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Calendar No. 501 

114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 2d Session 114–264 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS 

BILL, 2017 

MAY 26, 2016.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. HOEVEN, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 3001] 

The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 3001) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes, 

reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass. 

Total obligational authority, fiscal year 2017 

Total of bill as reported to the Senate 1236 ........... $49,739,632,000 

Amount of 2016 appropriations 4 5 .......................... 49,431,955,000 

Amount of 2017 budget estimate 126 ...................... 48,999,303,000 

Bill as recommended to Senate compared to— 

2016 appropriations .......................................... ∂307,677,000 

2017 budget estimate ........................................ ∂740,329,000 

1 Committee recommendation includes $1,231,574,000 in rescissions compared to 

$420,000,000 in proposed cancellations. 2 Includes a permanent indefinite appropriation of $176,000,000 for the Coast 

Guard healthcare fund contribution. 3 Includes $162,692,000 for the Coast Guard for the cost of overseas contingency 

operations. 4 Includes rescissions totaling $1,506,152,000 pursuant to Public Law 114–113. Includes permanent indefinite appropriation of $169,306,000 for the Coast Guard 

healthcare fund contribution. Includes $160,002,000 for the Coast Guard for the cost 

of overseas contingency operations. 5 Includes $6,712,953,000 for the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund designated by the 

Congress as disaster relief pursuant to Public Law 112–25. 6 Includes $6,709,000,000 for the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund designated by the 

Congress as disaster relief pursuant to Public Law 112–25. 
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C O N T E N T S 

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

References ................................................................................................................ 8 

Title I: 

Departmental Management and Operations: 

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management .............................. 10 

Office of the Under Secretary for Management ...................................... 19 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer ........................................................ 22 

Office of the Chief Information Officer .................................................... 25 

Analysis and Operations ........................................................................... 27 

Office of Inspector General ....................................................................... 28 

Title II: 

Security, Enforcement, and Investigations: 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: 

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

Automation Modernization ................................................................ 45 

Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology ............. 47 

Air and Marine Operations ............................................................... 48 

Construction and Facilities Management ........................................ 50 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 52 

Automation Modernization ................................................................ 60 

Construction ............................................................................................... 61 

Transportation Security Administration: 

Aviation Security ................................................................................ 62 

Surface Transportation Security ....................................................... 71 

Intelligence and Vetting .................................................................... 72 

Transportation Security Support ...................................................... 73 

United States Coast Guard: 

Operating Expenses ........................................................................... 74 

Environmental Compliance and Restoration ................................... 80 

Reserve Training ................................................................................ 80 

Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements ................................. 81 

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation ................................ 86 

Retired Pay ......................................................................................... 87 

United States Secret Service: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 87 

Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses .............................................................................................. 92 

Title III: 

Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery: 

National Protection and Programs Directorate: 

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

Infrastructure Protection and Information Security ....................... 94 

Federal Protective Service ................................................................. 101 

Office of Biometric Identity Management ........................................ 102 

Office of Health Affairs ...................................................................... 104 

Federal Emergency Management Agency: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 106 

State and Local Programs ................................................................. 111 

Firefighter Assistance Grants ........................................................... 115 

Emergency Management Performance Grants ................................ 115 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program ............................. 116 

United States Fire Administration ................................................... 116 

Disaster Relief Fund .......................................................................... 117 
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Title III—Continued 

Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery—Continued 

Federal Emergency Management Agency—Continued 

Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program ....................... 118 

National Flood Insurance Fund ........................................................ 118 

National Predisaster Mitigation Fund ............................................. 120 

Emergency Food and Shelter ............................................................ 120 

Title IV: 

Research and Development, Training, and Services: 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ............................ 122 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 126 

Acquisitions, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses .............................................................................................. 127 

Science and Technology: 

Management and Administration ..................................................... 127 

Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations .................... 128 

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office: 

Management and Administration ..................................................... 132 

Research, Development, and Operations ......................................... 133 

Systems Acquisition ........................................................................... 134 

Title V: General Provisions ..................................................................................... 136 

Program, Project, and Activity ............................................................................... 142 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 142 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 143 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 143 

Budgetary Impact of Bill ......................................................................................... 147 

Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority ............................................... 148 
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OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL 

Fiscal year 2017 

request 1, 2, 3

Fiscal year 2017 

Committee 

recommendation 1, 2, 3, 4

Title I—Departmental Management and Operations ......................................... 1,167,627 1,143,139 

Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations .......................................... 33,711,991 34,515,220 

Title III—Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery ........................... 12,418,093 13,315,704 

Title IV—Research and Development, Training, and Services .......................... 1,631,845 1,499,396 

Title V—General Provisions ................................................................................ 69,747 ¥733,827 

Total, new budget (obligational authority) ........................................... 48,999,303 49,739,632 

1 Committee recommendation includes $1,231,574,000 in rescissions compared to $420,000,000 in proposed cancellations. 

2 Includes a permanent indefinite appropriation of $176,000,000 for the Coast Guard healthcare fund contribution. 

3 Includes $6,709,000,000 for the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund designated by the Congress as disaster relief pursuant to Public Law 112–25. 4 Includes $162,692,000 for the Coast Guard for the cost of overseas contingency operations. 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of 

$49,739,632,000 for DHS for fiscal year 2017, $740,329,000 more 

than the budget request. Of this amount, $48,072,692,000 is for 

discretionary programs, including $162,692,000 for Coast Guard 

overseas contingency operations and $6,709,000,000 for the FEMA 

Disaster Relief Fund designated by the Congress as disaster relief 

pursuant to Public Law 112–25. 

The Committee recommends discretionary appropriations, excluding Coast Guard overseas contingency operations and the 

FEMA Disaster Relief Fund adjustment, of $41,201,000,000, 

$577,637,000 above the request. 

OVERVIEW

Despite the threat environment and the many management and 

operational challenges that face this young department, the mission of homeland security remains compelling to its 226,000 employees and the many stakeholders and partners who share it. The 

Secretary recently unveiled a new, simple mission statement for 

the Department of Homeland Security [DHS]: ‘‘With honor and integrity, we will safeguard the American people, our homeland, and 

our values.’’ Nearly 3,000 entries were submitted from across DHS 

with similar words and themes: honor, integrity, service, strength, 

vigilance. While these could be just words on a page, the Secretary 

is seeking to unify every person, activity, function, operation, and 

program with this statement and the Committee supports that 

commitment. 

Further, the Committee expects to see results from this common 

focus in the Department’s performance of its mission. The American people have invested heavily in homeland security. Transparency for both the American people and the people of DHS will 

bring enhanced capabilities and results. The Committee charges 

the Department to better assess its needs and demonstrate its effectiveness through data and metrics. To that end, this bill and report include specific direction to track progress, justify resource 
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needs, identify gaps, and assess effectiveness, particularly in the 

areas of border security and immigration enforcement. 

BILL FUNDING PRIORITIES

First and foremost, the bill recommends the funds necessary to 

support the personnel who are anticipated to be on board in fiscal 

year 2017 and the critical missions those personnel perform. While 

the Department continues to request exponential growth in salaries 

and benefits funds, the Committee has closely examined its actual 

results in terms of hiring and attrition and worked with the Department to include realistic funding for personnel in this bill. The 

remaining funds are then invested into technology and assets to 

enhance DHS’ capabilities to meet mission needs. The Committee 

is concerned that personnel costs continue to push out investments 

that would enable more efficient and effective operations. For that 

reason, the Committee continues to press the Department for analysis on the right balance of people, technology, and infrastructure 

to support its operations. Further, the Committee encourages DHS 

to seek technology solutions that will act as force-multipliers and 

automate more manual functions using people to carry out the activities for which they are essential. 

Among the most critical missions, the Committee recommends 

increases above the fiscal year 2016 level for aviation security, 

cybersecurity, border security, and immigration enforcement. Additionally, the Committee continues its strong support for preparedness grants within the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

[FEMA] to provide for capabilities at the State and local level that 

make our country safer, despite the administration’s proposed reduction of 35 percent for such programs. 

For aviation security, the recommended level includes funds 

above the request to continue the Congress’ commitment to the 

safety and security of the traveling public. The Congress has consistently pressed the Transportation Security Administration [TSA] 

to consider technology advancements and appropriate staffing levels for the mission since TSA’s establishment. The OIG covert testing, audits, and reviews validated concerns raised by the Committee and others that perhaps TSA had gone too far in extending 

screening benefits via programs such as Managed Inclusion-2 with 

no commensurate security gain and hastily assumed efficiencies. As 

a result, the fiscal year 2016 appropriation provided for all of the 

new administrator’s initiatives, from centralized training to increasing staffing levels by over 600 personnel, all outside the budget request. Further, the Committee has already approved a reprogramming submission for TSA of $34,000,000 to fund additional 

overtime in fiscal year 2016 and accelerate the hiring of 768 officers. The aviation community has also stepped up to support TSA 

and get through what will be a challenging summer. 

In considering the fiscal year 2017 budget, the Committee again 

has received a number of requests and changes from TSA outside 

the budget request. TSA drastically underestimated passenger volumes, which in the near-term can only be mitigated with additional 

personnel and expedited passenger screening. The Committee has 

again provided for these personnel but remains concerned about 

TSA’s ability to grow its expedited screening population through 
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PreCheck and other programs. At the same time, the budget request assumes $880,000,000 in fee revenues that will not be available in fiscal year 2017. This set of circumstances imposes a significant burden on the Committee. 

In response to security concerns made apparent most recently in 

Brussels, Sharm el Sheikh, and Mogadishu, the Committee has put 

together a comprehensive package within TSA’s budget aimed at 

all of TSA’s layers of security, from increasing personnel and passenger screening canines at the checkpoint, to fully funding intelligence and pre-screening activities, as well as fully resourcing our 

last layers of defense in the Federal Air Marshal Service and Federal Flight Deck Officer program. Funding also provides TSA the 

ability to support airport security overall, with resources for additional Explosive Trace Detection [ETD] systems and canines for 

State and local law enforcement. This includes: 

—1,344 personnel to mitigate wait times, doubling the increase 

from fiscal year 2016; 

—50 new canine teams, including both Passenger Screening Canines to increase the expedited population and State and local 

dog teams to secure the rest of the airport and supplement 

TSA, and the associated logistics and support costs for these 

teams; 

—New ETD systems to increase the overall fleet; 

—Investing in the ‘‘Next Carry-On Baggage X–Ray’’ with funds 

for research and development [R&D] and an initial procurement; 

—Investing in the Innovation Task Force in support of additional 

technology pilots in fiscal year 2017 and to find new ways to 

increase passenger throughput particularly in locations where 

the space available for the checkpoint is limited; 

—An increase in support for the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program; 

—Full funding for the Federal Air Marshal Service; 

—$178,945,000 above fiscal year 2016 enacted for Aviation Security net and $957,575,000 above the request, considering the 

$880,000,000 the request assumed in additional fee revenue; 

and 

—$214,512,000 above enacted for all of TSA. 

Cybersecurity, the second priority in this bill, will persist as a 

complex and challenging threat—one that our Nation struggles to 

address even while the perpetrators continue to advance. To that 

end, the Committee recommends $1,529,064,000, $182,063,000 

above the amount provided in fiscal year 2016, across DHS for 

cybersecurity efforts. The Department shall continue leading the 

way as an ‘‘early adopter’’ when it comes to deploying cybersecurity 

measures, given its responsibility through the National Protection 

and Program Directorate [NPPD] for cybersecurity across civilian 

government agencies. The recommended level includes cyber-investigations and cyber-training conducted by the Secret Service. 

Through the Secret Service, the Department is not only conducting 

extensive cyber-crime investigations, but is training State and local 

law enforcement in computer forensics which bolsters their Electronic Crimes Task Forces across the country. 
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Through NPPD, DHS helps secure Federal networks by providing overarching services, capabilities, and best practices that are 

deployed across agencies’ information technology [IT] infrastructure. The Committee includes $1,004,901,000, $186,152,000 above 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2016, for these activities within 

NPPD, and supports programs specifically aimed at protecting civilian, Federal, and State networks. These funds are in addition to 

funds that Federal departments and agencies, including DHS, invest in protecting and upgrading their own systems. Of note, the 

recommendation includes: 

—$117,042,000, an increase of $22,557,000 above fiscal year 

2016, for the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team to assist government agencies and private sector companies in protecting their IT systems against emerging cyber threats, 

vulnerabilities, and incidents; 

—An additional $145,488,000 above fiscal year 2016 for a total 

of $281,543,000 for Federal Network Security, which includes 

continuous diagnostics and mitigation for the civilian Federal 

computer network to detect malicious activity on government 

networks; and 

—$480,489,000, an increase of $4,667,000 above fiscal year 2016, 

for Network Security Deployment which includes the Einstein 

suite of programs to provide intrusion prevention, information 

sharing, and analytic capabilities across Federal civilian departments and agencies to enhance protection from cyber 

threats. 

With respect to border security, the Committee includes total appropriations of $11,182,441,000 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP] toward the right mix of people, technology, and infrastructure. As CBP works to validate the level of staffing necessary 

to perform the mission, the Committee continues to press for 

21,370 Border Patrol agents, 23,775 CBP officers, and 1,054 pilots 

and marine operators to patrol and protect our borders. The bill 

supports: 

—Border security technology enhancements, including tactical 

communications equipment, mobile surveillance assets, cameras, surveillance radars, laser illuminators, ground sensors, 

increased reuse of Department of Defense [DOD] equipment, 

integrated fixed towers, relocatable towers, and low-level airborne surveillance systems (aerostats); 

—Border security infrastructure investments, including 

$20,000,000 above the request for maintenance of border roads 

and fencing; 

—96,000 flight hours, procurement of three additional multi-role 

enforcement aircraft, five replacement helicopters, UH–60 

Black Hawk recapitalization, and unmanned aerial systems 

[UAS] operations, including funds to standardize and modernize the UAS fleet; 

—Technology improvements to CBP’s IT backbone to support 

more than 60,000 CBP personnel, as well as enhancements to 

advanced targeting systems and those facilitating commerce; 

and 
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—CBP hiring process enhancements to ensure frontline staff are 

properly vetted, hired timely, and placed where they are needed. 

As an extension of our border security needs, the Coast Guard’s 

vessel and air fleets continue to be vital. As such, the Committee 

continues essential recapitalization funding to support long lead 

time materials [LLTM] for a tenth National Security Cutter, LLTM 

for the first Offshore Patrol Cutter, six additional Fast Response 

Cutters, small boats, UAS R&D efforts, and shore infrastructure, 

as well as vessel and aircraft operations and maintenance. 

Immigration enforcement efforts go hand-in-hand with border security. The Committee continues its commitment to maintaining 

34,000 detention beds to support enforcement and removal operations and keep our communities safe. Unfortunately, the budget 

again proposes significant reductions to bed capacity which are 

below even the level at which U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] is operating. The recommended level of 

$5,963,984,000 for ICE, which is $131,943,000 above fiscal year 

2016 enacted, includes funds to sustain recent growth in the Visa 

Security Program and mobile criminal alien enforcement teams, 

and continues robust funding for priorities including visa overstay 

and human trafficking enforcement. The Committee staunchly supports enforcement of our Nation’s immigration laws. Finally, the Committee rejects the $559,000,000 reduction to 

State and Local Programs within FEMA as proposed in the request. Since before September 11th, this Nation made a concerted 

effort to support the preparedness efforts of State and local governments, and the Committee reemphasizes this commitment by maintaining grant programs at fiscal year 2016 levels. The grant programs provide funding to State, local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as transportation authorities, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector, to improve the Nation’s readiness in 

preventing, protecting against, responding to, recovering from and 

mitigating terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. FEMA continues working with grantees on State Preparedness Reports and the Threat Hazard Identification and Risk 

Assessment. Both these efforts move us closer to applying robust 

metrics to quantify the return on investment of these critical programs. 

REFERENCES

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

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

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

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

Any reference in this report to the Secretary shall be interpreted 

to mean the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

Any reference to the Department or DHS shall be interpreted to 

mean the Department of Homeland Security. 

Any reference in this report to a departmental component shall 

be interpreted to mean directorates, components, offices, or other 

organizations in the Department of Homeland Security. 
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Any reference to FTE shall mean full-time equivalents. 

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

Any reference to HSPD shall mean Homeland Security Presidential Directive. 

Any reference to GAO shall mean the Government Accountability 

Office. 

Any reference to OIG shall mean the Office of Inspector General 

of the Department of Homeland Security. 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $137,466,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 136,451,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 136,081,000 

The Office of the Secretary and Executive Management supports 

the Department by providing direction, management, and policy 

guidance to operating components. The specific activities funded by 

this account include: the Immediate Office of the Secretary; the Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; the Office of the Chief of 

Staff; the Executive Secretary; the Office of Policy; the Office of 

Public Affairs; the Office of Legislative Affairs; the Office of Partnership and Engagement; the Office of General Counsel; the Office 

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $136,081,000 for the Office of the 

Secretary and Executive Management. This is $370,000 below the 

amount requested and $1,385,000 below the amount provided in 

fiscal year 2016. Of this amount, the Committee recommends not 

to exceed $45,000 for official reception and representation expenses. The recommended level in this account reflects funds in the 

Office of Policy requested for a new Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives [CBRNE] Office that is not yet authorized by the Congress. In addition, $600,000 above the request 

is included in the Office of Policy for data experts required by the 

Office of Immigration Statistics [OIS]. 

The Department shall continue to submit quarterly obligation reports to the Committee for all DHS reception and representation 

expenses as required in prior years. The Department shall refrain 

from using funds available for reception and representation to purchase unnecessary collectibles or memorabilia. 

The Committee expects the Department to provide complete justification materials with the fiscal year 2018 budget request, including expenditure plan data for the offices within this account. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Immediate Office of the Secretary ................................................ 8,922 12,428 12,378 

Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary .................................... 1,748 1,734 1,734 

Office of the Chief of Staff ........................................................... 2,696 2,644 2,634 

Executive Secretary ........................................................................ 5,601 5,481 5,441 

Office of Policy ............................................................................... 39,077 37,049 37,129 

Office of Public Affairs .................................................................. 5,472 5,384 5,384 

Office of Legislative Affairs ........................................................... 5,363 5,287 5,287 

Office of Partnership and Engagement ......................................... 13,074 11,692 11,592 

Office of General Counsel .............................................................. 19,472 19,298 19,248 

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties ..................................... 21,800 21,403 21,203 

Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman ..................... 6,272 6,200 6,200 

Privacy Officer ................................................................................ 7,969 7,851 7,851 

Total, Office of the Secretary and Executive Management ............................................................................. 137,466 136,451 136,081 

BORDER SECURITY METRICS

The bill includes language requiring publication of border security metrics on the Department’s Web site, subject to a withholding 

of $13,000,000 from obligation for the Office of the Secretary and 

Executive Management. Despite substantial interest over the 

years, there are no reliable measures of border security effectiveness available to the public. Several attempts at this effort have 

been made, both by the Department and by the academic community, but the efforts either were not grounded in data or fell flat 

given political pressures. The Department has failed to produce reliable measures, even as the Congress continued to provide strong 

direction regarding development of these measures, including direction from this Committee in Senate Report 114–68 and from the 

Committees on Appropriations in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114–113. 

Over the past 2 years, the Secretary has directed a rigorous initiative to improve data inputs, develop models, conduct peer reviews of methodology, and establish measures that are statisticallyvalid and repeatable. With the change of administration next year, 

fiscal year 2017 is the time to release these measures so they can 

inform the public discourse on border security for the future. 

Additionally, the Congress has consistently invested in border security capabilities as a major priority. Yet, the Committee has been 

frustrated by the lack of a strategy for assessing the results of 

these investments, as metrics and the anticipated results from proposed spending should be at the foundation of efforts prioritizing 

future investments. The Department is conducting a ‘‘winter study’’ 

on this topic while it is also, at long delay, producing an integrated 

plan for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets. The 

Committee directs the Department to brief on these efforts not 

later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this act. 

PUBLIC REPORTING OF OPERATIONAL STATISTICS

The Committee continues its requirement that the Department 

submit quarterly Border Security Status reports and data on the 
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deportation of parents of U.S.-born children semiannually, as in 

prior years. Unfortunately, because of the Department’s failure to 

make progress in public reporting of operational statistics, the 

Committee must continue a number of briefing and reporting requirements that it would otherwise eliminate as seen throughout 

this report. As part of its regular updates to the Committee, OIS 

shall provide a plan for public reporting of statistics and data. OIS 

is encouraged to review the requirements throughout this report 

for the border security and immigration operations data that the 

Congress is seeking and that should be addressed in this plan. The 

recommended level for the Office of Policy includes additional staff 

to achieve the public reporting plan. In addition, the Office of the 

Chief Information Officer [OCIO] is funded to provide software and 

hardware support as necessary. 

Over the years, the Committee has provided strong direction regarding the need for regular, consistent, and reliable public reporting of border security and immigration operations. The Committee 

appreciates the Secretary’s interest in this issue and the renewed 

investment in OIS, but is disappointed with the slow progress. For 

that reason, the Committee reiterates language in Senate Report 

114–68 regarding expectations for, at a minimum, the collection 

and reporting of the following measurements or estimates based on 

the best available data collected within the Department and its 

component agencies and based on fully explained methodologies: 

—annual estimates of the total number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States; 

—annual estimates of the total number of unauthorized entries 

by foreign nationals during the previous year including the following specific sub-estimates: estimates of the number of unauthorized entries by foreign nationals at other than authorized 

ports of entry [POEs] to the United States and estimates of the 

number of unauthorized entries by foreign nationals made 

through the authorized POEs to the United States (either by 

fraud, false claims, or via concealment or evasion of inspection); 

—annual estimates of the number of new visa overstays in the 

United States during the year; 

—annual reporting of the total number of unauthorized immigrants removed from the United States including the following 

specific information: the number of individuals apprehended at 

the border, at border checkpoints, or at POEs who are subsequently removed; the number of individuals apprehended in 

the interior of the United States and subsequently removed; 

and the number of individuals who depart the United States 

pursuant to: a final order of formal removal from an immigration judge; an administrative removal due to an aggravated felony; an expedited removal under the authority of CBP or ICE; 

reinstatement of a previous removal order; stipulated removal 

pursuant to proceedings before an immigration court; voluntary return without a formal removal order (either expedited 

or administrative); voluntary departure permitted under the 

order of an immigration judge; or other means of departure 

(with description of the legal or administrative authority under 

which the departure was effected); for each of the preceding 
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categories, where possible, the data shall be delineated by nationality, gender, family unit, unaccompanied alien children, 

priority, and other attributes such as gang affiliation and 

criminal level; 

—number of formerly unauthorized immigrants who are adjusted 

to or granted legal status under any of the following: adjustment or change of status under provisions of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act, including details on the provision of law 

under which the adjustment or change was granted; grant of 

administrative discretion under Temporary Protected Status, 

deferred action or any other administrative relief, including the 

number granted work authorization based on such discretion 

granted; or grant of status or relief from removal pursuant to 

an order of an immigration judge, or pursuant to an agreement 

between the parties in immigration court; 

—estimates of the number of unauthorized immigrants who have 

departed the United States on their own accord, without any 

intervention or encounter with immigration authorities; and 

—estimates of the number of unauthorized immigrants who have 

died during the past year in the United States. 

Where appropriate, the Department shall continue to work with 

other agencies, particularly the Office of Refugee Resettlement of 

the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review to ensure 

that authoritative data sources are utilized. 

EXIT

The Congress has made clear its priority that the Department 

implement biometric exit. Unfortunately, the Comprehensive Biometric Entry/Exit Plan submitted to the Congress, as required by 

Public Laws 113–76 and 114–4, did not clearly articulate resources 

needed or the schedule by which DHS would move forward. In the 

meantime, Public Law 114–113 provided a dedicated funding 

stream for exit implementation through changes to H–1B and L– 

1 visa fees, revenue that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS] is already collecting for CBP use. 

Before this Committee on February 24, 2016, the Secretary set 

a timetable by stating categorically more than once, ‘‘we want to 

begin implementing this as soon as 2018 at airports, biometric 

exit . . . I believe this deadline will be met.’’ As such, the Department is directed to provide a spend plan for the H–1B and L–1 fees 

and other resources being applied to exit implementation in fiscal 

years 2016 and 2017 not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this act. 

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

exit data exchange programs are not yet in place due primarily to 

the lack of border infrastructure in Mexico. The Committee encourages the Secretary to continue emphasizing the importance of joint 

infrastructure that can support entry and exit data exchange with 

the Government of Mexico in the future. The Committee further directs the Department to brief the Committee within 180 days of the 

date of enactment of this act detailing ongoing efforts to address 

entry and exit data collection in the land border environment. 
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VISA OVERSTAYS

Pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1376, the Department is required to collect 

data on nonimmigrant aliens who have overstayed their visas and 

report annual estimates to the Congress. For the first time, perhaps ever, the Department provided a report covering nonimmigrant visitors who entered the United States for business or 

pleasure through air and sea POEs for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. 

The Committee appreciates this initial effort, but notes that the report did not cover the entirety of the required population largely 

due to data challenges. While biometric exit remains a top priority 

for the Congress, those data challenges demonstrate that determining immigration status of those who have not departed the 

United States involves a myriad of biographic data systems that 

are not linked adequately and fail to operate in a person-centric 

fashion. 

The Department has committed to enhancing the information 

provided in its overstay report for fiscal year 2016 and is aware of 

congressional interest in overstay data for students and temporary 

workers. In this bill and report, the Committee continues to make 

investments in immigration data improvements and in underlying 

IT capabilities that shall be applied to enhance information for operations, management needs, and the next overstay report. Specifically related to students, the Committee is aware that ICE has not 

obligated all the funds available for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, which is discussed later in this report, and these 

funds could be applied to support overstay reporting. 

While the Committee continues to expect that the Department 

will provide the report on an annual basis, the bill again includes 

language directing submission of the overstay report and withholding $13,000,000 from obligation for the Office of the Secretary 

and Executive Management until this report has been submitted. 

Moreover, the Committee also continues $10,000,000 in funding 

dedicated to ICE enforcement efforts related to visa overstays. In 

addition, the Department shall submit a report outlining its comprehensive strategy for overstay enforcement and deterrence not 

later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this act. The report shall detail the steps being taken to identify aliens who have 

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

departure dates in advance; track such overstays for enforcement 

action; refuse or revoke current and future visas and travel authorization; and otherwise deter violations or take enforcement action. 

The report shall also outline the conditions under which an alien 

is admitted to the United States for ‘‘duration of status’’ and assess 

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

VISA POLICY RESPONSIBILITIES AND VISA WAIVER PROGRAM

With the creation of DHS, the Secretary was granted visa policy 

responsibility, including the authority to refuse and revoke visas. 

Working with the Department of State, DHS has instituted 

changes to increase the security of the visa issuance process over 

the years, including as required by acts of Congress. However, the 
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Secretary has not delegated visa refusal and revocation authorities 

to appropriate DHS components to the Committee’s knowledge. 

Therefore, the Department is directed to consider delegation of 

these authorities, assess any resulting benefits such as to national 

security or to streamlining procedures, and brief the Committee not 

later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this act on its 

assessment. 

Given the current threat environment, concerns remain regarding the Visa Waiver Program [VWP]. While significant security enhancements have been added in recent years, the Department has 

acknowledged that countries are in varying stages of implementation particularly when it comes to information sharing requirements. For that reason, the Committee directs the Department to 

update the Committee not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this act on the country reviews conducted, compliance 

levels with requirements, and capabilities for and extent of information sharing as required under the VWP. 

COOPERATION WITH CENTRAL AMERICAN NATIONS

Given the continued historic rate of illegal aliens from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras coming to the United States, the 

efforts of the Government of Mexico in enforcing its southern border remain critical. It is also imperative that both the United 

States and Mexico continue working with these Central American 

nations to improve their civil law enforcement capabilities, including the sharing of criminal history information, prior orders of removal, and immigration enforcement actions. The Committee recognizes ICE’s Criminal History Information Sharing [CHIS] agreements with El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and the Bahamas, as well as their plans to formalize arrangements with several more nations. Further, ICE is 

working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Criminal Justice Information System Advisory Board to increase the number of 

conviction codes that are shared between nations, an important 

step in improving the CHIS program and protecting national security. 

The Committee notes that ICE continues to find success through 

its Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program 

that involves biometric data collection from special interest aliens, 

violent criminals, fugitives, and confirmed or suspected terrorists 

encountered by foreign law enforcement and military personnel. 

The Department, in conjunction with appropriate partner agencies, 

shall brief the Committee not later than 90 days after the date of 

enactment of this act on these critical information sharing efforts. 

COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM

Consistent with the request, the recommended level for the Immediate Office of the Secretary includes funds for the Office of 

Community Partnerships [OCP] that was created last year and 

funded in the Office of Partnership and Engagement. The mission 

of OCP is to build community partnerships necessary to support efforts for countering violent extremism [CVE]. In some communities, 

there is a sense of urgency to expand current CVE efforts. At the 

same time, other communities are struggling with how to approach 
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the issue. OCP provides expertise and support to all these communities, and as such, their outreach as part of a whole-of-government 

approach is critical. 

To make progress in CVE, the Congress provided $10,000,000 in 

fiscal year 2016 to help States and local communities prepare for, 

prevent, and respond to emergent threats from violent extremism. 

An additional $50,000,000 is recommended for fiscal year 2017. The 

Committee expects the Department to award these funds expeditiously and smartly by funding different approaches and projects 

and assessing each effort’s effectiveness in CVE. Given the sensitivities around these issues and the need to implement programs 

appropriately, the funds are available for 2 years. DHS shall keep 

the Committee apprised of its CVE efforts. 

STRENGTHENING DHS UNITY OF EFFORT

While the Committee commends the Secretary’s continued focus 

on integrating and strengthening the Department’s planning, policy, management, and operations processes, unity of effort will only 

be achieved where components are engaged and realize value. The 

Department shall brief the Committee on its goals and achievements related to unity of effort, including measures of component 

buy-in and value provided, not later than 30 days after the date 

of enactment of this act. Further, the Department is seeking legislative authority to codify many initiatives under unity of effort. 

One particular initiative, a joint duty training and assignment program, has not been launched because it is awaiting congressional 

action. In its unity of effort briefing, the Department shall provide 

information as to why such an effort cannot be undertaken without 

new authorizing legislation. 

The Committee continues to support the Department’s efforts to 

reinstitute a joint requirements process that will provide greater 

oversight of major acquisitions. At the same time, the Department’s 

inability to communicate progress in and results of this process is 

disappointing. Funding provided in fiscal year 2016 is continued 

under the Immediate Office of the Secretary for the Joint Requirements Council [JRC]. The Committee directs the Department to 

provide regular updates on the decisions and reviews conducted by 

the JRC and the results of those activities. 

BLUE CAMPAIGN

More than 5 years ago, the Department launched the Blue Campaign as an umbrella for the many activities components had undertaken to counter the heinous crime of human trafficking. DHS 

components, particularly the Federal Law Enforcement Training 

Center [FLETC], ICE, and CBP, have provided training to Federal 

human trafficking task forces, more than 10,000 State, local, and 

campus law enforcement professionals, over 2,000 foreign law enforcement partners, and approximately 50,000 airline employees. 

The recommended funding level for the Office of Partnership and 

Engagement includes the $819,000 requested to institutionalize the 

program management of the Blue Campaign. 
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INSPECTOR GENERAL ACCESS

The Committee appreciates the leadership demonstrated by the 

Secretary and the Department’s management team in ensuring full 

cooperation with OIG. Across the executive branch, the cooperation 

level is not as robust as it should be, as is required by law, nor as 

robust as it is at DHS. But as a reminder and given the change 

of administration that will come during fiscal year 2017, the Committee reiterates that the law requires OIG have ‘‘full and prompt 

access to all documents’’. 

Pursuant to section 739 of division E of Public Law 114–113 and 

prior appropriations Acts, the Department must submit reports to 

OIG regarding certain conference spending. To facilitate OIG’s reporting to this Committee, the Department shall submit its annual 

report to OIG not later than 45 days after the end of the fiscal 

year. 

PUBLIC ACCESS TO FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH

The Committee is disappointed that DHS has not yet completed 

its plan to provide public access to its federally funded research in 

accordance with the guidance issued by the Office of Science and 

Technology Policy [OSTP]. While progress has been made in selecting a repository to use, DHS through the Science and Technology 

Directorate [S&T] continues to gather requirements from components across the Department that fund work that results in publication. The Committee expects to be kept informed of the progress 

being made to implement the OSTP guidance and to be notified 

once OSTP approves the DHS plan. 

TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENT

The Committee is aware that the Department uses resources for 

advertising purposes. As such, the Committee directs the Department and its components to state within the text, audio, or video 

used for new advertising purposes, including advertising and posting on the Internet, that the advertisements are printed, published, 

or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer expense. The Department and its components may exempt any such advertisements 

from this requirement if it creates an adverse impact on safety or 

security, or impedes the ability of these agencies to carry out their 

statutory authority. 

WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING

As previously discussed in Senate Reports 113–198 and 114–68, 

the Committee is concerned about the sharp increase in illegal 

international trade in wildlife and wildlife products and expects 

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

trafficking. The Committee remains frustrated that the Department has failed to produce specific reports on these activities as required in Senate Report 113–198 and in the explanatory statement 

accompanying Public Law 114–113. These reports should be provided to the Committee expeditiously. A similar report for fiscal 

year 2017 should be provided not later than 45 days after the close 

of the fiscal year. 
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REAL ID

The Committee supports the Department’s continued effort to implement the REAL ID program. Improving the security of U.S. 

identification will have a positive impact on security in many facets 

of our lives. The Committee also strongly supports the continued 

use of the law’s extension provision, which gives the Secretary discretion to grant States additional time to meet the required minimum standards if the State provides adequate justification for 

noncompliance. States should have the opportunity to consider and 

debate methods of compliance consistent with their individual values and traditions, without sanction. 

USE OF INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY CATCHER

TECHNOLOGY

The Committee directs the Department, including all of its agencies, to report to the appropriate congressional committees, within 

180 days of the of the date enactment of this act, with the number 

of times International Mobile Subscriber Identity [IMSI] Catchers 

and similar surveillance technology devices have been deployed, 

how many individuals have been apprehended using IMSI Catchers 

and related technologies, and how many times IMSI Catchers and 

related technologies have been utilized to gather evidence relevant 

to a case against any apprehended individuals. 

STATE POLICE CRIME LABS

The Department’s investigative and security components lead 

many of the Federal Government’s counternarcotics and law enforcement efforts. The collective work of CBP, ICE, Coast Guard, 

and Secret Service includes investigations and operations in communities large and small across our Nation. As a result, the Department often works closely with and shares capabilities among 

State, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies, including 

State police crime labs. These labs provide the Department with a 

number of critical capabilities, including fingerprint, drug, and cell 

phone analysis. Likewise, these DHS components provide many of 

the same services to State, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies. 

Coordination among Federal and State law enforcement agencies 

not only ensures efficient use of resources, it also improves public 

safety outcomes. To that end, the Department should continue to 

work with State crime labs where available, particularly in areas 

not served by DHS labs or other similar Federal facilities. The Department should also continue to provide whatever assistance is 

appropriate to State police crime labs to ensure Federal requirements do not burden State resources. Moreover, for areas where 

the Department frequently relies on State crime labs, additional 

support may be appropriate to prevent the accumulation of backlogs that can slow Federal and State investigations. DHS shall report annually on its use of and partnerships with State crime labs, 

including the funds associated with such partnerships, and should 

fully reimburse State crime labs for any services they provide. 
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SERVICE LEVEL STANDARDS

To the millions of people traveling every day, TSA and CBP are 

the face of DHS and of the Federal Government. It is critical for 

DHS to provide for the security of the traveling public while facilitating their efficient movement through the aviation system. Unfortunately, TSA and CBP have both faced challenges in managing 

passenger throughput, challenges that have been compounded by 

inadequate communication with airports, airlines, other stakeholders, and the traveling public about what service levels they can 

expect. The Department should be held to consistent, quantifiable, 

and transparent metrics which measure service levels for these 

components. As such, the Committee directs that the Department, 

in close cooperation with the airports, airlines, and other appropriate stakeholders, develop standard service levels to be shared 

with key stakeholders. The Committee notes that TSA has the 

Aviation Security Advisory Committee which is an appropriate 

body to represent the industry on the standard service levels development. These standards must ensure the safety and security of 

the traveling public and should consider factors such as wait times 

and passenger satisfaction as well as agency responsiveness to electronic inquiries. Once established, the Department shall ensure 

staffing and processes are adequate to meet or exceed the standards, regularly and systematically measure performance, including 

by customer survey, and ensure that standards not sensitive for security purposes are made public so that travelers can hold the Department accountable for meeting the standards. 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $196,810,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 231,975,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 225,875,000 

The Under Secretary for Management oversees management and 

operations of the Department, including procurement and acquisition, human capital, and property management. The specific activities funded by this account include the Immediate Office of the 

Under Secretary for Management, the Office of the Chief Security 

Officer, the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer [OCPO], the Office of Program Accountability and Risk Management [PARM], the 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer [OCHCO], and the Office 

of the Chief Readiness Support Officer. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $225,875,000 for the Under Secretary for Management. This is $6,100,000 below the amount requested and $29,065,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 

2016. The increase over fiscal year 2016 is largely associated with 

consolidation of personnel costs previously paid through the Working Capital Fund for procurement and human capital services. The 

Committee supports the Department’s initiative to bring greater 

transparency to the cost of management operations and to eliminate an inefficient, circular reimbursement process. Of this 

amount, the Committee recommends not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses. 
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The recommendation provides $36,447,000 for OCHCO, the same level as requested and $4,471,000 above the fiscal year 2016 enacted level. The Human Resources Information Technology Program is transferred to OCIO, as requested. 

The bill continues the requirement for submission of a Comprehensive Acquisition Status Report in the President’s fiscal year 

2018 budget with quarterly updates to be submitted 45 days after 

the completion of each quarter. The requirements for the reports 

are described in House Report 112–331. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Immediate Office of the Under Secretary for Management .......... 3,393 3,758 3,658 

Office of the Chief Security Officer ............................................... 69,120 61,723 60,723 

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer ........................................ 60,630 101,452 96,952 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer: 

Salaries and Expenses .......................................................... 24,198 36,447 36,447 

Human Resources Information Technology ........................... 7,778 ............................ ............................

Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer: 

Salaries and expenses .......................................................... 27,235 25,664 25,164 

Nebraska Avenue Complex .................................................... 4,456 2,931 2,931 

Total, Office of the Under Secretary for Management .... 196,810 231,975 225,875 

PROCUREMENT PROCESSES

In Senate Reports 113–198 and 114–68, the Department received 

direction to outline each step of its procurement processes, including the personnel responsible for each step, and set expectations for 

the time each step should take. The goal is to improve transparency for everyone involved in the processes and facilitate timely, 

effective acquisitions and procurements that meet mission needs. 

OCPO and PARM have made significant progress in this area 

through their development of procurement action lead times and 

acquisition program health assessments. The Committee believes 

both of these efforts, particularly as they mature, will be effective 

management tools to evaluate performance, identify any issues, 

and fix problems along the way. The Department shall brief the 

Committee not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of 

this act on its continued efforts to ensure effective, efficient, and 

transparent procurement processes and program management. 

Further, the Committee commends OCPO for its initiatives to engage industry and the entire acquisition community within the Department to improve the way DHS does business. Rather than 

counting the number of industry days DHS holds, OCPO has established a robust, focused cycle of roundtables, webinars, and training sessions on substantive issues like how to debrief vendors postaward, how vendors and the Government approach pricing differently, and how to structure contracts for agile services. OCPO 

should include an update on these efforts in the briefing required 

above. 
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HIRING DELAYS

Hiring, including keeping up with attrition, persists as the Department’s most daunting management challenge. The lack of ability to onboard personnel continues a vicious cycle of bloated and 

unrealistic budget requests; unfilled mission needs; poor morale; 

and higher attrition. Despite significant management attention to 

this issue for the past 2 years, the average number of days to hire 

an employee in a mission critical position at DHS went from 254 

in fiscal year 2014 to 266 days in fiscal year 2015. To be sure, 

cybersecurity incidents at the Office of Personnel Management and 

certain DHS contractors contributed to this increase. DHS has 

made some progress in hiring support positions which should help 

in future hiring of mission critical positions. 

Further, the Committee remains convinced that DHS needs better insights into its hiring processes, including regular monitoring 

of the time each step takes in the process, so that the process is 

transparent and appropriate officials are held accountable. The 

Committee directs the Department to continue working with all its 

components to develop consistent, repeatable metrics on hiring, attrition, and the onboarding process. CBP has made great strides in 

documenting its process, identifying chokepoints, attacking inefficiencies, and seeking new ways to bring qualified people on board, 

such as ‘‘hiring hubs’’ which streamline the hiring process for qualified applicants. CBP’s multi-pronged approach, starting with the 

collection of relevant metrics, and follow-on efforts should be a 

model to other components. DHS is to brief the Committee not 

later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act on its 

strategy to decrease the number of days it takes to hire, provide 

quarterly metrics by component, and move toward monthly metrics 

reporting. CBP shall continue monthly reporting. 

OVERTIME PAY PROPOSALS

Following a 2013 Office of Special Counsel report detailing rampant abuse of administratively uncontrollable overtime [AUO], the 

Department issued a new policy and actions were taken across 

components to de-authorize payment of AUO. This issue highlighted a need for overtime pay reform for several DHS law enforcement workforces. Unfortunately, the Department chose to only 

pursue reform for Border Patrol through the Border Patrol Agent 

Pay Reform Act [BPAPRA] enacted in 2015, leaving other law enforcement components to continue to rely on AUO as their primary 

compensation mechanism for overtime. The Department has only 

recently been working on legislative fixes for ICE Enforcement and 

Removal Operations [ERO] and CBP Air and Marine Operations 

[AMO] staff that, similar to BPAPRA, could result in cost savings, 

provide the workforce more certainty in their pay expectations, and 

help morale. The Committee notes that the AMO proposal was 

transmitted to the relevant congressional committees in March, 

while the ERO proposal has not yet been transmitted. The Committee encourages DHS to act as one Department when considering 

significant management reform legislation and reminds DHS that 

all overtime systems must be managed appropriately by supervisors. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AND LONG-TERM DETAILS

For the reasons outlined in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114–113, the Department shall continue providing monthly data on the use of paid administrative leave for all 

periods beyond 1 month. Such information shall also be broken 

down by component. In addition, the Committee is interested in 

understanding the number of long-term detail assignments outside 

an employee’s home office or component that last longer than 3 

years, to include assignments in other departments, agencies, and 

entities. Therefore, the Department is directed to provide data regarding long-term detailees not later than 120 days after the date 

of enactment of this act, to include a break-down by home office or 

component, the receiving office or component, the grade level of the 

employees, and the authority for such detail. To the extent these 

details are reimbursable or the home office or component is not 

supporting the employee’s salary and benefits costs, the data 

should note that fact. 

