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SEC. 504. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances 
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2006 from 
appropriations for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 
2006 in this Act shall remain available through September 
30, 2007, in the account and for the purposes for which 
the appropriations were provided: Provided, That prior to 
the obligation of such funds, a request shall be submitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives for approval in accordance 
with section 503 of this Act. 
SEC. 505. Funds made available by this Act for intel-
ligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized 
by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal 
year 2006 until the enactment of an Act authorizing intel-
ligence activities for fiscal year 2006. 
SEC. 506. The Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center shall establish an accrediting body, to include rep-
resentatives from the Federal law enforcement community 
and non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law en-
forcement training, to establish standards for measuring 
and assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law 
enforcement training programs, facilities, and instructors.
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SEC. 507. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to make a grant allocation, discretionary grant award, dis-
cretionary contract award, or to issue a letter of intent 
totaling in excess of $1,000,000 unless the Secretary of 
Homeland Security notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and House of Representatives at least 
3 full business days in advance: Provided, That no notifi-
cation shall involve funds that are not available for obliga-
tion. 
SEC. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any ad-
ditional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing 
locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal 
law enforcement training without the advance approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives, except that the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the 
temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, 
or other agreement for training which cannot be accommo-
dated in existing Center facilities. 
SEC. 509. The Director of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center (FLETC) shall schedule basic and/ 
or advanced law enforcement training at all four training 
facilities under FLETC’s control to ensure that these
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training centers are operated at the highest capacity 
throughout the fiscal year. 
SEC. 510. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used for expenses 
of any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition 
project for which a prospectus, if required by the Public 
Buildings Act of 1959, has not been approved, except that 
necessary funds may be expended for each project for re-
quired expenses for the development of a proposed pro-
spectus. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
in contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy 
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.). 
SEC. 512. Funding for the Transportation Security 
Administration’s Office of Transportation Security Sup-
port, Office of the Administrator, shall be reduced by 
$100,000 per day for each day after enactment of this 
Act that the second proviso of section 513 of Public Law 
108–334 has not been implemented. 
SEC. 513. The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
provide to the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives each year, at the time that the Presi-
dent’s budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code, a list of approved but unfunded 
Coast Guard priorities and the funds needed for each such
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priority in the same manner and with the same contents 
as the unfunded priorities lists submitted by the chiefs of 
other Armed Services. 
SEC. 514. Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 
United States Code, beginning in fiscal year 2006 and 
thereafter, the Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration may impose a reasonable charge for 
the lease of real and personal property to Transportation 
Security Administration employees and for use by Trans-
portation Security Administration employees and may 
credit amounts received to the appropriation or fund ini-
tially charged for operating and maintaining the property, 
which amounts shall be available, without fiscal year limi-
tation, for expenditure for property management, oper-
ation, protection, construction, repair, alteration, and re-
lated activities. 
SEC. 515. Beginning in fiscal year 2006 and there-
after, the acquisition management system of the Trans-
portation Security Administration shall apply to the acqui-
sition of services, as well as equipment, supplies, and ma-
terials. 
SEC. 516. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the authority of the Office of Personnel Management 
to conduct personnel security and suitability background 
investigations, update investigations, and periodic reinves-
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tigations of applicants for, or appointees in, positions in 
the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, 
the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, the 
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the 
Directorate of Science and Technology, and the Direc-
torate of Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protec-
tion of the Department of Homeland Security is trans-
ferred to the Department of Homeland Security: Provided, 
That on request of the Department of Homeland Security, 
the Office of Personnel Management shall cooperate with 
and assist the Department in any investigation or reinves-
tigation under this section: Provided further, That this sec-
tion shall cease to be effective at such time as the Presi-
dent has selected a single agency to conduct security clear-
ance investigations pursuant to section 3001(c) of the In-
telligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
(Public Law 108–458; 50 U.S.C. 435b) and the entity se-
lected under section 3001(b) of such Act has reported to 
Congress that the agency selected pursuant to such section 
3001(c) is capable of conducting all necessary investiga-
tions in a timely manner or has authorized the entities 
within the Department of Homeland Security covered by 
this section to conduct their own investigations pursuant 
to section 3001 of such Act.
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SEC. 517. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
the State and Local Programs heading under title III of 
this Act are exempt from section 6503(a) of title 31, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 518. (a) None of the funds provided by this or 
previous appropriations Acts may be obligated for deploy-
ment or implementation, on other than a test basis, of the 
Secure Flight program or any other follow on or successor 
passenger prescreening programs, until the Secretary of 
Homeland Security certifies, and the Government Ac-
countability Office (GAO) reports, to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives, that all ten of the elements contained in paragraphs 
(1) through (10) of section 522(a) of Public Law 108– 
334 have been successfully met. 
