 

Port Zone that includes the Arctic and required to have a vessel 

response plan are covered when transiting in the Zone. Furthermore, the Committee encourages the Coast Guard to consider approved Alternative Planning Criteria plans for the Captain of the 

Port Zone that includes the Arctic to be valid for a period of not 

less than 3 years from the date of approval. 

Jupiter Island Property Disposition.—The Committee understands that the Coast Guard property in Jupiter Island, Florida is 

being considered for inclusion in Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge and directs the Coast Guard to work expediently with both 

Federal and non-Federal partners to evaluate the potential costs 

and benefits of this transaction. 
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OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $165,000,000 for Coast Guard operations in support of OCO. While funding for these activities is requested in the Department of Defense budget for the U.S. Navy, 

the Committee adopted a practice, beginning in fiscal year 2009, of 

recommending these amounts be appropriated directly to the Coast 

Guard. 

The Coast Guard shall brief the Committee, not later than 30 

days after the date of enactment of this act, on any changes to 

OCO amounts expected during fiscal year 2019 and on projected 

transition costs expected in fiscal year 2020 to support OCO. 

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $13,397,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 13,429,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 13,429,000 

The EC&R appropriation 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. Uses for these funds include: major upgrades to 

petroleum and regulated substance 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 $13,429,000 for EC&R as requested. 

The Committee notes that EC&R funding cannot be readily executed within the O&S account, as requested, due to requirements 

under section 692 of title 14 United States Code related to the period of funding availability for the program. The Coast Guard is directed to include in its annual budget justification materials a list 

of the activities projected to be funded via the EC&R appropriation. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $2,694,745,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 1,886,750,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,169,260,000 

This appropriation supports the Procurement, Construction, and 

Improvement [PC&I] of vessels, aircraft, information management 

resources, shore facilities, aids to navigation, and military housing 

required to execute the Coast Guard’s missions and achieve its performance goals. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,169,260,000 for PC&I, which is 

$282,510,000 above the budget request amount and $525,485,000 

below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The recommendation includes $20,000,000 from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 
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PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Vessels: 

Survey and Design—Vessel and Boats ............................... 4,500 500 5,500 

In-Service Vessel Sustainment ............................................. 60,500 63,250 63,250 

National Security Cutter ....................................................... 1,241,000 65,000 72,600 

Offshore Patrol Cutter ........................................................... 500,000 400,000 400,000 

Fast Response Cutter ........................................................... 340,000 240,000 240,000 

Cutter Boats .......................................................................... 1,000 5,000 5,000 

Polar Ice Breaking Vessel ..................................................... 19,000 750,000 750,000 

Inland Waterways and Western Rivers Cutter ...................... 26,100 5,000 5,000 

Polar Sustainment ................................................................ ............................ 15,000 15,000 

Subtotal, Vessels .............................................................. 2,192,100 1,543,750 1,556,350 

Aircraft: 

HC–144 Conversion/Sustainment ......................................... ............................ 17,000 17,000 

HC–27J Conversion /Sustainment ........................................ 70,000 80,000 80,000 

HC–130J Acquisition/Conversion/Sustainment ..................... 100,600 ............................ ............................

HH–65 Conversion/Sustainment ........................................... 22,000 20,000 20,000 

MH–60T Sustainment ........................................................... 2,500 25,000 175,000 

Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems ....................................... 500 6,000 6,000 

Subtotal, Aircraft .............................................................. 195,600 148,000 298,000 

Other Acquisition Programs: 

Other Equipment and Systems ............................................. 4,000 3,500 3,500 

Program Oversight and Management ................................... 15,000 20,000 20,000 

C4ISR .................................................................................... 22,000 23,300 23,300 

CG–Logistics Information Management System ................... 9,800 13,200 13,200 

Subtotal, Other Acquisition Programs .............................. 50,800 60,000 60,000 

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation: 

Major Construction, ATON, and Survey and Design ............. 42,400 30,000 74,510 

Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure ............................ 87,100 100,000 175,400 

Minor Shore ........................................................................... 5,000 5,000 5,000 

Subtotal, Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation .......... 134,500 135,000 254,910 

Personnel and Related Support 121,745 ............................ ............................

Total, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ..... 2,694,745 1,886,750 2,169,260 

Capital Investment Plan.—The Coast Guard continues to struggle with the timely submission of a Capital Investment Plan [CIP]. 

The CIP is essential for the Committee to carry out its oversight 

of the Coast Guard, especially at a time when recapitalization of 

aging assets has become so critical for the service. Therefore, bill 

language is continued requiring the CIP submission with the annual budget request, and the Committee retains a withholding of 

O&S funds in order to facilitate timeliness. The information required by the Committee is in accordance with the Coast Guard’s 

Major Systems Acquisition Manual or applicable Departmental 

management directives. The fiscal year 2020–2024 CIP is to be 

submitted with the fiscal year 2020 budget justification materials. 

Quarterly Acquisition Briefings.—The Coast Guard is to continue 

to brief the Committee quarterly on all major acquisitions. In addition to the information normally provided for each asset, these 

briefings shall include: the top five risks for each acquisition; the 

objective for operational hours the Coast Guard expects to achieve 

with each acquisition; the gap between that objective, current capa-
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bilities, and stated mission requirements; and how the acquisition 

of the specific asset closes those gaps. The information presented 

at these briefings shall also include a discussion of how the Coast 

Guard calculated the operational hours, an explanation of risks to 

mission performance associated with the current shortfall, and the 

operational strategy to mitigate such risks. Finally, the briefings 

are to include a chart listing the status of all shore construction 

projects that have not been completed. For each construction 

project, the chart is to include the project’s status with regard to 

funding, design, procurement, and construction. 

Drug Interdiction.—The Committee is concerned that cocaine 

overdose deaths in the United States increased by more than 52 

percent between 2015 and 2016. The Committee is further concerned with the use of the maritime domain to traffic cocaine, 

which typically originates in Colombia, into the United States. Despite interdicting a record 224 metric tons of cocaine in 2017, the 

Coast Guard is only able to respond to a fraction of the intelligence 

it receives, largely due to a lack of vessels and aircraft. The recommendation includes significant funding to enhance the Coast 

Guard’s ability to pursue additional interdiction missions. 

Full-Funding Policy.—The Committee again directs an exception 

to the administration’s current acquisition policy that requires the 

Coast Guard to attain the total acquisition cost for a vessel, including long lead time materials [LLTM], production costs, and postproduction costs, before a production contract can be awarded. This 

policy has the potential to make shipbuilding less efficient, to force 

delayed obligation of production funds, and to require post-production funds far in advance of when they will be used. The Department should position itself to acquire vessels in the most efficient 

manner within the guidelines of strict governance measures. The 

Committee expects the administration to adopt a similar policy for 

the acquisition of the Offshore Patrol Cutter [OPC] and heavy polar 

icebreaker. 

Domestic Content.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 

Coast Guard is directed to utilize components that are manufactured in the United States when contracting for new vessels. Such 

components include: auxiliary equipment, such as pumps for shipboard services; propulsion equipment including engines, reduction 

gears, and propellers; shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard cranes. 

National Maritime Center.—The Committee applauds the work of 

the National Maritime Center in issuing credentials to qualified 

mariners in the most effective way. The Committee is eager to 

learn how systems modernization, if beneficial, could enhance and 

improve the capabilities for its workforce. 

VESSELS

Survey and Design—Vessels and Boats.—To enhance icebreaking 

capacity on the Great Lakes, the Committee continues to support 

the acquisition of an icebreaker that is at least as capable as 

USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB–30). Therefore, the Committee includes $5,000,000 above the budget request amount to continue 

survey and design work for this vessel. 
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National Security Cutter.—Legend Class National Security Cutters [NSCs] are replacing the legacy High Endurance Cutters, built 

between 1967 and 1972. In fiscal year 2017, the Coast Guard interdicted 2,512 illegal migrants and removed 224 metric tons of cocaine with an estimated street value of over $6,600,000,000, which 

surpassed the previous record amount of cocaine removal set the 

previous fiscal year. Of the 224 metric tons of cocaine removed, 

four NSCs interdicted 72.6 metric tons of cocaine with an estimated 

street value of $2,144,000,000. In a single deployment, the USCGC 

JAMES (WMSL–754) removed 16.8 metric tons of uncut cocaine 

with a street value in excess of $496,000,000. The Committee recommends $72,600,000 for the NSC program including $7,600,000 

for advance purchase of several systems for the tenth and eleventh 

NSCs, including wind indicating and measurement systems, homing beacons for aircraft, and navigation and sensor data distribution systems. The Committee worked diligently to ensure resources 

were provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 to construct a tenth and eleventh NSC. The Committee is pleased that 

the Coast Guard has indicated that contracts for these NSCs are 

on track to be awarded on time. The Committee continues to believe that the Coast Guard’s fleet of twelve High Endurance Cutters should be replaced with twelve NSCs. The Committee intends 

to continue to work with the Coast Guard to understand the costs, 

operational benefits of, and recommended schedule for acquisition 

of a twelfth NSC. 

Offshore Patrol Cutter.—The OPC will replace the fleet of Medium Endurance Cutters and further enhance the Coast Guard’s 

layered security strategy. The recommendation includes 

$400,000,000 for the OPC program. This funding will provide for 

production of a second OPC, LLTM for a third OPC, program activities, test and evaluation, government furnished equipment, and 

training aids. The Committee encourages the Coast Guard to 

evaluate the requirements for a sensitive compartmented information facility and a multimodal radar system onboard the OPC and 

determine whether and when these requirements should be incorporated into revised design and construction. 

Fast Response Cutter.—The Committee recommends 

$240,000,000 to acquire four FRCs, as requested. 

Polar Ice Breaking Vessel.—The recommendation includes 

$750,000,000, as requested, to maintain the accelerated acquisition 

schedule for a new class of heavy polar icebreakers that was established in fiscal year 2018. These funds will be used to request proposals and award contracts for detail design and construction near 

the beginning of fiscal year 2020. Heavy polar icebreakers are essential to securing the national security and economic interests of 

the United States in the Arctic and Antarctic. To ensure the United 

States is able to achieve this objective in the most expeditious and 

efficient manner possible, the Coast Guard should explore block 

buy pricing for the heavy polar icebreakers. Not later than 180 

days after the date of the enactment of this act, the Coast Guard 

shall submit a report to the Committee on the feasibility of block 

buy contracting for the acquisition of heavy polar icebreakers. 

Polar Star.—The recommendation includes $15,000,000 to carry 

out a service life extension program [SLEP] for the POLAR STAR 
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to extend its service life so that it remains operational until the delivery of the second new heavy polar icebreaker. The Coast Guard’s 

two existing heavy polar icebreakers are over 45 years old and well 

past their planned service life. Currently, only one heavy polar icebreaker is in active service [POLAR STAR], and the other vessel 

[POLAR SEA] is in an inactive status serving to provide specialty 

parts to help sustain POLAR STAR. Continued funding for its 

SLEP will ensure the POLAR STAR can meet and support national 

interests and provide assured surface presence in the Arctic and 

Antarctic. 

Inland Waterways and Western River Tenders.—The Committee 

continues to be concerned with the Coast Guard’s fleet of inland 

river tenders which help ensure the integrity of the structures, beacons and buoys that support the United State’s Marine Transportation System. In addition to age concerns and equipment obsolesce 

issues, the fleet is unable to accommodate mixed-gender crews and 

presents other challenges, including crew health. The recommendation includes $5,000,000, the same as the budget request, to continue accelerating the Inland Waterways and Western River 

Tenders acquisition. The Department is directed to provide, not 

less than 90 days after the enactment of this act, the Committee 

an acquisition plan and requirements document that detail the 

Coast Guard’s plans to acquire new vessels to replace the current 

fleet. 

52-Foot Heavy Weather Boats.—The Committee is concerned that 

there is not a recapitalization plan for the Coast Guard’s 52-Foot 

Heavy Weather Boats, which are all over 50 years old. The Committee directs the Coast Guard to submit a report to the Committee, not 180 days after the enactment of this act, that analyzes 

acquisition timeline for replacing the 52-Foot Heavy Weather Boat 

and that includes an assessment of the capacity of other active 

small boat assets to meet the Coast Guard’s extreme heavy weather requirements. 

AIRCRAFT

HC–130J Acquisition/Conversion/Sustainment.—The fiscal year 

2019 CIP outlines a total need of 22 HC–130J’s, yet the administration routinely fails to include these aircraft in its budget requests. The Committee continues to support the recapitalization of 

this fleet and expects funds for additional aircraft to be included 

in future budget requests. 

Coast Guard MH–60 Recapitalization.—The Committee strongly 

supports efforts to sustain the Coast Guard’s MH–60 rotary wing 

aircraft. The Committee recognizes that the Coast Guard MH–60 

fleet has more flight hours per aircraft than any other U.S. MH– 

60 fleet in service. As such, the Committee does not support risky, 

experimental options being considered by the Coast Guard as a 

means to extend fleet service life. The recommendation instead includes $175,000,000 for the safest and most reliable feasible option 

for extending MH–60 service life until the Coast Guard can receive 

planned deliveries from of the joint Future Vertical Lift program. 

The chosen option must present the least risk to operational flight 

hours during the service life extension period. In addition, MH–60 

recapitalization options must be considered in the context of the 
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Coast Guard’s aging rotary wing fleet, which includes the MH–65. 

More robust service life extension options that could yield 20,000 

total flight hours for each MH–60 would allow for a staggered approach to recapitalization, with MH–65 fleet replacement occurring 

in the mid-2030s, followed by MH–60 fleet replacement thereafter. 

SHORE FACILITIES AND AIDS TO NAVIGATION

Unfunded Priorities List [UPL].—The Committee directs the 

Coast Guard to provide to the Committee, at the time of the fiscal 

year 2020 budget request submission, a list of approved but unfunded Coast Guard priorities and the funds needed for each. 

Shore Construction.—The recommendation includes funding 

above the budget request amount for the two highest priorities on 

the Coast Guard’s UPL that will support operational assets and 

maritime commerce. These include the highest priority realignment 

of aids to navigation, and the replacement of an outdated pier. In 

addition, the recommendation includes funding for utility upgrades 

required to support a previously funded hangar, which is the top 

priority on the Coast Guard’s UPL for addressing facility deficiencies. 

Shore Construction Report.—The Committee understands the 

Coast Guard is drafting a report on shore-side infrastructure improvements required in Alaska, as required by the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2018, and expects that the report will detail any dock improvements needed to accommodate Coast Guard cutters and any housing construction or improvements needed to appropriately accommodate new cutters’ crew members and their families. Further, the 

report shall include a timeline for when funding is needed to implement these improvements. 

Alaska Maritime Communications.—The Committee expects the 

report required by the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 on plans to provide communications throughout the entire Coastal Western Alaska Captain 

of the Port Zone will also articulate the costs of implementing the 

plans. 

Critical Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure [MASI] Investments.—The recommendation includes funding above the budget 

request amount for the three highest priority MASI projects on the 

Coast Guard’s UPL. These include construction of a cutter maintenance building, an FRC maintenance travel lift, and floating piers 

for FRC homeports. The Committee recommendation also includes 

$5,000,000 for survey and design work associated with the Coast 

Guard’s top UPL aircraft facility priority. 

Homeport of New Vessels.—The Committee supports the current 

and planned homeport locations for National Security Cutters. 

However, the Committee recognizes the challenges that replacing 

the 378-foot Hamilton-class cutter with 418-foot NSCs has imposed 

on Coast Guard facilities where waterfront space is limited and reiterates the importance of pier availability for Coast Guard cutters 

and other surface vessels to minimize operational delays or other 

unnecessary costs that would undermine the Coast Guard’s ability 

to conduct its missions. Therefore, not later than 180 days after enactment of this act, the Coast Guard shall report to the Committee 
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on infrastructure requirements associated with the homeporting of 

new vessels. At a minimum, the Coast Guard shall assess if major 

acquisition system infrastructure is required, identify associated 

funding needs, and provide a plan to address these requirements 

to the Committee. 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $29,141,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 19,109,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 20,109,000 

The Coast Guard’s Research and Development [R&D] appropriation provides funds to develop techniques, methods, hardware, and 

systems that contribute directly to increasing the productivity and 

effectiveness of the Coast Guard’s operational missions. This appropriation also provides funds to operate and maintain the Coast 

Guard Research and Development Center. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $20,109,000 for R&D, which is the 

same as the budget request amount and $9,032,000 below the fiscal 

year 2018 enacted level. 

Bromine-Free Water Purification Systems.—The Committee remains concerned with the continued use of bromine for shipboard 

water purification on certain classes of cutter, as bromine is toxic 

and requires special hazardous material handing processes that are 

time consuming and expensive. The Committee urges the Coast 

Guard to explore the use of water purification processes that do not 

require the use of bromine, including those used by the U.S. Navy. 

The Committee notes that newer, less hazardous technology has recently been scaled to support ships that are the size of Coast Guard 

cutters and includes $1,000,000 to evaluate these systems and support a pilot demonstration of bromine-free systems aboard the 

NSC, FRC, or OPC. 

HEALTH CARE FUND CONTRIBUTION

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $204,136,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 199,360,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 199,360,000 

According to estimates by the Congressional Budget Office, the Coast Guard will pay $199,360,000 in fiscal year 2019 to the Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund for the costs of military 

Medicare-eligible health benefits earned by its uniformed service 

members. The contribution is funded by permanent indefinite discretionary authority pursuant to Public Law 108–375. 

RETIRED PAY

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $1,676,117,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 1,739,844,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,739,844,000 

The Retired Pay account provides for: the pay of retired military 

personnel of the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserve, and members 

of the former Lighthouse Service; annuities payable to beneficiaries 

of retired military personnel under the retired serviceman’s family 
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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; continuation pay, and 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 $1,739,844,000 for Retired Pay as 

requested, which is $63,727,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted 

level. 

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

The United States Secret Service’s [USSS] 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; enforcement of laws relating to financial crimes, that include, but are not 

limited to, access device fraud, financial institution fraud, identity 

theft, and computer fraud; mitigation against computer-based attacks on financial, banking, and telecommunications infrastructure; 

and protection of the White House and other buildings within the 

Washington, DC metropolitan area. The agency also provides support for investigations related to missing and exploited children 

and for digital forensics investigative training for State and local 

cybersecurity task forces. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,179,715,000 for USSS, which is 

$28,091,000 above the budget request amount and $173,191,000 

above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

The Committee recognizes the successes of USSS in the face of 

persistent protection requirements and increasing global investigations. The Committee continues to be pleased with the agency’s reinvigorated approach to hiring new personnel, but work remains to 

ensure the agency is properly staffed, especially during Presidential election cycles, and to return the agency to its expected 

level of mission effectiveness. 

The Committee understands that the protection mission often 

yields unexpected expenses, but the Committee continues to be concerned with the level of detail contained within USSS budget justification documents. USSS must improve its ability to plan, track, 

and report employee-level cost allocations and obligations across 

both the protection and investigative missions in order to achieve 

an optimal workforce. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 and budget request levels: 
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UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Operations and Support ................................................................. 1,915,794 2,084,308 2,093,684 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ............................ 90,480 64,816 83,531 

Research and Development ........................................................... 250 2,500 2,500 

Total, USSS ....................................................................... 2,006,524 2,151,624 2,179,715 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $1,915,794,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 2,084,308,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,093,684,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,093,684,000 for Operations and 

Support [O&S], which is $9,376,000 above the budget request 

amount and $177,890,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

Of this amount, not more than $698,100,000 is for non-pay. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Protective Operations:.

Protection of Persons and Facilities ..................................... 711,227 747,201 734,961 

Protective Countermeasures ................................................. 46,862 55,309 55,903 

Protective Intelligence ........................................................... 47,814 48,239 48,239 

Presidential Campaigns and National Security Special 

Events ............................................................................... 4,500 28,500 28,500 

Subtotal, Protective Operations ........................................ 810,403 879,249 867,603 

Field Operations: 

Domestic and International Field Operations ....................... 596,478 627,687 627,687 

Support for Missing and Exploited Children Investigations 6,000 6,000 6,000 

Support for Computer Forensics Training ............................ 18,778 4,000 25,022 

Subtotal, Field Operations ................................................ 621,256 637,687 658,709 

Basic and In-Service Training and Professional Development ..... 64,212 101,854 101,854 

Mission Support ............................................................................. 419,923 465,518 465,518 

Subtotal, Operations and Support ................................... 1,915,794 2,084,308 2,093,684 

PROTECTIVE OPERATIONS

Protection of Persons and Facilities.—The Committee recommends $734,961,000, which is 12,240,000 below the budget request amount and $23,734,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted 

level. The reduction of $12,240,000 is reflective of a vehicle recapitalization funded instead under Procurement, Construction, and 

Improvements [PC&I]. While USSS Special Agents provide protection of permanent protectees, the Uniformed Division is authorized 

to protect any building in which Presidential offices are located. 
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The uneventful visits and safe departures of Federal employees and 

USSS protectees do not go unnoticed by the Committee. 

Protective Countermeasures.—The Committee recommends 

$55,903,000 for Protective Countermeasures, including amounts 

above the budget request to perform deferred maintenance at the 

White House complex, and for enhancements to capabilities to protect the President and Vice President against emerging explosive, 

chemical, biological, radiological, and cyber threats. The Committee 

has a long history of supporting these enhancements, including its 

support for advanced protective countermeasures designed to address both established and evolving threats. 

Protective Intelligence.—The Committee recommends 

$48,239,000, which is the same as the budget request amount. This 

level of funding will ensure that protective intelligence processes, 

policies, and systems provide quality information and services, including counter-intelligence investigations of individuals, groups, or 

activities that pose threats to protectees and protected events. 

