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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 113–91 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2014 

MAY 29, 2013.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. CARTER of Texas, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

together with 

MINORITY AND ADDITIONAL VIEWS 

[To accompany H.R. 2217] 

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in 

explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for the 

Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014. 

INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT 

Page number 

Bill Report 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management ........................ 2 8 

Office of the Under Secretary for Management ............................... 3 15 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer .................................................. 4 18 

Office of the Chief Information Officer .............................................. 5 21 

Analysis and Operations .................................................................... 7 23 

Office of Inspector General ................................................................. 7 23 

TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection ................................................. 7 25 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................. 7 25 

Automation Modernization ......................................................... 9 34 

Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology ....... 10 35 

Air and Marine Operations ......................................................... 10 37 

Construction and Facilities Management .................................. 11 38 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ................................... 12 39 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................. 12 39 

Automation Modernization ......................................................... 15 47 

Construction ................................................................................. 15 47 


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Page number 

Bill Report 

Transportation Security Administration ........................................... 15 48 

Aviation Security ......................................................................... 15 48 

Surface Transportation Security ................................................ 18 59 

Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing ............ 19 60 

Transportation Security Support ................................................ 19 63 

Federal Air Marshal Service ....................................................... 20 64 

Coast Guard ......................................................................................... 20 65 

Operating Expenses ..................................................................... 20 65 

Environmental Compliance and Restoration ............................. 22 69 

Reserve Training .......................................................................... 22 69 

Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements .......................... 22 70 

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation .......................... 27 74 

Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund Contribution ..... 75 

Retired Pay ................................................................................... 28 75 

United States Secret Service .............................................................. 28 76 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................. 28 76 

Acquisition, Construction and Improvements ........................... 31 80 

TITLE III—PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 

RECOVERY 

National Protection and Programs Directorate ................................ 32 81 

Management and Administration ............................................... 32 81 

Infrastructure Protection and Information Security ................. 32 82 

Federal Protective Service .......................................................... 33 88 

Office of Biometric Identity Management .................................. 33 89 

Office of Health Affairs ....................................................................... 35 90 

Federal Emergency Management Agency ......................................... 35 92 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................. 35 92 

State and Local Programs ........................................................... 37 94 

Firefighter Assistance Grants ..................................................... 40 96 

Emergency Management Performance Grants .......................... 41 97 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program ....................... 41 98 

United States Fire Administration ............................................. 42 98 

Disaster Relief Fund .................................................................... 42 99 

Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis ................................ 47 100 

National Flood Insurance Fund .................................................. 47 101 

National Predisaster Mitigation Fund ....................................... 49 102 

Emergency Food and Shelter ...................................................... 49 102 

TITLE IV—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND 

SERVICES 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ...................... 50 103 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center ...................................... 51 105 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................. 51 105 

Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses ........................................................................................ 52 106 

Science and Technology ...................................................................... 53 107 

Management and Administration ............................................... 53 107 

Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations .............. 53 107 

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office .................................................... 54 112 

Management and Administration ............................................... 54 112 

Research, Development, and Operations ................................... 55 112 

Systems Acquisition ..................................................................... 56 113 

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

This Act ................................................................................................ ........ 114 

House of Representatives Report Requirements ....................... ........ 120 

Detailed Explanations in Report ................................................ ........ 145 

The accompanying bill contains recommendations for new budget 

(obligational) authority for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). The following table summarizes these 


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recommendations and reflects comparisons with the budget, as 

amended, and with amounts appropriated to date for fiscal year 

2013: 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Title 

New budget 

(obligational 

authority 

fiscal year 

2013 

Budget 

estimates 

of new 

(obligational) 

authority, fiscal year 2014 

Recommended 

by 

the House 

House compared witrh 

New budget 

authority 

fiscal year 

2013 

Budget 

estimate, 

fiscal year 

2014 

Title I: Departmental Management and Operations ............................................................ 1,086,101 1,239,310 931,922 ¥154,179 ¥307,388 

Title II: Security, Enforcement and Investigations .............................................................. 31,278,113 30,283,338 30,751,036 ¥527,077 467,698 

Title III: Protection, Preparedness, Response 

and Recovery ................................................ 12,321,757 11,009,401 11,522,061 ¥799,696 512,660 

Title IV: Research, Development, Training and 

Services ......................................................... 1,520,660 2,214,058 1,889,594 368,934 ¥324,464 

Title V: General Provisions ................................ 104,396 ¥50,000 ¥15,800 ¥120,196 34,200 

Grand total .......................................... 46,311,027 44,696,107 45,078,813 ¥1,232,214 382,706 

Total ..................................................... 39,311,027 39,027,721 38,992,836 ¥613,205 ¥34,885 

Note: The above amounts are discretionary only and do not include OCO/GWOT funding or the 251A sequester and sec. 3004 OMB ATB.

REFERENCES

The Committee report refers to the following laws as follows: Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, 

Public Law 110–53, is referenced as the 9/11 Act; Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006, Public Law 109–347, is referenced as the SAFE Port Act; and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111–5, is referenced as ARRA. 

References to the, ‘‘Committees’’ refers to the Committees on Appropriations in the House of Representatives and the Senate, unless otherwise noted. The Committee also refers to, ‘‘full time 

equivalent’’ positions as, ‘‘FTE’’; ‘‘Program, Project, Activity’’ line 

items as, ‘‘PPA’’; and the, ‘‘Government Accountability Office’’ as, 

‘‘GAO’’. 

SUMMARY OF MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE BILL

The Committee recommends $38,993,000,000 in discretionary 

funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for fiscal 

year 2014, ¥$34,885,000, or ¥.09 percent, below the amount requested and ¥$613,205,000, or ¥1.55 percent, below fiscal year 

2013 enacted levels (defined as the amount provided for DHS in 

Public Law 113–6 and excluding emergency funding, disaster relief 

adjustments, the President’s 251A sequester, and any other rescission adjustments imposed by the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) pursuant to section 3004 of Public Law 113–6). Unlike previous years, funding for the Coast Guard’s support of the Global 

War on Terror/Overseas Contingency Operations are not included 

in the bill and are instead supported via permissive transfer from 

Department of Defense, Navy, Operations & Maintenance. The 

Committee does not include requested increases for civilian pay 

across the Department. Should the President provide a civilian pay 

increase for 2014, it is assumed that the cost of such a pay increase 


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will be absorbed within other amounts appropriated for fiscal year 

2014. 

THE PRESIDENT’S FISCAL YEAR 2014 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

The President’s fiscal year 2014 budget for DHS’s fiscal year 

2014 proposes to: • Reduce Coast Guard staffing by ¥850 military personnel; • Reduce Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 

staffing by ¥1,000 FTE; • Reduce the Secret Service’s staffing by ¥376 FTE; • Reduce the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s 

(FEMA) First Responder Grant programs by ¥$250 million; • Reduce the Office of Bombing Prevention by more than ¥39 percent. 

• Reduce Custom and Border Protection’s (CBP’s) Air & Marine resources by nearly $84.0 million and reduce flight hours 

by more than 40 percent. • Reduce CBP mission support by ¥$103.7 million. • Reduce ICE’s detention capacity by ¥2,200 beds per day 

and the Alternatives to Detention program by ¥$24.0 million. • Reduce the Coast Guard’s recapitalization and acquisitions 

by ¥40 percent; and • Reduce almost every vital aspect of ICE’s investigative 

mission, to include substantial reductions to national security 

investigations, immigration enforcement, human trafficking investigations, counter smuggling operations, counter proliferation investigations, child exploitation investigations, and intellectual property protection. 

Beyond these proposed reductions, further analysis reveals that 

the President’s fiscal year 2014 budget request for DHS will have 

the following performance impacts: • The lowest level of drug interdiction effectiveness in the 

past five years; • A complete inability of the Coast Guard to fulfill its patrol 

boat mission requirements; • A nearly ¥50 percent reduction in operating capabilities of 

CBP aerial surveillance along our borders and coastlines; • The inability of ICE to fully comply with the statutory 

mandate to detain certain immigration law violators and sustain custody operations; • A deterioration of ICE’s capacity to investigate severe 

transnational crimes, such as illegal weapons exportation, narcotics trafficking, and cyber crime, including child exploitation; 

• A reduction in the capacity of the Office of Bombing Prevention to implement domestic applications of lessons learned 

from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on improvised explosive 

devices; and 

• A reduction of five years in the average experience of Secret Service agents assigned to vital protective details by fiscal 

year 2018. 

In short, the fiscal year 2014 budget request for DHS proposes 

to not only reduce the immediate resources of the Department’s 

most critical frontline components, it proposes to substantially diminish the long-term security capabilities of our Nation. 


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The Committee categorically rejects this flawed budget request 

for DHS. 

PRIORITIES IN THE BILL

This fiscal year 2014 appropriations bill for DHS reprioritizes 

scarce funding towards our Nation’s security priorities and rectifies 

the President’s detrimental budget proposal for the Department. 

Furthermore, for the fourth year in a row, the Committee reduces 

the Department’s discretionary budget and considerably decreases 

bureaucratic overhead. The funding recommendations and oversight contained in this bill are intended to: 

• Prioritize operations and frontline staffing; 

• Provide sufficient resources to fulfill essential mission requirements; 

• Instill fiscal discipline; 

• Reduce bureaucratic overhead; and 

• Administer greater oversight and accountability. 

In particular, the bill includes targeted increases directly related 

to current threats, including recent domestic and international security events. These increases above the request include: 

• Restoration of the proposed reductions to CBP’s operations 

and vital mission support functions while also supporting the 

requested addition of 1,600 new CBP officers; 

• For the third year in a row, increases to CBP’s targeting 

and TSA’s SecureFlight programs above the budget request to 

improve information sharing, automation, and watchlisting capacity and processes; 

• Increases to ICE’s capacity to conduct visa overstay investigations and analysis; 

• Increases to FEMA’s First Responder Grants by $36.4 million above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013 and $402 

million (18.9 percent) above the amount requested by the 

President for fiscal year 2014; 

• An increase of $5.0 million above the current services level 

for ‘‘If You See Something Say SomethingTM ’’ efforts; and 

• The doubling of the requested funding level for Bombing 

Prevention to improve training and awareness of domestic 

usage of improvised explosive devices. 

In addition, the bill supports essential security operations by: 

• Restoring the proposed reductions to ICE’s investigations 

and enforcement programs, to include full funding for the mandated detention level of 34,000 detention beds and the Alternatives to Detention program, and increases funding for investigations into human smuggling and trafficking above the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013; 

• Restoring nearly all of the proposed reductions to the 

Coast Guard’s operating and acquisition budgets and increases 

funding for counternarcotics operations and sustainment of 

aging assets; 

• Restoring the proposed reductions to Secret Service agents 

and investigative operations, including prevention of electronic 

crime and support for the prevention of child exploitation; 

• Adding 40 new canine enforcement teams to TSA, fully 

funding the training pipeline for canine teams through 2015; 


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• Increasing funding for cybersecurity by $30.0 million above 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013; • Continuing to fully fund E-Verify; and • Restoring proposed reductions to cybersecurity analysis 

and counterintelligence programs. 

FISCAL DISCIPLINE

While the Department is charged with countering serious threats 

to our security, the Nation faces another, perhaps equally devastating threat. This threat lies not in foreign countries or from unseen enemies, but here at home, where America’s fiscal situation 

remains unsustainable. In light of this enormous challenge, the 

Committee recommends reducing overall spending at DHS by 

$617,458,000, or 1.56 percent, below the amount provided for fiscal 

year 2013. This marks the fourth straight fiscal year where discretionary spending for DHS has been reduced from the previous fiscal year’s enacted level. These reductions are made not only to help 

restore America’s fiscal health, but also to compel the Department 

to address inefficiencies in a bureaucracy that is among the largest 

in the Federal government. The importance of the Department’s 

mission does not make it immune from fiscal discipline. 

The Committee rejects any false ‘‘tradeoff’’ between security and 

spending restraint. The Committee’s recommendations are intended to force the Department to make wiser investment decisions 

with limited resources and overhead that will ultimately deliver 

better capabilities and result in improving the Nation’s security. 

The Committee will not tolerate programs that are underperforming or failing to achieve desired outcomes, which is why the 

bill makes responsible and targeted reductions where taxpayers are 

not seeing results. 

Moreover, the Committee makes recommendations to instill fiscal 

discipline at DHS over the long term by rejecting poorly justified 

aspects of the budget request; substantially reducing bureaucratic 

overhead through no less than a 15 percent reduction in the Department’s Administrative staffing and a 25 percent reduction in 

administrative expenses and services; decreasing TSA’s Federal 

staffing level, saving $60 million; and forcing the Department to revisit costly acquisitions to ensure better value to taxpayers. The 

bill also compels the Department to more clearly link funding requests to mission requirements and to provide a better accounting 

of results before seeking additional funding for programs with a 

questionable or mixed track record. Finally, for the second year in 

a row, the Committee recommends denying DHS requests to expand its bureaucracy through new standalone offices and instead 

forces the Department to look at consolidations across a number of 

overlapping and duplicative programs. 

OVERSIGHT

The Committee recommends decisive action to improve accountability in fiscal year 2014; including withholding funds from Departmental management offices until the Secretary submits to the 

Committee statutorily required reports and plans that are due at 

the time of the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget submission. The 

Department has been repeatedly and egregiously late in responding 

to Congressional direction, including failing to submit the majority 


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of statutorily required reports on time. This failure to comply with 

the law is wholly unacceptable. The investment plans, expenditure 

plans, reports, and justifications outlined by the Committee are essential if it is to help DHS better protect the American people and 

live up to exacting standards of fiscal responsibility demanded by 

the taxpayers. By flouting Congressional requirements, the Department is effectively disregarding the taxpayers’ right to see whether 

or not their scarce dollars are spent wisely. Additional reductions 

are taken throughout the Department to demonstrate the seriousness of compliance and to compel DHS leadership to develop greater responsiveness to statutory requirements and Congressional requests. 

In fiscal year 2014, the Committee recommends continuing major 

reforms put in place in fiscal year 2012 and recommends new actions to streamline and strengthen the Department. The bill rejects 

the unauthorized grant proposal submitted in the budget, and, instead, the Committee recommends continuing last year’s reforms 

and emphasizes that limited Federal dollars must be applied to 

areas of highest risk. The Committee further strengthens its stringent oversight of the Disaster Relief Fund by continuing annual 

and monthly reporting requirements. The Committee continues to 

press reform of inefficient budgeting for Coast Guard acquisitions 

by aligning funding to requirements based on the fiscal year of 

need. The Committee also rejects the Department’s request to remove functions from the Office of Policy to create three additional, 

stand-alone offices. This request to proliferate direct reports to the 

Secretary is inconsistent with the goal of a more consolidated Department with lower bureaucratic overhead and is, therefore, not 

approved. Furthermore, the Committee recommends better alignment of specific functions within the Department to both mission 

and budget, such as continued reform of biometric identity management efforts. 

CONCLUSION

The Committee’s intent is to prioritize funding for vital frontline 

security operations; enable the Department to rapidly and forcibly 

address current threats, including the type of improvised explosive 

device attack perpetrated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon; 

enable the Department to rapidly and responsibly acquire much 

needed operational capabilities; equip the Department to address 

long-standing Federal network security vulnerabilities; push the 

Department to set clear and well-reasoned priorities that align to 

stated mission requirements; and require the Department to practice sound financial and program management that disciplines 

funding and aligns resources to results in terms of improved security. Moreover, the bill mandates that the Department budget adequately to support known and expected costs of operations, including disaster relief; strengthen vital preparedness and response 

partnerships between and among Federal, State, local, tribal, and 

private sector entities; and move the Department toward the lean 

and responsive organization it was envisioned to be when it was established in 2003. The Committee remains deeply committed to 

helping the Department confront long-standing and emergent 

homeland security threats, and sincerely appreciates the hard work 

and dedication of the thousands of agents, officers, Coast Guard 


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personnel, field staff and administrative and support staff who 

make it their business every day to enforce Federal laws, work to 

keep the Nation safe from terrorist threats, and improve the Nation’s resiliency to disasters. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $129,870,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 126,554,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 103,246,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥26,624,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥23,308,000 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The mission of the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management (OSEM) is to provide efficient leadership and services to the 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and to support the Department’s efforts to achieve its strategic goals, as outlined in the 

Quadrennial Homeland Security Review. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $103,246,000 for OSEM, 

$23,308,000 below the amount requested and $26,624,000 below 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. This includes no more 

than $45,000 for official representation and reception allowances, 

$6,000 below the request. A total of $5,000,000, $2,000,000 above 

the amount requested and $5,000,000 above the amount provided 

for fiscal year 2013, is provided for enhancements to ‘‘If You See 

Something Say Something TM’’ efforts. 

Unless otherwise noted below, the recommendation reflects reductions in funding needed to offset significant shortfalls in the 

President’s budget request for DHS due to: (1) assumed increases 

in aviation passenger fee collections that have yet to be authorized 

and that are not under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Appropriations; (2) detrimental proposals to severely reduce the Department’s vital operational components and frontline personnel; and 

(3) the repeated failure to comply with statutory requirements. In 

addition, the reductions reflect Committee dissatisfaction with inconsistent or incomplete responses by the Department to the Committee’s repeated requests for factual information. 

Due to the Department’s chronic, unacceptable delays in submitting statutorily required reports and plans, the Committee reduces 

the requested amounts for the Office of the Chief of Staff and the 

Executive Secretary by 50 percent. Furthermore, the bill withholds 

fifty percent of the total amount appropriated by this Act for 

OSEM from obligation until the Committee receives all reports that 

are, by statute, required to be submitted with or in conjunction 

with the fiscal year 2015 budget request. 

To enable better oversight of expenditures and personnel changes 

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Budget Estimate Recommended 

Immediate Office of the Secretary .............................................................................. $4,128,000 $3,492,000 

Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary .................................................................. 1,822,000 1,536,000 

Office of the Chief of Staff ......................................................................................... 2,200,000 1,084,000 

Executive Secretary ...................................................................................................... 7,603,000 3,740,000 

Office of Policy ............................................................................................................ 27,815,000 29,998,000 

Office of Public Affairs ................................................................................................ 8,661,000 9,326,000 

Office of Legislative Affairs ........................................................................................ 5,498,000 4,625,000 

Office of Intergovernmental Affairs ............................................................................. 2,518,000 2,120,000 

Office of General Counsel ........................................................................................... 21,000,000 17,691,000 

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties .................................................................. 21,678,000 18,272,000 

Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman ................................................... 5,344,000 4,501,000 

Privacy Officer ............................................................................................................. 8,143,000 6,861,000 

Office of International Affairs ..................................................................................... 7,626,000 – – – 

Office of State and Local Law Enforcement ............................................................... 852,000 – – – 

Private Sector Office .................................................................................................... 1,666,000 – – – 

Total .................................................................................................................... $126,554,000 $103,246,000 

For the second year in a row, the Committee disagrees with the 

proposed creation of three, new direct-reporting entities within 

OSEM, including the Office of International Affairs (OIA), the Office of State and Local Law Enforcement (SLLE), and the Private 

Sector Office (PSO). This proposal is inconsistent with the goal of 

a more streamlined organization within the Department and of reducing administrative overhead. Additionally, the Committee views 

international affairs policy formulation and coordination as an inherently appropriate function of the Office of Policy and directs 

that it remain as such. The Committee, therefore, denies the proposed breakout of these three offices into separate and distinct 

PPAs, directs that they remain elements within the Office of Policy, 

and includes a $2,000,000 reduction to the total amount requested 

for these three offices to compel greater administrative efficiency 

within the Office of Policy. This direct $2,000,000 reduction to the 

aggregate funding of $10,144,000 requested for OIA, SLLE, and 

PSO should be realized proportionally from reductions in duplicative administrative functions across the three offices. 

Office of Policy 

The Committee recommends $29,998,000 for the Office of Policy, 

$7,961,000 below the amount requested, when including the requested funding for OIA, SLLE, and PSO, and $13,708,000 below 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Funding provided for this 

office includes OIA, SLLE, and PSO as noted in the previous paragraph. The Committee expects the Office of Policy to engage with 

components and offices in establishing, tracking progress of, and 

implementing DHS strategic planning and policy guidance across 

the entire spectrum of homeland security activities. 

The Committee directs the Department to provide, with the submission of its fiscal year 2015 budget request, a detailed expenditure plan for the Office of Policy that lists planned projects, including details on necessary travel, for each sub-office within the Office 

of Policy along with their associated funding and staffing requirements. This expenditure plan shall include all details on staffing 

to include organizational structure, distribution of FTE, and current vacancies. In addition, to improve oversight of operations and 

priorities of the Office, the Committee directs the Department to 

report not later than December 1, 2013, on fiscal year 2013 travel 


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by political employees of the Office of Policy, listing the follow information per trip: dates, destinations, purpose, costs, mode of travel, and the total number of government personnel accompanying 

the political appointees. 

The Committee directs the Department to ensure that the Office 

of Policy is a full participant in interagency discussions on visa policy matters, consistent with DHS authorities. 

Office of International Affairs 

Since its creation, DHS has struggled with maintaining the appropriate international footprint to ensure the full range of DHS 

interests, particularly given the fact that the individuals deployed 

overseas largely represent DHS components with very specific mission needs and programs. DHS has determined that a handful of 

critical locations merit a dedicated DHS Attache ́, selected by the 

Secretary, to further Secretarial priorities, represent Departmentwide interests, and support the U.S. Ambassador. While the Committee has supported the limited assignment of appropriate 

Attache ́ positions, the Committee believes the Department has 

failed to adequately budget for these positions within OIA. Rather, 

OIA has apparently relied on a fragmentary approach of negotiating with individual Departmental components to fund such positions. The Committee directs the DHS Chief Financial Officer 

(CFO) to provide, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the costs associated with these positions and the 

sources of funds from which they are supported. CFO shall also ensure that these positions are funded and clearly identified within 

the Office of Policy budget in the fiscal year 2015 request. 

The Committee is concerned by the Office of International Affairs’ (OIA) promotion of international rotations of DHS personnel 

through secondment positions in foreign countries. These rotations 

involve significant associated costs, particularly in cases where an 

entire family accompanies seconded personnel, and the degree of 

commensurate benefit appears limited. Similar benefits can be 

achieved with close coordination on concrete projects and, as necessary, limited travel. Further, the liaison function is often duplicative of other positions, such as Attache ́s already stationed at the 

embassy. The Committee directs OIA to submit a report not later 

than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act on the costs 

and locations of all DHS secondment positions posted since fiscal 

year 2008 and denies the use of funding for any further 

secondment positions in fiscal year 2014. The Committee asserts 

that this funding restriction is not meant to hamper best practice 

exchanges. 

Office of Public Affairs 

The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for improvements to the 

‘‘If You See Something Say SomethingTM ’’ campaign, $2,000,000 above the amount requested and $5,000,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Additional funding above the fiscal year 

2013 level is provided for improvement to homeland security 

awareness efforts, most especially those efforts specifically aimed 

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brief the Committees on a spend plan for these funds not later 

than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 

The Committee recommends $18,272,000 for the Office for Civil 

Rights and Civil Liberties (OCRCL), $3,406,000 below the amount 

requested and $3,346,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. Part of this reduction reflects, as noted above, the need to offset significant budget shortfalls created by assumptions of unauthorized and inaccessible fee revenue as well as a substantially imbalanced budget request that disproportionally reduces the Department’s operational components and frontline staffing. Included 

within the amount recommended for this office is a total of 

$2,394,000 for OCRCL reviews of 287(g) agreements and ICE’s Secure Communities. However, the Committee expects the Department to ensure that OCRCL efforts complement, but in no way duplicate, those of the Office of Inspector General or other oversight 

elements of components, such as the Office of Professional Responsibility in ICE. It has come to the attention of the Committee that 

there is significant overlap in the oversight efforts of these different organizations that results in duplicative demands on ICE resources, potentially at the expense of vital enforcement operations; 

therefore, the Committee directs that such duplication should be 

eliminated to the extent possible. 

The Committee directs OCRCL, in conjunction with the DHS Privacy Officer, to conduct a joint review of U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) efforts to ensure the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) complies with existing law and all applicable privacy 

and civil liberty standards. This joint review shall also address how 

CBP ensures its UAS usage is limited to operation along the border 

and coastal areas of the United States. This review shall be referred to the Government Accountability Office not later than 90 

days after the date of enactment of this Act for evaluation. The 

Comptroller General of the United States shall report to the Committees not later than April 1, 2014, on this evaluation. 

As noted in fiscal year 2013, the Committee is aware that 

OCRCL submits annual reports to Congress, but is dissatisfied 

with their chronic lateness. In order to afford the Committee a current understanding of the work, priorities, and funding requirements of the Office, the Committee directs OCRCL to provide a 

briefing not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 

Act on OCRCL operations in fiscal year 2013 and planned for fiscal 

year 2014. The briefing should cover workload, and staffing associated with different core functions and missions; travel; publications; and measures of performance associated with execution of 

OCRCL statutory responsibilities. 

Expenditure Plans 

Throughout this bill and report, the Committee has included language requiring the Department and components to submit expenditure and obligation plans for significant investment programs or 

programs for which there is a need for sustained visibility into 

planning and execution of important milestones. Regrettably, in far 

too many instances, such expenditure plans—which should reflect 


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decisions already made by the Department to align current program priorities with available resources—have been inexcusably 

late, incomplete, or have not yet been submitted at all. Such poor 

responsiveness and compliance is intolerable and reflects poorly on 

the Department’s duty to disclose its spending to the Congress and 

American taxpayers. Throughout the bill, considerable reductions 

from the request are recommended because of the Department’s 

lack of responsiveness toward such Congressional requirements. 

Moreover, the Committee withholds substantial funds to compel 

the Department to ensure plans are submitted timely to the Committees on Appropriations. 

Quarterly Reports and Other Information Requirements 

The Department is directed to continue to send quarterly reports 

as specified in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 

113–6, in particular the Border Security Status Reports and the 

Detention and Removal Operations Quarterly Reports. Given the 

achievement of nationwide deployment of Secure Communities in 

early 2013, the Committee discontinues the statutory requirement 

for Secure Communities Quarterly Reports. The Detention and Removal Operations reports should incorporate operational information associated with Secure Communities hits and results, as it includes all detention and removal operations statistics. 

Travel 

The Committee commends the Department on reducing executive 

travel costs. Travel by Department leadership and senior staff is 

necessary when it supports critical Department missions, advances 

national policy interests, or is for fundamental oversight and management purposes. However, as noted by the Committee over the 

past several years, some travel by Department officials has failed 

to meet the test of being both necessary and efficient. 

In addition, the Committee is concerned about the funding 

sources for travel by Department leadership. The Committee expects the Department to comply with the letter of the law; official 

travel funding may not be augmented at the expense of operations. 

To gain better insight into the appropriateness of DHS use of travel funding, the Committee directs the Department to provide a 

quarterly report to the Committee not later than 30 days after the 

end of each fiscal quarter, beginning with the end of the first quarter after the date of enactment of this Act. The report shall detail 

all costs of official and nonofficial travel by the Secretary and the 

Deputy Secretary (both direct and indirect), delineated by each trip 

for that quarter within all DHS appropriations. 

Further, the Committee directs the Department and the Coast 

Guard to expedite the completion of an updated Memorandum of 

Agreement that takes into account the fluctuations in the cost of 

fuel and inflation. The Committee remains concerned that the Department has narrowly defined direct and indirect costs such that 

the total cost of executive travel is needlessly obfuscated. 

Bonuses and Performance Awards 

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ognizing and motivating high achieving agency personnel. These 

bonuses can be a useful means to provide positive feedback to 

agency personnel and to encourage all employees to help the Department better execute its missions by increasing productivity and 

employing creative ideas. However, the Committee continues to 

note that for many Department components, offices and sub-offices, 

such awards, along with quality step increases, have been given to 

more than half the employees in an organization—in some cases, 

reaching 90 percent or higher. Such flawed practices give the appearance incentive awards are being used simply as another form 

of compensation in lieu of pay increases, rather than as the intended award. Such broad use may cause these awards to lose their 

value as a form of recognition or incentive. However, the Committee understands that the Department decided to not award any 

performance awards in fiscal year 2013 due to imposed funding reductions. The Department is directed to include within the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2015 the amounts estimated, 

by component, for such awards for fiscal year 2015 and the standards and criteria that will be applied to grant such awards. 

Reception and Representation Allowances 

Within OSEM, the Committee provides $45,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $6,000 below the amount requested. Within this total, no more than $17,000 shall be for international programs within the Office of Policy and necessary activities related to the visa waiver program. The Department is directed 

to track its reception and representation expenses in enough detail 

to explain how these funds were used as the Committee conducts 

its oversight efforts next year. The Committee expects the Department to review representation allowances for all DHS agencies for 

equitable alignment of funds with responsibilities and submit any 

proposed changes as part of the fiscal year 2015 budget request. 

Conferences and Special Events 

For fiscal year 2013, Congress mandated new, strict oversight requirements for conferences and special events. The Committee continues this stringent oversight and expects DHS to comply with 

such statutory requirements for fiscal year 2014. 

Furthermore, not later than 30 days after the end of fiscal year 

2014, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) shall report to the Committee on the Department’s event-related spending, which shall 

substantiate the degree of DHS compliance with all applicable laws 

and regulations and describe in detail the total costs to the Government associated with events. The report shall include 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. 

Performance Metrics 

In today’s fiscal climate, Congress must be confident that the investment of taxpayer dollars in government services and activities 

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sults, despite efforts by this Committee to foster good planning and 

performance metrics. As a result, Congress is forced to make resource allocation decisions without sufficient information about the 

impact of those decisions. 

The Committee recognizes the Department of Homeland Security 

has worked to define its missions, strategies, goals, and priorities 

related to homeland security, but it must make significant additional progress in these areas, including in the development of the 

next Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR), Future 

Years Homeland Security Programs (FYHSP), and the Department’s annual budget requests. In particular, the Department must 

more systematically and comprehensively tie long-term strategies 

and goals to performance measures involving programs, assets, capabilities, policies, and authorities, and must clearly link 

prioritized goals to anticipated resources. This type of performancebased budgeting adds effectiveness and economizing factors to traditional aspects of budgeting. 

The Committee directs the Department of Homeland Security to 

include, in future QHSRs, FYHSPs, and annual budget proposals, 

clearly defined and prioritized mission goals and associated, multiyear plans for providing sufficient resources to realize those goals. 

Performance measures in future budget justifications should clearly 

demonstrate the extent to which prior year investments in programs, projects and activities can be tied to progress toward 

achieving priority goals and include estimates for how proposed investments will contribute to additional progress. In particular, performance measures should measure outcome (results/impact), output (volume) and efficiency. In order to achieve this endeavor, the 

Committee includes a provision that directs the Department, working with the Government Accountability Office, to provide a comprehensive report that provides updated performance metrics that 

are measurable, repeatable, and directly linked to requests for 

funding. 

Employee Morale and Workforce Innovation 

The Committee is very concerned with recent findings of low morale and a weak environment for innovation across the Department. According to two recent independent studies, DHS ranks 

among the lowest-rated Federal agencies in both employee morale 

and innovative workplaces, with eight offices ranked in the bottom 

12 percent and the Office of the Under Secretary for Science and 

Technology ranking 292nd out of 292 agencies in one set of 

rankings. To address this issue, not later than 60 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act, DHS is directed to report to the relevant Congressional Committees of jurisdiction on a corrective action plan to address and improve low employee morale and the 

poor climate for workplace innovation. The plan must examine root 

causes and establish metrics of success within the action plans that 

are clear and measurable. 

Leadership Vacancies 

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eral Employee Viewpoint Survey as a particular weakness at DHS. 

As noted above, these surveys also indicate innovation declining yet 

again—ranking DHS near the bottom of the Federal government. 

Innovation and proactive thinking are often lacking when a government agency or office is under acting leadership as career leaders 

seek to reinforce established business processes without disruption. 

The Committee is specifically concerned about the lack of appointed leadership at CBP and the OIG. No Senate confirmed CBP 

Commissioner has been in place since the beginning of 2009 and 

the recently appointed Deputy Commissioner is seemingly set to remain Acting Commissioner for an unknown period of time. Likewise, no Senate confirmed Inspector General has been in place 

since early 2011. 

Oversight Consolidations and Streamlining 

The Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 

2010 (Public Law 111–352) requires OMB to publish a list of Congressionally-mandated plans and reports that it considers outdated 

or duplicative as part of the fiscal year 2013 budget submission. Although the Administration failed to meet the statutorily required 

deadline, it recently posted the list of excess reports on the Performance.gov website. Of the reports and plans identified on this 

list, the Committee has eliminated six reports and three have been 

streamlined or decreased in frequency. These reports are identified 

as: 

Eliminated: 

CBP—Antidumping and Countervailing Duties Report 

CBP—Drug Trafficking Organization Spotters 

CBP—FY12 Anti Dumping and Countervailing 

CBP—Outstanding Antidumping 

ICE—Trade Compliance Expenditure Plan 

USCG—Sexual Assaults in the Coast Guard (need for this report was superseded by authorizing committee in 2010) 

Streamlined: 

ICE—Quarterly Unobligated Balances–merged with staffing 

and hiring quarterly 

ICE—Staffing and Hiring Monthly–merged with monthly execution report 

TSA—Quarterly Recovery of Deobligated Funds for Explosive– 

semiannual 

Furthermore, the Committee recommendation includes numerous 

consolidations and eliminations of reports and expenditure plans. 

Multiple reporting and expenditure plan requirements have been 

statutorily required with the annual budget submission. In addition, expenditure plans have been decreased as budget justification 

documents are improved. 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $218,293,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 202,686,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 171,173,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥47,120,000 

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Mission 

The Office of the Under Secretary for Management’s (USM) primary mission is to deliver quality administrative support services 

for human resources and personnel; manage facilities, property, 

equipment and other material resources; ensure safety, health and 

environmental protection; and identify and track performance 

measurements relating to the responsibilities of the Department. 

This office is also charged with implementing a mission support 

structure for DHS administrative services, while eliminating 

redundancies and reducing support costs. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $171,173,000 for USM, $31,513,000 

below the amount requested and $47,120,000 below the amount 

provided in fiscal year 2013. Within the amount provided, no more 

than $2,250 is for official reception and representation expenses. 

Unless otherwise noted below, the recommendation reflects reductions in funding needed to offset significant shortfalls in the 

President’s budget request for DHS due to: (1) assumed increases 

in aviation passenger fee collections that have yet to be authorized 

and that are not under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Appropriations; (2) detrimental proposals to severely reduce the Department’s vital operational components and frontline personnel; and 

(3) the repeated failure to comply with statutory requirements. In 

addition, the reductions reflect Committee dissatisfaction with inconsistent or incomplete responses by the Department to the Committee’s repeated requests for factual information. In light of the 

Department’s chronic delays in submitting statutorily required reports and plans, the bill withholds 50 percent of the total amount 

appropriated by this Act for USM from obligation until the Committee receives all reports that are required by statute to be submitted with or in conjunction with the fiscal year 2015 budget request. 

The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations 

in order to adequately track expenditures for each office, as detailed in the following table: 

Budget Estimate Recommended 

Under Secretary for Management ................................................................................ $2,735,000 $2,305,000 

Office of Security ......................................................................................................... 66,025,000 55,799,000 

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer ..................................................................... 66,915,000 56,459,000 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer ................................................................. 31,489,000 26,586,000

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer .................................................................. 35,522,000 30,024,000 

Total .................................................................................................................... $202,686,000 $171,173,000 

Immediate Office for the Under Secretary for Management 

The Committee recommends $2,305,000 for the Immediate Office 

of the Under Secretary for Management, $430,000 below the 

amount requested and $792,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee directs this office to resume its efforts to compel the Department to submit a zero-based budget 

within its annual budget justification documents. 


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Office of the Chief Procurement Officer 

The Committee recommends $56,459,000 for the Office of the 

Chief Procurement Officer, $10,456,000 below the amount requested and $15,469,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. The Committee continues statutory language in this section 

requiring the Comprehensive Acquisition Status Report and subsequent quarterly updates, and expects the Department will comply 

with those requirements in terms of both content and schedule. 

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer 

The Committee recommends $30,024,000, for the Office of the 

Chief Administrative Officer, $5,498,000 below the amount requested and $9,697,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. Within this total, the Committee includes $4,020,000, 

$709,000 below the amount requested and $1,423,000 below the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013, for improvements and maintenance of the Nebraska Avenue Complex and to sustain current operations at the site. The Committee encourages the Department to 

find additional efficiencies in its logistics and acquisitions operations, including through appropriate staff training and the sharing of best practices employed by DHS components, the Department of Defense, other large Federal agencies, and the private sector. The Committee notes that it has received no official documentation or rationale for renaming this office and continues the 

current title until the Department submits such justification. 

Departmental Headquarters Consolidation 

Given the constraints of the current budget environment and the 

flawed and poorly justified reductions to the Department’s operational components and frontline personnel within the President’s 

fiscal year 2014 budget request for DHS, no funding is included for 

further development of the headquarters consolidation project. The 

budget included a request of $105,500,000 for this project in FY 

2014. The CAO is directed to update the Committee not later than 

30 days after the date of enactment of this Act on the expenditure 

plan for this project, including the $29,000,000 provided in fiscal 

year 2013, and an updated analysis of alternatives for the project 

that fully considers the costs and benefits of its scope within a fiscal environment that is substantially constrained. 

The Committee understands that the Department, through USM, 

is actively exploring options to modify or consolidate current leases, 

with the expectation that a permanent headquarters construction 

site will be significantly delayed or amended. The Committee encourages the Department to continue this effort and to inform the 

Committee of its progress in consolidation not later than 30 days 

after the date of enactment of this Act, including a revised schedule 

and cost estimates. 

NON-DISCRIMINATION AND ANTI-RETALIATION

The Department shall ensure that all contracts and subcontracts 

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compliance with existing laws such as the Equal Pay Act and the 

Fair Labor Standards Act. 

Discrimination and retaliation of any employee under any contract or subcontract must always be taken seriously and be given 

all due process under the law. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $51,449,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 48,779,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 41,242,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥10,207,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥7,537,000 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The primary responsibilities and functions of the Office of the 

Chief Financial Officer include budget execution and oversight; performance analysis and evaluation; oversight of the Department’s financial management system; oversight of the Department’s business and financial management systems across all agencies and directorates; and oversight of credit card programs and audit liaisons. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $41,242,000 for the Office of the 

Chief Financial Officer (CFO), $7,537,000 below the amount requested and $10,207,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. As noted above, such reductions are made to offset the severe 

flaws of the budget request, including reliance upon unauthorized 

fee increases and the proposed disproportionate reductions to the 

Department’s operational components and frontline personnel. The 

recommended reduction is also due to inconsistent and incomplete 

responses to the Committee’s requests for factual information. In 

light of the Department’s chronic delays in submitting statutorily 

required reports and plans, the bill withholds 50 percent of the 

total amount appropriated by this Act for the CFO from obligation 

until the Committee receives all reports that are required by statute to be submitted with or in conjunction with the fiscal year 2015 

budget request. 

Financial Systems Modernization 

The Committee recognizes the importance of modernizing the financial systems on which the Department and its components rely, 

and supports the efforts led by the CFO to leverage existing systems and prioritize efforts. The Committee, therefore, directs the 

CFO to continue providing at least semi-annual briefings to the 

Committee on its modernization efforts and to highlight any funding, schedule, or implementation issues that are relevant to continued progress. The CFO is directed to re-baseline this effort, include 

the total cost and schedule details, subdivided by Departmental 

component, and provide the information to the Committee not later 

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Congressional Budget Justifications 

The Committee directs the Department to submit all of its fiscal 

year 2015 budget justifications on the first Monday in February, 

2014, concurrent with the official submission of the President’s 

budget to Congress. The detail should reflect the requirements set 

forth under this heading in the statement of managers accompanying Public Law 113–6, with the exception that the references 

to prior year funding information should relate to fiscal years 2013 

and 2014. 

Consistent with section 874 of Public law 107–296, the Department shall submit a Future Years Homeland Security Program 

budget as part for the fiscal year 2015 budget justification, reflecting anticipated spending for fiscal years 2015–2019. It shall be in 

unclassified form so as to be accessible to the public. 

The Committee also directs that the Department ensure, for all 

appropriations requested in fiscal year 2015, and for which a proposal is made to increase or decrease funding for an activity within 

a PPA category, that it informs the Committee of the base funding 

level for such activity—and not simply the total PPA funding. 

Unrealistic Budgeting Practices and Assumptions 

As in prior years, the President’s budget once again assumes that 

new revenue will be realized in the coming fiscal year. In this case, 

the budget request was built upon assumptions that $322,500,000 

in new aviation security fee revenue will be realized in fiscal year 

2014, of which $200,000,000 would go to general deficit reduction 

and with the expectation that such collections would generate more 

than $25 billion in new revenue in the next decade. However, as 

in the past, the proposal depends on enactment of new legislative 

authority that is outside the jurisdiction of the Committee. The direct impact on the Department’s budget in fiscal year 2013, as estimated by the Congressional Budget Office, was a shortfall of 

$122,500,000. As this Committee has underscored repeatedly over 

the past several Congresses, such an approach to budgeting is unrealistic and requires this Committee to take drastic measures to 

offset the unnecessary gap. The Committee reiterates its message 

and rejects such budgetary legerdemain. The consequences, in 

terms of additional reductions to Department requests, are evident 

throughout this bill. 

If and when such proposals are enacted into law, the Committee 

will take them into account as it drafts legislation, and the Department should keep the Committee informed of any progress in this 

regard. However, until such action occurs, these unauthorized proposals will not be treated as relevant to the Committee’s appropriations work. The Committee also takes this approach to the Department’s request to increase CBP’s fees to pay for additional staffing, 

since the proposal is also not under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Appropriations. 

Monthly Reporting Requirements 

The Committee continues bill language requiring monthly budget 

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International Rotations 

The Committee is concerned by OIA’s promotion of international 

rotations of DHS personnel through secondment positions in foreign countries due to the significant cost, particularly for cases in 

which an entire family moves along with the seconded DHS employee, and the lack of commensurate benefit. The Committee expects the costs of all such positions across DHS to be fully reviewed 

by the CFO and denies the use of funding for any further 

secondment positions in fiscal year 2014. 

Working Capital Fund 

The Committee recommends no more than $772,661,000 for the 

Department’s Working Capital Fund (WCF), $250,000,000 below 

the amount requested and $178,866,000 above the estimated current services level for fiscal year 2013. The Committee is extremely 

concerned with the massive increase requested for the Department’s WCF and adjusts the cash balance and rates downward by 

a total of $250,000,000. The Committee believes a nearly 72.2 percent increase from current services levels to the amount requested 

for fiscal year 2014 is insufficiently justified and excessive. The 

Committee notes that the Congressional Justification for the WCF 

did not include a detailed business case analysis for the proposed 

increase to the WCF, including the proposed staffing increase of 

152 FTE above the current services level. Furthermore, the Committee is very concerned with the combined impacts of such substantial increases in WCF rates, increased out-year cost of new personnel, and the Administration’s mandated efficiencies upon the 

Department’s operational components. 

The Committee, as in prior years, directs the Department to include a separate justification for the WCF in the fiscal year 2015 

budget request. This should include a description of each activity 

funded by the WCF; the basis (including a business case analysis) 

for the pricing; the number of full-time Federal employees funded 

in each activity; a list of each departmental organization that is allocating funds to the activity; and the funding each organization is 

providing in fiscal years 2013 and 2014, and what is estimated to 

be provided in 2015. If a project contained in the WCF is a multiyear activity with a defined cost, scope, and schedule, estimated 

costs and schedule shall be clearly delineated. The Department is 

directed to improve the justification for the WCF in the fiscal year 

2015 budget request and directs the Department to brief the Committees not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this 

Act on the details of the business case justification for the substantial increase in WCF rates, including the staffing increases being 

supported via the WCF, along with the managerial needs of the 

WCF. 

