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Union Calendar No. 50 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2017 
[Report No. 112–91] 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 26, 2011 
Mr. ADERHOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Se-
curity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 Security for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2012, and for other purposes, namely: 
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TITLE I 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND 
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, $126,700,000: 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 for Visa Waiver Program 
negotiations in Washington, DC, and for other inter-
national activities: Provided further, That consistent with 
the requirements specified within Presidential Policy Di-
rective-8, dated March 30, 2011, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives not later than October 
15, 2011, the National Preparedness Goal and not later 
than January 15, 2012, the National Preparedness Sys-
tem: Provided further, That of the amount made available 
under this heading, $63,350,000 may not be obligated 
until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives receive (1) the National Pre-
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paredness Goal and the National Preparedness System 
consistent with Presidential Policy Directive-8, and (2) the 
Secretary’s determination on implementation of biometric 
air exit. 
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), $234,940,000, of which not to 
exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses: Provided, That of the total amount made 
available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2016, 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 
$16,686,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2014, for the Human Resources Information Technology 
program. 
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), $50,860,000. 
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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, $261,300,000, of 
which $105,500,000 shall be available for salaries and ex-
penses; and of which $155,800,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2014, 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: Provided, That the Chief 
Information Officer shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives, not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, an expenditure plan for all information tech-
nology acquisition projects that are funded under this 
heading or are funded by multiple components of the De-
partment of Homeland Security through reimbursable 
agreements: Provided further, That such expenditure plan 
shall include, for each project funded, the name of the 
project, its key milestones, all funding sources, detailed 
annual and lifecycle costs, and projected cost savings or 
cost avoidance to be achieved: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
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of Representatives, at the time that the President’s budget 
is submitted each year under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, a multi-year investment and manage-
ment plan for all information technology acquisition 
projects that includes— 
(1) the proposed appropriations included for 
each project and activity tied to mission require-
ments, program management capabilities, perform-
ance levels, and specific capabilities and services to 
be delivered; 
(2) the total estimated cost and projected 
timeline of completion for all multi-year enhance-
ments, modernizations, and new capabilities that are 
proposed in such budget or underway; 
(3) a detailed accounting of operations and 
maintenance and contractor services costs; and 
(4) a current acquisition program baseline for 
each project, that— 
(A) notes and explains any deviations in 
cost, performance parameters, schedule, or esti-
mated date of completion from the original ac-
quisition program baseline; 
(B) aligns the acquisition programs cov-
ered by the baseline to mission requirements by 
defining existing capabilities, identifying known 
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capability gaps between such existing capabili-
ties and stated mission requirements, and ex-
plaining how each increment will address such 
known capability gaps; and 
(C) defines life-cycle costs for such pro-
grams. 
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.), $344,368,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses; and 
of which $58,757,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2013. 
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.), $124,000,000, 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. 
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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 8,000 (7,000 
for replacement only) police-type vehicles; and contracting 
with 
individuals 
for 
personal 
services 
abroad; 
$8,769,518,000, of which $3,274,000 shall be derived 
from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administra-
tive expenses related to the collection of the Harbor Main-
tenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and not-
withstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which not to exceed 
$45,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses; of which not less than $287,901,000 shall be 
for Air and Marine 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 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
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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; 
and of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be for awards 
of compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely 
under the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity: Provided, That for fiscal year 2012, the overtime lim-
itation prescribed in section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 
13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. 267(c)(1)) shall be $35,000; and not-
withstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
appropriated by this Act may be available to compensate 
any employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 
overtime, from whatever source, in an amount that ex-
ceeds such limitation, except in individual cases deter-
mined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the des-
ignee of the Secretary, to be necessary for national secu-
rity purposes, to prevent excessive costs, or in cases of 
immigration emergencies: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, at the time that the President’s budget 
is submitted each year under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, a multi-year investment and manage-
ment plan for Inspection and Detection Technology that 
identifies for each technology— 
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(1) the inventory of Inspection and Detection 
Technology by location and date of deployment; 
(2) the proposed appropriations included in the 
budget subdivided by the proposed appropriations 
for procurement, including quantity, deployment, 
and operations and maintenance; 
(3) projected funding levels for procurement in 
quantity, deployment, and operations and mainte-
nance for each of the next three fiscal years; and 
(4) a current acquisition program baseline 
that— 
(A) aligns the acquisition of each tech-
nology to mission requirements by defining ex-
isting capabilities of comparable legacy tech-
nology assets, identifying known capability gaps 
between such existing capabilities and stated 
mission requirements, and explaining how the 
acquisition of each technology will address such 
known capability gaps; 
(B) defines life-cycle costs for each tech-
nology, including all associated costs of major 
acquisitions systems infrastructure and transi-
tion to operations, delineated by purpose and 
fiscal year for the projected service life of the 
technology; and 
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(C) includes a phase-out and decommis-
sioning schedule delineated by fiscal year for ex-
isting legacy technology assets that each tech-
nology is intended to replace or recapitalize. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion automated systems, $334,275,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2014, of which not less than 
$140,000,000 shall be for the development of the Auto-
mated Commercial Environment: Provided, That the Com-
missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives, not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, an expenditure 
plan for the Automated Commercial Environment pro-
gram including results to date, plans for the program, and 
a list of projects with associated funding from prior appro-
priations and provided by this Act: Provided 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 that the President’s 
budget is submitted each year under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, a multi-year investment and 
management plan for the funds made available under this 
heading that includes— 
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(1) the proposed appropriations included for 
each project and activity tied to mission require-
ments, program management capabilities, perform-
ance levels, and specific capabilities and services to 
be delivered; 
(2) the total estimated cost and projected 
timeline of completion for all multi-year enhance-
ments, modernizations, and new capabilities pro-
posed in such budget or underway; 
(3) a detailed accounting of operations and 
maintenance and contractor services costs; and 
(4) current acquisition program baselines for 
the Automated Commercial Environment and TECS 
Modernization respectively, that— 
(A) note and explain any deviations in 
cost, performance parameters, schedule, or esti-
mated date of completion from the original ac-
quisition program baseline; 
(B) align these acquisition programs to 
mission requirements by defining existing capa-
bilities, identifying known capability gaps be-
tween such existing capabilities and stated mis-
sion requirements, and explaining how each in-
crement will address such known capability 
gaps; and 
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(C) define life-cycle costs for these pro-
grams. 
BORDER SECURITY FENCING, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
For expenses for border security fencing, infrastruc-
ture, and technology, $500,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2014: Provided, That of the total 
amount made available under this heading, $150,000,000 
shall not be obligated until the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives re-
ceive a detailed expenditure plan prepared by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, and submitted not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, for a pro-
gram to establish and maintain a security barrier along 
the borders of the United States, of fencing and vehicle 
barriers where practicable, and of other forms of fencing, 
tactical infrastructure, and technology: Provided 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 that the President’s 
budget is submitted each year under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, a multi-year investment and 
management plan for the Border Security Fencing, Infra-
structure, and Technology account, that includes for each 
tactical infrastructure and technology deployment— 
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