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Calendar No. 503 

109TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 2d Session 109–273 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS 

BILL, 2007 

JUNE 29, 2006.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. GREGG, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 5441] 

The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill 

(H.R. 5441) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 

for other purposes, reports the same to the Senate with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass. 
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Total obligational authority, fiscal year 2007 

Total of bill as reported to the Senate 1 5 ............... $32,793,323,000 

Amount of 2006 appropriations 2 ............................. 31,271,781,000 

Amount of 2007 budget estimate 3 5 ....................... 32,077,970,000 

Amount of House allowance 4 5 ............................... 33,143,147,000 

Bill as recommended to Senate compared to— 

2006 appropriations .......................................... ∂1,521,542,000 

2007 budget estimate ........................................ ∂715,353,000 

House allowance ................................................ ¥349,824,000 1 Includes $399,680,000 in rescissions. 

2 Includes 1 percent across-the-board rescission of discretionary appropriations 

pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and $429,137,000 in additional rescissions. Excludes $8,193,075,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public 

Law 109–148 and Public Law 109–234; $23,409,300,000 in rescissions of prior-year 

supplemental emergency appropriation pursuant to Public Law 109–148; and 

$260,533,000 permanent indefinite appropriation for Coast Guard health care fund 

contributions. 3 Includes the Congressional Budget Office estimate of $1,230,000,000 in additional offsetting fee collections from proposed increase in aviation passenger security 

fees. The President’s budget assumes $1,337,000,000 in offsetting collections from 

this fee proposal. Also includes a $16,000,000 rescission. 4 Includes $100,123,000 in rescissions. 

5 Includes $278,704,000 permanent indefinite appropriation for the Coast Guard 

health care fund contribution. 
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C O N T E N T S 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

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Overview and Summary of the Bill ........................................................................ 5 

Title I: 

Departmental Management and Operations: 

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

Office of Screening Coordination and Operations ................................... 12 

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

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

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

Analysis and Operations ........................................................................... 17 

Office of Inspector General ....................................................................... 18 

Title II: 

Security, Enforcement, and Investigations: 

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ..... 19 

Customs and Border Protection: 

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

Automation Modernization ................................................................ 26 

Technology Modernization ................................................................. 27 

Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement .......................................................................................... 28 

Construction ....................................................................................... 29 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 32 

Federal Protective Service ................................................................. 36 

Automation Modernization ................................................................ 37 

Construction ....................................................................................... 38 

Transportation Security Administration: 

Aviation Security ................................................................................ 39 

Surface Transportation Security ....................................................... 45 

Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing ................... 46 

Transportation Security Support ...................................................... 48 

Federal Air Marshals ......................................................................... 49 

United States Coast Guard: 

Operating Expenses ........................................................................... 50 

Environmental Compliance and Restoration ................................... 54 

Reserve Training ................................................................................ 54 

Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements ................................. 55 

Alteration of Bridges .......................................................................... 58 

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation ................................ 59 

Retired Pay ......................................................................................... 59 

United States Secret Service: 

Protection, Administration, and Training ........................................ 60 

Investigations and Field Operations ................................................ 61 

Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses .............................................................................................. 62 

Special Event Fund ............................................................................ 62 

Title III: 

Preparedness and Recovery: 

Preparedness: 

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

Office for Domestic Preparedness: 

State and Local Programs .......................................................... 67 

Firefighter Assistance Grants .................................................... 71 
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Title III—Continued 

Preparedness and Recovery—Continued 

Preparedness—Continued 

Office for Domestic Preparedness—Continued 

Emergency Management Performance Grants ......................... 72 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program ...................... 72 

United States Fire Administration and Training .................... 73 

Infrastructure Protection and Information Security ................ 73 

Federal Emergency Management Agency: 

Administrative and Regional Operations ......................................... 77 

Readiness, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery .............................. 77 

Public Health Programs .................................................................... 78 

Disaster Relief .................................................................................... 79 

Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account ......................... 80 

Flood Map Modernization Fund ........................................................ 80 

National Flood Insurance Fund ........................................................ 81 

National Flood Mitigation Fund ....................................................... 81 

National Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund ........................................... 81 

Emergency Food and Shelter ............................................................ 82 

Title IV: 

Research and Development, Training, and Services: 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ............................ 83 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 85 

Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses .................................................................................................... 86 

Science and Technology: 

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

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

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office: 

Management and Administration ..................................................... 93 

Research, Development, and Operations ......................................... 93 

Systems Acquisition ........................................................................... 94 

Title V: General Provisions ..................................................................................... 95 

Program, Project, and Activity ............................................................................... 99 

Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate .......................................................................................................................... 100 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 101 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 102 
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OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL 

Fiscal year 2007 request 

Fiscal year 2007 

Committee recommendation 

Title I—Departmental Management and Operations ..................................................... $1,073,599,000 $975,209,000 

Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations ...................................................... 22,670,507,000 23,935,090,000 

Title III—Preparedness and Recovery ............................................................................ 6,385,259,000 6,518,919,000 

Title IV—Research and Development, Training and Services ....................................... 1,964,605,000 1,666,817,000 

Title V—General Provisions ............................................................................................ ¥16,000,000 ¥302,712,000 

Total, new budget (obligational authority) ....................................................... 32,077,970,000 32,793,323,000 

The Committee recommends total appropriations of $32,793,323,000 for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal 

year 2007, $715,353,000 more than the budget request. Of this 

amount, $31,730,000,000 is for discretionary programs. 

The President’s fiscal year 2007 budget for the Department of 

Homeland Security is built upon a proposal to increase fees to generate an additional $1,230,000,000 in collections to offset Federal 

funding required for aviation security. This proposal to increase the 

aviation security fees charged to air travelers allows the President 

to claim a 6-percent increase in homeland security spending over 

fiscal year 2006. Absent the fee proposal, this increase falls to 1 

percent. This bill does not include the President’s fee increase proposal. Within the limitations on spending for this bill, the Committee recommends an allocation of resources for fiscal year 2007 

which continues to focus on priorities established for the current 

year. 

Securing the Nation’s Borders.—The Department of Homeland 

Security [DHS] has taken the initial steps to increase its operational control of our Nation’s borders, though much work remains. 

To continue this effort, the Committee recommends total appropriations of $14,267,850,000 for the defense of our Nation’s borders, 

and enforcement of immigration and customs laws. 

For Customs and Border Protection, the Committee provides a 

total of $6,639,223,000, providing for an additional 1,000 Border 

Patrol agents; when combined with the fiscal year 2006 emergency 

supplemental appropriations act (Public Law 109–234), 2,000 new 

Border Patrol agents will be on board by the end of fiscal year 

2007. This will bring the total strength of the Border Patrol to 

14,319 agents for fiscal year 2007, as compared to 12,319 agents for 

fiscal year 2006. Included in this recommendation is $151,856,000 

to sustain the fiscal year 2006 program increases. 

For Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Committee provides a total of $3,861,638,000, including an additional 1,000 detention beds; when combined with the fiscal year 2006 emergency supplemental appropriations act (Public Law 109–234), 5,000 new de-
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tention beds will be added by the end of fiscal year 2007. This will 

bring the total number of detention beds to 25,300 for fiscal year 

2007, as compared to 24,300 beds for fiscal year 2006. Included in 

this recommendation is $403,772,000 to sustain the fiscal year 

2006 program increases and those programs advance funded in 

Public Law 109–234. 

The Committee recommends a total of $8,189,106,000 for the 

United States Coast Guard to protect the Nation’s 95,000 miles of 

shoreline border and inspect ports both domestic and foreign. Included in this amount is $3,766,989,000 for maritime border security, and $993,631,000 for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program to recapitalize the fleet. 

Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction.—The risk that terrorists will acquire a weapon of mass destruction—chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear—is a serious threat to our Nation. To 

combat this threat, the Committee recommends a total appropriation of $818,455,000 for Science and Technology with the following 

recommendations: $327,200,000 for biological countermeasures and 

$75,000,000 for chemical countermeasures. The Committee recommends $442,492,000 for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 

to expand nuclear research and radiological detection. Advance 

funding for Project BioShield continues to be available. 

Addressing Threats.—Furthermore, it is imperative that not only 

the Federal Government but also first responders be prepared to 

prevent, mitigate, and recover from terrorist attacks. Since fiscal 

year 2002, over $17,000,000,000 has been appropriated to the Department and its precursor agencies for first responder grants, further, $2,800,000,000 additional are provided in this bill. Of the 

funds previously available to State and local governments over 

$4,800,000,000 remains unspent by grant recipients. This bill recommends a total of $3,253,500,000 for the Office for 

Domestic Preparedness, including: $500,000,000 for the State and 

local basic grant program; $350,000,000 for law enforcement terrorism prevention grants; $745,000,000 for high-threat, high-density, urban area grants; and $210,000,000 for port security grants. 

An estimated 80 percent of the State and local grants are provided 

as discretionary grants, to be allocated by the Secretary of Homeland Security based on risk, including threat, vulnerability, and 

consequence. In addition, this bill recommends a total of 

$655,000,000 for the firefighter assistance grant program, of which 

$115,000,000 is for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Act grants; and $205,000,000 for emergency management 

performance grants. 

Ensuring Timely, Accurate, and Actionable Intelligence.—The 

Homeland Security Act (Public Law 107–296) provides the Department of Homeland Security with the responsibility to fuse law enforcement and intelligence information relating to terrorist threats 

to the homeland. Further, the DHS Chief Intelligence Officer is 

charged with ensuring that information is gathered from all relevant DHS field operations and is fused with information from 

other members of the Intelligence Community to produce active, 

timely, and actionable intelligence. With a Chief Intelligence Officer and a strategic plan finally in place, DHS has begun to implement this charge. The Committee recommends $298,663,000 for 
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Analysis and Operations, including Intelligence activities, 

$45,723,000 above the fiscal year 2006 level. 

The Department is responsible for partnering with industry and 

the Intelligence Community to protect the country’s infrastructure. 

The Committee provides a total appropriation of $525,056,000 for 

Infrastructure Protection and Information Security with the following recommendations: $82,350,000 for cyber security infrastructure monitoring and coordination; and $67,815,000 for critical infrastructure identification and assessments. 

Core Responsibilities and Traditional Missions.—This bill provides resources for other key missions of the Department including: 

$6,136,639,000 for the Transportation Security Administration, excluding offsetting fee collections; $975,209,000 for Departmental 

Operations and the Office of Inspector General; $2,664,381,000 for 

the Federal Emergency Management Agency; $399,494,000 for U.S. 

Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology; $1,225,958,000 

for the United States Secret Service; and $1,938,990,000 for Citizenship and Immigration Services, including fee collections. 

Departmental Management.—Despite the Committee’s attempt to 

hold the Department responsible for its financial management, it 

continues to fail to keep its fiscal house in order, or keep the Committee informed of its fiscal status. The Committee has stepped in 

to provide financial bailouts, while the Government Accountability 

Office has repeatedly concluded the Department lacks internal controls necessary for the reduction of wasteful spending. 

As a result of management deficiencies, the Department continues to struggle to clearly articulate its policies and funding priorities to not only Congress, but also to the American taxpayer. 

This has resulted in the Department’s severely limited ability to 

demonstrate accomplishments from the significant investments 

made in the Department. Complicating this further is the Department’s inability to provide the necessary supplementary information to the Committee that result from hearings and briefings. This 

Committee heard testimony from the Secretary on February 28, 

2007, in relation to the fiscal year 2007 budget request, and remains without any of the information requested for the record 4 

months later. Without this ability, the Department has developed 

a budget which cannot be justified, depriving Congress of the 

means to make effective funding decisions for programs vital for 

the security of this Nation. 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $82,575,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 97,508,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 83,884,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 90,122,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and supplemental appropria- tions of $3,960,000 for the Office of Policy pursuant to Public Law 109–234. Excludes 

$47,283,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations related to preparation for pandemic influenza pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The Office of the Secretary and Executive Management directs 

the Department and provides policy guidance to operating bureaus 

within the organization. The specific activities funded by this account include: the Immediate Office of the Secretary; the Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; the Chief of Staff; the Executive Secretary; the Office of Policy; the Office of Public Affairs; the 

Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs; the Office of 

General Counsel; the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; the 

Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman; the Office of 

Privacy; and the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $90,122,000 for the Office of the 

Secretary and Executive Management. 

The specific levels recommended by the Committee as compared 

to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request level are as follows: 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted 1Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Immediate Office of the Secretary ...................................................... 2,369 3,148 2,369 

Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary .......................................... 1,121 1,648 1,121 

Chief of Staff ....................................................................................... 2,221 2,901 2,221 

Executive Secretary .............................................................................. 4,090 5,001 4,090 

Office of Policy ..................................................................................... 24,466 31,093 31,093 

Office of Public Affairs ........................................................................ 8,229 6,808 6,289 

Office of Legislative Affairs ................................................................. 6,262 6,479 5,744 

Office of General Counsel .................................................................... 11,154 14,065 12,759 

Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties ............................................ 12,870 13,125 12,870 

Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman ........................... 3,615 5,927 4,771 

Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement .............................................. 1,841 2,878 2,360 

Office of Privacy .................................................................................. 4,337 4,435 4,435 
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted 1Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Total, Office of the Secretary and Executive Management ... 82,575 97,508 90,122 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and supplemental appropriations of $3,690,000 for the Office of Policy 

pursuant to Public Law 109–234. Excludes $47,283,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations related to preparation for pandemic influ- enza pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Immediate Office of the Secretary.—The Committee provides 

funding at the fiscal year 2006 level for the Immediate Office of the 

Secretary. 

Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary.—The Committee provides funding at the fiscal year 2006 level for the Immediate Office 

of the Deputy Secretary. 

Chief of Staff.—The Committee provides funding at the fiscal 

year 2006 level for the Office of the Chief of Staff. 

Executive Secretary.—The Committee provides funding at the fiscal year 2006 level for the Office of the Executive Secretary. 

Office of Policy.—The Committee provides $31,093,000 for the Of- fice of Policy, an increase of $6,627,000 from the fiscal year 2006 

level, and equal to the level proposed in the budget. The recommendation funds the requested program increases for the Secure 

Border Initiative; weapons of mass destruction; the preparedness 

and disaster response initiative; and the expansion of the Office of 

Policy. The Committee supports the Department’s efforts to develop 

a meaningful policy development and coordination office. This office 

should be flexible in scope to adjust to the ever changing priorities 

and threats relative to the security of the Nation. The Office of Policy was established to integrate policies across the Department and 

is capable of handling policies for screening. 

Office of Public Affairs.—The Committee provides $6,289,000 for the Office of Public Affairs, a decrease of $1,940,000 from the fiscal 

year 2006 level, and a decrease of $519,000 from the level proposed 

in the budget. The Committee notes there are many vacant positions in the office in fiscal year 2006 and does not expect these positions will be filled in fiscal year 2007. Funding for this office has 

been reduced accordingly. 

Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs.—The Committee provides $5,744,000 for the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, a decrease of $518,000 from the fiscal year 

2006 level, and a decrease of $735,000 from the level proposed in 

the budget. The Committee notes there are many vacant positions 

in the office in fiscal year 2006 and does not expect these positions 

will be filled in fiscal year 2007. Funding for this office has been 

reduced accordingly. 

Office of General Counsel.—The Committee provides $12,759,000 

for the Office of General Counsel, an increase of $1,605,000 from 

the fiscal year 2006 level for pay and inflationary adjustments and 

half of the program increase for the General Counsel Staffing Initiative proposed in the budget. 

Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.—The Committee pro- vides $12,870,000 for the Office of Civil Rights and Liberties, the 

same as the fiscal year 2006 level. The Committee notes there are 

many vacant positions in the office in fiscal year 2006 and does not 
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expect these positions will be filled in fiscal year 2007. Funding for 

this office has been reduced accordingly. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman.—The Committee provides $4,771,000, an increase of $1,156,000 from the fiscal year 2006 level for pay and inflationary adjustments for the 

Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman. 

Office of the Privacy Officer.—The Committee provides $4,435,000, an increase of $98,000 from the fiscal year 2006 level, 

as proposed in the budget, for pay and inflationary adjustments for 

the Office of the Privacy Officer. 

Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement.—The Committee pro- vides $2,360,000, an increase of $519,000 from the fiscal year 2006 

level for pay and inflationary adjustments and program expansion. 

The Committee notes the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement 

was previously funded under the Office of the Chief of Staff. The 

recommendation provides for the establishment of an independent 

office, as proposed in the budget. 

Department of Homeland Security Relocation.—The Committee 

recommendation does not include funding for the relocation of the 

Coast Guard to the site of the former St. Elizabeths Hospital. The 

Committee encourages the Department to develop a comprehensive 

long-term plan for the future location of all Department offices and 

components at headquarters, rather than the piecemeal approach 

currently used by the Department. 

Base Realignment and Closure.—The Senate report accompanying the Department Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 

2006 (Public Law 109–90) required the Department to submit a report describing the impact on Department of Homeland Security facilities and activities of the closure or realignment of any Department of Defense base as a result of the base realignment and closure law. Despite a due date of February 10, 2006, this report has 

not been submitted. The Committee still expects to receive this report. In addition, the report should be updated to include cost estimates from fiscal year 2007 to fiscal year 2011 for any construction, consolidation, relocation or other expenses to affected Department of Homeland Security facilities, assets, or activities due to 

Defense Department base closures or realignments. 

Contract Staffing Report.—The Committee received the Department’s report dated January 26, 2006, on the number of contract 

staff occupying positions budgeted to be filled by Federal employees. The report indicates a decrease of this type of contract staff 

from fiscal year 2004 to fiscal year 2005. The vast majority of contract staff still filling government positions (73 of 109) is in the 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations. 

The Committee is concerned by the CBP section of the report which 

states, ‘‘There are no plans in place to reduce contractor staff.’’ The 

Committee expects the Department to make progress in replacing 

these contract staff personnel with Federal employees. As such, the 

Department is directed to submit an updated report no later than 

February 8, 2007, containing data for fiscal year 2006 and projected for fiscal year 2007, and plans to reduce these types of contract employees in the future. 

Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding.—The 

Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding was es-
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tablished contrary to section 809 of Public Law 109–115 and section 503(a) of Public Law 109–90. The Department is directed to 

submit to the Committee by September 1, 2006, a report detailing 

the specific authorities used to establish this office and the agency 

or component that is providing the funding. In addition, the Committee includes bill language prohibiting funding for the office until 

the Department submits a reprogramming request for fiscal year 

2006 funding and a budget request and expenditure plan for fiscal 

year 2007 for this office. 

Policy on Tunnels Along the Border.—The Committee is concerned with the Department’s lack of a clear policy regarding which 

agency is responsible for securing, closing, and, ultimately, filling 

tunnels which are discovered crossing under our land borders. It 

appears decisions regarding the handling of tunnels are made on 

an ad hoc basis depending on which agency discovers the tunnel 

and has the resources to fill it. With nearly four dozen known tunnels along our borders, it is imperative a policy regarding tunnels 

be developed. The Committee directs the Secretary to develop a 

policy regarding tunnels, including identifying the responsible 

agency and the source of funds to be used to close and fill tunnels, 

and report to the Committee on this policy not later than February 

8, 2007. 

Regional or Field Office Consolidation/Collocation.—Section 706 

of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) requires the Department to submit a plan to Congress of any consolidation or collocation of regional or field offices. A plan has not been 

submitted for review. The Committee expects to receive regular updates from the Department on the status of any such plan and expects to be notified at least 10 days prior to any change in location 

of offices. 

Homeland Security Designation.—The Committee notes the Department’s change in policy regarding the homeland security designation of the Coast Guard’s drug interdiction mission. In previous 

budget submissions, the drug interdiction mission was considered 

to be a homeland security function. In the fiscal year 2007 budget 

submission, the administration classifies the mission as non-homeland security. The Committee challenges the logic behind this 

change in policy given recent intelligence which claims ties exist 

between terrorist financing and the illegal drug trade. The Committee does not concur with this change in policy and encourages 

the administration to re-visit this decision in the fiscal year 2008 

budget request. 

Slow Pace for Grant Awards.—The Committee continues to be 

disappointed with the Department’s pace for awarding homeland 

security grants, including grants for port security, intercity bus security, pre-disaster mitigation, buffer zone protection, firefighter 

(SAFER Act) hiring, and rail/mass transit security. The Committee 

notes that none of the funds made available to the Department on 

October 18, 2005, for these programs have been awarded to date 

and in some cases not even made available for application. The 

Committee further notes the report the Committee required in 

House Report 109–241 accompanying the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109–90) establishing an expedited schedule for fiscal year 2006 grants has not been submitted 
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to the Committee to date, despite a due date of February 10, 2006. 

The Committee directs the Department to prepare a report by November 1, 2006, that lays out an expeditious and responsible schedule for making grants for the funds made available by this act. If 

any funds are to be awarded after March 30, 2007, the Department 

should provide a detailed explanation for the delay. 

Senior Executive Service [SES] Career Development Program.— 

The Committee believes it is essential for the Department to develop an effective career SES program. The Committee is fully supportive of the establishment of an SES Candidate Development 

Program and Executive Review Board and encourages the Department to use this program to enhance inter-departmental integration. 

OFFICE OF SCREENING COORDINATION AND OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2006 ............................................................................. ( 1 ) 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... $3,960,000 

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

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

1 Appropriations rescinded pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 

The Office of Screening Coordination and Operations coordinates 

standards and policies for the Department of Homeland Security by 

providing a single redress office for travelers, and by setting common standards for registered traveler programs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommendation does not provide $3,960,000 for 

the Office of Screening Coordination and Operations. Rather than 

establish another new office for departmental integration, the Committee provides this function within the Office of Policy. 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $167,147,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 209,138,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 70,489,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 166,456,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The Under Secretary for Management oversees management and 

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

all departmental immigration statistical information. The specific 

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

Secretary for Management, the Business Transformation Office, 

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

Human Capital Officer, the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, and the Office of Security. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $166,456,000 for the Office of the 

Under Secretary for Management. 

The specific levels recommended by the Committee as compared 

to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels are as follows: 
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OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT 

[In thousands of dollars 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Office of the Under Secretary for Management .................................. 1,670 2,012 1,670 

Business Transformation Office .......................................................... 1,861 2,017 ..........................

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer .............................................. 8,930 16,895 16,895 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer: 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................ 8,811 9,827 9,827 

Human Resources System .......................................................... 29,700 71,449 35,000 

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer: 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................ 39,600 40,218 40,218 

DHS Headquarters Project .......................................................... 25,810 8,206 8,206 

Office of Security ................................................................................. 50,765 58,514 54,640 

Total, Office of the Under Secretary for Management .......... 167,147 209,138 166,456 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Immediate Office of the Under Secretary for Management.—The 

Committee provides funding at the fiscal year 2006 level for the 

Immediate Office of the Under Secretary. 

Department of Homeland Security [DHS] Headquarters Project.— 

The Committee provides $8,206,000, as proposed in the budget, to 

enable the Department to continue to consolidate and integrate its 

headquarters operations and specific program components at the 

Nebraska Avenue Complex [NAC] in Washington, DC. This amount 

includes $2,000,000 for security enhancements; $1,000,000 for tenant improvements; and $5,206,000 for campus-wide design and construction costs. 

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

Department’s physical consolidation and on the planned expenditure of these funds and those previously made available for the 

NAC, as well as its plans for a permanent headquarters. 

Business Transformation Office.—The Committee does not provide funding for the Business Transformation Office [BTO]. While 

the Committee values the integration that BTO sought to provide, 

the Committee finds such integration can be coordinated directly 

out of the Immediate Office of the Under Secretary for Management, eliminating the need for an independent office. 

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer.—The Committee fully 

funds the budget request for the Office of the Chief Procurement 

Officer. The Committee directs the Chief Procurement Officer to 

use the increase for hiring and training of qualified procurement 

officers. 

The Senate report and the Statement of Managers accompanying 

the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006 

(Public Law 109–90) requires the Department to submit to the 

Committee a report on the adequacy of the number and training 

of procurement officers in the Department. Despite a due date of 

February 10, 2006, this report has not yet been received. The Department is directed to expedite the delivery of this report and include in the submission, the data for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 

and proposed for fiscal year 2007. 

Human Resources System (MAX HR).—The Committee recommendation includes $35,000,000, an increase of $5,300,000 from 

the fiscal year 2006 level, to support the design, detailed program 
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development, and deployment of the new DHS human resources 

management system. The Committee recommendation does not 

provide the funding level proposed in the budget due to ongoing 

litigation. 

The Secretary of Homeland Security is directed to submit an updated expenditure plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

Senate and House of Representatives within 90 days after the date 

of enactment of the act, based on the final fiscal year appropriation. The report shall list all contract obligations, by contractor and 

year, along with the purpose of the contract. 

Office of Security.—The Committee provides $54,640,000 for the Office of Security, an increase of $3,875,000 from the fiscal year 

2006 level. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $19,211,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 44,380,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 43,480,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 26,018,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

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

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

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

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

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $26,018,000 for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. This includes an increase of $6,807,000 from the fiscal year 2006 level, as 

proposed in the budget, for hiring additional staff and meeting financial audit requirements. 

Resource Management Transformation Office.—The recommendation includes the transfer of the Resource Management Transformation Office, formerly known as ‘‘Emerge2’’, from the Office of 

the Chief Information Officer to the Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer. The Committee notes the $30,000,000 in unobligated balances for this program. Accordingly, the recommendation does not 

include additional funding for this program. 

Annual Appropriations Justifications.—The Committee directs 

the CFO to ensure the annual appropriations justifications prepared for each component within the Department in support of the 

President’s budget as submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, 

United States Code, include explicit information by appropriations 

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

Budget Execution Report.—The Committee includes bill language 

requiring the Department to continue submitting to the House and 

Senate Committees on Appropriations a monthly budget execution 
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report showing the status of obligations and costs for all components of the Department and on-board staffing levels. The report 

should include the total obligational authority appropriated (new 

budget authority plus unobligated carryover), undistributed 

obligational authority, amount allotted, current year obligations, 

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

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

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

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

month. 

Unobligated Balances.—The Senate report and the Statement of 

Managers accompanying the Conference Report on the Department 

of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 

90) required the Department to submit to the Committee on Appropriations a report listing all funds transferred to the Department 

when it was formed that remain unobligated, the purpose for which 

the funds were appropriated, the reason the funds remain unobligated, and the Department’s plan for use of these funds. Despite 

a due date of February 10, 2006, this report has not yet been received. The Department is directed to expedite the delivery of this 

report. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $294,257,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 323,765,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 364,765,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 306,765,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The Office of the Chief Information Officer is responsible for the 

development and acquisition of information technology equipment, 

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $306,765,000, of which $79,521,000 

is for salaries and expenses, and $227,244,000 is to be available 

until expended for Department-wide technology investments overseen by the Office of the Chief Information Officer [CIO]. This includes an increase of $1,986,000 for pay and other inflationary adjustments, and a decrease of $17,820,000 to reflect the transfer of 

Emerge2 to the Chief Financial Officer account. 

The Committee includes bill language directing the CIO to submit to the Committee within 60 days after enactment of this act, 

a detailed program plan describing the scope; total estimated cost; 

cost by year; and the schedule for completion, including significant 

milestones, for each individual project funded for fiscal year 2007 

for information technology services, security activities, and wireless 

programs. 

Salaries and Expenses.—Included in the amount recommended 

by the Committee is $79,521,000, an increase of $4,522,000 from 

the fiscal year 2006 level, as proposed in the budget, to support the 
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ongoing maintenance and operations of infrastructure capabilities 

to ensure continuous communication and continuity of operations. 

Information Technology Services.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $61,013,000, as proposed in the 

budget. This includes a decrease of $17,820,000 to reflect the transfer of Emerge2 to the Chief Information Officer account and a decrease of $3,858,000 for technical adjustments. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Human Resources ................................................................................ 20,790 19,137 19,137 

Emerge2 ............................................................................................... 17,820 .......................... ..........................

Information Technology Support .......................................................... 43,999 41,876 41,876 

Total, Information Technology Services ...................................... 82,609 61,013 61,013 

1 Includes 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Security Activities.—Included in the amount recommended by the 

Committee is $47,139,000 for continued security activities. Of this 

amount $25,252,000, an increase of $16,342,000 from the 2006 

level, is for the Infrastructure Transformation Program to continue 

development of an enterprise-wide user authentication capability 

into mission and enterprise applications through the email services 

project, and continue building out an enterprise network and security operations center environment and completion of a test lab/ 

modeling environment in the network services project. Further, an 

increase of $12,000,000 is provided for the continued development 

of the National Center for Critical Information Processing and 

Storage [NCCIPS] to expedite the transition of multiple Department data centers to NCCIPS; to establish a NCCIPS common operating environment to be shared by the Department and other federal agencies that manage critical information needed to protect 

our homeland; to support an Active-Active environment; for the operations and maintenance of the shared NCCIPS environment; and, 

to continue the build-out of useable floor space for hosting applications within NCCIPS. The Committee also encourages the Department to support the scaling of existing NCCIPS shared facilities 

and to identify and secure the NCCIPS secondary site that will 

serve as the contingency site for the Department and other 

NCCIPS users. 

Data Center Consolidation.—The Committee is aware the Department plans to consolidate DHS component agency data centers 

into two primary data centers. The Committee directs the Department to ensure that the development of the second data center is 

done following all of the relevant procurement regulations and laws 

to ensure a free and open procurement process. 

Consistent with section 888 of Public Law 107–296, the conferees 

instruct the Department to implement the consolidation plan in a 

manner that shall not result in a reduction to the Coast Guard’s 

Operations System Center mission or its government-employed or 

contract staff levels. 
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The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

SECURITY ACTIVITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Terrorist Watch List Integration ........................................................... 9,900 9,887 9,887 

Information Security and Infrastructure .............................................. 8,910 45,252 25,252 

Data center development ..................................................................... .......................... 9,000 12,000 

Total, Security Activities ............................................................. 18,810 64,139 47,139 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Wireless Activities.—Included in the amount recommended by the 

Committee is $86,438,000, as proposed in the budget, for wireless 

activities. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

WIRELESS PROGRAM 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted 1Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Integrated wireless network initiative ................................................. 15,840 .......................... ..........................

Operations and maintenance for legacy systems ............................... 51,480 .......................... ..........................

Infrastructure optimation and upgrade ............................................... 17,820 .......................... ..........................

Integrated wireless network ................................................................. .......................... 82,416 82,416 

Technical operations ............................................................................ .......................... 4,022 4,022 

Total, Wireless Program ......................................................... 85,140 86,438 86,438 

1 Includes 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Homeland Secure Data Network.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $32,654,000, a decrease of $45,000 

as proposed in the budget, for the Homeland Secure Data Network. 

ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $252,940,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 298,663,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 298,663,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 298,663,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The account supports activities to improve the analysis and sharing of threat information, including activities of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Office of Operations Coordination. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $298,663,000 for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis and the Office of Operations Coordination, as 

proposed in the budget. 

Evaluation of DHS Intelligence Systems.—The Committee directs 

the Chief Intelligence Officer to report no later than 90 days after 

the date of enactment of this act on efforts to address concerns reported in the Office of Inspector General Report OIG–05–34. 
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Operations Centers.—The Committee understands the operating 

procedures for the Homeland Security Operations Center [HSOC] 

have not changed since Hurricane Katrina. The Committee directs 

the Government Accountability Office to analyze the role of the 

HSOC and the numerous DHS component operations centers and 

to make recommendations regarding the operation and coordination of these centers. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2006 1 2 ........................................................................ $82,187,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 96,185,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 96,185,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 87,185,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

2 Excludes $2,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public law 109– 

234. 

This account finances the Office of Inspecter General’s activities, 

including audits, inspections, investigations and other reviews of 

programs and operations of the Department of Homeland Security 

to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and to prevent 

and detect fraud, waste, and abuse. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $87,185,000 for the Office of Inspector General [OIG] for fiscal year 2007. The Committee includes bill 

language permitting funding needed by the OIG for audits and investigations related to natural disasters to be drawn from the Disaster Relief Fund [DRF], up to $15,000,000. The OIG is required 

to notify the Committee no less than 15 days prior to all transfers 

from the DRF. 
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TITLE II 

SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 

UNITED STATES VISITOR AND IMMIGRANT STATUS INDICATOR

TECHNOLOGY

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $336,600,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 399,494,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 362,494,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 399,494,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology [US VISIT] account funds the development of a system to 

collect, maintain, and share appropriate information through an integrated information technology system which determines the eligibility of aliens for admissions and benefits. 

The US VISIT program office has lead responsibility within the 

Department of Homeland Security to work with the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] on the further integration of the Automated Biometric Identification System [IDENT] and the FBI’s Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System [IAFIS]. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $399,494,000, to be available until 

expended, for the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology [US VISIT]. 

Biometric Integration.—Included in the amount recommended by 

the Committee is $60,080,000, as proposed in the budget, to implement 10-print enrollment capability, and to continue the development of interoperability between IDENT and IAFIS. The Committee is concerned that the timetable for achieving progress on 

these two priorities has been unnecessarily delayed by the Department’s failure to submit the required fiscal year 2006 expenditure 

plan. The Committee directs the US VISIT program office to provide quarterly briefings on progress being made on the transition 

to 10-print and the status of the IDENT/IAFIS initial operating capability. The briefings should be provided no later than December 

1, 2006, and continue on a quarterly basis. 

Exit Tracking.—The Committee is concerned the Department has 

not fully deployed biometric exit tracking capabilities at airports 

and has not provided sufficient information to the Committee on 

when it will become fully operational. Of greatest concern is the 

fact that US VISIT cannot move forward due to the indecision of 

the Department’s top leadership. This is perplexing given the potential of this system to enhance the Nation’s security. While DHS 

collects biometric identifiers on foreign nationals who arrive in the 

United States, the biometric exit portion of US VISIT has not 
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moved out of the pilot phase and is operating at only 11 air and 

sea ports of entry. The result is the continued limited ability to 

identify visa overstays and foreign nationals who should be apprehended by law enforcement. The Secretary is directed to submit a 

strategic plan for US VISIT to the Committee 30 days after the 

date of enactment of this act. The strategic plan should include a 

complete schedule for the full implementation of the exit portion of 

the program, and a plan of how US VISIT fits into the Department’s larger border and immigration initiatives. 