(b) The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
submitted within 90 days after the certification required 
by such subsection is provided, and periodically thereafter, 
if necessary, until the Government Accountability Office 
confirms that all ten elements have been successfully met. 
(c) During the testing phase permitted by subsection 
(a), no information gathered from passengers, foreign or 
domestic air carriers, or reservation systems may be used 
to screen aviation passengers, or delay or deny boarding
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to such passengers, except in instances where passenger 
names are matched to a government watch list. 
(d) None of the funds provided in this or any previous 
appropriations Act may be utilized to develop or test algo-
rithms assigning risk to passengers whose names are not 
on government watch lists. 
(e) None of the funds provided in this appropriations 
Act may be utilized for a database that is obtained from 
or remains under the control of a non-Federal entity. 
SEC. 519. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to amend the oath of allegiance required 
by section 337 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1448). 
SEC. 520. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to process or approve a competition under 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 for serv-
ices provided as of June 1, 2004, by employees (including 
employees serving on a temporary or term basis) of Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services of the Department of 
Homeland Security who are known as of that date as Im-
migration Information Officers, Contact Representatives, 
or Investigative Assistants. 
SEC. 521. None of the funds available in this Act or 
provided hereafter shall be available to maintain the 
United States Secret Service as anything but a distinct
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entity within the Department of Homeland Security and 
shall not be used to merge the United States Secret Serv-
ice with any other department function, cause any per-
sonnel and operational elements of the United States Se-
cret Service to report to an individual other than the Di-
rector of the United States Secret Service, or cause the 
Director to report directly to any individual other than the 
Secretary of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 522. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
develop screening standards and protocols to more thor-
oughly screen all types of air cargo on passenger and cargo 
aircraft by March 1, 2006: Provided, That these screening 
standards and protocols shall be developed in consultation 
with the industry stakeholders: Provided further, That 
these screening standards and protocols shall be developed 
in conjunction with the research and development of tech-
nologies that will permit screening of all high-risk air 
cargo: Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated 
in this Act for the ‘‘Office of the Secretary and Executive 
Management’’, $10,000,000 shall not be available for obli-
gation until new air cargo screening standards and proto-
cols are implemented. 
SEC. 523. The Transportation Security Administra-
tion (TSA) shall utilize existing checked baggage explosive 
detection equipment and screeners to screen cargo carried
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on passenger aircraft to the greatest extent practicable at 
each airport: Provided, That beginning with November 
2005, TSA shall provide a monthly report to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
detailing, by airport, the amount of cargo carried on pas-
senger aircraft that was screened by TSA in August 2005 
and each month thereafter. 
SEC. 524. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
implement a security plan to permit general aviation air-
craft to land and take off at Ronald Reagan Washington 
National Airport 90 days after enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 525. None of the funds available for obligation 
for the transportation worker identification credential pro-
gram shall be used to develop a personalization system 
that is decentralized or a card production capability that 
does not utilize an existing government card production 
facility: Provided, That no funding can be obligated for 
the next phase of production until the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives has been 
fully briefed on the results of the prototype phase and 
agrees that the program should move forward. 
SEC. 526. (a) From the unexpended balances of the 
United States Coast Guard ‘‘Acquisition, Construction 
and Improvements’’ account specifically identified in state-
ment of managers language for Integrated Deepwater Sys-
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tem patrol boats 110- to 123-foot conversion in fiscal 
years 2004 and 2005, $83,999,942 are rescinded. 
(b) For the necessary expenses of the United States 
Coast Guard for ‘‘Acquisition, Construction and Improve-
ments’’, $83,999,942 is made available to procure new 
110-foot patrol boats or for major maintenance availability 
for the current 110-foot patrol boat fleet: Provided, That 
such funds shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 527. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
utilize the Transportation Security Clearinghouse as the 
central identity management system for the deployment 
and operation of the registered traveler program, the 
transportation worker identification credential program, 
and other applicable programs for the purposes of col-
lecting and aggregating biometric data necessary for back-
ground vetting; providing all associated record-keeping, 
customer service, and related functions; ensuring inter-
operability between different airports and vendors; and 
acting as a central activation, revocation, and transaction 
hub for participating airports, ports, and other points of 
presence. 
SEC. 528. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by any person other than the privacy 
officer appointed pursuant to section 222 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 142) to alter, direct that
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changes be made to, delay or prohibit the transmission 
to Congress of, any report prepared pursuant to para-
graph (5) of such section. 
