That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2013, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND 
OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENTAL 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, $121,850,000 (reduced by 
$50,000): Provided, That not to exceed $45,000 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses, of which 
$17,000 shall be made available to the Office of Policy 
for Visa Waiver Program negotiations in Washington, DC, 
and for other international activities: Provided further, 
That all official costs associated with the use of govern-
ment aircraft by Department of Homeland Security per-
sonnel to support official travel of the Secretary and the 
Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts made avail-
able for the Immediate Office of the Secretary and the
Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary: Provided fur-
ther, That $5,000,000 shall not be available for obligation 
by the Office of General Counsel until a final rule for air-
craft repair station security has been published: Provided 
further, That $71,079,000 shall not be available for obliga-
tion until the Secretary of Homeland Security submits to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives all statutorily required reports 
and plans that are due with the submission of the Presi-
dent’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to 
the requirements of section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall submit the consolidation plan, as 
directed under the heading ‘‘Consolidation of Weapons of 
Mass Destruction Defense Programs’’ in the accom-
panying report, not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
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), $213,128,000 (reduced by 
$7,667,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000), of which not to 
exceed $2,500 shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses: Provided, That of the total amount made 
available under this heading, $5,448,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2017, solely for the alter-
ation and improvement of facilities, tenant improvements, 
and relocation costs to consolidate Department head-
quarters operations at the Nebraska Avenue Complex; and 
$9,689,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2015, for the Human Resources Information Technology 
program: Provided further, That $124,325,000 shall not 
be available for obligation until the Secretary of Homeland 
Security submits to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives all statu-
torily required reports and plans that are due with the 
submission of the President’s budget proposal for fiscal 
year 2014 pursuant to the requirements of section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, 
That the Under Secretary for Management shall, pursuant 
to the requirements contained in House Report 112–331, 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a Comprehensive Acqui-
sition Status Report, including the information required 
under the heading ‘‘Office of the Under Secretary for 
Management’’ under title I of division D of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–74), 
with the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2014
submitted pursuant to the requirements of section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, and quarterly updates to 
such report not later than 45 days after the completion 
of each quarter. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), $49,743,000, 
of which $6,700,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014 for financial systems modernization ef-
forts: Provided, That $29,017,000 shall not be available 
for obligation until the Secretary of Homeland Security 
submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate and the House of Representatives all statutorily re-
quired reports and plans that are due with the submission 
of the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2014 
pursuant to the requirements of section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code. 
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, $241,543,000; of 
which $116,870,000 shall be available for salaries and ex-
penses; and of which $124,673,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2015, shall be available for develop-
ment and acquisition of information technology equip-
ment, software, services, and related activities for the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for intelligence analysis and 
operations coordination activities, as authorized by title II 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et 
seq.), $317,400,000; of which not to exceed $4,250 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses; and 
of which $93,764,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014. 
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.), $109,264,000, of 
which not to exceed $300,000 may be used for certain con-
fidential operational expenses, including the payment of 
informants, to be expended at the direction of the Inspec-
tor General.
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, agricultural 
inspections and regulatory activities related to plant and 
animal imports, and transportation of unaccompanied 
minor aliens; purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 
for replacement only) police-type vehicles; and contracting 
with 
individuals 
for 
personal 
services 
abroad; 
$8,366,024,000 (increased by $43,000); of which 
$3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
Trust Fund for administrative expenses related to the col-
lection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant to section 
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 not to exceed $38,250 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses; of 
which not less than $284,530,000 shall be for Air and Ma-
rine 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 Budg-
et 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; of which not 
to exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation 
to informants, to be accounted for solely under the certifi-
cate of the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided, 
That for fiscal year 2013, the overtime limitation pre-
scribed in section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 
(19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be $35,000; and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, none of the funds ap-
propriated by this Act may be available to compensate any 
employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for over-
time, from whatever source, in an amount that exceeds 
such limitation, except in individual cases determined by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of 
the Secretary, to be necessary for national security pur-
poses, to prevent excessive costs, or in cases of immigra-
tion emergencies: Provided further, That the Border Pa-
trol 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: Provided further, 
That $836,600,000 shall not be available for obligation 
until the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection submits to the Committees on Appropriations of
the Senate and the House of Representatives the multi- 
year investment and management plans that are due with 
the submission of the President’s budget proposal for fis-
cal year 2014 as submitted pursuant to the requirements 
of section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion automated systems, $700,242,000 to remain available 
until September 30, 2015, of which not less than 
$138,794,000 shall be for the development of the Auto-
mated Commercial Environment. 
BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
For expenses for border security fencing, infrastruc-
ture, and technology, $327,099,000 (increased by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $3,000,000), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2015. 
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, the operations of which in-
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, $518,469,000 (increased by $624,000), to 
remain available until September 30, 2015: Provided, 
That no aircraft or other related equipment, with the ex-
ception of aircraft that are one of a kind and have been 
identified as excess to U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion 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 2013 without the 
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives, not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, on any changes to the 
5-year strategic plan for the air and marine program re-
quired under this heading in Public Law 112–74.
CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses to plan, acquire, construct, 
renovate, equip, furnish, operate, manage, and maintain 
buildings, facilities, and related infrastructure necessary 
for the administration and enforcement of the laws relat-
ing to customs, immigration, and border security, 
$252,567,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017: Provided, That the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives, at the time that the President’s budget proposal 
is submitted pursuant to the requirements of section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, an inventory of 
the real property of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
and a plan for each activity and project proposed for fund-
ing under this heading that includes the full cost by fiscal 
year of each activity and project proposed and underway 
in fiscal year 2014. 
IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigra-
tion and customs laws, detention and removals, and inves-
tigations, including overseas vetted units operations; and 
purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement 
only) police-type vehicles; $5,236,331,000 (reduced by
$20,000,000) (increased by $20,000,000); 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 $12,750 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses; of which not to exceed 
$2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to inform-
ants, 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 activities to counter 
child exploitation; of which not less than $68,321,000 
shall be used to facilitate agreements consistent with sec-
tion 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1357(g)); 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 none of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be available to com-
pensate any employee for overtime in an annual amount 
in excess of $35,000, except that the Secretary of Home-
land 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 to enforce laws against forced child labor, 
of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That not less than 
$10,000,000 shall be available for investigation of intellec-
tual property rights violations, including the National In-
tellectual Property Rights Coordination Center: Provided 
further, That not less than $134,626,000 shall be for 
worksite enforcement investigations, audits, and activities: 
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, of which $138,249,000 shall be for 
completion of Secure Communities deployment: Provided 
further, That the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, not later than 45 days 
after the end of each quarter of the fiscal year, on progress 
in implementing the preceding proviso and the funds obli-
gated during that quarter to make such progress: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
prioritize the identification and removal of aliens convicted 
of a crime by the severity of that crime: Provided further,
That funding made available under this heading shall 
maintain a level of not less than 34,000 detention beds 
through September 30, 2013: Provided further, That of 
the total amount provided, not less than $2,749,840,000 
is for detention and removal operations, including trans-
portation of unaccompanied minor aliens, of which not less 
than $91,460,000 shall be for alternatives to detention: 
Provided further, That of the total amount provided, 
$10,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2014, for the Visa Security Program: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided under this heading may 
be used to continue a delegation of law enforcement au-
thority authorized under section 287(g) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Inspector General determines 
that the terms of the agreement governing the delegation 
of authority have been violated: Provided further, That 
none of the funds provided under this heading may be 
used to continue any contract for the provision of deten-
tion services if the two most recent overall performance 
evaluations received by the contracted facility are less than 
‘‘adequate’’ or the equivalent median score in any subse-
quent performance evaluation system: Provided further, 
That nothing under this heading shall prevent U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement from exercising those
authorities provided under immigration laws (as defined 
in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))) during priority operations 
pertaining to aliens convicted of a crime. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses of immigration and customs enforce-
ment automated systems, $232,006,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2015: Provided, That, subject to 
section 503 of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity may transfer up to $5,000,000 to the Office of Bio-
metric Identity Management to support the transition of 
the Arrival and Departure System: Provided further, That 
amounts transferred pursuant to the preceding provision 
shall remain available until September 30, 2014. 
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, $5,450,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2016. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
AVIATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to providing civil aviation secu-
rity services pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation
Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 
U.S.C. 40101 note), $5,041,230,000 (increased by 
$10,000,000) (reduced by $10,000,000), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2014, of which not to exceed 
$8,500 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided, That of the total amount made avail-
able under this heading, not to exceed $3,969,569,000 
shall be for screening operations, of which $409,000,000 
shall be available for explosives detection systems; 
$120,239,000 shall be for checkpoint support; and not to 
exceed $1,071,661,000 shall be for aviation security direc-
tion and enforcement: Provided further, That of the 
amount made available in the preceding proviso for explo-
sives detection systems, $100,000,000 shall be available 
for the purchase and installation of these systems, of 
which not less than 9 percent shall be available for the 
purchase and installation of certified explosives detection 
systems at medium- and small-sized airports: Provided 
further, That any award to deploy explosives detection sys-
tems shall be based on risk, the airport’s current reliance 
on other screening solutions, lobby congestion resulting in 
increased security concerns, high injury rates, airport 
readiness, and increased cost effectiveness: Provided fur-
ther, That security service fees authorized under section 
44940 of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited
to this appropriation as offsetting collections and shall be 
available only for aviation security: Provided further, That 
the sum appropriated under this heading from the general 
fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such 
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2013 
so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from 
the 
general 
fund 
estimated 
at 
not 
more 
than 
$2,971,230,000: Provided further, That any security serv-
ice fees collected in excess of the amount made available 
under this heading shall become available during fiscal 
year 2014: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
44923 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year 
2013, any funds in the Aviation Security Capital Fund 
established by section 44923(h) of title 49, United States 
Code, may be used for the procurement and installation 
of explosives detection systems or for the issuance of other 
transaction agreements for the purpose of funding 
projects described in section 44923(a) of such title: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used for any recruiting or hiring of per-
sonnel into the Transportation Security Administration 
that would cause the agency to exceed a staffing level of 
46,000 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 ef-
forts and resources being devoted to develop more 
advanced integrated passenger screening tech-
nologies for the most effective security of passengers 
and baggage at the lowest possible operating and ac-
quisition costs; 
(2) how the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration is deploying its existing passenger and bag-
gage screener workforce in the most cost effective 
manner; and 
(3) labor savings from the deployment of im-
proved technologies for passenger and 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 United States Senate, in-
cluding the leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and 
commissions, including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, 
Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the De-
partment of Homeland Security; the United States Attor-
ney General, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attor-
neys General, and the United States Attorneys; and senior 
members of the Executive Office of the President, includ-
ing 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 Secu-
rity Administration related to surface transportation secu-
rity activities, $126,418,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2014. 
