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Calendar No. 140 

113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 1st Session 113–77 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS 

BILL, 2014 

JULY 18, 2013.—Ordered to be printed 

Ms. LANDRIEU, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 2217] 

The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill 

(H.R. 2217) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and 

for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably 

thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill, as 

amended, do pass. 
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Total obligational authority, fiscal year 2014 

Total of bill as reported to the Senate 1237 .......... $46,413,386,000 

Amount of 2013 appropriations 468 ....................... 59,742,509,000 

Amount of 2014 budget estimate 1257 .................. 46,114,108,000 

Amount of House allowance .................................... 46,077,222,000 

Bill as recommended to Senate compared to— 

2013 appropriations .......................................... ¥13,329,123,000 

2014 budget estimate ........................................ ∂299,278,000 

House allowance ................................................ ∂336,164,000 1 Committee recommendation includes $240,978,000 in rescissions, compared to 

$42,000,000 of proposed cancellations. 2 Includes a permanent indefinite appropriation of $201,000,000 for the Coast 

Guard healthcare fund contribution. 3 Includes $227,000,000 for the Coast Guard for the costs of overseas contingency 

operations. 4 Includes rescissions totaling $306,999,999 pursuant to Public Law 113–6. Includes permanent indefinite appropriation of $203,000,000 for the Coast Guard 

healthcare fund contribution. Includes $254,000,000 for the Coast Guard for the 

costs of overseas contingency operations. 5 Excludes up to $227,033,000 for Coast Guard overseas contingency operations requested in Department of Defense ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’. 6 Includes $11,779,000,000 as disaster relief pursuant to Public Law 112–25, and 

$6,692,908,000 as emergency funding pursuant to Public Law 113–2, of which 

$6,108,735,000 is for the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund. 7 Includes $5,626,386 for the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund designated by Congress 

as disaster relief pursuant to Public Law 112–25. 8Does not reflect March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 
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C O N T E N T S 

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

Title I: 

Departmental Management and Operations: 

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

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

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

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

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

Office of Inspector General ....................................................................... 24 

Title II: 

Security, Enforcement, and Investigations: 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: 

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

Automation Modernization ................................................................ 42 

Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology ............. 43 

Air and Marine Operations ............................................................... 45 

Construction and Facilities Management ........................................ 47 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 49 

Automation Modernization ................................................................ 56 

Construction ....................................................................................... 56 

Transportation Security Administration: 

Aviation Security ................................................................................ 57 

Surface Transportation Security ....................................................... 68 

Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing ................... 69 

Transportation Security Support ...................................................... 71 

Federal Air Marshals ......................................................................... 72 

United States Coast Guard: 

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

Environmental Compliance and Restoration ................................... 82 

Reserve Training ................................................................................ 82 

Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements ................................. 83 

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation ................................ 90 

Retired Pay ......................................................................................... 91 

United States Secret Service: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 91 

Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related 

Expenses .......................................................................................... 95 

Title III: 

Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery: 

National Protection and Programs Directorate: 

Management and Administration ..................................................... 96 

Infrastructure Protection and Information Security ....................... 97 

Federal Protective Service ................................................................. 103 

Office of Biometric Identity Management ........................................ 105 

Office of Health Affairs ............................................................................. 106 

Federal Emergency Management Agency: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 110 

State and Local Programs ................................................................. 115 

Firefighter Assistance Grants ........................................................... 120 

Emergency Management Performance Grants ................................ 120 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program ............................. 121 

United States Fire Administration ................................................... 122 

Disaster Relief Fund .......................................................................... 122 
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Title III—Continued 

Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery—Continued 

Federal Emergency Management Agency—Continued 

Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis ....................................... 124 

National Flood Insurance Fund ........................................................ 125 

National Predisaster Mitigation Fund ............................................. 126 

Emergency Food and Shelter ............................................................ 127 

Title IV: 

Research and Development, Training, and Services: 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ............................ 128 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: 

Salaries and Expenses ....................................................................... 131 

Acquisitions, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses .............................................................................................. 131 

Science and Technology: 

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

Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations .................... 132 

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office: 

Management and Administration ..................................................... 137 

Research, Development, and Operations ......................................... 138 

Systems Acquisition ........................................................................... 139 

Title V: General Provisions ..................................................................................... 141 

Program, Project, and Activity ............................................................................... 148 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 149 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 149 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 150 

Budgetary Impact of Bill ......................................................................................... 168 

Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority ............................................... 169 
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OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL 

Fiscal year 2014 

request 1235

Fiscal year 2014 

Committee 

recommendation 1245

Title I—Departmental Management and Operations ......................................... $1,239,310,000 $1,053,879,000 

Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations .......................................... 31,633,338,000 31,975,885,000 

Title III—Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery ........................... 11,009,402,000 11,581,840,000 

Title IV—Research and Development, Training, and Services .......................... 2,214,058,000 1,885,260,000 

Title V—General Provisions ................................................................................ 18,000,000 ¥83,478,000 

Total, new budget (obligational authority) ........................................... 46,114,108,000 46,413,386,000 

1 Committee recommendation includes $240,978,000 in rescissions, compared to $42,000,000 of proposed cancellations. 

2 Includes a permanent indefinite appropriation of $201,000,000 for the Coast Guard healthcare fund contribution. 

3 Excludes up to $227,033,000 for Coast Guard overseas contingency operations requested in Department of Defense ‘‘Operation and Main- tenance, Navy’’. 4 Includes $227,000,000 for the Coast Guard for the costs of overseas contingency operations. 

5 Includes $5,626,386,000 for the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund designated by Congress as disaster relief pursuant to Public Law 112–25. 

The Committee recommends a total appropriation of $46,413,386,000 for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal 

year 2014, $299,278,000 more than the budget request. Of this 

amount, $44,953,386,000 is discretionary programs, including 

$227,000,000 for Coast Guard overseas contingency operations and 

$5,626,386,000 for the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund designated by 

Congress as disaster relief pursuant to Public Law 112–25. 

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

FEMA Disaster Relief Fund adjustment of $39,100,000,000, 

$72,278,000 above the request. Even with this modest increase, 

this is the fourth year in a row that discretionary appropriations 

for the DHS have decreased. 

OVERVIEW

Within the past year, our Nation has witnessed a substantial rise 

in attempts and attacks on our country from home-grown terrorists. We face real threats from radicalized individuals here in the 

United States, as shown most recently by the Boston Marathon 

bombers and the arrest in Boise, Idaho, of an Uzbekistan national 

accused of conspiring with a designated terrorist organization in 

his home country, scheming to use a weapon of mass destruction, 

and distributing information about explosives and bombs. These 

events remind us that deranged or alienated individuals—often 

U.S. citizens or legal residents—can do enormous damage, particularly when inspired by larger notions of violent jihad. 

At the same time, individuals and terrorist groups abroad continue to focus on doing us harm. Even though Osama bin Laden 

and most of his top lieutenants are dead, our Nation is still threatened by al Qaeda affiliates and other international terrorists. From 

Yemen to Iraq, from Somalia to North Africa, from the Pakistani 

Taliban to Syria, the threat today is more diffuse, with al Qaeda’s 

affiliate in the Arabian Peninsula—AQAP—being the most active 
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in plotting against our homeland. While there have been no successful large-scale attacks on the United States, plots have been 

thwarted. For example, in April, there was a plot to blow up a rail 

line between United States and Canada. And the aviation system 

continues to face repeated threats from international operatives. In 

addition, cybersecurity threats continue to evolve at an alarming 

rate with 250,000 probes/attacks on U.S. Government networks an 

hour and global costs of over $1,000,000,000 in direct financial loss, 

the cost of remediating cyber attacks, and loss of intellectual property. In an age where ideas and images can travel the globe in a 

minute, we must continue to be vigilant and strengthen our law enforcement defenses to make American targets harder to strike. This 

bill does just that. For example: 

—At U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP], the bill recommends hiring more than 1,850 new CBP officers at our ports 

of entry to facilitate the processing of legitimate trade and 

travelers while preventing entry of those would do us harm. 

—At U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE], special 

agents have already seized more than $1,000,000,000 in currency seizure and made more than 6,000 criminal arrests. The 

bill provides nearly $25,000,000 for human trafficking and 

smuggling investigations as well as investigations in commercial trade fraud. 

—At the Transportation Security Administration, the bill includes $189,154,000 for explosives detection technologies to 

screen passengers and their belongings at airports and 

$105,919,000 for Secure Flight, which matches passenger data 

against portions of the Terrorist Screening Database. 

—For cybersecurity, the bill recommends a total of $803,827,000 

for cybersecurity protection of Federal networks and incident 

response, $47,997,000 above fiscal year 2013. This amount includes $15,824,000 for cybersecurity education to train future 

cyber warriors. 

—A total of $404,000,000 is included for construction of the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility, which is being built to 

prevent the accidental or intentional introduction of deadly 

animal diseases into the United States. 

—A total of $98,000,000, $5,000,000 above fiscal year 2013, for 

first responder weapons of mass destruction training. 

—A total of $29,868,000 above the fiscal year 2013 level is provided to strengthen the Department’s ability to safeguard and 

share classified information with its Federal, State, and local 

partners, and to help deter the unauthorized release of such information. In the wake of past and recent public disclosures of 

critical national security information, such safeguards are vital 

to ensuring effective controls are in place to prevent the illicit 

removal and dissemination of classified information. 

—A total of $10,504,000 for the Office of Bombing Prevention to 

advance training, analysis, and awareness. 

—A total of $35,180,000 for Urban Search and Rescue Teams for 

location, rescue, and initial medical care of people in large 

scale disasters. 
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—An additional $3,000,000 is included for the ‘‘If You See Something, Say Something’’ campaign to raise public awareness on 

indicators of terrorism. 

—A total of $1,962,000 for efforts to counter domestic violent extremism, $135,000 above fiscal year 2013. Given the terrorist 

attacks in Boston, the Department should be strengthening 

and expanding its activities to counter violent extremism in 

the coming months and year. 

While threats continue to be a serious concern, we also face unpredictable and sometimes dire natural disasters that have a significant impact on our cities and rural communities. Within the 

last year, for example, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut 

were devastated by Hurricane Sandy, which was the second most 

costly hurricane in history. Similarly, the State of Oklahoma was 

recently hit by severe tornados that wiped out the town of Moore, 

Oklahoma. In 2011, there were a total of 242 declared disasters including Federal disasters, emergency declarations and fire management declarations, almost 100 more than seen in any other year. 

For 2012, there were 112, with fire topping the number of Federal 

declarations. DHS must be prepared for and nimbly able to support 

such natural disaster response. This bill provides the resources for 

DHS to do so in fiscal year 2014, including $6,220,908,000 through 

the Disaster Relief Fund to recover from previous events and respond to future disasters. 

At the same time, DHS must also ensure that its other legacy 

and statutory missions, such as enforcing our immigration laws, facilitating legitimate travel and trade, protecting our currency, 

interdicting drugs and migrants, responding to oil spills, and rescuing those in need are sufficiently provided for. The bill does so 

by ensuring that these missions have adequate resources in part by 

refocusing resources on those areas that the Committee believes 

were underfunded in the fiscal year 2014 request or by 

supplementing request levels for enhancements to fill technological 

limitations. For example: 

—The recommendation for the Coast Guard includes several increases above the request, including $16,000,000 and 242 positions to enhance drug and migrant interdiction efforts, 

$278,568,000 to acquire new vessels desperately needed to replace an aging fleet, $1,000,000 and six positions to enhance 

the Coast Guard’s sexual assault response and prevention program, and $13,000,000 above the request to restore 600 reservists to active status, which will enable the Coast Guard to retain the majority of the first responders proposed for reduction. 

—The bill recommends a total of $1,502,000,000 for first responder grants, $37,853,000 above the fiscal year 2013 to provide for the protection of infrastructure and the readiness of 

police, firefighters, public health officials and emergency managers in States, urban areas, ports, and transit systems. 

—At CBP, the bill increases traveler targeting and processing 

systems by more than $10,000,000 above the request, for a 

total of more than $28,000,000. 

—The bill funds detention beds at ICE beds at $41,000,000 above 

the request and increases funds for alternatives to detention by 

nearly $24,000,000 above the request. 
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—The bill restores damaging proposed cuts to Secret Service 

agents who protect the First Family and other individuals 

while also conducting investigations into counterfeiting the 

currency and securing financial networks. 

—And to assist people lawfully present in this country who wish to become U.S. citizens, a total of $10,000,000 is provided for 

immigrant integration grants. 

All of this must be done with fiscal restraint in mind. The answers to our homeland security challenges do not always involve 

spending more money. DHS can also improve its programs by refocusing its priorities to root out fraud, waste, and abuse, and alter 

what does not work well in the Department for those actions that 

truly make a difference. In addition, DHS must make a concerted 

effort to work with other key Federal, State, local and international 

partners to ensure our broader national strategy to maintain a secure and resilient country is achieved as DHS-related programs 

cannot do this in a vacuum. For fiscal year 2014, the Committee 

recommends continuing major reforms as well as puts new ones in 

place to strengthen and streamline the Department. —The bill approves over $1,300,000,000 in requested administrative cost savings. 

—The bill allows for the decommissioning of two Coast Guard patrol boats that have become too expensive to maintain, saving 

nearly $3,000,000. 

—The bill includes funding for six critically needed Coast Guard 

Fast Response Cutters (instead of two requested). Procuring 

six maximizes the production line and generates cost savings 

of at least $5,000,000 per hull for a total savings to the taxpayers of $30,000,000. 

—The bill calls for the Department to reduce the number of expensive offline travel bookings when online bookings are much 

cheaper. The report requires the Inspector General to examine 

travel costs to identify excessive expenditures and identify 

areas of savings. 

—A series of energy conservation efforts are included for fiscal 

year 2014, which will allow the Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Center to save approximately $2,000,000 and, with 

the installation of photovoltaic equipment, avoid paying energy 

costs totaling $2,500,000 at its Cheltenham facility. 

—The bill rejects the unauthorized National Preparedness Grant 

proposal, waiting for the appropriate authorizing Committees 

to act. 

—The bill includes 16 statutorily mandated expenditure plans for 

robust congressional oversight. In addition, there are another 

11 expenditure plans in the report. The Committee encourages 

DHS to issue these reports in an unclassified format so that 

they can be available to the public, to the maximum extent 

practicable. 

—The bill continues annual and monthly reporting requirements 

for expenditures from the Disaster Relief Fund and directs 

FEMA to make these reports available to the public no later 

than 10 days after the close of each month. 

—The bill continues a monthly obligation, expenditure, and staffing reporting requirement. Delivery of these reports is now re-
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quired within 30 days after the end of the month, to better 

oversee expenditures. 

—The bill includes 7 multiyear investment reports so that the 

Committee can better track when acquisitions and procurements are required for large capital programs. 

—The bill rejects the Department’s request to realign the Office 

of Policy, making three of its offices direct reports to the Secretary. This is inconsistent with consolidation elsewhere in the 

Department. 

In conclusion, the recommendations contained in this bill sustain 

the Department of Homeland Security’s vital front line security operations, while providing resources for the Department to nimbly 

react to the latest threat, either man-made or natural, and assuring sufficient management and administrative oversight to ensure 

fiscal responsibility and wise investments of taxpayer money. 

REFERENCES

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

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

as the BCA; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 

Public Law 111–5, is referenced as ARRA; Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Public Law 

110–53, is referenced as the 9/11 Act; Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Public Law 93–288, is referenced as the Stafford Act; and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 

Prevention Act of 2004, Public Law 108–458, is referenced as the 

Intelligence Reform Act. 

Any reference in this report to the Secretary shall be interpreted 

to mean the Secretary of Homeland Security. 

Any reference to the Department or DHS shall be interpreted to 

mean the Department of Homeland Security. 

Any reference in this report to a departmental component shall 

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

organizations in the Department of Homeland Security. 

Any reference to FTE shall mean full-time equivalents. 

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

Any reference to HSPD shall mean Homeland Security Presidential Directive. 

Any reference to GAO shall mean Government Accountability Office. 

Any reference to the OIG shall mean the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security. 
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

TITLE I 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $129,827,000 

Budget Estimate, 2014 .......................................................................... 126,554,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 100,408,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 123,600,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Office of the Secretary and Executive Management supports 

the Department by providing direction, management, and policy 

guidance to operating components. The specific activities funded by 

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

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

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

of the General Counsel; the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman; the 

Office of Intergovernmental Affairs; and the Privacy Officer. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $123,600,000 for the Office of the 

Secretary and Executive Management. This is $2,954,000 below the 

amount requested and $6,227,000 below the amount provided in 

fiscal year 2013. Of this amount, the Committee recommends not 

to exceed $45,000 for official reception and representation expenses. 

The Committee includes the requested programmatic increases 

for the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties [OCRCL], including $1,327,000 for OCRCL to ensure that the Department’s immigration efforts comply with all applicable civil rights statutes and 

constitutional requirements. The Committee directs that a briefing 

on the program be provided no later than 60 days after the date 

of enactment of this act. The briefing is to be conducted jointly by 

OCRCL and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] officials. 

In the President’s counterterrorism speech on May 23, 2013, he 

said the Nation ‘‘faces a real threat from radicalized individuals 

here in the United States’’. The Committee includes the requested 

program increase of $135,000 and a total of $1,962,000 for OCRCL 

efforts to counter domestic violent extremism. Given the terrorist 

attacks in Boston, the Department should be strengthening and expanding its activities to counter violent extremism in the coming 

months and year. The Department shall provide a briefing to the 
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Committee no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 

this act, on how the DHS Counter Violent Extremism [CVE] efforts 

are being expanded, including community engagement, CVE training for communities and law enforcement, and increased analytical 

intelligence support to State and Local law enforcement. 

The recommendation includes the requested increase of $3,000,000 to expand the ‘‘If You See Something, Say Something’’ 

public awareness campaign. This campaign has proven to be effective in engaging the public in identifying and reporting on indicators of terrorism and terrorism-related crime. The increase will enable the Department to expand the campaign to focus on prevention, mitigation, and response to violent incidents like mass shooting and mass casualty events. 

The Committee again denies the budget proposal to create separate budget line items for the Office of International Affairs, the 

Office of State and Local Law Enforcement, and the Private Sector 

Office, which are all currently funded within the Office of Policy. 

The Department has not supplied the Committee with a compelling 

rationale for why these offices need to be stand alone entities within the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, given 

that these functions have been performed adequately within the 

Office of Policy. 

The specific levels recommended by the Committee as compared 

to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels are as follows: 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Immediate Office of the Secretary ...................................................... 4,280 4,128 4,100 

Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary .......................................... 2,091 1,822 1,800 

Office of the Chief of Staff ................................................................. 2,172 2,200 2,100 

Executive Secretary .............................................................................. 7,582 7,603 7,500 

Office of Policy ..................................................................................... 43,692 27,815 2 37,000 

Office of Public Affairs ........................................................................ 5,468 8,661 8,600 

Office of Legislative Affairs ................................................................. 5,792 5,498 5,400 

Office of Intergovernmental Affairs ..................................................... 2,377 2,518 2,300 

Office of General Counsel .................................................................... 21,130 21,000 20,000 

Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties ........................................... 21,611 21,678 21,500 

Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman ........................... 5,643 5,344 5,300 

Privacy Officer ...................................................................................... 7,989 8,143 8,000 

Office of International Affairs ............................................................. ( 3 ) 7,626 ( 3 ) 

Office of State and Local Law Enforcement ....................................... ( 3 ) 852 ( 3 ) 

Private Sector Office ............................................................................ ( 3 ) 1,666 ( 3 ) 

Total, Office of the Secretary and Executive Management ... 129,827 126,554 123,600 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Includes funds for the Office of International Affairs, Office of State and Local Law Enforcement, and the Private Sector Office. 3 Funded under the Office of Policy. 

EXPENDITURE PLANS

The bill includes language directing the Secretary to submit expenditure plans to the Committee no later than 90 days after the 

date of enactment of this act for the Offices of Policy, Intergovernmental Affairs, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Citizenship and 

Immigration Services Ombudsman, and Privacy. Each plan shall 

include details on: staffing by programmatic function area, ex-
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penses, contracts, obligations, funds by sub-offices (if appropriate), 

and how resources are aligned to specific activities and initiatives 

in fiscal year 2014. 

EVOLVING THREATS

The demands on the Department of Homeland Security continue 

to grow as the threats from terrorism persistently evolve. Whether 

it is homegrown terrorism; cyber intrusions; biological, chemical, or 

nuclear attacks; food tampering; surgically implanted explosives; 

animal diseases; or varying locations and means for crossing our 

borders (such as tunnels), the Department must be able to respond 

and adapt swiftly to interdict these threats at the earliest point 

possible. Further, naturally occurring events put our Nation at 

risk. Severe storms and wildfires are growing more frequent and 

larger and earthquakes threaten major population areas, posing a 

risk to critical infrastructure. DHS is to continue quarterly briefings to the Committee on how it is addressing these evolving 

threats. 

TRAVEL BOOKINGS

The Committee is concerned with the excessive costs being incurred by Departmental entities with regard to travel reservations. 

While the Department’s policy requires the use of online booking 

systems in all cases, with few exceptions, cost data received by the 

Committee indicates that travel reservations are heavily skewed 

towards offline reservations. In fiscal year 2012, the Department 

spent $5,306,524 on travel reservations, of which $4,446,329 were 

from reservations made offline. Making reservations through online 

booking can save millions of dollars as compared to offline booking, 

specifically 73 percent less for a domestic airline ticket and 75 percent for an international airline ticket. The Department must continue to emphasize frugality by cutting costs and streamlining 

processes wherever possible. Therefore, the Department is expected 

to significantly reduce the number of offline reservations in fiscal 

year 2014. Further, the Committee directs the Inspector General to 

examine these travel costs to identify excessive expenditures and 

identify areas of savings. 

EFFICIENCY REVIEW PROGRAM

In March of 2009, the Department began an efficiency review 

process aimed at cutting overhead and administrative costs, 

streamlining operations, and creating a culture of efficiency 

throughout the Department. According to the Department’s fiscal 

year 2014 budget, more than $4,000,000,000 in cost avoidances and 

reductions has occurred, with the redeployment of those funds to 

the Department’s most mission-critical programs. In November of 

2012, the Department had an independent third party conduct an 

assessment of the status and effectiveness of the efficiency review 

program. The review concluded that the program has been initially 

successful in creating cost avoidances, but found that the program 

‘‘is limited by the scope of its mission, its organizational model, resource allocation from Headquarters/Components, and its linkages 

to various management structures with the Department.’’ The re-
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view made recommendations for common sense improvements to 

conduct operations more efficiently as a Department, such as linking the efficiency program to existing departmental governance 

structures, emphasizing consistency in efficiency review investments across all components, expanding metrics reporting, and expanding the efficiency review to areas beyond the mission support 

enterprise. DHS is to brief the Committee on the implementation 

of these recommendations no later than 60 days after the date of 

enactment of this act. 

COORDINATION OF FEDERAL CHEMICAL SECURITY EFFORTS

Since fiscal year 2010, the Committee has required the Department to report on the coordination of chemical security efforts, both 

within the Department and across departments and agencies. Specifically, this report comes from the Deputy Secretary semiannually 

and the Committee continues the requirement. While NPPD and 

Coast Guard have made substantial progress formalizing and beginning to align their respective programs, these same efforts need 

to be completed with TSA. Additionally, beyond DHS, the tragic 

chemical facility incident in West, Texas revealed gaps among Federal and State agencies. The Committee notes that while the President assigned DHS the overarching coordination responsibility related to chemical security through Homeland Security Presidential 

Directive–7, DHS should work in conjunction with the Office of 

Management and Budget to review and synchronize Federal entities involved in chemical security activities. Under the heading National Protection and Programs Directorate, the Committee includes a requirement for the Chemical Sector Coordination Council 

to develop recommendations to improve coordination among Federal agencies, streamline reporting requirements, and improve the 

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program in an effort 

to garner stakeholder input. 

USER FEES

The Committee directs the Secretary to continue quarterly updates on user fees as originally directed in the conference report accompanying Public Law 111–83. 

DEPARTMENTAL INTEGRITY EFFORTS

The Committee is pleased with the work that has been done to 

solidify the investigative relationship between the OIG and CBP regarding corruption investigations. The Committee directs the Deputy Secretary, jointly with the OIG, CBP, and ICE, to submit a status update report, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act, outlining the specific steps being taken to further 

address the process for investigating cases of corruption of DHS 

employees, and outline the plan to address, as a unified DHS, the 

engagement of DHS with the Department of Justice’s Border Corruption Task Forces. The Senate-passed immigration reform legislation envisions the hiring of approximately 25,000 additional Border Patrol agents, Customs and Border Protection officers, and immigration enforcement and processing personnel. Such a massive 

level of hiring would place significant burdens on human resource 
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personnel and the affected agencies. The Committee directs the Department to develop a hiring strategy detailing the steps which 

need to be taken to rigorously perform background investigations 

on potential new hires, the number of polygraphers to be hired, and 

other necessary steps to be prepared to begin the hiring process the 

day after any legislation is signed into law. The DHS Inspector 

General shall also review the integrity aspect of this hiring strategy and provide input and suggestions as appropriate. 

RECEPTION AND REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

Within the total amount recommended for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, up to $45,000 is included for reception and representation expenses. The Department is directed to 

submit quarterly reports to the Committee listing obligations for all 

DHS reception and representation expenses by purpose and dollar 

amount, at a level of detail provided in fiscal year 2013 and 2014, 

or in greater detail if that is required to explain how funds were 

used. In recognition of a more constrained budget environment and 

to limit opportunities for waste and abuse, the Committee maintains the 12 percent reduction implemented over the past two fiscal 

years for reception and representation expenses. 

OVERHEAD COSTS

The President issued Executive Order 13589 on November 9, 

2011, directing Federal agencies to plan for reducing the combined 

costs of certain activities by not less than 20 percent below fiscal 

year 2010 levels in fiscal year 2013. The Department should continue to seek to reduce operating expenses by placing greater scrutiny on overhead costs and looking at creative ways to achieve efficiencies. For example, field personnel could take advantage of mobile technology and automation to reduce labor-intensive and 

paper-based incident reporting. This would also have benefits to operations, such as facilitating a near real-time picture of operations 

for field and headquarters leadership. The Committee directs the 

Department to provide a briefing on the cost reductions achieved 

by the Department in fiscal year 2013 and its plan to reduce overhead costs within 60 days after the date of enactment of this act 

to include the areas identified in Executive Order 13589 as well as 

consolidating and reducing administrative and mission support personnel, as appropriate; consolidating and reducing contractor support, as appropriate; taking advantage of mobile technology and automation to reduce certain support personnel needs; and better 

managing and reducing overtime costs. 

FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

The Department is directed to report semi-annually to the Committee on the current projects tasked to Federally Funded Research 

and Development Centers [FFRDCs], the funding obligated by component, including the purposes for the funds, and any projects completed in the prior 6-month period, with the first report due February 14, 2014. The Committee has yet to receive a report in fiscal 

year 2013 and reports for prior years were submitted well after the 

required due dates and failed to fully describe individual projects 
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and the purpose they served. The Committee expects more robust 

project descriptions of individual projects and a more timely submission. 

EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RESCUE LOCATION INFORMATION

The United States National Grid [USNG] was developed in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey and National 

Geospatial Intelligence Agency, and it has since been adopted by a 

number of States. The Committee encourages the Department to 

continue to support awareness, adoption, implementation, and tactical use of the USNG for emergency response and rescue scenarios 

in cooperation with appropriate outside partners, including those in 

academia. Further, the Committee directs the Department to submit a report no later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

this act on what training is currently available, what challenges 

there are in disseminating the USNG, and what partners have collaborated in training. 

PUBLIC ACCESS TO FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH

In February of 2013, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 

Executive Office of the President issued guidelines on increasing 

public access to the results of federally funded scientific research. 

Given the importance of the research funded by the Office of 

Health Affairs, the Science and Technology Directorate, and the 

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, the Committee encourages the 

Department to expeditiously comply. 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $218,223,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 202,686,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 132,830,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 198,200,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Under Secretary for Management oversees management and 

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

Under Secretary for Management, the Office of the Chief Security 

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

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $198,200,000 for the Under Secretary for Management. This is $4,486,000 below the amount requested and $20,023,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. Of this amount, the Committee recommends not to exceed 

$2,250 for official reception and representation expenses. The Committee’s recommendation includes funding for oversight of major 

acquisitions, recruitment and development of a skilled workforce, 

and security measures to safeguard DHS personnel, property, facilities, and information. The Committee supports the one-DHS 

concept, which can only be executed when such missions are appro-
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priately funded. Effective government is not accomplished through 

excessive funding cuts for these essential capabilities. Unless specifically addressed in this report, the small reductions taken to individual offices below the request are due to a constrained budget 

environment and to focus limited resources on the Department’s 

critical operational missions. 

The specific levels recommended by the Committee, as compared 

to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels, are as follows: 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Immediate Office of the Under Secretary for Management .......... 3,096 2,735 2,700 

Office of the Chief Security Officer ............................................... 68,909 66,025 65,000 

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer ........................................ 71,905 66,915 66,000 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer: 

Salaries and Expenses .......................................................... 24,938 22,276 22,000 

Human Resources Information Technology Program ............ 9,667 9,213 8,000 

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer: 

Salaries and expenses .......................................................... 34,267 30,793 30,000 

Nebraska Avenue Complex .................................................... 5,441 4,729 4,500 

Total, Office of the Under Secretary for Management .... 218,223 202,686 198,200 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

COMPREHENSIVE AND QUARTERLY ACQUISITION STATUS REPORTS

In order to obtain the information necessary for in-depth congressional oversight, statutory language is included in this act that requires a Comprehensive Acquisition Status Report to be included 

as part of the submission of the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget, 

with quarterly updates to be submitted 45 days after the completion of each quarter. The requirements for the reports are addressed below. 

The Comprehensive Acquisition Status Report shall include programs identified for Major Acquisition Oversight as defined in the 

Department memorandum titled ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Major Acquisition Oversight List’’ dated January 25, 2011, and 

programs that have been classified for major acquisition oversight 

subsequent to the referenced memorandum. The Comprehensive 

Acquisition Status Report shall include for each major acquisition: 

—A narrative description to include current gaps and shortfalls, 

the capabilities to be fielded, and the number of planned increments and/or units; 

—Acquisition Review Board (or other board designated to review 

the acquisition) status of each acquisition, including the current acquisition phase, the date of the last review and a listing 

of the required documents that have been reviewed with the 

dates reviewed and/or approved; 

—The most current approved Acquisition Program Baseline (to 

include project schedules and events); 

—A comparison of the original Acquisition Program Baseline, the 

current Acquisition Program Baseline, and the current estimate; 
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—Whether or not an Independent Verification and Validation 

has been implemented, with an explanation for the decision 

and a summary of any findings; 

—A rating of cost risk, schedule risk, and technical risk associated with the program (including narrative descriptions and 

mitigation actions); 

—Contract status (to include earned value management data as 

applicable); 

—A life-cycle cost of the acquisition and time basis for the estimate; 

—A planned procurement schedule, including the best estimate 

of the annual cost and increments/units to be procured annually until procurement is complete; 

—A table delineated by appropriation that provides (for prior 

years; past year; current year; budget year; budget year plus 

one; budget year plus two; budget year plus three; budget year 

plus four and beyond; and total cost) the actual or estimated 

appropriations, obligations, unobligated authority, and planned 

expenditures; 

—The reason for any significant changes (from the previous comprehensive report) in acquisition quantity, cost, or schedule; 

—Key Events/Milestones from the prior fiscal year; and 

—Key Events/Milestones for the current fiscal year. 

Quarterly reports shall include: 

—An updated status report on any major acquisition for which 

there has been an approved or a new acquisition program baseline, a new acquisition decision memorandum, or where there 

has been significant deviation from the prior report with respect to acquisition cost, quantity, or schedule (a significant 

change is any deviation in cost or quantity that exceeds 8 percent or any change in schedule that exceeds 6 months). 

—A table depicting the title of the program, quantity and cost 

based on the original Acquisition Program Baseline, quantity 

and cost based on the most current acquisition program baseline, the quantity and cost of the most current estimate, and 

the explanation for any change in quantity and cost from prior 

reports. 

—If applicable, a copy of the acquisition decision memorandum, 

together with a copy of the Letter of Assessment signed by the 

Director of Testing and Evaluation. 

LESSONS LEARNED REVIEWS

A recent GAO report (GAO–13–256) found that ‘‘conducting lessons learned reviews when programs are canceled benefits organizations by identifying things that worked well and did not work 

well in order to improve future acquisitions programs.’’ According 

to GAO’s review, there is no firm requirement within the Department’s acquisition guidance to conduct reviews if an acquisition 

program is cancelled. GAO recommended that DHS should require 

the publication of a lessons learned reports to increase the likelihood that future acquisitions will succeed. Therefore, consistent 

with GAO’s recommendation, the Department is to revise its acquisition instruction manual to require a process and mechanism for 

collecting and distributing lessons learned. 
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BALANCED WORKFORCE STRATEGY

The Committee supports the Department’s efforts to determine 

the proper balance of Federal and contractor employees for programs and functions of the Department. The Committee recognizes 

that this is an evolving and continuous process, but progress and 

milestones are necessary to judge the success of these efforts. 

Based on the Department’s latest report on the Balanced Workforce 

Strategy, recent attempts to collect updated information on the effects of insourcing have been insufficient. As a result, the Department is planning to release more robust reporting guidance in August 2013 to components to provide a more comprehensive summary of the Balanced Workforce Strategy. The Department is directed to submit the results of this effort to the Committee by April 

1, 2014. 

HEADQUARTERS CONSOLIDATION

A general provision is included providing $43,300,000 for the ‘‘Office of the Under Secretary for Management’’ for costs associated 

with headquarters consolidation and mission support consolidation. 

In addition, $12,800,000 is recommended in Coast Guard ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ to support the Coast Guard at St. Elizabeths. The 

Under Secretary shall submit an expenditure plan no later than 90 

days after the date of enactment of this act detailing how these 

funds will be allocated, including a revised schedule and cost estimates for headquarters consolidation. Quarterly briefings are required on headquarters and mission support consolidation activities, including any deviation from the expenditure plan. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $51,432,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 48,779,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 31,242,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 48,000,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

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

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

while ensuring that funds are allocated and expended in accordance with relevant laws and policies. This account funds the Budget Division, Office of Financial Operations, Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation, Office of Financial Management, Resource 

Management Transition Office, and the Office of the Government 

Accountability Office/Office of Inspector General Audit Liaison. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $48,000,000 for the Office of the 

Chief Financial Office [OCFO]. This is $779,000 below the amount 

requested and $3,432,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. 
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COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT

The Committee assumes the cost of living adjustment for civilian 

employees across the Department will be absorbed within amounts 

appropriated in this act. 

FINANCIAL SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION

The Committee recognizes the Department’s need to improve the 

reliability and transparency of its financial data, and directs DHS 

to maintain frequent communications with the Committee on financial management improvement plans necessary to support the 

Department’s missions, including total resource requirements by 

fiscal year and a timeline for implementation with discrete milestones. The Committee includes $4,000,000 for the OCFO to provide governance and oversight of the Component’s migration to a 

financial systems solution. The bill includes $29,500,000 in the 

Coast Guard’s ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ appropriation for the migration of its financial management system in fiscal year 2014 that 

will also support TSA and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office. 

BUDGET EXECUTION AND STAFFING REPORT

The Committee continues and modifies a general provision requiring the Department to continue to submit to the House and 

Senate Committees on Appropriations a monthly budget execution 

report showing the status of obligations and costs for all components of the Department and on-board staffing levels (Federal employees and contractors). The report shall include the total 

obligational authority appropriated (new budget authority plus unobligated carryover), undistributed obligational authority, amount 

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

ending unexpended obligations. This budget execution information 

is to be provided at the level of detail shown in the tables displayed 

at the end of this report for each departmental component and the 

Working Capital Fund. The Committee commends the OCFO for its 

progress in automating the data extraction for this report. In the 

past, this process has been manual, creating a long lag time for reporting the budget data to the Committee. With an automated 

process, the Department will be able to submit these reports to the 

Committee in a more timely manner. Therefore, the requirement in 

the bill has been modified requiring this report to be submitted no 

later than 30 days after the close of each month instead of the previous requirement of 45 days. 

EXPENDITURE PLANS

The Committee continues requiring expenditure plans for specific 

DHS programs. These plans are intended to provide Congress with 

information to effectively oversee a particular program and hold 

the Department accountable for program results. Expenditure 

plans required by the Committee shall include, at a minimum: a 

description of how the plan satisfies any relevant legislative conditions for the expenditure plan; planned capabilities and benefits; 

cost and schedule commitments; measures of progress against com-
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mitments made in previous plans; how the program is being managed to provide reasonable assurance that the promised program 

capabilities, benefits, and cost and schedule commitments will be 

achieved; historical funding for the program, if applicable; and an 

obligation and outlay schedule. 

CONFERENCES

The Committee includes a general provision directing the Secretary to submit an annual report to the Inspector General regarding the purpose, participation, cost, and contracting procedures for 

each conference held in fiscal year 2014 that exceeds $100,000. A 

recent audit by the OIG (OIG–13–96) found that while the Department has made improvements to better oversee conference spending, it needs to institute stronger oversight from the Chief Financial Officer to ensure that components are submitting all conferences for review and approval, there is better tracking of conference attendance, that components update guidance on conference policy requirements, and that an Annual Quality Control 

Review is conducted for fiscal year 2013 and future fiscal years. 

The Committee directs DHS to comply with the OIG recommendations not later than January 31, 2014. 

ANNUAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS

The Chief Financial Officer is directed to ensure that fiscal year 

2015 budget justifications for classified and unclassified budgets of 

all Department components are submitted on February 3, 2014, 

concurrent with the President’s budget submission to Congress. 

The justifications shall include: 

—Detailed data and explanatory descriptions for each appropriations request, and for each PPA reflected in the table accompanying this statement, including offices that have been identified as PPAs. Information regarding actual and planned accomplishments should be in quantifiable terms and demonstrate a 

direct relationship to funding; 

—Tables that reflect actual and estimated funding by PPA for 

fiscal years 2014 and 2015; identify each increase, decrease, 

transfer, and staffing change proposed in fiscal year 2015; and 

explain such year-to-year changes in terms that are clear and 

unambiguous, and exclude nonspecific terms such as ‘‘technical 

adjustment’’ or ‘‘administrative savings’’ unless accompanied by 

a detailed explanation. To establish a common baseline reference, the fiscal year 2014 discretionary data shall tie to the 

fiscal year 2014 discretionary total in the table accompanying 

this statement or have a table identifying each change. Explanations of adjustments to base funding, whether increases or 

decreases, should be specific, and programmatic changes and 

initiatives should be clearly identified and justified; 

—For each PPA that is comprised of acquisition and procurement 

activity, the justification should address all proposed spending 

using a zero-based budget description; 

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

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

the last year of authorization; 

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

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

whether they are substantive or technical in nature, with an 

annotated comparison of proposed versus existing language; 

and 

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

and briefings for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014. 

FUTURE YEARS HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM

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

budget as part of the fiscal year 2015 budget justification. The report is to display funding by appropriation account and subordinate 

program, project, or activity. Further the report is to provide a 5- 

year capital investment plan for all major acquisitions. The report 

shall be in unclassified form so as to be accessible to the general 

public. Having a forward-looking budget forecast provides a reasonable understanding of future program and acquisition needs and 

the proportionate resources needed to execute the Department’s 

mission of protection and defense of the homeland, as well as emergency planning and response. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $243,410,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 327,254,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 210,735,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 263,000,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Office of the Chief Information Officer is responsible for 

oversight of information technology [IT] development, oversight of 

IT acquisition, alignment of IT systems and infrastructure to the 

enterprise architecture to support the missions and activities of the 

Department. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $263,000,000, of which $115,000,000 

is for salaries and expenses, and $148,000,000 is to be available 

through fiscal year 2016 for Department-wide technology investments overseen by the Office of the Chief Information Officer 

[OCIO]. The recommendation is $64,254,000 below the amount requested and $19,590,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. In addition, the Committee includes $54,200,000 to complete 

data center migration in a general provision, consistent with prior 

Appropriations Acts. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................... 117,844 117,347 115,000 

Information technology services ................................................................ 27,564 32,712 31,000 

Infrastructure and security activities ........................................................ 55,926 100,063 2 45,000 

Homeland security data network ............................................................... 42,076 77,132 72,000 

Total, Office of the Chief Information Officer ............................. 243,410 327,254 2 263,000 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 $54,200,000 is included in a general provision for data center migration. 

MULTIYEAR INVESTMENT PLAN

The Committee includes bill language requiring a multiyear investment plan be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 

with the fiscal year 2015 budget submission to Congress. As the 

OCIO develops the fiscal year 2014 plan, it shall take proper stock 

of all IT investments and identify and adopt best practices, such as 

those identified by GAO in an October 2011 report, GAO–12–7, to 

encourage proper management of these investments. 

INFRASTRUCTURE AND SECURITY ACTIVITIES

The Committee recommendation includes $45,000,000, for development and acquisition of IT equipment, software, services, and related activities. The Committee believes the OCIO leads and manages efforts vital to the continued modernization of the Department’s IT infrastructure. Additionally, $54,200,000 is provided for 

data center consolidation in a general provision. 

The Committee is pleased with the Department’s leadership in 

data center consolidation. The Committee agrees with the Department’s position that these efforts will lead to operational efficiencies, reduced geographic footprint, data sharing synergies, reduced energy consumption, and clarity of mission throughout the 

Department. The Department reports that investment in data center consolidation of the first 10 data centers is already resulting in 

annual savings of $17,000,000 and could result in savings of 

$3,000,000,000 by 2030. 

TRUSTED INTERNET CONNECTIONS/HUMAN RESOURCES INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

The Department is directed to provide semiannual briefings to 

the Committee on its progress in developing trusted Internet connections and development of Human Resources Information Technology. 

SHARING AND SAFEGUARDING CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

The recommendation includes a $29,868,000 increase to implement information sharing and safeguarding measures to protect 

classified national security information. This is necessary in order 

to be compliant with measures resulting from Executive Order 

13587—Structural Reforms to Improve the Security of Classified 

Networks and the Responsible Sharing and Safeguarding of Classified Information. The OCIO is to brief the Committee by April 15, 
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2014, on the implementation strategy, development schedule, and 

milestones for improving the protection of national security information held by the Department. The Committee also expects any 

structural reforms to be consistent with appropriate protections for 

privacy and civil liberties. 

ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $321,855,000 

Budget Estimate, 2014 .......................................................................... 309,228,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 291,623,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 303,708,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

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

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $303,708,000 for Analysis and Operations. This is $5,520,000 below the amount requested and 

$18,147,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The details of these recommendations are included in a classified annex 

accompanying this report. 

DHS INTELLIGENCE EXPENDITURE PLAN

The Committee requires the Department’s Chief Intelligence Officer to submit an expenditure plan for fiscal year 2014 no later 

than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act. The plan shall 

include the following: 

—fiscal year 2014 expenditures and staffing allotted for each program as compared to fiscal years 2012 and 2013; 

—all funded versus on-board positions, including Federal FTE, 

contractors, and reimbursable and nonreimbursable detailees; 

—a plan, including dates or timeframes for achieving key milestones; 

—allocation of funding within each PPA for individual programs; 

—funding, by object classification, including a comparison to fiscal years 2013 and 2012; and 

—the number of I&A-funded employees supporting organizations 

outside I&A including those within and outside DHS. 

The expenditure plan shall focus the activities of the Office on 

areas where the Department can provide unique expertise or serve 

intelligence customers who are not supported by other components 

of the Intelligence Community, consistent with current statute and 

Executive orders, and in a way that does not impair intelligence 

support to the senior leadership of the Department of Homeland 

Security. 

STATE AND LOCAL FUSION CENTERS

The Committee directs I&A to continue semi-annual briefings on 

the State and Local Fusion Centers program. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2013 1 2 ......................................................................... $121,004,000 

Budget Estimate, 2014 2 ........................................................................ 119,309,000 

House allowance 2 .................................................................................. 113,903,000 

Committee recommendation 2 ............................................................... 117,371,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Excludes $24,000,000 made available by transfer from the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund. 

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

including audits, inspections, investigations, and other reviews of 

programs and operations of the Department of Homeland Security 

to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and to prevent 

and detect fraud, waste, and abuse. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $117,371,000 for the Office of Inspector General [OIG], $1,938,000 below the comparable amount 

requested and $3,633,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. In addition, the Committee includes bill language transferring $24,000,000 needed by the OIG for audits and investigations 

related to natural disasters from the Disaster Relief Fund [DRF]. 

The total funding level provided maintains OIG at a current services level including the resources requested to complete all 56 mandated 9/11 Act audits of DHS’ State Homeland Security Program 

and Urban Area Security Initiative grants by the August 20, 2014, 

deadline. The Committee directs the Inspector General to submit 

a plan for expenditure for all funds no later than 30 days after the 

date of enactment of this act. 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). 

DISASTER RECOVERY EXPENDITURES

The Committee supports the critical role OIG has in eliminating 

waste, fraud, and abuse in disaster assistance programs. Further, 

the Committee notes that it is imperative for FEMA to make decisions on recovery assistance in a timely fashion, often with limited 

information in a chaotic post-disaster environment. However, the 

Committee is concerned that the OIG execution of their role and 

a lack of clarity and consistency in FEMA policy and program execution are adversely affecting some Public Assistance applicants. In 

June 2012, OIG recommended that a grantee repay a Federal grant 

already awarded and obligated when it determined that FEMA incorrectly applied its regulations and policies for a disaster that occurred in June 2008. FEMA argued that deobligation of the project 

was not warranted since the evidence of substantial damage as a 

result of the disaster supported Federal assistance for the community’s recovery. The unresolved matter was sent to the DHS Under 

Secretary for Management for final adjudication. The determination was the grantee did not have to repay the Federal grant since 

disaster damage warranted assistance. The Committee is concerned 

that the OIG Office of Emergency Management Oversight focus on 

‘‘after the fact’’ reviews is not efficiently placed to prevent obliga-
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tion of misused Federal funds and therefore causes unnecessary 

disruption for recovering communities by recommending 

deobligation several years afterwards. 

The Committee is mindful that the OIG review of disaster obligations is often several years after a disaster and the impact of the 

findings can have a severe effect on a community that has already 

obligated funding to specific projects with FEMA’s approval in an 

effort to recover. While it is imperative for FEMA policies and rules 

be transparent; reasonably flexible to accommodate various recovery scenarios; and consistently applied, where appropriate; the 

sheer volume of OIG recommendations may challenge FEMA’s capacity to execute meaningful and responsive policy changes. FEMA 

has concurred with a separate OIG finding that the Agency needs 

a significant review and revision of certain policies and methods of 

implementing rules and is currently undergoing a process to do so. 

The Committee expects this process to continue without delay. Further, the Committee expects FEMA and the OIG to partner fully 

in this process. 

The Administrator and the Inspector General are directed to provide a report to the Committee, no later than 120 days after the 

date of enactment of this act, outlining improvements that will be 

made by both OIG and FEMA to better implement disaster recovery programs and guard against waste, fraud, and abuse. 

INTEGRITY OVERSIGHT

The Committee remains concerned about the potential for increased corruption due to the rapid hiring in CBP and ICE since 

fiscal year 2005. Incidents continue to highlight the need for integrity oversight. To avoid corruption and misconduct, it is imperative 

that all officers and agents, especially new hires, receive comprehensive training in ethics and public integrity. This will be of 

particular importance should any final comprehensive immigration 

reform legislation authorize significant increases in hiring border 

and immigration personnel. The OIG provides ethics training to all 

agencies and is in charge of investigating all allegations of criminal 

misconduct throughout the Department. It is essential that the 

OIG, CBP, and ICE work jointly and cooperatively to combat corruption. The Committee has made a deliberate effort in the past 

several appropriations acts to provide additional funding specifically for integrity investigations. 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. As discussed under the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the OIG shall work with the 

Department on the integrity aspect of the hiring strategy for implementing immigration reform legislation. 

CONFERENCES AND SPECIAL EVENTS

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 
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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 for events. 

OIG REVIEWS

The Committee recognizes the importance of a competent and active Office of Inspector General to support strong congressional 

oversight and assist departmental leadership. Given this imperative, the Committee is concerned about recent charges of improper 

conduct by individuals within the Office of Inspector General. In 

addition, the most recent ‘‘External Quality Control Review’’ of the 

DHS OIG Audit Organization, issued on June 28, 2012, notes 

issues with DHS OIG policies, procedures, and practices—issues regarding the objectivity, credibility, and reliability of auditors’ evaluation of testimonial evidence; the interference of auditors in investigations; and auditors’ failure to obtain management review and 

sign-off prior to issuing final reports. 

In the report accompanying the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, GAO was directed to review the 

OIG’s functions and operations. The Committee looks forward to 

GAO’s review and expects the Inspector General, the Secretary, 

and the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 

as the executive chair of the Council of Inspectors General, to address, as appropriate, these issues expeditiously and refocus the 

DHS OIG on its important work. 

287(g) 

The Department of Homeland Security OIG has conducted an annual review of the 287(g) program since fiscal year 2009. Since 

then, the number of OIG recommendations has been reduced from 

33 in 2009 to two in 2012. Additionally, the nature of the 287(g) 

program has changed with the elimination of the Task Force 

model. Therefore, the OIG is directed to complete its final report 

on the 287(g) program and submit it to Congress. The Committee 

encourages the OIG to continue to review the implementation of 

the program as necessary through its annual oversight review process and keep the Committee informed of any significant changes. 
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TITLE II 

SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

SUMMARY

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

laws regarding admission of foreign-born persons into the United 

States, and ensuring that all goods and persons entering and 

exiting the United States do so legally. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total resources of $12,423,734,000, 

including direct appropriations of $10,360,011,000 and estimated 

fee collections of $2,063,723,000. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1 2Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 3

Committee recommendations 3

Appropriations: 

Salaries and expenses .......................................................... 8,284,074 9,127,088 7,976,142 

Small airport user fee 4 ........................................................ ............................ 5,000 5,000 

Automation modernization .................................................... 718,917 340,105 800,318 

Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology 

[BSFIT] .............................................................................. 323,671 351,454 351,454 

Air and Marine operations .................................................... 797,952 427,701 755,819 

Construction and facilities management ............................. 233,254 471,499 471,278 

Total, Appropriations ........................................................ 10,357,868 10,722,847 10,360,011 

Estimated fee collections: 

Immigration inspection user fee .......................................... 568,790 764,267 764,267 

Immigration enforcement fines ............................................ 1,093 773 773 

ESTA ...................................................................................... 46,318 55,168 55,168 

Land border inspection fee ................................................... 35,935 42,941 42,941 

COBRA fee ............................................................................. 419,352 694,627 694,627 

APHIS inspection fee ............................................................. 329,000 355,216 355,216 

Global entry user fee ............................................................ 13,743 34,835 34,835 

Virgin Island fee ................................................................... ............................ 11,302 11,302 

Puerto Rico Trust Fund ......................................................... 96,367 98,602 98,602 

Small airport user fee 4 ........................................................ 8,318 ............................ ............................
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U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—FUNDING SUMMARY—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1 2

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 3

Committee 

recommendations 3

Customs Unclaimed Goods ................................................... ............................ 5,992 5,992 

Total, Estimated fee collections ....................................... 1,518,916 2,063,723 2,063,723 

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

funding ......................................................................... 11,876,784 12,786,570 12,423,734 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25 and includes $3,270,000 for the Harbor Maintenance 

Trust Fund. 2 Includes emergency funding of $1,667,000 in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–2). 