The Committee expects all initiatives funded by multiple DHS 

organizations to be included in the WCF. The Committee does not 

support taxing departmental organizations for cross-cutting initiatives outside the WCF. As such, the justification should identify 

any cross-cutting initiatives or activities that benefit more than one 

organization that are not included in the WCF and should explain 

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The Committee directs the Department to notify it promptly of 

any additions, deletions, or changes made to the WCF plan during 

the fiscal year. Furthermore, the Department should not fund any 

activities through the WCF that the House or Senate Committees 

on Appropriations have disapproved either in report language or in 

their responses to reprogramming requests. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $243,488,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 327,254,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 210,735,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥32,753,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥116,519,000 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Chief Information Office (CIO) has oversight of information 

technology (IT) projects in the Department. The CIO reviews and 

approves all DHS IT acquisitions estimated to cost over $2,500,000 

and also approves the hiring and oversees the performance of all 

DHS component CIOs. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $210,735,000 for the Office of the 

CIO, $116,519,000 below the amount requested and $32,753,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. However, the 

amount reported in the table, above, for the CIO in fiscal year 2013 

does not reflect $54,945,000 that was provided to the CIO for data 

center migration through a general provision, while the budget request does include a proposal for such funds. 

Unless otherwise noted, the recommendation reflects reductions 

in funding needed to offset significant shortfalls in the President’s 

budget request for DHS due to: (1) assumed, but unauthorized increases in aviation passenger fee collections that are not under the 

jurisdiction of the Committee on Appropriations; and (2) a severely 

flawed budget request that includes disproportionate reductions in 

vital operational components and frontline personnel. 

In addition, funding reductions are the result of the Department’s continuing failure to comply with certain statutory requirements, and due to the complete inadequacy of the CIO budget justification for fiscal year 2014. The Committee expects inclusion of 

cost and schedule details on all projects and, most especially, on 

large multi-agency projects such as data center migration and the 

proposed upgrades to the Homeland Secure Data Network. The fiscal year 2014 justification documents for both of these multi-agency 

projects included no such details or clear subdivisions by DHS component. 

The bill continues a requirement for a multi-year investment 

plan for the Department’s information technology funding within a 

separate general provision. 

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Budget Estimate Recommended 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................................................ $117,347,000 $99,397,000 

Information Technology Activities ................................................................................ 32,712,000 25,612,000 

Infrastructure and Security Activities ......................................................................... 100,063,000 45,863,000 

Homeland Secure Data Network .................................................................................. 77,132,000 39,863,000 

Total, Chief Information Officer ......................................................................... $327,254,000 $210,735,000 

Infrastructure and Security Activities 

The CIO’s office is directed to update the Committees—in coordination with other Departmental components as necessary—not 

later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act on Department-wide efforts to combat ‘‘insider threats’’ in the cyber domain, including, but not limited to an overview of: (1) the extent 

of the Department’s ability to monitor the unauthorized removal of 

sensitive unclassified and classified material from DHS information 

systems; (2) any new restrictions on access to DHS information systems and databases, both internally and for external stakeholders; 

(3) any recent restrictions placed on DHS users by external, interagency stakeholders on access to certain databases and an assessment of the operational impact of such restrictions; and (4) plans 

to improve the DHS information security architecture and policies 

to preclude breaches from happening at DHS. 

Data Center Migration 

The Committee recommends $34,200,000 for the migration of 

component resources to the Department’s two consolidated data 

centers, $20,000,000 below the amount requested and $20,745,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Funding for this activity is provided in Title V of this bill. While the Committee supports such migration as necessary to reduce IT costs, risk, and to 

rationalize the operations of the Department, the funding for this 

project has been reduced due to the need to offset significant shortfalls in the President’s budget request for DHS due to: (1) assumed, 

but authorized increases in aviation passenger fee collections that 

are not under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Appropriations; 

(2) a severely flawed budget request that includes disproportionate 

reductions in vital operational components and frontline personnel; 

and (3) failure to comply with statutory requirements. Furthermore, as noted previously, the budget justification did not include 

sufficient detail on this project. Therefore, the Committee directs 

the Department to provide not later than 15 days after the date of 

enactment of this Act a detailed spend plan for this project in fiscal 

year 2014; to continue to brief the Committees quarterly on the 

status, cost, and schedule of its data center migration efforts; and 

to include all relevant details associated with future funding for 

this activity in the relevant annual budget justification documents 

submitted to the Committee. 


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ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $321,958,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 309,228,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 291,623,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥30,335,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥17,605,000 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

Analysis and Operations houses the Office of Intelligence and 

Analysis and the Directorate of Operations Coordination, which together collect, evaluate, and disseminate intelligence information, 

as well as provide incident management and operational coordination. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $291,623,000 for Analysis and Oper- ations, $17,605,000 below the amount requested and $30,335,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee reduces funding for the Office of Operations Coordination and Planning due to a need to offset severe flaws within the Department’s 

budget request and due to an inadequate justification. The Committee also denies the requested decrease to Cybersecurity analysis 

and Counter-intelligence and restores funding for these functions. 

Additional direction on funding for this appropriation is included 

within the classified annex accompanying this report. 

Classified Programs 

Recommended adjustments to classified programs and more detailed oversight of funding for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis are addressed in the classified annex accompanying this report. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * 1 ..................................................... $145,019,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 1 ..................................................... 143,309,000 

Recommended in the bill 2 ................................................................. 137,903,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥7,140,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥5,406,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

1 All funding levels include a transfer of $24,000,000 from the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund for oversight, 

audits, and investigations directly related to funding for disaster relief efforts. 

Mission 

The Homeland Security Act of 2002 established an Office of Inspector General (OIG) in DHS by amendment to the Inspector General Act of 1978. This office was established to provide an objective 

and independent organization that would be effective in: (1) preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse in departmental programs and operations; (2) providing a means for keeping the Secretary and the Congress fully and currently informed of problems 

and deficiencies in the administration of programs and operations; 

(3) fulfilling statutory responsibilities for the annual audit of the 

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DHS information technology pursuant to the Federal Information 

Security Management Act; and (5) reviewing and making recommendations regarding existing and proposed legislation and regulations to the Department’s programs and operational components. According to the authorizing legislation, the Inspector General is to report dually to the Secretary of Homeland Security and 

to the Congress. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends a total $137,903,000 for OIG, 

$5,406,000 below the amount requested and $7,140,000 below the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee continues the 

practice in fiscal year 2014 of transferring $24,000,000 from the 

Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) to OIG for disaster-related audits and 

investigations. The total funding level provided maintains OIG at 

a current services level. Reductions are due to the budget request’s 

severe shortfalls in vital operational components and funding to 

support frontline personnel. For fiscal year 2015 and thereafter, 

OIG shall submit a detailed expenditure plan within its annual 

budget justification documents. This spend plan shall include all 

DRF transfers (which shall satisfy the requirements for notification 

of DRF transfers under section 503 of this Act). 

The Committee remains concerned about the quality of OIG communications with the Committee regarding border corruption investigations, particularly related to the coordination of these investigations with ICE and CBP. The Committee directs OIG to submit 

an expenditure plan of integrity oversight funds in coordination 

with CBP and ICE, which shall be submitted along with its annual 

expenditure plan. 

Management and Efficiency Oversight 

The Committee strongly supports efforts by OIG to identify and 

correct instances of fraud and waste affecting Departmental activities, and therefore directs OIG to provide a semiannual briefing to 

the Committees on Appropriations regarding such efforts, with particular focus on procurement, grant administration, and travel. 

Conferences and Special Events 

As noted above in the OSEM section of this report, the Committee continues the requirement for OIG to report to the Committees not later than 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2014 on 

DHS spending on conferences, ceremonies, and similar events, 

based on quarterly reporting to OIG. The report shall substantiate 

DHS compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and describe in detail the total costs to the Government associated with 

events. It shall include 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 

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TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 

INVESTIGATIONS 

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $8,285,056,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 9,237,088,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 8,275,983,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥9,073,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥961,105,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The mission of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is to 

protect the borders of the United States by preventing, preempting 

and deterring threats against the homeland through ports of entry 

(POE) and by interdicting illegal crossings between POE. CBP’s 

mission integrates homeland security, safety and border management to ensure goods and persons cross U.S. borders in accordance 

with applicable laws and regulations, and pose no threat to the 

country. The priority of CBP is to prevent terrorists and their 

weapons from entering the United States, and to support related 

homeland security missions affecting border and airspace security. 

CBP is also responsible for apprehending individuals attempting to 

enter the U.S. illegally, stemming the flow of illegal drugs and 

other contraband, including weapons and bulk cash into and out of 

the country, protecting U.S. agricultural and economic interests 

from harmful pests and diseases, protecting American businesses 

from theft of their intellectual property, regulating and facilitating 

international trade, collecting import duties and enforcing U.S. 

trade laws. CBP maintains a workforce of more than 60,000, including CBP officers, Air Interdiction agents, Marine Interdiction 

agents, canine enforcement officers, Border Patrol agents, Agriculture Specialists, trade specialists, intelligence analysts and mission support staff. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $8,275,983,000 for Salaries and Expenses, $961,105,000 below the amount requested and $9,073,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. After accounting for 

transfers and realignments of PPAs the recommendation is 

$35,039,000 above the request. The recommendation promotes 

strong border security, expands efforts to facilitate trade and travel, underscores the importance of CBP’s targeting capabilities and 

encompasses appropriate oversight and direction. Resources sufficient to maintain no less than 21,775 CBP officers are included. 

Additional resources are targeted to priority frontline operations 

such as: 

(1) $105,000,000 to phase-in 1,600 new CBP officers; 

(2) $60,000,000 to restore mission support cuts; 

(3) $10,000,000 to support Field Operations transformation 

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(4) $11,000,000 to make further enhancements to the Automated Targeting System for continuous data quality improvement and enrichment initiatives; 

(5) $3,500,000 to increase readiness of Air and Marine operations; 

(6) $2,000,000 to improve international cargo security and facilitate trade by mitigating the cuts to the Customs-Trade 

Partnership Against Terrorism (C–TPAT) program; and (7) $1,000,000 to sustain southern Border Patrol stations 

proposed for deactivation. 

Consistent with Public Law 113–6, the Committee’s recommendation realigns funds from the Salaries and Expenses account to other mission-specific accounts as follows: (1) $241,000,000 from US–VISIT to accounts in CBP, ICE 

and the Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM); (2) $367,860,000 for the Office of Information Technology 

(OIT) to the Automation Modernization account; and 

(3) $287,000,000 for Air and Marine Salaries and Expenses 

to the Air and Marine Operations account. 

A comparison of the budget estimate to the Committee recommended level by budget activity is as follows: 

Budget estimate Recommended 

Headquarters, Management, and Administration: 

Border Security Inspections and Trade Facilitation ........................................... $620,656,000 – – – 

Border Security and Control between Ports of Entry ......................................... 592,330,000 – – – 

Commissioner ..................................................................................................... – – – $25,288,000 

Chief Counsel ..................................................................................................... – – – 45,022,000 

Congressional Affairs ......................................................................................... – – – 2,482,000 

Internal Affairs ................................................................................................... – – – 162,568,000 

Public Affairs ...................................................................................................... – – – 12,920,000 

Training and Development ................................................................................. – – – 76,512,000 

Technology, Innovation and Acquisition ............................................................. – – – 22,972,000 

Intelligence/Investigative Liaison ....................................................................... – – – 61,105,000 

Administration .................................................................................................... – – – 293,091,000 

Rent .................................................................................................................... 407,898,000 407,898,000 

Subtotal, Headquarters Management and Administration ....................... 1,620,884,000 1,109,858,000 

Border Security Inspections and Trade Facilitation: 

Inspections, Trade, and Travel Facilitation at Ports of Entry ........................... 2,837,294,000 2,887,718,000 

Harbor Maintenance Fee Collection (Trust Fund) .............................................. 3,274,000 3,274,000 

International Cargo Screening ............................................................................ 72,260,000 71,961,000 

Other international programs ............................................................................. 24,740,000 24,596,000 

Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism .................................................. 40,183,000 41,960,000 

Trusted Traveler Programs ................................................................................. 6,311,000 6,311,000 

Inspection and Detection Technology Investments ............................................ 112,526,000 112,504,000 

Automated Targeting Systems ............................................................................ 109,944,000 132,932,000 

National Targeting Center .................................................................................. 65,474,000 65,106,000 

Training ............................................................................................................... 47,651,000 40,703,000 

Subtotal, Border Security Inspections and Trade Facilitation .................. 3,319,657,000 3,387,065,000 

Border Security and Control between Ports of Entry: 

Border Security and Control ............................................................................... 3,700,317,000 3,723,502,000 

Training ............................................................................................................... 55,928,000 55,558,000 

Subtotal, Border Security and Control between POEs .............................. 3,756,245,000 3,779,060,000 

Air and Marine Operations .......................................................................................... 286,769,000 – – – 

US–VISIT ...................................................................................................................... 253,533,000 – – – 

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Headquarters, Management and Administration 

The Committee recommends $1,109,858,000 for Headquarters, 

Management and Administration, $511,026,000 below the amount 

requested and $269,918,000 below the amount provided in fiscal 

year 2013. The distribution of funds in the table above incorporates 

by reference the structure of the Headquarters Management and 

Administration PPAs included in House Report 112–492, which 

CBP is directed to follow. The essential continuity functions performed by the former Joint Operations Division will now be functions within the Office of the Commissioner. The recommendation 

fully accounts for the WCF contributions. The Committee realizes 

that this recommendation will be adjusted pursuant to the implementation of Section 504 of the Act. 

Increasing Transparency of User Fee Collections 

Regrettably, the Committee lacks confidence in CBP’s ability to 

forecast, collect and manage user fees, a failure which reflects poor 

financial management and a paucity of fiscal control. Consequently, 

CBP is directed to report to the Committee biannually on collections, anticipated carryover balances and all uses and activities for 

which fees are expended, including any duplication of activities for 

which discretionary funds are appropriated. 

The Committee recognizes the President’s request included a permanent indefinite appropriation of $8,533,000 for the Small Airport 

User Fee. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), however, scored 

the fee at $5,000,000, the amount of which is reflected in the Committee’s recommendation. 

Hiring and Staffing Reports 

The Committee directs CBP to continue submitting monthly 

staffing and hiring reports in the format used in prior fiscal years. 

Efforts to Counter Abuse of Prescription Drugs 

The Committee supports strongly CBP’s efforts to combat prescription drug smuggling and abuse. CBP and ICE are directed to 

update the Committee on their activities, resources and challenges, 

including relevant information regarding the illicit transnational 

smuggling of generic oxycodone along the U.S.-Canada border. The 

report shall be submitted no later than February 15, 2014. 

Northern Border Initiatives 

The Committee supports bilateral discussions between the 

United States and Canada that resulted in the Beyond the Border 

Action Plan, which articulated a shared approach to security and 

economic competitiveness. CBP is directed to provide a briefing to 

the Committee not later than December 1, 2013, on the status of 

implementing this plan, and include information on how electronic 

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Preventing Human Trafficking 

The Committee endorses wholeheartedly CBP’s vigorous efforts 

to prevent and disrupt human trafficking by developing public 

awareness programs. Within funds recommended, $5,000,000 is for 

the Blue Lightning Initiative, which trains U.S. commercial airlines on how to identify potential human trafficking victims and 

provides them with the tools to quickly notify Federal authorities. 

Likewise, CBP should continue to ensure that unaccompanied 

children are adequately protected by appropriate officials while 

traveling, and properly screened for sexual assault, trafficking, exploitation or other mistreatment. Local child welfare organizations 

are uniquely qualified to provide training to recognize the signs of 

mistreatment; therefore, the Committee urges the Commissioner to 

utilize the skills and expertise of these organizations to ensure 

CBP personnel are properly trained and vigilant on behalf of the 

Nation’s young traveling public. 

Ethics Training 

CBP should continue its efforts to ensure that its ethics programs include training at all stages in an agent or officer’s career. 

GAO–13–59 included several recommendations to mitigate the risk 

of employee corruption and misconduct. The Committee directs 

CBP to provide a briefing on the status of efforts to implement 

those recommendations, and any other measures under consideration, not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 

Act. 

GUAM-COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (CNMI)

VISA WAIVER PROGRAM

The Committee is aware of ongoing discussions at DHS regarding the Guam-CNMI visa waiver program, and is concerned that 

DHS has made inadequate progress toward finalizing these deliberations. The Committee urges DHS to finalize decisions and pending rulemakings relating to the Guam-CNMI visa waiver program, 

to include appropriate security protocols, as necessary. 

Border Security Inspections and Trade Facilitation 

Border Security Inspections and Trade Facilitation is funded at 

$3,387,065,000, $67,408,000 above the amount requested and 

$183,814,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Of 

this amount: 

• $2,887,718,000 is for Inspections, Trade and Travel Facilitation at Ports of Entry, a $50,424,000 increase above the 

amount requested and $171,783,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The recommendation includes 

$10,000,000 to restore Field Operations’ business transformation initiatives, including those being undertaken 

through the Land Border Integration effort and the Port Runner/Absconder Mitigation program. Also included is 

$12,284,000 from US–VISIT to the Inspections, Trade, and 

Travel Facilitation at POEs PPA to ensure transition of US– 

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with entry-exit policy and operations to the Office of Field Operations; • $3,274,000 is for the Harbor Maintenance Fee Collection 

(Trust Fund) as requested, $3,000 above the amount provided 

in fiscal year 2013; • $71,961,000 is for International Cargo Screening, $299,000 below the amount requested and $545,000 above the amount 

provided in fiscal year 2013. The recommendation includes 

$13,032,000 to re-baseline the Container Security Initiative. As 

requested, the Committee recommends transferring funds to 

the Other International Programs PPA from International 

Cargo Screening; • $24,596,000 is for Other International Programs, $144,000 below the amount requested and $178,000 below the amount 

provided in fiscal year 2013. As requested, the Committee’s 

recommendation includes transferring these funds to the Other 

International Programs PPA from International Cargo Screening; • $41,960,000 is for Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C–TPAT), $1,777,000 above the amount requested 

and $1,066,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The recommendation includes $2,000,000 to mitigate reductions to the C–TPAT program, to bolster international cargo security partnerships and to facilitate trade; • $6,311,000 is for Trusted Traveler Programs as requested, $4,489,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013; • $112,504,000 is for Inspection and Detection Technology Investments, $22,000 below the amount requested and 

$4,943,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The 

Committee continues to require the multi-year investment and 

management plan required by law for investments and operations of radiation detection equipment and non-intrusive inspection systems to be submitted with the fiscal year 2015 

budget request. As the request does not reflect a plan to address replacement of assets approaching the end of their 

lifecycles, the Committee is concerned about CBP’s long-term 

planning to responsibly replace and upgrade aging equipment. 

The Committee directs CBP and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office to brief on its long-term planning efforts; 

• $132,932,000 is for Automated Targeting Systems (ATS), 

$22,988,000 above the amount requested and $19,220,000 

above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee’s recommendation includes a $23,000,000 increase above 

the amount requested for targeting enhancements to ATS, one 

of our Nation’s most effective tools to counter terrorist travel 

and identify risky, illicit activity in the global trade and travel 

systems. Specifically, these additional funds will enable CBP to 

build an even more effective search engine tool across ATS 

subsystems and modules, as well as other capabilities, to facilitate CBP’s daily operations as well as its response capabilities 

associated with real-time incidents and intelligence. The Committee directs CBP to provide quarterly briefs to the Committee on progress to implement enhancements and resulting 

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the third fiscal year in a row, reflecting the Committee’s belief 

in such programs as invaluable to our Nation’s security and 

trade efforts; 

• $65,106,000 is provided for the National Targeting Center 

(NTC), $368,000 below the amount requested and $2,953,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013; and 

• $40,703,000 is for Training, $6,948,000 below the amount 

requested and $5,892,000 above fiscal year 2013, due to the lag 

in hiring and training of the new CBPOs requested. 

Student Visa Holders and Verifying Status upon Entry 

ICE has made slow progress improving the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), including eliminating 

vulnerabilities identified by an interagency review and the GAO. 

Sadly, it is clear that prior to the Boston attack, one of those 

vulnerabilities was exploited. CBP has addressed that weakness in 

the days since the attack, but the Committee is concerned that 

CBP’s labor-intensive solution is not sustainable. CBP and ICE 

must work expeditiously to address the weaknesses in SEVIS and 

develop an automated solution that reduces the potential for 

human error. For that reason, the Committee directs CBP and ICE 

to brief on its plan to mitigate known vulnerabilities associated 

with SEVIS, including the cost and schedule for implementing the 

plan. Further, the briefing shall include the cost and schedule for 

implementing the automated solution to ensure that officers at 

POEs have the most updated, accurate information available on 

student visa holders and their status. The briefing shall take place 

no later than June 15, 2013. 

Increasing CBP Officer Workforce 

Prompt and efficient processing of arriving passengers at U.S. 

POEs is a key performance metric of CBP. To assess CBP’s operational effectiveness, the Committee renews its directive to conduct 

quarterly briefings on the number of passengers whose entry exceeds 60 minutes. Moreover, CBP is directed to include the information on its website. 

The budget request proposes $210,100,000 to hire 1,600 new Border Patrol Officers (CBPOs), 70 canine teams and 245 operational 

and mission support personnel to facilitate the flow of legitimate 

travelers and cargo into the United States. Despite supporting this 

request, the Committee is concerned with the findings of an internal audit that reveal systemic failures within CBP’s budget formulation for salaries and benefits of its operational workforce. Therefore, the Committee is concerned that such a rapid and substantial 

increase in staffing in fiscal year 2014 could further exacerbate a 

long-standing problem. Furthermore, the Committee recognizes 

that conducting background checks and training so many new officers will take a considerable amount of time. Accordingly, the Committee recommends $105,000,000 to allow for a more methodical 

phase-in of the additional personnel requested to be supported 

through an increase in appropriated funds. 

Similarly, the request proposes to hire 1,877 additional CBP officers with revenues generated by unauthorized user fees. Again, 

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ity, offsetting the costs from user fees is outside the Committee’s 

jurisdiction. The Commissioner is encouraged to seek authority for 

this effort from the appropriate congressional committees. 

Ports of Entry Operations—Manpower and Innovation 

Innovation and process reengineering at POEs can be effective 

methods to reduce administrative overhead, which enables officers 

to focus on core operational activities. To facilitate this goal, the 

Committee recommends that CBP continue to: (1) fully implement 

the Land Border Initiative and new automated pedestrian processing procedures; (2) expand and improve ATS targeting capabilities; (3) expand the use of the workload alignment tool at more airports; (4) explore public-private partnerships to facilitate trade and 

travel; and (5) better integrate and standardize trusted traveler 

programs like the Global Entry and Free and Secure Trade (FAST) 

programs. 

Wait Times 

CBP continues to face challenges managing processing times at 

our Nation’s POEs. The Committee directs CBP to continue the 

quarterly briefings to the Committee on the number of passenger 

arrivals at air and sea POEs where immigration and customs processing time exceeds 60 minutes and actions CBP is taking to reduce these delays. The Committee also directs CBP to continue including current wait time information for air, land and sea POEs 

on its website. The Committee encourages CBP to continue working with appropriate stakeholders at each POE to provide wait 

time data and reductions in average processing times. 

Reimbursable Agreements Pilot 

Section 560 of Public Law 113–6 authorized CBP to enter into no 

more than five pilots to study voluntary reimbursable agreements. 

Until the results of those pilots are received and analyzed, no additional reimbursable agreements are allowed. The Committee expects the pilots to be implemented in fiscal year 2013 and directs 

CBP to provide regular briefings on any agreements in place, to include best practices, lessons learned, tangible security and trade 

benefits to the Nation, and anticipated and actual funds collected. 

Cargo Security Strategy and Inspecting High Risk Cargo Overseas 

In May 2012, the Secretary notified Congress that she would extend by two years the deadline for complying with the 9/11 Act requirement to scan 100 percent of containers bound for the United 

States prior to loading them on a vessel in a foreign port. The Committee notes, however, that no funds are requested for fiscal year 

2014 that are directly related to the future implementation of that 

requirement. According to the Department, the implementation 

costs are substantial; with equipment costs alone estimated at 

$16,800,000,000 for the 2,100 shipping lanes at the more than 700 

ports that ship to the United States. Last year, the Secretary testified that she believes implementation of the 100 percent scanning 

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Based on the Secretary’s statements that the requirement in current law is cost-prohibitive, the Committee continues to believe it 

is incumbent upon the Department to propose a meaningful alternative to 100 percent scanning that goes beyond and is more detailed than the broad goals of the National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security submitted by the Administration in January 

2012. The Committee directs the Department to submit an alternative strategy for consideration by Congress no later than January 1, 2014. CBP shall provide an updated briefing on the status 

of implementing the current scanning requirement or developing 

an alternative strategy not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

Trade Enforcement 

CBP trade enforcement and facilitation efforts are critically important to domestic and foreign producers, exporters, importers and 

retailers. The Committee recognizes that CBP has stepped up efforts to identify and investigate commercial fraud against U.S. economic and health and safety interests. The Committee directs CBP 

to provide a report to the Committee regarding the resources dedicated to cargo inspections and the number of cases of commercial 

fraud identified by CBP historically, 2010–2013, not later than November 15, 2013. 

Consistent with past guidance, the Committee directs CBP to 

submit a report not later than February 1, 2014, on the extent and 

frequency of customs fraud, including circumvention of duties and 

misclassification on entries of imports of goods from China. 

Textile Transshipment Enforcement 

The Committee includes $4,750,000, to continue textile transshipment enforcement. The Committee directs CBP to ensure that 

the activities of the Textile and Apparel Policies and Programs Office, specifically seizures, detention, and special operations, are 

maintained at least at the level of those activities in prior years. 

The Committee directs CBP to update annually and submit a report with the budget request on the execution of its five-year strategic plan, consistent with prior year requirements. 

Preclearance Operations 

A new statutory provision is included limiting the expenditure of 

funds for preclearance operations in new locations. This limitation 

is applicable until the following conditions are met: 

(1) The foreign policy and national security policy rationales 

have been provided to the Committee; 

(2) A fully-burdened cost analysis has been conducted and 

provided to the Committee, including planned sources of funds; 

and 

(3) An economic impact analysis of the new location on U.S. 

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CBP Officer Training Programs 

Recent terror incidents highlight the need for a vigilant and prepared workforce at the border. Since 2007, GAO has reported 

vulnerabilities and inefficiencies in delivering required training to 

CBP officers and has made numerous recommendations for improving the training curricula and strategy. Despite guidance in Public 

Law 113–6 directing CBP to brief the Committee on its action plan 

to implement recommendations from a December 2011 GAO report 

entitled, ‘‘Border Security: Additional Steps Needed to Ensure That 

Officers Are Fully Trained’’ (GAO–12–269), the Committee remains 

uninformed on CBP’s efforts to revise its training strategy. The 

Committee expects this briefing not later than June 30, 2013. 

Border Security and Control Between Ports of Entry 

The Committee recommends $3,779,060,000 for Border Security 

and Control between Ports of Entry, $22,815,000 above the amount 

requested and $77,031,000 above the amount provided in fiscal 

year 2013. This funding level supports a Border Patrol agent force 

of 21,370. Of the total amount, $3,723,502,000 is for Border Security and Control, $23,185,000 below the amount requested and 

$95,338,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. This 

recommendation includes $1,000,000 to restore cuts to inland Border Patrol Stations in states located along the Southern border of 

the United States. Funds are not provided to support detainee 

medical care and $55,558,000 is for training, $370,000 below the 

amount requested and $18,307,000 below the amount provided in 

fiscal year 2013. 

Detention Statistics 

The Committee directs the Department to continue issuing statistics on the number of individuals held in custody by CBP, including all Border Patrol stations, checkpoints and short-term custody 

facilities (defined as facilities used to hold individuals for 72 hours 

or less). These statistics shall consist of all the facilities used for 

short-term custody, the country of origin of those in CBP custody, 

age, sex, death, detention duration and the circumstances of their 

release. 

The Committee directs the Department to publish these statistics 

in its annual statistical yearbook. Additionally, the Committee directs CBP to report to the Committee not later than 60 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act on the standards governing the 

conditions of custody and what oversight mechanisms CBP employs 

to monitor short-term detention conditions and lengths of detention. The Committee also directs CBP to work with ICE to establish efficient procedures for processing and transferring individuals 

from short-term detention to ICE detention. 

Border Patrol Staffing Plan 

Pursuant to House Report 112–91 and the Joint Explanatory 

Statement accompanying Public Law 112–74, CBP was directed to 

submit a five-year staffing and deployment plan for the Border Patrol. The report failed to address any goals for border security that 

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that affect deployment. By December 1, 2013, CBP is directed to 

provide to the Committee a more complete five-year staffing and 

deployment plan that justifies the funded staffing level in detail, 

including the tasks performed by agents; outlines the factors related to deployment by sector; and provides criteria and options for 

redistributing resources to address existing and emerging threats. 

AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $719,146,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 340,105,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 707,897,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013** .............................................. ¥11,249,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014** ............................................ +367,792,000 

*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

**Reflects transfer of +$368M from Salaries and Expenses. 

Mission 

Automation Modernization is comprised of funds necessary to 

support the Office of Information Technology (OIT), and to modernize, sustain and develop those information technology (IT) systems critical to CBP’s goals and objectives. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $707,897,000 for Automation Modernization, $367,792,000 above the amount requested and 

$11,249,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The increase is the result of transferring funds from the Salaries and Expenses account to consolidate IT activities to ensure transparent financial management and fiscal control. 

IT capability is essential to mission success; however, little visibility has been provided into how this investment is managed. IT 

costs and requirements must be transparent in order for the Committee to adequately assess the requests. Therefore, statutory language is included requiring CBP to submit a multi-year investment 

and management for fiscal years 2014–2018. 

The Committee recognizes that CBP is undertaking efforts this 

year to improve and enrich data quality in order to enhance targeting capabilities, and encourages the Commissioner to make 

progress on this initiative. 

A comparison of the budget estimate to the Committee recommended level by budget activity is as follows: 

Budget estimate Recommended 

Information Technology ................................................................................................ – – – $367,860,000 

Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)/International Trade Data System (ITDS) $140,830,000 140,762,000 

Current Operations Protection and Processing Support (COPPS) ............................... 199,275,000 199,275,000 

Total .................................................................................................................... $340,105,000 $707,897,000 

Automated Commercial Environment/International Trade Data 

Systems (ACE/ITDS) 

The Committee recommends $140,762,000 for ACE/ITDS, 

$68,000 below the amount requested and $2,107,000 above the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. According to CBP officials, the 

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year and will achieve full functionality by early 2016. The Committee will monitor closely the program’s progress and directs CBP 

to continue quarterly briefings. 

Current Operations Protection and Processing Support (COPPS) 

The Committee recommends $199,275,000 as requested, $12,730,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013 for 

COPPS. An assessment in October 2012 revealed TECS modernization required significantly more work than could reasonably be accomplished on its original schedule. As a consequence, the requirements of the program were evaluated, re-baselined and revised in 

a way that should result in expected functionality while lowering 

the total costs of ownership. Though the Committee is cautiously 

optimistic that the program is on track, the Commissioner and ICE 

are directed to provide an update on progress made by not later 

than October 1, 2013. 

BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $323,775,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 351,454,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 351,454,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +27,679,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ – – – 

*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology 

(BSFIT) account funds the technology and tactical infrastructure 

solutions to achieve effective control of the U.S. border. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $351,454,000 for BSFIT as requested, $27,679,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. With this recommendation, the Committee continues its 

strong support of border security infrastructure and technology deployment to meet Border Patrol’s needs. Like last year, the Committee reminds CBP that it must submit an updated multi-year investment and management plan annually with its budget request. 

A comparison of the budget estimate to the Committee recommended level by budget activity is as follows: 

Budget estimate Recommended 

Development and Deployment: 

Southwest Border Technology ............................................................................. $138,816,000 $138,816,000 

Northern Border Technology ................................................................................ 10,000,000 10,000,000

Tactical Communications ................................................................................... 40,000,000 40,000,000

Subtotal, Development and Deployment ................................................... 160,435,000 160,435,000 

Operation and Maintenance ........................................................................................ 191,019,000 191,019,000 

Total .................................................................................................. $351,454,000 $351,454,000 

Development and Deployment 

The Committee recommends $160,435,000 for Development and 

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in fiscal year 2013. The recommendation includes funds for new investments and surveillance and detection technologies, including 

$77,366,000 to support integrated fixed towers and $40,000,000 for 

tactical communications. 

Included in the recommendation is $1,765,000 to mitigate damage originating from construction and deployment of BSFIT. Purchasing land is not a permitted activity. The Committee directs 

CBP to continue to work closely with the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to maintain a commitment 

to environmental and cultural stewardship and encourages CBP to 

seek alternatives and creative solutions in order to ensure that 

mission requirements are met. 

Operations and Maintenance 

The Committee recommends $191,019,000 for Operations and 

Maintenance as requested, $55,871,000 above the amount provided 

in fiscal year 2013. 

Southwest Border Technology 

The Committee is alarmed by chronic delays in procuring assets 

necessary to meet the deployment schedule of BSFIT, and more importantly, to deliver much needed capability to frontline Border Patrol agents. CBP is directed to brief the Committee on a quarterly 

basis on the status of its investment strategy, acquisition schedule, 

and obligated and unobligated balances. CBP is directed to continue to provide weekly notifications including reasons for delays 

on procurement actions on each technology investment until all initial contract awards have been made. 

In developing the multi-year investment and management plan, 

the Committee directs CBP to include an assessment of fixed 

versus mobile and airborne capabilities for border security surveillance, including the short- and long-term costs and benefits of different assets. 

DOD Technologies for Improving Border Security 

DOD has researched, developed and employed advanced surveillance technologies for service in overseas conflicts such as Iraq and 

Afghanistan. As these conflicts come to a close, technologies such 

as VADER, aerostats, manned and unmanned aerial systems, and 

associated audio, visual, radar and other detection and monitoring 

systems in use or under development may become excess equipment. Many of these systems, proven in battlefield environments, 

have been adapted to meet DHS border security requirements and 

provide a cost effective way to increase situational awareness of illicit cross border traffic. DHS should actively seek to capitalize on 

DOD’s expertise and work with DOD to expedite the identification, 

designation, transfer and integration of technologies and equipment to support border security improvements. To that end, CBP 

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Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition 

The Committee remains disappointed by the lack of progress 

CBP has made to procure proven technologies, particularly those 

planned in the Arizona Border Technology Plan. In theory, the Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition (OTIA) is supposed 

to facilitate and strengthen CBPs acquisition programs, but the 

Committee sees no evidence of improvement. In fact, there seems 

to be a direct relationship between internal upheaval in OTIA’s establishment and the protracted pace of acquiring these essential 

technologies; consequently, the Committee will continue to monitor 

the role OTIA plays in CBP’s major programs. 

AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $798,207,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 427,701,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 802,741,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +4,534,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ +375,040,000 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

CBP’s Office of Air and Marine provides integrated and coordinated border interdiction and law enforcement for homeland security missions; supports counterterrorism efforts of other law enforcement agencies; provides airspace security for high-risk areas 

or National Special Security Events; and combats efforts to smuggle narcotics and other contraband into the United States. Included 

in this account are salaries and expenses, procurement and operations and maintenance. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $802,741,000 for Air and Marine 

Operations, $375,040,000 above the amount requested and 

$4,534,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

Budget Estimate Recommended 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................................................ – – – $292,791,000 

Operations and Maintenance ...................................................................................... $353,751,000 392,000,000 

Procurement ................................................................................................................. 73,950,000 117,950,000 

Total .................................................................................................................... $427,701,000 $802,741,000 

Regrettably, the Administration’s request fails to provide adequate funds to meet Air and Marine’s critical mission requirements. To rectify this seemingly annual shortfall within the President’s budget proposal, the Committee increases Salaries and Expenses to fund overtime and pay; boosts Operations and Maintenance to fund increased fuel costs and reinstate 107,000 flight 

hours; and augments Procurement to purchase two multi-role enforcement aircraft, the P–3 Service Life Extension Program and 

two Blackhawk conversions. 

The Committee continues to support planning the expansion of 

facilities at the Air and Marine Operations Center (AMOC) and 

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schedule and cost associated with any modernization plans not 

later than December 1, 2013. 

In order to ensure appropriate fiscal control and oversight, CBP 

is directed again to provide an updated five-year recapitalization 

plan with the fiscal year 2015 budget request. 

Unmanned Aircraft Operations 

The Committee continues its unwavering support for robust airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to extend the 

reach of CBP’s drug interdiction and border security operations. 

Therefore, the Committee directs the Commissioner to review how 

air assets are integrated into current concepts of operations and 

provide recommendations on any changes that are necessary to improve interdiction tactics. Likewise, the Committee directs a review 

of the readiness rates of all unmanned aircraft. Finally, the Committee directs CBP to evaluate and brief the Committee on the 

need for an alternate base to support unmanned aircraft operations 

on the Southwest border not later than January 30, 2014. The brief 

should include information on the number of canceled flights and 

whether an alternate base for operations with more landing and 

support services would allow for more unmanned aircraft flights 

and increased interdiction rates. 

Integrating the Civil Air Patrol 

In November 2012, the GAO issued a report (GAO–13–56) about 

the effective integration of the Civil Air Patrol into CBP’s mission 

objectives, particularly in securing the border. The Committee is 

encouraged by these findings and directs CBP to assess specific 

areas and missions where collaborating with the Civil Air Patrol 

makes sense, and to provide a briefing on the assessment not later 

than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $233,330,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 471,499,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 471,278,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +237,948,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥221,000 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Construction and Facilities Management account consolidates funding for planning and design, construction, leasing acquisition, facility program support, operations, management, headquarters support and tunnel remediation activities. Facilities eligible for these funds include Border Patrol stations, checkpoints, 

temporary detention facilities, mission support facilities, training 

facilities and CBP-owned POEs. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $471,278,000 for Construction and 

Facilities Management, $221,000 below the amount requested and 

$237,948,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. These 


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recommendations support current sustainment and maintenance 

needs. 

Budget Estimate Recommended 

Facilities Construction and Sustainment .................................................................... $385,398,000 $385,398,000 

Program Oversight and Management ......................................................................... 86,101,000 85,880,000 

Total .................................................................................................................... $471,499,000 $471,278,000 

CBP is directed to submit a real property inventory on an annual 

basis. As a component of this inventory, CBP is directed to provide 

an annual plan describing construction and major renovation initiatives and their costs. In addition, CBP is directed to rank 

LPOEs, including GSA’s, in order of which are most critical to improve border security and facilitate trade and travel into and out 

of the United States. Included in the briefing should be a description of the physical condition of each facility and any plans to recapitalize the facility. 

Delegation of Authority 

The Committee acknowledges the Administration’s ability to delegate authority from GSA-owned LPOEs to CBP. With this delegation, funds targeted formerly to rent will be directed to asset management and facility renovations, enabling CBP to perform operational missions more efficiently. Though hopeful that costs will be 

lower, the Committee is concerned that this proposal could increase 

the costs of routine maintenance and operations. Therefore, the 

Committee directs CBP and GSA to provide a briefing on the plan 

to execute this transfer, the costs associated with the transfer and 

the projected costs of routine maintenance and building operations 

not later than December 1, 2013. 

U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $5,389,008,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 4,956,822,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 5,344,461,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥44,547,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ +387,639,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the agency 

responsible for enforcing immigration and customs laws. ICE protects the United States by investigating, deterring and detecting 

threats arising from the movement of people and goods into and 

out of the country. ICE consists of approximately 20,500 employees 

within two major divisions: Homeland Security Investigations and 

Enforcement and Removal Operations. 

Recommendation 

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rity, trade and immigration laws of the United States, including 

human rights violations, human smuggling, human trafficking, 

drug smuggling and arms trafficking, worksite enforcement and intellectual property rights. Moreover, the budget request reduced 

funds necessary to detain and remove illegal aliens. These decreases undermine ICE’s ability to carry-out their duties to enforce 

the law. The Boston Marathon bombings are just one example of 

why ICE must be funded at levels that ensure it is fully mission 

capable to prevent terrorism, protect the border, enhance security 

and ensure the integrity of the Nation’s immigration system, which 

includes removing people who have overstayed their visa authority. The Committee recommends $5,344,461,000 for Salaries and Expenses, $387,639,000 above the amount requested and $44,547,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The increase restores the President’s proposed cuts to ICE, especially those that 

adversely affect critical missions such as investigations, enforcement, removal and operations. 

The Committee recommends the following increases above the budget request: $168,531,000 to ensure that not fewer than 34,000 

detention beds are maintained, as mandated in statutory language; 

$43,592,000 to restore the 287(g) program to the fiscal year 2013 

level; and $133,336,000 to restore the proposed reduction to operations and investigations, including additional funds for human 

trafficking and visa overstay enforcement. In addition, the Committee recommends increases above the budget request of 

$4,930,000 for Secure Communities; $24,025,000 for Alternatives to 

Detention (ATD); and $9,031,000 for Fugitive Operations. Realignments include $3,756,000 from the former US–VISIT program to 

ICE for overstay analysis and $8,000,000 from CBP to ICE’s detainee medical costs. 

A comparison of the budget estimate to the Committee recommended level by budget activity is as follows: 

Budget estimate Recommended 

Headquarters Management and Administration: 

Personnel, Compensation and Benefits ............................................................. $192,236,000 $209,755,000 

Headquarters-Managed Information Technology Investments ........................... 141,294,000 151,132,000 

Subtotal, Headquarters Management and Administration ................................ 333,530,000 360,887,000 

Legal Proceedings ........................................................................................................ 204,651,000 205,921,000 

Domestic Investigations .............................................................................................. 1,599,972,000 1,710,172,000 

International Investigations: 

International Operations ..................................................................................... 100,544,000 100,187,000 

Visa Security Program ........................................................................................ 31,630,000 31,541,000 

Subtotal, International Investigations ................................................................ 132,174,000 131,728,000 

Intelligence .................................................................................................................. 75,448,000 74,908,000 

Detention and Removal Operations: 

Custody Operations ............................................................................................. 1,844,802,000 2,038,239,000 

Fugitive Operations ............................................................................................. 125,771,000 134,802,000 

Criminal Alien Program ...................................................................................... 291,721,000 289,155,000 

Alternatives to Detention .................................................................................... 72,435,000 96,460,000 

Transportation and Removal Program ............................................................... 255,984,000 276,925,000 

Subtotal, Detention and Removal Operations .................................................... 2,590,713,000 2,835,581,000 

Secure Communities .................................................................................................... 20,334,000 25,264,000 

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In order to understand budget proposals, justification material 

must be clear, substantive and fiscally sound. Explanations for proposed increases and reductions require significant improvement. 

Therefore, the Committee encourages ICE and the DHS CFO to 

work with the Committee to improve the materials in the future. 

The Committee directs ICE to submit monthly staffing and hiring updates, as well as unobligated balance reports along with the 

Monthly Execution Report provided to the Committees. 

Headquarters Management and Administration 

The Committee recommends $360,887,000 for ICE Headquarters 

Management and Administration, $27,357,000 above the amount 

requested and $19,241,000 below the amount provided in fiscal 

year 2013. The increases fully restore 287(g) funding and a portion 

of the President’s proposed cut to mission support. 

Legal Proceedings 

The Committee recommends $205,921,000 for Legal Proceedings, 

$1,270,000 above the amount requested and $913,000 below the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. This amount restores the 

funding for attorneys engaged in prosecuting and removing aliens 

and supports 287(g) initiatives. 

Domestic Investigations 

The Committee recommends $1,710,172,000 for domestic investigations, $110,200,000 above the amount requested and 

$25,000,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The increase restores $29,085,000 for 287(g) initiatives; realigns 

$3,756,000 from US–VISIT for overstay analysis; increases the 

level for overstay investigations by $10,000,000; includes 

$20,000,000 for the ICE Child Exploitation Investigation Unit 

(CEIU) and for field office support of CEIU activities; adds 

$5,000,000 for Angel Watch; and includes $63,867,000 to sustain 

investigations related to money laundering, seizure of drugs and illegal firearms, indictments for child exploitation and pornography 

and worksite enforcement. 

