110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2638 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Se-
curity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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 end-
ing September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE 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), and exec-
utive management of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, as authorized by law, $102,930,000 (reduced by 
$15,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by 
$79,000) (reduced by $300,000) (reduced by $1,241,000) 
(reduced by $138,000): Provided, That not to exceed 
$40,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
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), $237,765,000 (reduced by 
$35,000,000) (reduced by $11,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,400,000) (reduced by $35,000,000) (reduced by
$89,125,000) (reduced by $15,000,000) (reduced by 
$50,000,000), of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 
That of the total amount provided, $6,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended solely for the alteration and 
improvement of facilities, tenant improvements, and relo-
cation costs to consolidate Department headquarters oper-
ations and $300,000 shall remain available until expended 
by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation 
Board for the needs of Federal law enforcement agencies 
participating in training accreditation: Provided further, 
That no funding provided under this heading may be used 
to design, build, or relocate any Departmental activity to 
the Saint Elizabeths campus until the Department sub-
mits to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives: (1) the published U- 
Visa rule; and (2) a detailed expenditure plan for check-
point support and explosive detection systems refurbish-
ment, procurement, and installations on an airport-by-air-
port basis for fiscal year 2008. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), $32,000,000 
(reduced by $1,000,000) (reduced by $500,000).
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), and De-
partment-wide technology investments, $258,621,000; of 
which $79,921,000 shall be available for salaries and ex-
penses; and of which $178,700,000 shall be available for 
development and acquisition of information technology 
equipment, software, services, and related activities for the 
Department of Homeland Security, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated shall be used to support or supplement the appro-
priations provided for the United States Visitor and Immi-
grant Status Indicator Technology project or the Auto-
mated Commercial Environment: Provided further, That 
the Chief Information Officer shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, not more than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, an expenditure plan for all informa-
tion technology acquisition projects with an estimated cost 
of $2,500,000 or more: Provided further, That such ex-
penditure plan shall include each specific project funded, 
key milestones, all funding sources for each project, details 
of annual and lifecycle costs, and projected cost savings 
or cost avoidance to be achieved by the project: Provided
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds made available in this or any other Act 
may be obligated to provide for the oversight or manage-
ment of the Integrated Wireless Network program by any 
employee of the Office of the Chief Information Officer. 
ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for information analysis and 
operations coordination activities, as authorized by title II 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et 
seq.), $291,619,000 (increased by $10,000,000), to re-
main available until September 30, 2009, of which not to 
exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses. 
OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL COORDINATOR FOR GULF 
COAST REBUILDING 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Federal 
Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding, $3,000,000: Pro-
vided, That $1,000,000 shall not be available for obliga-
tion until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives receive an expenditure 
plan for fiscal year 2008. 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $99,111,000 (increased by 
$500,000), of which not to exceed $150,000 may be used 
for certain confidential operational expenses, including the 
payment of informants, to be expended at the direction 
of the Inspector General. 
TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relat-
ing to border security, immigration, customs, and agricul-
tural inspections and regulatory activities related to plant 
and animal imports; purchase and lease of up to 4,500 
(2,300 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; and con-
tracting with individuals for personal services abroad; 
$6,629,733,000 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000), of which $3,093,000 shall be derived from 
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative 
expenses related to the collection of the Harbor Mainte-
nance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) notwith-
standing section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which not to exceed 
$45,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses; of which not less than $207,740,000 shall be
for Air and Marine Operations; of which such sums as 
become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except 
sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account; of which 
not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for 
rental space in connection with preclearance operations; 
and of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards 
of compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely 
under the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity: Provided, That for fiscal year 2008, the overtime lim-
itation prescribed in section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 
13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be $35,000; and not-
withstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be available to compensate 
any employee of United States Customs and Border Pro-
tection for overtime, from whatever source, in an amount 
that exceeds such limitation, except in individual cases de-
termined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the 
designee of the Secretary, to be necessary for national se-
curity purposes, to prevent excessive costs, or in cases of 
immigration emergencies: Provided further, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, $202,816,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2009, to sup-
port software development, equipment, contract services,
and the implementation of inbound lanes and modification 
to vehicle primary processing lanes at ports of entry, of 
which $100,000 is to promote information and education 
exchange with nations friendly to the United States in 
order to promote sharing of best practices and tech-
nologies relating to homeland security, as authorized by 
section 879 of Public Law 107–296 and $100,000,000 
may not be obligated until the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives re-
ceive a report on the results of pilot programs used to de-
velop and implement the plan required by section 
7209(b)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Pre-
vention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1185 
note), which includes the following information: (1) infra-
structure and staffing required, with associated costs, by 
port of entry; (2) updated milestones for plan implementa-
tion; (3) a detailed explanation of how requirements of 
such section have been satisfied; (4) confirmation that a 
vicinity-read radio frequency identification card has been 
adequately tested to ensure operational success; and (5) 
a description of steps taken to ensure the integrity of pri-
vacy safeguards. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses for customs and border protection auto-
mated systems, $476,609,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not less than $316,969,000 shall be
for the development of the Automated Commercial Envi-
ronment: Provided, That of the total amount made avail-
able under this heading, $216,969,000 may not be obli-
gated for the Automated Commercial Environment pro-
gram until 30 days after the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives re-
ceive a report on the results to date and plans for the 
program from the Department of Homeland Security that 
includes: 
(1) a detailed accounting of the program’s 
progress up to the date of the report in meeting 
prior commitments made to the Committees relative 
to system capabilities or services, system perform-
