TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND 
OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE 
MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, as authorized by section 102 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112), and exec-
utive management of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, as authorized by law, $117,413,000: Provided, That 
not to exceed $60,000 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Management, as authorized by sections 701 
through 705 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 341 through 345), $189,695,000, of which not to 
exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses: Provided, That of the total amount, 
$6,000,000 shall remain available until expended solely for 
the alteration and improvement of facilities, tenant im-
provements, and relocation costs to consolidate Depart-
ment headquarters operations at the Nebraska Avenue 
Complex. 
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), $55,235,000, 
of which $12,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for financial systems improvements. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), and De-
partment-wide technology investments, $247,369,000; of 
which $86,928,000 shall be available for salaries and ex-
penses; and of which $160,441,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available for development and ac-
quisition of information technology equipment, software, 
services, and related activities for the Department of 
Homeland Security: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated shall be used to support or supplement the ap-
propriations provided for the United States Visitor and 
Immigrant Status Indicator Technology project or the 
Automated Commercial Environment: Provided further, 
That the Chief Information Officer shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, an expenditure plan 
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for all information technology acquisition projects that are 
funded under this heading or are funded by multiple com-
ponents of the Department of Homeland Security through 
reimbursable agreements: Provided further, That such ex-
penditure plan shall include each specific project funded, 
key milestones, all funding sources for each project, details 
of annual and lifecycle costs, and projected cost savings 
or cost avoidance to be achieved by the project: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided in this or any 
previous Act for data center development shall be used in 
any manner other than the most managerially effective 
and economically sound, as determined by the Chief Infor-
mation Officer. 
ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for information analysis and 
operations coordination activities, as authorized by title II 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et 
seq.), $324,423,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses, and 
of which $217,523,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010: Provided, That none of the funds pro-
vided under this heading shall be available to commence 
operations of the National Applications Office law enforce-
ment domain or the National Immigration Information 
Sharing Operation until the Secretary certifies in fiscal 
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year 2009 that these programs comply with all existing 
laws, including all applicable privacy and civil liberties 
standards, and that certification is reviewed by the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office: Provided further, That 
none of the funds provided under this heading shall be 
available to commence operations of the National Applica-
tions Office civil applications domain or homeland security 
domain until the Secretary certifies that these programs 
comply with all existing laws, including all applicable pri-
vacy and civil liberties standards, and that certification is 
reviewed by the Government Accountability Office. 
OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL COORDINATOR FOR GULF 
COAST REBUILDING 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Federal 
Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding, $341,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $101,013,000, of 
which not to exceed $150,000 may be used for certain con-
fidential operational expenses, including the payment of 
informants, to be expended at the direction of the Inspec-
tor General. 
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TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relat-
ing to border security, immigration, customs, and agricul-
tural inspections and regulatory activities related to plant 
and animal imports; purchase and lease of up to 6,300 
(3,300 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; and con-
tracting with individuals for personal services abroad; 
$7,534,346,000, of which $3,154,000 shall be derived 
from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administra-
tive expenses related to the collection of the Harbor Main-
tenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and not-
withstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which not to exceed 
$45,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses; of which not less than $254,279,000 shall be 
for Air and Marine Operations; of which such sums as 
become available in the Customs User Fee Account, except 
sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account; of which 
not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for payment for 
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rental space in connection with preclearance operations; 
and of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards 
of compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely 
under the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity: Provided, That for fiscal year 2009, the overtime lim-
itation prescribed in section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 
13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be $35,000; and not-
withstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be available to compensate 
any employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 
overtime, from whatever source, in an amount that ex-
ceeds such limitation, except in individual cases deter-
mined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the des-
ignee of the Secretary, to be necessary for national secu-
rity purposes, to prevent excessive costs, or in cases of 
immigration emergencies: Provided further, That no fund-
ing available under this heading may be obligated for the 
operation of the Analytical Framework for Intelligence Of-
ficers until the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection certifies that this Framework complies with all 
applicable laws, including section 552a of title 5, United 
States Code, and other laws protecting privacy, and such 
certification is reviewed by the Inspector General of the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
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AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion automated systems, $511,334,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which not less than $316,851,000 
shall be for the development of the Automated Commercial 
Environment: Provided, That of the total amount made 
available under this heading, $216,851,000 may not be ob-
ligated for the Automated Commercial Environment pro-
gram until 30 days after the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives re-
ceive a report on the results to date and plans for the 
program from the Department of Homeland Security. 
BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
For expenses for customs and border protection fenc-
ing, infrastructure, and technology, $775,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That of the 
amount provided under this heading, $400,000,000 shall 
not be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive 
and approve a plan for expenditure, prepared by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and submitted not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, for 
a program to establish a security barrier along the borders 
of the United States of fencing and vehicle barriers, where 
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practicable, and other forms of tactical infrastructure and 
technology, that includes the following— 
(1) a detailed accounting of the program’s im-
plementation to date for all investments, including 
technology and tactical infrastructure, for funding 
already expended relative to system capabilities or 
services, system performance levels, mission benefits 
and outcomes, milestones, cost targets, program 
management capabilities, identification of the max-
imum investment, including lifecycle costs, related to 
the Secure Border Initiative program or any suc-
cessor program, and description of the methodology 
used to obtain these cost figures; 
(2) a description of how specific projects will 
further the objectives of the Secure Border Initia-
tive, as defined in the Department of Homeland Se-
curity Secure Border Plan, and how the expenditure 
plan allocates funding to the highest priority border 
security needs; 
(3) an explicit plan of action defining how all 
funds are to be obligated to meet future program 
commitments, with the planned expenditure of funds 
linked to the milestone-based delivery of specific ca-
pabilities, services, performance levels, mission bene-
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fits and outcomes, and program management capa-
bilities; 
(4) an identification of staffing, including full- 
time equivalents, contractors, and detailees, by pro-
gram office; 
(5) a description of how the plan addresses se-
curity needs at the Northern border and ports of 
entry, including infrastructure, technology, design 
and operations requirements, specific locations where 
funding would be used, and priorities for Northern 
border activities; 
(6) a report on budget, obligations and expendi-
tures, the activities completed, and the progress 
made by the program in terms of obtaining oper-
ational control of the entire border of the United 
States; 
(7) a listing of all open Government Account-
ability Office and the Office of Inspector General 
recommendations related to the program and the 
status of Department of Homeland Security actions 
to address the recommendations, including mile-
stones to fully address such recommendations; 
(8) a certification by the Chief Procurement Of-
ficer of the Department that the program: (a) has 
been reviewed and approved in accordance with the 
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investment management process of the Department, 
and that the process fulfills all capital planning and 
investment control requirements and reviews estab-
lished by the Office of Management and Budget, in-
cluding as provided in Circular A–11, part 7; (b) 
that the plans for the program comply with the Fed-
eral acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and 
practices, and a description of the actions being 
taken to address areas of non-compliance, the risks 
associated with such actions, together with any plans 
for addressing these risks, and the status of the im-
plementation of such actions; (c) that procedures to 
prevent conflicts of interest between the prime inte-
grator and major subcontractors are established and 
that the Secure Border Initiative Program Office 
has adequate staff and resources to effectively man-
age the Secure Border Initiative program, all con-
tracts, including the exercise of technical oversight; 
and (d) the certifications required under this para-
graph should be accompanied by all documents or 
memoranda, as well as documentation and a descrip-
tion of the investment review processes used to ob-
tain such certifications; 
(9) a certification by the Chief Information Of-
ficer of the Department that: (a) the system archi-
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tecture of the program is sufficiently aligned with 
the information systems enterprise architecture of 
the Department to minimize future rework, includ-
ing a description of all aspects of the architectures 
that were or were not assessed in making the align-
ment determination, the date of the alignment deter-
mination, and any known areas of misalignment to-
gether with the associated risks and corrective ac-
tions to address any such areas; (b) the program has 
a risk management process that regularly and 
proactively identifies, evaluates, mitigates, and mon-
itors risks throughout the system life cycle and com-
municates high-risk conditions to U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection and Department investment deci-
sion–makers, as well as a listing of all the program’s 
high risks and the status of efforts to address such 
risks; (c) an independent verification and validation 
agent is currently under contract for the projects 
funded under this heading; (d) and the certification 
required under this paragraph should be accom-
panied by all documents or memoranda, as well as 
documentation and a description of the investment 
review processes used to obtain such certification; 
(10) a certification by the Chief Human Capital 
Officer of the Department that the human capital 
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needs of the Secure Border Initiative program are 
being addressed so as to ensure adequate staff and 
resources to effectively manage the Secure Border 
Initiative, together with a description of SBI staffing 
priorities; 
(11) an analysis by the Secretary for each seg-
ment, defined as not more than 15 miles, of fencing 
or tactical infrastructure, of the selected approach 
compared to other, alternative means of achieving 
operational control, and such analysis should include 
cost, level of operational control, possible unintended 
effects on communities, and other factors critical to 
the decision making process; and 
(12) is reviewed by the Government Account-