HEADQUARTERS CONSOLIDATION

A general provision is included in the bill providing $225,532,000 

for costs associated with headquarters and mission support consolidation. The bulk of the fiscal year 2017 request is for a new FEMA 

headquarters at St. Elizabeths that is timed to address FEMA’s 

lease expirations and will consolidate FEMA’s current seven locations in Washington, DC. The Under Secretary shall submit an expenditure plan not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

of this act detailing how these funds will be allocated, including a 

revised schedule and cost estimates for headquarters consolidation. 

The Department shall notify the Committee within 30 days of any 

deviation from the expenditure plan. 

Additionally, the Committee is aware that half of the Department’s leased facilities nationwide will be up for re-competition 

within the next 5 years. DHS has undertaken an effort, now supported by the General Services Administration, to approach this opportunity strategically and assess opportunities for consolidation 

and for efficiencies. The Department shall keep the Committee apprised of these efforts. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $56,420,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 58,825,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 58,425,000 

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer [OCFO] is responsible 

for the fiscal management and financial accountability of DHS. 

OCFO 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. This account funds the 

Budget Division, Office of Financial Operations, Office of Program 

Analysis and Evaluation, Office of Financial Management, Resource Management Transition Office, the Office of the Government Accountability Office/Office of Inspector General Audit Liaison, Cost Analysis Division, Risk Management and Assurance, and 

Workforce Development. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $58,425,000 for OCFO. This is 

$400,000 below the amount requested and $2,005,000 above the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2016. 

The recommendation includes $41,215,000 for Financial Systems 

Modernization as a general provision in title V of this act, the same 

level as requested. 

COMMON APPROPRIATIONS STRUCTURE

This bill and report recommend funding for DHS in the same 

structure as fiscal year 2016, despite the Department’s submission 

of the fiscal year 2017 request in a new ‘‘common’’ appropriations 

structure. As proposed, the new structure would reduce controls 

and congressional oversight to a degree that is unacceptable to this 

Committee. It is disappointing that the Department failed to address the Committee’s concerns before transmitting the budget request in this structure. 

At the same time, the Committee continues to believe that the 

goal of following funds from planning through execution is critical 

to departmental oversight of the components as well as establishing a capability to make tradeoffs in resource allocation and 

budget development decisions. As such, the Committee is willing to 

undertake the effort necessary, working with the Department and 

the House Committee on Appropriations, to transition from the 

current structure to a more common appropriations structure, specifically in common accounts, consistent with the guidance provided 

in fiscal year 2016. Under the account level, a structure closer to 

the current PPAs would maintain controls and transparency regarding congressional priorities and the offices and officials responsible for execution of funds. 

In addition, the Department shall continue aggressively instituting financial management policies and procedures, particularly 

as it relates to budget formulation. These policies enable a truly 

common approach to building solid budget justifications. 

ANNUAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS

The Chief Financial Officer is directed to ensure that fiscal year 

2018 budget justifications for classified and unclassified budgets of 

all Department components are submitted on February 6, 2017, 

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

The justifications shall include: 

—Detailed data and explanatory descriptions for each appropriations request and for each PPA reflected in the table accompanying this report, including offices that have been identified 

as PPAs. Information should be presented in quantifiable 

terms with specific breakdowns of the funding. 

—Tables that compare prior year actual appropriations and obligations, estimates of current year appropriations and obligations, and the projected budget year appropriations and obligations for all PPAs, subprograms, and FTE, including identifying each increase, decrease, transfer, and staffing change 

proposed in fiscal year 2018. 
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—Year-to-year changes described in terms that are clear and unambiguous, excluding nonspecific terms such as ‘‘technical adjustment’’ or ‘‘administrative savings’’ unless accompanied by a 

detailed explanation. Explanations of adjustments to base 

funding, whether increases or decreases, should be specific and 

compared to prior year activity level not merely the entire PPA 

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

increase. 

—For investment end items with severable unit costs in excess 

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

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

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

enacted appropriations, obligations, and expenditures; contract 

information to include contract number, contractor, type, 

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

potential in the contract, and total contract value; significant 

changes to the prior year enacted budget, project schedule, and 

estimated time to completion. 

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

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

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

planned but unfunded; and the delivery schedule by quarter 

for the end item, delineated by fiscal year funding. 

—Information by appropriations account and PPA on all reimbursable agreements and significant uses of the Economy Act 

for each fiscal year. 

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

authorization. 

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

—Explanations and justifications for all proposed legislative language changes, whether they are new or amend existing law, 

whether they are substantive or technical in nature, with an 

annotated comparison of proposed versus existing language. 

—A report on the status of overdue Committee reports, plans, 

and briefings for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017. 

Any significant new activity that has not been explicitly justified 

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

transfer request during a fiscal year. 

COMPONENT OBLIGATION PLANS

The Department shall continue submitting obligation plans on a 

quarterly basis consistent with direction provided in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114–113, including ensuring that the obligation plans are connected to activity-level details in the budget justification materials. For fiscal year 2017, the 
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Committee expects these plans to be timely given the established 

routine. 

FINANCIAL SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

The Department has signaled its intent to migrate DHS components to a Federal shared services provider [FSSP] with several 

components leading the way this year. With cost savings and efficiencies as part of the rationale for this effort, questions remain regarding the total potential costs of this approach. Within 60 days 

of the date of enactment of this act, the Committee directs the 

OCFO to provide, by component, the total cost of migrating to an 

FSSP. These costs shall be broken down by major cost driver, 

phase, and fiscal year for the total life cycle of the project, including obligations to date. Estimated and actual cost savings by fiscal 

year and by major cost driver for each component shall also be included. In addition, DHS is to maintain frequent communications 

with the Committee on financial management improvement plans 

necessary to support the Department’s missions, including a 

timeline for implementation with discrete milestones. DHS is also 

required to update the Committee on any delays that occur during 

discovery or implementation phases in a timely manner. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

The Department shall continue providing monthly budget execution reports including staffing data as in prior years, in compliance 

with the included general provision. Further, the Committee continues to include general provisions addressing unauthorized fee 

proposals in future budget requests and pay reform initiatives. 

A statutory provision is also retained requiring the Secretary to 

submit a Future Years Homeland Security Program budget as part 

of the fiscal year 2018 budget justification. The report shall be provided in the same manner as prior year requirements and shall be 

in unclassified form so as to be accessible to the general public. 

In addition, the Department shall adhere to statutory weapons 

and ammunition reporting requirements made permanent in Public 

Laws 113–76 and 114–4 respectively. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $309,976,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 317,513,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 307,413,000 

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

for oversight of information technology [IT] development, oversight 

of IT acquisition, alignment of IT systems and infrastructure to the 

enterprise architecture to support the missions and activities of the 

Department. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $307,413,000, of which $102,000,000 

is for salaries and expenses, and $205,413,000 is to be available 

through fiscal year 2018 for Department-wide technology investments overseen by OCIO. The recommendation is $10,100,000 

below the amount requested and $2,563,000 below the amount pro-
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vided in fiscal year 2016. The reduction is largely in the salaries 

and expenses PPA due to a significant number of vacancies and 

hiring that will not be achieved. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Salaries and expenses ................................................................... 109,957 110,000 102,000 

Information technology services .................................................... 91,000 98,494 96,394 

Infrastructure and security activities ............................................ 54,087 54,087 54,087 

Homeland secure data network ..................................................... 54,932 54,932 54,932 

Total, Office of the Chief Information Officer ................. 309,976 317,513 307,413 

SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS

In addition to budget justification materials and obligation plans, 

OCIO shall provide semiannual briefings to the Committee on the 

execution of its major initiatives and investment areas. Such briefings shall include details regarding cost and schedule. 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

The Committee recommendation includes $96,394,000 for development, implementation, and maintenance of IT functional services. The level demonstrates continued commitment to enterprise 

implementation of identity and other IT services, the DHS Data 

Framework, and the Digital Services team. The Committee expects 

OCIO to continue to provide leadership and support to enterprise 

efforts related to immigration data and the joint wireless program. 

With regards to immigration data, OCIO, working with the appropriate components, shall provide the software and hardware necessary for the Office of Immigration Statistics to access component 

data and perform its mission. 

INFRASTRUCTURE AND SECURITY ACTIVITIES

The Committee recommendation includes $54,087,000 for development and acquisition of IT equipment, software, services, and related activities. 

The Department continues to be a leader in data center consolidation which has brought greater operational efficiencies, a reduced IT footprint, reduced energy consumption, and opportunities 

for shared capabilities. Data Center 1 is a premiere facility and a 

strategic computing asset ready to serve other Federal customers. 

The Committee expects the Department to support the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration in ensuring this government 

investment is best utilized. In addition, the Department shall continue to brief the Committee on a periodic basis regarding its execution of remaining data center migration funds, its use of existing 

data center contract vehicles to enable further consolidation in 

Data Center 1, and its open market strategy for cloud services. 
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SHARING AND SAFEGUARDING CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

The recommendation includes $12,800,000 to support information 

sharing and safeguarding measures to protect classified national 

security information. OCIO shall cover these programs as part of 

its semiannual briefings to the Committee. 

STREAMLINING ACQUISITIONS AND DOCUMENTATION

As part of the Department’s effort to improve its requirements 

development and acquisition processes, OCIO and PARM are working together on an initiative to ensure the processes, and artifacts 

required in the processes, make sense for the buy. Further, the current processes and required artifacts do not support agile development efforts and, in fact, create an undue burden with no real oversight or program management benefit. The Committee is very interested in the four pilots underway to test new processes and directs OCIO and PARM to brief the Committee not later than 60 

days after the date of enactment of this act on their results. 

ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $264,714,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 265,719,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 260,201,000 

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $260,201,000 for Analysis and Operations. This is $5,518,000 below the amount requested and 

$4,513,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. The recommended level in this account reflects funds requested for a new 

CBRNE Office that is not yet authorized by the Congress. The details of these recommendations are included in a classified annex 

accompanying this report. 

ANNUAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS AND OBLIGATION PLANS

The Committee expects to receive the same level of information 

for the Department’s classified budget as is required under the 

Chief Financial Officer both in annual budget justifications and 

quarterly obligation plans. Additionally, while the Committee does 

not require an Intelligence Expenditure Plan for fiscal year 2017, 

the I&A quarterly obligation plans shall include cost data for individual programs and projects. 

STATE AND LOCAL FUSION CENTERS

The Committee directs I&A to continue semiannual briefings on 

the State and Local Fusion Centers program. 

The Committee is disappointed that the Department failed to 

provide an assessment of the Kansas Intelligence Fusion Center 

[KIFC] as a State-based Center of Excellence for multi-agency, 

multi-discipline public-private partnership to enhance threat infor-
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mation sharing and collaboration, as directed in Senate Report 

113–198. While each fusion center should be tailored to meet the 

needs of its local constituents, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection are increasingly capabilities that fusion centers are 

seeking to develop in response to threat and gap assessments. 

While the high-side operations and access of the KIFC may not be 

a model for most fusion centers, the Department, particularly I&A 

and NPPD, need to assess the extent to which the KIFC’s capabilities fill a national need, including for training other fusion center 

personnel, and should be supported. The Committee expects this 

assessment to be submitted imminently. 

SUPPORT OF BORDER SECURITY MISSION

The Committee directs I&A to assess the level of field support its 

intelligence officers and reports officers provide directly to the Department’s border security mission and the extent to which additional support, collocated on the Southwest border, would enhance 

mission effectiveness. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $137,488,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 157,144,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 155,144,000 

This account finances the Office of Inspector General’s [OIG] activities, including audits, inspections, investigations, and other reviews of programs and operations of DHS to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and to prevent and detect fraud, waste, 

and abuse. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $155,144,000 for OIG, $2,000,000 

below the amount requested and $17,656,000 above the amount 

provided in fiscal year 2016. In addition, the Committee includes 

bill language transferring $24,000,000 requested by OIG for audits 

and investigations related to expenditures from the Disaster Relief 

Fund [DRF]. 

Inspectors General across the government perform a critical 

function on behalf of the Congress and the American people, as 

well as the leadership of Federal departments and agencies when 

that relationship is sound. After a troubling period of issues and 

allegations several years ago, the DHS OIG has made great strides 

under the current Inspector General in restoring its credibility and 

capabilities. For that reason, the recommended funding level again 

includes a significant increase above the prior year to sustain staffing increases and provide the resources to meet the mission. The 

Committee expects to see continued progress and results from 

these investments. 

The Committee expects the Inspector General to submit any updates to the expenditure plan for fiscal year 2017 no later than 30 

days after the date of enactment of this act. As specified in Senate 

Report 113–198, for fiscal year 2018 and thereafter, OIG shall submit a detailed expenditure plan with its annual budget justification 

documents. In addition, OIG shall continue submitting obligation 
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plans on a quarterly basis as required of all DHS components consistent with direction provided in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114–113 and title I of this report. 

FOCUS AREAS

OIG shall continue to provide the Committee with periodic updates regarding focus areas and the status of its work. The Committee continues to support OIG’s engagement in the area of employee and contractor integrity and expects OIG, CBP, and ICE to 

continue to work cooperatively to combat corruption. In addition, 

the Committee is interested to see the results from OIG’s investment in big data capabilities that should provide opportunities for 

more meaningful audits and reviews. 

AVIATION SECURITY

Last year, as a result of OIG’s covert tests, audits, and findings, 

the Secretary instituted a strategic shift in our Nation’s approach 

to aviation screening and brought new leadership to TSA. The 

Committee expects OIG to continue its covert testing of aviation security capabilities and to track the progress being made to address 

its findings. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 

this act, OIG shall brief the Committees on its latest efforts and 

findings. 

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION FIELD PERSONNEL

The Office of Infrastructure Protection [IP] within NPPD has 

over 250 personnel operating in the field across the country. Of 

those personnel, the vast majority are Chemical Security Inspectors 

[CSI] and Protective Security Advisors [PSA]. They also work with 

other NPPD field personnel, including those with the Federal Protective Service and Cybersecurity Advisors. In recent months, IP 

conducted a pilot to ascertain the feasibility of shifting support for 

these personnel from headquarters to a regional concept. Responsibilities currently considered for realignment include: setting policy and guidance for the CSI and PSA programs; providing analytic 

and mission support services; designing and maintaining operational technology, tools, and data; developing exercises and 

trainings for the critical infrastructure community to be delivered 

in the field; and administrative tasks such as fleet management, 

shipping and receiving of equipment, and IT support. The Committee directs OIG to conduct a review of all current regionalization documentation, the authorities necessary for IP to conduct this 

realignment, and the conclusions of the Region IV pilot to determine the feasibility of moving forward with this concept. 
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CONFERENCES AND SPECIAL EVENTS

OIG shall report to the Committee not later than 180 days after 

receipt from DHS on the Department’s fiscal year 2017 spending 

for conferences, ceremonies, and similar events above $100,000 as 

well as any events of note reported by the Department over 

$20,000. Consistent with prior year reports, OIG shall include the 

total costs to the Government associated with these events, the 

number of conferences held, the amount of funds obligated, and expenses by appropriation or other source of funding, including budget accounts and subaccounts used to pay for events. 
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TITLE II 

SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

SUMMARY

U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP] is responsible for enforcing 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 $13,237,281,000 

including direct appropriations of $11,182,441,000 and estimated 

fee collections of $2,054,840,000. The Committee’s recommendation 

reflects realistic assumptions for hiring and includes the resources 

necessary to fund all of the staff likely to be on board in fiscal year 

2017. The Committee recommends substantial funding increases 

for tactical radios and for Border Patrol vehicle replacements so 

that frontline staff, once hired, will have the equipment needed to 

perform CBP’s mission effectively and safely. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Appropriations: 

Salaries and expenses .......................................................... 8,628,902 9,398,748 8,857,183 

Small airport user fee .......................................................... 9,097 9,415 9,415 

Automation modernization .................................................... 829,460 840,726 813,206 

Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology 

[BSFIT] .............................................................................. 447,461 329,237 349,237 

Air and Marine operations .................................................... 802,298 798,277 857,000 

Construction and facilities management ............................. 340,128 305,754 296,400 

Total, Appropriations ........................................................ 11,057,346 11,682,157 11,182,441 

Estimated fee collections: 

Immigration inspection user fee .......................................... 652,699 677,894 677,894 

Immigration enforcement fines ............................................ 633 860 860 

ESTA ...................................................................................... 57,332 58,301 58,301 

Land border inspection fee ................................................... 34,724 46,517 46,517 

COBRA passenger inspection fee ......................................... 506,877 523,737 523,737 

APHIS inspection fee ............................................................. 515,810 534,515 534,515 

Global entry user fee ............................................................ 91,789 96,297 96,297 

Puerto Rico Trust Fund ......................................................... 99,058 99,551 99,551 

Virgin Island fee ................................................................... 11,867 11,176 11,176 

Customs Unclaimed Goods ................................................... 5,992 5,992 5,992 
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U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—FUNDING SUMMARY—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Total, Estimated fee collections ....................................... 1,976,781 2,054,840 2,054,840 

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

funding ......................................................................... 13,034,127 13,736,997 13,237,281 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $8,628,902,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 9,398,748,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 8,857,183,000 

The 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 Fee.—CBP collects user fees to fund 

the costs of international inspections activities at airports and seaports, as authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1356). 

Electronic System for Travel Authorization Fee.—CBP collects 

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

pre-screen visitors from countries participating in the Visa Waiver 

Program prior to their arrival in the United States to avoid security risks, as authorized by section 711(h)(3)(B) of the 9/11 Act, 

Public Law 110–53. 

Immigration Enforcement Fine.—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 Inspection Fee.—CBP collects fees for processing applications for the Dedicated Commuter Lanes program, the Automated Permit Ports program, the Canadian Border Boat Landing 

permits, Mexican Non-Resident Alien Border Crossing Cards, 

FAST, SENTRI and NEXUS application fees, as authorized by the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356). 

Public-Private Partnership [PPP] Reimbursements.—CBP is authorized to enter into mutually beneficial agreements with stakeholders at select ports of entry [POEs] whereby CBP is reimbursed 

for enhanced customs and agricultural processing, border security, 

and immigration inspection-related services. 

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act [COBRA] Passenger Inspection Fee.—CBP collects fees for inspection services involving customs-related functions. The COBRA user fee statutory 

authority (19 U.S.C. 58c) specifies the types of covered expenses. 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Inspection Fee.— 

CBP receives as a transfer a distribution of agriculture inspection 

fees collected by the 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 
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for the services related to the importation, entry, or exportation of 

animals and animal products. 

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

registered traveler program to expedite screening and processing of 

international passengers as authorized under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008, section 565(3)(B). 

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

are an unincorporated territory of the United States and although 

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

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

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

Fund. The account is managed annually as a reimbursable account 

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

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

Trust Fund. After providing for the expenses of administering CBP 

activities in Puerto Rico, the remaining amounts are transferred to 

the Treasurer of Puerto Rico pursuant to sections 740 and 795 of 

title 48, United States Code. 

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. 

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

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

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

a lesser period for special merchandise as provided by section 

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

all estimated duties and storage or other charges having been paid, 

shall be considered unclaimed and abandoned. This account represents the proceeds from the liquidation of that account. 

Preclearance Reimbursements.—The Trade Facilitation and 

Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, Public Law 114–125, included authority for CBP to both collect and spend reimbursements, including spending in anticipation of reimbursements, for preclearance 

activities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $8,857,183,000 for CBP Salaries 

and Expenses for fiscal year 2017, including $3,274,000 from the 

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and, of which $2,652,000,000 is 

derived from the merchandise processing fee. This is $541,565,000 

below the request and $228,281,000 above the amount provided in 

fiscal year 2016. The Committee notes that $305,536,000 requested 

in CBP is not included in the recommended level due to the Committee’s rejection of the proposed transfer of the Office of Biometric 
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Identity Management [OBIM] to CBP. This proposal has not yet 

been authorized by the Congress. 

The Committee includes bill language making available up to $150,000 for payment for rental space for preclearance operations 

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

paid to any employee and capping official reception and representation expenses at $34,425. A general provision is continued to allow 

CBP to access collections associated with the U.S. Colombia Trade 

Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 112–42. The 

spending from these collections is not capped, whereas the request 

included a cap of $220,000,000. 

The request includes unrealistic assumptions on hiring for most 

classifications of CBP staff, so the Committee’s recommended level 

includes adjustments in order to support the staffing level likely to 

be attained during fiscal year 2017. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Salaries and expenses: 

Headquarters, management, and administration: 

Commissioner ............................................................... 30,139 31,718 30,589 

Chief Counsel ............................................................... 48,239 53,543 50,201 

Congressional Affairs ................................................... 2,444 2,950 2,915 

Internal Affairs ............................................................. 165,223 185,784 174,175 

Public Affairs ............................................................... 14,644 19,862 18,519 

Training and Development ........................................... 73,939 105,998 86,866 

Technology, Innovation, Acquisition ............................. 24,933 29,156 26,353 

Intelligence ................................................................... 72,038 78,682 76,244 

Administration .............................................................. 381,369 426,151 396,287 

Rent .............................................................................. 629,046 635,361 630,909 

Subtotal, Headquarters, management, and administration ............................................................... 1,442,014 1,569,205 1,493,058 

Border security inspections and trade facilitation: 

Inspections, trade, and travel facilitation at ports of 

entry ......................................................................... 2,981,606 3,108,100 3,053,046 

Reimbursable preclearance authority .......................... ............................ 8,000 ............................

Harbor maintenance fee collection (Trust Fund) ........ 3,274 3,274 3,274 

International cargo screening ...................................... 59,709 56,491 55,721 

Other international programs ...................................... 25,087 27,387 25,846 

Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism [C– 

TPAT] ........................................................................ 36,593 38,606 37,239 

Trusted Traveler Programs ........................................... 5,811 5,811 5,811 

Inspection and detection technology investments ...... 209,273 173,785 173,737 

National Targeting Center ........................................... 75,890 115,282 114,554 

Training ........................................................................ 38,258 49,929 49,823 

Office of Biometric Identity Management ................... ............................ 305,536 ............................

Subtotal, Border security inspections and trade 

facilitation ........................................................... 3,435,501 3,892,201 3,519,051 

Border security and control between ports of entry: ............................ ............................ ............................

Border security and control ......................................... 3,696,450 3,864,866 3,790,936 

Unaccompanied Alien Children Contingency Fund ...... ............................ 13,000 ............................
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U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Training ........................................................................ 54,937 59,476 54,138 

Subtotal, Border security and control between 

ports of entry ...................................................... 3,751,387 3,937,342 3,845,074 

Total, Salaries and expenses ........................................... 8,628,902 9,398,748 8,857,183 

CBP HEADQUARTERS REALIGNMENT

The Committee is generally supportive of CBP’s proposal to reduce the number of staff reporting directly to the Commissioner, 

while also improving the delivery of resources to the field. However, while the budget request includes a total funding level for the 

newly proposed Enterprise Services office, it does not articulate the 

annual cost of operating the newly proposed Operations Support office. The Committee directs CBP to detail the costs of these offices, 

including administrative support. 

CBP HIRING AND RETENTION

The Committee commends CBP for collecting and analyzing data 

on all aspects of the hiring process to identify opportunities for improvement, including how best to target qualified, successful applicants. The Committee understands CBP’s implementation of hiring 

hubs has reduced by nearly 50 percent the timeline for hiring CBP 

officers, and the Committee expects CBP to deploy hiring hubs 

along the border to speed hiring of qualified Border Patrol agents. 

The Committee is disappointed, however, that CBP remains unable 

to meet the funded staffing levels for Border Patrol agents and 

CBP officers. Compounding the hiring delays, CBP continues to 

face challenges staffing both Office of Field Operations [OFO] and 

Border Patrol locations along the northern and southwest land borders. The Committee directs CBP, working with the Office of Personnel Management as necessary, to identify and utilize incentives 

to improve retention in those locations and incentivize personnel to 

choose those locations. CBP is also directed to continue briefing the 

Committee quarterly on the actions CBP is taking to improve hiring, retention, and attrition for all frontline staff, and provide 

monthly notifications on frontline staffing levels. If additional authorities are needed to improve staffing at border locations, the 

Committee expects CBP to immediately brief the Committee, as 

well as relevant committees of jurisdiction, on the proposed legislative changes and potential costs of the proposed changes. 

BORDER PATROL STAFFING MODEL

The Committee has directed the Border Patrol to establish the 

requirements for personnel, technology, and infrastructure necessary to secure the border. As part of that effort, Border Patrol 

needs a staffing model that considers situational awareness, officer 

safety, and other operational needs. While CBP completed a staffing analysis for Border Patrol agents, it is not yet a robust staffing 
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model that can provide insight into the appropriate level of Border 

Patrol agent staffing and inform the deployment and use of personnel and other resources. Despite the lack of analysis, the fiscal 

year 2017 request proposes a permanent reduction to Border Patrol 

staffing. The Committee directs the Border Patrol to brief the Committee not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 

act on its data-based analysis of the staffing needs for the Border 

Patrol. 

CAPABILITIES GAP PROCESSES

CBP has begun collecting and evaluating requirements from the 

field through processes to identify capabilities gaps [C-GAP] for the 

Border Patrol and Air and Marine Operations [AMO]. The agency 

has cited its ongoing C-GAP processes as an important tool necessary to assess and identify its border security mission needs. 

While developing a data-driven requirements process is a positive 

step, CBP must develop tools and processes that capture enterprise 

level requirements to facilitate and prioritize CBP’s operations and 

maintenance activities, as well as future investments. The Committee directs CBP to coordinate the results of the ongoing operating components’ requirements analyses, and brief the Committee 

within 90 days of the date of enactment of this act on the results 

and how these results will inform future budget requests. 

CONSEQUENCE DELIVERY SYSTEM

The Committee understands that CBP continually evaluates the 

Consequence Delivery System [CDS], in coordination with ICE and 

DOJ, in order to increase immigration enforcement effectiveness, 

including reducing recidivism. OIG–15–95, a report on Operation 

Streamline, included recommendations for CBP to better measure 

both the costs and effectiveness of the CDS. Within 120 days of the 

date of enactment of this act, the Committee directs CBP to brief 

on actions taken to track the costs and measure the effectiveness 

of Operation Streamline and other components of the CDS. 

CARIZZO CANE

The Committee remains concerned about Carrizo cane and other 

invasive species which impede the border security mission along 

the United States-Mexico border. Within 60 days of the date of enactment of this act, CBP is directed to brief the Committee on its 

comprehensive plan for eradicating Carrizo cane, including updates 

on the status of approval for additional biological control agents to 

combat Carrizo cane and other related plant species; collaboration 

with the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board and other 

Federal, State, and local stakeholders, as well as the Government 

of Mexico; and the resource requirements for executing the comprehensive plan. 

INTELLIGENCE

The Committee is supportive of the Office of Intelligence’s efforts 

to develop, provide, coordinate, and implement CBP’s intelligence 

capabilities into a cohesive enterprise and directs the Office of Intelligence to manage confidential human source payments for all of 
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CBP. The Committee further directs CBP to assess CBP’s current 

tactical intelligence and law enforcement information collection assets, to determine whether centralizing collection and coordination 

capabilities would be beneficial and report to the Committee on the 

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

INTERNAL AFFAIRS

The Committee remains committed to addressing the potential 

for corruption of CBP personnel, and notes CBP’s efforts to headoff problems before they occur, but is nonetheless concerned by 

some of the revelations included in OIG–16–75 and the recent report by the Homeland Security Advisory Council’s CBP Integrity 

Advisory Panel [Advisory Panel]. OIG–16–75 included recommendations addressing how CBP failed to assess staffing requirements based on data-driven justifications, did not validate 

major duties for criminal investigators, and did not establish performance metrics, all while paying unjustified Law Enforcement 

Availability Pay to investigators. In addition to the recommendations made by OIG, the Advisory Panel released its final report on 

CBP’s Internal Affairs activities on March 15, 2016, including 39 

recommendations for CBP, many of which require institutional 

change. While the Advisory Panel also recommended substantial 

staffing increases, the Committee believes CBP should make the 

recommended institutional changes prior to bringing on a large 

number of new investigators. As such, the Committee directs CBP 

to brief the Committee quarterly on the steps being taken to address the 39 recommendations, and includes $3,436,000 of the 

$6,872,000 requested for new investigators. Like other components 

of CBP, Internal Affairs faces challenges hiring qualified new staff, 

so the recommendation also reduces estimated salary expenses to 

a more realistic level. 

PORTS OF ENTRY

OFO operates 328 POEs 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, inspecting over 1.3 million people daily by air, land, and sea. In addition to CBP’s primary security mission, CBP is the second largest 

government revenue generator for the United States after the Internal Revenue Service. Traveler volume increased 2.2 percent in 

2015 after increasing 3.4 percent in fiscal year 2014. Traveler volume is expected to increase 3.4 percent to 4.1 percent through 2018 

resulting in a projected 11.5 percent increase from fiscal year 2016 

to fiscal year 2018. 

Achieving the Optimal Mix of People, Infrastructure, and Technology.—The overall proportion of CBP’s salaries and benefits 

[S&B] has been growing steadily, thus shifting resources to other 

priorities. In fiscal year 2009, S&B accounted for 56 percent of the 

total Salaries and Expenses account, but in fiscal year 2017 it will 

be approximately 72 percent. Cost drivers for the growing payroll, 

in addition to staffing increases, include healthcare, retirement 

benefits and changing grade profiles, including additional law enforcement compensation types and benefit rates. 

CBP’s workload staffing model indicates a shortfall of 2,107 CBP 

officers by the end of fiscal year 2017, and this assumption presumes all funded CBP officers are on board at that time. While the 
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model needs further refinement, it is the best tool yet designed to 

assist in officer placement decisions based on traveler volume, wait 

times, expanded facilities, and increased cargo throughput. The 

model also takes into consideration the reduction in staffing requirements due to innovation and technology improvements. While 

CBP’s workload model is mature, the Committee encourages CBP 

to conduct a review and analysis of current staffing processes at a 

single air POE with CBP using private sector staffing management 

practices and technology to determine whether optimal staffing levels are in place. The Committee supports the request to hire new 

CBP technicians to take on certain tasks so that CBP officers can 

focus their time and efforts on law enforcement activities. 

The Committee remains concerned, however, about CBP officer 

staffing levels on the northern border. As trade and tourism increase along the United States-Canadian border, additional resources should be provided, as appropriate. The Committee directs 

CBP to submit an updated resource allocation model with the fiscal 

year 2018 budget detailing specific staffing, funding for, and implementation of planned border enforcement initiatives by POE. 

The increased adoption of technology will continue to change the 

way CBP processes people and cargo entering the United States, 

allowing officers to better target risks with informed targeting, 

rather than paperwork. The Committee encourages CBP to continue adding enrollment centers for DHS Trusted Traveler Programs including Global Entry and NEXUS where demand warrants. To the extent Global Entry can be expanded to passengers 

from other countries, CBP is encouraged to do so. As enrollment in 

these programs continues expanding, passengers can be more 

quickly processed upon arrival in the United States. 

The Committee recommends the $74,100,000 requested for Land 

Border Integration, but remains concerned that technology used to 

analyze vehicular traffic crossing our northern and southern borders has become outdated and should be improved. As directed in 

Senate Report 114–68, CBP is expected to continue improving situational awareness by procuring and implementing the latest, most 

effective technologies available to monitor and intercept vehicles 

crossing our borders. Many of CBP’s procedures for processing tractor trailers carrying cargo across U.S. land borders are outdated 

and paper-based. Recognizing the importance of improving the effectiveness and efficiency of cargo processing at U.S. land borders, 

the Committee urges CBP to appropriately plan for the 

prioritization of efforts to automate and update the Nation’s ability 

to monitor cargo crossing into the U.S. at land POEs. 

Land Border Fees.—The Committee continues a general provision prohibiting CBP from conducting any studies for establishing 

and collecting any new land border fee. This provision does not affect any existing trusted traveler program such as FAST, NEXUS, 

SENTRI, or other similar efforts. 

Human Trafficking.—The Committee encourages CBP to continue to post the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline, email address, and Web site information in all U.S. POEs. 

Foreign Municipal Solid Waste.—The Committee directs CBP to 

continue to address the threat posed by trucks carrying foreign mu-
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nicipal solid waste from Canada into the United States in a riskbased, targeted manner. 

REIMBURSABLE SERVICES PROGRAM

The Committee is disappointed that CBP has not selected any 

small or mid-sized airports for participation in the Reimbursable 

Services Program and directs CBP to ensure that each request for 

a reimbursable agreement at a POE is given equal consideration 

regardless of the size of the POE. If CBP denies a request for a reimbursable agreement, the denial should be accompanied by a detailed justification for the denial. 

DONATIONS ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM

The Committee recognizes that changing circumstances may 

limit the period of opportunity for potential donations, and is aware 

that current and prospective partners have developed a significant 

inventory of donation proposals to enhance and improve the port 

environment. Consistent review of these proposals will not only encourage greater engagement between CBP and non-Federal partners, but has important implications for international trade relationships. Therefore, the Committee further directs CBP to work 

with the General Services Administration to review the lengthy 

process used to evaluate donations with a value greater than 

$3,000,000 and accept applications for these donations at least 

twice per year. When evaluating applications, it is critical for CBP 

to provide timely responses to applicants. As such CBP is directed 

to, not later than 60 days after receiving a proposal, notify applicants with respect to whether the proposal is complete or incomplete. If deemed incomplete, CBP shall detail what is missing from 

the application materials and provide an opportunity to resubmit 

the proposal with the additional information or material. Not later 

than 180 days after receiving a complete proposal, CBP shall make 

a determination whether to deny or approve the proposal and notify the private sector or government entity that submitted the proposal of the determination. If CBP denies a request for a donation, 

the denial should be accompanied by a detailed justification for the 

denial. 

PRECLEARANCE

The Committee provides authority as necessary to collect and 

spend fees for capital and operations costs from program participants in anticipation of reimbursement and directs CBP to continually evaluate the national and homeland security benefits of both 

existing and prospective preclearance agreements. To assist ongoing efforts to reestablish international passenger rail service along 

the northeast rail corridor, the Committee encourages continued 

analysis of the benefits of initiating preclearance operations at 

Montreal’s Central Station. 

ELECTRONIC VISA UPDATE SYSTEM

The Committee recommends $27,800,000, as requested, for the 

Electronic Visa Update System [EVUS], a program that allows nonimmigrant visa holders to provide updated biographic and travel- 
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related information through a public Web site, and enables CBP to 

facilitate admissibility determinations post-visa issuance before 

passengers initiate travel to the United States. While the Committee is disappointed that the corresponding EVUS fee proposal 

has not yet been transmitted to the Congress, the Committee understands the criticality of this system and the need to meet projected timelines. The Committee directs CBP to expeditiously 

transmit the proposal so that users of the system, rather than U.S. 

taxpayers, fund operation and sustainment costs. 

INSPECTION AND DETECTION TECHNOLOGY

The Committee recommends $173,737,000 for Inspection and Detection Technology, including $54,775,000, as requested, for additional Non-Intrusive Inspection [NII] equipment refresh and recapitalization. The Committee is familiar with the mission need, but 

disappointed CBP did not provide the multiyear investment and 

management plan along with the fiscal year 2017 request as required in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 

114–113. By not providing industry partners with any visibility 

into longer-term recapitalization plans, CBP is likely paying a premium for NII equipment, as vendors must either speculatively 

produce equipment at their own risk or, after contract award, surge 

production lines in order to meet required delivery timelines. The 

Committee again directs CBP to provide such a plan with the fiscal 

year 2018 budget request, and to post an unclassified version of the 

plan on CBP’s Web site. 

LAND BORDER WAIT TIMES

The Committee recognizes CBP’s continued progress in implementing GAO recommendations in GAO–13–603 regarding flaws in 

commercial vehicle wait time collection practices at land POEs. The 

Committee understands CBP is currently evaluating a partnership 

with the State of Texas to leverage an existing automated collection system at high volume commercial vehicle crossings with its 

existing Border Wait Times platform. The Committee directs CBP 

to examine whether this partnership will help realize savings and 

efficiencies versus manual collection practices, identify potential 

agency resources which could help cover operations and maintenance of the existing system. The Committee further directs CBP 

to consider other State, local, or private sector partnerships that 

can improve the accuracy, usefulness, and transparency of publicly 

reported commercial wait time data and collection methods in the 

border environment. Not less than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act, CBP shall brief the Committee on actions taken 

to improve the accuracy of wait time data. 

LAND BORDER OPERATIONS

The Committee is concerned that reducing hours of operation at 

land POEs could unduly impede cross-border travel and negatively 

impact local and regional economic activity. The Committee directs 

CBP to consult with community members and elected officials at 

all levels of government, as well as industry, prior to making 

changes, and refrain from reducing the hours of operation at any 
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land POE unless CBP can demonstrate the reduction in hours will 

not impede local or regional commerce or residential traffic. In addition, the Committee directs CBP to immediately notify to the 

Committee if foreign governments attempt to dictate the location of 

a new land POE. 

HEROIN

CBP is the lead agency for preventing drug trafficking through 

airports, seaports, and land POEs and plays a significant role in 

the national drug control strategy. The dramatic influx of heroin 

and opioids across the borders of the United States has fueled a 

public health crisis that has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans. The work of CBP and its partners in the Department as well as other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies across the country has never been more challenging 

or important. The Committee commends CBP for their ongoing 

work in protecting our borders and helping mitigate the flow of illegal narcotics, particularly heroin and opioids. 

TRADE ENFORCEMENT

The Committee applauds CBP’s ongoing efforts in moving toward 

the centralization of the administration of the single transaction 

bonds [STBs] program and development of an automated system 

for STBs, such as the eBond, in order to improve the collection of 

revenue owed to the Federal Government. Once fully-deployed, 

eBond will provide a single, centralized repository for all customs 

bonds within CBP. This automation will improve oversight and administration of the STB program and allow CBP to more effectively 

verify the adequacy of STBs. Full deployment of eBond is directly 

connected to the completion of the ACE system and is expected to 

be deployed by the end of 2016. The Committee encourages CBP 

to continue these efforts to eliminate the need for paper STBs at 

all CBP POEs. 

The Committee is pleased that the Trade Facilitation and Trade 

Enforcement Act of 2015 eliminated a long-standing restriction unintentionally prohibiting the Department of Commerce [Commerce] 

from sharing proprietary information with CBP vital to determining violations or claims with respect to any provision of the 

Tariff Act of 1930. The Committee expects the efficiency and effectiveness of enforcement to increase as Federal trade compliance 

and enforcement agencies share appropriate and necessary information to inform trade enforcement activities. 

CBP analysis provides strong evidence to conclude trade fraud 

and evasion is widespread in many commodity sectors—particularly for goods from China, which account for 65 percent of the 

antidumping and countervailing duty cash deposits collected. The 

Committee remains focused on the need for all Federal Government agencies involved in international trade to aggressively enforce existing trade laws. There are specific actions CBP and ICE, 

together with Commerce, the Departments of Justice [DOJ] and 

State, and the United States Trade Representative, can take without the need for additional legislation. 

The Committee understands that the Centers of Excellence and 

Expertise support uniformity of processing and enforcement for 
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covered industries and importers. CBP shall continue to brief the 

Committee annually on efforts to improve enforcement and collection processes. 

ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY ENFORCEMENT

The Committee has ensured that, within the amounts recommended in this account, there will be sufficient funds to administer the ongoing requirements of section 754 of the Tariff Act of 

1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675c), referenced in subtitle F of title VII of the 

Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–171; 120 Stat. 154). 

Although the current retrospective system for addressing antidumping and countervailing duties [AD/CVD] violations may create 

certain challenges for CBP’s ability to collect final duties, CBP is 

actively pursuing collection of unpaid AD/CVD claims against delinquent importers and sureties. To the extent these duties are unable to be collected, CBP shall publicly describe and post on its 

Web site the dynamics precluding timely collection. 

The Committee is aware that dishonest importers often avoid the 

antidumping duties that have long been imposed on honey imports 

from China by falsely claiming that imported Chinese honey is produced in another country. The Committee is also aware that honey 

said to originate from China and other Asian countries is often illegally adulterated by mixing honey with other cheaper sweeteners, 

like rice syrup. Both of these practices are already illegal, and CBP 

has taken efforts—often working with ICE—to attack this fraudulent trade. Currently, CBP lacks the state-of-the-art equipment 

needed to detect both transshipment and adulteration of imported 

honey. Recently, in trade enforcement litigation involving honey 

imports from China, a Florida judge rejected CBP’s evidence in 

favor of results from a German testing laboratory. At present, German labs are the forensic authority on this issue and can make 

necessary determinations. The Committee directs CBP to evaluate 

the benefits and costs of developing its own capacity to test honey 

compared to contracting with labs to combat unfair and adulterated 

honey imports and brief the Committee on the results within 90 

days of the date of enactment of this act. 

The Committee recognizes the injury domestic producers, including paper producers, suffer as a result of foreign producers transshipping and mislabeling products to avoid the payment of antidumping and countervailing duties. As such, the Committee recommends that CBP allocate funds as necessary for ‘‘live entry summaries’’ for imports of targeted products, including paper products, 

currently subject to antidumping or countervailing duty orders in 

instances where CBP has reason to believe or suspect that (1) the 

country listed as the country of origin for the imported product 

does not produce the product; or (2) the imported product has been 

misclassified or misidentified/mislabeled. The entry summaries 

shall include supporting documentation regarding the country of 

origin of the imported product. 

The Committee directs CBP to continue submitting the reports 

on AD/CVD required in Senate Report 112–169 and the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 113–6, including the 

same level of detail prescribed in such report and during the 

timelines prescribed for each report: AD/CVD Actions and Compli-
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ance Initiatives, AD/CVD Liquidation Instructions, AD/CVD Collection of Outstanding Claims (consistent with Public Law 103–182), 

and AD/CVD Collection New Shipper Single Entry Bonds. A 

version of each report shall be posted on CBP’s Web site. 

PAYMENTS SUBJECT TO THE CONTINUED DUMPING AND SUBSIDY

OFFSET ACT

The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 prescribes the order in which Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset 

Act [CDSOA] payments are allocated between principal and interest. The Committee directs CBP to complete revisions to its distribution processes and practices to comport with this law as soon 

as possible to ensure domestic producers receive payments they are 

due under the law. 

CBP has yet to provide the Committee the requested bond-bybond accounting for the STBs that secure duties on entries of 

honey, crawfish, fresh garlic, and canned mushrooms from China 

that arrived through fiscal year 2007. CBP had indicated to the 

Committee that producing such an inventory would be onerous, requiring CBP staff to inventory all STBs at POEs while diverting 

staff’s time away from collecting outstanding duties. The Committee is narrowing its request and directs CBP within 30 days of 

the date of enactment of this act to report on the total number and 

total face value of STBs that secure the payment of AD duties for 

the following: (1) the 2,274 open bills for which STB coverage likely 

exists, but for which payment has not been received; (2) the 943 

open bills issued between March-October 2014 that are still subject 

to CBP’s standard collection process; (3) the 1,150 open bills CBP 

has referred to DOJ for potential collection lawsuits; and (4) the 

181 open bills still under CBP review that may be referred to DOJ. 