ance levels, mission benefits and outcomes, mile-
stones, cost targets, and program management capa-
bilities; 
(2) an explicit plan of action defining how all 
unobligated funds for the program from prior appro-
priations and all fiscal year 2008 funds are to be 
spent to meet future program commitments, with 
sufficient detail to link the planned expenditure of 
funds to the milestone-based delivery of specific ca-
pabilities, services, performance levels, mission bene-
fits and outcomes, and program management capa-
bilities;
(3) a listing of all open Government Account-
ability Office and Office of Inspector General rec-
ommendations related to the program, with the sta-
tus of the Department’s efforts to address the rec-
ommendations, including milestones for fully ad-
dressing them; 
(4) a written certification by the Chief Finan-
cial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security 
that the program has been reviewed and approved in 
accordance with the Department’s investment man-
agement process, and that this process fulfills all 
capital planning and investment control require-
ments and reviews established by the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, including Circular A–11, part 
7, as well as copies of all investment decision memo-
randa and supporting analyses generated by and 
used in the Department’s process; 
(5) a written certification by the Chief Informa-
tion Officer of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity that an independent validation and verification 
agent has and will continue to actively review the 
program, as well as summaries of reviews conducted 
by the agent during the preceding 12 months; 
(6) a written certification by the Chief Informa-
tion Officer of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity that: the system architecture is sufficiently 
aligned with the department’s information systems 
enterprise architecture to minimize future rework, 
including: a description of all aspects of the architec-
tures that were and were not assessed in making the 
alignment determination; the date of the alignment 
determination; any known areas of misalignment; 
any associated risks; and corrective actions to ad-
dress any such areas; 
(7) a written certification by the Chief Informa-
tion Officer of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity that the program has a risk management proc-
ess that regularly and proactively identifies, evalu-
ates, mitigates, and monitors risks throughout the 
system life cycle, and communicates high-risk condi-
tions to United States Customs and Border Protec-
tion and Department of Homeland Security invest-
ment decision makers, as well as a listing of the pro-
gram’s high risks and the status of efforts to ad-
dress them; 
(8) a written certification by the Chief Procure-
ment Officer of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity that the plans for the program comply with the 
Federal acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, 
and practices, and a description of the actions being
taken to address areas of non-compliance, the risks 
associated with them along with any plans for ad-
dressing these risks and the status of their imple-
mentation; and 
(9) a written certification by the Chief Human 
Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity that human capital needs of the program are 
being strategically and proactively managed, and 
that current human capital capabilities are sufficient 
to execute the plans discussed in the report. 
BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
For expenses for customs and border protection fenc-
ing, infrastructure, and technology, $1,000,000,000 (re-
duced by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000) (in-
creased by $89,125,000), to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 
heading, $700,000,000 shall not be obligated until the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives receive and approve a plan for 
expenditure, prepared by the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity and submitted within 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, for a program to establish a security 
barrier along the borders of the United States of fencing 
and vehicle barriers, where practicable, and other forms 
of tactical infrastructure and technology, that—
(1) defines activities, milestones, and costs for 
implementing the program, including identification 
of the maximum investment related to the Secure 
Border Initiative network (SBInet) or successor con-
tract, estimation of lifecycle costs, and description of 
the methodology used to obtain these cost figures; 
(2) demonstrates how activities will further the 
objectives of the Secure Border Initiative (SBI), as 
defined in the SBI multi-year strategic plan, and 
how the plan allocates funding to the highest pri-
ority border security needs; 
(3) identifies funding and staffing (including 
full-time equivalents, contractors, and detailees) re-
quirements by activity; 
(4) describes how the plan addresses security 
needs at the Northern Border and the ports of 
entry, including infrastructure, technology, design 
and operations requirements; 
(5) reports on costs incurred, the activities com-
pleted, and the progress made by the program in 
terms of obtaining operational control of the entire 
border of the United States; 
(6) includes an analysis by the Secretary, for 
each segment of fencing or tactical infrastructure, of 
the selected approach compared to other, alternative
means of achieving operational control; such analysis 
should include cost, level of operational control, pos-
sible unintended effects on communities, and other 
factors critical to the decision-making process; 
(7) includes a certification by the Chief Pro-
curement Officer of the Department of Homeland 
Security that procedures to prevent conflicts of in-
terest between the prime integrator and major sub-
contractors are established and that the SBI Pro-
gram Office has adequate staff and resources to ef-
fectively manage the SBI program, SBInet contract, 
and any related contracts, including the exercise of 
technical oversight, and a certification by the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Homeland 
Security that an independent verification and valida-
tion agent is currently under contract for the 
projects funded under this heading; 
(8) complies with all applicable acquisition 
rules, requirements, guidelines, and best systems ac-
quisition management practices of the Federal Gov-
ernment; 
(9) complies with the capital planning and in-
vestment control review requirements established by 
the Office of Management and Budget, including 
Circular A–11, part 7;
(10) is reviewed and approved by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Investment Review 
Board, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
Office of Management and Budget; and 
(11) is reviewed by the Government Account-
ability Office: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives on program progress to date, 
and specific objectives to be achieved through the award 
of current and remaining task orders planned for the bal-
ance of available appropriations: (1) at least 30 days prior 
to the award of any task order requiring the obligation 
in excess of $100,000,000; and (2) prior to the award of 
a task order that would cause cumulative obligations to 
exceed 50 percent of the total amount appropriated: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided under this head-
ing, not more than $2,000,000 shall be used to reimburse 
the Defense Acquisition University for the costs of con-
ducting a review of the SBInet contract and determining 
how and whether the Department is employing the best 
procurement practices: Provided further, That none of the 
funds under this heading may be obligated for fencing or 
tactical infrastructure on lands administered by the Na-
tional Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, the Forest Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
or the Bureau of Land Management unless the Secretary 
of Homeland Security coordinates such decision with that 
agency, and makes every effort to minimize impacts on 
wildlife and natural resources: Provided further, That none 
of the funds under this heading may be obligated for a 
fencing or tactical infrastructure project or activity unless 
the Secretary formally consults with affected State and 
local communities to solicit their advice and support of 
such project or activity: Provided further, That no funds 
under this heading may be obligated for any project or 
activity for which the Secretary has exercised waiver au-
thority pursuant to section 102(c) of the Illegal Immigra-
tion Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1103 note) until 15 days have elapsed from the 
date of the publication of the decision in the Federal Reg-
ister. 
AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, 
MAINTENANCE, AND PROCUREMENT 
For necessary expenses for the operations, mainte-
nance, and procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, un-
manned aircraft systems, and other related equipment of 
the air and marine program, including operational train-
ing and mission-related travel, and rental payments for 
facilities occupied by the air or marine interdiction and 
demand reduction programs, the operations of which in-
clude 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 en-
forced 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 agen-
cies in other law enforcement and emergency humani-
tarian efforts, $477,287,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That no aircraft or other related equip-
ment, except aircraft that are one-of-a-kind and have been 
identified as excess to United States Customs and Border 
Protection requirements and aircraft that have been dam-
aged beyond repair, shall be transferred to any other Fed-
eral agency, department, or office outside of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security during fiscal year 2008 with-
out the prior approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds under this heading 
may be obligated for procurement of additional unmanned 
aerial systems until the Commissioner of United States 
Customs and Border Protection certifies to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives that they are of higher priority and more cost 
effective than other items included in the Air and Marine 
Strategic Recapitalization and Modernization plan.
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate, 
equip, and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for 
the administration and enforcement of the laws relating 
to customs and immigration, $249,663,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS 
ENFORCEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigra-
tion and customs laws, detention and removals, and inves-
tigations; and purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 
for replacement only) police-type vehicles; $4,146,300,000 
(increased by $9,100,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (in-
creased by $5,000,000), of which not to exceed 
$10,000,000 shall be available until expended for con-
ducting special operations under section 3131 of the Cus-
toms Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081); of which 
not to exceed $15,000 shall be for official reception and 
representation 
expenses; 
of 
which 
not 
to 
exceed 
$1,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to inform-
ants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of 
the Secretary of Homeland Security; and of which not to 
exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reimburse 
other Federal agencies for the costs associated with the
care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled illegal 
aliens: Provided, That none of the funds made available 
under this heading shall be available to compensate any 
employee for overtime in an annual amount in excess of 
$35,000, except that the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
or a designee of the Secretary, may waive that amount 
as necessary for national security purposes and in cases 
of immigration emergencies: Provided further, That of the 
total amount provided, $15,770,000 shall be for activities 
to enforce laws against forced child labor in fiscal year 
2008, of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That at least 
once per month the Secretary of Homeland Security or 
a designee of the Secretary shall obtain information from 
every prison, jail, and correctional facility in the United 
States to identify incarcerated aliens who may be deport-
able and make every reasonable effort to remove such 
aliens judged deportable upon their release from custody. 
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 
The revenues and collections of security fees credited 
to this account shall be available until expended for nec-
essary expenses related to the protection of federally- 
owned and leased buildings and for the operations of the 
Federal Protective Service: Provided, That none of the 
funds provided in this or any other Act, and none of the 
revenues or collections of security fees credited to this ac-
count, may be obligated for any activity that reduces the 
number of in-service Federal Protective Service police offi-
cers below the number of such officers as of October 1, 
2006, unless— 
(1) the Director of the Federal Protective Serv-
ice provides to the head of the relevant lead State 
and local law enforcement agencies for the jurisdic-
tion concerned a report on the number and type of 
cases handled by the Federal Protective Service po-
lice in that jurisdiction for the previous two fiscal 
years; 
(2) the Director of the Federal Protective Serv-
ice negotiates a Memorandum of Agreement with the 
head of each relevant State and local law enforce-
ment agency for the jurisdiction concerned that ex-
plains how the work identified in the report de-
scribed in section (1) will be addressed in the future; 
and 
(3) the Director of the Federal Protective Serv-
ice submits copies of each report under paragraph 
(1) and each memorandum under paragraph (2) to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives by not later than 15 
days before the number of in-service Federal Protec-
tive Service police officers is reduced for the con-
cerned jurisdiction. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses of immigration and customs enforce-
ment automated systems, $30,700,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds 
made available under this heading may be obligated until 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives receive and approve a plan for 
expenditure prepared by the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity that— 
(1) meets the capital planning and investment 
control review requirements established by the Office 
of Management and Budget, including Circular A– 
11, part 7; 
(2) complies with the Department of Homeland 
Security information systems enterprise architecture; 
(3) complies with the acquisition rules, require-
ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage-
ment practices of the Federal Government; 
(4) includes a certification by the Chief Infor-
mation Officer of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity that an independent verification and valida-
tion agent is currently under contract for the 
project;
(5) is reviewed and approved by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Investment Review 
Board, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
Office of Management and Budget; and 
(6) is reviewed by the Government Account-
ability Office. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate, 
equip, and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for 
the administration and enforcement of the laws relating 
to customs and immigration, $6,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds 
made available in this or any other Act may be used to 
solicit or consider any request to privatize facilities cur-
rently owned by the United States Government and used 
to detain illegal aliens until the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives re-
ceive and approve a plan for carrying out that privatiza-
tion. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
AVIATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to providing civil aviation secu-
rity services pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 
U.S.C. 40101 note), $5,198,535,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2009, of which not to exceed $10,000 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided, That of the total amount made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $4,218,194,000 shall be for 
screening operations, of which $560,000,000 shall be 
available only for procurement and installation of checked 
baggage explosive detection systems; and not to exceed 
$980,116,000 shall be for aviation security direction and 
enforcement: Provided further, That security service fees 
authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United States 
Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 
collections and shall be available only for aviation security: 
Provided further, That the sum appropriated under this 
heading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dol-
lar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are re-
ceived during fiscal year 2008, so as to result in a final 
fiscal year appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at not more than $2,488,310,000: Provided further, That 
any security service fees collected in excess of the amount 
made available under this heading shall become available 
during fiscal year 2009. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to providing surface transpor-
tation security activities, $41,413,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009.
TRANSPORTATION THREAT ASSESSMENT AND 
CREDENTIALING 
For necessary expenses for the development and im-
plementation of screening programs of the Office of 
Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing, 
$49,490,000 (increased by $15,000,000), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2009: Provided, That if the As-
sistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation 
Security Administration) determines that the Secure 
Flight program does not need to check airline passenger 
names against the full terrorist watch list, then the Assist-
ant Secretary shall certify to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
that no security risks are raised by screening airline pas-
senger names only against a subset of the full terrorist 
watch list. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to providing transportation se-
curity support and intelligence pursuant to the Aviation 
and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 
115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $526,615,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, 
That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives no later than 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Acta detailed expenditure plan 
for checkpoint support and explosive detection systems re-
furbishment, procurement, and installations on an airport- 
by-airport basis for fiscal year 2008: Provided, further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the ac-
quisition management system shall be subject to the provi-
sions of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.). 
FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Air Marshals, 
$722,000,000. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehi-
cles, which shall be for replacement only; payments pursu-
ant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 
note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation and welfare; 
$5,885,242,000, of which $340,000,000 shall be for de-
fense-related activities; of which $24,500,000 shall be de-
rived 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)); and of which not to ex-
ceed $20,000 shall be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses: Provided, That none of the funds made 
available by this or any other Act shall be available for
administrative expenses in connection with shipping com-
missioners in the United States: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available by this Act shall be for 
expenses incurred for yacht documentation under section 
12114 of title 46, United States Code, except to the extent 
fees are collected from yacht owners and credited to this 
appropriation. 
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the environ-
mental compliance and restoration functions of the Coast 
Guard under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
RESERVE TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, 
as authorized by law; operations and maintenance of the 
reserve program; personnel and training costs; and equip-
ment and services; $126,883,000. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
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 oper-
ation of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; 
$941,767,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from 
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the pur-
poses of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); of which $9,200,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2012, to acquire, repair, 
renovate, or improve vessels, small boats, and related 
equipment; of which $113,600,000 shall be available until 
September 30, 2010, for other equipment; of which 
$37,897,000 shall be available until September 30, 2010, 
for shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities; of 
which $82,720,000 shall be available for personnel com-
pensation and benefits and related costs; and of which 
$698,350,000 shall be available until September 30, 2012, 
for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program: Provided, 
That of the funds made available for the Integrated Deep-
water Systems program, $257,400,000 is for aircraft and 
$219,500,000 is for surface ships: Provided further, That 
$400,000,000 of the funds provided for the Integrated 
Deepwater Systems program may not be obligated until 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives receive and approve a plan for 
expenditure directly from the Coast Guard that— 
(1) defines activities, milestones, yearly costs, 
and lifecycle costs for each procurement of a major 
asset, including an independent cost estimate for 
each;
(2) identifies lifecycle staffing and training 
needs of Coast Guard project managers and of pro-
curement and contract staff; 
(3) identifies competition to be conducted in 
each procurement; 
(4) describes procurement plans that do not 
rely on a single industry entity or contract; 
(5) contains very limited indefinite delivery/in-
definite quantity contracts and explains the need for 
any indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts; 
(6) complies with all applicable acquisition 
rules, requirements, and guidelines, and incorporates 
the best systems acquisition management practices 
of the Federal Government; 
(7) complies with the capital planning and in-
vestment control requirements established by the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, including circular 
A–11, part 7; 
(8) includes a certification by the Head of Con-
tracting Activity for the Coast Guard and the Chief 
Procurement Officer of the Department of Home-
land Security that the Coast Guard has established 
sufficient controls and procedures and has sufficient 
staffing to comply with all contracting requirements
and that any apparent conflicts of interest have been 
sufficiently addressed; 
(9) includes a description of the process used to 
act upon deviations from the contractually specified 
performance requirements and clearly explains the 
actions taken on such deviations; 
(10) includes a certification that the Assistant 
Commandant of the Coast Guard for Engineering 
and Logistics is designated as the technical author-
ity for all engineering, design, and logistics decisions 
pertaining to the Integrated Deepwater Systems pro-
gram; 
(11) identifies use of the Defense Contract Au-
diting Agency; and 
(12) is reviewed by the Government Account-
ability Office: 
Provided further, That the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard is authorized to dispose of surplus real property, 
by sale or lease, and the proceeds shall be credited to this 
appropriation as offsetting collections and shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2010: Provided further, That of 
amounts made available under this heading in Public Law 
109–90 for the Offshore Patrol Cutter, $68,841,000 is re-
scinded: Provided further, That of amounts made available 
under this heading in Public Law 109–90 and Public Law
109–295 for unmanned aerial vehicles, $38,608,000 is re-
scinded: Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives, in 
conjunction with the President’s fiscal year 2009 budget, 
a review of the Revised Deepwater Implementation Plan 
that identifies any changes to the plan for the fiscal year; 
an annual performance comparison of Deepwater assets 
to pre-Deepwater legacy assets; a status report of legacy 
assets; a detailed explanation of how the costs of legacy 
assets are being accounted for within the Deepwater pro-
gram; and the earned value management system gold card 
data for each Deepwater asset: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
comprehensive review of the Revised Deepwater Imple-
mentation Plan every five years, beginning in fiscal year 
2011, that includes a complete projection of the acquisi-
tion costs and schedule for the duration of the plan 
through fiscal year 2027: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall annually submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
at the time that the President’s budget is submitted under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-
years capital investment plan for the Coast Guard that 
identifies for each capital budget line item— 
(1) the proposed appropriation included in that 
budget; 
(2) the total estimated cost of completion; 
(3) projected funding levels for each fiscal year 
for the next five fiscal years or until project comple-
tion, whichever is earlier; 
(4) an estimated completion date at the pro-
jected funding levels; and 
(5) changes, if any, in the total estimated cost 
of completion or estimated completion date from 
previous future-years capital investment plans sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall ensure that 
amounts specified in the future-years capital investment 
plan are consistent to the maximum extent practicable 
with proposed appropriations necessary to support the 
programs, projects, and activities of the Coast Guard in 
the President’s budget as submitted under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, for that fiscal year: Pro-
vided further, That any inconsistencies between the capital 
investment plan and proposed appropriations shall be 
identified and justified.
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES 
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of 
obstructive bridges, as authorized by section 6 of the Act 
of July 16, 1952 (chapter 409; 33 U.S.C. 516), 
$16,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
For necessary expenses for applied scientific re-
search, development, test, and evaluation; and for mainte-
nance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and 
equipment; as authorized by law; $22,583,000 (reduced by 
$5,000,000), to remain available until expended, 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, That there may be credited to and 
used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received 
from State and local governments, other public authori-
ties, private sources, and foreign countries for expenses 
incurred for research, development, testing, and evalua-
tion. 
