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expenses: Provided, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $4,456,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2017, 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 $7,778,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2017, 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 2017, 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 
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), $56,420,000: 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
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proposal for fiscal year 2017 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, $309,976,000; of which 
$109,957,000 shall be available for salaries and expenses; 
and of which $200,019,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017, shall be available for development and ac-
quisition of information technology equipment, software, 
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.), 
$264,714,000; of which not to exceed $3,825 shall be for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses; of which not to 
exceed $2,000,000 is available for facility needs associated 
with secure space at fusion centers, including improvements 
to buildings; and of which $111,021,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017.
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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.), $137,488,000; 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 
U.S. 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 
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; $8,628,902,000; 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,
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2017, solely for the purpose of recruiting, hiring, training, 
and equipping law enforcement officers and Border Patrol 
agents; 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 Account, ex-
cept 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 com-
pensation to informants, to be accounted for solely under 
the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts made available under this head-
ing for Inspection and Detection Technology Investments, 
$18,500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2018: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2016, the over-
time limitation 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 notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of 
the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to 
compensate any employee of U.S. 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 des-
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ignee of the Secretary, to be necessary for national security 
purposes, to prevent excessive costs, or in cases of immigra-
tion 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 U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection for operation and improvement of automated 
systems, including salaries and expenses, $829,460,000; of 
which $465,732,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2018; and of which not less than $151,184,000 shall be 
for the development of the Automated Commercial Environ-
ment. 
BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses for border security fencing, in-
frastructure, and technology, $447,461,000; of which 
$273,931,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2017, for operations and maintenance; and of which 
$173,530,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2018, for development and deployment. 
AIR AND MARINE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for the operations, mainte-
nance, and procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, un-
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manned aerial 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; $802,298,000; of which $300,429,000 shall be 
available for salaries and expenses; and of which 
$501,869,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2018: 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 U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection requirements and aircraft that have been 
damaged beyond repair, shall be transferred to any other 
Federal agency, department, or office outside of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security during fiscal year 2016 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
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available for customs expenses when necessary to maintain 
or to temporarily increase operations in Puerto Rico. 
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, $340,128,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2020. 
U.S. 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; 
$5,779,041,000; 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-
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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 $45,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017, is for maintenance, 
construction, and leasehold improvements at owned and 
leased facilities; and of which not to exceed $11,216,000 
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 of the total amount made 
available under this heading, $100,000,000 shall be with-
held from obligation until the Director of U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement submits to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report detailing the number of full-time equivalent 
employees hired and lost through attrition for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on June 30, 
2016: Provided further, That of the total amount made 
available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be withheld 
from obligation until the Director of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement briefs the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives on ef-
forts to increase the number of communities and law en-
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forcement agencies participating in the Priority Enforce-
ment Program, including details as to the jurisdictions and 
law enforcement agencies approached and the level of par-
ticipation on a by-community basis: Provided further, 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 Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the Sec-
retary, 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, of which not to exceed $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 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 fund-
ing made available under this heading shall maintain a 
level of not less than 34,000 detention beds through Sep-
tember 30, 2016: Provided further, That of the total amount 
provided, not less than $3,217,942,000 is for enforcement,
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detention, and removal operations, including transpor-
tation of unaccompanied 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, 2020: Provided further, That of the total 
amount provided for the Visa Security Program and inter-
national investigations, $13,300,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That not less 
than $15,000,000 shall be available for investigation of in-
tellectual property rights violations, including operation of 
the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination 
Center: 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 Inspector 
General determines that the terms of the agreement gov-
erning the delegation of authority have been materially vio-
lated: 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 recent 
overall performance evaluations received by the contracted 
facility are less than ‘‘adequate’’ or the equivalent median 
score in any subsequent performance evaluation system: 
Provided further, That nothing under this heading shall
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prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from 
exercising those authorities provided under the immigration 
laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))) during pri-
ority 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 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, $53,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018. 