SHRIMP

In Senate Report 114–68, the Committee directed CBP to assess 

the availability of data necessary to provide a full and complete picture of the current shrimp import regime. The Committee notes 

that CBP continues to assemble this information and that ongoing 

revisions to CBP Form 5106 will include additional data elements 

about importers to improve CBP’s ability to track all importers, including those importing shrimp. The Committee is concerned the 

Food and Drug Administration [FDA] continues to detect an alarming amount of imported shrimp raised with hormones, antibiotics, 

and other drugs not approved for use in the United States. Therefore, the Committee directs CBP, in coordination with FDA, to establish a 2-year pilot program to better track shrimp imports by 

POE, in order to increase enforcement and improve food safety. 

The pilot program should use available data to increase targeted 

enforcement activities with FDA to ensure the safety of imported 

shrimp and consistent enforcement across U.S. POEs. The pilot 

program shall focus on enhancing enforcement based on a riskbased analysis of: (1) the frequency and results of CBP and FDA 

inspections and audits of imported shrimp, including details on the 

countries, ports, and import volumes involved; (2) current and potential enhancements to information sharing between CBP and 

FDA and targeting efforts regarding imported shrimp; and (3) cur-
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rent and potential enhancements to measures implemented by CBP 

and FDA to ensure that shrimp imports rejected from entering at 

one U.S. port cannot be entered at another U.S. port, including 

data tracking to reduce the likelihood of successful port-shopping. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this act, the 

Committee directs CBP to brief on the preliminary results of the 

pilot, including details on opportunities for enhanced FDA and CBP 

coordination on improving the safety of shrimp imports into the 

United States. The report should detail potential enhancements to 

targeting, as importers or countries targeted by FDA for a higher 

inspection rate due to food safety concerns should likely be targeted 

for a higher rate of inspection by CBP. The report may provide an 

opportunity for CBP to suggest new approaches to improve inspection for antidumping compliance, such as ideas to avert transshipment of products designed to avoid FDA inspection. 

JONES ACT

A general provision is continued prohibiting funds from being 

used to issue future waivers related to a release from the Strategic 

Petroleum Reserve until the Secretary has consulted with the Departments of Energy and Transportation and representatives of the 

U.S. flag maritime industry and taken adequate steps to ensure 

the use of U.S. flag vessels. The Secretary shall notify the Congress 

within 2 business days of any request for a waiver, not solely waivers requested to transport oil released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The Committee shall be informed on a timely basis 

of the disposition of each waiver request. 

The Committee notes improvements in the attention to Jones Act 

enforcement on the Outer Continental Shelf by CBP; however, CBP 

needs to take aggressive enforcement action and issue meaningful 

penalties to deter further violations. CBP enforcement actions must 

carry penalties that are economically significant, swift, and transparent. The Committee again directs CBP to continue to track 

Jones Act violations and make information available to the public 

and the Committees on a quarterly basis about specific Jones Act 

violations, findings of fact, parties determined to be at fault, 

amount of penalty assessments, and status of collections. Additionally, as previously directed by the Congress, CBP must establish 

specific timeframes for internal review and action, continue working with the U.S. flag industry to investigate potential violations, 

and dedicate adequate resources to vigorously enforce the Jones 

Act on the Outer Continental Shelf. 

BIOMETRIC EXIT

The Committee appreciated the update on the ongoing biometric 

exit pilots but is disappointed that the long awaited biometric exit 

report included little information on the path forward for this important border security process. Not later than 90 days after the 

date of enactment of this act, CBP shall provide additional information on the biometric solutions most likely to be adopted, including details on the potential concepts of operations, coordination 

with airports and airlines, and estimated technology and personnel 

costs. 
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PUERTO RICO TRUST FUND

The Committee is disappointed that CBP did not keep ICE apprised of the diminishing collections from the Puerto Rico Trust 

Fund, and that fiscal year 2016 distributions would likely fall short 

of the level necessary to maintain current operations costs on the 

island. The Committee directs CBP to notify ICE if collections will 

fall short of the level specified in the budget plans ICE submits to 

CBP consistent with the Memorandum of Agreement signed by 

both components. 

IMMIGRATION DATA

The Committee directs CBP to work with the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics and the DHS OCIO to provide all necessary 

technical and policy assistance necessary to improve the collection, 

sharing, and reporting of immigration data throughout the immigration lifecycle. 

PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT IMPLEMENTATION

The DHS Prison Rape Elimination Act [PREA] regulations set 

standards for CBP to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse 

and assault. The regulations also require CBP to complete audits 

of holding facilities that ‘‘house detainees overnight’’ by July of 

2018. Since DHS issued its PREA regulations, CBP has taken 

measures, including issuing its zero-tolerance policy and designating a full-time Prevention of Sexual Assault Coordinator, to ensure its offices, stakeholders, and managers are aware of CBP’s 

roles and responsibilities. CBP shall address all outstanding OIG 

recommendations highlighted in OIG–16–51 in order to meet 

PREA’s goal to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and 

assault. 

SPECIALTY UNITS

The Committee urges CBP to analyze its need for specialty units, 

including horses and off-road vehicles, and to deploy these units as 

necessary to improve access along the United States-Mexico border. 

AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $829,460,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 840,726,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 813,206,000 

The automation modernization account includes funds for major 

information technology systems and services for CBP, including the 

Automated Commercial Environment [ACE] and the International 

Trade and Data System projects, and connectivity between and integration of existing systems. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $813,206,000, of which $433,345,000 

is to be available until September 30, 2019. This is $27,520,000 

below the amount requested and $16,254,000 below the amount 

provided in fiscal year 2016. 
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The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Information technology .................................................................. 363,728 407,206 379,861 

Automated Targeting Systems ....................................................... 122,669 122,646 122,617 

Automated Commercial Environment/International Trade Data 

System [ITDS] ............................................................................ 151,184 122,591 122,467 

Current operations protection and processing support [COPPS] .. 191,879 188,283 188,261 

Total, Automation modernization ..................................... 829,460 840,726 813,206 

TARGETING

The Committee staunchly supports CBP’s targeting capabilities 

and, in recommending the requested system enhancements, expects 

CBP to continue to refine the Automated Targeting System [ATS]. 

ATS has proven an invaluable tool in identifying and countering 

terrorist travel and other illicit activity in the global travel and 

trade systems. The Committee understands that a team at the National Targeting Center continually develops tools to target illicit 

trade and travel and that products developed by this team result 

in positive law enforcement outcomes. The Committee recommends 

$122,617,000 for automated targeting systems and encourages CBP 

to effectively maintain, enhance, and build upon the current suite 

of targeting tools to meet mission needs. 

REVENUE MODERNIZATION

The Committee provides the requested $8,707,000 funding increase for revenue modernization business process improvement, 

system automation, and associated program management and acquisition activities. CBP shall invest in technologies to eliminate 

the need for CBP officers to accept cash for any transactions at 

POEs by 2020. The Committee directs CBP to brief the Committee 

on the major milestones and resources necessary to achieve this 

important outcome within 120 days of the date of enactment of this 

act. 

AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT

The Committee understands that the completion of the transition 

to ACE requires significant investments for both Federal and industry partners. The Committee fully expects that partner government agencies will prioritize providing the appropriate resources to 

support this transition. As part of the ACE semiannual briefing, 

the Committee directs CBP to include an outreach plan to ensure 

appropriate steps are taken. 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Committee recommends $379,861,000 for IT. The Committee 

is disappointed CBP did not to comply with the direction included 

in Senate Report 114–68, and failed to provide additional details on 
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both the allocation of base funding, as well as necessary adjustments to the base for IT, in the request. The Committee again directs CBP to provide the Committee with better visibility into 

CBP’s proposed spending of appropriations and other funds executed by the Office of Information Technology in future requests. 

BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $447,461,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 329,237,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 349,237,000 

The Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology 

[BSFIT] account funds the capital procurement and total operations and maintenance costs associated with fencing, infrastructure, sensors, surveillance, and other border security technology. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $349,237,000 for BSFIT, 

$20,000,000 more than requested and $98,224,000 below the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2016. The Committee recommends 

the increased funding requested for the Integrated Fixed Towers 

[IFT] program, reuse of Department of Defense [DOD] equipment, 

cross-border tunnel threat remediation, tactical aerostats, and 

relocatable towers. The Committee expects that these investments 

will be used to address gaps in situational awareness and be 

networked in a manner that will contribute to the operational picture. To maintain momentum with the IFT program, the Committee encourages CBP to continue planned deployments using 

prior year unobligated balances. Beyond the funding associated 

with the IFT program, the Committee is aware of substantial unobligated prior year balances for the BSFIT account and directs CBP 

to expeditiously complete the many projects funded in prior years. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Development and deployment ........................................................ 273,991 82,620 82,620 

Operations and maintenance ........................................................ 173,530 246,617 266,617 

Total, Border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology ........................................................................... 447,461 329,237 349,237 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REUSE

The Committee directs CBP to continue to expeditiously review 

and deploy available DOD equipment along the northern and 

southwest borders. This equipment has proven effective in dramatically increasing situational awareness and acting as a force multiplier in the field. 
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TETHERED AEROSTATS

The Committee recommends $40,144,000, as requested, for operations and maintenance of the tethered aerostat radar systems 

[TARS] in CBP’s inventory. The TARS program is a multi-mission 

capability that supports both counternarcotics enforcement and air 

domain awareness. The program has assisted CBP with interdicting suspect aircraft for over 20 years, and as a result, operations and maintenance costs are increasing as recapitalization 

costs are looming. The Committee directs CBP to allocate any cost 

savings realized from other programs to replace obsolete wind 

profilers, transmitters, and other components whose increased failure rates have contributed to system downtime. 

TACTICAL AEROSTATS AND RELOCATABLE TOWERS

The Committee provides $25,683,000 for this important DOD 

reuse technology, and directs CBP to evaluate the benefits of tactical aerostats against other persistent threat detection systems to 

ensure the correct mix of technology is deployed along our borders. 

Within the total provided, the Committee further directs CBP, after 

completing this evaluation, to deploy the technology which most effectively meets operational requirements and improves situational 

awareness. 

BORDER ROADS AND TACTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

The Committee urges CBP to work with counties along the 

United States-Mexico border to identify unimproved county roads 

which are predominantly used by the Border Patrol and that provide critical access to the border region for the purpose of maintaining border security. The Committee is aware of substantial requirements for repairs to tactical infrastructure and that additional 

funding is necessary to complete projects essential to officer safety. 

An additional $20,000,000 is recommended for critical repairs to 

federally-owned roads and tactical infrastructure, and the Committee directs CBP to provide the Committee with a spend plan for 

these funds and anticipated future requirements within 60 days of 

the date of enactment of this act. 

AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $802,298,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 798,277,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 857,000,000 

The CBP AMO account funds the salaries and expenses, capital 

procurement, and 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 $857,000,000 for AMO, of which 

$541,668,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2019. This 

is an increase of $58,723,000 above the request and $54,702,000 

above the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. The procurement 

recommendation includes three Multi-role Enforcement Aircraft, requested UH–60 Black Hawk recapitalization, as well as funding for 
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light duty enforcement helicopters necessary to replace lost aircraft. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 enacted Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Salaries and expenses ................................................................... 300,429 330,009 315,332 

Operations and maintenance ........................................................ 409,969 399,651 416,951 

Procurement ................................................................................... 91,900 68,617 124,717 

Total, Air and Marine Operations ..................................... 802,298 798,277 857,000 

The Committee strongly supports CBP’s continued efforts to recapitalize its air and marine assets to ensure that interdiction 

agents’ hours spent both in the air and on the water are used effectively and improve situational awareness. 

EFFECTIVE USE OF ASSETS

The Committee has directed AMO to better measure the effectiveness of flight hours, and is pleased that a capabilities gap process is underway. It is critical that this process fully involve the 

Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations [HSI], and OFO. 

The Committee notes that AMO has not recently provided the 

Committee with a robust, multiyear capital plan detailing AMO’s 

longer-term recapitalization and operations and maintenance requirements. The Committee directs AMO to brief the Committee 

within 60 days of the date of enactment of this act on the state of 

the current fleet, detailing whether aircraft are fully operational 

and being used or receiving major maintenance, as well as an estimated replacement schedule for each aircraft. The need for such a 

briefing became apparent as the Committee only recently learned 

that several aircraft had permanently been taken out of service. 

The Committee anticipates that the estimated replacement schedule will tie to the results of the C–GAP process, and, as a result, 

could include a re-prioritized mix of air, marine, and riverine assets. 

UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS

The Committee fully supports AMO’s use of unmanned aerial 

systems [UAS] to provide unparalleled capabilities for long duration land border and maritime detection, tracking, interdiction, and 

domain awareness. CBP has continually expanded its sensor mix, 

matured its concept of operations and pursued innovations that 

will promote long-range, independent UAS operations, and enhance 

safety of flight. CBP, in close coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration [FAA], continues to explore technology required to operate autonomously in the national airspace. Test and 

evaluation of a new Due Regard Radar [DRR], which provides airborne ‘‘sense-and-avoid’’ capability, is in progress using a CBP 

UAS. The ability to detect and track both cooperative and non-cooperative aircraft will also allow independent operations in inter-
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national airspace, including the maritime drug source and transit 

zones. It will also serve as a test bed supporting the development 

of FAA national policy on the safe use of high-end UAS in the national airspace system. 

The Committee commends CBP for increasing UAS flight hours 

19 percent from 4,611 in fiscal year 2014 to 5,502 in fiscal year 

2015, despite loss of one operational system late in fiscal year 2014. 

While flight hours have increased, the Committee understands the 

presence of multiple configurations of UAS within the fleet strains 

CBP’s engineering resources, increases operating costs and aircrew 

workload, and also impacts operations, as older configurations of 

the UAS cannot be equipped with the most effective sensors. In addition, replacement software, antennae, and modems must be upgraded in order to increase the effectiveness of UAS flight hours. 

The Committee recommends $17,300,000 above the request to upgrade the UAS fleet to address the challenges and increase operational flight hours. 

In addition, the Committee directs the Department to report on 

the number of times that CBP UAS are used in response to a specific request to support State, local, and tribal law enforcement entities in the prior fiscal year. 

LIGHT ENFORCEMENT HELICOPTER

CBP’s light enforcement helicopters are critical to supporting its 

border security mission and other law enforcement activities that 

have a nexus to DHS authorities. The helicopters fly 42,000–45,000 

flight hours per year, nearly half of AMO’s annual flight hours. 

Yet, CBP’s inventory of these helicopters has diminished by five 

due to recent accidents and could be reduced further with three airframes approaching their third 12-year major inspection cycles. The 

Committee recommends an additional $31,500,000 for the current 

light enforcement helicopter requirement. Given the purpose of 

fleet sustainment, DHS is developing a streamlined procurement 

process for this effort and any similar future efforts. 

CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $340,128,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 305,754,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 296,400,000 

This appropriation provides funding to plan, construct, renovate, 

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

customs, and alien registration. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $296,400,000 for construction and 

facilities management activities of CBP, to remain available until 

September 30, 2021. This is $9,354,000 below the amount requested and $43,728,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2016. The Committee understands that CBP has been pursuing 

government-wide initiatives to limit the growth of the Federal real 

estate footprint and directs CBP to continue these efforts both at 

headquarters and in the field. 
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The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 enacted Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Facility construction and sustainment .......................................... 255,378 224,289 217,289 

Program oversight and management ............................................ 84,750 81,465 79,111 

Total, Construction and facilities management .............. 340,128 305,754 296,400 

BROWN FIELD STATION

The Committee is disappointed that CBP requested partial funding of $25,000,000 for the Brown Field Station in California, an 

amount described in the budget submission as being $8,000,000 

short of the station’s total construction cost. The recommended 

level includes $33,000,000, the amount necessary to begin construction, recognizing administration policy would preclude this critical 

project going forward until fully funded. 

FACILITIES SPENDING

The Committee notes that, aside from the proposed spending for 

the Brown Field Station, the budget request lacks details on the 

plans for major projects, including significant maintenance projects. 

The Committee recognizes that many CBP facilities are in need of 

repair and directs CBP to provide an inventory of all projects 

whose costs will exceed $100,000 with the fiscal year 2018 request. 

The Committee is concerned that CBP is not using all of its real 

property effectively, as highlighted by underutilized warehouse 

space detailed in OIG–15–138. The Committee directs CBP to regularly review its usage of all real property, whether owned or leased, 

and terminate or downsize leases and dispose of unneeded real 

property, as appropriate. 

5-YEAR CONSTRUCTION PLAN

The Committee reminds CBP that Public Law 112–74 made permanent the requirement that a 5-year plan for all Federal land 

POEs be submitted annually with the President’s budget request. 

The Committee directs the Department to continue to work with 

the General Services Administration on its nationwide strategy to 

prioritize and address infrastructure needs at land POEs and to 

comply with the requirements of the Public Buildings Act of 1959 

(40 U.S.C. 3301) and seek necessary funding. 

U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

SUMMARY

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] is responsible 

for enforcing immigration and customs laws and detaining and removing deportable or inadmissible aliens. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total resources of $6,311,984,000, 

including direct appropriations of $5,963,984,000, and estimated 

fee collections of $348,000,000. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Appropriations: 

Salaries and expenses .......................................................... 5,779,041 5,861,976 5,934,184 

Automation modernization .................................................... 53,000 43,230 29,800 

Construction .......................................................................... ............................ 7,000 ............................

Total, Appropriations ........................................................ 5,832,041 5,912,206 5,963,984 

Estimated Fee Collections: 

Immigration inspection user fee .......................................... 135,000 135,000 135,000 

Breached bond/detention fund ............................................. 42,000 42,000 42,000 

Student exchange and visitor fee ........................................ 145,000 145,000 171,000 

Total, Estimated fee collections ....................................... 322,000 322,000 348,000 

Total, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ........ 6,154,041 6,234,206 6,311,984 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $5,779,041,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 5,861,976,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,934,184,000 

The 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 Fee.—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 Fee.—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 $5,934,184,000 for Salaries and Expenses of ICE for fiscal year 2017. This is $72,208,000 above the 

request and $155,143,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 
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2016. The Committee includes bill language placing a $35,000 limit 

on overtime paid to any employee; making up to $10,000,000 available for special operations; making up to $2,000,000 available for 

the payment of informants; making up to $11,216,000 available to 

reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated with the 

care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled illegal aliens; 

making not less than $305,000 available for promotion of public 

awareness of the child pornography tipline and activities to counter 

child exploitation; making not less than $5,400,000 available to facilitate agreements consistent with section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; making $15,770,000 available for activities to enforce laws against forced child labor, of which $6,000,000 

shall remain available until expended; making up to $11,475 available for official reception and representation expenses; and making 

a total of $18,300,000 available until September 30, 2018, for the 

Visa Security Program [VSP] and international operations postings. 

The Committee recognizes ICE continues to have several hundred staffing vacancies and is taking action to fill these vacancies. 

The amount recommended by the Committee annualizes the special 

agent, attorney, enforcement and removal officer, and support positions projected to be filled by the end of fiscal year 2017. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Headquarters, management, and administration: 

Personnel compensation and benefits, services, and other 

costs ................................................................................. 190,880 203,015 191,019 

Headquarters-managed IT investment ................................. 148,957 161,474 161,783 

Subtotal, Headquarters, management, and administration ............................................................................... 339,837 364,489 352,802 

Legal proceedings .......................................................................... 239,894 268,393 257,787 

Investigations: 

Domestic investigations ........................................................ 1,761,829 1,892,183 1,844,231 

International operations ........................................................ 107,210 114,255 113,551 

Visa Security Program .......................................................... 32,561 32,496 45,484 

Subtotal, Investigations ................................................... 1,901,600 2,038,934 2,003,266 

Intelligence ..................................................................................... 79,768 81,996 80,141 

Enforcement and removal operations: 

Custody operations ............................................................... 2,316,744 2,178,963 2,321,866 

Fugitive operations ............................................................... 156,572 133,133 151,129 

Criminal Alien Program ........................................................ 317,177 347,455 318,091 

Alternatives to detention ...................................................... 114,275 125,966 124,866 

Transportation and Removal Program .................................. 313,174 315,647 324,236 

UAC Contingency Fund ......................................................... ............................ 7,000 ............................

Subtotal, Enforcement and removal operations .............. 3,217,942 3,108,164 3,240,188 

Total, Salaries and expenses ....................................... 5,779,041 5,861,976 5,934,184 
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METRICS AND DATA SYSTEMS

The Committee continues to believe ICE must modernize its data 

systems, capture the information necessary to assess its effectiveness, and report to the public on its activities. It is vital that ICE 

improve its ability to report on each step of the immigration enforcement and criminal justice lifecycles, including how and why 

aliens are encountered by law enforcement, and what decisions are 

made regarding their processing, including use of discretion and all 

of the factors considered when decisions are made on disposition. 

This necessarily includes whether or not aliens are put into removal proceedings and detained, a review of their prior arrests and 

convictions, and their level of criminality, gang affiliation, and 

other appropriate attributes. 

In fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the Committee directed ICE to report on gang affiliations for aliens it encounters, yet ICE has proven unable to provide this information. The continued inability to 

report contrasts sharply with how quickly ICE was able to modify 

its data systems when faced with a requirement from the administration to dramatically retool systems in support of revised enforcement priorities. However, ICE did seek assistance in assessing its 

data needs and systems by contracting with the Homeland Security 

Systems Engineering and Development Institute [HSSEDI] for a 

plan and recommendations. HSSEDI provided a framework for improvements and, recognizing that further investments were needed 

to improve data management, the Congress provided an additional 

$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 to proceed with some of the necessary activities outlined by HSSEDI. Unfortunately, ICE’s commitment to data management is not reflective of the Committee’s 

consistent direction to address systemic policy and data gaps, as 

ICE does not have an individual in place to lead this important effort, and also failed to request funding to continue this effort for 

fiscal year 2017. 

The Committee recommends an additional $6,000,000 for a comprehensive plan for immigration data improvement, and directs 

ICE to dedicate permanent staffing resources for its enterprise data 

management efforts and improve component-wide information governance practices in conjunction with the DHS Office of Immigration Statistics, and all Federal agencies with roles in the immigration enforcement lifecycle. The head of this effort should be a Chief 

Data Officer and report to the Deputy Director of ICE, at least 

until immigration data management efforts have reached maturity, 

with resources coordinated as necessary with the Enforcement and 

Removal Office [ERO] as well as the Chief Information Officer. 

This office will execute the recommendations made by HSSEDI and 

work with the Department’s Digital Services staff to develop several pilots to more rapidly improve ICE’s desired end-state for immigration data management including data collection standards, 

data quality practices, and common reporting methodologies. Pilot 

results shall be presented to the Committee upon completion and 

inform the development of a longer-term strategy for modernizing 

critical immigration data operations at ICE. The bill includes a provision withholding $100,000,000 from ICE’s Salaries and Expenses 

account until the Director submits a comprehensive plan for immi-
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gration data improvement, and the Committee directs the plan to 

detail requirements necessary to report on gang membership as required in Senate Report 114–68. The plan should prioritize steps 

necessary to get the best possible information into the hands of the 

frontline officers, while also collecting details on immigration enforcement decision-making, including details on the use of prosecutorial discretion. 

IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

The Committee has consistently provided ICE ERO with the resources necessary to implement enacted immigration laws and expects that ICE will utilize these resources in a manner transparent 

to the Committee as well as the public. 

ICE’s most recent annual enforcement statistics show that the 

number of alien removals continues to decline. In fiscal year 2015, 

ICE removals totaled 235,413 aliens, compared with 315,943 removed in fiscal year 2014. While the Administration has indicated 

enforcement resources would be targeted based on the risk an alien 

poses to their community, the number of convicted criminal aliens 

removed dropped from 176,928 in fiscal year 2014 to 139,368 in fiscal year 2015. The overwhelming majority of the total removals are 

the result of CBP apprehensions at or near the border, as ICE is 

targeting and removing only a limited subset of immigration violators from the interior of the United States dropping by 37,560 from 

fiscal year 2014 to fiscal year 2015. The Committee is concerned 

that ICE’s budget request would justify this downward trend and 

continue it in fiscal year 2017. Maintaining an adequate number of 

detention beds is critical to ensuring the integrity of our entire immigration enforcement system, including border enforcement. The 

request cuts the total number of detention beds by more than 2,000 

when compared to the average daily population so far this fiscal 

year. The recommended funding level includes $143,000,000 above 

the request so that ICE can maintain an average daily population 

of 34,000, and the Committee expects ICE to vigorously enforce all 

immigration laws under its purview. 

CUSTODY OPERATIONS CONTRACTING

The fiscal year 2017 budget request assumes substantial savings 

reductions to the daily rates for family residential centers, and ICE 

assumed such savings without consulting with industry or public 

sector service providers. It is unlikely ICE will realize the 50 percent savings assumed in the budget before fiscal year 2016 ends, 

so ICE will need to, at a minimum, temporarily exercise options to 

extend operations with current providers into fiscal year 2017. The 

Committee recommends an additional $50,000,000, the cost of two 

months of service at the Dilley Family Residential Facility, to sustain ICE’s commitments and directs ICE to immediately notify the 

Committee if ICE determines the daily rate savings assumed in the 

request will not be realized. 

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL LEGAL ADVISOR

The Committee recommends $257,787,000 for the Office of the 

Principal Legal Advisor [OPLA], including continued support for 
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new positions funded in 2016. The Committee understands that 

OPLA will not be able to hire all of the attorneys being deployed 

to field offices in fiscal year 2016 and has adjusted the OPLA funding recommendation accordingly. 

INVESTIGATIONS

The Committee recommends a total of $1,844,231,000 for HSI domestic investigations. Within the total, up to $66,000,000 is for the 

replacement of vehicles and tactical radios. The Committee recognizes that HSI is currently recruiting and onboarding many new 

investigators, and that many will not be on board until late in calendar year 2017. The Committee directs ICE to continue the 

$10,000,000 increased level of effort for visa overstay enforcement 

as directed in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 

114–113, and directs ICE to use the system enhancements and 

studies funded in fiscal year 2016 to increase HSI’s investigative 

level of effort for overstay enforcement in fiscal year 2017. ICE 

shall brief the Committee on ICE’s overstay enforcement efforts, including activities in support of the Department-wide activities described in title I of this report, within 60 days of the date of enactment of this act. The Committee further directs ICE to continue to 

dedicate $10,000,000 for expanded investigations into severe forms 

of human trafficking and against suspected human traffickers, as 

directed in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 

114–113. Further, ICE shall maintain its relationship with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children supporting investigations and other activities to counter child-exploitation. 

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

ICE plays a critical role in investigating criminal organizations 

trafficking individuals into and within the United States. The Committee encourages DHS to continue working with appropriate nonprofit organizations and victim service providers to improve the 

training of ICE officers in the field assisting in the identification 

of human trafficking victims, especially children, and provide appropriate referrals to victim service organizations. The Committee 

also directs ICE to report not later than 180 days after the date 

of enactment of this act on the feasibility and costs associated with 

partnering with appropriate non-governmental organizations on a 

human trafficking victim witness coordinator program. 

HERO CHILD RESCUE CORPS

The Committee continues to support the Human Exploitation 

Rescue Operative [HERO] Child Rescue Corps program. For fiscal 

year 2016, it is anticipated that HSI will train approximately 40 

HERO participants in two classes. The Committee expects ICE to 

allocate not less than $1,000,000 in available funds to hire, train, 

and equip wounded, ill, or injured veterans as digital forensic analysts or investigators to support child exploitation investigations. 

The Committee directs HSI, in consultation with DHS OCHCO, to 

study the potential costs and policy implications of providing compensation to those participating in HERO internships. 
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GANGS

The Committee supports the work of the National Gang Unit and 

encourages ICE to continue its investigations of gangs of national 

significance. Gangs are perpetuating much of the violence in our 

major urban areas while also engaging in a variety of illicit activity 

including international drug, gun, and human trafficking. The 

Committee remains concerned about increasing gang violence and 

criminal activity in many parts of our Nation and directs ICE to 

continually track gang membership amongst fugitives as well as 

the detained and non-detained populations. 

WAR CRIMES INVESTIGATIONS

The Committee continues to be concerned by the large number 

of suspected human rights violators from foreign countries who 

have found safe haven in the United States. As directed in Senate 

Report 114–68, ICE shall allocate not less than $5,300,000 for expenses, including but not limited to hiring additional OPLA Human 

Rights Law Section and HSI Human Rights Violators and War 

Crimes Unit personnel, training, and transportation. 

TRADE COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

The Committee directs not less than $15,000,000 to support intellectual property rights [IPR] and commercial trade fraud investigations, including undercover equipment, translation and transcription of court-ordered wiretaps, commercial fraud training, and 

outreach at the National IPR Coordination Center [NIPRCC]. The 

Committee notes ICE’s emphasis on goods potentially dangerous to 

Americans, but also encourages ICE to consider the deterrent value 

of its investigations, as well as the potential financial impact criminal activities have on U.S. companies, when establishing its investigative priorities. The Committee urges the NIPRCC to prioritize 

staff and enforcement to combating online copyright piracy and 

supporting copyright owners’ efforts to curtail piracy, and directs 

ICE to brief the Committee not later than 90 days after the date 

of enactment of this act on efforts to increase online copyright piracy enforcement activities. 

STUDENT AND EXCHANGE VISITOR INFORMATION SYSTEM AND

ENFORCEMENT

The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System [SEVIS] 

was launched in 2002 to mitigate critical vulnerabilities exploited 

by the 9/11 hijackers. The Committee understands that ICE has 

worked to develop a robust peer-reviewed acquisition strategy to 

replace SEVIS with an updated system which will expand 

functionality and address current vulnerabilities. The Committee 

directs ICE to incorporate features into the new system to improve 

information sharing with Federal partners and provide for overstay 

enforcement and reporting. The Committee notes $171,000,000 of 

fee spending for SEVIS, $26,000,000 more than the request, is 

available to expedite system development and dedicate additional 

investigative hours to ensure students who fail to comply with the 

terms of their visas face appropriate consequences. 
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LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT CENTER

The Committee continues funding of $34,500,000 for resources 

and full-time law enforcement personnel at the Law Enforcement 

Support Center [LESC] and recommends that ICE ensure that current operations being carried out at the LESC remain centralized 

at the LESC facility and are not unnecessarily duplicated in other 

parts of the country. 

INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS

The Committee recommends $113,551,000 for international operations and $45,484,000 for VSP. Of the total amount provided for 

VSP, $18,300,000 is available for obligation through September 30, 

2018, due to the lengthy period of time it takes to place ICE personnel abroad. In fiscal year 2017, ICE is directed to maintain or 

increase the level of effort for international investigations to disrupt transnational criminal organizations involved in bringing children from Central America to the U.S. border. 

The Committee directs ICE to review the current IT equipment 

and level of connectivity supporting its personnel abroad and upgrade as necessary to ensure these personnel are provided with the 

tools and connectivity necessary to perform their mission in an effective manner. 

INTERNATIONAL MEGAN’S LAW

The Committee applauds ICE’s efforts to combat international 

child exploitation. Through Operation Angel Watch, a joint effort 

with CBP and the U.S. Marshals Service, HSI and its partner 

agencies use publically-available sex offender registry information 

and passenger travel data to strategically alert foreign law enforcement partners through HSI attache ́ offices of a convicted child 

predator’s intent to travel to their country. This information is provided to foreign law enforcement for action as they deem appropriate. In fiscal year 2015, a total of 2,172 Angel Watch referrals 

were sent to over 95 countries around the globe as a preemptive 

notification to foreign law enforcement in the fight to stop child sex 

tourism. These referrals resulted in 1,067 denials to enter these 

countries. 

The recently-enacted International Megan’s Law significantly expands the U.S. Government’s efforts to protect children around the 

world from sexual predators. The law builds on HSI’s Operation 

Angel Watch by authorizing an enhanced Angel Watch Center 

within ICE’s Child Exploitation Investigations Unit. In addition to 

formally authorizing and expanding activities already conducted 

under Operation Angel Watch, the law also grants the Angel Watch 

Center the authority to receive advance notice of incoming foreign 

sex offenders. The Committee directs ICE to allocate no less than 

$5,000,000 to support HSI’s implementation of International 

Megan’s Law in fiscal year 2017, and directs ICE to brief the Committee semiannually on efforts to protect children around the world 

from sex tourism. 
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SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY

The Committee understands that ICE has improved notification 

of enforcement authorities and regulatory State organizations 

through the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act 

[SORNA] exchange portal when ICE releases an individual in their 

jurisdiction who has a registration requirement. However, the Committee is concerned that ICE’s current sex offender notification and 

reporting tools and practices do not result in all local law enforcement officials receiving the information ICE enters into the 

SORNA exchange portal. An additional $2,000,000 is provided to 

identify potential information gaps, and then address these gaps to 

ensure information is provided in real time on ICE detainees with 

sex and/or violent offender records to jurisdictions where they plan 

to reside. ICE shall keep the Committee apprised as it takes steps 

to address these gaps. 

PRIORITY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM

The Priority Enforcement Program [PEP] helps ICE address 

some of the community safety problems and enforcement gaps presented when States and localities are unwilling or unable to honor 

ICE detainers placed on criminal aliens while they are incarcerated. State and local law enforcement agencies declined a total of 

18,753 detainers from January 1, 2014, through the end of fiscal 

year 2015. This total represents 10 percent of the 213,812 detainers prepared during this time period, and ICE’s application of its 

enforcement priorities to detainers means that aliens posing 

threats to national security, border security, and public safety, as 

well as immigration violators, were released into society. The Committee directs ICE to brief the Committee quarterly on efforts to 

increase PEP compliance, and detail the number of aliens released 

by the jurisdictions which fail to honor the largest number of requests from ICE and their crimes. In order to help protect Americans from dangerous criminals released into the community, the 

Committee directs ICE to evaluate how the Committee-directed enhancements to the sex offender notification system could be leveraged to notify State and local police of the releases of criminals 

from prison, and brief the Committee within 90 days of the date 

of enactment of this act on this evaluation. The Committee further 

directs ICE to notify communities immediately and report quarterly on instances when either ICE, or State and local authorities, 

plan to release from custody a criminal alien who could be lawfully 

detained pending removal proceedings, and has been previously 

convicted of a felony crime of violence or a felony sex crime. 

ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION

The Committee recommends $124,866,000 for the Alternatives to 

Detention [ATD] program. This level supports the total number of 

participants included in the request and is $10,591,000 above the 

enacted level. The Committee directs ICE to continue exploring the 

use of the most effective ATD models, and prioritize the use of such 

detention alternatives for families as appropriate. 
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MOBILE CRIMINAL ALIEN TEAMS

The Committee directs ICE to continue support for 10 new Mobile Criminal Alien Teams [MCAT] funded in 2016. The Committee 

understands that MCAT officers continue to be hired and trained 

and that ICE is working expeditiously to expand the capability to 

identify at-large criminal aliens. When dangerous criminals are released from jail or are otherwise present in communities around 

the United States, MCATs are necessary to respond to threats to 

public safety by supplementing immigration enforcement efforts 

targeted against at-large criminal aliens, to include sexual offenders, drug traffickers, gangs, fugitives, and other violent felons. 

STAYS OF REMOVAL

The Committee directs ICE to detail the policies governing ICE 

personnel, including Field Office Directors, exercising discretion to 

grant stays of removal, and provide a report detailing, by field office, the number of and reasons for stays of removal being granted 

during each of fiscal years 2012 through 2015. This is information 

that ICE should be able to produce on an annual basis going forward. 

287(G) AGREEMENTS

The Committee is aware of jurisdictions waiting longer than 5 

years for decisions from ICE on requests for 287(g) agreements. 

While ICE can choose not to enter into 287(g) agreements, it is 

wholly unacceptable that ICE has not responded to applicants. The 

Committee directs ICE to respond to requests within 4 months of 

receiving a complete request from a jurisdiction. 

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

The Committee directs ICE to ensure Victim Witness Coordinators and Community Outreach Officers develop, support, and maintain partnerships necessary to provide assistance to U.S. citizens 

who are victims of crimes committed by aliens. ICE shall provide 

the Committee with the job description for these new positions that 

includes that responsibility. 

DETENTION FACILITY INSPECTIONS

The Committee directs ICE to report quarterly on the number of 

detention facility inspections and reviews, including details on the 

results of the reviews and estimated cost of the reviews. The Committee urges the submission of all immigration detention facility 

inspections and reviews directly to OIG prior to any changes, corrections, or edits made by ICE personnel. 

AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $53,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 43,230,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 29,800,000 

The Automation Modernization account provides funds for major 

IT projects for ICE. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total of $29,800,000, $13,430,000 

less than the request and $23,200,000 below the amount provided 

in fiscal year 2016. These funds are to remain available until September 30, 2019. The recommended level is consistent with prior 

year levels and reflective of ICE’s capacity to deliver longer term 

IT projects. The Committee notes ICE has not yet obligated any of 

the funds provided for critical projects in fiscal year 2016. 

AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Consolidated ICE Financial Solution ............................................. 5,000 11,800 11,800 

TECS modernization ....................................................................... 21,500 21,000 16,000 

IT Refresh ....................................................................................... 4,000 10,430 2,000 

Tactical Communications .............................................................. 18,500 ............................ ............................

ICE Operational Data Store ........................................................... 4,000 ............................ ............................

Total, Automation Modernization .......................................... 53,000 43,230 29,800 

TECS MODERNIZATION

The Committee encourages ICE to continually assess projected 

operations and maintenance costs during the development period 

and weigh the benefits of enhanced system functionality against 

any increases in recurring operating costs, particularly costs related to bandwidth and data requirements. The Committee recommends a funding level in line with projected fiscal year 2017 obligations. 

CONSOLIDATED ICE FINANCIAL SOLUTION

The Committee recommends $11,800,000, as requested, for the 

Consolidated ICE Financial Solution [CIFS] and directs ICE to 

brief the Committee on the projected costs and timeline for CIFS 

completion within 90 days of the date of enactment of this act. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... $7,000,000 

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

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 no funding for this account. The 

Committee notes that up to $45,000,000 is provided within the Salaries and Expenses account for necessary facilities expenses at both 

ICE-owned and leased properties. 
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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 including Federal Air Marshals; surface transportation security; intelligence and vetting; and transportation security support. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total program level of 

$7,668,504,000 and a net of $5,075,455,000 for the activities of TSA 

for fiscal year 2017. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 enacted Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Aviation Security ...................................................................... 5,719,437 5,820,807 5,898,382 

Aviation Security Capital Fund (mandatory) ........................... (250,000 ) (250,000 ) (250,000 ) 

Surface Transportation Security .............................................. 110,798 122,716 122,716 

Intelligence and Vetting (direct appropriations) ..................... 236,693 231,132 231,132 

Intelligence and Vetting (fee-funded programs) ..................... 199,153 213,049 213,049 

Transportation Security Support .............................................. 924,015 951,375 953,225 

Total, Transportation Security Administration (gross) 7,440,096 7,589,079 7,668,504 

Aviation Security Fees .............................................................. ¥2,130,000 ¥2,130,000 ¥2,130,000 

Additional Offsetting Collections (leg. proposal) .................... .............................. ¥880,000 ..............................

Aviation Security Capital Fund (mandatory) ........................... ¥250,000 ¥250,000 ¥250,000 

Fee-funded programs ............................................................... ¥199,153 ¥213,049 ¥213,049 

Total, Transportation Security Administration (net) .. 4,860,943 4,116,030 5,075,455 

AVIATION SECURITY

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $5,719,437,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 5,820,807,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,898,382,000 

The 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 explosives detection technology. 

The aviation security activities include funding for: Federal 

transportation security officers [TSOs] and private contract screeners; air cargo security; procurement, installation, and maintenance 

of explosives detection systems [EDS]; checkpoint technologies and 

support; airport management and support; Federal Air Marshals 

and other aviation regulation and enforcement activities. 

For the second year in a row, TSA delivered a budget that the 

Department knew was inadequate when transmitted. Moreover, 

since February, TSA has described to the Congress myriad changes 
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it requires. While the budget building process begins years before 

the year of execution, it is inaccurate to claim that an agency can 

not update assumptions or make changes as necessary prior to submission, particularly to support the security of the American people. The President’s budget is the agency’s opportunity to be transparent to travelers that appropriate staff will be present to ensure 

a safe, efficient experience at the checkpoint. Similarly, acquisitions and procurements detailed in the budget are a signal to industry about mission needs and the agency’s desire to continue a 

current effort or partnership. Given challenges with the accuracy 

of the budget, it rests with the Committee to accurately describe 

the demands TSA believes it faces. 

To meet critical, unfunded needs within TSA, the Committee pro- vides $5,898,382,000 in gross discretionary appropriations for the 

Aviation Security account. This is $178,945,000 more than fiscal 

year 2016 enacted and will support the following: 

—Mitigate wait times by providing 1,344 personnel to staff 

checkpoints while ensuring appropriate security. 

—Increase expedited passenger throughput, and support airport 

security with 50 additional canine teams. These teams will include Passenger Screening Canines as well as teams provided 

by TSA to State and local law enforcement. 

—$27,800,000 to invest in TSA’s Next Carry-on Baggage X-Ray 

solution, as well as funds to better integrate new technology 

through the Innovation Task Force [ITF]. 

—$7,200,000 to expand the current fleet of Explosive Trace Detection [ETD] systems. 

—Additional support to the Federal Flight Deck Officer [FFDO] 

program to ensure that unfunded needs are met and that 

training classes are available to pilots interested in participating. 

While these steps will mitigate wait times, the anticipated 

growth in passenger volumes cannot be met effectively merely by 

hiring more and more TSOs. It is incumbent on TSA to make better use of the people it has and, through the Innovation Task 

Force, find more efficient ways to move travelers through space 

constrained airports. 

Finally, and with respect to these airports, the Committee encourages TSA to carefully consider proposals from their key stakeholders who offer a wealth of knowledge and experience. Suggestions on how to more effectively deploy personnel during peak 

times as well as devolving additional manpower control to local 

leadership should all be considered. To the extent the Congress can 

act on these suggestions it has, including providing additional 

funding for canine teams, overtime and accelerated hiring, and 

support for expedited screening programs. The commercial aviation 

sector—and multi-modal locations in general—remain a target of 

terrorist organizations worldwide and the Department will need to 

lead a total unity of effort across the public and private sectors to 

combat this threat. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $5,898,382,000 for aviation security 

activities. This is $178,945,000 above the fiscal year 2016 enacted 
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level and $77,575,000 above the amount requested. Of this amount, 

the Committee recommends not to exceed $7,650 for official reception and representation expenses. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

AVIATION SECURITY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 enacted Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Screening Partnership Program ............................................... 166,928 170,382 170,382 

Screening Personnel, Compensation, and Benefits ................. 2,973,839 3,045,941 3,088,302 

Screener Training and Other ................................................... 239,025 235,668 240,388 

Checkpoint Support .................................................................. 111,201 115,305 115,305 

EDS Procurement/Installation .................................................. 82,168 82,939 82,939 

Screening Technology Maintenance ......................................... 280,509 280,500 280,500 

Aviation Regulation and Other Enforcement ........................... 337,345 349,687 374,042 

Airport Management and Support ........................................... 597,899 598,724 602,163 

FFDO and Flight Crew Training ............................................... 20,758 19,773 22,473 

Air Cargo .................................................................................. 104,689 106,575 106,575 

Federal Air Marshals ................................................................ 805,076 815,313 815,313 

Aviation Security Capital Fund (mandatory) ........................... (250,000 ) (250,000 ) (250,000 ) 

Total, Aviation Security .............................................. 5,719,437 5,820,807 5,898,382 

AVIATION SECURITY FEES

Despite statutory language to the contrary, TSA has again assumed offsetting collections that were not enacted into law, resulting in $880,000,000 of unfunded needs. This budget gimmick has 

been used before and, for that reason, was statutorily prohibited. 