3 Includes $3,274,000 for the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. 

4 Small airport user fee display reflects changes in Congressional Budget Office scoring. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2013 1 2 ......................................................................... $8,284,074,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 9,127,088,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 8,275,983,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 7,976,142,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Includes emergency funding of $1,667,000 in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 

(division A of Public Law 113–2). 

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP] Salaries and Expenses appropriation provides funds for border security, immigration, customs, agricultural inspections, regulating and facilitating 

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

trade laws. In addition to directly appropriated resources, fee collections are available for the operations of CBP from the following 

sources: 

Immigration Inspection User Fee.—CBP collects user fees to fund 

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

U.S.C. 1356). 

Electronic System for Travel Authorization Fee.—CBP collects 

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

pre-screen visitors from countries participating in the Visa Waiver 

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

(Public Law 110–53). 

Immigration Enforcement Fine.—CBP collects fines from owners 

of transportation lines and persons for unauthorized landing of 

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

U.S.C. 1356). 

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

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

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act [COBRA] Fee.— 

CBP collects fees for inspection services involving customs-related 

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

the reimbursement of these types of expenses. 

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

fees collected by the United States Department of Agriculture. The 

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

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

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

animals and animal products. 

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

registered traveler program to expedite screening and processing of 

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

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

are an unincorporated territory of the United States and although 

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

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

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

Fund. The account is now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands Fees 

Fund, in which duties and taxes collected in the USVI are deposited. The account in managed annually as a reimbursable account 

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

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

Trust Fund. After providing for the expenses of administering CBP 

activities in Puerto Rico, the remaining amounts are transferred to 

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

and 795. 

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

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

charged under this program are set forth in a memorandum of 

agreement between the small airport facility and the agency, and 

may be adjusted annually as costs and requirements change. 

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

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

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

a lesser period for special merchandise as provided by section 

127.28 (c), (d), and (h), and without all estimated duties and storage or other charges having been paid, shall be considered unclaimed and abandoned. This account represents the proceeds from 

the liquidation of that account. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $7,976,142,000 for Salaries and Expenses of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for fiscal year 2014, 

including $3,274,000 from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund 

and, of which $2,237,000,000 is derived from the merchandise processing fee. This is $1,150,942,000 below the request and 
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$302,932,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. More 

than two-thirds of the reductions in ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ have 

been moved to other accounts within CBP or other DHS agencies. 

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

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

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

allow CBP to access collections associated with the U.S.-Colombia 

Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 112– 

42. 

The Committee does not include the proposed reduction of Border 

Patrol horse patrols, but includes the other proposed reductions including the closing of unnecessary inland Border Patrol stations. 

These resources are more urgently required on the border. Due to 

the need for flexibility in contracting and budgeting for information 

technology and other systems, the Committee has moved all funds 

for information technology as well as for Automated Targeting Systems from ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ to ‘‘Automation Modernization’’ 

so that CBP may take contracting advantage of the longer availability of these funds in the new account. Additionally, air and marine staffing funds have been moved from this account to ‘‘Air and 

Marine Operations’’, consistent with fiscal year 2013. 

The Committee denies the proposed transfer of US–VISIT to CBP for a total of $253,533,000. Instead, the Committee recommends continuation of the functional distribution outlined in 

Public Law 113–6. For that reason, the Committee recommendation reflects $12,284,000 from US–VISIT funds within the Office of 

Field Operation’s Inspections, Trade, and Travel Facilitation at 

Ports of Entry PPA. This amount represents US–VISIT program 

management and planning efforts associated with entry-exit policy 

and operations. Further, the Committee recommendation reflects 

an additional $16,741,600 to transfer the responsibility for the Arrival Departure Information System [ADIS] to CBP. CBP is responsible for policy and operations associated with processing legitimate 

travelers into and out of the country. The Committee directs the 

Department to submit its requests for these functions in the format 

established in Public Law 113–6 in its fiscal year 2015 and future 

requests. 

Increases above the request for travel facilitation are discussed 

later in this report. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

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

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Salaries and expenses: 

Headquarters, management, and administration: 

Commissioner ............................................................... 17,392 ............................ 25,171 

Chief Counsel ............................................................... 43,021 ............................ 44,726 

Congressional Affairs ................................................... 2,595 ............................ 2,466 

Internal Affairs ............................................................. 153,905 ............................ 149,061 
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U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Public Affairs ............................................................... 12,546 ............................ 12,830 

Training and Development ........................................... 77,618 ............................ 76,082 

Technology Innovation, Acquisition .............................. 25,970 ............................ 22,788 

Intelligence/Investigative Liaison ................................ 68,066 ............................ 60,747 

Administration .............................................................. 414,127 ............................ 413,473 

Management and administration, border security inspections and trade facilitation ............................. ............................ 620,656 ............................

Management and administration, border security, 

and control between ports of entry ........................ ............................ 592,330 ............................

Rent .............................................................................. 564,126 407,898 396,398 

Subtotal, Headquarters, management, and administration ............................................................... 1,379,336 1,620,884 1,203,742 

Border security inspections and trade facilitation: 

Inspections, trade, and travel facilitation at ports of 

entry ......................................................................... 2,715,066 2,727,294 2,687,853 

Harbor maintenance fee collection (Trust Fund) ........ 3,270 3,274 3,274 

International cargo screening ...................................... 71,393 72,260 67,461 

Other international programs ...................................... 24,766 24,740 24,596 

Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism [C– 

TPAT] ........................................................................ 43,012 40,183 38,460 

Trusted Traveler Programs ........................................... 10,797 6,311 5,311 

Inspection and detection technology investments ...... 117,410 112,526 111,504 

Automated targeting systems ...................................... 113,676 109,944 ............................

National Targeting Center ........................................... 68,037 65,474 65,106 

Training ........................................................................ 34,800 47,651 39,441 

Subtotal, Border security inspections and trade 

facilitation ........................................................... 3,202,227 3,209,657 3,043,006 

Border security and control between ports of entry: 

Border security and control .................................................. 3,627,003 3,700,317 3,673,836 

Training ................................................................................. 73,841 55,928 55,558 

Subtotal, Border security and control between ports of 

entry ............................................................................. 3,700,844 3,756,245 3,729,394 

Air and Marine operations ............................................................. ............................ 286,769 ............................

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

Emergency Appropriations (Public Law 113–2) ............................ 1,667 ............................ ............................

Total, Salaries and expenses ........................................... 8,284,074 9,127,088 7,976,142 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

FUNDING PRIORITIES

As CBP is a ‘‘personnel heavy’’ agency, it is understandable that 

difficult choices have to be made when developing the budget request in an era of declining resources. However, as these choices 

are made in the short term, we must take into account their longterm consequences. Funding limitations under the Budget Control 

Act require this Committee to make difficult choices to maintain 

critical, targeted staffing decisions to secure the border while facilitating efficient processing of an increasing level of trade and travelers to this country. The Committee urges the Department and the 

Office of Management and Budget [OMB] to request sufficient re-
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sources in the fiscal year 2015 budget to sustain critical operations 

to avoid long-term negative impacts. 

COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

Using the President’s budget as a guide, the Committee recommends in this bill many border security related items which will 

have an impact on activities in fiscal year 2014 and in the years 

to come. This bill was drafted as a regular appropriations bill. It 

specifically is not attempting to predict what activities and programs would be authorized and appropriated as part of any final 

immigration reform legislation. This Committee received requests 

for hiring of additional CBP officers in specific locations, deployments of specific technology, and new construction at ports of 

entry, among many other items. Many of these are envisioned as 

part of an overall reform bill and were included in S. 744 passed 

by the Senate on June 27, 2013, but are inappropriate to be added 

to this bill at this time. Additionally, total funding available to the 

Committee places certain constraints on the Committee. Where feasible, the Committee has included recommendations from the 

President’s budget which may begin to address some of these requirements until final legislation is enacted. 

FINANCIAL PLAN

To help facilitate congressional oversight, CBP is directed to submit to the Committee within 60 days after the date of enactment 

of this act, a financial plan reflecting a detailed breakout of funding by office for each PPA in the ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ appropriation. This financial plan shall include a comparison by office to 

the prior year plan amount and actual expenditures for fiscal year 

2013 and planned expenditures for fiscal year 2014. 

PORT OF ENTRY STAFFING AND RELIANCE ON FEES

CBP’s Office of Field Operations [OFO] operates 329 ports of 

entry [POEs] 24 hours a day and seven days a week, welcoming to 

the U.S. almost 1 million people daily by air, land, and sea. In addition to CBP’s primary security mission, CBP is the second-largest 

government revenue generator for the U.S., after the Internal Revenue Service. On average, OFO collects $105,000,000 a day in fees, 

duties, and tariffs. In fiscal year 2012, OFO processed 

$2,300,000,000,000 worth of trade through U.S. POEs. 

Travel volume is up 12 percent since fiscal year 2009 and is projected to increase 4–5 percent each year for the next 5 years. In 

2012, international travelers from the 10 largest countries visiting 

the U.S. spent more than $107,000,000,000. 

While trade and travel volumes are increasing at dramatic rates, 

OFO funding and staffing have been relatively flat—contributing to 

challenges in providing adequate CBP officers [CBPO] to meet the 

demands of increasing workload, expanding requirements, and new 

facilities. 

After having directed CBP for more than 3 years to submit a revised workload staffing model, to justify any increased staffing requirements, CBP finally submitted to Congress its fiscal year 2013 

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request. This independently validated report identifies the staffing 

requirement and alternative funding strategies to increase revenue 

sources supporting additional staff. The model shows a current 

need for 1,543 additional CBPOs based on fiscal year 2012 volume 

levels. Also, in joint testimony before the House Appropriations 

Subcommittee on Homeland Security on April 17, 2013, CBP officials stated that a recent study by the National Center for Risk 

and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events at the University of 

Southern California ‘‘found that an increase or decrease in staffing 

at ports has an impact on wait times and, therefore, on the U.S. 

economy’’. Initial estimates indicate that for every 1,000 additional 

CBPOs, the United States can anticipate a $2,000,000,000 increase 

in Gross Domestic Product. Based on the continued growth in trade 

and travel volume, the CBPO need is considerably higher. 

OFO’s two main user fees—the Immigration User Fee [IUF] and 

the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 

[COBRA] user fees—are also the two main user fees associated 

with CBP inspectional services. These fees do not represent full 

cost recovery for CBP, meaning the cost to perform the services for 

which the fees are charged is more than CBP receives in user fee 

collections. This gap in cost recovery has a significant impact since 

one-third of OFO’s budget is dependent on user fees. This gap must 

be filled by increasingly scarce directly appropriated dollars. 

Due to the Budget Control Act, direct appropriations for most 

Federal activities are trending downwards. This includes appropriations for maintaining existing CBP officers as well as hiring additional CBPOs. Therefore, this bill funds a total increase of 1,850 

CBPOs through a combination of $96,000,000 in direct appropriations for a total of 876 CBP officers and an additional 974 CBP officers funded through the IUF proposal included in the budget request. The Committee expects that the positions funded by the Immigration User Fee shall be deployed to airports experiencing the 

greatest level of wait times consistent with the congressional justification submitted with the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget request. 

ANIMAL PLANT AND HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICES

The Committee notes CBP has been engaged with the Department of Agriculture [USDA] Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service [APHIS] to ensure that the APHIS User Fees cover the full 

cost of inspection of agricultural products at our ports of entry 

[POEs]. The Committee strongly encourages the Secretary to develop and implement procedures to ensure revenue from these fees, 

transferred to the Department pursuant to section 421 of the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002, primarily funds the salaries, benefits, overtime, and associated costs of CBP Agriculture Specialists. 

According to a recent briefing by CBP, both the House and Senate 

Agriculture and Appropriations Committees, as well as OMB, support the recommendations to adjust these fees to more accurately 

reflect the level of work conducted by USDA and CBP personnel. 

The Committee directs CBP to keep it regularly informed as these 

recommendations are implemented. 

The Committee urges CBP to continue to work with APHIS in 

order to facilitate the release of cargo at commercial import facili-
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ties by ensuring that CBP officials earn Cargo Release Authority 

certification for those species and groups of organisms listed in the 

Cargo Release Authority Plan. Such coordination will allow CBP officials to release cargo authorized by the Cargo Release Authority 

Plan while allowing APHIS entomologists, plant pathologists, and 

botanists to make release decisions upon discovery of those reportable organisms that may pose a threat to the Nation’s agricultural 

security. 

IMPACT OF FEES ON AIRPORT ACTIVITIES

To ensure the maximum level of transparency is provided to justify these increases, the Committee directs CBP to provide an annual electronic report to the general public and interested stakeholders, and posted on its Web site, on the amount of fee funded 

activity that occurred over the preceding fiscal year at airports. 

This report shall include all fees, such as APHIS, IUF, COBRA, 

and the Small Airport User Fee. The report will also provide annual average wait time data for high volume port locations receiving additional IUF fee resources, demonstrating a direct connection 

between service levels and resources. It is important for CBP to deploy CBPOs at critical international arrivals airports which experience the greatest delays and longest processing times. 

INFORMATION SHARING WITH PORT AUTHORITIES

The Committee notes that it has yet to receive the report required in Senate Report 112–169 on the specific steps CBP can 

take to advance its relationship, and specifically its information 

sharing on things such as staffing models and constraints, with 

port authorities. This report should include descriptions of highlevel stakeholder coordination in the form of working groups, conference calls, operations, and other interactions. The report shall 

also address any legal impediment CBP has determined prohibits 

it from providing this information to airport authorities and other 

appropriate officials. If there are legal prohibitions, the report shall 

delineate them and provide alternative language and proposals, as 

applicable, to amend the relevant laws. The Committee directs 

CBP to immediately submit this report. 

LAND BORDER FEE STUDY

The President’s budget request included a new general provision 

authorizing CBP to conduct a study assessing the feasibility and 

cost relating to establishing and collecting a new land border crossing fee for both land border pedestrians and passenger vehicles 

along the northern and southern borders. This proposal is ill-advised and would have an immediate negative impact on border 

communities and frequent border crossers. The Committee has 

heard strong bipartisan objections to its inclusion. CBP officers at 

our ports of entry are trained to provide security of our borders 

while facilitating legitimate travel and trade. They are not toll collectors. A general provision has been included in the bill prohibiting CBP from conducting any studies for establishing and collecting any new land border fee. This provision does not affect any 
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existing trusted traveler program such as FAST, NEXUS, SENTRI, 

and the like. 

FACILITATING TRAVEL AND ENHANCING THE ENTRY PROCESS

CBP and the Vancouver Airport Authority recently launched a 

new program, Automated Passport Control, an expedited customs 

entry process that will allow eligible passengers traveling from 

Vancouver International Airport to the United States to clear customs more efficiently, while still ensuring the same high standard 

of safety and security. The Committee notes this partnership is the 

first of its kind and is intended to help travelers move more quickly 

through the CBP preclearance inspection process by allowing entry 

of passport information at a self-service kiosk. 

Acting CBP Commissioner, Thomas S. Winkowski, said, ‘‘Increasing efficiency and streamlining processes are critical components of 

CBP’s modernization efforts at ports of entry. This will allow for 

faster processing and increased focus on the traveler.’’ It is innovative thinking about how CBP can improve the traveler experience 

with this and other programs such as Global Entry, that this Committee has strongly supported. In order to implement the vision of 

the President’s January 19, 2012, Executive order to increase the 

number of international travelers to the United States, programs 

such as this must be expanded. The Committee fully funds the $10,800,000 request for the CBP mobile program and the $8,000,000 request for integrated traveler 

processing. Additionally, the Committee recommends $10,000,000 

above the request for targeted traveler enhancement programs including, but not limited to, additional mobile devices such as Enforcement Link Mobile devices, handheld license plate and document readers, additional Global Entry kiosks, expanding the integrated traveler process, and expanding activities at existing 

preclearance locations. CBP shall focus its efforts to expedite traveler processing at the air and land ports of entry with the highest 

volume of passenger traffic. CBP shall brief the Committee no later 

than 90 days after the date of enactment of this act on its plan to 

deploy this additional equipment and activity and the potential impact it will have on reducing wait times. Additionally, the Committee reminds CBP of its April 25, 2012, report to Congress entitled ‘‘Improving Entry Process for Visitors to the United States’’ 

which stated that CBPOs are the ‘‘first face of the U.S. Government that travelers see at POEs. As a visible symbol of our Nation, 

CBP officers have an important responsibility. Training provides 

new CBP officers an understanding of the expectations and standards, in terms of conduct, workplace environment, demeanor, etiquette, respect for cultural diversity, and interpersonal communications.’’ The Committee directs CBP to maintain these standards as 

part of its training regime and to regularly provide refresher training to all CBPOs. 

CROSS-BORDER TUNNELS

Tunnels along the United States-Mexico border remain an attractive alternative to overland drug smuggling because of increased 

security measures and aggressive enforcement activity on traditional cross-border routes. The Committee supports the ongoing ef-
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forts of the DHS Tunnel Task Force to detect and respond to new 

tunnels, directs continued submission of the required tunnel report, 

and encourages CBP to dedicate sufficient resources to continue detecting, responding to, and remediating tunnels as they are encountered. 

CONDUCT AND INTEGRITY OVERSIGHT

Since Congress initiated the rapid increase in CBP staffing in 

2005, the Committee has been concerned about the potential for increased corruption by CBP personnel. The Committee remains committed to addressing this problem. The Committee fully funds the 

request for CBP to continue to expand integrity training for its officers, conduct investigations, reduce the backlog of reviews and 

polygraphs, and meet the requirements of the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2011 (Public Law 111–338). 

The Committee directs the Deputy Secretary to continue to oversee the coordination of the Office of the Inspector General and CBP 

on program integrity issues. 

BORDER PATROL AGENTS

As Secretary Napolitano noted in April 2013, between fiscal 

years 2009 and 2012, DHS seized 39 percent more drugs, 71 percent more currency, and 189 percent more weapons along the 

Southwest border as compared to fiscal years 2005 through 2008. 

The number of Border Patrol agents has grown from 9,800 in 2001 

to 21,370 today; ICE has deployed a quarter of its personnel to the 

Southwest border since 2009; and CBP has completed 651 miles of 

fencing in key areas identified by the Border Patrol. CBP has also 

installed 159 large-scale nonintrusive inspection devices and deployed 360 canine teams, increasing those numbers from 137 and 

341 respectively since 2011. 

While Border Patrol apprehensions slightly increased in fiscal 

year 2012 to 364,678, apprehensions remain at the lowest levels 

since 1974. Funds in this bill maintain an appropriate balance of 

border security which is imperative to maintain as the Congress 

continues to debate immigration reform and its component parts 

regarding border security and interior enforcement. 

Included in the amount recommended by the Committee for Border Security and Control is a total of $3,729,394,000 for hiring, 

paying, equipping, and training Border Patrol agents. Bill language 

is included mandating a floor of not less than 21,370 Border Patrol 

agents on-board throughout fiscal year 2014. With the funds in this 

act, there will continue to be 21,370 Border Patrol agents on duty, 

more than double the 9,951 agents on board at the end of fiscal 

year 2002. 

NORTHERN BORDER PORT STAFFING

The Committee remains concerned about CBP officer staffing levels for Northern Border ports of entry. The Committee believes 

that many of the concerns about Northern Border staffing could be 

allayed by more complete reporting to Congress about CBP’s Northern Border staffing plans. The Committee directs CBP to submit an 

updated resource allocation model with the fiscal year 2015 budget 
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detailing specific staffing and funding for, and implementation of, 

planned Northern Border enforcement initiatives by port of entry. 

The Committee also directs CBP to provide a briefing to the Committee not later than December 1, 2013, on the CBP officer staffing 

requirements on the Northern Border based on increased trade 

flows and the current threat environment. 

COORDINATION OF EFFORTS ON INDIAN LANDS

The Committee notes that the recent GAO report titled ‘‘Partnership Agreements and Enhanced Oversight Could Strengthen Coordination of Efforts on Indian Reservations’’ suggests that CBP 

personnel can greatly improve efforts to notify tribes of law enforcement activities occurring on reservation lands and cultivate a 

productive partnership with border-tribal law enforcement officials. 

The Committee requests a joint briefing from DHS and CBP on the 

implementation of the GAO recommendations. 

ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS IN THE FIELD

The Committee encourages CBP and ICE to ensure that any jurisdictional disputes with regard to the apprehension of undocumented individuals in the field do not hamper the Department’s 

overall mission to secure our borders and enforce our immigration 

laws. 

TRADE ENFORCEMENT

The Committee fully funds the $3,000,000 budget request to further consolidate single transaction bonds [STBs] in order to improve duty collection, as recommended by GAO. These funds would 

improve the collection of revenue owed to the Federal Government 

by enabling CBP to develop an automated system for STBs. Currently, STBs are submitted and maintained on paper at all of the 

CBP port locations. Automation would allow a centralized office to 

oversee and administer the STB program and to develop the necessary expertise to verify the adequacy of the STBs. 

CBP analysis has found strong evidence to conclude that trade 

fraud and evasion is widespread in many commodity sectors—particularly for goods from China, which account for 46 percent of the 

anti-dumping and countervailing duties collected. The Committee 

remains focused on the need for all Federal Government agencies 

involved in international trade to aggressively enforce existing 

trade laws. It has become clear that there are specific actions that 

CBP and ICE, together with the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State and the United States Trade Representative, can 

take without the need for additional legislation. According to CBP’s 

own statistics, more than $1,000,000,000 in duties related to antidumping from 2001 to 2010 have yet to be collected. To help combat this problem, CBP has created a multi-disciplinary Reengineering Dumping [RED] Team to review the antidumping and 

countervailing duty [AD/CVD] process and to develop enforcement 

solutions. To the extent these duties are unable to be collected CBP 

shall issue a statement as to the reasons why. 

Additionally, for CBP’s AD/CVD enforcement, the Centers of Excellence and Expertise [CEEs] also centralize AD/CVD functions for 
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the industries and importers covered by the respective CEE. The 

CEEs help increase uniformity and expertise across CBP for administration of AD/CVD entries and AD/CVD enforcement. The 

Committee commends CBP for taking these actions and directs it 

to brief the Committees not less than twice a year on its efforts to 

improve the enforcement and collection process. 

ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY ENFORCEMENT REPORTS

The Committee has ensured that, within the amounts provided 

in this account, there will be sufficient funds to administer the ongoing requirements of section 754 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 

U.S.C. 1675c), referenced in subtitle F of title VII of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–171; 120 Stat. 154). 

The Committee directs CBP to continue to work with the Departments of Justice and the Treasury (and all other relevant agencies) 

to increase collections, and provide a public report on an annual 

basis within 30 days of each year’s distributions under the law. The 

report should summarize CBP’s efforts to collect past due amounts 

and increase current collections, particularly with respect to cases 

involving unfairly traded United States imports from China. The 

report shall provide the same level of detail as required under this 

section in Senate Report 112–169. 

The Committee further directs the Secretary to work with the 

Secretary of Commerce to identify opportunities for the Department of Commerce to improve the timeliness, accuracy, and clarity 

of liquidation instructions sent to CBP. Increased attention and 

interagency coordination in these areas could help ensure that 

steps in the collection of duties are completed in a more expeditious 

manner. The Secretary is directed to report within 180 days after 

the date of enactment of this act on the steps it has taken in conjunction with the Department of Commerce to address these issues. 

Consistent with section 691a of Public Law 103–182, the North 

American Free Trade Agreement Implementing Act of 1993, the 

Committee directs the Commissioner of Customs to submit to Congress before the 60th day of each fiscal year a report regarding the 

collection of duties imposed under the AD/CVD laws during the 

preceding fiscal year. 

Separately, CBP is directed to report to the Committee on collection of the outstanding $1,000,000,000 in AD/CVD duties, including 

the number of claims, the value of each claim, the stage of collection for each claim and the date on which the claim was referred 

for further action to either the CBP Chief Counsel or Department 

of Justice. This report shall be submitted to the Committee not 

later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this act. This 

report will include the steps that have been taken to recover funds 

and will also include the challenges that prevent collection. CBP 

shall publish on its Web site a version of this report that provides 

appropriate privacy and trade sensitivity protections. 

The Committee further directs CBP to provide the Committee 

with a separate report that includes information concerning each 

AD/CVD order for which more than $25,000,000 in assessed AD/ 

CVD duties secured by single entry bonds accepted by CBP pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1675(a)(2)(B)(iii) remains uncollected more than 

2 years after the dates of liquidation of the secured entries. This 
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report shall be submitted to the Committee not later than 180 days 

after the date of enactment of this act. For each relevant AD/CVD 

order, the report shall include the bond’s identification number, the 

date of the entry secured by the bond, and the bond’s face value. 

It shall also include the liquidation status of each entry, and if applicable, the date of liquidation, the amount of bond principal received by CBP, the amount of interest received by CBP, and the 

amount of any offer in compromise accepted by CBP. Further, the 

report shall include information about whether CBP has demanded 

performance on the bond or has withdrawn or abandoned its demand due to one or more defects in the bond, CBP’s inability to locate the bond, or expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. 

For each relevant AD/CVD order for which CBP has demanded performance on the bond, the report shall detail whether CBP’s demand for bond performance was protested, and if applicable, the 

date on which the protest was filed, whether CBP has issued a decision on the protest, whether a subsequent appeal has been filed 

by the protesting party, and if applicable, the status of the appeal 

including whether a court summons has been issued, the date on 

which the summons was issued, and the amount of funds being 

held by CBP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2637(a). The report shall also 

include a detailed strategy, including a specific series of actions 

and corresponding deadlines for completing those actions, to collect 

under the bond the antidumping or countervailing duties that remain uncollected. 

The Committee directs CBP, in consultation with the Department of Commerce and the Department of Treasury, to report to 

the Committee on how requiring cash deposits of estimated AD/ 

CVD during new shipper reviews (in statute) would strengthen the 

administration of the Nation’s AD and CVD laws. Under current 

law, the Department of Commerce is required to allow importers 

to bond for cash deposits of estimated AD/CVD during new shipper 

reviews. The Committee urges the United States Trade Representative to include in the principal negotiating objectives of the United 

States the objectives of preventing evasion of the trade remedy 

laws of the United States through information exchanges and site 

visits for any trade agreements under negotiation as of the date of 

this report or future trade agreement negotiations. 

TRADE COMPLIANCE—INFORMATION SHARING

The Committee understands that current law may unintentionally prohibit the Department of Commerce from sharing proprietary information with CBP vital to determining violations or 

claims with respect to any provision of the Tariff Act of 1930. The 

Committee urges the Department to coordinate jointly with the Department of Commerce on a legislative proposal to amend the appropriate section of the United States Code to remove any legal 

barriers to the sharing of appropriate and necessary information 

between these prime Federal trade compliance and enforcement 

agencies. 

JONES ACT

CBP is charged with enforcement of U.S. cabotage laws. The 

Jones Act provides for the national and economic security of the 
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United States by supporting a strong U.S. merchant marine. By 

virtue of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended by 

Public Law 106–580, the coastwise laws apply to marine transportation between points and places in the United States, including 

the Outer Continental Shelf. U.S. vessels, mariners, and shipyards 

have been negatively impacted and underutilized as a result of lax 

enforcement and prior rulings inconsistent with congressional intent. The Committee urges the Department to levy penalties for 

previously documented violations, continue working with the Offshore Marine Service Association in order to investigate future potential violations, and dedicate adequate resources to vigorously enforce the Jones Act on the Outer Continental Shelf. The Committee 

is very concerned that 53 waivers of the Jones Act were issued in 

fiscal year 2011, enabling foreign-flagged vessels to transport oil released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in response to extreme fluctuations in the price of gas. 

The Committee is also concerned about the lack of transparency 

in issuing these waivers. A general provision is included prohibiting funds from being used to issue future waivers related to a release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Secretary has 

consulted with the Departments of Energy and Transportation and 

representatives of the United States flag maritime industry and 

taken adequate steps to ensure the use of United States flag vessels. The Secretary shall notify the Congress within 2 business 

days of any request for a waiver, not solely waivers requested to 

transport oil released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 

The Committee directs CBP to develop a system to track the status of all Jones Act violations, from the time they are reported 

until assessed penalties have been collected or there is a finding of 

no violation and the charges are dismissed. The Committee also directs CBP to make information available to the public and the 

Committees, on a quarterly basis, about specific Jones Act violations, findings of fact, parties determined to be at fault, amount of 

penalty assessments, and status of collections. 

NORTHERN BORDER COOPERATION

The Committee recognizes the economic importance of facilitating the flow of cross border goods and people between the 

United States and Canada. To this end, the Joint United StatesCanada ‘‘Beyond the Border’’ Action Plan, issued April 4, 2011, included several recommendations to enhance the economic relationship while increasing cross border security. On June 17, 2013, a 

cargo truck pre-inspection pilot began at the Pacific Highway crossing adjacent to Surrey, British Colombia across the border from 

Blaine, Washington. This project is a collaborative effort by CBP, 

Canada Border Services Agency [CBSA], and Public Safety Canada 

under the ‘‘Beyond the Border’’ plan. Phase I of this pilot is designed as a ‘‘proof of concept’’ to determine the viability of assigning CBP officers to Canadian border crossings to pre-inspect southbound trucks, drivers, and cargo prior to arrival into the United 

States. It will also test the viability of developed technologies and 

joint U.S.-Canada procedures to conduct CBP primary truck processing in Canada. CBP will monitor wait times and provide traffic 

mitigation as needed. This pilot may prove that other innovative 
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initiatives can be undertaken on our northern and southern borders to enhance security and facilitate legitimate trade. 

Only July 2, 2013, CBP announced it was beginning Phase II of 

the pilot—implementation of the Entry/Exit information system. 

Under Phase II, DHS and the CBSA will expand the exchange of 

biographic entry data collected on third-country nationals (those 

who are neither citizens of Canada nor of the United States), permanent residents of Canada who are not U.S. citizens, and lawful 

permanent residents of the United States who are not Canadian 

citizens, to all automated land ports of entry at the common border, 

including all major land border crossings. It is expected that a coordinated Entry/Exit information system will facilitate exchanges 

of entry information such that an entry into country becomes an 

exit from the other. If the pilot operates as planned it will help the 

United States and Canada identify persons who potentially overstay their lawful period of admission; better monitor the departure 

of persons subject to removal orders; and verify that residency requirements are being met by applicants for continued eligibility in 

immigration programs. 

Additionally, on June 26, 2013, a joint United States-Canadian 

progress report was released entitled ‘‘Facilitating the Conduct of 

Cross-Border Business.’’ This report, which is a deliverable of the 

Beyond the Border Action Plan, describes bilateral efforts to ensure 

business travelers benefit from more efficient and predictable border clearance processes. The Committee directs CBP to provide a 

briefing on both of the pilots and the cross-border business plan not 

later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act. 

ADVANCED TRAINING CENTER

CBP has one of the Nation’s largest cadres of armed Federal law 

enforcement personnel and having a full-scale advanced training 

facility focused on the agency’s specialized missions is critical. Included in the amount recommended by the Committee is 

$40,000,000, as proposed in the budget, for programmatic expenses 

(including salaries and benefits) and the National Training Plan at 

the Advanced Training Center [ATC]. The ATC is providing advanced firearms, tactical, and leadership training to CBP officers 

and agents across the country, as well as other Federal and law enforcement agencies. With the establishment of the Advanced Training Center Revolving Fund [ATCRF], pursuant to the fiscal year 

2012 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, the 

Committee directs CBP to continue to utilize ATCRF funds in addition to any funds appropriated annually by the Congress. 

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

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

or displace any Federal law enforcement program of the Federal 

Law Enforcement Training Center [FLETC]. Training currently 

being conducted at a FLETC facility shall not be moved to the Center. 

TRAINING REGARDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

CBP plays a critical role in identifying potential human trafficking victims as they enter the United States. The Committee encourages CBP to continue to work with appropriate nonprofit orga-
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nizations and victim service providers to improve the training of 

CBP officers in the field to assist in the identification of human 

trafficking victims, especially children, and provide appropriate referrals to victim service organizations. Further, the Committee encourages the Commissioner to post the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline, email address, and Web site information in all U.S. ports of entry. 

FOREIGN MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE

The Committee recognizes that trucks carrying foreign municipal 

solid waste entering the United States from Canada represent potential homeland security and environmental threats to our Nation. 

The Committee is also aware of successful efforts to address this 

threat, which have resulted in a significant reduction in municipally managed waste shipments to the United States. However, 

nearly 350 trash trucks still cross U.S. borders every day. The 

Committee urges DHS, in conjunction with CBP, to work with the 

Finance Committee—the appropriate authorizing committee—to 

consider proposing to raise the current Customs User Fee for 

trucks carrying foreign municipal solid waste into the United 

States and include any such proposal in the fiscal year 2015 budget 

through the appropriate authorizing mechanism. 

AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $718,917,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 340,105,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 700,242,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 800,318,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The automation modernization account includes funds for major 

information technology systems and services for U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection [CBP], including the Automated Commercial Environment [ACE] and the International Trade and Data System 

projects, and connectivity of and integration of existing systems. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $800,318,000, to be available until 

September 30, 2016, for automation modernization. This is 

$460,213,000 above the amount requested and $81,401,000 above 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Included in the amount 

recommended by the Committee is $899,300 for 5 technical FTE in 

support of the movement of ADIS from US–VISIT/OBIM to CBP. 

The Committee also has transferred the Automated Targeting 

Systems funding from ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ to ‘‘Automation 

Modernization’’ in a separate PPA. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Information technology .................................................................. 393,820 ............................ 349,450 
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AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Automated Targeting Systems ....................................................... ............................ ............................ 109,932 

Automated Commercial Environment/International Trade Data 

System [ITDS] ............................................................................ 138,611 140,830 140,762 

Current operations protection and processing support [COPPS] .. 186,486 199,275 200,174 

Total, Automation modernization ..................................... 718,917 340,105 800,318 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS

The Committee expects to continue receiving the ACE quarterly 

reports. CBP is directed to brief the Committees immediately on 

the plan to decommission the Automated Commercial System 

[ACS], the updated program plan for ACE, how the ACS decommission plan is integrated into the program plan, and the updated 

master schedule for ACE development. 

TECS MODERNIZATION

The Committee directs CBP and ICE to continue to conduct the 

semiannual joint briefings for the Committee. 

BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $323,671,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 351,454,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 361,454,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 351,454,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Border Security, Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology account funds the capital procurement and total operations and 

maintenance costs associated with fencing, infrastructure, sensors, 

surveillance, and other border security technology. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $351,454,000 for Border Security 

Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology, the same as the request, 

and $27,783,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Development and deployment ........................................................ 188,567 160,435 160,435 

Operations and maintenance ........................................................ 135,104 191,019 191,019 

Total, Border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology ........................................................................... 323,671 351,454 351,454 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 
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TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT DELAYS

According to the Department, Border Patrol apprehensions have 

decreased 50 percent since fiscal year 2008. In the Tucson sector 

apprehensions dropped 44 percent between fiscal years 2010–2012. 

This is the lowest level of apprehensions in Tucson in 18 years. 

Since fiscal year 2005, the Committee has been a strong and active 

supporter of the efforts to secure our Southwest border through a 

strategic combination of fencing, tactical infrastructure, and technology, combined with a doubling of the size of the Border Patrol. 

In fact, at the initiation of this Committee, Congress has appropriated more than $2,400,000,000 in regular, supplemental, and 

emergency funding above the amounts requested by this and the 

previous President for this account. These funds have been used to 

construct the 651 miles of fencing and border infrastructure mandated by the Secure Fence Act, as amended, and they have been 

used to bring more technology and security to Border Patrol agents 

than has ever been available. 

On April 6, 2012, the Department issued a request for proposals 

to build and deploy the next set of integrated fixed towers [IFTs] 

for cameras and radars within Arizona. CBP initially estimated 

that the contract would be awarded in the first quarter of 2013 and 

it still intends to initiate the deployments in Douglas and Casa 

Grande, Arizona. Operational field testing on the numerous bids 

CBP received is ongoing as of June 2013, but the contract award 

has slipped yet again—to the first quarter of fiscal year 2014 and 

deliveries of the IFTs are now anticipated to start by fiscal year 

2015. While the Committee is encouraged that there appears to be 

proper oversight of contracts and that contractors are being held to 

fulfilling their obligations for use of taxpayer dollars, this program 

has now been delayed for over 2 years. Additionally, the Committee 

is concerned about concurrent deployment of these systems before 

it has been proven that they actually work in real-life situations 

and has included language prohibiting concurrent deployment of 

IFTs. The Department has indicated that approximately 

$580,000,000 remains available in unobligated prior year balances 

for border technology as of June 1, 2013. Given these strong concerns, the Committee rescinds $61,783,000 in unobligated balances 

from this account that are not required for fiscal year 2014. 

NORTHERN BORDER

Included in the Committee’s recommendation is $10,000,000, as 

requested, for enhancing low-flying aircraft surveillance and maritime detection technology along the Northern Border. 

The Committee recognizes that incidents of drug smuggling along 

our Northern Border are increasing, and that more efforts need to 

be undertaken to address this growing problem. In previous years, 

DHS and the Department of Defense cooperated on Operation Outlook, a program that used sophisticated military radar technology 

along the Northern Border to identify low-flying aircraft that would 

otherwise not have been caught with the current technology used 

by DHS. Though that operation was highly successful, it was only 

temporary in nature and covered only one sector of the Northern 

Border. To better uncover and combat the smuggling of drugs by 
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low-flying aircraft in the future, and to assist in developing a comprehensive plan to combat narcotics smuggling along the Northern 

Border, the Committee urges the Department, through partnerships between CBP and the Department of Defense, to use military 

radar technologies to the fullest extent possible along the Northern 

Border. 

TETHERED AREOSTATS

The budget proposes to transfer operation and ownership of 8 existing tethered aerostat systems [TARS] from the Department of 

Defense to DHS and the Committee approved their transfer effective on July 1, 2013. These blimp-mounted radars allow DHS to 

identify low-flying aircraft in the border region, and have proven 

to be a cost-effective and worthwhile way to monitor the border. 

The Committee recommends $37,400,000 for this activity, as requested. The Committee understands CBP is studying whether it 

needs to restore the Puerto Rico TARS and, if so, at what cost. CBP 

has also indicated that it is evaluating how to utilize TARS best, 

which could be a different configuration than is currently deployed. 

CBP is to brief the Committee on its plans no later than September 

13, 2013. 

BORDER ROADS

The Committee directs CBP to work with counties along the 

United States-Mexico border to identify unimproved county roads 

that the Border Patrol requires the use of and that provide critical 

access to the border region for the purpose of maintaining border 

security. The Committee directs CBP to provide a briefing on the 

extent to which these roads are used, their impact on daily border 

security operations, and the feasibility of incorporating the maintenance and repair of any identified high-priority access roads into 

its Tactical Infrastructure Maintenance and Repair program not 

later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this act. 

INVASIVE SPECIES

The Committee is pleased with the continued progress CBP has 

made, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on 

controlling carrizo cane, an invasive species along the lower Rio 

Grande. As the carrizo cane program progresses towards eventual 

sustainment, the Committee directs CBP, with its partners, to provide an updated briefing on the efforts, including using biological 

control projects, on salt cedar. 

AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $797,952,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 427,701,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 802,741,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 755,819,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP] Air and Marine 

Operations [AMO] account funds the capital procurement and total 

operations and maintenance costs of the CBP air and marine pro-
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gram and provides support to other Federal, State, and local agencies. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $755,819,000 for Air and Marine 

Operations, of which $472,501,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2015. This is an increase of $328,118,000 above the request and $42,133,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Salaries and expenses ................................................................... 283,196 ............................ 283,318 

Operations and maintenance ........................................................ 396,875 353,751 381,251 

Procurement ................................................................................... 117,881 73,950 91,250 

Total, Air and Marine interdiction, operations, maintenance, and procurement .............................................. 797,952 427,701 755,819 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Committee strongly supports CBP’s continued efforts to recapitalize its air and marine assets. Working with the Office of Air 

and Marine, the Committee has provided resources to meet the Department’s border security requirements in the air, coastal, and 

riverine environments as delineated by the CBP Air and Marine 

Recapitalization Plan. Resources to address some of these requirements are provided in this bill. The Committee notes the lengthy 

period of time it takes to procure certain types of aircraft and other 

air systems because the bulk of the systems are being acquired by 

the Department of Defense [DOD] and CBP is fitting into DOD’s 

production lines. At the same time, these are mobile border security assets, able to be transferred rapidly to respond to actual and 

emerging threats. 

AGING AVIATION ASSETS AND STRATEGIC RECAPITALIZATION

REQUIREMENTS

The President’s budget proposes an unacceptably steep, 37 percent cut to the aviation procurement budget and an 11 percent reduction to operations and maintenance compared to the fiscal year 

2013 enacted level. CBP’s fleet of aircraft is increasingly aged. 

More planes are being retired than are being replaced at a time 

when there is an increased demand for their use in the 

counterdrug, alien smuggling, and disaster response missions. 

More than 50 percent of the aircraft are 35 years old on average. 

The proposed reduction would result in fewer replacement aircraft 

being purchased and combined aircraft flight hours being cut to 

only an estimated 62,386 flight hours for this vital mission—a cut 

of more than 40 percent from the peak level of 106,600 hours in 

fiscal year 2010, and a reduction of over 20 percent from flight 

hour allocations for fiscal year 2012. 
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The Committee recognizes that since the merger of the legacy 

U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Customs Service aviation programs 

under CBP in 2005, the CBP’s Office of Air and Marine has dramatically increased the efficiency and effectiveness of CBP air operations in support of the Department and its international, Federal, 

State, local, and tribal partners. Many of these efficiencies were 

captured through the acquisition of technologies that then drove or 

facilitated changes in CBP air operations including decreased operations cycle time, effective asset procurement/modernization, and 

innovative sensor system integration. These operational developments have then resulted in expanded mission functionality, vastly 

improved detection capability, real-time customer support, decreased mishaps and system downtime, which have consequently 

provided a significant increase in overall CBP aviation mission effectiveness. The Committee understands that the aircraft recapitalization plan is nearly complete, with more than $1,000,000,000 appropriated by Congress from fiscal year 2006 through fiscal year 

2013 to accomplish the objectives laid out in the long-range plan 

to replace/upgrade CBP’s aging fleet of aircraft and marine vessels. 

The budget request includes funding to continue the P–3 aircraft 

service life extension effort, to purchase two additional multirole 

enforcement aircraft [MEAs], a number of marine vessels, and additional sensor upgrades. But at this reduced level of procurement 

funding, it will take over 13 years to fully recapitalize CBP’s fleet. 

For instance, the MEA provides border protection, law enforcement, and rapid response contingency deployment capabilities. 

Since 2009, DHS has budgeted for eight MEA systems, which does 

not support the most efficient production line. The Committee encourages the Department to work with industry to develop a procurement strategy to obtain a more robust production rate and to 

explore the cost savings of replacing its aging legacy fleet. As these 

air assets are fully mobile, they are capable of rapidly responding 

to an emerging threat anywhere in the country. 

To address the requirement to replace aging aircraft and enhance 

the capabilities of existing systems, the Committee fully funds the 

request and recommends the following increases above the request: 

—$17,300,000 to procure two additional VADER radar systems, 

and 

—$27,500,000 above the request to restore total AMO flight 

hours for all aircraft to approximately 84,000 hours. 

These increases will provide crucial aerial support and slow the 

steady decline in flight hours in support of the Border Patrol mission over the past 5 years. 

CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $233,254,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 471,499,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 471,278,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 471,278,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

This appropriation provides funding to plan, construct, renovate, 

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

customs, and alien registration. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

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

facilities management activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP], to remain available until September 30, 2018. This 

is $221,000 below the amount requested and $238,024,000 above 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Facility construction and sustainment ............................................ 175,981 385,398 385,398 

Program oversight and management .............................................. 57,273 86,101 85,880 

Total, Construction and facilities management ................ 233,254 471,499 471,278 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

ADDITIONAL LAND BORDER PORT REQUIREMENTS

The Committee notes that the American Recovery and Reinvest- ment Act of 2009, (Public Law 111–5) provided $420,000,000 for 

construction, repairs, maintenance, and security upgrades to CBPowned ports of entry [POEs]. Of the 167 land border ports of entry, 

CBP owns 41. The rest are owned and administered by the General 

Services Administration [GSA] or are privately owned and leased, 

and one is owned by the National Park Service. The Committee is 

pleased that through good stewardship and creative contract management, CBP was able to reconstruct or renovate 31 CBP-owned 

ports of entry, 28 of which were on the Northern Border. 

Previously, the Committee directed DHS, GSA, and the Office of 

Management and Budget to develop a multiyear strategy to address the growth of trade and passenger processing at our land 

POEs with maintaining security. In response, the President’s budget proposes to transfer from GSA to CBP—via a delegation of authority—the operation, maintenance, and repair of LPOEs. GSA retains the authority over major construction (including funding, contracting, and oversight). The Committee supports this recommendation and fully funds the request. Not later than 180 days 

after the date of enactment of this act, CBP and GSA jointly shall 

brief the Committee on implementation of the delegation of authority. 

Additionally, the Committee notes its continued interest in CBP 

exploring alternate options for funding POE construction and improvements, including expanded use of public-private partnerships, 

and was pleased to see such a proposal included in the President’s 

budget request. The Committee includes a modified version of this 

proposal as a general provision in Title V. 

FIVE-YEAR CONSTRUCTION PLAN

The Committee reminds CBP that the fiscal year 2012 Department of Homeland Security Act made permanent the requirement 

that a 5-year plan for all Federal land border ports of entry shall 
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be submitted annually with the President’s budget request. The 

Committee directs the Department to continue to work with the 

GSA on its nationwide strategy to prioritize and address the infrastructure needs at land border POEs and to comply with the requirements of the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 3301) 

and seek necessary funding. 

The Committee further directs the Department to encourage the 

use of small businesses in all phases of the contracting process for 

construction and renovation of POEs. 

U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

SUMMARY

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] is responsible 

for enforcing immigration and customs laws and detaining and removing deportable or inadmissible aliens. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total resources of $5,398,845,000, 

including direct appropriations of $5,053,845,000, and estimated 

fee collections of $345,000,000. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Appropriations: 

Salaries and expenses 1 2 ..................................................... 5,388,138 4,956,822 5,013,945 

Automation modernization .................................................... 33,456 34,900 34,900 

Construction .......................................................................... 4,993 5,000 5,000 

Total, Appropriations ........................................................ 5,426,587 4,996,722 5,053,845 

Estimated Fee Collections: 

Immigration inspection user fee .......................................... 116,869 135,000 135,000 

Breached bond/detention fund ............................................. 75,000 65,000 65,000 

Student exchange and visitor fee ........................................ 120,000 145,000 145,000 

Total, Estimated fee collections ....................................... 311,869 345,000 345,000 

Total, Available funding ................................................... 5,738,456 5,341,722 5,398,845 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Includes emergency funding of $855,000 in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–2). 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2013 1 2 ......................................................................... $5,388,138,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 4,956,822,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 5,344,461,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,013,945,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Includes emergency funding of $855,000 in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–2). 

The ICE Salaries and Expenses account provides funds for the 

enforcement of immigration and customs laws, intelligence, and de-
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tention and removals. In addition to directly appropriated resources, funding is derived from the following offsetting collections: 

Immigration Inspection User Fee.—ICE derives funds from user 

fees to support the costs of detention and removals in connection 

with international inspections activities at airports and seaports, 

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

1356). 

Student Exchange Visitor Program Fee.—ICE collects fees from 

foreign students, exchange visitors, and schools and universities to 

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

Immigration Breached Bond/Detention Fund.—ICE derives 

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

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

the cost of the detention of aliens. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $5,013,945,000, for Salaries and Expenses of ICE for fiscal year 2014. This is $57,123,000 above the 

request and $374,193,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. The Committee includes bill language placing a $35,000 limit 

on overtime paid to any employee; making up to $10,000,000 available for special operations; making up to $2,000,000 available for 

the payment of informants; making up to $11,216,000 available to 

reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated with the 

care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled illegal aliens; 

making not less than $305,000 available for promotion of public 

awareness of the child pornography tipline and anti-child exploitation activities; making not less than $5,400,000 available to facilitate agreements consistent with section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; limiting the use of funds for facilitating 

agreements consistent with section 287(g) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act to the same activities funded in fiscal year 2005; 

making $15,770,000 available for activities to enforce laws against 

forced child labor, of which $6,000,000 shall remain available until 

expended; making up to $11,475 available for official reception and 

representation expenses; and making $10,300,000 available until 

September 30, 2015, for the Visa Security Program. 

The Committee recognizes that ICE has had to make difficult 

budget savings and downward adjustments to its base funding. 

While certain targeted increases supported by this legislation are 

proposed, ICE is on the verge of being forced to cut into the bone 

of critical operations, especially investigations and technology. This 

path is not sustainable and the Office of Management and Budget 

must ensure that sufficient resources are proposed in the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget address these national security requirements. 

As discussed in greater detail below, the Committee recommends 

increases for domestic investigations, detention beds, alternatives 

to detention, and the criminal alien program. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 
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U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT—SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Headquarters, management, and administration: 

Personnel compensation and benefits, services, and other 

costs ................................................................................... 219,754 192,236 189,909 

Headquarters-managed IT investment ................................... 160,252 141,294 140,808 

Subtotal, Headquarters, management, and administration ................................................................................. 380,006 333,530 330,717 

Legal proceedings ............................................................................ 206,768 204,651 202,584 

Investigations: 

Domestic investigations .......................................................... 1,684,633 1,599,972 1,603,888 

International operations .......................................................... 114,970 100,544 99,741 

Visa Security Program ............................................................ 34,515 31,630 31,541 

Subtotal, Investigations ..................................................... 1,834,118 1,732,146 1,735,170 

Intelligence ....................................................................................... 78,348 75,448 74,908 

Detention and removal operations: 

Custody operations ................................................................. 2,022,344 1,844,802 1,879,239 

Fugitive operations ................................................................. 145,133 125,771 124,802 

Criminal Alien Program .......................................................... 216,224 291,721 294,155 

Alternatives to detention ........................................................ 96,430 72,435 96,181 

Transportation and Removal Program .................................... 269,845 255,984 255,925 

Subtotal, Detention and removal operations ..................... 2,749,976 2,590,713 2,650,302 

Secure Communities ........................................................................ 138,067 20,334 20,264 

Emergency Appropriation (Public Law 113–2) ................................ 855 ............................ ............................

