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of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive a plan 
for expenditure, prepared by the Secretary of Homeland Security 
and submitted within 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, to modernize the policies and technologies used to identify 
and remove criminal aliens, that— 
(1) presents a strategy for U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement to identify every criminal alien, at the prison, 
jail, or correctional institution in which they are held; 
(2) establishes the process U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Jus-
tice, will use to make every reasonable effort to remove, upon 
their release from custody, all criminal aliens judged deport-
able; 
(3) presents a methodology U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement will use to identify and prioritize for removal 
criminal aliens convicted of violent crimes; 
(4) defines the activities, milestones, and resources for 
implementing the strategy and process described in sections 
(1) and (2); and 
(5) includes program measurements for progress in imple-
menting the strategy and process described in sections (1) and 
(2): 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security or a 
designee of the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, at least 
quarterly, on progress implementing the expenditure plan required 
in the preceding proviso, and the funds obligated during that 
quarter to make that progress: Provided further, That the funding 
and staffing resources necessary to carry out the strategy and 
process described in sections (1) and (2) under this heading shall 
be identified in the President’s fiscal year 2009 budget submission 
to Congress. 
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 
The revenues and collections of security fees credited to this 
account shall be available until expended for necessary 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 certify in writing to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives no later than December 31, 2007, that the oper-
ations of the Federal Protective Service will be fully funded in 
fiscal year 2008 through revenues and collection of security fees, 
and shall adjust the fees to ensure fee collections are sufficient 
to ensure the Federal Protective Service maintains, by July 31, 
2008, not fewer than 1,200 full-time equivalent staff and 900 full- 
time equivalent Police 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’’). 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses of immigration and customs enforcement auto-
mated systems, $30,700,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading,
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$5,000,000 shall not be obligated until the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive 
a plan for expenditure prepared by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate, equip, 
and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for the administra-
tion and enforcement of the laws relating to customs and immigra-
tion, $16,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the amount provided under this heading, $10,500,000 is 
designated as described in section 5 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That none of 
the funds made available in this Act may be used to solicit or 
consider any request to privatize facilities currently owned by the 
United States Government and used to detain illegal aliens 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 Security Adminis-
tration related to providing civil aviation security services pursuant 
to the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107– 
71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $4,808,691,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009, 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 $3,768,489,000 shall be for screening operations, of which 
$294,000,000 shall be available only for procurement and installa-
tion of checked baggage explosive detection systems; and not to 
exceed $1,009,977,000 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 available from aviation security fees pursuant to section 
44940(i) of title 49, United States Code, may, notwithstanding para-
graph (4) of such section 44940(i), be expended for the purpose 
of improving screening at airport screening checkpoints, which may 
include the purchase and utilization of emerging technology equip-
ment; the refurbishment and replacement of current equipment; 
the installation of surveillance systems to monitor checkpoint activi-
ties; the modification of checkpoint infrastructure to support check-
point reconfigurations; and the creation of additional checkpoints 
to screen aviation passengers and airport personnel: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amounts provided under this heading, $30,000,000 
may be transferred to the ‘‘Surface Transportation Security’’; 
‘‘Transportation Threat Assessment And Credentialing’’; and 
‘‘Transportation Security Support’’ appropriations in this Act for 
the purpose of implementing regulations and activities authorized 
in Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act
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of 2007 (Public Law 110–53): Provided further, That the sum appro-
priated 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 2008, so as to result in a final fiscal year appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at not more than 
$2,598,466,000: Provided further, That any security service fees 
collected in excess of the amount made available under this heading 
shall become available during fiscal year 2009: Provided further, 
That Members of the United States House of Representatives and 
United States Senate, including the leadership; and the heads of 
Federal agencies and commissions, including the Secretary, Under 
Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the Department of Home-
land Security; the United States Attorney General and Assistant 
Attorneys General and the United States attorneys; and senior 
members of the Executive 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 Adminis-
tration related to providing surface transportation security activi-
ties, $46,613,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009. 
TRANSPORTATION THREAT ASSESSMENT AND CREDENTIALING 
For necessary expenses for the development and implementa-
tion of screening programs of the Office of Transportation Threat 
Assessment and Credentialing, $82,590,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009: Provided, That if the Assistant Secretary 
of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) 
determines that the Secure Flight program does not need to check 
airline passenger names against the full terrorist watch list, then 
the Assistant Secretary shall certify to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives that 
no significant security risks are raised by screening airline pas-
senger names only against a subset of the full terrorist watch 
list. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration related to providing transportation security support and 
intelligence pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Security 
Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), 
$523,515,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: Pro-
vided, 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 Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives detailed expenditure plans for 
checkpoint support and explosive detection systems refurbishment, 
procurement, and installations on an airport-by-airport basis for 
fiscal year 2008; and a strategic plan required for checkpoint tech-
nologies as described in the joint explanatory statement of managers 
accompanying the fiscal year 2007 conference report (H. Rept. 109– 
699): Provided further, That these plans shall be submitted no 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Air Marshals, 
$769,500,000. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of 
the Coast Guard not otherwise provided for; purchase or lease 
of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which shall be for 
replacement only; minor shore construction projects not exceeding 
$1,000,000 in total cost at any location; payments pursuant to 
section 156 of Public Law 97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 
1920); and recreation and welfare; $5,891,347,000, 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)); of which not to exceed 
$20,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses; 
and of which $3,600,000 shall be for costs to plan and design 
an expansion to the Operations Systems Center subject to the 
approval of a prospectus: Provided, That none of the funds made 
available by this or any other Act shall be available for administra-
tive expenses 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: Provided further, That not to exceed 5 percent 
of this appropriation may be transferred to the ‘‘Acquisition, 
Construction, and Improvements’’ appropriation for personnel com-
pensation and benefits and related costs to adjust personnel assign-
ment to accelerate management and oversight of new or existing 
projects without detrimentally affecting the management and over-
sight of other projects: Provided further, That the amount made 
available for ‘‘Personnel, Compensation, and Benefits’’ in the 
‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ appropriation shall 
not be increased by more than 10 percent by such transfers: Pro-
vided further, That the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives shall be notified of each transfer 
within 30 days after it is executed by the Treasury: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
$70,300,000 is designated as described in section 5 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the environmental compli-
ance and restoration functions of the Coast 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 author-
ized by law; operations and maintenance of the reserve program;