Presidential Campaigns and National Security Special Events.— The Committee recommends $28,500,000, as requested, which is 

$24,000,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level, to support 

currently planned and unanticipated National Security Special 

Events [NSSE], many of which could be related to the 2020 presidential campaign. The Committee directs the USSS to provide 

semiannual briefings to the Committee on the use of these funds, 

with the first briefing to occur not later than 180 days after the 

date of enactment of this act. The Committee notes that on May 

16, 2018, the Secretary designated the 73rd United Nations General Assembly as a NSSE. The Committee appreciates the Secretary making such designations as far in advance as is practicable. Also included in the recommendation is a general provision 

prohibiting funds from being used to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its participation in an NSSE. 

FIELD OPERATIONS

Domestic and International Field Operations.—The Committee 

recommends $627,687,000 for Domestic and International Field Operations, which is the same as the budget request amount and 

$31,209,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. In addition to 

directly supporting the Department’s strategic goal to protect critical infrastructure, which includes protecting U.S. currency and financial systems from threats originating abroad, the USSS investigates violations of laws related to the counterfeiting of obligations 

and securities of the United States. This mission involves investigating and coordinating a comprehensive international response 

to threats to the integrity of U.S. currency and to other 

transnational financial crimes, including financial institution fraud, 

identity theft, access device fraud, and money laundering. As criminals develop and exploit new technologies, USSS field operations 

must adjust to meet the changing threat. 

Support for Missing and Exploited Children Investigations.—The 

recommendation includes $6,000,000 for grants in support of missing and exploited children. The National Center for Missing and 

Exploited Children [NCMEC] was created in 1984 to serve as a national resource on missing and sexually exploited children. USSS 
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has provided grant funding, which is currently responsible for approximately 17 percent of the organization’s Federal funding, to 

NCMEC since 1997 and currently provides support for NCMEC’s 

forensics unit. NCMEC provides assistance to law enforcement for: 

long-term missing persons cases; identification of signs of facial reconstruction procedures; outreach and prevention programs for 

children, their families, and the public; assistance to victims of 

child sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation; and other critical 

operations. 

Support for Computer Forensics Training.—The Committee recommends $25,022,000, which is $21,022,000 above the budget request amount and $6,244,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted 

level, to continue training in computer forensics and to expand in 

response to unmet training needs. These resources are in support 

of the National Computer Forensics Institute, which trains State 

and local law enforcement and legal and judicial professionals in 

computer forensics and cyber investigations. This training is critical to bolstering State and local cyber capabilities and supports 

USSS Electronic Crimes Task Forces. 

BASIC AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

USSS hiring improvements have resulted in additional training 

requirements at its Rowley Training Center [RTC] and at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers’ [FLETC] campuses in 

Glynco, Georgia and Artesia, New Mexico. Therefore, the Committee fully funds the necessary FLETC training courses and RTC 

courses, including the 20 Special Agent training courses, 12 Uniformed Division training courses, and 2 Mixed Basic training 

courses, planned for fiscal year 2019. 

MISSION SUPPORT

The Committee continues to be concerned with the prolonged 

workforce affects stemming from USSS reliance on overtime pay to 

fill personnel gaps between protective and investigative operations. 

The effects of this reliance stem from the extensive 2016 presidential campaign and a subsequent increase in provisional and 

non-provisional protectees. The USSS must institute long-term policy and management techniques to reach benchmarks of 7,150 employees in fiscal year 2019 and 7,600 employees in fiscal year 2020. 

Operational Mission Support.—Operational Mission Support 

[OMS] underpins nearly every USSS protective mission, from the 

screening of people and vehicles to physical infrastructure improvements, including vehicle barriers, cameras and the White House 

fence. OMS is also responsible for the Next Generation Presidential 

Limousine. The Committee directs the USSS to provide the Committee with quarterly updates on the contract progress for this acquisition and to detail progress in efforts to meet agreed upon delivery deadlines. The Committee further directs a briefing on all 

sensor technologies, including fiber optics, in use or otherwise 

under consideration for perimeter or other security. 

Strategic Human Capital Plan.—Not later than 180 days after 

the date of enactment of this act, USSS shall brief the Committee 

on its strategic human capital plan for 2020 through 2023. This 

plan shall address how USSS is progressing against hiring goals, 
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particularly with respect to Special Agents and Uniformed Division 

officers. The plan shall also address the annual cost of and participation rate in various hiring and retention initiatives, including the 

Uniformed Division Retention Bonus. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $90,480,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 64,816,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 83,531,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $83,531,000 for Procurement, Construction, and Improvements, which is $18,715,000 above the budget request amount and $6,949,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. This amount includes $6,475,000 for deferred maintenance and investments at the White House complex and 

$12,240,000 for vehicle recapitalization requested under O&S. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 

[in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Protection Assets and Infrastructure ............................................. 65,462 52,971 71,686 

Operational Communications/Information Technology .................. 25,018 8,845 8,845 

Construction and Facility Improvements ....................................... ........................... 3,000 3,000 

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 90,480 64,816 83,531 

Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this act, 

the USSS shall brief the Committee on the rationale behind requesting fully armored vehicle recapitalization within O&S instead 

of PC&I. 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $250,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 2,500,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,500,000 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,500,000 for Research and Development for innovations that mitigate threats to U.S. financial systems, critical infrastructure, and persons and facilities protected by 

USSS. This amount is the same as the budget request amount and 

$2,250,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

[in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Research and Development ........................................................... 250 2,500 2,500 

Subtotal, Research and Development .............................. 250 2,500 2,500 
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TITLE II 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

Section 201. The Committee continues a provision regarding 

overtime compensation. 

Section 202. The Committee continues a provision allowing CBP 

to sustain or increase operations in Puerto Rico with appropriated 

funds. 

Section 203. The Committee continues a provision regarding the 

availability of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 

1985 fee revenue. 

Section 204. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

allowing CBP access to certain reimbursements for preclearance activities. 

Section 205. The Committee continues a provision regarding the 

importation of prescription drugs by an individual for personal use. 

Section 206. The Committee continues a provision regarding 

waivers of the Jones Act. 

Section 207. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

establishment of a new border crossing fee. 

Section 208. The Committee continues a provision allowing the 

Secretary to reprogram funds within and transfer funds to ‘‘U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’’ 

to ensure the detention of aliens prioritized for removal. 

Section 209. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds provided under the heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’’ for a 287(g) program agreement if the terms of the agreement governing the delegation of authority have been materially violated. 

Section 210. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds provided under the heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’’ to contract for detention services provided by a facility that receives less than ‘‘adequate’’ ratings in two consecutive performance evaluations. 

Section 211. The Committee continues a provision clarifying that 

certain elected and appointed officials are not exempt from Federal 

passenger and baggage screening. 

Section 212. The Committee continues a provision requiring riskbased TSA awards for EDS. 

Section 213. The Committee continues a provision authorizing 

TSA to use funds from the Aviation Security Capital Fund for the 

procurement and installation of EDS or for other purposes authorized by law. 

Section 214. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

TSA from requiring airports to finance exit point monitoring at additional locations. 
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Section 215. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds made available by this act under the heading ‘‘Coast 

Guard—Operations and Support’’ for recreational vessel expenses, 

except to the extent fees are collected from owners of yachts and 

credited to this appropriation. 

Section 216. The Committee continues a provision allowing up to $10,000,000 to be reprogrammed to or from Military Pay and Allowances within ‘‘Coast Guard—Operations and Support’’. 

Section 217. The Committee continues a provision requiring the 

Coast Guard submit a future years capital investment plan. 

Section 218. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds from being used to reduce the staff or mission at the Coast 

Guard’s Operations Systems Center. 

Section 219. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

Coast Guard from performing an Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–76 study at the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center. 

Section 220. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

Coast Guard from reducing operations within the Civil Engineering 

program. 

Section 221. The Committee continues a provision allowing Overseas Contingency and Global War on Terror funding to be reallocated without regard to Department-wide reprogramming restrictions. 

Section 222. The Committee continues a provision allowing USSS 

to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursement to personnel receiving training. 

Section 223. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds made available to USSS for the protection of the head 

of a Federal agency other than the Department of Homeland Security, unless the Director has entered into a reimbursable agreement 

for such protection services. 

Section 224. The Committee continues a provision providing 

flexibility to address travel anomalies as a result of protective travel. 

Section 225. The Committee continues a provision allowing for 

funds made available for ‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’ to be available for travel of employees on protective missions without regard to limitations on such expenditures 

in this or any other act after notification to the Committees on Appropriations. 
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TITLE III 

PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY 

NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE

The National Protection and Programs Directorate [NPPD] aims 

to foster better integration of national approaches among strategic 

homeland security programs, to facilitate infrastructure protection, 

to ensure broad emergency communications capabilities, and to 

safeguard Federal buildings and facilities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total program level of 

$3,476,732,000, including offsetting fee collectives totaling 

$1,527,110,000, for NPPD, which is $128,471,000 above the budget 

request amount and $89,275,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2018. The Committee recognizes that NPPD works with 

many other Federal agencies on needed projects but is concerned 

that some projects are not properly validated. NPPD is directed to 

ensure that all programs and projects completed in conjunction 

with other Federal agencies undergo a requirements assessment 

and are clearly justified to the Committees to ensure only the highest priority projects are funded. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE 

[in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Operations and Support ........................................................... 1,482,165 1,470,340 1,568,718 

Federal Protective Service ........................................................ (1,476,055 ) (1,527,110 ) (1,527,110 ) 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ...................... 414,111 302,964 369,778 

Research and Development ..................................................... 15,126 47,847 11,126 

Total, National Protection and Programs Directorate 

(gross) .................................................................... (3,387,457 ) (3,348,261 ) (3,476,732 ) 

(Offsetting Collections) ............................................................ (1,476,055 ) (1,527,110 ) (1,527,110 ) 

Total, National Protection and Programs Directorate 1,911,402 1,821,151 1,949,622 

(Defense) .................................................................................. (1,621,793 ) (1,505,620 ) (1,613,621 ) 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $1,482,165,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 1,470,340,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,568,718,000 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,568,718,000 for Operations and 

Support [O&S], which is $98,378,000 above the budget request 

amount and $86,553,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

Of this amount, not more than $1,197,973,000 is for non-pay. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Cybersecurity: 

Cyber Readiness and Response ..................................... 243,992 224,396 279,981 

Cyber Infrastructure Resilience ...................................... 46,243 30,059 42,443 

Federal Cybersecurity ...................................................... 432,673 458,600 467,029 

Subtotal, Cybersecurity ............................................... 722,908 713,055 789,453 

Infrastructure Protection: 

Infrastructure Capacity Building .................................... 121,776 129,182 135,224 

Infrastructure Security Compliance ................................ 72,440 76,853 76,853 

Subtotal, Infrastructure Protection ............................. 194,216 206,035 212,077 

Emergency Communications: 

Emergency Communications Preparedness .................... 54,501 51,785 53,785 

Priority Telecommunications Services ............................. 63,955 63,911 63,911 

Subtotal, Emergency Communications ....................... 118,456 115,696 117,696 

Integrated Operations: 

Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis .................................. 56,410 44,683 54,921 

Critical Infrastructure Situational Awareness ................ 21,222 23,429 23,429 

(Defense) ................................................................ (19,312 ) (21,320 ) (21,320 ) 

Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements ................. 50,583 45,127 48,827 

(Defense) ................................................................ (45,525 ) (40,614 ) (43,944 ) 

Strategy, Policy and Plans .............................................. 14,448 13,931 13,931 

(Defense) ................................................................ (9,536 ) (9,194 ) (9,194 ) 

Subtotal, Integrated Operations ................................. 142,663 127,170 141,108 

Office of Biometric Identity Management: 

Identity and Screening Program Operations .................. 68,826 69,590 69,590 

IDENT/Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology ...... 150,603 160,691 160,691 

Subtotal, Office of Biometric Identity Management .. 219,429 230,281 230,281 

Mission Support ....................................................................... 84,493 78,103 78,103 

(Defense) ......................................................................... (26,193 ) (24,212 ) (24,212 ) 

Subtotal, Operations and Support ............................. 1,482,165 1,470,340 1,568,718 

CYBERSECURITY

The recommendation includes $789,453,000 for Cybersecurity, 

which is $76,398,000 above the budget request amount and 

$66,545,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The total 

amount for cybersecurity recommended in fiscal year 2019 for 

NPPD, including in Operations and Support; Procurement, Construction, and Improvements; and Research and Development, is 
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$1,076,488,000, which is $86,391,000 above the budget request 

amount and $13,282,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

The fiscal year 2019 budget request proposes an increase of $36,721,000 for NPPD cybersecurity research and development 

while concurrently reducing Science & Technology [S&T] 

cybersecurity research by nearly $60,000,000. Without this de facto 

transfer, the fiscal year 2019 request for cybersecurity operations 

represents a $28,000,000 net decrease from the fiscal year 2018 request. While the Committee believes S&T must more closely align 

its cybersecurity research efforts with NPPD requirements, the 

Committee is disappointed the Department, in coordination with 

Office of Management and Budget, would request such a drastic 

shift to obfuscate real costs and stoke intra-Departmental jurisdictional squabbles rather than develop a serious strategy to manage 

a serious national security challenge. 

Election Security.—The Committee includes a total of 

$33,000,000 above the request, across several PPAs as described in 

this report, to provide as-needed assistance to States and localities 

in their efforts to secure electronic infrastructure. 

Cyber Readiness and Response.—The recommendation includes 

$279,981,000 for the National Cybersecurity and Communications 

Integration Center [NCCIC], of which $186,776,000 is for Computer 

Emergency Response Teams. Of the total, $29,379,000 is for election security through NCCIC 

activities, including vulnerability scans and incident detection and 

response. Of the total provided, $3,000,000 is for the continuation of pilot 

programs to explore and evaluate the most effective methods for 

cybersecurity information sharing, focusing on regional information 

sharing; communications and outreach; training and education; and 

research and development for the improvement of SLTT government capabilities and capacity. NPPD is directed to provide a report on the results of each pilot not later than 270 days after its 

completion. 

The NCCIC is directed to continue providing technical assistance 

to other Federal agencies, upon request, on preventing and responding to data breaches involving unauthorized access to personally identifiable information. 

Cybersecurity Education.—The recommendation includes a total 

of $14,393,000 for cybersecurity education and awareness, which is 

$4,291,000 above the budget request amount and the same as the 

fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The Committee notes the critical and 

growing shortages of qualified national cybersecurity professionals 

and remains concerned about the development of the current and 

future cybersecurity workforce. The recommendation includes 

$4,300,000 for the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program and rejects the proposed elimination of the program. 

The Committee encourages the Department to emphasize 

scalability through delivery of education via the Internet and 

through the development of industry-proven training techniques 

that may be deployed nationwide to engage industry partners, K– 

12 students, teachers, counselors, and post-secondary institutions. 

This effort would encourage students to pursue degrees and careers 

in cybersecurity. As stated in previous years, any proposed reduc-
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tions to cybersecurity education will not be considered unless 

NPPD provides a clear plan for how the previously funded activities would be fully realigned within other agencies in a manner 

that sustains the objectives of this critical effort. 

Federal Cybersecurity.—The recommendation includes 

$467,029,000 for Federal Cybersecurity, including the Continuous 

Diagnostics and Mitigation [CDM] program and the National 

Cybersecurity Protection System [NCPS], including EINSTEIN. 

The Committee is concerned with the lack of progress in developing EINSTEIN into a more dynamic, adaptive network intrusion 

detection tool capable of keeping up with constantly evolving 

threats. The Committee encourages NPPD to thoroughly review innovative capabilities deployed by other government and commercial 

entities to determine how best to upgrade, supplement, or supplant 

EINSTEIN’s intrusion detection capability. 

NPPD is directed to brief the Committee on the updated timeline 

and acquisition strategy of the CDM Program, including the accelerated deployment of Phase 4 data protection capabilities (Digital 

Rights Management, Data Masking, Micro-Segmentation, Enhanced Encryption, Mobile Device Management) across all ‘‘.gov’’ 

civilian agencies. Of the total amount recommended, $3,600,000 

above the budget request amount is included for 22 positions and 

necessary activities to expedite implementation of CDM. 

Within the total, an additional $4,829,000 above the budget request amount is included for the Federal Protective Service to expedite and implement urgent cyber and physical assessments regarding the security of networks in Federal buildings connected to 

industrial control systems. 

State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Support.—The Committee 

notes the role of the National Guard and State Critical Infrastructure Assessment teams in cybersecurity initiatives. NPPD is encouraged to work with both to disrupt attacks on the continuity of 

State governments. 

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

The recommendation includes $212,077,000 for Infrastructure 

Protection, which is $6,042,000 above the budget request amount 

and $17,861,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. Of the 

total, $1,121,000 is for election security activities, including establishment of information sharing protocols and routine operations. 

Office of Bombing Prevention.—The recommendation includes 

$16,842,000 for the Office of Bombing Prevention [OBP], which is 

$2,090,000 above the budget request amount. Amounts recommended above the request will sustain needed training, information sharing, and awareness for State, local, and private sector entities about how terrorists use explosives. The additional amount 

will also provide for needed analysis of counter-explosives requirements, capabilities, and gaps. The Committee is aware of OBP’s efforts to work with the National Guard on training and encourages 

OBP to analyze efficiencies that could be gained through further 

coordination with the National Guard. 
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EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS

The recommendation includes $117,696,000 for Emergency Communications, which is $2,000,000 above the budget request amount 

and $760,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The Office 

of Emergency Communications provides essential public safety 

communications technical assistance to State and local agencies to 

help them implement best practices for the use of new technologies. 

The increase above the request is for elections security activities, 

including communications products for stakeholders. 

INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

The recommendation includes $141,108,000 for Integrated Operations [IO], which is $13,938,000 above the budget request amount 

and $1,555,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. The IO 

program ensures domain and situational awareness in support of 

multiple mission programs. 

The Committee encourages the Department to continue sharing 

declassified information in a timely manner with U.S. critical infrastructure owners and operators, who interface with NPPD through 

Information Sharing and Analysis Centers in order to make more 

informed and impactful decisions. 

Within the total and above the request, $500,000 is to better understand the risk related to election security, $1,700,000 is for 

NPPD’s software assurance program, and $2,000,000 is to continue 

efforts to ensure the integrity of supply chains. 

National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center.—Of the 

total amount recommended for IO, not less than $18,650,000 is for 

the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center 

[NISAC], which is $9,738,000 above the budget request amount 

and the same as the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. NISAC plays 

an important role in the Department’s understanding of the potential impact and cascading effects of infrastructure failures and disruptions. The Committee recognizes the important mission of 

NISAC and encourages NPPD to ensure that the NISAC remains 

mission-focused with a vision toward the future and an ability to 

articulate return on investment. 

OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT

The recommendation includes $230,281,000 for the Office of Biometric Identity Management [OBIM], which is the same as the 

budget request amount and $10,852,000 above the fiscal year 2018 

enacted level. OBIM is an enterprise-level biometric identity service provider that has cross-cutting responsibility to serve and coordinate with the components and other Federal agencies. The 

Committee is aware of proposals that would transfer OBIM to the 

Management Directorate, and the Committee would be supportive 

of such a transfer should it be authorized by law. 

Semi-Annual Briefings.—OBIM is directed to continue briefing 

the Committee on a semiannual basis on its workload, service levels, staffing, modernization efforts, and other operations. 

Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology [HART] Acquisition.—As development of the HART system continues, OBIM is expected to develop a system that is truly useful to the Department 
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and its partners. OBIM is expected to work with the components 

and other agencies, including the Management Directorate, the Office of Policy, TSA, CBP, and the Department of Defense, as requirements are refined and executed. OBIM shall brief the Committee monthly on the outcomes of this coordination until it is clear 

to the Committee that this coordination is robust and fruitful. 

The Department is encouraged to work cooperatively with the 

Departments of Justice, Defense, and State to standardize and 

share biometric information. The Committee directs OBIM to continue to brief the Committee semiannually on progress toward integrating systems, including Unique Identity, across these agencies. 

The briefings should describe capability gaps and strategies to close 

them. Further, the Committee encourages OBIM to continue to improve data sharing and connectivity with the Intelligence Community. 

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $1,476,055,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 1,527,110,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,527,110,000 

The Federal Protective Service [FPS] is responsible for: the security and protection of Federal property under the control of the 

General Services Administration [GSA]; the enforcement of laws 

pertaining to the protection of persons and designated property; the 

prevention of breaches of peace; and enforcement of any rules and 

regulations made and promulgated by the GSA Administrator or 

the Secretary. 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. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,527,110,000 for FPS, as requested, and these amounts are offset by collections paid by GSA 

tenants and credited to the account. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

FPS Operations ......................................................................... 360,079 359,196 359,196 

Countermeasures ..................................................................... 1,115,976 1,167,914 1,167,914 

Subtotal, Federal Protective Service .......................... 1,476,055 1,527,110 1,527,110 

Offsetting fee collections ......................................................... (1,476,055 ) (1,527,110 ) (1,527,110 ) 

Federal Protective Service Data System.—FPS relies on fee collection for funding. In January 2017, an NPPD risk assessment found 

that the data system FPS uses to assess and collect fees presents 

an unacceptable level of risk to agency operations. Not later than 

30 days after the date of enactment of this act, FPS shall brief the 
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Committee on this assessment and its strategy to address these 

concerns. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $414,111,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 302,964,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 369,778,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $369,778,000 for Procurement, Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is $66,814,000 above 

the budget request amount and $44,333,000 below the fiscal year 

2018 enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 

[in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Cybersecurity: 

Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation ......................... 246,981 125,548 172,262 

National Cybersecurity Protection System ...................... 115,186 110,078 110,078 

Subtotal, Cybersecurity ............................................... 362,167 235,626 282,340 

Emergency Communications: 

Next Generation Networks Priority Services .................... 48,905 42,551 42,551 

Subtotal, Emergency Communications ....................... 48,905 42,551 42,551 

Biometric Identity Management: 

IDENT/Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology ...... .............................. 20,000 40,100 

Subtotal, Biometric Identity Management ................. .............................. 20,000 40,100 

Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure: 

Modeling Capability Transition Environment .................. 500 .............................. ..............................