Total, Salaries and expenses ............................................. 5,388,138 4,956,822 5,013,945 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

TRADE COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

The Committee notes that Intellectual Property Rights [IPR] violations is a significant revenue source for transnational criminal organizations including Mexican drug cartels. According to officials at 

the IPR Coordination Center, these violations are a low-risk/highprofit type of crime. The Center sees more organized crime groups 

engaging in these types of illegal activities because of the high-dollar value to them. 

The Committee fully funds the request for trade enforcement activities, including the $5,600,000 increase proposed in the budget 

to support intellectual property rights and commercial trade fraud 

investigations, including undercover equipment, translation and 

transcription of court-ordered wiretaps, commercial fraud training, 

and outreach at the IPR Center. The Committee urges ICE to 

prioritize investigations involving illicit trade of dangerous goods 

that could be harmful to the public, including counterfeit pharmaceuticals and tainted good. 

INVESTIGATIONS

The Committee supports the proposed $8,800,000 increase for 

human smuggling investigations conducted by ICE through a vari-
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ety of strike forces and teams both domestically and abroad and 

recommends an additional $10,000,000 for priority investigations 

into human smuggling and trafficking, counterproliferation, antigang, and drug smuggling investigations. ICE shall submit an expenditure plan breaking out how it proposes to allocate all resources provided in this act for domestic investigations not later 

than 90 days after the date of enactment of this act. This plan 

shall detail both financial resources as well as the personnel dedicated to each mission area and shall be at the same level of detail 

as the quarterly investigations activities report. 

ICE also is directed to maintain its relationship with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in regards to its 

ongoing support for investigations and other child exploitation activities. 

Additionally, the Committee supports the work of the National 

Gang Unit and encourages the Department and ICE to continue 

these aggressive investigations, specifically of gangs of national significance which are perpetuating much of the violence in our major 

urban areas while also engaging in a variety of illicit activity including international drug, gun, and human trafficking. 

LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT CENTER

The Committee provides funding of $34,400,000, $5,000,000 above the request and $5,000,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Law Enforcement Support Center [LESC] is 

DHS’ national center which provides information about criminal 

aliens and absconders to the law enforcement community, responding to over 1.3 million Immigration Alien Queries annually, and 

provides critical support to ICE field offices in connection with single or large scale enforcement efforts. The LESC is also an important component of Secure Communities, which was fully deployed 

to 3,181 jurisdictions across the United States in fiscal year 2013, 

with the LESC serving as the single point of contact for Secure 

Communities-related queries. 

The Committee notes that the LESC and the Fugitive Operations 

Support Center [FOSC] play critical roles supporting local law enforcement officials while performing law enforcement actions in the 

field, as well as conducting analyses about the status and location 

of fugitive aliens. The Committee understands that both the LESC 

and the FOSC are playing important and growing roles in analysis 

of visa overstays. ICE’s Compliance Enforcement Unit is responsible for the initial review of all overstay records segregating them 

based on enforcement priorities and those in priority 10 are referred to the FOSC for analysis. FOSC analysis includes running 

the referred individuals against a variety of public and law enforcement databases. The FOSC is responsible for analyzing the backlog 

of visa overstays about which little is known, in part through 

matching biographic information, and if available, biometric. Given 

the importance of resolving visa overstays, the Committee strongly 

encourages FOSC to coordinate its activities regarding biometrics 

with the Office of Biometric Identity Management [OBIM] and the 

FBI, especially ensuring that records that are passed to FOSC for 

analysis include either the biometric or the fingerprint identification number from OBIM in order to speed information sharing with 
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the FBI. The Committee directs ICE to brief the Committee within 

90 days after the date of enactment of this act on the support the 

LESC and FOSC provide to ICE in regard to visa overstay analysis, including its coordination with other agencies and the resources and staffing supporting this effort. 

The Committee recommends $34,400,000, $5,000,000 above the 

request, so that LESC can adequately support the full deployment 

of Secure Communities with the necessary full-time law enforcement personnel and related resources. Within the increased funds 

provided, ICE is encouraged to evaluate the need for additional resources such as improved data transfer capabilities for FOSC’s role 

in visa overstay analysis. Further, in order to promote efficiency, 

the Committee recommends that ICE take steps to ensure that current operations being carried out at the LESC remain centralized 

at the LESC facility and are not unnecessarily duplicated in other 

parts of the country. 

ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS IN THE FIELD

The Committee encourages ICE and CBP to ensure that any jurisdictional disputes with regard to the apprehension of undocumented individuals in the field do not hamper the Department’s 

overall mission to secure our borders and enforce our immigration 

laws. 

VISA SECURITY PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $31,541,000, as requested, to fully 

fund visa security programs and activities. Of the total amount 

provided for the Visa Security Program, bill language is included 

making $10,300,000 available for obligation through September 30, 

2015. 

IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

The role of the Appropriations Committee is to provide the resources necessary to enforce enacted laws and Administration policy. The Committee takes seriously its role with regard to providing 

sufficient resources within constrained budgets to effectively and 

efficiently enforce immigration laws. 

Maintaining an adequate number of detention beds is critical to 

ensuring the integrity of our entire immigration enforcement system, including border enforcement, while at the same time preventing a return to the ill-advised ‘‘catch and release’’ policy. In fiscal year 2012, ICE removed a total of 409,849 aliens, including 

225,390 convicted criminal aliens, compared with 240,665 removed 

in fiscal year 2004. At the end of the first quarter of the current 

fiscal year, ICE had removed 86,861 aliens, including 46,989 convicted criminals. It is imperative that sufficient detention bed space 

be maintained so that aliens who pose the greatest threat to the 

community or who are required by current law to be detained can 

be. The Committee notes that the number of aliens in detention 

has spiked at certain periods during the fiscal year. Current law 

requires mandatory detention of individuals entering this country 

claiming credible fear of persecution in their home countries and 

the numbers of apprehended aliens making these claims in loca-
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tions such as the Rio Grande Valley sector have skyrocketed. For 

instance, during the week ending May 24, 2013, there were 39,088 

aliens in detention beds nationwide, but this figure has dropped to 

32,657 as of June 28, 2013. It is incumbent on ICE to manage its 

detention bed resources to ensure there are sufficient detention 

beds. The Committee directs ICE to take appropriate measures to 

reduce the daily bed rate charged to the Federal Government 

through a competitive process in contracting for or otherwise obtaining detention beds while ensuring that the most recent applicable detention standards, including health standards, are met. 

Recognizing the funds requested in the budget are insufficient to 

support the requested bed level, the Committee recommends 

$1,879,239,000, $41,000,000 above the amount requested, for a 

minimum of 31,800 detention beds, as requested. Bill language is 

also included permitting the Secretary to propose to reprogram 

funds necessary to ensure the detention of aliens prioritized for removal, subject to the reprogramming guidelines contained in section 503. 

DETENTION OF PREGNANT WOMEN

The Performance-Based National Detention Standards 2011 Section 2.15 Use of Force, issued by ICE, specifically prohibits the use 

of restraints on pregnant women or women in post-delivery recuperation when they do not present a flight risk or a danger to their 

own life or the lives of others absent ‘‘extraordinary circumstances’’ 

as specified in subsection ‘‘F’’. The Committee expects ICE to make 

certain that all detention or other contracts and agreements ensure 

that the Use of Force exception for pregnant women is fully implemented for all women held under an ICE detainer. 

ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION

The Committee recommends $96,181,000 for the Alternatives to 

Detention [ATD] program. This is $23,746,000 above the request 

and $249,000 below the enacted level. In the past few years, ICE 

has not effectively maximized the use of the ATD program. The 

Committee directs ICE to provide greater transparency on its use 

of the program—including providing quarterly briefings on the results of any evaluations of the program by field offices. ICE should 

post on its Web site any contractor evaluations and OIG reports related to the ATD program. 

SECURE COMMUNITIES

The Committee continues its support of the Secure Communities 

program and notes it has been implemented nationwide. As recommended in the budget, the Committee realigns $74,300,000 from 

Secure Communities to the Criminal Alien Program and 

$36,369,000 to Custody Operations. 

The Committee directs ICE to immediately resolve the open 

items listed in OIG–12–66, publish its response on its Web site, 

and brief the Committees on the specific steps it has taken to resolve/implement the recommendations. 
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The Committee has included a provision, as requested, ensuring 

that all illegal aliens encountered when enforcing our immigration 

laws are apprehended. 

287(g) 

The Committee recommends $24,300,000, as requested, for the 

287(g) program. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION REVIEW

The Assistant Secretary of ICE is directed to brief the Committee 

not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act on 

how the funds provided in Public Law 113–6 for system improvements, including permissive authority to transfer from ICE to the 

Department of Justice’s Executive Office of Immigration Review 

[EOIR], for reducing the non-detained docket were applied nationwide, and the specific projects which have been undertaken with 

EOIR to make improvements and expedite action on the non-detained docket. 

IMPACTS OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ON U.S. CITIZEN CHILDREN

OF REMOVED ALIENS

As noted in Senate Report 112–169, it is important for ICE to institute appropriate policies and measures to ensure that U.S. citizen children of illegal aliens receive all necessary and appropriate 

treatment throughout the immigration enforcement process. The 

Committee is aware that the Urban Institute and others are conducting a study, funded by the Department of Health and Human 

Services, focused on all aspects of this issue including the number 

of children affected by the detention and removal of a parent, the 

impact of family separation and loss of income on the well-being of 

children, and the short, intermediate, and long-term economic, 

health, and social service needs of these children. The final report 

is due to be released in early 2014. The Committee directs ICE to 

provide all appropriate assistance to those conducting the study 

and to implement any recommendations from the report. ICE shall 

keep the Committee regularly updated on activities affecting U.S. 

citizen children. 

The Committee directs ICE to continue to submit the semiannual 

report on ‘‘Deportation of Parents of U.S.-Born Citizens’’. 

DETENTION AND REMOVAL REPORTING

ICE is directed to continue to provide semiannual detention and 

removal reports at the same level of detail as directed in Senate 

Report 112–74. 

TRAINING REGARDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

ICE plays a critical role in investigating criminal organizations 

which traffic individuals into the United States. The Committee encourages ICE to work with appropriate nonprofit organizations and 

victim service providers to improve the training of ICE officers in 

the field to assist in the identification of human trafficking victims, 

especially children, and provide appropriate referrals to victim 

service organizations. 
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AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $33,456,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 34,900,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 34,900,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 34,900,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Automation Modernization account provides funds for major 

information technology [IT] projects for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE], including modernization of TECS (formerly known as the Traveler Enforcement and Compliance System), modernization of Detention and Removal Operations’ IT systems for tracking detainees (DRO Modernization), electronic health 

records, and other systems. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total of $34,900,000, the same as 

the request and $1,444,000 above the amount provided in fiscal 

year 2013. These funds are to remain available until September 30, 

2016. 

The Committee directs that, of the funds made available to this 

account, priority shall be given to TECS modernization. ICE shall 

also brief the Committee on its progress in electronic health 

records not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 

act. 

The Committee also continues the requirement for semiannual 

briefings on this activity. 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Automation modernization: 

IT investment ........................................................................ ............................ ............................ 8,400 

TECS modernization .............................................................. 22,970 34,900 23,000 

Detention and removals modernization ................................ 6,991 ............................ ............................

Electronic health records ...................................................... 3,495 ............................ 3,500 

Subtotal ............................................................................ 33,456 34,900 34,900 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $4,993,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 5,000,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 5,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,000,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

This appropriation provides funding to plan, construct, renovate, 

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

detention, and alien registration. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $5,000,000, as requested, to remain available until September 30, 2014. This is $7,000 above the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The carryover funds within 
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the Construction account will be used for emergency repairs and alterations, especially those focused on life and safety. 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

The Transportation Security Administration [TSA] is charged 

with ensuring security across U.S. transportation systems, including aviation, railways, highways, pipelines, and waterways, and 

safeguarding the freedom of movement of people and commerce. 

Separate appropriations are provided for the following activities 

within TSA: aviation security; surface transportation security; 

transportation threat assessment and credentialing; transportation 

security support; and Federal Air Marshals. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends a total program level of 

$7,343,885,000 and a net of $4,907,885,000 for the activities of TSA 

for fiscal year 2014. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Aviation Security ...................................................................... 5,048,684 4,968,036 4,939,393 

Aviation Security Capital Fund (mandatory) ........................... 250,000 250,000 250,000 

Surface Transportation Security .............................................. 124,254 109,331 108,618 

Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing (direct 

appropriations) .................................................................... 192,170 180,617 180,206 

Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing (feefunded programs) ................................................................ 79,720 66,000 66,000 

Transportation Security Support .............................................. 953,017 997,789 978,561 

Federal Air Marshals ................................................................ 906,559 826,522 821,107 

Total, Transportation Security Administration 

(gross) .................................................................... 7,554,404 7,398,295 7,343,885 

Offsetting Fee Collections—current law ................................. ¥2,070,000 ¥2,120,000 ¥2,120,000 

Offsetting Fee Collections—proposed increase ...................... .............................. ¥105,000 ..............................

Aviation Security Capital Fund (mandatory) ........................... ¥250,000 ¥250,000 ¥250,000 

Fee Accounts [TTAC] ................................................................ ¥79,720 ¥66,000 ¥66,000 

Total, Transportation Security Administration (net) .. 5,154,684 4,857,295 4,907,885 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

AVIATION SECURITY

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $5,048,684,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 4,968,036,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 4,875,739,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,939,393,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Transportation Security Administration Aviation Security 

account provides for Federal aviation security, including screening 

of all passengers and baggage, deployment of on-site law enforcement, continuation of a uniform set of background requirements for 
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airport and airline personnel, and deployment of explosives detection technology. 

The aviation security activities include funding for: Federal 

transportation security officers [TSOs] and private contract screeners; air cargo security; procurement, installation, and maintenance 

of explosives detection systems [EDS]; checkpoint technologies and 

support; and other aviation regulation and enforcement activities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $4,939,393,000 for aviation security 

activities. This is $28,643,000 below the amount requested and 

$109,291,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Of 

this amount, the Committee recommends not to exceed $15,300 for 

official reception and representation expenses. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

AVIATION SECURITY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Screening Operations ............................................................... 3,972,420 3,899,525 3,850,557 

Aviation Security Direction and Enforcement .......................... 1,076,264 1,068,511 1,088,836 

Aviation Security Capital Fund (mandatory) ........................... (250,000) (250,000) (250,000) 

Total, Aviation Security .............................................. 5,048,684 4,968,036 4,939,393 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

AVIATION SECURITY FEES

The Congressional Budget Office, in its analysis of the President’s budget, has re-estimated discretionary collections from aviation security fees to be $2,120,000,000 under existing law. According to estimates by the Congressional Budget Office, this amount 

is made up of $1,700,000,000 from passengers and $420,000,000 

from air carriers. CBO also estimates that an additional 

$305,000,000 in passenger fees would be collected from the Administration’s proposal to modify aviation passenger fees in fiscal year 

2014 by applying a flat fee of $5 per one-way trip. The Aviation 

and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107–71) mandated 

that TSA impose a flat fee of $2.50 fee for a one-way trip with no 

stops and a $5 fee for a trip with one or more stops. Under the Administration’s proposal, $105,000,000 of the additional collections is 

to be dedicated to aviation security costs and $200,000,000 to debt 

reduction. 

The recommendation assumes collection of the security fees estimated under existing law and does not include the Administration’s legislative proposal to increase the fee. While the reasoning 

behind the proposed increase has merit and is recommended in 

both the House and Senate budget resolutions, the Committee believes this proposal should be channeled through the appropriate 

legislative committees. 
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SCREENING OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $3,850,557,000 for TSA Screening 

Operations. This is $48,968,000 below the amount requested and 

$121,863,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

SCREENING OPERATIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Screener Workforce: 

Privatized Screening Airports ................................................ 147,575 153,190 153,190 

Screener personnel, compensation, and benefits ................ 3,076,311 3,033,526 2,982,847 

Subtotal, Screener Workforce ....................................... 3,223,886 3,186,716 3,136,037 

Screener Training and Other ......................................................... 224,809 226,936 226,857 

Checkpoint Support ........................................................................ 115,114 103,377 105,309 

Explosives Detection Systems/Explosives Trace Detection [EDS/ 

ETD]: 

EDS procurement and installation ....................................... 99,852 83,987 83,845 

Screening technology maintenance and utilities ................. 308,759 298,509 298,509 

Subtotal, EDS/ETD Systems .............................................. 408,611 382,496 382,354 

Total, Screening Operations ............................................. 3,972,420 3,899,525 3,850,557 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

PRIVATIZED SCREENING AIRPORTS

The Committee recommends $153,190,000 for privatized screening airports. This is the same amount as requested and $5,615,000 

above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

TSA shall adjust its PPA line items, and notify the Committee 

within 10 days, to account for any changes in private screening 

contracts, including new awards under the Screener Partnership 

Program [SPP], or the movement from privatized screening into 

Federal screening. TSA shall also notify the Committee if the agency expects to spend less than the appropriated amount due to situations where no additional airports express interest in converting 

to privatized screening, or where airports currently using 

privatized screening convert to using Federal screeners. The Committee also expects to be briefed on any proposed changes being 

considered for the SPP program. While the TSA contracted independent study directed below is undertaken and further reviewed 

by GAO, the Committee directs TSA to include indirect costs, as 

recommended by GAO (GAO–09–27), in its cost comparisons. 

PRIVATIZED VERSUS FEDERALIZED SCREENING

The Committee believes that the role of TSA is to make air travel as efficient and convenient as possible, without sacrificing security. Every passenger should receive the highest level of security, 

be treated with dignity and respect, and expect minimal wait times 

of 10 minutes or less. TSA has struggled to maintain these standards since its creation in 2001. The question of whether a qualified 
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private screening company could perform this security service better and at the same or lower cost as TSA has not been fully answered since the agency has been in existence. A recent GAO report (GAO–13–208) recommended mechanisms to monitor private 

screening performance separately from Federal screeners which 

could benefit TSA in identifying positive or negative trends and ensure that all airports operate at their optimal level. The Committee 

believes that such a comparison would benefit TSA, airports considering privatization, and the traveling public. Therefore, within the 

funding provided in the ‘‘Aviation Security’’ appropriation, the 

Committee instructs the TSA Administrator to allocate resources 

for an independent study of the performance of federalized airports 

compared to privatized airports. The study shall include, but not be 

limited to, security effectiveness, cost, throughput, wait times, 

management efficiencies, and customer satisfaction. At a minimum, 

the study should compare a privatized airport to a Federalized airport in each of the five airport categories (CAT X, I, II, III, and IV) 

and be completed within 1 year from the date of enactment of this 

act. With respect to TSA cost estimates, the study shall include indirect costs as recommended by GAO in report (GAO–09–27R). A 

copy of this study shall also be provided to GAO for review. GAO 

shall brief the Committee within 90 days of receipt of the study on 

its assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the report. 

SCREENER PERSONNEL, COMPENSATION, AND BENEFITS

The Committee recommends $2,982,847,000 for Screener Personnel, Compensation, and Benefits. This is $50,679,000 below the 

amount requested and $93,464,000 below the amount provided in 

fiscal year 2013. Because TSA has removed 250 backscatter AIT 

machines from the field, staffing for those machines is no longer 

necessary. Therefore, the recommended amount for AIT staffing is 

reduced by $28,000,000 below the request. 

The Committee does not include a statutory cap on TSA screening personnel. Consistent with the 9/11 Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall recruit and hire screeners as may be necessary 

to provide appropriate levels of aviation security and to ensure that 

average passenger wait times do not exceed 10 minutes. 

Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this act, 

TSA shall brief the Committee on the Aviation Screening Assessment Program’s performance testing results and how the agency is 

adapting to address vulnerabilities. 

SCREENER TRAINING AND OTHER

The Committee recommends $226,857,000 for Screener Training 

and Other. This is $79,000 below the amount requested and 

$2,048,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Funds 

are provided to support training of TSOs and other direct costs associated with TSO operations, such as: consumable supplies, checkpoint janitorial services, travel for the National Deployment Force, 

uniform allowances, hazardous materials disposal, and a model 

workforce program. The recommendation reflects the requested realignment of funding from other accounts to better align programmatic activities. 
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CUSTOMER SERVICE

TSA has recently initiated a program to train volunteer Transportation Security Officers to become Passenger Support Specialists 

[PSS]. The job of the TSOs in this program is to aid passengers 

who need extra assistance at the checkpoint. Additional training is 

provided to the TSOs to help resolve traveler-related screening concerns and assist travelers with disabilities and medical conditions. 

The Committee believes this initiative could drastically improve 

customer service if implemented agency-wide and directs TSA to 

include PSS training in basic TSO training. 

BEHAVIOR DETECTION OFFICERS

On Thursday, June 6, 2013, the DHS OIG released a report 

(OIG–13–91) on TSA’s Screening of Passengers by Observation 

Techniques program, where behavior detection officers screen passengers by observing their behavior in order to detect characteristics of a high-risk passenger. The report found the following: ‘‘TSA 

did not (1) assess the effectiveness of the Screening of Passengers 

by Observation Techniques program, (2) have a comprehensive 

training program, (3) ensure outreach to its partners, or (4) have 

a financial plan’’. According to the OIG, TSA concurred with the 

recommendations and is in the process of implementing them. TSA 

is directed to brief the Committee not later than 90 days after the 

date of enactment of this act on the progress being made to implement the OIG recommendations. 

CHECKPOINT SUPPORT

The Committee recommends $105,309,000 for Checkpoint Support. This is $1,932,000 above the amount requested and 

$9,805,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Funds 

are provided to field test and deploy equipment for passenger 

screening, carry-on baggage screening, checkpoint reconfiguration, 

electronic surveillance of checkpoints, and operational integration 

of systems. As stated in the budget request, currently deployed 

technologies include walk-through metal detectors, explosives trace 

detection, bottled liquid scanners, chemical analysis devices, advanced technology systems, and Advanced Imaging Technology 

[AIT]. The budget also indicates that two new technologies will 

begin deployment in fiscal year 2014, credential authentication 

technology and portable explosives detection trace detectors, and 

development of automated wait time systems will continue. The 

recommendation includes an additional $2,000,000 to establish 

technology pilots to evaluate the effectiveness of exit lane screening 

solutions. This increase is discussed later in this report. 

The Committee 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 improved explosives detection 

and AIT systems with lower false alarm rates, more effective resolution, improved protection of privacy and civil rights, and the ability to simultaneously scan shoes for threats. 
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ADVANCED INTEGRATED SCREENING TECHNOLOGIES

Pursuant to a statutory requirement in the bill, TSA is to continue providing a report on advanced integrated passenger screening technologies for the most effective security of passengers and 

baggage not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 

act. The report provides a useful description of existing and emerging equipment capable of detecting threats concealed on passengers 

and in baggage. The Committee has added a new element to the 

report, which is a requirement to include projected funding levels 

for the next five fiscal years for each technology discussed in the 

report. The information contained in this report should be shared 

with TSA’s industry partners, to the maximum extent practicable, 

to allow for necessary research, planning, and development of passenger and baggage screening technologies. By adding a multi-year 

requirement to this report, a separate 5-year strategic plan of investments is no longer required. 

ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY

TSA is to continue its frequent briefings on AIT, which is used 

to screen passengers for metallic and non-metallic threats, including weapons, explosives, and other objects concealed under layers 

of clothing. The briefings are to include: procurement details; cost; 

schedule; associated staffing requirements; utilization rates; deployments; throughput rates; progress on the development of AIT– 

2 and next-generation units; and any changes to requirements for 

full operating capability. 

RISK-BASED SCREENING INITIATIVES

TSA should be commended for streamlining screening procedures 

for Pre-Check travelers, children under 12, senior citizens, flight 

attendants, and active duty military personnel. But today, the vast 

majority of Americans who fly are still being processed through an 

ineffective one-size-fits-all approach. Closing that gap will yield security, budgetary, and economic benefits to both the agency and the 

flying public. 

For Pre-Check, TSA must offer enrollment opportunities that can 

reach beyond the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Global Entry 

program and elite frequent fliers if a truly risk-based aviation security system is to be put in place. The Committee understands that 

TSA is considering the launch of a TSA Pre-Check Trusted Traveler program that will enable travelers who do not have a passport, 

or those who do not want to travel internationally (or those not interested in Global Entry participation), to directly apply for TSA 

Pre-Check eligibility. TSA is also considering the use of third-party 

vendors to prescreen passengers for expedited screening using commercial information. These are commonsense modifications to the 

program that will help TSA meet its goal of one in four members 

of the traveling public being eligible for expedited screening by the 

end of 2013 and 50 percent eligibility by the end of calendar year 

2014. 

To encourage implementation of pre-check expansion initiatives, 

the Committee includes bill language directing the Administrator 

to certify that one in four members of the traveling public is eligi-
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ble for expedited screening by the end of calendar year 2013 and 

requires a strategy to expand the eligibility of the traveling public 

to 50 percent by the end of calendar year 2014. TSA shall also continue to encourage TSA Pre-Check participating airlines to provide 

reciprocal recognition of eligible frequent flyers. 

EXIT LANE SECURITY

The budget request includes a reduction of $88,100,000 and over 

2,000 positions as a result of transitioning access control at exit 

lanes from TSA to commercial airports. According to the agency, 

the current fiscal environment has caused the prioritization of resources on the physical screening of passengers and their belongings. Exit lanes are locations where the public, generally passengers departing the airport, may exit the sterile area into the 

public area. Currently, TSA controls access to approximately 355 of 

the 956 exit lanes at the Nation’s commercial airports. This security posture has been in place primarily at exit lanes that are collocated with a screening checkpoint. TSA has proposed an amendment to the Airport Security Program that would require airport 

operators to assume access control responsibility at exit lanes controlled by TSA. Before implementing the proposed amendment, the 

TSA Administrator is to certify to the Committee that security 

standards will remain at or above current levels and airports affected by this policy will have a variety of low cost technology solutions available to them to carry out this new exit lane responsibility, thereby reducing the burden on airport operators. A recent 

exit lane security study conducted by the National Safe Skies Alliance at the request of TSA found that airport exit lanes can be secured with appropriate technologies that increase the level of security while simultaneously reducing the cost to secure each exit 

lane. The Committee has included an additional $2,000,000 within 

the checkpoint support PPA to establish technology pilots to evaluate the effectiveness of these exit lane screening solutions. 

Before implementing this new policy, TSA is to brief the Committee on its transition plan, including the roles and responsibilities for clearing select individuals that currently enter through 

exit lanes, such as law enforcement officers, Federal Air Marshals, 

and known crewmembers. Additionally, TSA shall note any airports where transitioning exit lane responsibility does not result in 

adjustments to staffing at such airports. 

EQUIPMENT INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

The Committee understands that TSA has been working to implement improvements based on the recent report by the DHS Inspector General (OIG–13–82) regarding the procurement, deployment, and storage of airport security-related equipment. The report 

found that TSA ‘‘stored unusable or obsolete equipment, maintained inappropriate safety stock levels, and did not develop an inventory management process that systematically deploys screening 

equipment.’’ Additionally TSA did not use all of its available storage space. The Committee understands that TSA has since reduced 

its leasable warehouse space, reducing costs by 21 percent, expedited the removal of surplus equipment in its inventory, and reduced the amount of screening equipment in storage to a small 
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fraction of overall agency and Federal Government-wide equipment 

inventory. TSA shall periodically update the Committee as it continues to improve its inventory management procedures. 

EXPLOSIVES DETECTION SYSTEMS

The Committee recommends $83,845,000 for Explosives Detec- tion Systems procurement and installation. This is $142,000 below 

the amount requested and $16,007,000 below the amount provided 

in fiscal year 2013. An additional $250,000,000 in mandatory 

spending will be available from Aviation Security Capital Fund 

[ASCF] fee collections. The total discretionary and mandatory funding will allow TSA to purchase and install approximately 56 EDS 

units in fiscal year 2014 and fund 23 facility modification projects. The Committee notes that approximately $560,000,000 in unobligated/uncommitted prior year balances remain for EDS procurement and installation, some of which have remained unspent for 

over 6 years. There is no reason to maintain such high carryover 

balances for such a long period of time. TSA is to update the Committee monthly on obligations for these balances, including the airport projects being implemented and planned, as well as a schedule 

for completion. 

The Committee understands that there are multiple EDS technologies in the process of being certified or qualified by TSA at the 

same time that facility modifications for checked baggage screening 

optimization are being planned at numerous airports. The Committee recognizes that TSA conducts extensive and necessary operational field tests with the screening systems prior to placing them 

on the qualified products list to ensure reliable performance of EDS 

in the field. Given that these next generation EDS systems have 

the potential to screen 1,400 more bags per hour compared to current generation machines, TSA is encouraged to accelerate this 

process, to the maximum extent practicable, to ensure that optimal 

systems are able to be considered in airport designs for checked 

baggage screening systems and available for deployment in a more 

expedient manner. The Committee expects that TSA will share relevant cost/benefit data about next generation EDS systems with 

airports that are planning optimization projects to replace EDS 

equipment at the end of its useful life. In addition, the Committee 

directs TSA to further expedite the acquisition of qualified systems 

by establishing development gateways whereby capable third party 

testing facilities can assist in accelerating technologies through the 

qualification process and improve TSA’s ability to more efficiently 

test, acquire, and deploy effective and suitable technologies. 

Section 44923 of title 49 requires that the $250,000,000 in annual mandatory funding deposited into the ASCF is to be available 

for airport security improvement projects, such as facility modifications. However, procurement and installation of EDS equipment 

associated with these projects is not permitted. With a diminishing 

base of airport applications seeking large improvement projects and 

the need to replace aging EDS machines currently deployed at airports, the recommendation continues bill language, as requested, to 

permit ASCF funding to be used to procure and install EDS equipment during fiscal year 2014. This will allow TSA to more effectively, economically, and expeditiously plan and implement the ac-
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quisition and replacement of existing EDS units. TSA is to work 

with the appropriate committees of jurisdiction if it desires a permanent solution to this problem. 

The Committee also directs TSA to submit its formal EDS recapitalization plan as described in the budget request no later than 30 

days after the date of enactment of this act. In addition, the report 

is to include a replacement plan for explosives trace detection 

[ETD] systems that are reaching the end of their operational service life and their locations (both for checked baggage and passenger 

screening). TSA is to provide a briefing to the Committee not later 

than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act explaining its 

timeline and progress toward completion of operational testing and 

evaluation of next generation ETD systems. 

EXPENDITURE PLANS FOR EDS/CHECKPOINT TECHNOLOGIES

The Committee includes statutory language under the ‘‘Transportation Security Support’’ appropriation withholding the obligation 

of $20,000,000 for Headquarters Administration until TSA submits 

to the Committee, no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act, detailed expenditure plans for fiscal year 2014 for 

checkpoint security and EDS refurbishment, procurement, and installations on an airport-by-airport basis. The withholding is included to encourage timely submissions of materials necessary for 

robust and informed oversight. The plans shall include specific 

technologies for purchase, program schedules and major milestones, a schedule for obligation of the funds, recapitalization priorities, status of operational testing for each passenger screening 

technology under development, and a table detailing actual versus 

anticipated unobligated balances at the close of the fiscal year. The 

plan shall also include details on passenger screening pilot programs that are in progress or being considered for implementation 

in fiscal year 2014. Information in this section is to include a summary of the pilot program describing what the program is attempting to achieve; potential capabilities and benefits of the program; 

the airports where the pilots will be operating; funding commitments; and plans for future expansion. The Committee expects TSA 

to include more detailed program schedules for passenger screening 

technologies included in the expenditure plan. Schedules should include all milestones from the issuance of a request for proposal to 

deployment. TSA shall brief the Committee at the end of the second, third, and fourth quarters with an update on EDS and checkpoint expenditures, including an explanation of any deviation from 

the original plan. 

INSTALLATION OF OPTIMAL BAGGAGE SCREENING SYSTEMS AND FTE

SAVINGS

With the funding provided in this act and in prior appropriations 

acts for EDS procurement and installation, TSA is able to greatly 

expedite the deployment of in-line checked baggage screening systems, thereby permitting a reduction in personnel. For instance, by 

the end of fiscal year 2014, TSA estimates that 262 airports will 

have optimal checked baggage screening solutions. TSA shall report to the Committees, in tandem with the annual budget request, 
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on the savings achieved and anticipated by fiscal year from the installation of new in-line systems. 

AIRPORTS THAT HAVE INCURRED ELIGIBLE COSTS FOR IN-LINE

BAGGAGE SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT

As required by the 9/11 Act, TSA is to give funding consideration 

to airports that incurred eligible costs for EDS and that were not 

recipients of funding agreements. The fiscal year 2014 EDS expenditure plan shall identify airports eligible for funding pursuant 

to section 1604(b)(2) of Public Law 110–53 and funding, if any, allocated to reimburse those airports. 

SCREENING TECHNOLOGY MAINTENANCE AND UTILITIES

The Committee recommends $298,509,000 for Screening Technology Maintenance and Utilities. This is the same amount as requested and $10,250,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. The reduction below fiscal year 2013 reflects requested reductions identified for administrative savings, longer warranties, more 

efficient screening security equipment, and a high unobligated balance. 

AVIATION SECURITY DIRECTION AND ENFORCEMENT

The Committee recommends $1,088,836,000 for Aviation Security Direction and Enforcement. This is $20,325,000 above the amount 

requested and $12,572,000 above the amount provided in fiscal 

year 2013. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

AVIATION SECURITY DIRECTION AND ENFORCEMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Aviation regulation and other enforcement ................................... 367,968 354,650 353,187 

Airport management and support ................................................. 561,911 590,871 588,317 

Federal flight deck officer and flight crew training ..................... 24,711 ............................ 25,000 

Air cargo ........................................................................................ 121,674 122,990 122,332 

Total, Aviation Security Direction and Enforcement ........ 1,076,264 1,068,511 1,088,836 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

AVIATION REGULATION AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT

The Committee recommends $353,187,000 for Aviation Regulation and Other Enforcement. This is $1,463,000 below the amount 

requested and $14,781,000 below the amount provided in fiscal 

year 2013. The recommended amount provides for law enforcement 

and regulatory activities at airports to: ensure compliance with required security measures, respond to security incidents, and provide international support for worldwide security requirements. 

The recommended amount provides $88,700,000 for the National 

Canine Program, as requested, which helps support 921 teams in 

fiscal year 2014. Another $6,700,000 for the National Canine Program is funded through the ‘‘Surface Transportation Security’’ appropriation. TSA funded canine teams have proven to be a reliable, 
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effective, and efficient way to screen for explosive devices. Since the 

beginning of fiscal year 2007 a total of 452 canine teams have been 

added, an increase of over 87 percent. 

In the 2003 Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization 

Act, Congress directed TSA to issue ‘‘final regulations to ensure the 

security of foreign and domestic aircraft repair stations’’. In a 2011 

letter to stakeholders, TSA stated its expectation that approval and 

publication of the final rule was anticipated by the fourth quarter 

of calendar year 2012. Today, the rule still has not been published. 

The Committee urges OMB to expedite its review of the final rule 

and subsequent publication by TSA. 

AIRPORT MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT

The Committee recommends $588,317,000 for Airport Management and Support. This is $2,554,000 below the amount requested 

and $26,406,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

Funds are provided for: the workforce to support TSA Federal security directors; Bomb Appraisal Officers; Explosives Security Specialists; the Transportation Security Operations Center; airport 

rent and furniture; a vehicle fleet; airport parking; and employee 

transit benefits. The Committee includes the requested realignment of funds from the ‘‘Transportation Security Support’’, ‘‘Surface 

Transportation’’, and ‘‘Federal Air Marshals’’ appropriations to 

merge like costs into one account. 

FEDERAL FLIGHT DECK OFFICER AND FLIGHT CREW TRAINING

PROGRAMS

The Committee recommends $25,000,000 for the Federal Flight 

Deck Officer [FFDO] and Flight Crew Training programs. This is 

$25,000,000 above the amount requested and $289,000 above the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Funds are provided to deputize qualified airline pilots who volunteer to be Federal law enforcement officers and to provide initial and recurrent law enforcement 

training. Funds are also provided for the Crew Member Self-Defense Training program for the purpose of teaching crew members 

basic self-defense concepts and techniques. 

The Committee disagrees with the request, which proposes that 

the FFDO program be funded by the airlines through reimbursable 

agreements with the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. 

The proposed cut would prevent dedicated flight crews who volunteer for this program from receiving training that could protect 

commercial flights and the passengers on them. 

AIR CARGO

The Committee recommends $122,332,000 for Air Cargo security. 

This is $658,000 below the amount requested and $658,000 above 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Funds are provided to secure the air cargo supply chain, conveyances, and people. 

The Committee continues a statutory provision requiring the 

TSA Administrator to either certify that 100-percent screening of 

inbound cargo has been met or submit a strategy for compliance 

with the 100-percent mandate as stipulated under title 44901(g) of 

title 49, United States Code. According to the Department, as of 
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December 3, 2012, all air carriers were required to be in compliance with the 100-percent screening requirement for air cargo. TSA 

is currently in the process of compiling data to verify compliance 

and expects to execute the certification in the late summer of 2013. 

TSA is to brief the Committee if the certification is delayed beyond 

September 3, 2013. 

The Committee includes statutory language under ‘‘Transpor- tation Security Support’’ restricting $20,000,000 from being obligated for headquarters administration until TSA submits to the 

Committee, no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 

this act, an expenditure plan on the allocation of air cargo funds, 

including carryover balances. Due to delays in receiving the air 

cargo expenditure plan in prior years, the withholding is included 

to encourage timely submissions of materials necessary for robust 

and informed oversight. 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $124,254,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 109,331,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 124,294,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 108,618,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

Surface transportation security provides funding for personnel 

and operational resources to assess the risk of a terrorist attack on 

nonaviation modes of transportation, standards and procedures to 

address those risks, and to ensure compliance with established regulations and policies. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $108,618,000 for Surface Transpor- tation Security. This is $713,000 below the amount requested and 

$15,636,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Funds 

are available to assess the risk of terrorist attacks for all non-aviation transportation modes, issue regulations to improve the security of those modes, and enforce regulations to ensure the protection of the transportation system. The following table summarizes 

the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 

2013 and budget request levels: 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Staffing and operations ................................................................. 36,305 35,433 35,262 

Surface transportation security inspectors and canines .............. 87,949 73,898 73,356 

Total, Surface Transportation Security ............................. 124,254 109,331 108,618 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY STAFFING AND OPERATIONS

The Committee recommends $35,262,000 for Surface Transpor- tation Security Staffing and Operations. This is $171,000 below the 

amount requested and $1,043,000 below the amount provided in 

fiscal year 2013. 
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY INSPECTORS AND CANINES

The Committee recommends $73,356,000 for Surface Transpor- tation Security Inspectors and Canines. This is $542,000 below the 

amount requested and $14,593,000 below the amount provided in 

fiscal year 2013. 

Since 2001, terrorist attacks on mass transit, buses, and passenger rail have resulted in more than 3,900 deaths and 14,000 injuries worldwide. In October 2012, Federal authorities arrested a 

man in northern Virginia for conspiring to bomb Metrorail stations 

in the Washington, DC region and in April 2013, authorities arrested two men of planning attacks against a passenger train traveling between Canada and the United States. It is now more important than ever to increase our defenses against similar plots. Intelligence gathered from Osama bin Laden’s compound revealed 

evidence that al Qaeda considered rail lines high-value targets. 

TSA is to brief the Committee no later than 90 days after the date 

of enactment of this act on its multimodal technology pilots and initiatives. The briefing shall include a summary of all technology 

pilot programs/initiatives TSA will have operating or has planned 

for fiscal year 2014; what each program/initiative is attempting to 

achieve; potential capabilities and benefits of the program/initiative; locations of each program/initiative; and plans for future expansion. 

TRANSPORTATION THREAT ASSESSMENT AND CREDENTIALING

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $192,170,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 180,617,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 182,617,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 180,206,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

Transportation threat assessment and credentialing includes several TSA credentialing programs: Secure Flight, Crew Vetting, 

Screening Administration and Operations, Registered Traveler, 

Transportation Worker Identification Credential, Hazardous Materials Commercial Drivers License Endorsement Program, and Alien 

Flight School. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $180,206,000 for Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing. This is $411,000 below the 

amount requested and $11,964,000 below the amount provided in 

fiscal year 2013. In addition, an estimated $66,000,000 in fee collections is available for these activities in fiscal year 2014, as proposed in the budget. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

TRANSPORTATION THREAT ASSESSMENT AND CREDENTIALING 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Direct Appropriations: 

Secure Flight ......................................................................... 106,794 106,198 105,919 
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TRANSPORTATION THREAT ASSESSMENT AND CREDENTIALING—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Crew and other vetting programs ........................................ 85,376 74,419 74,287 

Subtotal, direct appropriations ........................................ 192,170 180,617 180,206 

Fee Collections: 

Transportation worker identification credential ................... 47,300 36,700 36,700 

Hazardous materials ............................................................. 12,000 12,000 12,000 

Alien flight school (transfer from DOJ) ................................ 5,000 5,000 5,000 

Air cargo/certified cargo screening program ....................... 7,200 5,400 5,400 

Commercial aviation and airports/secure identification 

display area checks ......................................................... 8,000 6,500 6,500 

Other security threat assessments ....................................... 120 50 50 

General aviation at DCA ....................................................... 100 350 350 

Subtotal, fee collections ................................................... 79,720 66,000 66,000 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

SECURE FLIGHT

The Committee recommends $105,919,000 for Secure Flight. This 

is $279,000 below the amount requested and $875,000 below the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. As recommended by the 9/11 

Commission and mandated by the Intelligence Reform Act, this 

program transferred the responsibility of airline passenger watch 

list matching from the air carriers to the Federal Government. 

The Committee recommendation includes $7,000,000 in base 

funding for Secure Flight to provide more robust pre-screening of 

passengers participating in Pre-Check and $12,717,000 for 

watchlist screening for passengers of large general aviation aircraft. The Intelligence Reform Act mandates that DHS make advanced passenger pre-screening available to charter operators and 

lessors of aircraft greater than 12,500 pounds flying into, out of, or 

within the United States. A rule on large aviation aircraft is expected to be published in the coming months. 

CREW AND OTHER VETTING PROGRAMS

The Committee recommends $74,287,000 for Crew and Other 

Vetting Programs. This is $132,000 below the amount requested 

and $11,089,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The Committee supports TSA’s efforts to modernize its vetting 

and credentialing infrastructure, which is currently made up of disconnected and duplicative systems. This has resulted in high-system complexity and lengthy adjudication processes due to manual 

reviews. TSA intends to modernize its system to address these 

issues and improve vetting and credentialing services. Following 

several delays in the development of this system, TSA has refined 

its acquisition strategy, awarded a contract for system development, and now appears to be on track to achieve initial operating 

capability in 2013. The Committee is also encouraged by TSA’s new 

lifecycle cost estimate, which was reduced substantially from projections made in the early stages of this acquisition. The Committee includes $48,700,000, as requested, for this effort in fiscal 
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year 2014 and expects TSA to continue its quarterly briefings on 

its efforts to develop this new vetting system. 

TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL [TWIC]

The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 was 

signed into law on December 20, 2012 (Public Law 112–213) and 

included a requirement under section 709 that TSA reform the 

process within 270 days for TWIC enrollment, activation, issuance, 

and renewal to require, in total, no more than one in-person visit 

to a designated enrollment center except in cases in which there 

are extenuating circumstances as determined by the Secretary. The 

Committee is pleased that TSA has developed a TWIC OneVisit implementation plan, and notes the scheduled launch of a pilot initiative in Alaska utilizing a manual solution during the third quarter 

of fiscal year 2013, followed by an initiative at a second location 

utilizing an automated mailing solution in early fiscal year 2014, 

and culminating in a nationwide launch of a fully automated solution in late fiscal year 2014. The Committee directs TSA to remain 

focused on its efforts to implement the requirements under section 

709 of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 

and comply with the statutory deadlines established under that 

act. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this act, 

the Administrator is directed to submit a report to the Committee 

on the plan and timeline for implementing section 709 and other 

plans to ease the burden on workers who must travel hundreds of 

miles at great personal expense to obtain a TWIC card. 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $953,017,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 997,789,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 897,666,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 978,561,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Transportation Security Support account supports the operational needs of TSA’s extensive airport/field personnel and infrastructure. Transportation Security Support includes: headquarters’ 

personnel, pay, benefits, and support; intelligence; mission support 

centers; human capital services; and information technology support. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $978,561,000 for Transportation Security Support. This is $19,228,000 below the amount requested 

and $25,544,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Headquarters administration ..................................................................... 275,758 284,942 276,000 

Information technology .............................................................................. 416,645 455,484 450,000 
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TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Human capital services ............................................................................. 215,544 212,554 208,000 

Intelligence ................................................................................................. 45,070 44,809 44,561 

Total, Transportation Security Support ........................................ 953,017 997,789 978,561 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

HEADQUARTERS ADMINISTRATION

The Committee recommends $276,000,000 for Headquarters Ad- ministration. This is $8,942,000 below the amount requested and 

$242,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

TSA shall continue semiannual briefings on covert testing activities, to include the latest metrics gathered from recent tests and 

resulting mitigating factors. 

The Committee includes bill language withholding the obligation of $20,000,000 for Headquarters Administration until fiscal year 

2014 expenditure plans for air cargo security, explosives detection 

systems procurement and installation, and checkpoint support are 

provided to the Committee. The expenditure plans are due no later 

than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act. 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Committee recommends $450,000,000 for Information Technology. This is $5,484,000 below the amount requested and 

$33,355,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. This 

level includes the realignment of funds from the ‘‘Federal Air Marshals’’ appropriation to consolidate like functions. 

HUMAN CAPITAL SERVICES

The Committee recommends $208,000,000 for Human Capital 

Services. This is $4,554,000 below the amount requested and 

$7,544,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

This reduction includes management efficiencies, administrative 

savings, other one-time costs no longer necessary to support hires 

funded in prior years, and a transfer to the ‘‘Aviation Security’’ appropriation to support training activities. 

INTELLIGENCE

The Committee recommends $44,561,000 for Intelligence activities. This is $248,000 below the amount requested and $509,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $906,559,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 826,522,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 821,107,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 821,107,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Federal Air Marshals [FAMs] protect the air transportation 

system against terrorist threats, sabotage, and other acts of vio-
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lence. The FAMs account provides funds for the salaries, benefits, 

travel, training, and other expenses of the program. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $821,107,000 for Federal Air Marshals. This is $5,415,000 below the amount requested and 

$85,452,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. This 

funding decrease reflects the realignment of FAMs support functions from this appropriation into the ‘‘Aviation Security Direction 

and Enforcement’’ and ‘‘Transportation Security Support’’ appropriations, as discussed earlier in this report. 

The Committee directs TSA to submit quarterly reports on mission coverage, staffing levels, and hiring rates as in prior years. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Management and administration .................................................. 792,738 714,669 709,254 

Travel and training ........................................................................ 113,821 111,853 111,853 

Total, Federal Air Marshals .............................................. 906,559 826,522 821,107 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

SUMMARY

The Coast Guard’s primary responsibilities are the enforcement 

of all applicable Federal laws on the high seas and waters subject 

to the jurisdiction of the United States; promotion of safety of life 

and property at sea; assistance to navigation; protection of the marine environment; and maintenance of a state of readiness to function as a specialized service in the Navy in time of war, as authorized by sections 1 and 2 of title 14, United States Code. 

The Commandant of the Coast Guard reports directly to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The President’s fiscal year 2014 discretionary budget request 

proposes to reduce funding for the Coast Guard by 8 percent, including the reduction of over 850 military billets, the movement of 

1,050 reservists to inactive status resulting in the smallest reserve 

force since 1957, the decommissioning of critical operational assets, 

and a 38 percent reduction in capital expenditures to a level not 

seen since 2003. When testifying before the subcommittee on the 

fiscal year 2014 budget request, the Commandant of the Coast 

Guard said that the proposed budget reductions could cause a 

‘‘death spiral’’, as the agency would be forced to sustain cutters 

that average over 46 years of age instead of having funding to procure new vessels and aircraft. If the budget request were to be enacted, the Coast Guard’s ability to carry out its 11 statutory missions would be seriously hampered. The recommended level pro-
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vided for in this bill includes targeted increases above the President’s request to ensure that Coast Guard personnel serving on the 

front lines have the resources and assets to fulfill their many missions in fiscal year 2014 and in the future. 

The Committee recommends a total program level of $10,072,467,000 for the activities of the Coast Guard for fiscal year 

2014. When costs for overseas contingency operations are excluded, 

the recommendation for the Coast Guard is $335,382,000 and 448 

positions above the request. The recommendation also restores 600 

reservist positions to active status. The following table summarizes 

the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 

2013 and budget request levels: 

COAST GUARD—FUNDING SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 2

Committee 

recommendations 3

Operating Expenses ....................................................................... 7,065,780 6,755,383 7,026,346 

Environmental Compliance and Restoration ................................. 13,134 13,187 13,165 

Reserve Training ............................................................................ 132,353 109,543 122,491 

Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements ............................... 4 1,817,586 951,116 1,229,684 

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation .............................. 19,664 19,856 19,781 

Health Care Fund Contribution (Permanent Indefinite Appropriations) ......................................................................................... 203,000 201,000 201,000 

Retired Pay ..................................................................................... 1,423,000 1,460,000 1,460,000 

Total, Coast Guard ........................................................... 10,674,517 9,510,085 10,072,467 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Excludes a permissive transfer of up to $227,033,000 from ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’ for overseas contingency operations. 3 Includes $227,000,000 for overseas contingency operations. 

4 Includes emergency funding of $274,233,000 in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–2). 

The Coast Guard will pay an estimated $201,000,000 in fiscal 

year 2014 to the Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund for 

the costs of military Medicare-eligible health benefits earned by its 

uniformed servicemembers. The contribution is funded by permanent indefinite discretionary authority pursuant to the National 

Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2005 (Public Law 108– 

375). 

OPERATING EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $7,065,780,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 2 ......................................................................... 6,755,383,000 

House allowance 2 .................................................................................. 6,839,416,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 7,026,346,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Excludes a permissive transfer of $227,033,000 from ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’ for 

overseas contingency operations. 

