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agreement under the authority of this section and shall pro-
vide a copy of the agreement to the appropriate Committees 
of Congress. 
(i) For purposes of this section the terms: 
(1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection services 
means any activities of any employee or contractor of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection pertaining to 
customs and immigration inspection-related matters. 
(2) Person means any natural person or any 
corporation, partnership, trust, association, or any 
other public or private entity, or any officer, em-
ployee, or agent thereof. 
(3) Appropriate Committees of Congress means 
the Committees on Appropriations; Finance; Judici-
ary; and Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committees on Appropria-
tions; Judiciary; Ways and Means; and Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 556. None of the funds made available under this 
Act may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to 
facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an indi-
vidual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or sus-
pects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel unless 
law enforcement personnel of the United States continu-
ously monitor or control the firearm at all times.
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SEC. 557. None of the funds provided in this or any 
other Act may be obligated to implement the National Pre-
paredness Grant Program or any other successor grant pro-
grams unless explicitly authorized by Congress. 
SEC. 558. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to reimburse any Federal department or 
agency for its participation in a National Special Security 
Event. 
SEC. 559. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to pay for the travel to or attendance of 
more than 50 employees of a single component of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, who are stationed in the 
United States, at a single international conference unless 
the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
that such attendance is in the national interest and notifies 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives within at least 10 days of that 
determination and the basis for that determination: Pro-
vided, That for purposes of this section the term ‘‘inter-
national conference’’ shall mean a conference occurring out-
side of the United States attended by representatives of the 
United States Government and of foreign governments, 
international organizations, or nongovernmental organiza-
tions.
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SEC. 560. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit an annual report to the Department of Home-
land Security Inspector General regarding the costs and 
contracting procedures related to each conference held by 
any departmental component, agency, board, commission, 
or office during fiscal year 2014 for which the cost to the 
United States Government was more than $100,000. 
(b) Each report submitted shall include, for each con-
ference described in subsection (a) held during the applica-
ble period— 
(1) a description of its purpose; 
(2) the number of participants attending; 
(3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United 
States Government, including— 
(A) the cost of any food or beverages; 
(B) the cost of any audio-visual services; 
(C) the cost of employee or contractor travel 
to and from the conference; and 
(D) a discussion of the methodology used to 
determine which costs relate to the conference; 
and 
(4) a description of the contracting procedures 
used including— 
(A) whether contracts were awarded on a 
competitive basis; and
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(B) a discussion of any cost comparison 
conducted by the departmental component, agen-
cy, board, commission or office in evaluating po-
tential contractors for the conference. 
(c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference held 
by any departmental component, agency, board, commis-
sion, or office funded by this Act during fiscal year 2014 
for which the cost to the United States Government was 
more than $20,000, the head of any such departmental com-
ponent, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify the 
Inspector General of the date, location, and number of em-
ployees attending such conference. 
(d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appro-
priated by this Act may not be used for the purpose of de-
fraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) 
that is not directly and programmatically related to the 
purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such 
as a conference held in connection with planning, training, 
assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a 
project funded by the grant or contract. 
(e) None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for travel and conference activities that are not in 
compliance with Office of Management and Budget Memo-
randum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012.
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SEC. 561. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to implement, carry out, administer, or 
enforce section 1308(h) of the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015 (h)). 
SEC. 562. In administering the funds made available 
to address any major disaster declared on or after August 
27, 2011, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency shall establish a pilot program for the relo-
cation of State facilities under section 406 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5172), under which the Administrator may 
waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any regula-
tion the Administrator administers to provide assistance, 
consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 US.C 4321 et seq.), for the permanent relocation 
of State facilities, including administrative office buildings, 
medical facilities, laboratories, and related operating infra-
structure (including heat, sewage, mechanical, electrical, 
and plumbing), that were significantly damaged as a result 
of the major disaster, are subject to flood risk, and are other-
wise eligible for repair, restoration, reconstruction, or re-
placement under section 406 of that Act, if the Adminis-
trator determines that such relocation is practicable, and 
will be cost effective or more appropriate than repairing, 
restoring, reconstructing, or replacing the facility in its
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predisaster location, and if such relocation will effectively 
mitigate the flood risk to the facility. 
