In the Senate of the United States, 
February 27, 2015. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 240) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for 
the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.’’, do pass 
with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the first word and insert the fol-
lowing: 
the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 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 execu-
tive management of the Department of Homeland Security, 
as authorized by law, $132,573,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $45,000 shall be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses: Provided further, That all official costs asso-
ciated 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 Immediate Office of 
the Secretary and the Immediate Office of the Deputy Sec-
retary: 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 Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittees 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 Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a
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comprehensive plan for implementation of the biometric 
entry and exit data system required under section 7208 of 
the Intelligence Reform 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 Sec-
retary 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 ex-
ceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representation 
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 alteration and improve-
ment of facilities, tenant improvements, and relocation costs 
to consolidate Department headquarters operations at the 
Nebraska Avenue Complex; and $6,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016, for the Human Re-
sources Information Technology program: Provided further, 
That the Under Secretary for Management shall include in 
the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2016, sub-
mitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, a Comprehensive Acquisition Status Report, which 
shall include the information required under the heading 
‘‘Office of the Under Secretary for Management’’ under title
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I of division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2012 (Public Law 112–74), and shall submit quarterly up-
dates to such report not later than 45 days after the comple-
tion of each quarter. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland 
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 President’s budget 
proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant to sec-
tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Future 
Years Homeland Security Program, as authorized by sec-
tion 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 Infor-
mation Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), and Department- 
wide technology investments, $288,122,000; of which 
$99,028,000 shall be available for salaries and expenses; 
and of which $189,094,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016, shall be available for development and ac-
quisition of information technology equipment, software,
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services, and related activities for the Department of Home-
land 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 offi-
cial reception and representation expenses; and of which 
$102,479,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2016. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral 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 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 relating 
to border security, immigration, customs, agricultural in-
spections and regulatory activities related to plant and ani-
mal imports, and transportation of unaccompanied minor
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aliens; purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for replace-
ment only) police-type vehicles; and contracting with indi-
viduals for personal services abroad; $8,459,657,000; of 
which $3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund for administrative expenses related to the 
collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant to sec-
tion 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding 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 equip-
ping United States Customs and Border Protection officers 
at ports of entry; of which not to exceed $34,425 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses; of which 
such sums as become available in the Customs User Fee Ac-
count, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Con-
solidated 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 Security: 
Provided, That for fiscal year 2015, the overtime limitation 
prescribed in section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911
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(19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be $35,000; and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, none of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act shall be available to compensate any 
employee of United States Customs and Border Protection 
for overtime, from whatever source, in an amount that ex-
ceeds such limitation, except in individual cases determined 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of 
the Secretary, to be necessary for national security pur-
poses, to prevent excessive costs, or in cases of immigration 
emergencies: Provided further, That the Border 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. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses for United States Customs and 
Border Protection for operation and improvement of auto-
mated 
systems, 
including 
salaries 
and 
expenses, 
$808,169,000; of which $446,075,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017; and of which not less than 
$140,970,000 shall be for the development of the Automated 
Commercial Environment.
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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 administration of 
laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security; 
and, at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, the provision of assistance to Federal, State, and local 
agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humani-
tarian 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 equip-
ment, with the exception of aircraft that are one of a kind 
and have been identified as excess to United States Customs
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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 Committees 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 increase operations in Puerto 
Rico: Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity 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 required under the heading ‘‘Air and Marine 
Interdiction, Operations, and Maintenance’’ in Public Law 
112–74. 
CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses to plan, acquire, construct, ren-
ovate, equip, furnish, operate, manage, and maintain build-
ings, facilities, and related infrastructure necessary for the 
administration and enforcement of the laws relating to cus-
toms, immigration, and border security, $288,821,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2019.
