Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015

Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes, namely: I Departmental management and operations Office of the secretary and executive management For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security, as authorized by section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 112 Provided Provided further Provided further 8 U.S.C. 1365b Office of the under secretary for management For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, as authorized by sections 701 through 705 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 through 345), $175,124,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided section 1105(a) Office of the Under Secretary for Management Public Law 112–74 Office of the chief financial officer For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 113 Provided section 1105(a) Public Law 107–296 6 U.S.C. 454 Office of the chief information officer For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 113 Analysis and operations For necessary expenses for intelligence analysis and operations coordination activities, as authorized by title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 121 et seq. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $120,393,000; of which not to exceed $300,000 may be used for certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended at the direction of the Inspector General. II Security, enforcement, and investigations U.S. customs and border protection Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relating to border security, immigration, customs, agricultural inspections and regulatory activities related to plant and animal imports, and transportation of unaccompanied minor aliens; purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; and contracting with individuals for personal services abroad; $8,367,450,000; of which $3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative expenses related to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) 26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3) 6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1) 19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3) Provided 19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1) Provided further Automation modernization For necessary expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protection for operation and improvement of automated systems, including salaries and expenses, $810,169,000; of which $446,575,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of which not less than $140,970,000 shall be for the development of the Automated Commercial Environment. Border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology For necessary expenses for border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology, $412,466,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. Air and marine operations For necessary expenses for the operations, maintenance, and procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, unmanned aircraft systems, the Air and Marine Operations Center, and other related equipment of the air and marine program, including salaries and expenses, operational training, and mission-related travel, the operations of which include the following: the interdiction of narcotics and other goods; the provision of support to Federal, State, and local agencies in the enforcement or administration of laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security; and, at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the provision of assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; $787,849,000; of which $275,838,000 shall be available for salaries and expenses; and of which $512,011,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided Provided further Construction and facilities management For necessary expenses to plan, acquire, construct, renovate, equip, furnish, operate, manage, and maintain buildings, facilities, and related infrastructure necessary for the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to customs, immigration, and border security, including land ports of entry where the Administrator of General Services has delegated to the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority to operate, maintain, repair, and alter such facilities, and to pay rent to the General Services Administration for use of land ports of entry, $484,487,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. U. S. Immigration and customs enforcement Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigration and customs laws, detention and removals, and investigations, including intellectual property rights and overseas vetted units operations; and purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; $5,454,826,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available until expended for conducting special operations under section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 ( 19 U.S.C. 2081 8 U.S.C. 1357(g) Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further 8 U.S.C. 1357(g) Provided further adequate Provided further 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17) Provided further Automation modernization For necessary expenses of immigration and customs enforcement automated systems, $31,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. Transportation security administration Aviation security For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration related to providing civil aviation security services pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Security Act ( Public Law 107–71 49 U.S.C. 40101 Provided Provided further section 44940 Provided further Provided further 2 U.S.C. 901a Provided further section 44923 section 44923(h) Provided further Provided further Provided further (1) the Department of Homeland Security efforts and resources being devoted to develop more advanced integrated passenger screening technologies for the most effective security of passengers and baggage at the lowest possible operating and acquisition costs, including projected funding levels for each fiscal year for the next 5 years or until project completion, whichever is earlier; (2) how the Transportation Security Administration is deploying its existing passenger and baggage screener workforce in the most cost effective manner; and (3) labor savings from the deployment of improved technologies for passenger and baggage screening and how those savings are being used to offset security costs or reinvested to address security vulnerabilities: Provided further (1) specific benchmarks and performance measures to increase participation in PreCheck by air carriers, airports, and passengers; (2) options to facilitate direct application for enrollment in PreCheck through the Transportation Security Administration's website, airports, and other enrollment locations; (3) use of third parties to pre-screen passengers for expedited screening; (4) inclusion of populations already vetted by the Transportation Security Administration and other trusted populations as eligible for expedited screening; (5) resource implications of expedited passenger screening resulting from the use of risk-based security methods; and (6) the total number and percentage of passengers using PreCheck lanes who: (A) have enrolled in PreCheck since Transportation Security Administration enrollment centers were established; (B) enrolled using the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck application website; (C) were enrolled as frequent flyers of a participating airline; (D) utilized PreCheck as a result of their enrollment in a Trusted Traveler program of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and (E) were selectively identified to participate in expedited screening through the use of Managed Inclusion in fiscal year 2014: Provided further, Provided further Surface transportation security For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration related to surface transportation security activities, $121,303,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Intelligence and vetting For necessary expenses for the development and implementation of intelligence and vetting activities, $231,866,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Transportation security support For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Administration