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Calendar No. 129

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H.R. 2360

[Report No. 109–83] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 18, 2005

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 

JUNE 16, 2005

Reported by Mr. GREGG, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT

Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 

and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

5 Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year end6 ing September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, namely: 
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1 TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND 

2 OPERATIONS 

3 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE

4 MANAGEMENT

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 

6 of Homeland Security, as authorized by section 102 of the 

7 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112), and exec8 utive management of the Department of Homeland Secu9 rity, as authorized by law, $133,239,000 (reduced by 

10 $100,000): Provided, That not to exceed $40,000 shall be 

11 for official reception and representation expenses: Pro12 vided further, That of the amounts appropriated under 

13 this heading, $20,000,000 shall not be available for obliga14 tion until the Secretary of Homeland Security submits to 

15 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep16 resentatives an immigration enforcement strategy to re17 duce the number of undocumented aliens, based upon the 

18 latest United States Census Bureau data, by 10 percent 

19 per year: Provided further, That of the amounts appro20 priated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall not be avail21 able for obligation until section 525 of this Act is imple22 mented: Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit 

23 all reports requested by the Committee on Appropriations 

24 of the House of Representatives for all agencies and com25 ponents of the Department of Homeland Security, as iden-
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1 tified in this Act and the House report accompanying this 

2 Act, by the dates specified: Provided further, That the con3 tent of all reports shall be in compliance with the direction 

4 and instructions included in this Act and the House report 

5 accompanying this Act by the dates specified: Provided 

6 further, That, of the amounts appropriated under this 

7 heading, $20,000,000 may not be obligated until the Com8 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

9 has received all final reports in compliance with such di10 rection and instructions. 

11 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT

12 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

13 Secretary for Management, as authorized by sections 701–

14 705 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341–

15 345), $146,084,000 (reduced by $26,100,000) (reduced 

16 by $50,000,000): Provided, That not to exceed $3,000 

17 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: 

18 Provided further, That of the total amount provided, 

19 $26,070,000 shall remain available until expended solely 

20 for the alteration and improvement of facilities, tenant im21 provements, and relocation costs to consolidate Depart22 ment headquarters operations. 
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1 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

2 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi3 nancial Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Home4 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), $18,505,000. 

5 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

6 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In7 formation Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the 

8 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), and De9 partment-wide technology investments, $303,700,000; of 

10 which $75,756,000 shall be available for salaries and ex11 penses; and of which $227,944,000 shall be available for 

12 development and acquisition of information technology 

13 equipment, software, services, and related activities for the 

14 Department of Homeland Security, and for the costs of 

15 conversion to narrowband communications, including the 

16 cost for operation of the land mobile radio legacy systems, 

17 to remain available until expended: Provided, That none 

18 of the funds appropriated shall be used to support or sup19 plement the appropriations provided for the United States 

20 Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 

21 project or the Automated Commercial Environment: Pro22 vided further, That the Department shall report within 

23 180 days of enactment of this Act on its enterprise archi24 tecture and other strategic planning activities in accord-
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1 ance with the terms and conditions specified in the House 

2 report accompanying this Act. 

3 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

5 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 

6 General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $83,017,000, of 

7 which not to exceed $100,000 may be used for certain con8 fidential operational expenses, including the payment of 

9 informants, to be expended at the direction of the Inspec10 tor General. 

11 TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 

12 INVESTIGATIONS 

13 BORDER AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 

14 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR BORDER AND

15 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

18 Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, as au19 thorized by subtitle A of title IV of the Homeland Security 

20 Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), $10,617,000: Pro21 vided, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official recep22 tion and representation expenses. 

23 AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

24 For necessary expenses of the United State Visitor 

25 and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology project, as 

26 authorized by section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Re-
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1 form and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 

2 U.S.C. 1221 note) and for the development, deployment, 

3 and use of Free and Secure Trade (FAST), NEXUS, and 

4 Secure Electronic Network for Traveler’s Rapid Inspec5 tion (SENTRI), $411,232,000, to remain available until 

6 expended, which shall be allocated as follows: 

7 (1) $7,000,000 for FAST. 

8 (2) $14,000,000 for NEXUS/SENTRI. 

9 (3) $390,232,000 for the United States Visitor 

10 and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology project: 

11 Provided, That of the funds provided for this 

12 project, $254,000,000 may not be obligated until the 

13 Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

14 House of Representatives receive and approve a plan 

15 for expenditure prepared by the Secretary of Home16 land Security that—

17 (A) meets the capital planning and invest18 ment control review requirements established by 

19 the Office of Management and Budget, includ20 ing Circular A–11, part 7; 

21 (B) complies with the Department of 

22 Homeland Security enterprise information sys23 tems architecture; 

24 (C) complies with the acquisition rules, re25 quirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition 
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1 management practices of the Federal Govern2 ment; 

3 (D) is reviewed and approved by the De4 partment of Homeland Security Investment Re5 view Board, the Secretary of Homeland Secu6 rity, and the Office of Management and Budg7 et; and 

8 (E) is reviewed by the Government Ac9 countability Office. 

10 CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relat13 ing to border security, immigration, customs, and agricul14 tural inspections and regulatory activities related to plant 

15 and animal imports; acquisition, lease, maintenance and 

16 operation of aircraft; purchase and lease of up to 4,500 

17 (3,935 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; and con18 tracting with individuals for personal services abroad; 

19 $4,885,544,000; of which $3,000,000 shall be derived 

20 from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administra21 tive expenses related to the collection of the Harbor Main22 tenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal 

23 Revenue Code of 1986 and notwithstanding section 

24 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

25 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which not to exceed $35,000 shall 
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1 be for official reception and representation expenses; of 

2 which not less than $141,060,000 shall be for Air and Ma3 rine Operations; of which not to exceed $174,800,000 

4 shall remain available until September 30, 2007, for in5 spection and surveillance technology, unmanned aerial ve6 hicles, and replacement aircraft; of which such sums as 

7 become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except 

8 sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated 

9 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 

10 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account; of which 

11 not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for 

12 rental space in connection with preclearance operations; 

13 of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards of 

14 compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely 

15 under the certificate of the Under Secretary for Border 

16 and Transportation Security; and of which not to exceed 

17 $5,000,000 shall be available for payments or advances 

18 arising out of contractual or reimbursable agreements 

19 with State and local law enforcement agencies while en20 gaged in cooperative activities related to immigration: Pro21 vided, That for fiscal year 2006, the overtime limitation 

22 prescribed in section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 

23 1911 (19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be $35,000; and not24 withstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 

25 appropriated in this Act may be available to compensate 
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1 any employee of the Bureau of Customs and Border Pro2 tection for overtime, from whatever source, in an amount 

3 that exceeds such limitation, except in individual cases de4 termined by the Under Secretary for Border and Trans5 portation Security, or a designee, to be necessary for na6 tional security purposes, to prevent excessive costs, or in 

7 cases of immigration emergencies: Provided further, That 

8 of the total amount provided, $10,000,000 may not be ob9 ligated until the Secretary submits to the Committee on 

10 Appropriations of the House of Representatives all re11 quired reports related to air and marine operations: Pro12 vided further, That of the total amount provided, 

13 $2,000,000 may not be obligated until the Secretary sub14 mits to the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

15 of Representatives a report on the performance of the Im16 migration Advisory Program as directed in House Report 

17 No. 108–541: Provided further, That of the total amount 

18 provided, $70,000,000 may not be obligated until the Sec19 retary submits to the Committee on Appropriations of the 

20 House of Representatives part two of the report on the 

21 performance of the Container Security Initiative progam, 

22 as directed in House Report 180–541: Provided further,

23 That no funds shall be available for the site acquisition, 

24 design, or construction of any Border Patrol checkpoint 

25 in the Tucson sector: Provided further, That the Border 
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1 Patrol shall relocate its checkpoints in the Tucson sector 

2 at least once every seven days in a manner designed to 

3 prevent persons subject to inspection from predicting the 

4 location of any such checkpoint. 

5 AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

6 For expenses for customs and border protection auto7 mated systems, $458,009,000, to remain available until 

8 expended, of which not less than $321,690,000 shall be 

9 for the development of the Automated Commercial Envi10 ronment: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 

11 under this heading may be obligated for the Automated 

12 Commercial Environment until the Committees on Appro13 priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

14 receive and approve a plan for expenditure prepared by 

15 the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Secu16 rity that—

17 (1) meets the capital planning and investment 

18 control review requirements established by the Office 

19 of Management and Budget, including Circular A–

20 11, part 7; 

21 (2) complies with the Department of Homeland 

22 Security’s enterprise information systems architec23 ture; 

24 (3) complies with the acquisition rules, require25 ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage26 ment practices of the Federal Government; 
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1 (4) is reviewed and approved by the Depart2 ment of Homeland Security Investment Review 

3 Board, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 

4 Office of Management and Budget; and 

5 (5) is reviewed by the Government Account6 ability Office. 

7 AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, 

8 MAINTENANCE, AND PROCUREMENT

9 For necessary expenses for the operations, mainte10 nance, and procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, and 

11 other related equipment of the air and marine program, 

12 including operational training and mission-related travel, 

13 and rental payments for facilities occupied by the air or 

14 marine interdiction and demand reduction programs, the 

15 operations of which include the following: the interdiction 

16 of narcotics and other goods; the provision of support to 

17 Federal, State, and local agencies in the enforcement or 

18 administration of laws enforced by the Department of 

19 Homeland Security; and at the discretion of the Under 

20 Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, the 

21 provision of assistance to Federal, State, and local agen22 cies in other law enforcement and emergency humani23 tarian efforts, $347,780,000, to remain available until ex24 pended: Provided, That no aircraft or other related equip25 ment, with the exception of aircraft that are one of a kind 

26 and have been identified as excess to Bureau of Customs 
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1 and Border Protection requirements and aircraft that 

2 have been damaged beyond repair, shall be transferred to 

3 any other Federal agency, department, or office outside 

4 of the Department of Homeland Security during fiscal 

5 year 2006 without the prior approval of the Committees 

6 on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep7 resentatives. 

8 CONSTRUCTION

9 For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate, 

10 equip, and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for 

11 the administration and enforcement of the laws relating 

12 to customs and immigration, $93,418,000, to remain 

13 available until expended. 

14 IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigra17 tion and customs laws, detention and removals, and inves18 tigations; and purchase and lease of up to 2,300 (2,000 

19 for replacement only) police-type vehicles, $3,064,081,000 

20 (reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000), of 

21 which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available until 

22 expended for conducting special operations pursuant to 

23 section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 

24 U.S.C. 2081); of which not to exceed $15,000 shall be for 

25 official reception and representation expenses; of which 

26 not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards of compensa-
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1 tion to informants, to be accounted for solely under the 

2 certificate of the Under Secretary for Border and Trans3 portation Security; of which not less than $102,000 shall 

4 be for promotion of public awareness of the child pornog5 raphy tipline; of which not less than $203,000 shall be 

6 for Project Alert; of which not less than $5,000,000 shall 

7 be for costs to implement section 287(g) of the Immigra8 tion and Nationality Act, as amended; and of which not 

9 to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reim10 burse other Federal agencies for the costs associated with 

11 the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled illegal 

12 aliens: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 

13 shall be available to compensate any employee for overtime 

14 in an annual amount in excess of $35,000, except that 

15 the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Secu16 rity may waive that amount as necessary for national secu17 rity purposes and in cases of immigration emergencies: 

18 Provided further, That of the total amount provided, 

19 $3,045,000 shall be for activities to enforce laws against 

20 forced child labor in fiscal year 2006, of which not to ex21 ceed $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 

22 Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated, 

23 $50,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the 

24 Assistant Secretary of Immigration and Customs Enforce25 ment submits to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
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1 House of Representatives a national detention manage2 ment plan including the use of regional detention con3 tracts and alternatives to detention: Provided further, That 

4 the Assistant Secretary of Immigration and Customs En5 forcement, with concurrence of the Secretary of Homeland 

6 Security, shall submit, by December 1, 2005, to the Com7 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

8 a plan for the expanded use of Immigration Enforcement 

9 Agents to enforce administrative violations of United 

10 States immigration laws. 

11 FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS

12 For necessary expenses of the Federal Air Marshals, 

13 $698,860,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall re14 main available until expended.