SEC. 529. No funding provided in this or previous 
appropriations Acts shall be available to pay the salary 
of any employee serving as a contracting officer’s technical 
representative (COTR) who has not received COTR train-
ing. 
SEC. 530. Except as provided in section 44945 of title 
49, United States Code, funds appropriated or transferred 
to the Transportation Security Administration in fiscal 
years 2002 and 2003, and to the Transportation Security 
Administration, ‘‘Aviation Security’’ and ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ in fiscal years 2004 and 2005, that are recovered 
or deobligated shall be available only for procurement and 
installation of explosive detection systems. 
SEC. 531. From the unobligated balances available 
in the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security Working Cap-
ital Fund’’ established by section 506 of Public Law 108– 
90, $7,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 532. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law,
the
Committee
withholds
from
obligation 
$25,000,000 from the Directorate of Emergency Pre-
paredness and Response, Administrative and Regional Op-
erations, until the direction in the statement of managers
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accompanying Public Law 108–324 and House Report 
108–541 is completed. 
SEC. 533. None of the funds appropriated under this 
Act or any other Act shall be available for processing peti-
tions under section 214(c) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act relating to nonimmigrant status under section 
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of such Act until the authority pro-
vided in section 214(g)(5)(C) of such Act is being imple-
mented such that, in any fiscal year in which the total 
number of aliens who are issued visas or otherwise pro-
vided nonimmigrant status subject to the numerical limi-
tation under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of such Act 
reaches the numerical limitation contained in section 
214(g)(1)(A) of such Act,, up to 20,000 additional aliens 
who have earned a master’s or higher degree from an in-
stitution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) 
may be issued visas or otherwise provided nonimmigrant 
status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act. 
SEC. 534. None of the funds provided in this Act 
shall be used to pay the salaries of more than sixty Trans-
portation Security Administration employees who have the 
authority to designate documents as Sensitive Security In-
formation (SSI). In addition, $10,000,000 is not available
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for the Department-wide Office of Security until the Sec-
retary submits to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives: (1) the titles of all documents 
currently designated as SSI; (2) Department-wide policies 
on SSI designation; (3) Department-wide SSI designation 
auditing policies and procedures; and (4) the total number 
of staff and offices authorized to designate SSI documents 
within the Department. 
SEC. 535. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to change the name of the Coast Guard Sta-
tion ‘‘Group St. Petersburg’’. 
SEC. 536. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to patrol the 
border of the United States except as authorized by law. 
SEC. 537. For the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to make grants pursuant to section 204 of the REAL ID 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–13, division B) to assist 
States in conforming with minimum drivers’ license stand-
ards there is hereby appropriated; and the amounts other-
wise provided by this Act for ‘‘Office of the Secretary and 
Executive Management’’, ‘‘Office of the Under Secretary 
for Management’’, ‘‘Office of the Under Secretary for Bor-
der
and
Transportation
Security—Salaries
and
Ex-
penses’’, ‘‘Information Analysis and Infrastructure Pro-
tection—Management and Administration’’, and ‘‘Science
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and Technology—Research, Development, Acquisition and 
Operations’’,
are
hereby
reduced
by:
$100,000,000, 
$20,000,000, $20,000,000, $2,000,000, $8,000,000, and 
$50,000,000, respectively. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2006’’. 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2006, 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 execu-
tive management of the Department of Homeland Security, 
as authorized by law, $124,620,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $40,000 shall be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Management, as authorized by sections 701–705 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341–345),
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$146,322,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That of the total amount provided, $26,070,000 
shall remain available until expended solely for the alter-
ation and improvement of facilities, tenant improvements, 
and relocation costs to consolidate Department head-
quarters operations. 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING 
CAPITAL FUND 
(RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
Of the unobligated balances available in the ‘‘Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Working Capital Fund’’, 
$12,000,000 are rescinded. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), $18,325,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, as authorized by section 103 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), and Department- 
wide technology investments, $286,540,000; of which 
$75,756,000 shall be available for salaries and expenses; 
and of which $210,784,000 shall be available for develop-
ment and acquisition of information technology equipment,
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software, services, and related activities for the Department 
of Homeland Security, and for the costs of conversion to 
narrowband communications, including the cost for oper-
ation of the land mobile radio legacy systems, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the funds made 
available until expended under this heading, no more than 
$33,029,000 shall be for the Homeland Secure Data Net-
work: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated shall be used to support or supplement the appro-
priations provided for the United States Visitor and Immi-
grant Status Indicator Technology project or the Automated 
Commercial Environment: Provided further, That the Chief 
Information Officer shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives, not more than 60 days after enactment of the Act, 
an expenditure plan for all information technology projects 
that: (1) are funded by the ‘‘Office of the Chief Information 
Officer’’, or (2) are funded by multiple components of the 
Department of Homeland Security through reimbursable 
agreements: Provided further, That such expenditure plan 
shall include each specific project funded, key milestones, 
all funding sources for each project, details of annual and 
lifecycle costs, and projected cost savings or cost avoidance 
to be achieved by the project: Provided further, That the 
expenditure plan shall include a complete list of all legacy
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systems operational as of March 1, 2003; the current oper-
ational status of each system; and the plan for continued 
operation or termination of each system. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $83,017,000, of which not to 
exceed $100,000 may be used for certain confidential oper-
ational expenses, including the payment of informants, to 
be expended at the direction of the Inspector General. 
TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
BORDER AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR BORDER AND 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Border and Transportation Security, as author-
ized by subtitle A of title IV of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), $9,617,000: Provided, That 
not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses. 
UNITED STATES VISITOR AND IMMIGRANT STATUS 
INDICATOR TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses for the development of the 
United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator
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Technology project, as authorized by section 110 of the Ille-
gal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility 
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1221 note), $340,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the total 
amount made available under this heading, $159,658,000 
may not be obligated for the United States Visitor and Im-
migrant Status Indicator Technology project until the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives receive and approve a plan for expenditure 
prepared by the Secretary of Homeland Security that: 
(1) meets the capital planning and investment 
control review requirements established by the Office 
of Management and Budget, including Circular A–11, 
part 7; 
(2) complies with the Department of Homeland 
Security enterprise information systems architecture; 
(3) complies with the acquisition rules, require-
ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage-
ment practices of the Federal Government; 
(4) includes a certification by the Chief Informa-
tion Officer of the Department of Homeland Security 
that an independent verification and validation agent 
is currently under contract for the project; 
(5) is reviewed and approved by the Department 
of Homeland Security Investment Review Board, the
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Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Office of 
Management and Budget; and 
(6) is reviewed by the Government Account-
ability Office. 
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relating 
to border security, immigration, customs, and agricultural 
inspections and regulatory activities related to plant and 
animal imports; acquisition, lease, maintenance and oper-
ation of aircraft; purchase and lease of up to 4,500 (3,935 
for replacement only) police-type vehicles; and contracting 
with 
individuals 
for 
personal 
services 
abroad; 
$4,922,600,000; of which $3,000,000 shall be derived from 
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative ex-
penses related to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance 
Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding 
section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which not to exceed $35,000 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses; of 
which not less than $146,560,000 shall be for Air and Ma-
rine Operations; of which not to exceed $49,980,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2007, for inspection 
and surveillance technology, unmanned aerial vehicles,
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which may be deployed between ports of entry along the 
southwestern border of the United States, taking into con-
sideration the particular security risks in the area and the 
need for constant surveillance of such border, and replace-
ment aircraft; of which such sums as become available in 
the Customs User Fee Account, except sums subject to sec-
tion 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Rec-
onciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be de-
rived from that account; of which not to exceed $150,000 
shall be available for payment for rental space in connec-
tion with preclearance operations; of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to inform-
ants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security; and of which not to exceed 
$5,000,000 shall be available for payments or advances 
arising out of contractual or reimbursable agreements with 
State and local law enforcement agencies while engaged in 
cooperative activities related to immigration: Provided, 
That for fiscal year 2006, the overtime limitation 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 notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated 
in this Act may be available to compensate any employee 
of United States Customs and Border Protection for over-
time, from whatever source, in an amount that exceeds such
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limitation, except in individual cases determined by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the Sec-
retary, to be necessary for national security purposes, to 
prevent excessive costs, or in cases of immigration emer-
gencies. 
In addition, of the funds appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘Customs and Border Protection’’ in chapter 6 of title 
I of Public Law 108–11 (117 Stat. 581), $14,400,000 are 
rescinded. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses for customs and border protection auto-
mated systems, $458,009,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not less than $321,690,000 shall be for 
the development of the Automated Commercial Environ-
ment: Provided, That none of the funds made available 
under this heading may be obligated for the Automated 
Commercial Environment until the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
receive and approve a plan for expenditure prepared by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security that: 
(1) meets the capital planning and investment 
control review requirements established by the Office 
of Management and Budget, including Circular A–11, 
part 7;
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(2) complies with the Department of Homeland 
Security’s enterprise information systems architec-
ture; 
(3) complies with the acquisition rules, require-
ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage-
ment practices of the Federal Government; 
(4) includes a certification by the Chief Informa-
tion Officer of the Department of Homeland Security 
that an independent verification and validation agent 
is currently under contract for the project; 
(5) is reviewed and approved by the Department 
of Homeland Security Investment Review Board, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Office of 
Management and Budget; and 
(6) is reviewed by the Government Account-
ability Office. 
AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, 
MAINTENANCE, AND PROCUREMENT 
For necessary expenses for the operations, mainte-
nance, and procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, and 
other related equipment of the air and marine program, 
including operational training and mission-related travel, 
and rental payments for facilities occupied by the air or 
marine interdiction and demand reduction programs, the 
operations of which include the following: the interdiction 
of narcotics and other goods; the provision of support to
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Federal, State, and local agencies in the enforcement or ad-
ministration of laws enforced by the Department of Home-
land Security; and at the discretion of the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the provision of assistance to Federal, 
State, and local agencies in other law enforcement and 
emergency humanitarian efforts, $320,580,000, to remain 
available until expended: 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 
United States Customs and Border Protection requirements 
and aircraft that have been damaged beyond repair, shall 
be transferred to any other Federal agency, department, or 
office outside of the Department of Homeland Security dur-
ing fiscal year 2006 without the prior approval of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate, 
equip, and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for 
the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to 
customs and immigration, $311,381,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of the total amount 
provided under this heading, $55,000,000 shall be available 
solely for the completion of the San Diego Sector fence and 
$55,000,000 shall be available solely for Tuscon sector tac-
tical infrastructure.
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IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigration 
and customs laws, detention and removals, and investiga-
tions; and purchase and lease of up to 2,300 (2,000 for re-
placement only) police-type vehicles, $3,052,416,000, of 
which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be available until ex-
pended for conducting special operations pursuant to sec-
tion 3131 of the Customs 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 $1,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation 
to informants, to be accounted for solely under the certifi-
cate of the Secretary of Homeland Security; of which not 
less than $102,000 shall be for promotion of public aware-
ness of the child pornography tipline; of which not less than 
$203,000 shall be for Project Alert, of which not less than 
$5,000,000 may be used to facilitate agreements consistent 
with 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1357(g)) and the training required under those 
agreements; of which no less than $1,000,000 may be used 
for increasing the speed, accuracy and efficiency of the in-
formation currently being entered into the National Crime 
Information Center database; of which no less than 
$2,000,000 may be for the Legal Orientation Program; and
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of which 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 
illegal aliens: Provided, That none of the funds made avail-
able 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 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 in fiscal year 
2006, of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Air Marshals, 
$678,994,000. 
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 
The revenues and collections of security fees credited 
to this account, not to exceed $487,000,000, shall be avail-
able until expended for necessary expenses related to the 
protection of federally-owned and leased buildings and for 
the operations of the Federal Protective Service. 
AUTOMATION MODERNIZATION 
For expenses of immigration and customs enforcement 
automated systems, $50,150,000, to remain available until
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expended: Provided, That none of the funds made available 
under this heading may be obligated until the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives receive and approve a plan for expenditure pre-
pared by the Secretary of Homeland Security that: 
(1) meets the capital planning and investment 
control review requirements established by the Office 
of Management and Budget, including Circular A–11, 
part 7; 
(2) complies with the Department of Homeland 
Security enterprise information systems architecture; 
(3) complies with the acquisition rules, require-
ments, guidelines, and systems acquisition manage-
ment practices of the Federal Government; 
(4) includes a certification by the Chief Informa-
tion Officer of the Department of Homeland Security 
that an independent verification and validation agent 
is currently under contract for the project; 
(5) is reviewed and approved by the Department 
of Homeland Security Investment Review Board, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Office of 
Management and Budget; and 
(6) is reviewed by the Government Account-
ability Office.