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), $5,719,437,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017; 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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screening solutions, lobby congestion resulting in increased 
security concerns, high injury rates, airport 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 avia-
tion 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 2016 so as to result in a final 
fiscal year appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at not more than $3,589,437,000: Provided further, That 
the funds deposited pursuant to section 44945 of title 49, 
United States Code, that are currently unavailable for obli-
gation are hereby permanently cancelled: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, United 
States Code, for fiscal year 2016, any funds in the Aviation 
Security Capital Fund established by section 44923(h) of 
title 49, United States Code, may be used for the procure-
ment 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 pro-
vision of law, for the current fiscal year and each fiscal 
year hereafter, mobile explosives detection systems pur-
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chased and deployed using funds made available under this 
heading 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 Secretary of Homeland Security 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; 
(2) how the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration is deploying its existing passenger and bag-
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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, including high-speed baggage screening, and how 
those savings are being used to offset security costs or 
reinvested to address security vulnerabilities: 
Provided further, That Members of the United States House 
of Representatives and the United States Senate, including 
the leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and commis-
sions, including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under 
Secretaries, 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, $110,798,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017.
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INTELLIGENCE AND VETTING 
For necessary expenses for the development and imple-
mentation 
of 
intelligence 
and 
vetting 
activities, 
$236,693,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration related to transportation security support 
pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Security Act 
(Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), 
$924,015,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operations 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; purchase or lease of other equipment 
(at a unit cost of no more than $250,000); minor shore con-
struction projects not exceeding $1,000,000 in total cost on
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any location; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public 
Law 97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recre-
ation and welfare; $7,061,490,000, of which $500,002,000 
shall be for defense-related activities, of which $160,002,000 
is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Op-
erations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985; of which $24,500,000 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)); and of which not to 
exceed $23,000 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
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be withheld from obligation for Coast Guard Headquarters 
Directorates until a future-years capital investment plan 
for fiscal years 2017 through 2021, 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, 
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, 
$13,221,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020. 
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; $110,614,000.
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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; 
$1,945,169,000; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from 
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes 
of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which the following amounts 
shall be available until September 30, 2020 (except as subse-
quently specified): $21,000,000 for military family housing; 
$1,264,400,000 to acquire, effect major repairs to, renovate, 
or improve vessels, small boats, and related equipment; 
$295,000,000 to acquire, effect major repairs to, renovate, 
or improve aircraft or increase aviation capability; 
$65,100,000 for other acquisition programs; $181,600,000 
for shore facilities and aids to navigation, including facili-
ties at Department of Defense installations used by the 
Coast Guard; and $118,069,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016, for personnel compensation and bene-
fits and related costs: Provided, That of the funds provided 
by this Act, not less than $640,000,000 shall be immediately 
available and allotted to contract for the production of the 
ninth National Security Cutter notwithstanding the avail-
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ability of funds for post-production costs: Provided further, 
That the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to 
the Congress, at the time the President’s budget proposal 
for fiscal year 2017 is submitted pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-years cap-
ital investment plan as described in the second proviso 
under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, 
and Improvements’’ in the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114–4), which 
shall be subject to the requirements in the third and fourth 
provisos under such 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; $18,019,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2018, 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 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.
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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, $1,604,000,000, 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 
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-
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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; $1,854,526,000; 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 
$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, 2017; 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
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available until September 30, 2017: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available under this heading for secu-
rity improvements at the White House complex, $8,200,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided 
further, That $4,500,000 for National Special Security 
Events shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That the United States Secret Service is authorized 
to obligate 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 
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 head-
ing at the end of the fiscal year: Provided further, 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 Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the Sec-
retary, may waive that amount as necessary for national 
security purposes: 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 made avail-
able for the 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
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enter into an agreement to provide such protection on a 
fully reimbursable 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 obli-
gated for the purpose of opening a new permanent domestic 
or overseas office or location unless the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation: Provided 
further, That for purposes of section 503 of this Act, 
$15,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, may be repro-
grammed 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, $79,019,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2018. 
TITLE III 
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 
RECOVERY 
NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For the management and administration of the Na-
tional Protection and Programs Directorate, and support
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for operations and information technology, $62,132,000: 
Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 shall be for official re-
ception and representation 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.), $1,291,000,000, of which 
$289,650,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
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 the Director of the Fed-
eral Protective Service shall submit at the time the Presi-
dent’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2017 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.
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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), $282,473,000, of which $159,054,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2018. 
OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Affairs, 
$125,369,000; of which $27,010,000 is for salaries and ex-
penses and $82,078,000 is for BioWatch operations: Pro-
vided, That of the amount made available under this head-
ing, $16,281,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2017, for biosurveillance, chemical defense, medical and 
health planning and coordination, and workforce health 
protection. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, $960,754,000, 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
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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 
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, $27,500,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017, for capital improvements and other ex-
penses related to continuity of operations at the Mount 
Weather Emergency Operations Center: Provided further,
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That of the total amount made available, $3,422,000 shall 
be for the Office of National Capital Region Coordination. 
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 
$55,000,000 
shall 
be 
for 
Operation 
Stonegarden: Provided, That notwithstanding sub-
section (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year 
2016, 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 
$20,000,000 shall be for organizations (as described 
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 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.
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(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 $10,000,000 shall be for 
Amtrak security and $3,000,000 shall be for Over-the- 
Road Bus Security: Provided, That such public trans-
portation security assistance shall be provided di-
rectly to public transportation agencies. 
(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-
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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 
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.), $690,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2017, of which $345,000,000 shall be available to carry 
out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and
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$345,000,000 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. 
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM 
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2016, 
as authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Inde-
pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 
5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the amounts 
anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security nec-
essary for its radiological emergency preparedness program 
for the next fiscal year: Provided, That the methodology for 
assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable 
and shall reflect costs of providing such services, including 
administrative costs of collecting such fees: Provided fur-
ther, That fees received under this heading shall be deposited 
in this account as offsetting collections and will become
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available for authorized purposes on October 1, 2016, 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.), $44,000,000. 
DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $7,374,693,000 to remain available 
until expended, of which $24,000,000 shall be transferred 
to the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector 
General for audits and investigations related to disasters: 
Provided, That the reporting requirements in paragraphs 
(1) and (2) under the heading ‘‘Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, Disaster Relief Fund’’ in the Department 
of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public 
Law 114–4) shall be applied in fiscal year 2016 with re-
spect to budget year 2017 and current fiscal year 2016, re-
spectively, by substituting ‘‘fiscal year 2017’’ for ‘‘fiscal 
year 2016’’ in paragraph (1): Provided further, That of the 
amount provided under this heading, $6,712,953,000 shall
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be for major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That the amount in 
the preceding proviso is designated by the Congress as being 
for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING AND RISK ANALYSIS PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses, including administrative costs, 
under section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101), and under sections 100215, 100216, 
100226, 100230, and 100246 of the Biggert-Waters Flood 
Insurance Reform Act of 2012, (Public Law 112–141, 126 
Stat. 916), $190,000,000, and such additional sums as may 
be provided by State and local governments or other polit-
ical subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under 
section 1360(f)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to re-
main available until expended. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protec-
tion Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert- 
Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 
112–141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Homeowner Flood Insur-
ance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–89; 128
631 
Stat. 1020), $181,198,000, which shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017, and shall be derived from offset-
ting amounts collected under section 1308(d) of the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)); 
of which $25,299,000 shall be available for salaries and ex-
penses associated with flood management and flood insur-
ance operations and $155,899,000 shall be available for 
flood plain management and flood mapping: Provided, 
That any additional fees collected pursuant to section 
1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4015(d)) shall be credited as an offsetting collection 
to this account, to be available for flood plain management 
and flood mapping: Provided further, That in fiscal year 
2016, no funds shall be available from the National Flood 
Insurance Fund under section 1310 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) in excess of: 
(1) $133,252,000 for operating expenses; 
(2) $1,123,000,000 for commissions and taxes of 
agents; 
(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on 
Treasury borrowings; and 
(4) $175,000,000, which shall remain available 
until expended, for flood mitigation actions and for 
flood mitigation assistance under section 1366 of the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
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4104c), 
notwithstanding 
sections 
1366(e) 
and 
1310(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017): 
Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 
102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
4012a) and section 1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 shall be deposited in the National Flood Insur-
ance Fund to supplement other amounts specified as avail-
able for section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), section 1366(e), 
and paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 1367(b) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)–(3)): 
Provided further, That total administrative costs shall not 
exceed 4 percent of the total appropriation: Provided fur-
ther, That up to $5,000,000 is available to carry out section 
24 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 
2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033). 