ability Office: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives on program progress, and obli-
gations and expenditures for all outstanding task orders 
as well as specific objectives to be achieved through the 
award of current and remaining task orders planned for 
the balance of available appropriations at least 15 days 
before the award of any task order requiring an obligation 
of funds in an amount greater than $25,000,000 and be-
fore the award of a task order that would cause cumulative 
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obligations of funds to exceed 50 percent of the total 
amount appropriated: Provided further, That none of the 
funds provided under this heading may be obligated unless 
the Department has complied with section 102(b)(1)(C)(i) 
of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon-
sibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note), and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security certifies such to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives: Provided further, That none of the funds 
under this heading may be obligated for any project or 
activity for which the Secretary has exercised waiver au-
thority pursuant to section 102(c) of the Illegal Immigra-
tion Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1103 note) until 15 days have elapsed from the 
date of the publication of the decision in the Federal Reg-
ister. 
AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, 
MAINTENANCE, AND PROCUREMENT 
For necessary expenses for the operations, mainte-
nance, and procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, un-
manned aircraft systems, and other related equipment of 
the air and marine program, including operational train-
ing and mission-related travel, and rental payments for 
facilities occupied by the air or marine interdiction and 
demand reduction programs, the operations of which in-
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clude the following: the interdiction of narcotics and other 
goods; the provision of support to Federal, State, and local 
agencies in the enforcement or administration of laws en-
forced by the Department of Homeland Security; and at 
the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
provision of assistance to Federal, State, and local agen-
cies in other law enforcement and emergency humani-
tarian efforts, $510,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: 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 
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 2009 
without the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate, 
equip, and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for 
the administration and enforcement of the laws relating 
to customs and immigration, $363,501,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigra-
tion and customs laws, detention and removals, and inves-
tigations; and purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 
for replacement only) police-type vehicles; $4,746,171,000, 
of which not to exceed $7,500,000 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 $15,000 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses; of which not to ex-
ceed $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; of which not less 
than $305,000 shall be for promotion of public awareness 
of the child pornography tipline and anti-child exploitation 
activities as requested by the President; and of which not 
to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reim-
burse other Federal agencies 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 available, not less than $800,000,000 
shall be available to identify aliens convicted of a crime 
and to remove them from the United States once they are 
judged deportable: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
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Homeland Security or a designee of the Secretary shall 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, at least quarterly, on 
progress implementing the preceding proviso, and the 
funds obligated during that quarter to make that progress: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall prioritize the identification and removal of aliens 
convicted of a crime by the severity of that crime: 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 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 activities in fiscal year 
2009 to enforce laws against forced child labor, of which 
not to exceed $6,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
under this heading may be used to: (1) continue a delega-
tion of law enforcement authority authorized under section 
287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1357(g)) if the Department of Homeland Security Inspec-
tor General determines that the terms of the agreement 
governing the delegation of authority have been violated; 
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or (2) enter into any agreement delegating law enforce-
ment authority to any State or political subdivision of a 
State as authorized under such section 287(g), other than 
at a jail, prison, or correctional institution, unless the As-
sistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement reviews all requests from such State, including 
any political subdivision within the State, for such dele-
gated authority to ensure that the Assistant Secretary 
gives priority to entering into agreements that will maxi-
mize the identification of aliens who are unlawfully present 
in the United States and have been convicted of dangerous 
crimes: 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 contracted fa-
cility receives two overall consecutive performance evalua-
tions of less than ‘‘adequate’’ or the equivalent median 
score in any subsequent performance evaluation system: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later 
than January 5, 2009, a plan for nationwide implementa-
tion of the Alternatives to Detention program that identi-
fies: (1) the funds required for nationwide program imple-
mentation; (2) the timeframe for achieving nationwide 
program implementation; and (3) an estimate of the num-
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ber of individuals who could be enrolled in a nationwide 
program: Provided further, That nothing under this head-
ing shall prevent U.S. Immigation and Customs Enforce-
ment from exercising those authorities provided under im-
migration 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. 