The Operating Expenses appropriation provides funds for the operation and maintenance of multipurpose vessels, aircraft, and 

shore units strategically located along the coasts and inland waterways of the United States and in selected areas overseas. The program activities of this appropriation fall into the following categories: 

Search and Rescue.—As one of its earliest and most traditional 

missions, the Coast Guard maintains a nationwide system of boats, 

aircraft, cutters, and rescue coordination centers on 24-hour alert. 
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Aids to Navigation.—To help mariners determine their location 

and avoid accidents, the Coast Guard maintains a network of 

manned and unmanned aids to navigation along the Nation’s 

coasts and on its inland waterways. In addition, the Coast Guard 

operates radio stations in the United States and abroad to serve 

the needs of the armed services and marine and air commerce. 

Marine Safety.—The Coast Guard ensures compliance with Federal statutes and regulations designed to improve safety in the 

merchant marine industry and operates a recreational boating safety program. 

Marine Environmental Protection.—The primary objectives of the 

marine environmental protection program are to minimize the dangers of marine pollution and to assure the safety of ports and waterways. 

Enforcement of Laws and Treaties.—The Coast Guard is the principal maritime enforcement agency with regard to Federal laws on 

the navigable waters of the United States and the high seas, including fisheries, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and hijacking of vessels. 

Ice Operations.—In the Arctic and Antarctic, Coast Guard icebreakers escort supply ships, support research activities and Department of Defense operations, survey uncharted waters, and collect scientific data. The Coast Guard also assists commercial vessels through ice-covered waters. 

Defense Readiness.—During peacetime, the Coast Guard maintains an effective state of military preparedness to operate as a 

service in the Navy in time of war or national emergency at the 

direction of the President. As such, the Coast Guard has primary 

responsibility for the security of ports, waterways, and navigable 

waters up to 200 miles offshore. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $7,026,346,000 for Coast Guard Operating Expenses, including $24,500,000 from the Oil Spill Liability 

Trust Fund and $567,000,000 for Coast Guard defense-related activities, of which $227,000,000 is for Overseas Contingency Operations. Of this amount, the Committee recommends not to exceed 

$15,300 for official reception and representation expenses. 

The recommendation level is $270,963,000 above the amount requested and $39,434,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. The Committee’s recommendation is $43,963,000 above the 

comparable net request for Coast Guard Operating Expenses when 

excluding funds provided for overseas contingency operations. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

OPERATING EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 2

Committee recommendations 

Military pay and allowances .......................................................... 3,410,674 3,425,306 3,434,674 

Civilian pay and benefits .............................................................. 785,542 784,097 779,320 

Training and recruiting .................................................................. 213,900 181,617 199,907 

Operating funds and unit level maintenance ............................... 1,092,449 1,061,567 1,064,361 
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OPERATING EXPENSES—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 2

Committee 

recommendations 

Centrally managed accounts ......................................................... 350,609 318,856 319,147 

Intermediate and depot level maintenance .................................. 958,606 983,940 989,137 

St. Elizabeths support costs .......................................................... ............................ ............................ 12,800 

Overseas contingency operations .................................................. 254,000 ............................ 227,000 

Total, Operating Expenses ................................................ 7,065,780 6,755,383 7,026,346 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Excludes a permissive transfer of up to $227,033,000 from ‘‘Operation and Maintenance, Navy’’ for overseas contingency operations. 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

The Committee provides $227,000,000 for Coast Guard operations in support of overseas contingency operations. While funding 

for these activities is requested in the Department of Defense budget for the Navy, the Committee adopted a practice beginning in the 

fiscal year 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act to appropriate 

these amounts directly to the Coast Guard. The Committee continues this practice and urges the Administration to budget for 

Coast Guard overseas contingency operations under the Department of Homeland Security in future budget requests. The Coast 

Guard shall brief the Committee no later than 30 days after the 

date of enactment of this act on any changes expected during fiscal 

year 2014 or projected transition costs expected in fiscal year 2015 

to support overseas contingency operations. 

OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS

High Endurance Cutters.—The budget request proposes to decommission two high endurance cutters [HECs] and 368 associated 

billets. These cutters average 46 years in age and have become increasingly unreliable. The Committee, however, is concerned that 

the decommissioning of two cutters in fiscal year 2014 would result 

in a significant cutter hour gap before new National Security Cutters [NSCs] are delivered to replace them. To date, four HECs have 

been decommissioned and the Coast Guard has delivered three 

NSCs. The fourth NSC is under production and scheduled for delivery in late fiscal year 2014 and the fifth NSC is under contract and 

scheduled for delivery in fiscal year 2015. Historically, HECs provide the greatest resource hour contribution to the counterdrug 

mission, both in the Eastern Pacific and Western Hemisphere. In 

fiscal year 2012, the Coast Guard seized 107 metric tons of cocaine, 

more than all other Federal agencies combined. The proposed reduction of two HECs with only one national security cutter delivered in fiscal year 2014 will result in a diminished presence and 

fewer opportunities for interdictions. Therefore, the recommendation includes an additional $8,000,000 and 184 positions to maintain one of the two HECs proposed to be decommissioned in the request, saving 1,665 major cutter hours (3,330 hours annualized) 

that otherwise would have been cut. 

HC–C130H.—The budget request proposes to eliminate two of 

the Coast Guard’s aging HC–C130H aircraft, resulting in a reduction of 800 Long Range Surveillance Maritime Patrol Aircraft 
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[MPA] resources hours in fiscal year 2014 (1,600 hours annualized). 

These MPAs support several mission areas for the Coast Guard, including counter drug, migrant interdiction, living marine resources, 

port and coastal security, law enforcement, and search and rescue. 

While these aircraft average 28 years and have become increasingly difficult to maintain and sustain operationally, the Coast 

Guard’s MPA hour gap is already 19,000 hours below baseline requirements. The reduction of these aircraft will also result in reduced support to the Joint Interagency Task Force—South counter 

drug mission. While the Committee has funded a total of four new 

HC–130Js in recent years, the first won’t be ready for operations 

until 2016. Therefore, the recommendation includes an additional 

$8,000,000 and 58 positions to maintain these two aircraft in fiscal 

year 2014. 

Training.—The Committee is concerned with the proposal in the 

budget request to reduce funding for training by $43,200,000 in fiscal year 2014. Coast Guard mission requirements encompass a diverse set of responsibilities, such as: search and rescue, drug interdiction, migrant interdiction, icebreaking, and port security. The 

men and women of the Coast Guard depend on tailored attention 

to their specific professional development needs in order to perform 

the assignments demanded of them by each unique Coast Guard 

mission. While budget caps require all agencies to find efficiencies 

and cut back on certain programs, this deep cut to the training 

budget will result in personnel arriving at new duty stations without the requisite expertise and skills, will limit the Coast Guard’s 

capacity to handle a surge in workforce levels, and will reduce tuition assistance that is used to grow a highly educated workforce. 

The recommendation includes an additional $22,000,000 and 200 

positions above the request to restore the most critical training 

funds. 

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT

The bill includes $29,548,000 for financial systems modernization 

to replace the Coast Guard’s core accounting system, which is resource intensive and non-compliant with the Federal Financial 

Management Improvement Act of 1996. The Coast Guard, in tandem with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, shall continue 

to brief the Committee on its efforts to carry out this migration. 

HEADQUARTERS CONSOLIDATION

The bill includes $12,800,000 for costs necessary to support the 

Coast Guard at the St. Elizabeths campus, including requirements 

for security services and technology integration operations. Funding for these activities is included in the Coast Guard instead of 

Departmental Operations because the Coast Guard will be the sole 

tenant at the campus in fiscal year 2014. 

SEXUAL ASSAULT

Like other military branches, the Coast Guard continues to 

struggle with sexual assault within its ranks. The Coast Guard had 

141 incident reports of sexual assaults in fiscal year 2012, up from 

83 in fiscal year 2011 and 75 in fiscal year 2010. While the Coast 
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Guard has enhanced training and awareness throughout the service in recent years, much more needs to be done to prevent and 

stop these incidents. The Committee notes that the Coast Guard 

has just one permanent headquarters staff billet within the Sexual 

Assault Prevention and Response [SAPR] program while the field 

is served by collateral duty sexual assault response coordinators. In 

order to strengthen the Coast Guard’s SAPR program and establish 

a permanent infrastructure in the field, the Committee includes 

$1,000,000 for six regional coordinators, which will allow for a full 

range of prevention strategies to be deployed, establishment of sexual assault response teams in every region, and additional training 

to expand the number of victim advocates across the widely dispersed population of the Coast Guard. 

The Committee also commends the Coast Guard for its commitment to align its policies to ensure its servicemembers are afforded 

the protections provided by the Defense STRONG Act as enacted 

by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, 

(Public Law 112–81). The Coast Guard shall report to the Committee on the implementation status of these new policies within 

60 days of the date of enactment of this act. 

The Coast Guard shall also provide to the Committee the annual 

report required by section 217 of the Coast Guard Authorization 

Act of 2010. 

HOUSING

The Coast Guard recently completed a National Housing Assessment of its approximately 4,000 housing units in 128 sites to determine if the inventory is appropriate, assess the condition of inventory, and to pinpoint key investment priorities. Overall, the inventory is over 40 years in age on average, with several maintenance 

and safety deficiencies at many locations. The report found that the 

Coast Guard has the potential to divest housing in underutilized 

areas thereby reducing its inventory and re-focusing its resources 

on maintenance at sites found to be in the worst condition and to 

invest in remote areas where limited housing is required. For existing housing, the report emphasized the need to improve maintenance delivery by establishing regional maintenance contracts, realign and train existing maintenance personnel, and strengthen investment above normally programmed resources, which were found 

to be insufficient to improve the condition of remaining housing to 

satisfactory levels. The Committee realizes that the issues identified by the report cannot be resolved overnight, but the Coast 

Guard must have a comprehensive plan to tackle these issues in 

an orderly and timely manner. The Committee directs the Coast 

Guard to submit an annual report with the budget request detailing how the deficiencies identified in the report have been resolved 

or plan to be resolved in the upcoming year. The report shall include progress made in: resolving housing identified as inadequate 

from a health and safety concern; right-sizing the housing inventory; the development of regional maintenance contracts; and addressing the need for new housing. Finally, the report shall also 

identify how operational maintenance funds for divested housing 

are being reinvested into the most critical housing needs in the remaining inventory. 
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MINOR SHORE INFRASTRUCTURE

The bill includes long standing bill language to allow funds from 

the ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ appropriation to be used for the 

sustainment, repair, replacement and maintenance of shore infrastructure, including projects to correct deficiencies for code compliance or that threaten life, health, or safety to an amount not exceeding 50 percent of a building’s or structure’s replacement value. 

Additionally, ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ funds are allowed to be used 

for contingent, emergent, or other unspecified minor construction 

projects, which includes new construction, procurement, development, conversion, rebuilding, improvement, or an extension of any 

facility not exceeding $1,000,000 in total costs at any location for 

planned or unplanned operational needs. 

Minor construction projects funded from the ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ appropriation can be combined with depot level maintenance projects for the sake of administrative and economic efficiency. The Coast Guard is to provide a report to the Committee 

not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this act detailing such projects and any sustainment, repair, replacement or 

maintenance projects over $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. For fiscal year 2015, such information shall be included in the congressional budget justification. 

SMALL BOATS

The bill includes long standing bill language to allow funds from 

the ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ appropriation to be used for the purchase 

or lease of small boats for contingent and emergent requirements 

(at a unit cost of no more than $700,000) and repairs and servicelife replacements. The annual cost of these activities is capped at 

$31,000,000. Unlike major procurements requested in the ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ appropriation, the Coast 

Guard’s annual request for the ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ appropriation 

includes minimal information about the budget for small boat activities. In order to gain more clarity on these matters, the Coast 

Guard is to provide a report to the Committee no later than 30 

days after the date of enactment of this act detailing planned small 

boat purchases, leases, repairs, and service life replacements for 

fiscal year 2014. For fiscal year 2015, such information shall be included in the congressional budget justification. 

REPROGRAMMING LIMIT

The budget request included a proposed adjustment to the Coast 

Guard’s reprogramming limit in order to help with the internal 

management of highly volatile expenditures in the Military Pay 

and Allowances PPA. A significant portion of the Coast Guard’s 

Military Pay and Allowances PPA is entitlement driven, such as allowances for housing, Permanent Change of Station [PCS] Expenses and Active Duty and Dependent Medical costs. Actual rates 

for these costs can vary greatly in the 2 year span between budget 

formulation and enactment of the Coast Guard’s ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ appropriation. Macroeconomic events, such as medical cost 

inflation or changes in TRICARE fees under the National Defense 

Authorization Act, housing market trends, and PCS household 
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goods carrier charges can vary greatly during this time. In addition, payments for PCS moves are highly dependent on fuel prices. 

Similar to housing costs, fuel prices can vary significantly between 

the time the budget is formulated and executed. 

While the Coast Guard should be making every effort to implement financial management measures to ensure accurate budget 

requests, the Committee understands certain price adjustments are 

inevitable that will impact the budget estimates contained within 

them. As a result of this variability, the Coast Guard has found 

itself in a position over the past few years with high unobligated 

balances in its Military Pay and Allowances PPA with limited flexibility to reallocate those funds for other worthy activities, such as 

depot level maintenance for aging ships and planes or to sustain 

operational tempo for Coast Guard missions. To address this situation, the bill includes a modified version of the request to enable 

better stewardship of Federal resources. The notification requirements contained in section 503 of this act are to apply to any reprogramming made under this authority. 

LEGACY PATROL BOATS

A total of six fast response cutters [FRCs] are funded within the 

‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ appropriation, four 

boats and $235,000,000 above the request. This will bring the total 

amount funded to 30 boats, 12 of which will be in-service by the 

end of 2014. FRCs are replacing aging 110-foot Island Class Patrol 

Boats, which are already beyond the end of their projected service 

lives and very expensive to maintain. The Committee has learned 

that two of these patrol boats have such severe hull deterioration, 

it has become cost prohibitive to maintain them beyond fiscal year 

2013. Given the fact that the bill increases the number of new patrol boats by four, providing for 10,000 additional operational 

hours, the Committee expects the Coast Guard to decommission 

two legacy patrol boats that are in the worst material condition, 

achieving savings of $2,763,000. 

PUBLIC-PRIVATE HOUSING AUTHORITY

The Committee is aware the public-private authority provided to 

the Department of Defense in the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 1996 has resulted in improved housing for military families. The authority provided allows the Department to 

work with the private sector to build and renovate housing through 

a variety of financial tools, including: direct loans, loan guarantees, 

equity investment and conveyance or leasing of existing properties 

and facilities. The Committee believes similar authorization for the 

Coast Guard may benefit the agency and members and families of 

the Coast Guard. Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary to 

provide a report to the Committee not later than 90 days after enactment of this act analyzing the potential benefits of public-private housing authority for the Coast Guard. 

INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESPONSE CAPABILITIES IN THE ARCTIC

The Committee is concerned about the lack of assets available for 

the Coast Guard’s Arctic mission. No later than 120 days after the 
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date of enactment of this act, the Commandant is directed to submit a report to the Committee comparing the costs of facility renovations to homeport and support an NSC in Alaska with the annual costs of transit time to Alaska area of operations for deployments and days lost to casualty repairs. 

ARCTIC STRATEGY

The Coast Guard recently released its Arctic Strategy, which 

looks at the changing conditions in the region and contemplates future requirements. The strategy outlines three broad objectives: improving awareness; modernizing governance; and broadening partnerships. To carry out these objectives over the long term, the 

Coast Guard next needs to develop an implementation plan, including the identification of necessary capabilities, requirements, authorities, and resources. Therefore, the Coast Guard is directed to 

submit an Arctic strategy implementation plan no later than 120 

days after the date of enactment of this act. 

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION

The Committee wants to ensure that as activities in the Arctic 

expand, necessary response capabilities exists in the region. No 

later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this act, the Secretary is directed to submit a report to the Committee on activities 

that have occurred pursuant to section 307(b) of Public Law 111– 

281 and how the Department is meeting the requirements being 

developed in the agreements envisioned by that subsection. 

COAST GUARD YARD

The Committee recognizes the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, 

Maryland, is a critical component of the Coast Guard’s core logistics capability which directly supports fleet readiness. The Committee further recognizes the Yard has been a vital part of the 

Coast Guard’s readiness and infrastructure for more than 100 

years and believes that sufficient industrial work should be assigned to the Yard to maintain this capability. 

EXECUTIVE TRANSPORTATION AIRCRAFT

The Coast Guard is directed to notify the Committee prior to 

making any changes in the type or number of the command and 

control aircraft. 

COAST GUARD DEFENSE RELATED ACTIVITIES

Since 2001, the Coast Guard has derived $340,000,000 (excluding 

overseas contingency operations) of its annual ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ appropriation for defense related activities. This number 

has remained relatively constant for more than a decade despite 

the Coast Guard’s budget growing by 225 percent over that same 

period of time. Moreover, all Coast Guard appropriations play a 

vital role in ensuring the Service can execute its defense related 

missions, yet, only the ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ appropriation derives 

any defense related funding. The Committee is concerned that this 

level and allocation of funding may not adequately reflect the estimated $800,000,000 or more the Coast Guard spends annually to 
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meet its defense related missions. The Committee directs the Coast 

Guard to provide an analysis of all defense related expenses within 

its appropriations, using the April 1998 GAO Report on U.S. Coast 

Guard Use of DOD Funds for National Security Functions as the 

basis for defining National Security Functions. The report should 

identify the current allocation of the $340,000,000 within the ‘‘Operating Expenses’’ appropriation, shortfalls between that amount 

and amounts actually spent for defense related activities, and any 

defense related costs being incurred by other Coast Guard appropriations. The results of the analysis are to be shared with the 

House and Senate Committees on Budget, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Office of Management and Budget, no later than 

November 1, 2013. The results shall also be reflected in the President’s budget submission for fiscal year 2015. 

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $13,134,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 13,187,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 13,164,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 13,165,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Environmental Compliance and Restoration account provides 

funds to address environmental problems at former and current 

Coast Guard units as required by applicable Federal, State, and 

local environmental laws and regulations. Planned expenditures for 

these funds include major upgrades to petroleum and regulated 

substance storage tanks, restoration of contaminated ground water 

and soils, remediation efforts at hazardous substance disposal sites, 

and initial site surveys and actions necessary to bring Coast Guard 

shore facilities and vessels into compliance with environmental 

laws and regulations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $13,165,000 for Environmental 

Compliance and Restoration activities. This is $22,000 below the 

amount requested and $31,000 above the amount provided in fiscal 

year 2013. 

The Coast Guard is directed to include in its annual budget justification a listing of the activities projected to be funded by the 

amount requested under this heading and an updated backlog report for Environmental Compliance and Restoration projects, with 

an explanation of how the amount requested will impact this documented backlog. 

RESERVE TRAINING

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $132,353,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 109,543,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 112,991,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 122,491,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Reserve Training appropriation provides for the training of 

qualified individuals who are available for Active Duty in time of 

war or national emergency or to augment regular Coast Guard 

forces in the performance of peacetime missions. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $122,491,000 for Reserve Training. 

This is $12,948,000 above the amount requested and $9,862,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The budget request includes a reduction of $24,735,000 and the 

transfer of 1,050 drilling Selected Reservist positions to the Inactive Ready Reserve, which would result in the smallest Coast 

Guard Reserve force since 1957. If enacted, the reduction would impact the Coast Guard’s ability to respond to major events, such as 

a hurricane, mass migration, oil spill, or earthquake. At the requested funding levels, certain specialized reserve forces would not 

be able to drill as frequently, impacting proficiency. Therefore, the 

Committee recommendation includes $13,000,000 above the request 

to restore 600 reservists to active status, which will enable the 

Coast Guard to retain the majority of the first responders proposed 

for reduction, such as boat coxswains, law enforcement personnel, 

and pollution response technicians. 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

Appropriations, 2013 1 2 ......................................................................... $1,817,586,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 951,116,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,222,712,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,229,684,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Includes emergency funding of $274,233,000 in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 

(division A of Public Law 113–2). 

Funding in this account supports the Acquisition, Construction, 

and Improvement [AC&I] of vessels, aircraft, information management resources, shore facilities, aids to navigation, and military 

housing required to execute the Coast Guard’s missions and 

achieve its performance goals. 

Vessels.—The vessel program provides funding to recapitalize 

and/or improve the Coast Guard’s fleet of aging boats and cutters. 

Aircraft.—The aircraft program is the primary recapitalization 

and sustainment effort for the Coast Guard’s aging aircraft. 

Other Equipment.—The Coast Guard invests in numerous management information and decision support systems that will result 

in increased efficiencies, including Rescue 21 (formerly the National Distress and Response System Modernization Project), and 

the Nationwide Automatic Identification System. 

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation.—The Coast Guard invests in the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement 

of shore facilities, aids to navigation, and related equipment. 

Military Housing.—The Coast Guard invests in Military Housing 

facilities to ensure military members have access to housing in 

areas where there is a lack of affordable accommodations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,229,684,000 for Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements, including $20,000,000 from the Oil 

Spill Liability Trust Fund. This is $278,568,000 above the amount 

requested and $587,902,000 below the amount provided in fiscal 

year 2013. 
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The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Vessels: 

Survey and Design—Vessel and Boats ............................. $2,497 $1,000 $1,000 

Response Boat Medium ...................................................... 7,989 ............................ 10,000 

In-Service Cutter Sustainment ........................................... ............................ 21,000 21,000 

National Security Cutter ..................................................... 678,404 616,000 632,000 

Offshore Patrol Cutter ......................................................... 29,960 25,000 25,000 

Fast Response Cutter ......................................................... 334,558 75,000 310,000 

Cutter Boats ........................................................................ 3,995 3,000 3,000 

Medium Endurance Cutter Sustainment ............................ 15,979 ............................ ..............................

Polar Icebreaking Vessel ..................................................... 7,989 2,000 2,000 

Subtotal, Vessels ............................................................ 1,081,371 743,000 1,004,000 

Aircraft: 

CGNR 6017 Airframe Replacement .................................... 13,982 ............................ ..............................

Maritime Patrol Aircraft ...................................................... 54,927 ............................ ..............................

Long Range Surveillance Aircraft ....................................... 89,881 16,000 16,000 

HH–65 Conversion/Sustainment Projects ........................... 31,458 12,000 12,000 

Subtotal, Aircraft ............................................................ 190,248 28,000 28,000 

Other Acquisition Programs: 

Program Oversight and Management ................................. 14,980 10,000 10,000 

Systems Engineering and Integration ................................ ............................ 204 204 

C4ISR .................................................................................. 40,447 35,226 35,226 

CG–Logistics Information Management System 

[CG–LIMS] ....................................................................... 2,497 1,500 1,500 

National Automatic Identification System .......................... 5,992 13,000 13,000 

Subtotal, Other Acquisition Programs ............................ 63,916 59,930 59,930 

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation: 

Major Construction, ATON, and Survey and Design ........... 29,960 2,000 2,000 

Major Acquisition Systems Infrastructure .......................... 49,346 ............................ ..............................

Minor Shore ......................................................................... 4,993 3,000 3,000 

Subtotal, Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation ........ 84,299 5,000 5,000 

Military Housing ........................................................................... 9,987 ............................ 18,000 

Personnel and Related Support: 

Direct Personnel Costs ........................................................ 112,933 114,747 114,315 

Core Acquisition Costs ........................................................ 599 439 439 

Subtotal, Personnel and Related Support ...................... 113,532 115,186 114,754 

Emergency Appropriations (Public Law 113–2) .......................... 274,233 ............................ ..............................

Total, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements ..... 1,817,586 951,116 1,229,684 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN

The Capital Investment Plan [CIP] is essential for the Committee to carry out its oversight function of the Coast Guard, especially at a time when recapitalization of aging assets has become 

so critical for the service. All of the information required by the 

Committee is in accordance with the Coast Guard’s Major Systems 
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Acquisition Manual and applicable Department of Homeland Security management directives. The fiscal year 2015–2019 plan is to 

be submitted with the fiscal year 2015 congressional justification. 

To encourage a timely submission, the Committee has withheld 

$75,000,000 from the Headquarters Directorate of the Coast Guard. 

This withholding also reflects the Committee’s disappointment that 

the Coast Guard did not comply with all statutory requirements in 

its submission of the 2014–2018 CIP. Of note, while the CIP submitted with the fiscal year 2013 budget request anticipated acquisition expenditures totaling $1,429,485,000; with the submission of 

the fiscal year 2014 budget request, these expenditures decreased 

by $478,369,000. The ramifications of these types of budgetary 

swings are far reaching. The current plan failed to explain any deviations in cost, performance parameters, schedule, or estimated 

date of completion from the original acquisition program to the current plan. The Coast Guard needs to make every effort to clearly 

identify which procurements will be delayed or scaled back, which 

ones will be canceled, which ones will remain on track, and the impact these decisions have on extending the service life of the Coast 

Guard’s already aging and unreliable fleet and shore facilities. The 

Committee expects this level of transparency in the CIP accompanying the fiscal year 2015 budget request. 

ACQUISITION PORTFOLIO REVIEW

The fiscal year 2014 CIP that was submitted to the Committee 

on April 19, 2013, calls for a radical change to Coast Guard recapitalization efforts in future years. The funding levels suggested in 

the plan would decrease the number of fast response cutters to a 

level that jeopardizes the program, stop the acquisition of new aircraft, delay completion of the offshore patrol cutter, put the acquisition of a new polar icebreaker at risk, and scale back investment 

in deteriorating shore facilities. If enacted, this investment plan 

would have dire consequences on the Coast Guard’s ability to carry 

out its missions, such as: interdicting drugs in the transit zone; 

managing a mass migration event; responding to oil spills; fisheries 

enforcement; and the need to increase U.S. presence in the Arctic. 

The CIP states that DHS will conduct a comprehensive portfolio review in 2013 that will help develop revised acquisition program 

baselines and direct key acquisition decision events to reflect acquisition priorities and operational requirements achievable within the 

funding projections contained in the fiscal year 2014 CIP. A major 

flaw in the fiscal year 2014 CIP is the Department’s conclusion 

that the funding levels it contains for the ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ appropriation are consistent with the presequester caps imposed on discretionary budget authority through 

2021 under the Budget Control Act of 2011. The reality is that the 

fiscal year 2014 budget request for the ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, 

and Improvements’’ appropriation is 38 percent below the fiscal 

year 2013 enacted level, after factoring out emergency supplemental funding, while total discretionary spending under the Budget Control Act of 2011 increases by 1.4 percent between fiscal year 

2013 and fiscal year 2014. In conducting the portfolio review described in the CIP, the Department shall use more appropriate outyear funding levels that are reflective of the fiscal year 2013 en-
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acted level for the ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ 

appropriation, as adjusted by the pre-sequester caps set in the 

Budget Control Act of 2011. Finally, the review is to include acquisition cost, asset capability and quantity tradeoffs, and the overall 

impact to the Coast Guard’s ability to carry out all of its statutory 

missions. The results of the review shall be validated by an independent third party selected by the Secretary and the Commandant to ensure that a realistic budget outlook does not censor 

necessary data on mission needs and tradeoffs. The report by the 

independent third party shall be provided to the Committee in conjunction with the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget request. 

QUARTERLY ACQUISITION BRIEFINGS

The Coast Guard is to continue quarterly briefings on all major 

acquisitions. In addition to the information normally provided for 

each asset, these briefings shall include: the top five risks for each 

acquisition, if applicable, consistent with those on the risk watch 

list in quarterly program manager reports, and if the risks have future budget implications; the objective for operational hours the 

Coast Guard expects to achieve; the gap between that objective, 

current capabilities, and stated mission requirements; and how the 

acquisition of the specific asset closes the gap. The information presented at these briefings shall also include a discussion of how the 

Coast Guard calculated the operational hours, an explanation on 

risks to mission performance associated with the current shortfall, 

and the operational strategy to mitigate such risks. Finally, the 

briefings are to include a status chart on all shore construction 

projects that have not been completed. For each construction 

project, the chart is to include the funding status, design status, 

and procurement and construction status. 

RESPONSE BOAT–MEDIUM

The Committee recommends $10,000,000 for the Response BoatMedium [RB–M] acquisition. The Committee disagrees with the request to end RB–M production 10 boats short of the 180 boats required to complete the program. The RB–Ms are meeting or exceeding all performance expectations; and there is a demonstrated requirement for the remaining boats. To date, 128 RB–Ms have been 

delivered on time and on budget. These funds will allow the Coast 

Guard to purchase 4 RB–Ms in fiscal year 2014, bringing the total 

funded to 174 of the required 180 boats. The RB–M is a critical 

asset for the Coast Guard to replace aging 41-foot Utility Boats 

that are less able to handle Coast Guard mission requirements, 

particularly maritime security requirements that have changed significantly since September 11, 2001. With the acquisition of RB– 

Ms, the Coast Guard will be able to perform its duties more efficiently by allowing crews, for example, to be onsite to a rescue 

more quickly. The RB–Ms serve as an ideal platform for search and 

rescue; ports, waterways, and coastal security; drug interdiction; 

and migrant interdiction. Further, the RB–M supports marine safety, aids to navigation, marine environmental protection, and defense readiness missions. 
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IN-SERVICE CUTTER SUSTAINMENT

The bill includes $21,000,000, as requested, to continue in-service 

sustainment efforts for the 140-icebreaking tugs, begin mid-life 

service sustainment of the 225-foot ocean-going buoy tender, and 

fund the first of four phases of the CGC EAGLE service life extension. Given the success of the Mission Effectiveness Projects for the 

medium endurance cutters and the 110-foot patrol boats at the 

Coast Guard Yard, the Committee expects the Coast Guard to direct sustainment work on all aging vessels there when geographically feasible. 

NATIONAL SECURITY CUTTER

The Coast Guard operates a fleet of 378-foot high endurance cutters [HECs] that are over 43 years old on average, and are increasingly unreliable and expensive to maintain. By comparison, the average Navy ship is 20 years old. The Coast Guard’s program of 

record is to acquire 8 national security cutters [NSCs] to replace 

12 HECs (of which 3 have been decommissioned with the arrival 

of the first 3 NSCs). To date, approximately $3,848,000,000 has 

been appropriated for six NSCs and long lead time materials 

[LLTM] for NSC–7. Three NSCs have been delivered to the Coast 

Guard, the fourth is expected to be delivered in fiscal year 2014, 

the fifth in fiscal year 2015, and the sixth in 2017. 

As noted in prior years, the Committee strongly supports the procurement of one national security cutter per year until all eight 

planned ships are procured. The continuation of production without 

a break will ensure that these ships, which are vital to the Coast 

Guard’s mission, are procured at the lowest cost, and that they 

enter the Coast Guard fleet as soon as possible. The Committee is 

concerned that the Administration’s current acquisition policy requires the Coast Guard to attain total acquisition cost for a vessel, 

including long lead time materials, production costs, and post-production costs, before a production contract can be awarded. This 

has the potential to create shipbuilding inefficiencies, force delayed 

obligation of production funds, and require postproduction funds 

far in advance of when they will be used. As an example of such 

inefficiency, the fiscal year 2013 budget request proposed a rescission and reappropriation of $25,000,000 in funds previously appropriated for NSC–4 post-production that would have expired before 

they could be spent. The Department should be in a position to acquire NSCs in the most efficient manner within the guidelines of 

strict governance measures. Therefore, the Committee includes language in the bill specifying that funds made available by this act 

shall be available to contract for long lead time materials for Coast 

Guard vessels, notwithstanding the availability of funds for production costs or post-production costs. 

For NSC–7, the Committee includes $12,000,000 for Segment 2 

of LLTM. The Committee recommendation also includes 

$540,000,000, as requested, for production and $3,000,000 for postproduction costs. Funding for post-production costs is $61,000,000 

below the request due to the fact that these funds are not necessary until fiscal years 2016 through 2018. 
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The request includes no funding for LLTM for NSC–8. The Committee disagrees with this proposal. Procuring these materials in 

advance will save substantial time and money by ensuring that 

supplies and components that require a long time to obtain are 

available to the manufacturer when they are needed. By providing 

LLTM for NSC–6 in advance, the Coast Guard was able to save 

$30,000,000 in the total cost of the ship. Therefore the bill includes 

$77,000,000 for LLTM for NSC–8. According to the Department, 

this will accelerate the production schedule for the cutter and result in direct savings of up to $40,000,000 compared to delaying 

long lead acquisition to fiscal year 2015. 

FAST RESPONSE CUTTER

The Committee recommends $310,000,000 for the Coast Guard’s 

Fast Response Cutter [FRC]. This funding will allow the Coast 

Guard to acquire six FRC hulls (25–30). Procuring six FRCs in fiscal year 2014 will maximize the production line and generate cost 

savings of at least $5,000,000 per hull for a total savings to the 

taxpayers of $30,000,000. Funding six boats instead of two will also 

allow the Coast Guard to advance the replacement of the aging 

110-foot island class patrol boats, which are already beyond the 

end of their projected service lives and very expensive to maintain. 

Each FRC will provide 2,500 annual operating hours and improved 

sea keeping ability, resulting in better habitability and full-mission 

capability in higher sea states. 

OFFSHORE PATROL CUTTER

The recommendation includes $25,000,000 for the Offshore Patrol Cutter [OPC], as requested. Funding is provided for pre-acquisition design work of the OPC, which is intended to replace the 

Coast Guard’s aging fleet of medium endurance cutters. The Coast 

Guard expects to award preliminary and contract designs to three 

competing contractors in fiscal year 2013. A final detailed design 

and construction award is expected in fiscal year 2016. 

The OPC’s initial capabilities to control and direct aircraft as 

well as execute interdiction missions should, to the maximum extent feasible, be equivalent to that of the NSC to facilitate maximum savings to the Federal Government, rather than being deferred to future upgrades that add to total cost of ownership. The 

Committee urges the Coast Guard to maximize, to the greatest extent practicable, such systems’ commonality between the OPC and 

the NSC to reduce total acquisition cost and lifecycle costs facilitated by savings in life cycle logistics management, integration 

costs, and personnel training efficiencies. 

POLAR ICEBREAKER

The recommendation includes $2,000,000, as requested, to continue survey and design activities for a new Coast Guard polar icebreaker. 

The Committee notes that the Coast Guard’s High Latitude 

Study calls for a minimum of three new heavy polar icebreakers. 

Currently, the service only has one working icebreaker, the Healy, 

which is a medium service ship that is used primarily for scientific 
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missions in the Arctic. One of the Coast Guard’s two heavy icebreakers, the 37 year-old Polar Star, is being refurbished and reactivated in fiscal year 2013 to provide capability for another 7 to 10 

years. The service’s other heavy icebreaker, the 35-year-old Polar 

Sea, is out of service based on its mechanical state and cost to repair. 

The Coast Guard estimates that construction of a new icebreaker 

will not be completed until 2024 and that the vessel will not be 

fully ready for operations until 2026 or 2027. Given the importance 

of this polar icebreaking capacity to facilitate Arctic shipping, fisheries, and energy development in the United States, the Coast 

Guard must accelerate the development of operational requirements for the vessel, ensure the capacity and viability of the industrial base, and explore alternative acquisition strategies that may 

be more expeditious and cost effective, including the use of parentcraft designs or leasing options, to support this critical mission requirement. 

The Coast Guard’s Alternatives Analysis for the acquisition of a 

heavy polar icebreaker is to include: (1) an examination of existing 

heavy polar icebreaker parent craft designs that could potentially 

be utilized; (2) specific recommendations to expedite the acquisition 

schedule; and (3) an updated budgetary, market, operational, and 

legal analysis of alternative acquisition arrangements for a heavy 

polar icebreaker, including various forms of vessel leasing such as 

those used by the United States Navy, the National Science Foundation, other Federal agencies, and the domestic maritime industry. The report shall include a consideration of pre-determined, 

fixed-price, long-term leasing arrangements, demise charters, and 

contractor-owned, contractor-operated charters, as well as the use 

of appropriate contract incentives and penalties that have the potential to expedite construction while ensuring vessel performance 

and durability. The report shall also include an examination of potential costs and savings to the Federal Government over the next 

10, 20, and 30 year periods using various types of leasing arrangements as compared to a Government owned vessel, including potential savings that may result from contractor assumption of financial responsibility for maintenance costs (at the Coast Guard’s direction) and potential savings that may result from contractor assumption of personnel costs for certain positions that do not exercise any combat or law enforcement functions (including associated 

savings to the Federal Government from reduced training requirements). The Alternatives Analysis is to be submitted to the Committee not later than 15 days after it is completed. 

UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

The Committee is aware of efforts by the Coast Guard to evaluate both ship-based and land-based unmanned aircraft systems 

[UAS] for mission requirements. Both platforms have the potential 

to enhance the Coast Guard’s capability to execute statutory requirements in the maritime domain. The Coast Guard has reported 

to the Committee that its long standing plan to add vertical takeoff unmanned aircraft systems to National Security Cutters would 

result in an estimated 95- to 225-percent increase in surveillance 

coverage within an 80 nautical mile radius of the cutter and an es-
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timated 95-percent increase in the number of prosecutions achieved 

by the cutter. The Committee continues to be very supportive of the 

use of vertical take-off UAS aboard Coast Guard cutters and 

strongly encourages the Coast Guard to ensure that the testing and 

evaluation schedule is not delayed for this enhanced surveillance 

capability. 

The Coast Guard continues to pursue a small UAS [sUAS] as an 

interim capability for the NSC. Demonstrations are planned in 

2013 and 2014 to evaluate its usefulness in sending data from the 

sUAS sensors to the NSC. The Coast Guard is to keep the Committee apprised of its efforts for vertical take-off UAS, sUAS, and 

land-based UAS development. 

SHORE FACILITIES AND AIDS TO NAVIGATION

The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for shore facilities and 

aids to navigation, as requested. The Coast Guard’s CIP for fiscal 

year 2015–2019 shall include a better explanation of the construction projects identified for funding, including: identification of each 

project to be funded in each fiscal year; an estimate for construction, design, planning, and project management for each project; 

and a schedule to complete the project. 

COAST GUARD MILITARY HOUSING

The Committee provides $18,000,000 above the request for the 

recapitalization, improvement, and acquisition of housing to support military families. Of this amount, $349,996 is derived from the 

Coast Guard Housing Fund. The Coast Guard shall provide an expenditure plan to the Committee for these funds in the shore facilities report required 45 days after the date of enactment of this act. 

AC&I PERSONNEL

The Committee provides $114,754,000 for personnel and related 

support, as requested. 

UNFUNDED PRIORITIES

The Committee directs the Commandant to provide to the Congress, at the time of the President’s budget submission, a list of approved but unfunded Coast Guard priorities and the funds needed 

for each. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $19,664,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 19,856,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 9,928,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 19,781,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Coast Guard’s Research and Development program develops 

techniques, methods, hardware, and systems that directly contribute to increasing the productivity and effectiveness of the Coast 

Guard’s operating missions. This account provides funds to operate 

and maintain the Coast Guard Research and Development Center. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $19,781,000 for the Coast Guard’s 

Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation activities. This is 

$75,000 below the amount requested and $117,000 above the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill highlighted the need for improved basic oceanographic research and the research and development of new oil spill response and removal technologies. The Committee believes that innovative technologies, such an unmanned 

maritime vehicles [UMVs], can improve prediction accuracy for oil 

spill response efforts through better trajectory models, provide realtime data telemetry, and reduce operational response costs. Of the 

funds available for ‘‘Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation,’’ the Committee directs the Commandant to study the viability 

and applicability of persistent UMVs and other cost-saving maritime technologies through a competitive process. This assessment 

should consider technologies that complement and enhance the 

Coast Guard’s marine environmental protection capabilities, and 

emphasis shall be given to technologies which also have potential 

applications for other Coast Guard missions, such as search and 

rescue; port, waterways, and coastal security; marine debris removal; drug interdiction; and migrant interdiction. 

RETIRED PAY

Appropriations, 2013 ............................................................................. $1,423,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 1,460,000,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,460,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,460,000,000 

This account provides for the retired pay of military personnel of 

the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve, members of the former 

Lighthouse Service, and for annuities payable to beneficiaries of retired military personnel under the retired serviceman’s family protection plan (10 U.S.C. 1431–1446) and survivor benefit plan (10 

U.S.C. 1447–1455); payments for career status bonuses under the 

National Defense Authorization Act; and payments for medical care 

of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents 

Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C., ch. 55). 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,460,000,000 for Retired Pay. This 

is the same amount as requested and $37,000,000 above the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2013 1 2 ......................................................................... $1,554,161,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 1,494,614,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,534,589,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,529,902,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Includes emergency funding of $300,000 in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–2). 
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The United States Secret Service’s [USSS] Salaries and Expenses 

appropriation provides funds for the security of the President, the 

Vice President, and other dignitaries and designated individuals; 

for enforcement of laws relating to obligations and securities of the 

United States and laws relating to financial crimes, that include, 

but are not limited to, access device fraud, financial institution 

fraud, identity theft, and computer fraud; and computer-based attacks on financial, banking, and telecommunications infrastructure; 

and for protection of the White House and other buildings within 

the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. The agency also provides 

support for investigations related to missing and exploited children. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,529,902,000 for Salaries and Expenses. This is $35,288,000 above the amount requested and 

$24,259,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE—SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Protection: 

Protection of persons and facilities ................................................. 854,107 822,591 846,662 

Protective intelligence activities ....................................................... 68,035 67,782 67,165 

National Special Security Event Fund .............................................. 4,494 4,500 4,500 

Presidential candidate nominee protection ...................................... 57,884 ........................ ........................

White House mail screening 2 ........................................................... ........................ 18,487 ........................

Subtotal, Protection ...................................................................... 984,520 913,360 918,327 

Investigations: 

Domestic field operations ................................................................. 299,295 259,465 327,297 

International field office administration, operations, and training ................................................................................................ 30,930 30,958 30,811 

Electronic crimes special agent program and electronic crimes 

task forces 3 ................................................................................. ........................ 56,968 ........................

Support for missing and exploited children ..................................... 8,355 ........................ 8,366 

Subtotal, Investigations ............................................................... 338,580 347,391 366,474 

Headquarters, management, and administration ..................................... 174,104 177,282 188,964 

Training: Rowley Training Center .............................................................. 55,525 55,552 55,118 

Information Integration and Technology Transformation .......................... 1,132 1,029 1,019 

Emergency Appropriations (Public Law 113–2) ........................................ 300 ........................ ........................

Total, Salaries and expenses ....................................................... 1,554,161 1,494,614 1,529,902 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Funded under ‘‘Protection of Persons and Facilities’’. 

3 Funded under ‘‘Domestic Field Operations’’. 

SECRET SERVICE ACTIVITIES

The Committee fully funds the request for protection of persons 

and facilities, protective intelligence, and investigations. The Committee also fully funds the White House mail screening and the 

electronic crimes special agent program and electronic task force 

activities, but has moved the funds to the Protection of Persons and 

Facilities and Domestic Field Operations PPAs, respectively, con-
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sistent with the structure of the Department of Homeland Security 

Appropriations Act, 2013. 

The President’s budget proposed unacceptable cuts which would 

have a severely detrimental impact on the Secret Service’s protection and investigation missions, as well as on agents and officers 

themselves. Included in the amount recommended for Protection of 

Persons and Facilities is $12,000,000 above the request and for Domestic Field Operations is $8,600,000 above the request to restore 

funding for critical Secret Service staffing. Additionally the bill includes $3,400,000 above the request for Headquarters, Management, and Administration to restore critical staffing and $9,600,000 

above the request for permanent change of station costs to ensure 

proper rotations of agents between the protective and investigative 

missions. This restoration will have a direct positive impact on 

agent safety. 

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. For more 

than two decades, the Secret Service has provided funding for 

grants as well as computer forensic support to NCMEC. In fiscal 

year 2012, the $6,000,000 in grant funds provided to NCMEC constituted 12 percent of the Center’s budget. Since 1997, the Secret 

Service has assisted NCMEC by opening 2,320 investigative cases 

throughout the Secret Services field offices. These cases resulted in 

982 arrests of child predators and others, helped parents fingerprint and/or photograph more than 112,000 children through its 

Operation Safe Kids program, and completed 2,193 forensic/computer examinations for investigations involving missing and exploited children. 

For fiscal year 2014, the Committee recommends $6,000,000 for 

grants in support of missing and exploited children and expects 

USSS to sustain forensic support at the fiscal year 2013 level of 

$2,366,000. 

NATIONAL SPECIAL SECURITY EVENTS

The Committee recommends $4,500,000, as requested, for support to currently planned and unanticipated National Special Security Events [NSSEs] for fiscal year 2014. The Committee directs 

the USSS to provide semiannual briefings on the use of these 

funds, with the first briefing to occur not later than April 15, 2014. 

Also included in the bill is a general provision that states that none 

of the funds in this act may be used to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its participation in an NSSE. 

PROTECTIVE ACTIVITIES AND DOMESTIC INVESTIGATIONS

The President’s request includes modest increases for 

cybersecurity presidential protection measures and security enhancements for the White House complex. Additionally, while proposing a slight reduction to operational mission support, funding 

for these activities remain fairly robust. The Committee directs the 

Secret Service to provide a briefing on progress made in each of 
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these areas not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

this act. 

STATE AND LOCAL CYBERCRIME TRAINING

The Committee recognizes the continuously changing nature of 

computer forensics and with that the need for evolving training at 

the State and local level, where 95 percent of criminal cases are investigated and prosecuted. The training provided by the Secret 

Service has proven invaluable to State and local law enforcement, 

prosecutors, and judges. The Committee also recognizes the growing positive training and educational relationship developed between the Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

The Committee recommends that the Secret Service continue to 

robustly support this training and expand the number of people 

trained as well as the number of classes to address emerging areas 

of concern. These ongoing activities are achieving real results and 

the Committee includes $6,000,000 to continue this activity within 

the Secret Service rather than at the Federal Law Enforcement 

Training Center, as was proposed in the budget request. Further, 

the Committee directs the Secret Service to continue coordinating 

with the National Protection and Programs Directorate 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. 

INFORMATION INTEGRATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION

The Committee notes the Secret Service, working closely with the 

DHS Chief Information Officer [CIO], has made great strides in implementing its information technology program and ensuring its 

modernization activities are consistent with the Department’s guidance. The Committee discontinues its withholding of funds requirement and directs the Secret Service to brief the Committee on its 

ongoing progress with the DHS CIO not later than 90 days after 

the date of enactment of this act. 

The Committee also directs the USSS to provide greater detail 

in the justifications accompanying the fiscal year 2015 budget request on all USSS information technology activities. 

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

The Committee provided resources to support the opening of new 

international field offices in Lima, Peru, and Beijing, China, to 

stem counterfeiting activity and better facilitate protectee travel. 

The Committee also notes that ongoing cooperation with law enforcement officials in Colombia, Peru, and elsewhere is demonstrating continued success in suppressing counterfeiting operations around the world. For instance, in April of this year, Secret 

Service agents assisted their Peruvian National Police counterparts 

in seizing two commercial grade offset printing presses, one commercial grade plate burner, over 105 printing plates bearing counterfeit images of U.S. currency, original plates and transparencies 

for the 25198 Peruvian Note, miscellaneous paraphernalia used in 

the printing of counterfeit currency, $5,600,000 in uncut sheets of 

counterfeit $100 and $10 U.S. Federal Reserve Notes, and 
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$10,400,000 in counterfeit Peruvian currency. The Secret Service 

shall keep the Committee regularly apprised of its major international activities. 

REPROGRAMMING THRESHOLDS

Statutory language is included in the bill setting a higher threshold for the reprogramming of funds in section 503 of this act to accommodate unanticipated shifts in funding requirements for protection and investigation activities. 

ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED

EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $56,675,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 51,775,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 51,775,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 51,775,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

This appropriation provides funding for security upgrades of existing facilities; for information integration and technology transformation [IITT]; to continue development of the current master 

plan; to maintain and renovate existing facilities, including the 

James J. Rowley Training Center [Center]; and to ensure efficient 

and full utilization of the Center. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $51,775,000, as requested, for infrastructure improvements, IITT, and other activities. This is 

$4,900,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Of this 

amount, $5,380,000 is for facilities and $46,395,000 is for information integration and technology transformation. 

The Secret Service is directed to submit a multiyear investment 

and management plan for its Information Integration and Technology Transformation program for fiscal years 2014 through 2017. 
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TITLE III 

PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY 

NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE

The National Protection and Programs Directorate aims to foster 

better integration of national approaches between strategic homeland security programs, facilitate infrastructure protection, ensure 

broad emergency communications capabilities, and ensure the protection of Federal buildings and facilities. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Management and administration ........................................................ 50,154 64,725 59,523 

Infrastructure protection and information security: 

Infrastructure protection ............................................................. 260,050 260,950 273,214 

Cybersecurity ............................................................................... 755,830 810,409 803,827 

Communications ......................................................................... 140,124 130,635 131,959 

Subtotal, Infrastructure protection and information security 1,156,004 1,201,994 1,209,000 

Federal Protective Service .................................................................... 1,301,824 1,301,824 1,301,824 

Office of Biometric Identity Management ........................................... 232,115 ( 2 ) 205,967 

Total, National Protection and Programs Directorate 

(gross) ................................................................................ 2,740,097 2,568,543 2,776,314 

Offsetting fee collections ..................................................................... ¥1,301,824 ¥1,301,824 ¥1,301,824 

Total, National Protection and Programs Directorate 

(net) ................................................................................... 1,438,273 1,266,719 1,474,490 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Funding requested under title II, in U.S. Customs and Border Protection ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ as US–VISIT. 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $50,154,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 64,725,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 50,522,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 59,523,000 

1Does not reflect the March l, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

This account funds salaries and expenses for the Office of the 

Under Secretary, which oversees all activities of the National Protection and Programs Directorate [NPPD]. This account also funds 

business operations and information technology support services. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $59,523,000 for Management and 

Administration, $5,202,000 below the amount requested and 

$9,369,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The 

budget request proposed an increase of $14,571,000 over the fiscal 

year 2013 level to respond to increased needs in management functions such as budget, finance, and acquisitions; human resource 

management; and civil rights and civil liberties services. An increase is also requested for facility costs. According to NPPD, while 

the mission responsibilities and number of FTE have grown substantially, management and administration funding has shrunk 

from 4.21 percent in fiscal year 2008 to 1.84 percent in 2012. This 

puts the Directorate at risk for failing to complete effective acquisition, efficient information technology procurement, timely hiring, 

and proper oversight of privacy civil rights and civil liberties for serious missions such as cybersecurity, law enforcement, and infrastructure protection. This also puts taxpayers’ investments at an 

unacceptable level of risk. Unfortunately, the request for additional 

resources comes at a time when budget pressures require tightening of the administrative belt, not expansion. The Committee 

therefore provides a portion of the additional resources and directs 

NPPD to target the increases only to actions that will ensure wise 

management of resources and protection against misuse of Federal 

funds. NPPD shall brief the Committee within 60 days after the 

date of enactment of this act on the expenditure plan. The briefing 

shall include a clear description of how the investment will protect 

taxpayer investment in the NPPD mission. 