Once again, the Committee directs ICE to provide a spend plan 

for Domestic Investigations not later than 30 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act. In addition, the Committee directs ICE 

to provide quarterly data on investigative activities and expenditures. Finally, the Committee supports ICE efforts to measure how 

investigative activities are dismantling transnational criminal enterprises and requires a briefing on the results of these efforts not 

later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

The Committee directs ICE to work jointly with the Attorney 

General to assess cross-border violence and metrics collected by 

inter-agency task forces, particularly along the Southwest Border. 

Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, ICE 

is directed to brief the Committee on the findings of this assessment and provide recommendations for additional resources needed 

to track and investigate cross-border violence. 

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tion and training, and hiring wounded warriors for law enforcement support positions. 

Overstay Analysis and Enforcement 

The Committee believes visa enforcement is paramount to our 

Nation’s security and a fundamental lesson of 9/11 as well as several terrorism incidents that have followed, including the recent 

bombings at the Boston marathon. 

To reinforce this commitment, the Committee directs that the fiscal year 2014 spend plan for Domestic Investigations include no 

less than $10,000,000 above fiscal year 2013 levels to increase enforcement investigation of visa overstays. Clearly, an automated 

means to identify SEVIS violators is long overdue. The Committee 

directs a joint briefing with CBP on the solution, its costs and the 

timetable by which it will be in place by not later than June 15, 

2013. 

ICE is in a better position to enforce overstay violations now that 

it is directly responsible for this analysis. Enforcement, however, 

requires finding and removing individuals who fail to comply with 

the terms and conditions of their visa. Therefore, the Committee directs ICE to provide semi-annual briefings on the overstay backlog 

elimination effort, to ensure that similar backlogs do not arise in 

the future and to update the Committee on its overstay enforcement plans and domestic investigation strategy. Further, the Committee directs ICE to brief the Committee not later than December 

1, 2013, on the number of visa overstays in the United States by 

nationality and actionable measures ICE will take to reduce the 

overstay population. 

Human Trafficking 

The Committee is committed to the prevention and disruption of 

human trafficking and staunchly supports ICE’s efforts to combat 

this heinous activity. ICE is directed to include in the fiscal year 

2014 spending plan not less than $10,000,000 above the amount 

provided in fiscal year 2013 for human trafficking. At least 

$5,000,000 is provided for Angel Watch. The Committee believes it 

is essential that ICE agents receive training to identify and assist 

trafficking victims. Therefore, the Committee continues to encourage ICE to work with appropriate non-profit organizations and victim service providers to ensure appropriate training of ICE investigators to assist in the identification of human trafficking victims 

and provide appropriate referrals to victim service providers. 

The Committee reaffirms support for the Blue Campaign as a legitimate and necessary DHS program and directs ICE to include 

funds in the fiscal year 2015 budget request. 

Worksite Enforcement 

The Committee directs ICE to continue quarterly briefings on 

worksite enforcement efforts not later than 30 days after the end 

of each quarter. Likewise, the Committee directs ICE to provide an 

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This report shall be submitted to the Committee within 45 days 

after the end of each fiscal year. 

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Enforcement 

The Committee continues to support trade enforcement, particularly the efforts of the National IPR Coordination Center, which 

leads the government’s response to intellectual property theft. The 

Center provides an invaluable forum to access expertise of member 

agencies, share information, develop initiatives, coordinate enforcement actions and conduct investigations. The Committee directs 

ICE to report to the Committee on the number of agents in the 

United States and abroad dedicated to commercial fraud and IPR 

investigations, the number of hours spent by agents in fiscal year 

2014 on these investigations, and the number of investigations that 

have resulted in charges in fiscal year 2014, not later than October 

30, 2014. 

Textile Transshipment Enforcement 

As with the CBP account, the Committee includes $4,750,000, for 

ICE to continue textile transshipment enforcement. The Committee 

directs ICE to ensure that their activities are maintained at least 

at the level in prior years. The Committee directs ICE to provide 

an update annually on these activities. 

Intelligence 

For the Office of Intelligence, the Committee recommends 

$74,908,000, $540,000 below the amount requested and $3,466,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee continues to expect the Office of Intelligence to support all of ICE’s operations, including providing robust information to Enforcement 

and Removal Operations (ERO) and coordinating with CBP on its 

assessments of illicit cross-border activities and criminal organizations. 

Vetted Units 

The Committee affirms ICE’s transnational criminal investigative unit program, which establishes vetted units of select foreign 

partner agency personnel. Because the budget request fails to request funds for this program, the Committee directs that no less 

than $8,000,000 from within the funds provided for Homeland Security Investigations shall be for ICE’s vetted units. 

Detention and Removal Operations 

The Committee recommends $2,835,581,000 for Detention and 

Removal operations, $244,868,000 above the amount requested and 

$84,725,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The request proposes to realign ERO officers in different PPAs. The Committee is concerned that these movements may impact operations 

and directs ICE to explain staff moves in a briefing by July 30, 

2013. Of the total amount: 

• $2,038,239,000 is for Custody Operations, $193,437,000 above 

the amount requested and $15,248,000 above the amount provided 

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$147,531,000 to retain 34,000 detention bed spaces as the statutory 

minimum number that must be maintained on a daily basis, and 

restores $44,469,000 in cuts to operations and staffing. • $134,802,000 is for Fugitive Operations, $9,031,000 above the amount requested and $10,378,000 below the amount provided in 

fiscal year 2013. Of this amount, sufficient funds are available to 

maintain and sustain fugitive operations teams. In addition, the 

Committee recommends $4,000,000 to ensure procurement and 

sustainment funds for mobile, biometric readers used by Fugitive 

Operations Teams. The Committee directs ICE to provide a spend 

plan for fugitive operations not later than 60 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act. The Committee reiterates the realignment 

of responsibility for prioritizing, locating, and arresting criminal 

aliens on parole and probation from Domestic Investigations to Fugitive Operations. • $289,155,000 is for the Criminal Alien Program, $2,566,000 below the amount requested and $72,862,000 above the amount 

provided in fiscal year 2013. A significant increase is proposed in 

CAP as part of the Secure Communities realignment. ICE is directed to brief the Committee on program activities no later than 

October 30, 2013. • $96,460,000 is for ATD, $24,025,000 above the amount requested and the same as the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The Committee continues to support enrolling detainees in the program who pose neither a flight risk nor a risk to public safety or 

national security. • $276,925,000 is for the Transportation and Removal Program, $20,941,000 above the amount requested and $6,993,000 above the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. This increase supports the requirement to maintain 34,000 detention bed spaces. 

As noted in fiscal year 2013, the Committee does not recognize 

the ‘‘midnight man count’’ as equivalent to the statutory mandate 

for 34,000 detention beds. The Committee directs ICE to discuss 

with the Committee a metric that corresponds more accurately to 

the mandated bed level, conveys the picture of complex operations 

and more closely relates to the number of detainees for whom ICE 

incurs costs on a daily basis. 

After providing sufficient resources and reprograming authority 

to accommodate the bed mandate, the Committee was surprised to 

learn that ICE released a significant number of detainees to less 

restrictive forms of supervision in February 2013, citing ‘‘budget 

concerns.’’ Because the identification, detention and adjudication of 

individuals suspected of illegal presence in the United States is a 

significant resource investment, such releases are highly disturbing, and suggest that ICE criteria for determining who qualifies for less restrictive forms of supervision may be overly flexible 

and not firmly grounded in assessments regarding whether an individual is a flight risk, a risk to the community or a risk to national 

security. 

Adequate resources and reprogramming authority are provided 

in this recommendation to enforce the 34,000 bed mandate. ICE is 

directed to refrain from administratively releasing any individual 

who has been placed in other than short-term detention to a less 

restrictive form of supervision unless it notifies the Committee in 

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and a certification that such individual clearly meets ICE’s criteria 

for a particular non-detention form of supervision. In addition, 

should ICE find itself in the future with a shortage of funding to 

comply with the 34,000-detention bed mandate, detain individuals 

who are either subject to mandatory detention, or who meet ICE 

criteria for detention, the Committee is more than receptive to a 

proposal from the Department to transfer or reprogram funding to 

address any such funding shortfall. 

The Committee has provided funds to bolster the transformation 

initiative to continue to look at potential efforts to improve ICE’s 

management of detention resources. The Committee directs ICE to 

continue to provide quarterly briefings to the Committee on all 

steps being taken to reduce the costs of detention and removal, including transportation, processing and contracting costs. ICE is 

also encouraged to consider the costs and benefits of public and private providers for all services, including medical services. The Committee understands that detention bed space is readily available in 

many locations where ICE most needs it, including in public and 

private facilities at potentially lower costs. The first comprehensive 

briefing of these issues will take place not later than 30 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act. 

Detention and Removal Reporting 

Language is included in the bill giving permission to apprehend 

all illegally present or otherwise removable aliens encountered 

when enforcing our immigration laws. The Department does not 

collect or report comprehensive statistics on all of its encounters 

with inadmissible and deportable aliens by source as well as the 

disposition of all such encounters. The Committee continues to direct ICE, in conjunction with CBP and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), to improve its capabilities to provide 

comprehensive reporting on enforcement actions. ICE shall provide 

additional data as it is available in the Border Security Status and 

Detention and Removal Operations reports. 

For fiscal year 2014, ICE is directed to continue reporting quarterly on detention and removal, including the number of deportation, exclusion, and removal orders sought and obtained by ICE. 

The first fiscal year 2014 quarterly report is to be submitted not 

later than February 15, 2014. 

Cooperation From Foreign Countries on Repatriation 

The Committee remains gravely concerned about the impacts to 

public safety of the release of criminal aliens due to the ruling of 

Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678, 121 S. Ct. 2491 (2001). With a 

few exceptions, many aliens with final removal orders may not be 

detained beyond six months unless there is a significant likelihood 

of removal in the reasonably foreseeable future. Thus, when certain 

countries refuse to repatriate aliens, most of these aliens, including 

criminals who have completed their sentences, must be released 

into our communities. 

With regard to repatriation of aliens, the April 2011 MOU between ICE and the Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs 

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ment of State to take more dramatic steps, where warranted, to 

move countries into compliance with their responsibilities under 

international law. 

ICE continues to incur significant costs and administrative burdens pursuing removal of aliens with final orders of removal where 

countries do not cooperate in this effort. 

Alternatives to Detention 

The Committee recommends $96,460,000 for ICE ATD programs, an increase of $24,025,000 above the amount requested, to restore 

fiscal year 2013 funding levels. 

ATD remains hampered by the ability to move cases through the 

non-detained docket in a timely manner. The Committee directs 

ICE, in partnership with the Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, to continue to expand the Fast Track 

pilot programs through which ATD cases were prioritized in the 

non-detained docket and brief the Committee quarterly on the Fast 

Track pilots and the progress being made. 

Detention Standards 

Maintaining appropriate detention standards remains an important issue for Committee oversight. The Committee continues to direct ICE to consider the cost implications of assessing and implementing Performance-Based National Detention Standards. The 

Committee expects the Department to issue a final rule on compliance with the standards and requirements of the Prison Rape 

Elimination Act as soon as possible, and expects DHS detention 

and holding facilities to begin implementing the rule before the end 

of fiscal year 2013. The Committee requests an update on the status of implementation of the Act’s requirements not later than October 1, 2013. 

Within the update required in the previous paragraph, ICE shall 

include a description of how it facilitates the appropriate involvement of parents in all proceedings affecting custody of their children and how it allows detained parents, legal guardians and primary caregivers to arrange appropriate child care. 

Secure Communities 

The Committee recommends $25,264,000 for Secure Communities, $4,930,000 above the amount requested and $112,847,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The $4,930,000 is 

to improve the effectiveness of ERO’s analytical, planning, reporting and performance management processes, particularly as they 

relate to detention and removal activities. 

The Committee remains gravely concerned about State and local 

jurisdictions flouting ICE detainers and releasing aliens who clearly pose a risk to public safety. Further, the Committee can imagine 

a scenario in which an alien who poses a national security risk 

slips through law enforcement fingers as a result of such a release. 

The Committee directs the Department to update the Committee 

not later than September 1, 2013, on the number of jurisdictions 

failing to honor ICE detainers, the number of individuals released 

as a result and the number of those individuals remaining at large 

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AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $33,467,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 34,900,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 34,900,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +1,433,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ – – – *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Automation Modernization account funds major information 

technology projects and operations for ICE. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $34,900,000 for Automation Modernization, the same as the amount requested and $1,433,000 

above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. This account supports critical IT systems that underpin ICE operations and data. 

The following table illustrates funding by specific investment 

project: 

Budget estimate Recommended 

IT investment ............................................................................................................... – – – $8,400,000 

TECS Modernization ..................................................................................................... $34,900,000 23,000,000 

Detention and Removals Modernization ...................................................................... – – – – – – 

Electronic Health Records ........................................................................................... – – – 3,500,000 

Total .................................................................................................................... $34,900,000 $34,900,000 

TECS Modernization 

The Committee directs CBP and ICE to brief the Committee on 

progress made to modernize TECS not later than September 1, 

2013. In addition, the bill reaffirms the requirement that a threeyear investment and management plan be provided with the President’s budget submission. 

Electronic Health Records 

Electronic detainee health records are expected to reduce costs of 

medical care, increase the effectiveness of the care and yield efficiencies in costs associated with moving detainees from one facility 

to another. The Committee urges ICE to continue making progress 

on the eHR (electronic health records) initiative. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $4,995,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 5,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 5,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +5,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ – – – 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Construction account supports maintenance of ICE’s owned 

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Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for Construction as requested, $5,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. ICE 

is directed to provide the Committee with any changes to its proposed project list and costs. 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

AVIATION SECURITY

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $5,047,567,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 4,968,036,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 4,872,739,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥174,828,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥95,297,000 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

Aviation security is focused on protecting the air transportation 

system against terrorist threats, sabotage and other acts of violence 

through deployment of passenger and baggage screeners; detection 

systems for explosives, weapons, and other contraband; and other, 

effective security technologies. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $4,872,739,000 for Aviation Security, $95,297,000 below the amount requested and $174,828,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Funds within this 

account are partially offset through the collection of security user 

fees paid by aviation travelers and airlines. A comparison of the 

budget estimate to the Committee recommended level by budget activity is as follows: 

Budget Estimate Recommended 

Screening Operations ................................................................................................... $3,899,525,000 $3,824,625,000 

Aviation Security Direction and Enforcement .............................................................. 1,068,511,000 1,048,114,000 

[Mandatory Aviation Security Capital Fund 1] ............................................................. [250,000,000] [250,000,000] 

Subtotal, Aviation Security ................................................................................. $4,968,036,000 $4,872,739,000 

1 The Aviation Security Capital Fund is not included in the Subtotal for aviation security because it is not directly appropriated and is paid 

for entirely from user fees. 

Aviation Security Fees 

In total, the Committee applies the Congressional Budget Office estimate for the collection of $2,120,000,000 in current aviation security user fees, $3,397,000 below the amount estimated in the 

budget request, and $50,000,000 above the fiscal year 2013 collection estimate. These fees will be collected from both aviation passengers and the airlines and will partially offset the Federal appropriation for aviation security. However, it is important to note that 

the Committee estimate does not reflect implementation of the Administration’s proposed increase in aviation security fees, which 

represented $122,500,000 in illusory offsets in the budget request 

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of the Administration’s chronic reliance upon an unauthorized, fictitious offset of increased aviation security fees, the Committee has 

once again been forced to reduce the funding for management and 

administrative offices across Departmental functions. 

Screening Operations 

The Committee recommends $3,824,625,000 for passenger and 

baggage screening operations, $74,900,000 below the amount requested and $146,916,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. The recommendation supports current operations and all currently programmed acquisitions. The recommendation reflects the 

following reductions to the President’s budget request: a reduction 

of $28,132,000 in cost savings associated with 446 screeners that 

will not be annualized as proposed in the President’s budget request; a reduction of $17,800,000 to Screener Consumables and 

Uniforms; and a denial of the proposed realignment of $6,000,000 

from Aviation Regulation to support TSA’s collective bargaining 

process. Further, the recommendation realigns $10,000,000 requested for Screener Compensation and Benefits for Privatized 

Screening to support and enhance the Screener Partnership Program. The Committee recommends $83,845,000 for Explosive Detection System (EDS) procurement and installation, rather than 

the $83,987,000 requested. 

An increase of $15,648,000 above the level provided in fiscal year 

2013 is provided for the Screening Partnership Program (SPP) to 

support expansion to at least one additional airport and accommodate other applicants. The Committee emphasizes that the cuts to 

Personnel Compensation and Benefits are in part offset by increases to the SPP program, and reflect the Committee’s intention 

that TSA move aggressively toward a leaner organizational approach to its screening and security missions. The Committee believes there must be a better balance between personnel and technology, public and private capabilities, and increased use of riskbased strategies in organization, operations, staffing, and acquisitions. 

As in fiscal year 2013, the Committee has chosen to make these 

reductions primarily to compensate for non-existent aviation security fee revenue built into the Administration’s budget. The Committee recognizes the need to recapitalize the EDS technology currently in place and expects that TSA will ensure that the funding 

provided is targeted at those systems most in need of replacement 

or upgrades, while fully considering the impact of installing technology that may become obsolete by the completion of these 

projects. 

A comparison of the budget estimate to the Committee recommended level by budget activity is as follows: 

Budget Estimate Recommended 

Screener Workforce: 

Privatized Screening ........................................................................................... $153,190,000 $163,190,000 

Screener Personnel, Compensation and Benefits .............................................. 3,033,526,000 2,972,715,000 

Subtotal, Screener Workforce .............................................................................. 3,186,716,000 3,135,905,000 

Screener Training and Other ....................................................................................... 226,936,000 203,057,000 

Checkpoint Support ..................................................................................................... 103,377,000 103,309,000 


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Budget Estimate Recommended 

EDS/ETD Systems: 

EDS Procurement and Installation ..................................................................... 83,987,000 83,845,000 

Screening Technology Maintenance and Utilities .............................................. 298,509,000 298,509,000 

Subtotal, EDS/ETD systems ................................................................................ 382,496,000 382,354,000 

Total, Screening Operations ...................................................................... $3,899,525,000 $3,824,625,000 

Privatized Screening 

The Committee recommends $163,190,000 for privatized screen- ing, $10,000,000 above the amount requested and $15,648,000 

above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. For the second year 

in a row, the Committee has increased funding to ensure adequate 

resources to support new participants in the Screening Partnership 

Program (SPP) and to encourage TSA to make greater use of the 

valuable program. Sixteen airports currently participate in the 

SPP, the same number of airports as last year. 

The Committee is dismayed that TSA has not utilized the SPP 

to the extent that Congress has directed. The Committee believes 

TSA should more proactively utilize the SPP and expects TSA to 

expeditiously approve applications of airports seeking to participate 

in the SPP that meet legislatively mandated criteria. Further, the 

Committee directs TSA to cease disapproving any new SPP contract applications, awards or renewals, based solely on their own 

determination that the annual cost of the SPP contract exceeds the 

annual cost to TSA of providing Federal screening services. The 

Committee expects TSA to implement generally accepted accounting methodologies for such cost and performance comparisons. This 

includes, but is not limited to, proper, comprehensive, and accurate 

comparisons of Federal employee retirement costs, a legitimate and 

reasonable comparison of the net present value of Federalized 

screeners, and the administrative overhead associated with Federal 

screening services. In addition, the Committee directs TSA to fully 

implement all previous GAO recommendations deemed necessary 

to accurately compare cost and performance of SPP airports and 

non-SPP airports and to provide a report to the Committee, not 

later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, with the 

results of these implemented changes, which the Committee expects to be sufficiently transparent and reflective of a cost and performance comparison using proper and generally accepted accounting principles. Further, as it assesses those airports that seek to 

renew their contracts or those that are new applicants, TSA is directed to consult with and fully inform stakeholders at such airports prior to the implementation of any status changes. The Committee directs TSA to report not later than 90 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act on how it is complying with the FAA Reauthorization Act (Public Law 112–95) provisions and to provide the 

Committees quarterly reports on its execution of the SPP program 

and processing of applications for participation, including the status of applications by date of application and date of decision. 

Screener Personnel, Compensation, and Benefits 

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requested, and $102,915,000 below the amount provided in fiscal 

year 2013. This sustains the current services level for current 

screeners and includes a reduction of $28,132,000 for savings associated with the cost of 446 screeners that will not be annualized 

as proposed in the President’s budget request. The Committee continues language that restricts funding from being used to hire additional full-time screeners if the result would be to exceed a total 

number of 46,000 full-time equivalent screeners. While the Committee continues to support dedicated TSA screener personnel as 

they strive to ensure the safety of the traveling public and our civil 

aviation system, it remains a matter of concern that the growth in 

staffing for checkpoint and related security operations has not been 

tempered by the use of improved technology and more rational, 

risk-based approaches. The latter includes the PreCheck pilots 

being introduced at airports nationwide. The Committee therefore 

retains the limitation on full-time screener staffing to compel TSA 

and the Department to optimize the balance between technology 

and screener personnel. 

Screener Training and Other 

The Committee recommends $203,057,000 for Screener Training and Other, $23,879,000 below the amount requested and 

$21,702,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The 

recommendation does not include the requested increase of 

$6,000,000 realigned from Aviation Regulation and Enforcement to 

support collective bargaining, nor does it approve the requested increase of $17,800,000 for Screener Consumables and Uniforms. As 

the Committee has noted before, given the known threats to aviation security, the Committee expects TSA’s Office of Inspection and 

the DHS OIG to enhance their periodic red team investigations to 

better emulate the latest threats and identify vulnerabilities to improve screener training and the use of screening technology. TSA 

must ensure its screeners are trained against the most current 

threats, and such training should be calibrated to measurably reduce operational and technological vulnerabilities identified by red 

teams and improve the productivity of screener operations overall. 

Uniforms 

The Committee directs TSA to provide a report not later than 60 

days after the date of enactment of this Act describing in detail 

how it is complying with the Buy American Act, including what 

measures it is taking to ensure compliance, and the total number 

of uniforms and screener consumables purchased in fiscal year 

2012 and fiscal year 2013. 

Checkpoint Support 

The Committee recommends $103,309,000 for Checkpoint Support, $68,000 below the amount requested and $11,780,000 below 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee is aware 

that while this funding will not be used for additional Advanced 

Imaging Technology (AIT) systems, it will support enhanced baggage screening technology while work continues on developing next 

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the efficiency of passenger processing, and expects to see improvements going forward both in terms of the application of risk-based 

analysis (e.g., the PreCheck approach to identifying lower risk travelers) as well as new configurations of technology to reduce the 

number of screener personnel required. 

Passenger Screening 

The Committee notes that TSA continues to deploy new technology at its checkpoints to help reduce passenger wait times, including innovative approaches to measuring wait times (therefore 

providing TSA managers with information that could be used to adjust screener assignments to reduce delays), automated document 

readers, and similar technology. The Committee directs TSA to provide a briefing not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act on its progress in meeting the objective of keeping average passenger wait times to ten minutes or less. TSA is also directed to brief the Committee at that time on the wait times at 

screening checkpoints where automated wait time measurement 

technology has been deployed. 

The Committee also encourages TSA to pursue the development 

and deployment of systems that will increase security at the checkpoint while offering passengers the benefit of reduced divestment. 

This should include the development of better explosives detection 

systems, as well as more capable AIT systems with lower false 

alarm rates, more effective resolution, improved protection of privacy and civil rights, and a means to simultaneously scan shoes for 

threats. TSA shall ensure all such technology fully complies with 

applicable laws pertaining to privacy and civil rights. 

The Committee is aware that parents and guardians traveling 

with young children present a unique challenge to TSA when a personal search is required of either adults or their minor children. It 

is particularly important that TSA, while carrying out any preboarding inspections of passengers, not separate children from 

their parents or guardians. The Committee directs TSA, in processing such travelers, to respect the civil rights and privacy of individuals, with particular sensitivity to children traveling with their 

parents and guardians, so as to minimize any distress or discomfort. 

Further, the Committee is aware that TSA is conducting an internal investigation based on reported allegations that some TSA 

employees may have subjected passengers to secondary screening 

based only on the passenger’s perceived race or religion. TSA is directed to brief the Committee on the findings of that investigation 

not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, as 

well as the types of training provided to TSA officers on compliance 

with applicable laws pertaining to privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties, and to prevent profiling based on race or religion. This briefing shall also address any changes to TSA officer training prompted by the internal investigation. 

Explosive Detection Systems Procurement and Installation 

The Committee recommends $83,845,000 for EDS Procurement 

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ing the existing mandatory Aviation Security Capital Fund of 

$250,000,000, the total appropriation (both mandatory and discretionary) for EDS procurement and installations is $333,845,000 for 

fiscal year 2014. Within this total, $213,000,000 is for installation 

of electronic baggage screening equipment; $117,000,000 is to procure EDS for deployment to facilities where modifications have 

been completed with prior year funds and to recapitalize existing 

equipment; and $3,845,000 is to install advanced surveillance systems. Although the Committee acknowledges the need to recapitalize aging inventory, the recommended funding level reflects the 

reality that the Committee is forced to offset the unauthorized 

aviation security fee increase built into the budget request. 

The Committee retains language added in fiscal year 2012 to permit funds in the Aviation Security Capital Fund to be used for acquisition of new and replacement EDS systems. The Committee expects TSA will ensure that there are sufficient balances in the Capital Fund to support currently known and validated needs for facility build out. 

As the Committee has previously stated, it is aware of TSA’s 

work with airports on the optimization of electronic baggage 

screening systems to enhance safety and security, improve performance, increase efficiency, and reduce costs associated with in-line 

EDS. The Committee understands the potential for significant cost 

savings from the next generation of high-speed EDS, which is currently undergoing testing, because of an expected increase in handling capacity of up to 1,400 bags per hour compared to the medium-speed baggage handling systems being considered by TSA. 

The Committee is concerned that the multi-year capital projects 

being planned with current, medium-speed handling systems may 

include technology installed with a lower level of detection standards than the next generation EDS, be more expensive over the life 

of the project, and could result in technology that is obsolete by the 

completion of the project. The Committee understands that there 

are multiple technologies in the process of being certified by TSA 

at the same time that optimization projects are being planned at 

numerous airports, and that TSA conducts extensive operational 

field tests with the systems prior to placing them on the qualified 

product list. The Committee encourages TSA to accelerate this 

process to ensure optimal systems are available for deployment in 

an expedient manner. Alternatively, the Committee encourages 

TSA to utilize industry best practices and processes, as used in industry product development, so that as a system achieves certain 

milestones, it can be considered in airport designs. TSA should consider incorporating next generation high-speed EDS that are 

achieving these milestones into multi-year design plans, when it is 

proven to enhance security and reduce long-term costs in the aviation sector. 

Because some of these optimization projects take several years to 

complete, the Committee directs TSA to provide a briefing to the 

Committee not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 

this Act explaining how it is working with airports to optimize electronic baggage systems by including technology that is on the cusp 

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The Committee is aware that while TSA must prioritize its EDS 

funding for installation and recapitalization, there remain claims 

from airports for reimbursement for previously incurred eligible 

costs associated with the construction and deployment of in-line 

baggage screening systems. The Committee understands some local 

airports, as a result of not receiving reimbursements, have delayed 

further security investments, which could be a source of risk in the 

aviation security environment. The Committee is concerned that 

TSA has not established a process to resolve such claims expeditiously. Therefore, the Committee directs TSA to provide a report 

not later than 60 days after date of enactment of this Act detailing 

the steps being taken to resolve such claims and how airports will 

be reimbursed for expenses stemming from capitalization costs previously incurred with the deployment of EDS and explosives trace 

detection equipment and whether these reimbursable costs will be 

prioritized to meet unpaid obligations represented in Letters of Intent and Other Transaction Agreements. 

Screening Technology Maintenance and Utilities 

The Committee recommends $298,509,000 for Screening Technology Maintenance and Utilities, the same as the amount requested and $10,182,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. The Committee expects that the two year warranty contracts 

that TSA is negotiating for its new AIT machines will continue to 

generate savings for new systems deployed in fiscal year 2014 and 

fiscal year 2015. 

Exit Lanes 

The Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) (Public 

Law 107–71) gave TSA authority to regulate virtually all areas of 

aviation security, including all aspects of passenger and baggage 

screening. Under this broad authority, TSA assumed responsibility 

for staffing exit lanes at airports across the country—a responsibility that was handled by air carriers prior to the enactment of 

ATSA in November of 2001. Due to budget constraints, TSA recently announced its intention to shift this responsibility, and the 

associated costs, to airport operators. This proposal raises serious 

questions for the Committee, including whether this type of emergency rulemaking by TSA complies with the Administrative Procedures Act (Public Law 79–404), the fact that TSA continues to collect money for performing this function from air carriers through 

its Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee (ASIF), and that Transportation Security Officer’s (TSO’s) at exit lanes are currently responsible for clearing TSA personnel, armed law enforcement, and in 

some instances, participants in the Known Crew Member program. 

Unfortunately, because of the Administration’s continued reliance upon the unauthorized, fictitious offset of increased aviation 

security fees and the submittal of a flawed and reckless budget proposal that would decimate critical frontline operations across DHS 

and substantially diminish the long-term security capabilities of 

our Nation, the Committee has been forced to reduce funding 

across TSA, including accepting the savings associated with shifting the responsibility of staffing exit lanes to airport operators. The 

Committee believes TSA has unveiled this proposal without full 


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consultation with the impacted airports. The Committee directs 

TSA to work in conjunction with airport operators to assess the impact of this change and to consider delaying or at least phasing in 

the shift of responsibility to airport operators until affordable, effective technological solutions are certified by TSA, which may then 

be utilized by the airport operators to successfully staff exit lanes. 

Expenditure Plans for Purchase and Deployment of Air Cargo, 

Checkpoint Support and Explosive Detection Equipment 

The Committee withholds $20,000,000 from TSA Headquarters 

Administration and continues bill language requiring TSA to provide a detailed spending and deployment plan for air cargo, checkpoint support, and explosive detection equipment within its fiscal 

year 2015 congressional budget justification. This plan shall be 

submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 

this Act, and shall include: expenditures on an airport-by-airport 

basis for fiscal year 2013, including details on technologies purchased; project timelines; obligation schedules; and a table displaying actual versus anticipated unobligated balances at the close 

of the fiscal year, with an explanation for any deviation from original plans. TSA shall notify the Committee prior to any amendments to its expenditure plan and shall update the Committees 

semiannually on expenditures under the plan. 

Perimeter Security 

TSA is directed to report to the Committee not later than 90 

days after the date of enactment of this Act on its efforts to work 

with State and local law enforcement to secure all perimeters at 

the Nation’s airports. 

Behavior Detection Officers 

The Committee believes that outstanding questions remain over 

the value of the Behavior Detection Officer (BDO) program, which 

has not been sufficiently validated and for which few measures 

have been developed to prove its intrinsic value to the aviation security environment. TSA is directed to brief the Committee not 

later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on the 

impact the program has on aviation security, the metrics being utilized to measure this impact, and steps it has taken to develop a 

robust risk-based strategy for deploying BDOs. The Committee also 

continues to recommend that TSA implement standardization testing on an annual basis at those airports where the Screening of 

Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) program is established. 

Aviation Security Direction and Enforcement 

The Committee recommends $1,048,114,000 for Aviation Security 

Direction and Enforcement, $20,397,000 below the amount requested and $27,912,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. The following table highlights funding levels by program, 

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Budget estimate Recommended 

Aviation, Regulation and Other Enforcement .............................................................. $354,650,000 $358,187,000 

Airport Management and Support ............................................................................... 590,871,000 555,242,000 

Federal Flight Deck Officer and Flight Crew Training ................................................ – – – 12,353,000 

Air Cargo ...................................................................................................................... 122,990,000 122,332,000 

Subtotal, Aviation Security Direction and Enforcement ..................................... $1,068,511,000 $1,048,114,000 

Aviation Regulation and Other Enforcement 

The Committee recommends $358,187,000 for Aviation Regula- tion and Other Enforcement, $3,537,000 above the amount requested and $9,700,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. This includes $93,700,000 for the National Canine Program 

to support an additional 40 canine teams for domestic inspections 

in the air cargo and aviation regulation environments, in recognition of the effectiveness of canine operations in the detection of materials and explosives that threaten aviation security, and effectively maximizing canine capacity at TSA through fiscal year 2015. 

Airport Management and Support 

The Committee recommends $555,242,000 for Airport Manage- ment and Support, $35,629,000 below the amount requested and 

$6,545,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. This reduction reflects the Committee’s denial of the proposed transfer of 

$32,557,000 from the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) Chief 

Administrative Officer. However, the Committee expects Airport 

Management and Support to fully absorb the proposed realignment 

of support functions from the FAMS Chief Administrative Officer 

within the amount recommended. This reduction is intended to 

partially offset the shortfall created by the inclusion of unauthorized aviation security fees in the budget. 

Federal Flight Deck Officers 

The Committee supports the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) 

program, which the President’s budget proposes to eliminate, and 

believes that the presence of armed and trained pilots and flight 

crew complement other security measures in the aviation security 

domain and represent a true last-line-of-defense aboard an aircraft. 

The Committee therefore recommends $12,353,000 for FFDO, 

$12,353,000 above the amount requested. 

Additionally, the Committee directs TSA to provide a briefing not 

later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act detailing 

the recertification process for FFDOs, including the number of 

FFDOs enrolled; the latest data on recertification; an assessment 

of how well the program is meeting demand for participation; and 

an overview of how TSA is ensuring that training is available in 

a sufficient number of locations. 

Air Cargo 

The Committee recommends $122,332,000 for air cargo, $658,000 below the amount requested and $685,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. This includes $29,800,000 for the Canine 

Program in the screening of air cargo. While TSA has met its fiscal 

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Committee continues to support TSA efforts to achieve 100 percent 

system-wide screening of air cargo on passenger aircraft, to include 

flights originating from last point of departure airports overseas. 

Funding should be used to enhance inspection, investigation, and 

monitoring efforts, including on all-cargo airlines. The Committee 

continues a requirement for an expenditure plan for air cargo investments. 

Foreign Repair Station Security Regulations 

Congress directed the TSA to promulgate aircraft repair station 

security regulations in the 2003 Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, and the 9/11 Act. In 2009, TSA finally issued a 

notice of proposed rulemaking for public comment on repair station 

security regulations, and in a December 2011 letter to stakeholders, TSA stated its expectation that the final rule would be finished by the fourth quarter of 2012. It is the Committee’s understanding that the Department only recently submitted the final 

rule to the OMB for review. Unfortunately, the significant delay in 

finalizing this rule has had significant negative consequences for 

the aviation industry. The Committee urges OMB to expedite its 

review of the final rule so that the Federal Aviation Administration 

can restart the certification process for aviation repair stations. 

Five-Year Strategic Plan for Investments 

The Committee directs TSA to submit a five-year budget estimate within its fiscal year 2015 congressional budget justification 

that includes projected funding levels for each of the next five fiscal 

years for all passenger screening technology acquisitions. The plan 

shall indicate the total cost and estimated completion date for each 

technology. 

Use of Unclaimed Money for Assistance to Military Personnel and 

Dependents 

Section 44945 of title 49, United States Code, enacted as part of 

the fiscal year 2005 DHS Appropriations Act, authorized and directed unclaimed money collected at airport security checkpoints to 

be used for civil aviation security. However, such collections have 

been little used, and Congress has thus rescinded unobligated balances. The Committee prefers that these funds be applied productively to an important public mission. In the Explanatory Statement that accompanied the Consolidated and Further Continuing 

Appropriations Act (Public Law 113–6), the conferees directed DHS 

and TSA, in consultation with DOD, to submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations and Armed Services of the House and 

the Senate, the House Committee on Homeland Security, and the 

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation considering the feasibility of transferring the collections to nonprofit 

organizations, selected on a competitive basis, to operate airport 

centers in multiple locations throughout the United States to provide a place of rest and recuperation for members of the armed 

forces and their families. Therefore, the Committee directs TSA to 

provide a briefing, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, updating the Committee on all recommendations 

for needed statutory language; cost estimates for TSA to manage 


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such a program; any administrative action that may be required; 

the mechanism for transferring unclaimed money to TSA headquarters; and how TSA will consolidate the collections. The Committee encourages TSA to act expeditiously so that these funds can 

be applied to an important public mission. 

Risk-Based Approaches to Passenger Screening 

The Committee has been encouraged to see that TSA is actively 

pursuing ways to apply a more risk-based approach to its screening 

and security systems and procedures. PreCheck, a limited scope 

‘‘trusted traveler’’ program, is currently being utilized at a number 

of airports where participants who volunteer information about 

themselves for additional government review prior to flying are eligible for expedited screening at those airports. In 2014, TSA plans 

to expand the program and is implementing adjustments in its protocols for generally lower-risk populations. PreCheck offers great 

promise but steps must be taken to expand the number of eligible 

individuals who participate in the program. Absent a robust, critical mass of participants, the program will ultimately fail to 

achieve its objectives of enhanced security and efficiency. The steps 

that TSA has taken up to this point, through its largely airline-centric approach, have facilitated participation from Global Entry participants and a limited pool of other fliers. However, TSA must accelerate enrollment in the program in order to gain widespread 

participation. Airports have a long history of facilitating participation in trusted traveler programs, and as a regulated entity with 

ties to the communities they serve, they are uniquely qualified to 

facilitate enrollment in the PreCheck program. 

Therefore, the Committee directs TSA to work directly with airports to expand PreCheck and to consider additional populations 

through community-based, airport-centric enrollment approaches. 

Further, the Committee encourages TSA to establish the security 

standards and technical specifications necessary to allow airports 

to enroll individuals into a TSA-approved system for vetting and 

program participation. 

The Committee urges TSA to use its existing statutory authority, 

under the Aviation Transportation Security Act, to continue to develop, test, and expand the PreCheck program for U.S. citizens who 

voluntarily submit to a security threat assessment and criminal 

history background check, including a possible review of biometric 

data, in accordance with applicable privacy laws and standards. 

The Committee continues to encourage TSA to move forward in 

considering the potential of enrolling other low-risk populations, 

such as U.S. citizens possessing current Top Secret Security clearances. 

Canine Teams 

The Committee is aware of the important role canine teams play 

in assisting in the screening of air cargo and in supporting efforts 

to prevent explosives from being introduced into mass transit and 

other transportation systems. Explosives detection canine teams 

are proven, reliable, and cost-effective resources in the detection of 

explosives and are a key component in a balanced counter-sabotage 

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an additional 40 teams in the Aviation Checkpoint environment, 

fully funding the canine training pipeline and effectively maximizing canine capacity at TSA through fiscal year 2015. It is the 

Committee’s expectation that this enhancement will permit TSA to 

build up its current rate of deployment and training and move closer to higher screening percentages and more effective screening operations. 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $124,294,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 109,331,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 108,618,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥15,676,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥713,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

Surface Transportation Security is responsible for assessing the 

risk of terrorist attacks for all non-aviation transportation modes, 

issuing regulations to improve the security of those modes, and enforcing regulations to ensure the protection of the transportation 

system. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $108,618,000 for Surface Transportation Security, $713,000 below the amount requested and 

$15,676,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Within 

this total, $73,898,000 is for surface transportation security inspectors and canines. 

Canadian authorities recently arrested two men accused of planning to carry out an al Qaeda-supported attack against a passenger 

train traveling between Canada and the United States. Because 

the investigation is fluid, TSA is encouraged to work with Canadian authorities as necessary and it is directed to keep the Committee apprised of the situation as it develops. 

Transport of Security-Sensitive Materials 

The Committee encourages TSA to diligently pursue implementation of programs required by and authorized pursuant to Section 

1554 of the 9/11 Act as part of its mission to improve security of 

surface transportation modes and to develop risk management systems for shipments of security-sensitive materials. 

As part of its mission to improve the security of surface transportation, TSA is required to develop a program to facilitate the tracking of motor carrier shipments of highway security-sensitive materials (HSSM). This includes a tested and established center dedicated to the continual tracking of specific hazardous materials load 

types which could pose a security threat around the country. While 

the Committee recognizes that TSA has taken certain steps towards implementing the requirements of Section 1554, including a 

variety of research, reports and voluntary Security Action Items, 

the Committee is concerned that TSA does not yet have the system 

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cause this critical requirement of the 9/11 Act has not been met, 

the Committee expects that appropriated funds will be used to continue and complete, without interruption, any ongoing research and 

development initiatives that may inform and support the development of an eventual operational system for security sensitive material shipment tracking. The Committee directs TSA to provide 

semiannual updates on the implementation of the Tier 1 HSSM 

shipment tracking program. 

TRANSPORTATION THREAT ASSESSMENT AND CREDENTIALING

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $192,232,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 180,617,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 182,617,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥9,615,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ +2,000,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The mission of Transportation Threat Assessment and 

Credentialing (TTAC) is to reduce the probability of a successful attack on the transportation system through the application of threat 

assessment methodologies to identify known or suspected terrorist 

threats working in or seeking access to the Nation’s transportation 

system. This appropriation consolidates management of all TSA 

vetting and credentialing programs, including Secure Flight, Crew 

Vetting, Transportation Worker Identification Credential, Registered Traveler, Hazardous Materials, and Alien Flight School. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends a direct appropriation of 

$182,617,000 for TTAC, $2,000,000 above the amount requested 

and $9,615,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. In 

addition, the Committee anticipates TSA will collect $66,000,000 in 

fees. A comparison of the budget estimate to the Committee’s recommended level by budget activity is as follows: 

Estimate Recommended 

Direct Appropriations: 

Secure Flight ....................................................................................................... $106,198,000 $108,198,000 

Crew and Other Vetting Programs ..................................................................... 74,419,000 74,419,000 

Subtotal, Direct Appropriations ................................................................. 180,617,000 182,617,000 

Fee Collections: 

Transportation Worker Identification Credential ................................................ 36,700,000 36,700,000 

Hazardous Materials ........................................................................................... 12,000,000 12,000,000 

Alien Flight School (transfer from DOJ) ............................................................. 5,000,000 5,000,000 

General Aviation ................................................................................................. 350,000 350,000 

Certified Cargo Screening program .................................................................... 5,400,000 5,400,000 

Secure Identification Display Area Checks ........................................................ 6,500,000 6,500,000 

Other Security Threat Assessments .................................................................... 50,000 50,000 

Subtotal, Fee Collections ........................................................................... $66,000,000 $66,000,000 

Secure Flight 

The Committee recommends $108,198,000 for Secure Flight, 

$2,000,000 above the amount requested and $1,370,000 above the 


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amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Secure Flight’s mission is to 

strengthen the security of commercial air travel into, out of, within, 

and over the United States through the use of improved watch list 

matching using risk-based security measures. Within this funding 

$14,717,000 is for expanded watch list vetting to support the General Aviation Security Rule, covering an anticipated 11 million additional passengers per year who fly on large aircraft and charter 

air transportation. 

TTAC Infrastructure and Modernization 

The largest component of the crew and other vetting appropria- tion consists of $74,419,000 requested for TTAC infrastructure 

modernization, which includes $48,700,000 for TTAC Infrastructure 

Modernization (TIM). TSA proposes that TIM, in concert with a 

universal fee rule, will address and eliminate the need for subsequent IT investments and achieve significant economies of scale 

and other benefits associated with a unified integration effort. 

The Committee understands TSA’s desire to centralize the process for all transportation worker programs in order to modernize 

and harmonize the vetting process. However, the background check 

process for transportation workers in the aviation environment currently operates successfully as a Federal/local partnership, with the 

Federal government holding sole responsibility for security threat 

assessments and other necessary government background checks, 

and with local airport authorities operating and managing enrollment, credentialing, badging, criminal background check adjudications and access control systems in accordance with strict Federal 

standards. This system operates at no cost to the Federal government. 

Therefore, the Committee recommends funding the request but 

expects the project to remain on schedule and under budget. TSA 

should continue its efforts to modernize and harmonize its internal 

vetting programs but moving forward, the Committee encourages 

TSA to work more directly with airports and to consider 

credentialing and access control systems that remain the responsibility of airport operators and reduce the costs to the government. 

To facilitate its oversight, the Committee directs TSA to brief the 

Committee on the status of TIM not later than 60 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act. 