TRANSPORTATION THREAT ASSESSMENT AND 
CREDENTIALING 
For necessary expenses for the development and im-
plementation of screening programs of the Office of 
Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing, 
$192,424,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2014. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to transportation security sup-
port and intelligence pursuant to the Aviation and Trans-
portation Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 
597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $928,663,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That the
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives detailed ex-
penditure plans for air cargo security; checkpoint support; 
and explosives detection systems refurbishment, procure-
ment, and installations; on an airport-by-airport basis for 
fiscal year 2013: Provided further, That these plans shall 
be submitted not later than 60 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Air Marshals, 
$879,600,000: Provided, That the Director, Federal Air 
Marshal Service, shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives not later than 90 days after the enactment of this 
Act a detailed, classified expenditure and staffing plan for 
ensuring optimal coverage of high risk flights. 
UNITED STATES 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; purchase or lease 
of small boats for contingent and emergent requirements 
(at a unit cost of no more than $700,000) and repairs
and service-life replacements, not to exceed a total of 
$31,000,000; purchase or lease of boats necessary for 
overseas deployments and activities; minor shore construc-
tion 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 recre-
ation 
and 
welfare; 
$6,759,627,000 
(increased 
by 
$5,200,000); 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 ex-
ceed $17,000 shall be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses: Provided, That none of the funds made 
available 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 
owners of yachts and credited to this appropriation: Pro-
vided further, That the Coast Guard shall comply with the 
requirements of section 527 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (10 U.S.C. 4331 
note) with respect to the Coast Guard Academy: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided under this heading, 
$75,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for Coast 
Guard Headquarters Directorates until a revised future-
years capital investment plan for fiscal years 2014 
through 2018, as specified under the heading Coast Guard 
‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ of this 
Act, is submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this head-
ing, such sums as may be necessary shall be available to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to comply with the 
Coast Guard’s energy management requirements under 
section 543(f)(7) of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(7)). 
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the environ-
mental compliance and restoration functions of the Coast 
Guard under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, 
$12,151,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
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; $115,528,000.
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses of the Coast Guard automated systems, 
$50,000,000 (reduced by $5,200,000), to remain available 
until September 30, 2015. 
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; 
$1,428,593,000, 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 $938,000,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2017, to acquire, 
effect major repairs to, renovate, or improve vessels, small 
boats, and related equipment; of which $204,500,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2017, to acquire, effect 
major repairs to, renovate, or improve aircraft or increase 
aviation capability; of which $59,000,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2017, for other acquisition pro-
grams; of which $109,911,000 shall be available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017, for shore facilities and aids to naviga-
tion, including waterfront facilities at Navy installations 
used by the Coast Guard; of which $117,182,000 shall be
available for personnel compensation and benefits and re-
lated costs: Provided, That of the funds provided under 
this heading, $66,000,000 shall be immediately appor-
tioned for contract for long lead-time materials, compo-
nents, and designs for the seventh National Security Cut-
ter notwithstanding the availability of funds for produc-
tion costs or post-production costs: Provided further, That 
$10,000,000 shall be available for infrastructure construc-
tion, to include design, engineering, and oversight required 
to support the continued development of the Department 
of Homeland Security consolidated headquarters; and all 
projects using this funding, with all related obligations 
and expenditures, shall be subject to the management re-
view, approval, and oversight of the Department of Home-
land Security, Office of the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment: Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives, at 
the time that the President’s budget proposal is submitted 
pursuant to the requirements of section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, a future-years capital investment 
plan for the Coast Guard that identifies for each requested 
capital asset— 
(1) the proposed appropriations included in that 
budget;
(2) the total estimated cost of completion, in-
cluding and clearly delineating the costs of associ-
ated major acquisition systems infrastructure and 
transition to operations; 
(3) projected funding levels for each fiscal year 
for the next 5 fiscal years or until acquisition pro-
gram baseline or project completion, whichever is 
earlier; 
(4) an estimated completion date at the pro-
jected funding levels; and 
(5) a current acquisition program baseline for 
each capital asset, as applicable, that— 
(A) includes the total acquisition cost of 
each asset, subdivided by fiscal year and includ-
ing a detailed description of the purpose of the 
proposed funding levels for each fiscal year, in-
cluding for each fiscal year funds requested for 
design, pre-acquisition activities, production, 
structural modifications, missionization, post- 
delivery, and transition to operations costs; 
(B) includes a detailed project schedule 
through completion, subdivided by fiscal year, 
that details— 
(i) quantities planned for each fiscal 
year; and
(ii) major acquisition and project 
events, including development of oper-
ational requirements, contracting actions, 
design reviews, production, delivery, test 
and evaluation, and transition to oper-
ations, including necessary training, shore 
infrastructure, and logistics; 
(C) notes and explains any deviations in 
cost, performance parameters, schedule, or esti-
mated date of completion from the original ac-
quisition program baseline and the most recent 
baseline approved by the Department of Home-
land Security’s Investment Review Board, if ap-
plicable; 
(D) aligns the acquisition of each asset to 
mission requirements by defining existing capa-
bilities of comparable legacy assets, identifying 
known capability gaps between such existing ca-
pabilities and stated mission requirements, and 
explaining how the acquisition of each asset will 
address such known capability gaps; 
(E) defines life-cycle costs for each asset 
and the date of the estimate on which such 
costs are based, including all associated costs of 
major acquisitions systems infrastructure and
transition to operations, delineated by purpose 
and fiscal year for the projected service life of 
the asset; 
(F) includes the earned value management 
system summary schedule performance index 
and cost performance index for each asset, if 
applicable; and 
(G) includes a phase-out and decommis-
sioning schedule delineated by fiscal year for 
each existing legacy asset that each asset is in-
tended to replace or recapitalize: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall ensure that amounts specified in the future-years 
capital investment plan are consistent, to the maximum 
extent practicable, with proposed appropriations necessary 
to support the programs, projects, and activities of the 
Coast Guard in the President’s budget proposal as sub-
mitted pursuant to the requirements of section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, for that fiscal year: Pro-
vided further, That any inconsistencies between the capital 
investment plan and proposed appropriations shall be 
identified and justified: Provided further, That subsections 
(a) and (b) of section 6402 of Public Law 110–28 shall 
apply with respect to the amounts made available under 
this heading.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
For necessary expenses for applied scientific re-
search, development, test, and evaluation; and for mainte-
nance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and 
equipment; as authorized by law; $19,690,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017, of which $500,000 
shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 
to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil 
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)): Provided, 
That there may be credited to and used for the purposes 
of this appropriation funds received from State and local 
governments, other public authorities, private sources, and 
foreign countries for expenses incurred for research, devel-
opment, testing, and evaluation. 
