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Union Calendar No. 171 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3355 
[Report No. 115–239] 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2017 
Mr. CARTER of Texas, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the 
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Se-
curity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, 
and for other purposes. 
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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, 2018, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, 
INTELLIGENCE, AND OVERSIGHT 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE 
MANAGEMENT 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
and for executive management for operations and support, 
$138,997,000: Provided, That not to exceed $30,000 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses. 
MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Management Direc-
torate for operations and support, $696,131,000, of which 
$227,516,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses. 
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PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Management Direc-
torate for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$27,755,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Management Direc-
torate for research and development, $2,545,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2019. 
INTELLIGENCE, ANALYSIS, AND OPERATIONS 
COORDINATION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence 
and Analysis and the Office of Operations Coordination 
for operations and support, $252,405,000, of which 
$77,915,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2019: Provided, That not to exceed $3,825 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General for operations and support, $154,830,000: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $300,000 may be used for cer-
tain confidential operational expenses, including the pay-
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ment of informants, to be expended at the direction of the 
Inspector General. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. Hereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, at the 
time the President’s budget proposal is submitted pursu-
ant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
the Future Years Homeland Security Program, as author-
ized by section 874 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 454). 
SEC. 102. Hereafter, 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 that includes total obligations of the Department 
for that month and for the fiscal year at the appropriation 
and program, project, and activity levels, by the source 
year of the appropriation, not later than 30 days after the 
last day of each month. 
SEC. 103. (a) Notwithstanding section 518 of division 
F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public 
Law 114-113), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit a report not later than October 15, 2018, to the 
Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Secu-
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rity listing all grants and contracts awarded by any means 
other than full and open competition during fiscal years 
2017 and 2018. 
(b) The Inspector General shall review the report re-
quired by subsection (a) to assess departmental compli-
ance 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, 2019. 
SEC. 104. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland 
Security that provide award fees link such fees to success-
ful acquisition outcomes, which shall be specified in terms 
of cost, schedule, and performance. 
SEC. 105. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall no-
tify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives of any proposed transfers 
of funds available under section 9703(g)(4)(B) of title 31, 
United States Code (as added by Public Law 102–393) 
from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to 
any agency within the Department of Homeland Security: 
Provided, That none of the funds identified for such a 
transfer may be obligated until the Committees on Appro-
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priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
are notified of the proposed transfers. 
SEC. 106. (a) All official costs associated with the 
use of Government aircraft by Department of Homeland 
Security personnel to support official travel of the Sec-
retary and the Deputy Secretary shall be paid from 
amounts made available for the Office of the Secretary. 
(b) A travel report of all direct and indirect costs of 
official and nonofficial travel by the Secretary and Deputy 
Secretary by appropriation to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
not later than 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2018. 
SEC. 107. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Commit-
tees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, 
a report for fiscal year 2017 on visa overstay data by 
country as required by section 1376 of title 8, United 
States Code: Provided, That the report on visa overstay 
data shall also include— 
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(1) overstays from all nonimmigrant visa cat-
egories under the immigration laws, delineated by 
each of the classes and sub-classes of such cat-
egories; and 
(2) numbers as well as rates of overstays for 
each class and sub-class of such nonimmigrant cat-
egories on a per-country basis. 
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish 
on the Department’s website the metrics developed to 
measure the effectiveness of security between the ports of 
entry, including the methodology and data supporting the 
resulting measures. 