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UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS 
ENFORCEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigration 
and customs laws, detention and removals, and investiga-
tions, including intellectual property rights and overseas 
vetted units operations; and purchase and lease of up to 
3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; 
$5,932,756,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be 
available until expended for conducting special operations 
under section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 
(19 U.S.C. 2081); 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 compensa-
tion to informants, to be accounted for solely under the cer-
tificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security; of which not 
less than $305,000 shall be for promotion of public aware-
ness of the child pornography tipline and activities to 
counter child exploitation; of which not less than $5,400,000 
shall be used to facilitate agreements consistent with section 
287(g) of the Immigration 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
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shall be available to fund or reimburse other Federal agen-
cies 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 com-
pensate 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 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 ac-
tivities to enforce laws against forced child labor, of which 
not to exceed $6,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That of the total amount avail-
able, not less than $1,600,000,000 shall be available to iden-
tify aliens convicted of a crime who may be deportable, and 
to remove them from the United States once they are judged 
deportable: Provided further, That the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall prioritize the identification and re-
moval 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 re-
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moval 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 intellectual property 
rights violations, including operation of the National Intel-
lectual Property Rights Coordination Center: Provided fur-
ther, 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 Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Inspector 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 deten-
tion services if the two most recent overall performance eval-
uations received by the contracted facility are less than 
‘‘adequate’’ or the equivalent median score in any subse-
quent performance evaluation system: Provided further, 
That nothing under this heading shall prevent United
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States Immigration and Customs Enforcement from exer-
cising 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: Pro-
vided further, That without regard to the limitation as to 
time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Sec-
retary may propose to reprogram and transfer funds within 
and into this appropriation necessary to ensure the deten-
tion of aliens prioritized for removal. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses of immigration and customs enforcement 
automated systems, $26,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
AVIATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration related to providing civil aviation security 
services pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Secu-
rity Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 
40101 note), $5,639,095,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 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 reliance on other
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of law, mobile explosives detection equipment purchased 
and deployed using funds made available under this head-
ing may be moved and redeployed to meet evolving pas-
senger 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 Administration 
that would cause the agency to exceed a staffing level of 
45,000 full-time equivalent screeners: Provided further, 
That the preceding proviso shall not apply to personnel 
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 Security Adminis-
tration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a detailed 
report on— 
(1) the Department of Homeland Security efforts 
and resources being devoted to develop more advanced 
integrated passenger screening technologies for the 
most effective security of passengers and baggage at 
the lowest possible operating and acquisition costs, in-
cluding projected funding levels for each fiscal year 
for the next 5 years or until project completion, 
whichever is earlier;
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(2) how the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration is deploying its existing passenger and bag-
gage screener workforce in the most cost effective man-
ner; and 
(3) labor savings from the deployment of im-
proved technologies for passenger and baggage screen-
ing and how those savings are being used to offset se-
curity costs or reinvested to address security 
vulnerabilities: 
Provided further, That not later than April 15, 2015, the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, a semiannual 
report updating information on a strategy to increase the 
number of air passengers eligible for expedited screening, 
including: 
(1) specific benchmarks and performance meas-
ures to increase participation in Pre-Check by air 
carriers, airports, and passengers; 
(2) options to facilitate direct application for en-
rollment in Pre-Check through the Transportation Se-
curity Administration’s Web site, airports, and other 
enrollment locations; 
(3) use of third parties to pre-screen passengers 
for expedited screening;
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(4) inclusion of populations already vetted by 
the Transportation Security Administration and 
other trusted populations as eligible for expedited 
screening; 
(5) resource implications of expedited passenger 
screening resulting from the use of risk-based security 
methods; and 
(6) the total number and percentage of pas-
sengers using Pre-Check lanes who: 
(A) have enrolled in Pre-Check since Trans-
portation Security Administration enrollment 
centers were established; 
(B) enrolled using the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’s Pre-Check application Web 
site; 
(C) were enrolled as frequent flyers of a 
participating airline; 
(D) utilized Pre-Check as a result of their 
enrollment in a Trusted Traveler program of 
United States Customs and Border Protection; 
(E) were selectively identified to participate 
in expedited screening through the use of Man-
aged Inclusion in fiscal year 2014; and 
(F) are enrolled in all other Pre-Check cat-
egories:
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Provided further, That Members of the United States House 
of Representatives and United States Senate, including the 
leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and commissions, 
including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secre-
taries, and Assistant Secretaries of the Department of 
Homeland Security; the United States Attorney General, 
Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, and 
the United States Attorneys; and senior members of the Ex-
ecutive Office of the President, including the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, shall not be exempt from 
Federal passenger and baggage screening. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration related to surface transportation security 
activities, $123,749,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016. 