Biometric Access Control 

Implementation of stronger credential and access controls at airports using biometric features has been supported by Congress, the 

Department, and many airport and airline officials. The Committee 

strongly urges TSA to continue working with the airport and airline community to implement biometric access and credential use 

and to ensure such systems are compatible with the Transportation 

Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), as well as those credentials developed in compliance with Homeland Security Presidential 

Directive-12 requirements. 

TWIC Readers 

The mandate to establish a TWIC and a reader was carried in 

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amended by the SAFE Port Act. Within DHS, TSA and Coast 

Guard manage the TWIC program, which requires maritime workers to complete background checks and obtain biometric identification cards to gain unescorted access to secure areas of MTSA-regulated entities. At present, over 30 reader technologies have been 

evaluated by TSA as capable of reading TWIC cards, and all are 

available from commercial sources. However, TWIC cards are still 

generally only used for visual inspection, making them essentially 

a ‘‘flash pass,’’ which significantly reduces their value as a security 

measure, and adds to the cost and time required to inspect them. 

TSA conducted a pilot program to test the use of TWICs with biometric card readers in part to inform the development of a regulation (rule) on using TWICs with card readers. 

GAO recently issued a report (GAO–13–198) assessing the extent 

to which the results from the TWIC pilot were sufficiently complete, accurate, and reliable for informing Congress and the proposed TWIC card reader rule. GAO compared the pilot data with 

the pilot report DHS submitted to Congress. 

GAO’s review of the technology and operational impact of using 

TSA’s TWIC with card readers showed that the pilot test’s results 

were incomplete, inaccurate, and unreliable for informing Congress 

and for developing the rule for the readers. Further, GAO called 

into question the program’s premise and overall effectiveness in enhancing security, stating the following: 

DHS did not correct planning shortfalls that GAO identified in November 2009; installed TWIC readers and access 

control systems could not collect required data, including 

reasons for errors, on TWIC reader use; TSA and the independent test agent did not record clear baseline data for 

comparing operational performance at access points with 

TWIC readers; TSA and the independent test agent did 

not collect complete data on malfunctioning TWIC cards; 

and Pilot participants did not document instances of denied access. 

Based on these findings, GAO recommended to Congress that it 

halt DHS’s efforts to promulgate a final regulation until the successful completion of a security assessment of the effectiveness of 

using TWIC. Accordingly, the Committee withholds $30,000,000 

from TSA Headquarters Administration until DHS has completed 

this security assessment and provided it with the submission of the 

fiscal year 2015 President’s budget proposal. In addition to detailing what steps DHS is taking to correct the planning shortfalls 

that GAO identified in November 2009, at a minimum, the assessment should include a comprehensive comparison of alternative 

credentialing approaches, which might include a more decentralized approach, for achieving TWIC program goals. Further, the 

Committee directs TSA to provide a briefing not later than 60 days 

after the date of enactment of this Act detailing the amount of time 

it currently takes to renew an expired TWIC, particularly for those 

with the Extended Expiration Date, and what measures are being 

taken to ensure an individual’s TWIC is renewed in a reasonable 

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TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $953,323,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 997,789,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 901,666,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥51,657,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥96,123,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Transportation Security Support account includes financial 

and human resources support; the Transportation Security Intelligence Service; information technology support; policy development 

and oversight; performance management and e-government; communications; public information and legislative affairs; training 

and quality performance; internal conduct and audit; legal advice; 

and overall headquarters administration. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $901,666,000 for Transportation Se- curity Support, $96,123,000 below the amount requested and 

$51,657,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. A comparison of the budget estimate to the Committee recommended 

level by budget activity is as follows: 

Budget Estimate Recommended 

Headquarters Administration ....................................................................................... $284,942,000 $265,712,000 

Human Capital Services .............................................................................................. 212,544,000 201,643,000 

Information Technology ................................................................................................ 455,484,000 389,750,000 

Intelligence .................................................................................................................. 44,809,000 44,561,000 

Subtotal, Transportation Security Support ......................................................... $997,789,000 $901,666,000 

Headquarters Administration 

The Committee recommends $265,712,000 for Headquarters Administration, $19,230,000 below the amount requested and 

$10,134,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The 

Committee does not include the requested $3,701,000 as a transfer 

from the FAMS and has reduced funding an additional $14,247,000 

as an offset for the budget shortfall created by reliance on unauthorized passenger security fees. 

Human Capital Services 

The Committee recommends $201,643,000 for Human Capital Services, $10,911,000 below the amount requested and $13,970,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The reduction, necessary to help offset the budgetary shortfall due to reliance on unauthorized aviation security fees, among other reasons, may come 

from advisory and assistance services. 

Information Technology 

The Committee recommends $389,750,000 for Information Technology, $65,734,000 below the amount requested and $27,029,000 

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The Committee does not include the requested $42,246,000 as a 

transfer from the FAMS and has reduced funding an additional 

$22,774,000 to help offset the budgetary shortfall due to reliance on 

unauthorized aviation security fees. The Committee expects Information Technology to fully absorb the proposed realignment of support functions from FAMS within the amount recommended. 

Covert Testing 

The Committee supports the continued use of covert testing to 

help identify vulnerabilities in critical systems and directs TSA to 

aggressively probe, challenge, and improve transportation security 

systems. As in previous years, the Committee directs TSA to brief 

the Committees semiannually on its red teaming and covert testing 

activities, including testing results at airport checkpoints, in secure 

areas of airports, at air cargo facilities, and in other transportation 

modes. TSA should also report on critical operational errors and 

equipment failures. 

Account Structure and Availability of Appropriations 

The Committee intends the availability of appropriations for TSA 

to parallel that applying to other agencies funded in this bill, including a PPA structure reflecting one-year availability of appropriations for Personnel Compensation and Benefits, with a longer 

availability for investment expenditures. 

FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $906,849,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 826,522,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 821,107,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥85,742,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥5,415,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) provides security for 

the Nation’s civil aviation system through the effective deployment 

of armed Federal agents to detect, deter, and defeat hostile acts 

targeting U.S. air carriers, airports, passengers, and crews. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $821,107,000 for FAMS, $5,415,000 

below the amount requested and $85,742,000 below the amount 

provided in fiscal year 2013. Of the total funding provided, 

$709,254,000 is for Management and Administration, $5,415,000 

below the amount requested and $83,738,000 below the amount 

provided in fiscal year 2013, and $111,853,000 is for Travel and 

Training, the same as the amount requested and $2,004,000 below 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

This funding decrease reflects the permanent realignment and 

integration of support functions from the FAMS appropriation to 

TSA’s Airport Management and Support, Headquarters Administration, and Information Technology PPAs. However, as previously 

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alignment of support functions from FAMS within the amount recommended. The Committee believes that this funding level will 

provide adequate resources to ensure coverage of all high-risk 

international and domestic flights. Additional detail is included in 

the classified annex of this report. 

The Committee notes that there are additional law enforcement 

resources to complement the presence of FAMS. This includes Federal Flight Deck Officers (FFDOs), which the Committee recommends funding at $12,353,000 (as opposed to elimination of the 

program proposed in the President’s request). In addition, the large 

number of Federal law enforcement officers and agents who fly 

offer a significant potential to leverage the FAMS operation. The 

Committee notes that there have been several attempts to leverage 

this population, which could serve as a force multiplier, or possibly 

a ‘‘surge’’ capability in response to increased threat environments, 

but none were adopted. Therefore, the Committee directs TSA to 

submit a report not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act outlining the best options for leveraging the Federal law 

enforcement population to supplement FAMS resources, including 

a detailed description and status update of what the Department 

is doing to develop such options beyond a notional phase. 

The Committee expects FAMS staffing levels and deployment 

patterns to optimize coverage of flights so as to address known 

threats, minimize risk, and complement the full range of security 

resources available to TSA. It remains essential that TSA provide 

the Committee information about the analysis underpinning its 

staffing, scheduling and resource requirements. The Committee 

therefore directs TSA to brief the Committees on Appropriations 

not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on 

its optimal mix of staff; the types and frequency of flights for which 

FAMS coverage should be provided; and any legislative or regulatory changes that might be required to improve operations and 

overall aviation security. The Committee directs TSA to continue to 

submit quarterly reports on mission coverage, staffing levels, and 

hiring rates as in past years. 

COAST GUARD

OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * 1 ..................................................... $6,813,961,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 2 ..................................................... 6,755,838,000 

Recommended in the bill 2 ................................................................. 6,839,416,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +25,455,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ +84,033,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

1Does not include funding for the Global War on Terrorism/Overseas Contingency Operations. 

2Does not include funds for Global War on Terrorism/Overseas Contingency Operations requested under 

Navy, Operations and Maintenance. 

Mission 

The Coast Guard is the principal Federal agency charged with 

maritime safety, security, and stewardship. The Operating Expenses appropriation provides funding for the operation and maintenance of multipurpose vessels, aircraft, and shore units strategically located along the coasts and inland waterways of the United 


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States and in selected areas overseas. This is the primary appropriation financing the operational activities of the Coast Guard. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of 

$6,839,416,000 for Operating Expenses. The recommended funding 

level is $84,033,000 above the amount requested and $25,455,000 

above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee’s 

recommendation for Coast Guard Operating Expenses excludes 

funds requested to support the Global War on Terrorism/Overseas 

Contingency Operations. 

The Committee recommends full funding for the military pay 

raise included in the fiscal year 2014 request. 

The Committee recommends the following increases above the 

budget request: $32,000,000 to reduce the backlog in critical depot 

level maintenance; $7,721,000 to prevent the proposed retirement 

of two HC–130H aircraft, which will restore approximately 1,600 

operating hours; $43,066,000 to restore cuts to training; and 

$6,946,000 to restore one of the two High Endurance Cutters proposed for decommissioning, which will restore approximately 1,665 

cutter hours to support counter-drug operations in source and transit zones. The Committee denies the request to close two seasonal 

air facilities. 

A comparison of the budget estimate to the Committee recommended level by budget activity is as follows: 

Budget Estimate Recommended 

Military Pay and Allowances ....................................................................................... $3,425,306,000 $3,440,053,000 

Civilian Pay and Benefits ............................................................................................ 784,097,000 779,011,000 

Training and Recruiting .............................................................................................. 181,617,000 216,588,000 

Operating Funds and Unit Level Maintenance ........................................................... 1,061,567,000 1,065,083,000 

Centrally Managed Accounts ....................................................................................... 318,856,000 319,307,000 

Depot Level Maintenance ............................................................................................ 983,940,000 1,019,374,000 

$6,755,383,000 $6,839,416,000 

Rejection to Proposed Cuts to Reduce Operations 

Throughout this bill, the Committee prioritizes funding to frontline security operations and essential personnel across DHS—rejecting the false ‘‘tradeoff’’ between security and spending restraint 

presented by the Administration. Over the last several years, the 

Department has continually requested a substantial reduction in 

funding that would degrade the Coast Guard’s operational capabilities and military workforce without proposing a compensatory proposal to rebuild the depleted capacity in the long term by investing 

in recapitalized assets. Those proposals had obvious, adverse implications for the Coast Guard’s critical statutory missions of maritime safety, coastal security, and drug interdiction; ignored current 

threat activity and the ramifications for the Department’s broader 

security and response efforts; and were resoundingly rejected by 

Congress. 

The fiscal year 2014 proposal is even more egregious, and gives 

the impression that this Administration does not appropriately 

value the work of the Coast Guard. It includes the lowest level of 

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recapitalization funding to unsustainable levels. Over the past decade when our Nation has called for help, the Coast Guard has responded: they responded on the morning of 9/11 by helping untold 

numbers of people evacuate the devastation of lower Manhattan; 

they responded during the aftermath of Katrina by saving survivors stranded on rooftops; they responded by being the first to arrive in Haiti after an earthquake hit the country and killed thousands; and more recently, they responded to the worst oil spill in 

the history of our Nation. If the country intends for the Coast 

Guard of tomorrow to be as effective as the Coast Guard we have 

today, and have depended on for decades, these reductions must be 

resoundingly rejected. Within the recommendation, the Committee 

has made targeted increases to address the inadequacy of the Department’s request—adding capacity to the Coast Guard for today 

and for tomorrow. 

Resources for the Global War on Terrorism 

The Committee does not recommend funding under this heading 

for the costs of the Coast Guard’s support for the Global War on 

Terrorism and Overseas Contingency Operations. Instead, the fiscal year 2014 budget request includes these funds via a permissive 

transfer from Operations and Maintenance, Navy. The Committee 

concurs with this decision, since the funds requested are based on 

the needs of the Combatant Commander, which will not be fully defined until the year of execution. As future plans evolve, the Navy 

may transfer the amounts as needed to the Coast Guard for the expenses incurred based on requests for forces from the Combatant 

Commander. 

The Coast Guard is directed to notify the Committees within five 

days of a transfer of funds from Operations and Maintenance, Navy 

to Coast Guard, Operating Expenses. The notification shall include 

a detailed justification for the funds and how the funds are allocated across PPAs. 

Enhancements to Depot Level Maintenance 

The Committee recommends an additional $32,000,000 above the 

amount requested for enhancements to critical depot level maintenance programs. Additional funds are intended to replenish repair 

parts and execute backlogged and deferred critical depot level 

maintenance for assets, including: $19,000,000 to address maintenance requirements for aging cutters and improve the availability 

performance of the 210-foot and 270-foot medium endurance cutter 

fleets; and $13,000,000 to address a recurring parts shortfall that 

is reducing aircraft availability and surge capacity. 

Mission Needs Statement 

No Administration has ever proposed a budget that begins to 

close the mission hour gap the Coast Guard created on paper when 

it rebaselined its acquisition programs after 9/11. As highlighted by 

the GAO, the Coast Guard acquisition program is unachievable— 

particularly if the Coast Guard will be limited to a Capital Investment Plan (CIP) that is less than $1,000,000,000 per year for the 

next five years as is provided in the current plan. The Coast 

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since 9/11, but, particularly in light of the steep and dramatic cuts 

proposed in this year’s CIP, there is no reason to believe the gaping 

space between the 1998 baseline and the 2004 baseline will ever 

close in any significant way for aircraft or patrol boats. The mission 

hour target dropped for major cutters in the 2004 rebaselining, but 

remains unattainable through 2030 since it appears to assume the 

production of two Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC) per year. However, even if the OPC currently under source selection meets the 

requirements laid out in the Coast Guard’s Operational Requirements Document, it seems unlikely at the levels included in the 

CIP that such a program would be sustainable. Therefore, the 

Committee directs the Coast Guard to begin the process of developing a new mission needs statement that takes into account today’s fiscal environment. If the Administration truly plans for the 

Coast Guard funding level to be what was presented in the Fiscal 

Year 2014 CIP, then this process should also address what missions the Coast Guard will no longer be able to achieve. The Committee notes that in the Fiscal Year 2014 Coast Guard Budget 

Hearing, the Commandant commented that the patrol boat hour requirement was ‘‘specious’’. The Committee cannot continue to accept a requirements document that is doubted by the senior leader 

of the Coast Guard. In order to plan for the future, the Coast 

Guard must match requirements to resources and provide an 

achievable plan. 

Columbia River Crossing Bridge Permitting 

The Coast Guard is currently in the process of reviewing the permit request for a new Columbia River Crossing bridge between 

Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. While there are 

many advantages to building a new bridge, the Committee is concerned with the proposed clearance height of the planned bridge, 

which would significantly limit navigation of the river by users up 

river. This inability to navigate may lead to devastating economic 

losses for the impacted users and could also negatively affect the 

surrounding communities. Over $500,000,000 in economic activity 

each year could be lost in addition to terminating 500 jobs in the 

surrounding area. This significant obstruction to the free flow of 

navigation on the Columbia River is very troubling. Furthermore, 

mitigation is limited for affected river users because the existing 

infrastructure cannot be replicated. To address these concerns, the 

Committee directs the Coast Guard to consider the economic impacts of the planned bridge including impacts due to lost use of the 

waterway and to therefore, ensure that, within reason, the river 

commerce is not blocked. The Coast Guard shall provide a report 

to the Committee on those economic impacts and any proposed 

mitigation activities to address lost access to the waterway. The 

Coast Guard shall provide this report prior to issuing a permit for 

the bridge. 

STRONG Act Implementation 

The Committee is concerned that the Coast Guard has yet to implement an expedited request for transfer policy for victims of sexual assault. The Committee directs the Coast Guard to adapt and 

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STRONG Act as enacted by the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2012, (Public Law 112–81) to apply to Coast 

Guard service members with all deliberate speed. The Coast Guard 

shall report to the Committee on the implementation status of this 

policy not later than July 15, 2013. 

Fishing Safety Training 

The Committee encourages the Coast Guard to fully comply with 

Section 604 of the Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2010 which 

authorizes competitive grants for a Coast Guard-certified Fishing 

Safety Training Grants Program. Once fully implemented, this program could provide irreplaceable training that prevents injuries 

and saves countless lives to include hands on training that is essential to the safety and future of commercial fishermen. 

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $13,138,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 13,187,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 13,164,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +26,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥23,000 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Environmental Compliance and Restoration appropriation 

assists in bringing Coast Guard facilities into compliance with applicable Federal, State and environmental regulations, preparing 

and testing facilities’ response plans, developing pollution and hazardous waste minimization strategies, conducting environmental 

assessments, and furnishing necessary program support. These 

funds permit the continuation of a service-wide program to correct 

environmental problems, such as major improvements of storage 

tanks containing petroleum and regulated substances. The program 

focuses mainly on Coast Guard facilities, but also includes third 

party sites where Coast Guard activities have contributed to environmental problems. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $13,164,000 for Environmental 

Compliance and Restoration, $23,000 below the amount requested 

and $26,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The Coast Guard is directed to submit an itemized expenditure 

plan for each project listed in the backlog report to the Committees 

with its annual budget submission. 

RESERVE TRAINING

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $132,395,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 109,543,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 112,991,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥19,404,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ +3,448,000 

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Mission 

This 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. Program activities fall into the following categories: 

Initial training.—The direct costs of initial training for three 

categories of non-prior service trainees; 

Continued training.—The training of officer and enlisted personnel; 

Operation and maintenance of training facilities.—The dayto-day operation and maintenance of reserve training facilities; 

and 

Administration.—All administrative costs of the reserve 

forces program. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $112,991,000 for Reserve Training, 

$3,448,000 above the amount requested and $19,404,000 below the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. This partially restores funding 

to prevent the reduction of full time support personnel and to prevent the transfer of Reservists to the Inactive Ready Reserve. 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $1,543,850,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 951,116,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 1,222,712,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥321,138,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ +271,596,000 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements appropriation 

finances the acquisition of new capital assets, construction of new 

facilities, and physical improvements to existing facilities and assets. The appropriation covers Coast Guard-owned and operated 

vessels, aircraft, shore facilities, and other equipment such as computer systems, as well as the personnel needed to manage acquisition activities. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $1,222,712,000 for Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements, $271,596,000 above the amount requested and $321,138,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. 

The Committee recommends significant restructuring of numerous programs to align funding with the requirements in the fiscal 

year of need. Further, the recommendation provides funding for 

programs that have a proven track record, are low risk, have 

known costs, and provide increased capability. 

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The Committee recommends the following rescissions in Title V 

of this bill from prior year accounts: from funds provided in fiscal 

year 2010, $13,000,000 from Integrated Deepwater Systems and 

$1,500,000 from funds for the High Endurance Cutter program; 

from funds provided in fiscal year 2011, $9,000,000 from the Integrated Deepwater Systems program and $12,612,000 for excessive 

antecedent liability and economic price adjustment funding in the 

Fast Response Cutter (FRC) program; from funds provided in fiscal 

year 2012, $8,500,000 from funds for Major Shore and Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure, $2,000,000 from funds for the MH– 

60 program, $1,000,000 from funds for the Other Systems Engineering and Integration program, and $29,500,000 from funds for 

the FRC to include $22,500,000 for excessive antecedent liability 

and economic price adjustment funding; and from funds provided 

in fiscal year 2013, $22,000,000 for excessive antecedent liability 

and economic price adjustment funding in the FRC program, 

$10,480,000 from the NSC program to include $5,000,000 for a post 

shakedown availability for NSC 4, $1,882,000 for a gantry crane 

and davit for NSC 6, and $3,598,000 for waterfront changes associated with NSC 6. 

The Committee recommends the following increases above the amount requested: an increase of $130,000,000 above the amount 

requested for two additional FRCs; an increase of $30,000,000 for 

the replacement costs of two MH–60 helicopters; an additional 

$15,000,000 for C4ISR; an additional $91,710,000 for one 

missionized Long Range Surveillance Aircraft; and an increase of 

$77,000,000 for long lead time materials for NSC 8. 

A comparison of the budget estimate to the Committee recommended level by budget activity is as follows: 

Budget Estimate Recommended 

Vessels 

In-service Vessel Sustainment ........................................................................... $21,000,000 $21,000,000

Cutter Small Boats ............................................................................................. 3,000,000 3,000,000 

Fast Response Cutter (FRC) ............................................................................... 75,000,000 205,000,000

National Security Cutter (NSC) ........................................................................... 616,000,000 603,553,000 

Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) .............................................................................. 25,000,000 25,000,000

Polar Ice Breaking Vessel ................................................................................... 2,000,000 2,000,000

Survey and Design-Vessels and Boats .............................................................. 1,000,000 1,000,000 

Subtotal, Vessels ....................................................................................... 743,000,000 860,553,000

Aircraft 

Long Range Surveillance Aircraft ....................................................................... 16,000,000 107,710,000 

Airframe Replacement ........................................................................................ .............................. 30,000,000 

HH–65 Acquisition/Conversion/Sustainment ...................................................... 12,000,000 12,000,000 

Subtotal, Aircraft ....................................................................................... 28,000,000 149,710,000

Other Equipment 

C4ISR .................................................................................................................. 35,226,000 50,226,000 

Government Program Management .................................................................... 10,000,000 10,000,000 

Nationwide Automatic Identification System ..................................................... 13,000,000 13,000,000 

CG–LIMS ............................................................................................................. 1,500,000 1,500,000 

System Engineering and Integration .................................................................. 204,000 204,000 

Subtotal, Other Equipment ........................................................................ 59,930,000 74,930,000 

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation 

Major/Minor construction; Housing; ATON; and survey & design ...................... 2,000,000 2,000,000 

Military Housing .................................................................................................. .............................. 18,000,000 

Minor Shore ......................................................................................................... 3,000,000 3,000,000 

Subtotal, Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation .................................... 5,000,000 23,000,000 


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Budget Estimate Recommended 

Personnel and Related Support 

AC&I Core ........................................................................................................... 439,000 439,000 

Direct Personnel Costs ....................................................................................... 114,747,000 114,080,000 

Subtotal, Personnel and Related Support ................................................. 115,186,000 114,519,000 

Total, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements ....................... $951,116,000 $1,222,712,000 

Quarterly Reports on Acquisition Projects and Mission Emphasis 

The Commandant is directed to continue to brief the Committee 

quarterly on all major acquisitions consistent with the direction in 

the conference report accompanying Public Law 112–74. 

Capital Investment Plan 

The Committee is concerned by the Coast Guard’s repeated noncompliance with the requirement in Public Law 112–74 to submit 

a CIP to Congress with the submission of the budget. To address 

these concerns, the Committee has withheld significant funds from 

various Headquarters’ offices, to include $167,683,000 from Coast 

Guard Headquarters offices until the CIP is submitted. This level 

of withholding is consistent with the withholdings in Title I of this 

bill. 

The Coast Guard is directed to submit a CIP in accordance with 

the specified requirements listed in the bill in conjunction with the 

budget submission for fiscal year 2015. The Committee continues 

to believe the CIP serves as the primary means of oversight for 

tracking the Coast Guard’s recapitalization efforts and therefore 

must be submitted in accordance with mandated timelines. The 

failure of the Coast Guard to submit the required information in 

a timely manner hinders the Committee’s oversight responsibility 

and forces budgetary decisions to be made with limited program information. 

Full Funding 

The Committee included a new general provision in fiscal year 

2013 to address the lack of clarity in certain programs with respect 

to budgeting for long lead-time materials, end items, outfitting, 

post-delivery activities, spares, program management, and contract 

closeout. However, it is clear that the Department has chosen to ignore that direction based on this year’s request for the NSC. Similar to the fiscal year 2013 request, the fiscal year 2014 request for 

the NSC includes funding for post-delivery activities of the seventh 

NSC that will not occur until fiscal year 2019 and does not request 

funding for the long lead time materials for NSC 8, even though 

the Department plans to procure an eighth NSC in fiscal year 

2015. 

Section 557 of Public Law 113–6 specifically addressed these 

issues by mandating the Department develop a fiscal policy that 

prescribes budgetary policies, procedures, and technical direction 

necessary to comply with the section’s definitions of full funding. 

To further address this issue, the Committee includes a new provision in Title V of this bill directing the Department to provide a 

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et that details its compliance with section 557 of Public Law 113– 

6. 

Obligation Work Limiting Date 

The Committee directs the Coast Guard to establish guidance 

consistent with the Department of the Navy shipbuilding and construction guidance as it relates to the establishment of an obligation work limiting date for vessel construction. This will ensure 

that issues relating to construction of a vessel are funded by the 

Acquisition, Construction and Improvement appropriation as opposed to the Operating Expenses appropriation. 

National Security Cutter 

The Committee recommends $603,553,000 for the NSC program to include long lead time material for NSC 8, $12,447,000 below 

the amount requested and $75,068,000 below the amount provided 

in fiscal year 2013. The recommendation includes a decrease of 

$12,447,000 for contract savings associated with the contract for 

the sixth NSC. The recommendation also defers funding for postdelivery activities that are requested unnecessarily ahead of need. 

Fast Response Cutter 

The Committee recommends $205,000,000 for the acquisition of four FRCs, $130,000,000 above the amount requested and 

$129,665,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The fiscal year 2014 budget request included funding for only two FRCs. This represents almost $30,000,000 in savings that will 

not be realized and delays the delivery of much needed capability. 

This is the same type of budget gimmickry the Department proposed and Congress rejected in fiscal year 2013. It is unclear as to 

how the Department plans to close the various gaps in needed capability if it continues to make such ineffective and unjustified 

budget requests. 

Polar Ice Breaker Vessel 

The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for the polar icebreaker program, the same as the amount requested, and $5,992,000 below 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

H–60 Helicopter 

The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for the aircraft replace- ment of two H–60 helicopters, an increase of $30,000,000 above the 

amount requested and $16,041,000 above the amount provided in 

fiscal year 2013. The Coast Guard continues to successfully modify 

former Navy Seahawk helicopters—which provide greater capability a lower cost. This funding will allow for the conversion of two 

additional helicopters and assist in replacement of assets lost in 

the line of duty. 

HC–130J Aircraft 

The Committee recommends $107,710,000 for long range surveillance aircraft, an increase of $91,710,000 above the amount requested and $17,800,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 


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2013. The Committee is concerned that while the Department has 

approved a program baseline for additional long range surveillance 

aircraft, they have decimated the total funding for recapitalization 

for the aircraft in the submitted CIP. The Department is urged to 

align the approved mission requirements with the appropriate level 

of funding needed to realize those requirements. Otherwise, it is 

unclear as to the value of either approved baselines, stated mission 

requirements, or out year planning. 

Military Housing 

The Committee recommends $18,000,000 for military housing, 

$18,000,000 above the amount requested and $8,010,000 above the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. These funds assist in closing 

the family housing gaps that exist at various Coast Guard locations. 

The Coast Guard is directed to submit an expenditure plan for 

these funds to the Committee not later than 30 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act. Further, none of the funds included above 

the request may be obligated until five days after the Coast Guard 

briefs the Committee on the expenditure plan for the funds. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $19,671,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 19,856,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 9,928,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥9,743,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥9,928,000 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation allows the Coast 

Guard to maintain its non-homeland security research and development capability, while also partnering with DHS and the Department of Defense to leverage beneficial initiatives. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $9,928,000 for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, $9,928,000 below the amount requested and $9,743,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. The Committee has consistently expressed dismay with the 

unacceptable lack of detailed information provided by the Coast 

Guard in the Congressional budget justification for this account. 

However, the Coast Guard continually defies this direction and provides the same insufficient justification year-after-year. Based on 

this lack of justification, the Committee recommends a reduction of 

$9,982,000 and directs the Coast Guard to work with the Committee to fully justify future funding requests. Additionally, due to 

the lack of justification for the need for multiyear funds, the Committee recommends only two years of availability for the account 

instead of five years, as has been provided in previous years. 

Further, the Committee directs the Coast Guard to submit the 

budget for fiscal year 2015 with a new ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 

PPA and a ‘‘Research’’ PPA to provide oversight of funding requests 

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rects the Coast Guard to include in the budget justification for fiscal year 2015 the following information for each project in excess 

of $100,000: project description, justification and scope; prior year 

key events, current year planned key events and budget year key 

events; funding history; available funding spend plan (projected obligations by year appropriated); contract information; project schedule; and type of research (basic; applied; advanced technology development; advanced component development and prototypes; or 

system development and demonstration), technical readiness level 

(as applicable) and transition plans. 

MEDICARE ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND CONTRIBUTION 1

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $202,797,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 201,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 201,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥1,797,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ – – – 1This account is a permanent indefinite discretionary budgetary activity and is not carried in the bill. 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Medicare-eligible retiree health care fund contribution provides funding for the Department of Defense Medicare-eligible 

health care fund for the health benefits of future Medicare-eligible 

retirees currently serving on active duty in the Coast Guard, retiree dependents, and their potential survivors. The authority for 

the Coast Guard to make this payment on an annual basis was 

provided in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2005. 

Recommendation 

While this account requires no annual action by Congress, the 

Committee provides $201,000,000 to fund the Medicare-eligible retiree health care fund contribution, the same as the request and 

$1,797,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

RETIRED PAY

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $1,423,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 1,460,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 1,460,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +37,000,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ – – – 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

This appropriation provides for the retired pay of Coast Guard 

military personnel and Coast Guard Reserve personnel, as well as 

career status bonuses for active duty personnel. Additionally, it 

provides payments to members of the former Lighthouse Service 

and beneficiaries pursuant to the retired serviceman’s family protection plan and survivor benefit plan, as well as payments for 

medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under the 

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Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $1,460,000,000 for Retired Pay, the 

same as the amount requested and $37,000,000 above the amount 

provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee includes bill language 

that allows funds to remain available until expended. The Coast 

Guard’s Retired Pay appropriation is a mandatory budgetary activity. 

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $1,554,358,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 1,494,614,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 1,534,589,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥19,769,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ +39,975,000 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The United States Secret Service has statutory authority to carry 

out two primary missions: protection of the Nation’s leaders and investigation of financial and electronic crimes. The Secret Service 

protects and investigates threats against the President and Vice 

President, their families, visiting heads of State, and other designated individuals; protects the White House, Vice President’s 

Residence, foreign missions, and other buildings within Washington, D.C.; and manages the security at National Special Security Events (NSSEs). The Secret Service also investigates violations 

of laws relating to counterfeiting of obligations and securities of the 

United States; financial crimes that include, but are not limited to, 

access device fraud, financial institution fraud, identity theft, and 

computer fraud; and computer-based attacks on financial, banking, 

and telecommunications infrastructure. The agency also provides 

support for investigations related to missing and exploited children. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $1,534,589,000 for Salaries and Expenses, $39,975,000 above the amount requested and $19,769,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Within the total, 

$919,928,000 is for costs associated with the core protective missions, $6,568,000 above the amount requested and $64,908,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013, including a reduction of $57,902,000 associated with candidate nominee protection, 

reflecting the winding down of the Presidential campaign. The recommendation includes $369,560,000 for investigations, $22,169,000 

above the request, to reflect sustaining forensic support and grant 

assistance for investigations on missing and exploited children, increasing support for electronic crimes investigations, and realigning 

support for operations of the National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) to the Secret Service, all described in more detail 

below. 

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A comparison of the budget estimate to the Committee recommended levels, by budget activity, is as follows under the current PPA structure: 

Budget estimate Recommended 

Protection: 

Protection of Persons and Facilities .................................................................. $841,078,000 $848,263,000

Protective Intelligence Activities ........................................................................ 67,782,000 67,165,000

National Special Security Event fund ................................................................ 4,500,000 4,500,000 

Subtotal, Protection ................................................................................... 913,360,000 919,928,000 

Investigations: 

Domestic Field Operations .................................................................................. 316,433,000 330,391,000 

International Field Office Administration, Operations, and Training ................ 30,958,000 30,811,000 

Support for Missing and Exploited Children ...................................................... – – – 8,358,000 

Subtotal, Investigations ............................................................................. 347,391,000 369,560,000 

Headquarters, Management and Administration ........................................................ 177,282,000 188,964,000 

Rowley Training Center ................................................................................................ 55,552,000 55,118,000 

Information Integration and Technology Transformation ............................................ 1,029,000 1,019,000 

Total, Salaries and Expenses ........................................................... $1,494,614,000 $1,534,589,000 

The budget request proposed a reorganization of the Salaries and 

Expenses appropriation into an Operating Expenses appropriation, 

regrouping PPA categories to align with mission requirements, consolidating personnel costs and facilitating financial execution and 

reporting. 

The Committee retains the current account structure for PPAs, 

with the following consolidations requested in the budget: White 

House mail screening is now funded within the ‘‘Protection of Persons and Facilities’’ PPA, and the Electronic Crimes Special Agent 

Program (ECSAP) and Electronic Crimes Task Forces (ECTF) are 

now funded within Domestic Field Operations. 

The Committee does not agree with the proposal to reduce the 

number of PPAs to five, with single PPAs for pay and benefits, protection, and investigations. The Secret Service has stated that because the current PPA structure spreads pay and expenses across 

many programs, it is constantly challenged by having to balance 

shifting demands between protection and investigations, and as a 

result, must either submit formal reprogramming requests, or employ inefficient financial management to avoid them. The Committee understands this argument, particularly as it applies to the 

Secret Service field office organization, where the same agents may 

be involved in both protective operations and a variety of investigations efforts. While the Committees maintained the current PPA 

structure in fiscal year 2013, some flexibility is provided in statute 

to the Secret Service to reprogram $15,000,000 or 10 percent, 

whichever is lower, between the ‘‘Protection of Persons and Facilities’’ PPA and the ‘‘Domestic Field Operations’’ PPA. 

The Committee understands the Secret Service is developing a financial reporting system that it asserts will enable it to report enterprise-wide labor costs on a timelier basis. The Committee will 

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Domestic Field Operations and Electronic Crimes Investigations 

In fiscal year 2013, Congress provided a partial account consolidation that included incorporation of the previously separate PPA 

for ECSAP and ECTF into the ‘‘Domestic Field Operations’’ PPA. 

This consolidation did not reflect any dissatisfaction with the 

ECSAP or ECTF programs; on the contrary, the Committee found 

that those activities have proven highly productive and deserve 

strong support. Because the investigation of these crimes requires 

highly technical training in computer forensics, and recognizing 

that the Secret Service is a ‘‘frontline’’ operational agency, the 

Committee’s focus is on the integration of new technology into the 

agency’s operations. The Committee supports the efforts of the Secret Service through its ECSAP, and its leadership of a network of 

ECTFs comprised of Federal, State, and local law enforcement 

partners, the financial and information technology industries, and 

academic and research communities. 

The ECSAP was established to provide special agents with basic 

and advanced computer forensics training in order to conduct investigative examinations on evidence obtained from computers, personal data assistants, and other forms of electronic media. As a result, the Secret Service is continually recognized as one of the most 

effective U.S. Government agencies for combating cyber-crime and 

for providing training and education for State and local law enforcement. In order to continue and expand the Secret Service’s efforts against electronic crimes, the Committee recommends a denial of the transfer of $4,000,000 to the Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Center (FLETC), as requested in the President’s budget, 

to support the NCFI. Therefore, the Committee supports the current alignment of funds for NFCI within the Secret Service’s budget, and recommends $60,968,000, $4,000,000 above the amount requested and $4,000,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013, to continue and enhance current Secret Service initiatives, 

support ECSAP and the ECTF, and increase efforts for basic and 

advanced computer forensics training. 

While ECSAP and ECTF no longer have separate reporting and 

reprogramming lines, the Committee expects: (1) to receive periodic 

briefings on the status of investigations; (2) to see the funding and 

programmatic efforts sustained; and (3) the associated funding and 

personnel resources to continue to be identified in future budgets. 

Further, the Committee directs the Secret Service to continue coordinating with NPPD as the subject matter experts to ensure the 

curriculum is sound and consistent with current risk and threat, 

and to avoid duplication and ensure efficiency. 

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 

the issues of missing and sexually exploited children. The organization provides information and resources to law enforcement, parents, and children, including child victims, as well as other professionals. Under the provisions of the Violent Crime Control Act of 

1994, Congress directed the Secret Service to provide forensic and 

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ploited children. NCMEC has been the historical recipient of grant 

funding related to missing and exploited children, and the Secret 

Service currently provides investigative assistance and liaison to 

NCMEC headquarters through the Secret Service Forensic Services 

Division. The Committee supports continuing this effort and therefore recommends sustaining the current funding level of $2,358,000 

for forensic and investigative support related to missing and exploited children and $6,000,000 for grants related to investigations 

of missing and exploited children. 

National Special Security Events 

The Committee provides $4,500,000, as requested, to defray costs 

specific to Secret Service execution of its statutory responsibilities 

to direct the planning and coordination of NSSEs. The Committee 

continues a general provision in the Act that provides that none of 

the funds in this Act may be used to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its participation in an NSSE. 

The Committee directs the Secret Service to provide periodic updates on NSSEs planned for fiscal year 2014 prior to and following 

each event. 

International Field Investigations 

The Secret Service continues to show significant results from its 

efforts to stop the counterfeiting of U.S. currency, in concert with 

its counterparts in the Government of Colombia, and is building on 

this effort in its field offices. The Committee directs the Secret 

Service, in conjunction with the DHS Office of Policy, to keep it informed of developments in international investigative missions. 

Technology Activities 

The Committee provides $1,019,000 for information integration 

and technology transformation activities of the Secret Service, and 

directs the agency to brief the Committee on all Secret Service information technology activities, including the multi-year investment plan. 

Attrition 

The Committee is concerned that the President’s budget request 

creates a pay shortfall that results in the reduction of at least 376 

FTE from the Secret Service in fiscal year 2014 and fundamentally 

alters the dual mission requirements of the Secret Service. At the 

current rate of attrition, by fiscal year 2018 the Secret Service 

workforce would be decimated by the loss of more than 1,500 FTE, 

far below the required workforce level to successfully protect our 

Nation’s leaders and to investigate violations of laws relating to 

counterfeiting. This is simply unacceptable. The Committee is focused on funding the dual missions of the Secret Service and addressing the potential security gaps that this budget request creates. Therefore, to ensure the protection of our Nation’s leaders and 

the investigation of financial and electronic crimes, the Committee 

recommends an additional $26,150,000 to halt the current rate of 

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for the Domestic Field Operations PPA; and $3,400,000 for the 

Headquarters, Management and Administration PPA. Within this 

recommended funding level, the Secret Service shall align staffing 

resources with mission requirements and the Committee directs 

the Secret Service to provide a strategic human capital plan not 

later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act for fiscal 

years 2014 through 2018, which addresses how mission requirements will be met with current resources and delineates between 

protective and investigative missions. 

Permanent Change of Station Costs 

The President’s budget request proposes agency wide efficiencies 

totaling $21,775,000, including a reduction of $4,432,000 from Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves that would result in extending temporary assignments for agents and their families. The 

Committee will not tolerate this reduction to PCS, which would impose a severe burden on agents and their families and harm agent 

morale. In order to more fully address the shortfall in PCS funding, 

the Committee recommends an additional $9,000,000 above the request for the Headquarters, Management and Administration PPA. 

Professionalism Reinforcement Working Group 

The Secret Service recently reviewed its professional standards of 

conduct and issued new guidance for procedures and conduct of employees when engaged in overseas operations and protective missions. The Committee directs the Secret Service to provide a briefing not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act 

on the status of the Professionalism Reinforcement Working Group 

review of Secret Service professional standards of conduct; and 

their relationship to training, policy and procedures, consistent 

with the agency’s critical missions and unique position of public 

trust. 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $56,694,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 51,775,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 51,775,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥4,919,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ – – – 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

This account supports the acquisition, construction, improvement, equipment, furnishing and related costs for maintenance and 

support of Secret Service facilities, including the Secret Service Memorial Headquarters Building and the James J. Rowley Training 

Center (JJRTC). It also provides for ongoing costs and investment 

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Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $51,775,000, the same amount as 

requested and $4,919,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. The Secret Service is directed to submit a multiyear investment and management plan for its Information Integration and 

Technology Transformation program for fiscal years 2015 through 

2018. 

TITLE III—PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 

RECOVERY 

NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $50,170,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 64,725,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 50,522,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +352,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥14,203,000 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) includes programs focused on the security of the Nation’s physical 

and cyber infrastructure and interoperable communications systems. The Management and Administration account funds the immediate office of the Under Secretary for National Protection and 

Programs; provides for administrative overhead costs such as IT 

support and shared services; and includes a national planning office for development of standard doctrine and policy for infrastructure protection and cybersecurity. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $50,522,000 for Management and 

Administration, $14,203,000 below the amount requested and 

$352,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The Committee recognizes that over the last five years NPPD’s 

Federal workforce has grown significantly to accommodate its increasing operational mission, but that NPPD’s Management and 

Administration resources have not increased accordingly to manage 

and serve this growing workforce. While the Committee is aware 

that additional funding will need to be provided to support essential management functions, the recommendation reflects a reduction in funding needed in order to offset significant shortfalls in the 

President’s budget request for DHS due to: (1) assumed increases 

in aviation passenger fee collections that have yet to be authorized 

and that are not under the jurisdiction of the Committee; (2) detrimental proposals to severely reduce the Department’s vital operational components and frontline personnel; and (3) the repeated 

failure to comply with statutory requirements. Additionally, the 

Committee’s is dissatisfied with NPPD for again failing to provide 

testimony in a timely manner with respect to its fiscal year 2014 

budget hearing. 


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INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION SECURITY

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $1,156,372,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 1,201,994,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 1,176,629,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +20,257,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥25,365,000 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

Infrastructure Protection and Information Security (IPIS) works 

to reduce the vulnerability of the Nation’s critical infrastructure, 

key resources, information technology networks, and telecommunications systems to terrorist attacks and natural disasters. IPIS is 

also responsible for maintaining effective telecommunications for 

government users in national emergencies, and for establishing 

policies and promoting solutions for interoperable communications 

at the Federal, State, and local level. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $1,176,629,000 for IPIS, 

$25,365,000 below the amount requested and $20,257,000 above 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

Within the total amount provided, the Committee recommends $260,133,000 for Infrastructure Protection, $817,000 below the 

amount requested and the same amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. This decrease is due to the continued delays in the implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards 

(CFATS) program and the Committee’s concern with the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division’s (ISCD) inability to mitigate real risks. 

The Committee supports efforts to strengthen our Nation’s Cybersecurity and recommends $916,496,000 for Cybersecurity and 

Communications, $24,548,000 below the amount requested and 

$20,257,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. However, as budgets continue to tighten, the Committee cannot allow 

funds to sit idly for multiple fiscal years. Therefore, reductions to 

the Network Security Deployment PPA are attributable to carry 

over balances and the inability of the NCSD to fully obligate the 

funds provided by Congress. 