SEC. 563. The administrative law judge annuitants 
participating in the Senior Administrative Law Judge Pro-
gram managed by the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management under section 3323 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall be available on a temporary reemployment basis 
to conduct arbitrations of disputes as part of the arbitration 
panel established by the President under section 601 of divi-
sion A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 164). 
SEC. 564. 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 adjacent 
island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
58c(a)(5)) shall be available until expended. 
SEC. 565. (a) Section 109(1) of the Department of Jus-
tice Appropriations Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–77) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$7’’ and inserting ‘‘$9’’. 
(b) Section 108 of division B of title I of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108– 
7) is amended by striking ‘‘$3’’ and inserting ‘‘$5’’.
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SEC. 566. (a) DONATIONS PERMITTED.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, including chapter 33 
of title 40, United States Code, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, for purposes of constructing, altering, operating, 
or maintaining a new or existing land port of entry facil-
ity, may accept donations of real and personal property 
(including monetary donations) and nonpersonal services 
from private parties and State and local government enti-
ties. 
(b) ALLOWABLE USES
OF DONATIONS.—The Sec-
retary, with respect to any donation provided pursuant to 
subsection (a), may— 
(1) use such property or services for necessary 
activities related to the construction, alteration, oper-
ation, or maintenance of a new or existing land port 
of entry facility under the custody and control of the 
Secretary, including expenses related to— 
(A) land acquisition, design, construction, 
repair and alteration; 
(B) furniture, fixtures, and equipment; 
(C) the deployment of technology and equip-
ment; and 
(D) operations and maintenance; or 
(2) transfer such property or services to the Ad-
ministrator of General Services for necessary activi-
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ties described in paragraph (1) related to a new or 
existing land port of entry facility under the custody 
and control of the Administrator. 
(c) EVALUATION PROCEDURES.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Administrator, shall estab-
lish procedures for evaluating a proposal submitted by any 
person described in paragraph (a) to make a donation of 
real or personal property (including monetary donations) 
or nonpersonal services to facilitate the construction, alter-
ation, operation, or maintenance of a new or existing land 
port of entry facility under the custody and control of the 
Secretary and make any evaluation criteria publicly avail-
able. 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining whether or not 
to approve a proposal described in paragraph (c), the Sec-
retary or the Administrator shall consider— 
(1) the impact of the proposal on reducing wait 
times at that port of entry and other ports of entry 
on the same border; 
(2) the potential of the proposal to increase trade 
and travel efficiency through added capacity; 
(3) the potential of the proposal to enhance the 
security of the port of entry;
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(4) the impact of the proposal on staffing re-
quirements; and 
(5) other factors that the Secretary determines to 
be relevant. 
(e) CONSULTATION.— 
(1) LOCATIONS FOR NEW PORTS OF ENTRY.—The 
Secretary is encouraged to consult with the Secretary 
of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec-
retary of State, the International Boundary and 
Water Commission, and appropriate representatives 
of States, local governments, Indian tribes, and prop-
erty owners— 
(A) to determine locations for new ports of 
entry; and 
(B) to minimize the adverse impacts from 
such ports on the environment, historic and cul-
tural resources, commerce, and the quality of life 
for the communities and residents located near 
such ports. 
(2) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this para-
graph may be construed— 
(A) to create any right or liability of the 
parties described in subparagraph (1); and 
(B) to affect any consultation requirement 
under any other law.
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(f) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING.—Property (including 
monetary donations) and services provided pursuant to 
paragraph (a) may be used in addition to any other fund-
ing (including appropriated funds), property, or services 
made available for the same purpose. 
(g) UNCONDITIONAL DONATIONS.—A donation pro-
vided pursuant to paragraph (a) shall be made uncondi-
tionally, although the donor may specify— 
(1) the land port of entry facility or facilities to 
be benefitted from such donation; and 
(2) the timeframe during which the donated 
property or services shall be used. 
(h) RETURN OF DONATIONS.—If the Secretary or the 
Administrator does not use the property or services donated 
pursuant to paragraph (a) for the specific land port of 
entry facility or facilities designated by the donor or within 
the timeframe specified by the donor, such donated property 
or services shall be returned to the entity that made the 
donation. No interest shall be owed to the donor with respect 
to any donation of funding provided under paragraph (a) 
that is returned pursuant to this paragraph. 