NATIONAL PREDISASTER MITIGATION FUND 
For the predisaster mitigation grant program under 
section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), $100,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER 
To carry out the Emergency Food and Shelter pro-
gram pursuant to title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), $120,000,000, to
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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: Provided fur-
ther, That if the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 
2017, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, proposes to move the Emergency Food 
and Shelter program from the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency to the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment, or to fund such program directly through the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, a joint 
transition plan from the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives not 
later than 90 days after the date the fiscal year 2017 budget 
is submitted to Congress: Provided further, That such plan 
shall include details on the transition of programmatic re-
sponsibilities, efforts to consult with stakeholders, and mech-
anisms to ensure that the original purpose of the program 
will be retained.
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TITLE IV 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND 
SERVICES 
UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION 
SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigra-
tion services, $119,671,000 for the E-Verify Program, as de-
scribed in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a 
note), to assist United States employers with maintaining 
a legal workforce: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds otherwise made available to 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services may 
be used to acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up to 5 
vehicles, for replacement only, for areas where the Adminis-
trator of General Services does not provide vehicles for lease: 
Provided further, That the Director of United States Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services may authorize employees 
who are assigned to those areas to use such vehicles to travel 
between the employees’ residences and places of employment. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center, including materials and support 
costs of Federal law enforcement basic training; the pur-
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chase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; expenses for student ath-
letic and related activities; the conduct of and participation 
in firearms matches and presentation of awards; public 
awareness and enhancement of community support of law 
enforcement training; room and board for student interns; 
a flat monthly reimbursement to employees authorized to 
use personal mobile phones for official duties; and services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
$217,485,000; of which up to $38,981,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2017, for materials and sup-
port costs of Federal law enforcement basic training; and 
of which not to exceed $7,180 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided, That the Center is 
authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimburse-
ments from agencies receiving training sponsored by the 
Center, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal 
year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at 
the end of the fiscal year: Provided further, That section 
1202(a) of Public Law 107–206 (42 U.S.C. 3771 note), as 
amended under this heading in Public Law 114–4, is fur-
ther amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2018’’: Provided further, That the Direc-
tor of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center shall 
schedule basic or advanced law enforcement training, or
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both, at all four training facilities under the control of the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to ensure that 
such training facilities are operated at the highest capacity 
throughout the fiscal year: Provided further, That the Fed-
eral Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board, in-
cluding representatives from the Federal law enforcement 
community and non-Federal accreditation experts involved 
in law enforcement training, shall lead the Federal law en-
forcement training accreditation process to continue the im-
plementation of measuring and assessing the quality and 
effectiveness of Federal law enforcement training programs, 
facilities, and instructors. 
ACQUISITIONS, 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, $27,553,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That the Cen-
ter is authorized to accept reimbursement to this appropria-
tion from government agencies requesting the construction 
of special use facilities.
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Science and Technology and for management 
and administration of programs and activities, as author-
ized by title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $131,531,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and representa-
tion 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.), and the purchase or lease of not to ex-
ceed 5 vehicles, $655,407,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018. 
DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Domestic Nuclear De-
tection Office, as authorized by title XIX of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591 et seq.), for management 
and 
administration 
of 
programs 
and 
activities, 
$38,109,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear re-
search, development, testing, evaluation, and operations, 
$196,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018. 
SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 
For necessary expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detec-
tion Office acquisition and deployment of radiological de-
tection systems in accordance with the global nuclear detec-
tion architecture, $113,011,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS AND RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
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 appropriations 
provided for activities in this Act may be transferred to 
appropriation accounts for such activities established pur-
suant to this Act, may be merged with funds in the applica-
ble established accounts, and thereafter may be accounted 
for as one fund for the same time period as originally en-
acted.
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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 2016, 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, project, or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds for any program, project, or 
activity for which funds have been denied or restricted 
by the Congress; 
(4) contracts out any function or activity pres-
ently performed by Federal employees or any new 
function or activity proposed to be performed by Fed-
eral employees in the President’s budget proposal for 
fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Homeland Se-
curity; 
(5) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less; 
(6) reduces any program, project, or activity, or 
numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or
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(7) results from any general savings from a re-
duction in personnel that would result in a change in 
existing programs, projects, or activities as approved 
by the Congress, unless the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogram-
ming of funds. 