TITLE II 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection for operations and support, including the trans-
portation of unaccompanied minor aliens; the provision of 
air and marine support to Federal, State, and local agen-
cies in the enforcement or administration of laws enforced 
by the Department of Homeland Security; at the discre-
tion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the provision 
of such support to Federal, State, and local agencies in 
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other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian ef-
forts; the purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 for 
replacement only) police-type vehicles; the purchase, main-
tenance, or operation of marine vessels, aircraft, and un-
manned aerial systems; and contracting with individuals 
for personal services abroad; $11,553,315,000; of which 
$3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance 
Trust Fund for administrative expenses related to the col-
lection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pursuant to section 
9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 
9505(c)(3)) 
and 
notwithstanding 
section 
1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $681,441,500 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2019; and of which such sums 
as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, ex-
cept sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consoli-
dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official re-
ception and representation expenses: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $15,000,000 may be transferred to the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs for the maintenance and repair 
of roads on Native American reservations, as required by 
the Border Patrol: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space 
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in connection with preclearance operations: Provided fur-
ther, That 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. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses for U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection for procurement, construction, and improve-
ments, including procurement of aircraft and unmanned 
aerial systems, $2,008,719,000, of which $1,948,944,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2020, and of 
which $59,775,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2022. 
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement for operations and support, includ-
ing the purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for re-
placement only) police-type vehicles; overseas vetted units; 
and maintenance, minor construction, and minor leasehold 
improvements 
at 
owned 
and 
leased 
facilities; 
$7,002,043,000; of which $6,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for efforts to enforce laws against 
forced child labor; of which $33,700,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2019; of which not less than 
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$4,413,244,000 shall be for enforcement, detention, and 
removal operations, including transportation of unaccom-
panied minor aliens: Provided, That not to exceed $11,475 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be 
available until expended for conducting special operations 
under section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 
1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081): Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to 
informants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate 
of the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund 
or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associ-
ated with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of 
smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the United States. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement for procurement, construction, and 
improvements, $52,899,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity 
Administration 
for 
operations 
and 
support, 
$7,082,874,000, of which $1,770,719,000 shall remain 
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available until September 30, 2019: Provided, That not 
to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That security serv-
ice fees authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United 
States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as off-
setting collections and shall be available only for aviation 
security: Provided further, That the sum appropriated 
under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced 
on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections 
are received during fiscal year 2018 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year appropriation from the general fund esti-
mated at not more than $4,612,874,000. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration for procurement, construction, and 
improvements, $53,314,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration for research and development, 
$20,190,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019. 
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COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operations and main-
tenance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; 
purchase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor ve-
hicles, which shall be for replacement only; purchase or 
lease of small boats for contingent and emergent require-
ments (at a unit cost of not more than $700,000) and 
repairs and service-life replacements, not to exceed a total 
of $31,000,000; purchase, lease, or improvement of other 
equipment (at a unit cost of not more than $250,000); 
minor 
shore 
construction 
projects 
not 
exceeding 
$1,000,000 in total cost on any location; payments pursu-
ant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 
note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation and welfare; 
$7,163,464,000; of which $340,000,000 shall be for de-
fense-related activities; of which $24,500,000 shall be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out 
the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act 
of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That not to 
exceed $23,000 shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses. 
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the environ-
mental compliance and restoration functions of the Coast 
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Guard under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, 
$13,397,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2022. 
RESERVE TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve; 
operations and maintenance of the Coast Guard Reserve 
Program; personnel and training costs; and equipment 
and services; $114,875,000. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for acqui-
sition, construction, renovation, and improvement of aids 
to navigation, shore facilities (including facilities at De-
partment of Defense installations used by the Coast 
Guard), vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related 
thereto, $1,298,745,000; of which $20,000,000 shall be 
derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry 
out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which 
$1,256,655,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2022. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for re-
search, development, test, and evaluation; and for mainte-
nance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and 
equipment; $18,641,000; to remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2020, of which $500,000 shall be derived from 
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the pur-
poses of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may 
be credited to and used for the purposes of this appropria-
tion funds received from State and local governments, 
other public authorities, private sources, and foreign coun-
tries for expenses incurred for research, development, test-
ing, and evaluation. 