RETIRED PAY 
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this pur-
pose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 
Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for ca-
reer status bonuses, concurrent receipts and combat-re-
lated special compensation under the National Defense 
Authorization Act, and payments for medical care of re-
tired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of 
title 10, United States Code, $1,423,000,000 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 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 al-
lowances to employees in cases in which a protective as-
signment 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 pro-
tective missions without regard to the limitations on such 
expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is ob-
tained 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 protective research and operations; and pay-
ment in advance for commercial accommodations as may 
be 
necessary 
to 
perform 
protective 
functions; 
$1,556,055,000, of which not to exceed $21,250 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses; of which 
not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assist-
ance and equipment to foreign law enforcement organiza-
tions in counterfeit investigations; of which $2,366,000 
shall be for forensic and related support of investigations 
of missing and exploited children; and of which 
$6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities related to 
investigations of missing and exploited children and shall 
remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, 
That up to $18,000,000 for protective travel shall remain 
available until September 30, 2014: Provided further, That 
up to $4,500,000 for National Special Security Events 
shall remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided 
further, That the United States Secret Service is author-
ized 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 Cen-
ter, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal 
year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available 
under this heading at the end of the fiscal year: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available under this
heading shall be 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: Provided further, That none of 
the funds made available to the United States Secret Serv-
ice by this Act or by previous appropriations Acts may 
be made available for the protection of the head of a Fed-
eral agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity: Provided further, That the Director of the United 
States Secret Service may enter into an agreement to pro-
vide such protection on a fully reimbursable basis: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available to 
the United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous 
appropriations Acts may be obligated for the purpose of 
opening a new permanent domestic or overseas office or 
location unless the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives are notified 15 
days in advance of such obligation. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, 
and improvement of physical and technological infrastruc-
ture, $56,750,000, of which $4,430,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017, shall be for acquisition, 
construction, improvement, and maintenance of facilities,
and of which $52,320,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2015, shall be for information integration and 
technology transformation project execution: Provided, 
That the Director of the United States Secret Service shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives at the time that the 
President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2014 is sub-
mitted pursuant to the requirements of section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, a multi-year investment 
and management plan for its Information Integration and 
Technology Transformation program that describes fund-
ing for the current fiscal year and the following 3 fiscal 
years, with associated plans for systems acquisition and 
technology deployment. 
TITLE III 
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 
RECOVERY 
NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Di-
rectorate, support for operations, and information tech-
nology, $45,321,000: Provided, That not to exceed $4,250 
shall be for official reception 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.), $1,110,430,000, of which 
$200,000,000, shall remain available until September 30, 
2014. 
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 Federal Protective Service shall include with the sub-
mission of the President’s fiscal year 2014 budget a stra-
tegic human capital plan that aligns fee collections to per-
sonnel requirements based on a current threat assessment. 
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), $191,380,000: Provided, That of 
the total amount made available under this heading, 
$156,486,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2015: Provided further, That, subject to section 503 of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security may transfer 
up to $5,000,000 to U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement to support the transition of the Arrival and De-
parture Information System: Provided further, That 
amounts transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso 
shall remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, an expenditure plan for the Office of 
Biometric Identity Management: Provided further, That of 
the total amount made available under this heading, 
$25,000,000 may not be obligated for the Office of Bio-
metric Identity Management until the Secretary of Home-
land Security submits to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives, at 
the time that the President’s budget proposal for fiscal 
year 2014 is submitted pursuant to the requirements of 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a multi- 
year investment and management plan for the Office of 
Biometric Identity Management: Provided further, That 
such multi-year investment and management plan shall in-
clude, for the current fiscal year and the following 3 fiscal
years, for the Office of Biometric Identity Management 
program, the following— 
(1) the proposed appropriations for each activ-
ity tied to mission requirements and outcomes, pro-
gram management capabilities, performance levels, 
and specific capabilities and services to be delivered, 
noting any deviations in cost or performance from 
the prior fiscal year expenditure or investment and 
management plan; 
(2) the total estimated cost, projected funding 
by fiscal year, and projected timeline of completion 
for all enhancements, modernizations, and new capa-
bilities proposed in such budget and underway, in-
cluding and clearly delineating associated efforts and 
funds requested by other agencies within the De-
partment of Homeland Security and in the Federal 
Government, and detailing any deviations in cost, 
performance, schedule, or estimated date of comple-
tion provided in the prior fiscal year expenditure or 
investment and management plan; and 
(3) a detailed accounting of operations and 
maintenance, contractor services, and program costs 
associated with the management of identity services.
OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Af-
fairs, $132,003,000; of which $27,702,000 is for salaries 
and expenses and $85,394,000 is for BioWatch oper-
ations: Provided, That $18,907,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2014, for biosurveillance, chemical de-
fense, medical and health planning and coordination, and 
workforce health protection: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $2,500 shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses: Provided further, That the Assistant Sec-
retary for the Office of Health Affairs shall submit an ex-
penditure plan for fiscal year 2013 to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency 
Management 
Agency, 
$712,565,000 
(increased 
by 
$7,667,000), including activities authorized by the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et 
seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Cerro 
Grande Fire Assistance Act of 2000 (division C, title I, 
114 Stat. 583), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act
of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 
and 303 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
404, 405), Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.), the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 
et seq.), and the Post-Katrina Emergency Management 
Reform Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–295; 120 Stat. 
1394): Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That for purposes of planning, coordination, exe-
cution, and decision making related to mass evacuation 
during a disaster, the Governors of the State of West Vir-
ginia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or their 
designees, shall be incorporated into efforts to integrate 
the activities of Federal, State, and local governments in 
the National Capital Region, as defined in section 882 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002: Provided further, 
That of the total amount made available under this head-
ing, $27,513,000 (increased by $7,667,000) shall be for 
the Urban Search and Rescue Response System, of which 
no funds may be used for administrative costs: Provided 
further, That, of the total amount made available under 
this heading, $22,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2014, for capital improvements and other
expenses related to continuity of operations at the Mount 
Weather Emergency Operations Center. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses for automated systems of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, $58,048,000 to 
remain available until September 30, 2015. 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other 
activities, 
$1,762,589,000 
(increased 
by 
$10,000,000), which shall be distributed, according to 
threat, vulnerability, and consequence, at the discretion of 
the Secretary of Homeland Security based on the following 
authorities: 
(1) The State Homeland Security Grant Pro-
gram under section 2004 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605): Provided, That notwith-
standing subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for 
fiscal year 2012, 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 sub-
section (c)(1) of such section 2004.
(2) The Urban Area Security Initiative under 
section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 604). 
(3) The Metropolitan Medical Response System 
under section 635 of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 723). 
(4) The Citizen Corps Program. 
(5) Public Transportation Security Assistance 
and Railroad Security Assistance, under sections 
1406 and 1513 of the Implementing Recommenda-
tions of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (6 U.S.C. 
1135 and 1163), including Amtrak security: Pro-
vided, That such public transportation security as-
sistance shall be provided directly to public transpor-
tation agencies. 
(6) Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance 
under section 1532 of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 
(6 U.S.C. 1182). 
(7) Port Security Grants in accordance with 
section 70107 of title 46, United States Code. 
(8) The Driver’s License Security Grants Pro-
gram in accordance with section 204 of the REAL 
ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note).
(9) The Interoperable Emergency Communica-
tions Grant Program under section 1809 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 579). 
(10) Emergency Operations Centers under sec-
tion 614 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196c). 
(11) Buffer Zone Protection Program grants. 
(12) Organizations (as described under section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from tax section 501(a) of such code) deter-
mined by the Secretary to be at high risk of a ter-
rorist attack: 
Provided, That of the amount provided under this head-
ing, $55,000,000 shall be for Operation Stonegarden and 
no less than $150,000,000 shall be for areas at the highest 
threat of a terrorist attack: Provided further, That 
$231,681,000 shall be to sustain current operations for 
training, exercises, technical assistance, and other pro-
grams, of which $155,500,000 shall be for training of 
State, local, and tribal emergency response providers: Pro-
vided further, That for grants under paragraphs (1) 
through (12), applications for grants shall be made avail-
able to eligible applicants not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, that eligible applicants shall 
submit applications not later than 80 days after the grant
announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days 
after the receipt of an application: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11)), or any other 
provision of law, a grantee may use not more than 5 per-
cent of the amount of a grant made available under this 
heading for expenses directly related to administration of 
the grant: Provided further, That 7.02 percent of the 
amounts provided under this heading shall be transferred 
to the Federal Emergency Management Agency ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses’’ account for program administration: Pro-
vided further, That for grants under paragraphs (1) and 
(2), the installation of communication towers is not con-
sidered construction of a building or other physical facil-
ity: Provided further, That grantees shall provide reports 
on their use of funds, as determined necessary by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That in fis-
cal year 2013: (a) the Center for Domestic Preparedness 
may provide training to emergency response providers 
from the Federal Government, foreign governments, or 
private entities, if the Center for Domestic Preparedness 
is reimbursed for the cost of such training, and any reim-
bursement under this subsection shall be credited to the 
account from which the expenditure being reimbursed was
made and shall be available, without fiscal year limitation, 
for the purposes for which amounts in the account may 
be expended; (b) the head of the Center for Domestic Pre-
paredness shall ensure that any training provided under 
(a) does not interfere with the primary mission of the Cen-
ter to train state and local emergency response providers; 
and (c) subject to (b), nothing in (a) prohibits the Center 
for Domestic Preparedness from providing training to em-
ployees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 
existing chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explo-
sives, mass casualty, and medical surge courses pursuant 
to section 4103 of title 5, United States Code, without 
reimbursement for the cost of such training. 
FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For necessary expenses for programs authorized by 
the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), $670,000,000 (increased by 
$5,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2014, of which $335,000,000 (increased by $2,500,000) 
shall be available to carry out section 33 of that Act (15 
U.S.C. 
