OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General for operations and support, $257,599,000, of 
which $20,000,000 shall be for additional inspections and 
oversight of detention facilities and shall remain available 
until September 30, 2027, and of which $12,814,000 shall 
be for oversight of the execution of funds provided in Pub-
lic Law 119–21: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 
may be used for certain confidential operational expenses, 
including the payment of informants, to be expended at 
the direction of the Inspector General. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit a report not later than October 15, 2026, 
to the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
Security listing all grants and contracts awarded by any 
means other than full and open competition during fiscal 
years 2025 or 2026. 
(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 House of Representatives and the Senate not later 
than February 15, 2027. 
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SEC. 102. (a) Not later than 30 days after the last 
day of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the De-
partment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate 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. 
(b) The initial staffing report submitted pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be the baseline for which the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security may increase or decrease 
staffing levels for any program, project, or activity pursu-
ant to section 503(a)(4) of this Act. 
SEC. 103. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate of any proposed transfers 
of funds available under section 9705(g)(4)(B) of title 31, 
United States Code, from the Department of the Treasury 
Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
(b) None of the funds identified for such a transfer 
may be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations 
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of the House of Representatives and the Senate are noti-
fied of the proposed transfer. 
SEC. 104. All official costs associated with the use 
of Government aircraft by Department of Homeland Secu-
rity personnel to support official travel of the Secretary 
and the Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts 
made available for the Office of the Secretary. 
SEC. 105. (a) The Under Secretary for Management 
shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate not later than 45 days 
after the end of each fiscal quarter on all Level 1 and 
Level 2 acquisition programs on the Master Acquisition 
Oversight List between Acquisition Decision Event and 
Full Operational Capability, including programs that have 
been removed from such list during the preceding quarter. 
(b) For each such program, the briefing described in 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) a description of the purpose of the program, 
including the capabilities being acquired and the 
component(s) sponsoring the acquisition; 
(2) the total number of units, as appropriate, to 
be acquired annually until procurement is complete 
under the current acquisition program baseline; 
(3) the Acquisition Review Board status, in-
cluding— 
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(A) the current acquisition phase by incre-
ment, as applicable; 
(B) the date of the most recent review; and 
(C) whether the program has been paused 
or is in breach status; 
(4) a comparison between the initial Depart-
ment-approved acquisition program baseline cost, 
schedule, and performance thresholds and objectives 
and the program’s current such thresholds and ob-
jectives, if applicable; 
(5) the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for com-
parison to the Future Years Homeland Security 
Program, including— 
(A) the confidence level for the estimate; 
(B) the fiscal years included in the esti-
mate; 
(C) a breakout of the estimate for the 
prior five years, the current year, and the budg-
et year; 
(D) a breakout of the estimate by appro-
priation account or other funding source; and 
(E) a description of and rationale for any 
changes to the estimate as compared to the pre-
viously approved baseline, as applicable, and 
during the prior fiscal year; 
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(6) a summary of the findings of any inde-
pendent verification and validation of the items to be 
acquired or an explanation for why no such 
verification and validation has been performed; 
(7) a table displaying the obligation of all pro-
gram funds by prior fiscal year, the estimated obli-
gation of funds for the current fiscal year, and an 
estimate for the planned carryover of funds into the 
subsequent fiscal year; 
(8) a listing of prime contractors and major 
subcontractors; and 
(9) narrative descriptions of risks to cost, 
schedule, or performance that could result in a pro-
gram breach if not successfully mitigated. 
(c) The Under Secretary for Management shall sub-
mit each approved Acquisition Decision Memorandum for 
programs described in this section to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate not later than five business days after the date of 
approval of such memorandum by the Under Secretary for 
Management or the designee of the Under Secretary for 
Management. 
SEC. 106. (a) None of the funds made available to 
the Department of Homeland Security in this Act or prior 
appropriations Acts may be obligated for any new pilot 
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or demonstration unless the component or office carrying 
out such pilot or demonstration has documented the infor-
mation described in subsection (c). 