RETIRED PAY 
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this pur-
pose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 
Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for ca-
reer status bonuses, concurrent receipts, and combat-re-
lated special compensation, and payments for medical care 
of retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 
55 of title 10, United States Code, $1,673,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service for operations and support, including purchase of 
not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use for replace-
ment only; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of 
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motorcycles made in the United States; hire of aircraft; 
rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; fencing, 
lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or 
other property not in Government ownership or control, 
as may be necessary to perform protective functions; con-
duct of and participation in firearms matches; presen-
tation of awards; conduct of behavioral research in sup-
port of protective intelligence and operations; payment in 
advance for commercial accommodations as may be nec-
essary to perform protective functions; and payment, with-
out regard to section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, 
of subsistence expenses of employees who are on protective 
missions, whether at or away from their duty stations; 
$1,893,215,000; of which $33,692,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019, of which $6,000,000 shall 
be for a grant for activities related to investigations of 
missing and exploited children; and of which not less than 
$13,869,000 shall be for activities related to training in 
electronic crimes investigations and forensics: Provided, 
That not to exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assistance 
and equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations 
in counterfeit investigations. 
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PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$64,030,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service for research and development, $250,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2019. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. Section 201 of the Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2017 (division F of 
Public Law 115-31), related to overtime compensation 
limitations, shall apply with respect to funds made avail-
able in this Act in the same manner as such section ap-
plied to funds made available in that Act. 
SEC. 202. Funding made available under the heading 
‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection—Operations and 
Support’’ and ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection— 
Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’ shall be 
available for customs expenses when necessary to maintain 
operations and prevent adverse personnel actions in Puer-
to Rico in addition to funding provided by 48 U.S.C. 740. 
SEC. 203. Hereafter, no U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection aircraft or other related equipment, with the 
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exception of aircraft that are one of a kind and have been 
identified as excess to U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion requirements and aircraft that have been damaged 
beyond repair, shall be transferred to any other Federal 
agency, department, or office outside of the Department 
of Homeland Security without prior notice to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 204. As authorized by section 601(b) of the 
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Im-
plementation Act (Public Law 112–42), fees collected 
from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an ad-
jacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of the Con-
solidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall be available until expended. 
SEC. 205. For an additional amount for ‘‘U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection—Operations and Support’’, 
$39,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be re-
duced by amounts collected and credited to this appropria-
tion in fiscal year 2018 from amounts authorized to be 
collected by section 286(i) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(i)), section 10412 of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
8311), and section 817 of the Trade Facilitation and 
Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-125): 
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Provided, That to the extent that amounts realized from 
such collections exceed $39,000,000, those amounts in ex-
cess of $39,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation, 
to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 206. None of the funds made available in this 
Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used 
to prevent an individual not in the business of importing 
a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from im-
porting a prescription drug from Canada that complies 
with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Provided, 
That this section shall apply only to individuals trans-
porting on their person a personal-use quantity of the pre-
scription drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply: Provided 
further, That the prescription drug may not be— 
(1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 
102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
802); or 
(2) a biological product, as defined in section 
351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
262). 
SEC. 207. 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 section 501(b) of title 
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46, United States Code, for the transportation of crude 
oil distributed from and to the Strategic Petroleum Re-
serve until the Secretary of Homeland Security, after con-
sultation with the Secretaries of the Departments of En-
ergy and Transportation and representatives from the 
United States flag maritime industry, takes adequate 
measures to ensure the use of United States flag vessels 
for such transportation: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate 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 2 business days 
of any request for waivers of navigation and vessel-inspec-
tion laws pursuant to such section with respect to such 
transportation, and the disposition of such requests. 
SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act may be used to approve, license, facilitate, author-
ize, or otherwise allow the trafficking or import of prop-
erty confiscated by the Cuban Government. 
(b) In this section, the terms ‘‘confiscated’’, ‘‘Cuban 
Government’’, ‘‘property’’, and ‘‘traffic’’ have the mean-
ings given such terms in paragraphs (4), (5), (12)(A), and 
(13), respectively, of section 4 of the Cuban Liberty and 
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Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (2216 
U.S.C. 6023). 