Subtotal, Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure ................................................................. 500 .............................. ..............................

Infrastructure Protection: 

Infrastructure Protection [IP] Gateway ........................... 2,539 4,787 4,787 

Subtotal, Infrastructure Protection ................................. 2,539 4,787 4,787 

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ..................................................................... 414,111 302,964 369,778 

The recommendation includes $46,714,000 above the budget request amount to support evolving requirements to include acceleration of CDM capabilities, concurrent work across all CDM phases, 

and increased agency adoption. Additional funds will also improve 

usability and effectiveness of the CDM dashboard, expand CDM 

Phase 1 and 2 capabilities to all agencies currently not participating in the program, and accelerate cloud and mobile asset management capabilities by one full year. 
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The recommendation also includes $20,100,000 above the budget 

request amount to reinvigorate the HART acquisition due to a 

delay in the overall program schedule in fiscal year 2018. 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $15,126,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 47,847,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 11,126,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $11,126,000 for Research and Development [R&D], which is $36,721,000 below the budget request 

amount and $4,000,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

[in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Cybersecurity .................................................................................. 4,695 41,416 4,695 

Infrastructure Protection ................................................................ 6,431 2,431 2,431 

Integrated Operations .................................................................... 4,000 4,000 4,000 

Subtotal, Research and Development .............................. 15,126 47,847 11,126 

CYBERSECURITY

As requested, the Committee recommends funding for development and use of standards to ensure reliable, interoperable, and effective technologies and processes in close cooperation with 

cybersecurity partners and standard setting organizations. The 

Committee notes NPPD’s role in addressing cybersecurity challenges by collaborating with the private sector, Federal departments and agencies, and SLTT governments to address 

cybersecurity risks, opportunities, and solutions. As noted under 

O&S, the recommendation does not include the significant increase 

to cybersecurity research and development proposed by the budget 

request. Instead, it requires that S&T refine its approach to 

cybersecurity to better meet NPPD requirements and requires that 

S&T devote no less than the increase suggested by the budget request for NPPD cybersecurity research to this purpose. 

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

As requested, the Committee recommends funding to support research, development, and application of innovative technologies for 

community-based critical infrastructure protection and the protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks and other 

emergencies. 
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INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

As requested, the Committee recommends funding to develop capabilities to model, simulate, and conduct other advanced analytics 

of disruptions to cyber and infrastructure networks. 

OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $121,569,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 121,569,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $121,569,000 for Operations and 

Support, the same amount that was provided in fiscal year 2018. 

Of this amount, not more than $104,376,000 is for non-pay. The 

Committee recognizes that the Department used authorities under 

section 872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107– 

296) to establish a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction 

[CWMD] office, which largely represents a consolidation of Domestic Nuclear Detection Office [DNDO] and the OHA. The Committee 

supports efforts to gain efficiencies and improve the Department’s 

biological, radiological, chemical, and nuclear defense posture. The 

Committee notes, however, that the CWMD office has yet to be explicitly authorized by law. As such, the Committee recommends 

funding some activities being carried out by CWMD through the 

legacy OHA appropriations and PPA structure and includes a general provision that would provide the Department with significant 

flexibility to transfer funds from the OHA appropriation to CWMD 

accounts if the office is authorized. Regardless of such authorization, the Committee is committed to working with the Department 

to enable CWMD to execute its missions via the current appropriations and PPA structure. To this end, the Committee directs the 

Department to provide a report, not later than 30 days after the 

date of enactment of this act that details the links between legacy 

DNDO and OHA appropriations and PPA structures to the account 

structure proposed for CWMD by the budget request. This report 

should specify how activities funded under the legacy structures 

will be enhanced, improved, or made more efficient under the proposed account structure. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 1

Committee 

recommendations 

Chemical and Biological Readiness .............................................. 79,130 ............................ 79,130 

Health and Medical Readiness ...................................................... 4,620 ............................ 4,620 

Integrated Operations .................................................................... 9,400 ............................ 9,400 

Mission Support ............................................................................. 28,419 ............................ 28,419 
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 1

Committee 

recommendations 

Subtotal, Operations and Support ................................... 121,569 ............................ 121,569 

1 Funding for OHA activities was requested for CWMD office and is not comparable to prior years. 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

The primary mission of the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency [FEMA] is to reduce the loss of life and property and to 

protect United States from all hazards, including natural disasters, 

acts of terror, and other manmade disasters, through a risk-based, 

comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, 

protection, response, recovery, and mitigation. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $11,692,461,000 for FEMA, which is 

$671,762,000 above the budget request amount and $616,578,000 

below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 

[in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Operations and Support ........................................................... 1,030,135 1,036,282 1,054,838 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ...................... 85,276 103,349 128,349 

Federal Assistance ................................................................... 3,293,932 2,644,733 3,272,939 

Disaster Relief Fund (regular) ................................................. 7,900,720 7,234,000 7,234,000 

Base ................................................................................ (534,720 ) (582,000 ) (582,000 ) 

Disaster Relief Cap ......................................................... (7,366,000 ) (6,652,000 ) (6,652,000 ) 

(transfer to Office of Inspector General) ........................ .............................. (24,000 ) ..............................

National Flood Insurance Fund ................................................ 203,500 201,691 201,691 

Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program ............................... .............................. 3,000 3,000 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program ..................... (1,024 ) (665 ) (665 ) 

Total, Federal Emergency Management Agency ......... 12,512,539 11,198,390 11,692,461 

Offsetting Fee Collections ........................................................ (203,500 ) (201,691 ) (201,691 ) 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $1,030,135,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 1,036,282,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,054,838,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,054,838,000 for Operations and 

Support [O&S], which is $18,556,000 above the budget request 

amount and $24,703,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 

2018. Of this amount, not more than $499,872,000 is for non-pay. 
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The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Regional Operations ................................................................. 156,417 158,439 158,439 

Mitigation ................................................................................. 36,141 36,011 36,011 

Preparedness and Protection ................................................... 131,981 132,823 132,823 

Response .................................................................................. 182,893 174,337 182,893 

(Urban Search and Rescue) ........................................... (35,180 ) (27,513 ) (35,180 ) 

Recovery ................................................................................... 46,694 49,010 49,010 

Mission Support ....................................................................... 476,009 485,662 495,662 

Subtotal, Operations and Support ............................. 1,030,135 1,036,282 1,054,838 

(Defense) ........................................................... (42,945 ) (42,213 ) (42,213 ) 

The Committee notes that SLTT emergency management programs in the United States vary in size, scope, and approach. Improvements and a comprehensive understanding of capability can 

be gained when these programs are evaluated and recognized for 

compliance with voluntary standards. FEMA, in coordination with 

its stakeholders, is directed to brief the Committee not later than 

180 days after the date of enactment of this act on the utilization 

of existing assessment programs, the potential for development of 

new tools, and the obstacles to using such programs. 

FEMA is directed to provide a report to the Committee, not later 

than 365 days after the date of enactment of this act, regarding its 

plans to support disaster relief and resiliency in the event of catastrophic storms on islands. This report should include a plan to address communications challenges and guidance on long-term housing solutions, as well as best practices for strong coordination between Federal agencies and SLTT governments. 

MITIGATION

Of the total recommendation for Mitigation, not less than 

$8,765,000 is for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. Additionally, within the total, not less than $9,188,000 is for 

the National Dam Safety Program, which provides assistance to 

states to prevent dam failures and improve their dam safety programs through training and implementation of best practices. 

PREPAREDNESS AND PROTECTION

A permanent provision included in Public Law 113–6 requires 

the inclusion of the Governors of the State of West Virginia and the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the decision-making process for 

mass evacuations of the National Capital Region. However, concerns remain that planning for the evacuation of the National Capital Region during a disaster has not incorporated all of the appropriate officials from the affected States and local communities, including counties and municipalities along evacuation routes and 

their tributaries. The Office of National Capital Region Coordination, in conjunction with State and local partners, shall brief the 
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Committee on the status of evacuation planning not later than 30 

days after the date of enactment of this act. 

FEMA shall develop criteria and a process for ensuring that 

SLTT governments improve participation in Integrated Public Alert 

and Warning System [IPAWS]. In developing these criteria, FEMA 

shall consider the hardware and software that such governments 

use to originate alerts and warnings to the public; training of emergency management professionals on initiation of alerts and warnings to the public; the cyber security vulnerability of IPAWS-related hardware and software; the ability to plan and exercise protective action plans specific to alerts and warnings sent to the public; and any costs of associated improvements. 

The Committee encourages FEMA to increase communications, 

including communications with national and regional Tribal emergency management organizations, about training opportunities for 

Tribal communities through FEMA’s Regional Tribal Liaisons and 

Tribal Consultation Coordinators. The Committee directs FEMA, in 

consultation with the National Tribal Affairs Advisor, Regional 

Tribal Liaisons, and Tribal Consultation Coordinators, to develop 

recommendations and guidelines to assist emergency responders 

working with Tribal responders and Tribal governments. 

The Committee encourages FEMA to evaluate the need for new 

technologies, including an inventory of atmospheric water generation machines, to better prepare for a disaster response. 

RESPONSE AND RECOVERY

FEMA shall review its reimbursement policy, including in relation to Small Business Loans, for expenses incurred as a result of 

a major disaster or emergency by self-employed or freelance workers for tool repair or replacement, specialized or protective clothing, 

or other required equipment, for fairness in relation to other reimbursement policies. The review shall include a cost estimate that 

assumes such reimbursements were eligible for disasters that have 

occurred in the last 3 years. The Committee expects a report on the 

review not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 

act. 

MISSION SUPPORT

The Committee recommends $495,662,000 for mission support, 

which is $10,000,000 above the budget request amount. Funding 

recommended above the budget request is to expedite FEMA’s 

Grants Management Modernization [GMM] program. FEMA processes over $10,000,000,000 in grant funding through more than 40 

programs each year and is in need of a modern system to manage 

this funding and ensure taxpayers’ dollars are not wasted. 

As detailed in OIG–16–10, serious concerns exist about the longterm consequences of FEMA’s aging information technology across 

all programs. The Committee encourages FEMA to quickly implement OIG’s findings and to incorporate information technology improvements in its 2018–2022 strategic plan. 
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PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $85,276,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 103,349,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 128,349,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $128,349,000 for Procurement, Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is $25,000,000 above 

the budget request amount and $43,073,000 above the fiscal year 

2018 enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Operational Communications/Information Technology ............ 12,018 11,670 11,670 

Construction and Facility Improvements ................................. 44,519 46,996 71,996 

Mission Support, Assets, and Infrastructure ........................... 28,739 44,683 44,683 

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ..................................................................... 85,276 103,349 128,349 

(Defense) ........................................................... (53,262 ) (57,166 ) (62,166 ) 

Of the amount recommended, $20,000,000 above the request is 

for capital improvements at the Center for Domestic Preparedness 

and $5,000,000 above the request is for capital improvements at 

the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center. 

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $3,293,932,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 2,644,733,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,272,939,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $3,272,939,000 for Federal Assistance, which is $628,206,000 above the budget request amount and 

$20,993,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. Of the recommended amount, $228,000,000 is derived by transfer. Of this 

amount, $150,000,000 is for the Predisaster Mitigation Fund and 

$78,000,000 is for Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 

[in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Grants: 

State Homeland Security Grant Program ....................... 507,000 349,362 512,000 

(Operation Stonegarden) ........................................ (85,000 ) .............................. (90,000 ) 
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FEDERAL ASSISTANCE—Continued 

[in thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

(Non-Profit Security) .............................................. (10,000 ) .............................. (10,000 ) 

Urban Area Security Initiative ........................................ 630,000 448,844 605,000 

(Non-Profit Security) .............................................. (50,000 ) .............................. (25,000 ) 

Public Transportation Security Assistance ..................... 100,000 36,358 100,000 

(Amtrak Security) ................................................... (10,000 ) .............................. (10,000 ) 

(Over-the-Road Bus Security) ................................ (2,000 ) .............................. (2,000 ) 

Port Security Grants ........................................................ 100,000 36,358 100,000 

Assistance to Firefighter Grants ..................................... 350,000 344,344 350,000 

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response 

[SAFER] Grants ........................................................... 350,000 344,344 350,000 

Emergency Management Performance Grants ................ 350,000 279,335 350,000 

Competitive Preparedness Grants Program .................... .............................. 522,000 ..............................

Predisaster Mitigation Fund ........................................... 249,200 39,016 250,000 

Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program 

[RiskMAP] ................................................................... 262,531 100,000 250,000 

Regional Catastrophic Preparedness .............................. .............................. .............................. 15,000 

High Risk Dam Safety .................................................... .............................. .............................. 15,000 

Emergency Food and Shelter .......................................... 120,000 .............................. 100,000 

Subtotal, Grants ......................................................... 3,018,731 2,499,961 2,997,000 

Education, Training, and Exercises: 

Center for Domestic Preparedness ................................. 63,939 63,756 65,939 

Center for Homeland Defense and Security ................... 18,000 .............................. 18,000 

Emergency Management Institute .................................. 20,569 18,876 21,000 

U.S. Fire Administration .................................................. 42,900 43,493 44,000 

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium ................ 101,000 .............................. 101,000 

Continuing Training Grants ............................................ 8,000 .............................. 8,000 

National Exercise Program .............................................. 20,793 18,647 18,000 

Subtotal, Education, Training, and Exercises ............ 275,201 144,772 275,939 

Total, Federal Assistance ........................................... 3,293,932 2,644,733 3,272,939 

New technology has the potential to significantly reduce the loss 

of life and property by contributing to predisaster mitigation in 

natural and built environments. In developing grant criteria and 

making grant awards, FEMA shall ensure barriers do not exist for 

applicants to use grant funds for proven technology, including artificial intelligence capabilities, cloud computing solutions, audio 

sensing and alerting technologies, and other technologies. 

The Committee expects to receive the report required by the 

Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 regarding the factors and data included in 

the FEMA Preparedness grant formula, methods for anticipating 

future threats in financial assistance distribution, and specific 

processes for adjudicating formula concerns expressed by applicants as required in fiscal year 2018 without delay. 

FEMA shall continue to consult with stakeholders on the Threat 

Hazard Identification Risk Assessment process and on providing 

clear, descriptive reasoning for disaster declaration denials. 

The Committee encourages FEMA, in conjunction with NPPD, to 

support community organized water and wastewater emergency response activities and mutual aid networks as part of its wider, 

focus on improving the security, resilience, response, and recovery 

capabilities of critical utilities. Water and wastewater systems 

would also benefit from NPPD’s vulnerability assessments and 
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technical assistance. Such engagements could inform enhancements to facility-level and system-level security and resilience 

plans for these systems. 

When awarding grants, the Administrator shall consider the 

needs of emergency medical services facilities along evacuation 

routes, especially those where high traffic congestion is likely. 

FEMA is encouraged to provide assistance, when requested, to 

States in updating mitigation plans, to ensure such plans take into 

account the needs of communities with multiple recent Presidentially declared disasters. 

The Committee urges FEMA to maximize support available 

through Federal Assistance for demonstration projects focused on 

improved emergency planning for elderly, disabled, and homeless 

individuals and to develop best practices that can be implemented 

nationwide using lessons learned, including those from the 2017 

fast-moving wildfires. 

Urban Area Security Initiative [UASI] Risk Assessment.—The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Act requires FEMA to 

conduct a risk assessment of the 100 most populous metropolitan 

areas in the United States on an annual basis. All such areas are 

eligible for UASI funding based on threat, vulnerability, and consequence. FEMA shall therefore justify all funding decisions on the 

basis of risk. 

Predisaster Mitigation.—Predisaster mitigation is important to 

prevent the loss of life and protect property. From low frequency, 

high consequence areas like the Cascadia Subduction Zone and the 

New Madrid Seismic Zone to areas that experience more regular 

disaster activity, mitigation grants can aid in reducing the impact 

of the consequences. 

Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program.—The Committee recognizes that natural and man-made catastrophes continue to pose significant risks that need to be mitigated at the regional level. FEMA’s Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant 

Program, last funded in fiscal year 2011, provided a unique and 

valuable means of promoting a more cohesive approach to catastrophic planning by a region’s relevant SLTT, non-profit, and private sector partners. The recommendation includes $15,000,000 for 

the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program. In carrying out this program, FEMA is directed to: prioritize funding for 

efforts that capitalize on existing working groups or incentivize the 

formalization of new working to continue effective coordination; ensure synchronization of plans and shared best practices; implement 

citizen and community preparedness campaigns; or pre-position 

needed commodities and equipment. FEMA is further directed to 

take into account the needs of both the area at risk of natural and 

man-made catastrophe and likely host communities for evacuees. 

Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams.—The Committee 

recommends $15,000,000 for this newly authorized program enacted in the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act 

of 2016, Public Law 114–322. 

Center for Domestic Preparedness.—The Committee is aware that 

on August 26, 2017, FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery established a Personnel Mobilization Center [PMC] operation at the 

Center for Domestic Preparedness in response to the 2017 hurri-
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canes and wildfires, which allowed 1,434 FEMA Responders and 

3,870 Surge Capacity Force [SCF] volunteers to be processed, 

trained, and subsequently deployed to support field operations. The 

Committee notes that section 763a of Title 6, United States Code 

requires CDP to ensure that Federal training programs do not have 

a deleterious effect on the capacity of CDP to provide its usual 

suite of training opportunities for our Nation’s first responders, 

emergency management professionals, law enforcement officers, 

and health care professionals. The Committee expects the Office of 

Response and Recovery to be mindful of this statutory requirement 

of CDP. 

Center for Homeland Defense and Security.—The recommendation includes full funding for this Center and rejects the budget request proposal to eliminate the program. The Committee notes the 

Center’s critical mission to provide leadership development curriculum to improve how public safety officials view an increasingly 

complex homeland security mission. 

Emergency Management Institute.—The recommendation includes $21,000,000, an increase of $431,000 above the fiscal year 

2018 amount, for the Institute to keep pace with training demands 

of emergency managers across the United States. 

United States Fire Academy [USFA].—The recommendation includes $44,000,000 for USFA, which is $507,000 above the budget 

request amount, to ensure the Academy can fulfill its mission of 

providing training and professional development without reducing 

its ability to carry out other important responsibilities. FEMA is directed to continue its traditional funding for the congressionally 

mandated National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. 

National Exercise Program.—The recommendation includes 

$18,000,000, which is $2,793,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted 

level. 

Ensuring Rail Security.—The Committee recognizes challenges 

faced by rural and volunteer emergency responders in preparing for 

rail accidents involving crude oil or other hazardous materials. 

When distributing Federal Assistance, FEMA should consider the 

unique needs of first responders in meeting these challenges. 

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

Appropriations (regular), 2018 ............................................................. $7,900,720,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 7,234,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 7,234,000,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $7,234,000,000 for the Disaster Relief Fund [DRF], of which $6,652,000,000 is provided under the disaster relief adjustment pursuant to Public Law 112–25. The recommendation continues to include bill language regarding the 

monthly spending reporting requirements set forth in Public Law 

144–4. 

FEMA is directed to review its assessment and Public Assistance 

eligibility determination processes with regard to subsurface infrastructure, which can be affected during disasters, including 

wildfires. FEMA shall provide a briefing on its findings to the Committee not later than 180 days after the date of enactment. 
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The Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 directed FEMA to brief the Committees on policy changes under consideration related to the criteria that determine declarations pursuant to section 401 of the 

Stafford Act. In that briefing, FEMA shall outline the weight given 

to State population when evaluating disaster impact and how certain data is accounted for in such declarations. Such data should 

include: the local assessable tax base; the local sales tax; the median income as it compares to that of the State; the poverty rate 

of the local affected area as it compares to that of the State; and 

the economy of the State, including factors such as the unemployment rate of the State as compared to the unemployment rate of 

the United States. 

NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $203,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 201,691,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 201,691,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $201,691,000 for National Flood Insurance Fund [NFIF] activities related to floodplain management, 

flood mapping and mitigation, and flood insurance operations. 

Community Rating System.—Since 1990, the Community Rating 

System [CRS] has encouraged voluntary community flood plain 

management activities in excess of NFIP minimum standards. As 

a community takes mitigation actions, local residents become eligible for NFIP policy discounts. In recent years, the Committee has 

repeatedly provided direction to FEMA to utilize existing partnerships with public-private, higher education, not-for-profit, and 

other institutions with expertise in the CRS program to provide 

technical assistance to communities and to ensure that all affected 

communities are aware of its benefits. The Committee encourages 

FEMA to consider how to better leverage these partnerships 

through competitive grant programs or other incentives. 

The Committee notes the importance of the long-term financial 

stability of the NFIF and recognizes FEMA’s recent efforts to publish a quarterly ‘‘Watermark’’ report on the NFIF’s finances. The 

Committee encourages FEMA to continue its commitment to quarterly reporting on the NFIF in a public and transparent manner 

while complying with other reporting requirements in statute. 

The Committee urges FEMA to implement the final recommendations and goals of recent Technical Mapping Advisory 

Council’s annual reports. These recommendations and goals include: transitioning to current and future condition risk scores, 

analyzing structure-specific flood risk, incorporating high-resolution 

topographic data into flood risk maps, and better communicating 

current and future direct and residual flood risk to property owners. FEMA should coordinate with state agencies and other entities 

with mapping and modeling expertise that may be useful in 

FEMA’s efforts to better predict future conditions. 
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DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... $3,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,000,000 

The Committee recommends $3,000,000 for administrative expenses to carry out the disaster assistance direct loan program. 
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TITLE III 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

Section 301. The Committee continues a provision limiting expenses for the administration of grants. 

Section 302. The Committee continues a provision specifying 

time frames for grant applications and awards. 

Section 303. The Committee continues a provision requiring five 

day advance notification for certain grant awards under ‘‘FEMA— 

Federal Assistance’’. 

Section 304. The Committee continues a provision that addresses 

the availability of certain grant funds for the installation of communications towers. 

