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protection of the head of a Federal agency other than the 
Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That the 
Director of the United States Secret Service may enter into 
an agreement to provide such protection on a fully reim-
bursable basis: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available to the United States Secret Service by this 
Act or by previous appropriations Acts may be obligated 
for the purpose of opening a new permanent domestic or 
overseas office or location unless the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation: Provided 
further, That not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the United States Secret 
Service shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, a report 
providing evidence that the United States Secret Service has 
sufficiently reviewed its professional standards of conduct; 
and has issued new guidance and procedures for the conduct 
of employees when engaged in overseas operations and pro-
tective missions, consistent with the critical missions of, 
and the unique position of public trust occupied by, the 
United States Secret Service: Provided further, That of the 
funds provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be 
withheld from obligation for Headquarters, Management 
and Administration until such report is submitted: Pro-
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vided further, That for purposes of section 503(b) of this 
Act, $15,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, may be 
transferred between Protection of Persons and Facilities 
and Domestic Field Operations. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, 
repair, alteration, and improvement of physical and techno-
logical infrastructure, $49,935,000; of which $5,380,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be for ac-
quisition, construction, improvement, and maintenance of 
the James J. Rowley Training Center; and of which 
$44,555,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, 
shall be for Information Integration and Technology Trans-
formation program execution. 
TITLE III 
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 
RECOVERY 
NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Direc-
torate, support for operations, and information technology, 
$61,651,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
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further, That the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 
2016, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, shall be detailed by office, and by pro-
gram, project, and activity level, for the National Protection 
and Programs Directorate. 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION 
SECURITY 
For necessary expenses for infrastructure protection 
and information security programs and activities, as au-
thorized by title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $1,188,679,000, of which 
$225,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That if, due to delays in contract actions, 
the National Protection and Programs Directorate will not 
fully obligate funds for Federal Network Security or for Net-
work Security Deployment program, project, and activities 
as provided in the accompanying statement and section 548 
of this Act, such funds may be applied to Next Generation 
Networks program, project, and activities, notwithstanding 
section 503 of this Act. 
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 
The revenues and collections of security fees credited 
to this account shall be available until expended for nec-
essary expenses related to the protection of federally owned 
and leased buildings and for the operations of the Federal 
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Protective Service: Provided, That the Director of the Fed-
eral Protective Service shall submit at the time the Presi-
dent’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pur-
suant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
a strategic human capital plan that aligns fee collections 
to personnel requirements based on a current threat assess-
ment. 
OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses for the Office of Biometric 
Identity Management, as authorized by section 7208 of the 
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
(8 U.S.C. 1365b), $252,056,000: Provided, That of the total 
amount made available under this heading, $122,150,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2017. 
OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Affairs, 
$129,358,000; of which $26,148,000 is for salaries and ex-
penses and $86,891,000 is for BioWatch operations: Pro-
vided, That of the amount made available under this head-
ing, $16,319,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2016, for biosurveillance, chemical defense, medical and 
health planning and coordination, and workforce health 
protection: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,250 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses. 
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, $934,396,000, including activities author-
ized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the 
Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act of 2000 (division C, title 
I, 114 Stat. 583), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 
of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 
303 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404, 
405), Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et 
seq.), the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 
et seq.), the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53), the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 
et seq.), the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–295; 120 Stat. 1394), the 
Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Public 
Law 112–141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Homeowner Flood 
Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–89): 
Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official re-
ception and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
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of the total amount made available under this heading, 
$35,180,000 shall be for the Urban Search and Rescue Re-
sponse System, of which none is available for Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency administrative costs: Provided 
further, That of the total amount made available under this 
heading, $30,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016, for capital improvements and other ex-
penses related to continuity of operations at the Mount 
Weather Emergency Operations Center: Provided further, 
That of the total amount made available, $3,400,000 shall 
be for the Office of National Capital Region Coordination: 
Provided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, not less than $4,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016, for expenses related to 
modernization of automated systems. 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other activities, $1,500,000,000, which shall be allocated as 
follows: 
(1) $467,000,000 shall be for the State Homeland 
Security Grant Program under section 2004 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of 
which not less than $55,000,000 shall be for Oper-
ation Stonegarden: Provided, That notwithstanding 
subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year 
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2015, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make 
available to local and tribal governments amounts 
provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under 
this paragraph in accordance with subsection (c)(1) 
of such section 2004. 