SEC. 209. Without regard to the limitation as to time 
and condition of section 503(d), the Secretary may repro-
gram within and transfer funds to ‘‘U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’’ as nec-
essary to ensure the detention of aliens prioritized for re-
moval. 
SEC. 210. None of the funds provided under the 
heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement— 
Operations and Support’’ may be used to continue a dele-
gation of law enforcement authority authorized under sec-
tion 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the Department of Homeland Security 
Inspector General determines that the terms of the agree-
ment governing the delegation of authority have been ma-
terially violated. 
SEC. 211. None of the funds provided under the 
heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement— 
Operations and Support’’ may be used to continue any 
contract for the provision of detention services if the two 
most recent overall performance evaluations received by 
the contracted facility are less than ‘‘adequate’’ or the 
equivalent median score in any subsequent performance 
evaluation system. 
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SEC. 212. Members of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, including the leadership; the heads of 
Federal agencies and commissions, including the Sec-
retary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, and Assist-
ant Secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security; 
the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant 
Attorneys General, and United States Attorneys; and sen-
ior members of the Executive Office of the President, in-
cluding the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and 
baggage screening. 
SEC. 213. Notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, 
United States Code, for fiscal year 2018, any funds in 
the Aviation Security Capital Fund established by section 
44923(h) of title 49, United States Code, may be used 
for the procurement and installation of explosives detec-
tion systems or for the issuance of other transaction agree-
ments for the purpose of funding projects described in sec-
tion 44923(a) of such title. 
SEC. 214. None of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Operating Ex-
penses’’ shall be for expenses incurred for recreational ves-
sels under section 12114 of title 46, United States Code, 
except to the extent fees are collected from owners of 
yachts and credited to the appropriation made available 
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by this Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Operating 
Expenses’’: Provided, That to the extent such fees are in-
sufficient to pay expenses of recreational vessel docu-
mentation under such section 12114, and there is a back-
log of recreational vessel applications, personnel per-
forming non-recreational vessel documentation functions 
under subchapter II of chapter 121 of title 46, United 
States Code, may perform documentation under section 
12114. 
SEC. 215. Without regard to the limitation as to time 
and condition of section 503(d), after June 30, up to 
$10,000,000 may be reprogrammed to or from the Mili-
tary Pay and Allowances funding category within ‘‘Coast 
Guard—Operating Expenses’’ in accordance with sub-
section (a) of section 503. 
SEC. 216. The United States Secret Service is au-
thorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimburse-
ments from Federal agencies and entities, as defined in 
section 105 of title 5, United States Code, for personnel 
receiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley 
Training Center, except that total obligations at the end 
of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary re-
sources available under the heading ‘‘United States Secret 
Service—Operations and Support’’ at the end of the fiscal 
year. 
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SEC. 217. None of the funds made available to the 
United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous 
appropriations Acts may be made available for the protec-
tion of the head of a Federal agency other than the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security: Provided, That the Director 
of the Secret Service may enter into agreements to provide 
such protection on a fully reimbursable basis. 
SEC. 218. For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this 
Act, up to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within 
‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’. 
SEC. 219. Funding made available in this Act for 
‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’ 
is available for travel of United States Secret Service em-
ployees on protective missions without regard to the limi-
tations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if 
the Director of the United States Secret Service or a des-
ignee notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives 10 or more days 
in advance, or as early as practicable, prior to such ex-
penditures. 
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TITLE III 
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 
RECOVERY 
NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the National Protection 
and Programs Directorate for operations and support, 
$1,427,062,000, of which $8,912,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2019: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses. 
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 Protective Service. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the National Protection 
and Programs Directorate for procurement, construction, 
and improvements, $335,033,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the National Protection 
and Programs Directorate for research and development, 
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$11,126,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019. 
OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Af-
fairs for operations and support, $119,319,000, of which 
$13,520,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2019. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency 
Management 
Agency 
for 
operations 
and 
support, 
$1,027,135,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency for procurement, construction, and 
improvements, $76,578,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2019. 