People Access Security Service [PASS] Card.—The Committee directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, jointly with the Secretary of State, to submit no later than 30 days after the date of 

enactment of this act a report on the current status of the selection 

of the architecture for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative 

document known as PASS card and whether the agencies can meet 

the legislative implementation deadlines. In addition, the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] should identify for the Committee the budget for implementation of this program, including 

PASS card readers at the ports of entry [POEs]; necessary infrastructure improvements at the POEs; and training for DHS and 

other Federal government staff. Language is included in the bill regarding deadlines and implementation requirements for the PASS 

card. 

Expenditure Plan.—The Committee includes bill language making $200,000,000 available for obligation upon submission of a comprehensive plan from the Secretary of Homeland Security for the 

US VISIT program. 

CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

SUMMARY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is responsible for enforcing 

of laws regarding admission of foreign-born persons into the United 

States and ensuring that all goods and persons entering and 

exiting the United States do so legally. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total resources of $7,904,454,000, 

including direct appropriations of $6,639,223,000, and estimated 

fee collections of $1,265,231,000. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted Fiscal year 2007 budget request Committee recommendations 

Appropriations: 

Salaries and expenses .......................................................... 1 2 4,778,090 5,519,022 5,285,874 

Automation modernization .................................................... 1 451,440 461,207 461,207 

Technology modernization ..................................................... ............................ ............................ 131,559 

Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and 

Procurement ...................................................................... 1 3 396,229 337,699 4 472,499 

Construction .......................................................................... 1 5 267,300 255,954 288,084 
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CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—FUNDING SUMMARY—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Total, Appropriations ........................................................ 5,893,059 6,573,882 4 6,639,223 

Estimated fee collections: 

Immigration inspection user fees ......................................... 464,816 529,300 529,300 

Immigration enforcement fines ............................................ 6,403 1,724 1,724 

Land border inspection fees ................................................. 29,878 28,071 28,071 

COBRA fees ........................................................................... 334,000 387,804 387,804 

APHIS inspection fees ........................................................... 204,000 214,287 214,287 

Puerto Rico Trust Fund ......................................................... 97,815 97,815 97,815 

Small airport user fee .......................................................... 5,234 6,230 6,230 

Total, Estimated fee collections ....................................... 1,142,146 1,265,231 1,265,231 

Total, Customs and Border Protection, Available Funding ................................................................................ 7,035,205 7,839,113 4 7,904,454 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

2 Excludes $24,100,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and $422,900,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 3 Excludes $95,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 

4 Excludes a $14,000,000 rescission. 

5 Excludes $10,400,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and $304,800,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2006 1 2 ........................................................................ $4,778,090,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 5,519,022,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 5,433,310,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,285,874,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

2 Excludes $24,100,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and $422,900,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 

109–234. 

The Customs and Border Protection [CBP] Salaries and Expenses 

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

laws. In addition to directly appropriated resources, fee collections 

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

Immigration Inspection User Fees.—CBP collects user fees to 

fund the costs of international inspections activities at airports and 

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

U.S.C. 1356). 

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

Land Border Inspections Fees.—CBP collects fees for processing 

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

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

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act [COBRA] 

Fees.—CBP collects fees for inspection services involving customs 

related functions. The COBRA user fee statutory authority (19 
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U.S.C. 58c) specifies the types of expenses to be reimbursed and 

the order for the reimbursement of these types of expenses. 

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

fees collected by the United States Department of Agriculture. The 

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

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

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

animals and animal products. 

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

Trust Fund. After providing for the expenses of administering CBP 

activities in Puerto Rico, the remaining amounts are transferred to 

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

and 795. 

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

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

charged under this program are set forth in a Memorandum of 

Agreement between the small airport facility and the agency, and 

may be adjusted annually as costs and requirements change. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $5,285,874,000 for salaries and expenses of Customs and Border Protection [CBP] for fiscal year 

2007, including $3,026,000 from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 

Fund. Included in this amount is a decrease of $56,947,000 in termination of one-time costs, and $151,856,000 in annualizations for 

fiscal year 2006 program increases. The Committee does not include the transfer of $5,000,000 from CBP to the U.S. Coast Guard 

for the National Capital Region Air Defense. No funds were ever 

provided to CBP for this purpose. The Committee includes bill language making available up to $150,000 for space for preclearance 

operations; and $1,000,000 for payments to informants. The Committee includes bill language placing a $35,000 annual limit on 

overtime paid to any employee. 

National Targeting Center.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $23,635,000, 114 positions, and 84 

full-time equivalents [FTEs], an increase of $6,800,000, 60 positions, and 30 FTEs, as proposed in the budget, to expand the National Targeting Center to two sites in support of international passenger and cargo targeting operations and responsibility. 

Weapons of Mass Destruction Staffing.—Included in the amount 

recommended by the Committee is $94,317,000, 177 positions, and 

124 FTEs, for inspection and detection technology, an increase of 

$12,000,000, 106 positions, and 53 FTEs, as proposed in the budget, to expand staffing of inspectors at seaports to staff radiation 

portal monitors. 

Immigration Advisory Program.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $6,800,000, 30 positions, and 15 

FTEs, as proposed in the budget, an increase of $4,800,000 from 

the fiscal year 2006 level, to expand the Immigration Advisory Program. 
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Fraudulent Document Analysis Unit.—The Committee does not 

provide $1,200,000, 12 positions, and 6 FTEs, as proposed in the 

budget, to expand the Fraudulent Document Analysis Unit. 

Internal Controls Audit.—Included in the amount recommended 

by the Committee is an increase of $1,000,000, as proposed in the 

budget, for CBP’s share of the cost for compliance with internal 

control audits required by Public Law 108–330. 

Procurement Staffing.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $15,800,000, 183 positions, and 168 FTEs, an increase of $3,000,000, 30 positions, and 15 FTEs, as proposed in the 

budget, to expand procurement staffing. 

Arizona Border Control Initiative.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $9,500,000, as proposed in the 

budget, an increase of $8,500,000 from the fiscal year 2006 level, 

to expand the Arizona Border Control Initiative. 

Increased Border Patrol Agents.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is an increase of $286,602,000; 1,396 

positions; and 698 FTEs, for 1,000 additional Border Patrol Agents, 

396 operational and mission support positions, information technology, relocation costs, and training. When combined with the 

1,000 additional Border Patrol Agents funded by the Emergency 

Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 

Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109–234), 2,000 

Border Patrol Agents will be added by the end of fiscal year 2007. 

This will bring the total strength of the Border Patrol to 14,319 

agents for fiscal year 2007, as compared to 12,319 agents for fiscal 

year 2006. 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Reimbursement.—The 

Committee does not provide the $4,700,000 proposed in the budget 

to reimburse the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 

[FLETC]. These resources are more appropriately provided to 

FLETC. 

Border Technology.—The Committee does not provide the 

$131,559,000 proposed in the budget for border technology in this 

account. Funds for this purpose are included under a separate account. 

Air and Marine Staffing.—Included in the amount recommended 

by the Committee is $172,676,000; 1,240 positions; and 1,230 FTEs, 

an increase of $7,800,000; 20 positions; and 10 FTEs from the 2006 

level to fully staff the Northern Border air wings in New York and 

Washington, and to staff the air wing in North Dakota. 

Resource Allocation Model.—A Government Accountability Office 

[GAO] report (GAO–05–663) states ‘‘CBP does not systemically assess the number of staff required to accomplish its mission at ports 

and airports nationwide.’’ The Committee directs CBP to submit by 

February 8, 2007, a resource allocation model for current and future year staffing requirements. The report should assess optimal 

staffing levels at all land, air, and sea ports of entry for fulfillment 

of all CBP missions. CBP should consult with appropriate non-Federal partners, such as airport operators and port authorities, regarding estimated future passenger growth and throughput as well 

as issues such as automatic secondary inspection requirements. 

Of chief concern is CBP’s ability to effectively process the growing passenger workload at the Nation’s airports. The Committee is 
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aware of a number of airports experiencing significant increases in 

passenger volume and wait times, including Washington Dulles 

Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Miami International Airport, and Denver International Airport. CBP is directed 

to include in its resource allocation model for airports the number 

of flights that took longer than 60-minutes to process. In addition, 

the Committee encourages CBP to expand the wait time information per airport on its website to include times of day, similar to 

the wait time information listed on the web site of the Transportation Security Administration. 

Further, the Committee directs CBP to submit a separate report 

on resources allocated to the Santa Teresa, New Mexico, port of 

entry, including an analysis of the impact of expanding the hours 

of commercial operations from 10 hours per day to 16 hours per 

day. 

Vehicle Fleet Management.—The Committee directs an updated 

vehicle fleet management report be submitted by February 8, 2007, 

which includes details on the numbers and types of new and replacement vehicles CBP procured in fiscal year 2006 and intends 

to procure in fiscal year 2007, as well as details on the gap, if any, 

between existing vehicles and actual requirements resulting from 

increased CBP hiring. 

Tucson Sector Checkpoints.—The Committee notes a January 

2006 DHS Inspector General report states: ‘‘Permanent checkpoints 

permit safer, more efficient law enforcement. . . . It is not necessary to prohibit permanent checkpoints in order to encourage the 

use of alternative tactics and mobile interior operations.’’ The Committee supports this conclusion and strongly encourages CBP to 

construct permanent checkpoints in the Tucson sector. 

Textile Transshipment Enforcement.—Included in the amount 

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

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

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

Advanced Training Center.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $10,165,000 to operate and equip 

the Advanced Training Center. 

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

the Center shall be configured in a manner so as to not duplicate 

or displace any Federal law enforcement program of FLETC. Training currently being conducted at a FLETC facility shall not be 

moved to the Center. 

New Technology.—The Committee supports the acquisition and 

utilization of advanced mobile inspection systems for screening 

trucks, cargo containers, and passenger vehicles. The Committee is 

supportive of multiple technologies to provide this critical service. 

The Committee supports the acquisition and utilization of lightweight, ruggedized, thermal target detection devices. 

GAO (GAO–06–471) concluded the Federal Government has no 

specific program aimed at discovering undeclared hazardous materials entering the United States. The Committee encourages CBP 

to utilize the most up-to-date technology to enable inspectors to ac-
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curately determine whether hazardous materials are being transported safely and in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. 

Anti-Dumping Enforcement.—The Committee has ensured, within the amounts provided for this account, the availability of sufficient funds to enforce the anti-dumping authority contained in section 754 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675c). The Committee 

directs CBP to continue to work with the Departments of Commerce and Treasury, and the Office of the United States Trade 

Representative (and all other relevant agencies) to increase collections and to provide an annual report within 30 days of each year’s 

distributions under the law summarizing CBP’s efforts to collect 

past due amounts and increase current collections, particularly 

with respect to cases involving unfairly-traded Asian imports. The 

Committee directs CBP to update that report, in particular, by 

breaking out the non-collected amounts for each of the fiscal years 

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and each year thereafter, by order and 

claimant, along with a description of each of the specific reasons for 

the non-collection with respect to each order. CBP is also directed 

to provide the Committee on Appropriations with prior notice of (1) 

how CBP plans to clarify or provide guidelines for the preparation 

of Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act [CDSOA] certification of claims; and (2) any modifications or revisions of regulations that may be proposed by CBP concerning CDSOA. CBP is 

also directed to report to the Committee on Appropriations no later 

than February 8, 2007, with specificity on what it has done to (1) 

formalize plans for managing and improving CDSOA program processes, staff, and technology; (2) develop and execute a human capital plan; and (3) develop a process for systematically verifying 

claims in accordance with the third and fourth recommendations 

made in GAO–05–979 ‘‘International Trade: Issues and Effects of 

Implementing the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act,’’ 

dated September 2005. 

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

Committee expects the Department to work with the United States 

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

collaborative biosecurity protection for the State. 

Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is continued funding at the fiscal year 2006 level for part-time and temporary positions in Honolulu, Hawaii. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 
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CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1 2

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Headquarters management and administration: 

Management and administration, border security inspections 

and trade facilitation .......................................................... 648,450 663,943 663,943 

Management and administration, border security and control 

between port of entry .......................................................... 584,100 594,446 594,446 

Subtotal, Headquarters management and administration ............................................................................. 1,232,550 1,258,389 1,258,389 

Border security inspections and trade facilitation at ports of 

entry: 

Inspections, trade and travel facilitation at ports of entry ... 1,249,648 1,282,102 1,280,902 

Harbor maintenance fee collections (trust fund) .................... 3,000 3,026 3,026 

Container Security Initiative .................................................... 137,402 139,312 139,312 

Other international programs .................................................. 8,543 8,701 8,701 

Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism/Free and Secure Trade ........................................................................... 74,515 75,909 75,909 

Inspection and detection technology investments .................. 62,394 94,317 94,317 

Automated targeting systems .................................................. 27,970 27,298 27,298 

National Targeting Center ....................................................... 16,530 23,635 23,635 

Other technology investments ................................................. 1,008 1,027 1,027 

Training .................................................................................... 24,107 24,564 24,564 

Subtotal, border security inspections and trade facilitation at ports of entry ...................................................... 1,605,117 1,679,891 1,678,691 

Border security and control between ports of entry: 

Border security and control between ports of entry ............... 1,725,547 2,243,619 2,138,203 

Border technology .................................................................... 30,971 131,559 ........................

Training .................................................................................... 21,981 45,688 37,915 

Subtotal, border security and control between ports of 

entry ................................................................................ 1,778,499 2,420,866 2,176,118 

Air and Marine operations, personnel compensation and 

benefits ................................................................................ 161,924 159,876 172,676 

Total, Salaries and expenses .......................................... 4,778,090 5,519,022 5,285,874 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

2 Excludes $24,100,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–148, and $422,900,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 

AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $451,440,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 461,207,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 451,440,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 461,207,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The automation modernization account includes funds for major 

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

projects, and connectivity of and integration of existing systems. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $461,207,000, to be available until 

expended, as proposed in the budget, for automation modernization. This amount includes an increase of $9,767,000 for inflationary adjustments. 

International Trade Data Systems.—Included in the amount recommended is $16,000,000 for the international trade data systems. 

Expenditure Plan.—The Committee includes bill language making not less than $318,490,000 available for the development of 

ACE upon the submission of a comprehensive expenditure plan for 

the program. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted 1Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Automated Commercial Environment ............................................ 316,800 318,490 318,490 

Legacy information technology/automated commercial systems .. 134,640 142,717 142,717 

Total, Automation modernization ..................................... 451,440 461,207 461,207 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION

Appropriations, 2006 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... ( 1 ) 

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

Committee recommendation ................................................................. $131,559,000 

1 A request of $131,559,000 was included in Customs and Border Protection, Salaries and Expenses account. 

The Customs and Border Protection [CBP] Technology Modernization account funds the capital procurement and total operations and maintenance costs of the effort to upgrade and replace 

the sensor, surveillance, and other technological needs of the Border Patrol. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $131,559,000, to be available until 

expended, for technology modernization, including sensor and surveillance technology. 

Expenditure Plan.—The Committee includes bill language making $100,000,000 available for technology modernization upon the 

submission of a comprehensive expenditure plan. 

Strategic Plan.—The Secretary is directed to submit to the Committee by February 8, 2007, a complete strategic plan for the Secure Border Initiative net [SBInet]: (1) defines all goals, activities, 

milestones, and costs for implementing the program; (2) demonstrates how activities will contribute to accomplishing the goals 

and objectives of the Secure Border Initiative; (3) identifies funding 

and the staffing necessary to accomplish all activities, milestones, 

and goals by organizational component of the Department and by 

full-time employee, contractor, or detailee; (4) includes a certifi-
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cation by the Chief Procurement Officer that procedures are established to prevent conflicts of interest between the prime integrator 

and major sub-contractors; (5) describes how SBInet will provide 

voice, data, and video integration with the Integrated Wireless Network and the Department’s One Net; and (6) includes a complete 

description of how the SBInet program office will coordinate with 

the Office of Policy and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND

PROCUREMENT

Appropriations, 2006 1 2 ........................................................................ $396,229,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 337,699,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 373,199,000 

Committee recommendation 3 ............................................................... 472,499,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

2 Excludes $95,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 

109–234. 3 Excludes a $14,000,000 rescission. 

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

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $472,499,000, to remain available 

until expended, for air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement. Included in this amount is $7,895,000 for 

inflationary adjustments, as proposed in the budget. 

Northern Border Air Wing.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $18,700,000 for the Northern border air wings, an increase of $12,000,000 for the establishment of 

the fourth Northern border air wing in Grand Forks, North Dakota. 

P–3 Service Life Extension Program.—Included in the amount 

recommended by the Committee is $60,000,000 for the service life 

extension program of the P–3 surveillance fleet. 

Air Asset Acquisition.—Included in the amount recommended by 

the Committee is $60,000,000 for acquisition of air assets, to be distributed as follows: $30,000,000 for helicopters; and $30,000,000 for 

unmanned aerial vehicles and communications upgrades. 

Marine Asset Acquisition.—Included in the amount recommended 

by the Committee is $2,800,000 to replace 7 marine interceptor 

boats. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND PROCUREMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Operations and maintenance ........................................................ 260,324 265,966 337,966 

Unmanned aerial vehicles ............................................................. 10,078 10,353 10,353 

Procurement ................................................................................... 125,827 61,380 124,180 
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AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND PROCUREMENT—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Total, Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement .............................................. 396,229 337,699 2 472,499 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Excludes $95,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 2 Excludes a $14,000,000 rescission. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $267,300,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 255,954,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 175,154,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 288,084,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Excludes $10,400,000 in 

emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and $304,800,000 in 

emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 

This appropriation provides funding to plan, construct, renovate, 

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

customs, and alien registration. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $288,084,000 for construction activities of Customs and Border Protection [CBP], to be available until 

expended. 

Construction Associated With New Border Patrol Agents.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is 

$59,100,000, as proposed in the budget, for the construction requirements associated with new Border Patrol Agents. 

Tactical Infrastructure Western Arizona.—Included in the 

amount recommended by the Committee is $57,823,000, as proposed in the budget, an increase of $50,823,000 from the 2006 

level, to accelerate construction of tactical infrastructure in western 

Arizona. This initiative will construct approximately 39 miles of 

permanent vehicle barriers in western Arizona. 

San Diego Border Infrastructure System.—Included in the 

amount recommended by the Committee is $30,500,000, an increase of $30,000,000 as proposed in the budget, to continue land 

acquisition and construction of the multiple fences and roads included in the San Diego Border Infrastructure System. 

Advanced Training Center.—The Committee provides 

$32,100,000 for site acquisition, land development, and other activities for the expansion of the Advanced Training Center. The Committee directs the Department to submit a master plan for the expansion of the center, a spending plan (as detailed below) for the 

center, and the projected training needs of CBP at the facility for 

each of fiscal years 2006–2010. 

El Paso Sector Tactical Infrastructure.—Included in the amount 

recommended by the Committee is $7,463,000, as proposed in the 

budget, for vehicle barriers in the El Paso sector. This funding is 

to continue the project begun by the Border Patrol in fiscal year 

1999. 
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Spending Plan.—The Committee directs the Department to submit a detailed spending plan for the following projects: construction 

associated with new Border Patrol agents, tactical infrastructure 

western Arizona, the San Diego Border Infrastructure System, and 

the Advanced Training Center by February 8, 2007. The spending 

plan should include, but not be limited to, the following information for each project and sub-project: a detailed cost breakout for 

construction, design, planning, and project management; total estimated project and sub-project cost; and the date each phase of the 

project and sub-project is scheduled to begin and be completed. 

The Committee expects the Department to continue to work with 

the General Services Administration on its nationwide strategy to 

prioritize and address the infrastructure needs at the land border 

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

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

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

CONSTRUCTION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Major Construction by Sector: 

Tucson: 

Wilcox, AZ, station ................................................................... 3,000 ........................ ........................

Naco, AZ, station ..................................................................... 5,500 6,540 6,540 

Sonoita, AZ, station ................................................................. 6,300 ........................ ........................

Ajo, AZ, station ........................................................................ 3,000 14,500 14,500 

Blaine: Lynden, WA, station .............................................................. 2,000 ........................ ........................

El Paso: 

I–10, I–25, and US Hwy 85 checkpoints ................................ 3,100 ........................ ........................

Ft. Hancock, TX, station .......................................................... 3,000 12,000 12,000 

El Paso, TX, station ................................................................. 6,500 ........................ ........................

Lordsburg, NM, station ............................................................ 12,750 12,960 12,960 

Sector Headquarters ................................................................ 2,500 41,200 41,200 

Ysleta, NM, station .................................................................. 750 ........................ ........................

Massena, NY, station ............................................................... 1,500 ........................ ........................

Yuma: 

Welton, AZ, station .................................................................. 14,750 3,400 3,400 

Blythe, CA, station ................................................................... 2,000 12,700 12,700 

Laredo: Hebbronville, TX, station ...................................................... 500 ........................ ........................

Houlton: 

Jackman, ME, station .............................................................. 1,800 ........................ ........................

Calais, ME, station .................................................................. 1,800 ........................ ........................

Van Buren, ME, station ........................................................... 4,700 ........................ ........................

Spokane: 

Bonners Ferry, WA, station ...................................................... 1,500 ........................ ........................

Oroville, WA, station ................................................................ 600 ........................ ........................

Del Rio: Eagle Pass, TX, station ...................................................... 3,300 ........................ ........................

El Centro: 

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

Calexico, CA, station ................................................................ 8,000 ........................ ........................

Rio Grande Valley: 

McAllen, TX, station ................................................................. 2,500 ........................ ........................

Brownsville, TX, station ........................................................... 6,400 ........................ ........................

Edinburg, TX, station ............................................................... 900 ........................ ........................

San Diego: Campo, CA, station ........................................................ 10,000 ........................ ........................

National: rapid response projects .................................................... 2,600 1,519 1,519 

Total, Major Construction ............................................................. 121,250 104,819 104,819 
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CONSTRUCTION—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted1Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Tactical Infrastructure by Sector: 

Tucson: Douglas, AZ, roadway #1 .................................................... 34,650 ........................ ........................

Tuscon/Yuma: West desert tactical infrastructure ........................... 7,000 57,823 57,823 

Yuma: San Luis, AZ, roadway #1 ..................................................... 2,000 2,000 2,000 

El Paso: Deming, NM, vehicle barriers #1 ....................................... 7,760 7,463 7,463 

Swanton: vehicle barriers ................................................................. 200 200 200 

Buffalo: various ................................................................................ 900 900 900 

Detroit: various ................................................................................. 900 900 900 

Blaine: various .................................................................................. ........................ 500 500 

Laredo: Laredo, TX, various .............................................................. 500 500 500 

San Diego: East County San Diego, various .................................... 35,150 30,500 30,500 

Del Rio planning team ..................................................................... 500 700 700 

Rio Grande Valley planning team .................................................... 300 300 300 

Marfa/El Paso planning team .......................................................... 300 600 600 

Laredo/Rio Grande Valley planning team ......................................... 300 300 300 

Blaine, Detroit, Buffalo, Swanton planning team ............................ 300 300 300 

Yuma/El Centro planning team ........................................................ 300 300 300 

Maintenance repairs ......................................................................... 2,000 2,720 2,720 

Total, Tactical Infrastructure ....................................................... 93,060 106,006 106,006 

Advanced Training Center ......................................................................... 25,740 ........................ 32,100 

Operations and maintenance .................................................................... 3,168 3,200 3,200 

Repairs and alterations ............................................................................. 14,182 30,818 30,848 

Lease acquisition ....................................................................................... 7,920 9,204 9,204 

Planning ..................................................................................................... 1,980 1,907 1,907 

Total, Construction ....................................................................... 267,300 255,954 288,084 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Excludes $10,400,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursu- ant to Public Law 109–148 and $304,800,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 

IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

SUMMARY

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is responsible for enforcing immigration and customs laws, detaining and removing deportable or inadmissible aliens, and providing security of Federal buildings and property. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total resources of $4,113,987,000, 

including direct appropriations of $3,861,638,000 and estimated fee 

collections of $252,349,000. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Appropriations: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................... 1 2 3,077,414 3,902,291 3,740,357 

Federal Protective Service 3 ............................................ 1 (487,000 ) (516,011 ) (516,011 ) 

Automation modernization .............................................. 1 39,748 .............................. 20,000 

Construction .................................................................... 1 26,281 26,281 101,281 
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IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—FUNDING SUMMARY—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Total, Appropriations .................................................. 3,143,443 3,928,572 3,861,638 

Estimated Fee Collections: 

Immigration inspection user fees ................................... 100,000 108,000 108,000 

Student exchange visitor program fees ......................... 87,000 90,000 90,000 

Immigration breached bond/detention fund ................... 66,552 54,349 54,349 

Total, Estimated fee collections ............................ 253,552 252,349 252,349 

Total, Available funding ........................................ 3,396,995 4,180,921 4,113,987 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

2 Excludes $13,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and $327,000,000 in emergency supple- mental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 3 Fully funded by offsetting collections paid by General Services Administration tenants and credited directly to this appropriation. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $3,077,414,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 3,902,291,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 3,850,257,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,740,357,000 

1Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Excludes $13,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and $327,000,000 in 

emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] Salaries and 

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

addition to directly appropriated resources, funding is derived from 

the following offsetting collections: 

Immigration Inspection User Fees.—ICE derives funds from user 

fees to support the costs of detention and removals in connection 

with international inspections activities at airports and seaports, 

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

1356). 

Student Exchange Visitor Program Fees.—ICE collects fees from 

foreign students, exchange visitors, and schools and universities to 

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

Immigration Breached Bond/Detention Fund.—ICE derives 

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

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

the cost of the detention of aliens. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $3,740,357,000, for salaries and expenses of Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] for fiscal 

year 2007. This includes increases from the fiscal year 2006 level 

of $65,447,000 for pay and other inflationary adjustments, as proposed in the budget, and $209,172,000 in annualizations. The Committee includes bill language placing a $35,000 limit on overtime paid to any employee; making up to $7,500,000 available 

for special operations; making up to $1,000,000 available for the 
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payment of informants; making up to $11,216,000 available to reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated with the 

care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled illegal aliens; 

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

awareness of the child pornography tipline; making not less than 

$203,000 available for Project Alert; making not less than 

$5,400,000 available to facilitate agreements consistent with section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; limiting the use 

of funds for facilitating agreements consistent with section 287(g) 

of the Immigration and Nationality Act to the same activities funded in fiscal year 2005; and making $15,770,000 available for activities to enforce laws against forced child labor, of which $6,000,000 

shall remain available until expended. 

Investigations, Compliance.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $36,781,000, 184 positions, and 157 

full-time equivalents [FTEs], an increase of $10,017,000, 54 positions, and 27 FTEs, as proposed in the budget, to increase the resources devoted to compliance investigations stemming from visaoverstays. 

Investigations, Worksite Enforcement.—Included in the amount 

recommended by the Committee is $57,910,000, an increase of 

$19,681,000 from fiscal year 2006 level, to enhance resources devoted to worksite enforcement. The Committee is discouraged by 

the slow pace with which ICE has approached the worksite enforcement program. A significant expansion of this program is funded 

for the current fiscal year, with the expectation ICE report to the 

Committee on the planned use of those resources. No plan has been 

submitted. Given the critical importance of this program, the Secretary is directed to submit to the Committee the plan for the fiscal 

year 2006 worksite enforcement resources forthwith. 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Reimbursement.—The 

Committee does not provide the $4,444,000 proposed in the budget 

to reimburse the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. These 

resources are more appropriately provided to FLETC. 

State and Local Law Enforcement Support, Section 287(g) Agreements.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is 

$5,400,000, an increase of $400,000 as proposed in the budget, for 

training to support implementation of the provisions of Section 

287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to delegate authority 

to enforce limited immigration functions to State and local law enforcement officers. ICE shall redirect up to $34,500,000 of the funds 

appropriated by Public Law 109–234 for support of 287(g) agreements to vehicle replacement. 

Law Enforcement Support Center.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $21,806,000, an increase of 

$3,926,000, as proposed in the budget, to assist in responding to increased requests for assistance from State and local law enforcement officers. 

Legal Proceedings.—Included in the amount recommended by the 

Committee is $187,353,000; 1,163 positions; and 1,034 FTEs, an increase of $38,500,000; 257 positions; and 128 FTEs, as proposed in 

the budget, to enable ICE to adequately provide legal representation on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security before im-
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migration proceedings in conjunction with the increases in detention and investigative resources. 

Detention and Removals, Custody Management.—Included in the 

amount recommended by the Committee is an increase of 

$165,100,000, including $154,600,000 to sustain funding for the 

4,000 new detention beds and 560 additional detention personnel 

advance funded for fiscal year 2007 by the recently enacted Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 

War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109– 

234). With the fiscal year 2006 supplemental appropriations, an estimated 24,300 beds will be funded, from all funding sources, for 

fiscal year 2006. The remaining $10,500,000 of the total increase 

recommended by the Committee funds an additional 300 detention 

beds for fiscal year 2007. When combined with the 700 new detention beds funded for fiscal year 2007 in fugitive operations, the 

Committee recommendation funds a total of 1,000 additional detention beds for fiscal year 2007, bringing the total strength of the detention program to 25,300 beds for fiscal year 2007, as compared 

to 24,300 beds for fiscal year 2006. 

Detention and Removals, Transportation and Removal.—Included 

in the amount recommended by the Committee is an increase of 

$94,100,000 to sustain funding for the transportation costs associated with 4,000 detention beds advance funded by Public Law 109– 

234 for fiscal year 2007, and the 1,000 new detention beds funded 

in this bill. 

Detention and Removals, Fugitive Operations.—Included in the 

amount recommended by the Committee is an increase of 

$40,000,000 to sustain funding for 18 additional fugitive operations 

teams advance funded by Public Law 109–234. This increase provides the full funding proposed for fiscal year 2007, including the 

700 detention beds associated with the new fugitive operations 

teams. 

Management and Administration, Internal Controls.—Included in 

the amount recommended by the Committee is an increase of 

$1,000,000, 8 positions, and 4 FTEs, as proposed in the budget, to 

establish the Office of Financial Management to oversee internal 

controls within ICE. 

Management and Administration, Procurement.—Included in the 

amount recommended by the Committee is an increase of 

$3,600,000, 32 positions, and 16 FTEs, as proposed in the budget, 

to improve the Office of Procurement. 

Management and Administration, Office of Professional Responsibility.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is 

$10,000,000 to expand the Office of Professional Responsibility to 

handle the increased workload from expansion of Customs and Border Protection [CBP] and ICE personnel. 

Cyber Crime Center.—Included in the amount recommended by 

the Committee is an increase of $2,000,000 for the Cyber Crime 

Center for continued expansion of data storage and processing capacity to support operations nationwide. 

Textile Transshipment Enforcement.—Included in the amount 

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

Act of 2002. The Trade Act of 2002 authorizes appropriations for 
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the hiring of 72 positions between CBP and ICE, including investigators. 

Legal Orientation Program.—The Committee does not include resources for the Legal Orientation Program. Despite clear direction, 

the administration does not transfer the funding for this program 

permanently to the Executive Office for Immigration Review within 

the Department of Justice. 

Detention and Removals Reporting.—The Committee continues to 

request ICE to submit a quarterly report to the Committee which 

compares the number of deportation, exclusion, and removal orders 

sought and obtained by ICE. The report should be broken down by 

district in which the removal order was issued; by type of order 

(deportation, exclusion, removal, expedited removal, and others); by 

agency issuing the order; by the number of cases in each category 

in which ICE has successfully removed the alien; and by the number of cases in each category in which ICE has not removed the 

alien. The first fiscal year 2007 quarterly report is to be submitted 

no later than January 30, 2006. 

Reducing the Number of Alien Absconders.—The Committee last 

year directed the Department, in conjunction with the Department 

of Justice, to submit a report by February 18, 2006, on the efforts 

each Department will take to reduce the absconder rate, including 

proposed changes to existing polices, procedures, and laws to further assist in reducing the absconder population. The Department 

has yet to submit this report. The Committee directs the Department to submit the report as expeditiously as possible. 

Detainee Bonds.—ICE and organizations that issue bonds for detainees could improve cooperation in order to more effectively reduce the number of aliens who abscond after the issuance of final 

Orders of Removal. ICE is to submit a report to the Committee by 

February 8, 2007, on how to improve information sharing and cooperation with bondholders. 

Detention of Unaccompanied Minors.—The Committee remains 

concerned about reports of unaccompanied alien minors who are 

not being transferred in a timely fashion to the Office of Refugee 

Resettlement [ORR]. The Committee directs ICE, in conjunction 

with CBP, to submit a report by February 8, 2007, detailing by 

month for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006, the number of unaccompanied alien minors detained by DHS for 72 hours or less, the 

number detained more than 72 hours, and an explanation for each 

minor held in DHS custody longer than 72 hours. Further, the report should include recommendations of actions to improve the coordination between DHS and ORR. 

Separation of Families.—The Committee is concerned about the 

continued separation of families detained by the Department. The 

Committee directs ICE to submit a report by February 8, 2007, assessing the impact of the Hutto Family Center in Williamson, 

Texas, on the number of families required to be separated, and providing updated forecasts of family detention space needs for the 

next 2 years. 