The Committee notes that NPPD submitted an addendum to the 

budget request to restructure the PPA lines for ‘‘Infrastructure Protection and Information Security’’ and understands the intent behind the realignment of resources is to promote better program 

management. Given the delay in finalizing the Department of 

Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, the belated delivery 

of the fiscal year 2014 President’s budget request, and the uncertainty of sequestration, the Committee recommendation does not 

include such a realignment. NPPD is encouraged to submit a report 

to the Committee realigning resources, in the same format as proposed, using funding levels recommended to date by both the 

House of Representatives and the United States Senate, for potential use in future congressional action. The report should also include a 5-year history reflecting the realignment which will further 

assist the Committee in transparently demonstrating resources 

provided. 

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION SECURITY

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $1,156,004,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 1,201,994,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,176,629,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,209,000,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

Infrastructure Protection and Information Security [IPIS] programs assist the entities and people responsible for securing the 

Nation’s critical infrastructure assets. In addition, IPIS supports 
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collaborative efforts with State, local, public, private, and international entities to secure cyberspace and U.S. cyber assets, and 

reduce the vulnerability of the Nation’s telecommunications and information technology infrastructures. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total appropriations of $1,209,000,000 for Infrastructure Protection and Information Security programs, $7,006,000 above the amount requested and 

$52,996,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as 

compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION SECURITY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Infrastructure protection and information security: 

Infrastructure protection: 

Infrastructure analysis and planning ...................................... 58,891 57,975 66,134 

Sector management and governance ...................................... 66,973 60,477 64,988 

Regional field operations ......................................................... 56,344 56,708 56,550 

Infrastructure security compliance .......................................... 77,842 85,790 85,542 

Subtotal, Infrastructure protection ...................................... 260,050 260,950 273,214 

Cybersecurity and communications: 

Cybersecurity: 

Cybersecurity coordination ....................................................... 3,981 4,338 4,320 

US-Computer Incident Response Team [US–CERT] Operations ................................................................................... 92,804 102,636 102,486 

Federal network security .......................................................... 235,681 199,769 199,725 

Network security deployment ................................................... 328,575 406,441 393,302 

Global cybersecurity management ........................................... 25,921 19,057 25,892 

Critical infrastructure cyber protection and awareness ......... 62,665 73,043 73,013 

Business operations ................................................................. 6,203 5,125 5,089 

Subtotal, Cybersecurity ........................................................ 755,830 810,409 803,827 

Communications: 

Office of emergency communications ..................................... 38,603 36,516 37,946 

Priority telecommunications services ...................................... 53,195 53,412 53,372 

Next generation networks ........................................................ 24,467 21,160 21,158 

Programs to study and enhance telecommunications ............ 12,913 10,102 10,074 

Critical infrastructure protection programs ............................ 10,946 9,445 9,409 

Subtotal, Communications .................................................. 140,124 130,635 131,959 

Subtotal, Cybersecurity and communications ..................... 895,954 941,044 935,786 

Total, Infrastructure protection and information security .. 1,156,004 1,201,994 1,209,000 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

The Committee recommends $273,214,000 for Infrastructure Protection, $12,264,000 above the amount requested and $13,164,000 

above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Infrastructure protection is critical to guard against loss of life and property. Small 

investments in information sharing, training, and government/private sector coordination can enable effective protection against, or 
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response to, incidents. The explosions at the Boston Marathon on 

April 15, 2013, demonstrate the potential for attacks where people 

gather and an effective response when entities work together. The 

explosion of the West Fertilizer Company in Texas, while apparently an act of negligence, serves as a reminder that chemicals cannot fall into the hands of bad actors. For these reasons, the Committee has included targeted increases for programs that enhance 

protection against known threats. 

Of the total amount provided for Infrastructure Protection, $66,134,000 is provided for Infrastructure Analysis and Planning, 

which is $8,159,000 above the request. The Office of Bombing Prevention shall be funded at no less than $10,504,000, which is 

$2,247,000 above the request and the same amount as fiscal year 

2013. This funding will sustain needed training, information sharing, and awareness for State, local, and private sector entities regarding how terrorists use explosives, in addition to needed analysis of counter-explosives requirements, capabilities, and gaps. The 

Committee is aware of the Office of Bombing Prevention’s efforts 

to work with the National Guard on training and encourages the 

Office to analyze efficiencies that could be gained through coordination with the National Guard mission. The Committee further encourages the Office to continue to work with the Department of Defense on capabilities related to counter explosives, including the 

possible transfer, equipping, and storage of electronic countermeasures. The Office should also continue to explore applicable capabilities from defense programs that comply with domestic policies 

and protections, such as privacy. 

The Committee notes that to provide reliable analysis in a timely 

manner for notice—and especially no-notice—events, data and information must be readily available on a range of topics such as 

the electrical grid, oil and gas resources, flood projections, drought 

conditions, and pandemic models. The Committee is concerned that 

as budgets tighten, preparedness priorities are negatively impacted 

by the issue of the day. It is critical that NPPD maintain a robust 

infrastructure information and analysis capability for use in decisionmaking to prevent and respond to incidents. Therefore, the remaining increase provided for Infrastructure Analysis and Planning shall be used to ensure NPPD has readily accessible data 

available for quick analysis in the areas of highest risk. NPPD 

shall brief the Committee within 60 days after the date of enactment of this act on the expenditure plan for funding allocations in 

the Infrastructure Analysis and Planning PPA. 

The National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center 

shall be funded at no less than $15,650,000, as requested. 

The Committee recommends no less than $18,000,000 for vulnerability assessments, as requested. The Committee notes that in 

conducting assessments on risks to critical infrastructure and key 

resources, interdependencies on associated infrastructure—including cyber—are often discovered. The Committee encourages NPPD 

to ensure this information is shared regionally to maximize the 

benefits of the assessments and facilitate planning for restoration 

of services post-disaster. 

The Committee provides the proposed increase in funds for infrastructure sector analysis which will combine critical infrastructure 
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risk analysis, including cyber, with modeling and simulation to inform risk decisions and improve security and resilience for communities. The Committee is convinced that communities and the public can benefit from better coordination between NPPD programs 

oriented toward resiliency of infrastructure and FEMA programs 

dedicated to mitigation against disasters. NPPD and FEMA are directed to brief the Committee jointly, no later than 60 days after 

the date of enactment of this act, on possibilities for program coordination between the two components, including information 

sharing among DHS components, Federal agencies, State and local 

partners, and the private sector. 

The Committee directs NPPD to fully fund training of safety and 

security professionals charged with public protection at large 

venues with large crowds. The Committee encourages the Department to continue strengthening existing partnerships with institutions and centers that have well-developed training programs for 

security personnel to meet safety and security requirements at 

large venues, including those that host professional, collegiate, and 

amateur sporting events. Such entities should possess unique resources, research, and programs that can be combined to enhance 

dissemination of effective security techniques to sports safety venue 

professionals. 

Of the total amount provided for Infrastructure Protection, $12,876,000 is provided for sector specific agency management, 

which is $4,653,000 above the request and the same amount as fiscal year 2013. The tragic explosion at the West Fertilizer Company 

facility in Texas revealed that the facility contained levels of ammonium nitrate that required it to register with DHS through the 

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards [CFATS] program. The 

facility had not registered and DHS was unaware of the presence 

of ammonium nitrate at the site. However, the facility had submitted a separate chemical security report to the Environmental 

Protection Agency that could have alerted DHS to the presence of 

chemicals of interest at this facility. This demonstrates the need for 

NPPD to have a more robust coordination effort to promote cooperation among industry and with other relevant Federal agencies 

in the chemical sector. NPPD is directed to support the Chemical 

Sector Coordination Council in an effort to develop recommendations to improve the coordination among Federal agencies, streamline reporting requirements, and improve the CFATS program to 

create efficiency and effectiveness. The recommendations shall be 

provided in a report directly to the Committee from the Council. 

Additional needed coordination efforts also apply to the 15 sister 

infrastructure sectors including transportation, energy, water and 

wastewater, and food and agriculture. NPPD is directed to brief the 

Committee no later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 

this act on how coordination efforts will be improved to maximize 

effectiveness. 

The Committee recommends $85,542,000 for Infrastructure Security Compliance, $248,000 below the request and $7,700,000 above 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Infrastructure Security 

Compliance funding is provided for implementation of the CFATS 

program. There are over 4,300 facilities covered by CFATS. Since 

its inception, over 3,000 facilities that would have been covered are 
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now exempt from the program due to mitigation efforts identified 

and taken. The Committee notes that all tier one facilities will 

have approved plans by the third quarter of fiscal year 2014, according to NPPD. The Under Secretary of NPPD is directed to provide a report on the implementation of the CFATS program to the 

Committee on a semiannual basis that includes the number of: facilities covered, inspectors, completed inspections, inspections completed by region, pending inspections, days inspections are overdue, 

enforcements resulting from inspections, and enforcements overdue 

for resolution. This data should be delineated by tier. The first report shall be submitted no later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this act. 

The Committee notes a requirement, under title I, for the Deputy 

Secretary to continue semiannual reporting to the Committee on 

coordinating chemical security responsibilities with all relevant Departmental components and the Office of Management and Budget. 

NPPD is expected to continue its involvement in this effort. 

CYBERSECURITY

The Committee recommends $803,827,000 for Cybersecurity pro- grams, $6,582,000 below the budget request and $47,997,000 above 

the fiscal year 2013 level. 

The risk to cyberspace has been identified by the Administration 

and experts as both an economic and national security threat to the 

United States, with potential virtual and physical consequences. 

NPPD reports that in fiscal year 2012 it responded to 70 incidents 

per month; processed 160,000 incident reports from Federal agencies, infrastructure owners, and international partners; and received 9,500 files for malware analysis resulting in 7,455 actionable 

alerts. This is a clear threat to our way of life, the government, and 

the infrastructure which provides power, water, financial systems 

and more. To combat the threat it is imperative to develop not only 

technological advances and but also trained cyber experts. 

Of the total amount for cybersecurity, the Committee recommends $199,725,000 for Federal Network Security, of which 

$165,946,000 is to provide continuous monitoring and diagnostics 

for the civilian Federal computer network to detect malicious activity on government networks. While NPPD is leading the effort for 

continuous monitoring and diagnostics and funds are provided for 

standardizing and improving this capability across the Federal enterprise, the responsibility for information technology management, 

including security, remains with each Federal agency. As such, 

each agency must continue to plan and budget for security needs 

consistent with current law and policies as well as emerging 

threats and needs. NPPD shall provide its expertise and capabilities to supplement, but not supplant, the budget and responsibilities of other agencies. A general provision, first enacted in fiscal 

year 2013, is retained which requires quarterly reports on the 

progress of the implementation of this effort. 

The Committee supports NPPD’s efforts to continually evaluate 

and improve the National Cybersecurity Protection System [NCPS], 

known as Einstein. Deployed in 2004, the system has been upgraded in stages which continue to evolve with both technological 

advances and the threat. A comprehensive review of the program’s 
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effectiveness in terms of current and planned capabilities and gaps 

has not been completed for Congress in several years. The Committee directs GAO to complete an in-depth review of the National 

Cybersecurity Protection System, including the system’s ability to 

meet the stated mission, NPPD’s effectiveness in designing the requirements for future stages of the system, and Federal agency cooperation and consistency in adopting the system. A report with 

the findings shall be submitted to the Committees no later than 

270 days after the date of enactment of this act. The Committee recommends $25,892,000 for Global 

Cybersecurity Management, of which no less than $15,824,000 is 

for cybersecurity education. The Committee is concerned about the 

development of the current and future cybersecurity workforce and 

whether it is adequate to address the public’s cyber vulnerability. 

The Committee notes the proposed $6,864,000 reduction below the 

fiscal year 2013 level for cybersecurity education programs is inconsistent with the stated goal of educating 1,700,000 students by 

2021. The justification for the delay is to serve higher priority 

cybersecurity efforts; however, investments proposed in technology 

will not be useful if there is not a trained workforce to support 

those tools in future years. The Committee expects DHS to submit 

a fiscal year 2015 budget request that fully funds its stated goal 

with regard to cybersecurity education or submit a revised goal 

with a justification outlining how the revision meets the Nation’s 

security needs. In addition, the Committee strongly encourages the 

Department to consider how veterans, particularly wounded warriors, can be integrated into the cybersecurity workforce. 

The Committee directs the Office of the Undersecretary of NPPD 

and the Office of the Administrator of FEMA to brief the Committee on the likely physical and psychological consequences of a 

cyber attack, including the potential magnitude of the effect; State, 

local, and tribal government preparedness and response coordination; and Federal coordination and readiness. 

The Committee understands that, per the President’s Executive 

Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure and Cybersecurity, Federal agencies are developing recommendations to provide incentives 

for the private sector to take cybersecurity measures. The Committee expects the Administration to provide a comprehensive review of the incentives to Congress, the private sector, and the public for input as soon as practicable. 

NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY REVIEW

In March of 2012, the Department completed the first National 

Cybersecurity Review assessing the cybersecurity capabilities of 

State and local jurisdictions by surveying 162 States, territories, 

and localities across the country. This well-executed effort strengthened partnerships between levels of government, created a baseline 

of the cybersecurity posture of multiple levels of government, and 

identified areas on which to focus future cybersecurity efforts. According to NPPD, the survey will be updated every other year in 

order to measure progress and identify emerging areas of concern. 

The Committee expects the second survey will be completed in fiscal year 2014. NPPD is directed to brief the Committees no later 

than 30 days after the date of enactment of this act on the time-
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frame needed to complete the review, the stakeholders that will be 

included in the process, and any planned changes in the focus of 

the effort. NPPD is encouraged to consider privacy as a focus area 

in future surveys. 

COMMUNICATIONS

The Committee recommends $131,959,000 for communications 

programs, $1,324,000 above the amount requested and $8,165,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

Of the total amount recommended, $37,946,000 is for the Office 

of Emergency Communications [OEC], $1,430,000 above the 

amount requested. On July 6, 2012, President Obama issued Executive Order 13618 which clarified the national security and emergency preparedness communications responsibilities for the Federal 

government. As a result, DHS realigned programs by combining 

the traditional interoperable communications support provided by 

the Office of Communications with the technical capabilities of the 

National Communications System to address emergency communications issues. This streamlining of Federal functions does not reduce DHS’s responsibility to promote and support State and local 

efforts for interoperable communications and effective use of technology advancements. In a recent GAO report (GAO–12–343) on 

emergency communications, challenges were identified that are 

likely to slow implementation of a public safety broadband network. Several Federal agencies have responsibilities in this area, 

but specifically, GAO recommends that DHS work with Federal, 

State, and local partners to identify and communicate opportunities 

for joint procurement of devices that will be used on the broadband 

network to ensure public safety agencies are not overpaying for 

handheld communications devices. The Committee provides additional funding to ensure OEC can fulfill the need for planning, testing, technical assistance, and standardization for efficient use of 

the communications infrastructure. 

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $1,301,824,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 1 ......................................................................... 1,301,824,000 

House allowance 1 .................................................................................. 1,301,824,000 

Committee recommendation 1 ............................................................... 1,301,824,000 

1Fully funded by offsetting collections paid by General Services Administration tenants and 

credited directly to this appropriation. 

The Federal Protective Service [FPS] is responsible for the security and protection of Federal property under the control of the 

General Services Administration [GSA]; and for the enforcement of 

laws for the protection of persons and property, the prevention of 

breaches of peace, and enforcement of any rules and regulations 

made and promulgated by the GSA Administrator and/or the Secretary. The FPS authority can also be extended by agreement to 

any area with a significant Federal interest. The FPS account provides funds for the salaries, benefits, travel, training, and other expenses of the program, offset by collections paid by GSA tenants 

and credited to the account. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,301,824,000, as requested, for 

salaries and expenses of the Federal Protective Service for fiscal 

year 2014. This amount is fully offset by collections of security fees. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Basic security ................................................................................ 271,540 271,540 271,540 

Building-specific security .............................................................. 509,056 509,056 509,056 

Reimbursable security fees (contract guard services) ................. 521,228 521,228 521,228 

Total, Federal Protective Service ...................................... 1,301,824 1,301,824 1,301,824 

Offsetting fee collections ............................................................... ¥1,301,824 ¥1,301,824 ¥1,301,824 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Federal Protective Service is funded through fees assessed 

to participating agencies by the Office of Management and Budget 

[OMB]. A provision is included in the bill requiring the Secretary 

and the Director of OMB to certify that FPS is sufficiently funded 

to support 1,371 FTE, including no less than 1,007 police officers, 

inspectors, area commanders, and special agents, by December 31, 

2013. 

A provision was included in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Acts of 2012 and 2013 requiring FPS to submit 

a strategic human capital plan that aligns fee collections to personnel requirements based on a current threat assessment. FPS 

submitted an Interim Strategic Human Capital Plan on April 10, 

2013. The plan describes how a workforce framework will be implemented based on an FTE level of 1,371. While this information provides insight into the current capability within the current budget, 

it does not fulfill the congressional requirement to determine the 

need for resources based on risk to Federal employees and the officers that protect them. Without such a guiding document, decisionmakers cannot reliably match resources to threat. A provision is included to again require a strategic human capital plan that aligns 

fee collections to personnel requirements based on a current threat 

assessment and directs FPS to meet the spirit of the law. Separately, the Committee directs GAO to review the FPS workforce 

size and its area of responsibility in comparison to similar law enforcement agencies and provide a report the Committee on areas of 

risk FPS should consider addressing. 

The Committee also understands FPS is currently engaged in an 

effort to link operations, performance, and cost data. The Committee directs FPS to complete this effort as it is critical in addressing the issues found by GAO related to the fee structure and 

the timing of budget decisions (GAO–11–492). Two elements of the 

overall current effort are to complete an activity-based costing program and finalize implementation of the Modified Infrastructure 

Survey Tool, which will replace the Risk Assessment Management 

Program. Both efforts are in the final stages and the Committee 
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encourages such efforts to be completed expeditiously. The Office of 

the Under Secretary for NPPD, in conjunction with the Director of 

FPS, shall brief the Committee not later than 30 days after the 

date of enactment of this act on the implementation of the management and budget improvement efforts. 

OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $232,115,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 2 ......................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... 232,190,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 205,967,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2Funding requested under U.S. Customs and Border Protection ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ as 

US–VISIT. 

MISSION

The mission of the Office of Biometric Identity Management 

[OBIM] is to collect, maintain, and share biometric 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. OBIM also must ensure 

that biometrics can be used as the means to link associated biographic information such that individuals can be uniquely identified, serving its customers’ security, facilitation, and customer service needs. 

RECOMMENDATION

The Committee recommends $205,967,000 for OBIM. This is 

$205,967,000 above the request and $26,148,000 below the amount 

provided in fiscal year 2013. This level includes: $42,747,000 for 

Salaries and Expenses [S&E]; $15,926,000 for Systems Engineering; $127,224,000 for Operations and Maintenance [O&M]; and 

$20,070,000 for Identity Management and Screening Services. The 

Committee’s recommendation continues the direction provided in 

Public Law 113–6, realigning US–VISIT funding to this account, 

ICE and CBP, and includes the transfer of the Arrival Departure 

Information System [ADIS] to CBP. The realignment of funds reflects the missions of these entities. ICE is responsible for conducting overstay 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 for 

OBIM. The Committee directs OBIM to continue efforts to identify 

efficiencies under this new structure through reassessing its staffing, travel, and contractor support requirements. 
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FOCUSED CUSTOMER SERVICE

OBIM is expected to continue its strong coordination with DHS 

and interagency partners to ensure appropriate focus on customer 

needs and service. As a forum for this focus, OBIM shall reconstitute the US–VISIT Executive Stakeholder Board, considering any 

appropriate changes that would enhance the Board’s effectiveness. 

US–VISIT has been in discussions with TSA and the Office of the 

Chief Security Officer for years regarding enrolling additional populations into IDENT. OBIM now has the appropriate mission focus 

to address the mission needs for enrolling TSA’s special vetted populations as well as departmental employees and contractors. These 

populations and other potential future populations would enable 

better security and improve customer service. 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. 

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 continue 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. Further, the Committee encourages OBIM to continue its data sharing and connectivity improvement efforts with the Intelligence Community. 

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE INFORMATION SYSTEM

The recommended funding level reflects the movement of the Arrival Departure Information System [ADIS] to CBP. The Committee directs OBIM to support the successful transition of this 

system to CBP. Further, the Committee believes that the transition 

of ADIS gives OBIM the ability to focus completely on the effectiveness of IDENT and its modernization needs. 

Reiterating direction provided in the report accompanying Public 

Law 113–6, the Committee directs OBIM to undertake a rigorous 

review of its Information Technology costs and modernization 

needs and to outline proposals for efficiencies and cost savings in 

OBIM’s investment and management plan. OBIM is encouraged to 

apply efficiencies and cost savings to continue the Unique Identity 

program and modernize IDENT. 

OBIM also is directed to brief the Committees on a semiannual 

basis on its workload and service levels, staffing, modernization efforts, and other operations. All of the OBIM-related semiannual 

briefings should occur at the same time. 

OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $132,324,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 131,797,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 123,425,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 127,689,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 
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The Office of Health Affairs [OHA], headed by the Chief Medical 

Officer who also serves as the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, leads the Department on medical issues related to natural 

and man-made disasters; serves as the principal advisor to the Secretary on medical and public health issues; coordinates biodefense 

activities within the Department; and serves as the Department’s 

primary contact with other Departments and State, local, and tribal governments on medical and public health issues. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total appropriations of $127,689,000 

for Office of Health Affairs programs. The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal 

year 2013 and budget request levels: 

OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

BioWatch .................................................................................................... 85,277 90,609 87,609 

National Biosurveillance Integration Center .............................................. 12,983 8,000 8,000 

Chemical Defense Program ....................................................................... 1,997 824 824 

Planning and coordination ........................................................................ 5,400 4,995 4,995 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................................... 26,667 27,369 26,261 

Total, Office of Health Affairs ...................................................... 132,324 131,797 127,689 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

BIOWATCH

The Committee recommends $87,609,000 for the BioWatch Program, $3,000,000 below the amount requested and $2,332,000 

above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. This funding sustains current operations. The President’s request includes significant increases for training, guidance, concept of operation, and exercise activities. A portion of those increases are provided and OHA 

is directed to prioritize the available funds based on risk. 

No funds are provided for acquisition of Generation 3 technology, 

consistent with the President’s budget request. A recent report by 

the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute found that 

while DHS should proceed with a Generation 3 acquisition program, it should not do so until plans are further developed and program documentation is updated. Unfortunately, the established 

deadlines to complete the necessary work for progression of this 

program have not been met in a timely manner. An analysis of alternatives and reevaluation of the mission statement is currently 

underway and results are expected in the autumn of 2013. The 

Committee supports ongoing efforts to improve the Nation’s biological detection capabilities. DHS is directed to complete its review of 

the program without delay, and to brief the Committee no later 

than September 15, 2013, on the results of the analysis of alternatives, the reevaluation of the mission statement, and a clear 

path forward for development of the next generation technology. As 

part of the review, DHS should consult with other Federal agencies 

that have either technical or program expertise that can lend to 
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evaluation of the program, including the Departments of Defense 

and Health and Human Services. 

In addition, the Committee is interested in an assessment of the 

current BioWatch capability. As the analysis of alternatives for 

Generation 3 is already underway, this assessment may be conducted separately to be completed no later than November 1, 2013. 

The assessment shall evaluate the cost benefit of current capability 

and consider alternative options to further our Nation’s ability to 

detect and identify biological agents. 

NATIONAL BIOSURVEILLANCE INTEGRATION CENTER

The Committee recommends $8,000,000 for the National Biosurveillance Integration Center [NBIC], the same amount as requested and $4,983,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. 

The Committee notes a strategic plan for NBIC to promote early 

warning for and share situational awareness of biological events 

was published in November 2012. The plan establishes initiatives 

that may be measured and validated to ensure specific goals are 

accomplished, including dissemination of timely, useful, integrated 

Federal information related to incidents and threats. In addition, 

as part of the NBIC strategy, pilot projects are completed to demonstrate new capabilities for operational implementation. OHA is 

directed to brief the Committee on the progress of the implementation of the strategic plan and the specific outcomes of the pilot 

projects no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 

act. The briefing shall include identification of obstacles to the implementation of the strategic plan and the timeframe for completion of the pilot programs. The ongoing costs and new needs for 

pilot projects should be identified in the brief. Pilot projects shall 

be competitively awarded in fiscal year 2014. 

CHEMICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $824,000 for the Chemical Defense 

Program, the same amount as requested and $1,173,000 below the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The Committee notes OHA is in the process of seeking public 

input before awarding demonstration projects aimed at developing 

a comprehensive chemical defense framework. OHA is encouraged 

to finalize the awards as soon as the appropriate input is considered. The Committee believes all high-risk situations should be 

considered for study to ensure useful information is made available 

on mitigation and response measures. OHA is directed to brief the 

Committee no later than August 2, 2013, on the timeframe to finalize the awards and the risk factors that will be considered in 

awarding demonstration projects. 

PLANNING AND COORDINATION

The Committee recommends $4,995,000 for Planning and Coordination, the same amount as requested and $405,000 below the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee is concerned 

that proposed reductions to programs in planning and coordination 

will begin to erode future capacity for OHA to implement the work-
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force health mission as well as its responsibilities related to 

HSPD–9 regarding food, water, agro-defense, veterinary, and 

zoonotic diseases. OHA is directed to brief the Committee regarding how mission capability has been maintained, within the resources requested and provided, no later than December 17, 2013. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

The Committee recommends $26,261,000 for Salaries and Expenses, $1,108,000 below the amount requested and $406,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. OHA has consistently lapsed funding due to slow hiring. 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

The primary mission of the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency [FEMA] is to reduce the loss of life and property and protect the Nation from all hazards, including natural disasters, acts 

of terrorism, and other manmade disasters, by leading and supporting the Nation in a risk-based, comprehensive emergency management system of preparedness, protection, response, recovery, 

and mitigation. The following table summarizes the Committee’s 

recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget 

request levels: 

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Salaries and expenses ............................................................. 971,834 1,042,383 948,822 

State and local programs ........................................................ 1,464,147 2,123,200 1,502,000 

Firefighter Assistance Grants .................................................. 674,110 ( 2 ) 675,000 

Emergency Management Performance Grants ......................... 349,538 ( 2 ) 350,000 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program ..................... ¥1,443 ¥1,272 ¥1,272 

United States Fire Administration ........................................... 43,942 41,306 44,000 

Disaster Relief Fund: 

Base ................................................................................ 607,124 594,522 594,522 

Disaster Relief Category ................................................. 6,400,000 5,626,386 5,626,386 

Disaster Relief Category (Public Law 113–2) ................ 5,379,000 .............................. ..............................

Emergency Appropriation (Public Law 113–2) ............... 6,108,735 .............................. ..............................

Subtotal, Disaster Relief Fund ................................... 3 18,494,859 6,220,908 6,220,908 

Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account 4 .............. 300,000 .............................. ..............................

Flood hazard mapping and risk analysis ................................ 95,203 84,361 95,203 

National Flood Insurance Fund 5 ............................................. (171,000 ) (176,300 ) (176,300 ) 

National Predisaster Mitigation Fund ...................................... 24,967 .............................. 25,000 

Emergency food and shelter .................................................... 119,842 100,000 120,000 

Total, Federal Emergency Management Agency ......... 3 22,536,999 9,610,886 9,979,661 

1 1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 2 Funding proposed under ‘‘State and Local Programs.’’ 

3 Includes emergency funding of $6,108,735,000 and disaster relief category funding of $5,379,000,000 in the Disaster Relief Appropriations 

Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–2) and disaster relief category funding of $6,400,000,000 in the Department of Homeland Security 

Appropriations Act, 2013 (division D of Public Law 113–6). 4 Includes emergency funding of $300,000,000 in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–2). 

5 Fully offset by fee collection. 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $971,834,000 

Budget estimate, 2014. .......................................................................... 1,042,383,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 922,462,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 948,822,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

Funding for FEMA Salaries and Expenses provides for the development and maintenance of an integrated, nationwide capability to 

prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from the consequences of major disasters and emergencies, regardless of cause, 

in partnership with Federal agencies, State, local, and tribal governments, volunteer organizations, and the private sector. The Salaries and Expenses account supports FEMA’s programs by coordinating between headquarters and regional offices the policy, managerial, resource, and administrative actions. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total appropriations of $948,822,000 

for FEMA Salaries and Expenses. The following table summarizes 

the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 

2013 and budget request levels: 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Administrative and Regional Offices ............................................. 257,069 240,736 250,748 

Office of National Capital Region Coordination ................... (4,287 ) (2,602 ) (4,293 ) 

Preparedness and Protection ......................................................... 178,811 293,684 176,406 

Response ........................................................................................ 179,191 171,665 179,081 

Urban Search and Rescue Response Systems ..................... (35,134 ) (27,513 ) (35,180 ) 

Recovery ......................................................................................... 55,226 55,530 55,121 

Mitigation ....................................................................................... 29,775 25,882 28,416 

Mission Support ............................................................................. 157,326 144,580 148,744 

Centrally Managed Accounts ......................................................... 114,436 110,306 110,306 

Total, Salaries and Expenses ........................................... 971,834 1,042,383 948,822 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

PROGRAM LEVEL COMPARISIONS

A comparison of FEMA funding levels between the fiscal year 

2013 enacted, budget request, and Committee recommendation 

level is complicated by the Administration’s proposed realignment 

of funding between the ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ and ‘‘State and 

Local Programs’’ appropriations. Congressional direction to present 

the budget request in same account and PPA structure as provided 

in the annual DHS Appropriations Acts has been consistently ignored. Therefore, in order to promote transparency, the following 

table shows comparable levels of funding by PPA for the ‘‘Salaries 

and Expenses’’ appropriation, in the same format that funds have 

been appropriated since fiscal year 2012. A similar table is included under the ‘‘State and Local Programs’’ appropriation to provide an accurate comparison of grant funding. 
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[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Administrative and Regional Offices ............................................. 257,069 250,669 250,748 

Preparedness and Protection ......................................................... 178,811 177,183 176,406 

Response ........................................................................................ 179,191 171,665 179,081 

Recovery ......................................................................................... 55,226 55,530 55,121 

Mitigation ....................................................................................... 29,775 25,881 28,416 

Mission Support ............................................................................. 157,326 144,580 148,744 

Centrally Managed Accounts ......................................................... 114,436 110,306 110,306 

Subtotal ............................................................................ 971,834 935,814 948,822 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

Of the total amount made available, $32,000,000 is included for 

Mount Weather capital improvements and operations, as requested. 

Of the total amounts provided, not less than: $2,000,000 is for 

the Emergency Management Assistance Compact under the Preparedness and Protection PPA; $2,589,000 is for the National Hurricane Program under the Response PPA; $8,798,000 is for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and $9,360,000 is 

for the National Dam Safety Program under the Mitigation PPA. 

Funding levels for each of these programs are maintained at fiscal 

year 2013 levels. 

The Committee provides $10,496,000 for evaluations and assessments, as requested, in the Administration and Regional Offices 

PPA. The release of the second annual National Preparedness Report highlights the continuing need for a collective set of reliable 

data sources to continue assessing the preparedness of the Nation. 

While recognizing FEMA’s recent efforts to assess local, State, and 

Federal threats, hazards, capabilities and preparedness, and use 

that data to inform grant making decisions, the Committee remains concerned that specific, crosscutting performance metrics 

and capability gaps have not been completely developed. FEMA is 

directed to brief the Committee on how a measurement system will 

be finalized to assess the Nation’s risk and the specific gaps in capability. The briefing should clearly describe how the system will 

be repeatable so Congress can use it to evaluate progress and consider resources that may be needed to address issues. The Committee expects that future grant awards will incorporate these performance metrics and address response, preparedness, or mitigation gaps. 

The Committee notes that it has been almost 3 years since the 

Local, State, Tribal, and Federal Preparedness Task Force provided 

a report to Congress that took stock of preparedness efforts in the 

Nation and made recommendations for improvement. Since then, 

programs at all levels of Government to assess readiness and fill 

preparedness gaps have changed. FEMA is directed to support a reconvening of the task force to evaluate progress made on the recommendations and make recommendations on new issues that 

have emerged. The task force shall provide the report directly to 

the Committee. 
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FEMA shall continue to encourage State and local governments 

to develop mutual aid agreements and provide technical assistance 

when necessary. 

AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

The Committee provides $5,000,000 above the total amount requested to continue FEMA’s automation modernization program. 

The funding and the report required in this and previous Appropriations Acts provide the means and structure for FEMA to modernize its systems for better performance and future costs savings. 

FEMA shall continue to include the DHS CIO in planning efforts 

to ensure compatibility with Department systems where practicable. 

The Committee recognizes that citizens and governments in the 

United States use social media during a disaster in various ways. 

The Office of the Administrator is directed to brief the Committee 

not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act on 

FEMA’s current use of social media during disasters, the ability to 

coordinate social media activity with State and local governments, 

and innovative and promising emerging technologies that could fill 

information need gaps. 

OFFICE OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION COORDINATION

The Committee recommends $4,293,000 for the Office of National 

Capital Region Coordination, $1,691,000 above the amount requested and $6,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The Committee recognizes the unique responsibilities of the Office 

in coordinating emergency preparedness and response activity in a 

high-population area, where the workforce is made up of many 

independently operating Federal agencies and the District of Columbia, and where National leaders and foreign dignitaries are 

ever present. The Committee directs the Office to work expeditiously on its high-priority activities such as aligning Federal building emergency plans and evacuation procedures to facilitate an orderly evacuation for no-notice events; and facilitating daily data 

sharing across local, State, and the plethora of Federal sources for 

situational awareness. 

The Committee remains concerned that planning for evacuation 

of the National Capitol Region during a disaster has not incorporated all of the pertinent officials from the appropriate local communities and States. Therefore, the Committee notes the permanent provision included in the Department of Homeland Security 

Appropriations Act, 2013, requiring inclusion of the Governors of 

the State of West Virginia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

in the National Capital Region decision-making process for mass 

evacuations. FEMA is directed to include officials from the counties 

and municipalities that contain the evacuation routes and their 

tributaries in the planning process. 

On July 2, FEMA issued a notice announcing the realignment of 

the Office of National Capital Region Coordination. The realignment plan is inconsistent with the Homeland Security Act [HSA] 

of 2002, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 

2013, and the President’s budget request for fiscal years 2013 and 

2014. First, the realignment was developed without stakeholder 
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input as specifically prescribed in the HSA. Second, the plan reduces resources for the Office by over 30 percent in overall funding 

and 53 percent in personnel when compared to the funding provided in fiscal year 2013. Finally, the plan relocates responsibilities 

to the FEMA Region 3 Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which 

was not proposed in the President’s budget. Such a realignment requires congressional approval. FEMA is directed to cease any realignment of the ONCRC immediately. 

The Committee has long supported making the ONCRC more effective through direction to implement programs that serve the 

unique needs of the area with its large Federal workforce and need 

for multi-jurisdiction cooperation in a high risk area. Unfortunately, the Committee has never been convinced such an effort was 

made by FEMA through the irresponsible budget proposals seen in 

past years that simply cut funding with no reform or explanation 

of how the mission will be better met. Effective planning for a realignment can only be achieved by receiving input from the District 

of Columbia, State, local, and regional authorities. To do otherwise 

is inconsistent with congressional intent in establishing the Office 

and with emergency management principles. Should FEMA decide 

to pursue a proposed realignment to Congress, stakeholder input 

and concurrence with the plan will be critical for serious consideration. 

URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSE SYSTEM

The Committee recommends $35,180,000 for the Urban Search 

and Rescue Response System, $7,667,000 above the request and 

$46,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Funding 

will sustain the existing system and additional chemical, biological, 

nuclear, radiological, and explosives capabilities gained in fiscal 

year 2012. 

SANDY RECOVERY IMPROVEMENT ACT

The Committee commends FEMA for developing a task force and 

schedule of work to implement all provisions of the Sandy Recovery 

Improvement Act, which was enacted on January 29, 2013 (Public 

Law 113–2, Division B). In order to hasten recovery and augment 

mitigation efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy and other 

disasters throughout the country, FEMA is directed to remain focused on this effort and provide the necessary resources to continue 

it in earnest. 

CHILDREN AND DISASTERS

The National Commission on Children and Disasters highlighted 

the unique disaster-related needs of America’s 73 million children. 

The Committee notes the progress that focusing on these unique 

needs has occurred in recent disaster response and recovery, particularly by FEMA regional offices. The Committee directs FEMA 

to sustain its ongoing efforts to address children’s disaster-related 

needs both in headquarters and regional offices. Further, FEMA is 

directed to provide an updated report, not later than 120 days after 

the date of enactment of this act, on grant expenditures related to 

ensuring the needs of children are met, including all sources of 
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FEMA grants, such as preparedness and mitigation. FEMA is directed to include in the report an additional section which identifies the lead senior employee that promotes and sustains meeting 

the needs of children and what specific activities were completed 

to proactively prepare for the long term needs of children. FEMA 

is encouraged to focus such activities on providing assistance to 

States to include the needs of children in their planning efforts. 

RESILIENCE

The Committee encourages FEMA to continue its efforts related 

to the Strategic Foresight Initiative, which serves the emergency 

management community by looking at factors that are likely to 

change, such as demographic shifts and technological advances, in 

the context of all hazards. 

The Committee is convinced that communities and the public can 

benefit from better coordination between NPPD programs oriented 

toward resiliency of infrastructure and FEMA programs dedicated 

to mitigation against disasters. NPPD and FEMA are directed to 

brief the Committee jointly, no later than 60 days after the date 

of enactment of this act, on possibilities for program coordination 

between the two components, including information sharing among 

DHS components, Federal agencies, State and local partners, and 

the private sector. 

DEMOLITION STANDARDS

FEMA requires that newly purchased, condemned buildings must 

be demolished within 90 days of purchase. The brevity of the 90- 

day requirement often leads to long delays before a purchase is 

closed by grantees or subgrantees, who prefer to wait until after 

they have received required environmental and historical approvals 

before finalizing a purchase. These delays can impose hardship on 

the owner of damaged or affected properties, who must wait to receive the funds needed to rebuild. To resolve this problem FEMA 

is directed to provide 270 days for tearing down buildings or establish a more reasonable demolition standard. 

FIRE MITIGATION

Over the last decade, wildfires have caused an average of over 

$1,000,000,000 in economic damages, killed over 150 Americans, 

and destroyed thousands of homes and other structures across the 

Nation. The six worst wildfire seasons in the past 50 years in the 

United States have all occurred since 2000. The Committee is concerned that mitigation efforts are not keeping pace with the growing risk. FEMA is directed to provide a report to the Committee no 

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

efforts being made to mitigate wildfires including FEMA technical 

assistance, information sharing, and grant expenditures for the last 

5 years. FEMA should also identify any funding obstacles for 

wildfires in its current mitigation programs. 

BUDGET PRESENTATION

The Committee directs FEMA to submit its fiscal year 2015 

budget request, including justification materials, by office. Each of-
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fice and FEMA region shall include (1) budget detail by object classification; (2) the number of FTE on-board; (3) the number of FTE 

vacancies; and (4) the appropriations account(s) used to support the 

office and the programs managed by the office. The level of detail 

provides improved transparency and refined tracking of actual 

spending. 

The Committee is disappointed that FEMA has consistently ignored congressional direction to present the budget request in the 

same structure as it is appropriated. The Administrator of FEMA 

is again directed to present the fiscal year 2015 budget request in 

the same account and PPA structure as provided in this bill and 

report. If in the Administration’s view, there is a reason to adjust 

the format, the Committee directs FEMA to request such adjustments in an addendum with a clear justification for how the 

changes facilitate better resource management and transparency in 

spending. 

OFFICE OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

The Committee expects the Office of External Affairs to pursue 

more effective ways to facilitate FEMA’s communication with Congress and the public. At times it takes the Agency too long to provide information to Congress and that information is not always 

complete. The Office leadership should address this issue and develop strategies to more effectively communicate and engage with 

the public, associations, and other interested stakeholders. For example, the Agency does not fully leverage opportunities to explain 

the value of mitigation measures promoted and funded through 

FEMA or to highlight the state and local capabilities that FEMA’s 

preparedness grant funds have helped build. Continually missing 

opportunities to communicate the importance of FEMA’s mission 

and its effectiveness in emergency management will make it more 

difficult for FEMA to be successful. The Committee regrets having 

to address these issues in this report; however, multiple requests 

to improve in these areas have not been adequately responded to. 

The Committee directs the Administrator to provide a report within 120 days of the date of enactment of this act on specific measures being taken to strengthen FEMA’s ability to communicate accurate and timely information to Congress, emergency managers, 

and the public. The report should detail improvements on how congressional direction and requests are tracked, managed, and resolved, and the opportunities the Office of External Affairs has to 

engage directly with the Administrator and his office. 

STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $1,464,147,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 2 ......................................................................... 2,123,200,000 

House allowance 3 .................................................................................. 1,510,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,502,000,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Includes $670,000,000 proposed for ‘‘Firefighter Assistance Grants’’ and $350,000,000 proposed for ‘‘Emergency Management Performance Grants,’’ which continue to be funded in separate appropriations. 3 Reflects $10,000,000 included in title V, section 587 for this appropriation. 

Funding for State and Local Programs provides grants for training, equipment (including interoperable communications equip-
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ment), planning, and exercises to improve readiness for potential 

disasters. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total appropriations of 

$1,502,000,000 for State and Local Programs. The following table 

summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the 

fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 enacted 1Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

Grants: 

National Preparedness Grant Program ................................... ............................ 1,043,200 ............................

Discretionary State and local grants ..................................... 188,683 .......................... ............................

State Homeland Security Grant Program ............................... 346,143 .......................... 453,000 

Operation Stonegarden .................................................. (46,539 ) .......................... (46,600 ) 

Urban Area Security Initiative ................................................ 499,716 .......................... 614,152 

Nonprofit Security Grants .............................................. (9,987 ) .......................... (13,000 ) 

Public Transportation Security/Railroad Security/Bus Assistance .................................................................................... 97,371 .......................... 100,640 

Amtrak ............................................................................ (9,987 ) .......................... (10,000 ) 

Port Security Grants ................................................................ 97,371 .......................... 100,640 

First Responder Assistance Programs: 

Emergency Management Performance Grants ............... ( 2 ) 350,000 ( 2 ) 

Firefighter Assistance Grants ........................................ ( 2 ) 670,000 ( 2 ) 

Training Partnership Grants .......................................... ............................ 60,000 ............................

Subtotal, First Responder Assistance Programs ................ ............................ 1,080,000 ............................

Subtotal, Grants ................................................................. 1,229,284 2,123,200 1,268,432 

Education, Training, and Exercises: 

Emergency Management Institute .......................................... 17,782 ( 3 ) 20,569 

Center for Domestic Preparedness ......................................... 64,905 ( 3 ) 64,905 

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium ........................ 92,877 .......................... 98,000 

National Exercise Program ...................................................... 32,335 ( 3 ) 21,094 

Continuing training ................................................................. 26,964 .......................... 29,000 

Subtotal, Education, Training, and Exercises .................... 234,863 .......................... 233,568 

Total, State and Local Programs ....................................... 1,464,147 2,123,200 1,502,000 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Funds appropriated under a separate account. 

3 Funds proposed under FEMA ‘‘Salaries and Expenses.’’ 

PROGRAM LEVEL COMPARISIONS

A comparison of FEMA funding levels between the fiscal year 

2013 enacted, budget request, and Committee recommendation 

level is complicated by the Administrations’ proposed realignment 

of funding between the ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ and ‘‘State and 

Local Programs’’ appropriation. Congressional direction to present 

the budget request in same account and PPA structure as provided 

in the annual DHS Appropriations Act has been consistently ignored. Therefore, in order to promote transparency, the following 

table shows comparable levels of funding by PPA for the ‘‘State and 

Local Programs’’ appropriation, in the same format that funds have 

been appropriated since fiscal year 2012. A similar table is in-
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cluded under the ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ appropriation to provide 

an accurate comparison of grant funding. 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee recommendations 

National Preparedness Grant Program ................................................ .......................... 1,043,200 ..........................

Discretionary State and local grants .................................................. 188,683 .......................... ..........................

State Homeland Security Grant Program ............................................ 346,143 .......................... 453,000 

Operation Stonegarden ............................................................... (46,539 ) .......................... (46,600 ) 

Urban Area Security Initiative ............................................................. 499,716 .......................... 614,152 

Nonprofit Security Grants ........................................................... (9,987 ) .......................... (13,000 ) 

Transit and Rail Security Grants ......................................................... 97,371 .......................... 100,640 

Amtrak ......................................................................................... (9,987 ) .......................... (10,000 ) 

Port Security Grants ............................................................................. 97,371 .......................... 100,640 

Total ........................................................................................ 1,229,284 1,043,200 1,268,432 

Training Partnership Grants ................................................................ .......................... 60,000 ..........................

Emergency Management Institute ....................................................... 17,782 20,569 20,569 

Center for Domestic Preparedness ...................................................... 64,905 61,066 64,905 

National Domestic Preparedness Consortium ..................................... 92,877 .......................... 98,000 

National Exercise Program ................................................................... 32,335 24,933 21,094 

Continuing training .............................................................................. 26,964 .......................... 29,000 

Total ........................................................................................ 234,863 166,568 233,568 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

GRANT REFORM

The Committee notes that the budget request includes a proposal 

for grant reform, similar to the fiscal year 2013 request. The Committee did not include the proposed reform in fiscal year 2013 since 

it lacked needed detail and stakeholder input. Further, the Committee encouraged the Secretary and the Administrator of FEMA 

to work with the committees of jurisdiction to refine the proposal. 

While the Administration has indicated a legislative proposal will 

be provided to the authorizing committees of jurisdiction, no such 

proposal has been received. Therefore, funds are appropriated in 

the same manner as fiscal year 2013. A general provision is included prohibiting the implementation of grant reform until Congressional action on the matter has occurred. 

GRANTS MANAGEMENT

The Committee includes specific timeframes for grant dollar distribution. For each of the grant programs, funding opportunity announcements shall be issued in 60 days, applicants shall apply 

within 80 days after announcements are made, and FEMA shall 

act on the application within 65 days after applications are due. 

The Department is encouraged to require State and local governments to address child care services and facilities in response and 

recovery plans, exercises, and training. Additionally, the Committee is concerned that State and local cybersecurity issues are 

not receiving the needed resources and attention, and the Department is encouraged to require State and local governments to include their Chief Information Officers in planning efforts. The 

Committee is concerned that drinking water and sanitation security needs, especially related to emergency response initiatives, are 
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not adequately addressed. FEMA is encouraged to require State 

and local governments to include rural water associations in planning efforts. The Committee encourages FEMA to consider the need 

for severe weather alert systems and reverse 9–1–1 notification 

systems when evaluating grant applications. 

FEMA shall consider the use of fiduciary agents when applicants 

are managing grants across many jurisdictions, such as in the port 

security grant program. 

STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM

The Committee recommends $453,000,000 for the State Homeland Security Grant Program [SHSGP], of which $46,600,000 shall 

be for Operation Stonegarden. Activities previously funded under 

Metropolitan Medical Response System, Citizens Corps, Regional 

Catastrophic Preparedness, Emergency Operations Centers, Driver’s Licenses Security Program, Buffer Zone Protection Program, 

and the Interoperable Emergency Communication Grant Programs 

in fiscal year 2011 are eligible for funding under SHSGP. 

Operation Stonegarden grants shall continue to be competitively 

awarded and shall not be restricted to any particular border. As in 

previous years, FEMA is directed to ensure all border States shall 

be eligible to apply in fiscal year 2014. 

URBAN AREA SECURITY INITATIVE

The Committee recommends $614,152,000 for the Urban Areas 

Security Initiative [UASI], of which $13,000,000 shall be for nonprofit entities determined to be at high risk by the Secretary. Eligibility for nonprofit entities shall not be limited to UASI communities. Activities previously funded under Metropolitan Medical Response System, Citizens Corps, Regional Catastrophic Preparedness, Buffer Zone Protection Program, Emergency Operations Centers, and the Interoperable Emergency Communication Grant Programs in fiscal year 2011 are eligible for funding under UASI. 

The Committee notes that the 9/11 Act requires FEMA to conduct a risk assessment for the 100 most populous metropolitan 

areas annually. All such areas are eligible for UASI funding based 

on threat, vulnerability, and consequence. 

The Committee notes that security costs for National Special Security Events, and similarly assessed special events with extra security needs, are an eligible expense under SHSGP and UASI, and 

such events should be considered in awarding grants. 

LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION PROGRAM

In accordance with section 2006 of the Homeland Security Act of 

2002, the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program 

[LETPP] is funded through a required set aside of 25 percent of the 

funds appropriated through the SHSGP and UASI programs. The 

Committee directs FEMA to provide clear guidance to State and 

urban areas to ensure that the intent of LETPP is fully realized. 

FEMA is directed to provide an update of the report on expenditures for prevention activities, as required in Senate Report 112– 

74 no later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this act. 
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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ASSISTANCE, RAILROAD SECURITY

ASSISTANCE, AND OVER-THE-ROAD BUS SECURITY ASSISTANCE

The Committee recommends $100,640,000 for Public Transportation Security Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance and Overthe-Road Bus Security Assistance. Of the recommended amount, no 

less than $10,000,000 is for Amtrak security needs. 

PORT SECURITY GRANTS

The Committee recommends $100,640,000 for the Port Security 

Grant Program. FEMA is directed to work with stakeholders of the 

port security grant program to identify ways to expedite the grant 

review process and brief the Committee no later than 120 days 

after the date of enactment of this act on the specific steps that can 

be taken to shorten the length of time for obligation of grants. 

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXERCISES

The Committee recommends $233,568,000 for Education, Training, and Exercises. Of this amount, the Committee recommends 

$64,905,000 for the Center for Domestic Preparedness and notes a 

permanent provision in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, regarding training conducted at the Center. 