15 FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

16 The revenues and collections of security fees credited 

17 to this account, not to exceed $487,000,000, shall be avail18 able until expended for necessary expenses related to the 

19 protection of federally-owned and leased buildings and for 

20 the operations of the Federal Protective Service. 

21 AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

22 For expenses of immigration and customs enforce23 ment automated systems, $40,150,000, to remain avail24 able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap25 propriated under this heading may be obligated until the 

26 Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
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1 House of Representatives receive and approve a plan for 

2 expenditure prepared by the Under Secretary for Border 

3 and Transportation Security that— 

4 (1) meets the capital planning and investment 

5 control review requirements established by the Office 

6 of Management and Budget, including Circular A–

7 11, part 7; 

8 (2) complies with the Department of Homeland 

9 Security enterprise information systems architecture; 

10 (3) complies with the acquisition rules, require11 ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage12 ment practices of the Federal Government; 

13 (4) is reviewed and approved by the Depart14 ment of Homeland Security Investment Review 

15 Board, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 

16 Office of Management and Budget; and 

17 (5) is reviewed by the Government Account18 ability Office. 

19 CONSTRUCTION

20 For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate, 

21 equip, and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for 

22 the administration and enforcement of the laws relating 

23 to customs and immigration, $26,546,000, to remain 

24 available until expended. 
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1 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

2 AVIATION SECURITY

3 For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu4 rity Administration related to providing aviation security, 

5 $4,591,612,000, to remain available until September 30, 

6 2007, of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for 

7 official reception and representation expenses: Provided,

8 That of the total amount provided under this heading, not 

9 to exceed $3,608,599,000 shall be for screening oper10 ations, of which $170,000,000 shall be available only for 

11 procurement of checked baggage explosive detection sys12 tems and $75,000,000 shall be available only for installa13 tion of checked baggage explosive detection systems; and 

14 not to exceed $983,013,000 shall be for aviation security 

15 direction and enforcement presence: Provided further,

16 That security service fees authorized under section 44940 

17 of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to this 

18 appropriation as offsetting collections: Provided further,

19 That the sum herein appropriated from the General Fund 

20 shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offset21 ting collections are received during fiscal year 2006, so 

22 as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the 

23 General Fund estimated at not more than 

24 $2,601,612,000: Provided further, That any security serv25 ice fees collected in excess of the amount appropriated 
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1 under this heading shall become available during fiscal 

2 year 2007: Provided further, That none of the funds in 

3 this Act shall be used to recruit or hire personnel into the 

4 Transportation Security Administration which would 

5 cause the agency to exceed a staffing level of 45,000 full6 time equivalent screeners. 

7 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

8 For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu9 rity Administration related to providing surface transpor10 tation security activities, $36,000,000, to remain available 

11 until September 30, 2007. 

12 TRANSPORTATION VETTING AND CREDENTIALING

13 For necessary expenses for the development and im14 plementation of screening programs by the Office of 

15 Transportation Vetting and Credentialing, $84,294,000. 

16 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT

17 For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu18 rity Administration related to providing transportation se19 curity support and intelligence activities, $541,008,000, to 

20 remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided,

21 That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 

22 $50,000,000 may not be obligated until the Secretary sub23 mits to the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

24 of Representatives: (1) a plan for optimally deploying ex25 plosive detection equipment, either in-line or to replace ex26 plosive trace detection machines, at the Nation’s airports 
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1 on a priority basis to enhance security, reduce Transpor2 tation Security Administration staffing requirements, and 

3 long-term costs; and (2) a detailed spend plan for explo4 sive detection systems procurement and installations on an 

5 airport-by-airport basis for fiscal year 2006: Provided fur6 ther, That these plans shall be submitted no later than 

7 60 days after enactment of this Act. 

8 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

9 OPERATING EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte11 nance of the Coast Guard not otherwise provided for, pur12 chase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles 

13 for replacement only, payments pursuant to section 156 

14 of Public Law 97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and recre15 ation and welfare, $5,500,000,000, of which 

16 $1,200,000,000 shall be for defense-related activities; of 

17 which $24,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li18 ability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 

19 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 

20 2712(a)(5)); and of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be 

21 for official reception and representation expenses: Pro22 vided, That none of the funds appropriated by this or any 

23 other Act shall be available for administrative expenses in 

24 connection with shipping commissioners in the United 

25 States: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
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1 by this Act shall be available for expenses incurred for 

2 yacht documentation under section 12109 of title 46, 

3 United States Code, except to the extent fees are collected 

4 from yacht owners and credited to this appropriation. 

5 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

6 For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast 

7 Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration func8 tions under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, 

9 $12,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

10 RESERVE TRAINING

11 For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, 

12 as authorized by law; operations and maintenance of the 

13 reserve program; personnel and training costs; and equip14 ment and services; $119,000,000. 

15 ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

16 For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, 

17 renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 

18 facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related 

19 thereto; and maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and oper20 ation of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law, 

21 $798,152,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from 

22 the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the pur23 poses of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 

24 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); of which $22,000,000 shall 

25 be available until September 30, 2010, to acquire, repair, 

26 renovate, or improve vessels, small boats, and related 
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1 equipment; of which $29,902,000 shall be available until 

2 September 30, 2010, to increase aviation capability; of 

3 which $130,100,000 shall be available until September 30, 

4 2008, for other equipment; of which $39,700,000 shall be 

5 available until September 30, 2008, for shore facilities and 

6 aids to navigation facilities; of which $76,450,000 shall 

7 be available for personnel compensation and benefits and 

8 related costs; and of which $500,000,000 shall be available 

9 until September 30, 2010, for the Integrated Deepwater 

10 Systems program: Provided, That the Commandant of the 

11 Coast Guard is authorized to dispose of surplus real prop12 erty, by sale or lease, and the proceeds shall be credited 

13 to this appropriation as offsetting collections and shall be 

14 available until September 30, 2008, only for Rescue 21: 

15 Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 

16 this heading for the Integrated Deepwater System, 

17 $50,000,000 may not be obligated until the Committee on 

18 Appropriations of the House of Representatives receives 

19 from the Secretary of Homeland Security a new Deep20 water program baseline that reflects revised, post Sep21 tember 11th operational priorities that includes—

22 (1) a detailed justification for each new Deep23 water asset that is determined to be necessary to 

24 fulfill homeland and national security functions or 
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1 multi-agency procurements as identified by the Joint 

2 Requirements Council; 

3 (2) a comprehensive timeline for the entire 

4 Deepwater program, including an asset-by-asset 

5 breakdown, aligned with the comprehensive acquisi6 tion timeline and revised mission needs statement, 

7 that also details the phase-out of legacy assets and 

8 the phase-in of new, replacement assets on an an9 nual basis; 

10 (3) a comparison of the revised acquisition 

11 timeline against the original Deepwater timeline; 

12 (4) an aggregate total cost of the program that 

13 aligns with the revised mission needs statement, ac14 quisition timeline and asset-by-asset breakdown; 

15 (5) a detailed projection of the remaining oper16 ational lifespan of every type of legacy cutter and 

17 aircraft; and 

18 (6) a detailed progress report on command, 

19 control, communications, computers, intelligence, 

20 surveillance, and reconnaissance equipment upgrades 

21 that includes what has been installed currently on 

22 operational assets and when such equipment will be 

23 installed on all remaining Deepwater legacy assets: 

24 Provided further, That the Secretary shall annually 

25 submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
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1 House of Representatives, at the time that the 

2 President’s budget is submitted under section 

3 1105(a) of title 31, a future-years capital investment 

4 plan for the Coast Guard that identifies for each 

5 capital budget line item—

6 (1) the proposed appropriation included in 

7 that budget; 

8 (2) the total estimated cost of completion; 

9 (3) projected funding levels for each fiscal 

10 year for the next 5 fiscal years or until project 

11 completion, whichever is earlier; 

12 (4) an estimated completion date at the 

13 projected funding levels; and 

14 (5) changes, if any, in the total estimated 

15 cost of completion or estimated completion date 

16 from previous future-years capital investment 

17 plans submitted to the Committee on Appro18 priations of the House of Representatives: 

19 Provided further, That the Secretary shall ensure that 

20 amounts specified in the future-years capital investment 

21 plan are consistent to the maximum extent practicable 

22 with proposed appropriations necessary to support the 

23 programs, projects, and activities of the Coast Guard in 

24 the President’s budget as submitted under section 1105(a) 

25 of title 31 for that fiscal year: Provided further, That any 
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1 inconsistencies between the capital investment plan and 

2 proposed appropriations shall be identified and justified. 

3 ALTERATION OF BRIDGES

4 For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of 

5 obstructive bridges, $15,000,000, to remain available until 

6 expended. 

7 RETIRED PAY

8 For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 

9 otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this pur10 pose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 

11 Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for ca12 reer status bonuses, concurrent receipts and combat-re13 lated special compensation under the National Defense 

14 Authorization Act, and payments for medical care of re15 tired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of 

16 title 10, United States Code, $1,014,080,000. 

17 UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 

20 Service, including purchase of not to exceed 614 vehicles 

21 for police-type use, which shall be for replacement only, 

22 and hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of Amer23 ican-made motorcycles; hire of aircraft; services of expert 

24 witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Di25 rector; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia, and 

26 fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on pri-
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1 vate or other property not in Government ownership or 

2 control, as may be necessary to perform protective func3 tions; payment of per diem or subsistence allowances to 

4 employees where a protective assignment during the actual 

5 day or days of the visit of a protectee requires an employee 

6 to work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at his 

7 or her post of duty; conduct of and participation in fire8 arms matches; presentation of awards; travel of Secret 

9 Service employees on protective missions without regard 

10 to the limitations on such expenditures in this or any other 

11 Act if approval is obtained in advance from the Commit12 tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 

13 Representatives; research and development; grants to con14 duct behavioral research in support of protective research 

15 and operations; and payment in advance for commercial 

16 accommodations as may be necessary to perform protec17 tive functions; $1,228,981,000, of which not to exceed 

18 $25,000 shall be for official reception and representation 

19 expenses; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be to pro20 vide technical assistance and equipment to foreign law en21 forcement organizations in counterfeit investigations; of 

22 which $2,678,000 shall be for forensic and related support 

23 of investigations of missing and exploited children; and of 

24 which $5,000,000 shall be a grant for activities related 

25 to the investigations of exploited children and shall remain 
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1 available until expended: Provided, That up to 

2 $18,000,000 provided for protective travel shall remain 

3 available until September 30, 2007: Provided further, That 

4 of the total amount appropriated, not less than 

5 $10,000,000 shall be available solely for the unanticipated 

6 costs related to security operations for National Special 

7 Security Events, to remain available until September 30, 

8 2007: Provided further, That the United States Secret 

9 Service is authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of 

10 reimbursements from agencies and entities, as defined in 

11 section 105 of title 5, United States Code, receiving train12 ing sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Center, 

13 except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year 

14 shall not exceed total budgetary resources available under 

15 this heading at the end of the fiscal year. 

16 ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND

17 RELATED EXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, 

19 repair, alteration, and improvement of facilities, 

20 $3,699,000, to remain available until expended. 

21 TITLE III—PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY 

22 OFFICE OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

23 COORDINATION AND PREPAREDNESS

24 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

25 For necessary expenses for the Office of State and 

26 Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, 
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1 $3,546,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be 

2 for official reception and representation expenses. 