INTELLIGENCE AND VETTING 
For necessary expenses for the development and imple-
mentation 
of 
intelligence 
and 
vetting 
activities, 
$219,166,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration related to transportation security support 
pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Security Act
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(Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), 
$917,226,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives— 
(1) a report providing evidence demonstrating 
that behavioral indicators can be used to identify pas-
sengers who may pose a threat to aviation security 
and the plans that will be put into place to collect ad-
ditional performance data; and 
(2) a report addressing each of the recommenda-
tions outlined in the report entitled ‘‘TSA Needs Ad-
ditional Information Before Procuring Next-Genera-
tion Systems’’, published by the Government Account-
ability Office on March 31, 2014, and describing the 
steps the Transportation Security Administration is 
taking to implement acquisition best practices, in-
crease industry engagement, and improve trans-
parency with regard to technology acquisition pro-
grams: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
heading, $25,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for 
Headquarters Administration until the submission of the
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reports required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of the preceding 
proviso. 
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 vehicles, 
which shall be for replacement only; purchase or lease of 
small boats for contingent and emergent requirements (at 
a unit cost of no more than $700,000) and repairs and serv-
ice-life replacements, not to exceed a total of $31,000,000; 
purchase or lease of boats necessary for overseas deploy-
ments and activities; minor shore construction projects not 
exceeding $1,000,000 in total cost on any location; pay-
ments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 (42 
U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation and wel-
fare; $7,043,318,000, of which $553,000,000 shall be for de-
fense-related activities, of which $213,000,000 is designated 
by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Glob-
al War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 and shall be available only if the President subse-
quently so designates all such amounts and transmits such 
designations to the Congress; of which $24,500,000 shall be 
derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry
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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 
exceed $15,300 shall be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses: Provided, That none of the funds made avail-
able by this Act shall be for expenses incurred for rec-
reational vessels under section 12114 of title 46, United 
States Code, except to the extent fees are collected from own-
ers of yachts and credited to this appropriation: Provided 
further, That to the extent fees are insufficient to pay ex-
penses of recreational vessel documentation under such sec-
tion 12114, and there is a backlog of recreational vessel ap-
plications, then personnel performing non-recreational ves-
sel documentation functions under subchapter II of chapter 
121 of title 46, United States Code, may perform docu-
mentation under section 12114: Provided further, That of 
the funds provided under this heading, $85,000,000 shall 
be withheld from obligation for Coast Guard Headquarters 
Directorates until a future-years capital investment plan 
for fiscal years 2016 through 2020, as specified under the 
heading ‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Im-
provements’’ of this Act, is submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives: Provided further, That funds made available under 
this heading for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
War on Terrorism may be allocated by program, project,
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and activity, notwithstanding section 503 of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That, without regard to the limitation as to 
time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, after June 
30, up to $10,000,000 may be reprogrammed to or from 
Military Pay and Allowances in accordance with sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c) of section 503. 
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the environmental 
compliance and restoration functions of the Coast Guard 
under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, 
$13,197,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. 
