112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2017 
AN ACT 
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 ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes, 
namely: 
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 (reduced by 
$63,350,000) (reduced by $1,000,000): 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 
Preparedness 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 (reduced by 
$600,000) (reduced by $117,470,000) (reduced by 
$10,000,000), of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 
That of the total amount made available under this head-
ing, $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2016, solely for the alteration and improvement of facili-
ties, tenant improvements, and relocation costs to consoli-
date Department headquarters operations at the Nebraska 
Avenue Complex; and $16,686,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2014, for the Human Resources In-
formation 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. 
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 (re-
duced by $139,180,000), of which $105,500,000 (reduced 
by $55,672,000) shall be available for salaries and ex-
penses; and of which $155,800,000 (reduced by 
$83,508,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2014, shall be available for development and acquisition 
of information technology equipment, software, services, 
and related activities for the Department of Homeland Se-
curity: Provided, That the Chief Information Officer 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 all information technology acquisition projects 
that are funded under this heading or are funded by mul-
tiple components of the Department of Homeland Security 
through reimbursable agreements: Provided further, That 
such expenditure plan shall include, for each project fund-
ed, 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 fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall sub-
mit 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 in-
vestment and management plan for all information tech-
nology 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 
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. 
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 (reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by 
$1,000,000), of which $3,274,000 shall be derived from 
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative 
expenses related to the collection of the Harbor Mainte-
nance 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. 
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— 
(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 
(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— 
(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 
(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 (increased by 
$10,000,000), 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 Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives receive a detailed expendi-
ture plan prepared by the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, and submitted not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, for a program to establish and 
maintain a security barrier along the borders of the 
United States, of fencing and vehicle barriers where prac-
ticable, and of other forms of fencing, tactical infrastruc-
ture, and technology: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives, 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, Infrastructure, and Tech-
nology account, that includes for each tactical infrastruc-
ture and technology deployment— 
(1) the funding level in that budget and pro-
jected funding levels for each of the next three fiscal 
years, including a description of the purpose of such 
funding levels; 
(2) the deployment plan, by border segment, 
that aligns each deployment to mission requirements 
by defining existing capabilities, identifying known 
capability gaps between such existing capabilities 
and stated mission requirements related to achieving 
operational control, and explaining how each tactical 
infrastructure or technology deployment will address 
such known capability gaps; and 
(3) a current acquisition program baseline 
that— 
(A) notes and explains any deviations in 
cost, performance parameters, schedule, or esti-
mated date of completion from the most recent 
acquisition program baseline approved by the 
Department of Homeland Security Acquisition 
Review Board;
(B) includes a phase-out and life-cycle re-
capitalization schedule delineated by fiscal year 
for existing and new tactical infrastructure and 
technology deployments that each deployment is 
intended to replace or recapitalize; and 
(C) 
includes 
qualitative 
performance 
metrics that assess the effectiveness of new and 
existing tactical infrastructure and technology 
deployments and inform the next multi-year in-
vestment and management plan related to 
achieving operational control of the Northern 
and Southwest borders of the United States. 
AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, 
MAINTENANCE, AND PROCUREMENT 
For necessary expenses for the operations, mainte-
nance, and procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, un-
manned aircraft systems, and other related equipment of 
the air and marine program, including operational train-
ing and mission-related travel, the operations of which in-
clude the following: the interdiction of narcotics and other 
goods; the provision of support to Federal, State, and local 
agencies in the enforcement or administration of laws en-
forced by the Department of Homeland Security; and at 
the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
provision of assistance to Federal, State, and local agen-
cies in other law enforcement and emergency humani-
tarian efforts, $499,966,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2014: Provided, That no aircraft or other 
related equipment, with the exception of aircraft that are 
one of a kind and have been identified as excess to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection requirements and aircraft 
that have been damaged beyond repair, shall be trans-
ferred to any other Federal agency, department, or office 
outside of the Department of Homeland Security during 
fiscal year 2012 without the prior approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall report to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, on the update to the five-year strategic plan 
for the air and marine program directed in conference re-
port 109–241 accompanying Public Law 109–90 that ad-
dresses missions, structure, operations, equipment, facili-
ties, and resources including deployment and command 
and control requirements, and includes a recapitalization 
plan with milestones and funding, and a detailed staffing 
plan with associated costs to achieve full staffing to meet 
all mission requirements.
CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses to plan, acquire, construct, 
renovate, equip, furnish, operate, manage, oversee, admin-
ister, and maintain buildings and facilities and to provide 
facilities solutions and related infrastructure along with 
program management support necessary for the adminis-
tration and enforcement of the laws relating to customs, 
immigration, and border security, $234,096,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That 
the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
shall submit an expenditure plan to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act for the projects funded under this heading: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity 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, an inven-
tory of the real property of the U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection and a plan for each activity and project pro-
posed for funding under this heading that includes the full 
cost by fiscal year of each activity and project proposed 
and underway in fiscal year 2013.
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigra-
tion and customs laws, detention and removals, and inves-
tigations; and purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 
for replacement only) police-type vehicles; $5,522,474,000 
(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) (in-
creased by $1,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000) (in-
creased by $5,000,000), of which not to exceed 
$7,500,000 shall be available until expended for con-
ducting special operations under section 3131 of the Cus-
toms Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081); of which 
not to exceed $15,000 shall be for official reception and 
representation 
expenses; 
of 
which 
not 
to 
exceed 
$2,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to inform-
ants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of 
the Secretary of Homeland Security; of which not less 
than $305,000 shall be for promotion of public awareness 
of the child pornography tipline and activities to counter 
child exploitation; of which not less than $5,400,000 (in-
creased by $1,000,000) shall be used to facilitate agree-
ments consistent with section 287(g) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)); and of which not 
to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund or reim-
burse other Federal agencies for the costs associated with
the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled aliens 
unlawfully present in the United States: Provided, That 
none of the funds made available under this heading shall 
be available to compensate any employee for overtime in 
an annual amount in excess of $35,000, except that the 
Secretary, or the designee of the Secretary, may waive 
that amount as necessary for national security purposes 
and in cases of immigration emergencies: Provided further, 
That of the total amount provided, $15,770,000 shall be 
for activities to enforce laws against forced child labor, 
of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That of the total amount 
available, not less than $1,600,000,000 shall be available 
to identify aliens convicted of a crime who may be deport-
able and aliens who may pose a serious risk to public safe-
ty or national security who may be deportable, and to re-
move them from the United States once they are judged 
deportable, of which $194,064,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2013: Provided further, That the As-
sistant Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforcement shall report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, not later than 45 days after the end 
of each quarter of the fiscal year, on progress in imple-
menting the preceding proviso and the funds obligated
during that quarter to make such progress: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary shall prioritize the identification 
and removal of aliens convicted of a crime by the severity 
of that crime: Provided further, That the funding made 
available under this heading shall maintain a level of not 
less than 34,000 detention beds through September 30, 
2012: Provided further, That of the total amount provided, 
not less than $2,750,843,000 is for detention and removal 
operations, including transportation of unaccompanied 
minor aliens: Provided further, That of the total amount 
provided, $10,300,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2013, for the Visa Security Program: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided under this head-
ing may be used to continue a delegation of law enforce-
ment authority authorized under section 287(g) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the 
Department of Homeland Security Inspector General de-
termines that the terms of the agreement governing the 
delegation of authority have been violated: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided under this heading 
may be used to continue any contract for the provision 
of detention services if the two most recent overall per-
formance evaluations received by the contracted facility 
are less than ‘‘adequate’’ or the equivalent median score 
in any subsequent performance evaluation system: Pro-
vided further, That nothing under this heading shall pre-
vent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from 
exercising those authorities provided under immigration 
laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))) during pri-
ority operations pertaining to aliens convicted of a crime. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses of immigration and customs enforce-
ment automated systems, $23,860,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2016: Provided, 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 funds made available under this heading 
that includes— 
(1) the proposed appropriations included for 
each project and activity tied to mission require-
ments and outcomes, program management capabili-
ties, performance 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 
Atlas 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 
(C) define life-cycle costs for these pro-
grams. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
AVIATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to providing civil aviation secu-
rity services pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597; 49
U.S.C. 