Its use again requires this Committee to not only find these funds 

within its allocation, but also to identify additional funds for the 

unfunded priorities discussed in this report. 

SCREENING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $170,382,000 for the Screening 

Partnership Program [SPP], as requested. The recommendation includes the necessary funds for security at airports where private 

screening contracts are in place, including four airports recently 

added to the program. 

The Committee acknowledges the important alternative SPP provides TSA airports in deciding to ‘‘opt-out’’ and request private 

screening support instead of Federal screeners. Commensurate 

with the Committee’s interest in this program, TSA shall notify the 

Committee within 10 days of any changes in private screening contracts, including new awards under the SPP, or the movement from 

privatized screening to Federal screening. 

SCREENER PERSONNEL, COMPENSATION, AND BENEFITS

The Committee recommends $3,088,302,000 for Screener Personnel, Compensation, and Benefits. This is $42,361,000 above the 

amount requested and $114,463,000 above the amount provided in 

fiscal year 2016. Of this amount, an additional $42,361,000 is included above the request to support 612 FTE, which is 1,344 personnel, who will be critical to mitigating wait times while main-
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taining appropriate security. This is the second year in a row the 

Committee has added major personnel resources, for a total more 

than 1,900 personnel above the President’s request in the last 2 

years. 

SCREENER TRAINING AND OTHER

The Committee recommends $240,388,000 for Screener Training 

and Other. This is $4,720,000 above the amount requested and 

$1,363,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. This 

funding will continue robust training for TSA personnel at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and locally. 

CHECKPOINT SUPPORT

The Committee recommends $115,305,000 for Checkpoint Support. This is the same amount as requested and $4,104,000 above 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. Funds are provided to 

field test and deploy equipment for passenger screening, carry-on 

baggage screening, checkpoint reconfiguration, electronic surveillance of checkpoints, and operational integration of systems. Currently deployed technologies include walk-through metal detectors, 

ETD, bottled liquid scanners, chemical analysis devices, advanced 

technology systems, and Advanced Imaging Technology [AIT]. 

Unfortunately, checkpoint purchases for fiscal year 2017 as outlined in the budget request were outdated on arrival of the President’s budget. Modifications within this account represent targeted 

movements of funds to other priorities identified by TSA. Of the 

funds provided, the Committee includes $7,200,000 to procure and 

deploy new ETD systems to expand the overall fleet of ETDs; 

$12,800,000 to research and make initial procurements of the Next 

Carry-on Baggage Screening Capability; $15,000,000 to support 

ITF; and $15,000,000 to further connectivity of transportation security equipment at the checkpoint. 

The Committee expects TSA to be transparent with vendors 

about the solutions they are seeking and that competition for current and future solutions is fair and open. 

TSA PRECHECK

The Committee acknowledges that enrollment in TSA PreCheck 

is well below TSA’s projected enrollment and believes TSA could do 

significantly more to encourage Americans to enroll in this worthwhile program, which will contribute to airport security while easing the burden on travelers. To encourage and allow increased enrollment, the Committee believes TSA needs to make TSA 

PreCheck more accessible to the public and directs TSA, when competing or recompeting contracts for the administration or expansion 

of the PreCheck program, to make certain service fees are fair and 

reasonable, ensure the number of PreCheck offices reflect the population of the surrounding area, and office hours and staffing are 

such that offices are regularly open to TSA applicants, including 

extended hours and weekend availability as appropriate. 
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INNOVATION TASK FORCE

Although not discussed in the fiscal year 2017 budget request, 

TSA has begun an initiative called ITF to partner with airports, 

airlines, and industry broadly to advance aviation security and improve the passenger experience. The Committee is always supportive of programs that will bring agencies closer to their stakeholders and customers, but it will be the operational pilot programs 

at participating airports that truly demonstrate if this will be an 

effective tool. The Committee has included $15,000,000 within 

Checkpoint Support for ITF, and TSA is directed to brief the Committee not later than 90 days after the enactment of this act on 

ITF progress and the status of any pilot programs. TSA is also encouraged to describe the ITF and expected milestones in their fiscal 

year 2018 budget submission. 

ADVANCED INTEGRATED SCREENING TECHNOLOGIES

Pursuant to a statutory requirement in the bill, TSA is to continue providing a report on advanced integrated passenger screening technologies for the most effective security of passengers and 

baggage not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 

act. The report provides a useful description of existing and emerging equipment capable of detecting threats concealed on passengers 

and in baggage as well as projected funding levels for the next 5 

fiscal years for each technology discussed in the report. 

ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY

The Committee recognizes the important role technology plays in 

TSA’s mission to protect our Nation’s aviation system from outside 

threats. As such, the Committee is concerned that some of our 

busier rural airports are still waiting for TSA to deploy AIT at security screening checkpoints. Many of these rural airports enplane 

tens of thousands of passengers a year, providing a direct link to 

our Nation’s larger aviation network. To ensure the enhanced safety provided by AIT is realized nationwide, the Committee urges 

TSA to expeditiously install this technology at all airports. The 

Committee also continues support for AIT technology initiatives, 

including Tier III algorithm deployment and wideband development. The Committee understands the TSA is recurring an initial 

$15,000,000 investment made by the Congress last year to ensure 

that research and development on AIT continues. 

RISK-BASED SECURITY INITIATIVES

Prominent in the fiscal year 2016 budget request, the formal use 

of the Risk-Based Security [RBS] approach has all but disappeared 

in the fiscal year 2017 budget. TSA has been employing RBS since 

2011 in an effort to focus limited security resources on higher risk, 

unknown travelers by expediting lower risk and trusted travelers. 

The Committee continues to commend this approach, but expects 

it to be data-driven and security-minded going forward. 

EXIT LANE SECURITY

The Committee continues direction that TSA will monitor exit 

lanes consistent with section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act and 
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that, with regard to remodeling and modernization efforts undertaken by an airport at an existing lane for which TSA was responsible for monitoring on December 1, 2013, TSA shall continue to be 

responsible for monitoring the exit lane after the remodeling or 

modernization effort is completed. 

The Committee is also interested in promoting cost-effective technological solutions for securing exit lanes and how TSA can achieve 

further staffing efficiencies. To expedite the deployment of exit lane 

breach control [ELBC] technology, the Committee directs TSA to 

implement a pilot program that will allow airports that procure, install, and operate ELBC systems on a non-reimbursable basis, and 

to reallocate any resulting FTE savings to address screening capacity challenges at the same airport where the exit lane pilot is being 

conducted. The reallocated personnel shall be in addition to existing screening staff assigned to the airport checkpoint prior to the 

deployment of ELBC technology. The procurement of ELBC systems shall be consistent with TSA’s Airport Exit Lane toolbox and 

exit lane security guidelines, including technologies in use at airports today. 

EXPLOSIVES DETECTION SYSTEMS

The Committee recommends $82,939,000 for EDS procurement 

and installation, as requested, which is $771,000 above the amount 

provided in fiscal year 2016. An additional $250,000,000 in mandatory spending will be available from Aviation Security Capital 

Fund [ASCF] fee collections. This level of funding will allow for the 

procurement of EDS, continued investment in the latest threat detection capabilities, as well as test and evaluation of new technologies. The Committee directs TSA to include its EDS recapitalization plans within the congressional budget justifications for fiscal year 2018 including detailed information on expected unit replacements. Section 44923 of title 49, United States Code, requires 

that the $250,000,000 in annual mandatory funding deposited into 

the ASCF be available for airport security improvement projects, 

such as facility modifications. However, procurement and installation of EDS equipment associated with these projects is not permitted. With a diminishing base of airport applications seeking 

large improvement projects and the need to replace aging EDS machines currently deployed at airports, the recommendation continues bill language, as requested, to permit ASCF funding to be 

used to procure and install EDS equipment during fiscal year 2017. 

This will allow TSA to more effectively, economically, and expeditiously plan and implement the acquisition and replacement of existing EDS units. 

The Committee is disappointed that TSA has not produced the 

report required in the joint explanatory statement accompanying 

Public Law 114–113, which directed TSA, not later than 60 days 

after the date of enactment, to develop a process to review and validate the reimbursement claims from airports for in-line baggage 

screening systems installed prior to 2008 and a plan for reimbursement of validated claims. The Committee directs TSA to issue the 

report not later than June 17, 2016. 
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INFORMATION-BASED SCREENING OF AIRPORT WORKERS

The Committee is concerned about the potential for misuse of Secure Identification Display Area (SIDA) badges in the United 

States stemming from reports that terrorist organizations have 

used airline workers to carry out attacks in Egypt and Somalia. 

The Department, in conjunction with airports, airlines, State and 

local law enforcement, and other agencies as appropriate, shall 

take actions to secure air travel in the United States, including information-based screening of aviation workers against available domestic and foreign intelligence. The Committee directs TSA to report to the Committee on what steps TSA has already taken to secure our Nation’s airports working with airports, relevant State 

and local law enforcement, and the aviation community. This report should include the number of known cases where SIDA badges 

were used to bypass secure checkpoints for non-official purposes 

and the number of cases where individuals who obtained SIDA 

badges traveled overseas to a foreign terrorist organization. 

EDS/CHECKPOINT TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS

Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act, 

TSA is to brief the Committee on its fiscal year 2017 investment 

plans for checkpoint security and EDS refurbishment, procurement, 

and installations on an airport-by-airport basis. The briefing shall 

include specific technologies for purchase, program schedules and 

major milestones, a schedule for obligation of the funds, recapitalization priorities, status of operational testing for each passenger 

screening technology under development, and a table detailing actual versus anticipated unobligated balances at the close of the fiscal year. The briefing shall also include details on passenger 

screening pilot programs that are in progress or being considered 

for implementation in fiscal year 2017 to include a summary of the 

pilot program describing what the program is attempting to 

achieve; potential capabilities and benefits of the program; the airports where the pilots will be operating; funding commitments; and 

plans for future expansion. The Committee expects the briefing to 

include detailed program schedules for passenger screening technologies. Schedules should include all milestones from the issuance 

of a request for proposal to deployment. 

EXPLOSIVE TRACE DETECTION

Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act, 

TSA is directed to brief the Committee on the operational effectiveness of currently deployed ETD systems. The report shall include 

data on the false alarm rates of deployed systems and the impact 

of those false alarms on checkpoint throughput and operations. The 

report shall also include performance metrics of the currently deployed systems and their compliance with the latest detection, performance, and security requirements. 

SCREENING TECHNOLOGY MAINTENANCE AND UTILITIES

The Committee recommends $280,500,000 for Screening Technology Maintenance and Utilities. This is the same amount as requested and $9,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. 
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AVIATION REGULATION AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT

The Committee recommends $374,042,000 for Aviation Regulation and Other Enforcement. This is $24,355,000 above the amount 

requested and $36,697,000 above the amount provided in fiscal 

year 2016. The recommended amount provides for law enforcement 

and regulatory activities at airports to ensure compliance with required security measures, respond to security incidents, and provide international support for worldwide security requirements. 

As noted previously, the Committee is including funds above the 

request for 50 additional canine teams. These teams will include 

both Passenger Screening Canine teams to secure the TSA checkpoint and help speed passengers through expedited screening, as 

well as fund State and local teams which will augment TSA resources. 

When determining the deployment of the 50 additional canine 

teams to airports, as well as the re-deployment of existing canine 

teams, the Committee directs TSA to consider passenger volume 

and risk assessments to ensure resources are deployed in the most 

productive manner. Additionally, the Committee directs TSA to 

provide to the Committee within 30 days of the date of enactment 

of this act the current staffing model employed by TSA in determining the deployment of existing canine teams. The Committee also includes an additional $4,200,000 above the 

request to conduct a pilot program utilizing third party canine 

[3PK9] teams. This program will provide TSA the opportunity to 

examine innovative ways third party providers can act as a force 

multiplier for the agency, reducing the strain on current canine 

teams while directly benefitting passengers through the receipt of 

expedited screening. The pilot program should be executed such 

that 3PK9 teams can operate at major airports during varying 

travel times and seasons and at varying checkpoint layouts. Following conclusion of the pilot, TSA is directed to brief the Committee not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

act, on the program’s key metrics including operational effectiveness and suitability. 

In addition, the Committee notes language in House Report 112– 

492 urging TSA to work with the aviation industry to utilize regulatory action for security procedures that endure, in lieu of emergency authority which is necessarily entrusted in TSA to address 

specific, emergent threat situations. Given the pending change in 

administration, TSA is directed to assess its many outstanding regulatory efforts, such as to establish Standardized Vetting, Adjudication, and Redress Services, to delineate airport security responsibilities, and to implement the large aircraft security program, and 

brief the Committee on its regulatory priorities not later than 90 

days after the date of enactment of this act. Further, TSA shall include information on its approach to maintaining security directives and emergency amendments over time versus following established regulatory processes. 

AIRPORT MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT

The Committee recommends $602,163,000 for Airport Management and Support. This is $3,439,000 above the amount requested 
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and $4,264,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. 

Funds are provided for: the workforce to support TSA Federal Security Directors; Bomb Appraisal Officers; Explosives Security Specialists; the Transportation Security Operations Center; airport 

rent and furniture; a vehicle fleet; airport parking; and employee 

transit benefits. Funding above the request supports ancillary costs 

associated with new TSO hires and canine teams. 

The Committee finds that small and rural airports play a critical 

role in the security of our national airspace, as the first point of 

entry for millions of travelers every year. Therefore, TSA shall not 

eliminate Federal or SPP security screening at any public use airport with regularly scheduled commercial air service without consulting local airport management. 

The Committee is concerned about the ripple effects of lengthening wait times at the Nation’s airports and the strain that places 

on both the passengers and airline industry. To better understand 

the challenges posed by wait times, the Committee directs TSA to 

report on long-term efforts and contingency plans to predict and respond to changing passenger volumes and how that response can 

mitigate potential future challenges without compromising security. 

FEDERAL FLIGHT DECK OFFICER AND FLIGHT CREW TRAINING

PROGRAMS

The Committee recommends $22,473,000 for the FFDO and 

Flight Crew Training programs. This is $2,700,000 above the 

amount requested and $1,715,000 above the amount provided in 

fiscal year 2016. 

Funding above the budget request reflects the Committee’s continued support for the program, which deputizes qualified airline 

pilots who volunteer to be Federal law enforcement officers and to 

provide initial and recurrent law enforcement training. Funds are 

also provided for the Crew Member Self-Defense Training program 

for the purpose of teaching crew members basic self-defense concepts and techniques. 

To more robustly resource this program and support unfunded 

initiatives commenced in fiscal year 2016, the Committee includes 

an additional $200,000 for ammunition and $500,000 to conduct a 

cost-benefit analysis on the need for additional Recurrent Training 

Facilities and how this might further support the FFDO community. The Committee also includes an additional $2,000,000 to ensure training slots are available to interested pilots. 

AIR CARGO

The Committee recommends $106,575,000 for air cargo security. 

This is the same amount as requested and $1,886,000 above the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2016. Funds are provided to secure 

the air cargo supply chain, conveyances, and people. TSA is also directed to include planned fiscal year 2018 investments in its congressional budget justification materials for fiscal year 2018. 
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FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS

The Committee recommends $815,313,000 for the Federal Air 

Marshals Service [FAMS]. This is level with the amount requested 

and $10,237,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. 

Funding is included for FAMS to protect the air transportation system against terrorist threats, sabotage, and other acts of violence. 

The Committee continues, as it did during fiscal year 2016, to 

await a workforce staffing report to help the Congress understand 

the appropriate personnel level of the FAMS. Despite the robust 

funding provided, the Committee still has nothing which formally 

justifies current staffing levels, much less new hires. The Committee continues direction to TSA to submit quarterly reports on 

mission coverage, staffing levels, and hiring rates as in prior years. 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $110,798,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 122,716,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 122,716,000 

Surface transportation security provides funding for personnel 

and operational resources to assess the risk of a terrorist attack on 

non-aviation modes of transportation, to establish standards and 

procedures to address those risks, and to ensure compliance with 

established regulations and policies. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $122,716,000 for Surface Transportation Security, as requested, which is $11,918,000 above the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2016. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Staffing and operations ................................................................. 28,148 27,700 27,700 

Surface inspectors and VIPR ......................................................... 82,650 95,016 95,016 

Total, Surface Transportation Security ............................. 110,798 122,716 122,716 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY INSPECTORS AND VIPR

The Committee recommends $95,016,000 for Surface Transportation Security Inspectors and VIPR. This is the same as the 

amount requested and $12,366,000 above the amount provided in 

fiscal year 2016. Further, the Committee has added, consistent 

with previous years, significant additional resources for canine 

teams funded under Aviation Security and all of their associated logistics support. Within the amount provided, $3,500,000 is to augment the VIPR program, including the deployment of teams to the 

busiest travel hubs. This support should be performed in concert 

with facility owners and operators. 
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INTELLIGENCE AND VETTING

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $236,693,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 231,132,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 231,132,000 

Intelligence and Vetting includes several programs that are intended to identify known or suspected terrorist threats working in 

or seeking access to the Nation’s transportation system. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $231,132,000 for Intelligence and 

Vetting, as requested, which is $5,561,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. In addition, an estimated $213,049,000 

in fee collections is available for these activities in fiscal year 2017, 

as proposed in the budget. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

INTELLIGENCE AND VETTING 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Direct Appropriations: 

Intelligence ............................................................................ 52,003 57,360 57,360 

Secure Flight ......................................................................... 105,651 101,721 101,721 

Other Vetting Programs ........................................................ 79,039 72,051 72,051 

Subtotal, direct appropriations ........................................ 236,693 231,132 231,132 

Fee Collections: 

TWIC fee ................................................................................ 82,267 96,163 96,163 

Hazardous material fee ........................................................ 21,083 21,083 21,083 

General aviation at DCA fee ................................................. 400 400 400 

Commercial aviation and airport fee ................................... 6,500 6,500 6,500 

Other security threat assessments fee ................................ 50 50 50 

Air cargo/certified cargo screening program fee ................. 3,500 3,500 3,500 

TSA PreCheck Application Program fee ................................ 80,153 80,153 80,153 

Alien flight school fee .......................................................... 5,200 5,200 5,200 

Subtotal, fee collections ................................................... 199,153 213,049 213,049 

SECURE FLIGHT

The Committee recommends $101,721,000 for Secure Flight, as 

requested, which is $3,930,000 below the amount provided in fiscal 

year 2016. As recommended by the 9/11 Commission and mandated 

by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act [Public 

Law 108–458], this program transferred the responsibility of airline passenger watchlist matching from the air carriers to the Federal Government. 

The Committee continues to follow the Credential Authentication 

Technology program closely and despite delays for vulnerabilities 

outside the control of the program, the Committee looks forward to 

deployment. 
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OTHER VETTING PROGRAMS

The Committee recommends $72,051,000 for Other Vetting Programs, as requested, which is $6,988,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. The Committee continues to follow the 

Technology Infrastructure Modernization [TIM] program closely 

and expects to be updated regularly at major milestones such as 

Acquisition Decision Events. Given strong congressional interest in 

TSA’s progress with recurrent vetting against criminal data for its 

vetted populations, TSA shall keep the Committee apprised of efforts to implement Rap Back with the FBI and in transitioning to 

the Department’s automated biometric system, IDENT. 

In addition, TSA shall ensure that in its TIM efforts, as well as 

in its rulemaking for Standardized Vetting, Adjudication, and Redress Services, the responsibilities of airports, airlines, and employers continue to be maintained. 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $924,015,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 951,375,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 953,225,000 

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; mission support centers; 

human capital services; and information technology support. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $953,225,000 for Transportation Security Support. This is $1,850,000 above the amount requested and 

$29,210,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 enacted Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Headquarters administration ......................................................... 273,259 290,212 281,622 

Information technology .................................................................. 449,160 459,118 461,155 

Human capital services ................................................................. 201,596 202,045 210,448 

Total, Transportation Security Support ............................ 924,015 951,375 953,225 

HEADQUARTERS ADMINISTRATION

The Committee recommends $281,622,000 for Headquarters Administration. This is $8,590,000 below the amount requested and 

$8,363,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. Although TSA is straining to meet the demands of commercial aviation sector passenger growth, this challenge rests most heavily 

with frontline personnel and consequently the Headquarters PPA 

is reduced with the balance put against emerging needs in the 

Aviation Security account. Increases in Human Capital Services 
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and Information Technology reflect additional resources for new canine teams and frontline personnel. 

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

SUMMARY

The 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. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total program level of 

$10,402,221,000 for the activities of the Coast Guard for fiscal year 

2017. When costs for overseas contingency operations are excluded, 

the recommendation for the Coast Guard is $10,239,529,000. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

COAST GUARD—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Operating Expenses ....................................................................... 7,061,490 6,986,815 7,140,257 

Environmental Compliance and Restoration ................................. 13,221 13,315 13,315 

Reserve Training ............................................................................ 110,614 112,302 112,302 

Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements ............................... 1,945,169 1,136,788 1,256,588 

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation .............................. 18,019 18,319 36,819 

Health Care Fund Contribution (Permanent Indefinite Discretionary Appropriations) .............................................................. 169,306 176,000 176,000 

Retired Pay ..................................................................................... 1,604,000 1,666,940 1,666,940 

Total, Coast Guard ........................................................... 10,921,819 10,110,479 10,402,221 

The Coast Guard will pay an estimated $176,000,000 in fiscal 

year 2017 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 National 

Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2005 (Public Law 108– 

375). 

OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $7,061,490,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 6,986,815,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 7,140,257,000 

The Operating Expenses appropriation provides funds for the operations 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: 
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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 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 that serve the domestic and international needs of the armed services and of marine and air commerce. 

Marine Safety.—The Coast Guard ensures compliance with Federal statutes and regulations designed to improve safety in the 

merchant marine industry and operates a recreational boating safety program. 

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 DOD 

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 $7,140,257,000 for Coast Guard Operating Expenses, including $24,500,000 from the Oil Spill Liability 

Trust Fund and $502,692,000 for Coast Guard defense-related activities, of which $162,692,000 is for Overseas Contingency Operations. Of this amount, the Committee recommends not to exceed 

$23,000 for official reception and representation expenses. The recommendation level is $153,442,000 above the amount requested 

and $78,767,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. 

The Committee also retains funding to meet the air facility operation obligations laid out in the Sec. 676a of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 
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OPERATING EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 enacted Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Military pay and allowances .......................................................... 3,488,617 3,597,319 3,587,319 

Civilian pay and benefits .............................................................. 792,229 817,324 817,324 

Training and recruiting .................................................................. 206,498 198,605 198,605 

Operating funds and unit level maintenance ............................... 1,027,780 996,204 996,954 

Centrally managed accounts ......................................................... 329,906 329,099 329,099 

Intermediate and depot level maintenance .................................. 1,056,458 1,048,264 1,048,264 

Overseas contingency operations / global war on terrorism ........ 160,002 ........................... 162,692 

Total, Operating Expenses ................................................ 7,061,490 6,986,815 7,140,257 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

The Committee provides $162,692,000 for Coast Guard operations in support of overseas contingency operations. While funding 

for these activities is requested in the DOD budget for the Navy, 

the Committee adopted a practice beginning in the fiscal year 2009 

Supplemental Appropriations Act of appropriating these amounts 

directly to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard shall brief the Committee not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 

act on any changes expected during fiscal year 2017 or projected 

transition costs expected in fiscal year 2018 to support overseas 

contingency operations. The Committee notes that funding is increasing slightly for fiscal year 2017, and funds will be used for 

Coast Guard personnel to provide shore line security in certain locations where their presence can help form a seamless security perimeter with harbor patrols. 

BERING SEA AND ARCTIC OCEAN RESPONSE

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this act, 

the Secretary shall submit to the Committee a report on the Coast 

Guard’s plans to ensure that it is capable of conducting its response missions throughout the Western Alaska Captain of the 

Port Zone, including the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean. The report 

shall include: a list of pollution response equipment and spill response organizations capable of mitigating an oil or hazardous material release in the Bering Sea or Arctic Ocean; the role prevention 

plays in preventing a pollution incident; a detailed description of 

how a spill that occurs in icy waters will be mitigated and the 

methods used; and how the Coast Guard is partnering with Federal, State, and local entities to ensure a well-coordinated response. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this act, 

the Secretary shall submit to the Committee a report on the plans 

of the Coast Guard to ensure long-term search and rescue coverage 

for the Arctic. 

MINOR SHORE INFRASTRUCTURE

The bill includes long-standing language to allow funds from the 

Operating Expenses appropriation to be used for the sustainment, 

repair, replacement, and maintenance of shore infrastructure, including projects to correct deficiencies for code compliance or that 

threaten life, health, or safety to an amount not exceeding 50 per-
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cent of a building’s or structure’s replacement value. Additionally, 

Operating Expenses funds are allowed to be used for contingent, 

emergent, or other unspecified minor construction projects, which 

includes new construction, procurement, development, conversion, 

rebuilding, improvement, or an extension of any facility not exceeding $1,000,000 in total costs at any location for planned or unplanned operational needs. 

Minor construction projects funded from the Operating Expenses 

appropriation can be combined with depot level maintenance 

projects for the sake of administrative and economic efficiency. The 

Coast Guard is to provide a report to the Committee not later than 

45 days after the date of enactment of this act detailing such 

projects and any sustainment, repair, replacement, or maintenance 

projects over $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2017. 

The Committee includes requested funding to complete shore facility follow-on, as detailed in the Coast Guard’s congressional 

budget justifications. 

NATIONAL COAST GUARD MUSEUM

Within the funds recommended for Coast Guard Operating Expenses, $5,000,000 is provided and available for 2 years to meet authorities specified in 98(b) of title 14, United States Code, which 

pertains to a National Coast Guard Museum [Museum]. Current 

law authorizes the use of funds to preserve and protect Coast 

Guard artifacts, as well as for the design, fabrication, and installation of exhibits or displays in which these artifacts are included. 

Prior to the obligation of funds associated with the Museum, the 

Coast Guard will brief the Committee on their acquisition strategy 

for how funds will be executed. 

SMALL BOATS

The Committee is aware of an outstanding Coast Guard requirement to replace aging small response boats and notes that the 

Coast Guard is not procuring enough boats annually to meet its acquisition objective. The Committee includes funding above the request to purchase not less than 46 small response boats in fiscal 

year 2017. 

The bill also includes long-standing language to allow funds from 

the Operating Expenses appropriation to be used for the purchase 

or lease of small boats for contingent and emergent requirements 

(at a unit cost of no more than $700,000) and repairs and end-ofservice-life replacements. The annual cost of these activities is 

capped at $31,000,000. Unlike major procurements requested for 

the Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements appropriation, 

the Coast Guard’s annual request for the Operating Expenses appropriation includes minimal information about the budget for 

small boat activities. In order to gain more clarity on these matters, the Coast Guard shall report to the Committee no later than 

30 days after the date of enactment of this act detailing planned 

small boat purchases, leases, repairs, and service life replacements 

for fiscal year 2017. 
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FACILITY SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING

The Coast Guard has still not published a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking [NPRM] concerning Facility Security Officer Training. 

The Coast Guard is directed to move expeditiously on this effort 

and the Committee expects the NPRM will be published during calendar year 2017. 

COAST GUARD YARD

The Coast Guard Yard located at Curtis Bay, Maryland, is recognized as a critical component of the Coast Guard’s core logistics capability which directly supports fleet readiness. The Committee 

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. 

FISHING SAFETY TRAINING

To fulfill requirements associated with section 309 of Public Law 

113–281, which authorizes competitive grants for a Coast Guardcertified Fishing Safety Training Grants Program and Fishing 

Safety Research Grant Program, a total of $6,000,000 is provided 

for both programs. The funding is provided with 2-year availability. 

These programs will provide irreplaceable training that prevents 

injuries and saves lives, essential to the safety and future of commercial fishermen. This Federal funding will also serve as muchneeded assistance for fishermen as they comply with expensive 

safety and training requirements that have been recently imposed. 

Many commercial fishermen are already struggling with onerous 

Federal regulations and declining catch quotas, such as in the 

Northeast Groundfish Fishery where catch quotas have been cut by 

more than 95 percent since 2010. 

The Coast Guard has been authorized to carry-out both the Fishing Safety Training and Fishing Safety Research grants since enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010. Despite this 

authorization, and encouragement in House Report 114–215 to utilize funds recovered from prior year obligations for this purpose, 

the Coast Guard has yet to request or apply any funding to this 

initiative. On April 28, 2016 the Committee received a report entitled ‘‘Fishing Safety: Pilot Training Program’’, which indicated that 

the Coast Guard would—if funded—‘‘collaborate with [the National 

Institute of Occupational Safety and Health] NIOSH to assess the 

success of a pilot program’’. This initial effort would not only measure the effectiveness of the program and participation, but also 

allow Coast Guard and NIOSH to evaluate the number of courses 

required and provide a more accurate assessment of required annual funding. 

The Coast Guard, in conjunction with NIOSH, is directed to submit a report to the Committee not later than 90 days after the date 

of enactment of this act, outlining the means by which they will administer this program, metrics by which to measure the program, 

and the need for funding. The Committee also directs the Coast 

Guard to work with FEMA on how to properly implement a new 

grant program. 
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PUGET SOUND FEDERAL CAUCUS

The Committee commends the Thirteenth Coast Guard District 

for signing the Puget Sound Federal Caucus Memorandum of Understanding [MOU] on April 21, 2014. The recovery and cleanup of 

Puget Sound is essential to our Nation’s economy and continued coordination and sharing of expertise among Federal partners is critical to furthering current efforts. The Committee directs the Thirteenth Coast Guard District to work with its counterparts in the 

Puget Sound Federal Caucus to renew and strengthen the MOU 

prior to its expiration on March 27, 2017. 

COAST GUARD BAND

The Committee is concerned that the Coast Guard is planning to 

expend unnecessary funds to move the Coast Guard Band from the 

Coast Guard Academy Campus in New London, Connecticut to 

Washington, DC and therefore directs that no funds provided in 

this act shall be expended for the relocation of the Coast Guard 

Band from its current home. 

MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

The Coast Guard, jointly and cooperatively with the Environmental Protection Agency, is charged with enforcing the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Pollution [MARPOL] convention focused on preventing different forms of marine pollution, 

including oil, noxious liquid substances, harmful substances, waste 

water, garbage, and emissions of sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide at 

sea. In accordance with MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 13, all vessels entering the North American and Caribbean Emission Control 

Areas [ECA] as of January 1, 2015, are required to use Ultra-low 

(0.1%) Sulfur Intermediate Fuel Oil [IFO]. The Committee remains 

concerned about potential modal shifts related to ECAs and directs 

the Coast Guard to provide an update to the briefing, mandated in 

House Report 114–215, on ECA-related enforcement actions, fuel 

availability, waivers, and exemptions for ECA compliance. 

The Committee is concerned that despite issuing a final rule on 

Ballast Water Discharge Standards in 2012, the Coast Guard has 

yet to approve a single Ballast Water Management System 

[BWMS]. This is particularly challenging for BWMS vendors who 

must submit to lengthy, expensive testing at independent laboratories or seek to have existing test data validated also through 

independent laboratory review. In seeking to validate the results of 

certain BWMS technology it is clear that testing protocols have not 

necessarily kept pace. The lack of comprehensive protocols to test 

BWMS technologies, some of which are widely accepted in other 

water treatment industries, is causing the industry harm in the 

maritime sector and must be addressed. To continue the development of more appropriate testing methods, the Committee directs 

the Coast Guard, in conjunction with the Environmental Protection 

Agency, to reexamine the applicability of the most probable number 

method for evaluating the efficacy of certain treatment technologies. 
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EXECUTIVE TRANSPORTATION AIRCRAFT

Despite clear direction to notify the Committee prior to making 

any changes in the type or number of command and control aircraft, the Coast Guard proceeded during fiscal year 2016 with actions for a new lease to replace an existing aircraft. The lack of 

transparency and advanced planning on a lease with a known expiration date is troubling. Consequently, the Committee directs the 

Coast Guard to maintain a maximum of 1000 hours of flight time 

in total per year across both aircraft, which is the current service 

level, until an analysis is provided to the Committee which justifies 

and describes any increase. 

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $13,221,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 13,315,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 13,315,000 

The Environmental Compliance and Restoration account provides 

funds to address environmental problems at former and current 

Coast Guard units as required by applicable Federal, State, and 

local environmental laws and regulations. Planned expenditures for 

these funds include major upgrades to petroleum and regulated 

substance storage tanks, restoration of contaminated ground water 

and soils, remediation efforts at hazardous substance disposal sites, 

and initial site surveys and actions necessary to bring Coast Guard 

shore facilities and vessels into compliance with environmental 

laws and regulations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $13,315,000. The Coast Guard is directed to include in its annual congressional budget justifications 

a listing of the activities projected to be funded by the amount requested under this heading and an updated backlog report for Environmental Compliance and Restoration projects with an explanation of how the amount requested will impact this documented 

backlog. 

RESERVE TRAINING

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $110,614,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 112,302,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 112,302,000 

The Reserve Training appropriation provides for the training of 

qualified individuals who are available for Active Duty in time of 

war or national emergency or to augment regular Coast Guard 

forces in the performance of peacetime missions. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $112,302,000 for Reserve Training, 

as requested which is $1,688,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. 
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ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $1,945,169,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 1,136,788,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,256,588,000 

Funding in this account supports the Acquisition, Construction, 

and Improvements of vessels, aircraft, information management resources, shore facilities, aids to navigation, and military housing 

required to execute the Coast Guard’s missions and achieve its performance goals. 

Vessels.—The vessel program provides funding to recapitalize 

and improve the Coast Guard’s fleet of aging boats and cutters. 

Aircraft.—The aircraft program is the primary recapitalization 

and sustainment effort for the Coast Guard’s aging aircraft. 

Other Equipment.—The Coast Guard invests in numerous management information and decision-support systems that will result 

in increased efficiencies. 

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation.—The Coast Guard invests in the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement 

of shore facilities, aids to navigation, and related equipment. 

Military Housing.—The Coast Guard invests in Military Housing 

facilities to ensure military members have access to housing in 

areas where there is a lack of affordable accommodations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,256,588,000 for Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements, including $24,500,000 from the Oil 

Spill Liability Trust Fund. This is $119,800,000 above the amount 

requested and $688,581,000 below the amount provided in fiscal 

year 2016. The increase above the President’s budget continues a 

trend by this Committee to more appropriately resource the Coast 

Guard. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Vessels: 

Survey and Design—Vessel and Boats ............................... 15,000 6,500 8,500 

In-Service Vessel Sustainment ............................................. 68,000 79,000 94,000 

National Security Cutter ....................................................... 743,400 127,000 255,400 

Offshore Patrol Cutter ........................................................... 89,000 100,000 100,000 

Fast Response Cutter ........................................................... 340,000 240,000 325,000 

Cutter Boats .......................................................................... 3,000 4,000 4,000 

Polar Ice Breaking Vessel ..................................................... 6,000 147,600 14,000 

Subtotal, Vessels .............................................................. 1,264,400 704,100 800,900 

Aircraft: 

HC–144 Conversion/Sustainment ......................................... 3,000 25,500 25,500 

HC–27J Conversion /Sustainment ........................................ 102,000 130,000 130,000 

HC–130J Acquisition/Conversion/Sustainment ..................... 150,000 20,800 21,800 

HH–65 Conversion/Sustainment ........................................... 40,000 25,000 25,000 
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ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Subtotal, Aircraft .............................................................. 295,000 201,300 202,300 

Other Acquisition Programs: 

Other Equipment and Systems ............................................. ........................... 8,055 8,055 

Program Oversight and Management ................................... 20,000 20,000 20,000 

C4ISR .................................................................................... 36,600 24,300 24,300 

CG–Logistics Information Management System ................... 8,500 7,000 7,000 

Subtotal, Other Acquisition Programs .............................. 65,100 59,355 59,355 

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation: 

Major Construction, ATON, and Survey and Design ............. 124,600 18,100 18,100 

Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure ............................ 52,000 28,000 50,000 

Minor Shore ........................................................................... 5,000 5,000 5,000 

Subtotal, Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation .......... 181,600 51,100 73,100 

Military Housing ............................................................................. 21,000 ............................ ............................

Personnel and Related Support: 

Direct Personnel Costs .......................................................... 118,069 120,933 120,933 

Subtotal, Personnel and Related Support ........................ 118,069 120,933 120,933 

Total, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements ....... 1,945,169 1,136,788 1,256,588 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN

The Capital Investment Plan is essential for the Committee to 

carry out its oversight function of the Coast Guard, especially at 

a time when recapitalization of aging assets has become so critical 

for the service. All of the information required by the Committee 

is in accordance with the Coast Guard’s Major Systems Acquisition 

Manual and applicable DHS management directives. The fiscal 

year 2018–2022 plan is to be submitted with the fiscal year 2018 

congressional budget justifications. 

QUARTERLY ACQUISITION BRIEFINGS

The Coast Guard is to continue quarterly briefings on all major 

acquisitions. In addition to the information normally provided for 

each asset, these briefings shall include: the top five risks for each 

acquisition, if applicable, consistent with those on the risk watch 

list in quarterly program management reports, and if the risks 

have future budget implications; the objective for operational hours 

the Coast Guard expects to achieve; the gap between that objective, 

current capabilities, and stated mission requirements; and how the 

acquisition of the specific asset closes the gap. The information presented at these briefings shall also include a discussion of how the 

Coast Guard calculated the operational hours, an explanation on 

risks to mission performance associated with the current shortfall, 

and the operational strategy to mitigate such risks. Finally, the 

briefings are to include a status chart on all shore construction 

projects that have not been completed. For each construction 
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project, the chart is to include the funding status, design status, 

and procurement and construction status. 

SURVEY AND DESIGN

The bill includes $8,500,000 in support of survey and design 

work, of which $6,000,000 is related to the In-Service Vessel 

Sustainment [ISVS] project as requested. 

The Coast Guard is required by law to maintain a heavy 

icebreaking capability on the Great Lakes to assist in keeping 

channels and harbors open to navigation in response to the reasonable demands of commerce to meet the winter shipping needs of industry. The Committee remains concerned that the Coast Guard 

does not possess adequate capacity to meet its statutorily required 

icebreaking mission on the Great Lakes, with negative consequences to the regional and national economy as well as to the 

safety of local communities. The Committee includes $2,000,000 

above the request for initial survey and design work associated 

with the acquisition of an icebreaker that is at least as capable as 

the Mackinaw to enhance icebreaking capacity on the Great Lakes. 

The Committee recognizes how vital preserving icebreaking capability is to various U.S. interests and, to this end, urges the Coast 

Guard to complete the Material Condition Assessment of the Polar 

Sea that was funded in fiscal year 2016 and the Polar Icebreaker 

Acquisition Program Alternatives Analysis as quickly as possible. 

IN-SERVICE CUTTER SUSTAINMENT

The bill includes $94,000,000 to continue in-service sustainment 

efforts for the 140-foot icebreaking tugs, mid-life service 

sustainment of the 225-foot ocean-going buoy tender fleet, the final 

phase of the service life extension project on Eagle, and 

sustainment work on the 47-foot Motor Life Boat fleet. Given the 

success of the Mission Effectiveness Projects and the rehabilitation 

of the 110-foot patrol boats, the Reliance-class 210-foot cutters, and 

the Famous-class 270-foot cutters at the Coast Guard Yard, the 

Committee expects the Coast Guard to direct sustainment work on 

all aging vessels there when geographically feasible. 

NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTER

The Committee continues to support acquisition of the Coast 

Guard’s capital ship, the National Security Cutter [NSC]. The NSC 

remains the Coast Guard’s largest and most technologically advanced cutter and it is steadily replacing the 378-foot Hamiltonclass High Endurance Cutters commissioned in the late 1960s and 

early 1970s with dramatically enhanced capabilities. Unlike legacy 

cutters, the NSC’s advanced C4ISR suite allows it to operate nearly 

autonomously, generating and prosecuting its own targets. This 

was demonstrated in late 2015 when the Stratton unloaded over 

$1,000,000,000 worth of cocaine after major seizures in the eastern 

Pacific Ocean against some of the Coast Guard’s most challenging 

targets—the semi-submersible. Now, with the absence of the 

Navy’s frigate fleet in the Caribbean area of responsibility and the 

eastern Pacific, it is imperative the Coast Guard maintain a robust, 

deep water fleet. 
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In support of this mission, the Committee provides $95,000,000 

for award of long lead time materials [LLTM] for the tenth NSC, 

notwithstanding future production and post-delivery activity costs. 

The Committee also includes an additional $3,400,000 for post-delivery activities associated with production of the ninth NSC. 

Recognizing the NSC’s value as a cutter able to operate in the 

harshest and most challenging environments, the Coast Guard 

should strongly consider homeporting an NSC at a Coast Guard facility that is in close proximity to the United States Arctic region. 

Lastly, the Committee also includes an additional $30,000,000 to 

support on-going Structural Enhancement Dry-dock Availability 

work on NSCs Bertholf and Waesche. 

FULL FUNDING POLICY

The Committee again directs an exception to the administration’s 

current acquisition policy that requires the Coast Guard to attain 

total acquisition cost for a vessel, including LLTM, production 

costs, and post-production costs, before a production contract can be 

awarded. This has the potential to create shipbuilding inefficiencies, force delayed obligation of production funds, and require postproduction funds far in advance of when they will be used. The Department should be in a position to acquire vessels in the most efficient manner within the guidelines of strict governance measures. 

The Committee expects the administration to adopt a similar policy 

for the acquisition of the Offshore Patrol Cutter [OPC]. 

OFFSHORE PATROL CUTTER

The recommendation includes $100,000,000, as requested, for the 

OPC. The Committee expects to be kept closely apprised of this 

program as the next major cutter acquisition and the Commandant’s stated acquisition priority. The Committee is also aware 

that the Coast Guard has begun to consider where it will homeport 

these vessels and expects that not less than two OPCs be stationed 

in Kodiak, Alaska as expeditiously as possible to address aging 

asset challenges in the Arctic and Bering Sea region. 

FAST RESPONSE CUTTER

The Committee recommends $325,000,000 for the Coast Guard’s 

Fast Response Cutter [FRC]. This funding will allow the Coast 

Guard to acquire six FRC hulls (37–42) under the phase II FRC 

production contract. 