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CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses to plan, construct, renovate, 
equip, and maintain buildings and facilities necessary for 
the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to 
customs and immigration, $26,546,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
AVIATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration related to providing civil aviation security 
services pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Secu-
rity Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 
40101 note), $4,452,318,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007, 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, not to exceed $3,391,948,000 shall be for screening oper-
ations, of which $180,000,000 shall be available only for 
procurement of checked baggage explosive detection systems 
and $14,000,000 shall be available only for installation of 
checked baggage explosive detection systems; and not to ex-
ceed $1,060,370,000 shall be for aviation security direction 
and enforcement presence: Provided further, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, an amount 
shall be available for the Transportation Security Adminis-
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tration to develop a plan to research, test, and potentially 
implement multi-compartment bins to screen passenger be-
longings at security checkpoints: Provided further, That se-
curity service fees authorized under section 44940 of title 
49, United States Code, shall be credited to this appropria-
tion as offsetting collections: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced 
on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are 
received during fiscal year 2006, so as to result in a final 
fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated 
at not more than $2,462,318,000: Provided further, That 
any security service fees collected in excess of the amount 
made available under this heading shall become available 
during fiscal year 2007: Provided further, That if the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security exercises discretion to set the 
fee under 44940(a)(2) of title 49 United States Code, such 
determination shall not be subject to judicial review: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding section 503 of this Act, 
the Transportation Security Administration may reallocate 
funding provided under this heading from passenger and 
baggage screener pay, compensation, and benefits to pro-
curement and installation of screening technology with fif-
teen days advance notification to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and House of Representatives: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding section 44923 of title
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49, United States Code, the share of the cost of the Federal 
Government for a project under any letter of intent shall 
be 75 percent for any medium or large hub airport: Pro-
vided further, That heads of Federal agencies and commis-
sions shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and bag-
gage screening: Provided further, That reimbursement for 
security services and related equipment and supplies pro-
vided in support of general aviation access to the Ronald 
Reagan Washington National Airport shall be credited to 
this appropriation and shall be available until expended 
solely 
for 
these 
purposes: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois, shall 
be designated as a port of entry. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration related to providing surface transportation 
activities, $36,000,000. 
TRANSPORTATION VETTING AND CREDENTIALING 
For necessary expenses for the development and imple-
mentation of screening programs by the Office of Transpor-
tation Vetting and Credentialing, $74,996,000. 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security 
Administration related to providing security support and 
intelligence pursuant to the Aviation and Transportation
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Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 
40101 note), $491,873,000. 
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the United States Coast Guard not otherwise pro-
vided for, purchase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only, payments pursuant to 
section 156 of Public Law 97–377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note) and 
recreation 
and 
welfare, 
$5,476,046,000, 
of 
which 
$1,200,000,000 shall be for defense-related activities; of 
which $24,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability 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 exceed $3,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 
That none of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act shall be available for administrative expenses in connec-
tion with shipping commissioners in the United States: 
Provided further, That none of the funds made available 
by this Act shall be for expenses incurred for yacht docu-
mentation under section 12109 of title 46, United States 
Code, except to the extent fees are collected from yacht own-
ers and credited to this appropriation.
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In addition, of the funds appropriated under this 
heading in Public Law 108–11 (117 Stat. 583), 
$16,800,000 are rescinded. 
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the environmental 
compliance and restoration functions of the United States 
Coast Guard under chapter 19 of title 14, United States 
Code, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
RESERVE TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as 
authorized by law; operations and maintenance of the re-
serve program; personnel and training costs; and equipment 
and services; $119,000,000. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
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, 
$1,224,800,000, 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 $18,500,000 shall be available 
until September 30, 2010, to acquire, repair, renovate, or 
improve vessels, small boats, and related equipment; of
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which $105,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2008, for other equipment; of which $39,700,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2008, for shore facilities and 
aids to navigation facilities; of which $73,000,000 shall be 
available for personnel compensation and benefits and re-
lated costs; and of which $988,600,000 shall be available 
until September 30, 2010, for the Integrated Deepwater 
Systems program: Provided, That the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard is authorized to dispose of surplus real prop-
erty, by sale or lease, and the proceeds shall be credited to 
this appropriation as offsetting collections and shall be 
available until September 30, 2008. 
In addition, of the funds made available under this 
heading in Public Law 108–334 (118 Stat. 1306) for covert 
aircraft, $13,999,000 are rescinded; and of the funds appro-
priated under this heading in Public Laws 108–334 (118 
Stat. 1306) and 108–90 (117 Stat. 1143) for patrol boat 
(110 foot to 123 foot conversion) and Fast Response Cutter/ 
110–123 foot patrol boat conversion, $68,999,000 are re-
scinded. 
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES 
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of ob-
structive bridges as authorized by section 6 of the Truman- 
Hobbs Act (33 U.S.C. 516), $15,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
For necessary expenses for applied scientific research, 
development, test, and evaluation, and for maintenance, re-
habilitation, lease and operation of facilities and equip-
ment, as authorized by law, $18,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $2,000,000 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)): Provided, That there may be 
credited to and used for the purposes of this appropriation 
funds received from State and local governments, other pub-
lic authorities, private sources, and foreign countries, for 
expenses incurred for research, development, testing, and 
evaluation. 