A provision is included permitting the Administrator to use the 

funds provided under paragraph (5) in this act to acquire real property for the purpose of establishing or appropriately extending the 

security buffer zones for FEMA-owned training facilities. Funding 

used for such purpose shall only come from funds specifically appropriated to the facility for which the property is acquired. Within the total, the Committee includes $98,000,000 for the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, instead of $60,000,000 

for Training Partnership Grants, as proposed in the budget which 

combines and reduces current first responder training. The Consortium, authorized by the 9/11 Act, has conducted training in all 50 

States and each U.S. territory. Over 1,900,000 first responders 

have been trained to date. The existing Consortium members have 

proven to be an effective delivery system for this important training. Dismantling the current program and replacing proven instructional bodies with an undefined system of providers would diminish the quality and consistency of training available to first responders. Funding shall be distributed in accordance with the 9/11 

Act and as in previous years. 

The Committee includes $20,569,000 for the Emergency Management Institute, the same amount as requested and $2,787,000 

above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee 

notes the development of training for prevention and response to 

mass casualty shooting incidents and expects courses to continue 

through fiscal year 2014 as proposed. 

The Committee includes $29,000,000 for continuing training 

grants, instead of $60,000,000 for Training Partnership Grants, as 

proposed in the budget which combines and reduces current first 

responder training. The Committee supports full funding of programs that deliver homeland security curricula in the form of executive education programs and accredited master’s degree education. 

The Committee regrets that 10 first responders were tragically 
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killed in the explosion of the West Fertilizer Company facility in 

Texas on April 17, 2013. While it appears the local response plan 

called for an evacuation, firefighters rushed into danger. To prevent unnecessary loss of life, of the total amount provided for continuing training grants, no less than $2,000,000 shall be for hazardous materials training for first responders. Also, FEMA shall 

consider the training needs of State and local first responders in 

preparedness and response to cybersecurity attacks and incidents. 

The Committee includes $21,094,000 for the National Exercise 

Program. 

FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $674,110,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 2 ......................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... 680,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 675,000,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Budget request proposes $670,000,000 under ‘‘State and Local Programs.’’ 

Firefighter assistance grants, as authorized by section 33 of the 

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229), 

assist local firefighting departments for the purpose of protecting 

the health and safety of the public and fire fighting personnel, including volunteers and emergency medical service personnel, 

against fire and fire-related hazards. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $675,000,000 for firefighter assistance grants, including $337,500,000 for firefighter assistance 

grants, and $337,500,000 for firefighter staffing grants, to remain 

available until September 30, 2015. This is $5,000,000 above the 

amount requested under the ‘‘State and Local Programs’’ appropriation and $890,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. 

The Committee directs the Department to continue the present 

practice of funding applications according to local priorities and 

those established by the United States Fire Administration, and to 

continue direct funding to fire departments and the peer review 

process. The Committee expects that the rural fire department 

funding level will be consistent with the previous five-year history 

and FEMA shall brief the Committee no later than 30 days after 

the date of enactment of this act if there is an anticipated fluctuation. 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $349,538,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 2 ......................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... 350,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 350,000,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Budget proposes $350,000,000 under ‘‘State and Local Programs.’’ 

Funding requested in this account provides support to the Nation’s all-hazards emergency management system and helps to 

build State and local emergency management capability. 
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $350,000,000 for Emergency Management Performance Grants [EMPG], which is the same amount 

as requested under the ‘‘State and Local Programs’’ appropriation, 

and $462,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The 

Committee directs FEMA to retain EMPG as a separate grant program, and not to combine its funding with any other grant allocation or application process. 

The Committee notes the purpose of EMPG is to sustain an allhazards emergency capability at the State and local level. The 

Committee is concerned that in an effort to harmonize grant programs, generic grant guidance reduces clarity regarding the targeted purpose of these grants. It should be noted, FEMA capabilities are only used when a State is overwhelmed in its ability to 

support a disaster and the President declares Federal assistance is 

needed. While there were 99 Presidentially declared disasters in 

fiscal year 2011, 250 gubernatorial emergencies were declared, 

13,041 events required State assistance, and 44,428 local and tribal 

events were supported using EMPG funded staff or assets, according to the National Emergency Management Association. This level 

of activity and the requirement for all levels of government to work 

together for unexpected disasters demonstrates the criticality of 

sustaining a Nationwide capability. The Federal contribution 

through EMPG, which is a little over $1 per citizen, is matched by 

over 50 percent from State and local governments. This system enables an efficient response and assists in reducing costs to the Disaster Relief Fund. FEMA is directed to take into account the 

unique purpose of EMPG, as defined in the Stafford Act, when developing grant guidance. 

RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... ¥$1,443,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... ¥1,272,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... ¥1,272,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ¥1,272,000 

1Does not reflect the March l, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Radiological Emergency Preparedness [REP] program assists 

State and local governments in the development of off-site radiological emergency preparedness plans within the emergency planning zones of commercial nuclear power facilities licensed by the 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission [NRC]. The fund is financed from 

fees assessed and collected from the NRC licensees to recover the 

amounts anticipated to be obligated in the next fiscal year for expenses related to REP program activities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee provides for the receipt and expenditure of fees 

collected, as authorized by Public Law 105–276. The budget estimates fee collections to exceed expenditures by $1,272,000 in fiscal 

year 2014. 
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UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $43,942,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 41,306,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 44,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 44,000,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The mission of the United States Fire Administration [USFA] is 

to reduce losses, both economic and human, due to fire and other 

emergencies through training, research, coordination and support. 

USFA also prepares the Nation’s first responder and healthcare 

leaders through ongoing, and when necessary, expedited training 

regarding how to evaluate and minimize community risk, improve 

protection to critical infrastructure, and be better prepared to react 

to all hazard and terrorism emergencies. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $44,000,000 for the USFA, which is 

$2,694,000 above the amount requested and $58,000 above the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The amount included above 

the request will allow for the continued development of the National Fire Incident Reporting System and continue programs that 

promote fire safety and fire prevention in the wildland urban interface. According to the United States Fire Administration, there 

have been 66 reported firefighter fatalities in 2013. This includes 

tragic incidents involving the loss of multiple firefighters in West, 

Texas; Houston, Texas; and 19 firefighters who gave their lives at 

the Yarnell Hill Fire in Yavapai County, Arizona—the deadliest incident for firefighters since September 11, 2001 and the highest 

loss of firefighter lives in a wildland fire in 80 years. USFA, in cooperation with FEMA, is directed to continue its traditional funding for the congressionally mandated National Fallen Firefighters 

Memorial and related activities, which support the needs of survivors after the loss of a firefighter in the line of duty. USFA funding, combined with a grant from the Department of Justice and private sector support, is critical to sustain these services. 

A provision proposed in the budget request permitting State fire 

academies to compete for Firefighter Assistance Grants is not included. Instead the recommendation retains resources and authority to fully fund the State Fire Training Grant program within 

USFA, as in previous years, to ensure consistency and continuity 

of the program. 

DISASTER RELIEF FUND

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2013 1 2 ......................................................................... $18,494,859,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 6,220,908,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 6,220,908,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,220,908,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Includes emergency funding of $6,108,735,000 and disaster relief category funding of $5,379,000,000 in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113– 

2) and disaster relief category funding of $6,400,000,000 in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 (division D of Public Law 113–6). 
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Through the Disaster Relief Fund [DRF], the Department provides a significant portion of the total Federal response to victims 

in Presidentially declared major disasters and emergencies. Major 

disasters are declared when a State requests Federal assistance 

and proves that a given disaster is beyond the local and State capacity to respond. Under the DRF, FEMA will continue to operate 

the primary assistance programs, including Federal assistance to 

individuals and households; and public assistance, which includes 

the repair and reconstruction of State, local, and nonprofit infrastructure. The post-disaster hazard mitigation set-aside to States, 

as part of the DRF, works as a companion piece to the National 

Predisaster Mitigation Fund. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

As requested, the Committee recommends $6,220,908,000 for the Disaster Relief Fund, of which $5,626,386,000 is provided under 

the disaster relief adjustment pursuant to Public Law 112–25. The 

Committee is pleased the Department has requested amounts for 

the Disaster Relief Fund that more accurately reflect, based on documented claims and historic evidence, the disaster needs that are 

likely to arise during this fiscal year, including the costs of previously designated disasters. 

The Committee includes bill language requiring an expenditure 

plan and quarterly reports for disaster readiness and support costs; 

and a monthly report on disaster relief expenditures. The Committee recommends bill language transferring $24,000,000 to the 

Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General for 

audits and investigations. 

The Committee notes a provision included under the heading 

‘‘Disaster Relief Fund’’ in Division A of Public Law 113–2, Disaster 

Relief Appropriations Act, 2013, requiring FEMA to post on its 

Web site the Disaster Relief Fund Monthly Report within 10 days 

after the first day of each month and encourages FEMA to post the 

report as soon as practicable. 

The Committee directs FEMA to report on the progress made addressing the recommendations contained in GAO–12–838 ‘‘Federal 

Disaster Assistance: Improved Criteria Needed to Assess a Jurisdiction’s Capability to Respond and Recover on Its Own’’. 

DISASTER RECOVERY EXPENDITURES

The Committee supports the critical role OIG has in eliminating 

waste, fraud, and abuse in disaster assistance programs. Further, 

the Committee notes that it is imperative for FEMA to make decisions on recovery assistance in a timely fashion, often with limited 

information in a chaotic post-disaster environment. However, the 

Committee is concerned that the OIG execution of their role and 

a lack of clarity and consistency in FEMA policy and program execution are adversely affecting some Public Assistance applicants. In 

June 2012, OIG recommended that a grantee repay a Federal grant 

already awarded and obligated when it determined that FEMA incorrectly applied its regulations and policies for a disaster that occurred in June 2008. FEMA argued that deobligation of the project 

was not warranted since the evidence of substantial damage as a 

result of the disaster supported Federal assistance for the commu-
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nity’s recovery. The unresolved matter was sent to the DHS Under 

Secretary for Management for final adjudication. The determination was the grantee did not have to repay the Federal grant since 

disaster damage warranted assistance. The Committee is concerned 

that the OIG Office of Emergency Management Oversight focus on 

‘‘after the fact’’ reviews is not efficiently placed to prevent obligation of misused Federal funds and therefore causes unnecessary 

disruption for recovering communities by recommending 

deobligation several years afterwards. 

The Committee is mindful that the OIG review of disaster obligations is often several years after a disaster and the impact of the 

findings can have a severe effect on a community that has already 

obligated funding to specific projects with FEMA’s approval in an 

effort to recover. While it is imperative for FEMA policies and rules 

to be transparent; reasonably flexible to accommodate various recovery scenarios; and consistently applied, where appropriate; the 

sheer volume of OIG recommendations may challenge FEMA’s capacity to execute meaningful and responsive policy changes. FEMA 

has concurred with a separate OIG finding that the Agency needs 

a significant review and revision of certain policies and methods of 

implementing rules and is currently undergoing a process to do so. 

The Committee expects this process to continue without delay. Further, the Committee expects FEMA and the OIG to partner fully 

in this process. 

The Administrator and the Inspector General are directed to provide a report to the Committee, no later than 120 days after the 

date of enactment of this act, outlining improvements that will be 

made by both OIG and FEMA to better implement disaster recovery programs and guard against waste, fraud, and abuse. 

FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING AND RISK ANALYSIS

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $95,203,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 84,361,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 95,202,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 95,203,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

This appropriation supports the functions necessary to develop, 

and keep current, flood risk information and flood maps. The flood 

maps are used to determine appropriate risk-based premium rates 

for the National Flood Insurance Program, to complete flood hazard 

determinations required of the Nation’s lending institutions, and to 

develop appropriate disaster response plans for Federal, State, and 

local emergency management personnel. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $95,203,000 for Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis, $10,842,000 above the amount requested 

and the same amount as provided in fiscal year 2013. To date, only 

58 percent of flood maps have been updated with the most current 

data. 

Maintaining the Nation’s flood maps is an important task to ensure citizens know their risk and communities can make wise decisions about mitigation activities. It is critical that FEMA continue 

to work with the Army Corps of Engineers and the Technical Map-
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ping Advisory Council to ensure the highest quality data and information is included in digital maps that are reliable and useful. The 

Committee notes FEMA’s recent release of the Levee Analysis and 

Mapping Procedures for Non-Accredited Levees [LAMP] and the 

ongoing establishment of pilot projects in areas throughout the 

country to account for flood protection that may not be reflected on 

current flood maps. FEMA is directed to continue working with 

communities on the best way to reflect infrastructure that provides 

varying levels of mitigation against flooding on flood maps. 

On March 20, 2013, the National Academy of Sciences issued a 

report on ‘‘Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices’’ commissioned by FEMA. The study 

concluded ‘‘at this time there is no sound reason to extend the 

mandatory purchase requirement—which requires property owners 

with a federally backed mortgage located in the 100-year floodplain 

to purchase flood insurance—to areas behind accredited levees.’’ 

The Committee notes the study recommended that FEMA develop 

modern flood risk analysis tools, but that the study did not analyze 

the cost of acquiring such tools. The Administrator is directed to 

provide, within a year of the date of enactment of this act, an initial assessment of the projected timeline and potential cost of acquiring the modern flood risk analysis tools referenced in this 

study. 

The Committee directs the United States Army Corps of Engineers [USACE] and the DHS to ensure the plain language of the 

levee accreditation provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act are met. The Committee expects a July 2013 delivery of the Flood Protection Structure Accreditation Task Force report that was required by the Biggert-Waters 

Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act. 

NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

Appropriations, 2013 1 2 ......................................................................... $171,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 2 ......................................................................... 176,300,000 

House allowance 2 .................................................................................. 176,300,000 

Committee recommendation 2 ............................................................... 176,300,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2Fully offset by fee collection. 

The National Flood Insurance Fund is a fee-generated fund 

which provides funding for the National Flood Insurance Program. 

This program enables property owners to purchase flood insurance 

otherwise unavailable in the commercial market. The National 

Flood Insurance Act of 1968 authorizes the Federal Government to 

provide flood insurance on a national basis. This insurance is available to communities which enact and enforce appropriate floodplain 

management measures and covers virtually all types of buildings 

and their contents up to $350,000 for residential types and 

$1,000,000 for all other types. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $176,300,000, as proposed in the 

budget, for the National Flood Insurance Fund, of which 

$40,000,000 is for expenses under section 1366 of the National 

Flood Insurance Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c) to provide assistance plan-
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ning to States and communities for implementing floodplain management measures to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of 

flood damage to buildings and other structures eligible for insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program. 

The Committee directs the Administrator of the National Flood 

Insurance Program to develop procedures within 180 days of the 

date of enactment of this act to provide information to policyholders related to the Community Rating System, including their 

community’s participation status and score under the program. 

This information is to be provided to policyholders not less than 

one time each year as an enclosure with their annual policy statement and should also be made easily available to policyholders online. 

The Committee is extremely disappointed that FEMA has still 

not completed the affordability study and report required by section 

100236 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 

(Public Law 112–141) and has consequently failed to meet the statutory deadline established by Congress. The Administrator is directed to dedicate sufficient resources to expedite their completion 

and submission. 

The Committee is aware that FEMA is in the process of producing a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement for the 

National Flood Insurance Program. The Committee directs FEMA 

to ensure that it proactively solicits and considers input from those 

parties potentially affected by this process. 

Within 1 year of enactment, the Administrator shall conduct a 

study assessing the feasibility of waiver authority for floodplain 

management requirements within an area designated as Zone V1– 

30, VE, or V on a National Flood Insurance Program rate map. The 

study shall include an evaluation of: (1) whether construction could 

withstand wave and wind forces acting simultaneously on building 

components, currents, and debris impact associated with the base 

flood and not increase the elevation of the base flood on structures 

or cause an increase in wave forces or transportation of shore materials on structures; (2) whether construction could increase the 

water surface elevation of the base flood; and (3) whether proposed 

fill could increase the elevation of the base flood and whether it 

could erode. Additionally, the study shall evaluate the appropriateness of limiting the waivers to locations where: (1) the main flooding source is wave overtopping of the upland and is not surge inundation; and (2) the breaking wave height in the base flood is between 3 and 10 feet. 

NATIONAL PREDISASTER MITIGATION FUND

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $24,967,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... 30,155,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 25,000,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The National Predisaster Mitigation [PDM] Fund provides grants 

to States, communities, territories, and Indian tribal governments 

for hazard mitigation planning and implementing mitigation 

projects prior to a disaster event. PDM grants are awarded on a 

competitive basis. This program operates independent of the Haz-
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ard Mitigation Grant Program, funded through the Disaster Relief 

Fund, which provides grants to a State in which a disaster has 

been declared. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $25,000,000 for PDM, $25,000,000 

above the amount requested and $33,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee continues to support 

predisaster mitigation, and recognizes the importance of coordinating predisaster mitigation projects with projects being completed through the post-disaster Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. 

The Committee is concerned that eliminating funding for PDM, as 

the Administration requested, will leave some States with no mitigation planning or project funding. The Committee does not include 

a provision requested in the budget which would rescind previous 

PDM projects, as no eligible funds for such rescission could be identified. 

EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $119,842,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 100,000,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 120,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 120,000,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

This appropriation funds grants to nonprofit and faith-based organizations at the local level to supplement their programs for 

emergency food and shelter to provide for the immediate needs of 

the homeless. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $120,000,000 for Emergency Food 

and Shelter, which is $20,000,000 above the amount requested and 

$158,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee continues to support the Emergency Food and Shelter Program, and recognizes it as one program, in conjunction with other 

Federal programs, that serves those in immediate need of food and 

shelter assistance. This funding helped provide 63,008,930 meals, 

4,526,353 nights of lodging, 63,401 rent and mortgage payments, 

and 158,574 utility payments for people in need in fiscal year 2011. 
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TITLE IV 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES 

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $111,776,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 124,213,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 114,213,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 118,889,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services [USCIS] 

funds expenses necessary for the administration of laws and the 

provision of services related to people seeking to enter, reside, 

work, and naturalize in the United States. In addition to directly 

appropriated resources, fee collections are available for the operations of USCIS. 

Immigration Examinations Fees.—USCIS collects fees from persons applying for immigration benefits to support the adjudication 

of applications, as authorized by the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1356). 

H1–B and L Fraud Prevention and Detection Fees.—USCIS collects fees from petitioners seeking a beneficiary’s initial grant of 

H1–B or L nonimmigrant classification or those petitioners seeking 

to change a beneficiary’s employer within those classifications 

(Public Law 108–447). 

H1–B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Fees.—USCIS collects fees from 

petitioners using the H1–B program (Public Law 108–447). 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends total resources of $3,219,142,000 including direct appropriations of $118,889,000 and estimated fee collections of $3,100,253,000. This is $324,000 below the amount requested and $224,909,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. 

The following table, which includes appropriations and estimated 

fee collections, summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as 

compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—PROGRAM SUMMARY 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request Committee recommendations 

Appropriations: 

E-Verify .............................................................................................. 111,776 114,213 113,889 

Immigrant Integration Programs ...................................................... ........................ 10,000 5,000 

Total, Appropriations .................................................................... 111,776 124,213 118,889 
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UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES—PROGRAM SUMMARY—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Fee collections: 

Adjudication services (fee account): 

District operations ................................................................... 1,313,702 1,510,836 1,541,880 

Service Center operations ........................................................ 524,788 550,653 578,393 

Asylum, Refugee and international operations ....................... 196,584 236,494 236,710 

Records operations .................................................................. 86,774 94,039 94,039 

Business transformation .......................................................... 269,216 183,464 183,464 

Subtotal, Adjudication services .................................................... 2,391,064 2,575,486 2,634,486 

Information and customer services (fee account): Information and customer services ....................................................................................... 89,011 96,409 96,409 

Administration (fee account): Operation expenses ................................... 382,334 339,421 339,421 

SAVE (fee account) .................................................................................... 20,048 29,937 29,937 

H1–B visa fee account .............................................................................. ........................ 13,000 ........................

H1–B and L Fraud Prevention Account ..................................................... ........................ 41,000 ........................

Total, fee collections .................................................................... 2,882,457 3,095,253 3,100,253 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

E-VERIFY

The Committee recommends $113,889,000 for E-Verify program 

activities, $324,000 below the amount requested and $2,113,000 

above the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. The Committee supports E-Verify and the effort the Department is performing to improve E-Verify’s ability to automatically verify those who are work 

authorized, detect identity fraud, and detect system misuse and 

discrimination. E-Verify is both a tool for employers committed to 

maintaining a legal workforce and a deterrent to illegal immigration. The Committee notes progress continues to be made on reducing the mismatch rate. 

The growth in E-Verify use by employers has significantly increased from fewer than 25,000 employers in fiscal year 2007 to 

more than 447,000 as of April 2013, with an average of more than 

1,000 new employers enrolling per week. E-Verify processed 21 million cases in fiscal year 2012, a more than five-fold increase from 

the 4.0 million cases processed in fiscal year 2007. So far in fiscal 

year 2013, E-Verify processed more than 13 million cases. 

The Committee directs USCIS to create a mobile application and 

use other available smart-phone technology for employers using EVerify so as to encourage small employers to use the system as 

early as possible. Additionally, USCIS shall, in consultation with 

the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, make 

available marketing and other incentives to small business concerns to encourage small employers to use E-Verify. 

E-VERIFY IN AGRICULTURAL SETTINGS

The Committee is aware of challenges associated with implementing E-Verify in its current form in the agricultural industry, 

and directs USCIS to report to the Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Judiciary within 120 days after the enactment of 

this act on the progress of implementing the USCIS Self Check 
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service, improving the linkage between E-Verify and the Arrival 

and Departure Information System, and developing a mobile service model that will provide all employers a different method to access E-Verify, including the development of a mobile app. The report should address the manner in which these improvements will 

be employed; how they will reduce the burden on agricultural employers and employees; and a specific date by which the program(s) 

will be in full effect. 

IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION GRANTS

The Committee recommends $5,000,000 for Immigrant Integration Grants in direct appropriations and includes a general provision directing that an additional $5,000,000 be made available for 

these grants via fees. The grants shall be available to assist individuals who are legally authorized to be present in the United 

States. The Committee believes it is important to assist individuals 

following the law and working to become citizens. 

E–B5 VISA PROGRAM

The Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is directed to provide a report to the committee on the E–B5 

visa program within 90 days of the date of enactment of this act, 

and every 180 days thereafter, that includes the number of applications pending, the period of time each application has been under 

review, benchmark review periods for the economic evaluation of 

projects and suitability of petitioners, a description of any additional resources necessary to efficiently administer the program, 

and the number of applications that are approved or denied each 

period with an accompanying explanation of their disposition. 

FIELD OFFICE FACILITY MODELS

The Committee understands that USCIS is currently revising its 

field office facilities model and developing new facilities models for 

service centers, call centers, and asylum offices. The Committee 

supports efforts to develop effective facility models that encourage 

each service center to centralize its operations into a single headquarters campus in their original location and that are consistent 

with the Administration’s efforts to enhance the efficiency of the 

overall Federal real estate portfolio. The Committee directs USCIS 

to submit a report by January 31, 2014, describing the new facility 

model for service centers and detailing how existing service centers 

could be impacted by revisions. 

REPORTING REQUIREMENT

In order to provide better feedback to small employers and others 

throughout the H1–B application process, it is important that 

USCIS, to the extent practicable, create an online interface. The 

Committee directs USCIS to submit an annual report that includes: the number of H1–B visa applications received and visas 

granted broken down by business size (0–25 employees, 26–50 employees, 50–100 employees, 100–500 employees, and more than 500 

employees) and also expressed as a percentage of the total; the 

number of H1–B visa applications broken down by North American 
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Industry Classification System Code; and the number and percentage of businesses—broken down by business size—that utilized the 

Premium Processing Service and received a visa compared with 

those businesses that did not utilize the service. 

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $228,166,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 240,544,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 227,845,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 227,845,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center [FLETC] Salaries 

and Expenses appropriation provides funds for basic and some advanced training to Federal law enforcement personnel from more 

than 90 agencies. This account also allows for research of new 

training methodologies; provides for training to certain State, local, 

and foreign law enforcement personnel on a space-available basis; 

and accreditation of Federal law enforcement training programs. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $227,845,000 for Salaries and Expenses, $12,699,000 below the amount requested and $321,000 

below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Within the funds 

provided is $1,300,000 for the Federal Law Enforcement Training 

Accreditation Board. The requested amount includes reductions of 

$23,380,000 in identified efficiencies, an increase of $4,500,000 to 

expand active shooter threat training programs, and funds to 

phase-in 1,850 new CBP officers. The Committee denies the proposed transfer of the National Computer Forensics Institute from 

the U.S. Secret Service to FLETC. Funding for this activity is retained within the U.S. Secret Service’s ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ appropriation. The Committee also expects the Director to maintain 

training at or near capacity before entering into new leases with 

private contractors or establishing new partner organizations. 

ACQUISITIONS, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED

EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $28,348,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 30,885,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 30,885,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 30,885,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

This account provides for the acquisition and related costs for expansion and maintenance of facilities of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. This includes construction and maintenance 

of facilities and environmental compliance. The environmental compliance funds ensure compliance with Environmental Protection 

Agency and State environmental laws and regulations. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $30,885,000 for Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses, the same as the 
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President’s request and $2,537,000 above the amount provided in 

fiscal year 2013. Included in this amount is $1,500,000 to support 

the debt services payment on the Energy Savings Performance 

Contract. This contract will save FLETC an estimated $2,000,000 

by implementing a series of energy conservation measures associated with water, lighting, heating, and cooling. In addition, FLETC 

will avoid paying up to $2,500,000 in energy costs due to the installation of photovoltaic equipment at its Cheltenham facility. 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SUMMARY

The mission of Science and Technology [S&T] is to conduct, stimulate, and enable homeland security research, development, testing, and to facilitate the timely transition of capabilities to Federal, 

State, local, and tribal end-users. 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $131,826,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 129,608,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 129,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 129,000,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Management and Administration account funds salaries and 

expenses related to the Office of the Under Secretary for Science 

and Technology, and headquarters. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $129,000,000 for Management and 

Administration of programs and activities carried out by S&T. This 

is $608,000 below the amount requested and $2,826,000 below the 

amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Of this amount, the Committee recommends not to exceed $7,650 for official reception and 

representation expenses. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2013 1 2 ......................................................................... $705,791,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 1,397,488,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,096,488,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,089,488,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Includes emergency funding of $3,249,000 in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 

(division A of Public Law 113–2). 

Science and Technology supports the mission of DHS through 

basic and applied research, fabrication of prototypes, research and 

development to mitigate the effects of weapons of mass destruction, 

as well as acquiring and field testing equipment. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $1,089,488,000 for Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations of S&T. This is $308,000,000 

below the amount requested and $383,697,000 above the amount 

provided in fiscal year 2013. 
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The Committee does not support the consolidation of all research 

funding into one account, as it reduces transparency and accountability of S&T’s primary research funding. Therefore, the Committee modifies the requested budget structure by including the six 

research areas identified in the budget request as PPAs under Research Development and Innovation [RD&I]: Apex Research and 

Development [R&D]; Border Security; Chemical, Biological, and Explosives Defense; Counter Terrorist R&D; Cybersecurity; and Disaster Resilience. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Research, Development, and Innovation ....................................... 449,960 467,000 ............................

RD&I: Apex R&D ............................................................................. ............................ ............................ 15,013 

RD&I: Border Security .................................................................... ............................ ............................ 43,563 

RD&I: Chem/Bio/Radiological/Nuclear/Explosives Defense ............ ............................ ............................ 182,611 

RD&I: Counter Terrorist R&D ......................................................... ............................ ............................ 24,561 

RD&I: Cybersecurity ....................................................................... ............................ ............................ 74,529 

RD&I: Disaster Resilience .............................................................. ............................ ............................ 126,723 

Laboratory Facilities (operations and construction) ...................... 164,714 857,785 547,785 

Acquisition and Operations Support .............................................. 47,921 41,703 41,703 

University Programs ....................................................................... 39,947 31,000 33,000 

Emergency Appropriations (Public Law 113–2) ............................ 3,249 ............................ ............................

Total, Research, Development, Acquisition and Operations ........................................................................... 705,791 1,397,488 1,089,488 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

S&T is directed to continue to provide the following: 

—quarterly briefings to the Committee on the test and evaluation status of all level 1 acquisitions; 

—a report on results of its research and development for the 

prior fiscal year; and 

—a report on the amounts de-obligated from projects during the 

prior fiscal year and to what projects those funds were subsequently obligated. 

The reports listed above are to be submitted in conjunction with 

the fiscal year 2015 President’s budget request. Further, the report 

on the results of research and development should detail all technologies, technology improvements, or capabilities delivered to 

front line users. 

APEX R&D

The recommendation continues to fund S&T’s Apex Research and 

Development program, which is focused on high-priority and highvalue projects needed in a short turn-around for DHS components. 

Unlike other S&T research initiatives, Apex projects are collaborative efforts between DHS component heads and the Under Secretary for S&T. The Committee is supportive of the Apex concept, 

especially since it is focused on expediting technology solutions to 

the field. S&T and the partner components are to brief the Com-
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mittee no later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act 

and periodically thereafter on: the funding allocation by project; 

and progress made to field improved technologies, including a 

schedule for evaluation and testing of technical solutions in relevant operational environments. 

INDUSTRY OUTREACH

The Committee is concerned that there is not a clear path to 

bring innovative security technologies to the attention of Department decision makers, which may result in creative, cost-effective 

homeland security technology solutions being missed. S&T must leverage investments made by the private sector to speed new technologies to operational use, especially in critical areas like border 

security. In consultation with the Office of the Private Sector, S&T 

is to submit a report not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this act, detailing efforts the agency is making to identify 

innovative technologies developed by industry, other Federal agencies, and universities that could improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and safety of DHS missions. The report shall detail S&T’s 

mechanisms to reach outside of the Department to forge possible 

collaborations with industry, government, and academia to meet 

DHS mission needs. In addition, the report shall discuss the ways 

in which companies and organizations can ‘‘reach in’’ and present 

S&T with potential technologies for investment, including the process used to determine if a technology is to be pursued or not. 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OVERSIGHT AND COORDINATION

The Government Accountability Office reported in September 

2012 (GAO–12–837) that DHS does not have a department-wide 

policy defining research and development or guidance directing 

components how to report R&D activities. The concern raised by 

GAO is that without such guidance and direction, the Department 

is unable to know its overall investment in R&D, which limits oversight and does not allow for department-wide goals to be properly 

aligned. This may result in DHS-wide R&D efforts that are fragmented, overlapping, and duplicative. In response to GAO’s concerns, DHS indicated that it is considering a management directive, multi-component steering committee, or new policy guidance 

to better oversee and coordinate R&D. Unfortunately, action on 

these efforts to date has been minimal at best. Therefore, in accordance with GAO’s recommendations, the Committee directs DHS to 

implement policies and guidance for defining and overseeing R&D 

department-wide no later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this act. 

In an effort to assist in the coordination of R&D work across the 

Department, the Committee directed DHS and S&T last fiscal year 

to begin portfolio reviews of other components. Such reviews have 

been effective for S&T’s own R&D portfolio to ensure that projects 

selected for funding are those that will have the greatest impact 

and opportunity for transition to operational use. Following the 

Committee’s direction, the Coast Guard was the first DHS component to implement this review process, which will help shape and 

direct key technological research within the service to bring those 

efforts toward fruition. The Committee directs the Secretary to ex-
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peditiously continue the review process with other DHS components with the help and assistance from the Under Secretary for 

S&T to improve the coordinated approach to R&D and related activities within DHS. S&T is to brief the Committee on its schedule 

and plans for future reviews within DHS no later than 120 days 

after the date of enactment of this act. 

DISASTER RESILIENCE

Within the $126,723,000 provided for Disaster Resilience, the 

Committee encourages S&T to enhance Natural Disaster Resiliency 

projects that focus on dam or levee flood simulation and mapping 

systems that have demonstrated significant potential to be utilized 

as an emergency management tool for the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

CYBERSECURITY

It is essential that DHS partner with private industry to create 

resilience to cyber conflict through war gaming and cyber exercise 

programs. The Committee supports the continued development of 

a simulation based cybersecurity exercise tool for the financial 

services sector and supports the further extension of the financial 

sector tool into other critical infrastructure sectors such as energy, 

the defense industrial base, transportation, and healthcare. 

The Committee recognizes the cyber threats to the Nation’s electric grid and the other control systems vital to our security and 

economy. In order to address this challenge, the Committee encourages S&T, in collaboration with NPPD, to establish operational 

cybersecurity research initiatives. These initiatives should involve 

collaboration among academic institutions, existing Federal research and development organizations, and the private sector. Furthermore, the Committee recognizes the need to conduct experiments both at the lab scale and at real-world scale using test bed 

applications to verify models using a large-scale operational environment. The Committee urges the Department to address research, testing and education as part of this initiative. 

CANINE STANDARDS AND PROTOCOLS

Detection canine teams play a critical role in homeland security 

efforts and are a key tool used by a number of agencies within the 

Department. 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 inconsistencies in the quality of the canine, the 

handler, or their training and deployment can significantly reduce 

their effectiveness. The Committee directs S&T to work with the 

National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST] in conjunction with subject matter experts in academia, the private sector, 

and governmental stakeholders to develop breeding, training, conditioning and deployment standards and protocols for detection canine teams. The Committee believes the NIST standards and protocols effort can be best informed by a greater focus within S&T on 

research and development surrounding canine detection. S&T is directed to work with NIST, stakeholders, and institutions of higher 
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education with specific expertise to develop a renewed focus on canine detection research and development that will address current 

issues and concerns. 

FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT STANDARDS

S&T, in conjunction with the Director of NIST, shall continue assessing the compliance of first responder communication equipment 

with common standards for digital public safety radio communications (Project 25 standards). 

TEST AND EVALUATION [T&E]

Within the amount provided for the Acquisition and Operations 

Support PPA, no less than $5,339,000 shall be for S&T to establish 

policies and procedures for and to coordinate and monitor the T&E 

activities across the DHS acquisition framework. Testing and evaluation of new technologies prior to their acquisition and deployment will, in the long-run, save money through the prevention of 

wasteful spending. 

LABORATORY FACILITIES

The Committee recommendation includes $547,785,000 for Laboratory Facilities, $310,000,000 below the amount requested. A 

total of $404,000,000 is provided for the National Bio-Agro Defense 

Facility [NBAF]. While this amount is lower than the budget request, it is sufficient to ensure that construction of the facility proceeds on schedule and fully leverages the funding contributions by 

the State of Kansas. NBAF will support the complimentary missions of DHS and the United States Department of Agriculture and 

serve as the Nation’s primary research facility to counter foreign 

animal diseases. 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. 

A total of $29,250,000 is provided for infrastructure upgrades to 

the Plum Island Animal Disease Center [PIADC]. While NBAF will 

replace PIADC, it will not become operational for several years. As 

a result, it is imperative to make critical upgrades at PIADC in 

order for scientists to continue research on contagious animal diseases that have the potential to impact America’s food and livestock industries. 

UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS

The Committee recommendation includes $33,000,000 for University Programs, $2,000,000 above the amount requested. The Office 

of University Programs supports critical homeland security-related 

research and education at U.S. colleges and universities to address 

high-priority DHS-related issues and to enhance homeland security 

capabilities over the long term. The increase above the request is 

for the University Centers of Excellence program, either for existing centers or for the establishment of a new center. The recommendation also recognizes the requested reduction of $3,000,000 

resulting from the consolidation of the Scholars and Fellows program within the National Science Foundation. 
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DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE

SUMMARY

The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office [DNDO] is responsible for 

development of technologies to detect and report attempts to import, possess, store, develop, or transport nuclear and radiological 

material. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $289,153,000 for activities of DNDO 

for fiscal year 2014. This is $2,167,000 below the amount requested 

and $32,230,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Management and Administration .................................................. 39,598 37,510 37,353 

Research, Development, and Operations ....................................... 226,529 211,210 209,200 

Systems Acquisition 2 ..................................................................... 55,256 42,600 42,600 

Total, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office ........................ 321,383 291,320 289,153 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Includes emergency funding of $3,869,000 in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113–2). 

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $39,598,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 37,510,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 37,353,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 37,353,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Management and Administration account funds salaries, 

benefits, and expenses for DNDO. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $37,353,000 for Management and 

Administration of programs and activities carried out by DNDO. 

This is $157,000 below the amount requested and $2,245,000 below 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. Of this amount, the Committee recommends not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and 

representation expenses. 

STRATEGIC PLAN OF INVESTMENTS

The Committee includes bill language requiring DNDO to update 

its strategic plan of investments necessary to implement the Department’s responsibilities under the domestic component of the 

Global Nuclear Detection Architecture. The plan is to: 

—identify the various elements of the domestic architecture and 

the roles and responsibilities of each Departmental entity; 

—investments being made in fiscal year 2014 and planned for 

2015 to secure pathways into the United States (sea, land, and 

air); 
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—investments necessary to close known vulnerabilities and gaps, 

including associated costs and timeframes, and estimates of 

feasibility and cost effectiveness; and 

—how R&D funding is furthering the implementation of the domestic architecture. 

While the strategic plan of investments is to cover the Department’s implementation responsibilities, it shall include a section on 

DNDO’s focus on surge capabilities and the ability of Federal, 

State, and local level assets to be mobilized together to respond to 

suspected radiological threats. 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2013 1 ........................................................................... $226,529,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 211,210,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 211,210,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 209,200,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

The Research, Development and Operations account funds the 

development of nuclear detection systems and the integration and 

advancement of national nuclear forensics capabilities. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $209,200,000 for Research, Development and Operations. This is $2,010,000 below the amount requested and $17,329,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 

2013. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Systems Engineering and Architecture .......................................... 29,960 21,222 21,000 

Systems Development .................................................................... 27,963 21,243 21,000 

Transformational Research and Development ............................... 74,667 75,291 75,000 

Assessments .................................................................................. 32,956 39,918 39,300 

Operations Support ........................................................................ 35,453 30,835 30,200 

National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center ................................ 25,530 22,701 22,700 

Total, Research, Development, and Operations ............... 226,529 211,210 209,200 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS

DNDO shall continue semi-annual briefings on program updates 

and provide periodic updates on any new threats, research, and 

studies and assessments related to the Global Nuclear Detection 

Architecture. Semiannual program briefings shall also cover emergent technology solutions being explored by DNDO. 

RADIATION PORTAL MONITORS IMPROVEMENTS

In fiscal year 2010, Congress appropriated $5,000,000 for DNDO 

to improve operations and capabilities of currently deployed polyvinyl toluene radiation portal monitors and handheld radiation de-
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tectors, and to deploy any improvements to the field. As a result 

of this funding, DNDO established a capability development plan 

and initiated a trade study in fiscal year 2012 that evaluated several algorithm improvements and a hardware improvement. According to DNDO, preliminary results from these efforts have 

shown promise and further evaluation of various solutions are currently being evaluated in the field. DNDO is to brief the Committee 

on the results of the evaluations no later than 45 days after the 

date of enactment of this act. 

RADIATION PORTAL MONITORS REPLACEMENT

Radiation Portal Monitors [RPMs] that have been deployed in 

the field over the past decade will start reaching the end of their 

useful life in the coming years and DNDO anticipates an increase 

in obsolescence. The Committee encourages DNDO to test new radiation detection technologies that would address the need to replace RPMs nearing the end of their service life, and to significantly improve screening efficiency at our Nation’s ports. DNDO is 

to brief the Committee on its acquisition strategy for replacing 

RPMs no later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 

act. 

TEST AND EVALUATION

Within the funding provided, the Department is expected to undertake a robust testing program to validate the potential benefits 

of commercial systems that can detect shielded nuclear material 

and have the potential to reduce the overall cost and time it takes 

to scan incoming cargo for hazardous materials. Such systems may 

be beneficial in addressing the 100 percent cargo scanning requirement. 

SYSTEMS ACQUISITION

Appropriations, 2013 1 2 ......................................................................... $55,256,000 

Budget estimate, 2014 ........................................................................... 42,600,000 

House allowance .................................................................................... 42,600,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 42,600,000 

1Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

2 Includes emergency funding of $3,869,000 in the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 

(division A of Public Law 113–2). 

The Systems Acquisition account funds the acquisition of equipment for front line users across the Department. 

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommends $42,600,000 for Systems Acquisition. This is the same amount as requested and $12,656,000 below 

the amount provided in fiscal year 2013. 

The following table summarizes the Committee’s recommendations as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels: 
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SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2013 

enacted 1

Fiscal year 2014 

budget request 

Committee 

recommendations 

Radiation Portal Monitor Program ................................................. 1,353 7,000 7,000 

Securing the Cities ........................................................................ 21,971 22,000 22,000 

Human Portable Radiation Detection Systems .............................. 28,063 13,600 13,600 

Emergency Appropriations (Public Law 113–2) ............................ 3,869 ............................ ............................

Total, Systems Acquisition ............................................... 55,256 42,600 42,600 

1 Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112–25. 

RADIATION PORTAL MONITORS

The Committee recommendation includes $7,000,000 for the Radiation Portal Monitor program, as requested. Funds are provided 

to acquire and deploy radiation portal monitors to ports of entry as 

prioritized by CBP and DNDO. 

SECURING THE CITIES

The Committee recommendation includes $22,000,000 for Securing the Cities, as requested. 

HUMAN PORTABLE RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEMS

The Committee recommendation includes $13,600,000 for the 

Human Portable Radiation Detection Systems program, as requested, to support the purchase of basic handhelds, backpacks, 

and personal radiation detectors for CBP, TSA, and the Coast 

Guard. DNDO is to provide the Committee with a multiyear procurement forecast and deployment schedule associated with these 

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TITLE V 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

Section 501. The bill includes a provision that no part of any appropriation shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 

fiscal year unless expressly provided. 

Section 502. The bill includes a provision that unexpended balances of prior appropriations may be merged with new appropriations accounts and used for the same purpose, subject to reprogramming guidelines. 

Section 503. The bill includes a provision that provides authority 

to reprogram appropriations within an account and to transfer up 

to 5 percent between appropriations accounts with 15-day advance 

notification of the Committees on Appropriations. A detailed funding table identifying each congressional control level for reprogramming purposes is included at the end of this statement. These reprogramming guidelines shall be complied with by all departmental 

components funded by this act. 

The Committee expects the Department to submit reprogramming requests on a timely basis, and to provide complete explanations of the reallocations proposed, including detailed justifications of the increases and offsets, and any specific impact the proposed changes will have on the budget request for the following fiscal year and future-year appropriations requirements. Each request 

submitted to the Committees should include a detailed table showing the proposed revisions at the account, program, project, and activity level to the funding and staffing (full-time equivalent) levels 

for the current fiscal year and to the levels required for the following fiscal year. The Committee continues to be disappointed by 

the quality, level of detail, and timeliness of the Department’s proposed reprogrammings. 

The Committee expects the Department to manage its programs 

and activities within the levels appropriated. The Committee reminds the Department that reprogramming or transfer requests 

should be submitted only in the case of an unforeseeable emergency or situation that could not have been predicted when formulating the budget request for the current fiscal year. When the Department submits a reprogramming or transfer request to the Committees on Appropriations and does not receive identical responses 

from the House and Senate, it is the responsibility of the Department to reconcile the House and Senate differences before proceeding, and if reconciliation is not possible, to consider the reprogramming or transfer request unapproved. 

The Department shall not propose a reprogramming or transfer 

of funds after June 30 unless there are extraordinary circumstances, which place human lives or property in imminent dan-
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ger. To the extent any reprogramming proposals are required; the 

Department is strongly encouraged to submit them well in advance 

of the June 30 deadline. 

Section 504. The bill includes a provision relating to the Department’s Working Capital Fund [WCF] that: extends the authority of 

the Department’s WCF in fiscal year 2014; prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department from being 

used to make payments to the WCF, except for the activities and 

amounts allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2014 budget; makes 

WCF funds available until expended; ensures departmental components are only charged for direct usage of each WCF service; makes 

funds provided to the WCF available only for purposes consistent 

with the contributing component; requires the WCF to be paid in 

advance or reimbursed at rates which will return the full cost of 

each service; and subjects the WCF to the requirements of section 

503 of this act. The WCF table included in the Department’s congressional justification accompanying the President’s fiscal year 

2014 budget shall serve as the control level for reprogramming and 

transfer purposes in compliance with section 503 of this act. 

Section 505. The bill includes a provision 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 reprogramming. 

Section 506. The bill includes a provision providing that funds for 

intelligence activities are specifically authorized during fiscal year 

2014 until the enactment of an act authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2014. 

Section 507. The bill includes a provision requiring notification 

to the Committees 3 business days before any grant allocation, 

grant award, contract award (including Federal Acquisition Regulation-covered contracts), other transaction agreement, a task or delivery order on a DHS multiple award contract, letter of intent, or 

public announcement of the intention to make such an award totaling in excess of $1,000,000. If the Secretary determines that compliance would pose substantial risk to health, human life, or safety, 

an award may be made without prior notification but the Committees shall be notified within 5 full business days after such award 

or letter is issued. Additionally, FEMA is required to brief the 

Committees 5 full business days prior to announcing publicly the 

intention to make an award under State and Local programs. The 

3-day notification also pertains to task or delivery order awards 

greater than $10,000,000 from multiyear DHS funds or a task or 

delivery order that would cause cumulative obligations of multiyear 

funds in a single account to exceed 50 percent of the total amount 

appropriated as well as for any sole-source grant awards. 

Section 508. The bill includes a provision that no agency shall 

purchase, construct, or lease additional facilities for Federal law 

enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 

Section 509. The bill includes a provision that none of the funds 

may be used for any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition 

project for which a prospectus, if required under chapter 33 of title 

40, United States Code, has not been approved. The bill excludes 
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funds that may be required for development of a proposed prospectus. 

Section 510. The bill includes a provision that consolidates, continues, and modifies by reference prior-year statutory bill language 

into one provision. These provisions concern contracting officers’ 

training and Federal building energy performance. The provision 

strikes a permanent requirement for a report related to Sensitive 

Security Information. 

Section 511. The bill includes a provision that none of the funds 

may be used in contravention of the Buy American Act. 

Section 512. The bill includes a provision prohibiting any person 

other than the privacy officer appointed under subsection (a) of section 222 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to alter, direct that 

changes may be made, delay, or prohibit the transmission to Congress of any report prepared under paragraph (6) of such subsection. 

Section 513. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds to be 

used to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448). 

Section 514. The bill includes a provision requiring the Chief Financial Officer to submit monthly budget execution and staffing reports within 30 days after the close of each month. 

Section 515. The bill includes 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 or installation of explosive detection 

systems, air cargo, baggage, and checkpoint screening systems, 

subject to notification. Quarterly reporting on these funds is required. 

Section 516. The bill includes a provision regarding competitive 

sourcing for United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

Section 517. The bill includes a provision requiring any funds appropriated to Coast Guard for 110–123 foot patrol boat conversions 

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 518. The bill includes a provision relating to undercover 

investigative operations authority of the Secret Service. 

Section 519. The bill includes a provision classifying the functions of instructor staff at FLETC as inherently governmental for 

purposes of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998. 

Section 520. The bill includes a provision requiring the Secretary 

to submit a report to the OIG listing all grants or contracts awarded by any means other than full and open competition. The OIG 

is required to review the report to assess Departmental compliance 

with applicable laws and regulations and report the results to the 

Committees on Appropriations no later than February 4, 2015. 

Section 521. The bill includes a provision that precludes DHS 

from using funds in this act to carry out reorganization authority. 

This prohibition is not intended to prevent the Department from 

carrying out routine or small reallocations of personnel or functions 

within components of the Department, subject to section 503 of this 

act. 
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Section 522. The bill includes a provision prohibiting the Secretary of Homeland Security from reducing operations within the 

Coast Guard’s Civil Engineering Program except as specifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date of enactment of this 

act. 

Section 523. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funding to 

grant an immigration benefit to any individual unless the results 

of background checks required by statute to be completed prior to 

the grant of a benefit have been received by DHS. 

Section 524. The bill includes a provision extending other transactional authority for DHS through fiscal year 2014. 

Section 525. The bill includes a provision requiring the Secretary 

to link all contracts that provide award fees to successful acquisition outcomes. 

Section 526. The bill includes a provision regarding waivers of 

the Jones Act. 

Section 527. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds from 

being used to reduce the Coast Guard’s Operations Systems Center 

mission or its government-employed or contract staff. 

Section 528. The bill includes a provision contained in Public 

Laws 109–295, 110–161, 110–329, 111–83, 112–10, 112–74, and 

113–6 related to prescription drugs. 

Section 529. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds to be 

used to conduct or implement the results of a competition under 

Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 with respect to 

the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center. 

Section 530. The bill includes a provision requiring the Secretary 

of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Secretary of the 

Treasury, to notify the Committees on proposed transfers of surplus balances from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture 

Fund to any agency within the Department of Homeland Security. 

Section 531. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds from 

being used to plan, test, pilot, or develop a national identification 

card. 

Section 532. The bill includes a provision requiring the Administrator of TSA to certify that no security risks will result if an airport does not participate in the E–Verify program. 

Section 533. The bill includes a provision requiring a report summarizing damage assessment information used to determine 

whether to declare a major disaster. 

Section 534. The bill includes a provision directing that any official required by this act to report or certify to the Committees on 

Appropriations may not delegate such authority unless expressly 

authorized to do so in this act. 

Section 535. The bill includes a provision extending the riskbased security standards for chemical facilities cited in section 550 

of Public Law 109–295, as amended, for 1 year. 

Section 536. The bill includes a provision extending current law 

concerning individuals detained at the Naval Station, Guantanamo 

Bay, Cuba. 

Section 537. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds in 

this act to be used for first-class travel. 
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Section 538. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds to be 

used to employ workers in contravention of section 274A(h)(3) of 

the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

Section 539. The bill includes a provision on the proper disposal 

of personal information collected through the Registered Traveler 

program. 

Section 540. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act to pay for award 

or incentive fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance or performance that fails to meet the basic requirements of 

the contract. 

Section 541. The bill includes language that requires certification 

that the 100 percent screening of air cargo carried on passenger 

aircraft mandate contained in the 9/11 Act has been met and biannual reports on the strategy to meet this mandate if certification 

does not occur 180 days after the date of enactment of this act. 

Section 542. The bill includes language that requires the Secretary to ensure screening of passengers and crews for transportation and national security purposes are consistent with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance on privacy and civil liberties. 

Section 543. The bill includes a provision directing $5,000,000 in 

Immigration Examination Fees for the purpose of providing immigrant integration grants in fiscal year 2014. 

Section 544. The bill includes a provision providing some flexibility to the Department for financing a response to an immigration 

emergency. 

Section 545. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this act for DHS to enter 

into a Federal contract unless the contract meets requirements of 

the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 or 

chapter 137 of title 10 U.S.C., and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless the contract is otherwise authorized by statute without 

regard to this section. 