Section 305. The Committee continues a provision requiring a report on the expenditures of the DRF. 

Section 306. The Committee continues a provision providing for 

the receipt and expenditure of fees collected for the Radiological 

Emergency Preparedness Program, as authorized by Public Law 

105–276. 
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TITLE IV 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES 

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS] 

carries out activities 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 USCIS. 

Immigration Examinations Fees.—USCIS 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). 

H–1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Fees.—USCIS collects fees from petitioners seeking a beneficiary’s initial grant of H– 

1B or L nonimmigrant classification or those petitioners seeking to 

change a beneficiary’s employer within those classifications (Public 

Law 108–447). 

H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Fees.—USCIS collects fees from 

petitioners under the H–1B program (Public Law 108–447). 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total appropriations of $131,919,000 

for USCIS, which is the same as the budget request amount and 

$594,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Operations and Support ................................................................. 108,856 109,081 109,081 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ............................ 22,657 22,838 22,838 

Total .................................................................................. 132,513 131,919 131,919 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $108,856,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 109,081,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 109,081,000 

The Operations and Support [O&S] appropriation provides for 

ongoing operations, mission support, and management and administration costs for the Employment Status Verification [E–Verify] 
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program, which allows businesses to determine the eligibility of 

their employees to work in the United States. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $109,081,000 in discretionary funding for O&S, which is the same amount as the budget request 

amount and $225,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. Of 

this amount, not more than $61,414,000 is for non-pay. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Employment Status Verification .................................................... 108,856 109,081 109,081 

Total .................................................................................. 108,856 109,081 109,081 

H–2B Visa Distribution.—The Committee is concerned that the 

current semiannual distribution of H–2B visas on April 1 and October 1 of each year unduly disadvantages employers that need H– 

2B workers to begin work later in a semiannual period than other 

employers participating in that period. The Committee directs the 

Department, in consultation with the Department of Labor, to review options to ameliorate this problem consistent with the H–2B 

provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act and to report to 

the Committee on these options not later than 120 days after the 

date of enactment of this act. 

Processing Backlogs.—The Committee is concerned about the 

prolonged delays at USCIS processing centers. Therefore, the Committee directs USCIS to provide a briefing to the Committee on 

specific actions, if any, that the agency is taking to reduce the 

backlog of asylum applications while ensuring that asylum applicants are properly reviewed for security purposes. 

Fee Study.—As USCIS undertakes its biennial fee study, the 

Committee urges the agency to determine, and to include in its 

final report and in publications to the Federal Register, information regarding the total revenue or appropriations needed to clear 

backlogs of applications for temporary status, adjustment of status, 

and naturalization, and to limit future wait times from submission 

to initial adjudication to no more than 1 year for all petitions and 

applications processed by the agency. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $22,657,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 22,838,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 22,838,000 

The Procurement, Construction, and Improvements [PC&I] appropriation provides for the planning and acquisition costs of the 

E–Verify program. The growth in E–Verify use by employers has 

significantly increased from fewer than 25,000 employers in fiscal 

year 2007 to more than 790,800 in fiscal year 2018, with an aver-
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age of more than 1,540 new employers enrolling per week. E–Verify 

processed more than 36 million queries in fiscal year 2017, a more 

than nine-fold increase from the 4.0 million cases processed in fiscal year 2007. In fiscal year 2018, E–Verify processed more than 

26.6 million cases, as of May 2018. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $22,838,000 for PC&I, which is the 

same as the budget request amount and $181,000 above the fiscal 

year 2018 enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Verification Modernization ............................................................. 22,657 22,838 22,838 

Total .................................................................................. 22,657 22,838 22,838 

The recommendation includes additional funding requested to 

support system design enhancements, including enhanced authentication technology, required to prepare the E–Verify system for 

use by additional employers. 

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTERS

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers [FLETC] serve 

as an interagency law enforcement training organization for more 

than 90 Federal agencies and certain SLTT and international law 

enforcement agencies on a space-available basis. 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $254,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 296,557,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 275,666,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $275,666,000 for Operations and 

Support [O&S], which is $21,666,000 above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level and $20,891,000 below the request. Of this amount, not 

more than $139,318,000 is for non-pay. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Law Enforcement Training ............................................................. 225,966 267,749 246,858 
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Mission Support ............................................................................. 28,034 28,808 28,808 

Subtotal, Operations and Support ................................... 254,000 296,557 275,666 

Funding above the fiscal year 2018 enacted level is provided to 

meet a projected increase in basic training requirements. The Committee expects FLETC to maintain training at or near facility capacity before entering into new leases or establishing new partnerships with training organizations. To that end, the Committee directs FLETC to provide a cost analysis detailing, at minimum, each 

training center’s maximum instructional capacity by course and 

measured against its annual student occupancy. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... $85,577,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 85,577,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $85,577,000 for Procurement, Construction, and Improvements [PC&I], which is the same as the 

budget request amount and $85,577,000 above the fiscal year 2018 

enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Construction and Facility Improvements ....................................... ............................ 85,577 85,577 

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ............................ 85,577 85,577 

Funding is provided for identified facility construction, expansion, and renovation efforts, including modular classrooms, skid 

ranges, shooting ranges, and training centers on various campuses 

necessary to meet training increases. 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The mission of Science and Technology [S&T] is to conduct, stimulate, and enable homeland security research, development, and 

testing and to facilitate the timely transition of capabilities to the 

Department’s components and, as practicable, to other Federal and 

SLTT end users. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $813,116,000 for S&T, which is 

$229,833,000 above the budget request amount and $27,827,000 

below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to fiscal year 2018 enacted and budget request 

levels: 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Operations and Support ................................................................. 331,113 271,803 308,520 

Research and Development ........................................................... 509,830 311,480 504,596 

Total, Science and Technology ......................................... 840,943 583,283 813,116 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $331,113,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 271,803,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 308,520,000 

The Operations and Support [O&S] appropriation funds the management functions necessary to facilitate the research and development mission of S&T. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $308,520,000 for O&S, which is 

$36,717,000 above the budget request amount and $22,593,000 

below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. This level of funding will 

continue support for fiscal year 2018 personnel levels and enable 

S&T to hire 25 new FTE, representing the first time in many years 

S&T will be able to hire a significant number of new FTEs. Not 

more than $221,448,000 shall be for non-pay. Of the amount provided, the Committee recommends not to exceed $20,000 for official 

reception and representation expenses. Funds provided in excess of 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2018 for this purpose are to accommodate S&T’s increasing engagement with international partners. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 2019 

budget request levels: 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Laboratory Facilities ....................................................................... 150,116 110,519 121,952 

Acquisition and Operations Analysis ............................................. 46,245 42,552 48,510 

Mission Support ............................................................................. 134,752 118,732 138,058 

Total Operations and Support .......................................... 331,113 271,803 308,520 
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LABORATORY FACILITIES

The recommendation includes $121,952,000 for Laboratory Facilities operations, which is $11,433,000 above the budget request 

amount and $28,164,000 below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

Reductions to the fiscal year 2018 level reflect a realignment of 

National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility operations to the United 

States Department of Agriculture [USDA], as requested, and a partial realignment of funding for the National Biodefense Analysis 

and Countermeasures Center [NBACC] operations to the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation, as requested. The Committee notes that 

funding provided in fiscal year 2018 for NBAF operations remains 

unobligated and acknowledges the Department’s ongoing contribution to NBAF operations as it works to complete construction of the 

facility. While the budget request suggested discontinuing the operations of the Chemical Security and Analysis Center [CSAC] and 

the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory [NUSTL], the 

recommendation fully funds the operations of these facilities by including $1,900,000 for CSAC operations and $3,400,000 for NUSTL 

operations. The recommendation also includes a total of 

$28,689,000 for NBACC operations the Department’s full share. 

National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility [NBAF].—The Department will maintain responsibility for construction of NBAF through 

its full operational capability, scheduled for December 31, 2022. 

Upon its completion, NBAF will serve as the Nation’s primary research facility to counter foreign animal diseases and will enable 

the phase out of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center [PIADC]. 

The budget request suggested transferring operations of NBAF to 

the USDA. In fiscal year 2018, the Committee directed the Department to maintain the ability to readily execute a management, operations, and research support contract through the end of fiscal 

year 2018 should the Department or USDA determine that such a 

contract’s utilization would expedite or enhance NBAF’s ability to 

be fully operational by December 31, 2022. While the Committee 

appreciates that a transition team comprised of representatives 

from the Department and USDA has identified and scheduled key 

transition milestones needed to address all requirements for the 

timely operational capability of NBAF, the Committee is concerned 

that some key transition questions remained unanswered. Specifically, the Committee remains concerned that ongoing indecision is 

introducing unnecessary risk related to certain mission-critical hiring and commissioning milestones scheduled for the first quarter of 

fiscal year 2019. As such, the Committee recommendation permits 

the Department to either obligate or transfer to USDA remaining 

for fiscal year 2018 balances NBAF operations funding for the purpose of reducing these risks through existing construction or operations contracts modifications or the execution of a new support 

contract. S&T shall notify the Committee on its planned use of 

these balances prior to obligation or transfer. 

ACQUISITION AND OPERATIONS ANALYSIS

The Committee recommends $48,510,000 for Acquisition Operations and Analysis, which is $5,958,000 above the budget request 
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amount and $2,265,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 

2018. 

Requirements Development.—The Committee is pleased with 

S&T’s continued support of the Joint Requirements Council [JRC]. 

The Committee encourages S&T to continue to make its Department-wide perspective and technical expertise available to the JRC 

and USM to support efforts to determine component capability 

gaps, the maturity of technologies that could fill such gaps, and the 

feasibility of cross-component solutions. To support these activities, 

the Committee recommendation includes $3,773,000 for JRC Support and $2,396,000 for Operational Test and Evaluation, the same 

as the amounts provided in fiscal year 2018. 

Systems Engineering.—The Committee is encouraged with the 

Department’s efforts to establish systems engineering policies and 

processes to improve its acquisition programs through systems engineering research and development. The recommendation includes 

$5,364,000 for Systems Engineering, and the Committee encourages S&T to continue to leverage partnerships with Federal entities with expertise in this area. 

Standards.—The recommendation includes $5,000,000 for Standards. This level of funding will enable S&T to update aging standards and to develop new standards in a manner that enables quality, consistency, and certainty to researchers, developers, manufacturers and consumers across the Homeland Security Enterprise. 

During fiscal year 2019, the Committee expects S&T will utilize 

these funds for planned standards development related to robotics, 

explosives, screening equipment, and technology to combat the flow 

of opioids. 

Knowledge Management and Tech Foraging.—The recommendation does not include funding for Knowledge Management and Tech 

Foraging, as this activity is provided for via the Research and Development appropriation’s new Innovative Industry Collaboration 

and Outreach effort, which is a cornerstone of S&T’s recent revitalization plan. 

SAFETY Act.—The recommendation includes $10,000,000 for the 

Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies [SAFETY] Act program. This program encourages anti-terrorism preparedness and mitigation by providing liability protections for technologies or processes the program certifies or designates as meeting 

certain anti-terrorism standards. Applications for certification and 

designation are rising by an estimated 15 percent annually, and 

applications increased by 36 percent between fiscal years 2015 and 

2016 alone. This recommended level of funding will allow S&T to 

hire 3 FTE to help manage this increasing workload for the program. 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $509,830,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... 311,480,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 504,596,000 

S&T supports the mission of the Department through basic and 

applied research, fabrication of prototypes, R&D to mitigate the effects of weapons of mass destruction, and acquiring and field testing equipment. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $504,596,000 for R&D, which is 

$193,116,000 above the budget request amount and $5,234,000 

below the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

The Committee directs S&T to continue to prioritize applied research activities that provide innovative solutions to the Department, its components, and their most integral stakeholders. Despite the inclusion of R&D appropriations for each component 

under the CAS, S&T should be the central component for departmental R&D, including R&D for other components. Ensuring that 

S&T is the principle R&D component will contribute to the goal of 

departmental unity of effort, a goal shared by the Committee and 

the Department. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary to 

notify the Committee not less than 60 days in advance of any reduction, discontinuation, or transfer from the custody of the Undersecretary for Science and Technology, any research and development activity that is being carried out by S&T as of the date of enactment of this act. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels. 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Research, Development, and Innovation ....................................... 469,330 289,734 464,096 

University Programs ....................................................................... 40,500 21,746 40,500 

Total .................................................................................. 509,830 311,480 504,596 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND INNOVATION

Apex Engines.—The recommendation includes funding to continue all Apex Engines funded in fiscal year 2018, including the 

new Biometrics Technology Engine and Chemical and Biological 

Characterization Engine. Apex Engines provide S&T with a persistent, multi-program, baseline repository of research and development expertise and capability. The recommendation includes 

$4,500,000 for the Biometrics Technology Engine, and the Committee directs S&T to utilize funding above the budget request for 

this engine to leverage existing biometric expertise by developing 

a long-term cooperative relationship with a research entity that 

has a history of successfully collaborating with other Federal agencies that utilize biometrics and that offers degrees in biometric systems. These types of cooperative relationships can be leveraged to 

assist S&T and the Office of Biometric Identity Management in 

making use of the latest advances in technology to improve and 

adapt Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology to the needs of 

the Homeland Security Enterprise. Additionally, the Committee is 

pleased with S&T’s work and cooperation with the other components in social media and open source analytics, which have the potential of significantly increasing the Department’s capabilities 

across its mission areas including screening, vetting, soft target de-
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fense, infrastructure monitoring, disaster preparedness & response, 

and other critical homeland security missions. The recommendation 

includes $5,211,337 for the Data Analytics Engine, and the Committee encourages S&T to seek strategic partnerships to advance 

the Department’s technical capabilities and mature this practice 

area. 

Apex Next Generation Cyber Infrastructure.—The recommendation includes $8,000,000 for the Apex Next Generation Cyber Infrastructure program. The Committee notes S&T’s cooperation with 

the private sector through this program and that use of cyber-event 

gaming tools for the financial sector has improved cybersecurity 

among key operators and decision-makers. The Committee directs 

that not less than $3,000,000 of amounts provided for Apex Next 

Generation Cyber Infrastructure shall be used to expand simulation-based cyber event gaming tools for the financial sector into the 

transportation sector. 

Cargo and Port-of-Entry Security.—The Committee supports continued development and deployment of technologies to ensure the 

safety and integrity of cargo shipments. Therefore, the Committee 

recommendation includes not less than $31,705,000 to continue 

Cargo Security and Port of Entry programs. The Committee is 

aware of Presidential Determination No. 2017–09, which identifies 

a critical item shortfall of industrial capacity related to secure composite shipping containers, and concurs with this determination. To 

remedy this shortfall, the Committee encourages S&T to continue 

its work with the Defense Production Act Title III program to develop thermoplastic composite materials that reduce costs and improve intrusion sensor integration and includes $2,000,000 for this 

purpose. In addition, the Committee continues to understand the 

important role S&T can play in improving the data analytics and 

visualization tools available to the Department to track and inspect 

cargo entering and exiting the United States. Therefore, the recommendation for Cargo Security includes $6,000,000 to develop algorithms for cargo imaging equipment and to pursue advanced 

analytics for targeting and determining criminal networks on the 

basis of cargo movement. 

Air Based Technologies.—The recommendation includes 

$12,878,963 for Air Based Technologies. The Committee recognizes 

that air domain awareness along the northern border is an important border security challenge, as identified by the Northern Border Threat Analysis, and that existing surveillance systems often 

fail to detect low, and often slow, flying aircraft that are facilitating 

illegal cross-border migration and smuggling, particularly in unpopulated and remote areas. The Committee believes that S&T, adhering to the requirements of CBP Air and Marine Operations, can 

play a critical role in developing solutions in this area and directs 

S&T to prioritize continued testing and evaluation of technology solutions, including those enabled by the Federal Aviation Administration’s Spectrum Efficient National Surveillance Radar [SENSR] 

program, that can improve air domain awareness along all borders. 

Therefore, within amounts for Air Based Technologies, the recommendation includes $6,000,000 for deployment of an operational 

array of sensors and associated test events along the northern border that will enable operational testing, including within moun-
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tainous and rugged terrains. The purpose of these operational tests 

shall be to validate the suitability of available sensor technologies 

and provide measurable results that can inform future operations 

and investments. The Committee encourages S&T to collaborate 

with qualified research universities as it carries out these efforts. 

Port and Coastal Surveillance.—The recommendation includes 

$16,750,000 for Port and Coastal Surveillance. The Committee is 

aware of threats posed by submersible and semisubmersible 

watercraft and concerned with the technical challenges associated 

of maintaining persistent maritime domain awareness in a scalable 

and affordable manner. The Committee is also aware of an ongoing 

analysis of alternatives that will inform S&T’s understanding of 

meeting these challenges. Within the amount included for Port and 

Coastal Surveillance, the Committee includes $8,000,000 for research, development, test, and evaluation of existing unmanned, 

self-powered maritime sensor platforms capable of detecting surface and subsurface threats. In carrying out this activity, S&T shall 

consider how multiple such platforms could be operationally deployed and shall strongly consider the current and future requirements of the Coast Guard. Within 60 days of enactment of this act, 

S&T shall brief the Committee on its plan to implement this directive. 

Opioid/Fentanyl Detection.—Transnational criminal organizations are trafficking deadly heroin, fentanyl, and other opioids 

across U.S. borders, through U.S. ports of entry, and via mail shipments, distributing them across a sophisticated transportation network, and pushing them onto the streets of American communities. 

The Department is working to slow the flow of these substances domestically, at the borders, and internationally, but the substances 

and the networks that distribute them can be difficult to detect 

using current technology. In its fiscal year 2018 appropriations bill, 

the Committee worked successfully to provide funding dedicated 

specifically to opioid and fentanyl detection, for the first time. This 

funding is being used to develop new tools for the Department and 

its partners to use to improve their capability to stop the flow of 

opioids. This recommendation includes $8,500,000, an increase of 

$2,500,000 over fiscal year 2018, to continue this effort in fiscal 

year 2019. This recommendation also includes $41,000,000 above 

the budget request amount under Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operations and Support appropriation to improve 

Homeland Security Investigations’ [HSIs] capacity to disrupt the 

criminal networks that are trafficking opioids, including by 

partnering with an appropriate university. Within amounts provided for Opioid/Fentanyl Detection, $1,500,000 is for S&T to collaborate with HSI and its university partner in this effort by developing opioid-related investigative, training, analytical, and other 

capabilities. 

Laboratory Facilities Research and Development.—In addition to 

including full funding to continue the operations of NBACC, CSAC, 

and NUSTL, the recommendation also includes sufficient funding 

to wholly continue research and development activities at these 

laboratories. Specifically, the recommendation includes: $3,099,000 

for Multifunction Detectors; $18,427,000 for Bio-Threat Characterization; $4,393,000 for CSAC Research and Development; 
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$5,682,000 for Bio-Forensics Research and Development; and 

$5,000,000 for Explosives and Radiation/Nuclear Attack Resiliency. 

Detection Canine.—The recommendation includes not less than 

$12,269,000 for Detection Canine, whose purpose is to collaborate 

with end users to provide a central focal point for the Department’s 

canine research and development and test and evaluation; promote 

intra-Department and interagency coordination to drive the development of canine technologies with broad application for the whole 

of the Homeland Security Enterprise; and provide a specific focus 

on the Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device [PBIED] detection canine. Within the amount provided for this purpose, not less 

than $7,000,000 is to continue scientifically validated canine mobile 

sensing technology for explosives detection, to be developed in collaboration with academia, that integrates best scientific practices 

in genetics, genomics, breeding, olfaction, behavior, training, physiology, and metrology. 

Soft Target and Crowded Places.—The Committee recognizes the 

evolving nature of terrorist threats and believes that S&T should 

continue its focus on funding for Soft Target and Crowded Places 

research. The Committee notes that the Department’s May 2018 

Soft Targets and Crowded Places Security Plan Overview, called 

for research and development to identify novel ways to develop and 

transition to operational use affordable and scalable technologies 

that reduce risk and that work within a free and open society that 

values individual rights and privacy. This could include enhanced 

detection, screening, and countermeasures. The recommendation 

includes $7,000,000 for this activity in fiscal year 2019, a 

$2,000,000 increase over the fiscal year 2018 enacted level, to allow 

S&T, in collaboration with NPPD, to address identified needs and 

requirements for soft target protection. 

Explosives Threat Assessment.—Within the amount recommended, not less than $18,200,000 is for Explosives Threat Assessment. The Committee is aware of S&T’s robust and ongoing 

partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Terrorist 

Explosive Device Analysis Center to better understand and characterize home made explosives and encourages S&T to continue to 

seek ways to fully utilize and expand this important partnership. 

The Committee is also pleased with S&T’s outreach to other Federal research laboratories, including those operated by the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, that have relevant expertise in high performance computing, computer-aided and interdisciplinary engineering, computer science, and instrumentation systems. 

Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems.—The Committee strongly 

supports continued investments in research, development, testing, 

and evaluation of Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems [CounterUAS] technology. However, the Committee is extremely disappointed that the Department is unable to carry out many such 

activities because it does not currently have the necessary legal authorities to do so. The recommendation includes $13,000,000 for 

Counter-UAS, but the Committee is committed to recommending 

enhancements to this amount should the Department be granted 

these authorities. 

Enabling Unmanned Aerial Systems.—The Committee is pleased 

that S&T has established and is utilizing a common site for dem-
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onstration and research of small unmanned aircraft systems [SUAS 

demonstration site]. In January 2018, the Coast Guard utilized the 

site for a maritime sensor demonstration. In April and May 2018, 

Customs and Border Protection utilized the site for a border sensor 

demonstration. The Committee is pleased further demonstrations 

are planned for the coming months and is pleased S&T has made 

the SUAS demonstration site available to other Federal partners. 

Of the amount recommended, not less than $4,000,000 shall be for 

Enabling UAS Technologies, of which not less than $2,000,000 

shall be to test sensors as parts of systems to solve more complex 

maritime problems. To the greatest extent practicable, these funds 

should be used to harness the resources and expertise at the SUAS 

demonstration site and the Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] 

UAS Center of Excellence. 