RESERVE TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as 
authorized by law; operations and maintenance of the Coast 
Guard reserve program; personnel and training costs; and 
equipment and services; $114,572,000. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, 
renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related 
thereto; and maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and oper-
ation of facilities and equipment; as authorized by law; 
$1,225,223,000; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from 
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes 
of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33
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U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which the following amounts 
shall be available until September 30, 2019 (except as subse-
quently specified): $6,000,000 for military family housing; 
$824,347,000 to acquire, effect major repairs to, renovate, 
or improve vessels, small boats, and related equipment; 
$180,000,000 to acquire, effect major repairs to, renovate, 
or improve aircraft or increase aviation capability; 
$59,300,000 for other acquisition programs; $40,580,000 for 
shore facilities and aids to navigation, including facilities 
at Department of Defense installations used by the Coast 
Guard; and $114,996,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2015, for personnel compensation and benefits 
and related costs: Provided, That the funds provided by this 
Act shall be immediately available and allotted to contract 
for the production of the eighth National Security Cutter 
notwithstanding the availability of funds for post-produc-
tion costs: Provided further, That the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives, at the time the 
President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is sub-
mitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
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Code, a future-years capital investment plan for the Coast 
Guard that identifies for each requested capital asset— 
(1) the proposed appropriations included in that budg-
et; 
(2) the total estimated cost of completion, including 
and clearly delineating the costs of associated major acqui-
sition systems infrastructure and transition to operations; 
(3) projected funding levels for each fiscal year for the 
next 5 fiscal years or until acquisition program baseline 
or project completion, whichever is earlier; 
(4) an estimated completion date at the projected fund-
ing levels; and 
(5) a current acquisition program baseline for each 
capital asset, as applicable, that— 
(A) includes the total acquisition cost of each 
asset, subdivided by fiscal year and including a de-
tailed description of the purpose of the proposed fund-
ing levels for each fiscal year, including for each fis-
cal year funds requested for design, pre-acquisition 
activities, 
production, 
structural 
modifications, 
missionization, post-delivery, and transition to oper-
ations costs; 
(B) includes a detailed project schedule through 
completion, subdivided by fiscal year, that details—
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(i) quantities planned for each fiscal year; 
and 
(ii) major acquisition and project events, 
including development of operational require-
ments, contracting actions, design reviews, pro-
duction, delivery, test and evaluation, and tran-
sition to operations, including necessary train-
ing, shore infrastructure, and logistics; 
(C) notes and explains any deviations in cost, 
performance parameters, schedule, or estimated date 
of completion from the original acquisition program 
baseline and the most recent baseline approved by the 
Department of Homeland Security’s Acquisition Re-
view Board, if applicable; 
(D) aligns the acquisition of each asset to mis-
sion requirements by defining existing capabilities of 
comparable legacy assets, identifying known capa-
bility gaps between such existing capabilities and 
stated mission requirements, and explaining how the 
acquisition of each asset will address such known ca-
pability gaps; 
(E) defines life-cycle costs for each asset and the 
date of the estimate on which such costs are based, in-
cluding all associated costs of major acquisitions sys-
tems infrastructure and transition to operations, de-
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lineated by purpose and fiscal year for the projected 
service life of the asset; 
(F) includes the earned value management sys-
tem summary schedule performance index and cost 
performance index for each asset, if applicable; and 
(G) includes a phase-out and decommissioning 
schedule delineated by fiscal year for each existing 
legacy asset that each asset is intended to replace or 
recapitalize: 
Provided further, That the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall ensure that amounts specified in the future-years cap-
ital investment plan are consistent, to the maximum extent 
practicable, with proposed appropriations necessary to sup-
port the programs, projects, and activities of the Coast 
Guard in the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 
2016, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code: Provided further, That any inconsist-
encies between the capital investment plan and proposed 
appropriations shall be identified and justified: Provided 
further, That the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall not delay the submission of the capital invest-
ment plan referred to by the preceding provisos: Provided 
further, That the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall have no more than a single period of 10 con-
secutive business days to review the capital investment plan
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prior to submission: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives one day 
after the capital investment plan is submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget for review and the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives when such review is completed: Provided further, That 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 6402 of Public Law 110– 
28 shall hereafter apply with respect to the amounts made 
available under this heading. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
For necessary expenses for applied scientific research, 
development, test, and evaluation; and for maintenance, re-
habilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equip-
ment; as authorized by law; $17,892,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017, of which $500,000 shall be 
derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry 
out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution
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Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there 
may be credited to and used for the purposes of this appro-
priation funds received from State and local governments, 
other public authorities, private sources, and foreign coun-
tries for expenses incurred for research, development, test-
ing, and evaluation. 