3 STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS

4 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

5 other activities, including grants to State and local govern6 ments for terrorism prevention activities, notwithstanding 

7 any other provision of law, $2,781,300,000 (increased by 

8 $100,000) (increased by $50,000,000), which shall be allo9 cated as follows: 

10 (1) $750,000,000 for formula-based grants and 

11 $400,000,000 for law enforcement terrorism preven12 tion grants pursuant to section 1014 of the USA 

13 PATRIOT ACT (42 U.S.C. 3714): Provided, That 

14 the application for grants shall be made available to 

15 States within 45 days after enactment of this Act; 

16 that States shall submit applications within 90 days 

17 after the grant announcement; and that the Office 

18 of State and Local Government Coordination and 

19 Preparedness shall act within 90 days after receipt 

20 of an application: Provided further, That no less 

21 than 80 percent of any grant under this paragraph 

22 to a State shall be made available by the State to 

23 local governments within 60 days after the receipt of 

24 the funds. 
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1 (2) $1,215,000,000 for discretionary grants, as 

2 determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

3 of which—

4 (A) $850,000,000 shall be for use in high5 threat, high-density urban areas; 

6 (B) $150,000,000 shall be for port security 

7 grants, which shall be distributed based on 

8 risks and vulnerabilities: Provided, That the Of9 fice of State and Local Government Coordina10 tion and Preparedness shall work with the In11 formation Analysis and Infrastructure Protec12 tion Directorate to assess the risk associated 

13 with each port and with the Coast Guard to 

14 evaluate the vulnerability of each port: Provided 

15 further, That funding may only be made avail16 able to those projects recommended by the 

17 Coast Guard Captain of the Port; 

18 (C) $5,000,000 shall be for trucking indus19 try security grants; 

20 (D) $10,000,000 shall be for intercity bus 

21 security grants; 

22 (E) $150,000,000 shall be for intercity 

23 passenger rail transportation (as defined in sec24 tion 24102 of title 49, United States Code), 

25 freight rail, and transit security grants; and 
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1 (F) $50,000,000 shall be for buffer zone 

2 protection grants: 

3 Provided, That for grants under subparagraph (A), 

4 the application for grants shall be made available to 

5 States within 45 days after enactment of this Act; 

6 that States shall submit applications within 90 days 

7 after the grant announcement; and that the Office 

8 of State and Local Government Coordination and 

9 Preparedness shall act within 90 days after receipt 

10 of an application: Provided further, That no less 

11 than 80 percent of any grant under this paragraph 

12 to a State shall be made available by the State to 

13 local governments within 60 days after the receipt of 

14 the funds. 

15 (3) $50,000,000 shall be available for the Com16 mercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program. 

17 (4) $366,300,000 for training, exercises, tech18 nical assistance, and other programs: 

19 Provided, That none of the grants provided under this 

20 heading shall be used for the construction or renovation 

21 of facilities; for minor perimeter security projects, not to 

22 exceed $1,000,000, as determined necessary by the Sec23 retary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That the 

24 proceeding proviso shall not apply to grants under sub25 paragraphs (B) and (E) of paragraph (2) of this heading: 
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1 Provided further, That grantees shall provide additional 

2 reports on their use of funds, as determined necessary by 

3 the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further,

4 That funds appropriated for law enforcement terrorism 

5 prevention grants under paragraph (1) and discretionary 

6 grants under paragraph (2)(A) of this heading shall be 

7 available for operational costs, to include personnel over8 time and overtime associated with Office of State and 

9 Local Government Coordination and Preparedness cer10 tified training, as needed: Provided further, That in ac11 cordance with the Department’s implementation plan for 

12 Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8, the Office of 

13 State and Local Government Coordination and Prepared14 ness shall issue the final National Preparedness Goal no 

15 later than October 1, 2005; and no funds provided under 

16 paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) shall be awarded to States that 

17 have not submitted to the Office of State and Local Gov18 ernment Coordination and Preparedness an updated State 

19 homeland strategy based on the interim National Pre20 paredness Goal, dated March 31, 2005. 

21 FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS

22 For necessary expenses for programs authorized by 

23 the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 

24 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), $600,000,000 (increased by 

25 $50,000,000), of which $550,000,000 (increased by 

26 $25,000,000) shall be available to carry out section 33 (15 
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1 U.S.C. 2229) and $50,000,000 (increased by 

2 $25,000,000) shall be available to carry out section 34 (15 

3 U.S.C. 2229a) of the Act, to remain available until Sep4 tember 30, 2007: Provided, That not to exceed 5 percent 

5 of this amount shall be available for program administra6 tion. 

7 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

8 For necessary expenses for emergency management 

9 performance grants, as authorized by the National Flood 

10 Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Rob11 ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

12 Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards 

13 Reductions Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Re14 organization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 

15 $180,000,000: Provided, That total administrative costs 

16 shall not exceed 3 percent of the total appropriation. 

17 COUNTERTERRORISM FUND

18 For necessary expenses, as determined by the Sec19 retary of Homeland Security, to reimburse any Federal 

20 agency for the costs of providing support to counter, inves21 tigate, or respond to unexpected threats or acts of ter22 rorism, including payment of rewards in connection with 

23 these activities, $10,000,000, to remain available until ex24 pended: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the 

25 Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

26 House of Representatives 15 days prior to the obligation 
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1 of any amount of these funds in accordance with section 

2 503 of this Act. 

3 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

4 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR EMERGENCY

5 PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

6 For necessary expenses for the Office of the Under 

7 Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, as 

8 authorized by section 502 of the Homeland Security Act 

9 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 312), $2,306,000. 

10 PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

11 For necessary expenses for preparedness, mitigation, 

12 response, and recovery activities of the Directorate of 

13 Emergency Preparedness and Response, $249,499,000, 

14 including activities authorized by the National Flood In15 surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert 

16 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

17 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduc18 tion Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal 

19 Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 

20 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 

21 App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National 

22 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404, 405), Reorganiza23 tion Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and the Home24 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.). 
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS

2 For necessary expenses for administrative and re3 gional operations of the Directorate of Emergency Pre4 paredness and Response, $225,441,000, including activi5 ties authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 

6 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford 

7 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

8 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 

9 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire Preven10 tion and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), 

11 the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 

12 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National Security 

13 Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404, 405), Reorganization Plan 

14 No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and the Homeland Secu15 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.): Provided, That 

16 not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception and 

17 representation expenses. 

18 PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS

19 For necessary expenses for countering potential bio20 logical, disease, and chemical threats to civilian popu21 lations, $34,000,000. 

22 RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM

23 The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 

24 2006, as authorized in title III of the Departments of Vet25 erans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 

26 Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 
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1 U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the 

2 amounts anticipated by the Department of Homeland Se3 curity necessary for its radiological emergency prepared4 ness program for the next fiscal year: Provided, That the 

5 methodology for assessment and collection of fees shall be 

6 fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of providing such 

7 services, including administrative costs of collecting such 

8 fees: Provided further, That fees received under this head9 ing shall be deposited in this account as offsetting collec10 tions and will become available for authorized purposes on 

11 October 1, 2006, and remain available until expended. 

12 DISASTER RELIEF

13 For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert 

14 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

15 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $2,023,900,000 (reduced by 

16 $23,900,000), to remain available until expended. 

17 DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

18 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

19 loan program, as authorized by section 319 of the Robert 

20 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

21 (42 U.S.C. 5162), $567,000: Provided, That gross obliga22 tions for the principal amount of direct loans shall not 

23 exceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That the cost of 

24 modifying such loans shall be as defined in section 502 

25 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a). 
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1 FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION FUND

2 For necessary expenses pursuant to section 1360 of 

3 the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

4 4101), $200,000,000, and such additional sums as may 

5 be provided by State and local governments or other polit6 ical subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under 

7 section 1360(f)(2) of such Act, to remain available until 

8 expended: Provided, That total administrative costs shall 

9 not exceed 3 percent of the total appropriation. 

10 NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 For activities under the National Flood Insurance 

13 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), not to exceed 

14 $36,496,000 for salaries and expenses associated with 

15 flood mitigation and flood insurance operations; not to ex16 ceed $40,000,000 for financial assistance under section 

17 1361A of such Act to States and communities for taking 

18 actions under such section with respect to severe repetitive 

19 loss properties, to remain available until expended; not to 

20 exceed $10,000,000 for mitigation actions under section 

21 1323 of such Act; and not to exceed $99,358,000 for flood 

22 hazard mitigation, to remain available until September 30, 

23 2007, including up to $40,000,000 for expenses under sec24 tion 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 

25 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), which amount shall be available for 

26 transfer to the National Flood Mitigation Fund until Sep-
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1 tember 30, 2007, and which amount shall be derived from 

2 offsetting collections assessed and collected pursuant to 

3 section 1307 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 4014), and shall be 

4 retained and used for necessary expenses under this head5 ing: Provided, That in fiscal year 2006, no funds in excess 

6 of: (1) $55,000,000 for operating expenses; (2) 

7 $660,148,000 for agents’ commissions and taxes; and (3) 

8 $30,000,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall be 

9 available from the National Flood Insurance Fund. 

10 NATIONAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUND

11 Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of sub12 section (b)(3), and subsection (f), of section 1366 of the 

13 National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), 

14 $40,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 

15 2007, for activities designed to reduce the risk of flood 

16 damage to structures pursuant to such Act, of which 

17 $40,000,000 shall be derived from the National Flood In18 surance Fund. 

19 NATIONAL PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION FUND

20 For a pre-disaster mitigation grant program pursu21 ant to title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

22 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.), 

23 $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro24 vided, That grants made for pre-disaster mitigation shall 

25 be awarded on a competitive basis subject to the criteria 

26 in section 203(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(g)): Pro-
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1 vided further, That total administrative costs shall not ex2 ceed 3 percent of the total appropriation. 

3 EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER

4 To carry out an emergency food and shelter program 

5 pursuant to title III of the Stewart B. McKinney Home6 less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), 

7 $153,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro8 vided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 

9 percent of the total appropriation. 

10 TITLE IV—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 

11 TRAINING, ASSESSMENTS, AND SERVICES 

12 CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES

13 For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigra14 tion services, $120,000,000: Provided, That the Director 

15 of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 

16 shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the 

17 House of Representatives a report on its information tech18 nology transformation efforts and how these efforts align 

19 with the enterprise architecture standards of the Depart20 ment of Homeland Security within 90 days of enactment 

21 of this Act. 

22 FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce25 ment Training Center, including materials and support 

26 costs of Federal law enforcement basic training; purchase 
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1 of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and hire 

2 of passenger motor vehicles; expenses for student athletic 

3 and related activities; the conduct of and participation in 

4 firearms matches and presentation of awards; public 

5 awareness and enhancement of community support of law 

6 enforcement training; room and board for student interns; 

7 a flat monthly reimbursement to employees authorized to 

8 use personal mobile phones for official duties; and services 

9 as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 

10 Code; $194,000,000, of which up to $36,174,000 for ma11 terials and support costs of Federal law enforcement basic 

12 training shall remain available until September 30, 2007; 

13 and of which not to exceed $12,000 shall be for official 

14 reception and representation expenses: Provided, That the 

15 Center is authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of 

16 reimbursements from agencies receiving training spon17 sored by the Center, except that total obligations at the 

18 end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary re19 sources available at the end of the fiscal year: Provided 

20 further, That in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, the Cen21 ter is authorized to assess pecuniary liability against Cen22 ter employees and students for losses or destruction of 

23 government property due to gross negligence or willful 

24 misconduct and to set off any resulting debts due the 

25 United States by Center employees and students, without 
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1 their consent, against current payments due the employees 

2 and students for their services. 

3 ACQUISITIONS, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND

4 RELATED EXPENSES

5 For acquisition of necessary additional real property 

6 and facilities, construction, and ongoing maintenance, fa7 cility improvements, and related expenses of the Federal 

8 Law Enforcement Training Center, $64,743,000, to re9 main available until expended: Provided, That the Center 

10 is authorized to accept reimbursement to this appropria11 tion from government agencies requesting the construction 

12 of special use facilities. 

13 INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

14 PROTECTION

15 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

16 For salaries and expenses of the immediate Office of 

17 the Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infra18 structure Protection and for management and administra19 tion of programs and activities, as authorized by title II 

20 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et 

21 seq.), $198,200,000: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 

22 shall be for official reception and representation expenses. 

23 ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS

24 For necessary expenses for information analysis and 

25 infrastructure protection as authorized by title II of the 

26 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), 
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1 $663,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2 2007. 

3 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

4 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

5 For salaries and expenses of the immediate Office of 

6 the Under Secretary for Science and Technology and for 

7 management and administration of programs and activi8 ties, as authorized by title III of the Homeland Security 

9 Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $81,399,000: Pro10 vided, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official recep11 tion and representation expenses. 