Silicon Valley Innovation Program.—While the Committee 

worked to extend and improve the Department’s Other Transaction 

Authority in fiscal year 2018, which enables innovation through 

non-traditional government contracting, the Committee is concerned with the output of the Silicon Valley Innovation Program, 

which benefits from this authority. While the program has been 

touted as a streamlined means to deliver innovative products to the 

Department’s operators, approximately $9,900,000 has been expended by the program to date, and only 1 awardee has reached 

its final phase of development. None have reached the Department’s operators. The Committee expects this program to deliver 

rapid results with fiscal year 2018 funds and recommends 

$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019. Not later than 90 days after the 

date of enactment of this act, S&T shall brief the Committee on the 

program’s current and projected return on investment. 

Cybersecurity Research.—The Committee notes that the budget request sought to eliminate a vast majority, nearly $60,000,000, in 

S&T cybersecurity research, including research performed under 

Apex Programs and Network and System Security and Investigations. Concurrently, the budget request suggested increasing 

cybersecurity research performed by the Department’s operational 

cyber security component, the National Protection and Programs 

Directorate [NPPD], by $36,721,000, or nearly 800 percent. While 

the Committee strongly believes that S&T should refocus its 

cybersecurity research to align much more closely with NPPD requirements, the Committee does not believe that the Department 

should limit its cybersecurity research to NPPD requirements 

alone, nor does the Committee believe that de facto transfers of research and development resources from S&T to operational components contribute to an efficient or unified Department. Therefore, 

the Committee directs that not less than $70,000,000 of amounts 

provided for research and development under Apex Programs, Network and System Security and Investigations, and Natural Disaster Resiliency be for cybersecurity research. Additionally, the 

Committee directs that not less than $36,721,000 of this amount 

shall be carried out in response to NPPD cybersecurity requirements, including support for NCPS Cybersecurity Architecture 

Analysis to assist NPPD’s efforts to secure the .gov space. The 

Committee also directs S&T to continue Software Assurance research and that not less than $3,000,000 shall be for self-adapting 
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security mechanisms that utilize data analytics-driven scoring to 

measure weaknesses in software design. 

Natural Disaster Resiliency.—The recommendation includes a 

total of $105,194,990 for Natural Disaster Resiliency projects. 

Within this amount, $5,000,000 is for S&T to enter into an Educational Partnership Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and one or more educational institutions with expertise in 

sedimentation and experience with collaborating with relevant Federal agencies, including U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural 

Resources Conservation Service [NRCS], for the purpose of developing capabilities for maintaining and improving the integrity U.S. 

levee and dams systems. 

Cyber Physical Systems.—The recommendation includes not less 

than $6,165,000 for Cyber Physical Systems. Of this amount, not 

less than $1,582,000 shall be for S&T to continue collaborating 

with the Department of Energy on Cybersecurity of Energy Delivery Systems, which utilizes critical large scale electric power transmission test facilities and relies on active cooperation and integration with operational utility providers. The Committee expects that 

the technologies developed through this program will ultimately be 

transitioned to industry for commercialization and deployment of 

more resilient electric grid components and systems. 

Partnership Intermediary Agreements.—The Committee supports 

the Department’s efforts to establish Partnership Intermediaries, 

as defined under section 3715 of title 15, United States Code, to 

support its ability to seek out, assess, and engage non-traditional 

small business vendors for the Department’s development and acquisition efforts. The Committee provides $7,000,000 for Partnership Intermediary Agreements. These funds will enable components across the Department to engage immediately on technology 

transfer and transition activities with Partnership Intermediaries. 

The Committee expects the Department to include similar funding 

for Partnership Intermediaries in future budget submissions. 

Binational Cooperative Pilot.—The Committee is pleased that 

S&T has been engaged in a three-year binational research and development pilot. The recommendation includes $2,000,000 for continuation of this pilot. The pilot should continue its focus on border 

security, maritime security, biometrics, cybersecurity, and video 

analytics among other topics. Within 180 days of the enactment of 

this act, S&T shall provide a report to the Committee on the results of each grant awarded through the pilot and on any commercialization or transition to practice that has resulted from the pilot’s projects. 

Technology Transfer.—The Committee supports S&T’s efforts to 

promote the transfer of innovative technologies to the commercial 

market in order to address major areas of focus within the department, including explosives, border security, cybersecurity, biological 

and chemical defense, and first responders. S&T should coordinate 

with the Office of University Programs to accelerate the transition 

and commercialization of technologies developed in support of the 

components at the university-based Centers of Excellence. 

Work for Others.—The Committee fully supports the budget request’s proposal to expand the Work for Others [WFO] program 

within NBACC. The Committee directs S&T to provide a briefing 
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within 30 days of enactment of this act and annually hereafter, on 

the process established to document, streamline and approve WFO 

projects to include the following performance metrics: number of 

projects and total revenue generated for each of the next 5 fiscal 

years. 

UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS

The recommendation includes $40,500,000 for University Programs, of which $37,103,562 is for Centers of Excellence. The Committee recognizes the importance of the Centers of Excellence program to generate basic and applied research that delivers innovative technologies to the homeland security enterprise. The recommendation wholly maintains the established plan for Centers of 

Excellence despite the budget request’s suggestion to reduce their 

funding by more than half to $18,349,562. 

DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $335,440,000 for DNDO, the same 

amount that was provided in fiscal year 2018. The Committee recognizes that the Department used authorities under section 872 of 

the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) to establish a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office [CWMD], 

which largely represents a consolidation of DNDO and the Office 

of Health Affairs [OHA]. The Committee supports efforts to gain efficiencies and improve the Department’s biological, radiological, 

chemical, and nuclear defense posture. The Committee notes, however, that the CWMD office has yet to be explicitly authorized by 

law. As such, the Committee recommends funding some activities 

being carried out by CWMD through the legacy DNDO appropriations and PPA structure and includes a general provision that 

would provide the Department with significant flexibility to transfer funds from DNDO appropriations to CWMD accounts if the office is authorized. Regardless of such authorization, the Committee 

is committed to working with the Department to enable CWMD to 

execute its missions via the current appropriations and PPA structure. To this end, the Committee directs the Department to provide 

a report, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 

act, that details the links between legacy DNDO and OHA appropriations and PPA structures to the account structure proposed for 

CWMD by the budget request. This report should specify how activities funded under the legacy structures will be enhanced, improved, or made more efficient under the proposed account structure. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 
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DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 1

Committee 

recommendations 

Operations and Support ................................................................. 54,664 ............................ 54,664 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ............................ 89,096 ............................ 89,096 

Research and Development ........................................................... 145,661 ............................ 145,661 

Federal Assistance ......................................................................... 46,019 ............................ 46,019 

Total, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office ........................ 335,440 ............................ 335,440 

1 Funding for DNDO operations and support activities was requested for the CWMD office and not comparable to prior years. 

OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $54,664,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 54,664,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $54,664,000 for Operations and 

Support, which is $54,664,000 above the budget request amount 

and the same as the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. Of this amount, 

not more than $29,535,000 is for non-pay. 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $89,096,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 89,096,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $89,096,000 for Procurement, Construction, and Improvements, which is $89,096,000 above the budget request amount and the same as the fiscal year 2018 enacted 

level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 enacted Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 1

Committee recommendations 

Large Scale Detection Systems ..................................................... 64,524 ............................ 64,524 

Human Portable Rad/Nuc Systems ................................................ 24,572 ............................ 24,572 

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements 89,096 ............................ 89,096 

1 Funding for DNDO procurement, construction, and improvements activities was requested for the CWMD office and not comparable to prior 

years. 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $145,661,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 145,661,000 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $145,661,000 for Research and Development, which is $145,661,000 above the budget request amount 

and the same as the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 1

Committee 

recommendations 

Architecture Planning and Analysis .............................................. 15,937 ............................ 15,937 

Transformational Research and Development ............................... 62,081 ............................ 62,081 

Detection Capability Development ................................................. 15,155 ............................ 15,155 

Detection Capability Assessments ................................................. 34,127 ............................ 34,127 

Nuclear Forensics ........................................................................... 18,361 ............................ 18,361 

Subtotal, Research and Development .............................. 145,661 ............................ 145,661 

1 Funding for DNDO research and development activities was requested for the CWMD office and not comparable to prior years. 

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2018 ............................................................................. $46,019,000 

Budget estimate, 2019 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 46,019,000 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $46,109,000 for Federal Assistance, 

which is $46,019,000 above the budget request amount and the 

same as the fiscal year 2018 enacted level. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted and fiscal year 

2019 budget request levels: 

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2018 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2019 

budget request 1

Committee 

recommendations 

Federal, State, Local, Territorial, and Tribal Support ................... 24,884 ............................ 24,884 

Securing the Cities ........................................................................ 21,135 ............................ 21,135 

Subtotal, Federal Assistance ............................................ 46,019 ............................ 46,019 

1 Funding for DNDO Federal assistance activities was requested for the CWMD office and not comparable to prior years. 

Active Interrogation Systems.—The Committee is aware of the 

limits of passive detection systems to effectively detect special nuclear material, conventional explosives, and narcotics that can be 

smuggled though ports and transportation hubs and therefore recommends $1,500,000 for DNDO for research and development of an 

active neutron interrogation system. 

Semiconductor Materials.—The Committee recognizes the importance of radiation detection technology in emergency response to 

enhance mission performance and save lives. The Committee understands that the development and deployment of highly efficient 

radiation detectors is necessary to adequately support proper iden-
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tification and interdiction of radiological and nuclear threats. 

Therefore, the recommendation includes funding be continued for 

research and development of new generation semiconductor materials. 
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TITLE IV 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 

Section 401. The Committee continues a provision allowing 

USCIS to acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up to five vehicles 

under certain scenarios. 

Section 402. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

USCIS from granting immigration benefits unless the results of 

background checks are completed prior to the granting of the benefit and the results do not preclude the granting of the benefit. 

Section 403. The Committee continues a provision limiting the 

use of A–76 competitions by USCIS. 

Section 404. The Committee continues a provision making immigration examination fee collections explicitly available for immigrant integration grants, which are not to exceed $10,000,000, in 

fiscal year 2019. 

Section 405. The Committee continues a provision authorizing 

FLETC to distribute funds for incurred training expenses. 

Section 406. The Committee continues a provision directing the 

FLETC Accreditation Board to lead the Federal law enforcement 

training accreditation process to measure and assess Federal law 

enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors. 

Section 407. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

establishing the ‘‘Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ appropriation, and allowing for the acceptance of transfers from government agencies 

into this appropriation. 

Section 408. The Committee continues a provision classifying 

FLETC instructor staff as inherently governmental for certain considerations. 

Section 409. The Committee includes a provision permitting the 

Department to transfer unobligated funds for the operations of the 

National Bio and Agro-defense Facility to the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. 
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TITLE V 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Section 501. The bill includes a provision stipulating that no part 

of any appropriation shall remain available for obligation beyond 

the current fiscal year unless expressly provided. 

Section 502. The bill includes a provision stipulating that unexpended balances of prior appropriations may be merged with new 

appropriations accounts and used for the same purpose, subject to 

reprogramming guidelines. 

Section 503. The bill includes a provision that provides authority 

to reprogram appropriations within an account and to transfer up 

to 5 percent between accounts with 15-day advance notification to 

the Committees on Appropriations. A detailed funding table identifying each Congressional control level for reprogramming purposes 

is included at the end of this statement. These reprogramming 

guidelines shall be complied with by all departmental components 

funded by this act. 

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 the budget request for the following fiscal year and future-year appropriations requirements. Each request 

submitted to the Committees should include a detailed table showing the proposed revisions at the account, program, project, and activity level to the funding and staffing FTE levels for the current 

fiscal year and to the levels required for the following fiscal year. 

The Committee expects the Department to manage its programs 

and activities within the levels appropriated. The Committee reminds the Department that reprogramming or transfer requests 

should be submitted only in the case of an unforeseeable emergency or a situation that could not have been predicted when formulating the budget request for the current fiscal year. 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. 

The Department shall not propose a reprogramming or transfer 

of funds after June 30 unless there are extraordinary circumstances that place human lives or property in imminent danger. To the extent that any reprogramming proposals are required, 

the Department is strongly encouraged to submit them well in advance of the June 30 deadline. 
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Section 504. The bill includes a provision relating to the Department’s Working Capital Fund [WCF] that: extends the authority of 

the WCF in fiscal year 2019; prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department from being used to make 

payments to the WCF, except for the activities and amounts allowed in the budget request; makes WCF funds available until expended; ensures departmental components are only charged for direct usage of each WCF service; makes funds provided to the WCF 

available only for purposes consistent with the contributing component; and requires the WCF to be paid in advance or reimbursed 

at rates that will return the full cost of each service. The WCF 

table included in the justification materials accompanying the 

budget request shall serve as the control level for quarterly execution reports submitted to the Committee not later than 30 days 

after the end of each quarter. These reports shall identify any activity added or removed from the fund. 

Section 505. The bill includes a provision stipulating that not to 

exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances recorded not later than 

June 30 from appropriations made for salaries and expenses in fiscal year 2019 shall remain available through fiscal year 2020, subject to reprogramming. 

Section 506. The bill includes a provision providing that funds for 

intelligence activities are specifically authorized during fiscal year 

2019 until the enactment of an act authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2019. 

Section 507. The bill includes a provision requiring notification 

to the Committees 3 business days before any grant allocation, 

grant award, contract award (including Federal Acquisition Regulation-covered contracts), other transaction agreement, a task or delivery order on a DHS multiple award contract, letter of intent, or 

public announcement of the intention to make such an award totaling in excess of $1,000,000. If the Secretary determines that compliance would pose substantial risk to health, human life, or safety, 

an award may be made without prior notification, but the Committees shall be notified within 5 full business days after such award 

or letter is issued. Additionally, FEMA is required to brief the 

Committees 5 full business days prior to announcing publicly the 

intention to make an award under certain grant programs. The 3- 

day notification requirement also pertains to task or delivery order 

awards greater than $10,000,000 from multi-year funds as well as 

for any sole-source grant awards. 

Section 508. The bill includes a provision stipulating that no 

agency shall purchase, construct, or lease additional facilities for 

Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval of 

the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives. 

Section 509. The bill includes a provision stipulating that none 

of the funds provided by this act may be used for any construction, 

repair, alteration, or acquisition project for which a prospectus, if 

required under chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, has not 

been approved. The bill excludes funds that may be required for development of a proposed prospectus. 

Section 510. The bill includes a provision that consolidates and 

continues by reference prior-year statutory bill language into one 
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provision. These provisions concern contracting officers’ training 

and Federal building energy performance. 

Section 511. The bill includes a provision stipulating that none 

of the funds provided by this act may be used in contravention of 

the Buy American Act. 

Section 512. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds from 

being used to amend the oath of allegiance required under section 

337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448). 

Section 513. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds from 

being used to carry out section 872 of the Homeland Security Act 

of 2002. 

Section 514. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds from 

being used to plan, test, pilot, or develop a national identification 

card. 

Section 515. The bill includes a provision directing that any official required by this act to report or certify to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

may not delegate such authority unless expressly authorized to do 

so in this act. 

Section 516. The bill includes a provision extending current law 

concerning individuals detained at the Naval Station, Guantanamo 

Bay, Cuba. 

Section 517. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds provided by this act to be used for first-class travel. 

Section 518. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds provided by this act to be used to employ workers in contravention of 

section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

Section 519. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act to pay for award 

or incentive fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance or performance that fails to meet the basic requirements of 

the contract. 

Section 520. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act for the Department to enter into a Federal contract unless the contract meets requirements of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 

Act of 1949 or chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless the contract is otherwise authorized by statute without regard to this section. 

Section 521. The bill recommends $39,000,000 for financial systems modernization and includes a provision allowing the Secretary to transfer these funds between appropriations for the same 

purpose after notifying the Committees 15 days in advance. 

Section 522. The bill includes a provision requiring the Secretary 

to reduce administrative expenses from certain accounts. 

Section 523. The bill includes a provision regarding restrictions 

on electronic access to pornography. 

Section 524. The bill includes a provision regarding the transfer 

of an operable firearm by a Federal law enforcement officer to an 

agent of a drug cartel. 

Section 525. The bill includes language regarding the number of 

employees permitted to attend international conferences. 
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Section 526. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds made 

available by this act to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its participation in an NSSE. 

Section 527. The bill includes a provision on structural pay reform that affects more than 100 full-time positions or costs more 

than $5,000,000 in a single year. 

Section 528. The bill includes a provision directing the Department to post on a public website reports required by the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives unless public posting compromises homeland or national security or contains proprietary information. 

Section 529. The bill continues a provision allowing Operations 

and Support funding to be used for certain activities. 

Section 530. The bill includes a provision related to the Arms 

Trade Treaty. 

Section 531. The bill includes a provision related to schooling for 

certain overseas dependents. 

Section 532. The bill includes a provision related to user fee proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to submission of 

the budget request. 

Section 533. The bill includes a new provision providing authority for the Department to establish new programs, projects, and activities for the CWMD office, but only subsequent to the enactment 

of legislation explicitly authorizing the establishment of such office. 

Section 534. The bill rescinds unobligated balances from prior 

year appropriations. 

Section 535. The bill permanently rescinds $120,000,000 from the 

unobligated balances in the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture 

Fund. 

PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 

In fiscal year 2018, for purposes of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as 

amended, the following information provides the definition of the 

term ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ for the components 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, 2018, the House and Senate 

Committee reports, and the conference report and the accompanying Joint Explanatory Statement of the managers of the committee of conference. 

If a percentage reduction is necessary, in implementing that reduction, components of the Department of Homeland Security shall 

apply any percentage reduction required for fiscal year 2018 to all 

items specified in the justifications submitted to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives in 

support of the fiscal year 2018 budget estimates, as amended, for 

such components, 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 2019: 

Analysis and Operations: Operations and Support. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Operations and Support; 

and Procurement, Construction, and Improvements. 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Operations and 

Support; and Procurement, Construction, and Improvements. 

Transportation Security Administration: Operations and Support; 

Procurement Construction and Improvements; and Research and 

Development. 

Coast Guard: Operations and Support; Procurement Construction 

and Improvements; and Research and Development; and Retired 

Pay. 

National Protection and Programs Directorate: Operations and 

Support; Procurement Construction and Improvements; and Research and Development. 

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Operations and Support; Procurement, Construction and Improvements; and Federal 

Assistance Programs. 
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COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 21, 2018, the 

Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill (S. 3109) 

making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, provided that the bill be subject to amendment and that the 

bill be consistent with its budget allocation, and provided that the 

Chairman of the Committee or his designee be authorized to offer 

the substance of the original bill as a Committee amendment in the 

nature of a substitute to the House companion measure, by a recorded vote of 26–5, a quorum being present. The vote was as follows: 

Yeas Nays 

Chairman Shelby Mrs. Feinstein 

Mr. McConnell Mr. Durbin 

Mr. Alexander Mr. Udall 

Ms. Collins Mr. Merkley 

Ms. Murkowski Mr. Schatz 

Mr. Graham 

Mr. Blunt 

Mr. Moran 

Mr. Hoeven 

Mr. Boozman 

Mrs. Capito 

Mr. Lankford 

Mr. Daines 

Mr. Kennedy 

Mr. Rubio 

Mrs. Hyde-Smith 

Mr. Leahy 

Mrs. Murray 

Mr. Reed 

Mr. Tester 

Mrs. Shaheen 

Mr. Coons 

Ms. Baldwin 

Mr. Murphy 

Mr. Manchin 

Mr. Van Hollen 

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 
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would be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form 

recommended by the committee.’’ 

In compliance with this rule, 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 italic; and 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015, PUBLIC LAW 114–4 

TITLE III 

PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 

seq.), $7,033,464,494, to remain available until expended, of which 

$24,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland 

Security Office of Inspector General for audits and investigations 

related to disasters: Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives the following reports, including a specific description of the 

methodology and the source data used in developing such reports: 

(1) an estimate of the following amounts shall be submitted for the budget year at the time that the President’s 

budget proposal for øfiscal year 2016¿ fiscal year 2020 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 

Code: 

* * * * * * * 

(2) an estimate or actual amounts, if available, of the following for the current fiscal year shall be submitted not later 

than the fifth business day of each month, and shall be published by the Administrator on the Agency’s Web site not later 

than the fifth day of each month: 
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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 

in bill 

Committee 

allocation 

Amount 

in bill 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with the subcommittee 

allocation for 2019: Subcommittee on Homeland Security: 

Mandatory .................................................................... 1,740 1,740 1,736 1 1,736 

Discretionary ................................................................ 48,334 55,151 58,138 1 58,598 

Security ............................................................... 2,058 2,223 NA NA 

Nonsecurity ......................................................... 46,276 52,928 NA NA 

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2019 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 2 32,655 

2020 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 9,350 

2021 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 6,483 

2022 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 2,376 

2023 and future years ................................................ ...................... ...................... ...................... 5,023 

Financial assistance to State and local governments for 

2019 ................................................................................. NA 3,557 NA 2 208 

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

2 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

NA: Not applicable. 