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 career 
status bonuses, concurrent receipts, and combat-related spe-
cial compensation under the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act, and payments for medical care of retired per-
sonnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of title 10, 
United States Code, $1,450,626,000, 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 652 vehicles 
for police-type use for replacement only; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in the United 
States; hire of aircraft; services of expert witnesses at such 
rates as may be determined by the Director of the United
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States Secret Service; rental of buildings in the District of 
Columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other 
facilities on private or other property not in Government 
ownership or control, as may be necessary to perform pro-
tective functions; payment of per diem or subsistence allow-
ances to employees in cases in which a protective assign-
ment on the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee 
requires an employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain 
overnight at a post of duty; conduct of and participation 
in firearms matches; presentation of awards; travel of 
United States Secret Service employees on protective mis-
sions without regard to the limitations on such expenditures 
in this or any other Act if approval is obtained in advance 
from the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives; research and development; 
grants to conduct behavioral research in support of protec-
tive research and operations; and payment in advance for 
commercial accommodations as may be necessary to per-
form protective functions; $1,615,860,000; of which not to 
exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be to 
provide technical assistance and equipment to foreign law 
enforcement organizations in counterfeit investigations; of 
which $2,366,000 shall be for forensic and related support 
of investigations of missing and exploited children; of which
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$6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities related to in-
vestigations of missing and exploited children and shall re-
main available until September 30, 2016; and of which not 
less than $12,000,000 shall be for activities related to train-
ing in electronic crimes investigations and forensics: Pro-
vided, That $18,000,000 for protective travel shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided further, That 
$4,500,000 for National Special Security Events shall re-
main available until September 30, 2016: Provided further, 
That the United States Secret Service is authorized to obli-
gate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from Federal 
agencies and entities, as defined in section 105 of title 5, 
United States Code, for personnel receiving training spon-
sored 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 avail-
able 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 necessary for national security pur-
poses: Provided further, That none of the funds made avail-
able to the United States Secret Service by this Act or by 
previous appropriations Acts may be made available for the
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protection of the head of a Federal agency other than the 
Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That the 
Director of the United States Secret Service may enter into 
an agreement to provide such protection on a fully reim-
bursable basis: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available to the United States Secret Service by this 
Act or by previous appropriations Acts may be obligated 
for the purpose of opening a new permanent domestic or 
overseas office or location unless the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation: Provided 
further, That not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the United States Secret 
Service shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, a report 
providing evidence that the United States Secret Service has 
sufficiently reviewed its professional standards of conduct; 
and has issued new guidance and procedures for the conduct 
of employees when engaged in overseas operations and pro-
tective missions, consistent with the critical missions of, 
and the unique position of public trust occupied by, the 
United States Secret Service: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be 
withheld from obligation for Headquarters, Management 
and Administration until such report is submitted: Pro-
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vided further, That for purposes of section 503(b) of this 
Act, $15,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, may be 
transferred between Protection of Persons and Facilities 
and Domestic Field Operations. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, 
repair, alteration, and improvement of physical and techno-
logical infrastructure, $49,935,000; of which $5,380,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be for ac-
quisition, construction, improvement, and maintenance of 
the James J. Rowley Training Center; and of which 
$44,555,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, 
shall be for Information Integration and Technology Trans-
formation program execution. 
TITLE III 
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 
RECOVERY 
NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Direc-
torate, support for operations, and information technology, 
$61,651,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided
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further, That the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 
2016, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, shall be detailed by office, and by pro-
gram, project, and activity level, for the National Protection 
and Programs Directorate. 
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.), $1,188,679,000, of which 
$225,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That if, due to delays in contract actions, 
the National Protection and Programs Directorate will not 
fully obligate funds for Federal Network Security or for Net-
work Security Deployment program, project, and activities 
as provided in the accompanying statement and section 548 
of this Act, such funds may be applied to Next Generation 
Networks program, project, and activities, notwithstanding 
section 503 of this Act. 