POLAR ICEBREAKER RECAPITALIZATION PROJECT

The Committee notes that Coast Guard has made progress in the 

last year laying the groundwork for the acquisition of a new icebreaker. This includes development of a preliminary mission needs 

statement and a concept of operations, as well as the initial technical package, widely-attended industry day, and one-on-one meetings with builders and systems integrators. This program needs to 

move expeditiously, taking into account the urgent need for such 

an asset and the capability gaps the Nation faces in the Arctic and 

Antarctic. 
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While a signal of administration support, incremental funding at 

the level requested in the fiscal year 2017 budget request will not 

meet the urgent national need. To demonstrate the strong support 

of the Congress for this program, funds are provided to support acquisition of the first ship in the Polar Icebreaker Recapitalization 

Project in the 2017 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill 

under Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy. This funding model was 

utilized with the Coast Guard’s most recent icebreaker acquisition, 

the Healy. 

The recommendation includes a total of $17,600,000 for Coast 

Guard program management and direct personnel costs to support 

the effort. This includes funds to complete the life cycle cost estimate, perform required environmental studies, and continue the relationship with Naval Sea Systems Command. The Committee directs the Department to work with DOD to submit a report to the 

appropriate congressional committees no later than September 30, 

2016, which provides polar icebreaker requirements, preferred design, overall acquisition strategy, and a breakout of funds necessary to support the acquisition. 

ALASKAN ASSET REPLACEMENT PLAN AND COVERAGE

The Committee is concerned with the Coast Guard’s current 

asset replacement plans for Alaska. Recent drydocks have resulted 

in two Island Class patrol boats being placed in inactive status 

with the expectation they will not return to service, since Coast 

Guard plans to decommission them in fiscal year 2017. In the 

meantime, Coast Guard is scrambling to move west coast assets to 

support coverage in Alaska this summer. 

In addition, the Committee is concerned that the Coast Guard’s 

plan for NSC, OPC, and FRC homeporting does not take into account the strategic location of Alaska as related to the Arctic and 

Asia. The Coast Guard shall reevaluate its homeporting plan for 

these cutters in Alaska, including consideration of the condition of 

current assets being replaced, and report to the Committee within 

90 days of the date of enactment of this act. This report shall take 

into account Alaska’s strategic position, increased activity in the 

Arctic, including increased tourism, the presence of foreign assets, 

and commerce, as well as long term resource development. 

BROMINE-FREE WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS

Until recently, most onboard ship water purification systems 

used bromine as an antimicrobial. However, bromine is toxic and 

requires special HAZMAT handling which is time consuming and 

expensive. The Committee urges the U.S. Coast Guard to follow the 

U.S. Navy’s lead and explore using systems that eliminate this 

threat to personnel. 

UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS

The Committee is supportive of efforts by the Coast Guard to 

equip the NSC fleet with small unmanned aerial systems [sUAS] 

and has proactively funded this critical capability. The domain 

awareness of the NSC was predicated upon an embarked UAS and 

the asset is incomplete without it. The Committee also understands 
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that the Coast Guard is researching other capabilities—some under 

R&D—to support assets such as the FRC and OPC. The Coast 

Guard is directed to provide a comprehensive briefing on all of its 

UAS-related R&D and acquisition efforts, including all related 

DOD efforts it is monitoring, not later than 30 days after the date 

of enactment of this act. 

INDUCTION OF C–27J AIRCRAFT

Funding is included, as requested, to support the continuation of 

the C–27J project. These funds support ongoing program office 

needs, aircraft regeneration, and induction, as well as 

missionization of two aircraft and the continued stand-up of the 

first operational air station. 

HC–130J AIRCRAFT

As the Coast Guard continues to recapitalize its fleet on Long 

Range Surveillance Aircraft with additional HC–130J provided by 

the Congress, it is critical that adequate training also be provided. 

Given the demand for these aircraft at their operational air stations, the Committee provides an additional $1,000,000 for a MultiFunction Training Aid to support and accelerate ground-based 

learning at the Aviation Training Center. The Coast Guard is directed to report to the Committee not later than 270 days after the 

date of enactment of this act on savings in training costs and other 

efficiencies. 

SHORE FACILITIES AND AIDS TO NAVIGATION

The Committee recommends $73,100,000 for shore facilities and 

aids to navigation, which is $22,000,000 above the request. This increase represents funds provided in advance for shore side and waterfront planning and related surveys to support current and future 

vessel operations in Kodiak. 

AC&I PERSONNEL

The Committee provides $120,933,000 for personnel and related 

support, as requested. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $18,019,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 18,319,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 36,819,000 

The Coast Guard’s R&D program develops techniques, methods, 

hardware, and systems that 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 $36,819,000 for the Coast Guard’s 

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation activities. This is 

$18,500,000 above the amount requested and $18,800,000 above 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. 
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As the Department continues to examine the costs and benefits 

provided by UAS, particularly for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance [ISR], new capabilities continue to come available 

that alter its analysis. Specifically, a UAS with longer loiter times 

could prove a more cost-effective platform than manned flights particularly for ISR missions. To better examine cost-savings and operational utility, the Committee recommends $18,000,000 to test and 

evaluate the use of ultra-long endurance UAS in support of the Department’s UAS needs, particularly for ISR in the source and transit zones. The Coast Guard is further directed to work in close collaboration with S&T and in conjunction with CBP. 

In addition, the recommended level includes not less than 

$500,000 for a pilot program to demonstrate the feasibility of using 

modern combat optics and related aiming devices on Coast Guard 

small arms. The Coast Guard will brief the Committee on the status of this research not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this act. 

RETIRED PAY

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $1,604,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 1,666,940,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,666,940,000 

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 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 $1,666,940,000 for Retired Pay. This is the same amount as requested and $62,940,000 above the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2016. 

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $1,854,526,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 1,802,109,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,802,109,000 

The United States Secret Service’s Salaries and Expenses appropriation provides funds for 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, that include, 

but are not limited to, access device fraud, financial institution 

fraud, identity theft, and computer fraud; computer-based attacks 

on financial, banking, and telecommunications infrastructure; and 

for protection of the White House and other buildings within the 

Washington, DC, metropolitan area. The agency also provides support for investigations related to missing and exploited children. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,802,109,000 for Salaries and Expenses. This is equal to the amount requested and $52,417,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2016 to account for nonrecurring costs from the Presidential campaign. As requested in the 

budget, the bill includes modified language regarding payment of 

subsistence expenses for Secret Service personnel who are temporarily impeded from returning home at the end of their shift due 

to severe weather or other natural or manmade events and thus 

must remain on extended duty at their designated post of duty. 

This is new authority, and the Committee expects a detailed briefing not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this act 

on the use and cost implications of this new pay authority. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE—SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Protection: 

Protection of persons and facilities ..................................... 911,480 1,006,054 991,054 

Protective intelligence activities ........................................... 70,967 72,413 72,413 

National Special Security Event Fund .................................. 4,500 4,500 4,500 

Presidential candidate nominee protection .......................... 203,687 72,134 72,134 

Subtotal, Protection .......................................................... 1,190,634 1,155,101 1,140,101 

Investigations: 

Domestic field operations ..................................................... 336,911 347,653 356,653 

International field office administration, operations, and 

training ............................................................................. 31,378 34,572 34,572 

Support for missing and exploited children ......................... 8,366 2,366 8,366 

Subtotal, Investigations ................................................... 376,655 384,591 399,591 

Headquarters, management, and administration ......................... 231,706 203,799 203,799 

Rowley Training Center .................................................................. 54,474 57,533 57,533 

Information Integration and Technology Transformation .............. 1,057 1,085 1,085 

Total, Salaries and expenses ........................................... 1,854,526 1,802,109 1,802,109 

SECRET SERVICE ACTIVITIES

The Committee recommends $1,140,101,000 for protection of persons and facilities of which $72,134,000, as requested, is to provide 

protection for the conclusion of the 2016 Presidential campaign, including campaign protective vehicles and communications technology. The Committee also fully funds the Protective Intelligence 

Division. 

Accounting for reductions associated with non-recurring Presidential Campaign Protection support costs, the Secret Service is 

funded above the fiscal year 2016 enacted level by $81,020,000. Put 

another way, the Secret Service has retained 62 percent of what 

were expected to be one-time, non-recurring costs. 

While the Committee continues robust funding of the Secret 

Service, it remains concerned about the limited spending detail 
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provided in its annual budget justifications. The Committee will 

continue to work with the Secret Service to ensure the budget submission provides the appropriate level of detail that would make 

for a more robust justification. 

ADEQUATELY STAFFING THE SECRET SERVICE

Recognizing that considerable progress remains, the Committee 

notes the Secret Service’s significant achievements made in the 

past fiscal year. During late 2015, the Secret Service, among other 

events, simultaneously planned for and secured the papal visit of 

Pope Francis to Washington, DC, New York City, and Philadelphia 

and the 70th convening of the United Nations General Assembly 

[UNGA] in New York City. During UNGA, in particular, Secret 

Service assigned thousands of agents and law enforcement personnel from around the country, successfully protecting over 200 

world leaders and their spouses through cooperation with numerous DHS components. The papal visit, furthermore, entailed 

screening an estimated 130,000 people in Washington, DC; over 1 

million people in Philadelphia; and over 200,000 in New York. The 

pace of operations created by these two events continued into 2016 

with a Nuclear Security Summit, which was attended by 32 heads 

of state or government, all while the Secret Service continued supporting a Presidential Campaign cycle. The uneventful stay and 

safe departure of these protectees throughout these events and others is the core metric by which the Service should be measured. 

Against this positive backdrop, though, the Committee continues 

to have concerns with the administration’s requested resources for 

the Secret Service. The administration has again significantly underfunded its budget for Permanent Change of Station costs, reducing the Service’s personnel flexibility. Conversely, the requirement 

for 1,250,000 hours of overtime in fiscal year 2017, while funded, 

highlights lingering staffing challenges. 

As the Secret Service looks to recover in fiscal year 2017, it 

should be noted that the agency is on track to graduate significant 

numbers of personnel through the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center [FLETC]—so much so that training has expanded past 

the capacity of FLETC’s Glynco, GA campus into the agency’s 

Artesia, NM campus. The pace continues in fiscal year 2017, and 

the Committee fully funds the nearly 20 special agent and uniformed division classes the Secret Service seeks to train. Still, the 

fiscal year 2017 budget request does retain remnants of known hiring deficiencies from fiscal year 2016, and the Committee has redirected un-executable funds elsewhere in the Secret Service budget. 

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROTECTIVE MISSION PANEL FINDINGS

Included in its fiscal year 2017 budget request is $37,636,000 in 

continued funding associated with the United States Secret Service 

Protective Mission Panel [Panel], now largely folded into existing 

programs referred to as ‘‘Protective Mission Enhancements’’. The 

Committee takes these recommendations seriously, providing 

$147,000,000 above the President’s budget request over the last 

three fiscal years. Consistent with the budget request, many of 

these enhancements will now be described in other portions of this 
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report, including within staffing, acquisitions, and the Office of 

Mission Support [OMS]. 

In addition to robust funding, the Secret Service has proposed 

legislative changes to increase retention efforts and reward those 

who remain with the agency, particularly during the brutal pace of 

an election campaign. The Committee encourages the appropriate 

authorizing committees to give thoughtful consideration to those 

proposals. 

OFFICE OF MISSION SUPPORT EFFORTS

OMS underpins almost every protective measure under the purview of the Secret Service from the screening of people and vehicles 

to physical infrastructure improvements. These improvements have 

included installing hundreds of additional cameras at the White 

House Complex, new crash-rated vehicle barriers, and safer, more 

hospitable officer booths. Concurrently, OMS is responsible for 

maintaining many of the IT and infrastructure backbones that connect all of this equipment but may be overlooked, from underground conduits to fiber optic cables. 

As noted previously, the Secret’s Service funding reduction in 

Protection of Persons and Facilities from fiscal year 2016 to fiscal 

year 2017 does not fully account for the expected loss of one-time 

costs associated with the Presidential campaign. Some of those onetime costs were ultimately retained to bolster OMS and while the 

Committee supports this recommendation and provides for these 

investments, the Committee is also concerned about an ambitious 

hiring schedule and OMS’ ability to recruit and hire difficult-to-fill 

technical positions. The Secret Service is directed, not later than 

180 days after the date of enactment of this act, to provide an update on hiring within OMS and any existing vacancies, particularly 

in highly technical roles. 

DOMESTIC FIELD OFFICE STRUCTURE

In report GAO–16–288, GAO noted that the Secret Service does 

not have reliable salary or benefits cost data for each of its offices, 

which in turn does not allow the Secret Service to make the most 

accurate decisions about the geographic locations and staffing levels for those offices. The Secret Service is encouraged to consult 

with GAO and the Office of Personnel Management on the best 

way to utilize the metrics it already collects to conduct a comparative cost and performance analysis of its domestic field offices to include the cost of agent travel. The Secret Service shall brief the 

Committee on its progress in addressing GAO’s recommendations 

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

STATE AND LOCAL CYBERCRIME TRAINING

For fiscal year 2017, the Committee recommends $13,869,000 in 

continued support of the National Computer Forensics Institute 

[NCFI] which trains State and local law enforcement and legal and 

judicial professionals in computer forensics and cyber investigations. This training is critical to bolster State and local cyber resources while similarly acting to support the Secret Service’s Electronic Crimes Task Forces. Since opening in 2008, more than 4,800 
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State and local officials, including more than 3,200 police investigators, 1,300 prosecutors, and 350 judges from all 50 States and three 

U.S. territories have been trained through NCFI. 

CYBER INVESTIGATIONS

From fiscal year 2011 through the first half of fiscal year 2016, 

the Secret Service has arrested 3,755 individuals domestically, and 

1,519 additional individuals overseas, in conjunction with Secret 

Service foreign law enforcement partners. During this same time 

period, the Secret Service prevented over $5.4 billion in fraud loss 

and identified approximately $1.3 billion in actual fraud loss in 

cybercrime investigations. 

Since the Congress passed the Comprehensive Crime Control Act 

of 1984, the Secret Service has arrested over 29,000 cyber criminals 

who in aggregate were responsible for over $3.3 billion in fraud loss 

and $38 billion in potential fraud loss as of March 2016. Since fiscal year 2014, the agency’s proactive approach to cyber law enforcement is credited with responding or making notifications to over 

780 potential victim companies preventing billions of dollars in 

losses. To that end, the Secret Service continues to train newly 

hired agents in basic investigation of computers and electronic 

crimes. 

Through the Critical Systems Protection [CSP] program, the Secret Service also detects and mitigates cyber-attacks to critical systems and infrastructure that could adversely affect the implementation of the Secret Service-led security plans. Since fiscal year 

2014, the CSP program has conducted 452 advances in direct support of protective operations, which includes: 265 for the President; 

164 for the Vice President; 8 for National Special Security Events 

[NSSE]; and 15 for visiting foreign heads of state and government. 

NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 

[NCMEC] was created in 1984 to serve as the Nation’s resource on 

missing and sexually exploited children. The Secret Service has 

provided grant funding to NCMEC since 1997 and currently provides about 18 percent of its Federal funding including staff analysts in the Exploited Children Division, the entire Age Progression 

Unit, and numerous other outreach and prevention programs. The 

Secret Service also directly supports NCMEC with forensic, technical, and investigative support. In fiscal year 2015, the Secret 

Service, in its independent support of missing and exploited children investigations, opened 77 cases that resulted in 73 arrests, 

conducted 258 polygraph examinations, and completed 137 forensic 

and computer examinations. 

For fiscal year 2017, the Committee recommends $6,000,000 for 

grants in support of missing and exploited children and expects the 

Secret Service to sustain forensic support at the fiscal year 2016 

level of $2,366,000. 

NATIONAL SPECIAL SECURITY EVENTS

The Committee recommends $4,500,000, as requested, for support to currently planned and unanticipated NSSEs for fiscal year 
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2017. The Committee directs the Secret Service to provide semiannual briefings on the use of these funds, with the first briefing 

to occur not later than March 31, 2017. Also included in the bill 

is a general provision that states that none of the funds in this act 

may be used to reimburse any Federal department or agency for 

its participation in an NSSE. 

STRATEGIC HUMAN CAPITAL PLAN

The Committee directs that not later than 60 days after the date 

of enactment of this act, the Secret Service provide an update, in 

the form of a briefing, on changes to its 2015 through 2019 strategic human capital plan. The briefing shall address how the Secret 

Service is progressing against hiring goals laid-out in that plan and 

also address the annual cost and participation of various hiring 

and retention initiatives, such as the Uniformed Division Retention 

Bonus. 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED

EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $79,019,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 89,010,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 89,010,000 

This appropriation provides funding for security upgrades of existing facilities; for information integration and technology transformation [IITT]; to continue development of the current master 

plan; to maintain and renovate existing facilities, including the 

James J. Rowley Training Center [Center]; and to ensure efficient 

and full utilization of the Center. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $89,010,000 for infrastructure improvements, IITT, and other activities. This is $9,991,000 above the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2016. Of this amount, $5,557,000 is 

for facilities, $38,216,000 is for the Protection of Persons and Facilities, and $45,237,000 is for IITT. 

The Committee directs that not less than $27,200,000 be made 

available for radio upgrades. In 2016, the OIG noted that continued 

use of the Secret Service’s outdated radio communications systems 

‘‘may negatively impact... protective operations’’, which is unacceptable. The Committee also fully funds the acquisition and production costs associated with the Next Generation Presidential 

Limousine, although the Committee requires additional detail on 

the program in future budget submissions. 

The Secret Service is directed to brief the Committee no later 

than 90 days after the date of enactment of this act, which includes 

a multiyear investment and management plan, for its IITT program for fiscal years 2017 through 2019. 
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JAMES J. ROWLEY TRAINING CENTER

The Committee recommends $5,557,000 for improvements and 

construction at the Center. This funding supports significant investments made by the Committee in fiscal year 2016, including 

renovations to shoot houses and ranges, design and construction of 

a new canine kennel, and exploratory funds associated with the 

White House Mock-Up. All of this funding will be critical to the Secret Service as they seek to hire significant numbers of personnel— 

many of whom will matriculate through the Beltsville, MD facility. 
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TITLE III 

PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY 

NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE

The National Protection and Programs Directorate [NPPD] aims 

to foster better integration of national approaches between strategic homeland security programs, facilitate infrastructure protection, ensure broad emergency communications capabilities, and ensure the protection of Federal buildings and facilities. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Management and Administration .................................................. 62,132 62,077 56,536 

Infrastructure Protection and Information Security: 

Infrastructure Protection ....................................................... 273,409 256,240 257,019 

Cybersecurity ......................................................................... 818,749 1,057,543 1,004,901 

Communications ................................................................... 198,842 212,908 212,792 

Subtotal, Infrastructure Protection and Information Security ............................................................................ 1,291,000 1,526,691 1,474,712 

Federal Protective Service .............................................................. 1,443,449 1,451,078 1,451,078 

Office of Biometric Identity Management 1 ................................... 282,473 ........................... 287,149 

Total, National Protection and Programs Directorate 

(gross) .......................................................................... 3,079,054 3,039,846 3,269,475 

Offsetting fee collections ............................................................... ¥1,443,449 ¥1,451,078 ¥1,451,078 

Total, National Protection and Programs Directorate 

(net) ............................................................................. 1,635,605 1,588,768 1,818,397 

1 The request proposes funding for OBIM in CBP. 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $62,132,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 62,077,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 56,536,000 

This account funds salaries and expenses for the Office of the 

Under Secretary, which oversees all activities of NPPD. This account also funds business operations and information technology 

support services. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $56,536,000 for Management and Administration, $5,541,000 below the amount requested and 
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$5,596,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. Of the 

total amount recommended for Management and Administration, 

$2,523,000 is a result of the denied transfer of OBIM to CBP. Further, reductions are recommended to account for current hiring efforts which are slower than anticipated. 

REORGANIZATION AND HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity and securing the 

dot-gov domain, protecting Federal facilities, and managing key 

policy domains such as biometrics are NPPD’s critical mission 

areas within the Department. NPPD, as one of the youngest components in the Department, continues to hone its mission and also 

struggle with how to deliver that mission by continually evaluating 

potential reorganizations. While organizational development in a 

changing threat environment has challenges, consistent realignment of resources has led to confusion and churn among NPPD 

partners and stakeholders, including the Congress. Fortunately, despite the churn in headquarters, many of the hardworking men and 

women of the Directorate remain committed to the core missions 

and have not allowed critical programs to falter. However, NPPD 

and the authorizing committees of jurisdiction must work together 

to settle on an organizational structure and improve mission clarity 

in order to deliver on substantial taxpayer investments. 

While marginal progress has been made in the past 12 months, 

NPPD proposed a budget for fiscal year 2017 with unrealistically 

optimistic staffing levels. In fiscal year 2016, the level provided assumed funding for 1,792 FTE, not including the Federal Protective 

Service [FPS]. Despite projections to have only 1,760 FTE hired by 

the end of fiscal year 2016, the current budget submissions includes a request of 2,289 FTE. Therefore, the Committee recommends appropriate adjustments and a budget right-sized for 

NPPD’s hiring and attrition. 

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

The Committee is concerned that while many components have 

a clear strategic way forward for housing the Federal workforce, 

NPPD does not. NPPD, in conjunction with DHS, is directed to 

brief the Committee not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this act on the 5-year plan for ensuring appropriate office 

space and otherwise supporting headquarters, regional, and field 

staff. The plan shall ensure that the headquarters staff is appropriately consolidated and that whenever possible the regional offices are collocated with other components to maximize mission collaboration. 

COMPONENT COLLABORATION

The role of NPPD within the Department is vital to the overall 

mission, and priorities must be focused, coordinated, and consistent. Much of the NPPD mission crosses multiple directorates 

within the Department, particularly with FEMA. The Committee 

maintains an interest in maximizing the efforts of FEMA and 

NPPD through close coordination and information sharing. The 

Committee expects FEMA and NPPD to jointly brief on continued 
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collaboration, with other components as appropriate, starting no 

later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this act, and continuing quarterly throughout the fiscal year. Briefs shall detail how 

the components work together on stakeholder outreach and sharing 

information internally on issues such as critical infrastructure protection, supporting event response, coordination of emergency communications, cybersecurity strategy and policies, sector-specific 

issues, and sharing of best practices. 

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION SECURITY

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $1,291,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 1,526,691,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,474,712,000 

Infrastructure Protection and Information Security [IPIS] programs assist the entities and people responsible for securing the 

Nation’s critical infrastructure assets. In addition, IPIS supports 

collaborative efforts with State, local, public, private, and international entities to secure cyber-space 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 

$1,474,712,000 for Infrastructure Protection and Information Security programs, $51,979,000 below the amount requested and 

$183,712,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. The 

following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as 

compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION SECURITY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 enacted Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Infrastructure Protection and Information Security: 

Infrastructure Protection: 

Infrastructure Analysis and Planning .......................... 75,010 56,342 73,814 

Sector Management and Governance .......................... 70,848 64,972 61,084 

Regional Field Operations ............................................ 49,151 56,259 49,790 

Infrastructure Security Compliance ............................. 78,400 78,667 72,331 

Subtotal, Infrastructure Protection .......................... 273,409 256,240 257,019 

Cybersecurity and Communications: 

Cybersecurity: 

Cybersecurity Coordination .......................................... 4,434 4,337 4,337 

US-Computer Emergency Readiness Team [US–CERT] 

Operations ............................................................... 94,485 128,850 117,042 

Federal Network Security ............................................. 136,055 315,760 281,543 

Network Security Deployment ....................................... 475,822 486,105 480,489 

Global Cybersecurity Management .............................. 26,702 16,487 23,749 

Critical Infrastructure Cyber Protection and Awareness ......................................................................... 74,229 99,443 91,180 

Business Operations .................................................... 7,022 6,561 6,561 

Subtotal, Cybersecurity ............................................ 818,749 1,057,543 1,004,901 

Communications: 

Office of Emergency Communications ......................... 34,205 32,680 33,860 
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INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION SECURITY—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Priority Telecommunications Services .......................... 63,095 63,957 63,957 

Next Generation Networks ............................................ 80,384 89,780 89,780 

Programs to Study and Enhance Telecommunications 10,334 10,221 10,221 

Critical Infrastructure Protection Programs ................ 10,824 16,270 14,974 

Subtotal, Communications ...................................... 198,842 212,908 212,792 

Subtotal, Cybersecurity and Communications ................. 1,017,591 1,270,451 1,217,693 

Total, Infrastructure Protection and Information Security 1,291,000 1,526,691 1,474,712 

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

The Committee recommends $257,019,000 for Infrastructure Protection [IP], $779,000 above the amount requested and $16,390,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. Of the total amount 

recommended, $1,157,000, half the amount requested, is for additional Protective Security Advisors [PSA] since it is unlikely all positions will be filled by the end of the year. If increases to the PSA 

or corresponding Cybersecurity Advisor cadres are to be proposed 

in future budgets, NPPD is directed to concurrently submit strategic documentation justifying such requests. Furthermore, the 

$2,000,000 requested increase for the National Infrastructure Coordinating Center is denied due to lack of satisfactory justification. 

Additional reductions are recommended to account for current hiring efforts which are slower than anticipated. 

NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS CENTER

Of the total amount recommended for Infrastructure Protection, 

not less than $18,650,000, the same amount as provided in fiscal 

year 2016, is for the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center [NISAC]. NISAC is key to understanding the impact 

and cascading effects of infrastructure failures and disruptions. 

The Committee recognizes the important mission of NISAC, and 

also encourages NPPD to ensure the Center remains mission-focused with a vision toward the future and ability to highlight return on investment. 

BOMBING PREVENTION

The Committee recommends $14,263,000 for the Office of Bombing Prevention [OBP], including salaries and benefits. The recommended level is the same as fiscal year 2016 and is included in 

NPPD despite funds being requested within a new CBRNE Office, 

as it is not yet authorized by the Congress. This funding will sustain needed training, information sharing, and awareness for State, 

local, and private sector entities regarding how terrorists use explosives, in addition to needed analysis of counter-explosives requirements, capabilities, and gaps. The Committee is aware of OBP’s efforts to work with the National Guard on training and encourages 

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CHEMICAL SECURITY

The Committee recommends $72,331,000 for Infrastructure Security Compliance, $6,336,000 below the request and $6,069,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. Reductions are recommended to account for current hiring efforts which are slower 

than anticipated. These funds support the Chemical Facility AntiTerrorism Standard program which secures the Nation’s high-risk 

chemical facilities through regulation, inspection, and enforcement. 

As requested, no funds are provided for the Ammonium Nitrate Security Program. The Committee encourages NPPD to continue 

working with stakeholders that manufacture, sell, and transport 

explosive precursor chemicals to achieve the objectives of the ammonium nitrate rulemaking process taking into consideration the 

costs and benefits of any recommendations. 

INTERAGENCY SECURITY COMMITTEE

Through the Interagency Security Committee [ISC], DHS enables 

the protection of non-military buildings and facilities owned or 

leased by the Federal Government. The ISC is chaired by the Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection and develops security standards and best practices for carrying-out this mission. 

Compliance with these standards can help prevent incidents like 

the 2014 arson at the Chicago Air Route Control Center which crippled air traffic in the Chicago area for 3 weeks. Within 180 days 

of the date of enactment of this act, DHS shall brief the Committee 

on primary agency member compliance with the latest ISC security 

standards and those agencies which are not in compliance. 

CYBERSECURITY

The Committee recommends $1,004,901,000 for Cybersecurity 

programs, $52,642,000 below the budget request and $186,152,000 

above the fiscal year 2016 level. This recommendation includes 

many of the requested increases above fiscal year 2016 funding levels to enhance the Federal cybersecurity posture through mitigation, prevention, and response. Of the amount requested, half of 

the $5,006,000 proposed increase for Industrial Control SystemsComputer Emergency Readiness Teams [CERT] Training and Assessments is recommended, and further reductions from the request are included to account for budget constraints and current 

hiring efforts which are slower than anticipated. 

NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AND COMMUNICATIONS INTEGRATION

CENTER

The Committee remains committed to ensuring efforts within the 

National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center 

[NCCIC] include metrics throughout programs and processes such 

as: properly scaling operations, particularly in regard to engagement with stakeholders; implementing policies and procedures to 

provide technical assistance in conjunction with US–CERT to Federal civilian agencies to prevent and respond to data breaches, including those involving unauthorized access to personally identifiable information; and improving the threat indicator process to better align information with action. 
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The NCCIC is partially funded from multiple PPAs across NPPD 

and the Committee appreciates the increased visibility into the accounts which comprise NCCIC funding. In fiscal year 2016, the 

NCCIC received $155,358,000 and the fiscal year 2017 request includes $212,602,000. Many PPAs have been reduced for current 

hiring efforts which are slower than anticipated, but the Committee supports the intent behind the proposed NCCIC staffing 

plan and encourages NPPD to support it as practicable. 

U.S. COMPUTER EMERGENCY READINESS TEAMS

Of the total amount for cybersecurity, the Committee rec- ommends $117,042,000 for US–CERT, $11,808,000 below the request and $22,557,000 above the fiscal year 2016 level. Increases 

partially support requested funding for the NCCIC staffing plan 

and reductions are recommended to account for current hiring efforts which are slower than anticipated. US–CERT assists government agencies and private sector companies in protecting their IT 

systems against emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities, or incidents. US–CERT also conducts vulnerability and malware analysis 

and support forensic investigations. 

FEDERAL NETWORK SECURITY

Of the total amount for cybersecurity, the Committee rec- ommends $281,543,000 for Federal Network Security, $34,217,000 

below the request and $145,488,000 above fiscal year 2016. Included in this funding is $246,632,000 for continuous diagnostics 

and mitigation [CDM] for the civilian Federal computer network to 

detect malicious activity on government networks. Through the 

CDM program, NPPD provides Federal civilian agencies with tools 

and services to identify network security issues. CDM provides 

each agency with detailed information into specific, prioritized 

risks through the use of dashboards. The amount recommended 

will allow for the acceleration and availability of CDM and expand 

the capabilities across most of the entire civilian Federal domain, 

evolving beyond network protections to include data protections. 

This will significantly enhance the data protection capabilities of 

departments and agencies. Recommended funding supports full implementation of CDM Phases 1–3 and $81,831,000 of the 

$110,000,000 requested toward Phase 4. While the Committee fully 

supports the CDM mission, the reduction in Phase 4 is due to 

scalability and fiscal constraints. 

Due to the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape and increased 

vulnerabilities to sensitive data, the Committee agrees with CDM’s 

programmatic strategy to evolve beyond network protections and 

include data protections. The Committee expects these new CDM 

capabilities, to include digital rights management, micro-segmentation, data masking, encryption and decryption, and mobile device 

management, will be accelerated and incorporated into future 

phases of CDM development. 

The Committee also notes NPPD’s efforts to provide solutions to 

the most pressing information security challenges through the Information Systems Security Line of Business. The Committee expects NPPD to continue engaging civilian departments and agencies regarding this effort. 
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As directed through previous appropriations acts, each participating department and agency must continue to plan and budget 

for security needs consistent with current law and policies as well 

as emerging threats and needs. NPPD shall provide its expertise 

and capabilities to supplement, but not supplant, the budget and 

responsibilities of other agencies. 

NETWORK SECURITY DEPLOYMENT

Of the total amount for cybersecurity, the Committee rec- ommends $480,489,000 for Network Security Deployment which includes the National Cybersecurity Protection System [NCPS], 

known as Einstein. The recommended amount is $4,667,000 above 

fiscal year 2016 and $5,616,000 below the request due to delayed 

hiring. NCPS will allow NPPD continued deployment of new intrusion prevention, information sharing, and analytic capabilities 

across the Federal civilian departments and agencies to enhance 

protection from cyber threats. The Einstein system was deployed in 

2004 and has been upgraded in stages to address the evolving 

threat through technological advances. As of February 2016, approximately 33 Federal agencies, representing half of the dot-gov 

user population receive Einstein-3 services, and 96 percent receive 

basic Einstein support. In addition to the core mission of NCPS, 

the Committee supports efforts through the Shared Cybersecurity 

Services Program to expand the threat intelligence data sources 

available for civilian Federal agencies as well as critical infrastructure partners. 

GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY MANAGEMENT

The Committee recommends $23,749,000 for Global 

Cybersecurity Management, of which no less than $14,179,000 is 

for cybersecurity education. Of the amount provided for 

cybersecurity education, the Committee rejects the proposed reduction to the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assessment Program. For the third consecutive year, the administration’s ill-advised severe reductions to funding for cybersecurity education are 

denied due to a lack of a clear transition plan for this critical effort. 

Due to the importance of the Software Assurance Program, the 

Committee again rejects the proposal to eliminate funds for the 

program and includes $1,679,000, the same as provided in fiscal 

year 2016. 

The Committee is concerned about the ability of rural States to 

train the upcoming workforce to meet future cybersecurity threats, 

including the need to prevent systems in these regions from being 

domains for intrusion by hostile or foreign interests. Some of these 

rural States have limited options for cyber-education, training, and 

research. As future priorities for cybersecurity education are evaluated, the Committee directs NPPD to continue considering education providers that specialize in the delivery of nationally recognized onsite and Internet-based education programs. Programs focusing on issues such as creation of new and updated curricula, development of simulation and animation delivery of degree program 

training and education, workforce development, and creation of 

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INTRUSIONS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND CRITICAL

INFRASTRUCTURE

In a time of increasing cyber-threats, the Nation must ensure the 

critical infrastructure, which the Department has already identified 

as being at great risk in the event of a cyber-attack, is protected 

from causing catastrophic harm. NPPD, in coordination with other 

appropriate sector-specific agencies, shall identify the number and 

sophistication of successful intrusions of information systems essential to the operation of critical infrastructure identified pursuant to Section 9(a) of Executive Order 13636 of February 12, 2013. 

Furthermore, NPPD, in coordination with other sector-specific 

agencies, shall evaluate options for significantly reducing the likelihood that a single cyber-attack could reasonably result in catastrophic harm to public health or safety, economic security, or national security. An initial briefing outlining the strategy for this assessment shall be provided within 180 days of the date of enactment of this act with a final report due by the end of fiscal year 

2017. 

STATE AND LOCAL CYBERSECURITY SUPPORT

The Committee recognizes the vulnerabilities of State and local 

government to cyber-attacks. Within 120 days of the date of enactment of this act, NPPD shall brief the Committee on the types of 

assistance, including technical and formal ongoing engagement, 

available to State and local governments, including law enforcement agencies, for the purpose of protecting their own networks. 

The Department shall also further work to include State and local 

law enforcement agencies in the National Cybersecurity Review, 

and continue to raise awareness among these agencies on the need 

to strengthen their own cyber-defenses and on the resources available for such purposes. 

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS

Of the total amount recommended, $33,860,000 is for the Office 

of Emergency Communications [OEC], $1,180,000 above the 

amount requested, and $345,000 below the fiscal year 2016 level. 

Of the total amount provided for OEC, $2,000,000 shall be used to 

continue those projects aiding in the development of the National 

Emergency Communications Plan. Reductions to the request are 

due to slower than anticipated hiring. 

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $1,443,449,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 1,451,078,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,451,078,000 

The Federal Protective Service [FPS] is responsible for the security and protection of Federal property under the control of the 

General Services Administration [GSA]; 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 and/or the Secretary. The FPS authority can also be extended by agreement to 

any area with a significant Federal interest. The FPS account pro-
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vides 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 $1,451,078,000, as requested, for 

salaries and expenses of the Federal Protective Service for fiscal 

year 2017. This amount is fully offset by collections of security fees. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Basic security ................................................................................ 275,763 290,669 290,669 

Building-specific Security .............................................................. 665,121 647,843 647,843 

Reimbursable Security Fees (Contract Guard Services) ................ 502,565 512,566 512,566 

Total, Federal Protective Service ...................................... 1,443,449 1,451,078 1,451,078 

Offsetting Fee Collections .............................................................. ¥1,443,449 ¥1,451,078 ¥1,451,078 

For several years now, the Committee has included a provision 

requiring a strategic human capital plan. The requirement is 

meant to allow FPS to utilize data to help manage risk-based resource allocation efforts and the Committee will continue following 

progress as FPS moves toward implementation. 

In OIG–16–02, the DHS OIG found that FPS is not effectively 

managing its vehicle fleet. Issues included a lack of justification 

that the current fleet is necessary to perform the mission; more vehicles than officers; the addition of discretionary equipment; hometo-work miles; and the allocation of administrative vehicles. The 

Committee directs FPS to implement all recommendations of the 

OIG report without delay. 

OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $282,473,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 1 ......................................................................... ........................... Committee recommendation ................................................................. 287,149,000 

1The budget request proposes to fund OBIM in CBP at $305,536,000. 

MISSION

The mission of OBIM is to collect, maintain, and share biometric 

data with authorized DHS, Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies, and strategic foreign partners. As the agency 

responsible for maintaining the Automated Biometric Identification 

System [IDENT] and a biometric center of expertise, OBIM provides an invaluable capability to ensure national security, public 

safety, and the integrity of the Nation’s immigration system. OBIM 

is charged with fostering full interoperability and real-time data 

sharing among the Homeland Security, Justice, and Defense Departments’ biometric identity management systems. OBIM also 

must ensure that biometrics can be used to link associated biographic information such that individuals can be uniquely identi-
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fied, serving its customers’ security, facilitation, and customer service needs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $287,149,000 for OBIM. This is 

$18,387,000 below the request within CBP and $4,676,000 above 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. In the absence of appropriate authorizing legislation, the requested transfer of OBIM to 

CBP is denied. Of the total amount available, the Committee expects OBIM to allocate not less than $52,800,000 for Increment 2 

of the Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology [HART], the 

successor system to IDENT. This recommendation includes funding 

for the planning, acquisition, and maintenance for Increment 2 of 

the new system, and assumes an additional $8,000,000 from recoveries is available. Only half of the requested $12,500,000 for operations and maintenance is recommended due to contracting delays. 

OBIM is directed to find cost savings across all phases as system 

construction begins, ensure measurable performance metrics are 

built-in to ensure proper assessment of the new system, and include this information in briefings for the Committee. 

SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS

OBIM is directed to continue briefing the Committee on a semiannual basis on its workload and service levels, staffing, modernization efforts, and other operations. 

FOCUSED CUSTOMER SERVICE

As development of the HART system continues, OBIM is expected to maintain strong coordination with DHS components such 

as TSA and CBP as well as interagency partners like DOD. Sustained coordination will allow a focus on customer needs in the new 

system and ongoing biometric policies. OBIM shall incorporate the 

latest, proven biometric technology—including advances in facial 

recognition technology—in its ongoing enhancements to the new 

system and ensure the needs of stakeholders are addressed. OBIM 

shall also work with DOD to include implementing interim solutions to expand interagency biometric data-sharing, ingesting all 

data deemed shareable by DOD from their Automated Biometric 

Identification System [ABIS] into IDENT, so that ABIS data is 

available to all DHS IDENT users. Additionally, as directed previously by this Committee, OBIM shall continue partnering with 

TSA to ensure full integration of HART capabilities into the efforts 

being made in the Technology Infrastructure Modernization. OBIM 

is directed to include the status of these projects in its semiannual 

briefings. 

IDENTITY SERVICES

DHS is encouraged to work cooperatively with the Departments 

of Justice, Defense, and State to standardize and share biometric 

information. The Committee directs OBIM to continue semiannual 

briefings on progress toward integrating the various systems, including Unique Identity, to describe existing capability gaps and a 

methodology by which to close them. Further, the Committee en-
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courages OBIM to continue its data sharing and connectivity improvement efforts with the Intelligence Community. 

OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $125,369,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 1 ......................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 108,293,000 

1The budget request proposes to fund OHA in a new CBRNE Office at $120,293,000. 

The Office of Health Affairs [OHA], headed by the Chief Medical 

Officer who also serves as the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, leads the Department on medical issues related to natural 

and man-made disasters; serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary on medical and public health issues; coordinates biodefense 

activities within the Department; and serves as the Department’s 

primary contact with other departments and State, local, and tribal 

governments on medical and public health issues. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total appropriations of 

$108,293,000, $12,000,000 below the requested amount within the 

CBRNE Office and $17,076,000 below the fiscal year 2016 level, for 

OHA programs. The recommended level in this account reflects 

funds that were requested for a new CBRNE Office that is not yet 

authorized by the Congress. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 1

Committee 

recommendations 

BioWatch ........................................................................................ 82,078 ........................... 69,878 

National Biosurveillance Integration Center .................................. 10,500 ........................... 8,000 

Chemical Defense Program ........................................................... 824 ........................... 811 

Planning and Coordination ............................................................ 4,957 ........................... 4,906 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................... 27,010 ........................... 24,698 

Total, Office of Health Affairs .......................................... 125,369 ........................... 108,293 

1 The budget request proposes to fund OHA in a new CBRNE office at $120,293,000. 

BIOWATCH

The Committee recommends $69,878,000 for the BioWatch Program, $12,000,000 below the amount requested in the proposed 

CBRNE Office, and $12,200,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. This funding sustains BioWatch jurisdictional support including field and laboratory operations, logistical support, 

and special event requirements. In lieu of providing funds for recapitalization, training, and other support activities of the current 

system, the balance of the request, $12,000,000 is recommended in 

S&T to speed the development of a new bio-detection technology. 

While this shift in resources could have a limited impact on current 

operations, OHA is directed to minimize the effect wherever possible in the interest of advancing a new technology. Further direc-
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tion on the allocation of these funds is included in the S&T portion 

of this report. 

NATIONAL BIOSURVEILLANCE INTEGRATION CENTER

The Committee recommends $8,000,000 for the National Biosurveillance Integration Center [NBIC], the same amount as requested in the proposed CBRNE Office and $2,500,000 below the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2016. 

CHEMICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $811,000 for the Chemical Defense 

Program, the same amount as requested in the proposed CBRNE 

Office and $13,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. 