NOTE.—Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill for disaster funding and for overseas contingency operations and in accordance with subparagraphs (D) and (A)(ii) of section 251(b)(2) of the BBEDCA of 1985, the Committee anticipates that the Budget Committee 

will provide a revised 302(a) allocation for the Committee on Appropriations reflecting an upward adjustment of $6,817,000,000 in budget authority plus associated outlays. 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, INTELLIGENCE, & OVERSIGHT 

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management 

Operations and Support: 

Office of the Secretary ................................................................................................................................................ 18,846 17,874 17,874 ¥972 ..........................Office of Policy ............................................................................................................................................................ 40,524 34,683 35,097 ¥5,427 ∂414 Office of Public Affairs ............................................................................................................................................... 5,123 5,085 5,085 ¥38 ..........................Office of Legislative Affairs ........................................................................................................................................ 5,000 4,992 4,992 ¥8 ..........................Office of Partnership and Engagement ...................................................................................................................... 13,373 12,656 13,475 ∂102 ∂819 Office of General Counsel ........................................................................................................................................... 18,501 19,463 18,419 ¥82 ¥1,044 Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties .................................................................................................................. 23,571 20,825 23,717 ∂146 ∂2,892 Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman ............................................................................. 6,200 5,879 5,879 ¥321 ..........................Privacy Office .............................................................................................................................................................. 8,464 7,403 8,366 ¥98 ∂963 

Subtotal, Operations and Support .......................................................................................................................... 139,602 128,860 132,904 ¥6,698 ∂4,044 Total, Office of the Secretary and Executive Management .................................................................................... 139,602 128,860 132,904 ¥6,698 ∂4,044 

Management Directorate 

Operations and Support: 

Immediate Office of the Under Secretary for Management ....................................................................................... 6,770 7,730 7,730 ∂960 ..........................Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer ........................................................................................................... 71,105 90,413 90,618 ∂19,513 ∂205 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer ................................................................................................................. 71,052 107,606 98,391 ∂27,339 ¥9,215 Office of the Chief Security Officer ............................................................................................................................ 74,963 78,868 78,868 ∂3,905 ..........................Office of the Chief Procurement Officer ..................................................................................................................... 102,615 103,197 103,197 ∂582 ..........................Office of the Chief Financial Officer .......................................................................................................................... 63,734 64,873 64,873 ∂1,139 ..........................Office of the Chief Information Officer ....................................................................................................................... 320,058 382,017 380,802 ∂60,744 ¥1,215 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Subtotal, Operations and Support .......................................................................................................................... 710,297 834,704 824,479 ∂114,182 ¥10,225 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: 

Construction and Facility Improvements .................................................................................................................... .......................... 171,149 81,151 ∂81,151 ¥89,998 

(From DRF unobligated balance) ....................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... (72,000 ) (∂72,000 ) (∂72,000 ) 

Mission Support Assets and Infrastructure ................................................................................................................ 29,569 74,920 35,920 ∂6,351 ¥39,000 

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ...................................................................................... 29,569 246,069 117,071 ∂87,502 ¥128,998 

Research and Development .................................................................................................................................................. 2,545 2,545 2,545 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Research and Development .................................................................................................................... 2,545 2,545 2,545 .......................... ..........................Total, Management Directorate .............................................................................................................................. 742,411 1,083,318 944,095 ∂201,684 ¥139,223 

Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations Coordination 

Operations and Support ....................................................................................................................................................... 245,905 253,253 254,476 ∂8,571 ∂1,223 

Subtotal, Operations and Support .......................................................................................................................... 245,905 253,253 254,476 ∂8,571 ∂1,223 Total, Intelligence, Analysis, and Operations Coordination ................................................................................... 245,905 253,253 254,476 ∂8,571 ∂1,223 

Office of Inspector General 

Operations and Support ....................................................................................................................................................... 168,000 138,369 168,000 .......................... ∂29,631 

Subtotal, Operations and Support .......................................................................................................................... 168,000 138,369 168,000 .......................... ∂29,631 

(Transfer from Disaster Relief Fund) ............................................................................................................ .......................... (24,000 ) .......................... .......................... (¥24,000 ) 

Total, Office of Inspector General .......................................................................................................................... 168,000 138,369 168,000 .......................... ∂29,631 
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(By transfer) ................................................................................................................................................... .......................... (24,000 ) .......................... .......................... (¥24,000 ) 

Gross Budget Authority, Office of Inspector General ............................................................................................. (168,000 ) (162,369 ) (168,000 ) .......................... (∂5,631 ) Total, Title I, Departmental Management, Operations, Intelligence, and Oversight ............................................. 1,295,918 1,603,800 1,499,475 ∂203,557 ¥104,325 

(By transfer) ................................................................................................................................................... .......................... (24,000 ) .......................... .......................... (¥24,000 ) 

TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Operations and Support: 

Border Security Operations: 

U.S. Border Patrol: 

Operations ................................................................................................................................................. 3,706,547 3,987,892 3,820,785 ∂114,238 ¥167,107 Assets and Support ................................................................................................................................... 625,151 708,952 646,082 ∂20,931 ¥62,870 

Office of Training and Development .................................................................................................................. 64,145 82,263 61,947 ¥2,198 ¥20,316 

Subtotal, Border and Security Operations .............................................................................................................. 4,395,843 4,779,107 4,528,814 ∂132,971 ¥250,293 

Trade and Travel Operations: 

Office of Field Operations: 

Domestic Operations .......................................................................................................................................... 2,818,122 2,780,958 2,932,276 ∂114,154 ∂151,318 International Operations ..................................................................................................................................... 130,270 156,669 150,213 ∂19,943 ¥6,456 Targeting Operations .......................................................................................................................................... 211,797 253,492 248,029 ∂36,232 ¥5,463 Assets and Support ............................................................................................................................................ 870,657 876,866 902,174 ∂31,517 ∂25,308 

Office of Trade ............................................................................................................................................................ 234,201 272,118 267,687 ∂33,486 ¥4,431 Office of Training and Development ........................................................................................................................... 49,195 47,268 50,093 ∂898 ∂2,825 

Subtotal, Trade and Travel Operations .................................................................................................................. 4,314,242 4,387,371 4,550,472 ∂236,230 ∂163,101 

Integrated Operations: 

Air and Marine Operations: 

Operations .......................................................................................................................................................... 291,479 310,176 305,290 ∂13,811 ¥4,886 Assets and Support ............................................................................................................................................ 535,046 531,231 525,867 ¥9,179 ¥5,364 Air and Marine Operations Center ..................................................................................................................... 38,149 45,846 37,637 ¥512 ¥8,209 

Office of International Affairs ............................................................................................................................................ 35,176 44,244 41,677 ∂6,501 ¥2,567 Office of Intelligence ............................................................................................................................................................ 53,794 64,696 65,693 ∂11,899 ∂997 Office of Training and Development .................................................................................................................................... 6,110 5,633 5,706 ¥404 ∂73 Operations Support ............................................................................................................................................................... 106,225 109,762 120,622 ∂14,397 ∂10,860 

Subtotal, Integrated Operations .................................................................................................................... 1,065,979 1,111,588 1,102,492 ∂36,513 ¥9,096 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Mission Support 

Enterprise Services ...................................................................................................................................................... 1,426,209 1,508,632 1,471,764 ∂45,555 ¥36,868 

(Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund) ...................................................................................................................... (3,274 ) (3,274 ) (3,274 ) .......................... ..........................

Office of Professional Responsibility .......................................................................................................................... 182,131 224,871 202,692 ∂20,561 ¥22,179 Executive Leadership and Oversight ........................................................................................................................... 100,760 108,074 107,347 ∂6,587 ¥727 

Subtotal, Mission Support ...................................................................................................................................... 1,709,100 1,841,577 1,781,803 ∂72,703 ¥59,774 Subtotal, Operations and Support .......................................................................................................................... 11,485,164 12,119,643 11,963,581 ∂478,417 ¥156,062 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: 

Border Security Assets and Infrastructure .................................................................................................................. 1,741,701 1,647,304 1,652,304 ¥89,397 ∂5,000 Trade and Travel Assets and Infrastructure ............................................................................................................... 263,640 44,237 182,690 ¥80,950 ∂138,453 Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure: 

Airframes and Sensors ....................................................................................................................................... 190,035 83,241 112,612 ¥77,423 ∂29,371 Watercraft ........................................................................................................................................................... 8,573 .......................... 14,500 ∂5,927 ∂14,500 Other Systems and Assets ................................................................................................................................. 1,200 .......................... .......................... ¥1,200 ..........................

Construction and Facility Improvements .................................................................................................................... 59,775 48,222 48,222 ¥11,553 ..........................Mission Support Assets and Infrastructure ................................................................................................................ 16,433 18,544 18,544 ∂2,111 ..........................

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ...................................................................................... 2,281,357 1,841,548 2,028,872 ¥252,485 ∂187,324 

CBP Services at User Fee Facilities (Small Airport) (Permanent Indefinite Discretionary) ....................................... 9,001 8,941 8,941 ¥60 ..........................

Fee Funded Programs: 

Immigration Inspection User Fee ................................................................................................................................ (732,834 ) (769,636 ) (769,636 ) (∂36,802 ) ..........................Immigration Enforcement Fines .................................................................................................................................. (1,000 ) (676 ) (676 ) (¥324 ) ..........................Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) Fee ............................................................................................... (62,480 ) (218,900 ) (61,417 ) (¥1,063 ) (¥157,483 ) Land Border Inspection Fee ........................................................................................................................................ (48,476 ) (53,512 ) (53,512 ) (∂5,036 ) ..........................COBRA Passenger Inspection Fee ............................................................................................................................... (562,151 ) (594,978 ) (594,978 ) (∂32,827 ) ..........................APHIS Inspection Fee ................................................................................................................................................... (534,515 ) (539,325 ) (539,325 ) (∂4,810 ) ..........................Global Entry Fee .......................................................................................................................................................... (159,000 ) (165,961 ) (165,961 ) (∂6,961 ) ..........................Puerto Rico Trust Fund ............................................................................................................................................... (92,500 ) (31,941 ) (31,941 ) (¥60,559 ) ..........................
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Virgin Island Fee ......................................................................................................................................................... (11,170 ) (7,795 ) (7,795 ) (¥3,375 ) ..........................Customs Unclaimed Goods ......................................................................................................................................... (5,992 ) (1,461 ) (1,461 ) (¥4,531 ) ..........................9–11 Response and Biometric Exit Account .............................................................................................................. (90,550 ) (71,000 ) (71,000 ) (¥19,550 ) ..........................

Subtotal, Fee Funded Programs ............................................................................................................................. 2,300,668 2,455,185 2,297,702 ¥2,966 ¥157,483 

Administrative Provisions: 

Colombia Free Trade Act Collections .......................................................................................................................... 242,000 255,000 255,000 ∂13,000 ..........................Reimbursable Preclearance ......................................................................................................................................... 39,000 39,000 39,000 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Adminstrative Provisions (Gross) ............................................................................................................ 281,000 294,000 294,000 ∂13,000 ..........................

Reimbursable Preclearance (Offsetting Collections) .................................................................................................. ¥39,000 ¥39,000 ¥39,000 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Adminstrative Provisions (Net) ............................................................................................................... 242,000 255,000 255,000 ∂13,000 ..........................Total, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ............................................................................................................ 14,017,522 14,225,132 14,256,394 ∂238,872 ∂31,262 

(Non–Defense) ................................................................................................................................................ (14,017,522 ) (14,225,132 ) (14,256,394 ) (∂238,872 ) (∂31,262 ) (Discretionary Appropriation) ......................................................................................................................... (14,056,522 ) (14,264,132 ) (14,295,394 ) (∂238,872 ) (∂31,262 ) (Offsetting Collection) .................................................................................................................................... (¥39,000 ) (¥39,000 ) (¥39,000 ) .......................... ..........................

Fee Funded Programs ......................................................................................................................................... 2,300,668 2,455,185 2,297,702 ¥2,966 ¥157,483 

Gross Budget Authority, U.S. Customs and Border Protection .............................................................................. 16,357,190 16,719,317 16,593,096 ∂235,906 ¥126,221 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

Operations and Support: 

Homeland Security Investigations: 

Domestic Investigations ..................................................................................................................................... 1,898,542 1,385,777 1,621,187 ¥277,355 ∂235,410 International Investigations ............................................................................................................................... 169,178 150,691 167,330 ¥1,848 ∂16,639 Intelligence ......................................................................................................................................................... 85,042 73,799 74,144 ¥10,898 ∂345 

Subtotal, Homeland Security Investigations ........................................................................................................... 2,152,762 1,610,267 1,862,661 ¥290,101 ∂252,394 

Enforcement and Removal Operations:.

Custody Operations ............................................................................................................................................ 3,075,686 3,519,932 2,897,534 ¥178,152 ¥622,398 Fugitive Operations ............................................................................................................................................ 158,805 255,864 138,520 ¥20,285 ¥117,344 Criminal Alien Program ...................................................................................................................................... 319,440 619,109 258,492 ¥60,948 ¥360,617 Alternatives to Detention .................................................................................................................................... 187,205 184,446 176,009 ¥11,196 ¥8,437 Transportation and Removal Program ............................................................................................................... 369,201 511,058 366,686 ¥2,515 ¥144,372 

Subtotal, Enforcement and Removal Operations ................................................................................................... 4,110,337 5,090,409 3,837,241 ¥273,096 ¥1,253,168 

Mission Support .................................................................................................................................................. 458,558 1,214,436 1,187,760 ∂729,202 ¥26,676 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Office of the Principal Legal Advisor ................................................................................................................. 272,318 305,513 252,180 ¥20,138 ¥53,333 

Subtotal, Operations and Support .......................................................................................................................... 6,993,975 8,220,625 7,139,842 ∂145,867 ¥1,080,783 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: 

Operational Communications/Information Technology ................................................................................................ 21,839 30,859 30,859 ∂9,020 ..........................Construction and Facility Improvements .................................................................................................................... 29,000 34,872 34,872 ∂5,872 ..........................Mission Support Assets and Infrastructure ................................................................................................................ 31,060 4,700 4,700 ¥26,360 ..........................

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ...................................................................................... 81,899 70,431 70,431 ¥11,468 ..........................

Fee Funded Programs: 

Immigration Inspection User Fee ................................................................................................................................ (135,000 ) (135,000 ) (135,000 ) .......................... ..........................Breached Bond/Detention Fund ................................................................................................................................... (55,000 ) (55,000 ) (55,000 ) .......................... ..........................Student Exchange and Visitor Fee .............................................................................................................................. (186,610 ) (128,000 ) (128,000 ) (¥58,610 ) ..........................Immigration Examination Fee Account ....................................................................................................................... .......................... (207,600 ) .......................... .......................... (¥207,600 ) 

Subtotal, Fee Funded Programs ............................................................................................................................. 376,610 525,600 318,000 ¥58,610 ¥207,600 Total, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ............................................................................................... 7,075,874 8,291,056 7,210,273 ∂134,399 ¥1,080,783 

(Non–Defense) ................................................................................................................................................ (7,075,874 ) (8,291,056 ) (7,210,273 ) (∂134,399 ) (¥1,080,783 ) 

(Discretonary Appropriation) ...................................................................................................................... (7,075,874 ) (8,291,056 ) (7,210,273 ) (∂134,399 ) (¥1,080,783 ) 

Fee Funded Programs ......................................................................................................................................... 376,610 525,600 318,000 ¥58,610 ¥207,600 Gross Budget Authority, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ............................................................. 7,452,484 8,816,656 7,528,273 ∂75,789 ¥1,288,383 

Transportation Security Administration 

Operations and Support: 

Aviation Screening Operations: 

Screening Workforce: 

Screening Partnership Program ................................................................................................................ 184,936 181,382 188,382 ∂3,446 ∂7,000 Screener Personnel, Compensation, and Benefits .................................................................................... 3,229,026 3,191,783 3,294,783 ∂65,757 ∂103,000 
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Screener Training and Other ..................................................................................................................... 232,985 218,738 220,738 ¥12,247 ∂2,000 

Airport Management .................................................................................................................................................... 646,053 647,541 649,951 ∂3,898 ∂2,410 Canines ........................................................................................................................................................................ 151,764 152,226 162,404 ∂10,640 ∂10,178 Screening Technology Maintenance ............................................................................................................................ 397,882 382,927 382,927 ¥14,955 ..........................Secure Flight ............................................................................................................................................................... 106,856 113,882 113,882 ∂7,026 ..........................

Subtotal, Aviation Screening Operations ................................................................................................................ 4,949,502 4,888,479 5,013,067 ∂63,565 ∂124,588 

Other Operations and Enforcement: 

Inflight Security: 

Federal Air Marshals .......................................................................................................................................... 779,000 779,210 779,210 ∂210 ..........................Federal Flight Deck Officer and Crew Training ................................................................................................. 19,514 19,539 19,539 ∂25 ..........................

Aviation Regulation ..................................................................................................................................................... 218,535 171,905 218,185 ¥350 ∂46,280 Air Cargo ..................................................................................................................................................................... 102,721 103,572 103,572 ∂851 ..........................Intelligence and TSOC ................................................................................................................................................. 79,790 79,524 79,524 ¥266 ..........................Surface programs ........................................................................................................................................................ 129,316 73,818 129,455 ∂139 ∂55,637 Vetting Programs ......................................................................................................................................................... 60,215 52,770 52,770 ¥7,445 ..........................

Subtotal, Other Operations and Enforcement ........................................................................................................ 1,389,091 1,280,338 1,382,255 ¥6,836 ∂101,917 

Mission Support ........................................................................................................................................................... 869,258 907,133 907,133 ∂37,875 ..........................

Subtotal, Operations and Support (Gross) ............................................................................................................. 7,207,851 7,075,950 7,302,455 ∂94,604 ∂226,505 

Aviation Passenger Security Fees (offsetting collections) .......................................................................................... ¥2,470,000 ¥2,670,000 ¥2,670,000 ¥200,000 ..........................Passenger Security Fee Increase (offsetting collections)(legislative proposal) ......................................................... .......................... ¥520,000 .......................... .......................... ∂520,000 

Subtotal, Operations and Support (Net) ................................................................................................................. 4,737,851 3,885,950 4,632,455 ¥105,396 ∂746,505 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: 

Aviation Screening Infrastructure: 

Checkpoint Support ............................................................................................................................................ 68,019 74,422 74,422 ∂6,403 ..........................

Checked Baggage ........................................................................................................................................................ 83,004 35,367 85,367 ∂2,363 ∂50,000 Infrastructure for Other Operations Vetting Programs ............................................................................................... 16,291 29,840 29,840 ∂13,549 ..........................

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ...................................................................................... 167,314 139,629 189,629 ∂22,315 ∂50,000 

Research and Development .................................................................................................................................................. 20,190 20,594 20,594 ∂404 ..........................

Subtotal, Research and Development .................................................................................................................... 20,190 20,594 20,594 ∂404 ..........................

Fee Funded Programs: 

TWIC Fee ...................................................................................................................................................................... (64,449 ) (65,535 ) (65,535 ) (∂1,086 ) ..........................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Hazardous Materials Endorsement Fee ....................................................................................................................... (20,200 ) (18,500 ) (18,500 ) (¥1,700 ) ..........................General Aviation at DCA Fee ....................................................................................................................................... (560 ) (700 ) (700 ) (∂140 ) ..........................Commercial Aviation and Airports Fee ....................................................................................................................... (8,000 ) (8,000 ) (8,000 ) .......................... ..........................Other Security Threat Assessments Fee ...................................................................................................................... (50 ) (50 ) (50 ) .......................... ..........................Air Cargo/Certified Cargo Screening Program Fee ..................................................................................................... (5,200 ) (5,000 ) (5,000 ) (¥200 ) ..........................TSA PreCheck Fee ........................................................................................................................................................ (136,900 ) (136,900 ) (136,900 ) .......................... ..........................Alien Flight School Fee ................................................................................................................................................ (5,200 ) (5,200 ) (5,200 ) .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Fee Funded Programs ............................................................................................................................. (240,559 ) (239,885 ) (239,885 ) (¥674 ) ..........................

Aviation Security Capital Fund (Mandatory) ........................................................................................................................ (250,000 ) (250,000 ) (250,000 ) .......................... ..........................

Total, Transportation Security Administration ........................................................................................................ 4,925,355 4,046,173 4,842,678 ¥82,677 ∂796,505 

(Offsetting Collections) .................................................................................................................................. (¥2,470,000 ) (¥2,670,000 ) (¥2,670,000 ) (¥200,000 ) ..........................(Offsetting Collections) (Legislative Proposals) ............................................................................................ .......................... (¥520,000 ) .......................... .......................... (∂520,000 ) Fee Funded Programs .................................................................................................................................... 240,559 239,885 239,885 ¥674 ..........................

Gross Budget Authority, Transportation Security Administration ........................................................................... 7,885,914 7,726,058 8,002,563 ∂116,649 ∂276,505 

Coast Guard 

Operations and Support: 

Military Pay and Allowances ....................................................................................................................................... 3,716,444 3,851,095 3,866,095 ∂149,651 ∂15,000 Civilian Pay and Benefits ........................................................................................................................................... 847,678 929,385 929,385 ∂81,707 ..........................Training and Recruiting .............................................................................................................................................. 191,015 187,991 188,338 ¥2,677 ∂347 Operating Funds and Unit Level Maintenance ........................................................................................................... 897,171 907,894 925,447 ∂28,276 ∂17,553 Centrally Managed Accounts ....................................................................................................................................... 142,788 143,641 165,441 ∂22,653 ∂21,800 Intermediate and Depot Level Maintenance ............................................................................................................... 1,415,217 1,442,048 1,435,048 ∂19,831 ¥7,000 Reserve Training .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................... 117,655 117,655 ∂117,655 ..........................Environmental Compliance and Restoration ............................................................................................................... .......................... 13,429 .......................... .......................... ¥13,429 Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism (Defense) ...................................................................... 163,000 .......................... 165,000 ∂2,000 ∂165,000 
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Subtotal, Operations and Support .......................................................................................................................... 7,373,313 7,593,138 7,792,409 ∂419,096 ∂199,271 

(Defense) ........................................................................................................................................................ (503,000 ) (340,000 ) (505,000 ) (∂2,000 ) (∂165,000 ) 

(Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism) .............................................................. (163,000 ) .......................... (165,000 ) (∂2,000 ) (∂165,000 ) (Other Defense) ..................................................................................................................................... (340,000 ) (340,000 ) (340,000 ) .......................... ..........................