2229) 
and 
$335,000,000 
(increased 
by 
$2,500,000) shall be available to carry out section 34 of 
that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229a): Provided, That in addition 
to the purposes otherwise authorized for SAFER grants 
in section 34 of that Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall make such grants available for the retention of 
firefighters: Provided further, That subsections (a)(1)(A), 
(a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(E), (c)(1), (c)(2), and (c)(4)(A) of sec-
tion 34 of that Act shall not apply to amounts made avail-
able under this heading: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed 4.7 percent of the amount available under this head-
ing shall be available for program administration. 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS 
For necessary expenses for emergency management 
performance grants, as authorized by the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Rob-
ert 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 Re-
organization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
$350,000,000: Provided, That total administrative costs 
shall not exceed 2.7 percent of the total amount appro-
priated under this heading. 
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM 
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 
2013, as authorized in title III of the Departments of Vet-
erans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent 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 Se-
curity necessary for its radiological emergency prepared-
ness 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 further, That fees received under this head-
ing shall be deposited in this account as offsetting collec-
tions and will become available for authorized purposes on 
October 1, 2013, and remain available until September 30, 
2015. 
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.), $42,460,000. 
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.), $6,088,926,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $5,481,000,000 is for major 
disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.): Provided, That the latter amount is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99– 
177, 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)): Provided further, That of 
which $24,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department 
of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General for au-
dits and investigations related to disasters: Provided fur-
ther, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall submit an expenditure plan to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives detailing the use of the funds 
made available in this or any other Act for disaster readi-
ness and support not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy shall submit to such Committees a quarterly report de-
tailing obligations against the expenditure plan and a jus-
tification for any changes from the initial plan: Provided 
further, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives the following reports, including a specific descrip-
tion of the methodology and the source data used in devel-
oping such reports:
(1) an estimate of the following amounts shall 
be submitted for the budget year at the time that 
the President’s budget is submitted each year under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code: 
(A) the unobligated balance of funds to be 
carried over from the prior fiscal year to the 
budget year; 
(B) the unobligated balance of funds to be 
carried over from the budget year to the budget 
year plus 1; 
(C) the amount of obligations for non-cata-
strophic events for the budget year; 
(D) the amount of obligations for the 
budget year for catastrophic events delineated 
by event and by State; 
(E) the total amount that has been pre-
viously obligated or will be required for cata-
strophic events delineated by event and by State 
for all prior years, the current year, the budget 
year, the budget year plus 1, the budget year 
plus 2, and the budget year plus 3 and beyond; 
(F) the amount of previously obligated 
funds that will be recovered for the budget 
year;
(G) the amount that will be required for 
obligations for emergencies, as described in sec-
tion 102(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122(1)), major disasters, as described 
in section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122(2)), fire management assistance 
grants, as described in section 420 of the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5187), surge activi-
ties, and disaster readiness and support activi-
ties; 
(H) the amount required for activities not 
covered under section 251(b)(2)(D)(iii) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)(iii); 
Public Law 99–177); 
(2) an estimate or actual amounts, if available, 
of the following for the current fiscal year shall be 
submitted not later than the fifth day of each month 
beginning with the first full month after the date of 
enactment of this Act: 
(A) a summary of the amount of appro-
priations made available by source, the trans-
fers executed, the previously allocated funds re-
covered, and the commitments, allocations, and 
obligations made; 
(B) a table of disaster relief activity delin-
eated by month, including— 
(i) the beginning and ending balances; 
(ii) the total obligations to include 
amounts obligated for fire assistance, 
emergencies, surge, and disaster support 
activities; 
(iii) the obligations for catastrophic 
events delineated by event and by State; 
and 
(iv) the amount of previously obli-
gated funds that are recovered; 
(C) a summary of allocations, obligations, 
and expenditures for catastrophic events delin-
eated by event; and 
(D) the date on which funds appropriated 
will be exhausted. 
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, gross obligations for the principal amount 
of direct loans shall not exceed $25,000,000.
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), $92,145,000, and such ad-
ditional sums as may be provided by State and local gov-
ernments or other political subdivisions for cost-shared 
mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of such Act 
(42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until ex-
pended. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
For activities under the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) and the Flood Dis-
aster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), 
$171,000,000, which shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014, shall be derived from offsetting collec-
tions assessed and collected under section 1308(d) of the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4015(d)), and shall be available for salaries and expenses 
associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance oper-
ations; and floodplain management and flood mapping: 
Provided, That not to exceed $22,000,000 shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses associated with flood mitiga-
tion and flood insurance operations; and not less than 
$149,000,000 shall be available for flood plain manage-
ment and flood mapping, which shall remain available
until September 30, 2014: Provided further, That any ad-
ditional 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 
2013, no funds shall be available from the National Flood 
Insurance Fund under section 1310 of that Act (42 
U.S.C. 4017) in excess of: 
(1) $132,000,000 for operating expenses; 
(2) $1,056,602,000 for commissions and taxes 
of agents; 
(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on 
Treasury borrowings; and 
(4) $120,000,000, which shall remain available 
until expended, for flood mitigation actions; for re-
petitive insurance claims properties under section 
1323 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 4030); and for flood mitigation assist-
ance under section 1366 of the National Flood In-
surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), notwith-
standing subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection 
(b)(3) and subsection (f) of section 1366 of the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4104c) and notwithstanding subsection (a)(7) of sec-
tion 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 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(i) of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 shall be deposited in the National 
Flood Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts speci-
fied as available for section 1366 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968, notwithstanding subsection (f)(8) 
of such section 102 (42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), and section 
1366(i) and paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1367(b) 
of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4104c(i), 4104d(b)(2)–(3)): Provided further, That total 
administrative costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the total 
appropriation. 