related to transportation security support pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Security Act ( Public Law 107–71 49 U.S.C. 40101 Provided (1) a report providing evidence demonstrating that behavioral indicators can be used to identify passengers who may pose a threat to aviation security and the plans that will be put into place to collect additional performance data; (2) a report addressing each of the recommendations outlined in the report entitled TSA Needs Additional Information Before Procuring Next-Generation Systems (3) a report outlining the specific actions that will be taken to prevent Federal Air Marshal Service officials from using a Federal firearms license, and the agency’s relationships with private vendors, to obtain discounted or free firearms for personal use: Provided further Provided further United states coast guard Operating expenses For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which shall be for replacement only; purchase or lease of small boats for contingent and emergent requirements (at a unit cost of no more than $700,000) and repairs and service-life replacements, not to exceed a total of $31,000,000; purchase or lease of boats necessary for overseas deployments and activities; minor shore construction projects not exceeding $1,000,000 in total cost on any location; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 42 U.S.C. 402 33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5) Provided section 12114 Provided further Coast Guard Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements Provided further Military Pay and Allowances Environmental compliance and restoration For necessary expenses to carry out the environmental compliance and restoration functions of the Coast Guard under chapter 19 Reserve training For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as authorized by law; operations and maintenance of the Coast Guard reserve program; personnel and training costs; and equipment and services; $114,605,000. Acquisition, construction, and improvements For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto; and maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; as authorized by law; $1,287,040,000; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5) Provided Provided further section 1105(a) (1) the proposed appropriations included in that budget; (2) the total estimated cost of completion, including and clearly delineating the costs of associated major acquisition systems infrastructure and transition to operations; (3) projected funding levels for each fiscal year for the next 5 fiscal years or until acquisition program baseline or project completion, whichever is earlier; (4) an estimated completion date at the projected funding levels; and (5) a current acquisition program baseline for each capital asset, as applicable, that— (A) includes the total acquisition cost of each asset, subdivided by fiscal year and including a detailed description of the purpose of the proposed funding levels for each fiscal year, including for each fiscal year funds requested for design, pre-acquisition activities, production, structural modifications, missionization, post-delivery, and transition to operations costs; (B) includes a detailed project schedule through completion, subdivided by fiscal year, that details— (i) quantities planned for each fiscal year; and (ii) major acquisition and project events, including development of operational requirements, contracting actions, design reviews, production, delivery, test and evaluation, and transition to operations, including necessary training, shore infrastructure, and logistics; (C) notes and explains any deviations in cost, performance parameters, schedule, or estimated date of completion from the original acquisition program baseline and the most recent baseline approved by the Department of Homeland Security's Acquisition Review Board, if applicable; (D) aligns the acquisition of each asset to mission requirements by defining existing capabilities of comparable legacy assets, identifying known capability gaps between such existing capabilities and stated mission requirements, and explaining how the acquisition of each asset will address such known capability gaps; (E) defines life-cycle costs for each asset and the date of the estimate on which such costs are based, including all associated costs of major acquisition systems infrastructure and transition to operations, delineated by purpose and fiscal year for the projected service life of the asset; (F) includes the earned value management system summary schedule performance index and cost performance index for each asset, if applicable; and (G) includes a phase-out and decommissioning schedule delineated by fiscal year for each existing legacy asset that each asset is intended to replace or recapitalize: Provided further section 1105(a) Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Public Law 110–28 Research, development, test, and evaluation For necessary expenses for applied scientific research, development, test, and evaluation; and for maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; as authorized by law; $10,947,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, of which $500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5) Provided Retired pay For retired pay, including the payment of obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career status bonuses, concurrent receipts, and combat-related special compensation under the National Defense Authorization Act, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 United states secret service Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, including purchase of not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use for replacement only; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in the United States; hire of aircraft; services of expert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Director of the United States Secret Service; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership or control, as may be necessary to perform protective functions; payment of per diem or subsistence allowances to employees in cases in which a protective assignment on the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee requires an employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at a post of duty; conduct of and participation in firearms matches; presentation of awards; travel of United States Secret Service employees on protective missions without regard to the limitations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is obtained in advance from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; research and development; grants to conduct behavioral research in support of protective research and operations; and payment in advance for commercial accommodations as may be necessary to perform protective functions; $1,587,087,000; of which not to exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception and representation expenses; and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations in counterfeit investigations; of which $2,366,000 shall be for forensic and related support of investigations of missing and exploited children; of which $6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities related to investigations of missing and exploited children and shall remain available until September 30, 2016; and of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be for activities related to training in electronic crimes investigations and forensics: Provided Provided further Provided further section 105 Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Protection of Persons and Facilities Domestic Field Operations Acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, repair, alteration, and improvement of physical and technological infrastructure, $49,935,000; of which $5,380,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be for acquisition, construction, improvement, and maintenance of the James J. Rowley Training Center; and of which $44,555,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, shall be for Information Integration and Technology Transformation program execution. III Protection, preparedness, response, and recovery National protection and programs directorate Management and administration For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, support