12 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION AND

13 OPERATIONS

14 For necessary expenses for science and technology re15 search, including advanced research projects; development; 

16 test and evaluation; acquisition; and operations; as author17 ized by title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

18 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $1,258,597,000, to remain avail19 able until expended: Provided, That of the total amount 

20 provided under this heading, $23,000,000 is available to 

21 find an alternative site for the National Bio and 

22 Agrodefense Laboratory and other pre-construction activi23 ties to establish research labs to protect animal and public 

24 health from high consequence animal and zoonotic dis25 eases, in support of the requirements of Homeland Secu26 rity Presidential Directives 9 and 10: Provided further,
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1 That of the total amount provided under this heading, 

2 $10,000,000 shall be used to enhance activities toward im3 plementation of section 313 of the Homeland Security Act 

4 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 193). 

5 TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

6 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

7 SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 

8 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

9 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

10 SEC. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 

11 of this Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropria12 tions provided for activities in this Act may be transferred 

13 to appropriation accounts for such activities established 

14 pursuant to this Act: Provided, That balances so trans15 ferred may be merged with funds in the applicable estab16 lished accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as 

17 one fund for the same time period as originally enacted. 

18 SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 

19 provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 

20 in or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security 

21 that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 

22 year 2006, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 

23 of the United States derived by the collection of fees avail24 able to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available 

25 for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of 
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1 funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a 

2 program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds for any 

3 program, project, or activity for which funds have been 

4 denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use 

5 funds directed for a specific activity by either the House 

6 or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different 

7 purpose; or (5) contracts out any functions or activities 

8 for which funds have been appropriated for Federal full9 time equivalent positions; unless the Committees on Ap10 propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa11 tives are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogram12 ming of funds. 

13 (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided 

14 by previous appropriation Acts to the agencies in or trans15 ferred to the Department of Homeland Security that re16 main available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 

17 2006, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of 

18 the United States derived by the collection of fees available 

19 to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 

20 obligation or expenditure for programs, projects, or activi21 ties through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 

22 $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: (1) aug23 ments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) re24 duces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 

25 project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
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1 as approved by the Congress; or (3) results from any gen2 eral savings from a reduction in personnel that would re3 sult in a change in existing programs, projects, or activi4 ties as approved by the Congress; unless the Committees 

5 on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep6 resentatives are notified 15 days in advance of such re7 programming of funds. 

8 (c) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 

9 made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart10 ment of Homeland Security by this Act or provided by 

11 previous appropriations Acts may be transferred between 

12 such appropriations, but no such appropriations, except 

13 as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by 

14 more than 10 percent by such transfers: Provided, That 

15 any transfer under this subsection shall be treated as a 

16 reprogramming of funds under subsection (b) of this sec17 tion and shall not be available for obligation unless the 

18 Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

19 House of Representatives are notified 15 days in advance 

20 of such transfer. 

21 (d) The Department shall submit all notifications 

22 pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section 

23 no later than June 30, except in extraordinary cir24 cumstances which imminently threaten the safety of 

25 human life or the protection of property. 
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1 SEC. 504. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

2 by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 

3 remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2006 from 

4 appropriations for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 

5 2006 in this Act shall remain available through September 

6 30, 2007, in the account and for the purposes for which 

7 the appropriations were provided: Provided, That prior to 

8 the obligation of such funds, a request shall be submitted 

9 to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 

10 the House of Representatives for approval in accordance 

11 with section 503 of this Act. 

12 SEC. 505. Funds made available by this Act for intel13 ligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized 

14 by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the Na15 tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal 

16 year 2006 until the enactment of an Act authorizing intel17 ligence activities for fiscal year 2006. 

18 SEC. 506. The Federal Law Enforcement Training 

19 Center shall establish an accrediting body, to include rep20 resentatives from the Federal law enforcement community 

21 and non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law en22 forcement training, to establish standards for measuring 

23 and assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law 

24 enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors. 
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1 SEC. 507. None of the funds in this Act may be used 

2 to make a grant allocation, discretionary grant award, dis3 cretionary contract award, or to issue a letter of intent 

4 totaling in excess of $1,000,000 unless the Secretary of 

5 Homeland Security notifies the Committees on Appropria6 tions of the Senate and House of Representatives at least 

7 3 full business days in advance: Provided, That no notifi8 cation shall involve funds that are not available for obliga9 tion. 

10 SEC. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

11 law, no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any ad12 ditional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing 

13 locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal 

14 law enforcement training without the advance approval of 

15 the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

16 House of Representatives, except that the Federal Law 

17 Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the 

18 temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, 

19 or other agreement for training which cannot be accommo20 dated in existing Center facilities. 

21 SEC. 509. The Director of the Federal Law Enforce22 ment Training Center (FLETC) shall schedule basic and/

23 or advanced law enforcement training at all four training 

24 facilities under FLETC’s control to ensure that these 
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1 training centers are operated at the highest capacity 

2 throughout the fiscal year. 

3 SEC. 510. None of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available by this Act may be used for expenses 

5 of any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition 

6 project for which a prospectus, if required by the Public 

7 Buildings Act of 1959, has not been approved, except that 

8 necessary funds may be expended for each project for re9 quired expenses for the development of a proposed pro10 spectus. 

11 SEC. 511. None of the funds in this Act may be used 

12 in contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy 

13 American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.). 

14 SEC. 512. Funding for the Transportation Security 

15 Administration’s Office of Transportation Security Sup16 port, Office of the Administrator, shall be reduced by 

17 $100,000 per day for each day after enactment of this 

18 Act that the second proviso of section 513 of Public Law 

19 108–334 has not been implemented. 

20 SEC. 513. The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 

21 provide to the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

22 of Representatives each year, at the time that the Presi23 dent’s budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of title 

24 31, United States Code, a list of approved but unfunded 

25 Coast Guard priorities and the funds needed for each such 
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1 priority in the same manner and with the same contents 

2 as the unfunded priorities lists submitted by the chiefs of 

3 other Armed Services. 

4 SEC. 514. Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 

5 United States Code, beginning in fiscal year 2006 and 

6 thereafter, the Administrator of the Transportation Secu7 rity Administration may impose a reasonable charge for 

8 the lease of real and personal property to Transportation 

9 Security Administration employees and for use by Trans10 portation Security Administration employees and may 

11 credit amounts received to the appropriation or fund ini12 tially charged for operating and maintaining the property, 

13 which amounts shall be available, without fiscal year limi14 tation, for expenditure for property management, oper15 ation, protection, construction, repair, alteration, and re16 lated activities. 

17 SEC. 515. Beginning in fiscal year 2006 and there18 after, the acquisition management system of the Trans19 portation Security Administration shall apply to the acqui20 sition of services, as well as equipment, supplies, and ma21 terials. 

22 SEC. 516. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

23 law, the authority of the Office of Personnel Management 

24 to conduct personnel security and suitability background 

25 investigations, update investigations, and periodic reinves-
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1 tigations of applicants for, or appointees in, positions in 

2 the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, 

3 the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, the 

4 Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the 

5 Directorate of Science and Technology, and the Direc6 torate of Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protec7 tion of the Department of Homeland Security is trans8 ferred to the Department of Homeland Security: Provided,

9 That on request of the Department of Homeland Security, 

10 the Office of Personnel Management shall cooperate with 

11 and assist the Department in any investigation or reinves12 tigation under this section: Provided further, That this sec13 tion shall cease to be effective at such time as the Presi14 dent has selected a single agency to conduct security clear15 ance investigations pursuant to section 3001(c) of the In16 telligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 

17 (Public Law 108–458; 50 U.S.C. 435b) and the entity se18 lected under section 3001(b) of such Act has reported to 

19 Congress that the agency selected pursuant to such section 

20 3001(c) is capable of conducting all necessary investiga21 tions in a timely manner or has authorized the entities 

22 within the Department of Homeland Security covered by 

23 this section to conduct their own investigations pursuant 

24 to section 3001 of such Act. 
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1 SEC. 517. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

2 law, funds appropriated under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

3 the State and Local Programs heading under title III of 

4 this Act are exempt from section 6503(a) of title 31, 

5 United States Code. 

6 SEC. 518. (a) None of the funds provided by this or 

7 previous appropriations Acts may be obligated for deploy8 ment or implementation, on other than a test basis, of the 

9 Secure Flight program or any other follow on or successor 

10 passenger prescreening programs, until the Secretary of 

11 Homeland Security certifies, and the Government Ac12 countability Office (GAO) reports, to the Committees on 

13 Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Represent14 atives, that all ten of the elements contained in paragraphs 

15 (1) through (10) of section 522(a) of Public Law 108–

16 334 have been successfully met. 

17 (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall be 

18 submitted within 90 days after the certification required 

19 by such subsection is provided, and periodically thereafter, 

20 if necessary, until the Government Accountability Office 

21 confirms that all ten elements have been successfully met. 

22 (c) During the testing phase permitted by subsection 

23 (a), no information gathered from passengers, foreign or 

24 domestic air carriers, or reservation systems may be used 

25 to screen aviation passengers, or delay or deny boarding 
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1 to such passengers, except in instances where passenger 

2 names are matched to a government watch list. 

3 (d) None of the funds provided in this or any previous 

4 appropriations Act may be utilized to develop or test algo5 rithms assigning risk to passengers whose names are not 

6 on government watch lists. 

7 (e) None of the funds provided in this appropriations 

8 Act may be utilized for a database that is obtained from 

9 or remains under the control of a non-Federal entity. 

10 SEC. 519. None of the funds made available in this 

11 Act may be used to amend the oath of allegiance required 

12 by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

13 (8 U.S.C. 1448). 

14 SEC. 520. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

15 may be used to process or approve a competition under 

16 Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for serv17 ices provided as of June 1, 2004, by employees (including 

18 employees serving on a temporary or term basis) of Citi19 zenship and Immigration Services of the Department of 

20 Homeland Security who are known as of that date as Im21 migration Information Officers, Contact Representatives, 

22 or Investigative Assistants. 

23 SEC. 521. None of the funds available in this Act or 

24 provided hereafter shall be available to maintain the 

25 United States Secret Service as anything but a distinct 
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1 entity within the Department of Homeland Security and 

2 shall not be used to merge the United States Secret Serv3 ice with any other department function, cause any per4 sonnel and operational elements of the United States Se5 cret Service to report to an individual other than the Di6 rector of the United States Secret Service, or cause the 

7 Director to report directly to any individual other than the 

8 Secretary of Homeland Security. 

9 SEC. 522. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

10 develop screening standards and protocols to more thor11 oughly screen all types of air cargo on passenger and cargo 

12 aircraft by March 1, 2006: Provided, That these screening 

13 standards and protocols shall be developed in consultation 

14 with the industry stakeholders: Provided further, That 

15 these screening standards and protocols shall be developed 

16 in conjunction with the research and development of tech17 nologies that will permit screening of all high-risk air 

18 cargo: Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated 

19 in this Act for the ‘‘Office of the Secretary and Executive 

20 Management’’, $10,000,000 shall not be available for obli21 gation until new air cargo screening standards and proto22 cols are implemented. 

23 SEC. 523. The Transportation Security Administra24 tion (TSA) shall utilize existing checked baggage explosive 

25 detection equipment and screeners to screen cargo carried 
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1 on passenger aircraft to the greatest extent practicable at 

2 each airport: Provided, That beginning with November 

3 2005, TSA shall provide a monthly report to the Com4 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 

5 detailing, by airport, the amount of cargo carried on pas6 senger aircraft that was screened by TSA in August 2005 

7 and each month thereafter. 

8 SEC. 524. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

9 implement a security plan to permit general aviation air10 craft to land and take off at Ronald Reagan Washington 

11 National Airport 90 days after enactment of this Act. 

12 SEC. 525. None of the funds available for obligation 

13 for the transportation worker identification credential pro14 gram shall be used to develop a personalization system 

15 that is decentralized or a card production capability that 

16 does not utilize an existing government card production 

17 facility: Provided, That no funding can be obligated for 

18 the next phase of production until the Committee on Ap19 propriations of the House of Representatives has been 

20 fully briefed on the results of the prototype phase and 

21 agrees that the program should move forward. 

