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expended: Provided, That total administrative 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 immigration serv-
ices, $102,424,000 for the E-Verify Program, as described in section 
403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsi-
bility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note), to assist United States 
employers with maintaining a legal workforce: Provided, That not-
withstanding 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 vehicles 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’ 
residences and places of employment. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center, including materials and support costs of Federal 
law enforcement basic training; the purchase of not to exceed 117 
vehicles for police-type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
expenses for student athletic 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 per-
sonal mobile phones for official duties; and services as authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; $238,957,000; of 
which up to $48,978,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2013, for materials 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 accreditation; and 
of which not to exceed $10,200 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided, 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 section 1202(a) of Public Law 107–206 (42 U.S.C. 3771 note), 
as amended by Public Law 111–83 (123 Stat. 2166), is further 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2014’’: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center shall schedule basic or advanced law 
enforcement 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
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capacity throughout the fiscal year: Provided further, That the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board, including 
representatives from the Federal law enforcement community and 
non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law enforcement 
training, shall lead the Federal law enforcement training accredita-
tion process to continue the implementation of measuring and 
assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law enforcement 
training programs, facilities, and instructors. 
ACQUISITIONS, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED 
EXPENSES 
For acquisition of necessary additional real property and facili-
ties, construction, and ongoing maintenance, facility improvements, 
and related expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center, $32,456,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: 
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 management and administration 
of programs and activities, as authorized by title III of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $135,000,000: 
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 research, 
including advanced research projects, development, test and evalua-
tion, acquisition, and operations as authorized 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 5 vehicles, $533,000,000, of 
which $356,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014; 
and of which $176,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016, solely for operation and construction of laboratory facili-
ties. 
DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection 
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, $38,000,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $2,500 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided further, That not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
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Senate and the House of Representatives a strategic plan of invest-
ments necessary to implement the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity’s responsibilities under the domestic component of the global 
nuclear detection architecture that shall: 
(1) define each Departmental entity’s roles and responsibil-
ities in support of the domestic detection architecture, including 
any existing or planned programs to pre-screen cargo or convey-
ances overseas; 
(2) identify and describe the specific investments being 
made by Departmental organizations in fiscal year 2012, and 
planned for fiscal year 2013, to support the domestic architec-
ture and the security 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 time-
frames, and estimates of feasibility and cost effectiveness; and 
(4) explain how the Department’s research and develop-
ment funding is furthering the implementation of the domestic 
nuclear detection architecture, including specific investments 
planned for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear research, 
development, testing, evaluation, and operations, $215,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2014. 
SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 
For expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office acquisi-
tion and deployment of radiological detection systems in accordance 
with the global nuclear detection architecture, $37,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2014. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
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 pursuant to this Act, may be merged 
with funds in the applicable established accounts, and thereafter 
may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as 
originally 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 2012, 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;
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(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 2012 
Budget Appendix for the Department of Homeland Security, 
as modified by the joint explanatory statement 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 2012, 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, or reduces the numbers of personnel by 
10 percent as approved by the Congress; or 
(3) 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 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 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 2012: 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
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the Working Capital Fund, except for the activities and amounts 
allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2012 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 Working Capital Fund shall be subject to the 
requirements 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 2012 from appropriations for salaries 
and expenses for fiscal year 2012 in this Act shall remain available 
through September 30, 2013, 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 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 2012 until the enactment of 
an Act authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2012. 
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 delivery 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 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; or 
(3) announce publicly the intention to make or award items 
under paragraph (1) or (2), including a contract covered by 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
(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
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(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 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. 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. 
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 (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.). 
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 
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 45 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. 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 as of June 
1, 2004, by employees (including employees serving on a temporary 
or term basis) of United States Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices of the Department of Homeland Security who are known as 
of that date as Immigration Information Officers, Contact Rep-
resentatives, or Investigative Assistants.
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SEC. 516. 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. 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 ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
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) 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 Management’’, the ‘‘Office of the 
Under Secretary for Management’’, or the ‘‘Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer’’, may be obligated for a grant or contract funded under 
such headings by any means other than full and open competition. 
(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 the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 
46 et seq.); 
(2) pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 
et seq.); 
(3) in an amount less than the simplified acquisition 
threshold described under section 302A(a) of the Federal Prop-
erty and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
252a(a)); or 
(4) by another Federal agency using funds provided through 
an interagency agreement. 
(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security may waive the application of this section 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 description 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.
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(d) In addition to the requirements established by subsections 
(a), (b), and (c) of this section, the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security shall review departmental contracts 
awarded through means other than a full and open competition 
to assess departmental compliance with applicable laws and regula-
tions: 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 General shall consider 
the cost and complexity of the goods and services to be provided 
under the contract, the criticality of the contract to fulfilling Depart-
ment missions, past performance problems on similar contracts 
or by the selected vendor, complaints received about the award 
process 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 Senate and the House of 
Representatives no later than February 6, 2012. 
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 
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 manage-
ment, including coordination of operations, and are consistent 
with the requirements of subsection 509(c) and subsections 
503(c)(3) and (c)(4)(A) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 319(c) and 313(c)(3) and (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 Homeland Security appoints 
the Principal Federal Official and the date on which the Presi-
dent issues a declaration under section 401 or section 501 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191, respectively), the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall submit a notification of the appoint-
ment of the Principal Federal Official and a description of 
the responsibilities of such Official and how such responsibil-
ities 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 Representatives, and the Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs Committee of the Senate; and 
(3) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report specifying 
timeframes and milestones regarding the update of operations, 
planning and policy documents, and training and exercise proto-
cols, to ensure consistency with paragraph (1) of this section. 
SEC. 522. None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act for fiscal years 2012 and thereafter may be used to 
enforce section 4025(1) of Public Law 108–458 unless the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration reverses the 
determination of July 19, 2007, that butane lighters are not a 
significant threat to civil aviation security.
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SEC. 523. None of the funds provided or otherwise made avail-
able in this Act shall be available to carry out section 872 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 452). 
SEC. 524. Funds made available in this Act may be used to 
alter operations within the Civil Engineering Program of the Coast 
Guard nationwide, including civil engineering units, facilities design 
and construction centers, maintenance and logistics commands, and 
the Coast Guard Academy, except that none of the funds provided 
in this Act may be used to reduce operations within any Civil 
Engineering Unit unless specifically authorized by a statute enacted 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 525. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by United States Citizenship and Immigration 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. 526. None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act for fiscal year 2012 and thereafter may be used to destroy 
or put out to pasture any horse or other equine belonging to any 
component or agency of the Department of Homeland Security 
that has become unfit for service, unless the trainer or handler 
is first given the option to take possession of the equine through 
an adoption program that has safeguards against slaughter and 
inhumane treatment. 
SEC. 527. Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 391) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Until September 30, 
2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘Until September 30, 2012,’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as sub-
sections (b), (c), and (d), respectively; and 
(4) in subsection (c)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) 
of this section), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2011,’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2012,’’. 
SEC. 528. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require 
that all contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that 
provide award fees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes 
(which outcomes shall be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and 
performance). 
SEC. 529. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall be used to 
approve a waiver of the navigation and vessel-inspection laws 
pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 501(b) for the transportation of crude oil 
distributed from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretaries 
of the Departments of Energy and Transportation and representa-
tives from the United States flag maritime industry, takes adequate 
measures to ensure the use of United States flag vessels: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives within 48 hours of any request for waivers of 
navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 501(b).