RETIRED PAY 
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this pur-
pose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 
Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for ca-
reer status bonuses, concurrent receipts and combat-re-
lated special compensation under the National Defense 
Authorization Act, and payments for medical care of re-
tired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of 
title 10, United States Code, $1,184,720,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service, including purchase of not to exceed 645 vehicles 
for police-type use for replacement only, and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in 
the United States; hire of aircraft; services of expert wit-
nesses at such rates as may be determined by the Director 
of the 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 Govern-
ment ownership or control, as may be necessary to per-
form protective functions; payment of per diem or subsist-
ence allowances to employees where a protective assign-
ment during 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 pro-
tective missions without regard to the limitations on such
expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is ob-
tained in advance from the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives; research 
and development; grants to conduct behavioral research in 
support of protective research and operations; and pay-
ment in advance for commercial accommodations as may 
be 
necessary 
to 
perform 
protective 
functions; 
$1,392,171,000, of which $853,690,000 is for protective 
missions and not to exceed $25,000 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided, That up 
to $18,000,000 provided for protective travel shall remain 
available until September 30, 2009: Provided further, That 
the United States Secret Service is authorized to obligate 
funds in anticipation of reimbursements from Executive 
agencies, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code, receiving training sponsored by the James J. 
Rowley Training Center, except that total obligations at 
the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary 
resources available under this heading at the end of the 
fiscal year: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be available to com-
pensate any employee for overtime in an annual amount 
in excess of $35,000, except that the Secretary of Home-
land Security, or the designee of the Secretary, may waive 
that amount as necessary for national security purposes:
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 503(b) of 
this Act, none of the funds provided to the United States 
Secret Service by this or any previous appropriations Act 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure for pro-
grams, projects, or activities through a reprogramming of 
funds in excess of $2,500,000 or 5 percent, whichever is 
less, that: (1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities; (2) reduces by 5 percent funding for any existing 
program, project, or activity, or reduces by 5 percent num-
bers of personnel as approved by the Congress; or (3) re-
sults from any general savings from a reduction in per-
sonnel that would result in a change in existing programs, 
projects, or activities as approved by Congress; unless the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives are notified 15 days in advance 
of such reprogramming of funds. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, 
repair, 
alteration, 
and 
improvement 
of 
facilities, 
$3,725,000, to remain available until expended.
TITLE III—PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, 
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY 
NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the immediate Office of 
the Under Secretary for National Protection and Pro-
grams, the National Protection Planning Office, support 
for operations, information technology, and Risk Manage-
ment and Analysis, $40,346,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses. 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION 
SECURITY 
For necessary expenses for infrastructure protection 
and information security programs and activities, as au-
thorized by title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $532,881,000, of which 
$471,787,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2009. 
UNITED STATES VISITOR AND IMMIGRANT STATUS 
INDICATOR TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses for the development of the 
United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator 
Technology project, as authorized by section 110 of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1365a), $462,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the total 
amount made available under this heading, $232,000,000 
may not be obligated for the United States Visitor and 
Immigrant Status Indicator Technology project until the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives receive and approve a plan for 
expenditure prepared by the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity that— 
(1) meets the capital planning and investment 
control review requirements established by the Office 
of Management and Budget, including Circular A– 
11, part 7; 
(2) complies with the Department of Homeland 
Security information systems enterprise architecture; 
(3) complies with the acquisition rules, require-
ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage-
ment practices of the Federal Government; 
(4) includes a certification by the Chief Infor-
mation Officer of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity that an independent verification and valida-
tion agent is currently under contract for the 
project; 
(5) is reviewed and approved by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Investment Review
Board, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
Office of Management and Budget; 
(6) is reviewed by the Government Account-
ability Office; 
(7) includes a comprehensive strategic plan for 
the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status In-
dicator Technology project; 
(8) includes a complete schedule for the full im-
plementation of a biometric exit program or a cer-
tification that such program is not possible within 
five years; and 
(9) includes a detailed accounting of operation 
and maintenance, contractor services, and program 
costs associated with the management of identity 
services: 
Provided further, That quarterly status reports on the 
US–VISIT program submitted to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and House of Representatives 
shall include reporting on coordination with Western 
Hemisphere Travel Initiative planning and implementa-
tion, the Secure Border Initiative, and other Departmental 
efforts that relate to US–VISIT goals and activities. 
OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS 
For the necessary expenses of the Office of Health 
Affairs, $117,933,000; of which $25,750,000 is for sala-
ries and expenses; and of which $92,183,000 is for bio-
surveillance, BioWatch, medical readiness planning, chem-
ical response, and other activities, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for management and admin-
istration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
$685,000,000, including activities authorized by the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et 
seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earth-
quake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 
et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404, 405), Reorganiza-
tion Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.): Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official recep-
tion and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
of the total amount made available under this heading, 
$35,000,000 shall be for Urban Search and Rescue, of 
which not to exceed $1,600,000 may be made available 
for administrative costs: Provided further, That no less
than $6,000,000 shall be for the Office of the National 
Capital Region Coordination. 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other activities, including grants to State and local govern-
ments for terrorism prevention activities, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, $3,101,000,000 (increased by 
$50,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$50,000,000), which shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) $550,000,000 for formula-based grants and 
$400,000,000 for law enforcement terrorism preven-
tion grants pursuant to section 1014 of the USA 
PATRIOT ACT (42 U.S.C. 3714): Provided, That 
the application for grants shall be made available to 
States within 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act; that States shall submit applications within 
90 days after the grant announcement; and the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency shall act with-
in 90 days after receipt of an application: Provided 
further, That not less than 80 percent of any grant 
under this paragraph to a State or to Puerto Rico 
shall be made available by the State or Puerto Rico 
to local governments within 60 days after the receipt 
of the funds. 