(2) $600,000,000 shall be for the Urban Area Se-
curity Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604), of which not less 
than $13,000,000 shall be for organizations (as de-
scribed under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of such code) determined by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to be at high risk of a terrorist 
attack. 
(3) $100,000,000 shall be for Public Transpor-
tation Security Assistance, Railroad Security Assist-
ance, and Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance 
under sections 1406, 1513, and 1532 of the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53; 6 U.S.C. 1135, 
1163, and 1182), of which not less than $10,000,000 
shall be for Amtrak security and $3,000,000 shall be 
for Over-the-Road Bus Security: Provided, That such 
public transportation security assistance shall be pro-
vided directly to public transportation agencies. 
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(4) $100,000,000 shall be for Port Security 
Grants in accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107. 
(5) $233,000,000 shall be to sustain current op-
erations for training, exercises, technical assistance, 
and other programs, of which $162,991,000 shall be 
for training of State, local, and tribal emergency re-
sponse providers: 
Provided, That for grants under paragraphs (1) through 
(4), applications for grants shall be made available to eligi-
ble applicants not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, that eligible applicants shall submit appli-
cations not later than 80 days after the grant announce-
ment, and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall act within 65 days after the re-
ceipt of an application: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11)) or any other provision of law, 
a grantee may not use more than 5 percent of the amount 
of a grant made available under this heading for expenses 
directly related to administration of the grant: Provided 
further, That for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2), the 
installation of communications towers is not considered 
construction of a building or other physical facility: Pro-
vided further, That grantees shall provide reports on their 
use of funds, as determined necessary by the Secretary of 
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Homeland Security: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 509 of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency may use the funds 
provided in paragraph (5) to acquire real property for the 
purpose of establishing or appropriately extending the secu-
rity buffer zones around Federal Emergency Management 
Agency training facilities. 
FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants for programs authorized by the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 
et seq.), $680,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016, of which $340,000,000 shall be available to carry 
out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and 
$340,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 34 of 
that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229a). 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS 
For emergency management performance grants, as 
authorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.), $350,000,000. 
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RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM 
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2015, 
as authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Inde-
pendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 
5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the amounts 
anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security nec-
essary for its radiological emergency preparedness program 
for the next fiscal year: Provided, That the methodology for 
assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable 
and shall reflect costs of providing such services, including 
administrative costs of collecting such fees: Provided fur-
ther, That fees received under this heading shall be deposited 
in this account as offsetting collections and will become 
available for authorized purposes on October 1, 2015, and 
remain available until expended. 
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the United States Fire Ad-
ministration and for other purposes, as authorized by the 
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 
2201 et seq.) and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $44,000,000. 
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DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $7,033,464,494, to remain available 
until expended, of which $24,000,000 shall be transferred 
to the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector 
General for audits and investigations related to disasters: 
Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
the following reports, including a specific description of the 
methodology and the source data used in developing such 
reports: 
(1) an estimate of the following amounts shall be sub-
mitted for the budget year at the time that the President’s 
budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant 
to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code: 
(A) the unobligated balance of funds to be car-
ried over from the prior fiscal year to the budget year; 
(B) the unobligated balance of funds to be car-
ried 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; 
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(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 previously 
obligated or will be required for catastrophic 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 obliga-
tions for emergencies, as described in section 102(1) 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(1)), major dis-
asters, as described in section 102(2) of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)), fire management assistance 
grants, as described in section 420 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5187), surge activities, and disaster 
readiness and support activities; and 
(H) the amount required for activities not cov-
ered under section 251(b)(2)(D)(iii) of the Balanced 
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Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 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, and shall be pub-
lished by the Administrator on the Agency’s Web site not 
later than the fifth day of each month: 
(A) a summary of the amount of appropriations 
made available by source, the transfers executed, the 
previously allocated funds recovered, and the commit-
ments, allocations, and obligations made; 
(B) a table of disaster relief activity delineated 
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 obligated 
funds that are recovered; 
(C) a summary of allocations, obligations, and 
expenditures for catastrophic events delineated by 
event; 
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(D) in addition, for a disaster declaration re-
lated to Hurricane Sandy, the cost of the following 
categories of spending: public assistance, individual 
assistance, mitigation, administrative, operations, 
and any other relevant category (including emergency 
measures and disaster resources); and 
(E) the date on which funds appropriated will be 
exhausted: 
Provided further, That the Administrator shall publish on 
the Agency’s Web site not later than 5 days after an award 
of a public assistance grant under section 406 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5172) the specifics of the grant award: Provided 
further, That for any mission assignment or mission as-
signment task order to another Federal department or agen-
cy regarding a major disaster, not later than 5 days after 
the issuance of the mission assignment or task order, the 
Administrator shall publish on the Agency’s website the fol-
lowing: the name of the impacted State and the disaster 
declaration for such State, the assigned agency, the assist-
ance requested, a description of the disaster, the total cost 
estimate, and the amount obligated: Provided further, That 