(i) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Ad-
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ministrator, shall submit a report to the congressional 
committees listed in subparagraph (2) that de-
scribes— 
(A) the accepted donations received under 
this subsection; 
(B) the ports of entry that received such do-
nations; and 
(C) how each donation helped facilitate the 
construction, alteration, operation, or mainte-
nance of a new or existing land port of entry. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The congres-
sional committees listed in this subparagraph are— 
(A) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; 
(E) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(F) the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
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(j) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this subsection 
may be construed to affect or alter the existing authority 
of the Secretary or the Administrator of General Services 
to construct, alter, operate, and maintain land port of entry 
facilities. 
SEC. 567. (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall not— 
(1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any 
new border crossing fee on individuals crossing the 
Southern border or the Northern border at a land port 
of entry; or 
(2) conduct any study relating to the imposition 
of a border crossing fee. 
(b) BORDER CROSSING FEE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘border crossing fee’’ means a fee that every 
pedestrian, cyclist, and driver and passenger of a private 
motor vehicle is required to pay for the privilege of crossing 
the Southern border or the Northern border at a land port 
of entry. 
SEC. 568. (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 217(c)(1) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(1)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE; DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation
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with the Secretary of State, may designate any 
country as a program country if that country 
meets the requirements under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(i) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.—The term ‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(I) the Committee on Appropria-
tions, the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs, and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate; and 
‘‘(II) the Committee on Appro-
priations, the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, the Committee on Homeland 
Security, and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives. 
‘‘(ii) OVERSTAY RATE.— 
‘‘(I) INITIAL
DESIGNATION.—The 
term ‘overstay rate’ means, with re-
spect to a country being considered for 
designation in the program, the ratio 
of—
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‘‘(aa) the number of nation-
als of that country who were ad-
mitted to the United States on the 
basis of a nonimmigrant visa 
under section 101(a)(15)(B) whose 
periods of authorized stay ended 
during a fiscal year but who re-
mained unlawfully in the United 
States beyond such periods; to 
‘‘(bb) the number of nation-
als of that country who were ad-
mitted to the United States on the 
basis of a nonimmigrant visa 
under section 101(a)(15)(B) whose 
periods of authorized stay ended 
during that fiscal year. 
‘‘(II) 
CONTINUING
DESIGNA-
TION.—The term ‘overstay rate’ means, 
for each fiscal year after initial des-
ignation under this section with re-
spect to a country, the ratio of— 
‘‘(aa) the number of nation-
als of that country who were ad-
mitted to the United States under 
this section or on the basis of a
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nonimmigrant visa under section 
101(a)(15)(B) whose periods of 
authorized stay ended during a 
fiscal year but who remained un-
lawfully in the United States be-
yond such periods; to 
‘‘(bb) the number of nation-
als of that country who were ad-
mitted to the United States under 
this section or on the basis of a 
nonimmigrant visa under section 
101(a)(15)(B) whose periods of 
authorized stay ended during that 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(III) COMPUTATION
OF
OVER-
STAY RATE.—In determining the over-
stay rate for a country, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security may utilize in-
formation from any available data-
bases to ensure the accuracy of such 
rate. 
‘‘(iii) PROGRAM COUNTRY.—The term 
‘program country’ means a country des-
ignated as a program country under sub-
paragraph (A).’’.
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(b) TECHNICAL
AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1187) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ each place 
the term appears (except in subsection (c)(11)(B)) 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(C)(iii), by striking 
‘‘Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee 
on International Relations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on the Judiciary 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5)(A)(i)(III), by striking 
‘‘Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Home-
land Security, of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on the Judiciary, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking subpara-
graph (E).
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(c) DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM COUNTRIES BASED ON 
OVERSTAY RATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 217(c)(2)(A) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1187(c)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) GENERAL NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) LOW
NONIMMIGRANT
VISA
RE-
FUSAL RATE.—The percentage of nationals 
of that country refused nonimmigrant visas 
under section 101(a)(15)(B) during the pre-
vious full fiscal year was not more than 3 
percent of the total number of nationals of 
that country who were granted or refused 
nonimmigrant visas under such section dur-
ing such year. 
‘‘(ii) LOW
NONIMMIGRANT
OVERSTAY 
RATE.—The overstay rate for that country 
was not more than 3 percent during the 
previous fiscal year.’’. 