RETIRED PAY 
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this pur-
pose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 
Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career 
status bonuses, concurrent receipts and combat-related spe-
cial compensation under the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act, and payments for medical care of retired per-
sonnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of title 10, 
United States Code, $1,014,080,000.
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UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service, including purchase of not to exceed 614 vehicles 
for police-type use, which shall be for replacement only, and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of American- 
made motorcycles; hire of aircraft; services of expert wit-
nesses 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 allow-
ances to employees where a protective assignment during 
the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee requires 
an employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain over-
night at a post of duty; conduct of and participation in 
firearms matches; presentation of awards; travel of Secret 
Service employees on protective missions without regard to 
the limitations on such expenditures in this or any other 
Act if approval is obtained in advance from the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives; research and development; grants to conduct 
behavioral research in support of protective research and 
operations; and payment in advance for commercial accom-
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modations as may be necessary to perform protective func-
tions; $1,188,638,000, 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 
assistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement orga-
nizations in counterfeit investigations; of which $2,100,000 
shall be for forensic and related support of investigations 
of missing and exploited children; and of which $5,000,000 
shall be a grant for activities related to the investigations 
of missing and exploited children and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That up to $18,000,000 pro-
vided for protective travel shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007: Provided further, That the United States 
Secret Service is authorized to obligate funds in anticipa-
tion of reimbursements from Federal agencies and entities, 
as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, 
receiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley 
Training Center, except that total obligations at the end 
of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
available under this heading at the end of the fiscal year. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, 
repair, 
alteration, 
and 
improvement 
of 
facilities, 
$3,699,000, to remain available until expended.
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TITLE III—PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY 
OFFICE OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
COORDINATION AND PREPAREDNESS 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for the Office of State and 
Local 
Government 
Coordination 
and 
Preparedness, 
$3,546,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses. 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other activities, including grants to State and local govern-
ments for terrorism prevention activities, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, $2,714,300,000, which shall be 
allocated as follows: 
(1) $1,538,000,000 for State and local grants, of 
which $425,000,000 shall be allocated such that each 
State and territory shall receive the same dollar 
amount for the State minimum as was distributed in 
fiscal year 2005 for formula-based grants, and of 
which at least $20,000,000 shall be available for 
interoperable communications grants: Provided, That 
the balance shall be allocated by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to States, urban areas, or regions 
based on risks; threats; vulnerabilities; and unmet es-
sential capabilities pursuant to Homeland Security 
Presidential Directive 8 (HSPD–8).
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(2) $400,000,000 for law enforcement terrorism 
prevention grants, of which $155,000,000 shall be al-
located such that each State and territory shall re-
ceive the same dollar amount for the State minimum 
as was distributed in fiscal year 2005 for law enforce-
ment terrorism prevention grants: Provided, That the 
balance shall be allocated by the Secretary to States 
based on risks; threats; vulnerabilities; and unmet es-
sential capabilities pursuant to HSPD–8: Provided 
further, That funds made available under this para-
graph may be used for overtime costs associated with 
providing enhanced law enforcement operations in 
support of Federal agencies for increased border secu-
rity and border crossing enforcement. 
(3) $365,000,000 for discretionary transpor-
tation and infrastructure grants, as determined by 
the Secretary, of which— 
(A) $200,000,000 shall be for port security 
grants pursuant to the purposes of 46 United 
States Code 70107(a) through (h), which shall be 
awarded based on risk and threat or the prox-
imity of existing or planned high impact targets, 
including liquified natural gas facilities and 
liquified petroleum vessels, notwithstanding sub-
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section (a), for eligible costs as defined in sub-
sections (b)(2)–(4); 
(B) $5,000,000 shall be for trucking indus-
try security grants; 
(C) $10,000,000 shall be for intercity bus 
security grants; 
(D) $100,000,000 shall be for intercity pas-
senger rail transportation (as defined in section 
24102 of title 49, United States Code), freight 
rail, and transit security grants; and 
(E) $50,000,000 shall be for buffer zone pro-
tection plan grants. 
(4) $50,000,000 for the technology transfer pro-
gram. 
(5) $40,000,000 for State grants pursuant to sec-
tion 204(a) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Division 
B of Public Law 109–13), to remain available until 
expended, as determined by the Secretary: Provided, 
That none of the funds made available under this 
paragraph may be obligated or allocated for grants 
until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives receive and approve 
an implementation plan for the responsibilities of the 
Department of Homeland Security under the REAL
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ID Act of 2005 (Division B of Public Law 109–13), 
including the proposed uses of the grant monies. 