for operations, and information technology, $64,247,000: Provided Infrastructure protection and information security For necessary expenses for infrastructure protection and information security programs and activities, as authorized by title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 121 et seq. Federal protective service The revenues and collections of security fees credited to this account shall be available until expended for necessary expenses related to the protection of federally owned and leased buildings and for the operations of the Federal Protective Service: Provided Provided further section 1105(a) Office of biometric identity management For necessary expenses of the Office of Biometric Identity Management, as authorized by section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 8 U.S.C. 1365b Provided Office of health affairs For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Affairs, $127,958,000; of which $26,148,000 is for salaries and expenses and $86,891,000 is for BioWatch operations: Provided Provided further Federal emergency management agency Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, $913,120,000, including activities authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. Public Law 106–246 42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. 50 U.S.C. 404 33 U.S.C. 467 et seq. 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq. Public Law 110–53 15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq. Public Law 109–295 Public Law 112–141 Public Law 113–89 Provided Provided further Provided further State and local programs For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activities, $1,500,000,000, which shall be allocated as follows: (1) $466,346,000 shall be for the State Homeland Security Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 605 Provided (2) $600,000,000 shall be for the Urban Area Security Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 604 section 501(c)(3) (3) $100,000,000 shall be for Public Transportation Security Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance under sections 1406, 1513, and 1532 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–53 6 U.S.C. 1135 Provided (4) $100,000,000 shall be for Port Security Grants in accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107 (5) $233,654,000 shall be to sustain current operations for training, exercises, technical assistance, and other programs, of which $162,991,000 shall be for training of State, local, and tribal emergency response providers: Provided Provided further 6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11) Provided further Provided further Provided further Firefighter assistance grants For grants for programs authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq. 15 U.S.C. 2229 15 U.S.C. 2229a Emergency management performance grants For emergency management performance grants, as authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. 42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. Radiological emergency preparedness program The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2015, as authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 ( 42 U.S.C. 5196e Provided Provided further United states fire administration For necessary expenses of the United States Fire Administration and for other purposes, as authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq. 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq. Disaster relief fund (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. Provided (1) an estimate of the following amounts shall be submitted for the budget year at the time that the President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) (A) the unobligated balance of funds to be carried over from the prior fiscal year to the budget year; (B) the unobligated balance of funds to be carried over from the budget year to the budget year plus 1; (C) the amount of obligations for non-catastrophic events for the budget year; (D) the amount of obligations for the budget year for catastrophic events delineated by event and by State; (E) the total amount that has been previously obligated or will be required for catastrophic events delineated by event and by State for all prior years, the current year, the budget year, the budget year plus 1, the budget year plus 2, and the budget year plus 3 and beyond; (F) the amount of previously obligated funds that will be recovered for the budget year; (G) the amount that will be required for obligations for emergencies, as described in section 102(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122(1) 42 U.S.C. 5122(2) 42 U.S.C. 5187 (H) the amount required for activities not covered under section 251(b)(2)(D)(iii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)(iii) Public Law 99–177 (2) an estimate or actual amounts, if available, of the following for the current fiscal year shall be submitted not later than the fifth day of each month, and shall be published by the Administrator on the Agency's website not later than the fifth day of each month: (A) a summary of the amount of appropriations made available by source, the transfers executed, the previously allocated funds recovered, and the commitments, allocations, and obligations made; (B) a table of disaster relief activity delineated by month, including— (i) the beginning and ending balances; (ii) the total obligations to include amounts obligated for fire assistance, emergencies, surge, and disaster support activities; (iii) the obligations for catastrophic events delineated by event and by State; and (iv) the amount of previously obligated funds that are recovered; (C) a summary of allocations, obligations, and expenditures for catastrophic events delineated by event; (D) in addition, for a disaster declaration related to Hurricane Sandy, the cost of the following categories of spending: public assistance, individual assistance, mitigation, administrative, operations, and any other relevant category (including emergency measures and disaster resources); and (E) the date on which funds appropriated will be exhausted: Provided further 42 U.S.C. 5172 Provided further Provided further Provided further 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. Provided further Flood hazard mapping and risk analysis program For necessary expenses, including administrative costs, under section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4101 Public Law 112–141 42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2) National flood insurance fund For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. Public Law 112–141 Public Law 113–89 42 U.S.C. 4015(d) Provided Provided further 42 U.S.C. 4015(d) Provided further 42 U.S.C. 4017 (1) $136,000,000 for operating expenses; (2) $1,139,000,000 for commissions and taxes of agents; (3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury borrowings; and (4) $150,000,000, which shall remain available until expended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood mitigation assistance under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4104c 42 U.S.C. 4104c(e) Provided further 42 U.S.C. 4012a 42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8) Provided further 42 U.S.C. 4033 National predisaster mitigation fund For the predisaster mitigation grant program under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5133 Emergency food and shelter To carry out the emergency food and shelter program pursuant to title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq. Provided IV Research, development, training, and services United states citizenship and immigration services For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigration services, $124,755,000 for the E-Verify Program, as described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a Provided Provided further Federal law enforcement training center Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, including materials and support costs of Federal law enforcement basic training; the purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles; expenses for student athletic and related activities; the conduct of and participation in firearms matches and presentation of awards; public awareness and enhancement of community support of law enforcement training; room and board for student interns; a