(2) $1,858,000,000 (increased by $50,000,000) 
(increased by $50,000,000) for discretionary grants,
as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, of which— 
(A) 
$800,000,000 
(increased 
by 
$50,000,000) shall be for use in high-threat, 
high-density urban areas; 
(B) $400,000,000 shall be for port security 
grants pursuant to section 70107 of title 46, 
United States Code; 
(C) $10,000,000 shall be for trucking in-
dustry security grants; 
(D) $11,000,000 shall be for intercity bus 
security grants; 
(E) $400,000,000 shall be for intercity rail 
passenger transportation (as defined in section 
24102 of title 49, United States Code), freight 
rail, and transit security grants; 
(F) 
$50,000,000 
(increased 
by 
$50,000,000) shall be for buffer zone protection 
grants; 
(G) $20,000,000 shall be for Commercial 
Equipment Direct Assistance grants; 
(H) $50,000,000 shall be for Metropolitan 
Medical Response System grants; 
(I) $17,000,000 shall be for Citizen Corps 
grants;
(J) $50,000,000 shall be for interoperable 
communications grants; and 
(K) $50,000,000 shall be for Real ID 
grants pursuant to Public Law 109–13: 
Provided, That for grants under subparagraph (A), 
the application for grants shall be made available to 
States within 45 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act; that States shall submit applications within 
90 days after the grant announcement; and that the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall act 
within 90 days after receipt of an application: Pro-
vided further, That no less than 80 percent of any 
grant under this paragraph to a State shall be made 
available by the State to local governments within 60 
days after the receipt of the funds: Provided further, 
That for grants under subparagraphs (B) through 
(K), the applications for such grants shall be made 
available for competitive award to eligible applicants 
not later than 75 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, that eligible applicants shall submit ap-
plications not later than 45 days after the date of 
the grant announcement, and that the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall act on such 
applications not later than 60 days after the date on 
which such an application is received.
(3) $293,000,000 for training, exercises, tech-
nical assistance, and other programs: 
Provided, That none of the grants provided under this 
heading shall be used for the construction or renovation 
of facilities, except for emergency operations centers: Pro-
vided further, That the preceding proviso shall not apply 
to grants under subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (F), (G), 
(H), (I), (J), and (K) of paragraph (2) of this heading: 
Provided further, That grantees shall provide additional 
reports on their use of funds, as determined necessary by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, 
That funds appropriated for law enforcement terrorism 
prevention grants under paragraph (1) of this heading and 
discretionary grants under paragraph (2)(A) of this head-
ing shall be available for operational costs, including per-
sonnel overtime and overtime associated with certified 
training, as needed. 
FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention 
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), 
$800,000,000, of which $570,000,000 shall be available 
to carry out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and 
$230,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 34 
of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229a), to remain available until 
September 30, 2009: Provided, That not to exceed 5 per-
cent of the amount available under this heading shall be 
available for program administration. 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS 
For necessary expenses for emergency management 
performance grants, as authorized by the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Re-
organization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
$300,000,000: Provided, That grants provided under this 
heading shall be distributed based on the formula used 
by the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal year 
2007: Provided further, That total administrative costs 
shall not exceed 3 percent of the total amount appro-
priated under this heading. 
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM 
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 
2008, as authorized in title III of the Departments of Vet-
erans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 
U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the 
amount the Secretary of Homeland Security anticipates 
is necessary for the radiological emergency preparedness 
program of the Department of Homeland Security for the 
next fiscal year: Provided, That the methodology for the
assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equi-
table and shall reflect the cost of providing such services, 
including the administrative cost of collecting such fees: 
Provided further, That fees received under this heading 
shall be deposited in this account as offsetting collections 
and shall become available for authorized purposes on Oc-
tober 1, 2008, and remain available until expended. 
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the United States Fire Ad-
ministration and for other purposes, as authorized by the 
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) and the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $43,300,000. 
DISASTER RELIEF 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $1,700,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For activities under section 319 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5162), $875,000, of which $580,000 is for ad-
ministrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program 
under that section and $295,000 is for the cost of direct 
loans: Provided, That gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans under that section shall not exceed
$25,000,000: Provided further, That the cost of a modi-
fication of such a loan shall be as defined in section 
502(5)(D) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 661a). 
FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION FUND 
For necessary expenses under section 1360 of the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101), 
$230,000,000, and such additional sums as may be pro-
vided by State and local governments or other political 
subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under sub-
section (f) of such section, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That total administrative costs shall not 
exceed 3 percent of the total amount appropriated under 
this heading. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities under the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) and the Flood Dis-
aster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), 
$145,000,000, which is available as follows: (1) not to ex-
ceed $45,642,000 for salaries and expenses associated 
with flood mitigation and flood insurance operations; and 
(2) no less than $99,358,000 for flood hazard mitigation, 
which shall be derived from offsetting collections assessed 
and collected under section 1307 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4014), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2009, including up to 
$34,000,000 for flood mitigation expenses under section 
1366 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c), which shall be avail-
able for transfer to the National Flood Mitigation Fund 
under section 1367 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 4104) until 
September 30, 2009: Provided, That any additional fees 
collected pursuant to section 1307 of that Act shall be 
credited as an offsetting collection to this account, to be 
available for flood hazard mitigation expenses: Provided 
further, That in fiscal year 2008, no funds shall be avail-
able from the National Flood Insurance Fund under sec-
tion 1310 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 4017) in excess of: (1) 
$70,000,000 for operating expenses; (2) $773,772,000 for 
commissions and taxes of agents; (3) such sums as are 
necessary for interest on Treasury borrowings; and (4) 
$90,000,000 for flood mitigation actions with respect to 
severe repetitive loss properties under section 1361A of 
that Act (42 U.S.C. 4102a) and repetitive insurance 
claims properties under section 1323 of that Act (42 
U.S.C. 4030), which shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That total administrative costs shall not 
exceed 4 percent of the total appropriation. 
NATIONAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of sub-
section (b)(3), and subsection (f), of section 1366 of the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), 
$34,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009, for activities designed to reduce the risk of flood 
damage to structures pursuant to such Act, of which 
$34,000,000 shall be derived from the National Flood In-
surance Fund under section 1310 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
4017). 