Colorado Springs, Colorado.—The Committee directs ICE to submit a report by February 8, 2007, on the costs and need for establishing a sub-office in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 
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The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Headquarters Management and Administration: 

Personnel Compensation and Benefits, services and other 

costs ....................................................................................... 122,364 .......................... 145,733 

Headquarters Managed IT investment ....................................... 131,772 .......................... 134,013 

Subtotal, Headquarters Management and Administration .... 254,136 .......................... 279,746 

Legal Proceedings ................................................................................ 128,879 206,511 187,353 

Investigations: 

Operations ................................................................................... 1,183,101 1,456,650 1,285,792 

Training ....................................................................................... 100,899 104,744 102,681 

Subtotal, Investigations ......................................................... 1,284,000 1,561,394 1,388,473 

Intelligence ........................................................................................... 50,460 57,932 51,379 

Detention and Removal Operations: 

Custody Operations ..................................................................... 1,003,195 1,432,702 1,236,286 

Fugitive Operations ..................................................................... 101,852 173,784 146,453 

Institutional Removal Program ................................................... 93,029 110,250 101,357 

Alternatives to Detention ............................................................ 28,212 42,702 41,145 

Transportation and Removal Program ........................................ 133,651 317,016 308,165 

Subtotal, Detention and Removal Operations ........................ 1,359,939 2,076,454 1,833,406 

Total, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...................... 3,077,414 3,902,291 3,740,357 

1 Includes 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Excludes $13,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and $327,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $487,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 1 ......................................................................... 516,011,000 

House allowance 1 .................................................................................. 516,011,000 

Committee recommendation 1 ............................................................... 516,011,000 

1Fully funded by offsetting collections paid by General Services Administration tenants and 

credited directly to this appropriation. 

The Federal Protective Service [FPS] is responsible for the security and protection of Federal property under the control of the 

General Services Administration [GSA]; and for the enforcement of 

laws for the protection of persons and property, the prevention of 

breaches of peace, and enforcement of any rules and regulations 

made and promulgated by the GSA Administrator. The FPS authority can also be extended by agreement to any area with a significant Federal interest. The FPS account provides funds for the 

salaries, benefits, travel, training, and other expenses of the program, offset by collections paid by GSA tenants and credited to the 

account. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $516,011,000 for salaries and expenses of the Federal Protective Service [FPS] for fiscal year 2007; 
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this amount is fully offset by collections. This is the same as proposed in the budget and includes an increase of $29,011,000 for pay 

and other inflationary adjustments. 

Financial Management.—The Committee is aware of on-going efforts to determine the actual costs associated with the operations 

of FPS, and efforts by the Department and the Office of Management and Budget [OMB] to remediate the severe financial, procurement, and accounting problems at FPS. The Department is directed 

to submit to the Committee by November 1, 2006, a detailed plan 

to provide sufficient resources to FPS to operate in fiscal year 2007, 

and to permanently fix the financial, procurement, and accounting 

processes and policies at FPS. Further, the Committee directs OMB 

to evaluate re-merging FPS with the General Services Administration Federal Buildings Fund while retaining policy at the Department. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Basic security ................................................................................ 109,235 123,310 123,310 

Building specific security .............................................................. 377,765 392,701 392,701 

Total, Federal Protective Service 1 .................................... 487,000 516,011 516,011 

1 Fully funded by offsetting collections paid by General Services Administration tenants and credited directly to this appropriation. 

AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $39,748,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... ........................... 

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

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 20,000,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The Automation Modernization account provides funds for major 

information technology projects for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, including the Atlas Program comprised of seven interrelated project areas for the modernization of the information technology infrastructure. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $20,000,000, to remain available 

until expended, for Automation Modernization for fiscal year 2007. 

The Committee is frustrated the administration would eliminate 

the single source of funding for upgrading and replacing the aging 

information technology platform in use at ICE. It is not possible to 

expect the frontline investigators, detention officers, and lawyers of 

ICE to be able to perform their jobs without adequate tools. The 

Committee acknowledges previous appropriations are still available 

for this purpose; however, it also notes ICE managers correctly 

took the time to improve and expand the business case justification 

for Atlas in order to improve program management. The project 

managers should not be punished for pursuing good management 

objectives. 
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Expenditure Plan.—The Committee includes bill language making not less than $16,000,000 available for the development of 

Atlas upon the submission of a comprehensive plan for the program. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $26,281,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 26,281,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 26,281,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 101,281,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

This appropriation provides funding to plan, construct, renovate, 

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

detention, and alien registration. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $101,281,000, to be available until 

expended, for Immigration and Customs Enforcement construction. 

Infrastructure Improvement Project.—Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is $75,000,000 for infrastructure improvements at current Service Processing Centers [SPC] and 

projects to improve overall efficiency of the detention process. SPCs 

require a significant infusion of repair and maintenance funding to 

address projects related to structural, electric, heating/air conditioning, plumbing, water supply, waste management, security and 

other issues. These infrastructure projects are necessary for effective implementation of the bedspace enhancements funded by the 

Committee and for continued operation at current levels. The Committee is aware of a proposal to utilize a travel, transportation, and 

removal center to assist in more efficient use of bedspace in other 

parts of the country. The Committee encourages ICE to consider 

this proposal for inclusion in the infrastructure improvement 

project. 

Spending Plan.—The Committee directs the Department to submit a detail spending plan for the infrastructure improvement 

project by February 8, 2007. The spending plan should include, but 

not be limited to, the following information for each project and 

sub-project: a detailed cost breakout for construction, design, planning, and project management; total estimated project and subproject cost; and the date each phase of the project and sub-project 

is scheduled to begin and be completed. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

CONSTRUCTION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted 1Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Krome, FL, 250-bed secure dorm ........................................................ 19,800 6,409 6,409 

Krome, FL, maintenance ...................................................................... .......................... 5,000 5,000 

Port Isabel, TX, Infrastructure ............................................................. .......................... 9,000 9,000 

Infrastructure improvement project ..................................................... .......................... .......................... 75,000 
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CONSTRUCTION—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted 1Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Facility repair and alterations ............................................................. 6,481 5,872 5,872 

Total, Construction ................................................................. 26,281 26,281 101,281 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

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. 

Separate appropriations are provided for the following activities 

within TSA: aviation security; surface transportation security; 

transportation threat assessment and credentialing; transportation 

security support; and, Federal Air Marshals. 

AVIATION SECURITY

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $4,561,312,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 4,654,884,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 4,704,414,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,751,580,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The Transportation Security Administration [TSA] aviation security account provides for Federal aviation security, including 

screening of all passengers and baggage, deployment of on-site law 

enforcement, continuation of a uniform set of background requirements for airport and airline personnel, and deployment of explosive detection technology. 

The aviation security activities include funding for Federal and 

private contract transportation security officers [TSOs], including 

personnel compensation and benefits, training, claims, human resource services; air cargo security; procurement and maintenance of 

explosive detection systems; and checkpoint support. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $4,751,580,000 for aviation security. 

The Committee has included the new program, project, and activity 

structure, as proposed in the budget, regarding transportation security officers. The Committee believes the new structures provide 

TSA with needed flexibilities and enables it to optimize TSO workforce funds. The Committee directs TSA to maintain the tracking 

and visibility of the previous budgetary structure and expects the 

Department to include both structures in future budget submissions. 

The Committee continues and makes permanent bill language 

providing reimbursement for security services and related equipment and supplies provided in support of general aviation access 

to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport shall be credited to the ‘‘Aviation Security’’ appropriation and be available until 

expended for these purposes only. 
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The Committee includes bill language requiring the Secretary to 

provide the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House 

of Representatives a report in response to the findings of the Department’s Office of Inspector General’s report (OIG–04–44) concerning contractor fees. 

The Committee also continues and expands bill language concerning screening of Government officials. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

AVIATION SECURITY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

TSO workforce ................................................................................ 2,518,217 2,618,800 2,618,800 

TSO training and other .................................................................. 244,084 244,466 244,466 

Human resource services ............................................................... 205,162 207,234 200,000 

Checkpoint support ........................................................................ 163,350 173,366 180,966 

EDS/EDT systems ........................................................................... 438,570 442,000 545,900 

Aviation direction and enforcement .............................................. 991,929 969,018 961,448 

Total, Aviation Security 2 .................................................. 4,561,312 4,654,884 4,751,580 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

2 Excludes the Aviation Security Capital Fund which provides $250,000,000 in direct funding from fee collections pursuant to Section 605 of Public Law 108–176. 

AVIATION SECURITY FEES

Prior to September 11, 2001, aviation security was paid for and 

overseen by the commercial passenger air carriers. Pursuant to section 118 of Public Law 107–71, the Aviation and Transportation Security Act [ATSA], the Federal Government assumed responsibility 

for this mission. Through ATSA, the Government is authorized to 

collect fees from the air carriers for the carriers’ portion of security 

costs based on what they paid in calendar year 2000, the last full 

year prior to September 11, 2001. According to TSA’s initial estimates in 2000, industry paid approximately $750,000,000 for security; however, upon further auditing by the Government Accountability Office [GAO], done at the request of the Committee, it was 

discovered that the amount of passenger and property screening 

costs incurred by air carriers in 2000 was approximately 

$448,000,000 versus the $319,000,000 paid to TSA (GAO–05–558, 

April 2005). The GAO audit (GAO–05–558) concluded TSA should 

be collecting an annual average of approximately $448,000,000 

from the air carriers. The Committee assumes TSA will collect 

$546,000,000, as proposed in the budget, in air carrier fees that 

will be available to directly offset TSA appropriations requirements. Of this amount, $448,000,000 is the total reflected in the 

GAO audit (GAO–05–558), plus $98,000,000 in retroactive fiscal 

year 2005 and fiscal year 2006 fees. 

In addition, the President’s fiscal year 2007 budget proposes a 

legislative proposal, as a general provision to the appropriations 

legislation, to increase passenger aviation security fees to generate 

an estimated additional $1,337,000,000 in fiscal year 2007 offsetting collections which the Committee has not included. The Con-
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gressional Budget Office, in its analysis of the President’s budget, 

has reestimated this amount to be $1,230,000,000. 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY OFFICER WORKFORCE

The Committee recommends $2,618,800,000 for TSO workforce 

requirements. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY OFFICER WORKFORCE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Privatized screening airports ......................................................... 138,257 148,600 148,600 

Passenger TSO personnel, compensation, and benefits ............... 1,504,800 1,556,226 ............................

Baggage TSO personnel, compensation, and benefits ................. 875,160 913,974 ............................

Passenger and baggage TSO personnel, compensation, and 

benefits ...................................................................................... ............................ ............................ 2,470,200 

Total, Transportation Security Officer workforce .............. 2,518,217 2,618,800 2,618,800 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Privatized Screening Airports.—The Committee recommends 

$148,600,000 for contract screening airports for fiscal year 2007. 

This amount is $10,343,000 more than the fiscal year 2006 level 

and the same as proposed in the budget. 

The Committee is aware of minimal interest in the TSA screener 

‘‘opt-out’’ program thus far. To date, the Committee has provided 

the funding requested for this effort with the understanding that 

there is airport interest in screening privatization. If this proves 

untrue, the Committee encourages TSA to reprogram these funds 

pursuant to section 503 of this act. 

Passenger and Baggage TSO Personnel, Compensation, and Benefits (Excluding Privatized Screening).—The Committee recommends 

$2,470,200,000 for passenger and baggage TSO personnel, compensation, and benefits. This amount is $90,240,000 more than the 

fiscal year 2006 level and equal to the amount proposed in the 

budget and sufficient to maintain the current level of TSOs. 

The Committee includes $10,000,000, as proposed in the budget, 

for a program designed to assist in TSO retention. The Committee 

has also included $55,000,000 for worker’s compensation payments, 

an increase of $20,000,000 from fiscal year 2006 and the level proposed by the budget. The Committee is concerned with the unusually high attrition rate for TSOs continues to hamper TSA’s ability 

to maintain a steady workforce. The attrition rate for full time 

TSOs is over 20 percent and exceeds 50 percent for part-time 

TSOs. The Committee directs TSA to report no later than February 

8, 2007, on findings from interviews of TSOs leaving the TSA workforce. The report shall include a strategy on how the retention initiative funding will reduce TSO attrition rates to a more manageable level. The Committee is also concerned with the rising costs 

of worker injuries and encourages TSA to aggressively reduce injury costs through strategies of prevention, education, case management, and nurse intervention. 
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The Committee urges the Department to develop performance 

measures and performance targets for the use of alternative screening procedures in checked baggage screening to help TSA measure 

its progress in working toward minimizing the need to use alternative screening procedures at airports and to have more complete 

information on the overall performance of the checked baggage 

screening system. 

The Committee includes bill language to increase TSA’s flexibility regarding TSO workforce resources by allowing the transfer 

of funds from the screener workforce accounts to purchase screening equipment. 

Exit Lanes.—Following enactment of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107–71), TSA assumed responsibility for a broad array of airport security functions, including all 

aspects of passenger and baggage screening. TSA recently announced its intention to shift the responsibility for staffing passenger exit lanes not co-located with passenger entry checkpoints 

to individual commercial service airports. The Committee is concerned that this new requirement may create an undue burden for 

several airports without a majority of co-located passenger entry 

and exit points. Therefore, prior to adopting this new policy regarding access control at exit lanes, the Committee directs TSA to provide a briefing to the Committee on addressing the security and 

economic impacts of any such change. 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING AND OTHER

Transportation Security Officer Training and Other.—The Committee recommends $244,466,000 for TSO training and other activities. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING AND OTHER 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Passenger TSO, other ..................................................................... 23,514 23,352 ............................

Baggage TSO, other ....................................................................... 133,446 133,114 ............................

TSO training ................................................................................... 87,124 88,000 ............................

Transportation Security Officer Training and Other ...................... ............................ ............................ 244,466 

Total, Transportation Security Officer Training and 

Other ............................................................................ 244,084 244,466 244,466 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The Committee provides the fiscal year 2007 budget request of 

$3,380,000 for tort claims; not to exceed $10,000 for reception and 

representation expenses; $2,000,000 for the model workplace initiative; and $11,900,000 for hazardous materials disposal. 

OTHER SCREENING OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $926,866,000 for other screening operations for fiscal year 2007. The following table summarizes the 

Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 

and budget request levels: 
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OTHER SCREENING OPERATIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Human resource services ............................................................... 205,162 207,234 200,000 

Checkpoint support ........................................................................ 163,350 173,366 180,966 

Explosive detection [EDS]/explosive trace detection [ETD] systems: 

Purchase ............................................................................... 173,250 91,000 141,400 

Installation 2 .......................................................................... 44,550 94,000 171,500 

Maintenance .......................................................................... 198,000 234,000 210,000 

Operation integration ............................................................ 22,770 23,000 23,000 

Subtotal, EDS/ETD Systems 2 ........................................... 438,570 442,000 545,900 

Total, Other Screening Operations 2 ................................. 807,082 822,600 926,866 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

2 Excludes the Aviation Security Capital Fund which provides $250,000,000 annually in direct funding from fee collections pursuant to section 605 of Public Law 108–176. 

Human Resource Services.—The Committee provides $200,000,000 for human resource services. Funding is provided to 

manage human resources, payroll, personnel policies, programs and 

systems, maintain oversight of all human resources contractual activities, and provide advice and counsel to senior managers on personnel issues. 

Checkpoint Support.—The Committee recommends $180,966,000, 

an increase of $17,616,000 from the fiscal year 2006 level. Funding 

is provided for passenger checkpoint support for reconfiguration, 

purchase, installation, and maintenance of checkpoint equipment, 

and electronic surveillance of checkpoints. 

Of the amount provided, the Committee includes funding for the 

development and piloting of an advanced checkpoint portal solution. The integrated use of new technologies, which can consistently perform in an operational environment, will increase the accuracy and efficiency of aviation security enabling TSA to reduce 

its workforce. Currently, only 37 out of 448 airports have received 

new checkpoint technologies to screen passengers for explosives. 

The Committee directs TSA to develop a strategic plan for screening passengers for explosives, including a timeline for deploying 

emerging technologies to airports, by category, and the percentage 

of all passengers that will be screened by emerging technologies. 

This plan is to be submitted to the Committee no later than February 8, 2006. 

Explosive Detection Systems [EDS]/Explosive Trace Detection 

[ETD] Procurement.—The Committee recommends $141,400,000, 

$50,400,000 more than the level proposed in the budget, for EDS/ 

ETD procurement. The Committee remains concerned the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2007 cut this critically important program by nearly 50 percent. Within the funds provided, no 

less than $20,000,000 shall be made available to procure and deploy next generation explosive detection systems. 

Next generation EDS are potentially more efficient than the current generation of screening units and may demonstrate a significant improvement in installation, integration, and life-cycle costs 
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when compared to existing systems. The Department should explore multiple technologies in this area. 

Explosive Detection Systems [EDS]/Explosive Trace Detection 

[ETD] Installation.—The Committee recommends $171,500,000, an 

increase of $126,950,000 from the fiscal year 2006 level and 

$77,500,000 from the level proposed in the budget, for EDS/ETD installation. This increase will ensure that EDS/ETD machines are 

installed in an expedited manner. 

Explosive Detection Systems [EDS]/Explosive Trace Detection 

[ETD] Maintenance.—The Committee recommends $210,000,000, 

an increase of $12,000,000 from the fiscal year 2006 level and a decrease of $24,000,000 from the level proposed in the budget for 

EDS/ETD maintenance. The Committee is encouraged by the savings that TSA has achieved in per-machine maintenance costs and 

urge TSA to continue to work aggressively with the workforce and 

contractors to lower these costs. The Committee includes bill language limiting the obligation of $25,000,000 until the Department 

provides a report to the Committee in response to the findings in 

the Department’s Office of Inspector General’s report (OIG–04–44) 

concerning contractor fees. 

TSA is currently expanding its refurbishment strategy to determine the extent to which an EDS unit will have to be repaired or 

refurbished when it is designated for waterfall deployment. The 

Committee is supportive of this approach and directs TSA to work 

aggressively to save costs by maximizing the refurbishment of EDS 

equipment. 

Airport Security Modifications.—The Aviation Security Capital 

Fund authorized by Public Law 108–176, the Vision 100-Century 

of Aviation Reauthorization Act, makes $250,000,000 available for 

fiscal year 2007 from fee collections to satisfy existing Letters of Intent [LOIs] with airports for the installation of explosive detection 

systems. 

The Committee is concerned that the TSA estimate of eligible reimbursable costs included in the LOI agreement for the Los Angeles and Ontario international airports differs substantially from the 

revised estimate submitted to TSA by the airport sponsors last 

year. The Committee directs GAO, 45 days after enactment of the 

act, to report to the Committee and the Secretary a correct estimate of eligible costs and to provide a detailed explanation of the 

reasons for any differences from the original estimate, including 

identification of and the party responsible for any material mistakes, omissions, and infeasible design concepts in the original estimate. 

AVIATION DIRECTION AND ENFORCEMENT

The Committee recommends $961,448,000 for aviation security 

direction and enforcement. The following table summarizes the 

Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 

and budget request levels: 
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AVIATION DIRECTION AND ENFORCEMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Aviation regulation and other enforcement ................................... 220,192 217,516 217,516 

Airport management, information technology, and support ......... 679,172 666,032 666,032 

Federal Flight Deck Officer and crew training programs ............. 30,195 30,470 22,900 

Air cargo security ........................................................................... 54,450 55,000 55,000 

Airport perimeter security .............................................................. 4,950 ............................ ............................

Foreign and domestic repair stations ........................................... 2,970 ............................ ............................

Total, Aviation Security Direction and Enforcement ........ 991,929 969,018 961,448 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Aviation Regulation and Other Enforcement.—The Committee 

recommends $217,516,000, as proposed in the budget, for aviation 

regulation and other enforcement. 

Airport Management, Information Technology, and Support.— 

The Committee provides $666,032,000, as proposed in the budget. 

The decrease of $13,140,000 from the fiscal year 2006 level is to realign base resources to higher priorities, as proposed in the budget. 

Federal Flight Deck Officer and Flight Crew Training Programs.—The Committee recommends $22,900,000, a decrease of 

$7,295,000 from the fiscal year 2006 level. This reduction is made 

due to high unobligated balances in this program. 

Air Cargo Security.—The Committee recommends $55,000,000, 

an increase of $550,000 from than the fiscal year 2006 level, for air 

cargo security activities. 

The Committee expects TSA to provide the funding necessary for 

the National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program to meet 

its goal of canine teams devoting approximately 25 percent of their 

airport utilization time to screening cargo. The Committee directs 

TSA to submit a report to the Committee no later than February 

8, 2007, on efforts to achieve this goal. 

The Committee includes bill language directing the Secretary of 

Homeland Security to research, develop, and procure new technology to inspect and screen air cargo carried on passenger aircraft 

at the earliest date possible. Existing checked baggage explosive 

detection equipment and screeners shall be utilized to screen air 

cargo carried on passenger aircraft to the greatest extent practicable at each airport until such technologies are available. The 

language also requires the Department to report air cargo inspection statistics quarterly to the Committee, by airport and air carrier, including any reasons for non-compliance with the second proviso of section 513 of Public Law 108–334, within 45 days after the 

end of the quarter. 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $35,640,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 37,200,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 37,200,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 37,200,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The surface transportation security account provides funding for 

personnel and operational resources to assess the risk of a terrorist 
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attack on non-aviation modes, standards and procedures to address 

those risks, and ensuring compliance with established regulations 

and policies. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $37,200,000, as proposed in the 

budget, for surface transportation security. The following table 

summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the 

fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Staffing and Operations ................................................................ 23,760 24,000 24,000 

Hazardous Materials Truck Tracking and Training ....................... 3,960 ............................ ............................

Rail Security Inspectors and Canines ........................................... 7,920 13,200 13,200 

Total, Surface Transportation Security ............................. 35,640 37,200 37,200 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Hazardous Materials Truck Tracking and Training.—The Committee remains supportive of the Hazardous Materials Truck 

Tracking and Training program. No additional funding is recommended for the program due to the availability of large unobligated balances to continue these activities in fiscal year 2007. 

Rail Security.—The Committee recommends $13,200,000, as proposed in the budget, for the safety and security of the Nation’s railways. The increase of $5,280,000 from the fiscal year 2006 level 

will support 100 rail inspectors and full operation of 30 canine 

teams. These inspectors are to conduct on-site inspections of transit 

and passenger rail systems to ensure compliance with minimum 

standards security directives and to identify coverage gaps. The 

Committee expects TSA Federal compliance inspectors to leverage 

existing TSA, Federal Railroad Administration, and Federal Transit Authority resources. Additional funding for rail security is provided under the Office of Domestic Preparedness, and Science and 

Technology. 

Surface Transportation.—The Committee is cognizant of the disparity of resources between surface transportation security and 

aviation security. The Committee encourages TSA to utilize technologies which would have the effect of force multipliers when considering the movement of goods and commerce on our rail and inland navigation systems. 

TRANSPORTATION THREAT ASSESSMENT AND CREDENTIALING

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $74,246,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 54,700,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 74,700,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 29,700,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing includes 

several TSA credentialing programs: Secure Flight, Crew Vetting, 

Screening Administration and Operations, Transportation Worker 
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Identification Credential, Registered Traveler, Hazmat, and Alien 

Flight School. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a direct appropriation of 

$29,700,000. In addition, an estimated $76,100,000 in fee collections are available for these activities, as proposed in the budget. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

TRANSPORTATION THREAT ASSESSMENT AND CREDENTIALING 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Appropriations: 

Secure Flight ......................................................................... 56,129 40,000 15,000 

Crew vetting .......................................................................... 13,167 14,700 14,700 

Screening administration and operations ............................ 4,950 ............................ ............................

Total Appropriations, Threat Assessment and 

Credentialing ................................................................ 74,246 54,700 29,700 

Fee accounts: 

Registered Traveler Program fees ........................................ 20,000 35,101 35,101 

Transportation Worker Identification Credential [TWIC] Fees 100,000 20,000 20,000 

HAZMAT fees ......................................................................... 50,000 19,000 19,000 

Alien Flight School fees 2 ...................................................... 10,000 2,000 2,000 

Total Fees, Threat Assessment and Credentialing .......... 180,000 76,101 76,101 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

2 Fees transferred from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to section 612 of Public Law 108–176. 

Secure Flight.—The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for Secure Flight. The Committee recommendation, in conjunction with 

available carryover balances, should be sufficient to meet fiscal 

year 2007 program requirements as currently articulated. 

The Committee supports the additional layer of aviation security 

provided through the Secure Flight program. However, the Committee is concerned with continued delays in the Secure Flight program. TSA reports the program is undergoing a ‘‘re-baselining effort’’ and the shape and size of the program is unclear. Given this 

reality, the Committee is reluctant to provide any resources beyond 

the $15,000,000 proposed. 

Crew Vetting.—The Committee recommends $14,700,000, as proposed in the budget, for continued evaluation and analysis of airline crew lists against watch lists and lost/stolen passport lists. 

Registered Traveler.—The Committee assumes $35,101,000, as 

proposed in the budget, in fee collections to fully integrate the 

international and domestic Registered Traveler Program. The implementation of the Registered Traveler Program provides an opportunity to test integrated security solutions at very low risk, real 

world conditions. The Committee recommends using Registered 

Traveler lanes at airports as one of the means to test aviation security and to expedite the implementation of advanced technologies. 

Transportation Worker Identification Credential.—The Committee assumes $20,000,000, as proposed in the budget, in fee collections for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential. 
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Hazardous Materials Driver License Endorsement Program.—The 

Committee assumes $19,000,000, as proposed in the budget, in fee 

collections to conduct name and criminal background checks on an 

estimated 3.5 million hazardous materials commercial drivers. 

Alien Flight School Background Checks.—The Committee assumes $2,000,000, as proposed in the budget, in fee collections to 

conduct background checks on aliens and other individuals determined by the Secretary who present risk to aviation and national 

security. 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $505,378,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 527,283,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 503,283,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 618,865,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The Transportation Security Support account supports the operational needs of TSA’s extensive airport/field personnel and infrastructure. Transportation Security Support includes headquarters’ 

personnel, pay, benefits and support; intelligence; mission support 

centers; and training and information technology support for headquarters. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $618,865,000 for 

Transportation Security Support activities for fiscal year 2007. The 

following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted 1Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Intelligence ........................................................................................... 20,790 21,000 21,000 

Administration headquarters support and training ............................ 276,597 296,191 296,191 

Research and development ................................................................. .......................... .......................... 91,582 

Information technology ........................................................................ 207,991 210,092 210,092 

Total, Transportation Security Support .................................. 505,378 527,283 618,865 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Intelligence.—The Committee recommends $21,000,000, as proposed in the budget, to continue liaison work between intelligence 

and law enforcement communities. 

Administration.—The Committee recommends $296,191,000, as 

proposed in the budget, for TSA administration. 

Research and Development.—The Committee recommends 

$91,582,000 for TSA’s Transportation Security Lab [TSL]. The 

Committee has returned research on high explosives back to TSA 

to more effectively address its research and development needs. 

Information Technology.—The Committee recommends 

$210,092,000, as proposed in the budget, to support information 

technology. 
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FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $679,338,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 699,294,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 699,294,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 699,294,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The Federal Air Marshals [FAMs] protect the air transportation 

system against terrorist threats, sabotage, and other acts of violence. The FAMs account provides funds for the salaries, benefits, 

travel, training, and other expenses of the program. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $699,294,000, as proposed in the 

budget, for management and administration of the Federal Air 

Marshals [FAMs] for fiscal year 2007. 

The Committee remains supportive of the FAMs force multiplier 

efforts. DHS involved in this program should work expeditiously to 

accomplish the logistical and operational aspects of this effort. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Management and administration .................................................. 607,266 628,494 628,494 

Travel and training ........................................................................ 70,092 70,800 70,800 

Air-to-ground communications ...................................................... 1,980 ............................ ............................

Total, Federal Air Marshals .............................................. 679,338 699,294 699,294 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

SUMMARY

The United States Coast Guard’s primary responsibilities are the 

enforcement of all applicable Federal laws on the high seas and 

waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; promotion 

of safety of life and property at sea; assistance to navigation; protection of the marine environment; and maintenance of a state of 

readiness to function as a specialized service in the Navy in time 

of war, as authorized by sections 1 and 2 of title 14, United States 

Code. 

The Commandant of the Coast Guard reports directly to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total program level of 

$8,189,106,000 for the activities of the Coast Guard for fiscal year 

2007. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 
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UNITED STATES COAST GUARD—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Operating Expenses ....................................................................... 2 5,161,771 5,518,843 4 5,534,349 

Environmental Compliance and Restoration ................................. 11,880 11,880 10,880 

Reserve Training ............................................................................ 117,810 123,948 123,948 

Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements ............................... 3 1,130,382 1,169,537 5 1,145,329 

Alteration of Bridges ...................................................................... 14,850 ............................ 15,000 

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation ............................... 17,573 13,860 17,573 

Health Care Fund (Permanent Indefinite Appropriations) ............. ............................ 278,704 278,704 

Retired Pay (mandatory) ................................................................ 1,014,080 1,063,323 1,063,323 

Total, United States Coast Guard .................................... 7,468,346 8,180,095 6 8,189,096 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

2 Excludes $132,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations related to hurricanes pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and 

$115,662,000 in emergency supplemental pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 3 Excludes $74,500,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations related to hurricanes pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and $191,730,000 

in emergency supplemental approprations pursuant to Public Law 109–234.. 4 Includes $81,000,000 for Personnel and Related Support requested in the ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ account. 5 Excludes $81,000,000 for Personnel and Related Support provided un the ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ account. 

6 Excludes $82,968,000 in rescissions. 

The Coast Guard will pay an estimated $278,704,000 in fiscal 

year 2007 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 the Ronald W. 

Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 

(Public Law 108–375). 

OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $5,161,771,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 5,518,843,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 5,481,643,000 

Committee recommendation 2 ............................................................... 5,534,349,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and excludes $132,000,000 

in emergency supplemental appropriations related to hurricanes pursuant to Public Law 109– 

148 and $115,662,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109– 

234. 2 Includes $81,000,000 for Personnel and Related Support requested in the ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ account. 

The Operating Expenses appropriation provides funds for the operation and maintenance of multipurpose vessels, aircraft, and 

shore units strategically located along the coasts and inland waterways of the United States and in selected areas overseas. The program activities of this appropriation fall into the following categories: 

Search and Rescue.—As one of its earliest and most traditional 

missions, the Coast Guard maintains a nationwide system of boats, 

aircraft, cutters, and rescue coordination centers on 24-hour alert. 

Aids to Navigation.—To help mariners determine their location 

and avoid accidents, the Coast Guard maintains a network of 

manned and unmanned aids to navigation along the Nation’s 

coasts and on its inland waterways. In addition, the Coast Guard 

operates radio stations in the United States and abroad to serve 

the needs of the armed services and marine and air commerce. 

Marine Safety.—The Coast Guard ensures compliance with Federal statutes and regulations designed to improve safety in the 
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merchant marine industry and operates a recreational boating safety program. 

Marine Environmental Protection.—The primary objectives of the 

marine environmental protection program are to minimize the dangers of marine pollution and to assure the safety of ports and waterways. 

Enforcement of Laws and Treaties.—The Coast Guard is the principal maritime enforcement agency with regard to Federal laws on 

the navigable waters of the United States and the high seas, including fisheries, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and hijacking of vessels. 

Ice Operations.—In the Arctic and Antarctic, Coast Guard icebreakers escort supply ships, support research activities and Department of Defense operations, survey uncharted waters, and collect scientific data. The Coast Guard also assists commercial vessels through ice-covered waters. 

Defense Readiness.—During peacetime, the Coast Guard maintains an effective state of military preparedness to operate as a 

service in the Navy in time of war or national emergency at the 

direction of the President. As such, the Coast Guard has primary 

responsibility for the security of ports, waterways, and navigable 

waters up to 200 miles offshore. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $5,534,349,000 for Coast Guard Operating Expenses, including $24,255,000 from the Oil Spill Liability 

Trust Fund and $340,000,000 for Coast Guard defense-related activities, including drug interdiction. The Committee recommends 

$10,000 for official reception and representation expenses. The recommendation provides $81,000,000, the level proposed in the budget, for Personnel and Related Support in the ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ [AC&I] account. However, the recommendation provides this funding under the ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ account instead of under the ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, 

and Improvements’’ account. Within 30 days of the close of each 

quarter of the fiscal year, the Coast Guard shall report personnel 

expenditures associated with each AC&I program, project, and activity as displayed in the Comparative Statement of New Budget 

Authority for Fiscal Year 2007 located in the back of this report. 

The recommendation provides the following program increases: 

$2,000,000 for financial audit remediation, $3,074,000 for maritime 

security response teams, $4,625,000 to maximize domain awareness, and $8,934,000 for personnel and operating funds for the National Capital Region Air Defense [NCRAD]. The recommendation 

does not include a transfer of $5,000,000 from Customs and Border 

Protection [CBP] to the Coast Guard for NCRAD, as proposed in 

the budget. Funds were never appropriated to CBP for this mission. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 
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OPERATING EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted 1Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 2

Military pay and related costs: 

Military pay and allowances ................................................. 2,292,117 2,342,434 2,372,043 

Military health care .............................................................. 574,841 337,324 342,569 

Permanent change of stations ............................................. 107,812 108,518 113,962 

Subtotal, Military pay and related costs ..................... 2,974,770 2,788,276 2,828,574 

Civilian pay and benefits .............................................................. 526,182 569,434 605,145 

Training and recruiting: 

Training and education ........................................................ 82,719 83,556 85,051 

Recruiting .............................................................................. 92,640 97,320 97,320 

Subtotal, Training and recruiting .................................... 175,359 180,876 182,371 

Operating funds and unit level maintenance: 

Atlantic area command ........................................................ 167,496 188,982 185,103 

Pacific area command .......................................................... 176,115 196,449 196,772 

1st district ............................................................................ 46,694 50,388 50,471 

7th district ............................................................................ 57,495 63,771 63,793 

8th district ............................................................................ 38,743 39,985 40,051 

9th district ............................................................................ 28,147 28,756 28,803 

13th district .......................................................................... 20,036 20,569 20,603 

14th district .......................................................................... 14,429 15,754 15,780 

17th district .......................................................................... 23,711 25,604 25,646 

Headquarters offices ............................................................. 254,975 305,453 255,142 

Headquarters managed units ............................................... 118,800 125,104 125,310 

Other activities ..................................................................... 759 759 760 

Subtotal, Operating funds and unit level maintenance .. 947,400 1,061,574 1,008,234 

Centrally-managed accounts ................................................ 183,150 207,954 206,841 

Intermediate and depot level maintenance: 

Aircraft maintenance ............................................................ 228,330 265,979 265,254 

Electronic maintenance ........................................................ 100,394 111,736 111,736 

Ocean engineering and shore facility maintenance ............ 158,424 176,394 176,394 

Vessel maintenance .............................................................. 143,399 156,620 149,800 

Subtotal, Intermediate and depot level maintenance ..... 630,547 710,729 703,184 

Rescission 3 .................................................................................... ¥275,637 ............................ ............................