Section 546. The bill includes a provision allowing the Secretary 

to transfer data center migration funds made available by this act 

between appropriations for the same purpose after notifying the 

Committees 15 days in advance. The bill provides an additional 

$54,200,000 for data center migration activities to be allocated by 

the Secretary pursuant to this section. 

Section 547. The bill provides a total of $43,300,000 for consolidation of a new DHS headquarters at St. Elizabeths and consolidation of mission support. 

Section 548. The bill includes a provision permitting the Department to sell ICE-owned detention facilities and use the proceeds 

from any sale for improvement to other facilities. ICE is required 

to notify the Committees on Appropriations 15 days prior to announcing any sale. 

Section 549. The Committee, in recognition of on-going fiscal distress in local communities, provides the Secretary with discretion 

to waive certain requirements of the Federal Fire Prevention and 

Control Act of 1974, including a provision which allows grants to 

be used to retain firefighters, instead of only for increasing the 

number of firefighters. The Committee expects that the Secretary 
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will take into consideration economic hardship when exercising the 

waiver authority. 

Section 550. The bill includes a provision prohibiting the availability of funds in this act for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now [ACORN] and its affiliated organizations. 

Section 551. The bill includes language directing CBP, ICE, 

United States Secret Service and the Office of Biometric Identity 

Management to submit a multiyear investment and management 

plan for all information technology programs and procurements. 

Section 552. The bill includes language stating that the Secretary 

shall ensure enforcement of all immigration laws. 

Section 553. The bill includes a provision regarding Federal network security. 

Section 554. The bill includes a provision regarding restrictions 

on electronic access to pornography, except for law enforcement 

purposes. 

Section 555. The bill includes a provision requested authorizing 

CBP to enter into not more than five reimbursable fee agreements 

for the provision of CBP services and any other costs incurred by 

CBP relating to such services. Current statutory limitations on 

CBP’s authority to receive outside funding, except in narrowly defined instances, have prevented CBP from receiving reimbursement 

from private sector and international, State, and local partners. 

Only payment of overtime can be reimbursed at air facilities. No 

authority in this section can be used to provide CBP services outside of the United States. Funds collected pursuant to this section 

shall be deposited as offsetting collections and remain available 

until expended, without fiscal year limitation. They can be used to 

pay for any expenses incurred by CBP in providing CBP services 

and any other costs incurred by CBP relating to such services. 

The Committee expects this provision to be used on a limited 

basis, noting that when it is exercised, CBP should deduct user fees 

collected from the total amount charged for services so not to be 

compensated twice per inspection. CBP shall notify the relevant 

Committees 15 days before entering into such agreement and shall 

provide semiannual reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

on each request received, the reasons for its approval or denial, the 

anticipated and actual revenue received, and the service provided, 

including number of CBP officers funded. Language is included 

prohibiting the CBP Commissioner from entering into an agreement if it would negatively impact or alter services at an existing 

facility. 

Section 556. The bill includes a provision regarding the transfer 

of an operable firearm by a Federal law enforcement officer to an 

agent of a drug cartel. 

Section 557. The bill includes a provision prohibiting any funds 

from this or any other Act to be used for creation of the National 

Preparedness Grant Program or any successor grant program unless explicitly authorized by Congress. 

Section 558. The bill includes a provision prohibiting funds made 

available by this act to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its participation in a NSSE. 

Section 559. The bill includes language regarding the number of 

employees permitted to attend international conferences. 
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Section 560. The bill includes a provision requiring the Secretary 

to submit annual reports to the DHS OIG on costs and contract 

procedures related to conferences costing in excess of $100,000. In 

addition, the OIG shall be notified within 15 days after the date 

of the conference being held for which the costs exceed $20,000. 

Section 561. A provision is included related to section 1308(h) of 

the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015 (h)). 

Section 562. A provision is included establishing a pilot program 

for relocation of certain facilities subject to flood risk. 

Section 563. The bill includes a provision pertaining to the temporary re-employment of administrative law judges for arbitration 

dispute resolution. 

Section 564. The bill includes a provision clarifying that fees collected pursuant to Columbia Free Trade Agreement are available 

until expended. 

Section 565. The bill includes a provision related to the immigration user fee. 

Section 566. The bill includes a provision on donations for land 

ports of entry facilities. 

Section 567. The bill includes a provision that prohibits the collection of new land border fees or the study of the imposition of 

such border fee. 

Section 568. The bill includes a provision modifying the Visa 

Waiver Program to permit the entry of additional member countries based on adjusting the criteria for visa refusal rates if a country has a low visa overstay rate while maintaining the security requirements of the Visa Waiver Program. 

Section 569. The bill includes a provision that allows the Commissioner of CBP to waive a reimbursement claim from 2009 for 

the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding. 

Section 570. The bill includes a provision rescinding unobligated 

balances of prior year appropriations from the Coast Guard, Transportation Security Administration, and U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection. 

Section 571. The bill includes rescissions of prior year balances 

from funds transferred to the Department when it was created in 

2003. 

Section 572. The bill rescinds $100,000,000 from the unobligated 

balances in the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund. 
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PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY 

In fiscal year 2014, for purposes of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as 

amended, the following information provides the definition of the 

term ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ for the components of the Department of Homeland Security under the jurisdiction of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations. 

The term ‘‘program, project, and activity’’ shall include the most 

specific level of budget items identified in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014, the House and Senate 

Committee reports, and the conference report and the accompany 

joint explanatory statement of the managers of the committee of 

conference. 

If a percentage reduction is necessary, in implementing that reduction, components of the Department of Homeland Security shall 

apply any percentage reduction required for fiscal year 2014 to all 

items specified in the justifications submitted to the Committees on 

Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives in 

support of the fiscal year 2014 budget estimates, as amended, for 

such components, as modified by congressional action. 
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COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports accompanying general appropriations bills identify each recommended 

amendment which proposes an item of appropriation which is not 

made to carry out the provisions of an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously passed by the Senate during that session. 

The Committee recommends funding for the following programs 

or activities which currently lack authorization for fiscal year 2014: 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Salaries and Expenses; Automation Modernization; Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, 

and Technology; Air and Marine Operations; and Construction and 

Facilities Management. 

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Salaries and Expenses; Automation Modernization; and Construction. 

Transportation Security Administration: Aviation Security; Surface Transportation Security; Transportation Threat Assessment 

and Credentialing; Transportation Security Support; and Federal 

Air Marshals. 

Coast Guard: Operating Expenses; Environmental Compliance 

and Restoration; Reserve Training; Acquisition, Construction, and 

Improvements; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; and 

Retired Pay. 

United States Secret Service: Salaries and Expenses and Acquisition, Construction, Improvements and Related Expenses. 

National Protection and Programs Directorate: Management and 

Administration 

Office of Health Affairs 

Federal Emergency Management Agency: Salaries and Expenses; 

State and Local Programs; Emergency Management Performance 

Grants; and Disaster Relief Fund. 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on July 18, 2013, the 

Committee ordered favorably reported, en bloc, an original bill (S. 

1329) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 

and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 

ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes, and a bill (H.R. 

2217) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, provided, 

that each bill be subject to amendment, or further amendment, and 

that each bill be consistent with the subcommittee funding guid-
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ance, by a recorded vote of 21–9, a quorum being present. The vote 

was as follows: 

Yeas Nays 

Chairwoman Mikulski Mr. Shelby 

Mr. Leahy Mr. McConnell 

Mr. Harkin Mr. Alexander 

Mrs. Murray Mr. Graham 

Mrs. Feinstein Mr. Coats 

Mr. Durbin Mr. Blunt 

Mr. Johnson Mr. Hoeven 

Ms. Landrieu Mr. Johanns 

Mr. Reed Mr. Boozman 

Mr. Pryor 

Mr. Tester 

Mr. Udall 

Mrs. Shaheen 

Mr. Merkley 

Mr. Begich 

Mr. Coons 

Mr. Cochran 

Ms. Collins 

Ms. Murkowski 

Mr. Kirk 

Mr. Moran 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports on 

a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or part 

of any statute include ‘‘(a) the text of the statute or part thereof 

which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a comparative print of 

that part of the bill or joint resolution making the amendment and 

of the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing by 

stricken-through type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions which 

would be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form 

recommended by the committee.’’ 

In compliance with this rule, changes in existing law proposed to 

be made by the bill are shown as follows: existing law to be omitted 

is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is printed in italic; and 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman. 

TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY 

CHAPTER 1—HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION

SUBCHAPTER VIII—COORDINATION WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES; 

INSPECTOR GENERAL; UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE; COAST

GUARD; GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART D—ACQUISITIONS

§ 391. Research and development projects 

(a) Authority 
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1So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. 

øUntil September 30, 2013¿ Until 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: 

* * * * * * * 

(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— 

TITLE 8—ALIENS AND NATIONALITY 

CHAPTER 12—IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY 

SUBCHAPTER II—IMMIGRATION 

PART II—ADMISSION QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALIENS; TRAVEL

CONTROL OF CITIZENS AND ALIENS

§ 1187. Visa waiver program for certain visitors 

(a) Establishment of program 

The øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security and 

the Secretary of State are authorized to establish a program (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘program’’) under which 

the requirement of paragraph (7)(B)(i)(II) of section 1182(a) of this 

title may be waived by the øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State and in accordance with this section, in the case of an alien who meets the 

following requirements: 

* * * * * * * 

(1) Seeking entry as tourist for 90 days or less 

* * * * * * * 

(4) Executes immigration forms 

The alien before the time of such admission completes 

such immigration form as the øAttorney General¿ Secretary of 

Homeland Security shall establish. 

(5) Entry into the United States 

If arriving by sea or air, the alien arrives at the port of 

entry into the United States on a carrier, including any carrier 

conducting operations under part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or a noncommercial aircraft that is owned or 

operated by a domestic corporation conducting operations 

under part 91 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 1 which 

has entered into an agreement with the øAttorney General¿ 

Secretary of Homeland Security pursuant to subsection (e) of 

this section. The øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland 

Security is authorized to require a carrier conducting oper-
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ations under part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 

or a domestic corporation conducting operations under part 91 

of that title, to give suitable and proper bond, in such reasonable amount and containing such conditions as the øAttorney 

General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security may deem sufficient 

to ensure compliance with the indemnification requirements of 

this section, as a term of such an agreement. 

* * * * * * * 

(8) Round-trip ticket 

The alien is in possession of a round-trip transportation 

ticket (unless this requirement is waived by the øAttorney 

General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security under regulations or 

the alien is arriving at the port of entry on an aircraft operated 

under part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or a 

noncommercial aircraft that is owned or operated by a domestic corporation conducting operations under part 91 of title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulations). 

* * * * * * * 

(10) Electronic transmission of identification information 

Operators of aircraft under part 135 of title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations, or operators of noncommercial aircraft 

that are owned or operated by a domestic corporation conducting operations under part 91 of title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations, carrying any alien passenger who will apply for 

admission under this section shall furnish such information as 

the øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security by regulation shall prescribe as necessary for the identification of any 

alien passenger being transported and for the enforcement of 

the immigration laws. Such information shall be electronically 

transmitted not less than one hour prior to arrival at the port 

of entry for purposes of checking for inadmissibility using the 

automated electronic database. 

(c) Designation of program countries 

ø(1) In general 

øThe øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security, 

in consultation with the Secretary of State, may designate any 

country as a program country if it meets the requirements of 

paragraph (2).¿ 

(1) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE; DEFINITIONS.— 

(A) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE.—The Secretary of 

Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of 

State, may designate any country as a program country if 

that country meets the requirements under paragraph (2). 

(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(i) Appropriate congressional committees.—The 

term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(I) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and 

the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and 
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(II) the Committee on Appropriations, the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

Homeland Security, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. 

(ii) OVERSTAY RATE.— 

(I) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—The term ‘‘overstay 

rate’’ means, with respect to a country being considered for designation in the program, the ratio 

of— 

(aa) the number of nationals of that country who were admitted to the United States on 

the basis of a nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15)(B) whose periods of authorized 

stay ended during a fiscal year but who remained unlawfully in the United States beyond such periods; to 

(bb) the number of nationals of that country who were admitted to the United States on 

the basis of a nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15)(B) whose periods of authorized 

stay ended during that fiscal year. 

(II) CONTINUING DESIGNATION.—The term 

‘‘overstay rate’’ means, for each fiscal year after 

initial designation under this section with respect 

to a country, the ratio of— 

(aa) the number of nationals of that country who were admitted to the United States 

under this section or on the basis of a nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15)(B) 

whose periods of authorized stay ended during 

a fiscal year but who remained unlawfully in 

the United States beyond such periods; to 

(bb) the number of nationals of that country who were admitted to the United States 

under this section or on the basis of a nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15)(B) 

whose periods of authorized stay ended during 

that fiscal year. 

(III) COMPUTATION OF OVERSTAY RATE.—In determining the over stay rate for a country, the Secretary of Homeland Security may utilize information from any available databases to ensure the accuracy of such rate. 

(iii) PROGRAM COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘program 

country’’ means a country designated as a program 

country under subparagraph (A). 

ø(2) Qualifications 

øExcept as provided in subsection (f) of this section, a 

country may not be designated as a program country unless 

the following requirements are met: 

ø(A) Low nonimmigrant visa refusal rate 

øEither— 
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ø(i) the average number of refusals of nonimmigrant visitor visas for nationals of that country 

during— 

ø(I) the two previous full fiscal years was less 

than 2.0 percent of the total number of nonimmigrant visitor visas for nationals of that country which were granted or refused during those 

years; and 

ø(II) either of such two previous full fiscal 

years was less than 2.5 percent of the total number of nonimmigrant visitor visas for nationals of 

that country which were granted or refused during that year; 

ø(ii) such refusal rate for nationals of that country 

during the previous full fiscal year was less than 3.0 

percent.¿ 

(A) GENERAL NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— (i) LOW NONIMMIGRANT VISA REFUSAL RATE.—The 

percentage of nationals of that country refused nonimmigrant visas under section 101(a)(15)(B) during the 

previous full fiscal year was not more than 3 percent 

of the total number of nationals of that country who 

were granted or refused nonimmigrant visas under 

such section during such year. 

(ii) LOW NONIMMIGRANT OVERSTAY RATE.—The 

overstay rate for that country was not more than 3 percent during the previous fiscal year. 

* * * * * * * 

ø(C) Law enforcement and security interests 

øThe øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State— 

ø(i) evaluates the effect that the country’s designation would have on the law enforcement and security 

interests of the United States (including the interest 

in enforcement of the immigration laws of the United 

States and the existence and effectiveness of its agreements and procedures for extraditing to the United 

States individuals, including its own nationals, who 

commit crimes that violate United States law); 

ø(ii) determines that such interests would not be 

compromised by the designation of the country; and 

ø(iii) submits a written report to the øCommittee 

on the Judiciary and the Committee on International 

Relations of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 

Foreign Relations of the Senate¿ appropriate congressional committees regarding the country’s qualification 

for designation that includes an explanation of such 

determination.¿ 

* * * * * * * 

ø(3) Continuing and subsequent qualifications 

øFor each fiscal year after the initial period— 
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ø(A) Continuing qualification 

øIn the case of a country which was a program country in the previous fiscal year, a country may not be designated as a programcountry unless the sum of— 

ø(i) the total of the number of nationals of that 

country who were denied admission at the time of arrival or withdrew their application for admission during such previous fiscal year as a nonimmigrant visitor, and 

ø(ii) the total number of nationals of that country 

who were admitted as nonimmigrant visitors during 

such previous fiscal year and who violated the terms 

of such admission, was less than 2 percent of the total 

number of nationals of that country who applied for 

admission as nonimmigrant visitors during such previous fiscal year. 

ø(B) New countries 

øIn the case of another country, the country may not 

be designated as a program country unless the following 

requirements are met: 

ø(i) Low nonimmigrant visa refusal rate in previous 2-year period 

øThe average number of refusals of nonimmigrant 

visitor visas for nationals of that country during the 

two previous full fiscal years was less than 2 percent 

of the total number of nonimmigrant visitor visas for 

nationals of that country which were granted or refused during those years. 

ø(ii) Low nonimmigrant visa refusal rate in each 

of the 2 previous years The average number of refusals of nonimmigrant visitor visas for nationals of that 

country during either of such two previous full fiscal 

years was less than 2.5 percent of the total number of 

nonimmigrant visitor visas for nationals of that country which were granted or refused during that year.¿ 

(3) QUALIFICATION CRITERIA.—After the initial period, a 

country may not be designated as a program country unless the 

Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines, pursuant to the requirements under 

paragraph (5), that the designation will be continued. 

* * * * * * * 

(5) Written reports on continuing qualification; designation terminations 

(A) Periodic evaluations 

(i) In general 

* * * * * * * 

(I) * * * 

ø(II) shall determine, based upon the evaluation in subclause (I), whether any such designa-
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tion ought to be continued or terminated under 

subsection (d) of this section;¿ 

(II) shall determine, based upon the evaluation 

in subclause (I), whether any such designation 

under subsection (d) or (f), or probation under subsection (f), ought to be continued or terminated; 

(III) shall submit a written report to the 

øCommittee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland 

Security, of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 

Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

Senate¿ appropriate congressional committees regarding the continuation or termination of the 

country’s designation that includes an explanation 

of such determination andthe effects described in 

subclause (I); and 

* * * * * * * 

ø(6) Computation of visa refusal rates 

øFor purposes of determining the eligibility of a country to 

be designated as a program country, the calculation of visa refusal ratesshall not include any visa refusals which incorporate 

any procedures based on, or are otherwise based on, race, sex, 

or disability, unlessotherwise specifically authorized by law or 

regulation. No court shall have jurisdiction under this paragraph to review any visa refusal,the denial of admission to the 

United States of any alien by the øAttorney General¿ Secretary 

of Homeland Security, the Secretary’s computation of the visa 

refusal rate, or the designation or nondesignation of any country.¿ 

(6) COMPUTATION OF VISA REFUSAL RATES AND JUDICIAL RE- VIEW.— (A) Computation of visa refusal rates.—For purposes of 

determining the eligibility of a country to be designated as 

a program country, the calculation of visa refusal rates 

shall not include any visa refusals which incorporate any 

procedures based on, or are otherwise based on, race, sex, 

or disability, unless otherwise specifically authorized by 

law or regulation. 

(B) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—No court shall have jurisdiction 

under this section to review any visa refusal, the Secretary 

of State’s computation of a visa refusal rate, the Secretary 

of Homeland Security’s computation of an overstay rate, or 

the designation or nondesignation of a country as a program country. 

(7) Visa øwaiver information¿ waiver information.—In refusing 

ø(A) In general¿ 

øIn refusing¿ the application of nationals of a program 

country for United States visas, or the applications of nationals of a countryseeking entry into the visa waiver pro-
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gram, a consular officer shall not knowingly or intentionally classify the refusal of the visa under a category 

that is not included in the calculation of the visa refusal 

rate only so that the percentage of that country’s visa refusals is less than the percentage limitation applicable to 

qualification for participation in the visa waiver program. 

* * * * * * * 

ø(D) Consideration of countries in the visa waiver 

program 

øUpon notification to the øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security that a country is under consideration for inclusion in the visa waiver program, the 

Secretary of State shall provide all of the information described in subparagraph (B) to the øAttorney General¿ 

Secretary of Homeland Security. 

ø(E) Definition 

øIn this paragraph, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the Committee on the Judiciary 

and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 

International Relations of the House of Representatives.¿ 

ø(8) Nonimmigrant visa refusal rate flexibility 

ø(A) Certification 

ø(i) In general 

øOn the date on which an air exit system is in 

place that can verify the departure of not less than 97 

percent of foreign nationalswho exit through airports 

of the United States and the electronic travel authorization system required under subsection (h)(3) is fully 

operational, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

certify to Congress that such air exit system and electronic travel authorization system are in place. 

ø(ii) Notification to Congress 

øThe Secretary shall notify Congress in writing of 

the date on which the air exit system under clause (i) 

fully satisfies the biometric requirements specified in 

subsection (i). 

ø(iii) Temporary suspension of waiver authority 

øNotwithstanding any certification made under 

clause (i), if the Secretary has not notified Congress in 

accordance with clause (ii) by June 30, 2009, the Secretary’s waiver authority under subparagraph (B) 

shall be suspended beginning on July 1, 2009, until 

such time as the Secretary makes such notification. 

ø(iv) Rule of construction 

øNothing in this paragraph shall be construed as 

in any way abrogating the reporting requirements 

under subsection (i)(3). 
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ø(B) Waiver 

øAfter certification by the Secretary under subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may waive the application of paragraph 

(2)(A) for a country if— 

ø(i) the country meets all security requirements of 

this section; (ii) the Secretary of Homeland Security 

determines that the totality of the country’s security 

risk mitigation measures provide assurance that the 

country’s participation in the program would not compromise the law enforcement, security interests, or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United 

States; 

ø(ii) the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that the totality of the country’s security risk 

mitigation measures provide assurance that the country’s participation in the program would not compromise the law enforcement, security interests, or enforcement of the immigration laws of the United 

States; 

ø(iii) there has been a sustained reduction in the 

rate of refusals for nonimmigrant visas for nationals of 

the country and conditionsexist to continue such reduction; 

ø(iv) the country cooperated with the Government 

of the United States on counterterrorism initiatives, 

information sharing, and preventing terrorist travel 

before the date of its designation as a program country, and the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 

Secretary of State determine that such cooperation 

will continue;and 

ø(v)(I) the rate of refusals for nonimmigrant visitor visas for nationals of the country during the previous full fiscal year was not more than ten percent; 

or 

ø(II) the visa overstay rate for the country for the 

previous full fiscal year does not exceed the maximum 

visa overstay rate, once such rate is established under 

subparagraph (C). 

ø(C) Maximum visa overstay rate 

ø(i) Requirement to establish 

øAfter certification by the Secretary under subparagraph (A), the Secretary and the Secretary of 

State jointly shall use informationfrom the air exit 

system referred to in such subparagraph to establisha 

maximum visa overstay rate for countries participating in the program pursuant to a waiver under 

subparagraph (B). The Secretary of Homeland Security shall certify to Congress that such rate wouldnot 

compromise the law enforcement, security interests, or 

enforcement of the immigration laws of the United 

States. 
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ø(ii) Visa overstay rate defined In this paragraph the 

term ‘‘visa overstay rate’’ means, with respect to a 

country, the ratio of— 

ø(I) the total number of nationals of that country 

who were admitted to the United States on the 

basis of a nonimmigrant visa whose periods of authorized stays ended during a fiscal year but who 

remained unlawfully in the United States beyond 

such periods; to 

ø(II) the total number of nationals of that country 

who were admitted to the United States on the 

basis of a nonimmigrant visa during that fiscal 

year. 

ø(iii) Report and publication 

øThe Secretary of Homeland Security shall on the 

same date submit to Congress and publish in the Federal Register information relating to the maximum 

visa overstay rate established under clause (i). Not 

later than 60 days after such date, the Secretary shall 

issue a final maximum visa overstay rate above which 

a country may not participate in the program.¿ 

(8) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Homeland 

Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, may 

waive the application of paragraph (2)(A)(i) for a country 

if— 

(A) the country meets all other requirements of paragraph (2); 

(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that 

the totality of the country’s security risk mitigation measures provide assurance that the country’s participation in 

the program would not compromise the law enforcement, 

security interests, or enforcement of the immigration laws 

of the United States; 

(C) there has been a general downward trend in the 

percentage of nationals of the country refused nonimmigrant visas under section 101(a)(15)(B); 

(D) the country consistently cooperated with the Government of the United States on counterterrorism initiatives, information sharing, preventing terrorist travel, and 

extradition of the country’s nationals to the United States 

before the date of its designation as a program country, 

and the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary 

of State assess that such cooperation is likely to continue; 

(E) the percentage of nationals of the country refused 

a nonimmigrant visa under section 101(a)(15)(B) during 

the previous full fiscal year was not more than 10 percent 

of the total number of nationals of that country who were 

granted or refused such nonimmigrant visas; and 

(F) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—The amendments made by this 

subsection shall be in effect during the period beginning of 

the date of enactment of this Act and ending on September 

30, 2015. 

* * * * * * * 
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2So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. 

(e) Carrier agreements 

(1) In general 

The agreement referred to in subsection (a)(4) of this section is an agreement between a carrier (including any carrier 

conducting operations under part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations) or a domestic corporation conducting operations under part 91 of that title and the øAttorney General¿ 

Secretary of Homeland Security under which the carrier (including any carrier conducting operations under part 135 of 

title 14, Code of Federal Regulations) or a domestic corporation 

conducting operations under part 91 of that title agrees, in consideration of the waiver of the visa requirement with respect 

to a nonimmigrant visitor under the program— 

(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(C) to be subject to the imposition of fines resulting from 

the transporting into the United States of a national of a 

designatedcountry without a passport pursuant to regulations promulgated by the øAttorney General¿ Secretary of 

Homeland Security, and 

* * * * * * * 

(2) Termination of agreements 

The øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security 

may terminate an agreement under paragraph (1) with five 

days’ notice to the carrier (including any carrier conducting operations under part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations) or a domestic corporation conducting operations under 

part 91 of that title for the failure by a carrier (including any 

carrier conducting operations under part 135 of title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations) or a domestic corporation conducting 

operations under part 91 of that title to meet the terms of such 

agreement. 

(3) Business aircraft requirements 

(A) In general 

For purposes of this section, a domestic corporation 

conducting operations under part 91 of title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations 2 that owns or operates a noncommercial aircraft is a corporation that is organized under the 

laws of any of the States of the United States or the District of Columbia and is accredited by or a member of a national organization that sets business aviation standards. 

The Attorney General shall prescribe by regulation the 

provision of such information as the øAttorney General¿ 

Secretary of Homeland Security deems necessary to identify the domestic corporation, its officers, employees, shareholders, its place of business, and its business activities. 

(B) Collections 
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3So in original. Probably should be ‘‘subsection’’. 

In addition to any other fee authorized by law, the 

øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized to charge and collect, on a periodic basis, an 

amount from each domestic corporation conducting operations under part 91 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, for nonimmigrant visa waiver admissions on noncommercial aircraft owned or operated by such domestic 

corporation equal to the total amount of fees assessed for 

issuance of nonimmigrant visa waiver arrival/departure 

forms at land border ports of entry. All fees collected under 

this paragraph shall be deposited into the Immigration 

User Fee Account established under section 1356(h) of this 

title. 

ø(f) Duration and termination of designation 

ø(1) In general 

ø(A) Determination and notification of disqualification rate 

øUpon determination by the øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security that a program country’s disqualification rate is 2 percent or more, the Attorney General shall notify the Secretary of State. 

ø(B) Probationary status 

øIf the program country’s disqualification rate is 

greater than 2 percent but less than 3.5 percent, the øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

place the program country in probationary status for a period not to exceed 2 full fiscal yearsfollowing the year in 

which the determination under subparagraph (A) is made. 

ø(C) Termination of designation 

øSubject to paragraph (3), if the program country’s 

disqualification rate is 3.5 percent or more, the øAttorney 

General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security shall terminate 

the country’s designation as a program country effective at 

the beginning of the second fiscal year following the fiscal 

year in which the determination under subparagraph (A) 

is made. 

ø(2) Termination of probationary status 

ø(A) In general 

If the øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security determines at the end of the probationary period described in paragraph (1)(B) that the program country 

placed in probationary status under such paragraph has 

failed to develop a machine-readable passport program as 

required by section 3 (c)(2)(C) of this section, or has a disqualification rate of 2 percent or more, the øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security shall terminate the 

designation of the country as a program country. If the 

øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security deter-
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mines that the program country has developed a machinereadable passport program and has a disqualification rate 

of less than 2 percent, the øAttorney General¿ Secretary of 

Homeland Security shall redesignate the country as a program country.¿ 

(f) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION; PROBATION.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—The term ‘‘probationary 

period’’ means the fiscal year in which a probationary 

country is placed in probationary status under this subsection. 

(B) PROGRAM COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘program country’’ 

has the meaning given that term in subsection (c)(1)(B). 

(2) DETERMINATION, NOTICE, AND INITIAL PROBATIONARY

PERIOD.— 

(A) DETERMINATION OF PROBATIONARY STATUS AND NO- TICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE.—As part of each program country’s periodic evaluation required by subsection (c)(5)(A), 

the Secretary of Homeland Security shall determine whether a program country is in compliance with the program requirements under subparagraphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2). 

(B) INITIAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—If the Secretary of 

Homeland Security determines that a program country visa 

is not in compliance with the program requirements under 

subparagraphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2), the 

Secretary of Homeland Security shall place the program 

country in probationary status for the fiscal year following 

the fiscal year in which the periodic evaluation is completed. 

(3) ACTIONS AT THE END OF THE INITIAL PROBATIONARY PE- RIOD.—At the end of the initial probationary period of a country 

under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary of Homeland Security 

shall take one of the following actions: 

(A) COMPLIANCE DURING INITIAL PROBATIONARY PE- RIOD.—If the Secretary determines that all instances of 

noncompliance with the program requirements under subparagraphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2) that were 

identified in the latest periodic evaluation have been remedied by the end of the initial probationary period, the Secretary shall end the country’s probationary period. 

(B) NONCOMPLIANCE DURING INITIAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—If the Secretary determines that any instance of 

noncompliance with the program requirements under subparagraphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2) that were 

identified in the latest periodic evaluation has not been 

remedied by the end of the initial probationary period— 

(i) the Secretary may terminate the country’s participation in the program; or 

(ii) on an annual basis, the Secretary may continue 

the country’s probationary status if the Secretary, in 

consultation with the Secretary of State, determines 

that the country’s continued participation in the program is in the national interest of the United States. 
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(4) ACTIONS AT THE END OF ADDITIONAL PROBATIONARY PE- RIODS.—At the end of all probationary periods granted to a 

country pursuant to paragraph (3)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall 

take 1 of the following actions: 

(A) COMPLIANCE DURING ADDITIONAL PERIOD.—The 

Secretary shall end the country’s probationary status if the 

Secretary determines during the latest periodic evaluation 

required by subsection (c)(5)(A) that the country is in compliance with the program requirements under subparagraphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2). 

(B) NONCOMPLIANCE DURING ADDITIONAL PERIODS.— The Secretary shall terminate the country’s participation in 

the program if the Secretary determines during the latest 

periodic evaluation required by subsection (c)(5)(A) that the 

program country continues to be in noncompliance with the 

program requirements under subparagraphs (A)(ii) through 

(F) of subsection (c)(2). 

(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The termination of a country’s participation in the program under paragraph (3)(B) or (4)(B) shall 

take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year following the 

fiscal year in which the Secretary determines that such participation shall be terminated. Until such date, nationals of the 

country shall remain eligible for a waiver under subsection (a). 

(6) TREATMENT OF NATIONALS AFTER TERMINATION.—For 

purposes of this subsection and subsection (d)— 

(A) nationals of a country whose designation is terminated under paragraph (3) or (4) shall remain eligible for 

a waiver under subsection (a) until the effective date of 

such termination; and 

(B) a waiver under this section that is provided to such 

a national for a period described in subsection (a)(1) shall 

not, by such termination, be deemed to have been rescinded 

or otherwise rendered invalid, if the waiver is granted prior 

to such termination. 

(7) CONSULTATIVE ROLE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.—In 

this subsection, references to subparagraphs (A)(ii) through (F) 

of subsection (c)(2) and subsection (c)(5)(A) carry with them the 

consultative role of the Secretary of State as provided in those 

provisions. 

* * * * * * * 

(h) Use of information technology systems 

(1) Automated entry-exit control system 

(A) System 

Not later than October 1, 2001, the øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop and implement a fully automated entry and exit control system 

that will collect a record of arrival and departure for every 

alien who arrives and departs by sea or air at a port of 

entry into the United States and is provided a waiver 

under the program. 

* * * * * * * 
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(i) Data collection by carriers 

* * * * * * * 

(ii) Data provision by carriers 

Not later than October 1, 2002, no waiver may be 

provided under this section to an alien arriving by sea 

or air at a port ofentry into the United States on a 

carrier unless the carrier is electronically transmitting 

to the automated entry and exit control system passenger data determined by the øAttorney General¿ 

Secretary of Homeland Security to be sufficient to permit the øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out this paragraph. 

(iii) Calculation 

The system shall contain sufficient data to permit 

the øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security to calculate, for each program country and each 

fiscal year, the portion of nationals of that country 

who are described in subparagraph (A) and for whom 

no record of departure exists, expressed as a percentage of the total number of such nationals who are so 

described. 

(C) Reporting 

(i) Percentage of nationals lacking departure 

record 

As part of the annual report required to be submitted under section 1365a(e)(1) of this title, the øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

include a section containing the calculation described 

in subparagraph (B)(iii) for each program country for 

the previous fiscal year, together with an analysis of 

that information. 

(ii) System effectiveness 

* * * * * * * 

(I) The conclusions of the øAttorney General¿ 

Secretary of Homeland Security regarding the effectiveness of the automated entry and exit control system to be developed and implemented 

under this paragraph. 

(II) The recommendations of the øAttorney 

General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security regarding the use of the calculation described in subparagraph (B)(iii) as a basis for evaluating whether to terminate or continue the designation of a 

country as a program country. 

* * * * * * * 

(2) Automated data sharing system 

(A) System 

The øAttorney General¿ Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall develop and imple-
165 

ment an automated data sharing system that will permit 

them to share data in electronic form from their respective 

records systems regarding the admissibility of aliens who 

are nationals of a program country. 

(B) Requirements 

* * * * * * * 

(i) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(ii) Supplying photographs of inadmissible aliens 

The system shall permit the øAttorney General¿ 

Secretary of Homeland Security electronically to obtain 

any photograph contained in the records of the Secretary of State pertaining to an alien who is a national 

of a program country and has been determined to be 

ineligible to receive a visa. 

TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE 

CHAPTER 46—JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT

SUBCHAPTER VII—FBI TRAINING OF STATE AND LOCAL CRIMINAL

JUSTICE PERSONNEL

§ 3771. Training and manpower development 

(a) Functions, powers, and duties of Director of Federal Bureau of Investigation 

* * * * * * * 

EMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS BY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

TRAINING CENTER

Pub. L. 107–206, title I, § 1202, Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 887, as 

amended by Pub. L. 109–295, title IV, Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1374; 

Pub. L. 110–161, div. E, title IV, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2068; 

Pub. L. 110–329, div. D, title IV, Sept. 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 3677; 

Pub. L. 111–83, title IV, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2166; Pub. L. 112– 

74, div. D, title IV, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat. 966, provided that: 

(a) The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center may, for a 

period ending not later than øDecember 31, 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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DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, 

THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2002, PUBLIC LAW 107–77 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

* * * * * * * 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

SEC. 101. * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 109. Section 286 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

(8 U.S.C. 1356), as amended, is further amended as follows: 

(1) by striking in subsection (d) ‘‘$6’’, and inserting ‘‘ø$7¿ 

$9’’; 

CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2003, 

PUBLIC LAW 108–7 

DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, 2003 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

* * * * * * * 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

SEC. 101. * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 108. Section 286(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

is amended by striking paragraph (3) and replacing it with the following: 

‘‘(3) The Attorney General shall charge and collect ø$3¿ $5 

per individual for the immigration inspection or pre-inspection 

of each commercial vessel passenger whose journey originated 

in the United States or in any place set forth in paragraph (1): 

Provided, That this requirement shall not apply to immigration 

inspection at designated ports of entry of passengers arriving 

by ferry, or by Great Lakes vessels on the Great Lakes and 

connecting waterways when operating on a regular schedule. 

For the purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘ferry’ means a 

vessel, in other than ocean or coastwise service, having provisions only for deck passengers and/or vehicles, operating on a 

short run on a frequent schedule between two points over the 

most direct water route, and offering a public service of a type 

normally attributed to a bridge or tunnel.’’. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007, PUBLIC LAW 109–295 

TITLE I 

* * * * * * * 
167 

TITLE V 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

SEC. 501. * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 532. (a) UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE USE OF PRO- CEEDS DERIVED FROM CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.—During fiscal 

year ø2013¿ 2014 and thereafter, 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— 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010, PUBLIC LAW 111–83 

TITLE I 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE V 

* * * * * * * 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

SEC. 501. * * * 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 550. Section 550(b) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109–295; 6 U.S.C. 121 

note) is amended by striking ‘‘three years after the date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘øon October 4, 2013¿ on October 

4, 2014’’. 
168 

BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL 

PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 

308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93–344, AS AMENDED 

[In millions of dollars] 

Budget authority Outlays 

Committee 

guidance 1

Amount 

in bill 

Committee 

guidance 

Amount 

in bill 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee guidance 

to its subcommittees of amounts in the Budget Resolution 

for 2014: Subcommittee on Homeland Security: 

Mandatory .......................................................................... NA 1,460 NA 2 1,478 

Discretionary ...................................................................... 39,100 44,953 NA 2 46,148 

Security ..................................................................... 1,626 1,853 NA NA 

Nonsecurity ............................................................... 37,474 43,100 NA NA 

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2014 ................................................................................... .................... ...................... .................... 3 2,014 

2015 ................................................................................... .................... ...................... .................... 9,583 

2016 ................................................................................... .................... ...................... .................... 5,598 

2017 ................................................................................... .................... ...................... .................... 2,835 

2018 and future years ...................................................... .................... ...................... .................... 2,182 

Financial assistance to State and local governments for 

2014 ....................................................................................... NA 5,370 NA 6,528 

1 There is no section 302(a) allocation to the Committee on Appropriations for fiscal year 2014. 

2 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

3 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

NA: Not applicable. 

NOTE.—Consistent with the funding recommended in the bill for disaster funding and overseas contingency operations and in accordance 

with subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (D) of section 251(b)(2) of the BBEDCA of 1985, the Committee anticipates that the Budget Committee will provide, at the appropriate time, 302(a) allocation for the Committee on Appropriations reflecting an upward adjustment of $5,853,000,000 in 

budget authority plus associated outlays. 
169 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2013 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with 

(∂ or ¥) 

2013 

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 

Departmental Operations 

Office of the Secretary and Executive Management: 

Immediate Office of the Secretary ................................................................ 4,280 4,128 3,492 4,100 ¥180 ¥28 ∂608 Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary ................................................... 2,091 1,822 1,536 1,800 ¥291 ¥22 ∂264 Office of the Chief of Staff .......................................................................... 2,172 2,200 1,084 2,100 ¥72 ¥100 ∂1,016 Executive Secretary ....................................................................................... 7,582 7,603 3,740 7,500 ¥82 ¥103 ∂3,760 Office of Policy .............................................................................................. 43,692 27,815 29,998 37,000 ¥6,692 ∂9,185 ∂7,002 Office of Public Affairs ................................................................................. 5,468 8,661 9,326 8,600 ∂3,132 ¥61 ¥726 Office of Legislative Affairs .......................................................................... 5,792 5,498 4,625 5,400 ¥392 ¥98 ∂775 Office of Intergovernmental Affairs .............................................................. 2,377 2,518 2,120 2,300 ¥77 ¥218 ∂180 Office of General Counsel ............................................................................. 21,130 21,000 17,691 20,000 ¥1,130 ¥1,000 ∂2,309 Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties .................................................... 21,611 21,678 18,272 21,500 ¥111 ¥178 ∂3,228 Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman .................................... 5,643 5,344 4,501 5,300 ¥343 ¥44 ∂799 Privacy Officer ............................................................................................... 7,989 8,143 6,861 8,000 ∂11 ¥143 ∂1,139 Office of International Affairs ....................................................................... .......................... 7,626 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥7,626 ..........................Office of State and Local Law Enforcement ................................................ .......................... 852 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥852 ..........................Private Sector Office ..................................................................................... .......................... 1,666 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥1,666 ..........................Undistributed reduction ................................................................................ .......................... .......................... ¥2,838 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂2,838 

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 129,827 126,554 100,408 123,600 ¥6,227 ¥2,954 ∂23,192 

Office of the Under Secretary for Management: 

Immediate Office of the Under Secretary for Management ......................... 3,096 2,735 2,305 2,700 ¥396 ¥35 ∂395 Office of the Chief Security Officer .............................................................. 68,909 66,025 55,799 65,000 ¥3,909 ¥1,025 ∂9,201 Office of the Chief Procurement Officer ....................................................... 71,905 66,915 56,459 66,000 ¥5,905 ¥915 ∂9,541 Undistributed reductions ............................................................................... .......................... .......................... ¥38,343 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂38,343 

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 143,910 135,675 76,220 133,700 ¥10,210 ¥1,975 ∂57,480 
170 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2013 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with 

(∂ or ¥) 

2013 

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer: 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................... 24,938 22,276 18,771 22,000 ¥2,938 ¥276 ∂3,229 Human resources information technology ........................................... 9,667 9,213 7,815 8,000 ¥1,667 ¥1,213 ∂185 

Subtotal ........................................................................................... 34,605 31,489 26,586 30,000 ¥4,605 ¥1,489 ∂3,414 

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer: 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................... 34,267 30,793 26,004 30,000 ¥4,267 ¥793 ∂3,996 Nebraska Avenue Complex [NAC] ........................................................ 5,441 4,729 4,020 4,500 ¥941 ¥229 ∂480 

Subtotal ........................................................................................... 39,708 35,522 30,024 34,500 ¥5,208 ¥1,022 ∂4,476 Subtotal, Office of the Under Secretary for Management .............. 218,223 202,686 132,830 198,200 ¥20,023 ¥4,486 ∂65,370 

St Elizabeths support costs ................................................................. .......................... 12,800 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥12,800 ..........................DHS Headquarters consolidation project ............................................. .......................... 92,700 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥92,700 ..........................

Total, DHS Headquarters Consolidation Project .............................. .......................... 105,500 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥105,500 ..........................

Office of the Chief Financial Officer ..................................................................... 51,432 48,779 41,242 48,000 ¥3,432 ¥779 ∂6,758 

Undistributed reduction ................................................................................ .......................... .......................... ¥10,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂10,000 

Office of the Chief Information Officer: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................................. 117,844 117,347 99,397 115,000 ¥2,844 ¥2,347 ∂15,603 Information technology services ................................................................... 27,564 32,712 25,612 31,000 ∂3,436 ¥1,712 ∂5,388 Infrastructure and security activities ........................................................... 55,926 100,063 45,863 45,000 ¥10,926 ¥55,063 ¥863 Homeland secure data network .................................................................... 42,076 77,132 39,863 72,000 ∂29,924 ¥5,132 ∂32,137 

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 243,410 327,254 210,735 263,000 ∂19,590 ¥64,254 ∂52,265 

Analysis and Operations ........................................................................................ 321,855 309,228 291,623 303,708 ¥18,147 ¥5,520 ∂12,085 
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Total, Departmental Operations ............................................................... 964,747 1,120,001 766,838 936,508 ¥28,239 ¥183,493 ∂169,670 

Office of Inspector General: 

Operating expenses ....................................................................................... 121,004 119,309 113,903 117,371 ¥3,633 ¥1,938 ∂3,468 (By transfer from Disaster Relief) ................................................................ (24,000 ) (24,000 ) (24,000 ) (24,000 ) .......................... .......................... ..........................

Total, Office of Inspector General ............................................................ 145,004 143,309 137,903 141,371 ¥3,633 ¥1,938 ∂3,468 Total, title I, Departmental Management and Operations ....................... 1,085,751 1,239,310 880,741 1,053,879 ¥31,872 ¥185,431 ∂173,138 (By transfer) ............................................................................................. (24,000 ) (24,000 ) (24,000 ) (24,000 ) .......................... .......................... ..........................

TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Headquarters, Management, and Administration: 

Commissioner ....................................................................................... 17,392 .......................... 25,288 25,171 ∂7,779 ∂25,171 ¥117 Chief Counsel ....................................................................................... 43,021 .......................... 45,022 44,726 ∂1,705 ∂44,726 ¥296 Congressional Affairs ........................................................................... 2,565 .......................... 2,482 2,466 ¥99 ∂2,466 ¥16 Internal Affairs ..................................................................................... 153,905 .......................... 162,568 149,061 ¥4,844 ∂149,061 ¥13,507 Public Affairs ....................................................................................... 12,546 .......................... 12,920 12,830 ∂284 ∂12,830 ¥90 Training and development ................................................................... 77,618 .......................... 76,512 76,082 ¥1,536 ∂76,082 ¥430 Tech, innovation, acquisition ............................................................... 25,970 .......................... 22,972 22,788 ¥3,182 ∂22,788 ¥184 Intelligence/Investigative Liaison ......................................................... 68,066 .......................... 61,105 60,747 ¥7,319 ∂60,747 ¥358 Administration ...................................................................................... 414,127 .......................... 293,091 413,473 ¥654 ∂413,473 ∂120,382 Rent ...................................................................................................... 564,126 407,898 407,898 396,398 ¥167,728 ¥11,500 ¥11,500 Management and administration, border security inspections and 

trade facilitation .............................................................................. .......................... 620,656 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥620,656 ..........................

Management and administration, border security and control between ports of entry ........................................................................ .......................... 592,330 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥592,330 ..........................

Subtotal ....................................................................................... 1,379,336 1,620,884 1,109,858 1,203,742 ¥175,594 ¥417,142 ∂93,884 

Border Security Inspections and Trade Facilitation: 

Inspections, trade, and travel facilitation at ports of entry ............... 2,715,066 2,727,294 2,887,718 2,687,853 ¥27,213 ¥39,441 ¥199,865 Harbor maintenance fee collection (trust fund) .................................. 3,270 3,274 3,274 3,274 ∂4 .......................... ..........................International cargo screening .............................................................. 71,393 72,260 71,961 67,461 ¥3,932 ¥4,799 ¥4,500 Other international programs .............................................................. 24,766 24,740 24,596 24,596 ¥170 ¥144 ..........................Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism [C–TPAT] .................... 43,012 40,183 41,960 38,460 ¥4,552 ¥1,723 ¥3,500 Trusted Traveler programs ................................................................... 10,797 6,311 6,311 5,311 ¥5,486 ¥1,000 ¥1,000 Inspection and detection technology investments .............................. 117,410 112,526 112,504 111,504 ¥5,906 ¥1,022 ¥1,000 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2013 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with 

(∂ or ¥) 

2013 

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Automated Targeting Systems ............................................................. 113,676 109,944 132,932 .......................... ¥113,676 ¥109,944 ¥132,932 National Targeting Center .................................................................... 68,037 65,474 65,106 65,106 ¥2,931 ¥368 ..........................Training ................................................................................................ 34,800 47,651 40,703 39,441 ∂4,641 ¥8,210 ¥1,262 

Subtotal ........................................................................................... 3,202,227 3,209,657 3,387,065 3,043,006 ¥159,221 ¥166,651 ¥344,059 

Border Security and Control Between Ports of Entry: 

Border security and control ................................................................. 3,627,003 3,700,317 3,723,502 3,673,836 ∂46,833 ¥26,481 ¥49,666 Training ................................................................................................ 73,841 55,928 55,558 55,558 ¥18,283 ¥370 ..........................

Subtotal ........................................................................................... 3,700,844 3,756,245 3,779,060 3,729,394 ∂28,550 ¥26,851 ¥49,666 

Air and Marine Operations ............................................................................ .......................... 286,769 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥286,769 ..........................US-VISIT ......................................................................................................... .......................... 253,533 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥253,533 ..........................

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 113–2) .................................................... 1,667 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥1,667 .......................... ..........................

Total, Salaries and expenses ................................................................... 8,284,074 9,127,088 8,275,983 7,976,142 ¥307,932 ¥1,150,946 ¥299,841 

Appropriations .................................................................................. (8,279,137 ) (9,123,814 ) (8,272,709 ) (7,972,868 ) (¥306,269 ) (¥1,150,946 ) (¥299,841 ) Harbor maintenance trust fund ...................................................... (3,270 ) (3,274 ) (3,274 ) (3,274 ) (∂4 ) .......................... ..........................Emergency appropriations ............................................................... (1,667 ) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥1,667 ) .......................... ..........................

Small airport user fee ............................................................................................ .......................... 5,000 5,000 5,000 ∂5,000 .......................... ..........................Automation Modernization: 

Information Technology ................................................................................. 393,820 .......................... 367,860 349,450 ¥44,370 ∂349,450 ¥18,410 Automated targeting systems ....................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... 109,932 ∂109,932 ∂109,932 ∂109,932 Automated Commercial Environment/International Trade Data System 

[ITDS] ........................................................................................................ 138,611 140,830 140,762 140,762 ∂2,151 ¥68 ..........................

Current operations protection and processing support [COPPS] ................. 186,486 199,275 199,275 200,174 ∂13,688 ∂899 ∂899 Undistributed reduction ................................................................................ .......................... .......................... ¥7,655 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂7,655 

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 718,917 340,105 700,242 800,318 ∂81,401 ∂460,213 ∂100,076 
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Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology [BSFIT]: 

Development and deployment ....................................................................... 188,567 160,435 160,435 160,435 ¥28,132 .......................... ..........................Operations and maintenance ........................................................................ 135,104 191,019 191,019 191,019 ∂55,915 .......................... ..........................Undistributed increase .................................................................................. .......................... .......................... 10,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥10,000 

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 323,671 351,454 361,454 351,454 ∂27,783 .......................... ¥10,000 

Air and Marine Operations: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................................. 283,196 .......................... 292,791 283,318 ∂122 ∂283,318 ¥9,473 Operations and maintenance ........................................................................ 396,875 353,751 392,000 381,251 ¥15,624 ∂27,500 ¥10,749 Procurement .................................................................................................. 117,881 73,950 117,950 91,250 ¥26,631 ∂17,300 ¥26,700 

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 797,952 427,701 802,741 755,819 ¥42,133 ∂328,118 ¥46,922 

Construction and Facilities Management: 

Facilities construction and sustainment ...................................................... 175,981 385,398 385,398 385,398 ∂209,417 .......................... ..........................Program oversight and management ........................................................... 57,273 86,101 85,880 85,880 ∂28,607 ¥221 ..........................