WORKFORCE HEALTH PROTECTION

An Institute of Medicine of the National Academies report, entitled ‘‘Advancing Workforce Health at the Department of Homeland 

Security,’’ found ‘‘workforce health protection and medical services 

programs vary significantly across DHS, with little coordination 

and integration.’’ The Committee notes OHA is developing an implementation plan to address the shortcomings identified in the report which will be completed in September 2016. OHA is directed 

to brief the Committee on the implementation plan and any gaps 

identified upon completion. The brief shall also include how DHS 

and components address the health needs, such as awareness of 

local medical risks and health systems, of DHS employees temporarily deployed overseas and what tools or information resources 

are used to acquire, display, and analyze international health data. 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

The primary mission of the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency [FEMA] is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards, including natural disasters, acts 

of terrorism, and other manmade disasters, by leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, 

and mitigation. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................... 960,754 1,068,203 1,044,764 

State and Local Programs ............................................................. 1,500,000 1,018,543 1,544,469 

Firefighter Assistance Grants ........................................................ 690,000 670,000 680,000 

Emergency Management Performance Grants ............................... 350,000 350,000 350,000 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program ........................... ¥305 ¥265 ¥265 

United States Fire Administration ................................................. 44,000 42,312 44,000 

Disaster Relief Fund: 

Base ...................................................................................... 661,740 639,515 639,515 

Disaster Relief Category ....................................................... 6,712,953 6,709,000 6,709,000 
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Subtotal, Disaster Relief Fund ......................................... 7,374,693 7,348,515 7,348,515 

Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program ...................... 190,000 177,531 177,531 

National Flood Insurance Fund ...................................................... 181,198 181,799 181,799 

National Predisaster Mitigation Fund ............................................ 100,000 54,486 100,000 

Emergency food and shelter .......................................................... 120,000 100,000 100,000 

Total, Federal Emergency Management Agency ............... 11,329,142 10,829,325 11,389,014 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $960,754,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 1,068,203,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,044,764,000 

Funding for FEMA Salaries and Expenses provides for the development and maintenance of an integrated, nationwide capability to 

prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from the consequences of major disasters and emergencies, regardless of cause, 

in partnership with Federal agencies, State, local, and tribal governments, volunteer organizations, and the private sector. The Salaries and Expenses account supports FEMA’s programs by coordinating between headquarters and regional offices the policy, managerial, resource, and administrative actions. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of 

$1,044,764,000 for FEMA Salaries and Expenses, including a transfer from the Disaster Readiness and Support [DRS] programs within the Disaster Relief Fund [DRF] account as requested. Excluding 

the transfer, the amount provided is $20,684,000 below fiscal year 

2016 level and $23,439,000 below the request. The recommendation 

includes the transfer of $104,694,000 in activities from the DRS 

after a significant effort to evaluate resources and realign funds to 

ensure transparency on funds needed for base FEMA operations as 

opposed to disaster readiness and disaster response. Unless otherwise noted, reductions are recommended to account for lower than 

anticipated staffing levels. The Committee applauds FEMA’s recent 

hiring efforts, and accordingly provides funding recommendations 

based on the current projected fill rate. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Administrative and Regional Offices ....................................... 236,802 247,788 233,007 

Office of National Capital Region Coordination ............. (3,422 ) (3,460 ) (3,460 ) 

Preparedness and Protection ................................................... 189,581 164,656 161,394 

Response .................................................................................. 174,124 189,923 190,915 

Urban Search and Rescue Response System ................. (35,180 ) (27,513 ) (35,180 ) 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Recovery ................................................................................... 49,763 58,687 57,023 

Mitigation ................................................................................. 27,957 24,887 27,579 

Mission Support ....................................................................... 181,610 220,464 213,286 

Centrally Managed Accounts ................................................... 100,917 161,798 161,560 

Total, Salaries and Expenses ..................................... 960,754 1,068,203 1,044,764 

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

Of the total amount made available for Salaries and Expenses, 

$15,500,000 is included for Mount Weather capital improvements 

and operations, as requested. 

Of the total amounts recommended, not less than: $2,000,000 is 

for the Emergency Management Assistance Compact [EMAC] 

under the Preparedness and Protection PPA; $2,136,625 is for the 

National Hurricane Program under the Response PPA; $8,500,000 

is for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and 

$9,100,000 is for the National Dam Safety Program under the Mitigation PPA. Funding levels for each of these programs are maintained at fiscal year 2016 levels after adjusting for one-time expenditures. The repeated request for reduced funding for EMAC 

seems shortsighted. EMAC funds ensure States support other 

States during a disaster possibly preventing the need to call up 

Federal resources. 

The Committee notes that FEMA is carrying out Phase 2 of the 

performance based seismic design philosophy [PBSD], which demonstrates how the design and construction of buildings can reflect 

realistic and reliable resiliency. Previous results of the philosophy 

have been captured and described in the most recent edition of the 

International Building Code. FEMA is directed to brief the Committee not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this 

act on plans to work with the consensus standards and model 

building code community to place these updated PBSD guidelines 

into the model codes. 

Coordination among Federal agencies and State and local partners on public warning systems for earthquakes is a critical component of the West Coast Earthquake Early Warning System and 

other efforts in the Nation with the threat of earthquakes. FEMA 

is directed to brief the Committee not later than 60 days after the 

date of enactment of this act on such coordination efforts, including 

those with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Federal Communications Commission. 

The Committee commends FEMA Region 10 for signing the 

Puget Sound Federal Caucus Memorandum of Understanding 

[MOU] on March 18, 2014. The recovery and cleanup of Puget 

Sound is essential to our Nation’s economy and continued coordination and sharing of expertise among Federal partners is critical to 

furthering current efforts. The Committee directs FEMA to work 

with its counterparts in the Puget Sound Federal Caucus to renew 

and strengthen the MOU prior to its expiration on March 27, 2017. 
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THREAT HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT

The Committee commends FEMA for the continued work with 

the Threat Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment [THIRA], 

State Preparedness Reports, and the National Preparedness Report 

and encourages efforts to develop a nationwide THIRA. Each of 

these links in the preparedness system remains critical to properly 

assessing ongoing activities, revealing gaps in capabilities, and 

demonstrating the value of Federal investments through grant 

funding. Currently, State grant recipients and those participating 

in the Urban Area Security Initiative [UASI] are required to complete a THIRA. These assessments will prove even more valuable 

with input from all levels of government. Therefore, the Committee 

recommends FEMA work with stakeholders to develop a strategy 

ensuring all jurisdictions, including ports and transit systems, 

demonstrate participation in a local, State, or regional THIRA process. This strategy shall be aimed at ensuring all homeland security 

grants funds are spent in a coordinated manner and should take 

into account reporting and planning efforts already required, such 

as those undertaken by ports with the Coast Guard. With that in 

mind, the Committee supports current efforts by FEMA to make 

the THIRA process more user-friendly. The Committee understands FEMA has begun working with State and local governments 

to address the timing of the THIRA requirement so that participants would complete a full THIRA every 3 years with annual updates when needed. The Committee directs FEMA to continue 

working with stakeholders to fully implement a solution. Since 

State and local resources used to develop the THIRA are also the 

primary assets used during a major disaster or large-scale exercise, 

lessons learned from those events were not always fully incorporated into the THIRA due to overwhelmed capabilities. 

FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATIONS

Communities often suffer repetitive storms which require separate disaster declarations. Since FEMA and the President consider 

each storm event separately when deciding whether to declare a 

Federal disaster, the rules and criteria can sometimes appear to be 

applied inconsistently. This can lead to confusing results such as 

when two counties across State lines suffer from a disaster but only 

one receives a declaration. Therefore, FEMA is directed to work 

with stakeholders on the best way to provide clear and descriptive 

reasoning when Federal assistance is denied so that State and local 

officials can better understand applied criteria. FEMA shall brief 

the Committee no later than 45 days after the date of enactment 

of this act on how this will be accomplished. 

DISASTER CLOSEOUTS

There are currently 524 open disasters in 56 States and territories. The Committee understands the time required to closeout 

all projects from a significant event, but some of these disasters 

date back to 1994. FEMA is directed to provide a briefing within 

60 days of the date of enactment of this act on the status of those 

disasters open more than 5 years, technical assistance provided 

grantees to facilitate the expeditious closeout of disasters, and 
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those actions or reforms being considered within the agency and 

with grantees to speed the closeout process. 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESILIENCE

The Committee supports the ongoing efforts of the FEMA Chief 

Information Officer [CIO] in continuing to improve the information 

technology and cybersecurity requirements of the agency. FEMA is 

now operating under a full IT Modernization Plan which outlines 

strategic priorities to 2022. Ongoing upgrades include Financial 

Systems Modernization, the Grants Modernization System, and the 

new data system at the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration to aid in handling flood insurance claims. The Committee 

is pleased to see FEMA continue to take these initiatives seriously 

and the budget recommendation reflects the necessary resources 

for the FEMA CIO to continue these ongoing efforts and recognizes 

room for improvement. In May 2016, GAO released a report (GAO– 

16–306) entitled ‘‘Information Technology: FEMA Needs to Address 

Management Weaknesses to Improve Its Systems.’’ The Committee 

supports the findings of the report including the need for FEMA to 

fully define its investment board’s roles and responsibilities and 

procedures for selecting and overseeing investments; update its 

strategic plan and complete plans for IT modernization; and establish time frames for completing workforce planning efforts. The 

Committee intends to ensure this issue remains a priority for the 

agency and directs the FEMA CIO to continue semiannual briefings on progress. 

STUDYING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Of the funds recommended, the Committee recommends 

$1,500,000 in the Recovery PPA for FEMA to work with NPPD and 

develop a plan to identify the most effective, innovative, and efficient ways to use the national supply chain to deliver life-saving 

commodities. The effort shall include an analysis of the resilience 

of supply chains for commodities such as water, food, pharmaceuticals, medical goods, fuel, and transportation assets and build 

upon prior work completed by the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program. Particular attention shall be given to how 

public-private partnerships and relationships can be fostered and 

enhanced to support the supply chain. The plan should also be tied 

to core capabilities articulated in the National Preparedness Goal 

and include specific examples of processes, tools, and outcomes. An 

initial briefing outlining the strategy for this project shall be provided within 60 days of the date of enactment of this act with a 

final report due by the end of fiscal year 2017. 

OFFICE OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION COORDINATION

The Committee recommends $3,460,000 for the Office of National 

Capital Region Coordination [ONCRC], the same amount as provided in fiscal year 2016. A permanent provision included in the 

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, requires inclusion of the Governors of the State of West Virginia and 

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the National Capital Region 

decision-making process for mass evacuations. FEMA is directed to 
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include officials from the counties and municipalities that contain 

the evacuation routes and their tributaries in the planning process. 

URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM

The Committee recommends $35,180,000 for the Urban Search 

and Rescue [USAR] Response System, $7,667,000 above the request and the same amount as provided in fiscal year 2016. 

Though the request did not explicitly include funding, FEMA 

claims they intended to request $27,513,000 for USAR, as they 

have in prior years. Funding will sustain the existing system and 

additional chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological, and explosives 

capabilities gained in fiscal year 2012. 

ENSURING RAIL SECURITY

The Committee recognizes that the increase in crude oil transported by rail poses new challenges to State and local officials and 

first responders. The objective in ensuring safe crude oil transport 

must be to prevent accidents and mitigate their impacts when they 

do occur. This means Federal agencies working together to ensure 

not only guidelines for tanker car construction, but also sufficient 

inspectors and track inspections and enhanced training for first responders. The movement of crude oil must be collaborative with all 

those charged with protecting critical infrastructure. When awarding grants and providing training, the Committee expects FEMA to 

consider the unique needs of first responders in meeting the issues 

related to crude oil shipping by rail. FEMA is directed to provide 

a written report to the Committees no later than 90 days after the 

date of enactment of this act on its efforts to address the unique 

needs of first responders related to hazardous materials transportation (including crude oil) and response to incidents. The report 

shall include the effectiveness of training related to including any 

identified gaps in the need for additional training or curriculum 

improvements. 

CONSIDERING STRATEGIC MITIGATION PROGRAMS

The National Mitigation Framework and the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group [MitFLG] are the primary efforts for 

FEMA to promote a robust strategy to reduce the impact of disasters. A strategy must be actionable, measurable, and able to be implemented in a way which unifies and leverages existing programs 

in an efficient manner but does not rule out new or streamlined 

programs in the future. Existing mitigation programs span across 

Federal agencies with FEMA as just one component. In July 2015, 

the GAO released a report (GAO–15–515) titled Hurricane Sandy: 

An Investment Strategy Could Help the Federal Government Enhance National Resilience for Future Disasters. This report states, 

‘‘There is no comprehensive, strategic approach to identifying, 

prioritizing and implementing investments for disaster resilience, 

which increases the risk that the Federal Government and nonfederal partners will experience lower returns on investments or 

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The current suite of mitigation efforts represents an anthology of 

programs assembled over time. While each program addresses specific needs in the mitigation mission, the overall effort appears uncoordinated limiting the impacts of disaster resiliency efforts. 

The Committee directs FEMA and the MitFLG, to create a strategy which helps guide decision-makers across the Federal Government. The strategy shall include recommendations to the executive 

and legislative branches of the Federal Government on how to best 

prioritize Federal resources aimed at enhancing disaster resilience; 

an actionable and measurable investment strategy supported by 

predictive financial and risk data; and how Federal programs can 

be better integrated and coordinated with State and local mitigation efforts. 

STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2016 1 ........................................................................... $1,500,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 1,018,543,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,544,469,000 

1 Excludes $50,000,000 provided in a general provision for Countering Violent Extremism. 

Funding for State and Local Programs provides grants for training, equipment, planning, and exercises to improve readiness for 

potential disasters. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,544,469,000 for State and Local 

Programs, $525,926,000 above the amount requested in comparable 

programs and $44,469,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 

2016. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 enacted Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Grants: 

State Homeland Security Grant Program ....................... 467,000 200,000 467,000 

Operation Stonegarden .......................................... (55,000 ) ........................... (55,000 ) 

Urban Area Security Initiative ........................................ 600,000 330,000 600,000 

Nonprofit Security Grants ...................................... (20,000 ) ........................... (20,000 ) 

Public Transportation Security/Railroad Security ........... 100,000 85,000 100,000 

Amtrak Security ...................................................... (10,000 ) (10,000 ) (10,000 ) 

Over-the-Road Bus Security .................................. (3,000 ) ........................... (3,000 ) 

Port Security Grants ........................................................ 100,000 93,000 100,000 

Countering Violent Extremism ........................................ ........................... 49,000 50,000 

Regional Competition Grant Program ............................. ........................... 100,000 ........................... 

Subtotal, Discretionary Grants ................................... 1,267,000 857,000 1,317,000 

Education, Training, and Exercises: 

Emergency Management Institute .................................. 20,569 .............................. 20,569 

Center for Domestic Preparedness ................................. 64,991 .............................. 67,989 

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium ................ 98,000 36,000 101,000 

National Exercise Program .............................................. 19,919 .............................. 19,911 

Center for Homeland Defense and Security and Emergency Management Institute ...................................... .............................. 37,643 ..............................
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STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 enacted Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Center for Domestic Preparedness and National Exercise Program.. ............................................................ .............................. 87,900 ..............................

Continuing Training/Center for Homeland Defense and 

Security ....................................................................... 29,521 .............................. 18,000 

Subtotal, Education, Training, and Exercises ............ 233,000 161,543 227,469 

Total, State and Local Programs ............................... 1,500,000 1,018,543 1,544,469 

GRANTS MANAGEMENT

The Committee includes specific timeframes for grant dollar distribution. For each of the grant programs, funding opportunity announcements shall be issued in 60 days, applicants shall apply 

within 80 days after announcements are made, and FEMA shall 

act on the application within 65 days after applications are due. 

FEMA is encouraged to prioritize grant applications that improve 

the physical security of eligible large venues for the protection of 

citizens who congregate in such facilities. FEMA shall give strong 

consideration to applications supporting the purchase of converged 

Land Mobile Radios and Long-Term Evolution. FEMA is also encouraged to give robust consideration of applications that develop 

alternative methods of evacuation at schools and other public buildings. 

FEMA is directed to work with grantees, particularly UASI recipients, on planning and sustainment of resources needed for preparedness to ensure that if Federal funding fluctuates, gains in 

preparedness can be sustained. 

COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM AND COMPLEX COORDINATED

ATTACKS

In Public Law 114–113, the Congress provided $50,000,000 to the 

Secretary for emergent threats from violent extremism and from 

complex, coordinated terrorist attacks. FEMA will execute 

$40,000,000 of those funds focusing on the latter threat, $1,000,000 

through Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshops and 

$39,000,000 through competitive grants. In support of the Office of 

Community Partnerships [OCP], FEMA will award $10,000,000 to 

more directly build community partnerships necessary to support 

efforts for countering violent extremism [CVE]. As funded projects 

begin to bear useful best practices and new approaches, FEMA and 

OCP shall make the information available in a usable format to 

other communities. Sharing information will allow communities to 

develop more effective projects. The funds have 2-year availability 

to allow careful consideration of the path forward. FEMA is directed to provide a report no later than 180 days after the final 

grant award for these grants that evaluates the effectiveness of 

each program and identifies remaining gaps. 

It is critical to note that CVE activities are eligible under existing State and Local Grant Programs including the State Homeland 

Security Grant Program [SHSGP] and UASI. In addition, this bill 
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includes $50,000,000 dedicated to CVE activities and rejects the 

proposed 35 percent cut to FEMA’s base grant programs. 

STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $467,000,000 for SHSGP, of which 

$55,000,000 shall be for Operation Stonegarden. Operation 

Stonegarden grants shall continue to be competitively awarded and 

shall not be restricted to any particular border. As in previous 

years, FEMA is directed to ensure all border States shall be eligible 

to apply in fiscal year 2017 and ensure preparedness grants are 

adequately allocated to improve the capabilities of small and rural 

communities. 

URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE

The Committee recommends $600,000,000 for UASI, of which 

$20,000,000 shall be for nonprofit entities determined to be at high 

risk by the Secretary. 

The Committee notes that the 9/11 Act requires FEMA to conduct a risk assessment for the 100 most populous metropolitan 

areas annually. All such areas are eligible for UASI funding based 

on threat, vulnerability, and consequence. FEMA shall justify funding decisions based on risk. 

The Committee is concerned FEMA’s current risk analysis does 

not consider certain data points which disproportionately affect 

non-contiguous states and territories, particularly those with large 

urban population centers. In particular, FEMA does not incorporate 

data about the proximity of a Metropolitan Statistical Area [MSA] 

and the ability for it to receive response resources; real-time data 

of international visitors; or the significance of the military mission 

of the defense industrial base assets. The Committee expects 

FEMA to develop an appropriate way to incorporate these data 

points when assessing risk for awarding fiscal year 2017 UASI 

grants. If FEMA is unable to resolve the question of how to incorporate these factors into their fiscal year 2017 risk assessment, the 

Committee expects FEMA to provide a report to the Committee articulating what the agency has done to attempt compliance with 

this directive, listing specifically what obstacles prevented the 

agency from complying, and providing the agency’s plan to comply. 

LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION PROGRAM

In accordance with section 2006 of the Homeland Security Act of 

2002, the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program 

[LETPP] is funded through a required set aside of 25 percent of the 

funds appropriated through the SHSGP and UASI programs. The 

Committee directs FEMA to provide clear guidance to States and 

urban areas to ensure that the intent of LETPP is fully realized. 

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ASSISTANCE, RAILROAD SECURITY

ASSISTANCE, AND OVER-THE-ROAD BUS SECURITY ASSISTANCE

The Committee recommends $100,000,000 for Public Transportation Security Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Overthe-Road Bus Security Assistance. Of the recommended amount, 
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$10,000,000 is for Amtrak security needs and $3,000,000 is for 

Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance. 

PORT SECURITY GRANTS

The Committee recommends $100,000,000 for the Port Security 

Grant Program. The Committee is concerned some projects lack integration with the homeland security priorities of surrounding jurisdictions. Port Security Grant awards and projects should demonstrate a cooperative vision, integrate the Whole of Community, 

and illustrate a strategic significance to the country such as those 

indicated as ‘‘Strategic Seaports’’ by the Surface Deployment and 

Distribution Command where appropriate. 

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXERCISES

The Committee recommends $227,469,000 for Education, Training, and Exercises, $65,926,000 above the request and $5,531,000 

below fiscal year 2016. Of this amount, the Committee recommends $67,989,000 for the 

Center for Domestic Preparedness [CDP] which includes $4,050,000 

for facility upgrades, as requested. Also, the recommended level for 

Salaries and Expenses includes an additional 12 FTE for CDP. 

This unique facility provides specialized all-hazards preparedness 

training to State, local, and tribal emergency responders on skills 

tied to national priorities, particularly those related to terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction and mass casualty events. 

It is the Nation’s only live-agent training facility for civilian responders, and it offers a unique environment allowing them to 

train using toxic nerve agents and live biological agents in safety. 

For the past several years, a provision has been included in the bill 

permitting the Administrator to use the funds provided under 

paragraph (6) under this heading to acquire real property for the 

purpose of establishing or appropriately extending the security 

buffer zones for FEMA-owned training facilities. Funding used for 

such purpose shall only come from funds specifically appropriated 

to the facility for which the property is acquired. The Committee 

understands this provision will no longer be necessary after fiscal 

year 2017 and expects if circumstances change, the provision will 

be included in the request for fiscal year 2018. Within the total, the Committee includes $101,000,000 for the 

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium [NDPC], instead of 

the requested $36,000,000. The Consortium, authorized by the 9/11 

Act, has conducted training in all 50 States and each U.S. territory. 

Over 2,436,140 first responders have been trained to date. Funding 

shall be distributed in accordance with the 9/11 Act as in previous 

years. 

The Committee notes that high-profile attention and media coverage of spectator sports and special events present a significant 

risk as potential targets for international and domestic terrorists. 

The Committee directs FEMA to provide a briefing not later than 

45 days after the date of enactment of this act on resources dedicated to training related to spectator sporting and special events. The Committee includes $18,000,000 for the Center for Homeland Defense and Security [CHDS]. CHDS programs include a fully 

accredited Master’s Degree program; executive education seminars 
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for Governors, locally elected officials, and their senior department 

leaders; an Executive Leaders Program; a Fusion Center Leaders 

Program; a peer-reviewed online academic journal; a university and 

agency partnership effort; and an online homeland security library. 

The Committee includes $20,569,000 for the Emergency Management Institute, $926,000 above the request and the same as provided in fiscal year 2016. The Competitive Training Grants are 

eliminated as requested. To mitigate the impact on first responder 

training capacity, FEMA should work through its current training 

institutions to address emerging training needs. 

FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $690,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 670,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 680,000,000 

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 firefighting departments for the purpose of protecting 

the health and safety of the public and firefighting personnel, including volunteers and emergency medical service personnel, 

against fire and fire-related hazards. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $680,000,000 for firefighter assistance grants, including $340,000,000 for firefighter assistance 

grants and $340,000,000 for firefighter staffing grants, to remain 

available until September 30, 2018. This is $10,000,000 above the 

amount requested and $10,000,000 less than was provided in fiscal 

year 2016. 

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 

[USFA], and to continue direct funding to fire departments and the 

peer review process. The Committee expects that the rural fire department funding level will be consistent with the previous 5-year 

history, and encourages FEMA to consider the need for resources 

for staffing grants to rural departments that meet both local and 

regional needs. FEMA shall brief the Committee no later than 30 

days after the date of enactment of this act if there is an anticipated fluctuation. 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $350,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 350,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 350,000,000 

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 $350,000,000 for Emergency Management Performance Grants [EMPG], which is the same amount 

as provided in fiscal year 2016. The Committee directs FEMA to 
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retain EMPG as a separate grant program and not to combine its 

funding with any other grant allocation or application process. 

The Committee recognizes EMPG as supporting those who represent the front line in managing disasters across the country. Last 

year, 43 disasters required a presidential declaration and direct 

Federal assistance. Beyond that, according to the National Emergency Management Association and U.S. Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers, in fiscal year 2015, 

30,275 events required State assets and 19,415 local and tribal 

events without Federal assistance. Most of this capability is in no 

small part due to EMPG. The 50 percent match requirement at 

least doubles the Federal investment and supports training and exercises, public preparedness efforts, communications and warning 

systems, and mutual aid agreements. 

RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. ¥$305,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... ¥265,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ¥265,000 

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 $265,000 in fiscal 

year 2017. 

UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $44,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 42,312,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 44,000,000 

The mission of the 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 healthcare 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 $44,000,000 for USFA, which is 

$1,688,000 above the amount requested and the same amount as 

provided in fiscal year 2016. The amount included above the request is to allow for the continued development of the National 
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Fire Incident Reporting System and support for the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial. 

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $7,374,693,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 7,348,515,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 7,348,515,000 

Through the Disaster Relief Fund [DRF], the Department 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 

Predisaster Mitigation Fund. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends funding the request of $7,348,515,000 for DRF, of which $6,709,000,000 is provided under 

the disaster relief adjustment pursuant to Public Law 112–25. The 

Committee includes bill language continuing the requirements set 

forth in Public Law 114–4 with regard to DRF reporting. The Committee recommends bill language transferring $24,000,000 to OIG 

for audits and investigations. 

Given the rise in the frequency and severity of all hazards, the 

Committee continues believing States, as well as tribal and local 

governments, must plan ahead for unexpected costs. Not only will 

these governments need to have funds to respond to the increasing 

number of disasters and incidents that do not meet the criteria for 

Federal assistance, but they also must meet cost share requirements for Presidentially declared disasters. The Committee has not 

seen demonstrable evidence these concerns are being addressed. 

Further, GAO, through GAO–16–375SP, found FEMA ‘‘could reduce the costs to the Federal Government related to major disasters declared by the President by updating the principal indicator 

on which disaster funding decisions are based and better measuring a State’s capacity to respond without Federal assistance.’’ 

FEMA is directed to provide a report, in consultation with State 

and local grantees, outlining specific actions and timeframes for 

State and local governments to better share information about fiscal preparation for disaster costs no later than 180 days after the 

date of enactment of this act. 

FEMA is directed to provide a briefing not later than 45 days 

after the date of enactment of this act on how comments were adjudicated pursuant to rulemaking related to factors considered when 

evaluating Individual Assistance for a Major Disaster, including for 

wildfire impacted communities, as required in section 1109 of the 

Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013. 
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FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING AND RISK ANALYSIS

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $190,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 177,531,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 177,531,000 

This appropriation supports the functions necessary to develop, 

and keep current, flood risk information and flood maps. The flood 

maps are used to determine appropriate risk-based premium rates 

for the National Flood Insurance Program, to 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 $177,531,000 for Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis as requested and $12,469,000 below the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2016. In total, the bill provides 

$345,894,000 for flood mapping when combined with $168,363,000 

in fee funded mapping activity. 

The Committee recognizes that many communities across the 

country continue to rely on flood hazard maps that are inaccurate 

or outdated or that do not reflect the true risks of flooding. Because 

these maps impact a community’s ability to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, the Committee urges FEMA to 

closely coordinate with communities to the greatest extent possible 

to ensure that the data used as part of its ongoing remapping efforts is accurate and integrated with local flood control efforts. 

The Committee urges FEMA to implement the final recommendations and goals of the Technical Mapping Assistance 

Committee’s 2015 Annual Report, including forming a National 

Flood Hazard Risk Management Coordination Committee to help 

lead the ongoing implementation of the 5-year Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Assessment Plan. The Committee should not only include Cooperating Technical Partners, but also State agencies and 

experts that have developed mapping expertise and models that 

can be useful in FEMA’s efforts to consider future conditions, such 

as sea level rise and coastal erosion. 

NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

Appropriations, 2016 1 ........................................................................... $181,198,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 1 ......................................................................... 181,799,000 

Committee recommendation 1 ............................................................... 181,799,000 

1Fully offset by fee collections. 

The National Flood Insurance Fund [NFIF] is a fee-generated 

fund which provides funding for the National Flood Insurance Program [NFIP]. 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. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $181,799,000, as proposed in the 

budget, for NFIF activities related to floodplain management, flood 

mapping and mitigation, and flood insurance operations. 

Since 1990, the Community Rating System [CRS] has encouraged 

voluntary community floodplain management activities in excess of 

NFIP minimum standards. As a community implements additional 

mitigation activities, local residents become eligible for NFIP policy 

discounts. In recent years, the Committee has repeatedly provided 

direction to FEMA to utilize existing partnerships with public-private, higher-education, not-for-profit, and other institutions with 

expertise in the CRS program to provide technical assistance and 

help promulgate the program across the country. The Committee 

encourages FEMA to consider how to maximize the number of partners available to provide technical assistance including options 

such as competitive grant programs. 

The Committee notes that the Community Assistance Program 

provides resources to States to assist and monitor NFIP participating communities that is essential to effective implementation of 

the NFIP. This program provides funding to States who then provide technical assistance to communities in the NFIP and evaluate 

community performance in implementing NFIP floodplain management activities. Unlike competitive grant programs for projects, its 

purpose is to build capacity by providing knowledge and expertise 

and ensure compliance with a Federal program. 

The Committee is pleased that the Cooperating Technical Partners effort within the mapping budget contributes to supporting 

the mapping activities and fosters local confidence in map products. 

Community buy-in on flood maps often leads to local public and 

private risk reduction actions. This cooperative fiscal approach benefits all levels of government. 

According to deadlines in the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act and Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 

2012, FEMA is required to submit an affordability framework for 

flood insurance. Using FEMA’s assumed date submission, the last 

day the Agency must submit the affordability framework to Congress is September 10, 2017, a mere 20 days before the authorization for NFIP sunsets. This will not allow enough time for the Congress to adequately impact this process. Therefore, FEMA is directed to brief the Committee within 5 business days of the date 

of enactment of this act on the current strategy to meet the September 2017 deadline or provide the framework earlier. 

FEMA began a data collection process on April 1, 2016, and anticipates the rate change package by October 1, 2016. FEMA is directed to brief the initial descriptive data statistics and information 

based on the policy fundamentals of the NFIP gathered through 

the clear communication process required by Section 28 of the 

Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act (Public Law 113–89) 

to the Committee within 90 days of the date of enactment of this 

act. 
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NATIONAL PREDISASTER MITIGATION FUND

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $100,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 54,486,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 100,000,000 

The National Predisaster Mitigation [PDM] Fund provides grants 

to States, communities, territories, and tribal governments for hazard mitigation planning and implementing mitigation projects prior 

to a disaster event. PDM grants are awarded on a competitive 

basis. This program operates independent from, but in concert 

with, the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program [HMGP], funded 

through the Disaster Relief Fund, which provides grants to a State 

in which a disaster has been declared. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $100,000,000 for PDM, $45,514,000 

above the amount requested and the same as provided in fiscal 

year 2016. FEMA is directed to continue ensuring funds be utilized 

for actual mitigation projects since the past several years have allowed for a greater focus on planning which should become more 

of a responsibility of grantees. 

The Committee is interested in increasing transparency and better articulating the cost-benefits of mitigation grants administered 

by FEMA. The Committee directs FEMA to develop an annual report summarizing the end-users for these grants, how funding is 

utilized, and the cost-benefit analysis completed demonstrating the 

larger impact of these grants. 

The Committee notes that mitigation projects for all types of hazards that can attract private sector funding will greatly maximize 

the number of projects and the benefits from the cost-saving practice of resiliency. This is incredibly important across the Nation 

and in very high-risk areas like the Cascadia subduction zone. 

FEMA is directed to brief the Committee prior to making PDM 

grant applications available on how public-private partnerships will 

be specifically evaluated when considering projects. 

EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $120,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 100,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 100,000,000 

This appropriation funds grants to nonprofit and faith-based organizations at the local level to supplement their programs for 

emergency food and shelter to provide for the immediate needs of 

the homeless. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $100,000,000 for Emergency Food 

and Shelter Program [EFSP], which is the same amount as requested and $20,000,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2016. The Committee recognizes the EFSP is one program, in conjunction with other Federal programs, which serves those in immediate need of food and shelter assistance. 

The Committee remains wholly supportive of the mission and 

priorities of ESFP, but remains concerned that funding is not fully 
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maximized through FEMA administration of the funds and would 

be better placed in an agency with subject matter expertise. Therefore, language is again included directing the transfer of ESFP to 

the Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD]. The 

Committee emphasizes that this program is not duplicative of other 

HUD programs, and therefore shall retain its original purpose and 

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TITLE IV 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES 

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $119,671,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 129,139,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 119,139,000 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS] 

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 USCIS. 

Immigration Examinations Fees.—USCIS collects fees from persons applying for immigration benefits to support the adjudication 

of applications, as authorized by the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1356). 

H–1B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Fees.—USCIS collects fees from petitioners seeking a beneficiary’s initial grant of H– 

1B or L nonimmigrant classification or those petitioners seeking to 

change a beneficiary’s employer within those classifications (Public 

Law 108–447). 

H–1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Fees.—USCIS collects fees from 

petitioners using the H–1B program (Public Law 108–447). 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends direct appropriations of 

$119,139,000 and notes estimated fee collections of $3,505,710,000 

for total resources of $3,624,849,000. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations for appropriations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and 

budget request levels: 

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—PROGRAM SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Appropriations: 

E-Verify .................................................................................. 119,671 119,139 119,139 

Immigrant integration programs .......................................... ............................ 10,000 ............................

Total, Appropriations ........................................................ 119,671 129,139 119,139 

E-VERIFY

The Committee recommends $119,139,000 for the E-Verify pro- gram. This is the same as the amount requested and $532,000 
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below the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. The Committee is 

supportive of the Department’s efforts to improve E-Verify’s ability 

to automatically verify those who are work authorized, detect identity fraud, and detect system misuse and discrimination. E-Verify 

is both a tool for employers committed to maintaining a legal workforce and a deterrent to illegal immigration. 

The growth in E-Verify use by employers has significantly increased from fewer than 25,000 employers in fiscal year 2007 to 

more than 652,561 as of April 2016, with an average of more than 

1,300 new employers enrolling per week. E-Verify processed 

31,000,000 cases in fiscal year 2014, a more than seven-fold increase from the 4,000,000 cases processed in fiscal year 2007. So 

far in fiscal year 2016, E-Verify processed more than 18,000,000 

cases. The Committee directs USCIS to include on its Web site statistics showing E-Verify use across the Nation. At a minimum, the 

Web site should include basic analytics and descriptive statistics 

functions, such as graphics and tables showing the number and 

percentage of employers in each State using E-Verify, the adoption 

rates by industry, and the number of cases processed each year. 

H–2B 

The Committee remains concerned over the management of the 

H–2B visa program, particularly the allocation of visas within the 

annual caps. The Committee directs USCIS to use the findings of 

the study required in Senate Report 144–168 to make systematic 

improvements to ensure the number of individuals admitted to, or 

present in, the United States in H–2B status is more closely 

aligned with the statutory numerical limitation. To increase transparency, USCIS shall make publically available on the DHS Web 

site—(1) 5 years of historical data of H–2B nonimmigrant petitions 

received and approved and the number of visas for H–2B nonimmigrants that were not subject to the statutory cap; (2) the annual target number of beneficiaries to be issued visas as H–2B nonimmigrants for the fiscal year; (3) the number of petitions for H– 

2B nonimmigrants approved by the Department in each half of the 

fiscal year, including the aggregated number of beneficiaries contained in the approved petitions; (4) the number of petitions pending approval or denial by the Secretary; (5) the number of visas 

that are not exempt from the statutory cap issued by the Secretary 

of State; and (6) disclosure of the methodology and raw data used 

to determine when the statutory cap has been reached, including 

notification whenever the methodology to make this determination 

changes at any time during the fiscal year. 

FRAUD DETECTION AND NATIONAL SECURITY COMPLIANCE REVIEWS

The Committee is disappointed that USCIS has not provided the 

H–1B and L reports required in Senate Report 144–168, especially 

as one of the reporting requirements was simply to describe enforcement goals and the action plan for compliance visits. The Committee directs USCIS to continue reporting on compliance, as described in Senate Report 144–168, on an annual basis. 

The Committee understands that USCIS is continuing to evaluate tools to analyze relevant social media in vetting for certain 
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types of benefits and believes that it is important for USCIS to 

analyze and consider the social media activity, and other publiclyavailable information, of those seeking visas to enter the United 

States. It is crucial that USCIS efficiently and effectively examine 

a broad number of social media sites on both the conventional 

internet and the dark Web, especially those sites hosted overseas, 

where most of the postings are in languages other than English. In 

addition, USCIS must maintain persistent access to these sources 

throughout and beyond the adjudication process. As USCIS continues to grant visas to individuals without social media vetting, 

the Committee directs USCIS to establish a program of record for 

social media vetting for the highest risk visa applicants within 60 

days of the date of enactment of this act. 

PROCESSING DELAYS

The Committee is concerned about the prolonged delays at 

USCIS processing centers across the country for all benefit types. 

The Committee appreciates that USCIS has posted on its Web site 

the average wait times for each benefit type by service center or 

field office, and directs that USCIS increase transparency by adding to the Web site a summary of the current average wait times 

by benefit type. The summary should include comparisons of current wait times to historical wait times over the last three fiscal 

years. The Committee further directs USCIS to provide quarterly 

briefings for the Committee on the specific actions the agency is 

taking to reduce the backlog of applications, while ensuring that all 

applicants are properly reviewed for security purposes. 

The Committee encourages USCIS to consider adding a question 

related to the National Park System to the civics test administered 

during the naturalization process during the next regularly scheduled review of the examination. 

INTEGRITY OF ADMISSIONS PROGRAMS

Ensuring the integrity of the refugee and asylum admissions programs is critical, particularly as the volume of applications for both 

benefits continues to rise. The Committee directs USCIS to, within 

120 days of the date of enactment of this act, submit a report that 

identifies: (1) the total number of individuals who were admitted 

to the United States as refugees, or who were granted asylee status, since 2001, who were subsequently identified as having an affiliation with terrorism in any manner; (2) the total number of children of individuals who were admitted to the United States as refugees, or who were granted asylee status, since 2001, who were 

subsequently identified as having an affiliation with terrorism in 

any manner; (3) the total number of individuals who were admitted 

to the United States as refugees, or who were granted asylee status, since 2001, who were subsequently arrested or convicted for 

any criminal offense in the United States; (4) the total number of 

individuals who were admitted to the United States as refugees, or 

who were granted asylee status, since 2001, who subsequently adjusted to lawful permanent resident status with a waiver granted 

under section 209(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1109(c)); and (5) the total number of individuals who were 

admitted to the United States as refugees, or who were granted 
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asylee status, since 2001, who were subsequently removed from the 

United States for any reason. In addition, the Committee directs 

USCIS to brief the Committee within 120 days of the date of enactment of this act on the costs of administering the refugee and 

asylee admissions programs. 

EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENTS

The Committee directs USCIS to report on the number of employment authorization documents [EADs] issued annually from 

fiscal year 2012 through fiscal year 2015, including the validity period of those EADs broken down by any associated benefit type, 

and on the policies governing the validity period of the EADs. 

TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS

The Committee directs USCIS to report on the number of individuals receiving benefits under temporary protected status [TPS] 

annually from fiscal year 2012 through fiscal year 2015, the cost 

of providing the benefits granted to those individuals, as well as 

the validity period of benefits provided, and on the policies governing TPS determinations. In addition, the Committee directs 

USCIS to brief the Committee within 120 days of the date of enactment of this act on the estimates of the costs of administering the 

TPS programs. 

FEE WAIVERS

The Committee is concerned about the increased use of fee waivers, as those paying fees are forced to absorb costs for which they 

receive no benefit. In addition, those unable to pay USCIS fees are 

less likely to live in the United States independent of government 

assistance. The Committee directs USCIS to report on the policies 

and provide data on the use of fee waivers during the last four fiscal years within 90 days of the date of enactment of this act. 

IMMIGRATION DATA

The Committee directs USCIS to work with the DHS Office of 

Immigration Statistics and the DHS OCIO to provide all necessary 

technical and policy assistance necessary to improve the collection, 

sharing, and reporting of immigration data throughout the immigration lifecycle. 

PROGRAM COSTS

The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program [USRAP] is a partnership 

among USCIS, State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration [PRM], and the Office of Refugee Resettlement [ORR] within 

of the Department of Health and Human Services and involves a 

number of supporting international and domestic agencies and organizations. The Committee directs USCIS, in conjunction with 

PRM and ORR, to report to the Congress on the direct costs associated with USRAP broken down by agency and activity for each of 

fiscal years 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. Such report shall also include the corresponding data on refugee applicants in process during those years for context regarding the cost per refugee. Such re-
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port shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the date of 

enactment of this act. 

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $217,485,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 214,965,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 214,965,000 

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 90 agencies. This account also allows for research of new 

training methodologies; provides for training delivered to certain 

State, local, and foreign law enforcement personnel on a spaceavailable basis; and supports accreditation of Federal law enforcement training programs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $214,965,000 for Salaries and Expenses, the same amount as requested and $2,520,000 below the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2016. Within the funds recommended is $1,325,000 for the Federal Law Enforcement Training 

Accreditation Board. The Committee recognizes FLETC’s senior 

leadership retirements and the staff turnover that diminishes the 

instructional workforce. The Committee encourages FLETC to continue pursuing timely hiring campaigns, and supports its request 

for direct hire authority, to help stem the effect of attrition and to 

attract the most capable and proficient workforce possible. 

The Committee is pleased with FLETC’s progress to maximize its 

campuses’ efficiencies and to adopt a metrics-based, facility management strategy. The Committee recognizes that FLETC is 

uniquely situated, as the United States’ largest law enforcement 

training organization, to capture output data and measure them 

against resources consumed. The Committee expects that the Director maintain training at or near facility capacities and directs 

the agency to demonstrate in its annual budget submissions how 

facility use data helps leadership make evidence-based resource decisions that right-size the mixture of advanced and basic training 

for maximum output. FLETC is directed to brief the Committee no 

later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this act on the 

facility utilization measures it has installed to evaluate facility performance. FLETC is further directed to continue briefing the Committee quarterly on its obligation plans, as outlined in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 114–4 and in title I of 

this report. Included in this brief shall be a review of FLETC’s hiring campaigns and attrition levels. 

The Committee supports FLETC’s ongoing work to evaluate active shooter response technology including its applications across 

the homeland security enterprise. The Committee is also aware of 

work being conducted by S&T’s Counter Terrorism Technology 

Evaluation Center [CTTECP]. The Committee directs FLETC and 

CTTECP to coordinate testing and evaluation of this important 

technology, including, but not limited to, an assessment of how ac-
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tive shooter response technologies can be integrated into Federal, 

State and local training programs. 

ACQUISITIONS, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED

EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $27,553,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 27,553,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 27,553,000 

This account provides for acquisition and related costs for expansion and maintenance of facilities of FLETC. This includes construction and maintenance of facilities and environmental compliance. The environmental compliance funds ensure compliance with 

Environmental Protection Agency and State environmental laws 

and regulations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $27,553,000 for Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses, the same as requested, and the same as provided in fiscal year 2016. Included are 

funds to begin needed dormitory renovations at two campuses, design work to expand multiple training academy facilities, and necessary minor construction and maintenance projects detailed in 

FLETC’s 2015 update to the 2010 Master Comprehensive Plan. 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SUMMARY

The mission of Science and Technology [S&T] is to conduct, stimulate, and enable homeland security research, development, and 

testing, and to facilitate the timely transition of capabilities to Federal, State, local, and tribal end-users. 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $131,531,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 127,903,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 127,903,000 

The Management and Administration account funds salaries and 

expenses related to the Office of the Under Secretary for S&T and 

headquarters. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $127,903,000 for Management and 

Administration of programs and activities carried out by S&T. This 

is the same as the amount requested and $3,628,000 below the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2016. Of this amount, the Committee recommends not to exceed $7,650 for official reception and 

representation expenses. 