not later than 10 days after the last day of each month 
until the mission assignment or task order is completed and 
closed out, the Administrator shall update any changes to 
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the total cost estimate and the amount obligated: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
$6,437,792,622 shall be for major disasters declared pursu-
ant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided fur-
ther, That the amount in the preceding proviso is des-
ignated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING AND RISK ANALYSIS PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses, including administrative costs, 
under section 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101), and under sections 100215, 100216, 
100226, 100230, and 100246 of the Biggert-Waters Flood 
Insurance Reform Act of 2012, (Public Law 112–141, 126 
Stat. 916), $100,000,000, and such additional sums as may 
be provided by State and local governments or other polit-
ical subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under 
section 1360(f)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to re-
main available until expended. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protec-
tion Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert- 
Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (subtitle A of 
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title II of division F of Public Law 112–141; 126 Stat. 
916), and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability 
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–89; 128 Stat. 1020), 
$179,294,000, which shall remain available until September 
30, 2016, and shall be derived from offsetting amounts col-
lected under section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insur-
ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)); which is available 
for salaries and expenses associated with flood mitigation 
and flood insurance operations; and floodplain manage-
ment and additional amounts for flood mapping: Provided, 
That of such amount, $23,759,000 shall be available for sal-
aries and expenses associated with flood mitigation and 
flood insurance operations and $155,535,000 shall be avail-
able for flood plain management and flood mapping: Pro-
vided further, That any additional fees collected pursuant 
to section 1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)) shall be credited as an offsetting 
collection to this account, to be available for flood plain 
management and flood mapping: Provided further, That in 
fiscal year 2015, no funds shall be available from the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Fund under section 1310 of the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) in 
excess of: 
(1) $136,000,000 for operating expenses; 
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(2) $1,139,000,000 for commissions and taxes of 
agents; 
(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury 
borrowings; and 
(4) $150,000,000, which shall remain available until 
expended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood mitiga-
tion assistance under section 1366 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), notwithstanding 
sections 1366(e) and 1310(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
4104c(e), 4017): 
Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 
102 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 
4012a) and section 1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 shall be deposited in the National Flood Insur-
ance Fund to supplement other amounts specified as avail-
able for section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), section 1366(e), 
and paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 1367(b) of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)–(3)): 
Provided further, That total administrative costs shall not 
exceed 4 percent of the total appropriation: Provided fur-
ther, That $5,000,000 is available to carry out section 24 
of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 
2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033). 
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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), $25,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
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 re-
main available until expended: Provided, That total admin-
istrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent of the total 
amount made available under this heading. 
TITLE IV 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND 
SERVICES 
UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION 
SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigra-
tion services, $124,435,000 for the E-Verify Program, as de-
scribed in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a 
note), to assist United States employers with maintaining 
a legal workforce: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds otherwise made available to 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services may 
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be used to acquire, operate, equip, and dispose of up to 5 
vehicles, for replacement only, for areas where the Adminis-
trator of General Services does not provide vehicles for lease: 
Provided further, That the Director of United States Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services may authorize employees 
who are assigned to those areas to use such vehicles to travel 
between the employees’ residences and places of employment. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center, including materials and support 
costs of Federal law enforcement basic training; the pur-
chase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; expenses for student ath-
letic and related activities; the conduct of and participation 
in firearms matches and presentation of awards; public 
awareness and enhancement of community support of law 
enforcement training; room and board for student interns; 
a flat monthly reimbursement to employees authorized to 
use personal mobile phones for official duties; and services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
$230,497,000; of which up to $54,154,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016, for materials and sup-
port costs of Federal law enforcement basic training; of 
which $300,000 shall remain available until expended to 
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be distributed to Federal law enforcement agencies for ex-
penses incurred participating in training accreditation; 
and of which not to exceed $7,180 shall be for official recep-
tion and representation expenses: Provided, That the Center 
is authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimburse-
ments from agencies receiving training sponsored by the 
Center, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal 
year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at 
the end of the fiscal year: Provided further, That section 
1202(a) of Public Law 107–206 (42 U.S.C. 3771 note), as 
amended under this heading in division F of Public Law 
113–76, is further amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2016’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’: Provided fur-
ther, That the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center shall schedule basic or advanced law en-
forcement training, or both, at all four training facilities 
under the control of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center to ensure that such training facilities are operated 
at the highest capacity throughout the fiscal year: Provided 
further, That the Federal Law Enforcement Training Ac-
creditation Board, including representatives from the Fed-
eral law enforcement community and non-Federal accredi-
tation experts involved in law enforcement training, shall 
lead the Federal law enforcement training accreditation 
process to continue the implementation of measuring and 
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assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law en-
forcement training programs, facilities, and instructors. 
