II 
Calendar No. 5 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 240 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 16, 2015 
Received and read the first time 
JANUARY 20, 2015 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Se-
curity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, 
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, 2015, and for other purposes, namely: 
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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, $132,573,000: Provided, That 
not to exceed $45,000 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That all official 
costs associated with the use of government aircraft by 
Department of Homeland Security personnel to support 
official travel of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary 
shall be paid from amounts made available for the Imme-
diate Office of the Secretary and the Immediate Office of 
the Deputy Secretary: Provided further, That not later 
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
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mental Affairs of the Senate, a comprehensive plan for 
implementation of the biometric entry and exit data sys-
tem required under section 7208 of the Intelligence Re-
form and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 
1365b), including the estimated costs for implementation. 
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), $187,503,000, of which not to 
exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses: Provided, That of the total amount made 
available under this heading, $4,493,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016, solely for the alter-
ation and improvement of facilities, tenant improvements, 
and relocation costs to consolidate Department head-
quarters operations at the Nebraska Avenue Complex; and 
$6,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2016, for the Human Resources Information Technology 
program: Provided further, That the Under Secretary for 
Management shall include in the President’s budget pro-
posal for fiscal year 2016, submitted pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a Comprehensive 
Acquisition Status Report, which shall include the infor-
mation required under the heading ‘‘Office of the Under 
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Secretary for Management’’ under title I of division D of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 
112–74), and shall submit quarterly updates to such re-
port not later than 45 days after the completion of each 
quarter. 
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), $52,020,000: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, at the time the Presi-
dent’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted 
pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, the Future Years Homeland Security Program, as 
authorized by section 874 of Public Law 107–296 (6 
U.S.C. 454). 
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, $288,122,000; of 
which $99,028,000 shall be available for salaries and ex-
penses; and of which $189,094,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2016, shall be available for develop-
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ment and acquisition of information technology equip-
ment, software, services, and related activities for the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
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.), $255,804,000; of which not to exceed $3,825 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses; and 
of which $102,479,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016. 
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.), $118,617,000; of 
which not to exceed $300,000 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. 
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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, 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; 
$8,459,657,000; of which $3,274,000 shall be derived 
from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administra-
tive expenses related to the collection of the Harbor Main-
tenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and not-
withstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $30,000,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2016, solely for the 
purpose of hiring, training, and equipping United States 
Customs and Border Protection officers at ports of entry; 
of which not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official recep-
tion and representation expenses; of which such sums as 
become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except 
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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 2015, 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 shall 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 the Bor-
der Patrol shall maintain an active duty presence of not 
less than 21,370 full-time equivalent agents protecting the 
borders of the United States in the fiscal year. 
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AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses for United States Customs 
and Border Protection for operation and improvement of 
automated systems, including salaries and expenses, 
$808,169,000; of which $446,075,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017; and of which not less than 
$140,970,000 shall be for the development of the Auto-
mated Commercial Environment. 
BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
For expenses for border security fencing, infrastruc-
ture, and technology, $382,466,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017. 
AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for the operations, mainte-
nance, and procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, un-
manned 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 adminis-
tration of laws enforced by the Department of Homeland 
Security; and, at the discretion of the Secretary of Home-
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land Security, the provision of assistance to Federal, 
State, and local agencies in other law enforcement and 
emergency humanitarian efforts; $750,469,000; of which 
$299,800,000 shall be available for salaries and expenses; 
and of which $450,669,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2017: Provided, That no aircraft or other 
related equipment, with the exception of 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 damaged beyond repair, shall be 
transferred to any other Federal agency, department, or 
office outside of the Department of Homeland Security 
during fiscal year 2015 without prior notice to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives: Provided further, That funding made 
available under this heading shall be available for customs 
expenses when necessary to maintain or to temporarily in-
crease operations in Puerto Rico: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, on any changes to the 5- 
year strategic plan for the air and marine program re-
quired under the heading ‘‘Air and Marine Interdiction, 
Operations, and Maintenance’’ in Public Law 112–74. 
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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 relat-
ing to customs, immigration, and border security, 
$288,821,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019. 