The Committee continues to support innovative ways to reduce 

costs at S&T, including the Travel, Operations, Policy, and Support 

office, which is expected to reduce administrative costs allowing additional funds to be focused on the Directorate’s R&D mission. 
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $655,407,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... 630,840,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 661,814,000 

S&T supports the mission of DHS through basic and applied research, fabrication of prototypes, and R&D to mitigate the effects 

of weapons of mass destruction, as well as acquiring and field testing equipment. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $661,814,000 for Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations of S&T. This is $30,974,000 

above the amount requested and $6,407,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. The recommended level in this account 

reflects funds that were requested for a new CBRNE Office that is 

not yet authorized by the Congress. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Research, Development, and Innovation ....................................... 434,850 417,420 438,979 

Laboratory Facilities ....................................................................... 133,731 133,942 133,942 

Acquisition and Operations Support .............................................. 47,102 48,393 48,393 

University Programs ....................................................................... 39,724 31,085 40,500 

Total, Research, Development, Acquisition and Operations ........................................................................... 655,407 630,840 661,814 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FLEXIBILITY

The Committee continues flexibility by maintaining one PPA for 

R&D. This structure avoids unnecessary limitation of funds where 

projects may cross thrust areas. This is particularly important as 

R&D funding must be as nimble as possible and allow for research 

on emerging threats and areas of interest. S&T shall submit a 

spend plan to the Committee and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs [HSGAC] not later than 60 

days after the date of enactment of this act on how it intends to 

utilize these funds towards existing areas of R&D. The Committee 

also directs S&T to develop a plan to incorporate external peer review into its processes for awarding new research and development 

contracts. The Directorate shall brief the Committee and HSGAC, 

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

APEX R&D

The Committee continues its support of Apex R&D, including 

both the specific Apex projects and the cross-cutting Apex Engines. 

Developed to tackle some of the most pressing challenges faced by 

the Department and first responder communities, the Apex programs include some of S&T’s ‘‘Visionary Goals’’ such as Screening 

at Speed, which seeks to respond to threats while similarly reduc-
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ing inconvenience to passengers, as well as the Next Generation 

First Responder program which will ensure first responders are 

fully aware and protected from threats they encounter. Underpinning these projects, are the Apex Engines. Common focus areas— 

such as data analytics—are now home to a group of Subject Matter 

Experts who can be drawn upon as a resource for each project instead of organically growing these capabilities and stove piping 

those resources in each, individual Apex project. 

S&T is directed to brief the Committee not later than 30 days 

after the date of enactment of this act on the funding allocation by 

project and progress made to field improved technologies from the 

Apex environment. S&T should also be cautious that its R&D does 

not supplant work performed by the private sector. 

BIOSURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS

In October 2015, the bipartisan Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense noted, among numerous other recommendations, that ‘‘surveillance and detection are the means by which we achieve the earliest possible situational awareness for biological events.’’ The current BioWatch technology is inadequate to meet the Nation’s needs. 

It takes days in most locations to get results, and the number of 

false-positives leads to a lack of trust by local officials that data is 

actionable. Several years ago, an effort to enhance BioWatch technology was abandoned and little effort has been applied since to 

meet the mission need and threat. Yet, capabilities exist to dramatically enhance detection. For example, the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense [JPEO-CBD] at 

DOD is working on biological identification systems and DHS has 

been looking at this for some time. 

For that reason, an additional $12,000,000 is provided to accelerate biosurveillance work underway at S&T. This funding will: finalize a National Environmental Biothreat Detection Architecture 

plan for investment in biosurveillance R&D; continue development 

of autonomous field screening technologies that provide real-time 

screening for biological threats; and continue research into technologies and analysis methods that help confirm potential threats 

allowing for certainty and faster decisions in the public health sector. S&T shall brief the Committee on the plans for this funding 

at its first quarterly obligation plan briefing. 

UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS

The Committee is aware that S&T is planning to participate in 

the Federal Aviation Administration’s Center of Excellence for 

UAS, with a particular focus on maritime UAS systems and sensor 

studies. As such, the Committee directs S&T to formalize this partnership with the Center of Excellence and notify the Committee 

when any project timelines are developed for these critical activities. 

The Committee also directs the Department to fully utilize all capabilities, to include collaborations with research universities, in 

order to ensure the protection of our Nation’s borders and provide 

support for research endeavors for present and future counter UAS 

activities, equipment, policies, procedures, and training, in coopera-
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tion with facilities with a history of UAS operations, research, education and training. 

INNOVATIVE FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS

The Committee continues to be interested in S&T’s use of innovative and unique relationships to help secure technologies critical 

to the homeland security enterprise. The Committee expects the results of S&T’s utilization of prize authority to be submitted as part 

of the fiscal year 2018 budget justification. 

RESILIENT AND SECURE ELECTRIC GRID

The Committee recognizes the importance of strengthening the 

resilience and security of our Nation’s critical infrastructure such 

as the electrical grid against both physical and cyber threats, as 

these concerns will have a significant impact on national security, 

economic vitality, and community resilience. In order to address 

this challenge, the Committee encourages S&T, in collaboration 

with NPPD, to establish infrastructure resilience research and development initiatives to minimize the risks of cascading effects. 

This should also entail accelerating response and recovery efforts 

specific to critical infrastructure. These initiatives should involve 

collaborations among S&T, NPPD, private sector infrastructure 

owners, Federal R&D organizations, and academic institutions. 

The Committee notes that the health and resiliency of the electric grid is of vital importance to our Nation. Our aging grid faces 

increasing threats of extreme weather and terrorism, requiring new 

and affordable technology solutions to increase resiliency. The 

Committee recognizes the important advances of the Resilient Electric Grid [REG] Program established in 2007, including the development of technology that doubles grid reliability in the United 

States. The Committee also recognizes that the feasibility study for 

installing this advanced technology will be complete in May 2017 

and therefore directs S&T to provide an update on the outcome of 

the study no later than 30 days after its completion. In the event 

of a favorable outcome from the feasibility study, the Committee 

encourages S&T to continue development of the REG in partnership with the relevant utility companies. 

BORDER SECURITY

The Committee is concerned that money invested in tunnel detection efforts is not progressing appropriately, and that stakeholders—CBP and ICE—are not being engaged to the level that is 

expected. The Committee supports efforts to more thoroughly explore such solutions, but $11,969,000 has been invested since fiscal 

year 2013 with little to show. The Committee acknowledges that 

S&T would not be asked to tackle a problem if it were easy, but 

the progress on this particular project raises serious questions. 

S&T, in conjunction with CBP and ICE, is directed to brief the 

Committee on the status of the prototype tunnel detection system 

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

The Committee directs the Department to prioritize collaborations with qualified research universities in order to provide the 

needed support to develop the best approaches on critical border 
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Security research topics to enhance the protection of our nation’s 

land and maritime borders. 

LABORATORY FACILITIES

The Committee recommendation includes $133,942,000 for Laboratory Facilities, as requested, $211,000 above the fiscal year 

2016. This funding supports a network of five laboratories, and one 

that is under construction—the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility [NBAF]. 

NBAF will serve as the Nation’s primary research facility to 

counter foreign animal diseases and will enable the phase out of 

the Plum Island Animal Disease Center [PIADC]. As such, it is 

critical to develop a robust plan that ensures a qualified workforce, 

assesses the transition of existing R&D efforts, and considers any 

new capabilities that may be necessary for future operations at 

NBAF. While DHS is responsible for the PIADC facilities, the R&D 

activities continue to be managed by the United States Department 

of Agriculture [USDA]. Similarly, while DHS is responsible for 

building NBAF, the Committee understands that virtually all of 

the R&D activities will be under USDA auspices. Therefore, the 

Committee encourages DHS and USDA to work together on a plan 

for the future operation of NBAF, including consideration of the appropriate agency to manage the facility. 

ACQUISITION AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT

The Committee recommendation includes $48,393,000 for Acquisition and Operations Support, as requested, which is $1,291,000 

above the amount requested in fiscal year 2016. The Committee expects S&T to develop performance metrics with which to track the 

success of any technologies transitioned to the private sector for 

commercialization. 

UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS

The Committee recommendation includes $40,500,000 for University Programs, $9,415,000 above the amount requested and 

$776,000 above fiscal year 2016. University Programs supports critical homeland security-related research and education at U.S. colleges and universities to address high-priority DHS-related issues 

and to enhance homeland security capabilities over the long term. 

The increase above the request is for the University Centers of Excellence program and will allow S&T to maintain at least 10 Centers of Excellence. 

The Committee encourages DHS, when making determinations 

about how to more effectively allocate resources for academic centers of excellence, to consider competitively establishing centers 

that focus on cybersecurity research and education as well as on 

modeling, simulation, and training, and separately, biological 

threats and animal disease. 
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DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE

SUMMARY

DNDO is responsible for development of technologies to detect 

and report attempts to import, possess, store, develop, or transport 

nuclear and radiological material. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $348,022,000 for activities of DNDO 

for fiscal year 2017. This is $6,262,000 below the amount requested 

and $902,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. 

The recommended level in this account reflects funds that were 

requested for a new CBRNE Office that is not yet authorized by 

the Congress. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Management and Administration .................................................. 38,109 ........................... 42,222 

Research, Development, and Operations ....................................... 196,000 ........................... 185,136 

Systems Acquisition ....................................................................... 113,011 ........................... 120,664 

Total, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office ........................ 347,120 ........................... 348,022 

1 The budget request proposes to fund DNDO in a new CBRNE office at $354,284,000. 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $38,109,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 42,222,000 

The Management and Administration account funds salaries, 

benefits, and expenses for DNDO. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $42,222,000 for Management and 

Administration of programs and activities carried out by DNDO. 

This is $1,144,000 below the amount requested in the CBRNE Office and $4,113,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2016. 

The reduction from the budget request reflects current vacancies 

within the office and delays in hiring positions newly funded in 

2016. Of this amount, the Committee recommends not to exceed 

$2,250 for official reception and representation expenses. 

WORKFORCE SURVEY AND LEADERSHIP

The Committee is pleased with DNDO’s consecutive workforce 

survey results and cites the agency’s exemplary leadership and 

management as a driving factor behind its reputation. The Committee encourages DNDO to continue the practices which earned it 

the ranking of ‘‘Best Place to Work within DHS’’ and supports 

other components’ learning from DNDO practices. 
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STRATEGIC PLAN OF INVESTMENTS

In lieu of providing a report updating the Department’s strategic 

plan of investments, the Director shall continue briefing the Committee annually on DNDO’s efforts to carry-out the Department’s 

responsibilities under the domestic component of the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture [GNDA]. The briefing shall identify: 

—the various elements of the domestic architecture and the roles 

and responsibilities of each departmental entity; 

—investments being made in fiscal year 2017 and planned for 

2018 to secure pathways (sea, land, and air) into the United 

States; 

—investments necessary to close known vulnerabilities and gaps, 

including associated costs and timeframes, and estimates of 

feasibility and cost effectiveness; and 

—how R&D funding is furthering the implementation of the domestic architecture. 

The briefing shall also include a discussion of DNDO’s surge capabilities and ability to respond to suspected radiological threats in 

concert with Federal, State, and local officials. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $196,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 185,136,000 

The Research, Development and Operations account funds the 

development of nuclear detection systems and the integration and 

advancement of national nuclear forensics capabilities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $185,136,000 for Research, Development and Operations. This is the same amount as requested in the 

CBRNE Office and $10,864,000 below the amount provided in fiscal 

year 2016. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 1

Committee 

recommendations 

Systems Engineering and Architecture .......................................... 17,000 ........................... 15,872 

Systems Development .................................................................... 22,000 ........................... 20,253 

Transformational Research and Development ............................... 68,000 ........................... 63,582 

Assessments .................................................................................. 38,000 ........................... 36,648 

Operations Support ........................................................................ 31,000 ........................... 29,492 

National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center ................................ 20,000 ........................... 19,289 

Total, Research, Development, and Operations ............... 196,000 ........................... 185,136 

1 The budget request proposes to fund DNDO Research ,Development, and Operations in a new CBRNE office at $185,136,000. 

SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS

DNDO shall continue semiannual program briefings and provide 

periodic updates on any new threats, research, studies, and assessments related to the GNDA. Semiannual program briefings shall 
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also cover emergent technology solutions being explored by DNDO. 

One of these semiannual briefings may be combined with the more 

comprehensive annual brief on the strategic plan of investments, 

directed earlier in this section. 

SEMICONDUCTOR AND SCINTILLATOR MATERIALS

The Committee recognizes the importance of radiation detection 

technology in emergency response to enhance mission performance 

and save lives. The Committee understands that the development 

and deployment of highly efficient radiation detectors is necessary 

to adequately support proper identification and interdiction of radiological and nuclear threats. Therefore, the Committee recommends funding be continued for research and development of 

new generation semiconductor or scintillator materials. 

SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

Appropriations, 2016 ............................................................................. $113,011,000 

Budget estimate, 2017 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 120,664,000 

The Systems Acquisition account funds the acquisition of equipment for frontline users across the Department. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $120,664,000 for Systems Acquisition. This is $5,118,000 below the amount requested in the CBRNE 

Office and $7,653,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 

2016. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2016 and budget request levels: 

SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2016 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2017 

budget request 1

Committee 

recommendations 

Securing the Cities ........................................................................ 22,000 ........................... 22,000 

Radiological and Nuclear Detection Equipment Acquisition ......... 91,011 ........................... 98,664 

Total, Systems Acquisition ............................................... 113,011 ........................... 120,664 

1 The budget request proposes to fund DNDO Systems Acquisition in a new CBRNE office at $125,782,000. 

RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DETECTION EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION

The Committee recommendation includes $120,664,000 for systems recapitalization and to optimize and refresh radiation portal 

monitors for improved sensing and detection. This recommendation 

assumes DNDO will allocate $5,196,364 in available carryover 

funds to meet the fiscal year 2017 requirements for human portable radiation detection systems. The Committee understands recapitalization will eventually provide Department-wide savings by 

replacing costly, maintenance-intensive equipment with modernized handheld radiation isotope identifier device systems with 

greater capability and lower annual costs. 
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SECURING THE CITIES

The Committee recommendation includes $22,000,000 for Securing the Cities, $289,000 more than the amount requested. 
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TITLE V 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

Section 501. The bill includes a provision that no part of any appropriation shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 

fiscal year unless expressly provided. 

Section 502. The bill includes a provision that unexpended balances of prior appropriations may be merged with new appropriations accounts and used for the same purpose, subject to reprogramming guidelines. 

Section 503. The bill includes a provision that requires 15-day 

advance notification for the reprogramming and transfer of funds; 

limits authority to reprogram funds within an appropriations account; and provides authority to transfer up to five percent out of 

appropriations accounts. In order to give the Department flexibility 

in addressing emerging threats and challenges, language from 

prior years limiting the amount of funds that could be transferred 

into an appropriation is not included. 

For purposes of reprogramming notifications, ‘‘program, project, 

or activity’’ is defined as an amount identified in the detailed funding table located at the end of this statement or an amount directed for a specific purpose in this statement. Also for purposes of 

reprogramming notifications, the creation of a new program, 

project, or activity is defined as any significant new activity that 

has not been explicitly justified to the Congress in budget justification material and for which funds have not been appropriated by 

the Congress. For further guidance when determining which movements of funds are subject to section 503, the Department is reminded to follow GAO’s definition of ‘‘program, project, or activity’’ 

as detailed in the GAO’s ‘‘A Glossary of Terms Used in the Federal 

Budget Process.’’ Within 30 days of the date of enactment of this 

act, the Department shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a table delineating PPAs subject to section 503 notification requirements, as defined in this paragraph. 

These reprogramming guidelines shall be complied with by all 

agencies funded by this act. The Department shall submit reprogramming requests on a timely basis and provide complete explanations of the reallocations proposed, including detailed justifications of the increases and offsets, and any specific impact the 

proposed changes will have on the budget request for the following 

fiscal year and future-year appropriations requirements. Each request submitted to the Committees should include a detailed table 

showing the proposed revisions at the account, program, project, 

and activity levels to the funding and staffing (full-time equivalent 

position) levels for the current fiscal year and to the levels requested in the President’s budget for the following fiscal year. 
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The Department shall manage its programs, projects, and activities within the levels appropriated. The Department should only 

submit reprogramming or transfer requests 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. 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 not approved. 

Unless an initial notification has already been provided, the Department is not to submit a reprogramming or transfer request 

after June 30 except in extraordinary circumstances that imminently threaten the safety of human life or the protection of property. If a reprogramming or transfer is needed after June 30, the 

submittal should contain sufficient documentation as to why it 

meets this statutory exception. 

Section 504. The bill includes a provision relating to the Department’s Working Capital Fund [WCF] that: extends the authority of 

the Department’s WCF in fiscal year 2017; prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department from being 

used to make payments to the WCF, except for the activities and 

amounts allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2017 budget; makes 

WCF funds available until expended; ensures departmental components are only charged for direct usage of each WCF service; makes 

funds provided to the WCF available only for purposes consistent 

with the contributing component; and requires the WCF to be paid 

in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return the full cost 

of each service. The WCF table included in the Department’s congressional justification accompanying the President’s fiscal year 

2017 budget shall serve as the control level for quarterly execution 

reports submitted to the Committee not later than 30 days after 

the end of each quarter. These reports shall identify any activity 

added or removed from the fund. 

Section 505. The bill includes a provision that not to exceed 50 

percent of unobligated balances recorded not later than June 30 

from appropriations made for salaries and expenses in fiscal year 

2017 shall remain available through fiscal year 2018, subject to reprogramming. 

Section 506. The bill includes a provision providing that funds for 

intelligence activities are specifically authorized during fiscal year 

2017 until the enactment of an act authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2017. 

Section 507. The bill includes a provision requiring notification 

to the Committees 3 business days before any grant allocation, 

grant award, contract award (including Federal Acquisition Regulation-covered contracts), other transaction agreement, a task or delivery order on a DHS multiple award contract, letter of intent, or 

public announcement of the intention to make such an award totaling in excess of $1,000,000. If the Secretary determines that compliance would pose substantial risk to health, human life, or safety, 

an award may be made without prior notification but the Committees shall be notified within 5 full business days after such award 
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or letter is issued. Additionally, FEMA is required to brief the 

Committees 5 full business days prior to announcing publicly the 

intention to make an award under State and Local Programs. The 

3-day notification also pertains to task or delivery order awards 

greater than $10,000,000 from multiyear DHS funds as well as for 

any sole-source grant awards. 

Section 508. The bill includes a provision that no agency shall 

purchase, construct, or lease additional facilities for Federal law 

enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 

Section 509. The bill includes a provision that none of the funds 

may be used for any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition 

project for which a prospectus, if required under chapter 33 of title 

40, United States Code, has not been approved. The bill excludes 

funds that may be required for development of a proposed prospectus. 

Section 510. The bill includes a provision that consolidates and 

continues by reference prior-year statutory bill language into one 

provision. These provisions concern contracting officers’ training 

and Federal building energy performance. 

Section 511. The bill includes a provision that none of the funds 

may be used in contravention of the Buy American Act. 

Section 512. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds to be 

used to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448). 

Section 513. The bill includes a provision requiring the Chief Financial Officer to submit monthly budget execution and staffing reports within 30 days after the close of each month. 

Section 514. The bill includes a provision regarding competitive 

sourcing for USCIS. 

Section 515. The bill includes a provision classifying the functions of instructor staff at FLETC as inherently governmental for 

purposes of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998. 

Section 516. The bill includes a provision requiring the Secretary 

to submit a report to OIG listing all grants or contracts awarded 

by any means other than full and open competition for fiscal years 

2017 and 2018. OIG is required to review the report to assess departmental compliance with applicable laws and regulations and 

report the results to the Committees on Appropriations no later 

than February 15, 2019. 

Section 517. The bill includes a provision that precludes DHS 

from using funds in this act to carry-out reorganization authority. 

This prohibition is not intended to prevent the Department from 

making routine or small reallocations of personnel or functions 

within components, subject to section 503 of this act. This language 

prevents large-scale reorganization of the Department, which 

should be acted on legislatively by the relevant congressional committees of jurisdiction. While the Department has developed plans 

for a large-scale reorganization of NPPD, such reorganization has 

not yet been authorized by the Congress and would be precluded 

by this language. The Department may propose minor changes 

under section 503 of this act to the Committees on Appropriations. 

Section 518. The bill includes a provision that prohibits the creation of a proposed Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and 
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Explosives Office without explicit authorization by the Congress, 

and facilitates funding realignments related to the creation of the 

office if so authorized. 

Section 519. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funding to 

grant an immigration benefit to any individual unless the results 

of background checks required by statute to be completed prior to 

the grant of a benefit have been received by DHS. 

Section 520. The bill includes a provision extending other transactional authority for DHS through fiscal year 2017. 

Section 521. The bill includes a provision requiring the Secretary 

to link all contracts that provide award fees to successful acquisition outcomes. 

Section 522. The bill includes a provision regarding waivers of 

the Jones Act. 

Section 523. The bill includes a provision related to prescription 

drugs. 

Section 524. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds from 

being used to reduce the Coast Guard’s Operations Systems Center 

mission or its government-employed or contract staff. 

Section 525. The bill includes a provision requiring the Secretary, 

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

Committees on proposed transfers of surplus balances from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency within 

DHS. 

Section 526. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds from 

being used to plan, test, pilot, or develop a national identification 

card. 

Section 527. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds to be 

used to conduct or implement the results of a competition under 

Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 with respect to 

the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center. 

Section 528. The bill includes a provision directing that any official required by this act to report or certify to the Committees on 

Appropriations may not delegate such authority unless expressly 

authorized to do so in this act. 

Section 529. The bill includes a provision extending current law 

concerning individuals detained at the Naval Station, Guantanamo 

Bay, Cuba. 

Section 530. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds in 

this act to be used for first-class travel. 

Section 531. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds to be 

used to employ workers in contravention of section 274A(h)(3) of 

the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

Section 532. The bill includes a provision prohibiting the Secretary from reducing operations within the Coast Guard’s Civil Engineering Program except as specifically authorized by a statute 

enacted after the date of enactment of this act. 

Section 533. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act to pay for award 

or incentive fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance or performance that fails to meet the basic requirements of 

the contract. 

Section 534. The bill includes language that requires the Secretary to ensure screening of passengers and crews for transpor-
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tation and national security purposes are consistent with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance on privacy and civil liberties. 

Section 535. The bill includes a provision allocating up to 

$10,000,000 in Immigration Examination Fees for the purpose of 

providing immigrant integration grants in fiscal year 2017. 

Section 536. The bill provides a total of $225,532,000 for consolidation of a new DHS headquarters at St. Elizabeths and of mission 

support. 

Section 537. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act for DHS to enter 

into a Federal contract unless the contract meets requirements of 

the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 or 

chapter 137 of title 10 U.S.C., and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless the contract is otherwise authorized by statute without 

regard to this section. 

Section 538. The bill provides $41,215,000 for financial system 

modernization and includes a provision allowing the Secretary to 

transfer funds made available by this act between appropriations 

for the same purpose after notifying the Committees 15 days in advance. 

Section 539. The bill includes a provision providing some flexibility to the Department for financing a response to an immigration 

emergency. 

Section 540. The bill includes language stating that the Secretary 

shall ensure enforcement of all immigration laws. 

Section 541. The bill includes a provision regarding restrictions 

on electronic access to pornography, except for law enforcement 

purposes. 

Section 542. The bill includes a provision regarding the transfer 

of an operable firearm by a Federal law enforcement officer to an 

agent of a drug cartel. 

Section 543. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds for 

the position of Public Advocate or a successor position in ICE. 

Section 544. The bill includes a provision related to CBP reimbursable service agreements. 

Section 545. The bill includes a provision related to DHS and 

DOJ personnel in Canada in connection with their employment. 

Section 546. The bill includes language regarding the number of 

employees permitted to attend international conferences. 

Section 547. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds made 

available by this act to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its participation in an NSSE. 

Section 548. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds from 

this or any other act from being used to require airport operators 

to provide airport-financed staffing to monitor exit points from the 

sterile area of any airport at which TSA provided such monitoring 

as of December 1, 2013. 

Section 549. The bill includes a provision clarifying that fees collected pursuant to the Colombia Free Trade Agreement are available until expended. 

Section 550. The bill includes a provision on structural pay reform that affects more than 100 full-time positions or costs more 

than $5,000,000 in a single year. 
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Section 551. The bill includes a provision directing the Department to post on a public Web site reports required by the Committees on Appropriations unless public posting compromises homeland or national security or contains proprietary information. 

Section 552. The bill includes a provision that prohibits the collection of new land border fees or the study of the imposition of 

such a border fee. 

Section 553. The bill includes a provision that allows the costs 

of providing humanitarian relief to unaccompanied alien children 

and to alien adults and their minor children to be an eligible use 

for certain Homeland Security grants. 

Section 554. The bill includes a provision related to user fee proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to submission of 

the budget. 

Section 555. The bill includes a provision related to the Arms 

Trade Treaty. 

Section 556. The bill includes a provision related to earthen levies. 

Section 557. The bill includes a provision transferring funds from 

the Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program to the Disaster Relief 

Fund. 

Section 558. The bill includes a provision relating to the annual 

pay cap with respect to the Secret Service during an election year. 

Section 559. The bill rescinds unobligated balances from prior 

year appropriations from accounts across the Department. 

Section 560. The bill rescinds unobligated balances made available to the Department when it was created in 2003. Section 561. The bill permanently rescinds $100,000,000 from the 

unobligated balances in the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture 

Fund. 

Section 562. The bill rescinds unobligated balances of prior year 

appropriations in the Disaster Relief Fund for non-major disaster 

programs due to the significant balances carried over from prior 

years and amounts recovered from previous disasters during 

project closeouts. The rescission of funds will have no impact on 

FEMA’s ability to aid in recovery from past disasters or respond to 

future disasters. 
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PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 

In fiscal year 2017, for purposes of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as 

amended, the following information provides the definition of the 

term ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ for the components of the Department of Homeland Security under the jurisdiction of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations. 

The term ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall include the most 

specific level of budget items identified in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017, the House and Senate 

Committee reports, and the conference report and the accompanying joint explanatory statement of the managers of the committee of conference. 

If a percentage reduction is necessary, in implementing that reduction, components of the Department of Homeland Security shall 

apply any percentage reduction required for fiscal year 2017 to all 

items specified in the justifications submitted to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives in 

support of the fiscal year 2017 budget estimates, as amended, for 

such components, as modified by congressional action. 

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 2017: 

Analysis and Operations. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Salaries and Expenses; Automation Modernization; and Air and Marine Operations. 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Salaries and Expenses. 

Transportation Security Administration: Aviation Security; Surface Transportation Security; Transportation Threat Assessment 

and Credentialing; and Federal Air Marshals. 

Coast Guard: Operating Expenses; Environmental Compliance 

and Restoration; Reserve Training; Acquisition, Construction, and 

Improvements; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; and 

Retired Pay. 

National Protection and Programs Directorate: Infrastructure 

Protection and Information Security. 

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Salaries and Expenses; 

State and Local Programs; Emergency Management Performance 
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Grants; National Predisaster Mitigation Fund, and Emergency 

Food and Shelter. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on May 26, 2016, the 

Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill (S. 3001) 

making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes, provided, that the bill be subject to amendment and that the 

bill be consistent with its budget allocation, and provided that the 

Chairman of the Committee or his designee be authorized to offer 

the substance of the original bill as a Committee amendment in the 

nature of a substitute to the House companion measure, by a recorded vote of 30–0, a quorum being present. The vote was as follows: 

Yeas Nays 

Chairman Cochran 

Mr. McConnell 

Mr. Shelby 

Mr. Alexander 

Ms. Collins 

Ms. Murkowski 

Mr. Graham 

Mr. Kirk 

Mr. Blunt 

Mr. Moran 

Mr. Hoeven 

Mr. Boozman 

Mrs. Capito 

Mr. Cassidy 

Mr. Lankford 

Mr. Daines 

Ms. Mikulski 

Mr. Leahy 

Mrs. Murray 

Mrs. Feinstein 

Mr. Durbin 

Mr. Reed 

Mr. Tester 

Mr. Udall 

Mrs. Shaheen 

Mr. Merkley 

Mr. Coons 

Mr. Schatz 

Ms. Baldwin 

Mr. Murphy 

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 
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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, changes in existing law proposed to 

be made by the bill are shown as follows: existing law to be omitted 

is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is printed in italic; and 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman. 

TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY 

CHAPTER 1—HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION 

SUBCHAPTER VIII—COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; 

INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST

GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 391. Research and development projects 

(a) Authority 

øUntil September 30, 2016,¿ Until September 30, 2017, and 

subject to subsection (d), the Secretary may carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary may exercise the following authorities: 

* * * * * * * 

(c) Additional requirements 

(1) In general 

The authority of the Secretary under this section shall terminate øSeptember 30, 2016,¿ September 30, 2017, unless before that date the Secretary— 

TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 

PART II—CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 

Chap. 

201. General provisions ........................................................................................ 3001 

* * * * * * * 

ø212A. Extraterritorial jurisdiction over certain trafficking in persons offenses ...................................................................................... 3271¿ 

212A. Extraterritorial jurisdiction over certain offenses .................................... 3271 

* * * * * * * 

CHAPTER 212A—EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION 

OVER CERTAIN øTRAFFICKING IN PERSONS¿ OFFENSES 

Sec. 

3271. Trafficking in persons offenses committed by persons employed by or accompanying the Federal Government outside the United States. 

3272. Definitions. 
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3273. Offenses committed by certain United States personnel stationed in Canada in 

furtherance of border security initiatives. 

* * * * * * * 

CHAPTER 212A—EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OVER

CERTAIN øTRAFFICKING IN PERSONS¿ OFFENSES

§ 3272. Procedures 

* * * * * * * 

§ 3273. Offenses committed by certain United States personnel 

stationed in Canada in furtherance of border security initiatives 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever, while employed by the Department 

of Homeland Security or the Department of Justice and stationed or 

deployed in Canada pursuant to a treaty, executive agreement, or bilateral memorandum in furtherance of a border security initiative, 

engages in conduct (or conspires or attempts to engage in conduct) 

in Canada that would constitute an offense for which a person may 

be prosecuted in a court of the United States had the conduct been 

engaged in within the United States or within the special maritime 

and territorial jurisdiction of the United States shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, as provided for that offense. 

(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘employed by the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Justice’ 

means— 

(1) being employed as a civilian employee, a contractor (including a subcontractor at any tier), an employee of a contractor (or a subcontractor at any tier), a grantee (including a 

contractor of a grantee or a subgrantee or subcontractor at any 

tier), or an employee of a grantee (or a contractor of a grantee 

or a subgrantee or subcontractor at any tier) of the Department 

of Homeland Security or the Department of Justice; 

(2) being present or residing in Canada in connection with 

such employment; and 

(3) not being a national of or ordinarily resident in Canada. 

TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE 

CHAPTER 46—JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT

SUBCHAPTER VII—FBI TRAINING OF STATE AND LOCAL CRIMINAL

JUSTICE PERSONNEL

§ 3771. Training and manpower development 

(a) Functions, powers, and duties of Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation 

* * * * * * * 
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EMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

TRAINING CENTER

Pub. L. 107–206, title I, § 1202, Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 887, as 

amended by Pub. L. 109–295, title IV, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1374; 

Pub. L. 110–161, div. E, title IV, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2068; 

Pub. L. 110–329, div. D, title IV, Sept. 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 3677; 

Pub. L. 111–83, title IV, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2166; Pub. L. 112– 

74, div. D, title IV, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 966, provided that: 

(a) The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center may, for a 

period ending not later than øDecember 31, 2018¿ December 31, 

2019, appoint and maintain a cadre of up to 350 Federal annuitants: (1) without regard to any provision of title 5, United States 

Code, which might otherwise require the application of competitive 

hiring procedures; and (2) who shall not be subject to any reduction 

in pay (for annuity allocable to the period of actual employment) 

under the provisions of section 8344 or 8468 of such title 5 or similar provision of any other retirement system for employees. A reemployed Federal annuitant as to whom a waiver of reduction under 

paragraph (2) applies shall not, for any period during which such 

waiver is in effect, be considered an employee for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States 

Code, or such other retirement system (referred to in paragraph 

(2)) as may apply. 

TREASURY AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001, PUBLIC LAW 106–554—APPENDIX C 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE TRESURY

SEC. 110. * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 118. Hereafter, funds made available by this or any other 

Act may be used to pay premium pay for protective services authorized by section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, without regard to the limitation on the rate of pay payable during a pay period contained in section 5547(c)(2) of title 5, United States Code, 

except that such premium pay shall not be payable to an employee 

to the extent that the aggregate of the employee’s basic and premium pay øfor the year would¿ for calendar years 2016 and 2020, 

would exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule, and for any other year, would otherwise exceed the 

annual equivalent of that limitation. The term premium pay refers 

to the provisions of law cited in the first sentence of section 5547(a) 

of title 5, United States Code. Payment of additional premium pay 

payable under this section may be made in a lump sum on the last 

payday of the calendar year. 
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BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL 

PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 

308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93–344, AS AMENDED 

[In millions of dollars] 

Budget authority Outlays 

Committee 

allocation 

Amount 

in bill 

Committee 

allocation 

Amount 

in bill 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with the subcommittee 

allocation for 2017: Subcommittee on Homeland Security: 

Mandatory .................................................................... 1,623 1,623 1,621 1 1,621 

Discretionary ................................................................ 41,201 48,073 46,938 1 46,920 

Security ............................................................... 1,877 2,040 NA NA 

Nonsecurity ......................................................... 39,324 46,033 NA NA 

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2017 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 2 28,165 

2018 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 8,505 

2019 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 5,192 

2020 ............................................................................. ...................... ...................... ...................... 2,037 

2021 and future years ................................................ ...................... ...................... ...................... 4,735 

Financial assistance to State and local governments for 

2017 ................................................................................. NA 5,991 NA 2 361 

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

2 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

NA: Not applicable. 

NOTE.—Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill for disaster funding, as an emergency requirement, and for overseas contin- gency operations and in accordance with subparagraphs (D), (A)(i), and (A)(ii) of section 251(b)(2) of the BBEDCA of 1985, the Committee anticipates that the Budget Committee will provide a revised 302(a) allocation for the Committee on Appropriations reflecting an upward adjustment of $6,872,000,000 in budget authority plus associated outlays. 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2016 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2016 

appropriation Budget estimate 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 

Departmental Operations 

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management: 

Immediate Office of the Secretary .............................................................................................................................. 8,922 12,428 12,378 ∂3,456 ¥50 Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary .................................................................................................................. 1,748 1,734 1,734 ¥14 ..........................Office of the Chief of Staff ......................................................................................................................................... 2,696 2,644 2,634 ¥62 ¥10 Executive Secretary ...................................................................................................................................................... 5,601 5,481 5,441 ¥160 ¥40 Office of Policy ............................................................................................................................................................ 39,077 37,049 37,129 ¥1,948 ∂80 Office of Public Affairs ............................................................................................................................................... 5,472 5,384 5,384 ¥88 ..........................Office of Legislative Affairs ........................................................................................................................................ 5,363 5,287 5,287 ¥76 ..........................Office of Partnership and Engagement ...................................................................................................................... 13,074 11,692 11,592 ¥1,482 ¥100 Office of General Counsel ........................................................................................................................................... 19,472 19,298 19,248 ¥224 ¥50 Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties .................................................................................................................. 21,800 21,403 21,203 ¥597 ¥200 Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman ................................................................................................... 6,272 6,200 6,200 ¥72 ..........................Privacy Officer ............................................................................................................................................................. 7,969 7,851 7,851 ¥118 ..........................

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 137,466 136,451 136,081 ¥1,385 ¥370 

Office of the Under Secretary for Management: 

Immediate Office of the Under Secretary for Management ....................................................................................... 3,393 3,758 3,658 ∂265 ¥100 Office of the Chief Security Officer ............................................................................................................................ 69,120 61,723 60,723 ¥8,397 ¥1,000 Office of the Chief Procurement Officer ..................................................................................................................... 60,630 101,452 96,952 ∂36,322 ¥4,500 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 133,143 166,933 161,333 ∂28,190 ¥5,600 
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Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer: 

Salaries and expenses ....................................................................................................................................... 24,198 36,447 36,447 ∂12,249 ..........................Human resources information technology program ........................................................................................... 7,778 .......................... .......................... ¥7,778 ..........................

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... 31,976 36,447 36,447 ∂4,471 ..........................

Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer: 

Salaries and expenses ....................................................................................................................................... 27,235 25,664 25,164 ¥2,071 ¥500 Nebraska Avenue Complex ................................................................................................................................. 4,456 2,931 2,931 ¥1,525 ..........................

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... 31,691 28,595 28,095 ¥3,596 ¥500 Subtotal, Office of the Under Secretary for Management ............................................................................ 196,810 231,975 225,875 ∂29,065 ¥6,100 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer ................................................................................................................................... 56,420 58,825 58,425 ∂2,005 ¥400 Office of the Chief Information Officer: 

Salaries and expenses ................................................................................................................................................ 109,957 110,000 102,000 ¥7,957 ¥8,000 Information technology services .................................................................................................................................. 91,000 98,494 96,394 ∂5,394 ¥2,100 Infrastructure and security activities ......................................................................................................................... 54,087 54,087 54,087 .......................... ..........................Homeland Secure Data Network .................................................................................................................................. 54,932 54,932 54,932 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 309,976 317,513 307,413 ¥2,563 ¥10,100 

Analysis and Operations ...................................................................................................................................................... 264,714 265,719 260,201 ¥4,513 ¥5,518 

Total, Departmental Operations .............................................................................................................................. 965,386 1,010,483 987,995 ∂22,609 ¥22,488 

Office of Inspector General: 

Operating expenses ..................................................................................................................................................... 137,488 157,144 155,144 ∂17,656 ¥2,000 

(By transfer from Disaster Relief) ..................................................................................................................... (24,000 ) (24,000 ) (24,000 ) .......................... ..........................

Total, Office of Inspector General ................................................................................................................. 161,488 181,144 179,144 ∂17,656 ¥2,000 

Total, title I, Departmental Management and Operations ..................................................................................... 1,102,874 1,167,627 1,143,139 ∂40,265 ¥24,488 

(By transfer) ................................................................................................................................................... (24,000 ) (24,000 ) (24,000 ) .......................... ..........................
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2016 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2016 

appropriation Budget estimate 

TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Headquarters, Management, and Administration: 

Commissioner ..................................................................................................................................................... 30,139 31,718 30,589 ∂450 ¥1,129 Chief Counsel ..................................................................................................................................................... 48,239 53,543 50,201 ∂1,962 ¥3,342 Congressional Affairs ......................................................................................................................................... 2,444 2,950 2,915 ∂471 ¥35 Internal Affairs ................................................................................................................................................... 165,223 185,784 174,175 ∂8,952 ¥11,609 Public Affairs ...................................................................................................................................................... 14,644 19,862 18,519 ∂3,875 ¥1,343 Training and development ................................................................................................................................. 73,939 105,998 86,866 ∂12,927 ¥19,132 Tech, innovation, acquisition ............................................................................................................................. 24,933 29,156 26,353 ∂1,420 ¥2,803 Intelligence ......................................................................................................................................................... 72,038 78,682 76,244 ∂4,206 ¥2,438 Administration .................................................................................................................................................... 381,369 426,151 396,287 ∂14,918 ¥29,864 Rent .................................................................................................................................................................... 629,046 635,361 630,909 ∂1,863 ¥4,452 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... 1,442,014 1,569,205 1,493,058 ∂51,044 ¥76,147 

Border Security Inspections and Trade Facilitation: 

Inspections, trade, and travel facilitation at ports of entry ............................................................................. 2,981,606 3,108,100 3,053,046 ∂71,440 ¥55,054 Reimbursable preclearance authority ................................................................................................................ .......................... 8,000 .......................... .......................... ¥8,000 Harbor maintenance fee collection (trust fund) ................................................................................................ 3,274 3,274 3,274 .......................... ..........................International cargo screening ............................................................................................................................ 59,709 56,491 55,721 ¥3,988 ¥770 Other international programs ............................................................................................................................. 25,087 27,387 25,846 ∂759 ¥1,541 Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism [C–TPAT] .................................................................................. 36,593 38,606 37,239 ∂646 ¥1,367 Trusted Traveler programs ................................................................................................................................. 5,811 5,811 5,811 .......................... ..........................Inspection and detection technology investments ............................................................................................. 209,273 173,785 173,737 ¥35,536 ¥48 National Targeting Center .................................................................................................................................. 75,890 115,282 114,554 ∂38,664 ¥728 Training .............................................................................................................................................................. 38,258 49,929 49,823 ∂11,565 ¥106 Office of Biometric Identity Management .......................................................................................................... .......................... 305,536 .......................... .......................... ¥305,536 
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Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... 3,435,501 3,892,201 3,519,051 ∂83,550 ¥373,150 

Border Security and Control Between Ports of Entry: 

Border security and control ................................................................................................................................ 3,696,450 3,864,866 3,790,936 ∂94,486 ¥73,930 UAC Contingency Fund ....................................................................................................................................... .......................... 13,000 .......................... .......................... ¥13,000 Training .............................................................................................................................................................. 54,937 59,476 54,138 ¥799 ¥5,338 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... 3,751,387 3,937,342 3,845,074 ∂93,687 ¥92,268 Subtotal, Salaries and Expenses ................................................................................................................... 8,628,902 9,398,748 8,857,183 ∂228,281 ¥541,565 

Appropriations ........................................................................................................................................... (8,625,628 ) (9,395,474 ) (8,853,909 ) (∂228,281 ) (¥541,565 ) Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund ............................................................................................................... (3,274 ) (3,274 ) (3,274 ) .......................... ..........................

Small Airport User Fee (permanent indefinite discretionary appropriation) ....................................................................... 9,097 9,415 9,415 ∂318 ..........................Automation Modernization: 

Information technology ................................................................................................................................................ 363,728 407,206 379,861 ∂16,133 ¥27,345 Automated targeting systems ..................................................................................................................................... 122,669 122,646 122,617 ¥52 ¥29 Automated Commercial Environment/International Trade Data System [ITDS] ......................................................... 151,184 122,591 122,467 ¥28,717 ¥124 Current Operations Protection and Processing Support [COPPS] ............................................................................... 191,879 188,283 188,261 ¥3,618 ¥22 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 829,460 840,726 813,206 ¥16,254 ¥27,520 

Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology [BSFIT]: 

Development and deployment ..................................................................................................................................... 273,931 82,620 82,620 ¥191,311 ..........................Operations and maintenance ...................................................................................................................................... 173,530 246,617 266,617 ∂93,087 ∂20,000 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 447,461 329,237 349,237 ¥98,224 ∂20,000 

Air and Marine Operations: 

Salaries and expenses ................................................................................................................................................ 300,429 330,009 315,332 ∂14,903 ¥14,677 Operations and maintenance ...................................................................................................................................... 409,969 399,651 416,951 ∂6,982 ∂17,300 Procurement ................................................................................................................................................................. 91,900 68,617 124,717 ∂32,817 ∂56,100 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 802,298 798,277 857,000 ∂54,702 ∂58,723 

Construction and Facilities Management: 

Facilities construction and sustainment .................................................................................................................... 255,378 224,289 217,289 ¥38,089 ¥7,000 Program oversight and management ......................................................................................................................... 84,750 81,465 79,111 ¥5,639 ¥2,354 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 340,128 305,754 296,400 ¥43,728 ¥9,354 
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2016 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2016 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Total, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Direct Appropriations ........................................................................ 11,057,346 11,682,157 11,182,441 ∂125,095 ¥499,716 

Fee Accounts: 

Immigration inspection user fee ................................................................................................................................. (652,699 ) (677,894 ) (677,894 ) (∂25,195 ) ..........................Immigration enforcement fines ................................................................................................................................... (633 ) (860 ) (860 ) (∂227 ) ..........................Electronic system for travel authorization fee ............................................................................................................ (57,332 ) (58,301 ) (58,301 ) (∂969 ) ..........................Land border inspection fee ......................................................................................................................................... (34,724 ) (46,517 ) (46,517 ) (∂11,793 ) ..........................COBRA passenger inspection fee ................................................................................................................................ (506,877 ) (523,737 ) (523,737 ) (∂16,860 ) ..........................APHIS inspection fee ................................................................................................................................................... (515,810 ) (534,515 ) (534,515 ) (∂18,705 ) ..........................Global entry user fee ................................................................................................................................................... (91,789 ) (96,297 ) (96,297 ) (∂4,508 ) ..........................Puerto Rico trust fund ................................................................................................................................................ (99,058 ) (99,551 ) (99,551 ) (∂493 ) ..........................Virgin Island fee .......................................................................................................................................................... (11,867 ) (11,176 ) (11,176 ) (¥691 ) ..........................Customs unclaimed goods .......................................................................................................................................... (5,992 ) (5,992 ) (5,992 ) .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Fee Accounts ........................................................................................................................................... (1,976,781 ) (2,054,840 ) (2,054,840 ) (∂78,059 ) ..........................Total, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ............................................................................................................ 13,034,127 13,736,997 13,237,281 ∂203,154 ¥499,716 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (11,057,346 ) (11,682,157 ) (11,182,441 ) (∂125,095 ) (¥499,716 ) Fee accounts .................................................................................................................................................. (1,976,781 ) (2,054,840 ) (2,054,840 ) (∂78,059 ) ..........................