flat monthly reimbursement to employees authorized to use personal mobile phones for official duties; and services as authorized by section 3109 Provided Provided further Public Law 107–206 42 U.S.C. 3771 Public Law 113–76 December 31, 2016 December 31, 2017 Provided further Provided further Acquisitions, construction, improvements, and related expenses For acquisition of necessary additional real property and facilities, construction, and ongoing maintenance, facility improvements, and related expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, $27,841,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided Science and technology Management and administration For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology and for management and administration of programs and activities, as authorized by title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 181 et seq. Provided Research, development, acquisition, and operations For necessary expenses for science and technology research, including advanced research projects, development, test and evaluation, acquisition, and operations as authorized by title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 181 et seq. Provided Domestic nuclear detection office Management and administration For salaries and expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, as authorized by title XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 591 et seq. Provided Provided further (1) define the role and responsibilities of each Departmental component in support of the domestic detection architecture, including any existing or planned programs to pre-screen cargo or conveyances overseas; (2) identify and describe the specific investments being made by each Departmental component in fiscal year 2015 and planned for fiscal year 2016 to support the domestic architecture and the security of sea, land, and air pathways into the United States; (3) describe the investments necessary to close known vulnerabilities and gaps, including associated costs and timeframes, and estimates of feasibility and cost effectiveness; and (4) explain how the Department's research and development funding is furthering the implementation of the domestic nuclear detection architecture, including specific investments planned for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016. Research, development, and operations For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear research, development, testing, evaluation, and operations, $201,068,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. Systems acquisition For necessary expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office acquisition and deployment of radiological detection systems in accordance with the global nuclear detection architecture, $74,861,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. V General provisions (including transfers and rescissions of funds) 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 of this Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities in this Act may be transferred to appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds in the applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, office, or activity; (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives or the Senate for a different purpose; or (5) contracts out any function or activity for which funding levels were requested for Federal full-time equivalents in the object classification tables contained in the fiscal year 2015 Budget Appendix for the Department of Homeland Security, as modified by the report accompanying this Act, unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees or proceeds available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for programs, projects, or activities through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity; (3) reduces by 10 percent the numbers of personnel approved by the Congress; or (4) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel that would result in a change in existing programs, projects, or activities as approved by the Congress, unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. (c) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland Security by this Act or provided by previous appropriations Acts may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by such transfers: Provided (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, no funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between appropriations based upon an initial notification provided after June 30, except in extraordinary circumstances that imminently threaten the safety of human life or the protection of property. (e) The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in this section shall apply to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided in previous Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Acts. 504. The Department of Homeland Security Working Capital Fund, established pursuant to section 403 of Public Law 103–356 31 U.S.C. 501 Provided Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further Provided further 505. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015, as recorded in the financial records at the time of a reprogramming request, but not later than June 30, 2016, from appropriations for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act shall remain available through September 30, 2016, in the account and for the purposes for which the appropriations were provided: Provided 506. Funds made available by this Act for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 414 507. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to— (1) make or award a grant allocation, grant, contract, other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order on a Department of Homeland Security multiple award contract, or to issue a letter of intent totaling in excess of $1,000,000; (2) award a task or delivery order requiring an obligation of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from multi-year Department of Homeland Security funds; (3) make a sole-source grant award; or (4) announce publicly the intention to make or award items under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 3 full business days in advance of making an award or issuing a letter as described in that subsection. (c) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that compliance with this section would pose a substantial risk to human life, health, or safety, an award may be made without notification, and the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 5 full business days after such an award is made or letter issued. (d) A notification under this section— (1) may not involve funds that are not available for obligation; and (2) shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal year for which the funds for the award were appropriated; and the type of contract. (e) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 5 full business days in advance of announcing publicly the intention of making an award under State and Local Programs 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training that cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities. 509. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for expenses for any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition project for which a prospectus otherwise required under chapter 33 510. (a) Sections 520, 522, and 530 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of Public Law 110–161 (b) The third proviso of section 537 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006 ( 6 U.S.C. 114 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy American Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term Buy American Act chapter 83 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by any person other than the Privacy Officer appointed under subsection (a) of section 222 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 142(a) 513. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1448 514. (a) Not later than 30 days after the last day of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a monthly budget and staffing report for that month that includes total obligations of the Department for that month for the fiscal year at the appropriation and program, project, and activity levels, by the source year of the appropriation. Total obligations for staffing shall also be provided by subcategory of on-board and funded full-time equivalent staffing levels, respectively, and the report shall specify the number of, and total obligations for, contract employees for each office of the Department. (b) Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of the Act, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit an obligation and expenditure plan by quarter for the following offices, agencies, accounts, programs, projects, or activities of the Department: (1) Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Office of Policy; (2) Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; (3) Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman; (4) Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, the Privacy Officer; (5) U.S. Customs and Border Protection; (6) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; (7) Transportation Security Administration, Transportation Security Support, with respect to air cargo security, checkpoint support, and explosives detection systems refurbishment, procurement, and installations on an airport-by-airport basis; (8) Transportation Security Administration, Federal Air Marshals, for ensuring optimal coverage of high-risk flights; (9) National Protection and Programs Directorate, Infrastructure Protection and Information Security, Federal Network Security, Network Security Deployment, and Office of Biometric Identity Management; (10) Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Relief Fund, with respect to disaster readiness and support; (11) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; (12) Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; and (13) Office of the Under Secretary for Management, Department Headquarters consolidation program and associated mission support consolidation. (c) The Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly report detailing obligations and expenditures against the obligation and expenditure plan and a justification for any changes from the initial plan for the following: (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection; (2) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; (3) National Protection and Programs Directorate, Infrastructure Protection and Information Security, Federal Network Security, Network Security Deployment, and Office of Biometric Identity Management; (4) Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster Relief Fund, with respect to disaster readiness and support; (5) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; and (6) Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. 515. Except as provided in section 44945 Aviation Security Administration Transportation Security Support Provided 516. Any funds appropriated to Coast Guard Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements 517. The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center instructor staff shall be classified as inherently governmental for the purpose of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 ( 31 U.S.C. 501 518. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report not later than October 15, 2015, to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security listing all grants and contracts awarded by any means other than full and open competition during fiscal year 2015. (b) The Inspector General shall review the report required by subsection (a) to assess Departmental compliance with applicable laws and regulations and report the results of that review to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than February 15, 2016. 519. None of the funds provided by this or previous appropriations Acts shall be used to fund any position designated as a Principal Federal Official (or the successor thereto) for any Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (1) the responsibilities of the Principal Federal Official do not include operational functions related to incident management, including coordination of operations, and are consistent with the requirements of section 509(c) and sections 503(c)(3) and 503(c)(4)(A) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 319(c) 42 U.S.C. 5143 (2) not later than 10 business days after the latter of the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security appoints the Principal Federal Official and the date on which the President issues a declaration under section 401 or section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191, respectively), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a notification of the appointment of the Principal Federal Official and a description of the responsibilities of such Official and how such responsibilities are consistent with paragraph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (3) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report specifying timeframes and milestones regarding the update of operations, planning and policy documents, and training and exercise protocols, to ensure consistency with paragraph (1) of this section. 520. None of the funds provided or otherwise made available in this Act shall be available to carry out section 872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 452 521. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to grant an immigration benefit unless the results of background checks required by law to be completed prior to the granting of the benefit have been received by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the results do not preclude the granting of the benefit. 522. Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 391 (1) in subsection (a), by striking Until September 30, 2014, Until September 30, 2015, (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking September 30, 2014, September 30, 2015, 523. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes (which outcomes shall be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance). 524. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall be used to approve a waiver of the navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 501(b) Provided 46 U.S.C. 501(b) 525. None of the funds made available in this Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used to prevent an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from importing a prescription drug from Canada that complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Provided Provided further (1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 (2) a biological product, as defined in section 351 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 526. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of any proposed transfers of funds available under section 9703.1(g)(4)(B) Public Law 102–393 Provided 527. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national identification card. 528. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, except as provided in subsection (b), and 30 days after the date on which the President determines whether to declare a major disaster because of an event and any appeal is completed, the Administrator shall publish on the website of the Federal Emergency Management Agency a report regarding that decision that shall summarize damage assessment information used to determine whether to declare a major disaster. (b) The Administrator may redact from a report under subsection (a) any data that the Administrator determines would compromise national security. (c) In this section— (1) the term Administrator (2) the term major disaster 42 U.S.C. 5122 529. Any official that is required by this Act to report or to certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate may not delegate such authority to perform that act unless specifically authorized herein. 530. Section 550(b) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 ( Public Law 109–295 6 U.S.C. 121 Public Law 113–76 on October 4, 2014 on October 4, 2015 531. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 532. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 533. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3) 534. (a) Any company that collects or retains personal information directly from any individual who participates in the Registered Traveler or successor program of the Transportation Security Administration shall safeguard and dispose of such information in accordance with the requirements in— (1) the National Institute for Standards and Technology Special Publication 800–30, entitled Risk Management Guide for Information Technology Systems (2) the National Institute for Standards and Technology Special Publication 800–53, Revision 3, entitled Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations (3) any supplemental standards established by the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (referred to in this section as the Administrator (b) In this section the airport authority or air carrier operator that sponsors the company under the Registered Traveler program is referred to as the Sponsoring Entity (c) The Administrator shall require each company referred to in subsection (a) to provide, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to the Sponsoring Entity written certification that the procedures used by the company to safeguard and dispose of information are in compliance with the requirements under subsection (a). Such certification shall include a description of the procedures used by the company to comply with such requirements. 535. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that has been judged to be below satisfactory performance or performance that does not meet the basic requirements of a contract. 536. In developing any process to screen aviation passengers and crews for transportation or national security purposes, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all such processes take into consideration such passengers' and crews' privacy and civil liberties consistent with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance. 537. (a) Notwithstanding section 1356(n) (b) None of the funds made available to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services for grants for immigrant integration may be used to provide services to aliens who have not been lawfully admitted for permanent residence. 538. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Homeland Security to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in accordance with the requirements of subtitle I of title 41, United States Code, or chapter 137 539. (a) For an additional amount for financial systems modernization, $30,000,000. (b) Funds made available in subsection (a) for financial systems modernization may be transferred by the Secretary of Homeland Security between appropriations for the same purpose, notwithstanding section 503 of this Act. (c) No transfer described in subsection (b) shall occur until 15 days after the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified of such transfer. 540. Notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation contained in section 503(c) of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer to the fund established by 8 U.S.C. 1101 Provided 541. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that specific U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service Processing Centers or other U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement owned detention facilities no longer meet the mission need, the Secretary is authorized to dispose of individual Service Processing Centers or other U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement owned detention facilities by directing the Administrator of General Services to sell all real and related personal property which support Service Processing Centers or other U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement owned detention facilities, subject to such terms and conditions as necessary to protect Government interests and meet program requirements: Provided Provided further Provided further 542. The Director of the United States Secret Service shall, with respect to fiscal years 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, at the time the President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant to the requirements of section 1105(a) United States Secret Service–Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses Public Law 113–6 543. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure enforcement of all immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17) 544. (a) Of the amounts made available by this Act for National Protection and Programs Directorate, Infrastructure Protection and Information Security Federal Network Security section 3543(a) Provided Provided further Provided further (b) Funds made available under this section may not be used to supplant funds provided for any such system within an agency budget. (c) Not later than July 1, 2015, the heads of all Federal agencies shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate expenditure plans for necessary cybersecurity improvements to address known vulnerabilities to information systems described in subsection (a). (d) Not later than October 1, 2015, and quarterly thereafter, the head of each Federal agency shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget a report on the execution of the expenditure plan for that agency required by subsection (c): Provided Public Law 107–347 section 3606 (e) This section shall not apply to the legislative and judicial branches of the Federal Government and shall apply to all Federal agencies within the executive branch except for the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. 545. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigation, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 546. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel unless law enforcement personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 547. None of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be obligated to implement the National Preparedness Grant Program or any other successor grant programs unless explicitly authorized by Congress. 548. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to provide funding for the position of Public Advocate, or a successor position, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 549. For fiscal year 2015, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may conduct a pilot program in accordance with section 559 of division F of Public Law 113–76 550. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to pay for travel to or attendance at a single international conference by more than 50 employees of a single component of the Department of Homeland Security, who are stationed in the United States, unless the Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee, determines that such attendance is in the national interest and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within at least 10 days of that determination; including by providing the basis for that determination: Provided international conference 551. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 552. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 553. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to reimburse any Federal department or agency for its participation in a National Special Security Event. 554. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for new U.S. Customs and Border Protection air preclearance agreements entering into force after February 1, 2014, unless— (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, has certified to Congress that air preclearance operations at the airport provide a homeland or national security benefit to the United States; (2) United States passenger air carriers are not precluded from operating at existing preclearance locations; and (3) a United States passenger air carrier is operating at all airports contemplated for establishment of new air preclearance operations. 555. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to implement, administer, or enforce, in abrogation of the responsibility described in section 44903(n)(1) 556. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to require a chemical facility to employ or not employ a particular security measure for personnel surety if the facility has adopted personnel measures designed to— (1) verify and validate an individual’s identification; (2) check an individual’s criminal history; (3) verify and validate an individual’s legal authorization to work; and (4) identify individuals with terrorist ties. (b) A facility may satisfy the criterion under subsection (a)(4) by utilizing any Federal screening program that periodically vets individuals against the terrorist screening database, or any successor to such database, including the Personnel Surety Program of the Department of Homeland Security. 