(b) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
Homeland Security by this Act or provided by previous ap-
propriations Acts may be transferred between such appro-
priations. 
(c) Any transfer under this section shall be treated as 
a reprogramming of funds under subsection (a) and shall 
not be available for obligation unless the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer. 
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no 
funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between 
appropriations based upon an initial notification provided 
after June 30, except in extraordinary circumstances that 
imminently threaten the safety of human life or the protec-
tion of property. 
(e) The notification thresholds and procedures set forth 
in this section shall apply to any use of deobligated balances
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of funds provided in previous Department of Homeland Se-
curity Appropriations Acts. 
SEC. 504. 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 as a permanent working capital fund for fiscal 
year 2016: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available to the Department of Home-
land Security may be used to make payments to the Work-
ing Capital Fund, except for the activities and amounts al-
lowed in the President’s fiscal year 2016 budget: Provided 
further, That funds provided to the Working Capital Fund 
shall be available for obligation until expended to carry out 
the purposes of the Working Capital Fund: Provided fur-
ther, That all Departmental components shall be charged 
only for direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service: 
Provided further, That funds provided to the Working Cap-
ital Fund shall be used only for purposes consistent with 
the contributing component: Provided further, That the 
Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reim-
bursed at rates which will return the full cost of each serv-
ice: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives shall 
be notified of any activity added to or removed from the 
fund: Provided further, That for any activity added to the
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fund, the notification shall identify sources of funds by pro-
gram, project, and activity: Provided further, That the 
Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity shall submit a quarterly execution report with activ-
ity level detail, not later than 30 days after the end of each 
quarter. 
SEC. 505. Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances re-
maining available at the end of fiscal year 2016, as re-
corded in the financial records at the time of a reprogram-
ming request, but not later than June 30, 2017, from appro-
priations for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2016 in 
this Act shall remain available through September 30, 2017, 
in the account and for the purposes for which the appro-
priations were provided: Provided, That prior to the obliga-
tion of such funds, a request shall be submitted to the Com-
mittees 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 National 
Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 
2016 until the enactment of an Act authorizing intelligence 
activities for fiscal year 2016.
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SEC. 507. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) 
and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to— 
(1) make or award a grant allocation, grant, 
contract, other transaction agreement, or task or de-
livery order on a Department of Homeland Security 
multiple award contract, or to issue a letter of intent 
totaling in excess of $1,000,000; 
(2) award a task or delivery order requiring an 
obligation of funds in an amount greater than 
$10,000,000 from multi-year Department of Home-
land Security funds; 
(3) make a sole-source grant award; or 
(4) announce publicly the intention to make or 
award items under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) includ-
ing a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation. 
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive 
the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives at least 3 full business days in 
advance of making an award or issuing a letter as described 
in that subsection. 
(c) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
that compliance with this section would pose a substantial
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risk to human life, health, or safety, an award may be made 
without notification, and the Secretary shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives not later than 5 full business days after 
such an award is made or letter issued. 
(d) A notification under this section— 
(1) may not involve funds that are not available 
for obligation; and 
(2) shall include the amount of the award; the 
fiscal year for which the funds for the award were ap-
propriated; the type of contract; and the account from 
which the funds are being drawn. 
(e) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency shall brief the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives 5 full 
business days in advance of announcing publicly the inten-
tion of making an award under ‘‘State and Local Pro-
grams’’. 
SEC. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional 
facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, 
to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforce-
ment training without advance notification to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives, except that the Federal Law Enforcement
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Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use 
of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement 
for training that cannot be accommodated in existing Cen-
ter facilities. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used for expenses for 
any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition project 
for which a prospectus otherwise required under chapter 33 
of title 40, United States Code, has not been approved, ex-
cept that necessary funds may be expended for each project 
for required expenses for the development of a proposed pro-
spectus. 
SEC. 510. (a) Sections 520, 522, and 530 of the De-
partment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 
(division E of Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 
2074) shall apply with respect to funds made available in 
this Act in the same manner as such sections applied to 
funds made available in that Act. 