A comparison of the budget estimate to the Committee recommended level is as follows: 

Budget Request Recommendation 

Infrastructure Protection: 

Infrastructure Analysis & Planning .................................................................... $57,975,000 $66,144,000 

Sector Management & Governance .................................................................... 60,477,000 60,335,000 

Regional Field Operations .................................................................................. 56,708,000 56,550,000 

Infrastructure Security Compliance .................................................................... 85,790,000 77,104,000 

Subtotal, Infrastructure Protection ............................................................ 260,950,000 260,133,000 

Cybersecurity and Communications: 

Cybersecurity: 

Cybersecurity Coordination ................................................................................. 4,338,000 4,320,000 

US-Computer Emergency Readiness Team Operations ...................................... 102,636,000 102,486,000 

Federal Network Security .................................................................................... 199,769,000 199,725,000 

Network Security Deployment ............................................................................. 406,441,000 382,367,000

Global Cybersecurity Management ..................................................................... 19,057,000 19,037,000 


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Budget Request Recommendation 

Critical Infrastructure Cyber Protection & Awareness ....................................... 73,043,000 73,013,000 

Business Operations ........................................................................................... 5,125,000 5,089,000 

Subtotal, Cybersecurity .............................................................................. 810,409,000 786,037,000 

Communications: 

Office of Emergency Communications ............................................................... 36,516,000 36,446,000 

Priority Telecommunications Services ................................................................ 53,412,000 53,372,000 

Next Generation Networks ................................................................................... 21,160,000 21,158,000 

Programs to Study and Enhance Telecommunications ...................................... 10,102,000 10,074,000 

Critical Infrastructure Protection Programs ....................................................... 9,445,000 9,409,000 

Subtotal, Communications ........................................................................ 130,635,000 130,459,000 

Subtotal, Cybersecurity and Communications .......................................... 941,044,000 916,496,000 

Total, Infrastructure Protection and Information Security ............... $1,201,994,000 $1,176,629,000 

Bombing Prevention 

Within Infrastructure Protection, Bombing Prevention (BP) leads 

and coordinates DHS efforts to enhance the Nation’s counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) capabilities and reduce the threat 

of explosive attacks against critical infrastructure. BP aligns DHS 

and national efforts by centralizing coordination of ongoing programs with national policy goals and by recommending strategic 

adjustments based on the understanding of global IED threats. BP 

systematically identifies and assesses the Nation’s capabilities to 

counter IED threats and drives capability improvement through 

enhanced strategy, investment, and planning-based resource optimization. The Committee rejects the President’s budget request to 

reduce funding to BP by 39 percent and, therefore, recommends 

$16,514,000 for Bombing Prevention, $8,257,000 above the amount 

requested and $2,963,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. The Committee directs NPPD to provide an expenditure plan 

not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, detailing how BP will utilize these funds, including how it will more 

effectively apply lessons learned on improvised explosive devices 

from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards 

Section 550 of Public Law 109–295 authorized DHS to regulate 

security at high-risk chemical plants and other locations that maintain large quantities of potentially dangerous chemicals. Authority 

to also regulate the sale or transfer of ammonium nitrate fertilizer 

was granted to DHS in Public Law 109–329. Since that time and 

in spite of ample appropriations provided by Congress, the Department has made only marginal progress in carrying out its regulatory responsibilities for both the CFATS program and the Ammonium Nitrate Security Program. 

Based on a recently issued report by GAO, the ISCD has improved its Security Plan Review Process. However, GAO has reported to the Committee, and the Department has confirmed, that 

its system for risk evaluation is not consistent with its own CFATS 

regulations, or with the Department’s basic standards for risk evaluation which require that risk be evaluated by weighing threat, 

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ties, consequence is only partially considered, while threat and vulnerability are not factored in at all. The risk-based process is the 

foundation of CFATS. These facility evaluation gaps mean that 

basic building blocks of the CFATS program are missing. Acknowledging these gaps the Department has undertaken an experts’ review process to contemplate corrections in the risk evaluation process. Despite this process, GAO estimates it could take another 

seven to nine years to review the plans of thousands of facilities 

that have already been assigned a final tier. In an effort to comply 

with DHS’s requirements, small and large businesses alike have invested time and resources into the development of their site security plans. Yet they are now asked to wait nearly a decade to have 

those plans approved. Within that time, technology changes, plans 

become outdated, and facilities remain vulnerable to attack. This 

is simply unacceptable. The Committee expects the Department to 

effectively manage programs to mitigate serious risks. 

Because NPPD has been challenged to meet the statutory requirements of the CFATS program, the Committee directs NPPD 

to provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the 

Senate and the House and the relevant authorizing committees of 

jurisdiction, to include the House Committees on Homeland Security and on Energy and Commerce not later than 90 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act explaining how ISCD will further accelerate the review process for these facilities, reduce the current 

backlog of approximately 3,120 facilities, and detail the actions 

DHS is taking to better manage its chemical security program, including its progress in addressing the recommendations in the 

GAO report (GAO–13–353) and in implementing the associated action plan. 

According to a recent report by DHS OIG, the CFATS program 

has been slowed by inadequate tools and poorly executed processes 

and implementation efforts that have resulted in systematic noncompliance with sound Federal Government internal controls. Unfortunately, ISCD chose not to concur with four of the 24 recommendations the OIG made to correct these deficiencies. In Recommendation #19, for example, ISCD disagreed with an OIG finding that ISCD has made inappropriate use of Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUO), a form of premium pay used to compensate employees who occupy positions that require substantial 

amounts of irregular, unscheduled overtime work. Chemical Security Inspectors have received the maximum AUO allowable by 

OPM regulations; however, the OIG was unable to determine a definitive rationale for why inspectors receive AUO. AUO usage reviews were not conducted by ISCD as required and, as a result, inspectors were inappropriately paid approximately $2,000,000 in 

AUO for fiscal year 2012. Consequently, the OIG recommended 

ISCD eliminate the authorization and payment of AOU overtime 

for all ISCD personnel. 

The Committee will not tolerate anything less than sound program management and it is concerned that chemical security inspectors are continuing to be inappropriately paid AUO at the 

same time that DHS is proposing to cut funding for vital frontline 

security operations. The Committee expects NPPD to comply with 

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on the status of its progress in complying with all of the recommendations in the DHS OIG report and to include an associated 

timeline for NPPD’s compliance. Furthermore, the Committee directs the Under Secretary of NPPD to provide a detailed expenditure plan not later than September 30, 2014. 

Personnel Surety Program 

The Committee is determined to see NPPD establish a functional 

and efficient Personnel Surety Program (PSP) and it remains concerned with the proposal for personnel surety. First, industry continues to assert that DHS should not mandate how a covered chemical facility meets the personnel surety standard, if the facility has 

already adopted strong and identifiable personnel measures designed to verify and validate identity, check criminal history, verify 

and validate legal authorization to work, and identify individuals 

with terrorist ties by utilizing a Federal vetting program. Second, 

as the new screening program is currently designed, a facility still 

may not be notified if a person has been identified in the TSDB. 

While the Committee understands the need to protect ongoing investigations, the liability concerns of allowing a person in the 

TSDB into a chemical facility continues to concern the Committee 

and industry stakeholders. Third, the Committee remains concerned that DHS is not leveraging the existing infrastructure within DHS and industry, as it would still require facilities to provide 

identifying information even for employees or visitors who have a 

TWIC card or another credential that is issued only following 

screening against the TSDB. 

Last year, the Committee directed the Under Secretary of NPPD 

to address these concerns prior to moving forward with a personnel 

surety program and the Committee is encouraged by the fact that, 

following input from stakeholders, NPPD recently published an Information Collection Request in the Federal Register that made numerous changes to the original proposal, including: (1) an option to 

comply with Risk Based Performance Standard–12(iv) electronically using TWIC readers or other authorized technology; (2) an opportunity for high-risk chemical facilities to propose alternative 

methods for meeting RBPS–12(iv) in their Site Security Plans or 

Alternative Security Programs; (3) the option for a CFATS covered 

chemical facility to identify third parties to enter information into 

the web portal for the PSP on its behalf; and (4) an acknowledgment that high-risk chemical facilities may be contacted by DHS or 

Federal law enforcement as a part of law enforcement investigative 

activity. However, the Committee believes DHS and NPPD should 

more consistently engage with stakeholders on the structure of the 

PSP and encourages NPPD to more effectively address stakeholder 

concerns, including concerns related to how a covered facility can 

meet the personnel surety standard. 

Accordingly, the Under Secretary shall provide a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House and 

the relevant authorizing committees of jurisdiction, including the 

House Committees on Energy and Commerce and on Homeland Security, no later than April 1, 2014, on steps NPPD is taking to: (1) 

leverage the existing infrastructure within DHS and industry to 

avoid costly duplication of programs; and (2) ensure the safety of 

facilities is not compromised inadvertently due to the overzealous 


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protection of criminal investigations. The report shall also include 

a detailed explanation from NPPD describing why DHS intends to 

mandate how a covered facility meets the personnel surety standard, if the facility has already adopted strong and identifiable personnel measures designed to verify and validate identity, check 

criminal history, verify and validate legal authorization to work, 

and identify individuals with terrorist ties by utilizing a Federal 

vetting program. 

Ammonium Nitrate 

Section 563 of the Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2008 

(Public Law 110–161) provided DHS and NPPD with the authority 

to regulate the purchase and sale of ammonium nitrate to prevent 

its misappropriation or use in an act of terrorism. The Committee 

is dismayed that five years later, NPPD has failed to fully implement a comprehensive Ammonium Nitrate Security Program. Although the recent tragedy in West, Texas is assumed not to be connected to terrorism, it nevertheless highlights the importance of a 

functional and efficient CFATS program. Even more specifically, 

however, this event highlights the inability of NPPD to implement 

the Ammonium Nitrate Security Program, and it raises serious 

concerns that the Department’s Chemical Security Inspectors were 

unaware that West Fertilizer Co. was handling 270 tons of potentially explosive ammonium nitrate. 

The Committee is also aware that since the termination of its 

contract with a vendor, the ISCD may lack the ability to access 

risk or validation data of the 40,000 chemical facilities that are 

under the purview of the CFATS program, making it increasingly 

difficult to monitor these facilities to assess risk and ensure the 

continued compliance of these facilities. ISCD is directed to assign 

a unique business identifier to each chemical facility in the Top 

Screen Program to support ongoing tracking and data management, verify the business information submitted by current registrants, and help ensure the compliance of current Top Screen registrants through ongoing, proactive risk monitoring. Further, the 

Committee directs the Under Secretary for NPPD to undertake a 

critical review of the Department’s implementation of the Ammonium Nitrate Security Program and to report to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the Senate and the House and the relevant authorizing committees of jurisdiction, to include the House Committees on Homeland Security and on Energy and Commerce not later 

than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. In addition 

to providing the Committee with an assessment of the status of the 

proposed rule, the review is to focus on program implementation, 

and collaboration and communication within ISCD and between 

ISCD and the regulated community. Specifically, the review shall 

address the following questions: 

1. How will the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division 

(ISCD) improve its facilities identification methodology to include the full universe of covered facilities in the United 

States? Is the ISCD sharing information with State authorities 

overseeing chemical facilities, such as State Emergency Management Directors? Is the ISCD organized to efficiently and effectively carry out the requirements detailed in Section 563 of 

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How should it be structured and staffed to ensure effective execution of Section 563 of Public Law 110–161? 

2. Does the program include the appropriate level of outreach to address valid stakeholder concerns? What mechanisms are in place to ensure consistent outreach? 

In addition to fulfilling these reporting requirements, the Committee expects NPPD to provide a comprehensive update on the 

status of the corrective measures being taken to ensure that facilities with chemicals of interest are notified by ISCD when they fall 

within the purview of the CFATS program, an estimate of the potential number of outlier facilities unaware of the CFATS requirement, and a detailed performance evaluation of the Chemical Security Inspectors within ISCD. 

Cyber Diagnostics and Mitigation 

The United States is the target of a massive cyber-espionage 

campaign that threatens the country’s economic competitiveness 

and endangers its national security. The Committee has continually recognized this threat and provided additional funding to 

NPPD to protect our Nation from cyber-intrusions. To address the 

need for continuous monitoring and diagnostics on Federal ‘‘.gov’’ 

networks, the Committee recommends $199,725,000 for Federal 

Network Security to establish and sustain the new continuous 

monitoring and diagnostic system and to continue the procurement 

and operations of the system. 

The Committee recommends $382,367,000 for Network Security 

Deployment to continue the planned procurement of the third generation of the National Cybersecurity Protection System (EINSTEIN 3), which is an integrated system of intrusion detection, 

analytics, intrusion prevention, and information sharing capabilities that are used to defend the IT infrastructure of Federal civilian 

departments and agencies. Specifically, the funds shall be used to 

provide risk-based, cost-effective cybersecurity to address escalating and rapidly evolving threats to information security, including the acquisition and operation of a continuous monitoring and 

diagnostic program. Diagnostic software procured by these funds, 

however, shall not collect or store personally identifiable information nor monitor the content of network traffic. This program shall 

also be installed, maintained, and operated in accordance with all 

applicable privacy laws and related agency restrictions regarding 

personally identifiable information and sensitive data or content. 

This diagnostic program must therefore ensure both the security 

and network integrity of Federal government systems, as neither 

can be compromised. 

The Committee directs the Under Secretary for NPPD to submit 

a report detailing the obligation and expenditure of funds no later 

than January 1, 2014, and quarterly thereafter to the Committees 

on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

Cyber Workforce Initiative 

The Committee continues to have serious concerns that the size, 

capability, and development of the current and future cybersecurity 

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funding has focused on the development of the current workforce 

and of a workforce development pipeline. This effort must be comprehensive from primary education to employment. The Committee 

supports the Department’s leveraging of the existing capability of 

the Centers of Excellence and directs DHS to review how it can 

support these Centers’ ability to provide not just cyber training but 

access to projects and programs that will allow individuals to gain 

critical security clearances while training. 

Outreach to Veterans 

The Committee is aware of the growing need for well-trained cybersecurity, computer forensics, and information assurance professionals at every level of government and throughout the private 

sector. The Committee is also aware of the alarming unemployment 

rate among post 9/11 era veterans, especially younger veterans. Attempts have been made to address these concerns, but challenges 

remain. By effectively training veterans in these critical areas of 

need, the government can enable employment and address the 

growing threat of cyber-attacks. The Committee directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Departments 

of Veterans Affairs, Defense, and Labor, to implement a plan for 

a veteran’s cybersecurity workforce that will leverage training capabilities across government, academia, and the private sector to 

put veterans to work securing our Nation’s cyber infrastructure. 

Cybersecurity Partnerships 

The Committee directs the Under Secretary for NPPD to review 

existing government cyber organizations to leverage the vast capability that already exists in organizations outside of NPPD. There 

are numerous organizations throughout the Nation that work every 

day in the cybersecurity environment. Their experience should be 

sought after and used. Further, the Committee directs the Under 

Secretary for NPPD to review the possible advantages in establishing a cooperative cybersecurity program with the DOD National 

Cyber Range and DOD software engineering centers to enhance the 

development of innovative software that improves the Nation’s ability to counter threats to our cybersecurity, and to provide a report 

to the Committee not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act on its efforts in this area. 

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $1,301,824,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 1,301,824,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 1,301,824,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ – – – *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Federal Protective Service (FPS) is responsible for the protection of federally owned and leased buildings and properties, particularly those under the charge and control of the General Services Administration (GSA). Funding for FPS is provided through a 

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buildings. FPS has three major law enforcement initiatives: protection services to all Federal facilities throughout the United States 

and its territories; expanded intelligence and anti-terrorism capabilities; and Special Programs, including weapons of mass destruction detection, hazardous material detection and response, and canine programs. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $1,301,824,000 for FPS, the same as 

the amount requested and the same amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. Within this recommended funding level, FPS shall align 

staffing resources with mission requirements. All of these expenditures will be paid by fees collected from FPS customer agencies. 

OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $232,190,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... – – – 

Recommended in the bill 1 ................................................................. 232,190,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. – – – 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ +232,190,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

1 Reflects the realignment of $232,190,000 from US-VISIT, consistent with Public Law 113–6. 

Mission 

The mission of the Office of Biometric Identity Management 

(OBIM) is to collect, maintain and share biometric and selected biographic data with authorized DHS, Federal, State, tribal, 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. Finally, OBIM 

is responsible for maintaining the Arrival and Departure Information System (ADIS), which supports CBP and ICE operations. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $232,190,000 for OBIM, the same as 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee’s recommendation reflects the enactment of Public Law 113–6, realigning US–VISIT funding to this account, ICE and CBP. To ensure no 

ambiguity about core program responsibilities due to the realignment of funds, the Committee reiterates that ICE is responsible for 

conducting over-stay analysis and CBP is responsible for carrying 

out entry and exit program policy and operations. 

Language is included in the bill requiring a multi-year investment and management plan be submitted with the President’s 

budget request that justifies current and future requirements. 

International Activities 

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arrangements, including the Five Country Conference and Visa 

Waiver Program. 

Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) 

The Committee is disappointed in the lack of progress toward enrolling TSA’s special vetted populations and departmental employees and contractors into the biometrics system. Consequently, 

OBIM is directed to provide a briefing on its progress and strategy 

for these enrollments not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. The Committee continues to encourage OBIM efforts to reduce IDENT infrastructure operating costs while ensuring that current levels of services are maintained. 

Unique Identity 

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 provide semi-annual 

briefings on progress toward integrating the various systems, including Unique Identity, to describe existing capability gaps and a 

methodology by which to close them. 

OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $132,367,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 131,797,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 123,425,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥8,942,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥8,372,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Office of Health Affairs (OHA) serves as the Department of 

Homeland Security’s principal agent for all medical and public 

health matters. Working across Federal, State, local, tribal, and 

territorial governments and with the private sector, OHA has the 

lead DHS role in the establishment of a scientifically rigorous, intelligence-based, medical and biodefense architecture that ensures 

the health and medical security of our Nation. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $123,425,000 for OHA, $8,372,000 

below the amount requested and $8,942,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. A comparison of the budget estimate to 

the Committee recommended level by budget activity is as follows: 

Budget Estimate Recommended 

BioWatch ...................................................................................................................... $90,609,000 $79,534,000 

National Biosurveillence Integration System ............................................................... 8,000,000 13,000,000 

Chemical Defense Program ......................................................................................... 824,000 824,000 

Planning and Coordination .......................................................................................... 4,995,000 4,995,000 

Salaries and Expenses ................................................................................................ 27,369,000 25,072,000 

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Biosurveillance Activities 

The Committee recommends $79,534,000 for the BioWatch program, $11,075,000 below the amount requested and $5,771 below 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. This funding sustains 

Generations 1/2 at the current services level. 

The Committee is dismayed by the lack of progress on the 

Biowatch Generation 3 program. In September 2012, the Department briefed the Committees on the new approved path forward for 

the program based on the new Acquisition Decision Memorandum 

(ADM) to include the plans for a release of a Request for Proposals 

and Source Selection. However, none of those activities have occurred. Further, the Committee was briefed on the development of 

a new Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), but the schedule for completion of that product has also slipped. The Department now states 

that the current funding will be allowed to lapse with no movement 

forward planned until the AoA is completed in the fall. 

The Committee finds this delay unacceptable. The Department is 

directed to immediately proceed with an effective use of the current 

funding or issue a new ADM. The Department shall fund either 

continued development of autonomous biodectection or other similar technology that would further the Nation’s biodetection capability with the available unobligated funds. The Department should 

ensure that the plan ahead motivates industry to continue costsharing in future biodetection development and to continue pursuing development efforts so as not to lose valuable experience in 

the field. Restarting the effort at a later date to create autonomous 

biodetection would require extra funding and time to re-establish 

a critical mass of national capability. 

National Biosurveillance Integration System 

The Committee recommends $13,000,000 for the National BioSurveillance Integration System (NBIS), $5,000,000 above the 

amount requested and $13,000 above the amount provided in fiscal 

year 2013. Funds provided for this function shall be used to sustain 

existing biosurveillance capabilities and activities. Beginning in 

2012, NBIS planned to develop several pilot projects with other 

Federal, State, private sector, and non-governmental entities in the 

following areas: food; agriculture; emerging diseases and human 

health; social media; and State and local biosurveillance data sharing. The increase of $5,000,000 above the request is to sustain existing biosurveillance activities and to expand the diversification of 

biosurveillance capabilities through new pilots that shall be awarded on a competitive basis. The Committee directs the Department 

to brief the Committee on the expenditure plan for use of the increase above the request prior to obligation of the funds. 

Salaries and Expenses 

The Committee recommends $25,072,000 for Salaries and Expenses, $2,297,000 below the amount requested and $1,603,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $972,145,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 1,042,382,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 914,795,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥57,350,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥127,587,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) manages 

and coordinates the Federal response to major domestic disasters 

and emergencies of all types in accordance with the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. It supports the 

effectiveness of emergency response providers at all levels of government in responding to terrorist attacks, major disasters, and 

other emergencies. FEMA also administers public assistance and 

hazard mitigation programs to prevent or reduce the risk to life 

and property from floods and other hazards. Finally, FEMA leads 

all Federal incident management preparedness and response planning through a comprehensive National Incident Management System that involves Federal, State, tribal, and local government personnel, agencies, and regional authorities. 

FEMA 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 of all types in partnership with other Federal agencies, State, local and tribal governments, volunteer organizations, 

and the private sector. Salaries and Expenses support all of 

FEMA’s programs by coordinating all policy, managerial, resource, 

and administrative actions between headquarters and regional offices. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $914,795,000 for Salaries and Expenses, $127,587,000 below the amount requested and $57,350,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. FEMA shall provide 

an expenditure plan not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. The plan shall be detailed by the PPA structure 

as detailed in this report and by office. It shall include actual funding from the prior year, the current fiscal year, and deviations between the two years. Each year shall include the number of positions, the number of FTE, the amount for salaries and benefits, 

and the amount for the program, showing all sources of funding. 

Specific information regarding the transfer of funding from other 

appropriations should be included, with the same level of detail 

currently provided to the Committee. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendation: 

Budget Request Recommended 

Administrative and regional offices ............................................................................ $240,736,000 $229,213,000 

Preparedness and protection ....................................................................................... 293,684,000 174,766,000 

Response ...................................................................................................................... 171,665,000 170,837,000 


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Budget Request Recommended 

Urban search and rescue response system ....................................................... [27,513,000] [27,513,000] 

Recovery ....................................................................................................................... 55,530,000 55,121,000 

Mitigation ..................................................................................................................... 25,882,000 25,808,000 

Mission Support ........................................................................................................... 144,579,000 148,744,000 

Centrally managed accounts ....................................................................................... 110,306,000 110,306,000 

Total, Salaries and Expenses ......................................................................... $1,042,382,000 $914,795,000 

Office of External Affairs 

The Committee provides $7,309,000 for the Office of External Affairs, a reduction of $7,309,000 below the amount requested and 

$7,518,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The 

Committee recommends this reduction due to the failure of this office to provide timely and accurate information. The continued failures are unacceptable and must be addressed at the highest leadership level within FEMA. Senior leaders need to ensure that the office is prepared to maintain a level of effort commensurate with 

other DHS component offices, to include responding expeditiously 

to requests for information. Limited taxpayer funds cannot be allowed to be squandered on this office while at the same time the 

Department is proposing to cut funding for vital frontline security 

operations. 

Facilities Management 

The Committee recommends an additional $5,000,000 for repairs 

and capital improvement to address unfunded projects at national 

training centers. None of these funds may be obligated until five 

days after the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of FEMA briefs the 

Committee on an execution plan for these funds. 

National Capital Region Coordination 

The Committee provides no funds for activities authorized by 

Section 882 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, a reduction of 

$2,602,000 below the amount requested. The functions and personnel shall be transferred to the Office of the Administrator to 

allow for a more efficient and effective use of taxpayer funds. The 

Committee directs the Administrator of FEMA to provide a report 

not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act on 

how FEMA will fulfill the requirement of Section 882 utilizing a 

new organizational process. 

Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center 

The Committee recommends $22,000,000 for the Mount Weather 

Emergency Operations Center facility, $10,000,000 below the 

amount requested and the same amount as provided in fiscal year 

2013. Due to the inadequacy of the budget request and the inability 

of FEMA to provide the requested spend plans, this bill 

reprioritizes scarce funding towards operations and frontline staffing. The Committee notes that funds requested must be fully justified in the official budget justification and if needed, in the classified annex. 


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Urban Search and Rescue 

The Committee recommends $27,513,000 for Urban Search and 

Rescue from within the amount provided for Salaries and Expenses, the same as the amount requested and $7,667,000 below 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The Committee notes that once a search and rescue team is activated to respond to a disaster, the individual team’s expenses are 

funded from within the funds provided for the Disaster Relief 

Fund. 

Social Media 

The Committee directs the Administrator of FEMA to brief the 

Committee not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 

this Act on the status of the agency’s efforts to use social media in 

disaster response activities. This briefing shall serve as an update 

to the related report directed by House Report 112–492. 

STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $1,464,617,000 

Budget estimate, fiscal year 2014 1 ................................................... 2,123,200,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 1,500,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +35,383,000 

Budget estimate, fiscal year 2014 .............................................. ¥623,200,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

1The Administration proposed moving Emergency Management Performance Grants and Firefighter Assistance Grants under State and Local Programs. 

Mission 

State and Local Programs help build and sustain the preparedness and response capabilities of the first responder community. 

These programs include support for various grant programs and 

training programs. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $1,500,000,000 for State and Local 

Programs, $623,200,000 below the amount requested and 

$35,383,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

As part of the budget request, the Administration proposed including Firefighter Assistance Grants and Emergency Management 

Performance Grants under this account. The Committee again denies this proposal and provides funding for both of these grant programs as separate appropriations, consistent with prior years. 

In fiscal year 2013 and again in fiscal year 2014, FEMA proposed 

a new grant program called the National Preparedness Grant Program under State and Local Programs. This proposal is denied due 

to the lack of Congressional authorization and the lack of the necessary details that are required for the initiation of a new program, 

to include grant guidance and implementation plans. The Department should work with the appropriate committees of jurisdiction 

to obtain the necessary authorizing legislation and to clearly define 

the Federal role and reassess the most effective delivery of support 

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Due to these concerns, the Committee continues the grant structure as enacted in Public Law 112–74. The funds provided for State 

and Local Program grants are to be allocated by the Secretary according to threat, vulnerability, and consequence to assist high-risk 

urban areas, States, local and Tribal governments, and other homeland security partners in preventing, preparing for, protecting 

against, and responding to acts of terrorism. 

Within the funds available, the Committee recommends 

$50,000,000 for Operation Stonegarden. All awards under Operation Stonegarden shall be made on a competitive basis to tribal 

governments and units of local government, including towns, cities, 

and counties along borders of the United States, to enhance the coordination between local and Federal law enforcement agencies in 

furtherance of the Nation’s border security. Operation 

Stonegarden’s eligible costs include, but shall not necessarily be 

limited to: overtime; vehicle maintenance; vehicle and equipment 

rental costs; reimbursement for mileage; fuel costs; equipment replacement costs; and travel costs for law enforcement entities assisting other local jurisdictions in law enforcement activities. The 

Committee directs that only CBP and FEMA make award decisions. No administrative costs shall be deducted from Operation 

Stonegarden award totals by States. The Committee recommends $235,174,000 for National Programs, $235,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013, to 

sustain these programs at the same funding levels and for the 

same purposes as provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee is 

aware of the unique capabilities of regional training centers, which 

provide initial training to first responders and additional training 

related to new techniques and technologies. The Committee encourages the Department to continue to work with regional training 

centers in future funding requests. Within the funds recommended 

for National Programs, the Committee includes $27,000,000 for 

continuing training and directs FEMA to prioritize funding to be 

competitively awarded for FEMA-certified rural training in crisis 

management for school-based incidents, mass fatality planning and 

response, the development of emergency operations plans, bioterrorism awareness, media engagement strategies for first responders, and hazardous materials. 

The Committee continues bill language mandating timeframes 

for the application process for certain grants to ensure that funds 

do not languish at DHS and limits to not more than five percent 

the amount a grantee may allocate for expenses directly related to 

administration of the grant. The Committee continues bill language 

allowing for the construction of communication towers and requiring grantees to provide reports on their use of funds. 

In accordance with the 9/11 Act, at least 25 percent of funds allocated to the State Homeland Security Grant Program and Urban 

Area Security Initiative shall be used for Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention activities. In addition, each State and Puerto 

Rico shall pass on no less than 80 percent of their grant funding 

to local units of government within 45 days of receiving the funds. 

The Committee is pleased that in fiscal year 2012, the Department began restoring the original intent of the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) program by limiting funding to 31 regions. 

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further focused on the areas under the greatest threat and at the 

greatest risk, providing funding to a maximum of 25 regions. This 

will ensure that only those regions at highest-risk of terrorist attack receive funding under UASI in the current fiscal environment. 

The Committee is aware that previous grant guidance conflicts 

with the 9/11 Act by further limiting the amount of funds that can 

be used to pay the salaries and expenses of intelligence analysts. 

The Committee directs FEMA to fully comply with the 9/11 Act. 

For the purposes of determining eligibility for funds, any county, 

city, village, town, district, borough, parish, port authority, transit 

authority, intercity rail provider, commuter rail system, freight rail 

provider, water district, regional planning commission, council of 

government, Indian tribe with jurisdiction over Indian country, authorized tribal organization, Alaskan Native village, independent 

authority, special district, or other political subdivision of any State 

shall constitute a ‘‘local unit of government.’’ 

The Committee notes that the purpose of FEMA’s grants, as authorized, are not to serve as operating subsidies for States and 

local governments; rather, grant funds are intended to improve preparedness capabilities. The Committee directs FEMA to be cognizant of the extended timelines associated with necessary, welljustified capital improvements and ensure the guidance for the various grants allow for capital improvements, as appropriate. Further, FEMA should review the use of one-year extensions, if needed. The Committee encourages grant guidance allow for the funding of reverse 911 for weather emergencies. 

The Committee includes a general provision requiring FEMA to 

brief the Committee five days prior to any announcement of State 

and local grant awards. Such briefings shall include detailed information on the risk analysis employed, the process for determining 

effectiveness, the process or formula used for selecting grantees, 

and any changes to methodologies used in the previous fiscal year. 

The Committee directs that future grant guidance for all homeland security grant programs shall inform recipients that expenditures on any training, programs, presentations, and speakers regarding counterterrorism that include information about violent extremism, homegrown violent extremism, or domestic violent extremism, which are acquired from an entity other than the Department must be consistent with applicable laws with respect to racial, ethnic, and religious profiling. 

The Committee remains concerned with the lack of measurement 

by FEMA of State and Local Grants. While FEMA continues to 

move forward with the implementation of the National Preparedness Goal, the lack of quantifiable metrics to measure the return 

on investment needs to be addressed expeditiously. 

FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $674,326,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 1 ..................................................... – – – 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 675,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +674,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ +675,000,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

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Mission 

Firefighter Assistance Grants are provided to local fire departments for the purpose of protecting the health and safety of the 

public and protecting firefighting personnel, including volunteers 

and emergency medical service personnel, against fire and fire-related hazards. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $675,000,000 for Firefighter Assist- ance Grants, $675,000,000 above the amount requested and 

$674,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The budget request did not include a separate appropriation for Firefighter 

Assistance Grants, but instead proposed $675,000,000 for this activity within State and Local Programs. Within this level, the Committee recommends $337,500,000 for the Assistance to Firefighters 

Grant program (AFG), which provides firefighter equipment, training, vehicles, and other resources. The Committee also recommends 

$337,500,000 for firefighter jobs under the Staffing for Adequate 

Emergency Response (SAFER) program. 

FEMA is directed to continue granting funds directly to local fire 

departments and to include the United States Fire Administration 

during the grant decision process. FEMA is also directed to maintain an all-hazards focus and is prohibited from limiting beyond 

current law the list of eligible activities, including those related to 

wellness. Funds are available until September 30, 2015. 

The Committee continues the requirement for FEMA to peer review AFG and SAFER grant applications that meet criteria established by FEMA and the Fire Service to clearly define the criteria 

for peer review in the grant application package; to rank order applications according to peer-review; and to fund applications according to their rank order. For those applicants whose grant applications are not reviewed, FEMA must provide an official notification 

detailing why the application did not meet the criteria for review. 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $349,650,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 1 ..................................................... – – – 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 350,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +350,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ +350,000,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

1The budget request includes $350,000,000 for Emergency Management Performance Grants within State 

and Local Programs. 

Mission 

Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funds are 

used to support comprehensive emergency management at the 

State and local levels and to encourage the improvement of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities for all hazards. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $350,000,000 for EMPG, 

$350,000,000 above the amount requested and $350,000 above the 


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amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The request did not include 

a separate appropriation for EMPG but instead proposed 

$350,000,000 for this activity within State and Local Programs. 

Consistent with past years, the Committee again does not agree to 

transfer EMPG to State and Local Programs, continuing instead to 

fund the EMPG program as a separate appropriation. 

The Committee directs FEMA to continue EMPG grant practices 

used in fiscal year 2007, including a continued emphasis on all-hazards activities and the inclusion of personnel expenses and Emergency Operations Centers as eligible uses of funding. 

RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... ¥$1,443,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... ¥1,272,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... ¥1,272,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +171,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ – – – *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program (REPP) ensures that the public health and safety of citizens living near commercial nuclear power plants will be adequately protected in the 

event of a nuclear power station incident. In addition, the program 

informs and educates the public about radiological emergency preparedness. REPP provides funding only for emergency preparedness activities of State and local governments that take place beyond nuclear power plant boundaries. 

Recommendation 

The Committee provides for the receipt and expenditure of REPP 

fees, which are collected as authorized by Public Law 105–276. The 

request estimates that fee collections will exceed expenditures by 

$1,272,000 in fiscal year 2014. The Committee urges FEMA to 

work with the Department of Defense Chemical Biological Medical 

Systems Directorate and the Department of Health and Human 

Services to develop protection capabilities that could increase protection for the civilian population in the event of a nuclear or radiological incident. 

UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $43,956,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 41,306,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 42,162,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥1,794,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ +856,000 

* FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The mission of the United States Fire Administration (USFA) is 

to reduce economic losses and loss of life due to fire and related 

emergencies through leadership, coordination, and support. USFA 

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infrastructure, and better prepare communities to react to emergencies of all kinds. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $42,162,000 for USFA, $856,000 

above the amount requested and $1,794,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee denies the proposal to 

transfer grant authority from USFA to AFG and provides an increase of $1,000,000 for the USFA to continue the grant program, 

as authorized. The Committee requests that future budget justifications identify funding levels for the National Fire Incident Reporting System and National Fire Academy, as well as any other initiatives. Further, the Committee understands that the USFA has 

been in the process of making upgrades to the National Fire Incident Reporting System. These changes include allowing fire chiefs 

to obtain real-time data about their communities and compare their 

fire data to data from similar-sized departments to identify trends 

and efficiencies. The Committee urges the Administrator of FEMA 

to work with the USFA to ensure that USFA has the technical and 

financial resources to finish these upgrades. 

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* 1 ..................................................... $6,983,342,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 2 ..................................................... 6,220,908,000 

Recommended in the bill 2 ................................................................. 6,220,908,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥786,434,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ – – – 

*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

1 Includes $6,400,000,000 that was provided in Public Law 112–77 and is designated for major disasters 

pursuant to 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 2 Includes $5,262,386,000 designated for major disasters pursuant to 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 

Mission 

FEMA is responsible for administering disaster assistance programs and coordinating the Federal response following presidential 

disaster declarations. Major activities under the Disaster Relief 

Fund (DRF) include: providing aid to families and individuals; supporting the efforts of State and local governments to take emergency protective measures, clear debris, and repair infrastructure; 

mitigate the effects of future disasters; and help States and local 

communities manage disaster response, including through the assistance of disaster field office staff and automated data processing 

support. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends a total of $6,220,908,000 for the 

Disaster Relief Fund. Of the funds provided, $5,626,386,000 is designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985. Of the funding not designated by the Congress 

as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 

$24,000,000 shall be transferred to the DHS OIG for audits and investigations related to disasters. The Committee directs FEMA to 

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tation of the numerous DHS OIG recommendations that direct 

FEMA to recover funds from various public assistance grants. 

A provision is continued in the bill stating the timeframes and 

information which FEMA must report to the Committees on the 

DRF. A report on the expenditure of funds for disaster readiness 

and support, including quarterly updates, is required, as in previous years. 

The Committee continues statutory requirements for annual and 

monthly DRF reporting as originally directed in Public Law 112– 

74 and Public Law 113–2. The request deletes these requirements 

even though the reports are used extensively within the Administration and within Congress. The Committee is perplexed that an 

Administration that prides itself on transparency would propose to 

delete such vital oversight tools. 

The Committee directs FEMA, not later than 90 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act, to submit a report to the Committee 

and to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

describing options for making housing cooperative and condominium associations eligible for Federal disaster assistance. The 

report shall include the following: (1) a description of the current 

eligibility of housing cooperative and condominium association owners and residents for disaster relief under the Individual Assistance 

Program (IA); (2) a description of the availability of IA for owners 

or residents to help cover the costs of repairing disaster-related 

damage to common areas, including any details of instances in the 

past 10 years where cooperative and condominium owners or residences received IA to help cover costs and assessments for repairs 

to common areas; and (3) a discussion of options, including any proposed changes to statute, for making housing cooperative and condominium associations directly eligible for Federal disaster assistance based on disaster-related damage to common areas, through 

either an existing program or through a new program. 

In a report issued in September 2012 (GAO–12–838), GAO noted 

that FEMA needed improved criteria to assess a jurisdiction’s capability to respond and recover on its own following a disaster. Specifically, FEMA primarily relies on a population-based criterion to 

determine whether to recommend to the President that a locality 

receive funding. To address the concerns raised by GAO, the Committee directs FEMA to provide a report to the Committee not later 

than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act on the status 

of FEMA’s implementation of the recommendations included in 

GA0–12–838, to include actions already taken and a timeline for 

full implementation. 

FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING AND RISK ANALYSIS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $95,234,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 84,361,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 95,202,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥32,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ +10,841,000 

*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The mission of the Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis 

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and develop a more integrated process of identifying, assessing, 

communicating, and mitigating flood related risks. This information is used to determine appropriate risk-based premium rates for 

the National Flood Insurance Program, complete hazard determinations required for the Nation’s lending institutions, and develop appropriate mitigation and disaster response plans for Federal, State, and local emergency management personnel. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $95,202,000 for Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis, $10,841,000 above the amount requested 

and $32,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The 

Committee notes that an additional $154,300,000 is available for 

flood plain management and mapping activities within the National Flood Insurance Fund. The Committee encourages FEMA to 

prioritize as criteria the number of streams, rivers and coastal 

miles within a State and the participation of the State in 

leveraging non-Federal contributions. The Committee notes that 

there are still thousands of miles of streams, rivers, and coastal 

lines that still need detailed studies and remapping. 

NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $170,829,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 176,300,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 176,300,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +5,471,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ – – – 

*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The National Flood Insurance Fund (NFIF), which was established in the Treasury by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, 

is a fee-generated fund that supports the National Flood Insurance 

Program. The Act, as amended, authorizes the Federal government 

to provide flood insurance on a national basis. 

Recommendation 

The Committee includes bill language providing up to 

$22,000,000 for salaries and expenses to administer the NFIF, the 

same as the amount requested and the amount provided in fiscal 

year 2013. Consistent with the budget request, the Committee provides $120,000,000 for flood-related grants. No less than 

$154,300,000 is available for flood plain management and flood 

mapping. Flood mitigation funds are available until September 30, 

2015 and funding is offset by premium collections. 

The Committee is concerned about persistent reports of steep 

flood insurance rate increases that numerous NFIP policyholders 

are experiencing as a result of the implementation of the BiggertWaters Flood Insurance Act of 2012. While the Committee shares 

the very important objective of making the NFIP an actuarially 

sound program, it is concerning that homeowners who have been 

in compliance with relevant building codes and whose properties 

have not experienced repetitive flood events are being subjected to 

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Committee directs FEMA to provide a report within 60 days after 

the date of enactment of this Act setting forth steps that are being 

taken to address this problem and what changes in the law, regulations or administrative procedures may be necessary to eliminate 

or reduce the rate increases for homeowners described above. 

NATIONAL PREDISASTER MITIGATION FUND

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $24,975,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... – – – 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 22,500,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥2,475,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ +22,500,000 

*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The National Predisaster Mitigation Fund (PDM) provides technical assistance and grants to State, local, and tribal governments, 

and to universities to reduce the risks associated with disasters. 

Resources support the development and enhancement of hazard 

mitigation plans, as well as the implementation of disaster mitigation projects. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $22,500,000 for the PDM, 

$22,500,000 above the amount requested and $2,475,000 below the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee rejects the 

proposed termination of this program. PDM grants are one of the 

only programs that provide funding to communities prior to a disaster. It has been repeatedly demonstrated during disasters that 

these types of investments lead to significant savings by significantly mitigating risks and damage. 

EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013* ....................................................... $119,880,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 100,000,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 120,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +120,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ +20,000,000 

*FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program was 

created in 1983 to supplement the work of local social service organizations within the United States, both private and governmental, 

to help people in need of emergency assistance. The program provides funds to local communities for homeless programs, including 

soup kitchens, food banks, shelters, and homeless prevention services. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $120,000,000 for the Emergency 

Food and Shelter Program, $20,000,000 above the amount requested and $120,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 

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TITLE IV—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND 

SERVICES 

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $111,812,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 124,213,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 114,213,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +2,401,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥10,000,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The mission of the United States Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS) is to process all immigrant and non-immigrant 

benefits provided to visitors to the United States; adjudicate naturalization requests; promote national security as it relates to immigration issues; eliminate immigration adjudication backlogs; and 

implement solutions to improve immigration customer services. 

USCIS also maintains substantial records and data related to the 

individuals who have applied for immigration benefits. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $114,213,000 for USCIS, 

$10,000,000 below the amount requested and $2,401,000 above the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The recommendation does not 

include amounts for requested cost of living adjustment, thereby increasing E-Verify by $324,000 for program enhancements. Though 

the recommendation for this account does not include appropriated 

funds for immigrant integration grants, bill language is included in 

Title V permitting USCIS to expend no more than $10,000,000 in 

user fees to support these grants. 

E-Verify 

While the accuracy of E-Verify is much improved, the Committee 

supports USCIS’s intent to ensure individuals are not incorrectly 

identified as ineligible to work. The Committee again directs 

USCIS to continue to develop a review process for E-Verify final 

non-confirmations and provide quarterly briefings to the Committee about the progress of this development. 

Appropriate controls and analytical systems are critical for identifying improper use of E-Verify by employers. The Committee directs USCIS to continue regular briefings on its progress to implement a robust compliance review program for E-Verify, including 

any instances of misuse of the system and actions taken to address 

those instances. Likewise, the Committee strongly urges USCIS to 

update and publish regular E-Verify accuracy and performance audits. 

User Fee Funded Programs 

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rected to continue quarterly briefings on fee revenues and obligations. 

USCIS is finalizing a study which will inform an updated fee 

schedule. The Committee directs USCIS to provide a briefing on 

the conclusions and projected date of release of the fee study at 

least 30 days before the new schedule is made public. Included 

within this briefing, USCIS shall provide the current and projected 

costs of operations, like asylum and refugee processing. USCIS is 

urged to remain sensitive to maintaining affordable naturalization 

application fees. 

Immigrant Integration Programs 

The Department requested funds to support the Office of Citizenship and award grants to organizations that provide citizenship 

preparation services. While the Committee supports the efforts of 

the Office of Citizenship to promote civic education through the 

naturalization process, the Committee recommends the use of fee 

funds for this purpose. Active civic participation is critical to the 

American way of life, which is why individuals seeking citizenship 

must take the naturalization test to assess their civic knowledge. 

Legal permanent residents who are seeking citizenship preparation 

services are the direct beneficiaries of this funding. USCIS has sufficient cash balances in its fee accounts to support these limited 

grants, if it chooses to prioritize its use of fee funds for such a purpose. The bill continues a general provision clarifying the availability of fee funds for these grants. At the same time, the Committee notes that private, non-profit organizations across the country also provide funding and services for immigrant integration. 

Deferred Action 

Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

the Committee directs USCIS to provide detailed data regarding 

applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, to include 

the number of applications received, approved and denied, and cost 

incurred since program inception and anticipated for the program 

in fiscal years 2013 and 2014. Additionally, the Committee directs 

USCIS to provide processing times for all application types not 

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

Fraud Detection and National Security 

The Committee acknowledges the important work and efforts of 

the Fraud Detection and National Security workforce but remains 

concerned about the limited resources dedicated to this function. 