557. In making grants under the heading Firefighter Assistance Grants 15 U.S.C. 2229a 558. (a) In General Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall not— (1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at a land port of entry; or (2) conduct any study relating to the imposition of a border crossing fee. (b) Border Crossing Fee Defined In this section, the term border crossing fee 559. As authorized by section 601(b) of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act ( Public Law 112–42 19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5) 560. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress at the time the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) Public Law 113–76 561. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Congress, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, beginning at the time the President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2017 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) (1) the quantity of weapons in inventory at the end of the preceding calendar year, and the amount of weapons, subdivided by weapon type, included in the budget request for each relevant component or agency in the Department of Homeland Security; (2) a description of how such quantity and purchase aligns to each component or agency's mission requirements for certification, qualification, training, and operations; and (3) details on all contracting practices applied by the Department of Homeland Security, including comparative details regarding other contracting options with respect to cost and availability. (b) The reports required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in an appropriate format in order to ensure the safety of law enforcement personnel. 562. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used for the environmental remediation of the Coast Guard’s LORAN support in Wildwood/Lower Township, New Jersey. 563. None of the funds made available to the Department of Homeland Security by this or any other Act may be obligated for any structural pay reform that affects more than 100 full-time equivalent employee positions or costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security submits to Congress a notification that includes— (1) the number of full-time equivalent employee positions affected by such change; (2) funding required for such change for the current year and through the Future Years Homeland Security Program; (3) justification for such change; and (4) an analysis of compensation alternatives to such change that were considered by the Department. 564. (a) The congressional budget justifications accompanying the President’s budget proposal for the Department of the Homeland Security for fiscal year 2016 shall include the following for each acquisition of an investment item, as defined under subsection (b), equal to or in excess of $250,000: (1) the item delineated by appropriation and program, project, or activity; (2) the material and supporting documentation, including a project description, justification, and scope; including the capabilities to be fielded; (3) key events for the prior year, current year, and budget year; (4) funding delineated by year of appropriation (including prior year; current year; budget year; budget year plus one; budget year plus 2; budget year plus 3; budget year plus 4 and beyond); (5) total cost; (6) the actual or estimated appropriations, obligations, unobligated authority, planned expenditures, and planned increment or units to be procured; (7) available funding budget plan (projected obligations by year appropriated) broken out by cost category; and (8) contract information and status. (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop for the purpose of categorizing resource requirements as an investment item under subsection (a) definitions of expense item investment item (c) Except as otherwise provided by law, appropriations for salaries and expenses and operating expenses may not be used to purchase investment items at a unit cost of equal to or in excess of $250,000. 565. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, Gerardo Ismael Hernandez, a Transportation Security Officer employed by the Transportation Security Administration who died in the line of duty on November 1, 2013, at the Los Angeles International Airport, shall be deemed to have been a public safety officer for the purposes of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Street Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq. 566. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape or incest: Provided 567. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 568. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the obligation of the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide escort services necessary for a female detainee to receive such service outside the detention facility: Provided 569. The Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Homeland Security shall ensure the congressional budget justifications accompanying the President’s budget proposal for the Department of Homeland Security, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) Provided (rescissions) 570. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided Public Law 99–177 (1) $2,550,000 from Public Law 112–10 Coast Guard–Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements (2) $4,095,000 from Public Law 112–74 Coast Guard–Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements (3) $16,892,000 from Public Law 113–6 Coast Guard–Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements (4) $8,000,000 from Public Law 113–76 U.S. Customs and Border Protection–Air and Marine Operations (5) $20,000,000 from Public Law 113–76 Transportation Security Administration–Aviation Security (6) $52,905,000 from Public Law 113–76 Coast Guard–Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements (7) $14,000,000 from Science and Technology–Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations (rescissions) 571. From the unobligated balances made available in the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund established by section 9703 Public Law 102–393 (rescissions) 572. Of the funds transferred to the Department of Homeland Security when it was created in 2003, $1,362,000 is rescinded from U.S. Customs and Border Protection–Salaries and Expenses (rescissions) 573. Of the unobligated balance available to Federal Emergency Management Agency–Disaster Relief Fund Provided Provided further Spending Reduction Account 574. The amount by which the applicable allocation of new budget authority made by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 exceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0. This Act may be cited as the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 June 19, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2015.Title I: Departmental Management and Operations - Makes appropriations for: (1) the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security and executive management, (2) the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, (3) the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, (4) the Office of the Chief Information Officer, (5) intelligence analysis and operations coordination activities, and (6) the Office of the Inspector General. Title II: Security, Enforcement, and Investigations - Makes appropriations for: (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), including for border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology; (2) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including to reimburse other federal agencies for the costs associated with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the United States, to identify and remove from the United States aliens convicted of a crime once they are judged deportable, and for detention and removal operations, including transportation of unaccompanied minor aliens; (3) the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), including for civil aviation security services (including explosives detection systems), surface transportation security activities, the development and implementation of intelligence and vetting activities, and transportation security support; (4) U.S. Coast Guard; and (5) U.S. Secret