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 
For activities of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency for Federal assistance through grants, contracts, 
cooperative 
agreements, 
and 
other 
activities, 
$3,003,798,000, which shall be allocated as follows: 
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(1) $467,000,000 for the State Homeland Secu-
rity Grant Program under section 2004 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of 
which 
$55,000,000 
shall 
be 
for 
Operation 
Stonegarden: Provided, That notwithstanding sub-
section (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal year 
2018, 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) $630,000,000 for the Urban Area Security 
Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604), of which 
$50,000,000 shall be for organizations (as described 
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
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 for Public Transportation Se-
curity Assistance and Railroad Security Assistance 
under sections 1406 and 1513 of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
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2007 (6 U.S.C. 1135 and 1163), of which 
$10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security. 
(4) $100,000,000 for Port Security Grants in 
accordance with section 70107 of title 46, United 
States Code. 
(5) $690,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2018, of which $345,000,000 shall be 
for 
Assistance 
to 
Firefighter 
Grants 
and 
$345,000,000 shall be for Staffing for Adequate 
Fire and Emergency Response Grants under sec-
tions 33 and 34 respectively of the Federal Fire Pre-
vention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229 
and 2229a). 
(6) $350,000,000 for emergency management 
performance grants under the National Flood Insur-
ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001), the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121), the Earthquake Hazards Re-
duction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701), 6 U.S.C. 
762, and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.). 
(7) $100,000,000 for the National Predisaster 
Mitigation Fund under section 203 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
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Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(8) $177,531,000 for necessary expenses for 
Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis, in addi-
tion to and to supplement any other sums appro-
priated under the National Flood Insurance Fund, 
and such additional sums as may be provided by 
States or other political subdivisions for cost-shared 
mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4101(f)(2)), to remain available until expended. 
(9) $120,000,000 for the emergency food and 
shelter program under title III of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331), 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
not to exceed 3.5 percent shall be for total adminis-
trative costs. 
(10) $269,267,000 to sustain current oper-
ations for training, exercises, technical assistance, 
and other programs. 
DISASTER RELIEF FUND 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $7,327,720,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $6,793,000,000 shall be for 
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major disasters declared pursuant to the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) and is designated by the Congress 
as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
For activities under the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster 
Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the 
Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 
(Public Law 112–141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Home-
owner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public 
Law 113–89; 128 Stat. 1020), $203,500,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2019, which shall be derived 
from offsetting amounts collected under section 1308(d) 
of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4015(d)); of which $13,573,000 shall be available for mis-
sion support associated with flood management; and of 
which $189,927,000 shall be available for flood plain man-
agement and flood mapping: Provided, That any addi-
tional 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 offsetting collections to this 
account, to be available for flood plain management and 
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flood mapping: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2017, 
no funds shall be available from the National Flood Insur-
ance Fund under section 1310 of the National Flood In-
surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4017) in excess of— 
(1) $165,224,000 for operating expenses and 
salaries and expenses associated with flood insurance 
operations; 
(2) $1,123,000,000 for commissions and taxes 
of agents; 
(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on 
Treasury borrowings; and 
(4) $175,000,000, which shall remain available 
until expended, for flood mitigation actions and for 
flood mitigation 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 Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts speci-
fied as available 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 
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in funding levels for programs, projects, or activities 
as approved by the Congress. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives are notified at least 15 days in advance of 
such reprogramming. 
(c) Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made avail-
able 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 ap-
propriations if the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives are notified at 
least 30 days in advance of such transfer, but no such 
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 
shall be increased by more than 10 percent by such trans-
fer. 
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), no 
funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred be-
tween appropriations based upon an initial notification 
provided after June 30, except in extraordinary cir-
cumstances that imminently threaten the safety of human 
life or the protection of property. 
(e) The notification thresholds and procedures set 
forth in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to 
any use of deobligated balances of funds provided in pre-
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