(2) 
QUALIFICATION
CRITERIA.—Section 
217(c)(3) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(3)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) QUALIFICATION CRITERIA.—After designa-
tion as a program country under section 217(c)(2), a 
country may not continue to be designated as a pro-
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gram country unless the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, in consultation with the Secretary of State, de-
termines, pursuant to the requirements under para-
graph (5), that the designation will be continued.’’. 
(3) INITIAL PERIOD.—Section 217(c) is further 
amended by striking subsection (c)(4). 
(4) 
CONTINUING
DESIGNATION.—Section 
217(c)(5)(A)(i)(II) 
of 
such 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1187(c)(5)(A)(i)(II)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(II) shall determine, 
based upon the evaluation in 
subclause (I), whether any 
such designation under sub-
section (d) or (f), or proba-
tion under subsection (f), 
ought to be continued or ter-
minated;’’. 
(5) COMPUTATION OF VISA REFUSAL RATES; JU-
DICIAL REVIEW.—Section 217(c)(6) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1187(c)(6)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) COMPUTATION OF VISA REFUSAL RATES AND 
JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) COMPUTATION
OF
VISA
REFUSAL 
RATES.—For purposes of determining the eligi-
bility of a country to be designated as a program
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‘‘(2) DETERMINATION, NOTICE, AND INITIAL PRO-
BATIONARY PERIOD.— 
‘‘(A) DETERMINATION
OF
PROBATIONARY 
STATUS
AND
NOTICE
OF
NONCOMPLIANCE.—As 
part of each program country’s periodic evalua-
tion required by subsection (c)(5)(A), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall determine 
whether a program country is in compliance 
with the program requirements under subpara-
graphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(B) INITIAL
PROBATIONARY
PERIOD.—If 
the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
that a program country is not in compliance 
with the program requirements under subpara-
graphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2), 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall place 
the program country in probationary status for 
the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which 
the periodic evaluation is completed. 
‘‘(3) ACTIONS AT THE END OF THE INITIAL PRO-
BATIONARY PERIOD.—At the end of the initial proba-
tionary period of a country under paragraph (2)(B), 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take 1 of 
the following actions:
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‘‘(A) COMPLIANCE DURING INITIAL PROBA-
TIONARY PERIOD.—If the Secretary determines 
that all instances of noncompliance with the pro-
gram requirements under subparagraphs (A)(ii) 
through (F) of subsection (c)(2) that were identi-
fied in the latest periodic evaluation have been 
remedied by the end of the initial probationary 
period, the Secretary shall end the country’s pro-
bationary period. 
‘‘(B) NONCOMPLIANCE DURING INITIAL PRO-
BATIONARY PERIOD.—If the Secretary determines 
that any instance of noncompliance with the 
program 
requirements 
under 
subparagraphs 
(A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2) that were 
identified in the latest periodic evaluation has 
not been remedied by the end of the initial pro-
bationary period— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary may terminate the 
country’s participation in the program; or 
‘‘(ii) on an annual basis, the Secretary 
may continue the country’s probationary 
status if the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, determines that the 
country’s continued participation in the
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program is in the national interest of the 
United States. 
‘‘(4) ACTIONS AT THE END OF ADDITIONAL PRO-
BATIONARY PERIODS.—At the end of all probationary 
periods granted to a country pursuant to paragraph 
(3)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall take 1 of the following 
actions: 
‘‘(A) COMPLIANCE DURING ADDITIONAL PE-
RIOD.—The Secretary shall end the country’s 
probationary status if the Secretary determines 
during the latest periodic evaluation required by 
subsection (c)(5)(A) that the country is in com-
pliance with the program requirements under 
subparagraphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection 
(c)(2). 
‘‘(B) NONCOMPLIANCE DURING ADDITIONAL 
PERIODS.—The Secretary shall terminate the 
country’s participation in the program if the 
Secretary determines during the latest periodic 
evaluation required by subsection (c)(5)(A) that 
the program country continues to be in non-com-
pliance with the program requirements under 
subparagraphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection 
(c)(2).