(b) The third proviso of section 537 of the Department 
of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006 (6 U.S.C. 
114), shall hereafter not apply with respect to funds made 
available in this or any other Act. 
(c) Section 525 of Public Law 109–90 is amended by 
striking ‘‘thereafter’’, and section 554 of Public Law 111–
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83 is amended by striking ‘‘and shall report annually there-
after’’. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the applicable provi-
sions of the Buy American Act. For purposes of the pre-
ceding sentence, the term ‘‘Buy American Act’’ means chap-
ter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to amend the oath of allegiance required 
by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1448). 
SEC. 513. Not later than 30 days after the last day 
of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a monthly budget and staffing report for that 
month that includes total obligations of the Department for 
that month for the fiscal year at the appropriation and pro-
gram, project, and activity levels, by the source year of the 
appropriation: Provided, That total obligations for staffing 
shall also be provided by subcategory of on-board and fund-
ed full-time equivalent staffing levels, respectively: Provided 
further, That the report shall specify the number of, and 
total obligations for, contract employees for each office of 
the Department.
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SEC. 514. 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 and 2005 that are recovered 
or deobligated shall be available only for the procurement 
or installation of explosives detection systems, air cargo, 
baggage, and checkpoint screening systems, subject to notifi-
cation: Provided, That semiannual reports shall be sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives on any funds that are 
recovered or deobligated. 
SEC. 515. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to process or approve a competition under Of-
fice of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for services 
provided by employees (including employees serving on a 
temporary or term basis) of United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity who are known as Immigration Information Offi-
cers, Immigration Service Analysts, Contact Representa-
tives, Investigative Assistants, or Immigration Services Of-
ficers. 
SEC. 516. Any funds appropriated to ‘‘Coast Guard, 
Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ for fiscal 
years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 for the 110–123
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foot patrol boat conversion that are recovered, collected, or 
otherwise received as the result of negotiation, mediation, 
or litigation, shall be available until expended for the Fast 
Response Cutter program. 
SEC. 517. The functions of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center instructor staff shall be classified as 
inherently governmental for the purpose of the Federal Ac-
tivities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 note). 
SEC. 518. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit a report not later than October 15, 2016, to 
the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity listing all grants and contracts awarded by any means 
other than full and open competition during fiscal year 
2016. 
(b) The Inspector General shall review the report re-
quired by subsection (a) to assess Departmental compliance 
with applicable laws and regulations and report the results 
of that review to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives not later than Feb-
ruary 15, 2017. 
SEC. 519. None of the funds provided by this or pre-
vious appropriations Acts shall be used to fund any posi-
tion designated as a Principal Federal Official (or the suc-
cessor thereto) for any Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
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and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) de-
clared disasters or emergencies unless— 
(1) the responsibilities of the Principal Federal 
Official do not include operational functions related 
to incident management, including coordination of 
operations, and are consistent with the requirements 
of 
section 
509(c) 
and 
sections 
503(c)(3) 
and 
503(c)(4)(A) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 319(c), 313(c)(3), and 313(c)(4)(A)) and sec-
tion 302 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5143); 
(2) not later than 10 business days after the lat-
ter of the date on which the Secretary of Homeland 
Security appoints the Principal Federal Official and 
the date on which the President issues a declaration 
under section 401 or section 501 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191, respectively), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall submit a notifica-
tion of the appointment of the Principal Federal Offi-
cial and a description of the responsibilities of such 
Official and how such responsibilities are consistent 
with paragraph (1) to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
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mental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(3) not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a re-
port specifying timeframes and milestones regarding 
the update of operations, planning and policy docu-
ments, and training and exercise protocols, to ensure 
consistency with paragraph (1) of this section. 
SEC. 520. None of the funds provided or otherwise 
made available in this Act shall be available to carry out 
section 872 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
452) unless explicitly authorized by Congress. 
SEC. 521. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
or previous appropriations Acts may be used to establish 
an Office of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, 
and Explosives Defense until such time as Congress has au-
thorized such establishment. 
(b) Subject to the limitation in subsection (a) and not-
withstanding section 503 of this Act, the Secretary may 
transfer funds for the purpose of executing authorization 
of the Office of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, 
and Explosives Defense. 