The Committee urges USCIS to build the Fraud Detection and National Security workforce in accordance with recommendations derived from USCIS’s resource allocation model. 

Military Naturalizations 

The Committee notes that the costs of military naturalizations 

are reimbursed by the DOD through the execution of an annual 

Inter-Agency Agreement (IAA). Therefore, no funds are appropriated in this account for that purpose. The Committee directs 

USCIS to ensure that IAAs are executed in a timely manner. 


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USCIS Transformation 

The Committee recognizes the importance of transformation to 

USCIS operations and directs USCIS to continue quarterly updates 

on this program. 

Electronic Access to Immigration Information 

The Committee recognizes the headway USCIS has made converting immigration records to a digital format and encourages the 

agency to continue its efforts. Not later than 30 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act, USCIS is directed to update the Committee on the progress and to include information about improvements to the Enterprise Document Management System. In addition, USCIS is directed to coordinate with ICE on the use of digital 

records in legal proceedings. 

Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) 

Last year, the Committee requested the DHS OIG review the 

SAVE program to determine whether systems and processes are 

adequate to ensure accurate information for validating an individual’s immigration status. Without precise information on immigration status, agencies risk granting benefits to unentitled individuals. The report, ‘‘Improvements Needed for SAVE To Accurately 

Determine Immigration Status of Individuals Ordered Deported,’’ 

was released in December 2012. Multiple recommendations were 

suggested in order to update USCIS systems and improve accuracy 

of information. USCIS is directed to provide a briefing to the Committee on the OIG recommendations and the extent to which they 

have been adopted or rejected by October 31, 2013. 

Naturalization Ceremonies 

The Committee is concerned that USCIS failed to comply with 

the direction in House Report 112–492 to identify funds allocated 

to naturalization and oath of allegiance ceremonies. The Committee 

directs USCIS to provide this information not later than July 31, 

2013. 

Again, the Committee directs USCIS to work with local public 

and private groups to hold naturalization and oath of allegiance 

ceremonies as part of community Independence Day celebrations. 

The Committee also encourages USCIS to review internal policies 

that limit its ability to use fee revenues to make small grants and 

to provide agency employee support to local community groups that 

would otherwise be financially unable to host such ceremonies. 

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $228,239,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 240,544,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 227,845,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥394,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥12,699,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 


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Mission 

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) provides the necessary facilities, equipment and support services to 

conduct advanced, specialized and refresher training for Federal 

law enforcement personnel. FLETC serves as an interagency law 

enforcement training organization for 90 Federal agencies having 

law enforcement responsibilities. FLETC also provides services to 

State, local and international law enforcement agencies, and on a 

space available basis, to other Federal agencies with related law 

enforcement missions. 

FLETC is headquartered in Glynco, GA, and has facilities in 

Artesia, NM, and Charleston, SC. Each of these facilities is designed primarily for residential training operations. A fourth training facility is located in Cheltenham, MD, and provides in-service 

and re-qualification training for officers and agents in the Washington, D.C., area. In cooperation with the State Department, 

FLETC also manages an International Law Enforcement Academy 

in Gaborone, Botswana, and a FLETC staff member serves as Deputy Director at the International Enforcement Academy in Bangkok, Thailand. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $227,845,000 for FLETC, 

$12,699,000 below the amount requested and $394,000 below the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The requested amount includes a reduction of $23,380,000 in identified efficiencies, an increase of $4,500,000 to expand active shooter threat training programs and funds sufficient to phase-in 1,600 new CBP officers. The 

Committee denies the proposed transfer of the National Computer 

Forensics Institute from the U.S. Secret Service to FLETC. 

FLETC Utilization 

The Committee directs FLETC to provide data on the number of 

training classes, customers and trainees and the utilization of 

training capacity with the fiscal year 2015 budget request. 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED

EXPENSES

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $28,357,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 30,885,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 30,885,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +2,528,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ – – – *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

This account provides for the acquisition, construction, improvements, equipment, furnishings and related costs for expanding and 

maintaining of facilities of FLETC. 

Recommendation 

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$2,528,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Of this 

amount, $1,500,000 supports debt service payments on the Energy 

Savings Performance Contract. 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $131,868,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 129,608,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 129,000,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥2,868,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥608,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Management and Administration appropriation provides for 

the salaries and expenses of the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $129,000,000 for S&T Management 

and Administration, $608,000 below the amount requested and 

$2,868,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $702,767,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 1,397,488,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 1,096,488,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. +393,721,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥301,000,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The mission of the Science and Technology Directorate is to develop and deploy technologies and capabilities to secure the US 

homeland. The Directorate conducts, stimulates, and enables research, development, testing, evaluation, and the timely transition 

of homeland security capabilities to Federal, State, and local operational end users. This activity includes investments in both evolutionary and revolutionary capabilities with high-payoff potential; 

early deployment of off-the-shelf, proven technologies to provide for 

initial defense capability; near-term utilization of emerging technologies to counter current terrorist threats; and development of 

new capabilities to thwart future and emerging threats. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $1,096,488,000 for Research, Development, Acquisition and Operations (RDA&O), $301,000,000 below 

the amount requested and $393,721,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

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Budget Estimate Recommended 

Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I): 

RD&I: Apex .......................................................................................................... [$15,013,000] $15,013,000 

RD&I: Border Security ......................................................................................... [31,580,000] 31,580,000 

RD&I: Chem/Bio/Radiological/Nuclear/Explosives Defense ................................ [194,294,000] 194,294,000 

RD&I: Disaster Resilience ................................................................................... [130,723,000] 130,723,000 

RD&I: Cyber Security .......................................................................................... [70,829,000] 70,829,000 

RD&I: Counter Terrorist ...................................................................................... [24,561,000] 24,561,000 

Subtotal, Research, Development and Innovation .................................... 467,000,000 467,000,000 

Acquisition and Operations Support ........................................................................... 41,703,000 41,703,000 

Laboratory Facilities .................................................................................................... 857,785,000 547,785,00 

University Programs ..................................................................................................... 31,000,000 40,000,000 

Total RDA&O ..................................................................................... $1,397,488,000 $1,096,488,000 

Research, Development, and Innovation 

For fiscal year 2014, the Committee recommends $467,000,000 

for RD&I. This is the same as the amount requested and 

$16,896,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Of the 

funds provided, no less than $5,000,000 shall be competitively 

awarded to university-based entities with demonstrated success in 

rapidly developing and delivering models, prototypes and products 

and facilitating the commercial adoption of S&T-sponsored technologies. 

S&T Reforms 

During the past several years, funding for the S&T portfolio has 

fluctuated significantly—due in part to concerns with the Directorate’s inability to measure the return on investment of its various 

research and development (R&D) programs and the lack of a comprehensive strategy for aligning R&D with DHS mission requirements. Unfortunately, there is currently no formal process or guidance within the Department for setting R&D priorities, defining 

R&D requirements, establishing R&D goals and milestones, and coordinating R&D activities across components and with the S&T Directorate. To the extent that collaborative efforts do take place, 

they appear to be largely based on personal relationships between 

component and S&T personnel, as opposed to more structured 

interactions that transcend personnel changes and changes in leadership or administrations. 

Regrettably, these are not new concerns—many have been highlighted by the GAO or the National Association for Public Administration (NAPA). In a 2009 report, NAPA included a number of related recommendations for reforms but, regretfully, many were 

never addressed. In September 2012, GAO highlighted the failure 

of the Department to develop policies and guidance for defining and 

overseeing R&D. Such policies are needed to ensure that limited 

funds are spent on the highest priorities and that duplication of effort among components is avoided. 

The Department must do more than set high-level priorities for 

terrorism prevention, immigration enforcement, border security, 

first responders, cybersecurity and disaster resilience; it must establish a formal, comprehensive process for identifying capability 

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to regularly solicit input and receive constructive feedback from 

each component on capability gaps and research and technology requirements, and must ensure that component-level R&D activities 

complement but do not overlap with S&T activities. 

The process should also be informed by and contribute to the development of the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review and 

other departmental guidance documents. 

Lastly, the Department’s R&D process must be able to measure 

the return on investment within the R&D portfolio, such as how 

often projects transition to an acquisition program or into the operational environment. This lack of measurement makes it difficult 

to defend or fully fund projects under the current fiscal constraints. 

To address these issues, the Committee includes bill language 

that requires the Department to provide a report with the submission of the fiscal year 2015 budget that details the following: a formalized process for establishing R&D priorities, to include how the 

priorities are developed and the degree of input from the various 

components and how they are reflected in the budget; how the Department is implementing the recommendations in GAO–12–837, 

to include timelines for full compliance; a formalized process for 

interactions among components and between components and S&T 

that includes senior departmental leadership involvement in the 

decision making process and ongoing portfolio reviews; and measurable metrics to quantify program status and return on investment. 

PPA Structure 

The Committee recommendation reinstitutes a breakout of RD&I 

by PPA to provide additional oversight of programs. The new PPAs 

include the following: Apex, border security, chem/bio/radiological/ 

nuclear/explosives defense, cybersecurity and counter terrorist. The 

Committee directs the Department to submit all future budgets in 

this structure. 

Budget Justification 

The Committee directs the Department to include in the budget 

justification for fiscal year 2015, and hereafter, the following information for each project in excess of $100,000: project description, 

justification and scope; prior year key events, current year planned 

key events and budget year key events; funding history; available 

funding spend plan (projected obligations by year appropriated); 

contract information; project schedule to include milestones; explanation for delayed milestones; type of research (basic; applied; advanced technology development; advanced component development 

and prototypes; or system development and demonstration), technical readiness level (as applicable) and transition plans. 

Portfolio Reviews 

The Committee directs S&T to brief the Committee on the results of any portfolio reviews conducted in fiscal year 2014 not later 

than 30 days after completion of the review and assessment of its 

results. The briefing shall include an assessment of the most promising projects; an appraisal of those that scored poorly; any plans 

to modify or reallocate funding from underperforming initiatives; 


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and a detailed overview of how S&T measures and scrutinizes the 

cost and schedule of its research projects. 

Apex Projects 

The Committee continues the direction that S&T and its partner 

components brief the Committees not later than 60 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act and periodically thereafter on funding, schedule, and progress of the Apex projects. The Committee 

further directs S&T to brief the Committee not later than 14 days 

before signing any agreement to initiate a new Apex project, to include, but not be limited to, information on the goals and full cost 

of the proposed effort. 

Laboratory Facilities 

The Committee recommends $547,785,000 for laboratory facilities, $310,000,000 below the amount requested and $383,018,000 

above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. This includes 

$404,000,000 to incrementally fund construction efforts of the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF) which was competitively awarded and identified in the January 16, 2009 Federal Register (Volume 74, Number 11). While this amount is lower than the 

amount requested in the President’s budget proposal, it is a sufficient amount to ensure that construction of the facility proceeds on 

schedule and that fully leverages funding contributions by the 

State of Kansas. 

The Committee directs the Department to use the provided funding for the acquisition, design, and construction of the facility and 

to use funds provided under previous Acts, as needed. Further, the 

Committee directs the Department to use incremental funding for 

the construction of the facility and to award a single contract or related contracts for the development and construction of the facility 

which collectively include the full scope of the project. 

The Committee directs S&T to submit a detailed update of its 

NBAF construction plan and schedule, to include an updated plan 

for the expenditure of funds, not later than 30 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act. 

The Committee understands that, until NBAF is operational, the 

Nation will continue to rely on the Plum Island Animal Disease 

Center in New York to provide research on biological threats that 

may impact America’s food and livestock industries. The Committee recommends $29,300,000 for high priority projects at the 

Plum Island Animal Disease Center. 

University Programs and Centers of Excellence 

The Committee recommends $40,000,000 for University Programs and Centers of Excellence, $9,000,000 above the request and 

$40,000 above fiscal year 2013. The Centers of Excellence at U.S. 

colleges and universities provide critical homeland security-related 

research and education to address high-priority domestic security 

related issues and to enhance homeland security capabilities over 

the long term. The Committee directs the Department to brief the 

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Bioassays 

The Committee recognizes the recent efforts in the use of detection technology under development within S&T that work with 

near term bioassays within the Chemical and Biological Defense 

Division. With the ongoing delays in existing bio programs, the 

Committee encourages continued development of assays for remaining high priority threat agents. 

Cyber Security Research and Development 

The Committee directs that not less than $10,000,000 of the 

funds provided for cybersecurity research and development be allocated, on a competitive basis, to research and development projects 

that leverage the expertise of existing governmental organizations 

to improve the intrusion detection, cyber forensic, and software assurance capabilities of DHS. 

Canine Standards 

The Committee recognizes the critical role played by detection 

canines in homeland security efforts across a number of agencies 

in the Department. However, the Committee is concerned that no 

widely accepted standards or protocols exist on the breeding, training, conditioning and deployment of detection canine teams. Without these standards and protocols, the Committee is concerned that 

inconsistencies in the quality of the canine, handler, or their training and deployment can significantly reduce their effectiveness. 

The Committee directs the Department to work with the National 

Institute for Standards and Technology in conjunction with subject 

matter experts in academia, the private sector, and other governmental stakeholders to develop breeding, training, conditioning and 

deployment standards and protocols for detection canine teams. 

Explosive Detection 

As shown recently in Boston, explosives defense is a critical National security research priority. The Committee encourages S&T 

to support developing mechanical and canine detection and defense 

assets. 

Social Media 

The Committee strongly supports efforts to use social media applications for situational awareness in order to provide first responders with the ability to search on specified terms within a defined geographic area. The Committee is aware that DHS Science 

and Technology, Research and Development is currently examining 

this capability and urges the Directorate to pursue it in a timely 

manner. 

First Responder Networks 

The Committee supports the efforts of the Science and Technology Directorate’s First Responders Group to develop a national 

network where agencies and organizations can access and share information across disciplines, jurisdictions, and information types in 

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underway based on a voluntary information sharing model that 

links all levels of government within an effective technology framework established by the Federal government. The Committee concurs with DHS efforts to work collaboratively with the National Information Sharing Consortium and others dedicated to information 

sharing and interoperability, as well as the DHS strategy to build 

a network using commercial off-the-shelf information technology 

products to the maximum extent. The Committee directs the Secretary to provide a briefing to the Committee not later than 60 

days after the date of enactment of this Act regarding the process 

to date, future plans and schedules, and funding by fiscal year to 

establish a national network for first responders. 

European Cargo Pilot 

While the Committee supports the Department’s participation in 

the European Union Cargo Security Pilot, which is evaluating government-developed technologies that can secure and/or track intermodal cargo containers, it is concerned that the Pilot is not also 

evaluating commercially-developed technologies. To ensure the 

evaluation is comprehensive, the Committee strongly encourages 

the Department to include select commercial securing and/or tracking solutions in the evaluation. 

DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $39,610,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 37,510,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 37,353,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥2,257,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ ¥157,000 *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Management and Administration appropriation provides for 

the salaries and expenses of Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 

(DNDO) employees. This is a jointly-staffed office that consists of 

both Federal employees and interagency detailees. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $37,353,000 for Management and 

Administration, $157,000 below the amount requested due to the 

need to offset shortfalls created by the budget request’s reliance on 

unauthorized fees. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $226,603,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 211,210,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 211,210,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥15,393,000 

Budget request, fiscalyear 2014 ................................................. – – – *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 


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Mission 

The Research, Development, and Operations appropriation funds 

all DHS nuclear detection research, development, test, evaluation, 

and operational support activities. DNDO is responsible for overseeing the Global Nuclear Detection Architecture, a worldwide network of systems used to detect and report attempts to import or 

transport a nuclear device or fissile or radiological material intended for illicit use. DNDO is continuing to improve the domestic 

portion of this architecture through an integrated research, development, test, and evaluation program, while providing support to 

current operations. 

Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $211,210,000 for Research, Development, and Operations, the same as the amount requested, and 

$15,393,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. A comparison of the budget estimate to the Committee recommended 

level by budget activity is as follows: 

Budget Estimate Recommended 

Systems Engineering and Architecture ....................................................................... $21,222,000 $21,222,000 

Systems Development .................................................................................................. 21,243,000 21,243,000 

Transformational Research and Development ............................................................ 75,291,000 75,291,000 

Assessments ................................................................................................................ 39,918,000 39,918,000 

Operations Support ...................................................................................................... 30,835,000 30,835,000 

National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center ............................................................. 22,701,000 22,701,000 

Total .................................................................................................................... $211,210,000 $211,210,000 

SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 * ....................................................... $51,404,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ....................................................... 42,600,000 

Recommended in the bill ................................................................... 42,600,000 

Bill compared with: 

Appropriation, fiscal year 2013 .................................................. ¥8,804,000 

Budget request, fiscal year 2014 ................................................ – – – *FY13 Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB. 

Mission 

The Systems Acquisition appropriation provides for acquisition 

and deployment of radiation detection technologies for other components of the Department, in particular the Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Transportation Security Administration. It also supports DNDO provision of systems engineering and test and evaluation programs, both in support of fielded 

systems and prior to acquisition, and includes funding for the development of appropriate training, exercise, and alarm response 

protocols. To carry out this mission, DNDO acquires a range of radiation detection technologies, including fixed, mobile, and 

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Recommendation 

The Committee recommends $42,600,000 for Systems Acquisition, as requested, and $8,804,000 below the amount provided in 

fiscal year 2013. 

Budget Estimate Recommended 

Radiation Portal Monitor Program ............................................................................... $7,000,000 $7,000,000 

Securing the Cities ...................................................................................................... 22,000,000 22,000,000 

Human Portable Radiation Detection Systems ........................................................... 13,600,000 13,600,000 

Total .................................................................................................................... $42,600,000 $42,600,000 

Securing the Cities 

The Committee recommends $22,000,000 for the Securing the 

Cities (STC) Program, as requested, to fund efforts in New York 

City, Los Angeles/Long Beach area and a third urban location. The 

Committee directs the Department to continue periodic updates on 

the program, including the development of plans to deploy the program to new cities, as well as a plan to transition regions off of 

Federal funds. 

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS ACT 

Section 501. The Committee continues a provision providing that 

no part of any appropriation shall remain available for obligation 

beyond the current year unless expressly provided. 

Section 502. The Committee continues a provision providing that 

unexpended balances of prior appropriations may be merged with 

new appropriation accounts and used for the same purpose, subject 

to reprogramming guidelines. 

Section 503. The Committee continues a provision providing reprogramming authority for funds within an account and not to exceed five percent transfer authority between appropriations accounts with the requirement for a 15-day advance Congressional 

notification. A detailed funding table identifying each Congressional control level for reprogramming purposes is included at the 

end of this Report. These reprogramming guidelines shall be complied with by all agencies funded by the Department of Homeland 

Security Appropriations Act, 2014. 

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 

on Appropriations should include a detailed table showing the proposed revisions at the account, program, project, and activity level 

to the funding and staffing (full-time equivalent position) levels for 

the current fiscal year and to the levels requested in the President’s budget for the following fiscal year. 

The Department shall manage its programs 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 

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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. 

The Department is not to submit a reprogramming or transfer of 

funds after June 30 except in extraordinary circumstances, which 

imminently threaten the safety of human life or the protection of 

property. If a reprogramming or transfer is needed after June 30, 

the notice should contain sufficient documentation as to why it 

meets this statutory exception. 

Deobligated funds are also subject to the reprogramming and 

transfer guidelines and requirements set forth in this section. 

Section 504. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

that prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise made available to 

the Department to make payment to the Department’s Working 

Capital Fund, except for activities and amounts identified in the 

President’s fiscal year 2014 request. Funds provided to the WCF 

are available until expended. The Department can only charge components for direct usage of the WCF and these funds may be used 

only for the purposes consistent with the contributing component. 

Any funds paid in advance or reimbursed must reflect the full cost 

of each service. The WCF shall be subject to the requirements of 

section 503 of this Act. 

As noted in Title I of this report, the Committee is extremely 

concerned with the massive increase requested for the Department’s Working Capital Fund (WCF) and adjusts the cash balance 

and rates downward by a total of $250,000,000. The Committee believes a nearly 72.2 percent increase from current service levels to 

the amount requested for fiscal year 2014 is insufficiently justified 

and excessive. 

Section 505. The Committee continues a provision providing that 

not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining at the 

end of fiscal year 2014 from appropriations made for salaries and 

expenses shall remain available through fiscal year 2015 subject to 

section 503 reprogramming guidelines. 

Section 506. The Committee continues a provision providing that 

funds for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized during fiscal year 2014 until the enactment of an Act authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2014. 

Section 507. The Committee continues a provision requiring notification of the Committees on Appropriations three days before 

grant allocations, grant awards, contract awards, other transactional agreements, letters of intent, or task or delivery orders on 

a multiple contract award totaling $1,000,000 or more, or a task 

order greater than $25,000,000 from multi-year funds, are announced by the Department, including contracts covered by the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation. This provision is modified from 

previous fiscal years to also include all sole source grant awards. 

The Department is required to brief the Committees on Appropriations five full business days prior to announcing the intention to 

make a grant under State and Local Programs. Notification shall 

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Section 508. The Committee continues a provision providing that 

no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease additional facilities for 

Federal law enforcement training without advance approval of the 

Committees on Appropriations. 

Section 509. The Committee continues a provision providing that 

none of the funds may be used for any construction, repair, alteration, and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required 

under chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, has not been approved. 

Section 510. The Committee continues a provision that consolidates by reference prior year statutory bill language into one provision. These provisions relate to a contracting officer’s technical representative training; sensitive security information, as modified; 

and the use of funds in conformance with section 303 of the Energy 

Policy Act of 1992. 

Section 511. The Committee continues a provision that none of 

the funds may be used in contravention of the Buy American Act. 

Section 512. The Committee continues a provision on reporting 

requirements of the DHS Privacy Officer. 

Section 513. The Committee continues a provision regarding the 

oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act. 

Section 514. The Committee continues a provision requiring the 

Chief Financial Officer to submit monthly budget execution and 

staffing reports within 45 days after the close of each month. 

Section 515. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

that directs that any funds appropriated or transferred to TSA 

‘‘Aviation Security’’, ‘‘Administration’’, and ‘‘Transportation Security 

Support’’ in fiscal years 2004 and 2005, which are recovered or 

deobligated, shall be available only for procurement and installation of explosive detection systems for air cargo, baggage, and 

checkpoint screening systems, subject to notification. The Committee also requires quarterly reports on recovered or deobligated 

funds. 

Section 516. The Committee continues a provision requiring any 

funds appropriated to the Coast Guard’s 110–123-foot patrol boat 

conversion that are recovered, collected, or otherwise received as a 

result of negotiation, mediation, or litigation, shall be available 

until expended for the Fast Response Cutter program. 

Section 517. The Committee continues a provision relating to undercover investigative operations authority of the United States Secret Service for fiscal year 2014. 

Section 518. The Committee continues a provision classifying the 

functions of the instructor staff at the Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Center as inherently governmental for purposes of the 

Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act. 

Section 519. The Committee modifies a provision regarding 

grants or contracts awarded by any means other than full and open 

competition. The Inspector General is required to review Departmental contracts awarded noncompetitively and report on the results to the Committees. 

Section 520. The Committee continues a provision that prohibits 

funding for any position designated as a Principal Federal Official 

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Section 521. The Committee continues 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 carrying out 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 the Committee believes should be acted on statutorily 

by the relevant Congressional committees of jurisdiction. 

Section 522. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funding to grant an immigration benefit to any individual unless 

the results of background checks required in statute, to be completed prior to the grant of the benefit, have been received by DHS. 

Section 523. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

relating to other transactional authority of DHS through fiscal year 

2014. 

Section 524. The Committee continues a provision that requires 

the Secretary to link all contracts that provide award fees to successful acquisition outcomes. 

Section 525. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

obligation of funds for the Office of Secretary and Executive Management for any new hires at DHS if they are not verified through 

the E-Verify program. 

Section 526. The Committee continues a provision related to prescription drugs. 

Section 527. The Committee continues a provision requiring the 

Secretary of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Secretary 

of the Treasury, to notify the Committees of any proposed transfers 

from the Department of Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency 

within the Department of Homeland Security. No funds may be obligated until the Committees approve the proposed transfers. 

Section 528. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds for planning, testing, piloting or developing a national identification card. 

Section 529. The Committee continues a provision requiring the 

Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security 

Administration) to certify that no security risks will result if an 

airport does not participate in the E-Verify program. 

Section 530. The Committee continues a provision regarding 

FEMA’s public notice of damage assessment information used to 

determine disaster declarations. 

Section 531. The Committee continues a provision directing that 

any official required by this Act to report or certify to the Committees on Appropriations may not delegate any authority unless expressly authorized to do so in this Act. 

Section 532. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

that extends the date of the chemical facilities security program. 

Section 533. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting the 

use of funds for the transfer or release of individuals detained at 

United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Section 534. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds in this Act to be used for first-class travel. 

Section 535. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

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gical masks, N95 respirators, gloves, or hand-sanitizers in the conduct of their official duties. 

Section 536. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds to be used to employ illegal workers as described in Section 

274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

Section 537. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

on the proper disposal of personal information collected through 

the Registered Traveler program. A report on procedures and status is required to be submitted not later than 30 days after the 

date of enactment of this Act. 

Section 538. The Committee continues 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 539. The Committee continues a provision that requires 

the Assistant Secretary of TSA to report on how the agency will 

meet the requirement to screen 100 percent of air cargo transported on passenger aircraft arriving in the United States. 

Section 540. The Committee continues a provision that requires 

any new processes developed to screen aviation passengers and 

crews for transportation or national security to consider privacy 

and civil liberties, consistent with applicable laws, regulations, and 

guidance. 

Section 541. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

that makes deposits into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account available to USCIS for the purposes of immigrant integration 

grants, not to exceed $10,000,000, in fiscal year 2014. Grants may 

not be used to provide services to aliens who have not been lawfully admitted for permanent residence. 

Section 542. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act from 

being used to enter into Federal contracts unless in accordance 

with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act or the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless otherwise authorized by 

statute. 

Section 543. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

appropriating $34,200,000 for data center migration. 

Section 544. The Committee continues a provision regarding disposal of Service Processing Centers or other ICE owned detention 

facilities. 

Section 545. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds made available under this Act or any prior appropriations 

Act from being provided to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. 

Section 546. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

regarding multi-year investment and management plans for CBP 

and ICE. 

Section 547. The Committee continues a provision requiring the 

Secretary to enforce existing immigration laws. 

Section 548. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

requiring the Secretary to submit with the fiscal year 2015 budget 

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Section 549. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

regarding Federal network security. 

Section 550. The Committee continues a provision regarding restrictions on electronic access to pornography, except for necessary 

law enforcement purposes. 

Section 551. The Committee continues a provision regarding the 

transfer of firearms by Federal law enforcement personnel. 

Section 552. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

withholding fifty percent of the appropriations provided for OSEM, 

USM, and CFO until specified reports required by law are submitted to the Committees on or before March 14, 2014. 

Section 553. The Committee continues a provision prohibiting 

funds from being obligated to implement the National Preparedness Grant Program or any other successor grant program unless 

specifically authorized by Congress. 

Section 554. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

prohibiting funds for the position of Public Advocate or a successor 

position within ICE. 

Section 555. The Committee continues a provision regarding 

funding restrictions and reporting requirements regarding conferences occurring outside of the United States. 

Section 556. The Committee continues a provision limiting the 

use of funds to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, corporations convicted of a felony 

criminal violation of Federal law within the preceding 24 months. 

The Department shall provide an annual report to the Committee, 

due within 30 days of the end of each fiscal year, detailing its implementation of this provision, including a list of affected corporations and a justification for any cases in which the Department has 

determined that the limitation should not apply. 

Section 557. The Committee continues a provision limiting the 

use of funds to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, corporations with certain unpaid 

Federal tax liabilities. The Department shall provide an annual report to the Committee, due within 30 days of the end of each fiscal 

year, detailing its implementation of this provision, including a list 

of affected corporations and a justification for any cases in which 

the Department has determined that the limitation should not 

apply. 

Section 558. The Committee includes a provision providing oversight and reporting requirements on conferences and ceremonies 

costing more than $20,000. 

Section 559. The Committee includes a new provision prohibiting 

new pre-clearance locations unless conditions specified in the report are met. These conditions are specified under CBP in this report. 

Section 560. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

that requires the Secretary to grant waivers from specified requirements of section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 

of 1974. 

Section 561. The Committee includes a new provision prohibiting 

an increase in the land border crossing fee or to conduct a study 

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Section 562. The Committee includes a new provision prohibiting 

the elimination or reduction of funding for a PPA as proposed by 

the President’s budget until such a proposal is enacted into law or 

unless such change is made pursuant to section 503 of this Act. 

Section 563. The Committee includes a new provision prohibiting 

funds from being used to approve a classification petition filed for 

or by a citizen or national of Brazil. 

Section 564. The Committee includes a new provision that prohibits the use of funds by ICE to pay for an abortion, except in the 

case of rape, incest, or to preserve the life of the mother. 

Section 565. The Committee includes a new provision that prohibits the use of funds by ICE to require any person to perform or 

facilitate the performance of an abortion. 

Section 566. The Committee includes a new provision that establishes the obligation of the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide escort services to an inmate receiving an abortion outside of a Federal facility, as consistent with the preceding section. 

Section 567. The Committee includes a new provision requiring 

the Secretary to report on the Department’s requirements for and 

usage of ammunition. 

Section 568. The Committee includes a new provision rescinding 

unobligated balances from Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, 

and Improvements. 

Section 569. The Committee continues and modifies a provision 

permanently rescinding specified funds from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund. 

Section 570. The Committee continues a provision that prohibits 

new budget authority from exceeding budget allocation in Fiscal 

Year 2014. 

APPROPRIATIONS CAN BE USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH

MADE

Title 31 of the United States Code makes clear that appropriations can be used only for the purposes for which they were appropriated as follows: 

Section 1301. Application. 

(a) Appropriations shall be applied only to the objects for which 

the appropriations were made except as otherwise provided by law. 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORT REQUIREMENTS

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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES 

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each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting for and 

those voting agains!' are printed below: 

ROLL CALL NO, I 

Date: May 22, 2013 

Measure: Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, FY 2014 

Motion by: Mr. Carter 

Description of Motion: An amendment that (I) prohibits federal funding for Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (ICE) to pay for abortions, except for cases in which the life of the mother would be endangered, 

or in the case of rape or incest; (2) prohibits the use of federal funding for ICE to require a person to perform 

or facilitate the performance of an abortion; and (3) clarifies that the amendment does not remove ICE's 

obligation to provide esc0l1 services for a female detainee to receive abortion services outside the detention 

facility, as consistent with (2), 

Results: Adopted 25 yeas to 21 nays, 

},Iembers Voting Yea 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Alexander 

Mr. Bonner 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Crenshaw 

Mr. Culberson 

Mr, Dent 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr, Fortenberry 

Mr. Frelinghuysen 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Mr. Harris 

Mr, Joyce 

Mr. Kingston 

Mr, Latham 

Mr. Nunnelee 

Me Rogers 

Mr. Rooney 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr, Valadao 

Mr. Wolf 

Mr, Womack 

Mr. Yoder 

lv/embers VOling Nay 

Mr. Bishop 

Mr, Cuellar 

Ms. DeLauro 

Mr. Farr 

Mr. Fattah 

Mr. Honda 

Ms. Kaptur 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Mr. Moran 

Mr. Owens 

Mr. Pastor 

Ms, Pingree 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms, Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr, Serrano 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms, Wasserman Schultz 
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each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting for and 

those voting against, are printed below: 

ROLL CALL No.2 

Date: May 22, 2013 

Measure: Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, FY 2014 

Motion by: Ms. Kaptur 

Description of Motion: An amendment to replace 2013/2014 sequester with revenue increases and spending 

reductions. 

Results: Defeated 20 yeas to 25 nays. 

Alembers Voting Yea 

Mr. Bishop 

Mr. Cuellar 

Ms. De Lauro 

Mr. Farr 

Mr. Honda 

Ms. Kaptur 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Mr. Moran 

Mr. Owens 

Mr. Pastor 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Alexander 

Mr. Bonner 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Crenshaw 

Mr. Culberson 

Mr. Dent 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Mr. Frelingbuysen 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Mr. Harris 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Kingston 

Mr. Latham 

Mr. Nunnelee 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rooney 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Valadao 

Mr. Wolf 

Mr. Womack 

Mr. Yoder 
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those voting against. are printed below: 

ROLL CALl. NO.3 

Date: May 22, 2013 

Measure: Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, FY 2014 

Motion by: Mr. Carter 

Description of Motion: Offered as a substitute to an amendment by Ms. DeLaura. The Carter substitute 

inserts report language requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that all contracts and 

subcontracts comply with existing law with respect to discrimination and retaliation against all employees, and 

includes language inserted by a Womack amendment to the Carter substitute also relating to discrimination and 

retaliation against any employee under any contract or subcontract. 

Results: Adopted 25 yeas to 21 nays. 

Memhers Voting Yea 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Alexander 

Mr. Bonner 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Crenshaw 

Mr. Culberson 

Mr. Dent 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Mr. Frelinghuysen 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Mr. Harris 

Mr. Joyce 

Mr. Kingston 

Mr. Latham 

Me Nunnelee 

Mr. Rogers 

Mr. Rooney 

Mr. Simpson 

Mr. Valadao 

Mr. Wolf 

Mr. Womack 

Mr. Yoder 

Members Voting Nay 

Mr. Bishop 

Mr. Cuellar 

Ms. DeLaura 

Mr. Farr 

Mr. Fattah 

Mr. Honda 

Ms. Kaptur 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Mr. Moran 

Mr. Owens 

Mr. Pastor 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms, Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 
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each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting for and 

those voting against, are printed below: 

ROLL CALL NO.4 

Date: May 22, 2013 

Measure: Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, FY 2014 

Motion by: Ms. De Lauro, as amended by the Carter Substitute, as amended. 

Description of Motion: Inserts report language requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to 

ensure that all contracts and subcontracts comply with existing law with respect to discrimination and 

retaliation against all employees. 

Results: Adopted 26 yeas to 20 nays. 

J\1embers Voting Yea 

Mr. Aderholt 

Mr. Alexander 

Mr. Bonner 

Mr. Calvert 

Mr. Carter 

Mr. Crenshaw 

Mr. Cuellar 

Mr. Culberson 

Mr. Dent 

Mr. Fleischmann 

Mr. Fortenberry 

Mr. Frelinghuysen 

Ms. Granger 

Mr. Graves 

Mr. Harris 

Mr. Joyce 

M1'. Kingston 

Mr. Latham 

Mr. Nunnclee 

Mr. Rogers 

'vir. Rooney 

Mr. Simpson 

M1'. Valadao 

Mr. Wolf 

Mr. Womack 

Mr. Yoder 

Members Voting Nay 

'vir. Bishop 

Ms. DeLauro 

Mr. Farr 

Mr. Fattah 

Mr. Honda 

Ms. Kaptur 

Ms. Lee 

Mrs. Lowey 

Ms. McCollum 

Mr. Moran 

Mr. Owens 

Mr. Pastor 

Ms. Pingree 

Mr. Price 

Mr. Quigley 

Ms. Roybal-Allard 

Mr. Ryan 

Mr. Serrano 

Mr. Visclosky 

Ms. Wasserman Schultz 
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STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII off the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following is a statement of general performance goals and objectives for which this measure authorizes funding: 

The Committee on Appropriations considers program performance, including a program’s success in developing and attaining 

outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing funding recommendations. 

RESCISSION OF FUNDS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the following table is submitted describing the 

rescissions recommended in the accompanying bill: 

Account / Activity Rescissions 

Public Law 111–83, Coast Guard, AC&I—Reduction of Unobligated Balances 

Integrated Deepwater Systems (surface) ................................................ $9,000,000 

Integrated Deepwater Systems (other .................................................... 4,000,000 

High Endurance Cutter ........................................................................... 1,500,000 

Public Law 112–10, Coast Guard, AC&I—Reduction of Unobligated Balances 

Integrated Deepwater Systems (surface) ................................................ 7,000,000 

Integrated Deepwater Systems (other) ................................................... 2,000,000 

FRC Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) ................................................. 8,000,000 

FRC Antecedent Liabilities (AL) ............................................................. 4,612,000 

Public Law 112–74, Coast Guard, AC&I—Reduction of Unobligated Balances 

Shore and ATON (Major Shore, MASI) .................................................. 8,500,000 

Aircraft (HH–60 Sustainment) ................................................................ 2,000,000 

Other Systems Engineering and Integration ......................................... 1,000,000 

FRC ............................................................................................................ 7,000,000 

FRC EPA ................................................................................................... 13,500,000 

FRC AL ..................................................................................................... 9,000,000 

Public Law 113–6, Coast Guard, AC&I—Reduction of Unobligated Balances 

Post Shakedown Availability for NSC 4 ................................................. 5,000,000 

NSC 6 Gantry Crane and Davit .............................................................. 1,882,000 

NSC 6 Waterfront Change Program ....................................................... 3,598,000 

FRC EPA ................................................................................................... 14,000,000 

FRC AL ..................................................................................................... 8,000,000 

Treasury Forfeiture Fund ...............................................................................100,000,000 

TRANSFER OF FUNDS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2), rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 

Representatives, the following is submitted describing the transfer 

of funds provided in the accompanying bill. 

The table shows, by title, department and agency, the appropriations affected by such transfers: 

Appropriation Transfers Recommended in the Bill 

Account to which transfer is to be made Account Account from which transfer is to be made Account 

Office of Inspector General .................... $24,000,000 FEMA—Disaster Relief Fund ................. $24,000,000 


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DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING

ITEMS

Neither the bill nor the report contains any Congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in 

clause 9 of rule XXI. 

COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XIII, CL. 3(e) (RAMSEYER RULE) 

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italics, 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): 

2002 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FURTHER RECOVERY FROM AND RESPONSE TO TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE UNITED STATES 

(Public Law 107–206) 

AN ACT Making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks on the United States for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. 

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TITLE I—SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 

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CHAPTER 12—DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 

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SEC. 1202. (a) The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 

may, for a period ending not later than øDecember 31, 2015¿ December 31, 2016, 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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007 

(Public Law 109–295) 

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TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

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SEC. 532. (a) UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE USE OF PROCEEDS

DERIVED FROM CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.—During fiscal year 

ø2013¿ 2014, with respect to any undercover investigative operation of the United States Secret Service (hereafter referred to in 

this section as the ‘‘Secret Service’’) that is necessary for the detection and prosecution of crimes against the United States— 

(1) sums appropriated for the Secret Service, including unobligated balances available from prior fiscal years, may be used 

for purchasing property, buildings, and other facilities, and for 

leasing space, within the United States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States, 

without regard to sections 1341 and 3324 of title 31, United 

States Code, section 8141 of title 40, United States Code, sections 3732(a) and 3741 of the Revised Statutes of the United 

States (41 U.S.C. 11(a) and 22), and sections 304(a) and 305 

of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 

1949 (41 U.S.C 254(a) and 255); 

(2) sums appropriated for the Secret Service, including unobligated balances available from prior fiscal years, may be used 

to establish or to acquire proprietary corporations or business 

entities as part of such undercover operation, and to operate 

such corporations or business entities on a commercial basis, 

without regard to sections 9102 and 9103 of title 31, United 

States Code; 

(3) sums appropriated for the Secret Service, including unobligated balances available from prior fiscal years and the proceeds from such undercover operation, may be deposited in 

banks or other financial institutions, without regard to section 

648 of title 18, and section 3302 of title 31, United States Code; 

and 

(4) proceeds from such undercover operation may be used to 

offset necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in such operation, without regard to section 3302 of title 31, United 

States Code. 

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SEC. 550. (a) * * * 

(b) Interim regulations issued under this section shall apply until 

the effective date of interim or final regulations promulgated under 

other laws that establish requirements and standards referred to 

in subsection (a) and expressly supersede this section: Provided, 

That the authority provided by this section shall terminate øon October 4, 2013¿ on October 4, 2014. 

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HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002 

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TITLE VIII—COORDINATION WITH NONFEDERAL ENTITIES; INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS 

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Subtitle D—Acquisitions 

SEC. 831. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. 

(a) AUTHORITY.—Until øSeptember 30, 2013,¿ September 30, 

2014, and subject to subsection (d), the Secretary may carry out a 

pilot program under which the Secretary may exercise the following authorities: 

(1) IN GENERAL.—When the Secretary carries out basic, applied, and advanced research and development projects, including the expenditure of funds for such projects, the Secretary 

may exercise the same authority (subject to the same limitations and conditions) with respect to such research and projects 

as the Secretary of Defense may exercise under section 2371 of 

title 10, United States Code (except for subsections (b) and (f)), 

after making a determination that the use of a contract, grant, 

or cooperative agreement for such project is not feasible or appropriate. The annual report required under subsection (b) of 

this section, as applied to the Secretary by this paragraph, 

shall be submitted to the President of the Senate and the 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

(2) PROTOTYPE PROJECTS.—The Secretary may, under the authority of paragraph (1), carry out prototype projects in accordance with the requirements and conditions provided for carrying out prototype projects under section 845 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 

103–160). In applying the authorities of that section 845, subsection (c) of that section shall apply with respect to prototype 

projects under this paragraph, and the Secretary shall perform 

the functions of the Secretary of Defense under subsection (d) 

thereof. 

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(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority of the Secretary under this 

section shall terminate øSeptember 30, 2013,¿ September 30, 

2014, unless before that date the Secretary— 

(A) issues policy guidance detailing the appropriate use 

of that authority; and 

(B) provides training to each employee that is authorized 

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(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall provide an annual report to 

the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 

of Representatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on 

Homeland Security of the House of Representatives detailing 

the projects for which the authority granted by subsection (a) 

was used, the rationale for its use, the funds spent using that 

authority, the outcome of each project for which that authority 

was used, and the results of any audits of such projects. 

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COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XIII, CLAUSE 3(F)(1)(A)

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, the Committee has inserted at the appropriate 

place in the report a description of the effects of provisions proposed in the accompanying bill which may be considered, under 

certain circumstances, to change the application of existing law, either directly or indirectly. 

The bill provides, in some instances, funding of agencies and activities where legislation has not yet been finalized. In addition, the 

bill carries language, in some instances, permitting activities not 

authorized by law. Additionally, the Committee includes a number 

of general provisions. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

The Committee includes language providing funds for the Office 

of the Secretary and Executive Management (OSEM) offices, including funds for official reception and representation expenses. 

The Committee requires spend plans for specified offices within 

OSEM. The Committee also limits the funds available until certain 

reporting actions have been taken. 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT

The Committee includes language providing funds for reception 

and representation expenses; for costs necessary to consolidate 

headquarters operations, including tenant improvements and relocation costs; and for the human resources information technology 

program. The Committee also limits the funds available until certain reporting actions have been taken. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

The Committee includes language providing funds for the Chief 

Financial Officer. The Committee also limits the funds available 

until certain reporting actions have been taken. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

The Committee includes language providing funds for the Chief 

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ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS

The Committee includes language providing funds for information analysis and operations coordination activities, including funding for official representation expenses. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

The Committee includes language providing funds for the Office 

of Inspector General as well as certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants. 

TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 

INVESTIGATIONS 

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee includes language making funds available for 

border security, immigration, customs, and agricultural inspections 

and regulatory activities; purchase or lease of vehicles; contracting 

with individuals for personal services; Harbor Maintenance Fee collections; official reception and representation expenses; Customs 

User Fee collections; payment of rental space in connection with 

pre-clearance operations; and compensation of informants. The 

Committee includes language regarding overtime compensation. 

The Committee also requires submission of a multi-year investment and management plan. 

AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

The Committee includes language making funds available for 

automated systems. 

BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY

The Committee includes language making funds available for 

border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology. 

AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND

PROCUREMENT

The Committee includes language making funds available for the 

operations, maintenance and procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, unmanned aircraft systems, and other equipment; travel; and 

assistance to other law enforcement agencies and humanitarian efforts. The Committee includes language prohibiting the transfer of 

aircraft and related equipment out of Customs and Border Protection unless certain conditions are met. In addition, the Committee 

requires submission of an updated five-year strategic plan for air 

and marine operations. 

CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

The Committee includes language making funds available for the 

planning, acquisition, construction, renovating, equipping, and 

maintaining of buildings and facilities. In addition, language is included requiring an expenditure plan, as well as a real property inventory and construction plan. 


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U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee includes language making funds available to conduct investigations of criminal violations of federal law relating to 

border security, customs and trade, immigration and naturalization, and travel and transportation; and for the civil enforcement 

of the immigration and customs laws, including the detention and 

removal of immigration status violators; special operations; official 

reception and representation expenses; compensation to informants; and reimbursement of other Federal agencies for certain 

costs. The Committee includes language regarding overtime compensation and forced child labor laws, as well as a minimum number of detention bed spaces that must be maintained. The Committee also includes language that requires the Secretary to identify illegal aliens who have been convicted of a crime or who pose 

a serious risk to public safety or national security who are eligible 

for removal. The Committee prohibits the delegation of law enforcement authority for the 287(g) program if terms of the agreement 

have been violated. The Committee prohibits funds to continue any 

contract for detention services if two recent evaluations are less 

than adequate. 

AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

The Committee includes language making funds available for 

automated systems. 

CONSTRUCTION

The Committee includes language making funds available to 

plan, construct, renovate, equip and maintain buildings and facilities. 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

AVIATION SECURITY

The Committee includes language making funds available for 

civil aviation security, including the availability of funds for one 

year for Screener Compensation and Benefits; and establishing conditions under which security fees are collected and credited. The 

Committee also includes language providing funds for reception 

and representation expenses. The Committee limits staffing to 

46,000 full-time equivalent screeners, not including part-time hires, 

and requires a report on advanced technology and staffing deployment. Finally, the bill includes language clarifying a variety of people are not exempt from screening. 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

The Committee includes language providing funds for surface 

transportation security programs of the Transportation Security 

Administration, including additional surface canine teams for the 

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TRANSPORTATION THREAT ASSESSMENT AND CREDENTIALING

The Committee includes language providing funds for screening 

programs. 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT

The Committee includes language providing funds for TSA’s 

transportation security support and intelligence programs. The 

Committee includes language requiring the submission of detailed 

expenditure plans for air cargo, checkpoint support systems, and 

explosive detection systems refurbishment, procurement and installation. 

FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS

The Committee includes language providing funds for the Federal Air Marshals, and requires an expenditure and staffing plan. 

COAST GUARD

OPERATING EXPENSES

The Committee includes a provision regarding passenger motor 

vehicles, small boats, repairs and service life-replacements, minor 

shore construction projects, recreation and welfare, and the Oil 

Spill Liability Trust Fund. The Committee also includes language 

on reception and representation expenses. The Committee withholds funding for the Headquarters Directorate until certain conditions have been met. 

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

The Committee includes language providing funds for environmental compliance and restoration of the Coast Guard and directs 

the inclusion of costs associated with backlogged projects be included in the annual budget submission. 

RESERVE TRAINING

The Committee includes language providing funds for the Coast 

Guard reserve, including maintenance and operation of the reserve 

program, personnel and training costs, equipment and services. 

ACQUISITIONS, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS

The Committee includes language providing for funds for the 

Coast Guard acquisition, construction, renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, housing, vessels, and 

aircraft as well as for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operations of facilities and equipment. The Committee includes provisions clarifying contracting for long lead time materials, availability of funds for production and post-production costs, and requiring a capital investment plan for future appropriations years 

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ment. The Committee includes language allowing funds to remain 

available until September 30, 2015; authorizing funds to be derived 

from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; and authorizing funds received from State and local governments, other public authorities, 

private sources, and foreign countries to be credited to this account 

and used for certain purposes. 

RETIRED PAY

The Committee includes language providing funds for retired pay 

and medical care for the Coast Guard’s retired personnel and their 

dependents and makes these funds available until expended. 

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

OPERATING EXPENSES

The Committee includes language that provides funds for the 

purchase and replacement of vehicles; the hire of aircraft; purchase 

of motorcycles; services of expert witnesses as may be necessary; 

rental of certain buildings; improvements to buildings as may be 

necessary for protective missions; per diem and subsistence allowances; firearms matches; presentation of awards; protective travel; 

research and development; grants for behavioral research; official 

reception and representation expenses; technical assistance and 

equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations; advance payment for commercial accommodations; and uniforms. The Committee provides for two-year availability of funds for protective 

travel. The Committee authorizes the obligation of funds in anticipation of reimbursements for training, under certain conditions. 

The Committee also restricts the obligation of funds to compensate 

employees for overtime in an annual amount in excess of $35,000 

except under certain conditions. Finally the Committee prohibits 

funds to be available for the protection of the head of a Federal 

agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Security unless the 

Secret Service has entered into a reimbursable agreement. 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

The Committee includes language providing funds for the acquisition, construction, improvement, and related expenses of Secret 

Service facilities. 

TITLE III—PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY 

NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

The Committee includes language providing funds for the Office 

of the Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs Directorate as well as to support business operations and information 

technology. The Committee also includes language providing funds 

for official reception and representation expenses. 

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION SECURITY

The Committee includes language making funds available for 

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FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

The Committee includes language making funds available until 

expended for the operations of the Federal Protective Service. 

OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT

The Committee includes language making funds available for the 

Office of Biometric Identity Management. 

OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS

The Committee includes language making funds available for 

health affairs, biosurveillance, BioWatch, medical readiness planning, and chemical response. The Committee also includes language providing funds for official reception and representation expenses. 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee includes language that provides funds for salaries and expenses. The Committee also includes a provision providing funds for reception and representation expenses, Urban 

Search and Rescue Response System, Mount Weather Emergency 

Operations Center, and a provision limiting administrative costs 

for Urban Search and Rescue Teams. 

STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS

The Committee includes language that provides funds for grants, 

contracts, cooperative agreements, other activities, including grants 

to State and local governments for terrorism prevention. The Committee also includes a provision identifying the amount of funds 

available for Operation Stonegarden and for National Programs. 

The Committee includes language specifying the conditions under 

which both applications and grants are made to certain grants 

made in the Act. The Committee also includes language specifying 

the conditions for distribution of certain grants. 

FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS

The Committee includes language that provides funds for grants. 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

The Committee includes language that provides funds for grants. 

RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM

The Committee includes a provision regarding charges assessed 

for the radiological emergency preparedness program, including 

conditions and methodology for the assessment and collection of 

fees. 

UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION

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DISASTER RELIEF

The Committee includes language making funds available until 

expended and requires a variety of reporting requirements. 

FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING AND RISK ANALYSIS

The Committee includes language making funds available for 

flood hazard mapping, including administrative costs. 

NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

The Committee includes language limiting funds available for 

salaries and expenses and language making funds available for 

flood hazard mitigation floodplain management available until September 30, 2015. The Committee includes provisions limiting operating expenses; for interest on Treasury borrowings; for agents’ 

commissions and taxes; for fees collected and available for floodplain management; and for flood mitigation activities associated 

with sections of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. The 

Committee includes language permitting additional fees collected 

be credited as an offsetting collection and available for floodplain 

management. The Committee includes language providing that not 

to exceed four percent of the total appropriation is available for administrative costs. 

NATIONAL PREDISASTER MITIGATION FUND

The Committee includes language authorizing grant awards to be 

available until expended. 

EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER

The Committee includes language making funds available until 

expended and limiting total administrative costs to 3.5 percent of 

the total appropriation. 

TITLE IV—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND 

SERVICES 

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

The Committee includes language making funds available for the 

E-Verify program, as well as permitting replacement of vehicles. 

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee includes language making funds available for official representation expenses; purchase of police type pursuit vehicles; student athletic and related recreational activities; conducting 

and participating in firearms matches; public awareness and community support; room and board; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

3109; law enforcement accreditation; reimbursements for certain 

mobile phone expenses. The Committee includes language authorizing the training of certain law enforcement personnel; authorizes 

the use of appropriations and reimbursements for such training 

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tation costs for participating agencies; and on the scheduling of 

basic or advanced law enforcement training. 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED

EXPENSES

The Committee includes language making funds available for 

real property and facilities and authorizes reimbursement from 

government agencies request construction of special use facilities. 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

The Committee includes language providing funds for management and administration as well as official reception and representation expenses. The Committee also includes a provision requiring 

the submission of a reporting detailing reforms within the S&T Directorate. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION AND OPERATIONS

The Committee includes language making funds available for research, development, test and evaluation; acquisition; and operations. The Committee also includes a provision providing funds for 

the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility. 

DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

The Committee includes language that provides funds for management and administration. The Committee also includes a provision providing funds for reception and representation expenses, and 

requires a strategic investment plan for implementation of Department of Homeland Security responsibilities under the domestic 

component of the global nuclear detection architecture. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS

The Committee includes language making funds available for nuclear detection research, development, testing and evaluation. 

SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

The Committee includes language making funds available for the 

purchase and deployment of radiation detection equipment. 

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Language limiting the availability of any appropriation for obligation beyond the current year unless expressly provided. 

Language permitting unexpended balances of prior appropriations to be merged with new appropriation accounts and used for 

the same purpose, subject to reprogramming guidelines. 

Language providing reprogramming authority for funds within 

an account and limiting the percent that can be transferred between appropriations accounts with the requirement for a 15-day 

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lines shall be complied with by all agencies funded by the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014, for obligation 

and deobligation of funds. 

Language prohibiting funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available to the Department to make payment to the Working Capital Fund (WCF), except for activities and amounts allowed in the 

President’s fiscal year 2014 request. Funds provided to the WCF 

are available until expended. The Department can only charge components for direct usage of the WCF and these funds may be used 

only for the purposes consistent with the contributing component. 

Any funds paid in advance or reimbursed must reflect the full cost 

of each service. The WCF shall be subject to the requirements of 

section 503 of this Act. 

Language providing that not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated 

balances remaining at the end of fiscal year 2014 from appropriations made for salaries and expenses remain available through fiscal year 2015 subject to reprogramming guidelines. 

Language providing that funds for intelligence activities are 

deemed to be specifically authorized during fiscal year 2014 until 

the enactment of an Act authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal 

year 2014. 

Language requiring notification of the Committees on Appropriations three days before grant allocations, grant awards, contract 

awards, other transactional agreements, letter of intents, or task or 

delivery order on a multiple contract award totaling $1,000,000 or 

more, or a task order greater than $25,000,000 from multi-year 

funds, is announced by the Department, including contracts covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation or sole source grant 

award. The Department is required to brief the Committees on Appropriations five full day business days prior to announcing the intention to make a grant under State and Local Programs. 

Language prohibiting any agency from purchasing, constructing, 

or leasing additional facilities for Federal law enforcement training 

without advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 

Language prohibiting funds to be used for any construction, repair, alteration, and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if 

required under chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, has not 

been approved. 

Language consolidating, by reference, prior year statutory bill 

language into one provision. These provisions relate to contracting 

officer’s technical representative training; sensitive security information; and the use of funds in conformance with Section 303 of 

the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The language eliminates statutory 

reporting requirements for SSI. 

Language prohibiting funds being used in contravention of the 

Buy American Act. 

Language on reporting requirements for the DHS Privacy Officer. 

Language maintaining the use of the oath of allegiance required 

by Section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

Language requiring the Chief Financial Officer to submit monthly budget execution and staffing reports within 45 days after the 

close of each month. 

Language directing that any funds appropriated or transferred to 

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or deobligated, shall be available only for procurement and installation of explosive detection systems for air cargo, baggage, and 

checkpoint screening systems. The Committee also requires quarterly reports on recovered or deobligated funds. 

Language requiring any funds appropriated to the Coast Guard’s 

110–123 foot patrol boat conversion that are recovered, collected, or 

otherwise received as a result of negotiation, mediation, or litigation, be available until expended for the Fast Response Cutter program. 

Language relating to undercover investigative operations authority of the Secret Service for fiscal year 2014. 

Language classifying the functions of the instructor staff at 

FLETC as inherently governmental for purposes of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act. 

Language prohibiting the obligation of funds to the Office of the 

Secretary and Executive Management, the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer for grants or contracts awarded by any means other than full 

and open competition. Certain exceptions apply, and this provision 

does not require new competitions of existing contracts during their 

current terms. The bill also requires the Inspector General to review Departmental contracts awarded noncompetitively and report 

on the results to the Committees. 

Language prohibiting funding for any position designated as a 

Principal Federal Official during a Stafford Act declared disaster or 

emergency. 

Language precluding DHS from using funds in this Act to carry 

out reorganization authority. 

Language prohibiting funding to grant an immigration benefit to 

any individual unless the results of background checks required in 

statute be completed prior to the grant of the benefit have been received by DHS. 

Language relating to the use of transactional authority by DHS 

through fiscal year 2014. 

Language requiring the Secretary to link all contracts that provide award fees to successful acquisition outcomes. 

Language prohibiting the obligation of funds for the Office of Secretary and Executive Management for any new hires at DHS if 

they are not verified through E-Verify. 

Language regarding prescription drugs. 

Language requiring the Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of Treasury, to notify the Committees of any proposed transfers from the Department of Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency within DHS. No funds may be obligated until the Subcommittees approve the proposed transfers. 

Language prohibiting funds for the planning, testing, piloting or 

developing a national identification card. 

Language requiring the Administrator of TSA to certify that no 

security risks will result if an airport does not participate in the 

E-Verify program. 

Language requiring FEMA to publish on its website a report 

summarizing damage assessment information used to determine 

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Language directing that any official required by this Act to report or certify to the Committees on Appropriations may not delegate any authority unless expressly authorized to do so in this Act. 

Language extending the date of the chemical security program. 

Language prohibiting the use of funds for the transfer or release 

of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

Language prohibiting funds in this Act to be used for first-class 

travel. 

Language prohibiting funds in this Act to be used for adverse 

personnel actions for employees who use protective equipment or 

measures, including surgical masks, N95 respirators, gloves, or 

hand-sanitizers in the conduct of their official duties. 

Language prohibiting funds to be used to employ illegal workers 

as described in Section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

Language on the proper disposal of personal information collected through the Registered Traveler program. A report on procedures and status is required to be submitted 30 days after the date 

of enactment of this Act. 

Language 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. 

Language requiring the Assistant Secretary of TSA to submit 

quarterly reports on how the agency will meet the requirement to 

screen 100 percent of air cargo transportation on passenger aircraft 

arriving in the United States. 

Language requiring any new processes developed to screen aviation passengers and crews for transportation or national security to 

consider privacy and civil liberties, consistent with applicable laws, 

regulations, and guidance. 

Language making immigration examination fee collections explicitly available for immigrant integration grants, not to exceed 

$10,000,000, in fiscal year 2014. 

Language prohibiting funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act from being used to enter into federal contracts 

unless in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative 

Services Act or the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless otherwise authorized by statute. 

Language appropriating $34,200,000 for data center migration. 

Language permitting the Secretary to dispose of Service Processing Centers or other ICE owned detention facilities by directing 

GSA to sell all real and related property subject to such terms and 

conditions as necessary to protect Government interests and meet 

program requirements, provided that the proceeds of the sale shall 

be deposited as offsetting collections and shall be available and 

subject to appropriation. 

Language prohibiting funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act from being provided to the Association of 

Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). 

Language directing CBP and ICE to submit to the Committees 

at the time of the budget proposal for fiscal year 2015, the information required in the multi-year investment and management plans 

required in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012. 


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Language requiring the Secretary to enforce existing immigration laws. 

Language requiring the Secretary to submit with the fiscal year 

2015 budget request a report detailing Coast Guard budgetary policies, procedures, and technical direction pertaining to acquisitions. 

Language appropriating funds for Federal network security. 

Language prohibiting funds made available in this Act from 

being used to establish or maintain computer networks unless such 

networks block pornography. 

Language regarding the transfer of firearms by Federal law enforcement personnel. 

Language withholding fifty percent of the appropriations provided for OSEM, USM and CFO until specified reports required by 

law are submitted. 

Language prohibiting funds for the implementation of the National Preparedness Grant Program or any successor grant program. 

Language prohibiting funds for the position of Public Advocate or 

successor position within ICE. 

Language including a new provision regarding funding restrictions and reporting requirements regarding conferences occurring 

outside of the United States 

Language prohibiting funds made available by this act from 

being used to enter into a contract or agreement with, or provide 

a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of 

a felony criminal violation within the last 24 months. 

Language prohibiting funds made from being used to enter into 

a contract or agreement with any corporation that has any unpaid 

Federal tax liabilities. 

Language regarding funding restrictions and reporting requirements for conferences, ceremonies, cornmissionings, and 

decommissionings for which the cost to the Government was more 

than $20,000. 

Language prohibiting pre-clearance locations unless CBP meets 

certain conditions and conducts the necessary analysis and reporting. 

Language requiring DHS to grant waivers to section 34 of the 

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 when making 

grants for Firefighter Assistance Grants. 

Language prohibiting DHS from imposing border crossing fees at 

land ports of entry along the Southern or Northern borders, or to 

conduct any fee study. 

Language prohibiting DHS from carrying out activities in the 

manner proposed by the President’s budget request until enacted 

into law by a subsequent Appropriation Act. 

Language prohibiting CIS from approving classification petitions 

filed for or by a citizen or national of Brazil to receive immigrant 

visas. 

Language prohibiting ICE from paying for abortions except in 

certain circumstances. 

Language prohibiting ICE from requiring any person to perform 

an abortion. 

Language authorizing ICE to escort female detainees outside the 

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Language requiring the Secretary to report on the Department’s 

requirements, inventories, and usage of ammunition. 

Language rescinding unobligated balances from Coast Guard— 

Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements. 

Language permanently rescinding unobligated balances from the 

Treasury Forfeiture Fund. 

Language prohibiting new budget authority from exceeding the 

budget allocation in fiscal year 2014. 

APPROPRIATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives, the following table lists the appropriations in the accompanying bill that are not authorized by law: 


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FY 2014 SCHEDULE OF UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS 

[Gross Discretionary—Dollars in thousands] 

Agency/program Last year of authorization Authorized level Appropriation in last year of authorization Appropriations in this bill 

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management .................................................................................... 2002 N/A N/A $126,554 Office of the Under Secretary for Management ........................................................................................... 2002 N/A N/A $202,686 Office of the Chief Financial Officer ............................................................................................................ 2002 N/A N/A $48,779 Office of the Chief Information Officer ........................................................................................................ 2002 N/A N/A $327,254 Analysis & Operations1 ................................................................................................................................. 2002 N/A N/A $309,228 

Office of the Inspector General .................................................................................................................... 1978 $129,614 $129,614 $143,309 Customs and Border Protection, Salaries and Expenses ............................................................................. 2004 2$3,083,259 3$4,396,350 $8,275,983 

Customs and Border Protection, Automation Modernization ........................................................................ N/A N/A N/A $797,897 Customs and Border Protection, Border Security, Fencing, Infrastructure and Technology, Tactical Communications4 ............................................................................................................................................ N/A N/A N/A $351,454 

Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement ......................................................................................................................................................... N/A N/A N/A $802,741 Customs and Border Protection, Construction and Facilities Management ................................................ N/A N/A N/A $471,278 Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Salaries and Expenses ................................................................ 52003/62004 N/A5$1,399,592 7$3,032,094; N/A8 $5,344,461 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Automation Modernization ........................................................... 52003 N/A $380,000 $34,900 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Construction ................................................................................ 52003 N/A 5$258,637 $5,000 

Transportation Security Administration, Aviation Security ........................................................................... 2011 N/A $5,219,546 $4,872,739 Transportation Security Administration, Surface Transportation Security ................................................... 2011 N/A $105,961 $108,618 Transportation Security Administration, Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing5 ............... 2005 Such sums $54,919 $248,617 

Transportation Security Administration, Transportation Security Support ................................................... N/A N/A N/A $901,666 Transportation Security Administration, Federal Air Marshal Service ......................................................... 2011 Such sums $929,802 $821,107 United States Coast Guard, Operating Expenses ......................................................................................... 10 20I3 11 $7,077,783 1 $6,813,961 $6,839,416 

United States Coast Guard, Environmental Compliance and Restoration .................................................. 2013 $16,699 $13,138 $13,164 United States Coast Guard, Reserve Training ............................................................................................. 2013 $136,778 $132,395 $112,991 United States Coast Guard, Acquisition Construction, and Improvements ................................................. 2013 $1,421,924 $1,543,354 $951,116 United States Coast Guard, Research Development Test and Evaluation .................................................. 2013 $19,779 $19,664 $19,856 United States Coast Guard, Retired Pay ...................................................................................................... 2013 $1,440,157 $1,423,000 $1,460,000 United States Secret Service, Acquisition, Construction, Improvements and Related Expenses ................ N/A N/A N/A $51,775 United States Secret Service, Salaries and Expense 12 ............................................................................... 2010 N/A N/A $1,534,589 

NPPD—Federal Protective Service ................................................................................................................ 13 2002 N/A N/A $1,301,824 

Office of Health Affairs 14 ............................................................................................................................ N/A N/A N/A $123,425 

FEMA, Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................................................................... N/A N/A N/A $914,795 FEMA, State and Local Programs ................................................................................................................. Various Years Various Amounts Various Amounts $1,500,000 

FEMA, State and Local Programs: State Homeland Security Grant Program ..................................... 2008 $950,000 $950,000 N/A 


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FEMA, State and Local Programs: Emergency Management Performance Grants ............................. 2008 $400,000 $300,000 $350,000 FEMA, State and Local Programs: Urban Area Security Initiative ...................................................... 2008 $850,000 $820,000 N/A FEMA, State and Local Programs: Urban Search and Rescue Response System .............................. 2008 $45,000 $36,700 N/A FEMA, State and Local Programs: Interoperable Emergency Communications Grants ...................... 2008 N/A $50,000 N/A FEMA, State and Local Programs: Operation Stonegarden ................................................................. N/A $54,890 $54,890 $55,000 FEMA, State and Local Programs: Citizen Corps Program ................................................................. 2002 $10,000 $10,000 N/A FEMA, State and Local Programs: Metropolitan Medical Response System ....................................... 2007 N/A N/A N/A FEMA, State and Local Programs: Drivers License Security Program ................................................ 2009 Such sums N/A N/A FEMA, State and Local Programs: Buffer Zone Protection Program Grants ....................................... N/A N/A N/A N/A 

FEMA, Assistance for Firefighters grants ..................................................................................................... 2013 $750,000 $675,000 $675,000 FEMA, Emergency Management Performance Grants ................................................................................... 2008 $400,000 $300,000 $350,000 FEMA, Flood Map Modernization Fund .......................................................................................................... 2011 N/A N/A $95,202 FEMA, Disaster Relief Fund .......................................................................................................................... N/A N/A N/A $6,220,908 FEMA, U.S. Fire Administration ..................................................................................................................... 2009 $45,588 $45,588 $42,162 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services .................................................................................. 2002 $631,745 $707,392 $114,213 Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Salaries & Expenses ................................................................ N/A N/A N/A $227,845 Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Acquisition Construction and Improvements Related Expenses ...................................................................................................................................................... N/A N/A N/A $30,885 

1 Analysis & Operations Appropriation partially authorized under the FY 2013 Intelligence Authorization Act. 2 For FY 2004, P.L. 107–210, section 311(b)(1) authorized $1,683,667,050 for Commercial Activities and section 311(a)(2) authorized $1,399,592,400 for non-Commercial Activities; in FY 2002 ‘‘Such Sums’’ were authorized for Agriculture, 

Plant and Health Inspection Service, which received $730,710,000 in appropriations; and in FY 2003 $2,739,695,000 was authorized for Immigration and Naturalization Service—inspection, investigations, Border Patrol, detention and deportation only, and $3,195,094 was appropriated as follows: $2,862,094,000 for FY 2003 INS Salaries and Expenses appropriation, and $333,000,000 for FY 2003 Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, P.L. 108–11. P.L. 109–347, for FY 2010: section 203(g)(3) $37,485,000 for ‘‘Automated Targeting System’’, and section 205(m) (3) $153,300,000 for the Container Security Initiative. P.L. 109–347, for FY 2010, section 223(a)(3) authorized $75,600,000 for Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C–TPAT) and for FY 2012, section 223(b)(5) authorized $21,000,000 for C–TPAT additional personnel; and 19 U.S.C. 2075, as amended, section 301(h)(3)(E) authorized up to 1000 additional Customs and Border Protection Officers, $217,000,000. 3 Total for Salaries and Expenses, including for unauthorized activities such as immigration inspection and enforcement, Border Patrol, air and marine enforcement operations, and agriculture inspections. 4 CBP/BSFIT only authorized for ‘‘improvement of barriers at the border.’’ 

5 Immigration and Naturalization Service—inspection, investigations, Border Patrol, detention and deportation only (8 U.S.C. 1101, note; Immigration and Nationality Act, section 404(a)). 6 Customs Service, including the investigations function (19 U.S.C. 2075(b)(1)). 7 Includes $2,862,094,000 from the FY 2003 INS Salaries and Expenses appropriations, and $170,000,000 included in the FY 2003 Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, PL 108–11. 8 No 2004 appropriation for the U.S. Customs Service. 9 The Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing Appropriation has not been authorized. The Indirect Air cargo Fee and Certified Cargo Screening Program Fee are included under the Air Cargo Fee in FY 2013. Large Aircraft Security Program Fee and Sensitive Security Information Fee included in Other Security Threat Assessment Fee in FY 2013. 10 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012, P.L. 112–213, was signed December 20, 2012 (FY 2013). 11 Amounts for Coast Guard Operating Expenses excludes amount appropriated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terror. 12 The Secret Service is established in 18 U.S.C. 3056 and 18 U.S.C. 3056A. 18 U.S.C. 1029 and 1030 specifically authorized the Service to investigate offenses under those sections. 13 Section 1706 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 14 The Chief Medical Officer is authorized in P.L. 109–295 and the National Biosurveillance Integration Center is authorized in P.L. 110–053, Section 1101. 


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COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION

Section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act requires the 

report accompanying a bill providing new budget authority to contain a statement comparing the levels in the bill to the suballocations submitted under section 302(b) of the Act for the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for the applicable fiscal year. That information is provided in the table headed 

‘‘Comparison of Reported Bill to Section 302(b) Suballocation.’’ 

[In millions of dollars] 

302 (b) allocation This bill 

Budget authority Outlays Budget authority Outlays 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations 

to its subcommittees: Subcommittee on Homeland Security 

General Purpose Discretionary .............................................. 44,619 45,983 44,619 1 45,983 

Mandatory ............................................................................. 1,460 1,478 1,460 1,478 

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

FIVE YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS

In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344), as amended, the following 

table contains five-year projections associated with the budget authority provided in the accompanying bill: 

[In millions of dollars] 

Outlays 

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2014 ................................................................................................................................................................ 25,845 

2015 ................................................................................................................................................................ 9,282 

2016 ................................................................................................................................................................ 5,604 

2017 ................................................................................................................................................................ 2,844 

2018 and future years .................................................................................................................................... 2,183 

1 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344), as amended, the financial 

assistance to state and local governments is as follows: 

[In millions of dollars] 

Budget authority Outlays 

Financial assistance to State and local governments for 2014 .................................................... 5,436 1 359 

1 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

PROGRAM DUPLICATION

The bill extends the expiration date for the Chemical Facilities 

Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program for the duration of fiscal year 2014 to assure no lapse in this program pending the reauthorization of the program by the authorization committee. To the 

Committee’s knowledge, this program has not been included in a 

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sistance has not identified other programs related to the program, 

and this program does not duplicate another Federal program. 

DIRECTED RULE MAKING

The bill does not contain any provision that specifically directs 

the promulgation or completion of a rule. 

DETAILED EXPLANATIONS IN REPORT

The following table contains detailed funding recommendations 

at the program, project, and activity (PPA) level. Public Law 112– 

10 (signed into law on April 15, 2011) required the Department to 

submit a detailed fiscal year 2011 expenditure plan by program, 

project, and activity no later than May 9, 2011. Because the Department and the Committee continued to reconcile discrepancies 

on this expenditure plan days before both the Subcommittee and 

Full Committee markups of this fiscal year 2012 bill, the following 

table does not include fiscal year 2011 enacted funding per PPA. 

Subsequent technical adjustments to funding comparisons between 

the recommended and enacted funding levels may be required. Furthermore, it should be emphasized again that a more detailed 

statement describing the effect of the above provisions inserted by 

the Committee that directly or indirectly change the application of 

existing law may be found at the appropriate place in this report. 


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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

TITLE I - DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 

Departmental Operations 

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management: 

Immedi ate Offi ce of the Secretary ................ . 

Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary ......... . 

Office of the Chief of Staff ..................... . 

Executive Secretary .............................. . 

Office of Policy ................................. . Office of Public Affairs ......................... . Office of Legislative Affairs .................. . Office of Intergovernmental Affairs ............ . Office of General Counsel ........................ . 

Dffice for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties ...... . 

Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman ... . 

Pri vacy Offi cer .................................. . 

Office of International Affairs .................. . Office of State and Local Law Enforcement ....... . 

Pri vate Sector Offi ce. . . . . . . . .. . ................ . 

Subtotal ..................................... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

4,282 

2,092 

2,173 

7,584 

43,706 

5,470 5,794 

2,378 

21,137 21,618 

5,644 

7,992 

129,870 

FY 2014 

Request 

4,128 

1,822 

2,200 

7,603 

27,815 

8,661 

5,498 

2,518 

21,000 21,678 

5,344 

8,143 

7,626 

852 

1,666 

126,554 

Bill 

3,492 

1,536 1,084 

3,740 

29,998 

9,326 

4,625 

2,120 

17,691 

18,272 

4,501 

6,861 

103,246 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-790 

-556 

-1,089 

-3,844 

-13,708 

+3,856 

-1,169 

-258 

-3,446 

-3,346 

-1,143 

-1 ,131 

-26,624 

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(Amounts in thousands) 

*Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Office of the Under Secretary for Management: 

Immediate Office of the Under Secretary for 

Management ..................................... . 

Office of the Chief Security Officer ............ . Office of the Chief Procurement Officer .. 

Subtotal. . .. . ......................... . 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer: 

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

Human Resources Information Technology ......... . 

Subtotal. . . .. . ........................... . 

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer: 

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

Nebraska Avenue Complex (NAC) .................. . 

Subtotal ................................... . 

Subtotal, Office of the Under Secretary 

for Management .......... .... , .. , ............ . 

DHS Consolidated Headquarters Project ................. 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer .... 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

3,097 

68,931 

71,928 

________ 

143,956 

24,946 

9,670 

-----_.------

34,616 

34,278 

5,443 

--------

-- -

-

-

39,721 

218,293 

51,449 

FY 2014 

Request 

2,735 

66,025 66,915 

---.------

135,675 

22,276 

9,213 

- ---

-

---

31,489 30,793 

4,729 

35,522 

--------

202,686 

105,500 

48,779 

Bill vs. 

Bi 11 Enacted 

2,305 -792 

55,799 -13,132 56,459 15,469 

---------

114,563 -29,393 

18,771 -6,175 

7,815 1,855 

26,586 -8,030 

26,004 -8,274 

4,020 1,423 

- -

-- - - - -

30,024 -9,697 

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171,173 -47,120 

41,242 10,207 

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Office of the Chief Information Officer: 

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

Information Technology Services .................. . 

Infrastructure and Security Activities ........... . 

Homeland Secure Data Network .................... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

117 ,882 

27,572 

55,944 

42,090 

FY 2014 

Request 

117,347 

32,712 

100,063 

77,132 

Bi 11 

99,397 

25,612 

45,863 

39,863 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-18,485 

1,960 

-10,081 

-2,227 

B

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Subtota 1 ..................................... . 

Analysis and Operations .............. " ........... .. 

Total, Departmental Operations ................. . 

Office of Inspector General: 

Operat i ng Expenses ......................... . 

(by transfer from Disaster Relief) ........ .. 

Total, Office of Inspector General ........... . 

Total, title I, Departmental Management and 

Operations ................................. . 

(by transfer) .................................. . 

243,488 

321,958 

965,058 

121,043 

(23,976) 

145,019 

1,086,101 

(23,976) 

327,254 309,228 

1,120,001 

119,309 

(24,000) 

143,309 

1,239,310 

(24,000) 

210,735 291,623 

818,019 

113,903 

(24,000) 

137,903 

931,922 

(24,000) 

-32,753 -30,335 

-147,039 

-7,140 

(+24) 

-7,116 

-154,179 

(+24) 

-1

-3

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(Amounts in thousands) 

*Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

TITLE II - SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, 

AND INVESTIGATIONS 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Headquarters. Management. and Administration: 

Commissioner ...................... , ........ . Chi ef Counsel.................. . ..... , ...... . 

Congressional Affairs .......................... . 

Internal Affai rs ............................... . 

Publ i C Affai rs ................................ . 

Training and Development ....................... . 

Tech. Innovat ion. Acqui sit ion ................. . 

Inte 11 i gence! Invest; gati ve L i ai son ............. . 

Administration .................... , ........... . 

Rent ............... , .......................... . 

Management and Administration. Border Security 

Inspections and Trade Facilitation ........... . 

Management and Administration. Border Security 

and Control Between Ports of Entry .... , ...... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

17,398 

43.035 

2.565 

153.954 

12.550 

77,643 

25.978 

68.088 

414.259 

564.306 

FY 2014 

Request 

407,898 

620.656 

592,330 

Bi 11 

25,288 

45.022 

2,482 

162,568 

12,920 

76,512 

22,972 

61.105 

293.091 

407,898 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+7,890 +1,987 

-83 

+8.614 

+370 

-1.131 -3.006 

-6.983 

-121.168 -156.408 

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+

+

+1

+

+

+

+

+2

-6

-5

_______________ _______ 

- -------- ------ 

SUbtotal ................................. . 1.379.776 1.620.884 1.109,858 -269.918 -5

Border Security Inspections and Trade Facilitation: 

Inspections. Trade, and Travel Facilitation 

at Ports of Entry ........................... . 2,715.935 2.837,294 2.887,718 +171,783 +

Harbor Maintenance Fee Collection (trust fund) .. 3.271 3,274 3,274 +3 

International Cargo Screening .................. . 71,416 72,260 71.961 +545 

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec, 3004 OMB ATB 

Other International Programs"""""""""" 

Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism 

(C-TPAT) .. , . , , . , . , , , , , , . , . , , , . , , , , , , , . , ...... . 

Trusted Traveler Programs ... , .. ".,.,.,., ... , .. . 

Inspection and Oetection Technology Investments. 

Automated Targeting Systems ......... " .. , .. ,',., 

Nati onal Target; ng Center. ' ...... , ... , , , .. , , , .. . 

Trai ni ng ...... , ........................ , .. , .. , .. 

Subtota 1 . , ................ , .. , .. , 

Border Security and Control Between Ports of Entry. 

Border Security and Control., ......... , 

Trai ni ng. . . . . . . . . . .. ."., ................. , .. ,. 

Subtotal .. , .. , ............ , ... , .... , , , . , , , , , 

Air and Marine Operations ....... ".,., ..... , ...... . 

US-VISIT. ... , ... , ........... , .... , . , , ..... , ..... , .. 

Subtotal, Salaries and Expenses ... " ... ", .. " .. 

Appropri at ions, .. , ....... , . , . , . , ..... , ., .,. 

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. 

COBRA FTA spending authority (Sec. 541a3),., 

FY 2013 

Enacted 24,774 

43,026 

10,800 

117,447 113,712 

68,059 

34,811 

__ ____ __ 

3,203,251 3,628,164 

73,865 

3,702,029 

8,285,056 

(8,281,785) 

(3,271) 

FY 2014 

Request 

24,740 

40,183 

6,311 

112,526 

109,944 

65,474 

47,651 

- --- - --

. 

-

3,319,657 3,700,317 

55,928 

3,756,245 

286,769 

253,533 

9,237,088 

(9,123,814) 

(3,274) 

(110,000) 

Bi 11 

24,596 

41,960 

6.311 

112,504 

132,932 

65,106 

40,703 

3,387,065 3,723,502 

55,558 

3,779,060 

8,275,983 

(8,272 ,709) 

(3,274) 

Bill vs, 

Enacted 

-178 

-1,066 -4,489 -4,943 

+19,220 

-2,953 

+5,892 

----------

+183,814 

+95,338 

-18,307 

+77,031 

-9,073 

(-9,076) 

(+3) 

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(Amounts in thousands) 

<Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Small Airport User Fee (permanent indefinite 

discretionary appropriation) ............... . 

Automation Modernization: 

Information Technology ............. ,.,", ....... . 

Automated Commercial Environment/International 

Trade Data System (ITDS).""""""""., 

Current Operations Protection and Processing 

Support (COPPS) ... , .. , ..... , ...... , 

Subtotal, .......................... , ...... , . 

Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and 

Technology (BSFIT): 

Development and Deployment, .... , ... , ... , ....... . 

Operations and Maintenance. ' ...... , ............ . 

SUbtotal ............................. . 

Air and Marine Operations: 

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

Operations and Maintenance ............... " .. . 

Procurement ............................ . 

Subtotal .......................... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

393,946 

138,655 

186,545 

FY 2014 

Request 

5,000 

140,830 

199,275 

Bi 11 

5,000 

367,860 

140,762 199,275 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+5,000 

-26,086 +3

+2,107 

+12,730 

----------.-- ------------- -------------- ------.------- -------

719,146 340,105 707,897 -11,249 +3

188,627 160,435 160,435 -28,192 

135,148 191,019 191,019 +55,871 

-----.------- ------------- -----------_.- ------.------- ------._

323,775 351,454 351,454 +27,679 

283,286 292,791 +9,505 +2

397,002 353,751 392,000 -5,002 +

117,919 73,950 117,950 +31 +

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798,207 427,701 802,741 +4,534 +3

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Construction and Facilities Management: 

Facilities Construction and Sustainment .......... . 

Program Oversight and Management .. 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

176,038 

57,292 

FY 2014 

Request 

385,398 

86,101 

Bi 11 

385,398 

85,880 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+209,360 

+28,588 

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SUbtotal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... 

Total, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Direct Appropriations ...................... . 

Fee Accounts: 

Immigration Inspection User Fee .................. . 

Immigration Enforcement Fines .................... . 

Electronic System for Travel Authorization Fee ... . 

Land Border Inspection Fee ....................... . 

COBRA Passenger Inspection Fee .................. . 

APHIS Inspection Fee ............................. . 

Global Entry User Fee ............................ . 

Puerto Ri co Co 11 ect ions .......................... . 

Sma 11 Ai rport User Fee ........................... . 

Virgin Island Fee ................................ . 

Customs Unclaimed Goods .......................... . 

Subtotal, Fee Accounts .................. . 

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

Appropri at ions ........................... . 

Fee Accounts ............................... . 

233,330 

10,359,514 

(568,790) 

(1,093) 

(46,318) (35,935) 

(419,352) (329,000) 

(13,743) 

(96,367) 

(8,318) 

(1,518,916) 

11,878,430 

(10,359,514) 

(1,518,916) 

471,499 

- - --------

10,832,847 

(764,267) 

(773) 

(55,168) (42,941) 

(694,627) (355,216) 

(34,835) 

(98,602) (11,302) 

(5,992) 

(2,063,723) 

12,896,570 

(10,832,847) 

(2,063,723) 

471,278 

10,614,353 

(764,267) 

(773) 

(55,168) (42,941) 

(694,627) (355,216) 

(34,835) (98,602) (11,302) 

(5,992) 

(2,063,723) 

12,678,076 

(10,614,353) 

(2,063,723) 

+237,948 

+254,839 

(+195,477) 

(-320) 

(+8,850) (+7,006) 

(+275,275) 

(+26,216) (+21,092) 

(+2,235) 

(-8,318) 

(+11,302) 

(+5,992) 

(+544,807) 

+799,646 

(+254,839) (+544,807) 

-2

-2

(-2

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Headquarters Management and Administration: 

Personnel Compensation and Benefits, Services 

and Other Costs .............................. . 

Headquarters Managed IT Investment ............. . 

Subtotal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. 

Legal Proceedi ngs ................................ . 

Investigations: 

Oomestic Investigations ............... . 

International Investigations: 

International Operations ..................... . 

Visa Security Program ........................ . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

219,824 

160,304 

380,128 

206,834 

1,685,172 

115,007 

34,526 

FY 2014 

Request 

192,236 141,294 

333,530 

204,651 

1,599,972 

100,544 

31,630 

Bi 11 

209,755 

151,132 

360,887 

205,921 

1,710,172 

100,187 

31,541 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-10,069 

-9,172 

-19,241 

-913 

+25,000 

-14,820 

-2,985 

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Subtotal ................................. . 149,533 132,174 131,728 -17,805 

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Subtotal, Investigations ..................... . 1,834,705 1,732,146 1,841,900 +7,195 +1

Intelligence ..................................... . 78,374 75,448 74,908 -3,466 

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(Amounts in thousands) 

"Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Detention and Removal Operations: 

Custody Operat ions. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ...... . ... . 

Fugiti ve Operati ons ........................... . 

Criminal Alien Program ......................... . 

Alternatives to Detention ...................... . 

(transfer out to Department of Justice) .. . 

Transportation and Removal Program .......... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

2,022,991 

145,180 

216,293 

96,460 

269,932 

FY 2014 

Request 

1,844,802 

125,771 

291,721 

72,435 

255,984 

Bi 11 

2,038,239 

134,802 

289,155 

96,460 

276,925 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+15,248 

-10,378 

+72,862 

+6,993 

B

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++

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Subtotal ................................ . 

Secure Communi ti es ............................... . 

Subtotal, Salaries and Expenses .............. . 

Automation Modernization: 

IT Investment.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . 

TECS Moderni zat1 on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . 

Detention and Removals Modernization ............. . 

Electronic Health Records ........................ . 

Subtotal ..................................... . 

Construction ......................................... . 

Total, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement Direct Appropriations ... 

2,750,856 2,590,713 2,835,581 +84,725 +2

138,111 20,334 25,264 -112,847 

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5,389,008 4,956,822 5,344,461 -44,547 +3

8,400 +8,400 

22,977 34,900 23,000 +23 ·

6,993 -6,993 

3,497 3,500 +3 

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33,467 34,900 34,900 +1,433 

4,995 5,000 5,000 +5 

5,427,470 4,996,722 5,384,361 -43,109 +3

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(Amounts in thousands) 

*Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Fee Accounts: 

Immigration Inspection User Fee .................. . 

Breached Bond/Detention Fund .................... . 

Student Exchange and Visitor Fee ................. . 

Subtotal ..................................... . 

Total, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

Appropr i at ions ............................. . 

Fee Accounts ............................... . 

Transportation Security Administration 

Aviation Security: 

Screening Operations: 

Screener Workforce: 

Privatized Screening ........................ . 

Screener Personnel, Compensation, and Benefits 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

(116,869) 

(75,000) 

(120,000) 

FY 2014 

Request 

(135,000) 

(65,000) 

(145,000) 

Bi 11 vs. 

Bi 11 Enacted 

(135,000) (+18,131 ) 

(65,000) (-10,000) 

(145,000) (+25,000) 

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311,869 345,000 345,000 +33,131 

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5,739,339 5,341,722 5,729,361 -9,978 

(5,427,470) (4,996,722) (5,384,361) (-43,109) 

(311,869) (345,000) (345,000) (+33,131) 

147,542 153,190 163,190 +15,648 

3,075,630 3,033,526 2,972,715 -102,915 

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Subtotal ................................. . 

Screener Training and Other .................... . 

Checkpoint Support ............................. . 

3,223,172 

224,759 

115,089 

3,186,716 

226,936 

103,377 

3,135,905 

203,057 

103,309 

-87,267 

-21,702 

-11,780 

-

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

EDS/ETD Systems: 

EDS Procurement and Installation ............. . 

Screening Technology Maintenance, Utilities ... 

Subtotal .............................. . 

Subtotal, Screening Operations ............. . 

Aviation Security Direction and Enforcement: 

Aviation Regulation and Other Enforcement ...... . 

Airport Management and Support ................. . 

Federal Flight Deck Officer and Flight Crew 

Training...... . ...................... . 