Total, Operating expenses ................................................ 5,161,771 5,518,843 5,534,349 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and excludes $132,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations 

related to hurricanes pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and $115,662,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 

109–234. 2 Includes $81,000,000 for Personnel and Related Support requested in the ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ account. 3 Includes a $15,104,000 rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–90 and a $260,533,000 rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Reprogramming.—The specific detail in the above table shall 

serve as the controls for purposes of any reprogramming of funds 

pursuant to section 503 of this act. 

AC&I Personnel.—The Committee is aware of a well-documented 

need for increased oversight for several projects funded by the 

Coast Guard’s ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ appropriation. Specified funding for AC&I personnel compensation 

and benefits and related costs of personnel administration does not 

readily permit flexible personnel assignment to accelerate management and oversight of new or existing projects without detrimen-
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tally affecting other project management and oversight. Due to the 

need for both increased oversight and increased ability to manage 

multiple major acquisition projects, the Committee includes budget 

authority for AC&I personnel compensation, benefits and related 

support within the ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ appropriation. Based on 

the Coast Guard’s budget request, the Committee recommends not 

less than $81,000,000 be expended for this specific purpose. 

Long Range Aids to Navigation [Loran]-C.—The Committee denies the request to terminate operations at LORAN stations nationwide and directs the Secretary to refrain from taking any steps to 

reduce operations at such stations. The Committee further directs 

the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, 

to submit a report to the Appropriations Committee and the Commerce Committee regarding the future of the LORAN system. The 

report shall include an analysis of the costs and benefits of the 

LORAN system, the merits of maintaining the LORAN system as 

a back-up navigational aid, and the benefits of using the LORAN 

system in conjunction with the Global Positioning System. The report shall be submitted to the Committees within 180 days of enactment of this act. 

Coast Guard Headquarters Relocation.—The Committee recommendation does not include funding for the relocation of the 

Coast Guard headquarters to the site of the former St. Elizabeths 

Hospital. According to the General Services Administration [GSA] 

prospectus, construction will not be completed until fiscal year 

2010. Funding for Coast Guard’s above tier design, tenant improvements, security features, and other equipment will not be necessary 

in fiscal year 2007. Further, the Committee has requested the Department provide a plan for its relocation to the St. Elizabeths site 

on multiple occasions. To date, the Department has not provided a 

plan. The Committee finds that prior to appropriating any funds 

for further Department relocations, it is prudent to review a comprehensive plan, including schedules and costs, for the designated 

site. 

Covert Surveillance Aircraft.—The Committee recommendation 

does not include $1,413,000 for the operational expenses associated 

with the covert surveillance aircraft. 

National Maritime Center Consolidation.—The Committee recommendation includes $12,000,000, as proposed in the budget, for 

the National Maritime Center consolidation. 

Polar Icebreakers.—The Committee expects all costs to operate 

the polar icebreakers for National Science Foundation [NSF] research, including unanticipated maintenance, will be reimbursed 

by NSF. 

Coast Guard Yard.—The Committee recognizes the Coast Guard 

Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland, is a critical component of the Coast 

Guard’s core logistics capability which directly supports fleet readiness. The Committee further recognizes the Yard has been a vital 

part of the Coast Guard’s readiness and infrastructure for more 

than 100 years and believes that sufficient industrial work should 

be assigned to the Yard to maintain this capability. 

Quarterly Acquisition and Mission Emphasis Reports.—The Commandant is directed to continue to submit the quarterly acquisition 

and mission emphasis reports to the Committee consistent with the 
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deadlines articulated under section 360 of Division I of Public Law 

108–7. 

Occupational Safety and Health Risks.—The Committee encourages the Coast Guard to expedite the deployment of an innovative 

web-based management system that will provide powerful tools to 

the Coast Guard for managing and minimizing occupational safety 

risks to personnel and risks to readiness. 

Marine Vessel and Cold Water Safety Education.—The Committee encourages the Coast Guard to continue existing cooperative 

agreements and partnerships with organizations that provide marine vessel safety training and cold water immersion education and 

outreach programs for fishermen and children. 

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $11,880,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 11,880,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 11,880,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 10,880,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The Environmental Compliance and Restoration account provides 

funds to address environmental problems at former and current 

Coast Guard units as required by applicable Federal, State, and 

local environmental laws and regulations. Planned expenditures for 

these funds include major upgrades to petroleum and regulatedsubstance storage tanks, restoration of contaminated ground water 

and soils, remediation efforts at hazardous substance disposal sites, 

and initial site surveys and actions necessary to bring Coast Guard 

shore facilities and vessels into compliance with environmental 

laws and regulations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $10,880,000 for environmental compliance and restoration. Reductions in funding are due to fiscal constraints. The Committee continues to support this program. 

RESERVE TRAINING

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $117,810,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 123,948,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 122,348,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 123,948,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The Reserve training program provides trained units and qualified persons for active duty in the Coast Guard in time of war or 

national emergency, or at such other times as national security requires. Coast Guard reservists must also train for mobilization assignments unique to the Coast Guard in time of war, such as port 

security operations associated with the Coast Guard’s Maritime Defense Zone mission, including deployable port security units. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $123,948,000 as proposed in the 

budget, for Reserve training. 
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ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $1,130,382,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 1,169,537,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,139,663,000 

Committee recommendation 2 ............................................................... 1,145,329,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Excludes $74,500,000 in 

emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and $191,730,000 in 

emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 2 Excludes $81,000,000 for Personnel and Related Support proposed in the ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ account provided in the ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ account; and 

$82,968,000 in rescissions recommended. 

Funding in this account supports Coast Guard plans for fleet expansion and improvement. This funding provides for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of vessels, aircraft, information management resources, shore facilities, and aids to navigation 

required to execute the Coast Guard’s missions and achieve its performance goals. 

Vessels.—The Coast Guard continues to acquire multi-mission 

platforms that use advanced technology to reduce life-cycle operating costs. 

Integrated Deepwater System (Deepwater).—The Deepwater capability replacement project is a multi-year, performance-based acquisition that will replace or modernize the major Coast Guard cutters, offshore patrol boats, fixed wing aircraft, multi-missioned helicopters and the communications equipment, sensors, and logistics 

systems required to maintain and operate them. 

Other Equipment.—The Coast Guard invests in numerous management information and decision support systems that will result 

in increased efficiencies, including Rescue 21, formerly the National Distress and Response System Modernization Project. 

Shore Facilities.—The Coast Guard invests in modern structures 

that are more energy-efficient, comply with regulatory codes, minimize follow-on maintenance requirements, and replace existing dilapidated structures. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,145,329,000 for acquisitions, con- struction, and improvements, including $19,800,000 from the Oil 

Spill Liability Trust Fund and excluding $82,968,000 in rescissions 

recommended in this bill. The Committee recommendation appropriates $81,000,000 for personnel and related support to the ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ account instead of the ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, 

and Improvements’’ account, where it was proposed in the budget. The Committee recommendation includes $41,850,000, as proposed in the budget, for the first Fast Response Cutter and 

$417,780,000, as proposed in the budget, for the National Security 

Cutter. Further, the recommendation includes $32,373,000, as proposed in the budget, for phase 1 of the multi-mission helicopter 

conversion and re-engining of HH–65 helicopters in the Coast 

Guard fleet. The Committee expects the Coast Guard to move forward with the relocation and rebuilding of the Gulfport Coast 

Guard Station, in coordination with State and local officials at the 

earliest date possible and to submit to the Committee a report detailing the full design, construction, and equipment cost for the 

new facility by February 8, 2007. The recommendation includes 
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$48,510,000, as proposed in the budget, for the National Capital 

Region Air Defense. The Committee provides $24,750,000 for the 

Response Boat-Medium. The Committee provides $35,145,000 for 

systems engineering and integration and $43,975,000 for Government program management. The following table summarizes the 

Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 

and budget request levels: 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Vessels: 

Response Boat-Medium ........................................................ 18,315 24,750 24,750 

Subtotal, Vessels .............................................................. 18,315 24,750 24,750 

Aircraft: 

Armed Helicopter equipment 2 .............................................. 9,900 ............................ ............................

HH–60 replacement .............................................................. ............................ ............................ 14,000 

Covert Surveillance Aircraft 2 ................................................ 9,900 ............................ ............................

Rescission .................................................................... ............................ ............................ ¥1,933 

Subtotal, Aircraft ..................................................... 19,800 ............................ 12,067 

Integrated Deepwater System: 

Aircraft: 

Maritime Patrol Craft ................................................... 67,320 77,616 77,616 

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ............................................. 39,600 4,950 4,950 

HH–60 conversion ........................................................ 36,630 49,302 49,302 

HC–130H conversion/sustainment ............................... 10,890 53,955 48,955 

HH–65 conversion/sustainment ................................... 131,769 32,373 32,373 

Armed Helicopter equipment 2 ..................................... ............................ 25,740 25,740 

HC–130J fleet introduction .......................................... ............................ 4,950 4,950 

Subtotal, Aircraft ..................................................... 286,209 248,886 243,886 

Surface: 

National Security Cutter .............................................. 364,320 417,780 417,780 

Offshore Patrol Cutter .................................................. 106,920 ............................ ............................

Fast Response Cutter .................................................. 7,425 41,580 41,580 

Replacement patrol boats ........................................... ............................ ............................ 79,200 

Small boats .................................................................. 693 1,188 1,188 

Medium Endurance Cutter sustainment ...................... 24,750 37,818 37,818 

Rescission, Fast Response Center ............................... ............................ ............................ ¥79,200 

Subtotal, Surface ..................................................... 504,108 498,366 498,366 

Other: 

C4ISR ........................................................................... 43,560 60,786 55,786 

Logistics ....................................................................... 18,612 42,273 37,273 

Systems engineering and integration .......................... 36,630 35,145 35,145 

Government program management ............................. 34,650 48,975 43,975 

Subtotal, Other ........................................................ 133,452 187,179 172,179 

Subtotal, Integrated Deepwater System .................. 923,769 934,431 914,431 

Other Equipment: 

Nationwide Automatic Identification System ........................ 23,760 11,238 ............................

Rescue 21 ............................................................................. 40,590 39,600 39,600 

High Frequency [HF] Recapitalization .................................. ............................ 2,475 2,475 

National Capital Region Air Defense .................................... ............................ 48,510 48,510 

Maritime Security Response Team ....................................... ............................ 1,683 1,683 
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ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Rescission, Nationwide Automatic Identification System ................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ¥1,835 

Subtotal, Other Equipment .......................................... 64,350 103,506 90,433 

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation: 

Survey & design shore operational & support ..................... ............................ 2,600 2,080 

Minor AC&I shore construction ............................................. ............................ 2,850 2,280 

Housing—Cordova, AK ......................................................... ............................ 5,500 4,400 

ISC Seattle Group, Sector Admin Ops Facility ..................... ............................ 2,600 2,080 

Chase Hall Phase I completion ............................................ 14,850 2,000 1,600 

Neah Bay completion ............................................................ 2,772 1,100 880 

Group Long Island Sound completion .................................. 9,900 1,000 800 

Rebuild Station & Waterfront at Galveston, Phase I ........... ............................ 5,200 4,160 

Waterways Aids to Navigation infrastructure ....................... 3,861 3,000 2,400 

Subtotal, Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation .......... 31,383 25,850 20,680 

Personnel and Related Support:

Direct personnel costs .......................................................... 72,270 80,500 ( 3 ) 

AC&I core .............................................................................. 495 500 ( 3 ) 

Subtotal, Personnel and Related Support ........................ 72,765 81,000 ( 3 ) 

Total, Acquisitions, Construction and Improvements ...... 1,130,382 1,169,537 1,062,361 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Excludes $74,500,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations hurricanes pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and $191,730,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 2 Funding for Airborne Use of Force and Covert Surveillance Aircraft was categorized separately from Deepwater in fiscal year 2006. Funding 

for these programs is moved into Deepwater in fiscal year 2007. 3 Funding for Personnel and Related Support is provided in the ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ account. 

AC&I Personnel.—As noted previously in the ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ section of this report, the Committee recommends providing funding in the Coast Guard’s ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ appropriation for personnel compensation, benefits, and the related costs 

of personnel administration for projects funded by the ‘‘Acquisition, 

Construction, and Improvements’’ appropriation. 

Deepwater Acquisition Program.—The Committee notes a Government Accountability Office report (GAO–06–546) states 

‘‘changes to Deepwater plan appear sound, and program management has improved, but continued monitoring is warranted.’’ The 

Committee agrees with these conclusions. The Deepwater program 

is critical to the Coast Guard’s ability to address its homeland and 

maritime border security mission, and therefore should be accelerated toward completion in 2016 rather than 2026. The Committee 

encourages the Coast Guard to request sufficient funding in the fiscal year 2008 budget request to accelerate the Deepwater program 

accordingly. 

Automatic Identification System [AIS].—The Committee does not 

provide funding as proposed by the fiscal year 2007 budget for the 

AIS. AIS is critical to port security, however, the Committee notes 

significant unobligated balances will be available in fiscal year 

2007. Further, the Committee rescinds $1,835,000 of the fiscal year 

2006 unobligated balances. 
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Covert Surveillance Aircraft.—The Committee rescinds 

$1,933,000 in unobligated balances of prior year appropriations for 

the Covert Surveillance Aircraft. 

HH–60J Replacement.—The Committee recommendation includes 

$14,000,000 to replace the HH–60J which crashed in the waters off 

Alaska in December 2004. 

Patrol Boats.—The Committee recommendation includes 

$41,580,000, as proposed in the budget, for the Fast Response Cutter program. This amount shall be used to conduct a business case 

analysis on the cutter, develop a proposal, and fund the preliminary design and contract design. The Committee commends the 

Coast Guard for suspending the program to re-evaluate the design 

to more accurately reflect the Coast Guard’s critical mission needs. 

However, the Committee notes significant value in pursuing the 

Fast Response Cutter program to address the Coast Guard’s longterm needs. 

In the short term, the Committee is concerned with the current 

gap in patrol boat hours. To address this gap, the recommendation 

rescinds $79,200,000 from balances in the Fast Response Cutter 

program and reappropriates these funds for the purchase of off-theshelf replacement patrol boats to address the patrol boat gap as 

soon as possible. 

Command and Control System for Common Operating Picture 

[C4ISR].—The Committee provides $55,786,000 for C4ISR. 

Search and Rescue Training Facility.—The Committee is concerned about the lack of progress in replacing inadequate training 

facilities for Coast Guard rescue divers. In light of the tremendous 

work and success of these divers during Hurricane Katrina, the 

Committee encourages the Coast Guard to expedite construction of 

a modern facility. 

Rescue 21.—The Committee recommendation includes 

$39,600,000, as proposed in the budget, for Rescue 21. Rescue 21 

funds may be expended to complete the Anuenue Project. 

Capital Investment Plan.—The Committee expects the Coast 

Guard to continue to submit a comprehensive capital investment 

plan each year at the time the President’s budget is submitted to 

the Congress. 

The Committee directs the Commandant to provide to the Congress, at the time of the President’s budget submission, a list of approved but unfunded Coast Guard priorities and the funds needed 

for each. 

ALTERATION OF BRIDGES

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $14,850,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... 17,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 15,000,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Under the provisions of the Truman-Hobbs Act of June 21, 1940 

(33 U.S.C. 511 et seq.), the Coast Guard, as the Federal Government’s agent, is required to share with owners the cost of altering 

railroad and publicly-owned highway bridges which obstruct the 

free movement of navigation on navigable waters of the United 

States in accordance with the formula established in 33 U.S.C. 516. 
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Alteration of obstructive highway bridges is eligible for funding 

from the Federal-Aid Highways program. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee provides $15,000,000 for the alteration of 

bridges, of which $4,000,000 is for the Fourteen Mile CSX Transportation Company Bridge, Mobile, Alabama; $2,000,000 is for the 

Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge, Burlington, Iowa; $4,000,000 

is for the Galveston Causeway Bridge, Galveston, Texas; 

$2,000,000 is for the Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railway Company 

Bridge, Morris, Illinois; and $3,000,000 is for the Chelsea Street 

Bridge, Chelsea, Massachusetts. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $17,573,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 13,860,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 13,860,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 17,573,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The Coast Guard’s Research and Development program develops 

techniques, methods, hardware, and systems which directly contribute to increasing the productivity and effectiveness of the Coast 

Guard’s operating missions. This account provides funds to operate 

and maintain the Coast Guard Research and Development Center. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $17,573,000 for the Coast Guard’s 

research, development, test, and evaluation activities. The Committee disagrees with the President’s budget proposal to transfer a 

portion of the funding for Coast Guard research and development 

to the Science and Technology ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’ account. 

RETIRED PAY

Appropriations, 2006 ............................................................................. $1,014,080,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 1,063,323,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,063,323,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,063,323,000 

This account provides for the retired pay of military personnel of 

the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve, members of the former 

Lighthouse Service, and for annuities payable to beneficiaries of retired military personnel under the retired serviceman’s family protection plan (10 U.S.C. 1431–1446) and survivor benefit plan (10 

U.S.C. 1447–1455); payments for career status bonuses under the 

National Defense Authorization Act; and for payments for medical 

care of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C., ch. 55). 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,063,323,000, as proposed in the 

budget for retired pay. 
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UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

SUMMARY

The United States Secret Service’s primary responsibilities are 

the security of the President, the Vice President, and other dignitaries and designated individuals; for enforcement of laws relating to obligations and securities of the United States and laws relating to financial crimes; and for protection of the White House 

and other buildings within the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a new appropriation structure for 

the United States Secret Service, separating funds previously appropriated for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ into two new accounts: 

‘‘Protection, Administration, and Training’’ and ‘‘Investigations and 

Field Operations’’. 

The Committee recommends a total program level of $1,225,958,000 for the activities of the United States Secret Service 

for fiscal year 2007. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and 

budget request levels: 

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Protection, Administration, and Training ...................................... ( 1 ) ( 1 ) 918,028 

Investigations and Field Operations .............................................. ( 2 ) ( 1 ) 304,205 

Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses ............................................................................................. 3,662 3,725 3,725 

Special Event Fund ........................................................................ ............................ 20,900 ( 3 ) 

Supplemental appropriations (Public Law 109–234) ................... 20,000 ............................ ............................

Total, Secret Service ......................................................... 1,219,889 1,265,103 1,225,958 

1 For comparative purposes, $930,879,000 and $312,499,000 were proposed for ‘‘Protection, Administration, and Training’’ and ‘‘Investigations and Field Operations’’, respectively, in the fiscal year 2007 budget. 2 Funding for these accounts was provided in fiscal year 2006 and proposed in fiscal year 2007 under the ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account. For comparative purposes, $891,955,000 and $304,271,000 were provided for ‘‘Protection, Administration, and Training’’ and ‘‘Investigations and Field Operations’’, respectively, in fiscal year 2006, including a 1 percent rescission pursuant to 109–148, excluding $3,600,000 in 

emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 3 Funding is provided under ‘‘Protection, Administration, and Training’’. 

PROTECTION, ADMINISTRATION, AND TRAINING

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... ( 2 ) 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... ( 2 ) 

House allowance .................................................................................... $956,399,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 918,028,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and excludes $3,600,000 in 

emergency supplemental appropriations related to hurricanes and other natural disasters pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 2Funds for this purpose are included in the ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account, but are provided 

in this new appropriations account for fiscal year 2007. For comparative purposes, the fiscal 

year 2006 appropriation is $89,955,000 and the fiscal year 2007 budget estimate is 

$930,879,000. 

The Secret Service Protection, Administration, and Training appropriation provides funds for the protection of the President, the 

Vice President, and other dignitaries and designated individuals; 

planning and implementation of operational security plans for designated National Special Security Events; and protection of the 
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White House and other buildings within the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $918,028,000 for Protection, Administration, and Training. The Committee recommendation includes 

an increase of $26,072,000 from the comparative fiscal year 2006 

level and a decrease of $12,851,000 from the comparative level proposed in the budget. 

The Committee is very concerned the Service continues to conduct poor budget planning. Under the guise of base shortfalls, the 

Service has repeatedly sought additional funds for Protection without fully considering reprogramming funds from other programs. 

With long-term projected budget shortfalls and a tight fiscal environment, the Service needs to prioritize its missions and allocate 

sufficient resources for its required missions. 

Protection of Persons and Facilities.—The recommendation includes an increase of $5,949,000 from the level proposed in the 

budget to address the fiscal year 2007 Protection shortfall; 

$149,370,000 for Headquarters Administration; and $18,400,000, as 

proposed in the budget, for candidate nominee protection for the 

2008 presidential election. The recommendation does not include 

funding increases for the protective terrorist countermeasures program as proposed in the budget. Due to tight fiscal constraints, the 

Secret Service is advised to focus limited resources on requesting 

full funding for its base protection requirements before seeking programmatic increases. 

Reimbursement for Protection of Federal Employees.—Bill language is included regarding the reimbursement for protection of 

certain Federal employees. 

Special Event Fund.—A separate account for the Special Event 

Fund is not recommended, as proposed in the budget. The Committee does not recommend additional appropriations for unanticipated costs related to National Special Security Events. The Committee notes there is a current unobligated balance of over 

$4,900,000 in prior year appropriations provided solely for this purpose. 

Distinct Entity.—Pursuant to Public Law 109–177, section 607, 

the United States Secret Service shall be maintained as a distinct 

entity within the Department of Homeland Security. The Director 

of the United States Secret Service shall report directly to the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

INVESTIGATIONS AND FIELD OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... ( 2 ) 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... ( 2 ) 

House allowance .................................................................................... $312,499,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 304,205,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

2Funds for this purpose are included in the ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account, but are provided 

in this new appropriations account for fiscal year 2007. For comparative purposes, the fiscal 

year 2006 appropriation is $304,271,000 and the fiscal year 2007 budget estimate is 

$309,599,000. 

The Secret Service Investigations and Field Operations appropriation provides funds for domestic and international field oper-
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ations; the enforcement of laws relating to obligations and securities of the United States and financial crimes, such as financial institutions and other fraud; and investigations involving missing 

and exploited children. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $304,205,000 for Investigations and 

Field Operations for fiscal year 2007. 

Due to fiscal constraints, the Service needs to prioritize and allocate sufficient resources for its required missions. Without adequate funding requested for the Service’s Protection mission, the 

Committee recommendation includes reduced resources for Investigations and Field Operations. This is not a reflection of the importance of the investigative work, but instead is indicative of the 

severely restrictive budget climate. The Committee encourages the 

administration to submit a fiscal year 2008 budget that fully funds 

the Service’s most critical needs, so that further funding reductions 

for its other missions will not be necessary in the future. 

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children [NCMEC].— 

The Committee provides $2,366,000 for the Service’s forensic support costs in support of NCMEC, and provides $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant to NCMEC for activities 

related to investigations of exploited children. 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED

EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $3,662,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 3,725,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 3,725,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,725,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

This appropriation provides funding for security upgrades of existing facilities; to continue development of the current Master 

Plan; to maintain and renovate existing facilities, including the 

James J. Rowley Training Center; and to ensure efficient and full 

utilization of the Center. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,725,000, as 

proposed in the budget, for acquisition, construction, improvements, repair and facilities improvement expenses of the Secret 

Service for fiscal year 2007. 

SPECIAL EVENT FUND

Appropriations, 2006 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... $20,900,000 

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

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

The United States Secret Service [USSS] Special Event Fund will 

support activities that require Secret Service protection at special 

events (i.e., presidential campaigns and National Special Security 

Events). The USSS Special Event Fund provides funding for agent 

overtime and travel, specialized equipment, and other expenses re-
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lated to these activities. Agent base salaries and benefits are provided by the ‘‘Protection, Administration, and Training’’ account. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommendation does not include $20,900,000 for 

a separate Special Event Fund appropriation, as proposed in the 

budget. Funding is provided for these requested activities under 

the ‘‘Protection, Administration, and Training’’ account. 
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TITLE III 

PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY 

PREPAREDNESS 

SUMMARY

The Preparedness Directorate is responsible for information flow 

between the Department and State and local governments, for 

State and local grant award functions, and for building and sustaining preparedness of the first responder community. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total resources of $3,854,538,000. 

The Committee encourages the Department to continue to place 

emphasis on regional strategies to ensure that the Nation’s communities are prepared, trained, and engaged in the event of a disaster. 

The Committee applauds the Department’s efforts in the creation 

of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan [NIPP] and expects 

the Office for Domestic Preparedness [ODP] to operate critical infrastructure programs in a manner consistent with the NIPP. The 

Committee is frustrated that ODP, to date, has not issued the final 

National Preparedness Goal [NPG], as required in Public Law 109– 

90 by December 31, 2005. The Committee directs the Secretary to 

provide a report by February 8, 2007, explaining why NPG is delayed, when it will be published, and what substantive improvements have been made to NPG in the interim. The following table 

summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the 

fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

PREPAREDNESS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Management and Administration .................................................. 15,918 74,468 30,572 

Office for Domestic Preparedness ................................................. 3,312,837 2,750,009 3,253,500 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program ........................... ¥1,266 ¥477 ¥477 

United States Fire Administration and Training ........................... 44,499 46,849 45,887 

Infrastructure Protection and Information Security ....................... 619,245 549,140 525,056 

Total .................................................................................. 3,991,233 3,419,989 3,854,538 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Excludes $10,300,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursu- ant to Public Law 109–148 and $15,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 
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MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $15,918,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 74,468,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 39,480,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 30,572,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The Management and Administration account provides salaries 

and expenses for the Office of the Under Secretary for Preparedness; the Office of the Chief Medical Officer; the National Preparedness Integration Program; and the Office of National Capital 

Coordination. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

For Management and Administration, the Committee recommends $30,572,000, a decrease of $43,896,000 from the amount 

proposed in the budget, to be distributed as follows: $16,392,000 for 

the Office of the Under Secretary; $1,200,000 for the Office of National Capital Region Coordination; $4,980,000 for the Office of the 

Chief Medical Officer; and $8,000,000 for the National Preparedness Integration Program. The following table summarizes the 

Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 

and budget request levels: 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request Committee recommendations 

Office of the Under Secretary .................................................................... 13,055 17,497 16,392 

Office of National Capital Region Coordination ........................................ 883 1,991 1,200 

Office of the Chief Medical Officer ........................................................... 1,980 4,980 4,980 

National Preparedness Integration Program ............................................. ........................ 50,000 8,000 

Total, Management and Administration ...................................... 15,918 74,468 30,572 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

National Preparedness Integration Program [NPIP].—The Committee recommends $8,000,000, a decrease of $42,000,000 from the 

amount proposed in the budget, for the NPIP. The Committee remains concerned with the lack of an overall preparedness strategy. 

The absence of the overall analysis and action plan creates a situation where the Preparedness Directorate’s funding decisions cannot 

be grounded in rational decision making or result in real advancement of the Nation’s preparedness. The Committee supports the 

creation of the NPIP and expects the program to address these serious shortcomings. The Committee includes bill language requiring the submission of an expenditure plan for these resources. 

Further, the Committee notes resources proposed for NPIP have 

the potential to be operational in nature and should properly be 

provided instead to the appropriate program office, and coordinated 

through the NPIP. As an example, the NPIP proposal includes 

$2,150,000 for technical assistance to State, local and regional entities. A technical assistance program and a national exercise program are currently funded in the Office for Domestic Preparedness 
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which should continue to have responsibility for the operations of 

those programs, while coordinating with the NPIP. 

The Committee is concerned NPIP has proposed to duplicate the 

efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] Regional Offices by creating Federal Preparedness Coordinators 

[FPCs] positions. The Department is directed to delay this program 

until the submission, by February 8, 2007, to the Committee of a 

strategic plan for the FPCs. The plan should include: a definition 

of the role of the FPCs within the Department; their role before, 

during, and after a disaster and how the role will not conflict with 

positions and responsibilities already in the Department, or with 

positions dictated by the National Response Plan; a description of 

the expected expertise and background of individuals who will be 

appointed as FPCs; and an expenditure plan for the resources to 

be devoted to FPCs. The plan should clearly explain the reason 

why the Department may select employees from within the Department, what role the individual served in prior to selection, and how 

the Department will ensure that FPC duties will not impact the 

employees non-FPC related duties. The Committee encourages the 

Department to consider those with strong management skills and 

disaster experience to be considered for FPCs and ensure FEMA 

has a role in the selection of FPCs. 

OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS

SUMMARY

The Office for Domestic Preparedness [ODP] is responsible for information flow between the Department and State and local governments, for State and local grant award functions, and for building and sustaining preparedness of the first responder community. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total resources of $3,253,500,000. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations 

as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted 1Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Management and Administration ........................................................ 4,950 ( 2 ) ..........................

State and Local Programs ................................................................... 3 2,476,287 2,456,559 2,393,500 

Firefighter Assistance Grants .............................................................. 648,450 293,450 655,000 

Emergency Management Performance Grants ..................................... 183,150 ( 4 ) 205,000 

Total ........................................................................................ 3,312,837 2,750,081 3,253,500 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and excludes $15,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations 

pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 2 Funding of $5,000,000 proposed under ‘‘State and Local Programs’’. 

3 Excludes $10,300,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and $15,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 4 Funding of $170,000,000 proposed under ‘‘State and Local Programs’’. 
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STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $2,476,287,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 2 ......................................................................... 2,456,559,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 2,594,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,393,500,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Excludes $10,300,000 in 

emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–148 and $15,000,000 in 

emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 2 Includes ‘‘Management and Administration’’ and ‘‘Emergency Management Performance 

Grants’’. 

State and local programs provide grants for training, equipment 

(including interoperable communications equipment), exercises, and 

technical assistance to improve readiness for potential disasters. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $2,393,500,000 for State and Local 

Programs. The funds provided for State and local grants are to be 

used for purposes consistent with each State’s homeland security 

strategy, including training and exercises; equipment, including 

interoperable communications equipment; and technical assistance; 

and may not be used for construction activities. 

State and local assistance is for strengthening ‘‘first responders’’—police, fire, rescue, emergency, medical and other personnel— 

who are first on scene in the event of a terrorist attack, natural 

disaster or other catastrophic event. For purposes of eligibility for 

funds under this heading, any county, city, village, town, district, 

borough, parish, port authority, transit authority, intercity rail provider, commuter rail system, freight rail provider, water district, 

regional planning commission, council of government, Indian tribe 

with jurisdiction over Indian country, authorized tribal organization, Alaska Native village, independent authority, special district, 

or other political subdivision of any State shall constitute a ‘‘local 

unit of government.’’ 

The Committee expects ODP to continue all current overtime reimbursement practices. The Committee continues bill language prohibiting the use of funds for construction, except for Port Security, 

Rail and Transit Security, and the Buffer Zone Protection Plan 

grants. Bill language is included, however, to allow the State 

Homeland Security Grant Program [SHSGP], Law Enforcement 

Terrorism Prevention Program [LETPP], and Urban Area Security 

Initiative [UASI] grants to be used for minor perimeter security 

projects and minor construction or renovation of necessary guard 

facilities, fencing and related efforts, not to exceed $1,000,000 as 

deemed necessary by the Secretary. The Committee notes the installation of communication towers, which are included in a jurisdiction’s interoperable communications plan, does not constitute 

construction. 

In addition, the Committee includes bill language requiring the 

Government Accountability Office [GAO] to review the validity, relevance, reliability, timeliness, and availability of the risk factors 

(including threat, vulnerability, and consequence), and the application of those factors in the allocation of funds provided to ODP, and 

to report to the Committee no later than 45 days after enactment 

of the act on the results of the review. The Department is required 

to provide GAO with the necessary information within 7 days after 
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enactment of this act to ensure this review does not impact the allocation of grants to State and local entities. 

The Committee includes bill language allowing up to 3 percent 

of the grant dollars to be used for administrative expenses. 

For SHSGP, LETPP, and UASI grants, application kits shall be 

made available within 45 days after the start of fiscal year 2007. 

States shall have 90 days to apply after the grant is announced, 

and ODP shall act on an application within 90 days of its receipt. 

No less than 80 percent of these funds shall be allocated by the 

State to local units of government within 60 days of the State receiving the funds. The Committee includes bill language reflecting 

Puerto Rico’s unique governance status. 

The Committee is supportive of the Department’s efforts to 

evaluate applications based on risk and effectiveness. The Department should continue its efforts to evaluate SHSGP, LETPP, and 

UASI applications based on how effectively these grants will address identified homeland security needs. In those areas of the 

country where the risk is very high, the Department shall work aggressively to ensure these applications are produced in a manner 

in which appropriate levels of funding reflects the level of threat. 

The Committee encourages ODP to review the guidance to States 

to make clear that the agriculture sector is included as a critical 

infrastructure sector. 

State and Local Assistance.—The Committee recommends 

$500,000,000 for SHSGP, and $350,000,000 for LETPP grants. All 

funds above the amount automatically allocated to States and territories (pursuant to section 1014 of Public Law 107–56) shall be allocated at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security 

based on risks (as defined by threat, vulnerability, and consequences), and cooperation of multiple jurisdictions in preparing 

domestic preparedness plans. 