(6) $321,300,000 for training, exercises, technical 
assistance, and other programs: 
Provided, That not to exceed 3 percent of the amounts pro-
vided for grants under this heading shall be available for 
program administration: Provided further, That the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office shall review the validity of 
the threat and risk factors used by the Secretary for the 
purposes of allocating discretionary grants funded under 
this heading, and the application of those factors in the allo-
cation of funds prior to the Department making final grant 
determinations: Provided further, That the Government Ac-
countability Office shall have 20 days to complete its review 
after it is notified by the Secretary that preliminary deter-
minations have been made, and the Government Account-
ability Office shall report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the 
findings of its review prior to the Department making final 
grant determinations: Provided further, That none of the 
grants provided under this heading shall be used for con-
struction or renovation of facilities, except for a minor pe-
rimeter security project, not to exceed $1,000,000, as deter-
mined necessary by the Secretary: Provided further, That 
the preceding proviso shall not apply to grants under sub-
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paragraphs (A), (D), and (E) of paragraph (3) under this 
heading: Provided further, That grantees shall provide ad-
ditional reports on their use of funds, as determined nec-
essary by the Secretary: Provided further, That funds ap-
propriated for discretionary grants under paragraph (1) 
and law enforcement terrorism prevention grants under 
paragraph (2) of this heading shall be available for oper-
ational costs, to include personnel overtime and overtime 
associated with Office of State and Local Government Co-
ordination and Preparedness certified training, as needed: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, funds appropriated under paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) of this heading are exempt from section 6503(a) of title 
31, United States Code: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided under paragraph (1) of this heading, $25,000,000 
shall be available until expended for assistance to organiza-
tions (as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax section 501(a) 
of such Code) determined by the Secretary to be at high- 
risk of international terrorist attack, and that these deter-
minations shall not be delegated to any Federal, State, or 
local government official: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives the threat 
to each designated tax exempt grantee at least 3 full busi-
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ness days in advance of the announcement of any grant 
award: Provided further, That any recipient of Federal 
funds granted through the State Homeland Security Grant 
Program, the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Pro-
gram, and the Urban Area Security Initiative Program, 
or any predecessor or successor to these programs, as appro-
priated in fiscal year 2004 and fiscal year 2005, shall ex-
pend funds pursuant to the relevant, approved State plan 
by September 30, 2007: Provided further, That any recipi-
ent of Federal funds granted through any program de-
scribed in the preceding proviso, as appropriated in fiscal 
year 2006, shall expend funds pursuant to the relevant, ap-
proved State plan by September 30, 2008: Provided further, 
That any funds not expended by September 30, 2007, or 
September 30, 2008, respectively, as required by the pre-
ceding 2 provisos shall be returned to the Department of 
Homeland Security to be reallocated to State and local enti-
ties based on risk and in conformance with the assessments 
now being conducted by the States under Homeland Secu-
rity Presidential Directive 8. 
FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For necessary expenses for programs authorized by the 
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 
2201 et seq.), $665,000,000, of which $500,000,000 shall be 
available to carry out section 33 (15 U.S.C. 2229) and 
$115,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 34 (15
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U.S.C. 2229a) of such Act, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007: Provided, That not to exceed 5 percent 
of this amount shall be available for program administra-
tion: Provided further, That of the total amount provided, 
an additional $50,000,000 shall be available to carry out 
section 33 (15 U.S.C. 2229). 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS 
For necessary expenses for emergency management 
performance grants, as authorized by the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduc-
tion Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Reorganiza-
tion Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $190,000,000: Pro-
vided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 3 
percent of the total appropriation. 
COUNTERTERRORISM FUND 
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, to reimburse any Federal agency for 
the costs of providing support to counter, investigate, or re-
spond to unexpected threats or acts of terrorism, including 
payment of rewards in connection with these activities, 
$3,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives
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15 days prior to the obligation of any amount of these funds 
in accordance with section 503 of this Act. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR EMERGENCY 
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 
For necessary expenses for the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Emergency Preparedness and Response, as au-
thorized by section 502 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 312), $4,306,000. 
PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for preparedness, mitigation, 
response, and recovery activities of Emergency Prepared-
ness and Response, $203,499,000, including activities au-
thorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 
303 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404, 
405), Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et 
seq.): Provided, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $30,000,000 shall be for Urban Search