Environmental Compliance and Restoration ........................................................................................................................ 13,397 .......................... 13,429 ∂32 ∂13,429 Reserve Training ................................................................................................................................................................... 114,875 .......................... .......................... ¥114,875 ..........................Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: 

Vessels: 

Survey and Design–Vessels and Boats ............................................................................................................. 4,500 500 5,500 ∂1,000 ∂5,000 In–Service Vessel Sustainment .......................................................................................................................... 60,500 63,250 63,250 ∂2,750 ..........................National Security Cutter ..................................................................................................................................... 1,241,000 65,000 72,600 ¥1,168,400 ∂7,600 Offshore Patrol Cutter ........................................................................................................................................ 500,000 400,000 400,000 ¥100,000 ..........................Fast Response Cutter ......................................................................................................................................... 340,000 240,000 240,000 ¥100,000 ..........................Cutter Boats ....................................................................................................................................................... 1,000 5,000 5,000 ∂4,000 ..........................Polar Ice Breaking Vessel .................................................................................................................................. 19,000 750,000 750,000 ∂731,000 ..........................Inland Waterways and Western River Cutters ................................................................................................... 26,100 5,000 5,000 ¥21,100 ..........................Polar Sustainment .............................................................................................................................................. .......................... 15,000 15,000 ∂15,000 ..........................

Subtotal, Vessels .................................................................................................................................................... 2,192,100 1,543,750 1,556,350 ¥635,750 ∂12,600 

Aircraft: 

HC–144 Conversion/Sustainment ....................................................................................................................... .......................... 17,000 17,000 ∂17,000 ..........................HC–27J Conversion/Sustainment ....................................................................................................................... 70,000 80,000 80,000 ∂10,000 ..........................HC–130J Acquisition/Conversion/Sustainment ................................................................................................... 100,600 .......................... .......................... ¥100,600 ..........................HH–65 Conversion/Sustainment Projects ........................................................................................................... 22,000 20,000 20,000 ¥2,000 ..........................MH–60T Sustainment ......................................................................................................................................... 2,500 25,000 175,000 ∂172,500 ∂150,000 Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems .................................................................................................................... 500 6,000 6,000 ∂5,500 ..........................

Subtotal, Aircraft .................................................................................................................................................... 195,600 148,000 298,000 ∂102,400 ∂150,000 

Other Acquisition Programs: 

Other Equipment and Systems .......................................................................................................................... 4,000 3,500 3,500 ¥500 ..........................

Program Oversight and Management ......................................................................................................................... 15,000 20,000 20,000 ∂5,000 ..........................C4ISR ........................................................................................................................................................................... 22,000 23,300 23,300 ∂1,300 ..........................CG–Logistics Information Management System (CG–LIMS) ....................................................................................... 9,800 13,200 13,200 ∂3,400 ..........................

Subtotal, Other Acquisition Programs .................................................................................................................... 50,800 60,000 60,000 ∂9,200 ..........................

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation: 

Major Construction; Housing; ATON; and Survey and Design ........................................................................... 42,400 30,000 74,510 ∂32,110 ∂44,510 Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure .......................................................................................................... 87,100 100,000 175,400 ∂88,300 ∂75,400 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Minor Shore ........................................................................................................................................................ 5,000 5,000 5,000 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation ................................................................................................. 134,500 135,000 254,910 ∂120,410 ∂119,910 

Personnel and Related Support Costs ................................................................................................................................. 121,745 .......................... .......................... ¥121,745 ..........................

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ...................................................................................... 2,694,745 1,886,750 2,169,260 ¥525,485 ∂282,510 

Research and Development .................................................................................................................................................. 29,141 19,109 20,109 ¥9,032 ∂1,000 

Subtotal, Research and Development .................................................................................................................... 29,141 19,109 20,109 ¥9,032 ∂1,000 

Health Care Fund Contribution (Permanent Indefinite Discretionary) ................................................................................. 204,136 199,360 199,360 ¥4,776 ..........................Mandatory: 

Retired Pay (Mandatory) .............................................................................................................................................. 1,676,117 1,739,844 1,739,844 ∂63,727 ..........................

Administrative Provisions: 

Coast Guard Continuation of Pay ...................................................................................................................... 2,000 .......................... .......................... ¥2,000 ..........................

Subtotal, Administrative Provisions ........................................................................................................................ 2,000 .......................... .......................... ¥2,000 ..........................Subtotal, Mandatory ................................................................................................................................................ 1,676,117 1,739,844 1,739,844 ∂63,727 ..........................Total, Coast Guard .................................................................................................................................................. 12,107,724 11,438,201 11,934,411 ¥173,313 ∂496,210 

(Non–Defense) ................................................................................................................................................ (9,928,607 ) (9,358,357 ) (9,689,567 ) (¥239,040 ) (∂331,210 ) (Defense) ........................................................................................................................................................ (503,000 ) (340,000 ) (505,000 ) (∂2,000 ) (∂165,000 ) 

(Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism ) ............................................................ (163,000 ) .......................... (165,000 ) (∂2,000 ) (∂165,000 ) (Other Defense) ..................................................................................................................................... (340,000 ) (340,000 ) (340,000 ) .......................... ..........................

United States Secret Service 

Operations and Support: 

Protective Operations:.
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Protection of Persons and Faciities ................................................................................................................... 711,227 747,201 734,961 ∂23,734 ¥12,240 Protective Countermeasures ............................................................................................................................... 46,862 55,309 55,903 ∂9,041 ∂594 Protective Intelligence ........................................................................................................................................ 47,814 48,239 48,239 ∂425 ..........................Presidential Campaigns and National Special Security Events ........................................................................ 4,500 28,500 28,500 ∂24,000 ..........................

Subtotal, Protective Operations .............................................................................................................................. 810,403 879,249 867,603 ∂57,200 ¥11,646 

Field Operations: 

Domestic and International Field Operations .................................................................................................... 596,478 627,687 627,687 ∂31,209 ..........................

Support for Missing and Exploited Children Investigations ....................................................................................... 6,000 6,000 6,000 .......................... ..........................Support for Computer Forensics Training ................................................................................................................... 18,778 4,000 25,022 ∂6,244 ∂21,022 

Subtotal, Field Operations ...................................................................................................................................... 621,256 637,687 658,709 ∂37,453 ∂21,022 

Basic and In–Service Training and Professional Development .................................................................................. 64,212 101,854 101,854 ∂37,642 ..........................Mission Support ........................................................................................................................................................... 419,923 465,518 465,518 ∂45,595 ..........................

Subtotal, Operations and Support .......................................................................................................................... 1,915,794 2,084,308 2,093,684 ∂177,890 ∂9,376 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: 

Protection Assets and Infrastructure .......................................................................................................................... 65,462 52,971 71,686 ∂6,224 ∂18,715 Operational Communications/Information Technology ................................................................................................ 25,018 8,845 8,845 ¥16,173 ..........................Construction and Facility Improvements .................................................................................................................... .......................... 3,000 3,000 ∂3,000 ..........................

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ...................................................................................... 90,480 64,816 83,531 ¥6,949 ∂18,715 

Research and Development .................................................................................................................................................. 250 2,500 2,500 ∂2,250 ..........................

Subtotal, Research and Development .................................................................................................................... 250 2,500 2,500 ∂2,250 ..........................Total, United States Secret Service ........................................................................................................................ 2,006,524 2,151,624 2,179,715 ∂173,191 ∂28,091 Total, Title II, Security, Enforcement, and Investigations ...................................................................................... 40,132,999 40,152,186 40,423,471 ∂290,472 ∂271,285 

(Non–Defense) ................................................................................................................................................ (37,953,882 ) (38,072,342 ) (38,178,627 ) (∂224,745 ) (∂106,285 ) (Offsetting Collections) .................................................................................................................................. (¥2,509,000 ) (¥2,709,000 ) (¥2,709,000 ) (¥200,000 ) ..........................(Offsetting Collections)(Legislative Proposals) .............................................................................................. .......................... (¥520,000 ) .......................... .......................... (∂520,000 ) (Defense) ........................................................................................................................................................ (503,000 ) (340,000 ) (505,000 ) (∂2,000 ) (∂165,000 ) (Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism) ....................................................................... (163,000 ) .......................... (165,000 ) (∂2,000 ) (∂165,000 ) (Other Defense) .............................................................................................................................................. (340,000 ) (340,000 ) (340,000 ) .......................... ..........................Aviation Security Capital Fund (Mandatory) ................................................................................................. 250,000 250,000 250,000 .......................... ..........................Fee Funded Programs .................................................................................................................................... 2,917,837 3,220,670 2,855,587 ¥62,250 ¥365,083 
136 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Title III—PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY 

National Protection and Programs Directorate 

Operations and Support: 

Cybersecurity: 

Cyber Readiness and Response: 

NCCIC Operations ...................................................................................................................................... 136,439 140,049 157,890 ∂21,451 ∂17,841 

(CERT) ............................................................................................................................................... (104,689 ) (117,556 ) (117,556 ) (∂12,867 ) ..........................

NCCIC Planning and Exercises ................................................................................................................. 107,553 84,347 122,091 ∂14,538 ∂37,744 

(CERT) ............................................................................................................................................... (69,220 ) (64,297 ) (69,220 ) .......................... (∂4,923 ) 

Subtotal, Cyber Readiness and Response .............................................................................................................. 243,992 224,396 279,981 ∂35,989 ∂55,585 

Cyber Infrastructure Resilience:.

Cybersecurity Advisors ............................................................................................................................... 14,693 6,860 14,693 .......................... ∂7,833 Enhanced Cybersecurity Services .............................................................................................................. 17,157 13,097 13,357 ¥3,800 ∂260 Cybersecurity Education and Awareness .................................................................................................. 14,393 10,102 14,393 .......................... ∂4,291 

Subtotal, Cyber Infrastructure Resilience ...................................................................................................... 46,243 30,059 42,443 ¥3,800 ∂12,384 

Federal Cybersecurity: 

Federal Network Resilience ....................................................................................................................... 42,766 49,834 54,663 ∂11,897 ∂4,829 Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation .................................................................................................... 102,681 112,089 115,689 ∂13,008 ∂3,600 National Cybersecurity Protection System ................................................................................................. 287,226 296,677 296,677 ∂9,451 ..........................

Subtotal, Federal Cybersecurity .............................................................................................................................. 432,673 458,600 467,029 ∂34,356 ∂8,429 Subtotal, Cybersecurity ........................................................................................................................................... 722,908 713,055 789,453 ∂66,545 ∂76,398 

Infrastructure Protection: 

Infrastructure Capacity Building: 

Sector Risk Management .......................................................................................................................... 47,612 55,859 56,980 ∂9,368 ∂1,121 
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Protective Security Advisors ...................................................................................................................... 35,677 39,114 39,114 ∂3,437 ..........................Bombing Prevention .................................................................................................................................. 16,199 14,752 16,842 ∂643 ∂2,090 Infrastructure Information and Sensitive Data Protection ....................................................................... 22,288 19,457 22,288 .......................... ∂2,831 

Subtotal, Infrastructure Capacity Building ............................................................................................................ 121,776 129,182 135,224 ∂13,448 ∂6,042 

Infrastructure Security Compliance .................................................................................................................... 72,440 76,853 76,853 ∂4,413 ..........................

Subtotal, Infrastructure Protection ......................................................................................................................... 194,216 206,035 212,077 ∂17,861 ∂6,042 

Emergency Communications: 

Emergency Communications Preparedness ........................................................................................................ 54,501 51,785 53,785 ¥716 ∂2,000 Priority Telecommunications Service GETS/WPS/SRAS/TSP ................................................................................ 56,319 56,293 56,293 ¥26 ..........................

Next Generation Networks Priority Services .............................................................................................. 7,636 7,618 7,618 ¥18 ..........................

Subtotal, Priority Telecommunications Service ....................................................................................................... 63,955 63,911 63,911 ¥44 ..........................Subtotal, Emergency Communications ................................................................................................................... 118,456 115,696 117,696 ¥760 ∂2,000 

Integrated Operations: 

Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis: 

National Infrastructure Simulation Analysis Center (NISAC) .................................................................... 18,650 8,912 18,650 .......................... ∂9,738 Infrastructure Analysis .............................................................................................................................. 37,760 35,771 36,271 ¥1,489 ∂500 

Subtotal, Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis .......................................................................................................... 56,410 44,683 54,921 ¥1,489 ∂10,238 

Critical Infrastructure Situational Awareness .................................................................................................... 21,222 23,429 23,429 ∂2,207 ..........................

(Defense) ................................................................................................................................................... (19,312 ) (21,320 ) (21,320 ) (∂2,008 ) ..........................

Stakeholder Engagement and Requirements ..................................................................................................... 50,583 45,127 48,827 ¥1,756 ∂3,700 

(Defense) ................................................................................................................................................... (45,525 ) (40,614 ) (43,944 ) (¥1,581 ) (∂3,330 ) 

Strategy, Policy and Plans ................................................................................................................................. 14,448 13,931 13,931 ¥517 ..........................

(Defense) ................................................................................................................................................... (9,536 ) (9,194 ) (9,194 ) (¥342 ) ..........................

Subtotal, Integrated Operations .................................................................................................................... 142,663 127,170 141,108 ¥1,555 ∂13,938 

Office of Biometric Identity Management: 

Identity and Screening Program Operations ...................................................................................................... 68,826 69,590 69,590 ∂764 ..........................IDENT/Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology .......................................................................................... 150,603 160,691 160,691 ∂10,088 ..........................

Subtotal, Office of Biometric Identity Management ............................................................................................... 219,429 230,281 230,281 ∂10,852 ..........................

Mission Support ........................................................................................................................................................... 84,493 78,103 78,103 ¥6,390 ..........................

(Defense) ............................................................................................................................................................ (26,193 ) (24,212 ) (24,212 ) (¥1,981 ) ..........................
138 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Subtotal, Operations and Support .......................................................................................................................... 1,482,165 1,470,340 1,568,718 ∂86,553 ∂98,378 

Federal Protective Service: 

FPS Operations: 

Operating Expenses ............................................................................................................................................ 360,079 359,196 359,196 ¥883 ..........................

Countermeasures: 

Protective Security Officers ................................................................................................................................ 1,071,286 1,121,883 1,121,883 ∂50,597 ..........................Technical Countermeasures ............................................................................................................................... 44,690 46,031 46,031 ∂1,341 ..........................

Subtotal, Countermeasures ..................................................................................................................................... 1,115,976 1,167,914 1,167,914 ∂51,938 ..........................Subtotal, Federal Protective Service (Gross) .......................................................................................................... 1,476,055 1,527,110 1,527,110 ∂51,055 ..........................

Offsetting Collections ......................................................................................................................................... ¥1,476,055 ¥1,527,110 ¥1,527,110 ¥51,055 ..........................

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: 

Cybersecurity: 

Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation ............................................................................................................. 246,981 125,548 172,262 ¥74,719 ∂46,714 National Cybersecurity Protection System .......................................................................................................... 115,186 110,078 110,078 ¥5,108 ..........................

Subtotal, Cybersecurity ........................................................................................................................................... 362,167 235,626 282,340 ¥79,827 ∂46,714 

Emergency Communications: 

Next Generation Networks Priority Services ....................................................................................................... 48,905 42,551 42,551 ¥6,354 ..........................

Subtotal, Emergency Communications ................................................................................................................... 48,905 42,551 42,551 ¥6,354 ..........................

Biometric Identity Management: 

IDENT/Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology .......................................................................................... .......................... 20,000 40,100 ∂40,100 ∂20,100 

Subtotal, Biometric Identity Management .............................................................................................................. .......................... 20,000 40,100 ∂40,100 ∂20,100 
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Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure: 

Modeling Capability Transition Environment ..................................................................................................... 500 .......................... .......................... ¥500 ..........................

Subtotal, Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure ................................................................................... 500 .......................... .......................... ¥500 ..........................

Infrastructure Protection: 

Infrastructure Protection (IP) Gateway ............................................................................................................... 2,539 4,787 4,787 ∂2,248 ..........................

Subtotal, Integrated Operations Assets and Infrastructure ................................................................................... 2,539 4,787 4,787 ∂2,248 ..........................Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ...................................................................................... 414,111 302,964 369,778 ¥44,333 ∂66,814 

Research and Development Cybersecurity ........................................................................................................................... 4,695 41,416 4,695 .......................... ¥36,721 

Infrastructure Protection ............................................................................................................................................. 6,431 2,431 2,431 ¥4,000 ..........................Integrated Operations .................................................................................................................................................. 4,000 4,000 4,000 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Research and Development .................................................................................................................... 15,126 47,847 11,126 ¥4,000 ¥36,721 Total, National Protection and Programs Directorate ............................................................................................ 1,911,402 1,821,151 1,949,622 ∂38,220 ∂128,471 

(Non–Defense) ................................................................................................................................................ (289,609 ) (315,531 ) (336,001 ) (∂46,392 ) (∂20,470 ) 

(Offsetting Collections) ......................................................................................................................... (¥1,476,055 ) (¥1,527,110 ) (¥1,527,110 ) (¥51,055 ) ..........................

(Defense) ........................................................................................................................................................ (1,621,793 ) (1,505,620 ) (1,613,621 ) (¥8,172 ) (∂108,001 ) 

Gross Budget Authority, National Protection and Programs Directorate ............................................................... 3,387,457 3,348,261 3,476,732 ∂89,275 ∂128,471 

Office of Health Affairs 

Operations and Support: 

Chemical and Biological Readiness ........................................................................................................................... 79,130 .......................... 79,130 .......................... ∂79,130 Health and Medical Readiness ................................................................................................................................... 4,620 .......................... 4,620 .......................... ∂4,620 Integrated Operations .................................................................................................................................................. 9,400 .......................... 9,400 .......................... ∂9,400 Mission Support ........................................................................................................................................................... 28,419 .......................... 28,419 .......................... ∂28,419 

Subtotal, Operations and Support .......................................................................................................................... 121,569 .......................... 121,569 .......................... ∂121,569 Total, Office of Health Affairs ................................................................................................................................ 121,569 .......................... 121,569 .......................... ∂121,569 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

Operations and Support Regional Operations ..................................................................................................................... 156,417 158,439 158,439 ∂2,022 ..........................

Mitigation .................................................................................................................................................................... 36,141 36,011 36,011 ¥130 ..........................Preparedness and Protection ...................................................................................................................................... 131,981 132,823 132,823 ∂842 ..........................
140 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Response and Recovery: 

Response ............................................................................................................................................................ 182,893 174,337 182,893 .......................... ∂8,556 

(Urban Search and Rescue) ...................................................................................................................... (35,180 ) (27,513 ) (35,180 ) .......................... (∂7,667 ) 

Recovery .............................................................................................................................................................. 46,694 49,010 49,010 ∂2,316 ..........................

Mission Support ........................................................................................................................................................... 476,009 485,662 495,662 ∂19,653 ∂10,000 

Subtotal, Operations and Support .......................................................................................................................... 1,030,135 1,036,282 1,054,838 ∂24,703 ∂18,556 

(Defense) ........................................................................................................................................................ (42,945 ) (42,213 ) (42,213 ) (¥732 ) ..........................

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements Operational Communications/Information Technology ............................. 12,018 11,670 11,670 ¥348 ..........................

Construction and Facility Improvements .................................................................................................................... 44,519 46,996 71,996 ∂27,477 ∂25,000 Mission Support, Assets, and Infrastructure .............................................................................................................. 28,739 44,683 44,683 ∂15,944 ..........................

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ...................................................................................... 85,276 103,349 128,349 ∂43,073 ∂25,000 

(Defense) ........................................................................................................................................................ (53,262 ) (57,166 ) (62,166 ) (∂8,904 ) (∂5,000 ) 

Federal Assistance: 

Grants:.

State Homeland Security Grant Program ........................................................................................................... 507,000 349,362 512,000 ∂5,000 ∂162,638 

(Operation Stonegarden) ........................................................................................................................... (85,000 ) .......................... (90,000 ) (∂5,000 ) (∂90,000 ) (Nonprofit Security) ................................................................................................................................... (10,000 ) .......................... (10,000 ) .......................... (∂10,000 ) 

Urban Area Security Initiative ............................................................................................................................ 630,000 448,844 605,000 ¥25,000 ∂156,156 

(Nonprofit Security) ................................................................................................................................... (50,000 ) .......................... (25,000 ) (¥25,000 ) (∂25,000 ) 

Public Transportation Security Assistance ......................................................................................................... 100,000 36,358 100,000 .......................... ∂63,642 

(Amtrak Security) ....................................................................................................................................... (10,000 ) .......................... (10,000 ) .......................... (∂10,000 ) (Over–the–Road Bus Security) .................................................................................................................. (2,000 ) .......................... (2,000 ) .......................... (∂2,000 ) 

Port Security Grants ........................................................................................................................................... 100,000 36,358 100,000 .......................... ∂63,642 Assistance to Firefighter Grants ........................................................................................................................ 350,000 344,344 350,000 .......................... ∂5,656 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants ............................................................. 350,000 344,344 350,000 .......................... ∂5,656 Emergency Management Performance Grants ................................................................................................... 350,000 279,335 350,000 .......................... ∂70,665 Competitive Preparedness Grants Program ....................................................................................................... .......................... 522,000 .......................... .......................... ¥522,000 National Predisaster Mitigation Fund ................................................................................................................ 249,200 39,016 250,000 ∂800 ∂210,984 
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(From DRF unobligated balance) .............................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... (150,000 ) (∂150,000 ) (∂150,000 ) 

Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program .......................................................................................... 262,531 100,000 250,000 ¥12,531 ∂150,000 

(From DRF unobligated balance) .............................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... (78,000 ) (∂78,000 ) (∂78,000 ) 

Regional Catastrophic Preparedness ................................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... 15,000 ∂15,000 ∂15,000 High Risk Dam Safety ........................................................................................................................................ .......................... .......................... 15,000 ∂15,000 ∂15,000 Emergency Food and Shelter .............................................................................................................................. 120,000 .......................... 100,000 ¥20,000 ∂100,000 

Subtotal, Grants ...................................................................................................................................................... 3,018,731 2,499,961 2,997,000 ¥21,731 ∂497,039 

Education, Training, and Exercises Center for Domestic Preparedness .................................................................... 63,939 63,756 65,939 ∂2,000 ∂2,183 

Center for Homeland Defense and Security ....................................................................................................... 18,000 .......................... 18,000 .......................... ∂18,000 Emergency Management Institute ...................................................................................................................... 20,569 18,876 21,000 ∂431 ∂2,124 U.S. Fire Administration ..................................................................................................................................... 42,900 43,493 44,000 ∂1,100 ∂507 National Domestic Preparedness Consortium .................................................................................................... 101,000 .......................... 101,000 .......................... ∂101,000 Continuing Training Grants ................................................................................................................................ 8,000 .......................... 8,000 .......................... ∂8,000 National Exercise Program ................................................................................................................................. 20,793 18,647 18,000 ¥2,793 ¥647 

Subtotal, Education, Training, and Exercises ........................................................................................................ 275,201 144,772 275,939 ∂738 ∂131,167 Subtotal, Federal Assistance .................................................................................................................................. 3,293,932 2,644,733 3,272,939 ¥20,993 ∂628,206 

Disaster Relief Fund: 

Base Disaster Relief ........................................................................................................................................... 534,720 582,000 582,000 ∂47,280 ..........................Disaster Relief Category ..................................................................................................................................... 7,366,000 6,652,000 6,652,000 ¥714,000 ..........................