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Headquarters Management and Administration: 

Personnel compensation and benefits, services and other costs ..................................................................... 190,880 203,015 191,019 ∂139 ¥11,996 Headquarter-managed IT investment ................................................................................................................ 148,957 161,474 161,783 ∂12,826 ∂309 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... 339,837 364,489 352,802 ∂12,965 ¥11,687 

Legal proceedings ....................................................................................................................................................... 239,894 268,393 257,787 ∂17,893 ¥10,606 
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Investigations: 

Domestic investigations ..................................................................................................................................... 1,761,829 1,892,183 1,844,231 ∂82,402 ¥47,952 International investigations: 

International operations ............................................................................................................................ 107,210 114,255 113,551 ∂6,341 ¥704 Visa Security Program ............................................................................................................................... 32,561 32,496 45,484 ∂12,923 ∂12,988 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................. 139,771 146,751 159,035 ∂19,264 ∂12,284 Subtotal, Investigations ........................................................................................................................ 1,901,600 2,038,934 2,003,266 ∂101,666 ¥35,668 

Intelligence .................................................................................................................................................................. 79,768 81,996 80,141 ∂373 ¥1,855 Enforcement and Removal Operations: 

Custody operations ............................................................................................................................................. 2,316,744 2,178,963 2,321,866 ∂5,122 ∂142,903 Fugitive operations ............................................................................................................................................. 156,572 133,133 151,129 ¥5,443 ∂17,996 Criminal Alien Program ...................................................................................................................................... 317,177 347,455 318,091 ∂914 ¥29,364 Alternatives to detention .................................................................................................................................... 114,275 125,966 124,866 ∂10,591 ¥1,100 Transportation and Removal Program ............................................................................................................... 313,174 315,647 324,236 ∂11,062 ∂8,589 UAC Contingency Fund ....................................................................................................................................... .......................... 7,000 .......................... .......................... ¥7,000 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... 3,217,942 3,108,164 3,240,188 ∂22,246 ∂132,024 Subtotal, Salaries and Expenses ................................................................................................................... 5,779,041 5,861,976 5,934,184 ∂155,143 ∂72,208 

Automation Modernization: 

Consolidated ICE financial solution ............................................................................................................................ 5,000 11,800 11,800 ∂6,800 ..........................TECS modernization ..................................................................................................................................................... 21,500 21,000 16,000 ¥5,500 ¥5,000 IT refresh ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4,000 10,430 2,000 ¥2,000 ¥8,430 Tactical communucations ........................................................................................................................................... 18,500 .......................... .......................... ¥18,500 ..........................ICE operational data store .......................................................................................................................................... 4,000 .......................... .......................... ¥4,000 ..........................

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 53,000 43,230 29,800 ¥23,200 ¥13,430 

Construction ......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................... 7,000 .......................... .......................... ¥7,000 

Total, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Direct Appropriations ........................................................... 5,832,041 5,912,206 5,963,984 ∂131,943 ∂51,778 

Fee Accounts: 

Immigration inspection user fee ................................................................................................................................. (135,000 ) (135,000 ) (135,000 ) .......................... ..........................Breached Bond/Detention Fund ................................................................................................................................... (42,000 ) (42,000 ) (42,000 ) .......................... ..........................Student exchange visitor program fee ........................................................................................................................ (145,000 ) (145,000 ) (171,000 ) (∂26,000 ) (∂26,000 ) 
154 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2016 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2016 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 322,000 322,000 348,000 ∂26,000 ∂26,000 Total, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ............................................................................................... 6,154,041 6,234,206 6,311,984 ∂157,943 ∂77,778 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (5,832,041 ) (5,912,206 ) (5,963,984 ) (∂131,943 ) (∂51,778 ) Fee accounts .................................................................................................................................................. (322,000 ) (322,000 ) (348,000 ) (∂26,000 ) (∂26,000 ) 

Transportation Security Administration 

Aviation Security: 

Screening Partnership Program .................................................................................................................................. 166,928 170,382 170,382 ∂3,454 ..........................Screener personnel, compensation, and benefits ....................................................................................................... 2,973,839 3,045,941 3,088,302 ∂114,463 ∂42,361 Screener training and other ........................................................................................................................................ 239,025 235,668 240,388 ∂1,363 ∂4,720 Checkpoint support ..................................................................................................................................................... 111,201 115,305 115,305 ∂4,104 ..........................EDS procurement/installation ...................................................................................................................................... 82,168 82,939 82,939 ∂771 ..........................Screening technology maintenance ............................................................................................................................. 280,509 280,500 280,500 ¥9 ..........................Aviation regulation and other enforcement ................................................................................................................ 337,345 349,687 374,042 ∂36,697 ∂24,355 Airport management and support ............................................................................................................................... 597,899 598,724 602,163 ∂4,264 ∂3,439 Federal Flight Deck Officer and flight crew training ................................................................................................. 20,758 19,773 22,473 ∂1,715 ∂2,700 Air cargo ...................................................................................................................................................................... 104,689 106,575 106,575 ∂1,886 ..........................Federal Air Marshals ................................................................................................................................................... 805,076 815,313 815,313 ∂10,237 ..........................Aviation Security Capital Fund (mandatory) ............................................................................................................... (250,000 ) (250,000 ) (250,000 ) .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Aviation Security (gross) ......................................................................................................................... 5,719,437 5,820,807 5,898,382 ∂178,945 ∂77,575 

Aviation security fees (offsetting collections) ..................................................................................................................... ¥2,130,000 ¥2,130,000 ¥2,130,000 .......................... ..........................Additional offsetting collections (leg. proposal) .................................................................................................................. .......................... ¥880,000 .......................... .......................... ∂880,000 

Subtotal, Aviation Security (net, discretionary) ...................................................................................................... 3,589,437 2,810,807 3,768,382 ∂178,945 ∂957,575 

Surface Transportation Security: 

Staffing and operations .............................................................................................................................................. 28,148 27,700 27,700 ¥448 ..........................
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Surface inspectors and VIPR ...................................................................................................................................... 82,650 95,016 95,016 ∂12,366 ..........................

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 110,798 122,716 122,716 ∂11,918 ..........................

Intelligence and Vetting: 

Intelligence .................................................................................................................................................................. 52,003 57,360 57,360 ∂5,357 ..........................Secure flight ................................................................................................................................................................ 105,651 101,721 101,721 ¥3,930 ..........................Other vetting programs ............................................................................................................................................... 79,039 72,051 72,051 ¥6,988 ..........................TWIC fee ...................................................................................................................................................................... (82,267 ) (96,163 ) (96,163 ) (∂13,896 ) ..........................Hazardous material fee ............................................................................................................................................... (21,083 ) (21,083 ) (21,083 ) .......................... ..........................General aviation at DCA fee ....................................................................................................................................... (400 ) (400 ) (400 ) .......................... ..........................Commercial aviation and airport fee .......................................................................................................................... (6,500 ) (6,500 ) (6,500 ) .......................... ..........................Other security threat assessments fee ....................................................................................................................... (50 ) (50 ) (50 ) .......................... ..........................Air Cargo/Certified Cargo Screening Program fee ...................................................................................................... (3,500 ) (3,500 ) (3,500 ) .......................... ..........................TSA Precheck Application Program fee ....................................................................................................................... (80,153 ) (80,153 ) (80,153 ) .......................... ..........................Alien flight school fee ................................................................................................................................................. (5,200 ) (5,200 ) (5,200 ) .......................... ..........................

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 435,846 444,181 444,181 ∂8,335 ..........................

Direct Appropriations ..................................................................................................................................... (236,693 ) (231,132 ) (231,132 ) (¥5,561 ) ..........................Fee funded programs ..................................................................................................................................... (199,153 ) (213,049 ) (213,049 ) (∂13,896 ) ..........................

Transportation Security Support: 

Headquarters administration ...................................................................................................................................... 273,259 290,212 281,622 ∂8,363 ¥8,590 Information technology ................................................................................................................................................ 449,160 459,118 461,155 ∂11,995 ∂2,037 Human capital services .............................................................................................................................................. 201,596 202,045 210,448 ∂8,852 ∂8,403 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 924,015 951,375 953,225 ∂29,210 ∂1,850 Total, Transportation Security Administration ........................................................................................................ 7,440,096 7,589,079 7,668,504 ∂228,408 ∂79,425 

Offsetting collections ..................................................................................................................................... (¥2,130,000 ) (¥2,130,000 ) (¥2,130,000 ) .......................... ..........................Offsetting collections (legislative proposal) .................................................................................................. .......................... (¥880,000 ) .......................... .......................... (∂880,000 ) Aviation Security Capital Fund (mandatory) ................................................................................................. (250,000 ) (250,000 ) (250,000 ) .......................... ..........................Fee funded programs ..................................................................................................................................... (199,153 ) (213,049 ) (213,049 ) (∂13,896 ) ..........................

Total, Transportation Security Administration (net) ................................................................................. 4,860,943 4,116,030 5,075,455 ∂214,512 ∂959,425 

Coast Guard 

Operating Expenses: 

Military pay and allowances ....................................................................................................................................... 3,488,617 3,597,319 3,587,319 ∂98,702 ¥10,000 Civilian pay and benefits ............................................................................................................................................ 792,229 817,324 817,324 ∂25,095 ..........................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2016 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2016 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Training and recruiting ............................................................................................................................................... 206,498 198,605 198,605 ¥7,893 ..........................Operating funds and unit level maintenance ............................................................................................................ 1,027,780 996,204 996,954 ¥30,826 ∂750 Centrally managed accounts ...................................................................................................................................... 329,906 329,099 329,099 ¥807 ..........................Intermediate and depot level maintenance ................................................................................................................ 1,056,458 1,048,264 1,048,264 ¥8,194 ..........................Overseas contingency operations/global war on terrorism ......................................................................................... 160,002 .......................... 162,692 ∂2,690 ∂162,692 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 7,061,490 6,986,815 7,140,257 ∂78,767 ∂153,442 

(Defense) ........................................................................................................................................................ (500,002 ) (340,000 ) (502,692 ) (∂2,690 ) (∂162,692 ) (Nondefense) .................................................................................................................................................. (6,561,488 ) (6,646,815 ) (6,637,565 ) (∂76,077 ) (¥9,250 ) 

Environmental compliance and restoration ......................................................................................................................... 13,221 13,315 13,315 ∂94 ..........................Reserve training ................................................................................................................................................................... 110,614 112,302 112,302 ∂1,688 ..........................Acquisition, construction, and improvements: 

Vessels: 

Survey and design-vessel and boats ................................................................................................................. 15,000 6,500 8,500 ¥6,500 ∂2,000 In-Service vessel sustainment ........................................................................................................................... 68,000 79,000 94,000 ∂26,000 ∂15,000 National security cutter ...................................................................................................................................... 743,400 127,000 255,400 ¥488,000 ∂128,400 Offshore patrol cutter ......................................................................................................................................... 89,000 100,000 100,000 ∂11,000 ..........................Fast response cutter .......................................................................................................................................... 340,000 240,000 325,000 ¥15,000 ∂85,000 Cutter boats ....................................................................................................................................................... 3,000 4,000 4,000 ∂1,000 ..........................Polar ice breaking vessel ................................................................................................................................... 6,000 147,600 14,000 ∂8,000 ¥133,600 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... 1,264,400 704,100 800,900 ¥463,500 ∂96,800 

Aircraft: 

HC–144 conversion/sustainment ....................................................................................................................... 3,000 25,500 25,500 ∂22,500 ..........................HC–27J conversion/sustainment ........................................................................................................................ 102,000 130,000 130,000 ∂28,000 ..........................HC–130J acquisition/conversion/sustainment ................................................................................................... 150,000 20,800 21,800 ¥128,200 ∂1,000 HH–65 conversion/sustainment ......................................................................................................................... 40,000 25,000 25,000 ¥15,000 ..........................

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... 295,000 201,300 202,300 ¥92,700 ∂1,000 
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Other Acquisition Programs: 

Other equipment and systems ........................................................................................................................... .......................... 8,055 8,055 ∂8,055 ..........................Program oversight and management ................................................................................................................ 20,000 20,000 20,000 .......................... ..........................C4ISR .................................................................................................................................................................. 36,600 24,300 24,300 ¥12,300 ..........................CG–Logistics information management system ................................................................................................ 8,500 7,000 7,000 ¥1,500 ..........................

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... 65,100 59,355 59,355 ¥5,745 ..........................

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation: 

Major construction; Housing; ATON; and survey and design ............................................................................ 124,600 18,100 18,100 ¥106,500 ..........................Major acquisition systems infrastructure .......................................................................................................... 52,000 28,000 50,000 ¥2,000 ∂22,000 Minor shore ......................................................................................................................................................... 5,000 5,000 5,000 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... 181,600 51,100 73,100 ¥108,500 ∂22,000 

Military housing ........................................................................................................................................................... 21,000 .......................... .......................... ¥21,000 ..........................Personnel and related support: 

Direct personnel costs ........................................................................................................................................ 118,069 120,933 120,933 ∂2,864 ..........................

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... 118,069 120,933 120,933 ∂2,864 ..........................Subtotal, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements ............................................................................... 1,945,169 1,136,788 1,256,588 ¥688,581 ∂119,800 

Research, development, test, and evaluation ..................................................................................................................... 18,019 18,319 36,819 ∂18,800 ∂18,500 Health Care Fund contribution (permanent indefinite discretionary appropriation) ........................................................... 169,306 176,000 176,000 ∂6,694 ..........................Retired pay (mandatory) ...................................................................................................................................................... 1,604,000 1,666,940 1,666,940 ∂62,940 ..........................

Total, Coast Guard .................................................................................................................................................. 10,921,819 10,110,479 10,402,221 ¥519,598 ∂291,742 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (10,761,817 ) (10,110,479 ) (10,239,529 ) (¥522,288 ) (∂129,050 ) Overseas contingency operations/global war on terrorism ........................................................................... (160,002 ) .......................... (162,692 ) (∂2,690 ) (∂162,692 ) 

United States Secret Service 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Protection: 

Protection of persons and facilities ................................................................................................................... 911,480 1,006,054 991,054 ∂79,574 ¥15,000 Protective intelligence activities ........................................................................................................................ 70,967 72,413 72,413 ∂1,446 ..........................National Special Security Event Fund ................................................................................................................ 4,500 4,500 4,500 .......................... ..........................Presidential candidate nominee protection ....................................................................................................... 203,687 72,134 72,134 ¥131,553 ..........................

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... 1,190,634 1,155,101 1,140,101 ¥50,533 ¥15,000 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2016 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2016 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Investigations: 

Domestic field operations .................................................................................................................................. 336,911 347,653 356,653 ∂19,742 ∂9,000 International field office administration, Operations and training ................................................................... 31,378 34,572 34,572 ∂3,194 ..........................Support for missing and exploited children ...................................................................................................... 8,366 2,366 8,366 .......................... ∂6,000 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... 376,655 384,591 399,591 ∂22,936 ∂15,000 

Headquarters, management and administration ........................................................................................................ 231,706 203,799 203,799 ¥27,907 ..........................Rowley Training Center ............................................................................................................................................... 54,474 57,533 57,533 ∂3,059 ..........................Information integration and technology transformation ............................................................................................. 1,057 1,085 1,085 ∂28 ..........................

Subtotal, Salaries and Expenses ............................................................................................................................ 1,854,526 1,802,109 1,802,109 ¥52,417 ..........................

Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses: 

Facilities ...................................................................................................................................................................... 24,282 5,557 5,557 ¥18,725 ..........................Protection of persons and facilities ............................................................................................................................ 11,000 38,216 38,216 ∂27,216 ..........................Information integration and technology transformation ............................................................................................. 43,737 45,237 45,237 ∂1,500 ..........................

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 79,019 89,010 89,010 ∂9,991 ..........................Total, United States Secret Service ........................................................................................................................ 1,933,545 1,891,119 1,891,119 ¥42,426 ..........................Total, title II, Security, Enforcement, and Investigations ...................................................................................... 34,605,694 33,711,991 34,515,220 ¥90,474 ∂803,229 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (36,575,692 ) (36,721,991 ) (36,482,528 ) (¥93,164 ) (¥239,463 ) Offsetting collections ..................................................................................................................................... (¥2,130,000 ) (¥2,130,000 ) (¥2,130,000 ) .......................... ..........................Offsetting collections (legislative proposal) .................................................................................................. .......................... (¥880,000 ) .......................... .......................... (∂880,000 ) Overseas contingency operations/global war on terrorism ........................................................................... (160,002 ) .......................... (162,692 ) (∂2,690 ) (∂162,692 ) (Fee accounts) ............................................................................................................................................... (2,497,934 ) (2,589,889 ) (2,615,889 ) (∂117,955 ) (∂26,000 ) 
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TITLE III—PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY 

National Protection and Programs Directorate 

Management and administration ......................................................................................................................................... 62,132 62,077 56,536 ¥5,596 ¥5,541 Infrastructure Protection and Information Security: 

Infrastructure Protection: 

Infrastructure analysis and planning ................................................................................................................ 75,010 56,342 73,814 ¥1,196 ∂17,472 Sector management and governance ................................................................................................................ 70,848 64,972 61,084 ¥9,764 ¥3,888 Regional field operations ................................................................................................................................... 49,151 56,259 49,790 ∂639 ¥6,469 Infrastructure security compliance .................................................................................................................... 78,400 78,667 72,331 ¥6,069 ¥6,336 

Subtotal, Infrastructure Protection ................................................................................................................ 273,409 256,240 257,019 ¥16,390 ∂779 

Cybersecurity and Communications: 

Cybersecurity: 

Cybersecurity coordination ........................................................................................................................ 4,434 4,337 4,337 ¥97 ..........................US Computer Emergency Readiness Team [US–CERT] operations .......................................................... 94,485 128,850 117,042 ∂22,557 ¥11,808 Federal network security ........................................................................................................................... 136,055 315,760 281,543 ∂145,488 ¥34,217 Network security deployment ..................................................................................................................... 475,822 486,105 480,489 ∂4,667 ¥5,616 Global cybersecurity management ............................................................................................................ 26,702 16,487 23,749 ¥2,953 ∂7,262 Critical infrastructure cyber protection and awareness ........................................................................... 74,229 99,443 91,180 ∂16,951 ¥8,263 Business operations .................................................................................................................................. 7,022 6,561 6,561 ¥461 ..........................

Subtotal, Cybersecurity ......................................................................................................................... 818,749 1,057,543 1,004,901 ∂186,152 ¥52,642 

Communications: 

Office of Emergency Communications ...................................................................................................... 34,205 32,680 33,860 ¥345 ∂1,180 Priority telecommunications services ........................................................................................................ 63,095 63,957 63,957 ∂862 ..........................Next generation networks .......................................................................................................................... 80,384 89,780 89,780 ∂9,396 ..........................Programs to study and enhance telecommunications ............................................................................. 10,334 10,221 10,221 ¥113 ..........................Critical infrastructure protection programs .............................................................................................. 10,824 16,270 14,974 ∂4,150 ¥1,296 

Subtotal, Communications .................................................................................................................... 198,842 212,908 212,792 ∂13,950 ¥116 Subtotal, Cybersecurity and Communications ...................................................................................... 1,017,591 1,270,451 1,217,693 ∂200,102 ¥52,758 Subtotal, Infrastructure Protection and Information Security .............................................................. 1,291,000 1,526,691 1,474,712 ∂183,712 ¥51,979 

Federal Protective Service: 

Basic security .............................................................................................................................................................. 275,763 290,669 290,669 ∂14,906 ..........................Building-specific security ............................................................................................................................................ 665,121 647,843 647,843 ¥17,278 ..........................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2016 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2016 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Reimbursable security fees (Contract Guard Services) .............................................................................................. 502,565 512,566 512,566 ∂10,001 ..........................

Subtotal, Federal Protective Service ....................................................................................................................... 1,443,449 1,451,078 1,451,078 ∂7,629 ..........................

Offsetting collections .................................................................................................................................................. ¥1,443,449 ¥1,451,078 ¥1,451,078 ¥7,629 ..........................

Office of Biometric Identity Management ............................................................................................................................ 282,473 .......................... 287,149 ∂4,676 ∂287,149 

Total, National Protection and Programs Directorate (gross) ................................................................................ 3,079,054 3,039,846 3,269,475 ∂190,421 ∂229,629 

(Defense) ........................................................................................................................................................ (1,291,000 ) (1,526,691 ) (1,474,712 ) (∂183,712 ) (¥51,979 ) (Nondefense) .................................................................................................................................................. (344,605 ) (62,077 ) (343,685 ) (¥920 ) (∂281,608 ) Offsetting collections ..................................................................................................................................... (¥1,443,449 ) (¥1,451,078 ) (¥1,451,078 ) (¥7,629 ) ..........................

Total, National Protection and Programs Directorate (net) ................................................................................... 1,635,605 1,588,768 1,818,397 ∂182,792 ∂229,629 

Office of Health Affairs 

BioWatch ............................................................................................................................................................................... 82,078 .......................... 69,878 ¥12,200 ∂69,878 National Biosurveillance Integration Center ........................................................................................................................ 10,500 .......................... 8,000 ¥2,500 ∂8,000 Chemical Defense Program .................................................................................................................................................. 824 .......................... 811 ¥13 ∂811 Planning and coordination ................................................................................................................................................... 4,957 .......................... 4,906 ¥51 ∂4,906 Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 27,010 .......................... 24,698 ¥2,312 ∂24,698 

Total, Office of Health Affairs ................................................................................................................................ 125,369 .......................... 108,293 ¥17,076 ∂108,293 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Administrative and regional offices ............................................................................................................................ 236,802 247,788 233,007 ¥3,795 ¥14,781 

Office of National Capital Region Coordination ................................................................................................ (3,422 ) (3,460 ) (3,460 ) (∂38 ) ..........................

Preparedness and protection ...................................................................................................................................... 189,581 164,656 161,394 ¥28,187 ¥3,262 Response ..................................................................................................................................................................... 174,124 189,923 190,915 ∂16,791 ∂992 
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Urban search and rescue response system ....................................................................................................... (35,180 ) (27,513 ) (35,180 ) .......................... (∂7,667 ) 

Recovery ....................................................................................................................................................................... 49,763 58,687 57,023 ∂7,260 ¥1,664 Mitigation .................................................................................................................................................................... 27,957 24,887 27,579 ¥378 ∂2,692 Mission support ........................................................................................................................................................... 181,610 220,464 213,286 ∂31,676 ¥7,178 Centrally managed accounts ...................................................................................................................................... 100,917 161,798 161,560 ∂60,643 ¥238 

Subtotal, Salaries and Expenses ............................................................................................................................ 960,754 1,068,203 1,044,764 ∂84,010 ¥23,439 

(Defense) ........................................................................................................................................................ (74,000 ) (62,288 ) (62,288 ) (¥11,712 ) ..........................(Nondefense) .................................................................................................................................................. (886,754 ) (1,005,915 ) (982,476 ) (∂95,722 ) (¥23,439 ) 

Grants and Training: 

State and Local Programs: 

Discretionary Grants: 

State Homeland Security Grant Program .................................................................................................. 467,000 200,000 467,000 .......................... ∂267,000 Operation Stonegarden .............................................................................................................................. (55,000 ) .......................... (55,000 ) .......................... (∂55,000 ) Urban Area Security Initiative ................................................................................................................... 600,000 330,000 600,000 .......................... ∂270,000 Nonprofit Security Grants .......................................................................................................................... (20,000 ) .......................... (20,000 ) .......................... (∂20,000 ) 

Public transportation security assistance and railroad security assistance .................................................... 100,000 85,000 100,000 .......................... ∂15,000 

Amtrak security ..................................................................................................................................... (10,000 ) (10,000 ) (10,000 ) .......................... ..........................Over-the-Road Bus security .................................................................................................................. (3,000 ) .......................... (3,000 ) .......................... (∂3,000 ) 

Port Security Grants .................................................................................................................................. 100,000 93,000 100,000 .......................... ∂7,000 Countering violent extremism ................................................................................................................... .......................... 49,000 50,000 ∂50,000 ∂1,000 Regional Competition Grant Program ....................................................................................................... .......................... 100,000 .......................... .......................... ¥100,000 

Subtotal, Discretionary Grants .............................................................................................................. 1,267,000 857,000 1,317,000 ∂50,000 ∂460,000 

Education, Training, and Exercises: 

Emergency Management Institute ............................................................................................................. 20,569 .......................... 20,569 .......................... ∂20,569 Center for Domestic Preparedness ............................................................................................................ 64,991 .......................... 67,989 ∂2,998 ∂67,989 National Domestic Preparedness Consortium ........................................................................................... 98,000 36,000 101,000 ∂3,000 ∂65,000 National Exercise Program ........................................................................................................................ 19,919 .......................... 19,911 ¥8 ∂19,911 Center for Homeland Defense and Security and Emergency Management Institute ............................... .......................... 37,643 .......................... .......................... ¥37,643 Center for Domestic Preparedness and National Exercise Program ........................................................ .......................... 87,900 .......................... .......................... ¥87,900 Continuing Training Grants/Center for Homeland Defense & Security .................................................... 29,521 .......................... 18,000 ¥11,521 ∂18,000 

Subtotal, Education, Training and Exercises ....................................................................................... 233,000 161,543 227,469 ¥5,531 ∂65,926 

Emergency management performance grants ................................................................................................... .......................... 350,000 .......................... .......................... ¥350,000 Fire grants .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................... 335,000 .......................... .......................... ¥335,000 SAFER ................................................................................................................................................................. .......................... 335,000 .......................... .......................... ¥335,000 

Subtotal, State and Local Programs ............................................................................................................. 1,500,000 2,038,543 1,544,469 ∂44,469 ¥494,074 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2016 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2016 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Firefighter Assistance Grants: 

Fire grants .......................................................................................................................................................... 345,000 .......................... 340,000 ¥5,000 ∂340,000 Staffing for adequate fire and emergency response [SAFER] act grants ........................................................ 345,000 .......................... 340,000 ¥5,000 ∂340,000 

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... 690,000 .......................... 680,000 ¥10,000 ∂680,000 

Emergency management performance grants ............................................................................................................ 350,000 .......................... 350,000 .......................... ∂350,000 

Subtotal, Grants and Training ................................................................................................................................ 2,540,000 2,038,543 2,574,469 ∂34,469 ∂535,926 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program .................................................................................................................. ¥305 ¥265 ¥265 ∂40 ..........................United States Fire Administration ........................................................................................................................................ 44,000 42,312 44,000 .......................... ∂1,688 Disaster Relief Fund: 

Base disaster relief ..................................................................................................................................................... 661,740 639,515 639,515 ¥22,225 ..........................Disaster relief category ............................................................................................................................................... 6,712,953 6,709,000 6,709,000 ¥3,953 ..........................

Subtotal, Disaster Relief Fund ............................................................................................................................... 7,374,693 7,348,515 7,348,515 ¥26,178 ..........................

Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program ............................................................................................................ 190,000 177,531 177,531 ¥12,469 ..........................National Flood Insurance Fund: 

Salaries and expenses ................................................................................................................................................ 25,299 13,436 13,436 ¥11,863 ..........................Flood plain management and mapping ..................................................................................................................... 155,899 168,363 168,363 ∂12,464 ..........................

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 181,198 181,799 181,799 ∂601 ..........................

Offsetting fee collections ............................................................................................................................................ ¥181,198 ¥181,799 ¥181,799 ¥601 ..........................

National Predisaster Mitigation Fund .................................................................................................................................. 100,000 54,486 100,000 .......................... ∂45,514 Emergency food and shelter ................................................................................................................................................ 120,000 100,000 100,000 ¥20,000 ..........................

Total, Federal Emergency Management Agency ..................................................................................................... 11,329,142 10,829,325 11,389,014 ∂59,872 ∂559,689 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (4,797,387 ) (4,302,124 ) (4,861,813 ) (∂64,426 ) (∂559,689 ) 
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Offsetting collections ..................................................................................................................................... (¥181,198 ) (¥181,799 ) (¥181,799 ) (¥601 ) ..........................Disaster relief category .................................................................................................................................. (6,712,953 ) (6,709,000 ) (6,709,000 ) (¥3,953 ) ..........................

Total, title III, Protection, Preparedness, Response and Recovery ......................................................................... 13,090,116 12,418,093 13,315,704 ∂225,588 ∂897,611 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (8,001,810 ) (7,341,970 ) (8,239,581 ) (∂237,771 ) (∂897,611 ) Offsetting collections ..................................................................................................................................... (¥1,624,647 ) (¥1,632,877 ) (¥1,632,877 ) (¥8,230 ) ..........................Disaster relief category .................................................................................................................................. (6,712,953 ) (6,709,000 ) (6,709,000 ) (¥3,953 ) ..........................

TITLE IV—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 

Appropriations: 

E–Verify Program ......................................................................................................................................................... 119,671 119,139 119,139 ¥532 ..........................Immigrant integration programs ................................................................................................................................. .......................... 10,000 .......................... .......................... ¥10,000 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 119,671 129,139 119,139 ¥532 ¥10,000 

Fee Accounts: 

Adjudication Services: 

District operations .............................................................................................................................................. (1,644,932 ) (1,607,655 ) (1,607,655 ) (¥37,277 ) ..........................

(Immigrant Integration Grants) ................................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Service center operations ................................................................................................................................... (700,060 ) (1,001,363 ) (676,013 ) (¥24,047 ) (¥325,350 ) Asylum, refugee and international operations ................................................................................................... (259,350 ) (274,437 ) (265,437 ) (∂6,087 ) (¥9,000 ) Records operations ............................................................................................................................................. (124,177 ) (124,671 ) (124,671 ) (∂494 ) ..........................Business transformation .................................................................................................................................... (226,380 ) (226,380 ) (226,380 ) .......................... ..........................

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... (2,954,899 ) (3,234,506 ) (2,900,156 ) (¥54,743 ) (¥334,350 ) 

Information and Customer Services: 

Operating expenses ............................................................................................................................................ (124,041 ) (138,915 ) (120,391 ) (¥3,650 ) (¥18,524 ) 

Administration: 

Operating expenses ............................................................................................................................................ (384,585 ) (418,639 ) (388,092 ) (∂3,507 ) (¥30,547 ) 

Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements [SAVE] ............................................................................................... (27,021 ) (37,071 ) (37,071 ) (∂10,050 ) ..........................

Subtotal, Fee Accounts ........................................................................................................................................... (3,490,546 ) (3,829,131 ) (3,445,710 ) (¥44,836 ) (¥383,421 ) 

H1–B Visa Fee Account: 

Adjudication Services: 

Service center operations ................................................................................................................................... .......................... (15,000 ) (15,000 ) (∂15,000 ) ..........................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2016 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2016 

appropriation Budget estimate 

H1–B and L Fraud Prevention Fee Account: 

Adjudication services: 

District operations .............................................................................................................................................. .......................... (29,523 ) (29,523 ) (∂29,523 ) ..........................Asylum and refugee operating expenses ........................................................................................................... .......................... (308 ) (308 ) (∂308 ) ..........................Service center operations ................................................................................................................................... .......................... (15,169 ) (15,169 ) (∂15,169 ) ..........................

Subtotal .......................................................................................................................................................... .......................... (45,000 ) (45,000 ) (∂45,000 ) ..........................Total, Fee Accounts ........................................................................................................................................ (3,490,546 ) (3,889,131 ) (3,505,710 ) (∂15,164 ) (¥383,421 ) 

Total, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services .................................................................................. (3,610,217 ) (4,018,270 ) (3,624,849 ) (∂14,632 ) (¥393,421 ) 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (119,671 ) (129,139 ) (119,139 ) (¥532 ) (¥10,000 ) Fee accounts .................................................................................................................................................. (3,490,546 ) (3,889,131 ) (3,505,710 ) (∂15,164 ) (¥383,421 ) 

(Immigration Examination Fee Account) .............................................................................................................................. (3,430,546 ) (3,829,131 ) (3,445,710 ) (∂15,164 ) (¥383,421 ) (H1–B Visa Fee Account) ..................................................................................................................................................... (15,000 ) (15,000 ) (15,000 ) .......................... ..........................(H1–B and L Fraud Prevention Fee Account) ...................................................................................................................... (45,000 ) (45,000 ) (45,000 ) .......................... ..........................

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Law enforcement training ........................................................................................................................................... 189,410 186,251 186,251 ¥3,159 ..........................Management and administration ................................................................................................................................ 28,075 28,714 28,714 ∂639 ..........................

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 217,485 214,965 214,965 ¥2,520 ..........................

Acquisitions, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses ..................................................................................... 27,553 27,553 27,553 .......................... ..........................

Total, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center ................................................................................................... 245,038 242,518 242,518 ¥2,520 ..........................
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Science and Technology 

Management and administration ......................................................................................................................................... 131,531 127,903 127,903 ¥3,628 ..........................Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations: 

Research, development, and innovation ..................................................................................................................... 434,850 417,420 438,979 ∂4,129 ∂21,559 Laboratory facilities ..................................................................................................................................................... 133,731 133,942 133,942 ∂211 ..........................Acquisition and operations support ............................................................................................................................ 47,102 48,393 48,393 ∂1,291 ..........................University programs .................................................................................................................................................... 39,724 31,085 40,500 ∂776 ∂9,415 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 655,407 630,840 661,814 ∂6,407 ∂30,974 Total, Science and Technology ............................................................................................................................... 786,938 758,743 789,717 ∂2,779 ∂30,974 

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 

Management and administration ......................................................................................................................................... 38,109 .......................... 42,222 ∂4,113 ∂42,222 Research, Development, and Operations: 

Systems engineering and architecture ....................................................................................................................... 17,000 .......................... 15,872 ¥1,128 ∂15,872 Systems development .................................................................................................................................................. 22,000 .......................... 20,253 ¥1,747 ∂20,253 Transformational research and development ............................................................................................................. 68,000 .......................... 63,582 ¥4,418 ∂63,582 Assessments ................................................................................................................................................................ 38,000 .......................... 36,648 ¥1,352 ∂36,648 Operations support ...................................................................................................................................................... 31,000 .......................... 29,492 ¥1,508 ∂29,492 National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center ............................................................................................................. 20,000 .......................... 19,289 ¥711 ∂19,289 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 196,000 .......................... 185,136 ¥10,864 ∂185,136 

Systems Acquisition: 

Securing the cities ...................................................................................................................................................... 22,000 .......................... 22,000 .......................... ∂22,000 Radiological and nuclear detection equipment [RDE] acquisition ............................................................................ 91,011 .......................... 98,664 ∂7,653 ∂98,664 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 113,011 .......................... 120,664 ∂7,653 ∂120,664 Total, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office ............................................................................................................... 347,120 .......................... 348,022 ∂902 ∂348,022 

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Office 

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Office: 

Defense ........................................................................................................................................................................ .......................... 14,263 .......................... .......................... ¥14,263 Non-defense ................................................................................................................................................................. .......................... 487,182 .......................... .......................... ¥487,182 

Total, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Office ............................................................ .......................... 501,445 .......................... .......................... ¥501,445 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2016 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2016 

appropriation Budget estimate 

(Defense) ........................................................................................................................................................ .......................... (14,263 ) .......................... .......................... (¥14,263 ) (Non-defense) ................................................................................................................................................. .......................... (487,182 ) .......................... .......................... (¥487,182 ) 

Total, title IV, Research and Development, Training, and Services ...................................................................... 1,498,767 1,631,845 1,499,396 ∂629 ¥132,449 (Fee Accounts) ........................................................................................................................................................ (3,490,546 ) (3,889,131 ) (3,505,710 ) (∂15,164 ) (¥383,421 ) 

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

DHS Consolidated Headquarters Project .............................................................................................................................. 215,679 225,532 225,532 ∂9,853 ..........................Financial systems modernization ......................................................................................................................................... 52,977 41,215 41,215 ¥11,762 ..........................OCIO Cyber Security Fund .................................................................................................................................................... 100,000 .......................... .......................... ¥100,000 ..........................Emergent threats .................................................................................................................................................................. 50,000 .......................... .......................... ¥50,000 ..........................Colombia Free Trade Act collections .................................................................................................................................... 220,000 220,000 231,000 ∂11,000 ∂11,000 H2B returning worker ........................................................................................................................................................... 1,000 .......................... .......................... ¥1,000 ..........................U–Visa immigration proposal .............................................................................................................................................. .......................... 3,000 .......................... .......................... ¥3,000 Analysis and operations (rescission) ................................................................................................................................... ¥4,188 .......................... .......................... ∂4,188 ..........................TSA Aviation security (Public Law 114–113) (rescission) ................................................................................................... ¥158,414 .......................... ¥12,000 ∂146,414 ¥12,000 TSA Surface transportation security (Public Law 114–4) (rescission) ............................................................................... ¥14,000 .......................... .......................... ∂14,000 ..........................TSA Transportation security support (Public Law 114–113) (rescission) ........................................................................... .......................... .......................... ¥23,000 ¥23,000 ¥23,000 Coast Guard AC&I (Public Law 113–6) (rescission) ........................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... ¥4,200 ¥4,200 ¥4,200 Coast Guard AC&I (Public Law 113–76) (rescission) ......................................................................................................... ¥16,445 .......................... ¥19,300 ¥2,855 ¥19,300 Coast Guard AC&I (Public Law 112–74) (rescission .......................................................................................................... ¥5,800 .......................... .......................... ∂5,800 ..........................Coast Guard AC&I (Public Law 114–4) (rescission) ........................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... ¥16,500 ¥16,500 ¥16,500 Immigration Authorization .................................................................................................................................................... 1,000 .......................... .......................... ¥1,000 ..........................Science and technology, research, development, acquisition, and operations (Public Law 113–6) (rescission) .............. ¥393 .......................... .......................... ∂393 ..........................Science and technology, research, development, acquisition, and operations (Public Law 113–76) (rescission) ............ ¥8,500 .......................... .......................... ∂8,500 ..........................Science and technology, research, development, acquisition, and operations (Public Law 114–4) (rescission) .............. ¥1,107 .......................... .......................... ∂1,107 ..........................Treasury Asset Forfeiture Fund (rescission) ......................................................................................................................... ¥176,000 .......................... ¥100,000 ∂76,000 ¥100,000 FEMA State and Local programs (70 x 0560) (rescission) ................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... ¥17,287 ¥17,287 ¥17,287 FEMA Disaster Relief Fund (rescission) ............................................................................................................................... ¥1,021,879 ¥325,000 ¥794,126 ∂227,753 ¥469,126 FEMA Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program (Public Law 109–88) (rescission) .......................................................... ¥27,338 ¥95,000 ¥95,000 ¥67,662 ..........................
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FEMA predisaster mitigation (70 x 0716) (rescission) ........................................................................................................ ¥13,758 .......................... .......................... ∂13,758 ..........................OCIO (rescission) .................................................................................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... ¥3,000 ¥3,000 ¥3,000 CBP BSFIT (rescission) ......................................................................................................................................................... ¥21,856 .......................... ¥17,750 ∂4,106 ¥17,750 CBP construction and facilities management (rescission) ................................................................................................. ¥4,500 .......................... ¥15,000 ¥10,500 ¥15,000 CBP AMO (rescission) ........................................................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... ¥10,157 ¥10,157 ¥10,157 ICE salaries and expenses (Public Law 114–113) (rescission) .......................................................................................... .......................... .......................... ¥35,000 ¥35,000 ¥35,000 ICE salaries and expenses (Public Law 114–4) (rescission) .............................................................................................. .......................... .......................... ¥45,000 ¥45,000 ¥45,000 ICE construction (rescission) ............................................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... ¥7,000 ¥7,000 ¥7,000 Legacy funds (rescission) .................................................................................................................................................... ¥1,006 .......................... ¥1,404 ¥398 ¥1,404 Unobligated balances (nondefense) (rescission) ................................................................................................................. ¥23,968 .......................... .......................... ∂23,968 ..........................CBP automation modernization (rescission) ........................................................................................................................ ¥7,000 .......................... ¥15,850 ¥8,850 ¥15,850 

Total, title V, General Provisions ............................................................................................................................ ¥865,496 69,747 ¥733,827 ∂131,669 ¥803,574 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (640,656 ) (489,747 ) (497,747 ) (¥142,909 ) (∂8,000 ) Rescissions .................................................................................................................................................... (¥1,506,152 ) (¥420,000 ) (¥1,231,574 ) (∂274,578 ) (¥811,574 ) 

Grand Total ............................................................................................................................................................. 49,431,955 48,999,303 49,739,632 ∂307,677 ∂740,329 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (47,819,799 ) (47,353,180 ) (47,862,391 ) (∂42,592 ) (∂509,211 ) Rescissions .................................................................................................................................................... (¥1,506,152 ) (¥420,000 ) (¥1,231,574 ) (∂274,578 ) (¥811,574 ) Overseas contingency operations/global war on terrorism ........................................................................... (160,002 ) .......................... (162,692 ) (∂2,690 ) (∂162,692 ) Disaster relief category .................................................................................................................................. (6,712,953 ) (6,709,000 ) (6,709,000 ) (¥3,953 ) ..........................Offsetting collections ..................................................................................................................................... (¥3,754,647 ) (¥3,762,877 ) (¥3,762,877 ) (¥8,230 ) ..........................Offsetting collections (Legislative proposal) ................................................................................................. .......................... (¥880,000 ) .......................... .......................... (∂880,000 ) (Fee funded programs) .................................................................................................................................. (5,988,480 ) (6,479,020 ) (6,121,599 ) (∂133,119 ) (¥357,421 ) (By transfer) ................................................................................................................................................... (24,000 ) (24,000 ) (24,000 ) .......................... ..........................

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