40101 
note), 
$5,224,556,000, 
of 
which 
$1,692,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2013, and of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 
That of the total amount made available under this head-
ing, not to exceed $4,155,813,000 shall be for screening 
operations, of which $555,003,000 shall be for explosives 
detection systems; of which $181,285,000 shall be for 
checkpoint support; and not to exceed $1,068,743,000 
shall be for aviation security direction and enforcement: 
Provided further, That of the amount made available in 
the preceding proviso for explosives detection systems, 
$222,738,000 shall be available for the purchase and in-
stallation of such systems, of which not less than 10 per-
cent shall be available for the purchase and installation 
of certified explosives detection systems at medium- and 
small-sized airports: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 44923 of title 49, United States Code, 
for fiscal year 2012 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 detection systems or for the 
issuance of other transaction agreements for the purpose 
of funding projects described in section 44923(a): Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available in
this Act may be used for any recruiting or hiring of per-
sonnel into the Transportation Security Administration 
that would cause the agency to exceed a staffing level of 
46,000 full-time equivalent screeners: Provided further, 
That the preceding proviso shall not apply to personnel 
hired as part-time employees: Provided further, That not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a detailed report on— 
(1) the Department of Homeland Security ef-
forts and resources being devoted to develop more 
advanced integrated passenger screening tech-
nologies for the most effective security of passengers 
and baggage at the lowest possible operating and ac-
quisition costs; 
(2) how the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration is deploying its existing passenger and bag-
gage screener workforce in the most cost effective 
manner; and 
(3) labor savings from the deployment of im-
proved technologies for passenger and baggage 
screening and how those savings are being used to 
offset security costs or reinvested to address security 
vulnerabilities:
Provided further, That any award to deploy explosives de-
tection systems shall be based on risk, the airport’s cur-
rent reliance on other screening solutions, lobby conges-
tion resulting in increased security concerns, high injury 
rates, airport readiness, and increased cost effectiveness: 
Provided further, That security service fees authorized 
under section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, shall 
be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 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 in 
fiscal year 2012, so as to result in a final fiscal year appro-
priation under this heading from the general fund of not 
more than $3,194,556,000: Provided further, That any se-
curity service fees collected in excess of the amount made 
available under this heading shall be available for fiscal 
year 2013: Provided further, That Members of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, including the leader-
ship; the heads of Federal agencies and commissions, in-
cluding the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Under Secre-
taries, and Assistant Secretaries of the Department of 
Homeland Security; the Attorney General, Deputy Attor-
ney General, Assistant Attorneys General, and United 
States Attorneys; and senior members of the Executive
Office of the President, including the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall not be exempt from 
Federal passenger and baggage screening. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to surface transportation secu-
rity activities, $129,748,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2013. 
TRANSPORTATION THREAT ASSESSMENT AND 
CREDENTIALING 
For necessary expenses for the development and im-
plementation of screening programs of the Office of 
Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing, 
$183,954,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2013. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to providing transportation se-
curity support and intelligence pursuant to the Aviation 
and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 
115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $1,032,790,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided, 
That the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives detailed expenditure plans for 
air cargo security, checkpoint support, and explosives de-
tection systems procurement, refurbishment, and installa-
tion on an airport-by-airport basis for fiscal year 2013: 
Provided further, That these plans shall be submitted not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Air Marshals, 
$961,375,000. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for, pur-
chase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor vehi-
cles, which shall be for replacement only; purchase or lease 
of small boats for contingent and emergent requirements 
(at a unit cost of no more than $700,000) and repairs 
and service-life replacements, not to exceed a total of 
$28,000,000; purchase or lease of boats necessary for 
overseas deployments and activities; minor shore construc-
tion projects not exceeding $1,000,000 in total cost at any 
location; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 
97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recre-
ation and welfare; $7,071,061,000, of which $598,278,000 
shall 
be 
for 
defense-related 
activities, 
of 
which
$258,278,000 is designated as being for the global war 
on terrorism pursuant to section 301 of H. Con. Res. 34 
(112th Congress); of which $24,500,000 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 not to ex-
ceed $20,000 shall be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses: Provided, That none of the funds made 
available by this Act shall be for expenses incurred for rec-
reational vessels under section 12114 of title 46, United 
States Code, except to the extent fees are collected from 
owners of yachts and credited to this appropriation: Pro-
vided further, That the Coast Guard shall comply with the 
requirements of section 527 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (10 U.S.C. 4331 
note) with respect to the Coast Guard Academy: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided under this heading, 
$75,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for Coast 
Guard Headquarters Directorates until: (1) a revised fu-
ture-years capital investment plan for fiscal years 2012 
through 2016, as specified under the heading ‘‘Coast 
Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ of 
this Act, that is reviewed by the Comptroller General of 
the United States; (2) the fiscal year 2012 second quarter 
acquisition report; and (3) the polar operations high lati-
tude study are submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available under this head-
ing designated as being for the global war on terrorism 
pursuant to section 301 of H. Con. Res. 34 (112th Con-
gress) may be allocated by program, project, and activity, 
notwithstanding section 503 of this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the environ-
mental compliance and restoration functions of the Coast 
Guard under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, 
$10,198,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016: Provided, That an expenditure plan that itemizes 
the costs associated with each project identified in the 
Coast Guard’s Environmental Compliance and Restora-
tion backlog report dated April 11, 2011, shall be included 
at the time that the President’s budget is submitted each 
year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives. 