NATIONAL PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION FUND 
For a predisaster mitigation grant program under 
title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.), 
$120,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That grants made for predisaster mitigation shall 
be awarded on a competitive basis subject to the criteria 
in section 203(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(g)): Pro-
vided further, That the total administrative costs associ-
ated with such grants shall not exceed 3 percent of the 
total amount made available under this heading. 
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER 
To carry out an emergency food and shelter program 
pursuant to title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), $153,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That total ad-
ministrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent of the total 
amount made available under this heading.
TITLE IV—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 
TRAINING, AND SERVICES 
UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION 
SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigra-
tion services, $30,000,000: Provided, That collections 
made pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1356(u) may not be obligated 
until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives, receive a stra-
tegic transformation plan for United States Citizenship 
and Immigration Services that has been reviewed and ap-
proved by the Secretary of Homeland Security and re-
viewed by the Government Accountability Office. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center under section 884 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 464), including materials 
and support costs of Federal law enforcement basic train-
ing; purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type 
use and hire of passenger motor vehicles; expenses for stu-
dent athletic and related activities; the conduct of and par-
ticipation 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 au-
thorized to use personal mobile phones for official duties; 
and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, $219,786,000, of which up to 
$43,910,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2008 for materials and support costs of Federal law en-
forcement basic training; of which $300,000 shall remain 
available until expended for Federal law enforcement 
agencies participating in training accreditation, to be dis-
tributed as determined by the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center for the needs of participating agencies; 
and of which not to exceed $12,000 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided, That sec-
tion 1202(a) of Public Law 107–206 (42 U.S.C. 3771 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES 
For acquisition of necessary additional real property 
and facilities, construction, and ongoing maintenance, fa-
cility improvements, and related expenses of the Federal 
Law Enforcement Training Center, $43,270,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the Center 
is authorized to accept reimbursement to this appropria-
tion from Government agencies requesting the construc-
tion of special use facilities. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Science and Technology and for manage-
ment 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.), $130,787,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $10,000 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION AND 
OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for science and technology re-
search, including advanced research projects; development; 
test and evaluation; acquisition; and operations; as author-
ized by title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); $646,325,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That none of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be obligated for the 
Analysis, Dissemination, Visualization, Insight, and Se-
mantic Enhancement program until the Secretary of 
Homeland Security completes a Privacy Impact Assess-
ment.
DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Domestic Nuclear 
Detection Office as authorized by the second title XVIII 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and for manage-
ment and administration of programs and activities, 
$31,176,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear 
research, development, testing, evaluation and operations, 
$316,900,000, to remain available until expended. 
SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 
For expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Of-
fice acquisition and deployment of radiological detection 
systems in accordance with the global nuclear detection 
architecture, $168,000,000 (increased by $40,000,000), to 
remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, 
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be obligated for full-scale procurement of Advanced 
Spectroscopic Portal Monitors until the Secretary of 
Homeland Security submits to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report certifying that a significant increase in oper-
ational effectiveness will be achieved by that procurement.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 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. 
SEC. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 
of this Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropria-
tions provided for activities in this Act may be transferred 
to appropriation accounts for such activities established 
pursuant to this Act: Provided, That balances so trans-
ferred may be merged with funds in the applicable estab-
lished accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as 
one fund for the same time period as originally enacted. 
SEC. 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 2008, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
of the United States derived by the collection of fees avail-
able 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; (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 Senate or House 
of Representatives for a different purpose; or (5) enters 
into a contract for the performance of any function or ac-
tivity for which funds have been appropriated for Federal 
full-time equivalent positions; unless the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogram-
ming 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 2008, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
of the United States derived by the collection of fees avail-
able to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available 
for obligation or expenditure for programs, projects, or ac-
tivities through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 
$5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: (1) aug-
ments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) re-
duces by 10 percent or more the total amount of funding 
for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers 
of personnel by 10 percent or more as approved by the 
Congress; or (3) 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 Senate and the House of Representatives 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 Depart-
ment of Homeland Security by this Act or provided by 
previous appropriations Acts may be transferred between 
such appropriations, but no such appropriations, except 
as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by 
more than 10 percent by such transfers: Provided, That 
any transfer under this section shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under subsection (b) and shall not 
be available for obligation unless the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer. 
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no 
funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred be-
tween appropriations after June 30, 2008, except in ex-
traordinary circumstances which imminently threaten the 
safety of human life or the protection of property. 
SEC. 504. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity may be used to make payments to the ‘‘Department 
of Homeland Security Working Capital Fund’’, except for 
the activities and amounts allowed in the President’s fiscal
year 2008 budget, excluding sedan service, shuttle service, 
transit subsidy, mail operations, parking, and competitive 
sourcing: Provided, That any additional activities and 
amounts shall be approved by the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
30 days in advance of obligation. 
SEC. 505. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2008 from 
appropriations for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 
2008 in this Act shall remain available through September 
30, 2009, in the account and for the purposes for which 
the appropriations were provided: Provided, That prior to 
the obligation of such funds, a request shall be submitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives for approval in accordance 
with section 503 of this Act. 
SEC. 506. Funds made available by this Act for intel-
ligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized 
by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal 
year 2008 until the enactment of an Act authorizing intel-
ligence activities for fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 507. The Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Accreditation Board shall lead the Federal law enforce-
ment training accreditation process, to include representa-
tives from the Federal law enforcement community and 
non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law enforce-
ment training, to continue the implementation of meas-
uring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of Fed-
eral law enforcement training programs, facilities, and in-
structors. 
SEC. 508. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to make grant allocations, discretionary grant awards, dis-
cretionary contract awards, or to issue a letter of intent 
totaling in excess of $1,000,000, or to announce publicly 
the intention to make such awards, unless the Secretary 
of Homeland Security notifies the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
at least three full business days in advance: Provided, That 
no notification shall involve funds that are not available 
for obligation: Provided further, That the Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall brief 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives 5 full business days in advance 
of announcing publicly the intention of making an award 
of formula-based grants, law enforcement terrorism pre-
vention grants, or high-threat, high-density urban areas 
grants: Provided further, That such notification shall in-
clude a description of the project or projects to be funded 
including the city, county, and State. 