The Committee expects the Department to continue to work 

closely with States on the implementation of Homeland Security 

Presidential Directive-8 [HSPD–8] to ensure that rigorous analysis 

is used in determining and assessing the unmet capabilities of 

State and local jurisdictions. 

The Committee has learned that ODP intends to withhold homeland security grant funding from the State of Colorado pending resolution of an alleged disallowed expenditure of fiscal year 2004 

grant money. The Committee encourages the Secretary to expedite 

the resolution of this action. 

Discretionary Grants.—The Committee recommends $745,000,000 

for UASI grants. The Committee is concerned with the administration of the funds available to assist those communities most at risk 

in the United States. The continued expansion of the cities eligible 

for this funding has the impact of diluting the resources made 

available, and short-changing those communities with the most serious quantifiable threat. The Committee believes the Department 

achieved a more optimal distribution of funds in earlier years of 

the program. 

In fiscal year 2006, $25,000,000 was provided until expended for 

grants to tax exempt organizations determined by the Secretary to 

be at high risk of international attacks. As of May 31, 2006, no de-
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terminations have been made and these funds continue to be available for this purpose. The Committee provides $427,000,000 for discretionary transportation and infrastructure grants. Of the total provided: 

$210,000,000 is for port security grants; $150,000,000 is for rail 

and transit security grants; $50,000,000 is for BZPP grants; 

$12,000,000 is for intercity bus security grants for the improvement 

of ticket identification, the installation of driver shields, the enhancement of emergency communications, enhancement of facility 

security, and further implementation of passenger screening; and 

$5,000,000 is for trucking industry security grants to continue the 

Highway Watch Grant program. Port security grants are pursuant 

to 46 United States Code 70107(a) through (h), which shall be 

awarded based on risk notwithstanding subsection (a), for eligible 

costs as defined in subsections (b)(2), (3), and (4). The Committee 

expects the Transportation Security Administration and Infrastructure Protection and Information Security to retain operational subject matter expertise and be fully engaged in the determination of 

grant awards. In addition, BZPP grants shall not be available for 

protection of establishments that are the responsibility of the Federal Government. 

Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program [CEDAP].— The Committee provides $40,000,000 for CEDAP. The Committee 

directs the Department to award funding through CEDAP only if 

projects or equipment are consistent with State Homeland Security 

Strategies and the unmet essential capabilities identified through 

HSPD–8. 

National Programs.—Included in the amount recommended is 

$331,500,000 for national programs. This amount includes 

$11,500,000 for technical assistance; $145,000,000 for the existing 

members of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, to be 

distributed consistent with the fiscal year 2006 allocation; 

$20,000,000 for Citizen Corps; $50,000,000 for exercises; 

$35,000,000 for the Metropolitan Medical Response System; 

$25,000,000 for demonstration training grants; $30,000,000 for continuing training grants; and $15,000,000 for evaluations and assessments. 

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium [NDPC].—The Committee directs ODP to prepare a long-range strategic plan for 

NDPC. This plan should incorporate the input of each of the existing Consortium members and shall be submitted to the Committee 

on February 8, 2007. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, 

projected future training demand, capacity, and performance measures for each Consortium member and the Consortium as a whole. 

The report shall also include recommendations, if any, for the possible expansion of the program. The Committee is aware of proposals to expand the program to include emergency preparedness 

within the railroad and mass transit environment and to reduce 

the risks associated with natural disasters. The NDPC program is 

authorized by Public Law 107–273, section 5002. 

Demonstration Training Grants.—The Committee provides 

$25,000,000 for demonstration training grants. The Committee expects this to continue to be a peer-reviewed competitive grant program. 
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Continuing Training Grants.—The Committee provides $30,000,000 for continuing training grants. The Committee is supportive of programs which consistently deliver homeland security 

curricula in the form of executive education programs for State 

Governors and other leaders and accredited Masters Degree education. 

Emergency Medical Services.—The Committee is concerned 

Emergency Medical Services [EMS] is not considered an equal 

player among the first responder community and encourages the 

Department to require States to include EMS representatives in 

State planning efforts. The Committee encourages the Department, 

States, and local governments to support efforts by community colleges in the training of first responders, including the use of simulation laboratory centers and cross discipline response training. 

Interoperable Communications.—The Committee continues its direction that before grant dollars can be obligated by grantees for 

interoperable communications equipment, jurisdictions must certify 

to ODP that they have an implementation plan that includes the 

following: governance structures, policies, procedures, training, and 

planned exercises. 

Eligibility.—The Committee urges the Department to work with 

State and local governments to ensure regional authorities, such as 

port, transit, or tribal authorities, are given due consideration in 

the distribution of State formula grants. 

Mass Evacuation.—The Committee is deeply disappointed in the 

actions taken by the Department to combine the reporting requirements of this Committee with other reports, and then release the 

results of those reports publicly, prior to submission to the Committee. Reports to the Committee are not expected to be turned 

into publicity events again in the future. 

The Preparedness Directorate is to brief the Committee, 45 days 

after the date of enactment of this act, and quarterly thereafter, on 

the progress made to implement each of the conclusions of the June 

16, 2006, Nationwide Plan Review Phase 2 Report. The first briefing is to include a detailed timeline for the completion of implementing each conclusion with major milestones and how the implementation of the conclusions are being coordinated with the guidelines developed by the Department for State and local governments 

as required in Public Law 109–90. The Department is encouraged 

to consider the need for mass evacuation planning and pre-positioning of equipment for mass evacuations in allocating first responder funds. 

The Committee directs the Department to work with all stakeholders, including the congressional committees of jurisdiction, and 

representatives of special-needs populations, including elderly, disabled, low-income and others, to resolve the findings of the Nationwide Plan Review Phase 2 by implementing solutions, developing 

registries, promoting demonstration projects, and maximizing policy coordinators at the Federal, State, and local level that address 

the unique needs of these communities. 

Use of Funds.—The Department is to submit a report to the 

Committee by February 8, 2007, detailing what State and local 

governments have purchased with fiscal year 2006 homeland security State and local assistance grants; whether these expenditures 
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have complied with State homeland security plans; and how homeland security has been enhanced by such expenditures. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted 1Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Formula-based grants: 

State Homeland Security Grant Program ................................... 544,500 633,000 500,000 

Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention ...................................... 396,000 .......................... 350,000 

Emergency Management Performance ........................................ ( 2 ) 170,000 ( 2 ) 

Citizen Corps ............................................................................... ( 3 ) 35,000 ( 3 ) 

Subtotal, Formula-based grants ............................................ 940,500 205,000 850,000 

Discretionary Grants: 

Urban Area Security Initiative .................................................... 757,350 838,000 745,000 

Targeted infrastructure protection .............................................. .......................... 600,000 ..........................

Port security ................................................................................ 173,250 .......................... 210,000 

Rail and transit security ............................................................ 148,500 .......................... 150,000 

Buffer zone protection ................................................................ 49,500 .......................... 50,000 

Intercity bus security .................................................................. 9,900 .......................... 12,000 

Trucking security ......................................................................... 4,950 .......................... 5,000

Subtotal, Discretionary Grants ............................................... 1,143,450 1,438,000 1,172,000 

Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program ............................ 49,500 .......................... 40,000 

National Programs:

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium ............................ 143,550 89,351 145,000 

National Exercise Program .......................................................... 51,480 48,708 50,000 

Technical assistance .................................................................. 19,800 11,500 11,500 

Metropolitan Medical Response System ..................................... 29,700 .......................... 35,000 

Demonstration training grants ................................................... 29,700 .......................... 25,000 

Continuing training grants ......................................................... 24,750 3,000 30,000 

Citizen Corps ............................................................................... 19,800 .......................... 20,000 

Evaluations and assessments .................................................... 14,157 23,000 15,000 

Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium ................................. 9,900 .......................... ..........................

Management and Administration ............................................... ( 2 ) 5,000 ..........................

Subtotal, National Programs .................................................. 342,837 180,559 331,500 

Total, State and Local Programs ........................................... 2,476,287 2,456,559 2,393,500 

1 Includes a 1.0 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Excludes $10,300,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–148, $15,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 2 Funded under separate account. 

3 Funded under ‘‘National Programs’’. 

FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS

Appropriations, 2006 ............................................................................. $648,450,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 293,450,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 655,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 655,000,000 

Firefighter assistance grants, as authorized by section 33 of the 

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229), 

assist local fire fighting departments for the purpose of protecting 

the health and safety of the public and fire fighting personnel, including volunteers and emergency medical service personnel, 

against fire and fire-related hazards. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $655,000,000 for firefighter assistance grants, of which $115,000,000 is available for firefighter staffing grants, to remain available until September 30, 2007. 

The Committee directs the Department to favor those grant applications that take a regional approach in equipment purchases 

and their future deployment. 

The Committee directs the Department to continue the present 

practice of funding applications according to local priorities and 

those established by the United States Fire Administration; and to 

make $3,000,000 available for implementation of section 205(c) of 

Public Law 108–169 to the same grant applicants as in fiscal year 

2005. 

The Committee further directs the Department to continue direct 

funding to fire departments and the peer review process. Not to exceed 5 percent of grant funds may be for program administration. 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

Appropriations, 2006 ............................................................................. $183,150,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... ( 1 ) 

House allowance .................................................................................... 186,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 205,000,000 

1 Budget proposes $170,000,000 under the State Homeland Security Grant Program. 

Funding requested in this account provides support to the Nation’s all-hazards emergency management system and helps to 

build State and local emergency management capability. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $205,000,000 for emergency management performance grants [EMPG], an increase of $21,850,000 

from the fiscal year 2006 level. 

EMPG is an essential source of funding for State and local emergency management. State and local governments currently have 

productive relationships with the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency’s regional emergency managers that are critical to maintain 

an all-hazards response capability. The Committee expects these 

relationships to continue. 

The Committee is concerned by the President’s request for only 

$170,000,000 for the EMPG program. Additional Federal funding is 

necessary to properly support State and local responsibilities and 

coordinate with Federal emergency management during national 

disasters. The Committee directs the Office for Domestic Preparedness to retain EMPG as a separate grant program, not combine its 

funding with any other grant allocation or application process, and 

continue funding personnel expenses. Not to exceed 3 percent of 

grant funds may be for administrative expenses. 

RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... ¥$1,266,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 1 ......................................................................... ¥477,000 

House allowance 1 .................................................................................. ¥477,000 

Committee recommendation 1 ............................................................... ¥477,000 

1Fee collections are estimated to exceed costs. 
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The Radiological Emergency Preparedness [REP] program assists 

State and local governments in the development of off-site radiological emergency preparedness plans within the emergency planning zones of commercial nuclear power facilities licensed by the 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission [NRC]. The fund is financed from 

fees assessed and collected from the NRC licensees to recover the 

amounts anticipated to be obligated in the next fiscal year for expenses related to REP program activities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee provides for the receipt and expenditure of fees 

collected, as authorized by Public Law 105–276. The budget estimates fee collections to exceed expenditures by $477,000 in fiscal 

year 2007. 

UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION AND TRAINING

Appropriations, 2006 ............................................................................. $44,499,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 46,849,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 46,849,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 45,887,000 

The mission of the United States Fire Administration [USFA] is 

to reduce losses, both economic and human, due to fire and other 

emergencies through training, research, coordination and support. 

USFA also prepares the Nation’s first responder and health care 

leaders through ongoing, and when necessary, expedited training 

regarding how to evaluate and minimize community risk, improve 

protection to critical infrastructure, and be better prepared to react 

to all-hazard and terrorism emergencies. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $45,887,000 for the United States 

Fire Administration, of which $5,000,000 is for training. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION AND TRAINING 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

U.S. Fire Administration and Training: 

United States Fire Administration .............................................. 40,037 40,887 40,887 

Noble Training Center ................................................................. 4,462 5,962 5,000 

Total, U.S. Fire Administration and Training ......................... 44,499 46,849 45,887 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION SECURITY

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $619,245,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 549,140,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 549,140,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 525,056,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Infrastructure Protection and Information Security [IPIS] assists 

the entities and people responsible for securing the Nation’s critical 
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infrastructure assets. In addition, IPIS works collaboratively with 

public, private, and international entities to secure cyberspace and 

U.S. cyber assets, and reduce the vulnerability of the Nation’s telecommunications and information technology infrastructures. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total appropriations of $525,056,000 

for Infrastructure Protection and Information Security [IPIS] programs. The Committee includes bill language directing the Secretary to submit to the Committee the report required in the statement of the managers (House Report 109–241) accompanying Public Law 109–90 on resources necessary to implement mandatory security requirements for the Nation’s chemical sector and to create 

a system for auditing and ensuring compliance with the security 

standards. The specific levels recommended by the Committee as 

compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request level are as 

follows: 

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION SECURITY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Management and administration .............................................................. 82,509 84,650 82,509 

Critical infrastructure outreach and partnerships .................................... 111,055 101,100 104,600 

Critical infrastructure identification and evaluation ................................ 67,815 71,631 67,815 

National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center .......................... 19,800 16,021 25,000 

Biosurveillance ........................................................................................... 13,959 8,218 8,218 

Protective actions ...................................................................................... 90,485 32,043 32,043 

Cyber security ............................................................................................ 92,416 92,205 82,350 

National Security/Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications ............. 141,206 143,272 122,521 

Total, Infrastructure Protection and Information Security ........... 619,245 549,140 525,056 

1 Includes a 1.0 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Critical Infrastructure Outreach and Partnerships.—The Committee recommends $104,600,000 for Critical Infrastructure Outreach and Partnerships. Of the funds recommended, the Committee 

provides $8,500,000, $3,500,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2006, to accelerate the deployment of the Homeland Security Information Network, Critical Sector [HSIN–CS]. The acceleration of HSIN–CS will allow this critical information sharing portal 

to be deployed to Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource sectors. 

In addition, this will allow the enhancement of security features required to share sensitive information, the improvement of crisis coordination tools, and expansion of content beyond threat to include 

all hazards. 

National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center 

[NISAC].—The Committee recommends $25,000,000, an increase of 

$8,979,000 from the budget request, for National Infrastructure 

Simulation and Analysis Center. The Committee expects Sandia 

and Los Alamos National Laboratories to continue to develop 

NISAC and to be the lead entities in this initiative to secure the 

Nation’s critical infrastructure. 

Protective Actions.—Committee recommends $32,043,000, as proposed in the budget, for Protective Actions. The Committee recognizes the need for an enhanced and coordinated national bombing 
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prevention effort. The Committee directs the Risk Management Division, Office for Bombing Prevention, to coordinate national and 

intergovernmental bombing prevention activities; support the Federal Improvised Explosive Device Working Group; conduct requirements, capabilities, and gap analyses; assist State and local officials in developing multi-jurisdictional bombing prevention plans; 

operate and maintain an information portal for bomb technicians 

to share critical information and lessons learned; promote other information sharing and bombing prevention awareness programs; liaison with the Department of Defense Joint Improvised Explosive 

Device Defeat Organization; and work cooperatively with Science 

and Technology on the development and implementation of national explosive detection canine training and certification standards. The Committee further directs the Secretary to develop and 

submit to the Committee by February 8, 2007, a National strategy 

for bombing prevention. This strategy should include a review of 

existing Federal, State, and local efforts in this area. 

Cyber Security.—The Committee recommends $82,350,000, a decrease of $9,955,000 from the budget request, for Cyber Security. 

Within the amount provided, $11,700,000 is included to continue 

the National Cyber Security Division’s Cyber Security and Information Sharing Initiative. These funds will expand the current cooperative partnership. The Committee applauds this partnership designed to strengthen homeland security through targeted research, 

education, and outreach programs that focus on critical cyber security issues, including emergency preparedness and response technologies. This funding will also identify and address critical research challenges in information security, and help build a 

proactive community of researchers focused on cyber security as an 

integrated component of infrastructure protection. The funding will 

foster trusted partnerships between industry and government, and 

enable collaborative programs that build links between stakeholders who currently have limited mechanisms and processes to 

effectively and efficiently exchange information security ideas and 

best practices across sectors. 

The Committee directs the Under Secretary for Preparedness to 

request the State Homeland Security Directors to jointly develop 

with the State Chief Information Officers a State cyber security 

strategy for critical information and communications technology 

systems and assets needed to support State and local government 

services as identified in Homeland Security Presidential Directive 

7 [HSPD–7]. The Under Secretary should encourage States to consider risk and needs assessments which account for the multitude 

of threats relevant to cyber systems; and encourage information 

sharing between State Homeland Security Directors, State Chief 

Information Officers and the Department to develop and promulgate a consistent methodology for developing such strategies. The 

Under Secretary should also institutionalize a routine systematic 

review of such strategies. 

National Security Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications.—The Committee recommends $122,521,000, for National 

Security Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications. 
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 

SUMMARY

The mission of Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] 

is to lead the Nation to prepare for, mitigate the effects of, respond 

to, and recover from major domestic disasters, both natural and 

man-made, including incidents of terrorism. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total program level of 

$2,664,381,000 for activities of FEMA for fiscal year 2007. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as 

compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY—SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Administrative and Regional Operations ....................................... 2 219,028 255,499 249,499 

Readiness, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery ........................... 6 202,017 233,499 240,000 

Public Health Programs ................................................................. 33,660 33,885 33,885 

National Predisaster Mitigation Fund ............................................ 49,500 149,978 149,978 

Emergency Food and Shelter ......................................................... 151,470 151,470 151,470 

Disaster Relief ............................................................................... 3 1,752,300 1,941,390 1,640,000 

Flood Map Modernization Fund ...................................................... 198,000 198,980 198,980 

Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account ....................... 7 561 569 569 

National Flood Mitigation Fund 4 ................................................... (40,000 ) (31,000 ) (31,000 ) 

National Flood Insurance Fund 5 ................................................... (123,854 ) (128,588 ) (128,588 ) 

Total, Federal Emergency Management Agency ............... 2,606,536 2,965,270 2,664,381 

1 Includes 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

2 Excludes $17,200,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Also excludes $71,800,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 3 Excludes the rescission of $23,409,300,000 in emergency funding in Public Law 109–148. Also excludes $6,000,000,000 in emergency 

supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 4 By transfer from the National Flood Insurance Fund. 

5 Fully offset by fee collections. 

6 Excludes $10,000,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 

7 Excludes $279,800,000 in emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 

All-Hazards Strategy.—The Inspector General report ‘‘A Performance Review of FEMA’s Disaster Management Activities in Response to Hurricane Katrina’’, March 2006, states ‘‘coordination 

and consultation among the Department of Homeland Security 

components with States is essential to guide, advise, develop, and 

monitor all-hazards capability and responder effectiveness’’. The 

Committee directs the Secretary to provide quarterly briefings to 

the Committee on the joint efforts of the Preparedness Directorate 

and Director of FEMA to connect the Federal Government’s all-hazards strategy for preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery 

from natural or man-made disasters with State plans. 

Assessing Emergency Response.—The Committee is interested in 

a review of the Department’s overall organizational structure as it 

relates to preparedness, readiness, mitigation, emergency response 

and recovery and the pros and cons of these functions being separated among components of the Department. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the section 504 authority in Public Law 108–334 to provide $750,000 for 

the purpose of contracting with the National Academy of Public Ad-
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ministration for such a review. This notification is to be submitted 

to the Committee within 30 days from the date of enactment of this 

act. 

ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $219,028,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 255,499,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 254,499,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 249,499,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Excludes $17,200,000 in 

emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–148, and $71,800,000 in 

emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 

Administrative and Regional Operations [ARO] supports the Director of FEMA and his managers by coordinating between headquarters and Regional offices all policy, managerial, resource and 

administrative actions. Funds are used for salaries, travel, rental 

payment to GSA, and purchases of supplies and equipment. ARO 

activities include maintaining programs to address public information issues and building partnerships with and among State and 

local governments, non-governmental organizations, business, and 

industry. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee provides $249,499,000 for administrative and regional operations. 

Workforce Capacity.—The Committee is concerned with FEMA’s 

failure to meet its hiring goal of hiring 90 percent of vacant positions in 90 days, despite extending the deadline to the beginning 

of the 2006 hurricane season. FEMA’s inability to fill these vacant 

positions will only continue to cause stress on daily operations and 

hinder any effective response FEMA may have to disasters. To 

compound the problem, FEMA is also facing the fact approximately 

50 percent of its workforce will be eligible for retirement over the 

next 5 years. The Committee directs the Director of FEMA to develop a 5-year comprehensive workforce strategy, including hiring 

goals for vacant positions and retention initiatives for maintaining 

current staffing level and brief the Committee no later than 60 

days after enactment of this act. 

READINESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $202,017,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 233,499,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 240,199,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 240,000,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Excludes $10,000,000 in 

emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 

This appropriation funds the operating expenses to prepare for, 

mitigate against, respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee provides $240,000,000 to support activities related to readiness, mitigation, response, and recovery [RMRR]. 
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Urban Search and Rescue.—Included in the Committee recommendation is $30,000,000, an increase of $10,200,000 from the 

budget request, to support the 28 existing Urban Search and Rescue [USAR] teams, of which no more than $1,600,000 shall be used 

to administer, support, and train task forces. For the first time, all 

28 USAR teams were deployed over a 5-week period as part of the 

Department’s response to Hurricane Katrina. The Committee understands these teams were involved with rescuing 6,500 people in 

the Gulf Coast region. The Committee commends the teams for 

quickly setting up operations in the Gulf Coast region and effectively collaborating with the United States Coast Guard. 

Pre-positioning Essential Items/Equipment.—The Committee remains concerned with FEMA’s plan for pre-positioning essential 

items, such as Meals-Ready-to-Eat [MRE] and satellite communications, in strategic locations across the Nation. The Department is 

expected to brief the Committee, no later than 30 days after the 

enactment of this act, on its plan for pre-positioning essential 

items. The Committee understands many States have proposed to 

included MRE rations as part of their Urban Area Security Initiative Funding but have been denied the request. The Committee encourages the Department to reexamine the Authorized Equipment 

List for these grants in order to determine if MREs are eligible for 

this funding. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels. 

READINESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY [PMRR]—SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Readiness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery: 

Operating activities .............................................................. 182,217 213,682 210,000 

Urban Search and Rescue teams ......................................... 19,800 19,817 30,000 

Total, Readiness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery .... 202,017 233,499 240,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2006 1 .......................................................................... $33,660,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 33,885,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 33,885,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 33,885,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

This appropriation funds the National Disaster Medical System 

which is a cooperative asset-sharing program among Federal departments, agencies, States, local governments, private businesses, 

and civilian volunteers that augments the Nation’s emergency medical response capability. The program supports specialty medical 

teams to supplement emergency response capability, maintains an 

inventory of available hospital beds, and manages transportation of 

mass casualties to long-term care facilities. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee provides $33,885,000 for public health programs 

to fund the National Disaster Medical System, as proposed in the 

budget. 

The Committee includes bill language which transfers all the 

funding, components, and functions of the National Disaster Medical System [NDMS] to the Department of Health and Human 

Service [HHS], effective January 1, 2007. The Committee directs 

the Secretary of Homeland Security to work with the Secretary of 

HHS to review the NDMS mission and infrastructure and develop 

a transfer plan, which maintains its operational capacity and which 

utilizes the most effective mechanisms to ensure a complete transfer of NDMS. 

DISASTER RELIEF

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $1,752,300,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 1,941,390,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,676,891,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,640,000,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Excludes a rescission of $23,409,300,000 in emergency funding in Public Law 109–148, and $6,000,000,000 in emergency 

supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 

Through the Disaster Relief Fund [DRF], the Department of 

Homeland Security provides a significant portion of the total Federal response to victims in Presidentially-declared major disasters 

and emergencies. Major disasters are declared when a State requests Federal assistance and proves that a given disaster is beyond the local and State capacity to respond. Under the DRF, 

FEMA will continue to operate the primary assistance programs, 

including Federal assistance to individuals and households; and 

public assistance, which includes the repair and reconstruction of 

State, local, and nonprofit infrastructure. The post-disaster hazard 

mitigation set-aside to States, as part of the DRF, works as a companion piece to the National Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,640,000,000 for disaster relief. 

Waste, Fraud and Abuse.—The Committee remains concerned 

with FEMA’s lack of internal controls for combating waste, fraud 

and abuse. On June 14, 2006, GAO testified it found FEMA made 

improper or potentially fraudulent payments to individuals with invalid registrations for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Katrina 

and Rita, which has cost the taxpayers from $600,000,000 up to 

$1,400,000,000. This is outrageous since this is not the first time 

GAO has uncovered issues with fraudulent payments. It is critical 

FEMA correct weaknesses in the disaster assistance claims system 

as quickly as possible. The Committee expects the Director of 

FEMA to brief the Committee, no later than 180 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, on a corrective action plan for 

this system, which includes an implementation schedule for each 

action and description of the performance measures utilized in each 

corrective action. 
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DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $561,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 569,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 569,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 569,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Excludes $279,800,000 in 

emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 109–234. 

Disaster assistance loans authorized by the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5162) are 

loans to States for the non-Federal portion of cost sharing funds, 

and community disaster loans to local governments incurring a 

substantial loss of tax and other revenues as a result of a major 

disaster. The funds requested for this program include direct loans 

and a subsidy based on criteria including loan amount and interest 

charged. As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 

U.S.C. 661 et seq.), this account records, for this program, the subsidy costs associated with the direct loans obligated in 1992 and beyond (including modifications of direct loans), as well as administrative expenses of the program. The subsidy amounts are estimated on a present value basis; the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $569,000, as proposed in the budget, 

in subsidy costs for disaster assistance direct loans. Bill language 

is included directing the gross obligations for the principal amount 

of direct loans to not exceed $25,000,000. 

FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION FUND

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $198,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 198,980,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 198,980,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 198,980,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

This appropriation supports the functions necessary to modernize 

and digitize flood maps. The flood maps are used to determine appropriate risk-based premium rates for the National Flood Insurance Program, complete flood hazard determinations required of 

the Nation’s lending institutions, and to develop appropriate disaster response plans for Federal, State, and local emergency management personnel. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $198,980,000, as proposed in the 

budget, for the Flood Map Modernization Fund and includes language in the bill which provides up to 3 percent of the funds may 

be made available for administrative purposes. 
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NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

Appropriations, 2006 1 2 ........................................................................ $133,995,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 1 ......................................................................... 128,588,000 

House allowance 1 .................................................................................. 128,588,000 

Committee recommendation 1 ............................................................... 128,588,000 

1Fully offset by fee collections. 

2 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The National Flood Insurance Fund is a fee-generated fund 

which provides funding for the National Flood Insurance Program. 

This program enables property owners to purchase flood insurance 

otherwise unavailable in the commercial market. The National 

Flood Insurance Act of 1968 authorizes the Federal Government to 

provide flood insurance on a national basis. This insurance is available to communities which enact and enforce appropriate floodplain 

management measures and covers virtually all types of buildings 

and their contents up to $350,000 for residential types and 

$1,000,000 for all other types. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $128,588,000, as proposed in the 

budget, for the National Flood Insurance Fund and provides up to 

$31,000,000 may be transferred to the National Flood Mitigation 

Fund for expenses under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c). 

NATIONAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUND

Appropriations, 2006 1 2 ........................................................................ $40,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 1 ......................................................................... 31,000,000 

House allowance 1 .................................................................................. 31,000,000 

Committee recommendation 1 ............................................................... 31,000,000 

1 By transfer from the National Flood Insurance Fund. 

2 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The National Flood Mitigation Fund [NFMF] receives funding 

from a fee-generated discretionary fund transferred from the National Flood Insurance Fund. NFMF provides assistance planning 

to States and communities for implementing floodplain management measures to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of flood 

damage to buildings and other structures eligible for insurance 

under the National Flood Insurance Program. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee provides for the transfer of up to $31,000,000, as 

proposed in the budget, from the National Flood Insurance Fund 

to this account. 

NATIONAL PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION FUND

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $49,500,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 149,978,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 100,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 149,978,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

This Pre-Disaster Mitigation [PDM] program provides grants to 

States, communities, territories, Indian tribal governments for haz-
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ard mitigation planning and implementing mitigation projects prior 

to a disaster event. PDM grants are awarded on a competitive 

basis. This program operates independent of the Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program funded through the Disaster Relief Fund, which 

provides grants to a State in which a disaster had been declared. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $149,978,000, as proposed in the 

budget, for the National Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund. 

EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $151,470,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 151,470,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 151,470,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 151,470,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

This appropriation funds grants to nonprofit and faith-based organizations at the local level to supplement their programs for 

emergency food and shelter to provide for the immediate needs of 

the homeless. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $151,470,000, as proposed in the 

budget, for the Emergency Food and Shelter program. 
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TITLE IV 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES 

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $113,850,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 181,990,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 181,990,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 134,990,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services [CIS] funds 

expenses necessary for the administration of laws and the provision 

of services related to people seeking to enter, reside, work, and naturalize in the United States. In addition to directly appropriated 

resources, fee collections are available for the operations of CIS. 

Immigration Examinations Fees.—CIS collects fees from persons 

applying for immigration benefits to support the adjudication of applications, as authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1356). 

H1–B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Fees.—CIS collects 

fees from petitioners seeking a beneficiary’s initial grant of H1–B 

or L nonimmigrant classification or those petitioners seeking to 

change a beneficiary’s employer within those classifications (Public 

Law 108–447). 

H1–B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Fees.—CIS collects fees from petitioners using the H1–B program (Public Law 108–447). 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total resources of $1,938,990,000, 

including direct appropriations of $134,990,000 and estimated fee 

collections of $1,804,000,000. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Appropriations ................................................................................ 1 113,850 181,990 134,990 

Estimated fee collections: 

Immigration examinations fees ............................................ 1,730,000 1,760,000 1,760,000 

H–1B and L fraud prevention and detection fees ............... 31,000 31,000 31,000 

H–1B nonimmigrant petitioner fees ..................................... 13,000 13,000 13,000 

Total, Estimated fee collections ....................................... 1,774,000 1,804,000 1,804,000 
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UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—FUNDING SUMMARY—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Total, Available Funding .................................................. 1,887,850 1,985,990 1,938,990 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Business Transformation.—The Committee does not include the 

requested increase of $47,000,000 for information technology modernization. The Committee understands $65,000,000 of fee revenue 

will be used to support modernization of CIS processes and systems 

to improve sharing of immigration information and eliminate 

paper-based processing. 

Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements [SAVE].—Included 

in the amount recommended by the Committee is an increase of 

$24,500,000, 197 positions, and 197 full-time equivalents [FTEs], as 

proposed in the budget, to provide directly appropriated funding for 

the base operations and expansion of the SAVE program. The funding is distributed as follows: $17,100,000 for base operations; 

$4,000,000 to expand the program for the requirements of the 

REAL ID Act of 2005; and $3,400,000 to continue to support the 

Employment Eligibility Verification program. 

Employment Eligibility Verification [EEV].—Included in the 

amount recommended by the Committee is an increase of 

$110,490,000, 315 positions, and 168 FTEs, as proposed in the 

budget, to provide directly appropriated funding for the expansion 

and base operations of the EEV program. The funding is distributed as follows: $11,700,000 for program administration; 

$49,900,000 for program operations; $46,490,000 for systems enhancements; and $2,400,000 for outreach. 

Backlog Elimination.—The Committee directs CIS to continue to 

report quarterly on the status of application processing and the 

backlog reduction plan. 

The Committee is aware of the additional cost burdens placed on 

the CIS budget for employees traveling to remote areas in Alaska 

and Hawaii. The Committee directs the Department to take this 

into consideration when allocating travel funds to these States. 

The following table, which includes appropriations and estimated 

fee collections, summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as 

compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—PROGRAM SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Appropriations: 

Contracting services ............................................................. 69,300 ............................ ............................

Digitization ............................................................................ 34,650 ............................ ............................

Other ..................................................................................... 9,900 ............................ ............................

Business transformation ....................................................... ............................ 47,000 ............................

Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements [SAVE] ......... ............................ 24,500 24,500 

Employment Eligibility Verification [EEV] ............................. ............................ 110,490 110,490 

Total, Appropriations ........................................................ 113,850 181,990 134,990 
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UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—PROGRAM SUMMARY—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Fee Collections: 

Adjudication Services: 

Pay and benefits .......................................................... 657,000 624,600 624,600 

Operating expenses: 

District operations .............................................. 349,000 385,400 385,400 

Service Center operations ................................... 250,000 267,000 267,000 

Asylum, refugee and international operations ... 74,000 75,000 75,000 

Records operations ............................................. 66,000 67,000 67,000 

Subtotal, Adjudication Services ..................... 1,396,000 1,419,000 1,419,000 

Information and Customer Services: 

Pay and benefits .......................................................... 80,000 81,000 81,000 

Operating expenses: 

National Customer Service Center ...................... 47,000 48,000 48,000 

Information services ........................................... 14,000 15,000 15,000 

Subtotal, Information and Customer Services ............................................................. 141,000 144,000 144,000 

Administration: 

Pay and benefits .......................................................... 44,000 45,000 45,000 

Operating expenses ...................................................... 193,000 196,000 196,000 

Subtotal, Administration ......................................... 237,000 241,000 241,000 

Total, Fee Collections .............................................. 1,887,850 1,985,990 1,938,990 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $192,060,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 202,310,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 210,507,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 207,634,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center [FLETC] Salaries 

and Expenses appropriation provides funds for basic and some advanced training to Federal law enforcement personnel from more 

than 80 agencies. This account also allows for research of new 

training methodologies; provides for training to certain State, local, 

and foreign law enforcement personnel on a space-available basis; 

and accreditation of Federal law enforcement training programs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $207,634,000 for salaries and expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center [FLETC] 

for fiscal year 2007. The Committee recommendation includes an 

increase of $4,063,000 in annualization and inflationary adjustments, as proposed in the budget. 