Service. Requires: (1) the Border Patrol to maintain an active duty presence of not less than 21,370 full-time equivalent agents protecting U.S. borders in FY2015; (2) ICE funding to maintain a level of not less than 34,000 detention beds through September 30, 2015; and (3) the TSA Administrator to submit a semiannual report, by April 15, 2015, updating information on a strategy to increase the number of air passengers eligible for expedited screening. Title III: Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery - Makes appropriations for FY2015 for: (1) the National Protection and Programs Directorate, including for the Federal Protective Service (FPS) and the Office of Biometric Identity Management; (2) the Office of Health Affairs, including for BioWatch operations; and (3) the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including for grants for state and local programs (including the Urban Area Security Initiative), firefighter assistance grants, emergency management performance grants, the U.S. Fire Administration, disaster relief, the flood hazard mapping and risk analysis program, the National Flood Insurance Fund, the predisaster mitigation grant program, and the emergency food and shelter program. Requires the revenues and collections of security fees credited to the account of FPS to be available until expended for necessary expenses related to the protection of federally owned and leased buildings and for the operations of FPS, provided that the Secretary of DHS and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shall certify in writing to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, not later than 60 days after this Act's enactment, that FPS operations will be fully funded in FY2015 through revenues and collection of security fees. Requires the Director of FPS to include with the submission of the President's FY2016 budget a strategic human capital plan that aligns fee collections to personnel requirements based on a current threat assessment. Title IV: Research and Development, Training, and Services - Makes appropriations for FY2015 for: (1) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), including for the E-Verify program; (2) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC); (3) the Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology; and (4) the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office. Prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act for grants for immigrant integration to provide services to aliens who have not been lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Title V: General Provisions - (Sec. 501) Sets forth limitations and prohibitions on the availability, use, reprogramming, or transfer of funds for specified programs and activities under this Act. (Sec. 513) Prohibits the use of funds available in this Act to amend the oath of allegiance required under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). (Sec. 521) Prohibits the use of funds by CIS to grant an immigration benefit unless the results of required background checks have been received and do not preclude granting the benefit. (Sec. 524) Prohibits the use of funds provided in this or any other Act to approve a waiver of the navigation and vessel-inspection laws for the transportation of crude oil distributed from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Secretary of DHS takes adequate measures to ensure the use of U.S. flag vessels. (Sec. 525) Prohibits the use of funds for CBP to prevent an individual from importing a prescription drug from Canada if: (1) such individual is not in the business of importing a prescription drug; and (2) such drug complies with specified provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and is not a controlled substance or a biological product. Makes this section applicable only to individuals transporting on their person a personal-use quantity of the prescription drug, not exceeding a 90-day supply. (Sec. 527) Prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act: (1) for planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national identification card; (2) to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions, of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who is not a U.S. citizen or a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, or who is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense (DOD); or (3) to employ unauthorized aliens. (Sec. 534) Requires any company that collects or retains personal information directly from any individual who participates in TSA's Registered Traveler or successor program to safeguard and dispose of such information in accordance with specified requirements. (Sec. 543) Requires the DHS Secretary to ensure enforcement of all immigration laws. (Sec. 544) Requires a specified amount of the funds made available for the Federal Network Security Program to be used to deploy federal systems technology to improve the information security of agency information systems, including to assist and support government-wide and agency-specific efforts to provide adequate, risk-based, and cost-effective cybersecurity. (Sec. 546) Prohibits funds made available under this Act from being used: (1) by a federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the officer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel unless U.S. law enforcement personnel continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times, (2) to implement the National Preparedness Grant Program unless explicitly authorized by Congress, or (3) to provide funding for the position of Public Advocate within ICE. (Sec. 550) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees of a single component of DHS, who are stationed in the United States, at a single international conference unless the Deputy Secretary or a designee determines that such attendance is in the national interest and notifies the Senate and House Appropriations Committees within at least 10 days of that determination and its basis. (Sec. 554) Prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act for new CBP air preclearance agreements entering into force after February 1, 2014, unless: (1) the Secretary has certified that air preclearance operations at the airport provide a homeland or national security benefit, (2) U.S. passenger air carriers are not precluded from operating at existing preclearance locations, and (3) a U.S. passenger air carrier is operating at all airports contemplated for establishment of new air preclearance operations. (Sec. 556) Prohibits the use of funds to require a chemical facility to employ or not employ a particular security measure for personnel surety if the facility has adopted personnel measures designed to: (1) verify and validate an individual's identification, (2) check an individual's criminal history, (3) verify and validate an individual's legal authorization to work, and (4) identify individuals with terrorist ties. (Sec. 558) Prohibits the Secretary from imposing any new border crossing fee on individuals crossing the southern or northern U.S. borders at a land port of entry or from conducting any study relating to the imposition of a border crossing fee. (Sec. 560) Directs the Secretary to submit annual reports on the purchase and usage of ammunition and weapons by DHS. (Sec. 565) Deems Gerardo Ismael Hernandez, a Transportation Security Officer employed by TSA who died in the line of duty on November 1, 2013, at the Los Angeles International Airport, to have been a public safety officer for purposes of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Street Act of 1968. (Sec. 566) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for ICE to: (1) pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape or incest; or (2) require any person to perform, or facilitate the performance of, any abortion. (Sec. 569) Directs OMB and DHS to ensure the congressional budget justifications accompanying the President's budget proposal for DHS include estimates of the number of unaccompanied alien children anticipated to be apprehended in the budget year and the number of agent or officer hours required to process, manage, and care for such children. (Sec. 570) Rescinds specified fundsfrom certain DHS accounts and programs and from unobligated balances made available in the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.