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, including intellectual property rights and over-
seas vetted units operations; and purchase and lease of 
up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-type vehi-
cles; $5,932,756,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 
shall be available until expended for conducting special op-
erations under section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement 
Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081); of which not to exceed 
$11,475 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses; of which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for 
awards of compensation to informants, to be accounted 
for solely under the certificate of the Secretary of Home-
land Security; of which not less than $305,000 shall be 
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for promotion of public awareness of the child pornog-
raphy tipline and activities to counter child exploitation; 
of which not less than $5,400,000 shall be used to facili-
tate agreements consistent with section 287(g) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)); of 
which not to exceed $40,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017, is for maintenance, construction, and 
lease hold improvements at owned and leased facilities; 
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 aliens unlawfully present in the United States: 
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 the 
designee of the Secretary, may waive that amount as nec-
essary for national security purposes and in cases of immi-
gration emergencies: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided, $15,770,000 shall be for activities to en-
force laws against forced child labor, of which not to ex-
ceed $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That of the total amount available, not 
less than $1,600,000,000 shall be available to identify 
aliens convicted of a crime who may be deportable, and 
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to remove them from the United States once they are 
judged deportable: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall prioritize the identification and 
removal of aliens convicted of a crime by the severity of 
that crime: Provided further, That funding made available 
under this heading shall maintain a level of not less than 
34,000 detention beds through September 30, 2015: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount provided, not less 
than $3,431,444,000 is for detention, enforcement, and 
removal operations, including transportation of unaccom-
panied minor aliens: Provided further, That of the amount 
provided for Custody Operations in the previous proviso, 
$45,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided further, That of the total amount provided 
for the Visa Security Program and international investiga-
tions, $43,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2016: Provided further, That not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be available for investigation of intellec-
tual property rights violations, including operation of the 
National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Cen-
ter: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this heading may be used to continue a delegation 
of law enforcement authority authorized under section 
287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1357(g)) if the Department of Homeland Security Inspec-
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tor General determines that the terms of the agreement 
governing the delegation of authority have been materially 
violated: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this heading may be used to continue any contract 
for the provision of detention services if the two most re-
cent overall performance evaluations received by the con-
tracted facility are less than ‘‘adequate’’ or the equivalent 
median score in any subsequent performance evaluation 
system: Provided further, That nothing under this heading 
shall prevent United States Immigration and Customs En-
forcement from exercising those authorities provided 
under immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(17))) during priority operations pertaining to 
aliens convicted of a crime: Provided further, That without 
regard to the limitation as to time and condition of section 
503(d) of this Act, the Secretary may propose to repro-
gram and transfer funds within and into this appropria-
tion necessary to ensure the detention of aliens prioritized 
for removal. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses of immigration and customs enforce-
ment automated systems, $26,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017. 
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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), $5,639,095,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $7,650 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided, That any award to deploy explosives detection 
systems shall be based on risk, the airport’s current reli-
ance on other screening solutions, lobby congestion result-
ing in increased security concerns, high injury rates, air-
port readiness, and increased cost effectiveness: 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 dollar-for-dollar basis as such 
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015 
so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from 
the 
general 
fund 
estimated 
at 
not 
more 
than 
$3,574,095,000: Provided further, That the fees deposited 
under this heading in fiscal year 2013 and sequestered 
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pursuant to section 251A of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), 
that are currently unavailable for obligation, are hereby 
permanently cancelled: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 44923 of title 49, United States Code, 
for fiscal year 2015, any funds in the Aviation Security 
Capital Fund established by section 44923(h) of title 49, 
United States Code, may be used for the procurement and 
installation of explosives detection systems or for the 
issuance of other transaction agreements for the purpose 
of funding projects described in section 44923(a) of such 
title: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, mobile explosives detection equipment 
purchased and deployed using funds made available under 
this heading may be moved and redeployed to meet evolv-
ing passenger and baggage screening security priorities at 
airports: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available in this Act may be used for any recruiting or 
hiring of personnel into the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration that would cause the agency to exceed a staff-
ing level of 45,000 full-time equivalent screeners: Provided 
further, That the preceding proviso shall not apply to per-
sonnel hired as part-time employees: Provided further, 
That not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
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