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
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Protective Service: Provided, That the Director of the Fed-
eral Protective Service shall submit at the time the Presi-
dent’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pur-
suant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
a strategic human capital plan that aligns fee collections 
to personnel requirements based on a current threat assess-
ment. 
OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Biometric 
Identity Management, as authorized by section 7208 of the 
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
(8 U.S.C. 1365b), $252,056,000: Provided, That of the total 
amount made available under this heading, $122,150,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2017. 
OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Affairs, 
$129,358,000; of which $26,148,000 is for salaries and ex-
penses and $86,891,000 is for BioWatch operations: Pro-
vided, That of the amount made available under this head-
ing, $16,319,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2016, for biosurveillance, chemical defense, medical and 
health planning and coordination, and workforce health 
protection: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,250 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses.
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, $934,396,000, including activities author-
ized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the 
Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act of 2000 (division C, title 
I, 114 Stat. 583), the Earthquake 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), Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et 
seq.), the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 
et seq.), the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53), the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 
et seq.), the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–295; 120 Stat. 1394), the 
Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Public 
Law 112–141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Homeowner Flood 
Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–89): 
Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official re-
ception and representation expenses: Provided further, That
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of the total amount made available under this heading, 
$35,180,000 shall be for the Urban Search and Rescue Re-
sponse System, of which none is available for Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency administrative costs: Provided 
further, That of the total amount made available under this 
heading, $30,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016, for capital improvements and other ex-
penses related to continuity of operations at the Mount 
Weather Emergency Operations Center: Provided further, 
That of the total amount made available, $3,400,000 shall 
be for the Office of National Capital Region Coordination: 
Provided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, not less than $4,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016, for expenses related to 
modernization of automated systems. 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other activities, $1,500,000,000, which shall be allocated as 
follows: 
(1) $467,000,000 shall be for the State Homeland 
Security Grant Program under section 2004 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of 
which not less than $55,000,000 shall be for Oper-
ation Stonegarden: Provided, That notwithstanding 
subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year
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2015, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make 
available to local and tribal governments amounts 
provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under 
this paragraph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) 
of such section 2004. 
(2) $600,000,000 shall be for the Urban Area Se-
curity Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604), of which not less 
than $13,000,000 shall be for organizations (as de-
scribed under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of such code) determined by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to be at high risk of a terrorist 
attack. 
(3) $100,000,000 shall be for Public Transpor-
tation Security Assistance, Railroad Security Assist-
ance, and Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance 
under sections 1406, 1513, and 1532 of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53; 6 U.S.C. 1135, 
1163, and 1182), of which not less than $10,000,000 
shall be for Amtrak security and $3,000,000 shall be 
for Over-the-Road Bus Security: Provided, That such 
public transportation security assistance shall be pro-
vided directly to public transportation agencies.
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(4) $100,000,000 shall be for Port Security 
Grants in accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107. 
(5) $233,000,000 shall be to sustain current op-
erations for training, exercises, technical assistance, 
and other programs, of which $162,991,000 shall be 
for training of State, local, and tribal emergency re-
sponse providers: 
Provided, That for grants under paragraphs (1) through 
(4), applications for grants shall be made available to eligi-
ble applicants not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, that eligible applicants shall submit appli-
cations not later than 80 days after the grant announce-
ment, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall act within 65 days after the re-
ceipt of an application: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11)) or any other provision of law, 
a grantee may not use more than 5 percent of the amount 
of a grant made available under this heading for expenses 
directly related to administration of the grant: Provided 
further, That for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2), the 
installation of communications towers is not considered 
construction of a building or other physical facility: Pro-
vided further, That grantees shall provide reports on their 
use of funds, as determined necessary by the Secretary of
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Homeland Security: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 509 of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency may use the funds 
provided in paragraph (5) to acquire real property for the 
purpose of establishing or appropriately extending the secu-
rity buffer zones around Federal Emergency Management 
Agency training facilities. 
FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants for programs authorized by the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 
et seq.), $680,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016, of which $340,000,000 shall be available to carry 
out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and 
$340,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 34 of 
that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229a). 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS 
For emergency management performance grants, as 
authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert 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 Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), $350,000,000.