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‘‘(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The termination of a 
country’s participation in the program under para-
graph (3)(B) or (4)(B) shall take effect on the first 
day of the first fiscal year following the fiscal year in 
which the Secretary determines that such participa-
tion shall be terminated. Until such date, nationals of 
the country shall remain eligible for a waiver under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(6) TREATMENT OF NATIONALS AFTER TERMI-
NATION.—For purposes of this subsection and sub-
section (d)— 
‘‘(A) nationals of a country whose designa-
tion is terminated under paragraph (3) or (4) 
shall remain eligible for a waiver under sub-
section (a) until the effective date of such termi-
nation; and 
‘‘(B) a waiver under this section that is 
provided to such a national for a period de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) shall not, by such 
termination, be deemed to have been rescinded or 
otherwise rendered invalid, if the waiver is 
granted prior to such termination. 
‘‘(7) CONSULTATIVE ROLE OF THE SECRETARY 
OF STATE.—In this subsection, references to subpara-
graphs (A)(ii) through (F) of subsection (c)(2) and
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subsection (c)(5)(A) carry with them the consultative 
role of the Secretary of State as provided in those 
provisions.’’. 
(e) REVIEW
OF
OVERSTAY
TRACKING
METHOD-
OLOGY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a review of the methods used by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security— 
(1) to track aliens entering and exiting the 
United States; and 
(2) to detect any such alien who stays longer 
than such alien’s period of authorized admission. 
(f) EVALUATION OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL 
AUTHORIZATION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall submit to Congress— 
(1) an evaluation of the security risks of aliens 
who enter the United States without an approved 
Electronic 
System 
for 
Travel 
Authorization 
verification; and 
(2) a description of any improvements needed to 
minimize the number of aliens who enter the United 
States without the verification described in paragraph 
(1).
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(g) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PRIORITY FOR REVIEW 
OF PROGRAM COUNTRIES.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the process of con-
ducting evaluations of countries participating in the visa 
waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), should prioritize the re-
views of countries in which circumstances indicate that 
such a review is necessary or desirable. 
SEC. 569. The Commissioner of the United States Cus-
toms and Border Protection may waive the claim for reim-
bursement of $221,123 from the fiscal year 2009 appropria-
tion for the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast 
Rebuilding. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 570. Of the funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, the following funds are hereby 
rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the 
specified amounts: Provided, That no amounts may be re-
scinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent res-
olution on the budget of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended— 
(a) $14,500,000 from Public Law 111–83 under the 
heading Coast Guard ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Im-
provements’’;
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(b) $29,000,000 from Public Law 112–10 under the 
heading Coast Guard ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Im-
provements’’; 
(c) $31,500,000 from Public Law 112–74 under the 
heading Coast Guard ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Im-
provements’’; 
(d) $1,500,000 from Transportation Security Admin-
istration ‘‘Aviation Security’’ account 70x0550; 
(e) $977,000 from Transportation Security Adminis-
tration ‘‘Research and Development’’ account 70x0553; 
(f) $61,783,000 from unobligated prior year balances 
from U.S. Customs and Border Protection ‘‘Border Secu-
rity, Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology’’. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 571. Of the funds transferred to the Department 
of Homeland Security when it was created in 2003, the fol-
lowing funds are hereby rescinded from the following ac-
counts and programs in the specified amounts: 
(1) $153,000 from U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; 
(2) $10,311 from U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement ‘‘Violent Crime Reduction Program’’; 
(3) $336,779 from ‘‘Transportation Security Ad-
ministration’’;
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(4) $85,756 from Coast Guard ‘‘Acquisition, 
Construction, and Improvements’’; 
(5) $2,501 from Federal Emergency Management 
Agency ‘‘Office of Domestic Preparedness’’; 
(6) $134,457 from Federal Emergency Manage-
ment 
Agency 
‘‘National 
Predisaster 
Mitigation 
Fund’’; and 
(7) $995,654 from the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’. 
(RESCISSION) 
SEC. 572. From the unobligated balances made avail-
able in the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund 
established by section 9703 of title 31, United States Code, 
(added 
by 
section 
638 
of 
Public 
Law 
102–393) 
$100,000,000 shall be rescinded. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2014’’.
Calendar No. 140 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2217 
[Report No. 113–77] 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 7, 2013 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations 
JUNE 12, 2013 
Committee discharged; ordered returned to the House 
JUNE 13, 2013 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations pursuant to the order of June 12, 2013 
JULY 18, 2013 
Reported with an amendment