Air Cargo ...................................... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

99,830 

308,691 

FY 2014 

Request 

83,987 

298,509 

Bi 11 vs. 

Bi 11 Enacted 

83,845 -15,985 

298,509 -10,182 

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408,521 382,496 382,354 -26,167 

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3,971,541 3,899,525 3,824,625 -146,916 

367,887 354,650 358,187 -9,700 

561,787 590,871 555,242 -6,545 

24,705 12,353 -12,352 

121,647 122,990 122,332 +685 

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Subtotal ..... 1,076,026 1,068,511 1,048,114 -27,912 -

Aviation Security Capital Fund (mandatory) .. (250,000) (250,000) (250,000) 

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Total, Aviation Security (gross) ...... . 5,047,567 4,968,036 4,872,739 -174,828 -

Aviation Security Fees (offsetting collections) ...... . -2,070,000 -2,120,000 -2,120,000 -50,000 Additional Offsetting Collections (leg. proposal) .... . -105,000 +1

Total, Aviation Security (net, discretionary) ... 2,977,567 2,743,036 2,752,739 -224,828 

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Surface Transportation Security: 

Staffing and Operations .......................... . 

Surface Transportation Security Inspectors and 

Cani nes ....................................... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

36,317 

87,977 

FY 2014 

Request 

35,433 

73,898 

Bi 11 

35,262 

73,356 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-1,055 

-14,621 

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Subtotal ................................... . 124,294 109,331 108,618 -15,676 

Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing: 

Secure Fl i ght .................................. . 106,828 106,198 108,198 +1,370 

Crew and Other Vetting Programs .................. . 85,404 74,419 74,419 -10,985 

TWIC Fees ........................................ . (47,300) (36,700) (36,700) (-10.600) 

Hazardous Materi al s Fees ......................... . (12,000) (12,000) (12,000) 

Alien Flight School Fees (by transfer from DOJ) .. . (5,000) (5,000) (5,000) Air Cargo/Certified Cargo Screening Program ...... . (7,200) (5,400) (5,400) (-1,800) 

Commercial Aviation and Airports/Secure 

Identification Display Area Checks ............. . (8,000) (6,500) (6,500) (-1,500) 

Other Security Threat Assessments .......... . (120) (50) (50) ( -70) 

General Aviation at DCA ........................ . (100) (350) (350) (+250) 

--------- - - ------------- --------- -- - -------

Subtotal ..................................... . 271,952 246,617 248,617 -23,335 

Direct Appropriations ...................... . (192,232) (180,617) (182,617) (-9,615) (

Fee Funded Programs ...................... . (79,720) (66,000) (66,000) (-13,720) 

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Transportation Security Support: 

Headquarters Administration ............ . 

Information Technology ........................... . 

Human Capi tal Servi ces ......................... . 

Intelligence ............................... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

275,846 

416,779 

215,613 

45,085 

FY 2014 

Request 

284,942 

455,484 

212,554 

44,809 

Bi 11 

265,712 

389,750 

201,643 

44,561 

Bi 11 vs 

Enacted 

-10,134 

-27,029 -13,970 

-524 

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Subtotal. 

Federal Air Marshals: 

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

Travel and Training .............................. . 

Subtotal ..................................... . 

Total, Transportation Security Administration .. 

Offsett i n9 Call ect ions". "" " " " " " " " " . 

Aviation Security Capital Fund (mandatory) ..... " .. . 

Fee Funded Programs""........ . . . . . . . . . .. . ... , .... " 

Total, Transportation Security Administration 

(net) ........................................ . 

953,323 997,789 901,666 51,657 

792,992 714,669 709,254 -83,738 

113,857 111,853 111,853 -2,004 

------------- ------------- -------.-._--- .-------------

906,849 826,522 821,107 -85,742 

------------- -------------- --------------

7,553,985 

(-2,070,000) 

(250,000) 

(79,720) 

5,154,265 

7,398,295 

(-2,225,000) 

(250,000) 

(66,000) 

4,857,295 

7,202,747 

(-2,120,000) 

(250,000) 

(66,000) 

4,766,747 

-351,238 

(-50,000) (-13,720) 

-387,518 

-

-1

(+1

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Coast Guard 

Operating Expenses: 

Military Pay and Allowances ................... . 

Civilian Pay and Benefits ........................ . 

Training and Recruiting .......................... . 

Operating Funds and Unit Level Maintenance. 

Centrally Managed Accounts .................. . 

Intermediate and Depot Level Maintenance .... . 

Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 

on Terrori sm ............................... . 

Subtotal ..................................... . 

(Defense) .......................... . 

(Nondefense) ............................... . 

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

Reserve Training .................................. . 

Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements: 

Vessels: 

Survey and Design-vessel and Boats ............. . 

Response Boat-medium ........................... . 

In-service Vessel Sustainment .................. . 

National Security Cutter ...................... .. 

Offshore Patrol Cutter ........................ . 

Fast Response Cutter .......................... . 

Cutter Small Boats ............................. . 

Medium Endurance Cutter Sustainment ............ . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

3.411,766 

785,793 

213,969 

1 .092,799 

350,721 958,913 

254,000 

7,067,961 

(593,660) 

(6,474,301) 

13,138 

132,395 

2,498 

7,992 

678,621 

29,970 

334,665 

3.996 

15.984 

FY 2014 

Request 

3,425,306 

784,097 

181,617 

1,061,567 

318,856 983,940 

6,755,383 

(340,000) 

(6,415,383) 

13,187 

109,543 

1,000 

21,000 

616,000 

25,000 

75,000 

3,000 

Bill vs. 

Bi 11 Enacted 

3,440,053 +28,287 

779,011 -6,782 

216,588 +2,619 

1,065,083 -27,716 

319,307 -31,414 

1,019,374 +60,461 

-254,000 

____ ____ 

6,839,416 -228,545 

(340,000) (-253,660) 

(6,499,416) (+25,115) 

13,164 +26 

112,991 19,404 

1,000 -1,498 

-7,992 

21,000 +21,000 

603,553 -75,068 

25,000 -4,970 

205,000 -129,665 

3,000 -996 

-15,984 

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(Amounts in thousands) 

*Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Polar Ice Breaking Vessel ...................... . 

Subtotal ................................... . 

Aircraft: 

Airframe Replacement (CGNR 6017) ............... . 

Maritime Patrol Aircraft ....................... . 

Long Range Surveillance Aircraft ............... . 

HH-65 Conversion/Sustainment Projects .......... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

7,992 

1,081,718 

13,986 

54,945 

89,910 

31,469 

FY 2014 

Request 

2,000 

743,000 

16,000 12,000 

B111 

2,000 

860,553 

30,000 

107,710 

12,000 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-5,992 

-221,165 

+16,014 

-54,945 

+17,800 

-19,469 

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SUbtotal ................................... . 

Other Acquisition Programs: 

Program Oversight and Management ............... . 

Systems Engineering and Integration ........... . 

C4ISR .......................................... . 

CG-Logistics Information Management System ..... . 

Nationwide Automatic Identification System ..... . 

Subtotal ................................... . 

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation: 

Major Construction; Housing; ATON; and 

Survey and Desi gn .................... . 

Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure ....... . 

Mi nor Shore .................................... . 

SUbtotal .......... . 

190,310 

14,985 

40,460 

2,498 

5,994 

63,937 

29,970 

49,362 

4,995 

84,327 

28,000 

10,000 

204 

35,226 

1,500 

13,000 

59,930 

2,000 

3,000 

5,000 

149,710 

10,000 

204 

50,226 

1,500 

13,000 

74,930 

2,000 

3,000 

5,000 

-40,600 

-4,985 

+204 

+9,766 

-998 

+7,006 

+10,993 

-27,970 -49,362 

-1,995 

-79,327 

+1

+

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec, 3004 OMB ATB 

Hi 1 i tary Housi ng .. ' . , , , ... , ... , , . , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 

Personnel and Related Support: 

Di rect Personnel Costs .. ,.""""",.",., .. ". 

Core Acquisition Costs ......... , .............. . 

Subtota 1 .............. , ' ,. """""""'" 

Subtotal, Acquisition, Construction, and 

Improvements. , . .. .., .. ".""'" " 

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation"", .. " .. Health Care Fund Contribution (permanent indefinite 

discretionary appropriation) .. , .. """"""""", 

Reti red Pay (mandatory)"."""".,.",."."."", .. 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

9,990 

112,969 

599 

113,568 

1,543,850 

19,671 

202,797 

1,423,000 

FY 2014 

Request 

114,747 

439 

-

115,186 

------ -

951,116 

19,856 

201,000 

1,460,000 

Bi 11 

18,000 

114,080 

439 

-

-

114,519 

1 ,222,712 

9,928 

201,000 

1,460,000 

Bi 11 vs, 

Enacted 

+8,010 

+1 ,111 

-160 

+951 

-321,138 

-9,743 

-1 ,797 

+37,000 

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Total, Coast Guard" , , . , , , . , . , , , . , , , , , , , . , . , , , .. 

Appropriations"",." " " , """"'" "" " 

Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

War on Terror; sm" .... " ......... " " " ... 

(mandatory) .. , , , 

(discretionary)""",."" , " " 

10,402,812 9,510,085 

(10,148,812) (9,510,085) 

(254,000) 

(1.423,000) (1,460,000) 

(8,979,812) (8,050,085) 

9,859,211 -543,601 +3

(9,859,211) (-289,601) (+3

( -254,000) 

(1,460,000) (+37,000) 

(8,399,211) (-580,601) (+3

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec, 3004 OMB ATB 

United States Secret Service 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Protection: 

Protection of Persons and Facilities, ,,', ..... , Protective Intelligence Activities, ........ , ... ' 

National Special Security Event Fund., ... , .. , .. . 

Presidential Candidate Nominee Protection ...... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

854,381 

68,057 

4,496 

57,902 

FY 2014 

Request 

841,078 

67,782 

4,500 

Bi 11 

848,263 

67,165 

4,500 

Bill 'IS. 

Enacted 

-6,118 

-892 

+4 

-57,902 

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.. .... 

Subtota 1 . , . .. ..... . ... "., ........... , ... . 

Investigations: 

Domestic Field Operations ..... " ...... , .. , ..... , 

International Field Office Administration, 

Operations and Training.,. " .. 

Support for Missing and Exploited Children 

Subtotal ........ , .... , ............. , .. , ... . 

Headquarters, Management and Administration ... , ,. 

Rowl ey Trai ni ng Center.. ... .. .. , .. ," ........ .. 

Information Integration and Technology 

Transformation. ., ... , ...... , .. , .. ,., .. 

Subtotal, Salaries and Expenses ....... . 

984,836 913,360 919,928 -64,908 

299,390 316,433 330,391 +31,001 +

30,940 30,958 30,811 -129 

8,358 8,358 

.. ------ -- -- ... .. 

- -"" .... -_ .. - ..... __ 

338,688 347,391 369,560 +30,872 +

174,160 177 ,282 188,964 +14,804 +

55,542 55,552 55,118 -424 

1,132 1,029 1,019 -113 

__________________________ __ ____ ...... __ ___ ___ ___ __ 

1,554,358 1,494,614 1,534,589 19,769 +

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(Amounts in thousands) 

*Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related 

Expenses: 

Facil ities ..................................... . 

Information Integration and Technology 

Transformat ion .............................. . 

Subtotal ................................... . 

Total, United States Secret Service ............ . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

4,426 

52,268 

56,694 

1,611,052 

FY 2014 

Request 

5,380 

46,395 

51,775 

1,546,389 

Bi 11 

5,380 

46,395 

51,775 

1,586,364 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+954 

-5,873 

-4,919 

-24,688 

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Total, title II, Security, Enforcement. and 

Investigations ..................... '" ....... . 

Appropri ati ons ........................... . 

Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

War on Terrori sm. . . . . .. . .............. . 

(Fee Accounts). , . ' . , ......... , ... . 

TITLE III - PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, 

AND RECOVERY 

National Protection and Programs Directorate 

Management and Administration: 

Administrative Activities,., 

32,955,113 

(32,701,113) 

(254,000) 

(1 ,910,505) 

50,170 

31,743,338 

(31,743,338) 

(2,474,723) 

64,725 

32,211,036 

(32,211,036) 

(2,474,723) 

50,522 

-744,077 

(-490,077) (-254,000) (+564,218) 

+352 

+4

(+4

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Infrastructure Protection and Information Security: 

Infrastructure Protection: 

Infrastructure Analysis and Planning ......... . 

Sector Management and Governance ............... . 

Regional Field Operations .................... . 

Infrastructure Security Compliance ............. . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

58,910 

66,994 

56,362 

77 ,867 

FY 2014 

Request 

57,975 

60,477 

56,708 

85,790 

Bi 11 

66,144 

60,335 

56,550 

77,104 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+7,234 

-6,659 

+188 

-763 

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Subtotal, Infrastructure Protection ..... . 260,133 260,950 260,133 

Cybersecurity and Communications: 

Cybersecurity: 

Cybersecurity Coordination ................... . 3,982 4,338 4,320 +338 

US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) 

Operat ions ................................. . 92,834 102,636 102,486 +9,652 

Federal Network Security ..................... . 235,756 199,769 199,725 -36,031 

Network Security Deployment .................. . 328,680 406,441 382,367 +53,687 -

Global Cybersecurity Management ............. . 25,929 19,057 19,037 -6,892 

Critical Infrastructure Cyber Protection 

and Awareness ............................ . 62,685 73,043 73,013 +10,328 

Business Operations ..................... . 6,205 5,125 5,089 1,116 

Subtotal, Cybersecurity .............. . 756,071 810,409 786,037 +29,966 -

Communications: 

Office of Emergency Communications ........... . 38,615 36,516 36,446 -2,169 

Priority Telecommunications Services ......... . 53,212 53,412 53,372 +160 

Next Generation Networks ..................... . 24,475 21,160 21 ,158 -3,317 

Programs to Study and Enhance 

Telecommunications ......... . 12,917 10,102 10,074 -2,843 

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*Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Critical Infrastructure Protection Programs ... 

Subtotal, Communications ................. . 

Subtotal, Cybersecurity and Communications .. 

Subtotal, Infrastructure Protection and 

Informati on Security ......................... . 

Federal Protective Service: 

Basi c Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .......... . Building-specific Security ....................... . 

Reimbursable Security Fees (Contract Guard 

Servi ces) ...................................... . 

Subtotal, Federal Protective Service ....... . 

Offsetting Collecti ons ........................... . 

Office of Biometric Identity Management. 

Total, National Protection and Programs 

Directorate (gross)......... . ............ . 

Offsetting Collections ................ . 

Total, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate (net). 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

10,949 

FY 2014 

Request 

9,445 

Bill 

9,409 

Bi 11 vs. B

Enacted 

-1,540 

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140,168 130,635 130,459 -9,709 

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896,239 941,044 916,496 +20,257 -

------------- -------------- -------------- -------

1,156,372 1 ,201,994 1,176,629 +20,257 -

271,540 271,540 271,540 

509,056 509,056 509,056 

521,228 521,228 521,228 

------------- ----------.-- -------------- -------------- -------

1,301,824 1,301,824 1,301,824 

-1,301,824 -1,301,824 -1,301,824 

232,190 232,190 +2

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2,740,556 2,568,543 2,761,165 +20,609 +1

( -1 ,301 ,824) ( -1 ,301 ,824) (-1,301,824) 

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1,438,732 1,266,719 1,459,341 +20,609 +1

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Office of Health Affairs 

Bi oWatch.. . .................. ," .. ,',., .. , .......... . 

National Biosurveillance Integration Center .......... , 

Chemical Defense Program ........ , . , ............ . 

Planning and Coordination ............................ . 

Salaries and Expenses ................ , .... , .......... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

85,305 

12,987 

1,998 

5,402 

26,675 

FY 2014 

Request 

90,609 

8,000 

824 

4,995 

27,369 

Bill 

79,534 

13,000 

824 

4,995 

25,072 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-5,771 

+13 

-1,174 

-407 

-1,603 

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Total, Office of Health Affairs, .... , .......... . 132,367 131,797 123,425 -8,942 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Administrative and Regional Offices .............. . 257,152 240,735 229,213 -27,939 

Office of National Capital Region Coordination .. (4,289) (-4,289) 

Preparedness and Protection.. . . ........... . 178,868 293,684 174,766 -4,102 

Response. . . ................................ . 179,249 171,665 170,837 -8,412 

Urban Search and Rescue Response System ........ . (35,145) (-35,145) 

Recovery ......................................... . 55,244 55,530 55,121 -123 Mitigation ....................................... . 29,784 25,882 25,808 -3,976 

Mi S5; on Support .................................. . 157,376 144,580 148,744 -8,632 

Centrally Managed Accounts.......... . ....... , .. . 114,472 110,306 110,306 -4,166 

Subtotal, Salaries and Expenses .. , ........... . 972,145 1,042,382 914,795 -57,350 

(Defense) .................................. . (57,942) (77,000) (67,000) (+9,058) 

(Nondefense) ............................... . (914,203) (965,382) (847,795) (-66,408) 

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(Amounts in thousands) 

"Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Grants and Training: 

State and Local Programs: 

Discretionary State and Local Grants ......... . 

State Homeland Security Grant Program .......... . 

Operation Stonegarden ........ . 

Urban Area Security Initiative ................. . 

Nonprofit Security Grants .................... . 

Public Transportation Security Assistance and 

Railroad Security Assistance ................. . 

Amtrak Securi ty ............................ . 

Port Securi ty Grants ........................... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

188,743 

346,253 

(46,553) 

499,876 

(9,990) 

97,403 

(9,990) 

97,403 

FY 2014 

Request Bi 11 

1,264,826 

BilIVS. 

Enacted 

+1,076,083 

-346,253 

(-46,553) 

-499,876 

(-9,990) 

-97,403 

(-9,990) 

-97,403 

B

+1,2

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -----.-

Subtotal, Di scretionary Grants ............... . 1,229,678 1,264,826 +35,148 +1,2

Education, Training, and Exercises: 

Emergency Management Institute ............... . 17,787 17,805 +18 +

Center for Domestic Preparedness ............. . 64,926 64,991 +65 +

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium .... . 92,907 93,000 +93 +National Exercise Program .................... . 32,346 32,378 +32 +

Continuing Training ................... . 26,973 27,000 +27 +

------- -- --

Subtotal ......................... . 234,939 235,174 +235 +2

National Preparedness Grant Program ..... . 1 ,043,200 -1,0

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

First Responder Assistance Program: 

Emergency Management Performance Grants ...... . 

Fire Grants .................................. . 

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency 

Response (SAFER) Act Grants .................. . 

Training Partnership Grants ................ . 

Subtotal, First Responder Assistance 

Program . .. .... . ........ . 

Subtotal, State and Local Programs ......... . 

(Defense) .. ......... . ............... . (Nondefense) ............................ . 

Subtotal, State and Local Programs (net) .... 

Firefighter Assistance Grants: 

Fi re Grants .................................... . 

Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency 

Response (SAFER) Act Grants ................. . 

-

FY 2013 

Enacted 

FY 2014 

Request 

350,000 335,000 335,000 

60,000 

1,080,000 

1,464,617 2,123,200 

(46,553) 

(1 ,418,064) (2,123,200) 

Bill vs. 

Bi 11 Enacted 

w 

_____ __ 

w 

1,500,000 +35,383 

(-46,553) 

(1 ,500,000) (+81,936) 

_________ ___________________________ _ _ _____ 

1 ,464,617 2,123,200 1,500,000 +35,383 

337,163 337,500 +337 

337,163 337,500 +337 

B

-3-3-3

-

1,0

-6

(-6

-6

+3+3

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

SUbtotal ............................. . 674,326 675,000 +674 +6

Emergency Management Performance Grants .... 349,650 350,000 +350 +3

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------. -------

Subtotal, Grants and Training ........... . 2,488,593 2,123,200 2,525,000 +36,407 +4

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(Amounts in thousands) 

*Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

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

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

Disaster Relief Fund: 

Sase Oi saster ReI i ef ..................... . 

Di saster ReI i ef Category. . . . . . . . . .. . ............ . 

Subtotal, Disaster Relief Fund ..... . 

(transfer out to Inspector General) ......... . 

Subtotal, Disaster Relief Fund (net) ........ . 

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

National Flood Insurance Fund: 

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

Flood Plain Management and Mapping ............... . 

Subtotal ..................................... . 

Offsetting Fee Collections ....................... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

-1,443 

43,956 

607,318 

6,400,000 

7,007,318 

(-23,976) 

6,983,342 

95,234 

21.978 

148,851 170,829 

-170,829 

FY 2014 

Request 

-1,272 

41,306 

594,522 

5,626,386 

6,220,908 

(-24,000) 

6,196,908 

84,361 

22,000 

154,300 

176,300 

-176,300 

Bi 11 

-1,272 

42,162 

594,522 

5.626,386 

6,220,908 

(-24,000) 

6,196,908 

95,202 

22,000 

154,300 176,300 

-176,300 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+171 

-1,794 

-12,796 

-773,614 -786,410 

(-24) 

-786,434 

-32 

+22 

+5,449 

+5,471 

-5,471 

B

+

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

National Predisaster Mitigation Fund ........ " 

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

Total, Federal Emergency Management Agency ..... . 

(Appropriations} ........................... . 

(Disaster Relief Category) ............... . 

Total, title III, Protection, Preparedness, 

Response and Recovery Directorate ........... . 

Appropri ati ons ........................... . 

Disaster Relief Category .......... . 

(Transfer out) ................................. . 

TITLE IV - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, 

AND SERVICES 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 

Appropriations; 

E-Verify Program ........................ " 

Immigrant Integration Programs ............... . 

Subtotal ..................................... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

24,975 

119,880 

10,750,658 

(4,350,658) 

(6,400,000) 

12,321,757 

(5,921,757) 

(6,400,000) 

(-23,976) 

111,812 111.812 

FY 2014 

Request 

100,000 

9,610,885 

(3,984,499) (5,626,386) 

11,009,401 

(5,383,015) (5,626,386) 

(-24,000) 

114,213 

10,000 

124,213 

Bi 11 

22,500 

120,000 

9,939,295 

(4,312,909) (5,626,386) 

11,522,061 

(5,895,675) (5,626,386) 

(-24,000) 

114,213 114,213 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-2,475 

+120 

-811,363 

(-37,749) 

(-773,614) 

-799,696 

(-26,082) 

(-773,614) 

(-24) 

+2,401 +2,401 

B

++

+3

(+3

+5

(+5

--

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec< 3004 OMB ATB 

Fee Accounts: 

Adjudication Services: 

District Operations< < ...... < ............. < .... . 

(Immigrant Integration Grants) ............... . 

Service Center Operations ....... <. < < .. < .. < < .... . 

Asylum, Refugee and International Operations. < .. 

Records Operations ......... < ..... < ....... < ..... < Business Transformation ................ < ....... . 

(Digitization Program) ..................... . 

Subtota 1 < . < ................. < . < . < < ...... < < 

Information and Customer Services: 

Operating Expenses ................. < ......... < .. 

Administration: 

Operating Expenses ......................... . 

Systematic Alien Verification for 

Entitlements (SAVE) < < ... <. <. <. < ............ <. < 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

(1,313,702) 

(7,500) 

(524,788) (196,584) 

(86,774) 

(269,216) 

(29,000) 

2,391,064 

(89,011) 

(382,334) 

(20,048) 

FY 2014 

Request 

(1,510,836) 

(550,653) (236,494 ) 

(94,039) 

(183,464 ) 

2,575,486 

(96,409) 

(339,421) 

(29,937) 

Bi 11 

(1 .536,880) 

(578,393) (236,710) 

(94,039) 

(183,464) 

2,629,486 

(96,409) 

(339,421) 

(29,937) 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

(+223,178) 

(- 7,500) 

(+53,605) (+40,126) 

(+7,265) 

(-85,752) 

(-29,000) 

+238,422 

(+7,398) 

(-42,913) 

(+9,889) 

B

(+(+

+

._----------- ------------- -------------- -------

Subtotal Fee Accounts ..................... . 2,882,457 3,041,253 3,095,253 +212,796 +

H1-B Visa Fee Account: 

Adjudication Services: 

Service Center Operations< < (13,000) (-

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

H1-B and L Fraud Prevention Fee Account: 

Adjudication Services: 

Di str; ct Operat ions ............................ . 

Asylum and Refugee Operating Expenses .... . 

Servi ce Center Operations ...................... . 

Subtotal .. 

Total, Fee Accounts ................. . 

Total, United States Citizenship and 

Immigration Services .................... . 

Appropri at ions ........................... . 

Fee Accounts ............................. . 

(Immigration Examination Fee Account) ................ . 

(H1-B Visa Fee Account) .............................. . 

(H1-B and L Fraud Prevention Fee Account) .. 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Law Enforcement Trai ni ng ......................... . 

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

Accreditati on .................................... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

2,882,457 

(2,994,269) 

(111 ,812) 

(2,882,457) 

(2,834,907) 

(12,550) 

(35,000) 

197,806 

29,134 

1,299 

FY 2014 

Request 

(26 

(14, 

41,000 

3,095,253 

(3,219,466) 

(124,213) 

(3,095,253) (3,041,253) 

(13,000) 

(41,000) 

210,818 

28,420 

1,306 

Bi 11 

3,095,253 

(3,209,466) 

(114,213) 

(3,095,253) (3,041,253) 

(13,000) 

(41,000) 

198,317 

28,228 

1,300 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

+212,796 

(+215,197) 

(+2,401) 

(+212,796) (+206,346) 

(+450) 

(+6,000) 

+511 

-906 

+1 

B

(-

(-

-

(-(-

-

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -------

Subtotal ..................................... . 228,239 240,544 227,845 -394 -

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(Amounts in thousands) 

*Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Acquisitions, Construction, Improvements, and Related 

Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ....... ....... . .. 

Total, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center .. 

Science and Technology 

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

Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations: 

Research, Development, and Innovation .......... . 

Apex R&D ....................................... . 

Border Security ................................ . 

ChemfBiolRadiologicalfNuclearfExplosives Defense 

Counterterrori st R&D ........................... . 

Cyber Security ................................. . 

Disaster Resilience ............................ . 

Subtotal, Research, Development and Innovation 

Laboratory Facilities ............................ . 

Acquisition and Operations Support ............... . 

Uni versity Programs .............................. . 

SUbtotal ..................................... . 

Total, Science and Technology .................. . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

28,357 

256,596 

FY 2014 

Request 

30,885 

271,429 

Bi 11 

30,885 

258.730 

Bill vs. B

Enacted 

+2,528 

+2,134 -

============= ============= ============== ============== =======

131,868 129,608 129,000 -2,868 

450,104 467,000 -450,104 -4

15,013 +15,013 +

31,580 +31,580 +

194,294 +194,294 +1

24,561 +24,561 +

70,829 +70,829 +

130,723 +130,723 +1

-

450,104 467,000 467,000 +16,896 

164,767 857,785 547,785 +383,018 -3

47,936 41,703 41,703 -6,233 

39,960 31,000 40,000 +40 

------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- -----. _

702,767 1,397,488 1,096,488 +393,721 -3

------------- ------------- -------------- --.---.--.---- -------

834,635 1,527,096 1,225,488 +390,853 -3

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 

Management and Adm; ni strati on.. ... . ................ . Research, Development, and Operations. 

Systems Engineering and Architecture ........... . 

Systems Development... . ......................... . 

Transformational Research and Development ........ . 

Assessments ...................................... . 

Operat; ons Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . 

National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center ...... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

39,610 

29,970 27,972 

74,691 

32,967 35,465 

25,538 

FY 2014 

Request 

37,510 

21,222 

21,243 

75,291 

39,918 30,835 

22,701 

Bill 

37,353 

21,222 21,243 

75,291 

39,918 

30,835 

22,701 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

·2,257 

-8,748 

-6,729 

+600 

+6,951 

·4,630 ·2,837 

B

-

----------- -------------- -------

Subtotal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 226,603 211,210 211,210 -15,393 

Systems Acquisition: 

Radiation Portal Monitor Program ................. . 1,354 7,000 7,000 +5,646 

Secur; ng the Cities ............................ . 21,978 22,000 22,000 +22 

Human Portable Radiation Detection Systems ....... . 28,072 13,600 13,600 -14,472 

----------- ---------- ---

.. 

------ ----------

Subtotal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .......... . 51,404 42,600 42,600 ·8,804 

Total, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office ....... . 317,617 291,320 291,163 -26,454 

============= ============= ============== ============== =======

Total, title IV, Research and Development, 

Trai ni ng, and Serv; ces. . .. . ................. . 1,520,660 2,214,058 1,889,594 +368,934 ·3

(Fee Accounts) ................................. . (2,882,457) (3,095,253) (3,095,253) (+212,796) 

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

TITLE V - GENERAL PROVISIONS 

uscrs Immigrant Integration Grants ................. . 

NSSE Rei mbursement Fund .............................. . 

Data Center Mi grati on ................................ . 

DHS Consolidated Headquarters Project ............... . 

Community Di saster Loans...... . . . . . . . .. .. 

Rescission of NPPD IPIS Unobligated Balances ....... . 

Working Capital Fund (rescission) (defense) ........... . Working Capital Fund (rescission) (defense) ........... . 

Vi sa Lottery Fee ..................................... . Analysis and Operations (rescission) ................. . 

CBP BSFIT (rescission) ............................... . 

ICE Construction {rescission) ........................ . 

TSA Surface Transportation (rescission) .............. . 

U.S. Coast Guard AC&I (rescission)(P.L. 111-83) ...... . U.S. Coast Guard AC&I (rescission) (P.L. 112-10) ...... . U.S. Coast Guard AC&I (rescission)(P.L. 112-74) ...... . U.S. Coast Guard AC&I (rescission)(P.L. 113-6) ....... . U.S. Coast Guard AC&I (rescission) ................... . 

Treasury Asset Forfeiture Fund (rescission) .......... . 

Predisaster Mitigation Fund (rescission) ............. . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

2,498 

4,995 

54,945 

28,971 

12,987 

-1,683 -1,800 

-73,232 

-9,516 

-21,667 

-154.500 

-12.000 

FY 2014 

Request 

-50,000 

-14,500 

-9,000 

-18,500 

8111 

34,200 

-9,000 

-241,000 

-50,000 -14,500 

-21.612 -41,000 -32,479 

-100,000 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

-2.498 

-4,995 

-20 ,745 

-28.971 

-12.987 

+1.683 

-9.000 

-241,000 

-50,000 

+1,800 

+73,232 

+9.516 

+21,667 

-14,500 

-21.612 

-41.000 -32,479 

+154,500 

-100,000 

+12,000 

B

+

-2

--

-1

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Rescission of Legacy Funds ........................... . Rescission of Unobligated Balances .................. . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

-7,680 

-24,922 

FY 2014 

Request Bi 11 

Bi 11 vs. 

Enacted 

+7,680 

+24,922 

B

============= ============= ============== ============== =======

Total, title V, General Provisions ............. . 

Appropri ati ons. . . . . .............. . 

Resci ssi ons ................................ . 

TITLE - OTHER APPROPRIATIONS 

Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-2). 

Customs and Border Protection 

Salaries and Expenses (emergency) .......... . 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

Salaries and Expenses (emergency) .................... . 

United States Coast Guard 

Acquisitions, Construction and Improvements (emerg.) .. 

-202,604 

(104,396 ) 

(-307,000) 

-92,000 

(-50,000) (-42,000) 

-475,391 

(-15,800) 

(-459,591 ) 

-272,787 

(-120,196) (-152.591) 

-3

(+

(-4

============= ============= ============== ============== =======

1,667 -1.667 

855 -855 

274,233 -274,233 

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec, 3004 OMB ATB 

United States Secret Service 

Salaries and Expenses (emergency)" "'" "'" 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

Disaster Relief Fund (disaster relief category).""" 

Disaster Relief Fund (emergency)""" "",."""", Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account: 

Direct Loan Subsidy (emergency) """""'" 

Administrative Expenses (emergency)., .... , 

Science and Technology 

Research, Development, Acquisition and Operations 

(emergency) . , , . , , , , , , , , . , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , .. " .,.,'" 

Domestic Nuclear Detention Office 

Systems Acquisition (emergency) .. """, .... ",." .. " 

Total, title _ - Other Appropriations."",.". 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

300 

5,379,000 

6,108,735 

296,000 

4,000 

3,249 3,869 

12,071,908 

FY 2014 

Request Bi 11 

Bi 11 vs. 

Enacted 

-300 

-5.379,000 -6,108,735 

-296,000 

-4,000 -3,249 

-3,869 

12,071,908 

B

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(Amounts in thousands) 

'Enacted level does not include the 251A sequester or Sec. 3004 OMB ATB 

Grand Total ....... . 

Appropri ati ons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ............... . 

Rescissions ................................... . 

Emergency appropriations ........................ . 

Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 

on Terrori sm ................. . 

Di saster Re 1 i ef Category..... .. ... . ............. . 

(Fee Funded Programs). . . . .. . ....................... . 

(Limitation on Direct Loans) .................... . 

(by transfer)........ . ............................. . 

(transfer out).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . 

FY 2013 

Enacted 

59.752.935 

(41,334,027) 

(-307,000) 

(6,692,908) 

(254,000) 

(11,779,000) 

(4,792,962) 

(23,976) 

(-23,976) 

FY 2014 

Request 

46,114.107 

(40,529,721 ) 

(-42,000) 

(5,626,386) 

(5,569,976) 

(24,000) 

(-24,000) 

Bill 

46,079,222 

(40,912,427) 

(-459,591 ) 

(5,626,386) (5,569,976) 

(24,000) 

(-24,000) 

Bill vs. 

Enacted 

13,673,713 

(-421,600) (-152,591) 

(-6,692,908) 

(-254,000) 

(-6,152,614) 

(+777,014) 

(+24) 

(-24) 

B

-

(+3

(-4
(179) 

MINORITY VIEWS OF NITA LOWEY AND DAVID PRICE 

We want to begin by commending Chairman Carter for the open, 

collaborative and bipartisan process he led in the development of 

his Subcommittee mark. We are supportive of the funding levels 

provided in the bill, with certain exceptions, although we object to 

a number of unnecessary and, in some cases, harmful policy provisions. 

The bill provides adequate funding for the front line employees 

of the Department of Homeland Security, so that they can continue 

to conduct critical operations along our borders, protect our nation’s 

airports and seaports, and respond to natural disasters. The bill 

maintains or increases funding for critical grant programs while rejecting the Administration’s proposed reformulation of the grant 

structure, which is lacking in detail and has not been authorized. 

Specifically, we are pleased that funding for FEMA State and Local 

grants was increased by $35 million over the fiscal year 2013 enacted level, and that both fire grants and emergency management 

performance grants are funded at the requested levels. Equally important, the bill provides an increase of $17 million for research 

and development efforts through the Science and Technology Directorate, allowing work on high priority research efforts to continue 

as well as new projects to begin, and provides $404 million for the 

construction of the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility. The bill 

also increases funding for operations and for critical acquisitions 

for the Coast Guard and the Customs and Border Protection Office 

of Air and Marine to recapitalize aging assets and procure new assets in support of front-line activities. It funds the additional 1,600 

Customs and Border Protection Officers requested by the Administration, and substantially strengthens cyber security protection efforts. In addition, the bill funds disaster relief at the requested 

level, including $5.6 billion through the Budget Control Act cap adjustment. 

Overall Funding Level 

We are dismayed by the House Majority’s refusal to go to conference to forge a bipartisan agreement on the budget resolution 

that addresses sequestration and provides workable 302(b) allocations for Appropriations bills. This failure of the House Leadership 

imperils this year’s appropriations process, making it nearly impossible to move all 12 bills. Sequestration was intended to be a mechanism to force the parties to come together to address our longterm fiscal challenges. It was never meant to be, in itself, a tool 

for deficit reduction, and it was certainly never meant to be the 

basis for a discretionary spending cap in a budget resolution. 

The allocation for the fiscal year 2014 Department of Homeland 

Security appropriations bill is generous compared to the allocations 

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ed to allow the Department to fulfill its important security and enforcement missions. If the current 302(a) allocation stays in effect, 

however, we will likely advance only a few bills with reasonable allocations, including the Homeland Security appropriations bill, 

while most of the remaining bills are left below sequestration levels, totally inadequate and impossible to pass. Using the Ryan 

budget allocation for discretionary spending, the only thing this 

Committee will produce is a long summer and early fall with no 

real progress on most of the FY 2014 Appropriations bills, making 

inevitable the need for a continuing resolution, or a series of them, 

well into the coming fiscal year in order to keep the government 

open and running. 

Burdensome Immigration Provisions 

While we appreciate the willingness of the Chairman to continue 

statutory language on the deportation of criminal aliens, continued 

oversight of 287(g) agreements, and funding above the request for 

the Alternatives to Detention program, we strongly oppose the inclusion of statutory language mandating that Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement (ICE) maintain a level of not less than 

34,000 detention beds, which is 2,200 more than the budget request. Setting an arbitrary minimum for detention beds, especially 

in this fiscal climate, denies ICE the flexibility it needs to manage 

its enforcement and removal resources in response to changing circumstances and to use cheaper, alternative forms of supervision 

when appropriate. 

The bill also unnecessarily maintains the 287(g) program, which, 

in addition to being seriously flawed, is in fact obsolete with the 

full implementation of the Secure Communities program 

Reductions to Facilities Construction and Information Technology 

Recognizing that the majority had to make cuts to meet the Ryan 

budget cap, it is nonetheless unfortunate that the bill provides no 

funding for construction activities at the new DHS headquarters 

and provides less funding for the consolidation of data center activities. As we continue through the appropriations process, we will 

need additional resources to invest in these important priorities, 

both of which will reduce future costs and improve efficiency. 

Departmental Management 

The bill makes significant cuts to DHS headquarters accounts, in 

part as a consequence for inadequately responding to Committee 

deadlines and directives, but also to prioritize funding for the Department’s front-line operations. For example, the bill reduces the 

appropriation for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management (OSEM) by 18.4 percent compared to the request, including a 50 percent cut to both the Office of the Executive Secretary 

and the Office of the Chief of Staff. The Office of the Undersecretary for Management (USM) and the Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer (CFO) are both cut by approximately 15 percent compared 

to the request, and many management accounts for the component 

offices are also substantially reduced below the requested level, the 

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In addition, the bill withholds 50 percent of the already limited 

funding provided to OSEM, USM, and CFO until these offices submit certain required reports and plans to the Committee. 

We support the general commitment to oversight evinced in the 

bill—a consistent theme for this Subcommittee since the Department was formed in 2003—but we are concerned that these steps 

go beyond what is needed to improve compliance with the Committee’s directives and reporting deadlines. We agree that the Department has been unacceptably delinquent in providing statutorily required reports that are critical to Committee decision making, but 

hope we can temper some of the withholdings and restore OSEM, 

USM, CFO and other management accounts to more realistic funding levels as we continue to move through the process. 

Women’s Health Amendment Adopted in Full Committee 

Over strong Democratic objections, the Full Committee adopted 

an amendment containing three general provisions related to the 

availability of reproductive health services for women detained by 

ICE. The amendment: (1) prohibits ICE from paying for abortions, 

except for cases in which the life of the mother would be endangered, or in the case of rape or incest; (2) prohibits ICE from requiring a person to perform or facilitate the performance of an 

abortion; and (3) clarifies that the amendment does not remove 

ICE’s obligation to provide escort services for a female detainee to 

obtain abortion services outside the detention facility, as consistent 

with (2). 

These restrictions on the use of federal funds for abortion procedures are already applicable to ICE and the Department of Homeland Security by President Obama’s Executive Order 13535, issued 

on March 24th, 2010, and are specifically formalized in Part 4.4 of 

ICE’s Detention Standards. While many of us believe that those restrictions are excessive, they are a settled matter, and so we fail 

to see the point of interjecting this issue on a Homeland Security 

funding bill. The effect of this amendment is to pick an unnecessary political fight—as if we did not already have enough controversies to divide the Committee. 

Before a similar amendment was offered last year, this bill had 

never touched on the topic of abortion because it is not relevant to 

the Department of Homeland Security and falls far outside the 

lines of jurisdiction of the Subcommittee. We will continue to work 

to remove these unnecessary provisions from the bill. 

Regular Order in Committee Markup 

We were disappointed that the majority chose to violate the spirit of comity that normally characterizes Committee consideration of 

appropriations bills by offering both a substitute amendment and 

a second degree perfecting amendment with no advance notice to 

the minority. According to the majority’s own requirements for 

markups, ‘‘each Member wishing to offer an amendment must . . . 

distribute a copy of such amendment to each Member prior to the 

start of Full Committee.’’ Beyond any rule that may apply, advance 

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spect between the minority and the majority, as well as respect for 

the Committee as an institution. 

Conclusion 

We want to reiterate our appreciation for the efforts by Chairman Carter and his staff to work with the minority throughout the 

drafting of this bill, and for his efforts to sustain our frontline 

homeland security operations. In many respects, the bill represents 

an improvement over the budget request, although it is still a far 

cry from the bill we would craft were we operating under a more 

appropriate allocation. As we continue moving through the appropriations process, we hope to work with the Chairman to rectify the 

bill’s shortfalls. 


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ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF THE HONORABLE ROSA L. DELAURO 

I acknowledge Chairmen Rogers and Carter for producing a bipartisan homeland security appropriations bill. It is a shame, however, that the two Chairmen did not allow a straight up or down 

vote on the amendment I offered that would have barred contractors and subcontractors doing business with the Department of 

Homeland Security from retaliating against employees (other than 

those employees whose essential job function involves wage information) who discuss their wages. 

Instead of allowing an up or down vote on my straightforward, 

common-sense amendment, the Chairmen changed my amendment 

and turned it into a toothless recitation of existing law. Women will 

not be fooled by this slight of hand and need the real solution that 

would have been achieved by a vote in favor of my amendment, a 

vote no member of the Committee was allowed to take. 

Pay secrecy is one of the main reasons that, even now, fifty years 

after the Equal Pay Act, women are still only paid 77 cents on the 

dollar for the same job as men. It is especially difficult to uncover 

pay discrimination when employees are prohibited from discussing 

their salaries. Right now, nearly half of all workers in the private 

sector are either expressly prohibited or actively discouraged from 

discussing their pay with their co-workers. For simply discussing 

their pay, these workers fear punishment—they can be demoted, 

passed over for raises and promotions, or even fired. 

We know that unequal pay is a persistent problem in the workplace, and that pay secrecy and retaliation helps to perpetuate discrimination in the workplace. What happened to Lilly Ledbetter is 

but one example. Lilly found out about decades of pay discrimination only because she got an anonymous note, long after she began 

work at Goodyear. Goodyear did and still does have a pay secrecy 

policy. 

Terri Kelly, from Nashville, Tennessee, also worked for a company with a pay secrecy policy. She uncovered her unequal pay because she worked in the same job as her husband, with the same 

experience, education, and performance—and he made more! 

Six states already ban retaliation for wage disclosure—California, Illinois, Michigan, Maine, Colorado and Vermont. This 

should be our federal policy too, and should apply to all private employers who do business with the federal government. The Homeland Security Department does $6 billion a year or 

more in contracts with the private sector. The bill that passed the 

Committee includes provisions establishing policies regarding contractor performance—policies that ban DHS from doing business 

with private contractors with unpaid tax liabilities, or felony convictions. My amendment would have added one more such policy 

provision—so that private contractors doing business with DHS 

cannot discipline or fire employees who talk about their pay. In 


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fact, we know from the National Association of Working Women 

that a uniform company that does business with DHS had such a 

pay secrecy policy until last year. We are certain that other companies doing business with DHS still have pay secrecy policies. 

Unequal pay is not just a problem for women—When women 

take home less pay than they deserve, that affects the income of 

the entire family, at a time when millions of families are already 

struggling to get by. At the moment, fear of pay secrecy retaliation 

only exacerbates the many hurdles that employees face in gathering information that would suggest they have experienced wage 

discrimination. 

Simply put, my amendment would have given workers at private 

companies who do business with DHS the freedom to discuss their 

pay with one another, without fear of being demoted or fired. The 

Majority on the Committee just did not believe workers who are 

discriminated against, primarily women, are important enough to 

provide this safeguard. 

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