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 233,254 471,499 471,278 471,278 ∂238,024 ¥221 ..........................Total, U.S. Customs and Border Protection direct appropriations .......... 10,357,868 10,722,847 10,616,698 10,360,011 ∂2,143 ¥362,836 ¥256,687 

Fee Accounts: 

Immigration inspection user fee ................................................................... (568,790 ) (764,267 ) (764,267 ) (764,267 ) (∂195,477 ) .......................... ..........................Immigration enforcement fines ..................................................................... (1,093 ) (773 ) (773 ) (773 ) (¥320 ) .......................... ..........................Electronic system for travel authorization fee ............................................. (46,318 ) (55,168 ) (55,168 ) (55,168 ) (∂8,850 ) .......................... ..........................Land border inspection fee ........................................................................... (35,935 ) (42,941 ) (42,941 ) (42,941 ) (∂7,006 ) .......................... ..........................COBRA passenger inspection fee ................................................................. (419,352 ) (694,627 ) (694,627 ) (694,627 ) (∂275,275 ) .......................... ..........................APHIS inspection fee ..................................................................................... (329,000 ) (355,216 ) (355,216 ) (355,216 ) (∂26,216 ) .......................... ..........................Global Entry user fee .................................................................................... (13,743 ) (34,835 ) (34,835 ) (34,835 ) (∂21,092 ) .......................... ..........................Virgin Island fee ........................................................................................... .......................... (11,302 ) (11,302 ) (11,302 ) (∂11,302 ) .......................... ..........................Puerto Rico collections .................................................................................. (96,367 ) (98,602 ) (98,602 ) (98,602 ) (∂2,235 ) .......................... ..........................Small airport user fee ................................................................................... (8,318 ) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥8,318 ) .......................... ..........................Customs unclaimed goods ............................................................................ .......................... (5,992 ) (5,992 ) (5,992 ) (∂5,992 ) .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, fee accounts ............................................................................. (1,518,916 ) (2,063,723 ) (2,063,723 ) (2,063,723 ) (∂544,807 ) .......................... ..........................Total, U.S. Customs and Border Protection ............................................. 11,876,784 12,786,570 12,680,421 12,423,734 ∂546,950 ¥362,836 ¥256,687 

Appropriations .................................................................................. (10,356,201 ) (10,722,847 ) (10,616,698 ) (10,360,011 ) (∂3,810 ) (¥362,836 ) (¥256,687 ) Emergency appropriations ............................................................... (1,667 ) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥1,667 ) .......................... ..........................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2013 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with 

(∂ or ¥) 

2013 

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Fee accounts .................................................................................... (1,518,916 ) (2,063,723 ) (2,063,723 ) (2,063,723 ) (∂544,807 ) .......................... ..........................

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

Salaries and expenses: 

Headquarters management and administration: 

Personnel compensation and benefits, services and other costs ....... 219,754 192,236 209,755 189,909 ¥29,845 ¥2,327 ¥19,846 Headquarters managed IT investment ................................................ 160,252 141,294 151,132 140,808 ¥19,444 ¥486 ¥10,324 

Subtotal ........................................................................................... 380,006 333,530 360,887 330,717 ¥49,289 ¥2,813 ¥30,170 

Legal Proceedings ......................................................................................... 206,768 204,651 205,921 202,584 ¥4,184 ¥2,067 ¥3,337 Investigations: 

Domestic investigations ....................................................................... 1,684,633 1,599,972 1,710,172 1,603,888 ¥80,745 ∂3,916 ¥106,284 International Investigations: 

International operations .............................................................. 114,970 100,544 100,187 99,741 ¥15,229 ¥803 ¥446 Visa Security Program ................................................................. 34,515 31,630 31,541 31,541 ¥2,974 ¥89 ..........................

Subtotal .................................................................................. 149,485 132,174 131,728 131,282 ¥18,203 ¥892 ¥446 Subtotal, Investigations .......................................................... 1,834,118 1,732,146 1,841,900 1,735,170 ¥98,948 ∂3,024 ¥106,730 

Intelligence .................................................................................................... 78,348 75,448 74,908 74,908 ¥3,440 ¥540 ..........................Detention and removal operations: 

Custody operations ............................................................................... 2,022,344 1,844,802 2,038,239 1,879,239 ¥143,105 ∂34,437 ¥159,000 Fugitive operations ............................................................................... 145,133 125,771 134,802 124,802 ¥20,331 ¥969 ¥10,000 Criminal alien program ........................................................................ 216,224 291,721 289,155 294,155 ∂77,931 ∂2,434 ∂5,000 Alternatives to detention ...................................................................... 96,430 72,435 96,460 96,181 ¥249 ∂23,746 ¥279 Transportation and removal program .................................................. 269,845 255,984 276,925 255,925 ¥13,920 ¥59 ¥21,000 

Subtotal ........................................................................................... 2,749,976 2,590,713 2,835,581 2,650,302 ¥99,674 ∂59,589 ¥185,279 
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Secure Communities ..................................................................................... 138,067 20,334 25,264 20,264 ¥117,803 ¥70 ¥5,000 Emergency appropriations (Public Law 113–2) ........................................... 855 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥855 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Salaries and expenses .............................................................. 5,388,138 4,956,822 5,344,461 5,013,945 ¥374,193 ∂57,123 ¥330,516 

Automation Modernization: 

IT Investment ................................................................................................ .......................... .......................... 8,400 8,400 ∂8,400 ∂8,400 ..........................TECS modernization ...................................................................................... 22,970 34,900 23,000 23,000 ∂30 ¥11,900 ..........................Detention and removals modernization ........................................................ 6,991 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥6,991 .......................... ..........................Electronic health records .............................................................................. 3,495 .......................... 3,500 3,500 ∂5 ∂3,500 ..........................

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 33,456 34,900 34,900 34,900 ∂1,444 .......................... ..........................

Construction ........................................................................................................... 4,993 5,000 5,000 5,000 ∂7 .......................... ..........................

Total, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement direct appropriations ..................................................................................................... 5,426,587 4,996,722 5,384,361 5,053,845 ¥372,742 ∂57,123 ¥330,516 

Fee Accounts: 

Immigration inspection user fee ................................................................... (116,869 ) (135,000 ) (135,000 ) (135,000 ) (∂18,131 ) .......................... ..........................Breached bond/detention fund ..................................................................... (75,000 ) (65,000 ) (65,000 ) (65,000 ) (¥10,000 ) .......................... ..........................Student exchange and visitor fee ................................................................. (120,000 ) (145,000 ) (145,000 ) (145,000 ) (∂25,000 ) .......................... ..........................

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 311,869 345,000 345,000 345,000 ∂33,131 .......................... ..........................Total, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ................................ 5,738,456 5,341,722 5,729,361 5,398,845 ¥339,611 ∂57,123 ¥330,516 

Appropriations .................................................................................. (5,425,732 ) (4,996,722 ) (5,384,361 ) (5,053,845 ) (¥371,887 ) (∂57,123 ) (¥330,516 ) Emergency appropriations ............................................................... (855 ) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥855 ) .......................... ..........................Fee accounts .................................................................................... (311,869 ) (345,000 ) (345,000 ) (345,000 ) (∂33,131 ) .......................... ..........................

Transportation Security Administration 

Aviation Security: 

Screening Operations: 

Screener workforce: 

Privatized screening .................................................................... 147,575 153,190 163,190 153,190 ∂5,615 .......................... ¥10,000 Undistributed increase ................................................................ .......................... .......................... 31,810 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥31,810 Screener personnel, compensation, and benefits ....................... 3,076,311 3,033,526 2,972,715 2,982,847 ¥93,464 ¥50,679 ∂10,132 

Subtotal .................................................................................. 3,223,886 3,186,716 3,167,715 3,136,037 ¥87,849 ¥50,679 ¥31,678 

Screener training and other ................................................................. 224,809 226,936 203,057 226,857 ∂2,048 ¥79 ∂23,800 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2013 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with 

(∂ or ¥) 

2013 

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Checkpoint support .............................................................................. 115,114 103,377 103,309 105,309 ¥9,805 ∂1,932 ∂2,000 Undistributed increase ......................................................................... .......................... .......................... 3,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥3,000 EDS/ETD Systems: 

EDS procurement and installation .............................................. 99,852 83,987 83,845 83,845 ¥16,007 ¥142 ..........................Screening technology maintenance, utilities .............................. 308,759 298,509 298,509 298,509 ¥10,250 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal .................................................................................. 408,611 382,496 382,354 382,354 ¥26,257 ¥142 ..........................Subtotal, Screening operations .............................................. 3,972,420 3,899,525 3,859,435 3,850,557 ¥121,863 ¥48,968 ¥8,878 

Aviation Security Direction and Enforcement: 

Aviation regulation and other enforcement ......................................... 367,968 354,650 358,187 353,187 ¥14,781 ¥1,463 ¥5,000 Airport management and support ....................................................... 561,911 590,871 555,242 588,317 ∂26,406 ¥2,554 ∂33,075 Federal flight deck officer and flight crew training ........................... 24,711 .......................... 12,353 25,000 ∂289 ∂25,000 ∂12,647 Air cargo ............................................................................................... 121,674 122,990 122,332 122,332 ∂658 ¥658 ..........................Undistributed increase ......................................................................... .......................... .......................... 12,500 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥12,500 Undistributed reductions ...................................................................... .......................... .......................... ¥44,310 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂44,310 

Subtotal ........................................................................................... 1,076,264 1,068,511 1,016,304 1,088,836 ∂12,572 ∂20,325 ∂72,532 

Aviation Security Capital Fund (mandatory) ................................................ (250,000 ) (250,000 ) (250,000 ) (250,000 ) .......................... .......................... ..........................

Total, Aviation security (gross) ................................................................ 5,048,684 4,968,036 4,875,739 4,939,393 ¥109,291 ¥28,643 ∂63,654 

Aviation security fees (offsetting collections) ....................................................... ¥2,070,000 ¥2,120,000 ¥2,120,000 ¥2,120,000 ¥50,000 .......................... ..........................Additional offsetting collections (leg. proposal) ................................................... .......................... ¥105,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂105,000 ..........................

Total, Aviation security (net, discretionary) ............................................. 2,978,684 2,743,036 2,755,739 2,819,393 ¥159,291 ∂76,357 ∂63,654 

Surface Transportation Security: 

Staffing and operations ................................................................................ 36,305 35,433 35,262 35,262 ¥1,043 ¥171 ..........................Surface transportation security inspectors and canines ............................. 87,949 73,898 73,356 73,356 ¥14,593 ¥542 ..........................
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Undistributed increase .................................................................................. .......................... .......................... 15,676 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥15,676 

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 124,254 109,331 124,294 108,618 ¥15,636 ¥713 ¥15,676 

Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing: 

Secure flight .................................................................................................. 106,794 106,198 108,198 105,919 ¥875 ¥279 ¥2,279 Crew and other vetting programs ................................................................ 85,376 74,419 74,419 74,287 ¥11,089 ¥132 ¥132 TWIC fees ...................................................................................................... (47,300 ) (36,700 ) (36,700 ) (36,700 ) (¥10,600 ) .......................... ..........................Hazardous materials fees ............................................................................. (12,000 ) (12,000 ) (12,000 ) (12,000 ) .......................... .......................... ..........................Alien Flight School fees (by transfer from DOJ) ........................................... (5,000 ) (5,000 ) (5,000 ) (5,000 ) .......................... .......................... ..........................Air Cargo/Certified cargo screening program ............................................... (7,200 ) (5,400 ) (5,400 ) (5,400 ) (¥1,800 ) .......................... ..........................Commercial aviation and airports/Secure identification display area 

checks ....................................................................................................... (8,000 ) (6,500 ) (6,500 ) (6,500 ) (¥1,500 ) .......................... ..........................

Other security threat assessments ............................................................... (120 ) (50 ) (50 ) (50 ) (¥70 ) .......................... ..........................General aviation at DCA ............................................................................... (100 ) (350 ) (350 ) (350 ) (∂250 ) .......................... ..........................

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 271,890 246,617 248,617 246,206 ¥25,684 ¥411 ¥2,411 

Direct appropriations ....................................................................... (192,170 ) (180,617 ) (182,617 ) (180,206 ) (¥11,964 ) (¥411 ) (¥2,411 ) Fee funded programs ...................................................................... (79,720 ) (66,000 ) (66,000 ) (66,000 ) (¥13,720 ) .......................... ..........................

Transportation Security Support: 

Headquarters administration ........................................................................ 275,758 284,942 265,712 276,000 ∂242 ¥8,942 ∂10,288 Information technology .................................................................................. 416,645 455,484 389,750 450,000 ∂33,355 ¥5,484 ∂60,250 Human capital services ................................................................................ 215,544 212,554 201,643 208,000 ¥7,544 ¥4,554 ∂6,357 Intelligence .................................................................................................... 45,070 44,809 44,561 44,561 ¥509 ¥248 ..........................Undistributed reduction ................................................................................ .......................... .......................... ¥4,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂4,000 

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 953,017 997,789 897,666 978,561 ∂25,544 ¥19,228 ∂80,895 

Federal Air Marshals: 

Management and administration ................................................................. 792,738 714,669 709,254 709,254 ¥83,484 ¥5,415 ..........................Travel and training ....................................................................................... 113,821 111,853 111,853 111,853 ¥1,968 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 906,559 826,522 821,107 821,107 ¥85,452 ¥5,415 ..........................Total, Transportation Security Administration .......................................... 7,554,404 7,398,295 7,217,423 7,343,885 ¥210,519 ¥54,410 ∂126,462 

Offsetting collections ............................................................................................. (¥2,070,000 ) (¥2,225,000 ) (¥2,120,000 ) (¥2,120,000 ) (¥50,000 ) (∂105,000 ) ..........................Aviation security capital fund (mandatory) ........................................................... (250,000 ) (250,000 ) (250,000 ) (250,000 ) .......................... .......................... ..........................Fee funded programs ............................................................................................. (79,720 ) (66,000 ) (66,000 ) (66,000 ) (¥13,720 ) .......................... ..........................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2013 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with 

(∂ or ¥) 

2013 

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Total, Transportation Security Administration (net) ................................. 5,154,684 4,857,295 4,781,423 4,907,885 ¥246,799 ∂50,590 ∂126,462 

Coast Guard 

Operating Expenses: 

Military pay and allowances ......................................................................... 3,410,674 3,425,306 3,440,053 3,434,674 ∂24,000 ∂9,368 ¥5,379 Civilian pay and benefits ............................................................................. 785,542 784,097 779,011 779,320 ¥6,222 ¥4,777 ∂309 Training and recruiting ................................................................................. 213,900 181,617 216,588 199,907 ¥13,993 ∂18,290 ¥16,681 Operating funds and unit level maintenance .............................................. 1,092,449 1,061,567 1,065,083 1,064,361 ¥28,088 ∂2,794 ¥722 Centrally managed accounts ........................................................................ 350,609 318,856 319,307 319,147 ¥31,462 ∂291 ¥160 Intermediate and depot level maintenance .................................................. 958,606 983,940 1,019,374 989,137 ∂30,531 ∂5,197 ¥30,237 St. Elizabeths support costs ......................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... 12,800 ∂12,800 ∂12,800 ∂12,800 Overseas contingency operations/Global war on terrorism .......................... 254,000 .......................... .......................... 227,000 ¥27,000 ∂227,000 ∂227,000 

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 7,065,780 6,755,383 6,839,416 7,026,346 ¥39,434 ∂270,963 ∂186,930 

(Defense) .......................................................................................... (593,551 ) (340,000 ) (340,000 ) (567,000 ) (¥26,551 ) (∂227,000 ) (∂227,000 ) (Nondefense) .................................................................................... (6,472,229 ) (6,415,383 ) (6,499,416 ) (6,459,346 ) (¥12,883 ) (∂43,963 ) (¥40,070 ) 

Environmental compliance and restoration ........................................................... 13,134 13,187 13,164 13,165 ∂31 ¥22 ∂1 Reserve training ..................................................................................................... 132,353 109,543 112,991 122,491 ¥9,862 ∂12,948 ∂9,500 Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements: 

Vessels: 

Survey and design-vessel and boats .................................................. 2,497 1,000 1,000 1,000 ¥1,497 .......................... ..........................Response boat-medium ....................................................................... 7,989 .......................... .......................... 10,000 ∂2,011 ∂10,000 ∂10,000 In-service vessel sustainment ............................................................. .......................... 21,000 21,000 21,000 ∂21,000 .......................... ..........................National security cutter ....................................................................... 678,404 616,000 603,553 632,000 ¥46,404 ∂16,000 ∂28,447 Offshore patrol cutter .......................................................................... 29,960 25,000 25,000 25,000 ¥4,960 .......................... ..........................Fast response cutter ............................................................................ 334,558 75,000 205,000 310,000 ¥24,558 ∂235,000 ∂105,000 Cutter small boats ............................................................................... 3,995 3,000 3,000 3,000 ¥995 .......................... ..........................Medium endurance cutter sustainment ............................................... 15,979 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥15,979 .......................... ..........................
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Polar ice breaking vessel ..................................................................... 7,989 2,000 2,000 2,000 ¥5,989 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal ........................................................................................... 1,081,371 743,000 860,553 1,004,000 ¥77,371 ∂261,000 ∂143,447 

Aircraft: 

Airframe replacement (CGNR 6017) .................................................... 13,982 .......................... 30,000 .......................... ¥13,982 .......................... ¥30,000 Maritime patrol aircraft ....................................................................... 54,927 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥54,927 .......................... ..........................Long range surveillance aircraft ......................................................... 89,881 16,000 107,710 16,000 ¥73,881 .......................... ¥91,710 HH–65 conversion/sustainment projects ............................................. 31,458 12,000 12,000 12,000 ¥19,458 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal ........................................................................................... 190,248 28,000 149,710 28,000 ¥162,248 .......................... ¥121,710 

Other Acquisition Programs: 

Program oversight and management .................................................. 14,980 10,000 10,000 10,000 ¥4,980 .......................... ..........................Systems engineering and integration .................................................. .......................... 204 204 204 ∂204 .......................... ..........................C4ISR .................................................................................................... 40,447 35,226 50,226 35,226 ¥5,221 .......................... ¥15,000 CG–Logistics Information Management system .................................. 2,497 1,500 1,500 1,500 ¥997 .......................... ..........................Nationwide automatic identification system ....................................... 5,992 13,000 13,000 13,000 ∂7,008 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal ........................................................................................... 63,916 59,930 74,930 59,930 ¥3,986 .......................... ¥15,000 

Shore Facilities and Aids to Navigation: 

Major construction; Housing; ATON; and survey and design .............. 29,960 2,000 2,000 2,000 ¥27,960 .......................... ..........................Major acquisition systems infrastructure ............................................ 49,346 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥49,346 .......................... ..........................Minor shore .......................................................................................... 4,993 3,000 3,000 3,000 ¥1,993 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal ........................................................................................... 84,299 5,000 5,000 5,000 ¥79,299 .......................... ..........................

Military Housing ............................................................................................ 9,987 .......................... 18,000 18,000 ∂8,013 ∂18,000 ..........................Personnel and Related Support: 

Direct personnel costs ......................................................................... 112,933 114,747 114,080 114,315 ∂1,382 ¥432 ∂235 Core acquisition costs ......................................................................... 599 439 439 439 ¥160 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal ........................................................................................... 113,532 115,186 114,519 114,754 ∂1,222 ¥432 ∂235 

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 113–2) ........................................... 274,233 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥274,233 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Acquisition, construction, and improvements .......................... 1,817,586 951,116 1,222,712 1,229,684 ¥587,902 ∂278,568 ∂6,972 

Research, development, test, and evaluation ....................................................... 19,664 19,856 9,928 19,781 ∂117 ¥75 ∂9,853 Health care fund contribution (permanent indefinite discretionary appropriation) ................................................................................................................... 203,000 201,000 201,000 201,000 ¥2,000 .......................... ..........................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2013 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with 

(∂ or ¥) 

2013 

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Retired pay (mandatory) ........................................................................................ 1,423,000 1,460,000 1,460,000 1,460,000 ∂37,000 .......................... ..........................

Total, Coast Guard ................................................................................... 10,674,517 9,510,085 9,859,211 10,072,467 ¥602,050 ∂562,382 ∂213,256 

Appropriations .................................................................................. (10,146,284 ) (9,510,085 ) (9,859,211 ) (9,845,467 ) (¥300,817 ) (∂335,382 ) (¥13,744 ) Emergency appropriations ............................................................... (274,233 ) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥274,233 ) .......................... ..........................Overseas contingency operations/Global war on terrorism ............. (254,000 ) .......................... .......................... (227,000 ) (¥27,000 ) (∂227,000 ) (∂227,000 ) 

United States Secret Service 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Protection: 

Protection of persons and facilities .................................................... 854,107 822,591 848,263 846,662 ¥7,445 ∂24,071 ¥1,601 Protective intelligence activities .......................................................... 68,035 67,782 67,165 67,165 ¥870 ¥617 ..........................National special security event fund ................................................... 4,494 4,500 4,500 .......................... ¥4,494 ¥4,500 ¥4,500 Presidential candidate nominee protection ......................................... 57,884 .......................... .......................... 4,500 ¥53,384 ∂4,500 ∂4,500 White House mail screening ................................................................ .......................... 18,487 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥18,487 ..........................

Subtotal ........................................................................................... 984,520 913,360 919,928 918,327 ¥66,193 ∂4,967 ¥1,601 

Investigations: 

Domestic field operations .................................................................... 299,295 259,465 330,391 327,297 ∂28,002 ∂67,832 ¥3,094 International field office administration, operations and training ..... 30,930 30,958 30,811 30,811 ¥119 ¥147 ..........................Electronic crimes special agent program and electronic crimes task 

forces ............................................................................................... .......................... 56,968 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥56,968 ..........................

Support for missing and exploited children ........................................ 8,355 .......................... 8,358 8,366 ∂11 ∂8,366 ∂8 

Subtotal ........................................................................................... 338,580 347,391 369,560 366,474 ∂27,894 ∂19,083 ¥3,086 

Headquarters, management and administration ......................................... 174,104 177,282 188,964 188,964 ∂14,860 ∂11,682 ..........................Rowley Training Center ................................................................................. 55,525 55,552 55,118 55,118 ¥407 ¥434 ..........................Information integration and technology transformation .............................. 1,132 1,029 1,019 1,019 ¥113 ¥10 ..........................
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Emergency appropriations (Public Law 113–2) ........................................... 300 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥300 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Salaries and expenses .............................................................. 1,554,161 1,494,614 1,534,589 1,529,902 ¥24,259 ∂35,288 ¥4,687 

Acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses: 

Facilities ........................................................................................................ 4,424 5,380 5,380 5,380 ∂956 .......................... ..........................Information integration and technology transformation .............................. 52,251 46,395 46,395 46,395 ¥5,856 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 56,675 51,775 51,775 51,775 ¥4,900 .......................... ..........................Total, United States Secret Service .......................................................... 1,610,836 1,546,389 1,586,364 1,581,677 ¥29,159 ∂35,288 ¥4,687 Total, title II, Security, Enforcement, and Investigations ........................ 33,224,492 31,633,338 32,228,057 31,975,885 ¥1,248,607 ∂342,547 ¥252,172 

Appropriations .................................................................................. (32,693,437 ) (31,633,338 ) (32,228,057 ) (31,748,885 ) (¥944,552 ) (∂115,547 ) (¥479,172 ) Emergency appropriations ............................................................... (277,055 ) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥277,055 ) .......................... ..........................Overseas contingency operations/Global war on terrorism ............. (254,000 ) .......................... .......................... (227,000 ) (¥27,000 ) (∂227,000 ) (∂227,000 ) 

(Fee Accounts) .......................................................................................... (1,910,505 ) (2,474,723 ) (2,474,723 ) (2,474,723 ) (∂564,218 ) .......................... ..........................

TITLE III—PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY 

National Protection and Programs Directorate 

Management and administration: 

Administrative activities ............................................................................... 50,154 64,725 50,522 59,523 ∂9,369 ¥5,202 ∂9,001 

Infrastructure protection and information security: 

Infrastructure Protection: 

Infrastructure analysis and planning .................................................. 58,891 57,975 66,144 66,134 ∂7,243 ∂8,159 ¥10 Sector management and governance .................................................. 66,973 60,477 60,335 64,988 ¥1,985 ∂4,511 ∂4,653 Regional field operations ..................................................................... 56,344 56,708 56,550 56,550 ∂206 ¥158 ..........................Infrastructure security compliance ...................................................... 77,842 85,790 77,104 85,542 ∂7,700 ¥248 ∂8,438 

Subtotal, Infrastructure protection .................................................. 260,050 260,950 260,133 273,214 ∂13,164 ∂12,264 ∂13,081 

Cybersecurity and communications: 

Cybersecurity: 

Cybersecurity coordination .......................................................... 3,981 4,338 4,320 4,320 ∂339 ¥18 ..........................US Computer Emergency Readiness Team [US–CERT] Operations ...................................................................................... 92,804 102,636 102,486 102,486 ∂9,682 ¥150 ..........................Federal network security ............................................................. 235,681 199,769 199,725 199,725 ¥35,956 ¥44 ..........................Network security deployment ...................................................... 328,575 406,441 382,367 393,302 ∂64,727 ¥13,139 ∂10,935 Global cybersecurity management .............................................. 25,921 19,057 19,037 25,892 ¥29 ∂6,835 ∂6,855 Critical infrastructure cyber protection and awareness ............. 62,665 73,043 73,013 73,013 ∂10,348 ¥30 ..........................
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2013 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with 

(∂ or ¥) 

2013 

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Business operations .................................................................... 6,203 5,125 5,089 5,089 ¥1,114 ¥36 ..........................

Subtotal, Cybersecurity ........................................................... 755,830 810,409 786,037 803,827 ∂47,997 ¥6,582 ∂17,790 

Communications: 

Office of emergency communications ......................................... 38,603 36,516 36,446 37,946 ¥657 ∂1,430 ∂1,500 Priority telecommunications services .......................................... 53,195 53,412 53,372 53,372 ∂177 ¥40 ..........................Next generation networks ............................................................ 24,467 21,160 21,158 21,158 ¥3,309 ¥2 ..........................Programs to study and enhance telecommunications ............... 12,913 10,102 10,074 10,074 ¥2,839 ¥28 ..........................Critical infrastructure protection programs ................................ 10,946 9,445 9,409 9,409 ¥1,537 ¥36 ..........................

Subtotal, Communications ..................................................... 140,124 130,635 130,459 131,959 ¥8,165 ∂1,324 ∂1,500 Subtotal, Cybersecurity and communications ........................ 895,954 941,044 916,496 935,786 ∂39,832 ¥5,258 ∂19,290 Subtotal, Infrastructure protection and information security ....................................................................................... 1,156,004 1,201,994 1,176,629 1,209,000 ∂52,996 ∂7,006 ∂32,371 

Federal Protective Service: 

Basic security ................................................................................................ 271,540 271,540 271,540 271,540 .......................... .......................... ..........................Building-specific security ............................................................................. 509,056 509,056 509,056 509,056 .......................... .......................... ..........................Reimbursable security fees (contract guard services) ................................. 521,228 521,228 521,228 521,228 .......................... .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Federal Protective Service ......................................................... 1,301,824 1,301,824 1,301,824 1,301,824 .......................... .......................... ..........................

Offsetting collections .................................................................................... ¥1,301,824 ¥1,301,824 ¥1,301,824 ¥1,301,824 .......................... .......................... ..........................

Office of Biometric Identity Management .............................................................. 232,115 .......................... 232,190 205,967 ¥26,148 ∂205,967 ¥26,223 

Total, National Protection and Programs Directorate (gross) .................. 2,740,097 2,568,543 2,761,165 2,776,314 ∂36,217 ∂207,771 ∂15,149 
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Offsetting collections ....................................................................... (¥1,301,824 ) (¥1,301,824 ) (¥1,301,824 ) (¥1,301,824 ) .......................... .......................... ..........................

Total, National Protection and Programs Directorate (net) ..................... 1,438,273 1,266,719 1,459,341 1,474,490 ∂36,217 ∂207,771 ∂15,149 

Office of Health Affairs 

BioWatch ................................................................................................................ 85,277 90,609 79,534 87,609 ∂2,332 ¥3,000 ∂8,075 National Biosurveillance Integration Center .......................................................... 12,983 8,000 13,000 8,000 ¥4,983 .......................... ¥5,000 Chemical Defense Program .................................................................................... 1,997 824 824 824 ¥1,173 .......................... ..........................Planning and Coordination .................................................................................... 5,400 4,995 4,995 4,995 ¥405 .......................... ..........................Salaries and Expenses ........................................................................................... 26,667 27,369 25,072 26,261 ¥406 ¥1,108 ∂1,189 

Total, Office of Health Affairs .................................................................. 132,324 131,797 123,425 127,689 ¥4,635 ¥4,108 ∂4,264 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

Salaries and expenses: 

Administrative and regional offices ............................................................. 257,069 240,736 229,213 250,748 ¥6,321 ∂10,012 ∂21,535 

Office of National Capital Region Coordination .................................. (4,287 ) (2,602 ) .......................... (4,293 ) (∂6 ) (∂1,691 ) (∂4,293 ) 

Preparedness and protection ........................................................................ 178,811 293,684 174,766 176,406 ¥2,405 ¥117,278 ∂1,640 Response ....................................................................................................... 179,191 171,665 178,504 179,081 ¥110 ∂7,416 ∂577 

Urban search and rescue response system ........................................ (35,134 ) (27,513 ) .......................... (35,180 ) (∂46 ) (∂7,667 ) (∂35,180 ) 

Recovery ........................................................................................................ 55,226 55,530 55,121 55,121 ¥105 ¥409 ..........................Mitigation ...................................................................................................... 29,775 25,882 25,808 28,416 ¥1,359 ∂2,534 ∂2,608 Mission support ............................................................................................. 157,326 144,580 148,744 148,744 ¥8,582 ∂4,164 ..........................Centrally managed accounts ........................................................................ 114,436 110,306 110,306 110,306 ¥4,130 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Salaries and expenses .............................................................. 971,834 1,042,383 922,462 948,822 ¥23,012 ¥93,561 ∂26,360 

(Defense) .......................................................................................... (56,000 ) (77,000 ) (67,000 ) (77,000 ) (∂21,000 ) .......................... (∂10,000 ) (Nondefense) .................................................................................... (915,834 ) (965,383 ) (855,462 ) (871,822 ) (¥44,012 ) (¥93,561 ) (∂16,360 ) 

Subtotal, Salaries and expenses .............................................................. 971,834 1,042,383 922,462 948,822 ¥23,012 ¥93,561 ∂26,360 

Grants and training: 

State and local programs: 

Discretionary state and local grants ................................................... 188,683 .......................... 1,069,826 .......................... ¥188,683 .......................... ¥1,069,826 State Homeland security grant program ............................................. 346,143 .......................... .......................... 453,000 ∂106,857 ∂453,000 ∂453,000 General increase .................................................................................. .......................... .......................... 10,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥10,000 

Operation Stonegarden ................................................................ (46,539 ) .......................... .......................... (46,600 ) (∂61 ) (∂46,600 ) (∂46,600 ) 

Urban area security initiative .............................................................. 499,716 .......................... .......................... 614,152 ∂114,436 ∂614,152 ∂614,152 

Nonprofit security grants ............................................................ (9,987 ) .......................... .......................... (13,000 ) (∂3,013 ) (∂13,000 ) (∂13,000 ) 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2013 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with 

(∂ or ¥) 

2013 

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Public transportation security assistance and railroad security assistance ........................................................................................... 97,371 .......................... 97,500 100,640 ∂3,269 ∂100,640 ∂3,140 

Amtrak security ........................................................................... (9,987 ) .......................... .......................... (10,000 ) (∂13 ) (∂10,000 ) (∂10,000 ) 

Port security grants ............................................................................. 97,371 .......................... 97,500 100,640 ∂3,269 ∂100,640 ∂3,140 

Subtotal, discretionary grants ......................................................... 1,229,284 .......................... 1,274,826 1,268,432 ∂39,148 ∂1,268,432 ¥6,394 

Education, training, and exercises: 

Emergency Management Institute .............................................. 17,782 .......................... 17,805 20,569 ∂2,787 ∂20,569 ∂2,764 Center for Domestic Preparedness ............................................. 64,905 .......................... 64,991 64,905 .......................... ∂64,905 ¥86 National Domestic Preparedness Consortium ............................. 92,877 .......................... 93,000 98,000 ∂5,123 ∂98,000 ∂5,000 National exercise program .......................................................... 32,335 .......................... 32,378 21,094 ¥11,241 ∂21,094 ¥11,284 Continuing training ..................................................................... 26,964 .......................... 27,000 29,000 ∂2,036 ∂29,000 ∂2,000 

Subtotal .................................................................................. 234,863 .......................... 235,174 233,568 ¥1,295 ∂233,568 ¥1,606 

National preparedness grant program ................................................ .......................... 1,043,200 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥1,043,200 ..........................First responder assistance program: 

Emergency management performance grants ............................ .......................... 350,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥350,000 ..........................Fire grants ................................................................................... .......................... 335,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥335,000 ..........................Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) 

Act grants ............................................................................... .......................... 335,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥335,000 ..........................

Training partnership grants ........................................................ .......................... 60,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥60,000 ..........................

Subtotal, First Responder Assistance Program ...................... .......................... 1,080,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥1,080,000 ..........................Subtotal, State and Local Programs ...................................... 1,464,147 2,123,200 1,510,000 1,502,000 ∂37,853 ¥621,200 ¥8,000 

(Defense) ........................................................................ (46,539 ) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥46,539 ) .......................... ..........................(Nondefense) .................................................................. (1,417,608 ) (2,123,200 ) (1,510,000 ) (1,502,000 ) (∂84,392 ) (¥621,200 ) (¥8,000 ) 
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Subtotal, State and Local Programs ...................................... 1,464,147 2,123,200 1,510,000 1,502,000 ∂37,853 ¥621,200 ¥8,000 

Firefighter assistance grants: 

Fire grants ............................................................................................ 337,055 .......................... 340,000 337,500 ∂445 ∂337,500 ¥2,500 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response [SAFER] Act 

grants .............................................................................................. 337,055 .......................... 340,000 337,500 ∂445 ∂337,500 ¥2,500 Subtotal ........................................................................................... 674,110 .......................... 680,000 675,000 ∂890 ∂675,000 ¥5,000 

Emergency management performance grants .............................................. 349,538 .......................... 350,000 350,000 ∂462 ∂350,000 ..........................

Subtotal, Grants and Training ................................................................. 2,487,795 2,123,200 2,540,000 2,527,000 ∂39,205 ∂403,800 ¥13,000 

Radiological emergency preparedness program .................................................... ¥1,443 ¥1,272 ¥1,272 ¥1,272 ∂171 .......................... ..........................United States Fire Administration ......................................................................... 43,942 41,306 42,162 44,000 ∂58 ∂2,694 ∂1,838 

Undistributed increase .................................................................................. .......................... .......................... 1,838 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥1,838 

Disaster Relief Fund: 

Base disaster relief ....................................................................................... 607,124 594,522 594,522 594,522 ¥12,602 .......................... ..........................Disaster relief category ................................................................................. 6,400,000 5,626,386 5,626,386 5,626,386 ¥773,614 .......................... ..........................Disaster relief category (Public Law 113–2) ................................................ 5,379,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥5,379,000 .......................... ..........................Emergency appropriations (Public Law 113–2) ........................................... 6,108,735 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥6,108,735 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Disaster Relief Fund ................................................................. 18,494,859 6,220,908 6,220,908 6,220,908 ¥12,273,951 .......................... ..........................

Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account: 

Direct loan subsidy (emergency appropriations) (Public Law 113–2) ......... 300,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥300,000 .......................... ..........................

Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program .............................................. 95,203 84,361 95,202 95,203 .......................... ∂10,842 ∂1 National Flood Insurance Fund: 

Salaries and expenses .................................................................................. 22,000 22,000 22,000 22,000 .......................... .......................... ..........................Flood plain management and mapping ....................................................... 149,000 154,300 154,300 154,300 ∂5,300 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 171,000 176,300 176,300 176,300 ∂5,300 .......................... ..........................

Offsetting fee collections .............................................................................. ¥171,000 ¥176,300 ¥176,300 ¥176,300 ¥5,300 .......................... ..........................

National predisaster mitigation fund .................................................................... 24,967 .......................... 22,500 25,000 ∂33 ∂25,000 ∂2,500 

General increase ........................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 7,655 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥7,655 

Emergency food and shelter .................................................................................. 119,842 100,000 120,000 120,000 ∂158 ∂20,000 ..........................

Total, Federal Emergency Management Agency ....................................... 22,536,999 9,610,886 9,971,455 9,979,661 ¥12,557,338 ∂368,775 ∂8,206 

Appropriations .................................................................................. (4,349,264 ) (3,984,500 ) (4,345,069 ) (4,353,275 ) (∂4,011 ) (∂368,775 ) (∂8,206 ) 
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[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2013 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with 

(∂ or ¥) 

2013 

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Disaster relief category ................................................................... (11,779,000 ) (5,626,386 ) (5,626,386 ) (5,626,386 ) (¥6,152,614 ) .......................... ..........................

Total, title III, Protection, Preparedness, Response and Recovery Directorate .................................................................................................... 24,107,596 11,009,402 11,554,221 11,581,840 ¥12,525,756 ∂572,438 ∂27,619 

Appropriations .................................................................................. (5,919,861 ) (5,383,016 ) (5,927,835 ) (5,955,454 ) (∂35,593 ) (∂572,438 ) (∂27,619 ) Emergency appropriations ............................................................... (6,408,735 ) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥6,408,735 ) .......................... ..........................Disaster relief category ................................................................... (11,779,000 ) (5,626,386 ) (5,626,386 ) (5,626,386 ) (¥6,152,614 ) .......................... ..........................

TITLE IV—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 

Appropriations: 

E-Verify program ........................................................................................... 111,776 114,213 114,213 113,889 ∂2,113 ¥324 ¥324 Immigrant integration programs .................................................................. .......................... 10,000 .......................... 5,000 ∂5,000 ¥5,000 ∂5,000 

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 111,776 124,213 114,213 118,889 ∂7,113 ¥5,324 ∂4,676 

Fee Accounts: 

Adjudication Services: 

District operations ................................................................................ (1,313,702 ) (1,510,836 ) (1,536,880 ) (1,541,880 ) (∂228,178 ) (∂31,044 ) (∂5,000 ) 

(Immigrant Integration Grants) .................................................. (7,500 ) .......................... .......................... (5,000 ) (¥2,500 ) (∂5,000 ) (∂5,000 ) 

Service center operations ..................................................................... (524,788 ) (550,653 ) (578,393 ) (578,393 ) (∂53,605 ) (∂27,740 ) ..........................Asylum, refugee and international operations .................................... (196,584 ) (236,494 ) (236,710 ) (236,710 ) (∂40,126 ) (∂216 ) ..........................Records operations ............................................................................... (86,774 ) (94,039 ) (94,039 ) (94,039 ) (∂7,265 ) .......................... ..........................Business transformation ...................................................................... (269,216 ) (183,464 ) (183,464 ) (183,464 ) (¥85,752 ) .......................... ..........................

(Digitization program) ................................................................. (29,000 ) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥29,000 ) .......................... ..........................

Subtotal .................................................................................. 2,391,064 2,575,486 2,629,486 2,634,486 ∂243,422 ∂59,000 ∂5,000 

Information and customer services: 

Operating expenses .............................................................................. (89,011 ) (96,409 ) (96,409 ) (96,409 ) (∂7,398 ) .......................... ..........................
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Administration: 

Operating expenses .............................................................................. (382,334 ) (339,421 ) (339,421 ) (339,421 ) (¥42,913 ) .......................... ..........................

Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements [SAVE] ................................. (20,048 ) (29,937 ) (29,937 ) (29,937 ) (∂9,889 ) .......................... ..........................

Subtotal, Fee accounts ............................................................................. 2,882,457 3,041,253 3,095,253 3,100,253 ∂217,796 ∂59,000 ∂5,000 

H1–B Visa fee account: 

Adjudication services: 

Service center operations ..................................................................... .......................... (13,000 ) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥13,000 ) ..........................

H1–B and L fraud prevention fee account: 

Adjudication Services: 

District operations ................................................................................ .......................... (41,000 ) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥41,000 ) ..........................

Total, Fee accounts ......................................................................... 2,882,457 3,095,253 3,095,253 3,100,253 ∂217,796 ∂5,000 ∂5,000 Total, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ........... (2,994,233 ) (3,219,466 ) (3,209,466 ) (3,219,142 ) (∂224,909 ) (¥324 ) (∂9,676 ) 

Appropriations ......................................................................... (111,776 ) (124,213 ) (114,213 ) (118,889 ) (∂7,113 ) (¥5,324 ) (∂4,676 ) Fee accounts ........................................................................... (2,882,457 ) (3,095,253 ) (3,095,253 ) (3,100,253 ) (∂217,796 ) (∂5,000 ) (∂5,000 ) 

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 

Salaries and Expenses: 

Law enforcement training ............................................................................. 197,743 210,818 198,317 198,317 ∂574 ¥12,501 ..........................Management and administration ................................................................. 29,125 28,420 28,228 28,228 ¥897 ¥192 ..........................Accreditation ................................................................................................. 1,298 1,306 1,300 1,300 ∂2 ¥6 ..........................

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 228,166 240,544 227,845 227,845 ¥321 ¥12,699 ..........................

Acquisitions, construction, improvements, and related expenses ........................ 28,348 30,885 30,885 30,885 ∂2,537 .......................... ..........................

Total, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center ..................................... 256,514 271,429 258,730 258,730 ∂2,216 ¥12,699 ..........................

Science and Technology 

Management and administration .......................................................................... 131,826 129,608 129,000 129,000 ¥2,826 ¥608 ..........................Research, development, acquisition, and operations: 

Research, development, and innovation ....................................................... 449,960 467,000 .......................... .......................... ¥449,960 ¥467,000 ..........................

Apex R&D ............................................................................................. .......................... .......................... 15,013 15,013 ∂15,013 ∂15,013 ..........................Border security ..................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 31,580 43,563 ∂43,563 ∂43,563 ∂11,983 Chem/Bio and explosives defense ....................................................... .......................... .......................... 194,294 182,611 ∂182,611 ∂182,611 ¥11,683 Counterterrorist R&D ............................................................................ .......................... .......................... 24,561 24,561 ∂24,561 ∂24,561 ..........................Cyber security ....................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 70,829 74,529 ∂74,529 ∂74,529 ∂3,700 
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[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2013 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with 

(∂ or ¥) 

2013 

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Disaster resilience ................................................................................ .......................... .......................... 130,723 126,723 ∂126,723 ∂126,723 ¥4,000 

Subtotal, Research, development and innovation .......................... 449,960 467,000 467,000 467,000 ∂17,040 .......................... ..........................

Laboratory facilities ...................................................................................... 164,714 857,785 547,785 547,785 ∂383,071 ¥310,000 ..........................Acquisition and operations support .............................................................. 47,921 41,703 41,703 41,703 ¥6,218 .......................... ..........................University programs ...................................................................................... 39,947 31,000 40,000 33,000 ¥6,947 ∂2,000 ¥7,000 Emergency appropriations (Public Law 113–2) ........................................... 3,249 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥3,249 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 705,791 1,397,488 1,096,488 1,089,488 ∂383,697 ¥308,000 ¥7,000 Total, Science and Technology ................................................................. 837,617 1,527,096 1,225,488 1,218,488 ∂380,871 ¥308,608 ¥7,000 

Domestic Nuclear Detection Office 

Management and administration .......................................................................... 39,598 37,510 37,353 37,353 ¥2,245 ¥157 ..........................Research, development, and operations: 

Systems engineering and architecture ......................................................... 29,960 21,222 21,222 21,000 ¥8,960 ¥222 ¥222 Systems development .................................................................................... 27,963 21,243 21,243 21,000 ¥6,963 ¥243 ¥243 Transformational research and development ............................................... 74,667 75,291 75,291 75,000 ∂333 ¥291 ¥291 Assessments .................................................................................................. 32,956 39,918 39,918 39,300 ∂6,344 ¥618 ¥618 Operations support ........................................................................................ 35,453 30,835 30,835 30,200 ¥5,253 ¥635 ¥635 National Technical Nuclear Forensics Center ............................................... 25,530 22,701 22,701 22,700 ¥2,830 ¥1 ¥1 

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 226,529 211,210 211,210 209,200 ¥17,329 ¥2,010 ¥2,010 

Systems Acquisition: 

Radiation portal monitor program ................................................................ 1,353 7,000 7,000 7,000 ∂5,647 .......................... ..........................Securing the cities ........................................................................................ 21,971 22,000 22,000 22,000 ∂29 .......................... ..........................Human portable radiation detection systems .............................................. 28,063 13,600 13,600 13,600 ¥14,463 .......................... ..........................
189 

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 113–2) ........................................... 3,869 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥3,869 .......................... ..........................

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 55,256 42,600 42,600 42,600 ¥12,656 .......................... ..........................Total, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office ................................................ 321,383 291,320 291,163 289,153 ¥32,230 ¥2,167 ¥2,010 Total, title IV, Research and Development, Training, and Services ........ 1,527,290 2,214,058 1,889,594 1,885,260 ∂357,970 ¥328,798 ¥4,334 

Appropriations .................................................................................. (1,520,172 ) (2,214,058 ) (1,889,594 ) (1,885,260 ) (∂365,088 ) (¥328,798 ) (¥4,334 ) Emergency appropriations ............................................................... (7,118 ) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥7,118 ) .......................... ..........................

(Fee Accounts) .......................................................................................... (2,882,457 ) (3,095,253 ) (3,095,253 ) (3,100,253 ) (∂217,796 ) (∂5,000 ) (∂5,000 ) 

TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

USCIS Immigrant integration grants ..................................................................... 2,497 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥2,497 .......................... ..........................NSSE reimbursement fund ..................................................................................... 4,993 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥4,993 .......................... ..........................Data center migration ............................................................................................ 54,927 .......................... 34,200 54,200 ¥727 ∂54,200 ∂20,000 DHS Consolidated headquarters project ................................................................ 28,962 .......................... .......................... 43,300 ∂14,338 ∂43,300 ∂43,300 Community disaster loans ..................................................................................... 13,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥13,000 .......................... ..........................DHS Lapsed balances (lapsed appropriations) ..................................................... ¥24,921 .......................... .......................... ¥1,718 ∂23,203 ¥1,718 ¥1,718 Rescission of NPPD IPIS unobligated balances .................................................... ¥1,683 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂1,683 .......................... ..........................DHS appropriations (legacy) (rescission) .............................................................. ¥7,680 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂7,680 .......................... ..........................Working capital fund (rescission) (defense) ......................................................... .......................... .......................... ¥9,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂9,000 Working capital fund (rescission) (nondefense) .................................................... .......................... .......................... ¥241,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂241,000 Visa lottery fee ....................................................................................................... .......................... ¥50,000 ¥50,000 ¥50,000 ¥50,000 .......................... ..........................Analysis and operations (rescission) ..................................................................... ¥1,800 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂1,800 .......................... ..........................CBP BSFIT (rescission) ........................................................................................... ¥73,232 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂73,232 .......................... ..........................ICE Construction (rescission) ................................................................................. ¥9,516 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂9,516 .......................... ..........................TSA Surface transportation (rescission) ................................................................ ¥21,667 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂21,667 .......................... ..........................Rescission of NSC #5 fiscal year 2011 funding ................................................... ¥43,500 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂43,500 .......................... ..........................Rescission of NSC #4 fiscal year 2010 funding ................................................... ¥25,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂25,000 .......................... ..........................Rescission of NSC .................................................................................................. ¥25,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂25,000 .......................... ..........................CBP BSFIT unobligated balance (rescission) ........................................................ .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥61,783 ¥61,783 ¥61,783 ¥61,783 Columbia Free Trade Act Collections ..................................................................... .......................... 110,000 .......................... 110,000 ∂110,000 .......................... ∂110,000 U.S. Coast Guard AC&I (rescission) (Public Law 111–83) ................................... ¥15,000 ¥14,500 ¥14,500 ¥14,500 ∂500 .......................... ..........................U.S. Coast Guard AC&I (rescission) (Public Law 112–10) ................................... ¥15,000 ¥9,000 ¥21,612 ¥29,000 ¥14,000 ¥20,000 ¥7,388 U.S. Coast Guard AC&I (rescission) (Public Law 112–74) ................................... .......................... ¥18,500 ¥41,000 ¥31,500 ¥31,500 ¥13,000 ∂9,500 U.S. Coast Guard AC&I (rescission) (Public Law 113–6) ..................................... .......................... .......................... ¥32,479 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂32,479 Patrol boats (fiscal year 2010) (rescission) .......................................................... ¥8,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂8,000 .......................... ..........................U.S. Coast Guard AC&I (rescission) ...................................................................... ¥5,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂5,000 .......................... ..........................H–60 (rescission) ................................................................................................... ¥3,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂3,000 .......................... ..........................Program management (rescission) ........................................................................ ¥5,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂5,000 .......................... ..........................
190 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2013 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared with 

(∂ or ¥) 

2013 

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

TSA Aviation security (70 x 0550) (rescission) ..................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥1,500 ¥1,500 ¥1,500 ¥1,500 H–65 (rescission) ................................................................................................... ¥10,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂10,000 .......................... ..........................TSA research and development (rescission) .......................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥977 ¥977 ¥977 ¥977 Treasury asset forfeiture fund (rescission) ........................................................... .......................... .......................... ¥100,000 ¥100,000 ¥100,000 ¥100,000 ..........................Predisaster mitigation fund (rescission) ............................................................... ¥12,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂12,000 .......................... ..........................

Total, title V, General Provisions .............................................................. ¥202,620 18,000 ¥475,391 ¥83,478 ∂119,142 ¥101,478 ∂391,913 

Appropriations .................................................................................. (104,379 ) (60,000 ) (¥15,800 ) (157,500 ) (∂53,121 ) (∂97,500 ) (∂173,300 ) Rescissions ...................................................................................... (¥306,999 ) (¥42,000 ) (¥459,591 ) (¥240,978 ) (∂66,021 ) (¥198,978 ) (∂218,613 ) 

Grand Total ............................................................................................... 59,742,509 46,114,108 46,077,222 46,413,386 ¥13,329,123 ∂299,278 ∂336,164 

Appropriations .................................................................................. (41,323,600 ) (40,529,722 ) (40,910,427 ) (40,800,978 ) (¥522,622 ) (∂271,256 ) (¥109,449 ) Rescissions ...................................................................................... (¥306,999 ) (¥42,000 ) (¥459,591 ) (¥240,978 ) (∂66,021 ) (¥198,978 ) (∂218,613 ) Emergency appropriations ............................................................... (6,692,908 ) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥6,692,908 ) .......................... ..........................Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism ........... (254,000 ) .......................... .......................... (227,000 ) (¥27,000 ) (∂227,000 ) (∂227,000 ) 

Disaster Relief Category ........................................................................... (11,779,000 ) (5,626,386 ) (5,626,386 ) (5,626,386 ) (¥6,152,614 ) .......................... ..........................(Fee Funded Programs) ............................................................................ (4,792,962 ) (5,569,976 ) (5,569,976 ) (5,574,976 ) (∂782,014 ) (∂5,000 ) (∂5,000 ) (By transfer) ............................................................................................. (24,000 ) (24,000 ) (24,000 ) (24,000 ) .......................... .......................... ..........................

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