RESERVE TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, 
as authorized by law; operations and maintenance of the 
Coast Guard reserve program; personnel and training 
costs; and equipment and services; $131,778,000.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, 
renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related 
thereto, and maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and oper-
ation of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law, 
$1,151,673,000, 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)); of which $427,691,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2016, to acquire, 
effect major repairs to, renovate, or improve vessels, small 
boats, and related equipment; of which $328,900,000 shall 
be available until September 30, 2014, to acquire, effect 
major repairs to, renovate, or improve aircraft or increase 
aviation capability; of which $171,140,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2014, for other equipment; of 
which $116,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2016, for shore, infrastructure, military housing, and aids 
to navigation facilities, including waterfront facilities at 
Navy installations used by the Coast Guard, of which 
$14,000,000 may be derived from the Coast Guard Hous-
ing Fund, established under section 687 of title 14, United 
States Code; and of which $107,942,000 shall be available 
for personnel compensation and benefits and related costs:
Provided, 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 future-years 
capital investment plan for the Coast Guard that identifies 
for each requested capital asset— 
(1) the proposed appropriations included in that 
budget; 
(2) the total estimated cost of completion, in-
cluding and clearly delineating the costs of associ-
ated major acquisition systems infrastructure and 
transition to operations; 
(3) projected funding levels for each fiscal year 
for the next five fiscal years or until acquisition pro-
gram baseline or project completion, whichever is 
earlier; 
(4) an estimated completion date at the pro-
jected funding levels; and 
(5) a current acquisition program baseline for 
each capital asset, as applicable, that— 
(A) includes the total acquisition cost of 
each asset, subdivided by fiscal year and includ-
ing a detailed description of the purpose of the 
proposed funding levels for each fiscal year, in-
cluding for each fiscal year funds requested for 
design, pre-acquisition activities, production, 
structural modifications, missionization, post- 
delivery, and transition to operations costs; 
(B) includes a detailed project schedule 
through completion, subdivided by fiscal year, 
that details— 
(i) quantities planned for each fiscal 
year; and 
(ii) major acquisition and project 
events, including development of oper-
ational requirements, contracting actions, 
design reviews, production, delivery, test 
and evaluation, and transition to oper-
ations, including necessary training, shore 
infrastructure, and logistics; 
(C) notes and explains any deviations in 
cost, performance parameters, schedule, or esti-
mated date of completion from the original ac-
quisition program baseline and the most recent 
baseline approved by the Department of Home-
land Security’s Acquisition Review Board, if ap-
plicable; 
(D) aligns the acquisition of each asset to 
mission requirements by defining existing capa-
bilities of comparable legacy assets, identifying 
known capability gaps between such existing ca-
pabilities and stated mission requirements, and 
explaining how the acquisition of each asset will 
address such known capability gaps; 
(E) defines life-cycle costs for each asset 
and the date of the estimate on which such 
costs are based, including all associated costs of 
major acquisitions systems infrastructure and 
transition to operations, delineated by purpose 
and fiscal year for the projected service life of 
the asset; 
(F) includes the earned value management 
system summary schedule performance index 
and cost performance index for each asset, if 
applicable; and 
(G) includes a phase-out and decommis-
sioning schedule delineated by fiscal year for 
each existing legacy asset that each asset is in-
tended to replace or recapitalize: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall ensure 
that amounts specified in the future-years capital in-
vestment plan are consistent, to the maximum extent 
practicable, with proposed appropriations necessary 
to support the programs, projects, and activities of
the Coast Guard in the President’s budget as sub-
mitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, for that fiscal year: Provided further, 
That any inconsistencies between the capital invest-
ment plan and proposed appropriations shall be 
identified and justified: Provided further, That sub-
sections (a) and (b) of section 6402 of Public Law 
110–28 shall apply with respect to the amounts 
made available under this heading. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
For necessary expenses for applied scientific re-
search, development, test, and evaluation; and for mainte-
nance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and 
equipment; as authorized by law; $12,779,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016, of which $500,000 
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)): Provided, 
That there may be credited to and used for the purposes 
of this appropriation funds received from State and local 
governments, other public authorities, private sources, and 
foreign countries for expenses incurred for research, devel-
opment, testing, and evaluation: Provided further, That a 
detailed expenditure plan for the amount requested under
this heading shall be included with the President’s annual 
budget submission. 