22 SEC. 526. (a) From the unexpended balances of the 

23 United States Coast Guard ‘‘Acquisition, Construction 

24 and Improvements’’ account specifically identified in state25 ment of managers language for Integrated Deepwater Sys-
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1 tem patrol boats 110- to 123-foot conversion in fiscal 

2 years 2004 and 2005, $83,999,942 are rescinded. 

3 (b) For the necessary expenses of the United States 

4 Coast Guard for ‘‘Acquisition, Construction and Improve5 ments’’, $83,999,942 is made available to procure new 

6 110-foot patrol boats or for major maintenance availability 

7 for the current 110-foot patrol boat fleet: Provided, That 

8 such funds shall remain available until expended. 

9 SEC. 527. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

10 utilize the Transportation Security Clearinghouse as the 

11 central identity management system for the deployment 

12 and operation of the registered traveler program, the 

13 transportation worker identification credential program, 

14 and other applicable programs for the purposes of col15 lecting and aggregating biometric data necessary for back16 ground vetting; providing all associated record-keeping, 

17 customer service, and related functions; ensuring inter18 operability between different airports and vendors; and 

19 acting as a central activation, revocation, and transaction 

20 hub for participating airports, ports, and other points of 

21 presence. 

22 SEC. 528. None of the funds made available in this 

23 Act may be used by any person other than the privacy 

24 officer appointed pursuant to section 222 of the Homeland 

25 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 142) to alter, direct that 
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1 changes be made to, delay or prohibit the transmission 

2 to Congress of, any report prepared pursuant to para3 graph (5) of such section. 

4 SEC. 529. No funding provided in this or previous 

5 appropriations Acts shall be available to pay the salary 

6 of any employee serving as a contracting officer’s technical 

7 representative (COTR) who has not received COTR train8 ing. 

9 SEC. 530. Except as provided in section 44945 of title 

10 49, United States Code, funds appropriated or transferred 

11 to the Transportation Security Administration in fiscal 

12 years 2002 and 2003, and to the Transportation Security 

13 Administration, ‘‘Aviation Security’’ and ‘‘Administra14 tion’’ in fiscal years 2004 and 2005, that are recovered 

15 or deobligated shall be available only for procurement and 

16 installation of explosive detection systems. 

17 SEC. 531. From the unobligated balances available 

18 in the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Working Cap19 ital Fund’’ established by section 506 of Public Law 108–

20 90, $7,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

21 SEC. 532. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

22 law, the Committee withholds from obligation 

23 $25,000,000 from the Directorate of Emergency Pre24 paredness and Response, Administrative and Regional Op25 erations, until the direction in the statement of managers 
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1 accompanying Public Law 108–324 and House Report 

2 108–541 is completed. 

3 SEC. 533. None of the funds appropriated under this 

4 Act or any other Act shall be available for processing peti5 tions under section 214(c) of the Immigration and Nation6 ality Act relating to nonimmigrant status under section 

7 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of such Act until the authority pro8 vided in section 214(g)(5)(C) of such Act is being imple9 mented such that, in any fiscal year in which the total 

10 number of aliens who are issued visas or otherwise pro11 vided nonimmigrant status subject to the numerical limi12 tation under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of such Act 

13 reaches the numerical limitation contained in section 

14 214(g)(1)(A) of such Act,, up to 20,000 additional aliens 

15 who have earned a master’s or higher degree from an in16 stitution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) 

17 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) 

18 may be issued visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant 

19 status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigra20 tion and Nationality Act. 

21 SEC. 534. None of the funds provided in this Act 

22 shall be used to pay the salaries of more than sixty Trans23 portation Security Administration employees who have the 

24 authority to designate documents as Sensitive Security In25 formation (SSI). In addition, $10,000,000 is not available 
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1 for the Department-wide Office of Security until the Sec2 retary submits to the Committee on Appropriations of the 

3 House of Representatives: (1) the titles of all documents 

4 currently designated as SSI; (2) Department-wide policies 

5 on SSI designation; (3) Department-wide SSI designation 

6 auditing policies and procedures; and (4) the total number 

7 of staff and offices authorized to designate SSI documents 

8 within the Department. 

9 SEC. 535. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

10 may be used to change the name of the Coast Guard Sta11 tion ‘‘Group St. Petersburg’’. 

12 SEC. 536. None of the funds appropriated or other13 wise made available by this Act may be used to patrol the 

14 border of the United States except as authorized by law. 

15 SEC. 537. For the Secretary of Homeland Security 

16 to make grants pursuant to section 204 of the REAL ID 

17 Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–13, division B) to assist 

18 States in conforming with minimum drivers’ license stand19 ards there is hereby appropriated; and the amounts other20 wise provided by this Act for ‘‘Office of the Secretary and 

21 Executive Management’’, ‘‘Office of the Under Secretary 

22 for Management’’, ‘‘Office of the Under Secretary for Bor23 der and Transportation Security—Salaries and Ex24 penses’’, ‘‘Information Analysis and Infrastructure Pro25 tection—Management and Administration’’, and ‘‘Science 
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1 and Technology—Research, Development, Acquisition and 

2 Operations’’, are hereby reduced by: $100,000,000, 

3 $20,000,000, $20,000,000, $2,000,000, $8,000,000, and 

4 $50,000,000, respectively. 

5 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home6 land Security Appropriations Act, 2006’’.

7 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

8 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

9 Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year end10 ing September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, namely: 

11 TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND 

12 OPERATIONS 

13 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE

14 MANAGEMENT

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 

16 of Homeland Security, as authorized by section 102 of the 

17 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112), and execu18 tive management of the Department of Homeland Security, 

19 as authorized by law, $124,620,000: Provided, That not to 

20 exceed $40,000 shall be for official reception and representa21 tion expenses. 

22 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT

23 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec24 retary for Management, as authorized by sections 701–705 

25 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341–345), 
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1 $146,322,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be 

2 for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 

3 further, That of the total amount provided, $26,070,000 

4 shall remain available until expended solely for the alter5 ation and improvement of facilities, tenant improvements, 

6 and relocation costs to consolidate Department head7 quarters operations. 

8 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING

9 CAPITAL FUND

10 (RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

11 Of the unobligated balances available in the ‘‘Depart12 ment of Homeland Security Working Capital Fund’’, 

13 $12,000,000 are rescinded. 

14 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan16 cial Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland 

17 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), $18,325,000. 

18 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor20 mation Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Home21 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), and Department22 wide technology investments, $286,540,000; of which 

23 $75,756,000 shall be available for salaries and expenses; 

24 and of which $210,784,000 shall be available for develop25 ment and acquisition of information technology equipment, 
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1 software, services, and related activities for the Department 

2 of Homeland Security, and for the costs of conversion to 

3 narrowband communications, including the cost for oper4 ation of the land mobile radio legacy systems, to remain 

5 available until expended: Provided, That of the funds made 

6 available until expended under this heading, no more than 

7 $33,029,000 shall be for the Homeland Secure Data Net8 work: Provided further, That none of the funds appro9 priated shall be used to support or supplement the appro10 priations provided for the United States Visitor and Immi11 grant Status Indicator Technology project or the Automated 

12 Commercial Environment: Provided further, That the Chief 

13 Information Officer shall submit to the Committees on Ap14 propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa15 tives, not more than 60 days after enactment of the Act, 

16 an expenditure plan for all information technology projects 

17 that: (1) are funded by the ‘‘Office of the Chief Information 

18 Officer’’, or (2) are funded by multiple components of the 

19 Department of Homeland Security through reimbursable 

20 agreements: Provided further, That such expenditure plan 

21 shall include each specific project funded, key milestones, 

22 all funding sources for each project, details of annual and 

23 lifecycle costs, and projected cost savings or cost avoidance 

24 to be achieved by the project: Provided further, That the 

25 expenditure plan shall include a complete list of all legacy 
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1 systems operational as of March 1, 2003; the current oper2 ational status of each system; and the plan for continued 

3 operation or termination of each system. 

4 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen6 eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 

7 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $83,017,000, of which not to 

8 exceed $100,000 may be used for certain confidential oper9 ational expenses, including the payment of informants, to 

10 be expended at the direction of the Inspector General. 

11 TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 

12 INVESTIGATIONS 

13 BORDER AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 

14 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR BORDER AND

15 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec18 retary for Border and Transportation Security, as author19 ized by subtitle A of title IV of the Homeland Security Act 

20 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), $9,617,000: Provided, That 

21 not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception and rep22 resentation expenses. 

23 UNITED STATES VISITOR AND IMMIGRANT STATUS

24 INDICATOR TECHNOLOGY

25 For necessary expenses for the development of the 

26 United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator 
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1 Technology project, as authorized by section 110 of the Ille2 gal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility 

3 Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1221 note), $340,000,000, to remain 

4 available until expended: Provided, That of the total 

5 amount made available under this heading, $159,658,000 

6 may not be obligated for the United States Visitor and Im7 migrant Status Indicator Technology project until the Com8 mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 

9 Representatives receive and approve a plan for expenditure 

10 prepared by the Secretary of Homeland Security that: 

11 (1) meets the capital planning and investment 

12 control review requirements established by the Office 

13 of Management and Budget, including Circular A–11, 

14 part 7; 

15 (2) complies with the Department of Homeland 

16 Security enterprise information systems architecture; 

17 (3) complies with the acquisition rules, require18 ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage19 ment practices of the Federal Government; 

20 (4) includes a certification by the Chief Informa21 tion Officer of the Department of Homeland Security 

22 that an independent verification and validation agent 

23 is currently under contract for the project; 

24 (5) is reviewed and approved by the Department 

25 of Homeland Security Investment Review Board, the 
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1 Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Office of 

2 Management and Budget; and 

3 (6) is reviewed by the Government Account4 ability Office. 

5 CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

8 For necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relating 

9 to border security, immigration, customs, and agricultural 

10 inspections and regulatory activities related to plant and 

11 animal imports; acquisition, lease, maintenance and oper12 ation of aircraft; purchase and lease of up to 4,500 (3,935 

13 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; and contracting 

14 with individuals for personal services abroad; 

15 $4,922,600,000; of which $3,000,000 shall be derived from 

16 the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative ex17 penses related to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance 

18 Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

19 Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding 

20 section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

21 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which not to exceed $35,000 shall 

22 be for official reception and representation expenses; of 

23 which not less than $146,560,000 shall be for Air and Ma24 rine Operations; of which not to exceed $49,980,000 shall 

25 remain available until September 30, 2007, for inspection 

26 and surveillance technology, unmanned aerial vehicles, and 
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1 replacement aircraft; of which such sums as become avail2 able in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject 

3 to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 

4 Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be 

5 derived from that account; of which not to exceed $150,000 

6 shall be available for payment for rental space in connec7 tion with preclearance operations; of which not to exceed 

8 $1,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to inform9 ants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of the 

10 Secretary of Homeland Security; and of which not to exceed 

11 $5,000,000 shall be available for payments or advances 

12 arising out of contractual or reimbursable agreements with 

13 State and local law enforcement agencies while engaged in 

14 cooperative activities related to immigration: Provided, 

15 That for fiscal year 2006, the overtime limitation prescribed 

16 in section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19 

17 U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be $35,000; and notwithstanding 

18 any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated 

19 in this Act may be available to compensate any employee 

20 of United States Customs and Border Protection for over21 time, from whatever source, in an amount that exceeds such 

22 limitation, except in individual cases determined by the 

23 Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the Sec24 retary, to be necessary for national security purposes, to 
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1 prevent excessive costs, or in cases of immigration emer2 gencies. 

3 In addition, of the funds appropriated under the head4 ing ‘‘Customs and Border Protection’’ in chapter 6 of title 

5 I of Public Law 108–11 (117 Stat. 581), $14,400,000 are 

6 rescinded. 

