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for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2014, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that: 
(1) creates a new program, project, or activity; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, office, or activity; 
(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 Appropriations 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 2014 
Budget Appendix for the Department of Homeland Security, 
as modified by the report accompanying this Act, unless the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such 
reprogramming of funds. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by previous 
appropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security that remain available for obligation 
or expenditure in fiscal year 2014, 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 activities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
project, or activity; 
(3) reduces by 10 percent the numbers of personnel 
approved by the Congress; or 
(4) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
personnel that would result in a change in existing programs, 
projects, or activities as approved by the Congress, unless the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives 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 Department 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 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
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provided in previous Department of Homeland Security Appropria-
tions Acts. 
SEC. 504. The Department of Homeland Security Working Cap-
ital 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 2014: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Depart-
ment 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 2014 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 further, 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 Capital 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 reimbursed 
at rates which will return the full cost of each service: Provided 
further, That the Committees on Appropriations 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 remaining available 
at the end of fiscal year 2014, as recorded in the financial records 
at the time of a reprogramming request, but not later than June 
30, 2015, from appropriations for salaries and expenses for fiscal 
year 2014 in this Act shall remain available through September 
30, 2015, in the account and for the purposes for which the appro-
priations were provided: Provided, That prior to the obligation 
of such funds, a request shall be submitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations 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 intelligence 
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress 
for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2014 until the enactment of 
an Act authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2014. 
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, or task or delivery order on a Depart-
ment 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 Homeland 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) including a contract covered 
by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
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(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the prohibi-
tion under subsection (a) if the Secretary notifies 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 described 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 obliga-
tion; and 
(2) shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal year 
for which the funds for the award were appropriated; the type 
of contract; and the account and each program, project, and 
activity from which the funds are being drawn. 
(e) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency shall brief the Committees on Appropriations 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 additional 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 Enforce-
ment Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use 
of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for 
training that cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 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 develop-
ment of a proposed prospectus. 
SEC. 510. (a) Sections 520, 522, and 530 of the Department 
of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of Public 
Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 2074) shall apply with respect 
to funds made available in this Act in the same manner as such 
sections applied to funds made available in that Act. 
(b) The third proviso of section 537 of the Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2006 (6 U.S.C. 114), shall not 
apply with respect to funds made available in this Act. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used in contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy 
American Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 
‘‘Buy American Act’’ means chapter 83 of title 41, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by any person other than the Privacy Officer appointed 
under subsection (a) of section 222 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 142(a)) to alter, direct that changes be made
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to, delay, or prohibit the transmission to Congress of any report 
prepared under paragraph (6) of such subsection. 
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448). 
SEC. 514. Within 30 days after the end of each month, the 
Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives 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 contract 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 Transpor-
tation Security Administration ‘‘Aviation Security’’, ‘‘Administra-
tion’’, and ‘‘Transportation Security Support’’ for fiscal years 2004 
and 2005 that are recovered or deobligated shall be available only 
for the procurement 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. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used to process or approve a competition under Office of Manage-
ment and Budget Circular A–76 for services provided by employees 
(including employees serving on a temporary or term basis) of 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security who are known as Immigration Informa-
tion Officers, Contact Representatives, Investigative Assistants, or 
Immigration Services Officers. 
SEC. 517. 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, collected, or otherwise received as the result of nego-
tiation, mediation, or litigation, shall be available until expended 
for the Fast Response Cutter program. 
SEC. 518. Section 532(a) of Public Law 109–295 (120 Stat. 
1384) is amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2014 and there-
after’’. 
SEC. 519. The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement 
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. 520. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
a report not later than October 15, 2014, to the Office of Inspector 
General of the Department of Homeland Security listing all grants 
and contracts awarded by any means other than full and open 
competition during fiscal year 2014. 
(b) The Inspector General shall review the report required 
by subsection (a) to assess Departmental compliance with applicable 
laws and regulations and report the results of that review to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives not later than February 15, 2015. 
SEC. 521. None of the funds provided by this or previous appro-
priations Acts shall be used to fund any position designated as 
a Principal Federal Official (or the successor thereto) for any Robert