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 under the National Defense 
Authorization Act, and payments for medical care of re-
tired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of 
title 10, United States Code, $1,440,157,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service, including purchase of not to exceed 652 vehicles 
for police-type use for replacement only; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in the 
United States; hire of aircraft; services of expert witnesses 
at such rates as may be determined by the Director of 
the Secret Service; rental of buildings in the District of 
Columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other 
facilities on private or other property not in Government 
ownership or control, as may be necessary to perform pro-
tective functions; payment of per diem or subsistence al-
lowances to employees in cases in which a protective as-
signment on the actual day or days of the visit of a 
protectee requires an employee to work 16 hours per day 
or to remain overnight at a post of duty; conduct of and 
participation in firearms matches; presentation of awards; 
travel of United States Secret Service employees on pro-
tective missions without regard to the limitations on such 
expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is ob-
tained in advance from the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives; research 
and development; grants to conduct behavioral research in 
support of protective research and operations; and pay-
ment in advance for commercial accommodations as may 
be 
necessary 
to 
perform 
protective 
functions; 
$1,666,451,000, of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses; of which 
not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assist-
ance and equipment to foreign law enforcement organiza-
tions in counterfeit investigations; of which $2,366,000 
shall be for forensic and related support of investigations 
of missing and exploited children; and of which 
$6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities related to 
investigations of missing and exploited children and shall 
remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided,
That up to $18,000,000 for protective travel shall remain 
available until September 30, 2013: Provided further, That 
up to $12,307,000 for National Special Security Events 
shall remain available until September 30, 2013: Provided 
further, That the United States Secret Service is author-
ized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements 
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 Cen-
ter, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal 
year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available 
under this heading at the end of the fiscal year: Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available under this 
heading shall be available to compensate any employee for 
overtime in an annual amount in excess of $35,000, except 
that the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee 
of the Secretary, may waive that amount as necessary for 
national security purposes: Provided further, That none of 
the funds made available to the United States Secret Serv-
ice by this Act or by previous appropriations Acts may 
be made available for the protection of the head of a Fed-
eral agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity: Provided further, That the Director of the United 
States Secret Service may enter into an agreement to pro-
vide such protection on a fully reimbursable basis: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $43,843,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2014, is for information integration and 
transformation: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available in the preceding proviso shall be obligated 
to purchase or install information technology equipment 
until the Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
Homeland Security submits a report to the Committees 
on Appropriation of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives certifying that all plans for such integration 
and transformation are consistent with Department of 
Homeland Security enterprise architecture requirements: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
to the United States Secret Service by this Act or by pre-
vious appropriations Acts may be obligated for the pur-
pose of opening a new permanent domestic or overseas of-
fice or location unless the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives are noti-
fied 15 days in advance of such obligation. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, 
repair, 
alteration, 
and 
improvement 
of 
facilities, 
$6,780,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
TITLE III 
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND 
RECOVERY 
NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Di-
rectorate, support for operations, information technology, 
and the Office of Risk Management and Analysis, 
$42,511,000: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses. 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION 
SECURITY 
For necessary expenses for infrastructure protection 
and information security programs and activities, as au-
thorized by title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $891,243,000: Provided, That of 
the 
amount 
made 
available 
under 
this 
heading, 
$219,420,500 may not be obligated for the National Cyber 
Security Division program and $148,639,500 may not be 
obligated for the Office of Infrastructure Protection until 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives receive and approve a plan for 
expenditure for each of these programs that describes the 
strategic context of the programs, the specific goals and
milestones set for the programs, and the funds allocated 
to achieving each of those goals and milestones: 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: (1) an expendi-
ture plan for the Office of Infrastructure Protection and 
the National Cyber Security Division that describes the 
strategic context of the programs, the specific goals and 
milestones set for the programs, and the funds allocated 
to achieving each of those goals and milestones for the 
fiscal year being appropriated; and (2) a multi-year invest-
ment and management plan for the National Cybersecu-
rity Protection System that identifies— 
(1) the inventory of nests and sensors by loca-
tion and date of deployment; 
(2) the proposed appropriations included in that 
budget for each increment sub-divided by procure-
ment, including quantity, deployment, and oper-
ations and maintenance; 
(3) projected funding levels for procurements 
including quantity, deployment, and operations and 
maintenance for each increment for each of the next 
five fiscal years; and
(4) a current acquisition program baseline 
that— 
(A) aligns the acquisition to mission re-
quirements by defining existing capabilities, 
identifying known capability gaps between such 
existing capabilities and stated mission require-
ments, and explaining how the acquisition of 
each technology will address such known capa-
bility gaps; and 
(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. 
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: Provided, That the Director of 
the Federal Protective Service shall include with the sub-
mission of the fiscal year 2013 budget a strategic human 
capital plan that aligns fee collection to personnel require-
ments based on the current threat assessment; Provided