7 AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

8 For expenses for customs and border protection auto9 mated systems, $458,009,000, to remain available until ex10 pended, of which not less than $321,690,000 shall be for 

11 the development of the Automated Commercial Environ12 ment: Provided, That none of the funds made available 

13 under this heading may be obligated for the Automated 

14 Commercial Environment until the Committees on Appro15 priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

16 receive and approve a plan for expenditure prepared by the 

17 Secretary of Homeland Security that: 

18 (1) meets the capital planning and investment 

19 control review requirements established by the Office 

20 of Management and Budget, including Circular A–11, 

21 part 7; 

22 (2) complies with the Department of Homeland 

23 Security’s enterprise information systems architec24 ture; 
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1 (3) complies with the acquisition rules, require2 ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage3 ment practices of the Federal Government; 

4 (4) includes a certification by the Chief Informa5 tion Officer of the Department of Homeland Security 

6 that an independent verification and validation agent 

7 is currently under contract for the project; 

8 (5) is reviewed and approved by the Department 

9 of Homeland Security Investment Review Board, the 

10 Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Office of 

11 Management and Budget; and 

12 (6) is reviewed by the Government Account13 ability Office. 

14 AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, 

15 MAINTENANCE, AND PROCUREMENT

16 For necessary expenses for the operations, mainte17 nance, and procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, and 

18 other related equipment of the air and marine program, 

19 including operational training and mission-related travel, 

20 and rental payments for facilities occupied by the air or 

21 marine interdiction and demand reduction programs, the 

22 operations of which include the following: the interdiction 

23 of narcotics and other goods; the provision of support to 

24 Federal, State, and local agencies in the enforcement or ad25 ministration of laws enforced by the Department of Home26 land Security; and at the discretion of the Secretary of 
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1 Homeland Security, the provision of assistance to Federal, 

2 State, and local agencies in other law enforcement and 

3 emergency humanitarian efforts, $320,580,000, to remain 

4 available until expended: Provided, That no aircraft or 

5 other related equipment, with the exception of aircraft that 

6 are one of a kind and have been identified as excess to 

7 United States Customs and Border Protection requirements 

8 and aircraft that have been damaged beyond repair, shall 

9 be transferred to any other Federal agency, department, or 

10 office outside of the Department of Homeland Security dur11 ing fiscal year 2006 without the prior approval of the Com12 mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 

13 Representatives. 

14 CONSTRUCTION

15 For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate, 

16 equip, and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for 

17 the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to 

18 customs and immigration, $311,381,000, to remain avail19 able until expended: Provided, That of the total amount 

20 provided under this heading, $55,000,000 shall be available 

21 solely for the completion of the San Diego Sector fence and 

22 $55,000,000 shall be available solely for Tuscon sector tac23 tical infrastructure. 
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1 IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigration 

4 and customs laws, detention and removals, and investiga5 tions; and purchase and lease of up to 2,300 (2,000 for re6 placement only) police-type vehicles, $3,050,416,000, of 

7 which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until ex8 pended for conducting special operations pursuant to sec9 tion 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 

10 U.S.C. 2081); of which not to exceed $15,000 shall be for 

11 official reception and representation expenses; of which not 

12 to exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation 

13 to informants, to be accounted for solely under the certifi14 cate of the Secretary of Homeland Security; of which not 

15 less than $102,000 shall be for promotion of public aware16 ness of the child pornography tipline; of which not less than 

17 $203,000 shall be for Project Alert; and of which not to ex18 ceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reimburse 

19 other Federal agencies for the costs associated with the care, 

20 maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled illegal aliens: 

21 Provided, That none of the funds made available under this 

22 heading shall be available to compensate any employee for 

23 overtime in an annual amount in excess of $35,000, except 

24 that the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee 

25 of the Secretary, may waive that amount as necessary for 
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1 national security purposes and in cases of immigration 

2 emergencies: Provided further, That of the total amount 

3 provided, $15,770,000 shall be for activities to enforce laws 

4 against forced child labor in fiscal year 2006, of which not 

5 to exceed $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 

6 FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS

7 For necessary expenses of the Federal Air Marshals, 

8 $678,994,000. 

9 FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE

10 The revenues and collections of security fees credited 

11 to this account, not to exceed $487,000,000, shall be avail12 able until expended for necessary expenses related to the 

13 protection of federally-owned and leased buildings and for 

14 the operations of the Federal Protective Service. 

15 AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION

16 For expenses of immigration and customs enforcement 

17 automated systems, $50,150,000, to remain available until 

18 expended: Provided, That none of the funds made available 

19 under this heading may be obligated until the Committees 

20 on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep21 resentatives receive and approve a plan for expenditure pre22 pared by the Secretary of Homeland Security that: 

23 (1) meets the capital planning and investment 

24 control review requirements established by the Office 

25 of Management and Budget, including Circular A–11, 

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1 (2) complies with the Department of Homeland 

2 Security enterprise information systems architecture; 

3 (3) complies with the acquisition rules, require4 ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage5 ment practices of the Federal Government; 

6 (4) includes a certification by the Chief Informa7 tion Officer of the Department of Homeland Security 

8 that an independent verification and validation agent 

9 is currently under contract for the project; 

10 (5) is reviewed and approved by the Department 

11 of Homeland Security Investment Review Board, the 

12 Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Office of 

13 Management and Budget; and 

14 (6) is reviewed by the Government Account15 ability Office. 

16 CONSTRUCTION

17 For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate, 

18 equip, and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for 

19 the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to 

20 customs and immigration, $26,546,000, to remain available 

21 until expended. 

22 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

23 AVIATION SECURITY

24 For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 

25 Administration related to providing civil aviation security 

26 services pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Secu-
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1 rity Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 

2 40101 note), $4,452,318,000, to remain available until Sep3 tember 30, 2007, of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be for 

4 official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 

5 That of the total amount made available under this head6 ing, not to exceed $3,391,948,000 shall be for screening oper7 ations, of which $180,000,000 shall be available only for 

8 procurement of checked baggage explosive detection systems 

9 and $14,000,000 shall be available only for installation of 

10 checked baggage explosive detection systems; and not to ex11 ceed $1,060,370,000 shall be for aviation security direction 

12 and enforcement presence: Provided further, That security 

13 service fees authorized under section 44940 of title 49, 

14 United States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation 

15 as offsetting collections: Provided further, That the sum 

16 herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced 

17 on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are 

18 received during fiscal year 2006, so as to result in a final 

19 fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated 

20 at not more than $2,462,318,000: Provided further, That 

21 any security service fees collected in excess of the amount 

22 made available under this heading shall become available 

23 during fiscal year 2007: Provided further, That if the Sec24 retary of Homeland Security exercises discretion to set the 

25 fee under 44940(a)(2) of title 49 United States Code, such 
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1 determination shall not be subject to judicial review: Pro2 vided further, That notwithstanding section 503 of this Act, 

3 the Transportation Security Administration may reallocate 

4 funding provided under this heading from passenger and 

5 baggage screener pay, compensation, and benefits to pro6 curement and installation of screening technology with fif7 teen days advance notification to the Committees on Appro8 priations of the Senate and House of Representatives: Pro9 vided further, That notwithstanding section 44923 of title 

10 49, United States Code, the share of the cost of the Federal 

11 Government for a project under any letter of intent shall 

12 be 75 percent for any medium or large hub airport: Pro13 vided further, That heads of Federal agencies and commis14 sions shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and bag15 gage screening: Provided further, That reimbursement for 

16 security services and related equipment and supplies pro17 vided in support of general aviation access to the Ronald 

18 Reagan Washington National Airport shall be credited to 

19 this appropriation and shall be available until expended 

20 solely for these purposes. 

21 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

22 For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 

23 Administration related to providing surface transportation 

24 activities, $36,000,000. 
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1 TRANSPORTATION VETTING AND CREDENTIALING

2 For necessary expenses for the development and imple3 mentation of screening programs by the Office of Transpor4 tation Vetting and Credentialing, $74,996,000. 

5 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT

6 For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 

7 Administration related to providing security support and 

8 intelligence pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation 

9 Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 

10 40101 note), $491,873,000. 

11 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

12 OPERATING EXPENSES

13 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

14 For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte15 nance of the United States Coast Guard not otherwise pro16 vided for, purchase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger 

17 motor vehicles for replacement only, payments pursuant to 

18 section 156 of Public Law 97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note) and 

19 recreation and welfare, $5,476,046,000, of which 

20 $1,200,000,000 shall be for defense-related activities; of 

21 which $24,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li22 ability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 

23 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 

24 2712(a)(5)); and of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be for 

25 official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 

26 That none of the funds made available by this or any other 
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1 Act shall be available for administrative expenses in connec2 tion with shipping commissioners in the United States: 

3 Provided further, That none of the funds made available 

4 by this Act shall be for expenses incurred for yacht docu5 mentation under section 12109 of title 46, United States 

6 Code, except to the extent fees are collected from yacht own7 ers and credited to this appropriation. 

8 In addition, of the funds appropriated under this 

9 heading in Public Law 108–11 (117 Stat. 583), 

10 $16,800,000 are rescinded. 

11 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

12 For necessary expenses to carry out the environmental 

13 compliance and restoration functions of the United States 

14 Coast Guard under chapter 19 of title 14, United States 

15 Code, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

16 RESERVE TRAINING

17 For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as 

18 authorized by law; operations and maintenance of the re19 serve program; personnel and training costs; and equipment 

20 and services; $119,000,000. 

21 ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

22 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS)

23 For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, 

24 renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 

25 facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related 

26 thereto; and maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and oper-
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1 ation of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law, 

2 $1,224,800,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from 

3 the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes 

4 of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 

5 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); of which $18,500,000 shall be available 

6 until September 30, 2010, to acquire, repair, renovate, or 

7 improve vessels, small boats, and related equipment; of 

8 which $105,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 

9 2008, for other equipment; of which $39,700,000 shall be 

10 available until September 30, 2008, for shore facilities and 

11 aids to navigation facilities; of which $73,000,000 shall be 

12 available for personnel compensation and benefits and re13 lated costs; and of which $988,600,000 shall be available 

14 until September 30, 2010, for the Integrated Deepwater 

15 Systems program: Provided, That the Commandant of the 

16 Coast Guard is authorized to dispose of surplus real prop17 erty, by sale or lease, and the proceeds shall be credited to 

18 this appropriation as offsetting collections and shall be 

19 available until September 30, 2008. 

20 In addition, of the funds made available under this 

21 heading in Public Law 108–334 (118 Stat. 1306) for covert 

22 aircraft, $13,999,000 are rescinded; and of the funds appro23 priated under this heading in Public Laws 108–334 (118 

24 Stat. 1306) and 108–90 (117 Stat. 1143) for patrol boat 

25 (110 foot to 123 foot conversion) and Fast Response Cutter/
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1 110–123 foot patrol boat conversion, $68,999,000 are re2 scinded. 

3 ALTERATION OF BRIDGES

4 For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of ob5 structive bridges as authorized by section 6 of the Truman6 Hobbs Act (33 U.S.C. 516), $15,000,000, to remain avail7 able until expended. 

8 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

9 For necessary expenses for applied scientific research, 

10 development, test, and evaluation, and for maintenance, re11 habilitation, lease and operation of facilities and equip12 ment, as authorized by law, $18,500,000, to remain avail13 able until expended, of which $2,000,000 shall be derived 

14 from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the 

15 purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 

16 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may be 

17 credited to and used for the purposes of this appropriation 

18 funds received from State and local governments, other pub19 lic authorities, private sources, and foreign countries, for 

20 expenses incurred for research, development, testing, and 

21 evaluation. 