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), 
$14,331,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the total administrative costs associated with 
such grants shall not exceed 3 percent of the total amount 
made available under this heading.
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER 
To carry out the emergency food and shelter program 
pursuant to title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), $120,000,000, to 
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. 
TITLE IV 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, 
AND SERVICES 
UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION 
SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigra-
tion services, $111,924,000 for the E-Verify Program, as 
described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Re-
form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1324a note), to assist United States employers with main-
taining 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 
Administrator of General Services does not provide vehi-
cles for lease: Provided further, That the Director of 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services may
authorize employees who are assigned to those areas to 
use such vehicles to travel between the employees’ resi-
dences 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-
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 participa-
tion in firearms matches and presentation of awards; pub-
lic awareness and enhancement of community support of 
law enforcement training; room and board for student in-
terns; a flat monthly reimbursement to employees author-
ized to use personal mobile phones for official duties; and 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code; $228,467,000; of which up to $44,758,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2014, for mate-
rials and support costs of Federal law enforcement basic 
training; of which $300,000 shall remain available until 
expended to be distributed to Federal law enforcement 
agencies for expenses incurred participating in training ac-
creditation; and of which not to exceed $10,200 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided, That the Center is authorized to obligate funds in 
anticipation of reimbursements from agencies receiving 
training sponsored by the Center, except that total obliga-
tions at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total 
budgetary resources available at the end of the fiscal year: 
Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center shall schedule basic or ad-
vanced law enforcement training, or both, at all four train-
ing facilities under the control of the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center to ensure that such training 
facilities are operated at the highest capacity throughout 
the fiscal year: Provided further, That the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Accreditation Board, including rep-
resentatives from the Federal law enforcement community 
and non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law en-
forcement training, shall lead the Federal law enforcement 
training accreditation process to continue the implementa-
tion of measuring and assessing the quality and effective-
ness of Federal law enforcement training programs, facili-
ties, 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, $27,385,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That 
the Center is authorized to accept reimbursement to this 
appropriation from government agencies requesting the 
construction of special use facilities. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Science and Technology and for manage-
ment and administration of programs and activities, as 
authorized by title III of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $130,000,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $8,500 shall be for official reception 
and representation 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 
exceed 
vehicles, 
$695,971,000, 
of 
which 
$493,539,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2015; and of which $202,432,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017, solely for operation and con-
struction 
of 
laboratory 
facilities: 
Provided, 
That 
$20,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the 
Secretary of Homeland Security submits to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives an updated plan for the expenditure of 
funds for construction of the National Bio- and Agro-de-
fense Facility. 
DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Domestic Nuclear 
Detection Office, as authorized by title XIX of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591 et seq.), for man-
agement and administration of programs and activities, 
$38,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives at the time of 
the submission of the President’s budget proposal for fis-
cal year 2014 pursuant to the requirements of section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a strategic plan 
of investments necessary to implement the Department of 
Homeland Security’s responsibilities under the domestic 
component of the global nuclear detection architecture 
that shall—
(1) define each departmental entity’s roles and 
responsibilities in support of the domestic detection 
architecture, including any existing or planned pro-
grams to pre-screen cargo or conveyances overseas; 
(2) identify and describe the specific invest-
ments being made by departmental components in 
fiscal year 2013, and planned for fiscal year 2014, 
to support the domestic architecture and the secu-
rity of sea, land, and air pathways into the United 
States; 
(3) describe the investments necessary to close 
known vulnerabilities and gaps, including associated 
costs and timeframes, and estimates of feasibility 
and cost effectiveness; and 
(4) explain how the Department’s research and 
development funding is furthering the implementa-
tion of the domestic nuclear detection architecture, 
including specific investments planned for each of 
fiscal years 2013 and 2014. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear 
research, development, testing, evaluation, and operations, 
$226,830,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2014.
SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 
For expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Of-
fice acquisition and deployment of radiological detection 
systems in accordance with the global nuclear detection 
architecture, $51,455,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2015. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING 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 appropria-
tions provided for activities in this Act may be transferred 
to appropriation accounts for such activities established 
pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds in the 
applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be ac-
counted for as one fund for the same time period as origi-
nally enacted. 
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 2013, 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, office, or ac-
tivity; 
(3) increases funds for any program, project, or 
activity for which funds have been denied or re-
stricted by the Congress; 
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific 
activity by either of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate or the House of Representatives 
for a different purpose; or 
(5) contracts out any function or activity for 
which funding levels were requested for Federal full- 
time equivalents in the object classification tables 
contained in the fiscal year 2013 Budget Appendix 
for the Department of Homeland Security, as modi-
fied by the joint explanatory statement accom-
panying this Act, unless the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives are notified 15 days in advance of such re-
programming of funds.
(b) 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 2013, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
of the United States derived by the collection of fees or 
proceeds available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall 
be available for obligation or expenditure for programs, 
projects, or activities through a reprogramming of funds 
in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 
that: 
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or reduces the 
numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by 
the Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a re-
duction in personnel that would result in a change 
in existing programs, projects, or activities as ap-
proved by the Congress, unless the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives are notified 15 days in advance of such 
reprogramming of funds.
(c) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security by this Act or provided by 
previous appropriations Acts may be transferred between 
such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
than 10 percent by such transfers: Provided, That any 
transfer under this section shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under subsection (b) and shall not 
be available for obligation unless the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer. 
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 
this section, no funds shall be reprogrammed within or 
transferred between appropriations after June 30, except 
in extraordinary circumstances that imminently threaten 
the safety of human life or the protection of property. 