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 Secretary 
of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall adjust security fees as nec-
essary to ensure fee collections are sufficient to ensure the 
Federal Protective Service maintains not fewer than 1,200 
full-time equivalent staff and 900 full-time equivalent Po-
lice Officers, Inspectors, Area Commanders, and Special 
Agents who, while working, are directly engaged on a daily 
basis protecting and enforcing laws at Federal buildings 
(referred to as ‘‘in-service field staff’’). 
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AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses of immigration and customs enforce-
ment automated systems, $57,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate, 
equip, and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for 
the administration and enforcement of the laws relating 
to customs and immigration, $10,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds 
made available under this heading may be used to solicit 
or consider any request to privatize facilities currently 
owned by the United States Government and used to de-
tain aliens unlawfully present in the United States until 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives receive a plan for carrying out 
that privatization. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
AVIATION SECURITY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to providing civil aviation secu-
rity services pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 
U.S.C. 40101 note), $4,743,018,000, to remain available 
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until September 30, 2010, of which not to exceed $10,000 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided, That of the total amount made available under 
this heading, not to exceed $3,940,710,000 shall be for 
screening operations, of which $294,000,000 shall be 
available only for procurement and installation of checked 
baggage explosive detection systems; and not to exceed 
$792,308,000 shall be for aviation security direction and 
enforcement: Provided further, That security service fees 
authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United States 
Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 
collections and shall be available only for aviation security: 
Provided further, That any funds collected and made avail-
able from aviation security fees pursuant to section 
44940(i) of title 49, United States Code, may, notwith-
standing paragraph (4) of such section 44940(i), be ex-
pended for the purpose of improving screening at airport 
screening checkpoints, which may include the purchase 
and utilization of emerging technology equipment; the re-
furbishment and replacement of current equipment; the 
installation of surveillance systems to monitor checkpoint 
activities; the modification of checkpoint infrastructure to 
support checkpoint reconfigurations; and the creation of 
additional checkpoints to screen aviation passengers and 
airport personnel: Provided further, That of the amounts 
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provided under this heading, $10,000,000 may be trans-
ferred to the ‘‘Surface Transportation Security’’, ‘‘Trans-
portation Threat Assessment and Credentialing’’, and 
‘‘Transportation Security Support’’ appropriations in this 
Act for the purpose of implementing regulations and ac-
tivities authorized in the Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 
53): 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 2009, so as to result in a final 
fiscal year appropriation from the general fund estimated 
at not more than $2,423,018,000: Provided further, That 
any security service fees collected in excess of the amount 
made available under this heading shall become available 
during fiscal year 2010. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to providing surface transpor-
tation security activities, $49,606,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010. 