The Committee includes bill language requiring the Director of 

FLETC to ensure all training centers are operated at the highest 

capacity feasible throughout the fiscal year. The Committee also 
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expects the Director to maintain training at or near capacity before 

entering into new leases with private contractors or establishing 

new partner organizations. 

Personnel Increase in Customs and Border Protection [CBP] and 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE].—Included in the 

amount recommended by the Committee is an increase of 

$11,211,000, to provide training resources for the additional hiring 

provided for in CBP and ICE. This amount includes $3,133,000 proposed to be funded in CBP and $4,444,000, as proposed to be funded in ICE. 

Counterterrorism Operations Training Facility.—The Committee 

does not include $1,042,000, as proposed in the budget, for the 

Counterterrorism Operations Training Facility. 

Accreditation.—Included in the amount recommended by the 

Committee is an increase of $300,000, as proposed in the budget, 

to fund the accreditation efforts of Federal law enforcement agencies. 

The Committee encourages FLETC to continue and expand existing institutional partnerships prior to initiating new partnerships 

to assist in meeting State, local, and other training needs. 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED

EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2006 1 2 ........................................................................ $87,474,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 42,246,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 42,246,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 63,246,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

2 Excludes $25,000,000 of emergency supplemental appropriations pursuant to Public Law 

109–234. 

This account provides for the acquisition and related costs for expansion and maintenance of facilities of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center [FLETC]. This includes construction and 

maintenance of facilities and environmental compliance. Construction and maintenance provides funding for buildings at four locations (Glynco, Georgia; Artesia, New Mexico; Cheltenham, Maryland; and Charleston, South Carolina). The environmental compliance funds ensure compliance with Environmental Protection 

Agency and State environmental laws and regulations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $63,246,000 for acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses for expansion and 

maintenance of facilities of FLETC. The Committee provides an additional $22,000,000 for facilities to accommodate the increases in 

border personnel. 

Counterterrorism Operations Training Facility.—The Committee 

does not include $1,000,000, as proposed in the budget, for the 

Counterterrorism Operations Training Facility. 
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SUMMARY

The mission of Science and Technology [S&T] is to conduct, stimulate, and enable homeland security research, development, testing 

and to facilitate the timely transition of capabilities to Federal, 

State, local, and tribal end-users. 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $80,288,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 195,901,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 180,901,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 106,414,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

The Management and Administration account funds salaries and 

expenses related to the Office of the Under Secretary for Science 

and Technology, and headquarters and field operations, including 

the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center 

[NBACC], Plum Island, and the Environmental Measurements 

Laboratory. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $106,414,000 for management and 

administration of programs and activities carried out by Science 

and Technology [S&T]. The Committee provides $6,414,000 for the immediate Office of the Under Secretary and $100,000,000 for salaries and expenses for 

managing and administering S&T portfolios. The Committee does 

not include $10,000,000, as proposed in the budget, for salaries and 

expenses associated with the Transportation Security Lab [TSL]. 

The Committee includes bill language indicating $60,000,000 is not 

available for obligation until the Secretary submits, for advance approval by the Committee, an expenditure plan, reviewed by the 

General Accountability Office, detailing all S&T’s expenses. 

National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility [NBAF].—The Committee 

encourages the Department to continue to work with the United 

States Department of Agriculture, the United States Department of 

Health and Human Services, and other Federal agencies to continue and complete site selection and architecture and engineering 

processes for the NBAF. This facility is critically important to the 

Nation’s biological and agricultural threat preparedness and response efforts. To continue and complete site selection and the architecture and engineering process for the NBAF, $23,000,000 is included in the Committee’s recommendation for fiscal year 2007. 

This funding, in conjunction with the $23,000,000 provided in fiscal 

year 2006 under the ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’ account, meets a 10 percent threshold typically required 

to complete the architecture and engineering phase for large-scale 

projects. The Committee expects construction funding for the 

project to be included in the President’s budget for fiscal year 2008. 

The Department is to submit a project schedule, including expected 

completion dates and funding requirements for all phases of the 

project, to the Committee within 30 days after the date of enactment of this act. 
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Research Plan.—The Committee is extremely disappointed with 

the manner in which S&T is being managed within the Department of Homeland Security. Despite the efforts of the Acting head 

of S&T, this component is a rudderless ship without a clear way 

to get back on course. The Committee directs the Secretary to immediately develop a 5-year research plan, including performance 

measures, which reflect DHS’s research and funding priorities, and 

brief the Committee no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act. Developing and implementing this 5-year plan is 

the only way S&T will be successful. 

Budget Submission.—The Committee is extremely disappointed 

with the fiscal year 2007 President’s budget submission and accompanying Department congressional justification material. The Committee recognizes S&T was in transition when the budget was submitted to Congress but not being able to clearly articulate and justify the funding request is simply unacceptable. 

Administrative Costs.—The Committee was dismayed to discover 

S&T’s assessment of operating costs for each portfolio. In fiscal 

year 2006, operating costs were charged based on random percentages which have not been justified to the Committee. The Committee includes bill language to ensure no funding will be transferred from the ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’ account to the ‘‘Management and Administration’’ account 

for operating expenses or overhead costs. Further, the Committee 

expects S&T will not utilize reimbursable agreements between 

these accounts to recoup administrative costs. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations for the management and administration of science and technology activities as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY—MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Management and Administration: 

Office of the Under Secretary ............................................... 6,414 7,594 6,414 

Other salaries and expenses ................................................ 73,874 188,307 100,000 

Total, Management and Administration .......................... 80,288 195,901 106,414 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2006 1 ........................................................................... $1,406,787,000 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... 806,370,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 668,370,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 712,041,000 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

Science and Technology [S&T] supports the mission of DHS 

through basic and applied research, fabrication of prototypes, research and development to mitigate the effects of weapons of mass 

destruction, as well as acquiring and field testing equipment. Separate funding is provided for 18 different activities or portfolios. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATONS

The Committee recommends $712,041,000 for research, development, acquisition, and operations of Science and Technology [S&T] 

for fiscal year 2007. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted 1Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Biological countermeasures ........................................................... 376,200 337,200 327,200 

Chemical countermeasures ............................................................ 94,050 83,092 75,000 

Radiological and nuclear countermeasures .................................. 18,895 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office ................................................ 314,834 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 

Explosives countermeasures .......................................................... 43,560 86,582 5 5,000 

Threat awareness portfolio ............................................................ 42,570 39,851 35,000 

Conventional missions in support of DHS .................................... 79,200 88,622 80,000 

Rapid prototyping program ............................................................ 34,650 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

Standards ....................................................................................... 34,650 22,131 27,131 

Emerging threats ........................................................................... 7,920 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) 

Critical infrastructure protection ................................................... 40,392 15,413 12,500 

University programs/homeland security fellowship programs ...... 62,370 51,970 50,000 

Emergent and prototypical technology .......................................... ............................ 19,451 12,500 

Counter MANPADS .......................................................................... 108,900 4,880 40,000 

SAFETY Act ..................................................................................... 6,930 4,710 4,710 

Cyber security ................................................................................ 16,533 22,733 18,000 

Office of Interoperability and Compatibility .................................. 26,235 29,735 25,000 

Research and development consolidation ..................................... 98,898 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) 

Total, Research, Development, Acquisition and Operations ........................................................................... 1,406,787 806,370 712,041 

1 Includes a 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. 

2 Funded under ‘‘Domestic Nuclear Detection Office’’. 

3 Funded under ‘‘Emergent and Prototypical Technology’’. 

4 Research and Development Consolidation resources in fiscal year 2006 are realigned in fiscal year 2007 to Explosives Countermeasures 

and Conventional Missions in support of DHS. 5 Funding for the Transportation Security Lab totaling $81,582,000 is provided in the Transportation Security Administration ‘‘Transportation 

Security Support’’ account. 

Biological Countermeasures.—The Committee provides 

$327,200,000 for the deployment of effective measures to deter, detect, and mitigate acts of biological terrorism against the United 

States. The Committee includes $82,800,000 for the BioWatch program. 

Chemical Countermeasures.—The Committee provides 

$75,000,000 for the deployment of effective measures to prevent, 

protect from, respond to, and recover from chemical threats against 

the United States. Included in this amount is $45,000,000 for 

chemical detection and $15,000,000 for response and recovery. 

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office [DNDO].—The Committee provides separate appropriations for DNDO, as proposed in the budget. The Committee directs S&T to continue to work with DNDO on 

radiological and nuclear research efforts in order to reduce the risk 

of duplicative research efforts. 

Explosives Countermeasures.—The Committee provides $5,000,000 for S&T’s explosives countermeasures portfolio. The 

Committee recommends $81,582,000 for the Transportation Security Lab [TSL] in the Transportation Security Administration 

[TSA] ‘‘Transportation Security Support’’ account. The Committee 
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has repeatedly requested a breakout of funding for this portfolio for 

fiscal years 2006 and 2007 which S&T has failed to provide. The 

Committee is also aware S&T and TSA have not come to agreement on the research priorities for this portfolio. Given these 

issues, the Committee believes TSL would be better managed by 

TSA. 

Threat and Vulnerability, Testing and Assessment.—The Committee provides $35,000,000 for developing information about terrorist capabilities, intent, and motivation and provides advanced 

information processing tools necessary to rapidly and accurately 

discover, use, and share such information. The Committee notes 

the Social and Behavioral Sciences Partnership program provides 

expertise in developing effective counter-terrorism technology and 

systems. The Committee encourages S&T to integrate this expertise across all departmental components. 

Conventional Missions in Support of the Department of Homeland 

Security.—The Committee provides $80,000,000 for research, development, and related activities to support conventional missions of 

the Department. The amount recommended includes funding at the 

fiscal year 2006 level for the continuation of the regional research 

program designed to provide technical and analytical support for 

State, local and private entities. The Committee expects S&T to 

continue utilizing national laboratories for this purpose, along with 

other existing technical and analytical infrastructure in the region. 

The Committee encourages S&T to continue funding technology 

which enables users to collect and analyze real-time surveillance 

data to detect suspicious activities in the vicinity of critical ports 

and infrastructure. 

Tunnel Detection.—The Committee directs the Under Secretary 

to brief the Committee, no later than January 10, 2007, on the 

technologies being researched and developed to detect and prevent 

illegal entry into the United States via tunnels. 

Operation Safe Commerce [OSC].—Over $72,000,000 has been 

obligated for pilot projects to test innovative ways to track and protect cargo entering the United States from all over the world. The 

Committee recently discovered the results of the OSC pilots have 

not been used by S&T in the development of container security devices and supply chain security architecture. The Committee directs S&T to work closely with the Office for Domestic Preparedness to review each OSC pilot and to incorporate lessons learned 

from those projects into the S&T cargo security program. 

Standards.—The Committee provides $27,131,000 for the development of reliable and verifiable standards for the effectiveness of 

scientific and technological tools critical for homeland security. The 

Committee is pleased S&T is collaborating with the National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST]. The expertise NIST provides is critical for the development of credible standards. The 

Committee supports the need for standards for first responder 

equipment and technologies. The Committee includes $1,000,000 

for standards for advance firefighter technologies. 

Critical Infrastructure Protection.—The Committee provides 

$12,500,000 for developing and deploying tools to anticipate, identify, and analyze risks, and systems to reduce risks of interruption 

to the Nation’s critical infrastructure. The Committee includes 
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$5,000,000 for modeling and simulation. The Committee does not 

continue funding for community based critical infrastructure protection efforts, as proposed in the budget. 

University Programs/Homeland Security Fellowship Programs.— The Committee provides $50,000,000 for developing the scientific 

research foundation essential for advancing knowledge in homeland 

security fields and enhancing technical expertise in order to address current and future challenges in protecting the homeland. 

The Committee encourages S&T to consider all colleges and universities meeting the requirements of 6 U.S.C. 188 in the selection 

process of university-based centers. 

The University program has the potential to facilitate cuttingedge research on homeland security issues. The Committee encourages S&T to solicit a wide variety of research projects from the 

plethora of universities engaged in homeland security research. 

The Committee includes bill language making no university participating in the University-Based Centers of Excellence Program eligible to receive a grant award for a period in excess of 3 years. 

Emergent and Prototypical Technology.—The Committee provides $12,500,000 for a new portfolio which combines the former Emerging Threat and Rapid Prototypical portfolios, as proposed in the 

budget. The Committee includes $5,000,000 for emergent threats 

and, as proposed in the budget, $7,500,000 for rapid prototyping. 

Counter Man-Portable Air Defense Systems [MANPADS].—The 

Committee provides $40,000,000 for demonstrating the viability, 

economic costs, and effectiveness of adapting existing military technology to protect commercial aircraft from threat of MANPADS. 

The Committee was extremely disappointed to learn $18,608,000 of 

the increase provided in fiscal year 2006 was set aside for management and administrative costs of the entire S&T. This was not the 

Committee’s intention for the additional funding and expects S&T 

to spend the $18,608,000 recommended and any unobligated program balances in fiscal year 2006 solely on the program. 

The Committee is encouraged by recent system performance testing which demonstrates technical effectiveness of the capability 

against probable threats to commercial aircraft. Despite these results, questions remain on the overall impact on the commercial 

airline industry. The Committee provides $35,000,000 for a comprehensive passenger aircraft suitability assessment. The Committee urges S&T to include the passenger airline industry in the 

evaluation phase of this assessment. 

Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies 

[SAFETY] Act.—The Committee provides $4,710,000, as proposed 

by the budget, for evaluation of anti-terrorism technologies in accordance with the criteria set forth in the SAFETY Act of 2002 and 

the Interim Regulations. 

Cyber Security.—The Committee provides $18,000,000 for the development of a new generation of cyber security technologies; for 

increased security of information and information systems; and for 

the development of tools used to develop more secure systems. The 

Committee includes $7,000,000 for next generation technology and 

$6,000,000 for information infrastructure security. 

Office for Interoperability and Compatibility [OIC].—The Committee provides $25,000,000 for OIC’s mission to strengthen and in-
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tegrate interoperability and compatibility efforts in order to improve Federal, State, local and tribal, public safety preparedness 

and response to natural or manmade disasters. Federal funding for 

first responder communication equipment should be compliant with 

Project 25 standards where necessary. The Committee directs the 

Under Secretary of Science and Technology, in conjunction with the 

Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to 

establish a program to assess the compliance of first responder 

communication equipment. 

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory [PNNL].—The Committee 

understands the Department is working with the Department of 

Energy to construct radiological laboratories at PNNL in order to 

provide leading-edge capabilities to deal with emerging threats 

from radiological sources. The Committee is disappointed the Department has proposed no funding for this project in fiscal year 

2007 and expects funding to be proposed in fiscal year 2008. The 

Committee expects the budget justification to include an estimate 

of the cost of the entire project, why the project is necessary, and 

the time line for its completion. 

DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE

SUMMARY

The mission of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office [DNDO] is 

to improve the Nation’s capability to detect and report attempts to 

import, possess, store, develop, or transport nuclear and radiological material for use against the Nation. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total program level of 

$442,492,000 for activities of DNDO for fiscal year 2007. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as 

compared to the fiscal year 2006 and budget request levels: 

DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 enacted 1Fiscal year 2007 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations: 

Management and Administration ............................................... .......................... 30,468 30,468 

Research, Development, and Operations .................................... .......................... 327,320 234,024 

Systems Acquisition .................................................................... .......................... 178,000 178,000 

Total, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office .............................. .......................... 535,788 442,492 

1 Includes 1 percent rescission pursuant to Public Law 109–148. Fiscal year 2006 revised enacted amounts are included in DHS Science 

and Technology Appropriations. 

Interagency Agreements.—The Committee notes Presidential Directive NSPD–43/HSPD–14 charters DNDO to develop a domestic 

nuclear detection architecture to counter the treat of nuclear terrorism. While DNDO has the responsibility for the development of 

this architecture, other Federal agencies such as the Department 

of Energy, Department of Defense, and Department of State are responsible for its implementation. The Committee is concerned 

DNDO lacks the ability to ensure these agencies will follow 
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through with their role in this architecture. Therefore, of the funds 

provided for ‘‘Research, Development and Operations’’, $80,000,000 

is not available for obligation until the Secretary of Homeland Security enters into a memorandum of understanding with each Federal agency and organization identified in the global architecture. 

These agreements should clearly define the role and responsibility 

of each entity, as well as resource responsibility and commitment. 

Budget Submission.—The Committee understands in May 2006 

other agencies identified in DNDO’s global strategy for domestic 

nuclear detection were required to submit their five-budget projections to DNDO. Developing a crosscut of all agencies involved in 

the global strategy is critical to the success of its mission. DNDO 

is directed to report to the Committee no later than November 1, 

2006, on the budget crosscut. The budget crosscut should include 

investments of all entities, how these investments will meet the 

goals of the global strategy, the performance measures associated 

with these investments, identification of investment gaps, and 

what budgetary mechanisms DNDO will have in place to ensure 

appropriate and adequate resources are requested. 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2006 ............................................................................. ( 1 ) 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... $30,468,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 30,468,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 30,468,000 

1Funded previously in DHS ‘‘Science and Technology’’. 

The Management and Administration account funds salaries, 

benefits and expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 

[DNDO]. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $30,468,000, for the management 

and administration expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office’s [DNDO’s] programs and activities for fiscal year 2007. 

Reimbursement of Detailees.—The Committee notes the fiscal 

year 2007 budget proposal includes $5,515,172 for reimbursing 

staff from other Federal agencies. The Committee disagrees with 

the DHS’s policy of reimbursing other agencies in order to gain 

their support for this mission. For continuity of operations, the 

Committee provides the funds requested for detailee reimbursements for fiscal year 2007. The Committee includes bill language 

that no such funds be provided in fiscal year 2008 and thereafter 

for non-DHS participating staff. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2006 ............................................................................. ( 1 ) 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... $327,320,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 291,532,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 234,024,000 

1Funded previously in DHS ‘‘Science and Technology’’. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee provides $234,024,000 for research, development 

and operations carried out by DNDO. The Committee provides a 
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decrease of $93,296,000 from the level proposed in the budget due 

to fiscal constraints. 

Cargo Advanced Automated Radiography Systems [CAARS].— 

The Committee provides $15,500,000, instead of $33,500,000 as 

proposed in the budget, due to the delay in the start of this program. 

University Research Programs.—The Committee does not provide 

the funds proposed in the budget for DNDO to establish a university research program. Science and Technology [S&T] has an established program. The Director of DNDO should work with the Under 

Secretary of S&T to develop a nuclear and radiological component 

of S&T’s university research portfolio rather than start a duplicative grant program. 

Radiological and Nuclear Forensic and Attribution program.— 

The Committee provides $8,450,000, instead of $16,900,000 as proposed in the budget, for the Radiological and Nuclear Forensic and 

Attribution program. The Committee is aware this program is 

jointly managed by the Department of Homeland Security and the 

Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] and believes the FBI should 

contribute half of the funding for this program. 

The Committee understands this program seeks to establish a 

network of laboratories and facilities for a national nuclear forensic 

capability. DNDO is to report to the Committee no later than February 8, 2007, on the selection process of the laboratories and facilities and how each one will enhance the Nation’s nuclear forensic 

capability. 

SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

Appropriations, 2006 ............................................................................. ( 1 ) 

Budget estimate, 2007 ........................................................................... $178,000,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 178,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 178,000,000 

1Funded previously in DHS ‘‘Science and Technology’’. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee provides $178,000,000 for the DNDO’s procurement and deployments of the domestic nuclear detection architecture. Of the amount provided, $143,000,000 is for the deployment 

of radiation portal monitors and $11,000,000 is for the human portable radiation detection systems. The Committee provides 

$5,000,000 for the surge program. 

Advanced Spectroscopic Portal [ASP] Monitor Acquisition.—In 

fiscal year 2006, the Committee requested the Government Accountability Office [GAO] to conduct an independent review of 

DNDO’s expenditure plan for fiscal years 2006–2010. The Committee notes GAO raised several concerns about cost estimates for 

ASP monitors due to variability in quantitative data on the effectiveness of these systems. The Committee includes bill language 

making $20,000,000 for the creation of the Sodium-Iodide Manufacturing program unavailable for obligation until the Secretary provides a cost-benefit analysis, reviewed by GAO, which can demonstrate the merit and cost effectiveness of providing the funding 

required for the acquisition of ASP monitors. 
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TITLE V 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Section 501. The Committee includes a provision limiting the expenditure of funds to the current fiscal year unless expressly provided otherwise in the act. 

Section 502. The Committee includes a provision that unexpended balances of prior appropriations may be merged with new 

appropriations accounts and used for the same purpose, subject to 

the statutory requirements for the reprogramming of funds. 

Section 503. The Committee includes a provision providing authority to reprogram appropriations within an account and to 

transfer not to exceed 5 percent of appropriations between accounts 

with 15-day advance notification of the Committees on Appropriations. 

The Committee expects the Department to submit reprogramming requests on a timely basis, and to provide complete explanations of the reallocations proposed, including detailed justifications of the increases and offsets, and any specific impact the proposed changes will have on current and future-year appropriations 

requirements. Each request submitted to the Committee should include a detailed table showing the proposed revisions at the account, program, project, and activity level to the funding and staffing (full-time equivalent position) levels, as compared to program, 

project, and activity levels reflected in the table in the statement 

of managers accompanying the conference report on the fiscal year 

2007 appropriations Act as well as the impact on appropriations requirements for each future fiscal year. 

The Committee expects the Department to manage its programs 

and activities within the levels appropriated. The Committee is 

concerned with the number of reprogramming proposals submitted 

for consideration by the Department and reminds the Department 

that reprogramming or transfer requests should be submitted only 

in the case of an unforeseeable emergency, or situation that could 

not have been predicted when formulating the budget request for 

the current fiscal year. Further, the Committee notes when the Department submits a reprogramming or transfer request to the Committees on Appropriations and does not receive identical responses 

from the House and Senate, it is the responsibility of the Department to reconcile the House and Senate differences before proceeding and, if reconciliation is not possible, to consider the reprogramming or transfer request unapproved. 

The Department is not to propose a reprogramming or transfer 

of funds after June 30 unless there are exceptional or emergency 

circumstances. 

Section 504. The Committee includes a provision that none of the 

funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department may 
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be used to make payment to the Department’s Working Capital 

Fund, except for activities and amounts allowed in the President’s 

fiscal year 2007 budget request, excluding the following activities 

sedan service, shuttle service, transit subsidy, mail operations, 

parking, and competitive sourcing. 

Section 505. The Committee includes a provision making not to 

exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining at the end of 

fiscal year 2007 of appropriations for salaries and expenses available through fiscal year 2008 in the account and for the purpose 

for which the funds were provided. The obligation of such funds are 

subject to the statutory requirements for the reprogramming of 

funds. 

Section 506. The Committee includes a provision providing that 

funds made available by the act for intelligence activities are 

deemed to be specifically authorized until the enactment of an act 

authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2007. 

Section 507. The Committee includes a provision that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center lead the Federal law enforcement training accreditation process. 

Section 508. The Committee includes a provision requiring notification of the Committees on Appropriations at least 3 business 

days in advance of the Department announcement of any grant allocation, discretionary grant award, letter of intent, or contract totaling over $1,000,000. 

Section 509. The Committee includes a provision that, with certain specific exceptions, no agency shall purchase, construct, or 

lease additional facilities for the purpose of conducting Federal law 

enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 

Section 510. The Committee includes a provision requiring the 

Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to ensure that all training facilities are operated at the highest capacity 

throughout the fiscal year. 

Section 511. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds for any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition 

project for which a prospectus, if required by the Public Buildings 

Act of 1959, has not been approved. 

Section 512. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds in contravention of the Buy American Act. 

Section 513. The Committee includes a provision related to the 

transfer of the authority to conduct background investigations from 

the Office of Personnel Management to the Department of Homeland Security. 

Section 514. The Committee includes a provision to prohibit the 

obligation of funds for the Secure Flight program, except on a test 

basis, until the requirements of section 522 of Public law 108–334 

have been met and the Government Accountability Office [GAO] 

has reviewed and made certain certifications. The Committee directs GAO to continue to evaluate Department of Homeland Security actions to meet the 10 elements listed in section 522 of Public 

Law 108–334 and to report to the Committee, either incrementally 

as DHS meets additional elements, or when all elements have been 

met. The provision also prohibits the obligation of funds for a com-
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mercial database that is obtained from or remains under the control of a non-Federal entity. 

Section 515. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds made available by the act to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act. 

Section 516. The Committee includes a provision regarding competitive sourcing of certain U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services positions. 

Section 517. The Committee includes a provision regarding the 

use of appropriated funds for United States Secret Service protection. 

Section 518. The Committee includes a provision regarding 

standards and protocols for screening air cargo. 

Section 519. The Committee includes a provision regarding research, development and procurement of new technology for air 

cargo. 

Section 520. The Committee includes a provision regarding competition. 

Section 521. The Committee includes a provision regarding privacy officer reporting to the Congress. 

Section 522. The Committee includes a provision requiring only 

those employees who are trained in contract management to perform contract management. 

Section 523. The Committee includes a provision that directs any 

funds appropriated or transferred to Transportation Security Administration [TSA] ‘‘Aviation Security’’, ‘‘Administration’’, and 

‘‘Transportation Security Support’’ in fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 

2006, which are recovered or deobligated, shall be available only for 

procurement and installation of explosive detection systems for air 

cargo, baggage and checkpoint screening systems, subject to section 

503 of this act. 

Section 524. The Committee includes a provision regarding sensitive security information to ensure information that should be in 

the public domain is not unnecessarily withheld from public scrutiny. 

Section 525. The Committee includes a provision rescinding 

$4,776,000 from unobligated balances for Transportation Security 

Administration [TSA] ‘‘Aviation Security’’ and ‘‘Headquarters Administration’’ accounts. The Committee directs TSA to provide notification to the Committee on the distribution of these reductions 

within 15 days after the date of enactment of the act. 

Section 526. The Committee includes a provision that extends 

the authorization of the Working Capital Fund through fiscal year 

2007. 

Section 527. The Committee includes a provision that rescinds 

unobligated balances of prior year appropriations available for the 

Counterterrorism Fund. 

Section 528. The Committee includes a provision rescinding 

$61,936,000 from unobligated balances for Transportation Security 

Administration [TSA] ‘‘Aviation Security’’. The Committee directs 

the TSA to provide notification to the Committee on the distribution of these reductions within 15 days after the date of enactment 

of this act. 
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Section 529. The Committee includes a provision regarding section 4025(1) of Public Law 108–458 if a security determination is 

made by the Assistant Secretary and Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. 

Section 530. The Committee includes a provision rescinding 

$55,000,000 in unobligated balances of prior year appropriations 

for the Science and Technology ‘‘Management and Administration’’ 

account and $145,000,000 in unobligated balances of prior year appropriations for the Science and Technology ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’ account. Of the amount rescinded from ‘‘Management and Administration’’, $30,000,000 is rescinded from the contingency fund; and $25,000,000 is rescinded 

from the Homeland Security Institute which is no longer authorized. The Secretary is directed to advise the Committee on the distribution of the rescissions prior to implementation. 

Section 531. The Committee includes a provision making costs 

incurred in a natural disaster eligible for public assistance funding. 

Section 532. The Committee includes a provision requiring the 

Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to ensure 

local and State evacuation plans take into account the needs of individuals with household pets and service animals before, during, 

and following a disaster. 

Section 533. The Committee includes a provision rescinding 

$20,000,000 in unexpended balances for the Integrated Deepwater 

System Offshore Patrol Cutter in the United States Coast Guard 

‘‘Acquisition, Construction and Improvements’’ account. The Committee notes that $101,610,954 in carryover balances from prioryear appropriations continue to be available for the design and development of the Offshore Patrol Cutter. 

Section 534. The Committee includes a provision transferring 

$98,552,000 from the Science and Technology ‘‘Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’ account to the Transportation 

Security Administration ‘‘Transportation Security Support’’ account. 

Section 535. The Committee includes a provision requiring the 

submission of monthly obligation and staffing reports. 

Section 536. The Committee includes a provision prohibiting 

funding for the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding until a funding request for this office is submitted to the 

Committee. 

Section 537. The Committee includes a provision making the activities of the staff of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center inherently governmental. 

Section 538. The Committee includes a provision extending the 

deadline for implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 

Secretary of State to certify certain conditions have been met prior 

to implementation. The Department of Homeland Security and the 

Department of State are directed to provide quarterly briefings to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 

Representatives on the progress being made to meet these statutory requirements. The first briefing should be not later than December 1, 2006. 
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Section 539. The Committee includes a provision regarding a 

Federal Emergency Management Agency unmet needs mitigation 

grant. 

PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

The following information provides the definition of the term 

‘‘program, project, and activity’’ for the directorates, bureaus, agencies, and other organizations of the Department of Homeland Security under the jurisdiction of the Homeland Security Subcommittee 

of the Committee on Appropriations. The term ‘‘program, project, 

and activity’’ shall include the most specific level of budget items 

identified in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 

Act, 2007, the House and Senate Committee reports, and the conference report and accompanying joint explanatory statement of the 

managers of the committee of conference. 

If a percentage reduction is necessary, in implementing that reduction, directorates, bureaus, agencies, and other organizations of 

the Department of Homeland Security shall apply any percentage 

reduction required for fiscal year 2007 to all items specified in the 

justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

House and Senate in support of the fiscal year 2007 budget estimates, as amended, for such organizations and directorates, as 

modified by congressional action. 
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COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports accompanying general appropriations bills identify each recommended 

amendment which proposes an item of appropriation which is not 

made to carry out the provisions of an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously passed by the Senate during that session. 

The Committee recommends funding for the following programs 

or activities which currently lack authorization for fiscal year 2007: 

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management; 

Office of the Under Secretary for Management; 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer; 

Office of the Chief Information Officer; 

Office of Inspector General; 

Customs and Border Protection, Salaries and Expenses; Automation Modernization; Technology Modernization; Air and Marine 

Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement; and Construction; 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Salaries and Expenses, 

Automation Modernization, and Construction; 

Transportation Security Administration, Aviation Security, Surface Transportation Security, Transportation Threat Assessment 

and Credentialing, Transportation Security Support, and Federal 

Air Marshals; 

United States Coast Guard, Operating Expenses; Environmental 

Compliance and Restoration; Reserve Training; Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements; Alteration of Bridges; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; and Retired Pay; 

United States Secret Service, Protection, Administration, and 

Training; Investigations and Field Operations; and Acquisition, 

Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses; 

Preparedness, Management and Administration, Office for Domestic Preparedness, and Infrastructure Protection and Information Security; 

Federal Emergency Management Agency, Administrative and Regional Operations; Readiness, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery; 

Public Health Programs; Disaster Relief; Flood Map Modernization 

Fund; and Emergency Food and Shelter; 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Salaries and Expenses; and Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related 

Expenses; 

Science and Technology, Management and Administration; and 

Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations. 
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Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Management and Administration; Research, Development; and Operations; and Systems Acquisition. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 29, 2006, the 

Committee ordered reported, en bloc: H.R. 5427, making appropriations for Energy and Water for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2007, and for other purposes, with an amendment in the nature 

of a substitute and an amendment to the title; H.R. 5522, making 

appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 

related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 

and for other purposes, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title; H.R. 5386, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 

for other purposes, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department 

of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 

2007, and for other purposes, with an amendment in the nature of 

a substitute, with each bill subject to further amendment and each 

subject to the budget allocation, by a recorded vote of 28–0, a 

quorum being present. The vote was as follows: 

Yeas Nays 

Chairman Cochran 

Mr. Stevens 

Mr. Specter 

Mr. Domenici 

Mr. Bond 

Mr. McConnell 

Mr. Burns 

Mr. Shelby 

Mr. Gregg 

Mr. Bennett 

Mr. Craig 

Mrs. Hutchison 

Mr. DeWine 

Mr. Brownback 

Mr. Allard 

Mr. Byrd 

Mr. Inouye 

Mr. Leahy 

Mr. Harkin 

Ms. Mikulski 

Mr. Reid 

Mr. Kohl 

Mrs. Murray 

Mr. Dorgan 

Mrs. Feinstein 

Mr. Durbin 

Mr. Johnson 

Ms. Landrieu 
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COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports on 

a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or part 

of any statute include ‘‘(a) the text of the statute or part thereof 

which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a comparative print of 

that part of the bill or joint resolution making the amendment and 

of the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing by 

stricken-through type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions which 

would be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form 

recommended by the committee.’’ 

In compliance with this rule, the following changes in existing 

law proposed to be made by the bill are shown as follows: existing 

law to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is 

printed in italics; and existing law in which no change is proposed 

is shown in roman. 

INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND TERRORISM PREVENTION 

ACT OF 2004, PUBLIC LAW 108–458 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE VII—IMPLEMENTATION OF 9/11 COMMISSION 

RECOMMENDATIONS 

* * * * * * * 

SUBTITLE B—TERRORIST TRAVEL AND EFFECTIVE SCREENING

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 7209. TRAVEL DOCUMENTS. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(b) PASSPORTS.— (1) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—The Secretary of Homeland 

Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall develop and implement a plan as expeditiously as possible to require a passport or other document, or combination of documents, deemed by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be 

sufficient to denote identity and citizenship, for all travel into 

the United States by United States citizens and by categories 

of individuals for whom documentation requirements have previously been waived under section 212(d)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(4)(B)). This plan 

shall be implemented not later than January 1, 2008, and shall 

seek to expedite the travel of frequent travelers, including 

those who reside in border communities, and in doing so, shall 

make readily available a registered traveler program (as described in section 7208(k)). 