(c) Not later than 15 days before transferring funds 
pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary of Homeland Se-
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curity shall submit a report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives on— 
(1) the transition plan for the establishment of 
the office; and 
(2) the funds and positions to be transferred by 
source. 
SEC. 522. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by United States Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services to grant an immigration benefit unless the 
results of background checks required by law to be completed 
prior to the granting of the benefit have been received by 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and 
the results do not preclude the granting of the benefit. 
SEC. 523. Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Until Sep-
tember 30, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘Until September 30, 
2016,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2016,’’. 
SEC. 524. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland
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Security that provide award fees link such fees to successful 
acquisition outcomes (which outcomes shall be specified in 
terms of cost, schedule, and performance). 
SEC. 525. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall 
be used to approve a waiver of the navigation and vessel- 
inspection laws pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 501(b) for the trans-
portation of crude oil distributed from and to the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve until the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, after consultation with the Secretaries of the Depart-
ments of Energy and Transportation and representatives 
from the United States flag maritime industry, takes ade-
quate measures to ensure the use of United States flag ves-
sels: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives within 2 business days of any request for waivers of 
navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 46 
U.S.C. 501(b). 
SEC. 526. None of the funds made available in this 
Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used 
to prevent an individual not in the business of importing 
a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g)
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of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from import-
ing a prescription drug from Canada that complies with 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Provided, That 
this section shall apply only to individuals transporting on 
their person a personal-use quantity of the prescription 
drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply: Provided further, That 
the prescription drug may not be— 
(1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 
102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); 
or 
(2) a biological product, as defined in section 
351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262). 
SEC. 527. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to reduce the Coast Guard’s Operations Systems Center 
mission or its government-employed or contract staff levels. 
SEC. 528. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives of any proposed transfers of funds 
available under section 9703.1(g)(4)(B) of title 31, United 
States Code (as added by Public Law 102–393) from the 
Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency 
within the Department of Homeland Security: Provided, 
That none of the funds identified for such a transfer may 
be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations of the
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gram, including all Forest Service authorities for the use 
of funds, such as contracts, grants, research joint venture 
agreements, and cooperative agreements: Provided further, 
That all authorities for the use of funds, including the use 
of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, available 
to execute the Forest and Rangeland Research appropria-
tion, are also available in the utilization of these funds for 
Fire Science Research: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided shall be available for emergency rehabilitation and 
restoration, hazardous fuels management activities, support 
to Federal emergency response, and wildfire suppression ac-
tivities of the Forest Service: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided, $375,000,000 is for hazardous fuels man-
agement activities, $19,795,000 is for research activities 
and to make competitive research grants pursuant to the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act, 
(16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.), $78,000,000 is for State fire assist-
ance, and $13,000,000 is for volunteer fire assistance under 
section 10 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2106): Provided further, That amounts in 
this paragraph may be transferred to the ‘‘National Forest 
System’’, and ‘‘Forest and Rangeland Research’’ accounts 
to fund forest and rangeland research, the Joint Fire 
Science Program, vegetation and watershed management, 
heritage site rehabilitation, and wildlife and fish habitat
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allowances, reemployment trade adjustment assist-
ance, and alternative trade adjustment assistance 
under the Trade Act of 1974 and under section 231(a) 
of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 
2011 and section 405(a) of the Trade Preferences Ex-
tension Act of 2015, and shall be available for obliga-
tion by the States through December 31, 2016, except 
that funds used for automation acquisitions shall be 
available for Federal obligation through December 31, 
2016, and for State obligation through September 30, 
2018, or, if the automation acquisition is being car-
ried out through consortia of States, for State obliga-
tion through September 30, 2021, and for expenditure 
through September 30, 2022, and funds for competi-
tive grants awarded to States for improved operations 
and to conduct in-person assessments and reviews and 
provide reemployment services and referrals shall be 
available for Federal obligation through December 31, 
2016, and for obligation by the States through Sep-
tember 30, 2018, and funds for the Unemployment In-
surance Integrity Center of Excellence shall be avail-
able for obligation by the State through September 30, 
2017, and funds used for unemployment insurance 
workloads experienced by the States through Sep-