22 RETIRED PAY

23 For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 

24 otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this pur25 pose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 

26 Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career 
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1 status bonuses, concurrent receipts and combat-related spe2 cial compensation under the National Defense Authoriza3 tion Act, and payments for medical care of retired per4 sonnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of title 10, 

5 United States Code, $1,014,080,000. 

6 UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 

9 Service, including purchase of not to exceed 614 vehicles 

10 for police-type use, which shall be for replacement only, and 

11 hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of American12 made motorcycles; hire of aircraft; services of expert wit13 nesses at such rates as may be determined by the Director 

14 of the Secret Service; rental of buildings in the District of 

15 Columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other 

16 facilities on private or other property not in Government 

17 ownership or control, as may be necessary to perform pro18 tective functions; payment of per diem or subsistence allow19 ances to employees where a protective assignment during 

20 the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee requires 

21 an employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain over22 night at a post of duty; conduct of and participation in 

23 firearms matches; presentation of awards; travel of Secret 

24 Service employees on protective missions without regard to 

25 the limitations on such expenditures in this or any other 
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1 Act if approval is obtained in advance from the Committees 

2 on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep3 resentatives; research and development; grants to conduct 

4 behavioral research in support of protective research and 

5 operations; and payment in advance for commercial accom6 modations as may be necessary to perform protective func7 tions; $1,188,638,000, of which not to exceed $25,000 shall 

8 be for official reception and representation expenses; of 

9 which not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical 

10 assistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement orga11 nizations in counterfeit investigations; of which $2,100,000 

12 shall be for forensic and related support of investigations 

13 of missing and exploited children; and of which $5,000,000 

14 shall be a grant for activities related to the investigations 

15 of missing and exploited children and shall remain avail16 able until expended: Provided, That up to $18,000,000 pro17 vided for protective travel shall remain available until Sep18 tember 30, 2007: Provided further, That the United States 

19 Secret Service is authorized to obligate funds in anticipa20 tion of reimbursements from Federal agencies and entities, 

21 as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, 

22 receiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley 

23 Training Center, except that total obligations at the end 

24 of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 

25 available under this heading at the end of the fiscal year. 
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1 ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND

2 RELATED EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, 

4 repair, alteration, and improvement of facilities, 

5 $3,699,000, to remain available until expended. 

6 TITLE III—PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY 

7 OFFICE OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

8 COORDINATION AND PREPAREDNESS

9 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

10 For necessary expenses for the Office of State and 

11 Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, 

12 $3,546,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be 

13 for official reception and representation expenses. 

14 STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS

15 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 

16 other activities, including grants to State and local govern17 ments for terrorism prevention activities, notwithstanding 

18 any other provision of law, $2,694,300,000, which shall be 

19 allocated as follows: 

20 (1) $1,518,000,000 for State and local grants, of 

21 which $425,000,000 shall be allocated such that each 

22 State and territory shall receive the same dollar 

23 amount for the State minimum as was distributed in 

24 fiscal year 2005 for formula-based grants: Provided, 

25 That the balance shall be allocated by the Secretary 

26 of Homeland Security to States, urban areas, or re-
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1 gions based on risks; threats; vulnerabilities; and 

2 unmet essential capabilities pursuant to Homeland 

3 Security Presidential Directive 8 (HSPD–8). 

4 (2) $400,000,000 for law enforcement terrorism 

5 prevention grants, of which $155,000,000 shall be al6 located such that each State and territory shall re7 ceive the same dollar amount for the State minimum 

8 as was distributed in fiscal year 2005 for law enforce9 ment terrorism prevention grants: Provided, That the 

10 balance shall be allocated by the Secretary to States 

11 based on risks; threats; vulnerabilities; and unmet es12 sential capabilities pursuant to HSPD–8. 

13 (3) $365,000,000 for discretionary transpor14 tation and infrastructure grants, as determined by 

15 the Secretary, of which—

16 (A) $200,000,000 shall be for port security 

17 grants pursuant to the purposes of 46 United 

18 States Code 70107(a) through (h), which shall be 

19 awarded based on threat notwithstanding sub20 section (a), for eligible costs as defined in sub21 sections (b)(2)–(4); 

22 (B) $5,000,000 shall be for trucking indus23 try security grants; 

24 (C) $10,000,000 shall be for intercity bus 

25 security grants; 
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1 (D) $100,000,000 shall be for intercity pas2 senger rail transportation (as defined in section 

3 24102 of title 49, United States Code), freight 

4 rail, and transit security grants; and 

5 (E) $50,000,000 shall be for buffer zone pro6 tection plan grants. 

7 (4) $50,000,000 for the technology transfer pro8 gram. 

9 (5) $40,000,000 for State grants pursuant to sec10 tion 204(a) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Division 

11 B of Public Law 109–13), to remain available until 

12 expended, as determined by the Secretary: Provided, 

13 That none of the funds made available under this 

14 paragraph may be obligated or allocated for grants 

15 until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 

16 and the House of Representatives receive and approve 

17 an implementation plan for the responsibilities of the 

18 Department of Homeland Security under the REAL 

19 ID Act of 2005 (Division B of Public Law 109–13), 

20 including the proposed uses of the grant monies. 

21 (6) $321,300,000 for training, exercises, technical 

22 assistance, and other programs: 

23 Provided, That not to exceed 3 percent of the amounts pro24 vided for grants under this heading shall be available for 

25 program administration: Provided further, That the Gov-
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1 ernment Accountability Office shall review the validity of 

2 the threat and risk factors used by the Secretary for the 

3 purposes of allocating discretionary grants funded under 

4 this heading, and the application of those factors in the allo5 cation of funds prior to the Department making final grant 

6 determinations: Provided further, That the Government Ac7 countability Office shall have 20 days to complete its review 

8 after it is notified by the Secretary that preliminary deter9 minations have been made, and the Government Account10 ability Office shall report to the Committees on Appropria11 tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the 

12 findings of its review prior to the Department making final 

13 grant determinations: Provided further, That none of the 

14 grants provided under this heading shall be used for con15 struction or renovation of facilities, except for a minor pe16 rimeter security project, not to exceed $1,000,000, as deter17 mined necessary by the Secretary: Provided further, That 

18 the preceding proviso shall not apply to grants under sub19 paragraphs (A), (D), and (E) of paragraph (3) under this 

20 heading: Provided further, That grantees shall provide ad21 ditional reports on their use of funds, as determined nec22 essary by the Secretary: Provided further, That funds ap23 propriated for discretionary grants under paragraph (1) 

24 and law enforcement terrorism prevention grants under 

25 paragraph (2) of this heading shall be available for oper-
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1 ational costs, to include personnel overtime and overtime 

2 associated with Office of State and Local Government Co3 ordination and Preparedness certified training, as needed: 

4 Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 

5 of law, funds appropriated under paragraphs (1), (2), and 

6 (3) of this heading are exempt from section 6503(a) of title 

7 31, United States Code: Provided further, That of the funds 

8 provided under paragraph (1) of this heading, $25,000,000 

9 shall be available until expended for assistance to organiza10 tions (as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 

11 Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax section 501(a) 

12 of such Code) determined by the Secretary to be at high13 risk of international terrorist attack, and that these deter14 minations shall not be delegated to any Federal, State, or 

15 local government official: Provided further, That the Sec16 retary shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 

17 of the Senate and the House of Representatives the threat 

18 to each designated tax exempt grantee at least 3 full busi19 ness days in advance of the announcement of any grant 

20 award. 

21 FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS

22 For necessary expenses for programs authorized by the 

23 Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 

24 2201 et seq.), $615,000,000, of which $550,000,000 shall be 

25 available to carry out section 33 (15 U.S.C. 2229) and 

26 $65,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 34 (15 
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1 U.S.C. 2229a) of such Act, to remain available until Sep2 tember 30, 2007: Provided, That not to exceed 5 percent 

3 of this amount shall be available for program administra4 tion. 

5 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS

6 For necessary expenses for emergency management 

7 performance grants, as authorized by the National Flood 

8 Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert 

9 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

10 (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduc11 tion Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Reorganiza12 tion Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $180,000,000: Pro13 vided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 3 

14 percent of the total appropriation. 

15 COUNTERTERRORISM FUND

16 For necessary expenses, as determined by the Secretary 

17 of Homeland Security, to reimburse any Federal agency for 

18 the costs of providing support to counter, investigate, or re19 spond to unexpected threats or acts of terrorism, including 

20 payment of rewards in connection with these activities, 

21 $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

22 That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appro23 priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

24 15 days prior to the obligation of any amount of these funds 

25 in accordance with section 503 of this Act. 
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1 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 

2 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR EMERGENCY

3 PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

4 For necessary expenses for the Office of the Under Sec5 retary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, as au6 thorized by section 502 of the Homeland Security Act of 

7 2002 (6 U.S.C. 312), $4,306,000. 

8 PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

9 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

10 For necessary expenses for preparedness, mitigation, 

11 response, and recovery activities of Emergency Prepared12 ness and Response, $203,499,000, including activities au13 thorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 

14 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

15 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the 

16 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 

17 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 

18 of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the Defense Production 

19 Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 

20 303 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404, 

21 405), Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 

22 and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et 

23 seq.): Provided, That of the total amount made available 

24 under this heading, $30,000,000 shall be for Urban Search 

25 and Rescue Teams, of which not to exceed $1,600,000 may 

26 be made available for administrative costs. 
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1 In addition, of the funds appropriated under this 

2 heading in Public Law 108–334 (118 Stat. 1311), 

3 $9,600,000 are rescinded. 

4 ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS

5 For necessary expenses for administrative and regional 

6 operations of Emergency Preparedness and Response, 

7 $216,441,000, including activities authorized by the Na8 tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), 

9 the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As10 sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Haz11 ards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the 

12 Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 

13 2201 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 

14 App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National 

15 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404, 405), Reorganization 

16 Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and the Homeland 

17 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.): Provided, That 

18 not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception and rep19 resentation expenses. 

20 PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS

21 For necessary expenses for countering potential bio22 logical, disease, and chemical threats to civilian popu23 lations, $34,000,000. 

24 RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM

25 The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2006, 

26 as authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans 
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1 Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Inde2 pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 

3 5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the amounts 

4 anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security nec5 essary for its radiological emergency preparedness program 

6 for the next fiscal year: Provided, That the methodology for 

7 assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable 

8 and shall reflect costs of providing such services, including 

9 administrative costs of collecting such fees: Provided fur10 ther, That fees received under this heading shall be deposited 

11 in this account as offsetting collections and will become 

12 available for authorized purposes on October 1, 2006, and 

13 remain available until expended. 

14 DISASTER RELIEF

15 For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. 

16 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

17 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $2,000,000,000, to remain available 

18 until expended. 

19 DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT

20 For administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

21 loan program, as authorized by section 319 of the Robert 

22 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 

23 (42 U.S.C. 5162), $567,000: Provided, That gross obliga24 tions for the principal amount of direct loans shall not ex25 ceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That the cost of modi-
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1 fying such loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the 

2 Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a). 

3 FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION FUND

4 For necessary expenses pursuant to section 1360 of the 

5 National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101), 

6 $200,000,000, and such additional sums as may be pro7 vided by State and local governments or other political sub8 divisions for cost-shared mapping activities under section 

9 1360(f)(2) of such Act, to remain available until expended: 

10 Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 

11 3 percent of the total appropriation. 

12 NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act 

15 of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), not to exceed $36,496,000 

16 for salaries and expenses associated with flood mitigation 

17 and flood insurance operations; and not to exceed 

18 $87,358,000 for flood hazard mitigation, to remain avail19 able until September 30, 2007, including up to $28,000,000 

20 for expenses under section 1366 of the National Flood Insur21 ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), which amount shall 

22 be available for transfer to the National Flood Mitigation 

23 Fund until September 30, 2007, and which amount shall 

24 be derived from offsetting collections assessed and collected 

25 pursuant to section 1307 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 4014), and 

26 shall be retained and used for necessary expenses under this 
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1 heading: Provided, That in fiscal year 2006, no funds in 

2 excess of: (1) $55,000,000 for operating expenses; (2) 

3 $660,148,000 for commissions and taxes of agents; and (3) 

4 $30,000,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall be 

5 available from the National Flood Insurance Fund. 

6 NATIONAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUND

7 Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of sub8 section (b)(3), and subsection (f), of section 1366 of the Na9 tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), 

10 $28,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007, 

11 for activities designed to reduce the risk of flood damage 

12 to structures pursuant to such Act, of which $28,000,000 

13 shall be derived from the National Flood Insurance Fund. 

14 NATIONAL PREDISASTER MITIGATION FUND

15 For a predisaster mitigation grant program under 

16 title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer17 gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.), $37,000,000, 

18 to remain available until expended: Provided, That grants 

19 made for predisaster mitigation shall be awarded on a com20 petitive basis subject to the criteria in section 203(g) of such 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(g)), and notwithstanding section 

22 203(f) of such Act, shall be made without reference to State 

23 allocations, quotas, or other formula-based allocation of 

24 funds: Provided further, That total administrative costs 

25 shall not exceed 3 percent of the total appropriation. 
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1 EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER

2 To carry out an emergency food and shelter program 

3 pursuant to title III of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 

4 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), $153,000,000, to 

5 remain available until expended: Provided, That total ad6 ministrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent of the total 

7 appropriation. 

