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Union Calendar No. 106 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2638 
[Report No. 110–181] 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 8, 2007 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, from the Committee on Appropriations, re-
ported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Se-
curity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, 
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 end-
ing September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, namely: 
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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, $102,930,000: Provided, That 
not to exceed $40,000 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses. 
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), $237,765,000, of which not to 
exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses: Provided, That of the total amount pro-
vided, $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
solely for the alteration and improvement of facilities, ten-
ant improvements, and relocation costs to consolidate De-
partment headquarters operations and $300,000 shall re-
main available until expended by the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Accreditation Board for the needs of 
Federal law enforcement agencies participating in training 
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accreditation: Provided further, That no funding provided 
under this heading may be used to design, build, or relo-
cate any Departmental activity to the Saint Elizabeths 
campus until the Department submits to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives: (1) the published U-Visa rule, and (2) a de-
tailed expenditure plan for checkpoint support and explo-
sive detection systems refurbishment, procurement, and 
installations on an airport-by-airport basis for fiscal year 
2008. 
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), $32,000,000. 
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, $258,621,000; of 
which $79,921,000 shall be available for salaries and ex-
penses; and of which $178,700,000 shall be available for 
development and acquisition of information technology 
equipment, software, services, and related activities for the 
Department of Homeland Security, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
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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 Auto-
mated Commercial Environment: Provided further, That 
the Chief Information Officer shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, not more than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, an expenditure plan for all informa-
tion technology acquisition projects with an estimated cost 
of $2,500,000 or more: Provided further, That such ex-
penditure 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 notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds made available in this or any other Act 
may be obligated to provide for the oversight or manage-
ment of the Integrated Wireless Network program by any 
employee of the Office of the Chief Information Officer. 
ANALYSIS AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for information analysis and 
operations coordination activities, as authorized by title II 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et 
seq.), $291,619,000, to remain available until September 
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30, 2009, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses. 
OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL COORDINATOR FOR GULF 
COAST REBUILDING 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Federal 
Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding, $3,000,000: Pro-
vided, That $1,000,000 shall not be available for obliga-
tion until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives receive an expenditure 
plan for fiscal year 2008. 
INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $99,111,000, of which not to 
exceed $150,000 may be used for certain confidential 
operational expenses, including the payment of inform-
ants, to be expended at the direction of the Inspector Gen-
eral. 
TITLE II—SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relat-
ing to border security, immigration, customs, and agricul-
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