IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2360
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 18, 2005
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Se-
curity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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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, 2006, 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, $133,239,000 (reduced by 
$100,000): Provided, That not to exceed $40,000 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts appropriated under 
this heading, $20,000,000 shall not be available for obliga-
tion until the Secretary of Homeland Security submits to 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives an immigration enforcement strategy to re-
duce the number of undocumented aliens, based upon the 
latest United States Census Bureau data, by 10 percent 
per year: Provided further, That of the amounts appro-
priated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall not be avail-
able for obligation until section 525 of this Act is imple-
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mented: Provided further, That the Secretary shall submit 
all reports requested by the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives for all agencies and com-
ponents of the Department of Homeland Security, as iden-
tified in this Act and the House report accompanying this 
Act, by the dates specified: Provided further, That the con-
tent of all reports shall be in compliance with the direction 
and instructions included in this Act and the House report 
accompanying this Act by the dates specified: Provided 
further, That, of the amounts appropriated under this 
heading, $20,000,000 may not be obligated until the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
has received all final reports in compliance with such di-
rection and instructions. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Management, as authorized by sections 701–
705 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341–
345), $146,084,000 (reduced by $26,100,000) (reduced 
by $50,000,000): Provided, That not to exceed $3,000 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That of the total amount provided, 
$26,070,000 shall remain available until expended solely 
for the alteration and improvement of facilities, tenant im-
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provements, and relocation costs to consolidate Depart-
ment headquarters operations. 
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), $18,505,000. 
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, $303,700,000; of 
which $75,756,000 shall be available for salaries and ex-
penses; and of which $227,944,000 shall be available for 
development and acquisition of information technology 
equipment, software, services, and related activities for the 
Department of Homeland Security, and for the costs of 
conversion to narrowband communications, including the 
cost for operation of the land mobile radio legacy systems, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated shall be used to support or sup-
plement the appropriations provided for the United States 
Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology 
project or the Automated Commercial Environment: Pro-
vided further, That the Department shall report within 
180 days of enactment of this Act on its enterprise archi-
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tecture and other strategic planning activities in accord-
ance with the terms and conditions specified in the House 
report accompanying this Act. 
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.), $83,017,000, of 
which not to exceed $100,000 may be used for certain con-
fidential operational expenses, including the payment of 
informants, to be expended at the direction of the Inspec-
tor General. 
TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
BORDER AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR BORDER AND 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, as au-
thorized by subtitle A of title IV of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), $10,617,000: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official recep-
tion and representation expenses.
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses of the United State Visitor 
and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology project, as
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authorized by section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Re-
form and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1221 note) and for the development, deployment, 
and use of Free and Secure Trade (FAST), NEXUS, and 
Secure Electronic Network for Traveler’s Rapid Inspec-
tion (SENTRI), $411,232,000, to remain available until 
expended, which shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) $7,000,000 for FAST. 
(2) $14,000,000 for NEXUS/SENTRI. 
(3) $390,232,000 for the United States Visitor 
and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology project: 
Provided, That of the funds provided for this 
project, $254,000,000 may 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 Home-
land Security that—
(A) meets the capital planning and invest-
ment control review requirements established by 
the Office of Management and Budget, includ-
ing Circular A–11, part 7; 
(B) complies with the Department of 
Homeland Security enterprise information sys-
tems architecture;