(1) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 

(A) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall develop and implement a plan as expeditiously as possible to require a pass-
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port or other document, or combination of documents, 

deemed by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be sufficient to denote identity and citizenship, for all travel into 

the United States by United States citizens and by categories of individuals for whom documentation requirements have previously been waived under section 

212(d)(4)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1182(d)(4)(B)). This plan shall be implemented not 

later than 3 months after the Secretary of State and the 

Secretary of Homeland Security make the certifications required in subsection (B), or June 1, 2009, whichever is earlier. The plan shall seek to expedite the travel of frequent 

travelers, including those who reside in border communities, and in doing so, shall make readily available a registered traveler program (as described in section 7208(k)). 

(B) The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall jointly certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

that the following criteria have been met prior to implementation of Section 7209(b)(1)(A)— 

(i) the National Institutes of Standards and Technology has certified that the card architecture meets 

the International Organization for Standardization 

ISO 14443 security standards, or justifies a deviation 

from such standard; 

(ii) the technology to be used by the United States 

for the passport card, and any subsequent change to 

that technology, has been shared with the governments 

of Canada and Mexico; 

(iii) an agreement has been reached with the 

United States Postal Service on the fee to be charged 

individuals for the passport card, and a detailed justification has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives; 

(iv) an alternative procedure has been developed 

for groups of children traveling across an international 

border under adult supervision with parental consent; 

(v) the necessary technological infrastructure to 

process the passport cards has been installed, and all 

employees at ports of entry have been properly trained 

in the use of the new technology; 

(vi) the passport card has been made available for 

the purpose of international travel by United States 

citizens through land and sea ports of entry between 

the United States and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean 

and Bermuda; and 

(vii) a single implementation date for sea and land 

borders has been established. 
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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 

of bill 

Committee 

allocation 

Amount 

of bill 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations 

to its subcommittees of budget totals for 2007: Subcommittee on Homeland Security 

Mandatory ............................................................................ 1,017 1,017 NA 1 1,014 

Discretionary ........................................................................ 31,730 31,730 NA 1 38,631 

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2007 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 2 20,323 

2008 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 6,842 

2009 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 3,410 

2010 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 1,354 

2011 and future years ........................................................ .................... .................... .................... 564 

Financial assistance to State and local governments for 

2007 ......................................................................................... NA 4,800 NA 674 

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

2 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

NA: Not applicable. 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 

Departmental Operations 

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management: 

Immediate Office of the Secretary .................................................. 2,369 3,148 2,648 2,369 ............................ ¥779 ¥279 Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary ..................................... 1,121 1,648 1,248 1,121 ............................ ¥527 ¥127 Chief of Staff .................................................................................. 2,221 2,901 5,642 2,221 ............................ ¥680 ¥3,421 Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement ......................................... 1,841 2,878 ............................ 2,360 ∂519 ¥518 ∂2,360 Executive Secretary ......................................................................... 4,090 5,001 5,001 4,090 ............................ ¥911 ¥911 Office of Policy ................................................................................ 24,466 31,093 27,093 31,093 ∂6,627 ............................ ∂4,000 Secure Border Initiative Program Executive Office ......................... ............................ ............................ 5,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥5,000 Office of Public Affairs ................................................................... 8,229 6,808 6,000 6,289 ¥1,940 ¥519 ∂289 Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs ...................... 6,262 6,479 5,700 5,744 ¥518 ¥735 ∂44 Office of General Counsel ............................................................... 11,154 14,065 14,065 12,759 ∂1,605 ¥1,306 ¥1,306 Office of Civil Rights and Liberties ................................................ 12,870 13,125 13,125 12,870 ............................ ¥255 ¥255 Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman ...................... 3,615 5,927 5,927 4,771 ∂1,156 ¥1,156 ¥1,156 Privacy Officer ................................................................................. 4,337 4,435 4,435 4,435 ∂98 ............................ ............................Unspecified reduction ..................................................................... ............................ ............................ ¥12,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂12,000 Supplemental appropriations (Public Law 109–148) Avian Flu 

(emergency) ................................................................................ 47,283 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥47,283 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Office of the Secretary and Executive Management ................................................................................... 129,858 97,508 83,884 90,122 ¥39,736 ¥7,386 ∂6,238 

Appropriations ............................................................... (82,575 ) (97,508 ) (83,884 ) (90,122 ) (∂7,547 ) (¥7,386 ) (∂6,238 ) Emergency appropriations ............................................. (47,283 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥47,283 ) ............................ ............................

Office of Screening Coordination and Operations ................................... ............................ 3,960 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥3,960 ............................Office of the Under Secretary for Management: 

Under Secretary for Management ................................................... 1,670 2,012 2,012 1,670 ............................ ¥342 ¥342 Office of Security ............................................................................ 50,765 58,514 51,914 54,640 ∂3,875 ¥3,874 ∂2,726 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Business Transformation Office ...................................................... 1,861 2,017 1,317 ............................ ¥1,861 ¥2,017 ¥1,317 Office of the Chief Procurement Officer ......................................... 8,930 16,895 16,895 16,895 ∂7,965 ............................ ............................Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer: 

Salaries and expenses ........................................................... 8,811 9,827 9,227 9,827 ∂1,016 ............................ ∂600 MAX–HR System ..................................................................... 29,700 71,449 29,700 35,000 ∂5,300 ¥36,449 ∂5,300 

Subtotal, Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer ....... 38,511 81,276 38,927 44,827 ∂6,316 ¥36,449 ∂5,900 

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... 39,600 40,218 40,218 40,218 ∂618 ............................ ............................Nebraska Avenue Complex (NAC–DHS Headquarters) .................... 25,810 8,206 8,206 8,206 ¥17,604 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer ................. 65,410 48,424 48,424 48,424 ¥16,986 ............................ ............................

Unspecified reduction .............................................................................. ............................ ............................ ¥89,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂89,000 

Subtotal, Office of the Under Secretary for Management ......... 167,147 209,138 70,489 166,456 ¥691 ¥42,682 ∂95,967 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... 19,211 26,018 25,480 26,018 ∂6,807 ............................ ∂538 Emerge2 .......................................................................................... ............................ 18,362 18,000 ............................ ............................ ¥18,362 ¥18,000 

Subtotal, Office of the Chief Financial Officer .......................... 19,211 44,380 43,480 26,018 ∂6,807 ¥18,362 ¥17,462 

Office of the Chief Information Officer: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... 74,999 79,521 79,521 79,521 ∂4,522 ............................ ............................Information technology services ..................................................... 82,609 61,013 61,013 61,013 ¥21,596 ............................ ............................Security activities ............................................................................ 18,810 64,139 105,139 47,139 ∂28,329 ¥17,000 ¥58,000 Wireless program ............................................................................ 85,140 86,438 86,438 86,438 ∂1,298 ............................ ............................Homeland Secure Data Network (HSDN) ......................................... 32,699 32,654 32,654 32,654 ¥45 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Office of the Chief Information Officer ...................... 294,257 323,765 364,765 306,765 ∂12,508 ¥17,000 ¥58,000 

Analysis and Operations .......................................................................... 252,940 298,663 298,663 298,663 ∂45,723 ............................ ............................
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Total, Departmental Operations ................................................. 863,413 977,414 861,281 888,024 ∂24,611 ¥89,390 ∂26,743 

Appropriations .................................................................... (816,130 ) (977,414 ) (861,281 ) (888,024 ) (∂71,894 ) (¥89,390 ) (∂26,743 ) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (47,283 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥47,283 ) ............................ ............................

Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding ................. ............................ ............................ 3,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥3,000 

Office of Inspector General 

Operating expenses .................................................................................. 82,187 96,185 96,185 87,185 ∂4,998 ¥9,000 ¥9,000 

Supplemental appropriations (Public Law 109–234) ..................... 2,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥2,000 ............................ ............................

Total, Office of the Inspector General ........................................ 84,187 96,185 96,185 87,185 ∂2,998 ¥9,000 ¥9,000 Total, title I, Departmental Management and Operations ......... 947,600 1,073,599 960,466 975,209 ∂27,609 ¥98,390 ∂14,743 

Appropriations .................................................................... (898,317 ) (1,073,599 ) (960,466 ) (975,209 ) (∂76,892 ) (¥98,390 ) (∂14,743 ) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (49,283 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥49,283 ) ............................ ............................

TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 

U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology ........................ 336,600 399,494 362,494 399,494 ∂62,894 ............................ ∂37,000 

Customs and Border Protection 

Salaries and expenses: 

Management and administration, border security inspections and 

trade facilitation ......................................................................... 648,450 663,943 658,943 663,943 ∂15,493 ............................ ∂5,000 

Management and administration, border security and control between port of entry ..................................................................... 584,100 594,446 589,446 594,446 ∂10,346 ............................ ∂5,000 

Subtotal, Headquarters management and admin ................. 1,232,550 1,258,389 1,248,389 1,258,389 ∂25,839 ............................ ∂10,000 

Border security inspections and trade facilitation: 

Inspections, trade, and travel facilitation at ports of 

entry ................................................................................... 1,249,648 1,282,102 1,282,102 1,280,902 ∂31,254 ¥1,200 ¥1,200 

Harbor maintenance fee collection (trust fund) .................... 3,000 3,026 3,026 3,026 ∂26 ............................ ............................Container security initiative ................................................... 137,402 139,312 139,312 139,312 ∂1,910 ............................ ............................Other international programs ................................................ 8,543 8,701 8,701 8,701 ∂158 ............................ ............................Customs trade partnership against terrorism/Free and Secure Trade (FAST) NEXUS/SENTRI ...................................... 74,515 75,909 91,009 75,909 ∂1,394 ............................ ¥15,100 Inspection and detection technology investments ................ 62,394 94,317 94,317 94,317 ∂31,923 ............................ ............................Automated targeting systems ................................................ 27,970 27,298 27,298 27,298 ¥672 ............................ ............................National Targeting Center ...................................................... 16,530 23,635 23,635 23,635 ∂7,105 ............................ ............................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Other technology investments, including information technology ................................................................................. 1,008 1,027 1,027 1,027 ∂19 ............................ ............................Training .................................................................................. 24,107 24,564 24,564 24,564 ∂457 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Border security inspections and trade facilitation ................................................................................ 1,605,117 1,679,891 1,694,991 1,678,691 ∂73,574 ¥1,200 ¥16,300 

Border security and control between ports of entry: 

Border security and control ................................................... 1,725,547 2,243,619 2,176,679 2,138,203 ∂412,656 ¥105,416 ¥38,476 Border technology ................................................................... 30,971 131,559 ............................ ............................ ¥30,971 ¥131,559 ............................Secure Border Initiative Technology and Tactical Infrastructure (SBInet) ...................................................................... ............................ ............................ 115,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥115,000 Training .................................................................................. 21,981 45,688 37,275 37,915 ∂15,934 ¥7,773 ∂640 

Subtotal, Border security and control between ports of 

entry .............................................................................. 1,778,499 2,420,866 2,328,954 2,176,118 ∂397,619 ¥244,748 ¥152,836 

Air and marine operations, personnel compensation and benefits .............................................................................................. 161,924 159,876 162,976 172,676 ∂10,752 ∂12,800 ∂9,700 Supplemental appropriations: 

Salaries and expenses (Public Law 109–148, emergency) ... 24,100 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥24,100 ............................ ............................(Public Law 109–234, emergency) ........................................ 422,900 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥422,900 ............................ ............................Unspecified reduction ............................................................ ............................ ............................ ¥2,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂2,000 

Subtotal, Salaries and expenses ....................................... 5,225,090 5,519,022 5,433,310 5,285,874 ∂60,784 ¥233,148 ¥147,436 

Appropriations ........................................................... (4,775,090 ) (5,515,996 ) (5,430,284 ) (5,282,848 ) (∂507,758 ) (¥233,148 ) (¥147,436 ) Emergency appropriations ........................................ (447,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥447,000 ) ............................ ............................Trust fund ................................................................. (3,000 ) (3,026 ) (3,026 ) (3,026 ) (∂26 ) ............................ ............................

Automation modernization: 

Automated commercial environment/International Trade Data 

System (ITDS) ............................................................................. 316,800 318,490 316,800 318,490 ∂1,690 ............................ ∂1,690 
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Automated commercial system and legacy IT costs ...................... 134,640 142,717 134,640 142,717 ∂8,077 ............................ ∂8,077 

Subtotal, Automation modernization .......................................... 451,440 461,207 451,440 461,207 ∂9,767 ............................ ∂9,767 

Technology modernization ........................................................................ ............................ ............................ ............................ 131,559 ∂131,559 ∂131,559 ∂131,559 Air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement: 

Operations and maintenance .......................................................... 260,324 265,966 301,466 337,966 ∂77,642 ∂72,000 ∂36,500 Unmanned aerial vehicles .............................................................. 10,078 10,353 10,353 10,353 ∂275 ............................ ............................Procurement .................................................................................... 125,827 61,380 61,380 124,180 ¥1,647 ∂62,800 ∂62,800 (Public Law 109–234, emergency) ................................................. 95,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥95,000 ............................ ............................Covert surveillance aircraft (rescission) ......................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥14,000 ¥14,000 ¥14,000 ¥14,000 

Subtotal, Air and marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement ........................................................ 491,229 337,699 373,199 458,499 ¥32,730 ∂120,800 ∂85,300 

Appropriations .................................................................... (396,229 ) (337,699 ) (373,199 ) (472,499 ) (∂76,270 ) (∂134,800 ) (∂99,300 ) Rescissions ........................................................................ ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥14,000 ) (¥14,000 ) (¥14,000 ) (¥14,000 ) 

Construction: 

Construction (Border patrol) ........................................................... 267,300 255,954 175,154 288,084 ∂20,784 ∂32,130 ∂112,930 

(Public Law 109–148, emergency) ........................................ 10,400 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥10,400 ............................ ............................(Public Law 109–234, emergency) ........................................ 304,800 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥304,800 ............................ ............................

Total, Direct appropriations ............................................... 6,750,259 6,573,882 6,433,103 6,625,223 ¥125,036 ∂51,341 ∂192,120 

Fee accounts: 

Immigration inspection user fee ..................................................... (464,816 ) (529,300 ) (529,300 ) (529,300 ) (∂64,484 ) ............................ ............................Immigration enforcement fines ....................................................... (6,403 ) (1,724 ) (1,724 ) (1,724 ) (¥4,679 ) ............................ ............................Land border inspection fee ............................................................. (29,878 ) (28,071 ) (28,071 ) (28,071 ) (¥1,807 ) ............................ ............................COBRA passenger inspection fee ................................................... (334,000 ) (387,804 ) (387,804 ) (387,804 ) (∂53,804 ) ............................ ............................APHIS inspection fee ....................................................................... (204,000 ) (214,287 ) (214,287 ) (214,287 ) (∂10,287 ) ............................ ............................Puerto Rico collections .................................................................... (97,815 ) (97,815 ) (97,815 ) (97,815 ) ............................ ............................ ............................Small airport user fees ................................................................... (5,234 ) (6,230 ) (6,230 ) (6,230 ) (∂996 ) ............................ ............................

Subtotal, fee accounts ............................................................... (1,142,146 ) (1,265,231 ) (1,265,231 ) (1,265,231 ) (∂123,085 ) ............................ ............................Total, Customs and Border Protection ....................................... (7,892,405 ) (7,839,113 ) (7,698,334 ) (7,890,454 ) (¥1,951 ) (∂51,341 ) (∂192,120 ) 

Appropriations .................................................................... (5,893,059 ) (6,573,882 ) (6,433,103 ) (6,639,223 ) (∂746,164 ) (∂65,341 ) (∂206,120 ) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (857,200 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥857,200 ) ............................ ............................(Fee accounts) ................................................................... (1,142,146 ) (1,265,231 ) (1,265,231 ) (1,265,231 ) (∂123,085 ) ............................ ............................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

Salaries and expenses: 

Headquarters Management and Administration (non-Detention 

and Removal Operations): 

Personnel compensation and benefits, service and other 

costs .................................................................................. 122,364 ............................ 131,287 145,733 ∂23,369 ∂145,733 ∂14,446 

Headquarters managed IT investment .................................. 131,772 ............................ 134,015 134,013 ∂2,241 ∂134,013 ¥2 

Subtotal, Headquarters management and administration ................................................................................ 254,136 ............................ 265,302 279,746 ∂25,610 ∂279,746 ∂14,444 

Legal proceedings ........................................................................... 128,879 206,511 187,353 187,353 ∂58,474 ¥19,158 ............................Investigations: 

Domestic ................................................................................. 1,183,101 1,456,650 1,317,992 1,285,792 ∂102,691 ¥170,858 ¥32,200 International ........................................................................... 100,899 104,744 105,181 102,681 ∂1,782 ¥2,063 ¥2,500 

Subtotal, Investigations ..................................................... 1,284,000 1,561,394 1,423,173 1,388,473 ∂104,473 ¥172,921 ¥34,700 

Intelligence: Intelligence ................................................................. 50,460 57,932 51,379 51,379 ∂919 ¥6,553 ............................

Subtotal, Intelligence .................................................................. 50,460 57,932 51,379 51,379 ∂919 ¥6,553 ............................

Detention and removal operations: 

Custody Operations ................................................................ 1,003,195 1,432,702 1,291,220 1,236,286 ∂233,091 ¥196,416 ¥54,934 Fugitive operations ................................................................. 101,852 173,784 199,853 146,453 ∂44,601 ¥27,331 ¥53,400 Criminal Alien program .......................................................... 93,029 110,250 105,357 101,357 ∂8,328 ¥8,893 ¥4,000 Alternatives to detention ........................................................ 28,212 42,702 46,145 41,145 ∂12,933 ¥1,557 ¥5,000 Transportation and removal program .................................... 133,651 317,016 273,475 308,165 ∂174,514 ¥8,851 ∂34,690 

Subtotal, Detention and removal operations .................... 1,359,939 2,076,454 1,916,050 1,833,406 ∂473,467 ¥243,048 ¥82,644 

Salaries and expenses (Public Law 109–148, emergency) ............ 13,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥13,000 ............................ ............................
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Unspecified increase .............................................................. ............................ ............................ 7,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥7,000 (Public Law 109–234, emergency) ........................................ 327,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥327,000 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Salaries and expenses ....................................... 3,417,414 3,902,291 3,850,257 3,740,357 ∂322,943 ¥161,934 ¥109,900 

Appropriations ........................................................... (3,077,414 ) (3,902,291 ) (3,850,257 ) (3,740,357 ) (∂662,943 ) (¥161,934 ) (¥109,900 ) Emergency appropriations ........................................ (340,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥340,000 ) ............................ ............................

Federal protective service: 

Basic security .................................................................................. 109,235 123,310 123,310 123,310 ∂14,075 ............................ ............................Building specific security (including capital equipment replacement/acquisition) ........................................................................ 377,765 392,701 392,701 392,701 ∂14,936 ............................ ............................

Subtotal .................................................................................. 487,000 516,011 516,011 516,011 ∂29,011 ............................ ............................

Offsetting fee collections ................................................................ ¥487,000 ¥516,011 ¥516,011 ¥516,011 ¥29,011 ............................ ............................

Automation modernization: ATLAS/CHIMERA IT connectivity ................... 39,748 ............................ ............................ 20,000 ¥19,748 ∂20,000 ∂20,000 Construction ............................................................................................. 26,281 26,281 26,281 101,281 ∂75,000 ∂75,000 ∂75,000 

Total, Direct appropriations ........................................................ 3,483,443 3,928,572 3,876,538 3,861,638 ∂378,195 ¥66,934 ¥14,900 

Fee accounts: 

Immigration inspection user fee ..................................................... (100,000 ) (108,000 ) (108,000 ) (108,000 ) (∂8,000 ) ............................ ............................Breached bond/detention fund ....................................................... (87,000 ) (90,000 ) (90,000 ) (90,000 ) (∂3,000 ) ............................ ............................Student exchange and visitor fee ................................................... (66,552 ) (54,349 ) (54,349 ) (54,349 ) (¥12,203 ) ............................ ............................

Subtotal, fee accounts ............................................................... (253,552 ) (252,349 ) (252,349 ) (252,349 ) (¥1,203 ) ............................ ............................Subtotal, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (gross) ........ (4,223,995 ) (4,696,932 ) (4,644,898 ) (4,629,998 ) (∂406,003 ) (¥66,934 ) (¥14,900 ) 

Offsetting fee collections .................................................. (¥487,000 ) (¥516,011 ) (¥516,011 ) (¥516,011 ) (¥29,011 ) ............................ ............................

Total, Immigration and Customs Enforcement .......................... (3,736,995 ) (4,180,921 ) (4,128,887 ) (4,113,987 ) (∂376,992 ) (¥66,934 ) (¥14,900 ) 

Appropriations .................................................................... (3,143,443 ) (3,928,572 ) (3,876,538 ) (3,861,638 ) (∂718,195 ) (¥66,934 ) (¥14,900 ) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (340,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥340,000 ) ............................ ............................(Fee accounts) ................................................................... (253,552 ) (252,349 ) (252,349 ) (252,349 ) (¥1,203 ) ............................ ............................

Transportation Security Administration 

Aviation security: 

Screener operations: 

Screener workforce: 

Privatized screening ...................................................... 138,257 148,600 148,600 148,600 ∂10,343 ............................ ............................
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[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Passenger screener—personnel, compensation, and 

benefits ..................................................................... 1,504,800 1,556,226 ............................ ............................ ¥1,504,800 ¥1,556,226 ............................

Baggage screener—personnel, compensation, and 

benefits ..................................................................... 875,160 913,974 ............................ ............................ ¥875,160 ¥913,974 ............................

Passenger & Baggage screener—personnel, compensation, and benefits ........................................... ............................ ............................ 2,470,200 2,470,200 ∂2,470,200 ∂2,470,200 ............................

Subtotal, Sceener workforce ................................. 2,518,217 2,618,800 2,618,800 2,618,800 ∂100,583 ............................ ............................

Screening training and other: 

Passenger screeners, other ........................................... 23,514 23,352 ............................ ............................ ¥23,514 ¥23,352 ............................Baggage screeners, other ............................................. 133,446 133,114 ............................ ............................ ¥133,446 ¥133,114 ............................Screener training ........................................................... 87,124 88,000 ............................ ............................ ¥87,124 ¥88,000 ............................

Subtotal, Screening training and other ................... 244,084 244,466 ............................ ............................ ¥244,084 ¥244,466 ............................

Screening Training and Other ................................................ ............................ ............................ 244,466 244,466 ∂244,466 ∂244,466 ............................Human resource services ....................................................... 205,162 207,234 207,234 200,000 ¥5,162 ¥7,234 ¥7,234 Checkpoint support ................................................................ 163,350 173,366 173,366 180,966 ∂17,616 ∂7,600 ∂7,600 EDS/ETD Systems: 

EDS Purchase ................................................................ 173,250 91,000 136,000 141,400 ¥31,850 ∂50,400 ∂5,400 EDS Installation ............................................................ 44,550 94,000 94,000 171,500 ∂126,950 ∂77,500 ∂77,500 EDS/ETD Maintenance ................................................... 198,000 234,000 234,000 210,000 ∂12,000 ¥24,000 ¥24,000 EDS/ETD Refurbishment ................................................ ............................ ............................ 10,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥10,000 Operation integration .................................................... 22,770 23,000 23,000 23,000 ∂230 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, EDS/ETD Systems ...................................... 438,570 442,000 497,000 545,900 ∂107,330 ∂103,900 ∂48,900 Subtotal, Screening operations ................................ 3,569,383 3,685,866 3,740,866 3,790,132 ∂220,749 ∂104,266 ∂49,266 

Aviation security direction and enforcement: 

Aviation regulation and other enforcement ........................... 220,192 217,516 217,516 217,516 ¥2,676 ............................ ............................
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Airport management, IT, and support ................................... 679,172 666,032 666,032 666,032 ¥13,140 ............................ ............................FFDO and flight crew training ............................................... 30,195 30,470 25,000 22,900 ¥7,295 ¥7,570 ¥2,100 Air cargo ................................................................................. 54,450 55,000 55,000 55,000 ∂550 ............................ ............................Airport perimeter security ...................................................... 4,950 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥4,950 ............................ ............................Foreign repair stations ........................................................... 2,970 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥2,970 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Aviation direction and enforcement .................. 991,929 969,018 963,548 961,448 ¥30,481 ¥7,570 ¥2,100 

Aviation security capital fund ........................................................ (250,000 ) (250,000 ) (250,000 ) (250,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Aviation security (gross) ............................................. 4,561,312 4,654,884 4,704,414 4,751,580 ∂190,268 ∂96,696 ∂47,166 

Offsetting fee collections ................................................................ ¥1,990,000 ¥3,650,000 ¥2,420,000 ¥2,420,000 ¥430,000 ∂1,230,000 ............................

Aviation security capital fund ............................................... (250,000 ) (250,000 ) (250,000 ) (250,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................

Total, Aviation security (net) ............................................. 2,571,312 1,004,884 2,284,414 2,331,580 ¥239,732 ∂1,326,696 ∂47,166 

Surface transportation security: 

Staffing and operations .................................................................. 23,760 24,000 24,000 24,000 ∂240 ............................ ............................Hazardous materials truck tracking/training ................................. 3,960 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥3,960 ............................ ............................Rail security inspectors and canines ............................................. 7,920 13,200 13,200 13,200 ∂5,280 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Surface transportation security .................................. 35,640 37,200 37,200 37,200 ∂1,560 ............................ ............................

Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing: 

SecureFlight ..................................................................................... 56,129 40,000 40,000 15,000 ¥41,129 ¥25,000 ¥25,000 Crew vetting .................................................................................... 13,167 14,700 14,700 14,700 ∂1,533 ............................ ............................Screening administration and operations ...................................... 4,950 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥4,950 ............................ ............................Transpo Worker Id Credential (TWIC)—Direct Aprop ..................... ............................ ............................ 20,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥20,000 Registered Traveler Program fees ................................................... (20,000 ) (35,101 ) (35,101 ) (35,101 ) (∂15,101 ) ............................ ............................TWIC fees ........................................................................................ (100,000 ) (20,000 ) (20,000 ) (20,000 ) (¥80,000 ) ............................ ............................Hazardous materials fees ............................................................... (50,000 ) (19,000 ) (19,000 ) (19,000 ) (¥31,000 ) ............................ ............................Alien Flight School (by transfer from DOJ)—fees .......................... (10,000 ) (2,000 ) (2,000 ) (2,000 ) (¥8,000 ) ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing 

(Gross) .................................................................................... (254,246 ) (130,801 ) (150,801 ) (105,801 ) (¥148,445 ) (¥25,000 ) (¥45,000 ) 

Fee Funded Programs ..................................................................... (180,000 ) (76,101 ) (76,101 ) (76,101 ) (¥103,899 ) ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing 

(net) ........................................................................................ 74,246 54,700 74,700 29,700 ¥44,546 ¥25,000 ¥45,000 
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[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Transportation security support: 

Administration: 

Headquarters administration ................................................. 276,597 296,191 292,191 296,191 ∂19,594 ............................ ∂4,000 Research and development .................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 91,582 ∂91,582 ∂91,582 ∂91,582 Information technology ........................................................... 207,991 210,092 210,092 210,092 ∂2,101 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Administration .................................................... 484,588 506,283 502,283 597,865 ∂113,277 ∂91,582 ∂95,582 

Intelligence ...................................................................................... 20,790 21,000 21,000 21,000 ∂210 ............................ ............................

Unspecified reduction ............................................................ ............................ ............................ ¥20,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂20,000 

Subtotal, Transportation security support ......................... 505,378 527,283 503,283 618,865 ∂113,487 ∂91,582 ∂115,582 

Federal Air Marshals: 

Management and Administration ................................................... 607,266 628,494 628,494 628,494 ∂21,228 ............................ ............................Travel and Training ......................................................................... 70,092 70,800 70,800 70,800 ∂708 ............................ ............................Air-to-ground communications ....................................................... 1,980 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥1,980 D 

Subtotal, Federal Air Marshals ................................................... 679,338 699,294 699,294 699,294 ∂19,956 ............................ ............................Total, Transportation Security Administration (gross) ............... 6,285,914 6,299,462 6,344,992 6,462,740 ∂176,826 ∂163,278 ∂117,748 

Offsetting fee collections .................................................. ¥1,990,000 ¥3,650,000 ¥2,420,000 ¥2,420,000 ¥430,000 ∂1,230,000 ............................Aviation security capital fund ........................................... (250,000 ) (250,000 ) (250,000 ) (250,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................Fee accounts ...................................................................... (180,000 ) (76,101 ) (76,101 ) (76,101 ) (¥103,899 ) ............................ ............................

Total, Transportation Security Administration (net) ................... 3,865,914 2,323,361 3,598,891 3,716,639 ¥149,275 ∂1,393,278 ∂117,748 

United States Coast Guard 

Operating expenses: 

Military pay and allowances ........................................................... 2,974,770 2,788,276 2,788,276 2,828,574 ¥146,196 ∂40,298 ∂40,298 Civilian pay and benefits ............................................................... 526,182 569,434 569,434 605,145 ∂78,963 ∂35,711 ∂35,711 Training and recruiting ................................................................... 175,359 180,876 180,876 182,371 ∂7,012 ∂1,495 ∂1,495 
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Operating funds and unit level maintenance ................................ 947,400 1,061,574 1,009,374 1,008,234 ∂60,834 ¥53,340 ¥1,140 Centrally managed accounts .......................................................... 183,150 207,954 207,954 206,841 ∂23,691 ¥1,113 ¥1,113 Intermediate and depot level maintenance .................................... 630,547 710,729 710,729 703,184 ∂72,637 ¥7,545 ¥7,545 Port Security .................................................................................... ............................ ............................ 15,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥15,000 Emergency appropriation (Public Law 109–148) ........................... 132,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥132,000 ............................ ............................

(Public Law 109–234 Title I, emergency) ............................. 26,692 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥26,692 ............................ ............................(Public Law 109–234 Title II, emergency) ............................ 88,970 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥88,970 ............................ ............................

Transfer from DOD, Operation Iraqi Freedom : 

(By transfer, emergency) (Public Law 109–148) .................. (100,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥100,000 ) ............................ ............................(By transfer, emergency) (Public Law 109–234) .................. (75,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥75,000 ) ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Operating expenses ............................................ 5,685,070 5,518,843 5,481,643 5,534,349 ¥150,721 ∂15,506 ∂52,706 

Rescission (Port Security Assessments, Public Law 108–11) ....... ¥15,104 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂15,104 ............................ ............................Rescission (Public Law 109–148) .................................................. ¥260,533 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂260,533 ............................ ............................Less adjustment for defense function ............................................ ¥1,188,000 ¥340,000 ¥340,000 ¥340,000 ∂848,000 ............................ ............................Defense function portion ................................................................. 1,188,000 340,000 340,000 340,000 ¥848,000 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Operating expenses ..................................................... 5,409,433 5,518,843 5,481,643 5,534,349 ∂124,916 ∂15,506 ∂52,706 

Appropriations .................................................................... (4,249,408 ) (5,178,843 ) (5,141,643 ) (5,194,349 ) (∂944,941 ) (∂15,506 ) (∂52,706 ) Rescissions ........................................................................ (¥275,637 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (∂275,637 ) ............................ ............................Defense function portion ................................................... (1,188,000 ) (340,000 ) (340,000 ) (340,000 ) (¥848,000 ) ............................ ............................Emergency appropriations ................................................. (247,662 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥247,662 ) ............................ ............................

Environmental compliance and restoration ............................................. 11,880 11,880 11,880 10,880 ¥1,000 ¥1,000 ¥1,000 Reserve training ....................................................................................... 117,810 123,948 122,348 123,948 ∂6,138 ............................ ∂1,600 Acquisition, construction, and improvements: 

Vessels: Response boat medium (41 ft UTB and NSB replacement) .......................................................................................... 18,315 24,750 24,750 24,750 ∂6,435 ............................ ............................Aircraft: 

Armed helicopter equipment (Phase I) (legacy asset) .......... 9,900 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥9,900 ............................ ............................Covert surveillance aircraft ................................................... 9,900 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥9,900 ............................ ............................