TRANSPORTATION THREAT ASSESSMENT AND 
CREDENTIALING 
For necessary expenses for the development and im-
plementation of screening programs of the Office of 
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Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing, 
$108,807,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010: Provided, That if the Assistant Secretary of Home-
land Security (Transportation Security Administration) 
determines that the Secure Flight program does not need 
to check airline passenger names against the full terrorist 
watch list, the Assistant Secretary shall certify to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives that no significant security risks 
are raised by screening airline passenger names only 
against a subset of the full terrorist watch list. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to providing transportation se-
curity support and intelligence pursuant to the Aviation 
and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 
115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $950,235,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, 
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
$10,000,000 may not be obligated until the Secretary of 
Homeland Security submits to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
detailed expenditure plans for checkpoint support and ex-
plosive detection systems refurbishment, procurement, and 
installations on an airport-by-airport basis for fiscal year 
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2009: Provided further, That these plans shall be sub-
mitted no later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Air Marshals, 
$821,861,000. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehi-
cles, which shall be for replacement only; minor shore con-
struction projects not exceeding $1,000,000 in total cost 
at any location; purchase of small boats with service lives 
of five years or less; payments pursuant to section 156 
of Public Law 97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 
1920); and recreation and welfare; $6,201,830,000, of 
which $340,000,000 shall be for defense-related activities; 
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 $20,000 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds made available by this or 
any other Act shall be available for administrative ex-
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penses in connection with shipping commissioners in the 
United States: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available by this Act shall be for expenses incurred 
for recreational vessels under section 12114 of title 46, 
United States Code, except to the extent fees are collected 
from yacht owners and credited to this appropriation: Pro-
vided further, That no funds may be obligated for oper-
ation of the Maritime Awareness Global Network until the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard certifies that Network 
complies with all applicable laws, including section 552a 
of title 5, United States Code, and other laws protecting 
privacy, and such certification is reviewed by the Inspector 
General of the Department of Homeland Security: Pro-
vided further, That the Commandant shall submit a finan-
cial management improvement plan that has been re-
viewed by the Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security containing yearly, measurable mile-
stones, to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives by December 1, 2008: 
Provided further, That Coast Guard shall comply with the 
requirements of section 527 of Public Law 108-136 with 
respect to the Coast Guard Academy. 
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the environ-
mental compliance and restoration functions of the Coast 
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Guard under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, 
$13,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
RESERVE TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, 
as authorized by law; operations and maintenance of the 
reserve program; personnel and training costs; and equip-
ment and services; $130,501,000. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
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; 
$1,359,068,000, 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)); of which $69,000,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2013, to acquire, 
repair, renovate, or improve vessels, small boats, and re-
lated equipment; of which $95,174,000 shall be available 
until September 30, 2011, for other equipment; of which 
$68,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2011, 
for shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities; of 
which $95,572,000 shall be available for personnel com-
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pensation and benefits and related costs; of which 
$97,578,000 shall be available until expended for a new 
Coast Guard headquarters; and of which $933,744,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2013, for the Inte-
grated Deepwater Systems program: Provided, That of the 
funds made available for the Integrated Deepwater Sys-
tems program, $228,300,000 is for aircraft and 
$487,003,000 is for surface ships: Provided further, That 
$500,000,000 of the funds provided for the Integrated 
Deepwater Systems program may not be obligated until 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives receive directly from the Coast 
Guard and approve a plan for expenditure that— 
(1) defines activities, milestones, yearly costs, 
and lifecycle costs for each new procurement of a 
major asset, including an independent cost estimate 
for each; 
(2) identifies lifecycle staffing and training 
needs of Coast Guard project managers and procure-
ment and contract staff; 
(3) identifies competition to be conducted in, 
and summarizes the approved acquisition strategy 
for, each procurement; 
(4) includes a certification by the Chief Human 
Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Se-
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501(a) of such code) determined by the Secretary to 
be at high-risk of a terrorist attack. 
(3) $50,000,000 shall be for the Metropolitan 
Medical Response System in accordance with section 
635 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management 
Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 723). 
(4) $15,000,000 shall be for the Citizens Corps 
Program. 
(5) $400,000,000 shall be for public transpor-
tation security assistance and railroad security as-
sistance under sections 1406 and 1513 of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53; 6 U.S.C. 1135 
and 1163): Provided, That such public transpor-
tation security assistance shall be provided directly 
to public transportation agencies: Provided further, 
That no cost share shall be required from public 
transportation agencies or Amtrak for such assist-
ance. 
(6) $400,000,000 shall be for port security 
grants in accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107. 
(7) $12,000,000 shall be for over-the-road bus 
security assistance under section 1532 of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53; 6 U.S.C. 1182). 
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