Subtotal, Disaster Relief Fund (Gross) ................................................................................................................... 7,900,720 7,234,000 7,234,000 ¥666,720 ..........................

(Transfer to Office of Inspector General) ...................................................................................................... .......................... (¥24,000 ) .......................... .......................... (∂24,000 ) 

Subtotal, Disaster Relief Fund (Net) ...................................................................................................................... 7,900,720 7,210,000 7,234,000 ¥666,720 ∂24,000 

National Flood Insurance Fund: 

Floodplain Management and Mapping ....................................................................................................................... 189,927 187,907 187,907 ¥2,020 ..........................Mission Support ........................................................................................................................................................... 13,573 13,784 13,784 ∂211 ..........................

Subtotal, National Flood Insurance Fund ............................................................................................................... 203,500 201,691 201,691 ¥1,809 ..........................

Offsetting Fee Collections ........................................................................................................................................... ¥203,500 ¥201,691 ¥201,691 ∂1,809 ..........................

Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program ........................................................................................................................... .......................... 3,000 3,000 ∂3,000 ..........................Administrative Provisions: 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program ......................................................................................................... ¥1,024 ¥665 ¥665 ∂359 ..........................
142 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Subtotal, Administrative Provisions ........................................................................................................................ ¥1,024 ¥665 ¥665 ∂359 ..........................Total, Federal Emergency Management Agency ..................................................................................................... 12,309,039 11,020,699 11,692,461 ¥616,578 ∂671,762 

(Non–Defense) ................................................................................................................................................ (¥96,207 ) (¥99,379 ) (¥104,379 ) (¥8,172 ) (¥5,000 ) (Discretionary Appropriations) ....................................................................................................................... (5,050,332 ) (4,471,011 ) (5,137,773 ) (∂87,441 ) (∂666,762 ) (Offsetting Collections) .................................................................................................................................. (¥203,500 ) (¥201,691 ) (¥201,691 ) (∂1,809 ) ..........................(Disaster Relief Category) .............................................................................................................................. (7,366,000 ) (6,652,000 ) (6,652,000 ) (¥714,000 ) ..........................(Defense) ........................................................................................................................................................ (96,207 ) (99,379 ) (104,379 ) (∂8,172 ) (∂5,000 ) 

Gross Budget Authority, Federal Emergency Management Agency ........................................................................ 12,512,539 11,198,390 11,894,152 ¥618,387 ∂695,762 Total, Title III, Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery ....................................................................... 14,342,010 12,841,850 13,763,652 ¥578,358 ∂921,802 

(Non–Defense) ................................................................................................................................................ (12,624,010 ) (11,236,851 ) (12,045,652 ) (¥578,358 ) (∂808,801 ) 

(Offsetting Collections) ......................................................................................................................... (¥1,679,555 ) (¥1,728,801 ) (¥1,728,801 ) (¥49,246 ) ..........................(Disaster Relief Category) ..................................................................................................................... (7,366,000 ) (6,652,000 ) (6,652,000 ) (¥714,000 ) ..........................

(Defense) ........................................................................................................................................................ (1,718,000 ) (1,604,999 ) (1,718,000 ) .......................... (∂113,001 ) 

TITLE IV—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 

Operations and Support: 

Employment Status Verification .................................................................................................................................. 108,856 109,081 109,081 ∂225 ..........................

Subtotal, Operations and Support .......................................................................................................................... 108,856 109,081 109,081 ∂225 ..........................

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ................................................................................................................... 22,657 22,838 22,838 ∂181 ..........................

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ...................................................................................... 22,657 22,838 22,838 ∂181 ..........................
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Fee Funded Programs: 

Immigration Examinations Fee Account: 

Adjudication Services: 

District Operations .................................................................................................................................... (1,805,941 ) (1,938,508 ) (1,938,508 ) (∂132,567 ) ..........................

(Immigrant Integration Grants) ........................................................................................................ (10,000 ) (10,000 ) (10,000 ) .......................... ..........................

Service Center Operations ......................................................................................................................... (687,491 ) (767,263 ) (767,263 ) (∂79,772 ) ..........................Asylum, Refugee, and International Operations ....................................................................................... (345,100 ) (356,206 ) (356,206 ) (∂11,106 ) ..........................Records Operations ................................................................................................................................... (137,526 ) (150,941 ) (150,941 ) (∂13,415 ) ..........................Premium Processing (Including Transformation) ...................................................................................... (642,746 ) (643,423 ) (643,423 ) (∂677 ) ..........................

Subtotal, Adjudication Services .............................................................................................................................. (3,618,804 ) (3,856,341 ) (3,856,341 ) (∂237,537 ) ..........................

Information and Customer Services: 

Operating Expenses ................................................................................................................................... (108,146 ) (112,493 ) (112,493 ) (∂4,347 ) ..........................

Administration: 

Operating Expenses ................................................................................................................................... (504,615 ) (519,002 ) (519,002 ) (∂14,387 ) ..........................

Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements [SAVE] ...................................................................................... (36,774 ) (37,514 ) (37,514 ) (∂740 ) ..........................

Subtotal, Immigration Examinations Fee Account ................................................................................................. (4,268,339 ) (4,525,350 ) (4,525,350 ) (∂257,011 ) ..........................

H1-B Non-Immigrant Petititioner Account: 

Adjudication Services: 

Service Center Operations ......................................................................................................................... (15,000 ) (15,000 ) (15,000 ) .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, H–1B Non–Immigrant Petitioner Account ............................................................................................... (15,000 ) (15,000 ) (15,000 ) .......................... ..........................

Fraud Prevention and Detection Account: 

Adjudication Services: 

District Operations ............................................................................................................................................. (45,101 ) (27,178 ) (27,178 ) (¥17,923 ) ..........................Service Center Operations .................................................................................................................................. (21,778 ) (19,815 ) (19,815 ) (¥1,963 ) ..........................Asylum and Refugee Operating Expenses ......................................................................................................... (308 ) (308 ) (308 ) .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Fraud Prevention and Detection Account ............................................................................................... (67,187 ) (47,301 ) (47,301 ) (¥19,886 ) ..........................Subtotal, Fee Funded Programs ............................................................................................................................. (4,350,526 ) (4,587,651 ) (4,587,651 ) (∂237,125 ) ..........................

Administrative Provisions: 

Immigration Authorization Extensions ......................................................................................................................... 1,000 .......................... .......................... ¥1,000 ..........................

Subtotal, Administrative Provisions ........................................................................................................................ 1,000 .......................... .......................... ¥1,000 ..........................Total, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services .................................................................................. 132,513 131,919 131,919 ¥594 ..........................

Fee Funded Programs .................................................................................................................................... 4,350,526 4,587,651 4,587,651 ∂237,125 ..........................
144 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Gross Budget Authority, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ..................................................... 4,483,039 4,719,570 4,719,570 ∂236,531 ..........................

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers 

Operations and Support:.

Law Enforcement Training .......................................................................................................................................... 225,966 267,749 246,858 ∂20,892 ¥20,891 Mission Support ........................................................................................................................................................... 28,034 28,808 28,808 ∂774 ..........................

Subtotal, Operations and Support .......................................................................................................................... 254,000 296,557 275,666 ∂21,666 ¥20,891 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: 

Construction and Facility Improvements .................................................................................................................... .......................... 85,577 85,577 ∂85,577 ..........................

Subtotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ...................................................................................... .......................... 85,577 85,577 ∂85,577 ..........................Total, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers ................................................................................................. 254,000 382,134 361,243 ∂107,243 ¥20,891 

Science and Technology Directorate 

Operations and Support: 

Laboratory Facilities .................................................................................................................................................... 150,116 110,519 121,952 ¥28,164 ∂11,433 Acquisition and Operations Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 46,245 42,552 48,510 ∂2,265 ∂5,958 Mission Support ........................................................................................................................................................... 134,752 118,732 138,058 ∂3,306 ∂19,326 

Subotal, Operations and Support ........................................................................................................................... 331,113 271,803 308,520 ¥22,593 ∂36,717 

Research and Development: 

Research, Development, and Innovation ..................................................................................................................... 469,330 289,734 464,096 ¥5,234 ∂174,362 University Programs .................................................................................................................................................... 40,500 21,746 40,500 .......................... ∂18,754 

Subotal, Research and Development ...................................................................................................................... 509,830 311,480 504,596 ¥5,234 ∂193,116 
145 

Total, Science and Technology ............................................................................................................................... 840,943 583,283 813,116 ¥27,827 ∂229,833 

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 

Operations and Support: 

Mission Support ........................................................................................................................................................... 54,664 .......................... 54,664 .......................... ∂54,664 

Subtotal, Operations and Support .......................................................................................................................... 54,664 .......................... 54,664 .......................... ∂54,664 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: 

Large Scale Detection Systems ................................................................................................................................... 64,524 .......................... 64,524 .......................... ∂64,524 Human Portable Rad/Nuclear Detection Systems ....................................................................................................... 24,572 .......................... 24,572 .......................... ∂24,572 

Subotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ....................................................................................... 89,096 .......................... 89,096 .......................... ∂89,096 

Research and Development: 

Architecture Planning and Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 15,937 .......................... 15,937 .......................... ∂15,937 Transformational Research and Development ............................................................................................................ 62,081 .......................... 62,081 .......................... ∂62,081 Detection Capability Development .............................................................................................................................. 15,155 .......................... 15,155 .......................... ∂15,155 Detection Capability Assessments .............................................................................................................................. 34,127 .......................... 34,127 .......................... ∂34,127 Nuclear Forensics ........................................................................................................................................................ 18,361 .......................... 18,361 .......................... ∂18,361 

Subtotal, Research and Development .................................................................................................................... 145,661 .......................... 145,661 .......................... ∂145,661 

Federal Assistance: 

Federal, State, Local, Territorial, and Tribal Support ................................................................................................. 24,884 .......................... 24,884 .......................... ∂24,884 Securing the Cities ...................................................................................................................................................... 21,135 .......................... 21,135 .......................... ∂21,135 

Subtotal, Federal Assistance .................................................................................................................................. 46,019 .......................... 46,019 .......................... ∂46,019 Total, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office ............................................................................................................... 335,440 .......................... 335,440 .......................... ∂335,440 

Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction 

Operations and Support: 

Capability and Operations Support ............................................................................................................................. .......................... 125,943 .......................... .......................... ¥125,943 Mission Support ........................................................................................................................................................... .......................... 83,321 .......................... .......................... ¥83,321 

Subtotal, Operations and Support .......................................................................................................................... .......................... 209,264 .......................... .......................... ¥209,264 

Procurement, Construction, and Improvements: 

Assets and Infrastructure Acquisition ........................................................................................................................ .......................... 74,896 .......................... .......................... ¥74,896 

Subotal, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements ....................................................................................... .......................... 74,896 .......................... .......................... ¥74,896 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Research and Development: 

CWMD Research and Development ............................................................................................................................. .......................... 80,443 .......................... .......................... ¥80,443 

Subtotal, Research and Development .................................................................................................................... .......................... 80,443 .......................... .......................... ¥80,443 

Federal Assistance: 

Capability Building ...................................................................................................................................................... .......................... 64,663 .......................... .......................... ¥64,663 

Subtotal, Federal Assistance .................................................................................................................................. .......................... 64,663 .......................... .......................... ¥64,663 Total, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction ................................................................................................... .......................... 429,266 .......................... .......................... ¥429,266 Total, Title IV, Research and Development, Training, and Services ...................................................................... 1,562,896 1,526,602 1,641,718 ∂78,822 ∂115,116 

(Non–Defense) ................................................................................................................................................ (1,562,896 ) (1,526,602 ) (1,641,718 ) (∂78,822 ) (∂115,116 ) Fee Funded Programs .................................................................................................................................... 4,350,526 4,587,651 4,587,651 ∂237,125 ..........................

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Financial Systems Modernization ......................................................................................................................................... 41,800 .......................... 39,000 ¥2,800 ∂39,000 Presidential Residence Protection Assistance ..................................................................................................................... 41,000 .......................... .......................... ¥41,000 ..........................Analysis and Operations (Public Law 115–31) (Rescission) .............................................................................................. ¥4,307 .......................... .......................... ∂4,307 ..........................TSA Operations and Support (Public Law 115–31) (FY17) (Rescission) ............................................................................ ¥44,557 .......................... .......................... ∂44,557 ..........................Coast Guard AC&I (Public Law 114–113) (FY16) (Rescission) .......................................................................................... ¥25,000 .......................... .......................... ∂25,000 ..........................Coast Guard AC&I (Public Law 115–31) (FY17) (Rescission) ............................................................................................ .......................... .......................... ¥17,472 ¥17,472 ¥17,472 Coast Guard Alteration of Bridges (Public Law 108–334) (FY05) (Rescission) ................................................................. ¥1,786 .......................... .......................... ∂1,786 ..........................Coast Guard Alteration of Bridges (Public Law 109–90) (FY06) (Rescission) ................................................................... ¥1,920 .......................... .......................... ∂1,920 ..........................Coast Guard Alteration of Bridges (Public Law 109–295) (FY07) (Rescission) ................................................................. ¥1,791 .......................... .......................... ∂1,791 ..........................Coast Guard Alteration of Bridges (Public Law 110–61) (FY08) (Rescission) ................................................................... ¥3,222 .......................... .......................... ∂3,222 ..........................Coast Guard Alteration of Bridges (Public Law 111–83) (FY10) (Rescission) ................................................................... ¥3,681 .......................... .......................... ∂3,681 ..........................S&T RDA&O (Public Law114–113) (FY16) (Rescission) ...................................................................................................... ¥2,000 .......................... .......................... ∂2,000 ..........................S&T O&S (Public Law115–31) (FY17) (Rescission) ............................................................................................................. ¥2,000 .......................... .......................... ∂2,000 ..........................
147 

S&T R&D (Public Law115–31) (FY17) (Rescission) ............................................................................................................ ¥6,000 .......................... .......................... ∂6,000 ..........................DHS administrative savings ................................................................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... ¥39,000 ¥39,000 ¥39,000 Legacy Funds (Rescission) ................................................................................................................................................... ¥100 .......................... .......................... ∂100 ..........................DHS Lapsed Balances (Rescission) ..................................................................................................................................... ¥27,980 .......................... .......................... ∂27,980 ..........................Treasury Asset Forfeiture Fund (Rescission) ........................................................................................................................ ¥364,162 .......................... ¥120,000 ∂244,162 ¥120,000 FEMA Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) (Rescission) .................................................................................................................... .......................... ¥300,000 .......................... .......................... ∂300,000 

Total, Title V, General Provisions ........................................................................................................................... ¥405,706 ¥300,000 ¥137,472 ∂268,234 ∂162,528 

(Rescissions/Cancellations) ........................................................................................................................... (¥488,506 ) (¥300,000 ) (¥176,472 ) (∂312,034 ) (∂123,528 ) 

OTHER APPROPRIATIONS 

ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF REQUIREMENTS, 2017 (PUBLIC LAW 115–72) 

Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Relief Fund (emergency) ...................................................................... 18,670,000 .......................... .......................... ¥18,670,000 ..........................National Flood Insurance Fund (debt cancellation) (Sec. 308) (emergency) ...................................................................... 16,000,000 .......................... .......................... ¥16,000,000 ..........................

Total, Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements (Public Law 115–72) ............. 34,670,000 .......................... .......................... ¥34,670,000 ..........................

(emergency) .................................................................................................................................................... 34,670,000 .......................... .......................... ¥34,670,000 ..........................

BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT OF 2018 

Office of Inspector General: 

Operations and Support (emergency) ......................................................................................................................... 25,000 .......................... .......................... ¥25,000 ..........................

U.S. Customs and Border Support 

Operations and Support (emergency) ......................................................................................................................... 104,494 .......................... .......................... ¥104,494 ..........................Procurement, Constructions, and Improvements (emergency) ................................................................................... 45,000 .......................... .......................... ¥45,000 ..........................

Subtotal, U.S. Customs and Border Support .......................................................................................................... 149,494 .......................... .......................... ¥149,494 ..........................

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement: 

Operations and Support (emergency) ......................................................................................................................... 30,905 .......................... .......................... ¥30,905 ..........................Procurement, Constructions, and Improvements (emergency) ................................................................................... 33,052 .......................... .......................... ¥33,052 ..........................

Subtotal, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement ....................................................................................... 63,957 .......................... .......................... ¥63,957 ..........................

Transportation Security Administration:.

Operations and Support (emergency) ......................................................................................................................... 10,322 .......................... .......................... ¥10,322 ..........................

Subtotal, Transportation Security Administration .................................................................................................. 10,322 .......................... .......................... ¥10,322 ..........................

Coast Guard: 

Operating Expenses (emergency) ................................................................................................................................ 112,136 .......................... .......................... ¥112,136 ..........................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2018 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2018 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Environmental Compliance and Restoration (emergency) .......................................................................................... 4,038 .......................... .......................... ¥4,038 ..........................Acquisistion, Construction, and Improvements (emergency) ...................................................................................... 718,919 .......................... .......................... ¥718,919 ..........................

Subtotal, Coast Guard ............................................................................................................................................ 835,093 .......................... .......................... ¥835,093 ..........................

Federal Emergency Management Agency: 

Operations and Support (emergency) ......................................................................................................................... 58,800 .......................... .......................... ¥58,800 ..........................Procurement, Constructions, and Improvements (emergency) ................................................................................... 1,200 .......................... .......................... ¥1,200 ..........................Disaster Relief Fund (emergency) ............................................................................................................................... 23,500,000 .......................... .......................... ¥23,500,000 ..........................

Subtotal, Federal Emergency Management Agency ................................................................................................ 23,560,000 .......................... .......................... ¥23,560,000 ..........................

Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers: 

Operations and Support (emergency) ......................................................................................................................... 5,374 .......................... .......................... ¥5,374 ..........................Procurement, Constructions, and Improvements (emergency) ................................................................................... 5,000 .......................... .......................... ¥5,000 ..........................

Subtotal, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers ............................................................................................ 10,374 .......................... .......................... ¥10,374 ..........................Total, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 .................................................................................................................... 24,654,240 .......................... .......................... ¥24,654,240 ..........................

(Defense) ........................................................................................................................................................ 1,200 .......................... .......................... ¥1,200 ..........................(Emergency) ................................................................................................................................................... 24,654,240 .......................... .......................... ¥24,654,240 ..........................

Total, Other Appropriations ..................................................................................................................................... 59,324,240 .......................... .......................... ¥59,324,240 ..........................

(Emergency appropriations) ........................................................................................................................... 59,324,240 .......................... .......................... ¥59,324,240 ..........................(Defense) ........................................................................................................................................................ 1,200 .......................... .......................... ¥1,200 ..........................(Nondefense) .................................................................................................................................................. 59,323,040 .......................... .......................... ¥59,323,040 ..........................

Grand Total ............................................................................................................................................................. 116,252,357 55,824,438 57,190,844 ¥59,061,513 ∂1,366,406 

(Non–Defense) ................................................................................................................................................ (112,355,240 ) (52,139,595 ) (53,228,000 ) (¥59,127,240 ) (∂1,088,405 ) (Emergency Appropriations) ........................................................................................................................... (59,324,240 ) .......................... .......................... (¥59,324,240 ) ..........................(Offsetting Collections) .................................................................................................................................. (¥4,188,555 ) (¥4,437,801 ) (¥4,437,801 ) (¥249,246 ) ..........................
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(Offsetting Collections)(Legislative Proposals) .............................................................................................. .......................... (¥520,000 ) .......................... .......................... (∂520,000 ) (Disaster Relief Category) .............................................................................................................................. (7,366,000 ) (6,652,000 ) (6,652,000 ) (¥714,000 ) ..........................(Rescissions) .................................................................................................................................................. (¥488,506 ) (¥300,000 ) (¥176,472 ) (∂312,034 ) (∂123,528 ) (Defense) ........................................................................................................................................................ (2,221,000 ) (1,944,999 ) (2,223,000 ) (∂2,000 ) (∂278,001 ) (Overseas Contingency on Operations/Global War on Terrorism) ................................................................. (163,000 ) .......................... (165,000 ) (∂2,000 ) (∂165,000 ) (Other Defense) .............................................................................................................................................. (2,058,000 ) (1,944,999 ) (2,058,000 ) .......................... (∂113,001 ) Aviation Security Capital Fund ...................................................................................................................... 250,000 250,000 250,000 .......................... ..........................Fee Funded Programs .................................................................................................................................... 7,268,363 7,808,321 7,443,238 ∂174,875 ¥365,083 

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