(Rescission) ................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥1,933 ¥1,933 ¥1,933 ¥1,933 

HH–60 replacement ............................................................... ............................ ............................ 15,000 14,000 ∂14,000 ∂14,000 ¥1,000 

Subtotal, Aircraft ............................................................... 19,800 ............................ 15,000 12,067 ¥7,733 ∂12,067 ¥2,933 

Other equipment: 

Automatic identification system ............................................ 23,760 11,238 11,238 ............................ ¥23,760 ¥11,238 ¥11,238 Rescission, Automatic Identification system ......................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥1,835 ¥1,835 ¥1,835 ¥1,835 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

National distress and response system modernization (Rescue 21) .............................................................................. 40,590 39,600 39,600 39,600 ¥990 ............................ ............................HF Recap ................................................................................ ............................ 2,475 2,475 2,475 ∂2,475 ............................ ............................National Capital Region Air Defense ..................................... ............................ 48,510 48,510 48,510 ∂48,510 ............................ ............................Counter Terrorism Training Infrastructure—shoothouse ....... ............................ 1,683 ............................ 1,683 ∂1,683 ............................ ∂1,683 

Subtotal, Other equipment ................................................ 64,350 103,506 101,823 90,433 ∂26,083 ¥13,073 ¥11,390 

Personnel compensation and benefits: 

Core acquisition costs ........................................................... 495 500 500 ............................ ¥495 ¥500 ¥500 Direct personnel cost ............................................................. 72,270 80,500 80,500 ............................ ¥72,270 ¥80,500 ¥80,500 

Subtotal, Personnel compensation and benefits .............. 72,765 81,000 81,000 ............................ ¥72,765 ¥81,000 ¥81,000 

Integrated deepwater systems: 

Aircraft: 

Aircraft, other ................................................................ 154,440 216,513 216,513 211,513 ∂57,073 ¥5,000 ¥5,000 HH–65 re-engining ........................................................ 131,769 32,373 32,373 32,373 ¥99,396 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Aircraft ...................................................... 286,209 248,886 248,886 243,886 ¥42,323 ¥5,000 ¥5,000 

Surface ships ......................................................................... 504,108 498,366 466,786 577,566 ∂73,458 ∂79,200 ∂110,780 

(Rescission) ................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥79,200 ¥79,200 ¥79,200 ¥79,200 

C4ISR ...................................................................................... 43,560 60,786 60,786 55,786 ∂12,226 ¥5,000 ¥5,000 Logistics ................................................................................. 18,612 42,273 32,062 37,273 ∂18,661 ¥5,000 ∂5,211 Systems engineering and integration .................................... 36,630 35,145 35,145 35,145 ¥1,485 ............................ ............................Government program management ....................................... 34,650 48,975 48,975 43,975 ∂9,325 ¥5,000 ¥5,000 

Subtotal, Integrated deepwater systems ........................... 923,769 934,431 892,640 914,431 ¥9,338 ¥20,000 ∂21,791 

Shore facilities and aids to navigation: 

Shore operational and support projects ................................ ............................ 2,600 2,600 2,080 ∂2,080 ¥520 ¥520 Shore construction projects ................................................... ............................ 2,850 1,450 2,280 ∂2,280 ¥570 ∂830 
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Renovate USCGA Chase Hall barracks, Phase I .................... 14,850 2,000 2,000 1,600 ¥13,250 ¥400 ¥400 Coast Guard housing—Cordova, AK ..................................... ............................ 5,500 5,500 4,400 ∂4,400 ¥1,100 ¥1,100 ISC Seattle Group, sector admin ops facility phase II ......... ............................ 2,600 2,600 2,080 ∂2,080 ¥520 ¥520 Replace multi-purpose building—Group Long Island 

Sound ................................................................................. 9,900 1,000 1,000 800 ¥9,100 ¥200 ¥200 

Construct breakwater—Station Neah Bay ............................ 2,772 1,100 1,100 880 ¥1,892 ¥220 ¥220 Rebuild station and waterfront at Base Galveston 

phase I ............................................................................... ............................ 5,200 5,200 4,160 ∂4,160 ¥1,040 ¥1,040 

Waterways aids to navigation infrastructure ........................ 3,861 3,000 3,000 2,400 ¥1,461 ¥600 ¥600 

Subtotal, Shore facilities and aids to navigation ............ 31,383 25,850 24,450 20,680 ¥10,703 ¥5,170 ¥3,770 

Public Law 109–148 (emergency) ......................................... 74,500 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥74,500 ............................ ............................Public Law 109–234 (emergency) ......................................... 191,730 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥191,730 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Acquisition, construction, and improvements ... 1,396,612 1,169,537 1,139,663 1,062,361 ¥334,251 ¥107,176 ¥77,302 

Appropriations ........................................................... (1,130,382 ) (1,169,537 ) (1,139,663 ) (1,145,329 ) (∂14,947 ) (¥24,208 ) (∂5,666 ) Emergency appropriations ........................................ (266,230 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥266,230 ) ............................ ............................Rescissions ............................................................... (¥275,637 ) ............................ ............................ (¥82,968 ) (∂192,669 ) (¥82,968 ) (¥82,968 ) 

Alteration of bridges ................................................................................ 14,850 ............................ 17,000 15,000 ∂150 ∂15,000 ¥2,000 Research, development, test, and evaluation ......................................... 17,573 13,860 13,860 17,573 ............................ ∂3,713 ∂3,713 Health care fund contribution (permanent indefinite appropriations) ... ............................ 278,704 278,704 278,704 ∂278,704 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, U.S. Coast Guard discretionary .................................. 6,968,158 7,116,772 7,065,098 7,042,815 ∂74,657 ¥73,957 ¥22,283 

Retired pay (mandatory) .......................................................................... 1,014,080 1,063,323 1,063,323 1,063,323 ∂49,243 ............................ ............................

Total, United States Coast Guard .............................................. 7,982,238 8,180,095 8,128,421 8,106,138 ∂123,900 ¥73,957 ¥22,283 

Appropriations ........................................................... (7,743,983 ) (8,180,095 ) (8,128,421 ) (8,189,106 ) (∂445,123 ) (∂9,011 ) (∂60,685 ) Emergency appropriations ........................................ (513,892 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥513,892 ) ............................ ............................Rescissions ............................................................... (¥275,637 ) ............................ ............................ (¥82,968 ) (∂192,669 ) (¥82,968 ) (¥82,968 ) 

(By transfer) ...................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................

United States Secret Service 

Protection, Administration, and Training: 

Protection: 

Protection of persons and facilities ...................................... 570,553 639,747 657,267 646,896 ∂76,343 ∂7,149 ¥10,371 National special security event fund ..................................... 2,475 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥2,475 ............................ ............................Protective intelligence activities ............................................ 55,653 55,509 61,509 55,509 ¥144 ............................ ¥6,000 White House mail screening .................................................. 16,201 16,201 16,201 16,201 ............................ ............................ ............................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Subtotal, Protection ........................................................... 644,882 711,457 734,977 718,606 ∂73,724 ∂7,149 ¥16,371 

Field operations: 

Domestic field operations ...................................................... 236,499 236,093 ............................ ............................ ¥236,499 ¥236,093 ............................International field office administration and operations ...... 20,758 21,616 ............................ ............................ ¥20,758 ¥21,616 ............................Electronic crimes special agent program and electronic 

crimes task forces ............................................................. 39,204 44,079 ............................ ............................ ¥39,204 ¥44,079 ............................

Subtotal, Field operations ............................................. 296,461 301,788 ............................ ............................ ¥296,461 ¥301,788 ............................

Administration: 

Headquarters, management and administration .................. 201,200 169,370 169,370 149,370 ¥51,830 ¥20,000 ¥20,000 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ............. 7,810 7,811 ............................ ............................ ¥7,810 ¥7,811 ............................

Subtotal, Administration .................................................... 209,010 177,181 169,370 149,370 ¥59,640 ¥27,811 ¥20,000 

Training: Rowley Training Center .................................................... 45,874 50,052 50,052 50,052 ∂4,178 ............................ ............................Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109–148) ......................... 3,600 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥3,600 ............................ ............................

Unspecified increase .............................................................. ............................ ............................ 2,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥2,000 

Subtotal, Protection, Admin and Training ......................... 1,199,827 1,240,478 956,399 918,028 ¥281,799 ¥322,450 ¥38,371 

Appropriations ........................................................... (1,196,227 ) (1,240,478 ) (956,399 ) (918,028 ) (¥278,199 ) (¥322,450 ) (¥38,371 ) Emergency appropriations ........................................ (3,600 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥3,600 ) ............................ ............................

Investigations and Field Operations: 

Domestic field operations ............................................................... ............................ ............................ 236,093 230,144 ∂230,144 ∂230,144 ¥5,949 International field administration and operations ......................... ............................ ............................ 24,516 21,616 ∂21,616 ∂21,616 ¥2,900 Electronic crimes special agent program and electronic crimes 

task forces .................................................................................. ............................ ............................ 44,079 44,079 ∂44,079 ∂44,079 ............................

Forensic support and grants to NCMEC ......................................... ............................ ............................ 7,811 8,366 ∂8,366 ∂8,366 ∂555 

Subtotal, Investigations and Field operations ........................... ............................ ............................ 312,499 304,205 ∂304,205 ∂304,205 ¥8,294 
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Special Event Fund: 

National special security event fund .............................................. ............................ 2,500 2,500 ............................ ............................ ¥2,500 ¥2,500 Candidate nominee protection (equip and training) ...................... ............................ 18,400 18,400 ............................ ............................ ¥18,400 ¥18,400 

Subtotal, Special Event Fund ..................................................... ............................ 20,900 20,900 ............................ ............................ ¥20,900 ¥20,900 

Acquisition, construction, improvements and related expenses (Rowley 

Training Center) ................................................................................... 3,662 3,725 3,725 3,725 ∂63 ............................ ............................

Appropriations (Public Law 109–234) ..................................................... 20,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥20,000 ............................ ............................

Total, United States Secret Service ............................................ 1,223,489 1,265,103 1,293,523 1,225,958 ∂2,469 ¥39,145 ¥67,565 

Appropriations .................................................................... (1,219,889 ) (1,265,103 ) (1,293,523 ) (1,225,958 ) (∂6,069 ) (¥39,145 ) (¥67,565 ) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (3,600 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥3,600 ) ............................ ............................

Total, title II, Security, Enforcement, and Investigations .......... 23,641,943 22,670,507 23,692,970 23,935,090 ∂293,147 ∂1,264,583 ∂242,120 

Appropriations ........................................................... (22,202,888 ) (22,670,507 ) (23,692,970 ) (24,032,058 ) (∂1,829,170 ) (∂1,361,551 ) (∂339,088 ) Emergency appropriations ........................................ (1,714,692 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥1,714,692 ) ............................ ............................Rescission ................................................................. (¥275,637 ) ............................ ............................ (¥96,968 ) (∂178,669 ) (¥96,968 ) (¥96,968 ) 

(By transfer) ...................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................ ............................(Fee Accounts) ................................................................... (1,575,698 ) (1,593,681 ) (1,593,681 ) (1,593,681 ) (∂17,983 ) ............................ ............................

TITLE III—PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY 

Preparedness 

Management and Administration: 

Immediate Office of the Under Secretary ....................................... 13,055 17,497 17,497 16,392 ∂3,337 ¥1,105 ¥1,105 Office of the Chief Medical Officer ................................................ 1,980 4,980 4,980 4,980 ∂3,000 ............................ ............................Office of National Capital Region Coordination ............................. 883 1,991 1,991 1,200 ∂317 ¥791 ¥791 National Preparedness Integration Coordination ............................ ............................ 50,000 15,000 8,000 ∂8,000 ¥42,000 ¥7,000 

Subtotal, Management and Administration ............................... 15,918 74,468 39,468 30,572 ∂14,654 ¥43,896 ¥8,896 

Office for Domestic Preparedness: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... 4,950 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥4,950 ............................ ............................State and Local Programs: 

State Homeland Security Grant Program: 

State and Local Basic Formula Grants ........................ 544,500 633,000 545,000 500,000 ¥44,500 ¥133,000 ¥45,000 Emergency management performance grants .............. ............................ 170,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥170,000 ............................Citizen Corps ................................................................. ............................ 35,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥35,000 ............................

Subtotal, State Homeland Security Grant Program 544,500 838,000 545,000 500,000 ¥44,500 ¥338,000 ¥45,000 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Law enforcement terrorism prevention grants ...................... 396,000 ............................ 400,000 350,000 ¥46,000 ∂350,000 ¥50,000 Discretionary grants: 

High-threat, high-density urban area .......................... 757,350 838,000 770,000 745,000 ¥12,350 ¥93,000 ¥25,000 Targeted infrastructure protection ................................ ............................ 600,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥600,000 ............................Buffer zone protection program .................................... 49,500 ............................ 50,000 50,000 ∂500 ∂50,000 ............................Port security .................................................................. 173,250 ............................ 200,000 210,000 ∂36,750 ∂210,000 ∂10,000 Rail and transit security ............................................... 148,500 ............................ 200,000 150,000 ∂1,500 ∂150,000 ¥50,000 Trucking security ........................................................... 4,950 ............................ 5,000 5,000 ∂50 ∂5,000 ............................Intercity bus security .................................................... 9,900 ............................ 10,000 12,000 ∂2,100 ∂12,000 ∂2,000 

Subtotal, Discretionary grants .................................. 1,143,450 1,438,000 1,235,000 1,172,000 ∂28,550 ¥266,000 ¥63,000 

Commercial equipment direct assistance program .............. 49,500 ............................ 75,000 40,000 ¥9,500 ∂40,000 ¥35,000 National Programs: 

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium ............... 143,550 89,351 135,000 145,000 ∂1,450 ∂55,649 ∂10,000 National exercise program ............................................ 51,480 48,708 49,000 50,000 ¥1,480 ∂1,292 ∂1,000 Technical assistance ..................................................... 19,800 11,500 25,000 11,500 ¥8,300 ............................ ¥13,500 Metropolitan Medical Response System ....................... 29,700 ............................ 30,000 35,000 ∂5,300 ∂35,000 ∂5,000 Demonstration training grants ..................................... 29,700 ............................ 30,000 25,000 ¥4,700 ∂25,000 ¥5,000 Continuing training grants ........................................... 24,750 3,000 35,000 30,000 ∂5,250 ∂27,000 ¥5,000 Citizen Corps ................................................................. 19,800 ............................ ............................ 20,000 ∂200 ∂20,000 ∂20,000 Evaluations and assessments ...................................... 14,157 23,000 23,000 15,000 ∂843 ¥8,000 ¥8,000 Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium ................... 9,900 ............................ 12,000 ............................ ¥9,900 ............................ ¥12,000 Management and Administration ................................. ............................ 5,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥5,000 ............................

Subtotal, National Programs .................................... 342,837 180,559 339,000 331,500 ¥11,337 ∂150,941 ¥7,500 Subtotal, State and Local Programs ........................ 2,476,287 2,456,559 2,594,000 2,393,500 ¥82,787 ¥63,059 ¥200,500 

Firefighter Assistance Grants: 

Grants ............................................................................ 539,550 293,450 545,000 540,000 ∂450 ∂246,550 ¥5,000 
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Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response 

(SAFER) Act ............................................................... 108,900 ............................ 110,000 115,000 ∂6,100 ∂115,000 ∂5,000 

Subtotal, Firefighter Assistance Grants ............... 648,450 293,450 655,000 655,000 ∂6,550 ∂361,550 ............................

Emergency management performance grants ................................ 183,150 ............................ 186,000 205,000 ∂21,850 ∂205,000 ∂19,000 Supplemental appropriations (Public Law 109–148, emergency) 10,300 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥10,300 ............................ ............................Supplemental appropriations (Public Law 109–234, emergency) 15,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥15,000 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Office for Domestic Preparedness .............................. 3,338,137 2,750,009 3,435,000 3,253,500 ¥84,637 ∂503,491 ¥181,500 

Appropriations .................................................................... (3,312,837 ) (2,750,009 ) (3,435,000 ) (3,253,500 ) (¥59,337 ) (∂503,491 ) (¥181,500 ) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (25,300 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥25,300 ) ............................ ............................

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program ...................................... ¥1,266 ¥477 ¥477 ¥477 ∂789 ............................ ............................U.S. Fire Administration and Training: 

United States Fire Administration .................................................. 40,037 40,887 40,887 40,887 ∂850 ............................ ............................Noble Training Center ..................................................................... 4,462 5,962 5,962 5,000 ∂538 ¥962 ¥962 

Subtotal, U.S. Fire Administration and Training ........................ 44,499 46,849 46,849 45,887 ∂1,388 ¥962 ¥962 

Infrastructure Protection and Information Security Management and 

administration ..................................................................................... 82,509 84,650 84,650 82,509 ............................ ¥2,141 ¥2,141 

Critical infrastructure outreach and partnerships ......................... 111,055 101,100 101,100 104,600 ¥6,455 ∂3,500 ∂3,500 Critical infrastructure identification and evaluation ..................... 67,815 71,631 71,631 67,815 ............................ ¥3,816 ¥3,816 National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center ............... 19,800 16,021 16,021 25,000 ∂5,200 ∂8,979 ∂8,979 Biosurveillance ................................................................................ 13,959 8,218 8,218 8,218 ¥5,741 ............................ ............................Protective actions ............................................................................ 90,485 32,043 32,043 32,043 ¥58,442 ............................ ............................Cyber security .................................................................................. 92,416 92,205 92,205 82,350 ¥10,066 ¥9,855 ¥9,855 National Security/Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications .. 141,206 143,272 143,272 122,521 ¥18,685 ¥20,751 ¥20,751 

Subtotal, Infrastructure Protection and Information Security .... 619,245 549,140 549,140 525,056 ¥94,189 ¥24,084 ¥24,084 Total, Preparedness .................................................................... 4,016,533 3,419,989 4,069,980 3,854,538 ¥161,995 ∂434,549 ¥215,442 

Appropriations .................................................................... (3,991,233 ) (3,419,989 ) (4,069,980 ) (3,854,538 ) (¥136,695 ) (∂434,549 ) (¥215,442 ) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (25,300 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥25,300 ) ............................ ............................

Counterterrorism Fund 

Counterterrorism fund .............................................................................. 1,980 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥1,980 ............................ ............................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

Administrative and regional operations .................................................. 171,508 206,259 205,259 200,259 ∂28,751 ¥6,000 ¥5,000 

Defense function ............................................................................. 47,520 49,240 49,240 49,240 ∂1,720 ............................ ............................Supplemental appropriations (Public Law 109–148, emergency) 17,200 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥17,200 ............................ ............................Supplemental appropriations (Public Law 109–234, emergency) 71,800 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥71,800 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Administrative and regional operations ..................... 308,028 255,499 254,499 249,499 ¥58,529 ¥6,000 ¥5,000 

Appropriations .................................................................... (219,028 ) (255,499 ) (254,499 ) (249,499 ) (∂30,471 ) (¥6,000 ) (¥5,000 ) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (89,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥89,000 ) ............................ ............................

Readiness, mitigation, response, and recovery: 

Operating activities ......................................................................... 182,217 213,682 220,382 210,000 ∂27,783 ¥3,682 ¥10,382 Urban search and rescue teams .................................................... 19,800 19,817 19,817 30,000 ∂10,200 ∂10,183 ∂10,183 Supplemental appropriations (Public Law 109–234, emergency) 10,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥10,000 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Readiness, mitigation, response, and recovery .......... 212,017 233,499 240,199 240,000 ∂27,983 ∂6,501 ¥199 

Appropriations .................................................................... (202,017 ) (233,499 ) (240,199 ) (240,000 ) (∂37,983 ) (∂6,501 ) (¥199 ) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (10,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥10,000 ) ............................ ............................

National disaster medical system ........................................................... 33,660 33,885 33,885 33,885 ∂225 ............................ ............................Disaster relief ........................................................................................... 1,752,300 1,941,390 1,676,891 1,640,000 ¥112,300 ¥301,390 ¥36,891 

Transfer out (emergency) ................................................................ (¥1,500 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (∂1,500 ) ............................ ............................Supplemental appropriations (Public Law 109–234, emergency) 6,000,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥6,000,000 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Disaster Relief ............................................................ 7,750,800 1,941,390 1,676,891 1,640,000 ¥6,110,800 ¥301,390 ¥36,891 

Appropriations .................................................................... (1,752,300 ) (1,941,390 ) (1,676,891 ) (1,640,000 ) (¥112,300 ) (¥301,390 ) (¥36,891 ) Emergency appropriations ................................................. (6,000,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥6,000,000 ) ............................ ............................

Rescission of emergency funding (Public Law 109–148) .............. ¥23,409,300 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂23,409,300 ............................ ............................

Disaster assistance direct loan program account: 

Limitation on direct loans .............................................................. (25,000 ) (25,000 ) (25,000 ) (25,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................Administrative expenses ................................................................. 561 569 569 569 ∂8 ............................ ............................
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Transfer in (emergency) .................................................................. (1,500 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥1,500 ) ............................ ............................Cost of direct loans, admin expenses (Public Law 109–234) appropriations) (Public Law 109–234) .......................................... 279,800 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥279,800 ............................ ............................

Flood map modernization fund ................................................................ 198,000 198,980 198,980 198,980 ∂980 ............................ ............................National flood insurance fund: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... 36,496 38,230 38,230 38,230 ∂1,734 ............................ ............................Flood hazard mitigation .................................................................. 87,358 90,358 90,358 90,358 ∂3,000 ............................ ............................Offsetting fee collections ................................................................ ¥123,854 ¥128,588 ¥128,588 ¥128,588 ¥4,734 ............................ ............................Transfer to National flood mitigation fund .................................... (¥28,000 ) (¥31,000 ) (¥31,000 ) (¥31,000 ) (¥3,000 ) ............................ ............................

National flood mitigation fund (by transfer) ........................................... (28,000 ) (31,000 ) (31,000 ) (31,000 ) (∂3,000 ) ............................ ............................National pre-disaster mitigation fund ..................................................... 49,500 149,978 100,000 149,978 ∂100,478 ............................ ∂49,978 Emergency food and shelter .................................................................... 151,470 151,470 151,470 151,470 ............................ ............................ ............................

Total, FEMA (excluding resc of emerg approp) .......................... 8,985,336 2,965,270 2,656,493 2,664,381 ¥6,320,955 ¥300,889 ∂7,888 

Appropriations ........................................................... (2,606,536 ) (2,965,270 ) (2,656,493 ) (2,664,381 ) (∂57,845 ) (¥300,889 ) (∂7,888 ) Emergency appropriations ........................................ (6,378,800 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥6,378,800 ) ............................ ............................

Rescission of emergency appropriations ........................... ¥23,409,300 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂23,409,300 ............................ ............................

Total, title III, Preparedness and Recovery (excluding resc of 

emerg approp) ........................................................................ 13,003,849 6,385,259 6,726,473 6,518,919 ¥6,484,930 ∂133,660 ¥207,554 

Appropriations ........................................................... (6,599,749 ) (6,385,259 ) (6,726,473 ) (6,518,919 ) (¥80,830 ) (∂133,660 ) (¥207,554 ) Emergency appropriations ........................................ (6,404,100 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥6,404,100 ) ............................ ............................

Rescission of emergency appropriations ........................... ¥23,409,300 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂23,409,300 ............................ ............................(Limitation on direct loans) .............................................. (25,000 ) (25,000 ) (25,000 ) (25,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................(Transfer out) (including emergency) ................................ (¥29,500 ) (¥31,000 ) (¥31,000 ) (¥31,000 ) (¥1,500 ) ............................ ............................(By transfer) (including emergency) ................................. (29,500 ) (31,000 ) (31,000 ) (31,000 ) (∂1,500 ) ............................ ............................

TITLE IV—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 

Backlog reduction initiative: 

Contracting services ....................................................................... 69,300 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥69,300 ............................ ............................Other ................................................................................................ 9,900 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥9,900 ............................ ............................Digitization and IT transformation ................................................. 34,650 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥34,650 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Backlog reduction initiative ........................................ 113,850 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥113,850 ............................ ............................

Salaries and expenses: 

Business transformation and IT transformation ............................ ............................ 47,000 47,000 ............................ ............................ ¥47,000 ¥47,000 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) ................... ............................ 24,500 24,500 24,500 ∂24,500 ............................ ............................Employment Eligibility Verification (EEV) program ........................ ............................ 110,490 110,490 110,490 ∂110,490 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Salaries and expenses ................................................ ............................ 181,990 181,990 134,990 ∂134,990 ¥47,000 ¥47,000 

Adjudication services (fee account): 

Pay and benefits ............................................................................. (657,000 ) (624,600 ) (624,600 ) (624,600 ) (¥32,400 ) ............................ ............................District operations ........................................................................... (349,000 ) (385,400 ) (385,400 ) (385,400 ) (∂36,400 ) ............................ ............................Service center operations ................................................................ (250,000 ) (267,000 ) (267,000 ) (267,000 ) (∂17,000 ) ............................ ............................Asylum, refugee and international operations ............................... (74,000 ) (75,000 ) (75,000 ) (75,000 ) (∂1,000 ) ............................ ............................Records operations .......................................................................... (66,000 ) (67,000 ) (67,000 ) (67,000 ) (∂1,000 ) ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Adjudication services .................................................. (1,396,000 ) (1,419,000 ) (1,419,000 ) (1,419,000 ) (∂23,000 ) ............................ ............................

Information and customer services (fee account): 

Pay and benefits ............................................................................. (80,000 ) (81,000 ) (81,000 ) (81,000 ) (∂1,000 ) ............................ ............................Operating expenses: 

National Customer Service Center ......................................... (47,000 ) (48,000 ) (48,000 ) (48,000 ) (∂1,000 ) ............................ ............................Information services ............................................................... (14,000 ) (15,000 ) (15,000 ) (15,000 ) (∂1,000 ) ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Information and customer services ................... (141,000 ) (144,000 ) (144,000 ) (144,000 ) (∂3,000 ) ............................ ............................

Administration (fee account): 

Pay and benefits ............................................................................. (44,000 ) (45,000 ) (45,000 ) (45,000 ) (∂1,000 ) ............................ ............................Operating expenses ......................................................................... (193,000 ) (196,000 ) (196,000 ) (196,000 ) (∂3,000 ) ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Administration ............................................................. (237,000 ) (241,000 ) (241,000 ) (241,000 ) (∂4,000 ) ............................ ............................Total, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ..................... (1,887,850 ) (1,985,990 ) (1,985,990 ) (1,938,990 ) (∂51,140 ) (¥47,000 ) (¥47,000 ) 

Appropriations .................................................................... (113,850 ) (181,990 ) (181,990 ) (134,990 ) (∂21,140 ) (¥47,000 ) (¥47,000 ) (Immigration Examination Fee Account) ........................... (1,730,000 ) (1,760,000 ) (1,760,000 ) (1,760,000 ) (∂30,000 ) ............................ ............................(Fraud prevention and detection fee account) ................. (31,000 ) (31,000 ) (31,000 ) (31,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................
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(H1B Non-Immigrant Petitioner fee account) ................... (13,000 ) (13,000 ) (13,000 ) (13,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 

Salaries and expenses: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... 192,060 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥192,060 ............................ ............................Law enforcement training ............................................................... ............................ 201,020 209,217 206,344 ∂206,344 ∂5,324 ¥2,873 Accreditation ................................................................................... ............................ 1,290 1,290 1,290 ∂1,290 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Salaries and expenses ................................................ 192,060 202,310 210,507 207,634 ∂15,574 ∂5,324 ¥2,873 

Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related expenses: 

Direct appropriation ........................................................................ 87,474 42,246 42,246 63,246 ¥24,228 ∂21,000 ∂21,000 

(Public Law 109–234, emergency) ........................................ 25,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥25,000 ............................ ............................Total, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center .................. 304,534 244,556 252,753 270,880 ¥33,654 ∂26,324 ∂18,127 

Science and Technology 

Management and administration: 

Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology ............ 6,414 7,594 7,594 6,414 ............................ ¥1,180 ¥1,180 Other salaries and expenses .......................................................... 73,874 188,307 173,307 100,000 ∂26,126 ¥88,307 ¥73,307 

Subtotal, Management and administration ............................... 80,288 195,901 180,901 106,414 ∂26,126 ¥89,487 ¥74,487 

Research, development, acquisition, and operations: 

Biological countermeasures: 

Operating expenses ................................................................ 23,067 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥23,067 ............................ ............................

Defense function ........................................................... 353,133 337,200 337,200 327,200 ¥25,933 ¥10,000 ¥10,000 

Subtotal, Biological countermeasures ...................... 376,200 337,200 337,200 327,200 ¥49,000 ¥10,000 ¥10,000 

Chemical countermeasures ............................................................. 94,050 83,092 45,092 75,000 ¥19,050 ¥8,092 ∂29,908 Explosives countermeasures ........................................................... 43,560 86,582 76,582 5,000 ¥38,560 ¥81,582 ¥71,582 Threat and vulnerability, testing and assessment ........................ 42,570 39,851 39,851 35,000 ¥7,570 ¥4,851 ¥4,851 Conventional missions in support of DHS ...................................... 79,200 88,622 85,622 80,000 ∂800 ¥8,622 ¥5,622 Rapid prototyping program ............................................................. 34,650 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥34,650 ............................ ............................Standards ........................................................................................ 34,650 22,131 22,131 27,131 ¥7,519 ∂5,000 ∂5,000 Emerging threats ............................................................................ 7,920 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥7,920 ............................ ............................Emergent and prototypical technology ........................................... ............................ 19,451 19,451 12,500 ∂12,500 ¥6,951 ¥6,951 Critical infrastructure protection .................................................... 40,392 15,413 35,413 12,500 ¥27,892 ¥2,913 ¥22,913 University programs/fellowship program ........................................ 62,370 51,970 51,970 50,000 ¥12,370 ¥1,970 ¥1,970 Counter MANPADs ........................................................................... 108,900 4,880 4,880 40,000 ¥68,900 ∂35,120 ∂35,120 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation Senate Committee recommendation compared with (∂ or ¥) 2006 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Safety act ........................................................................................ 6,930 4,710 4,710 4,710 ¥2,220 ............................ ............................Cyber security .................................................................................. 16,533 22,733 22,733 18,000 ∂1,467 ¥4,733 ¥4,733 Office of Interoperability and Compatibility ................................... 26,235 29,735 29,735 25,000 ¥1,235 ¥4,735 ¥4,735 Research and development consolidation ...................................... 98,898 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥98,898 ............................ ............................Radiological and nuclear countermeasures ................................... 18,895 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥18,895 ............................ ............................Domestic Nuclear Detection Office ................................................. 314,834 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥314,834 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Research, development, acquisition, and operations ....................................................................................... 1,406,787 806,370 775,370 712,041 ¥694,746 ¥94,329 ¥63,329 

Unspecified reduction ........................................................ ............................ ............................ ¥107,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂107,000 

Total, Science and Technology ................................................... 1,487,075 1,002,271 849,271 818,455 ¥668,620 ¥183,816 ¥30,816 

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 

Management and administration ............................................................ ............................ 30,468 30,468 30,468 ∂30,468 ............................ ............................Research, development, and operations .................................................. ............................ 327,320 291,532 234,024 ∂234,024 ¥93,296 ¥57,508 Systems acquisition ................................................................................. ............................ 178,000 178,000 178,000 ∂178,000 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office ............................. ............................ 535,788 500,000 442,492 ∂442,492 ¥93,296 ¥57,508 Total, title IV, Research and Development, Training, and Services ......................................................................................... 1,905,459 1,964,605 1,784,014 1,666,817 ¥238,642 ¥297,788 ¥117,197 

(Fee Accounts) ................................................................... (1,774,000 ) (1,804,000 ) (1,804,000 ) (1,804,000 ) (∂30,000 ) ............................ ............................

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 521: 

Rescission, Fast Response Cutter (Public Law 109–90) ............... ............................ ............................ ¥79,347 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂79,347 110 ft Island Class Patrol Boat procurement or refurbishment .... ............................ ............................ 79,347 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥79,347 

Sec. 527 (Fiscal year 2006): 

Rescission, 110 to 123 Conversions (Public Law 108–11, Public 

Law 108–90 and Public Law 108–334) .................................... ¥78,631 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂78,631 ............................ ............................
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110 ft Island Class Patrol Boat procurement or refurbishment .... 77,845 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥77,845 ............................ ............................

Sec. 538: REAL ID Grants ........................................................................ 39,600 ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥39,600 ............................ ............................Rescissions, sec. 542 through 546: 

Sec. 542: Working Capital Fund ..................................................... ¥15,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂15,000 ............................ ............................Sec. 543: Transportation Security Administration aviation security (Public Law 108–334) ......................................................... ¥5,500 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂5,500 ............................ ............................Sec. 544: Coast Guard operating expenses and acquisition, construction, and improvements (Public Laws 105–277, 106–69, 

107–87, and 108–90) ................................................................ ¥6,369 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂6,369 ............................ ............................

Sec. 545: Counterterrorism Fund (Public Law 108–90) ................. ¥8,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂8,000 ............................ ............................Sec. 546: Science and technology research, development, acquisition, and operations (Public Law 108–334) ........................... ¥20,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂20,000 ............................ ............................

Subtotal, Rescissions, sec. 542 through 546 ....................... ¥54,869 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂54,869 ............................ ............................

Rescission, DHS Fiscal Year 2005 balances (Public Law 109– 

234) ............................................................................................ ¥20,000 ............................ ............................ ............................ ∂20,000 ............................ ............................

Rescission, Counter Terrorism Fund ............................................... ............................ ¥16,000 ¥16,000 ¥16,000 ¥16,000 ............................ ............................Rescission, TSA unobligated balances ........................................... ............................ ............................ ¥4,776 ¥66,712 ¥66,712 ¥66,712 ¥61,936 Rescission, USCG AC&I/OPC Unobligated balances ....................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥20,000 ¥20,000 ¥20,000 ¥20,000 Rescission, S&T unobligated balances ........................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ ¥200,000 ¥200,000 ¥200,000 ¥200,000 

Total, title V, General Provisions ................................................ ¥36,055 ¥16,000 ¥20,776 ¥302,712 ¥266,657 ¥286,712 ¥281,936 

Appropriations .................................................................... (117,445 ) ............................ (79,347 ) ............................ (¥117,445 ) ............................ (¥79,347 ) Rescissions ........................................................................ (¥153,500 ) (¥16,000 ) (¥100,123 ) (¥302,712 ) (¥149,212 ) (¥286,712 ) (¥202,589 ) 

Grand total (including resc of emerg approp) .......................... 16,053,496 32,077,970 33,143,147 32,793,323 ∂16,739,827 ∂715,353 ¥349,824 

Appropriations ........................................................... (31,698,858 ) (32,093,970 ) (33,243,270 ) (33,193,003 ) (∂1,494,145 ) (∂1,099,033 ) (¥50,267 ) Emergency appropriations ........................................ (8,193,075 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (¥8,193,075 ) ............................ ............................Rescissions ............................................................... (¥429,137 ) (¥16,000 ) (¥100,123 ) (¥399,680 ) (∂29,457 ) (¥383,680 ) (¥299,557 ) Rescission of emergency appropriations .................. (¥23,409,300 ) ............................ ............................ ............................ (∂23,409,300 ) ............................ ............................Fee funded programs ............................................... (3,349,698 ) (3,397,681 ) (3,397,681 ) (3,397,681 ) (∂47,983 ) ............................ ............................

(Limitation on direct loans) .............................................. (25,000 ) (25,000 ) (25,000 ) (25,000 ) ............................ ............................ ............................(Transfer out) (including emergency) ................................ (¥29,500 ) (¥31,000 ) (¥31,000 ) (¥31,000 ) (¥1,500 ) ............................ ............................(By transfer) (including emergency) ................................. (204,500 ) (31,000 ) (31,000 ) (31,000 ) (¥173,500 ) ............................ ............................

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