(b) Prior to the obligation of any such funds made 
available for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ for a new pilot 
or demonstration, the Under Secretary for Management 
shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 
the information described in subsection (c). 
(c) The information required under subsections (a) 
and (b) for a pilot or demonstration shall include the fol-
lowing— 
(1) documented objectives that are well-defined 
and measurable; 
(2) an assessment methodology that details— 
(A) the type and source of assessment 
data; 
(B) the methods for, and frequency of, col-
lecting such data; and 
(C) how such data will be analyzed; and 
(3) an implementation plan, including mile-
stones, cost estimates, and implementation sched-
ules, including a projected end date. 
(d) Not later than 90 days after the date of comple-
tion of a pilot or demonstration described in subsection 
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(e), the Under Secretary for Management shall provide a 
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate detailing lessons 
learned, actual costs, any planned expansion or continu-
ation of the pilot or demonstration, and any planned tran-
sition of such pilot or demonstration into an enduring pro-
gram or operation. 
(e) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or dem-
onstration program is a study, demonstration, experi-
mental program, or trial that— 
(1) is a small-scale, short-term experiment con-
ducted in order to evaluate feasibility, duration, 
costs, or adverse events, and improve upon the de-
sign of an effort prior to implementation of a larger 
scale effort; and 
(2) uses more than 10 full-time equivalents or 
obligates, or proposes to obligate, $5,000,000 or 
more, but does not include congressionally directed 
programs or enhancements and does not include pro-
grams that were in operation as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(f) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or dem-
onstration does not include any testing, evaluation, or ini-
tial deployment phase executed under a procurement con-
tract for the acquisition of information technology services 
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or systems, or any pilot or demonstration carried out by 
a non-Federal recipient under any financial assistance 
agreement funded by the Department. 
SEC. 107. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be used by the Of-
fice of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of 
Homeland Security to conduct a covered activity (as de-
fined by section 6303 of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2025 (division F of Public Law 118–159)). 
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as lim-
iting or superseding the authority of any official within 
the Department of Homeland Security to conduct legal, 
privacy, civil rights, or civil liberties oversight of the intel-
ligence activities of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. 
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to pro-
hibit, or to limit the authority of, personnel of the Office 
of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Home-
land Security from sharing intelligence information with, 
or receiving information from— 
(1) foreign, State, local, tribal, or territorial 
governments (or any agency or subdivision thereof); 
(2) the private sector; or 
(3) other elements of the Federal Government, 
including the components of the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
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SEC. 108. (a) The Inspector General shall report to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate on a quarterly basis on over-
sight of the funding provided to the Department in Public 
Law 119–21. 
(b) The quarterly report required in subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) a review of the spend plans for every pro-
gram, project, or activity funded by the Department 
under Public Law 119–21, including the current sta-
tus of obligated funds compared to spend plan pro-
jections; and 
(2) a summary of the audits being conducted on 
the Department’s contracting, procurement, and ac-
quisition activities resulting from Public Law 119– 
21. 
(c) Beginning one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Inspector General 
shall submit a comprehensive report to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate on the audits, inspections, and evaluations con-
ducted on funds provided and activities undertaken in 
Public Law 119–21 and shall also provide recommenda-
tions in such report on ways to improve effectiveness and 
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efficiency and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of such pro-
grams and funds. 
SEC. 109. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Office 
of the Secretary and Executive Management—Operations 
and Support—Office of the Secretary’’, $20,000,000, for 
the procurement, deployment, and operations of body- 
worn cameras for agents and officers performing enforce-
ment activities under 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. 
(b) Within 30 days of the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
a spend plan for the execution of funding provided in sub-
section (a). 