ACQUISITIONS, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES 
For acquisition of necessary additional real property 
and facilities, construction, and ongoing maintenance, fa-
cility improvements, and related expenses of the Federal 
Law Enforcement Training Center, $27,841,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That the Cen-
ter is authorized to accept reimbursement to this appropria-
tion 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 management 
and administration of programs and activities, as author-
ized by title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $129,993,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for science and technology re-
search, including advanced research projects, development, 
test and evaluation, acquisition, and operations as author-
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ized by title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and the purchase or lease of not to ex-
ceed 5 vehicles, $973,915,000; of which $538,926,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2017; and of which 
$434,989,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2019, solely for operation and construction of laboratory 
facilities: Provided, That of the funds provided for the oper-
ation and construction of laboratory facilities under this 
heading, $300,000,000 shall be for construction of the Na-
tional Bio- and Agro-defense Facility. 
DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Domestic Nuclear De-
tection Office, as authorized by title XIX of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591 et seq.), for management 
and 
administration 
of 
programs 
and 
activities, 
$37,339,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear re-
search, development, testing, evaluation, and operations, 
$197,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017. 
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SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 
For necessary expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detec-
tion Office acquisition and deployment of radiological de-
tection systems in accordance with the global nuclear detec-
tion architecture, $72,603,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017. 
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 appropriations 
provided for activities in this Act may be transferred to 
appropriation accounts for such activities established pur-
suant to this Act, may be merged with funds in the applica-
ble established accounts, and thereafter may be accounted 
for as one fund for the same time period as originally en-
acted. 
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 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
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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 restricted 
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 con-
tained in the fiscal year 2015 Budget Appendix for 
the Department of Homeland Security, as modified 
by the report accompanying this Act, unless the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives are notified 15 days in ad-
vance of such reprogramming of funds. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided 
by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies in or trans-
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ferred to the Department of Homeland Security that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, 
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 avail-
able 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; 
(3) reduces by 10 percent the numbers of per-
sonnel approved by the Congress; or 
(4) results from any general savings from a re-
duction in personnel that would result in a change in 
existing programs, projects, or activities as approved 
by the Congress, unless the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogram-
ming of funds. 
(c) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
Homeland Security by this Act or provided by previous ap-
propriations Acts may be transferred between such appro-
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priations, 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 reprogramming of 
funds under subsection (b) and shall not be available for 
obligation unless the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives 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 based upon an initial 
notification provided 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 Se-
curity Appropriations Acts. 
SEC. 504. The Department of Homeland Security 
Working Capital Fund, established pursuant to section 403 
of Public Law 103–356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note), shall continue 
operations as a permanent working capital fund for fiscal 
year 2015: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available to the Department of Home-
land Security may be used to make payments to the Work-
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ing Capital Fund, except for the activities and amounts al-
lowed in the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget: Provided 
further, That funds provided to the Working Capital Fund 
shall be available for obligation until expended to carry out 
the purposes of the Working Capital Fund: Provided fur-
ther, That all departmental components shall be charged 
only for direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service: 
Provided further, That funds provided to the Working Cap-
ital Fund shall be used only for purposes consistent with 
the contributing component: Provided further, That the 
Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reim-
bursed at rates which will return the full cost of each serv-
ice: Provided further, That the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and House of Representatives shall be 
notified of any activity added to or removed from the fund: 
Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall submit a quarterly 
execution report with activity level detail, not later than 
30 days after the end of each quarter. 
SEC. 505. Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances re-
maining available at the end of fiscal year 2015, as re-
corded in the financial records at the time of a reprogram-
ming request, but not later than June 30, 2016, from appro-
priations for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in 
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