SEC. 509. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any ad-
ditional 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 Senate and the 
House of Representatives, 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 which cannot be accommo-
dated in existing Center facilities. 
SEC. 510. The Director of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center shall schedule basic or advanced law 
enforcement training at all four training facilities under 
the control of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center to ensure that these training centers are operated 
at the highest capacity throughout the fiscal year. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used for expenses 
for any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition 
project for which a prospectus, if required under chapter 
33 of title 40, United States Code, has not been approved, 
except that necessary funds may be expended for each
project for required expenses for the development of a pro-
posed prospectus. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
in contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy 
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.). 
SEC. 513. (a) None of the funds provided by this or 
previous appropriations Acts may be obligated for deploy-
ment or implementation, on other than a test basis, of the 
Secure Flight program or any other follow on or successor 
passenger prescreening program, until the Secretary of 
Homeland Security certifies, and the Government Ac-
countability Office reports, to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
that all 10 conditions under paragraphs (1) through (10) 
of section 522(a) of the Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–334; 118 Stat. 
1319) have been successfully met. 
(b) The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
submitted within 90 days after the Secretary provides the 
requisite certification, and periodically thereafter, if nec-
essary, until the Government Accountability Office con-
firms that all ten conditions have been successfully met. 
(c) Within 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a detailed plan that de-
scribes: (1) the dates for achieving key milestones, includ-
ing the date or timeframes that the Secretary will certify 
the program under subsection (a); and (2) the method-
ology to be followed to support the Secretary’s certifi-
cation, as required under subsection (a). 
(d) During the testing phase permitted by subsection 
(a), no information gathered from passengers, foreign or 
domestic air carriers, or reservation systems may be used 
to screen aviation passengers, or delay or deny boarding 
to such passengers, except in instances where passenger 
names are matched to a Government watch list. 
(e) None of the funds provided in this or any other 
Act to any part of the Department of Homeland Security 
may be utilized to develop or test algorithms assigning risk 
to passengers whose names are not on Government watch 
lists. 
(f) None of the funds provided in this or any other 
Act may be used for data or a database that is obtained 
from or remains under the control of a non-Federal entity: 
Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to Pas-
senger Name Record data obtained from air carriers. 
SEC. 514. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to process or approve a competition under 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for serv-
ices provided as of June 1, 2004, by employees (including 
employees serving on a temporary or term basis) of United 
States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the De-
partment of Homeland Security who are known as of that 
date as Immigration Information Officers, Contact Rep-
resentatives, or Investigative Assistants. 
SEC. 515. None of the funds appropriated to the 
United States Secret Service by this or any other Act may 
be made available for the protection of the head of a Fed-
eral agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity: Provided, That the Director of the United States Se-
cret Service may enter into an agreement to perform such 
a service on a fully reimbursable basis. 
SEC. 516. (a) Section 513 of the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005, is amended 
by striking ‘‘triple’’ and inserting ‘‘double’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to the percentage of cargo inspected as required by 
Security Directives in effect as of the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 517. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall research, develop, and procure new technologies to 
inspect and screen air cargo carried on passenger aircraft 
at the earliest date possible.
(b) Existing checked baggage explosive detection 
equipment and screeners shall be used to screen air cargo 
carried on passenger aircraft to the greatest extent prac-
ticable at each airport until technologies developed under 
subsection (a) are available. 
(c) Not later than 45 days after the end of the quar-
ter, the Transportation Security Administration shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on air cargo 
inspection statistics by airport and air carrier, including 
any reason for non-compliance with section 516. 
SEC. 518. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by any person other than the Privacy 
Officer appointed under section 222 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 142) to alter, direct that 
changes be made to, delay, or prohibit the transmission 
to Congress of any report prepared under paragraph (6) 
of such section. 
SEC. 519. No funding provided in this or any other 
Act shall be available to pay the salary of any employee 
serving as a contracting officer’s technical representative 
(COTR), or anyone acting in a similar capacity, who has 
not received COTR training. 
SEC. 520. Except as provided in section 44945 of title 
49, United States Code, funds appropriated or transferred
to Transportation Security Administration ‘‘Aviation Se-
curity’’, ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Transportation Security 
Support’’ for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 
that are recovered or deobligated shall be available only 
for the procurement or installation of explosive detection 
systems, for air cargo, baggage, and checkpoint screening 
systems, subject to notification: Provided, That quarterly 
reports shall be submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
on any funds that are recovered or deobligated. 
SEC. 521. Section 525 of the Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 109– 
295), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(A) by inserting ‘‘identi-
fies and describes the specific risk to the national 
transportation system and therefore’’ after ‘‘infor-
mation’’; 
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘like that’’ and 
inserting ‘‘identical to those’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘par-
ty’s counsel’ includes any employee who assists counsel in 
legal proceedings and who is so designated by counsel and 
approved by the judge overseeing the legal proceedings.’’.
SEC. 522. The Department of Homeland Security 
Working Capital Fund, established pursuant to section 
403 of Public Law 103–356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note), shall 
continue operations during fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 523. (a) The report required by Public Law 
109–62 and Public Law 109–90 detailing the allocation 
and obligation of funds for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’ shall here-
after be submitted monthly and include: (1) status of the 
Disaster Relief Fund including obligations, allocations, 
and amounts undistributed/unallocated; (2) allocations, 
obligations, and expenditures for Hurricanes Katrina, 
Rita, and Wilma; (3) information on national flood insur-
ance claims; (4) information on manufactured housing 
data; (5) information on hotel and motel data; (6) obliga-
tions, allocations, and expenditures by State for unemploy-
ment, crisis counseling, inspections, housing assistance, 
manufactured housing, public assistance, and individual 
assistance; (7) mission assignment obligations by agency, 
including: (A) the amounts reimbursed to other agencies 
that are in suspense because the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency has not yet reviewed and approved the 
documentation supporting the expenditure; and (B) a dis-
claimer if the amounts of reported obligations and expend-
itures do not reflect the status of such obligations and ex-
penditures from a government-wide perspective; (8) the