H. R. 2892 
One Hundred Eleventh Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Home-
land Security, as authorized by section 102 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 112), and executive management of 
the Department of Homeland Security, as authorized by law, 
$147,818,000: Provided, That not to exceed $60,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses, of which $20,000 
shall be made available to the Office of Policy solely to host Visa 
Waiver Program negotiations in Washington, DC: Provided further, 
That $15,000,000 shall not be available for obligation for the Office 
of Policy until the Secretary submits an expenditure plan for the 
Office of Policy for fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That all 
official costs associated with the use of government aircraft by 
Department of Homeland Security personnel to support official 
travel of the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary shall be paid 
from amounts made available for the Immediate Office of the Sec-
retary and the Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary. 
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), 
$254,190,000, of which not less than $1,000,000 shall be for logistics 
training; and of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided, That of the total 
amount made available under this heading, $5,500,000 shall remain 
available until expended solely for the alteration and improvement 
of facilities, tenant improvements, and relocation costs to consoli-
date Department headquarters operations at the Nebraska Avenue
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Complex; and $17,131,000 shall remain available until expended 
for the Human Resources Information Technology program. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), $60,530,000, of which $11,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended for financial systems consolidation 
efforts: Provided, That of the total amount made available under 
this heading, $5,000,000 shall not be obligated until the Chief 
Financial Officer or an individual acting in such capacity submits 
a financial management improvement plan that addresses the rec-
ommendations outlined in the Department of Homeland Security 
Office of Inspector General report OIG–09–72, including yearly 
measurable milestones, to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives: Provided further, 
That the plan described in the preceding proviso shall be submitted 
not later than January 4, 2010. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), and Department-wide technology invest-
ments, $338,393,000; of which $86,912,000 shall be available for 
salaries and expenses; and of which $251,481,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be available for development and acquisi-
tion of information technology equipment, software, services, and 
related activities for the Department of Homeland Security: Pro-
vided, That of the total amount appropriated, not less than 
$82,788,000 shall be available for data center development, of which 
not less than $38,540,145 shall be available for power capabilities 
upgrades at Data Center One (National Center for Critical Informa-
tion Processing and Storage): Provided further, That the Chief 
Information Officer shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not more 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, an expenditure 
plan for all information technology acquisition projects that: (1) 
are funded under this heading; or (2) are funded by multiple compo-
nents of the Department of Homeland Security through reimburs-
able agreements: Provided further, That such expenditure plan 
shall include each specific project funded, key milestones, all 
funding sources for each project, details of annual and lifecycle 
costs, and projected cost savings or cost avoidance to be achieved 
by the project. 
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.), $335,030,000, of which 
not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses; and of which $190,862,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2011: Provided, That none of the funds provided 
in this or any other Act shall be available to commence operations 
of the National Immigration Information Sharing Operation or any 
follow-on entity until the Secretary certifies that such program