8 TITLE IV—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 

9 TRAINING, ASSESSMENTS, AND SERVICES 

10 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

11 SERVICES

12 For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigra13 tion services, $80,000,000. 

14 FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce17 ment Training Center, including materials and support 

18 costs of Federal law enforcement basic training; purchase 

19 of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and hire 

20 of passenger motor vehicles; expenses for student athletic 

21 and related activities; the conduct of and participation in 

22 firearms matches and presentation of awards; public aware23 ness and enhancement of community support of law enforce24 ment training; room and board for student interns; a flat 

25 monthly reimbursement to employees authorized to use per-
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1 sonal mobile phones for official duties; and services as au2 thorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 

3 $194,000,000, of which up to $36,174,000 for materials and 

4 support costs of Federal law enforcement basic training 

5 shall remain available until September 30, 2007; and of 

6 which not to exceed $12,000 shall be for official reception 

7 and representation expenses: Provided, That the Center is 

8 authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimburse9 ments from agencies receiving training sponsored by the 

10 Center, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal 

11 year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at 

12 the end of the fiscal year: Provided further, That in fiscal 

13 year 2006 and thereafter, the Director of the Federal Law 

14 Enforcement Training Center is authorized to assess pecu15 niary liability against Center employees and students for 

16 losses or destruction of Government property due to gross 

17 negligence or willful misconduct and to set off any resulting 

18 debts due the United States by Center employees and stu19 dents, without their consent, against current payments due 

20 the employees and students for their services. 

21 ACQUISITIONS, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND

22 RELATED EXPENSES

23 For acquisition of necessary additional real property 

24 and facilities, construction, and ongoing maintenance, fa25 cility improvements, and related expenses of the Federal 

26 Law Enforcement Training Center, $88,358,000, to remain 
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1 available until expended: Provided, That the Center is au2 thorized to accept reimbursement to this appropriation 

3 from Government agencies requesting the construction of 

4 special use facilities. 

5 INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

6 PROTECTION

7 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

8 For salaries and expenses of the immediate Office of 

9 the Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infra10 structure Protection and for management and administra11 tion of programs and activities, as authorized by title II 

12 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), 

13 $168,769,000: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be 

14 for official reception and representation expenses. 

15 ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS

16 For necessary expenses for information analysis and 

17 infrastructure protection as authorized by title II of the 

18 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), 

19 $701,793,000, to remain available until September 30, 

20 2007. 

21 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

22 MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

23 For salaries and expenses of the immediate Office of 

24 the Under Secretary for Science and Technology and for 

25 management and administration of programs and activi26 ties, as authorized by title III of the Homeland Security 
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1 Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $81,099,000: Provided, 

2 That not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception and 

3 representation expenses. 

4 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS

5 For necessary expenses for science and technology re6 search, including advanced research projects; development; 

7 test and evaluation; acquisition; and operations; as author8 ized by title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

9 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $1,372,399,000, to remain available 

10 until expended: Provided, That of the total amount made 

11 available under this heading, $127,314,000 shall be for the 

12 Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, of which $112,314,000 

13 shall not be available for obligation until the Secretary of 

14 Homeland Security submits a staffing and management 

15 plan and an expenditure plan for the office and the global 

16 systems architecture, to include multi-year costs, that has 

17 been reviewed by the Government Accountability Office and 

18 approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the Sen19 ate and the House of Representatives: Provided further, 

20 That of the total funds made available under this heading, 

21 $125,000,000 is solely for the purchase and deployment of 

22 radiation portal monitors for United States ports-of-entry 

23 and may not be transferred or reprogrammed. 
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1 TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

2 SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 

3 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

4 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

5 SEC. 502. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

6 made available to the Department of Homeland Security 

7 may be used to make payments to the ‘‘Department of 

8 Homeland Security Working Capital Fund’’, except for the 

9 activities and amounts allowed in section 6024 of Public 

10 Law 109–13, excluding the Homeland Secure Data Net11 work: Provided, That any additional activities and 

12 amounts must be approved by the Committees on Appro13 priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

14 30 days in advance of obligation. 

15 SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 

16 provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 

17 in or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security 

18 that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 

19 year 2006, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 

20 of the United States derived by the collection of fees avail21 able to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available 

22 for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of 

23 funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a pro24 gram, project, or activity; (3) increases funds for any pro25 gram, project, or activity for which funds have been denied 
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1 or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds di2 rected for a specific activity by either of the Committees 

3 on Appropriations of the Senate or House of Representa4 tives for a different purpose; or (5) contracts out any func5 tions or activities for which funds have been appropriated 

6 for Federal full-time equivalent positions; unless the Com7 mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 

8 Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such re9 programming of funds. 

10 (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided 

11 by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies in or trans12 ferred to the Department of Homeland Security that remain 

13 available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2006, 

14 or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 

15 United States derived by the collection of fees available to 

16 the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obliga17 tion or expenditure for programs, projects, or activities 

18 through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $5,000,000 

19 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: (1) augments existing 

20 programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent 

21 funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or 

22 numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by the Con23 gress; or (3) results from any general savings from a reduc24 tion in personnel that would result in a change in existing 

25 programs, projects, or activities as approved by the Con-
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1 gress; unless the Committees on Appropriations of the Sen2 ate and the House of Representatives are notified 15 days 

3 in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 

4 (c) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 

5 available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 

6 Homeland Security by this Act or provided by previous ap7 propriations Acts may be transferred between such appro8 priations, but no such appropriations, except as otherwise 

9 specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 

10 percent by such transfers: Provided, That any transfer 

11 under this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of 

12 funds under subsection (b) of this section and shall not be 

13 available for obligation unless the Committees on Appro14 priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 

15 are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer. 

16 (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 

17 this section, no funds shall be reprogrammed within or 

18 transferred between appropriations after June 30, except in 

19 extraordinary circumstances which imminently threaten 

20 the safety of human life or the protection of property. 

21 (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, notifi22 cations pursuant to this section or any other authority for 

23 reprogramming or transfer of funds shall be made solely 

24 to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 

25 House of Representatives. 
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1 SEC. 504. Except as otherwise specifically provided by 

2 law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances re3 maining available at the end of fiscal year 2006 from ap4 propriations for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2006 

5 in this Act shall remain available through September 30, 

6 2007, in the account and for the purposes for which the 

7 appropriations were provided: Provided, That prior to the 

8 obligation of such funds, a request shall be submitted to the 

9 Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 

10 of Representatives for approval in accordance with section 

11 503 of this Act. 

12 SEC. 505. Funds made available by this Act for intel13 ligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized 

14 by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National 

15 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 

16 2006 until the enactment of an Act authorizing intelligence 

17 activities for fiscal year 2006. 

18 SEC. 506. None of the funds in this Act may be used 

19 to make a grant allocation, discretionary grant award, dis20 cretionary contract award, or to issue a letter of intent to21 taling in excess of $1,000,000, or to announce publicly the 

22 intention to make such an award, unless the Secretary of 

23 Homeland Security notifies the Committees on Appropria24 tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives at least 

25 3 full business days in advance: Provided, That no notifica-
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1 tion shall involve funds that are not available for obliga2 tion. 

3 SEC. 507. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

4 no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional 

5 facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, 

6 to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforce7 ment training without the advance approval of the Commit8 tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep9 resentatives, except that the Federal Law Enforcement 

10 Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use 

11 of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement 

12 for training which cannot be accommodated in existing 

13 Center facilities. 

14 SEC. 508. The Director of the Federal Law Enforce15 ment Training Center shall schedule basic and/or advanced 

16 law enforcement training at all four training facilities 

17 under the control of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 

18 Center to ensure that these training centers are operated 

19 at the highest capacity throughout the fiscal year. 

20 SEC. 509. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

21 made available by this Act may be used for expenses of any 

22 construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition project for 

23 which a prospectus, if required by the Public Buildings Act 

24 of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 3301), has not been approved, except 

25 that necessary funds may be expended for each project for 
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1 required expenses for the development of a proposed pro2 spectus. 

3 SEC. 510. None of the funds in this Act may be used 

4 in contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy 

5 American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.). 

6 SEC. 511. The Secretary of Homeland Security is di7 rected to research, develop, and procure certified systems to 

8 inspect and screen air cargo on passenger aircraft at the 

9 earliest date possible: Provided, That until such technology 

10 is procured and installed, the Secretary shall take all pos11 sible actions to enhance the known shipper program to pro12 hibit high-risk cargo from being transported on passenger 

13 aircraft and continue to increase the level of air cargo that 

14 is inspected beyond the level mandated in section 513 of 

15 Public Law 108–334. 

16 SEC. 512. Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 

17 United States Code, for fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, the 

18 Administrator of the Transportation Security Administra19 tion may impose a reasonable charge for the lease of real 

20 and personal property to Transportation Security Admin21 istration employees and for use by Transportation Security 

22 Administration employees and may credit amounts received 

23 to the appropriation or fund initially charged for operating 

24 and maintaining the property, which amounts shall be 

25 available, without fiscal year limitation, for expenditure for 
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1 property management, operation, protection, construction, 

2 repair, alteration, and related activities. 

3 SEC. 513. For fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, the ac4 quisition management system of the Transportation Secu5 rity Administration shall apply to the acquisition of serv6 ices, as well as equipment, supplies, and materials. 

7 SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds provided by this or 

8 previous appropriations Acts may be obligated for deploy9 ment or implementation, on other than a test basis, of the 

10 Secure Flight program or any other follow on or successor 

11 passenger prescreening programs, until the Secretary of 

12 Homeland Security certifies, and the Government Account13 ability Office reports, to the Committees on Appropriations 

14 of the Senate and the House of Representatives, that all ten 

15 of the elements contained in paragraphs (1) through (10) 

16 of section 522(a) of Public Law 108–334 (118 Stat. 1319) 

17 have been successfully met. 

18 (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall be sub19 mitted within 90 days after the certification required by 

20 such subsection is provided, and periodically thereafter, if 

21 necessary, until the Government Accountability Office con22 firms that all ten elements have been successfully met. 

23 (c) During the testing phase permitted by subsection 

24 (a), no information gathered from passengers, foreign or do25 mestic air carriers, or reservation systems may be used to 
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1 screen aviation passengers, or delay or deny boarding to 

2 such passengers, except in instances where passenger names 

3 are matched to a Government watch list. 

4 (d) None of the funds provided in this or previous ap5 propriations Acts may be utilized to develop or test algo6 rithms assigning risk to passengers whose names are not 

7 on Government watch lists. 

8 (e) None of the funds provided in this or previous ap9 propriations Acts may be utilized for a database that is 

10 obtained from or remains under the control of a non-Fed11 eral entity. 

12 SEC. 515. None of the funds made available in this 

13 Act may be used to amend the oath of allegiance required 

14 by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

15 U.S.C. 1448). 

16 SEC. 516. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

17 may be used to process or approve a competition under Of18 fice of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for services 

19 provided as of June 1, 2004, by employees (including em20 ployees serving on a temporary or term basis) of United 

21 States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Depart22 ment of Homeland Security who are known as of that date 

23 as Immigration Information Officers, Contact Representa24 tives, or Investigative Assistants. 
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1 SEC. 517. None of the funds appropriated to the 

2 United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous ap3 propriations Acts may be made available for the protection 

4 of the head of a Federal agency other than the Secretary 

5 of Homeland Security: Provided, That the Director of the 

6 United States Secret Service may enter into an agreement 

7 to perform such service on a fully reimbursable basis. 

8 SEC. 518. The Department of Homeland Security 

9 processing and data storage facilities at the John C. Stennis 

10 Space Center shall hereafter be known as the ‘‘National 

11 Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage’’. 

12 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home13 land Security Appropriations Act, 2006’’. 

Calendar No. 129

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H.R. 2360

[Report No. 109–83] 

AN ACT

Making appropriations for the Department of 

September 30, 2006, and for other purposes. Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 

MAY 18, 2005

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on 

J

Appropriations 

UNE 16, 2005

Reported with an amendment