(e) The notification thresholds and procedures set 
forth in this section shall apply to any use of deobligated 
balances of funds provided in previous Department of 
Homeland Security 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 2013: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Homeland Security may be used to make payments to 
the Working Capital Fund, except for the activities and 
amounts allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2013 budg-
et: Provided further, That funds provided to the Working 
Capital Fund shall be available for obligation until ex-
pended to carry out the purposes of the Working Capital 
Fund: Provided further, That all departmental components 
shall be charged only for direct usage of each Working 
Capital Fund service: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided to the Working Capital Fund shall be used only for 
purposes consistent with the contributing component: Pro-
vided further, That the Working Capital Fund shall be 
paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return 
the full cost of each service: Provided further, That the 
Working Capital Fund shall be subject to the require-
ments of section 503 of this Act. 
SEC. 505. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2013 from 
appropriations for salaries and expenses and operating ex-
penses for fiscal year 2013 in this Act shall remain avail-
able through September 30, 2014, in the account and for 
the purposes for which the appropriations were provided:
Provided, That prior to the obligation of such funds, a 
request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations 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 Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal 
year 2013 until the enactment of an Act authorizing intel-
ligence activities for fiscal year 2013. 
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, task or deliv-
ery 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 or a task or delivery order that 
would cause cumulative obligations of multi-year 
funds in a single account to exceed 50 percent of the 
total amount appropriated;
(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 noti-
fies 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 de-
scribed in that subsection. 
(c) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
that compliance with this section would pose a substantial 
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 
appropriated, and the account from which the funds 
are being drawn.
(e) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall brief the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
5 full business days in advance of announcing publicly the 
intention of making an award under ‘‘State and Local 
Programs’’. 
SEC. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any ad-
ditional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing 
locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal 
law enforcement training without the advance approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, except that the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the 
temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, 
or other agreement for training that cannot be accommo-
dated in existing Center facilities. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise 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, except that necessary funds may be expended 
for each project for required expenses for the development 
of a proposed prospectus.
by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1448). 
SEC. 514. Within 45 days after the end of each 
month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a monthly budget and staffing report for that month 
that includes total obligations, on-board versus funded 
full-time equivalent staffing levels, and the number of con-
tract employees for each office of the Department. 
SEC. 515. 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 recov-
ered or deobligated shall be available only for the procure-
ment or installation of explosives detection systems, air 
cargo, baggage, and checkpoint screening systems, subject 
to notification: Provided, That quarterly reports shall be 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives on any funds 
that are recovered or deobligated. 
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 foot patrol boat conversion that are recovered, col-
lected, or otherwise received as the result of negotiation, 
mediation, or litigation, shall be available until expended 
for the Fast Response Cutter program. 
SEC. 517. Section 532(a) of Public Law 109–295 
(120 Stat. 1384) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2013’’. 
SEC. 518. The functions of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center instructor staff shall be classified 
as inherently governmental for the purpose of the Federal 
Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 
note). 
SEC. 519. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
to the ‘‘Office of the Secretary and Executive Manage-
ment’’, the ‘‘Office of the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment’’, or the ‘‘Office of the Chief Financial Officer’’, may 
be obligated for a grant or contract funded under such 
headings by any means other than full and open competi-
tion. 
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to obligation of 
funds for a contract awarded— 
(1) by a means that is required by a Federal 
statute, including obligation for a purchase made 
under a mandated preferential program, including
the AbilityOne Program, that is authorized under 
chapter 85 of title 41, United States Code; 
(2) pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 631 et seq.); 
(3) in an amount less than the simplified acqui-
sition threshold described under section 3101 (b) of 
title 41, United States Code; or 
(4) by another Federal agency using funds pro-
vided through an interagency agreement. 
(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may waive the application of this sec-
tion for the award of a contract in the interest of national 
security or if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk 
to human health or welfare. 
(2) Not later than 5 days after the date on which 
the Secretary of Homeland Security issues a waiver under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall submit notification of 
that waiver to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives, including a de-
scription of the applicable contract to which the waiver 
applies and an explanation of why the waiver authority 
was used: Provided, That the Secretary may not delegate 
the authority to grant such a waiver. 
(d) In addition to the requirements established by 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, the Inspector
General of the Department of Homeland Security shall re-
view departmental contracts awarded through means other 
than a full and open competition to assess departmental 
compliance with applicable laws and regulations: Provided, 
That the Inspector General shall review selected contracts 
awarded in the previous fiscal year through means other 
than a full and open competition: Provided further, That 
in selecting which contracts to review, the Inspector Gen-
eral shall consider the cost and complexity of the goods 
and services to be provided under the contract, the criti-
cality of the contract to fulfilling Department missions, 
past performance problems on similar contracts or by the 
selected vendor, complaints received about the award proc-
ess or contractor performance, and such other factors as 
the Inspector General deems relevant: Provided further, 
That the Inspector General shall report the results of the 
reviews to the Committees on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate and the House of Representatives no later than Feb-
ruary 4, 2013. 
SEC. 520. 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 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) 
declared 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) and 313(c)(3) and 313(c)(4)(A)) 
and section 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 
latter of the date on which the Secretary of Home-
land Security appoints the Principal Federal Official 
and the date on which the President issues a dec-
laration under section 401 or section 501 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191, respec-
tively), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit a notification of the appointment of the Prin-
cipal Federal Official and a description of the re-
sponsibilities of such Official and how such respon-
sibilities are consistent with paragraph (1) to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, the Transportation and 
Infrastructure Committee of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs Committee of the Senate; 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. 521. 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). 
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), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2013’’; and