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TITLE II 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection for operations and support, including the trans-
portation of unaccompanied alien minors; the provision of 
air and marine support to Federal, State, local, and inter-
national agencies in the enforcement or administration of 
laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security; 
at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the provision of such support to Federal, State, and local 
agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humani-
tarian efforts; the purchase and lease of up to 7,500 
(6,500 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; the pur-
chase, maintenance, or operation of marine vessels, air-
craft, and unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with 
individuals for personal services abroad; $17,727,974,000; 
of which $3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor 
Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative expenses re-
lated to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pur-
suant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding sec-
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tion 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $550,000,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2027; 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 $150,000 shall be available for pay-
ment for rental space in connection with preclearance op-
erations: Provided further, That not to exceed $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 ex-
ceed $2,500,000 may be transferred to the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs for the maintenance and repair of roads on 
Native American reservations used by the U.S. Border Pa-
trol. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection for procurement, construction, and improve-
ments, including procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, 
and unmanned aerial systems, $222,886,000, which shall 
be for the purposes and in the amounts specified in the 
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‘‘Final Bill’’ column for U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements, in 
the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act), of which— 
(1) amounts made available for Border Security 
Assets and Infrastructure, Trade and Travel Assets 
and Infrastructure, Integrated Operations Assets 
and Infrastructure, Mission Support Assets and In-
frastructure, and Radiological Detection Systems 
shall remain available until September 30, 2028; and 
(2) amounts made available for Construction 
and Facility Improvements shall remain available 
until September 30, 2030. 
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; 
$10,036,362,000, which shall be for the purposes and in 
the amounts specified in the ‘‘Final Bill’’ column for U.S. 
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Operations and 
Support, in the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Ap-
propriations Act, 2026’’ table in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding divi-
sion A of this consolidated Act), of which— 
(1) of the amounts made available for Home-
land Security Investigations— 
(A) not less than $6,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for efforts to enforce 
laws against forced child labor; 
(B) $46,696,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2027; 
(C) not less than $3,000,000 is for paid 
apprenticeships for participants in the Human 
Exploitation Rescue Operative Child-Rescue 
Corps; 
(D) not less than $15,000,000 shall be 
available for investigation of intellectual prop-
erty rights violations, including operation of the 
National Intellectual Property Rights Coordina-
tion Center; 
(E) $15,000,000 shall be available until 
expended for conducting special operations 
under section 3131 of the Customs Enforce-
ment Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2801); and 
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(F) not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for 
awards of compensation to informants, to be ac-
counted for solely under the certificate of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security; 
(2) of the amounts made available for Enforce-
ment and Removal Operations, not to exceed 
$11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reimburse 
other Federal agencies for the costs associated with 
the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled 
aliens unlawfully present in the United States; and 
(3) of the amounts made available under this 
heading, $11,475 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement for procurement, construction, and 
improvements, $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2028. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity 
Administration 
for 
operations 
and 
support, 
$10,635,434,000, of which $300,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not 
to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and rep-
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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 2026 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year appropriation from the general fund esti-
mated at not more than $7,605,434,000. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration for procurement, construction, and 
improvements, $330,230,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2028. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration for research and development, 
$24,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for oper-
ations and support including the Coast Guard Reserve; 
purchase or lease of not to exceed 30 passenger motor ve-
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(14) $478,414,000 to sustain current oper-
ations for training, exercises, technical assistance, 
and other programs, of which— 
(A) $85,711,000 is for the Center for Do-
mestic Preparedness; 
(B) $17,100,000 is for the Center for 
Homeland Defense and Security; 
(C) $33,366,000 is for the Emergency 
Management Institute; 
(D) $72,140,000 is for the United States 
Fire Administration; 
(E) $95,950,000 is for the National Do-
mestic Preparedness Consortium; 
(F) $15,200,000 is for Continuing Train-
ing Grants; 
(G) $21,266,000 is for the National Exer-
cise Program; 
(H) $83,657,000 is for the Biological Sup-
port Program; 
(I) $34,465,000 is for the Securing the 
Cities Program; and 
(J) $19,559,000 is for Countering Weap-
ons of Mass Destruction Training, Exercises, 
and Readiness. 
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