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Union Calendar No. 84
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2555
[Report No. 108–169] 
Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2003
Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported 
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, 2004, 
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, 2004, and for other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I—DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND 
OPERATIONS 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for management and oper-
ations of the Department of Homeland Security 
$221,493,000; of which not to exceed $78,975,000 shall 
be for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Manage-
ment; of which not to exceed $116,139,000 shall be for 
the Office of the Under Secretary for Management; of 
which not to exceed $8,106,000 shall be for the Immediate 
Office of the Under Secretary for Border and Transpor-
tation Security; of which not to exceed $10,044,000 shall 
be for the Immediate Office of the Under Secretary for 
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection and 
the Command Center; of which not to exceed $3,293,000 
shall be for the Immediate Office of the Under Secretary 
for Emergency Preparedness and Response; and of which 
not to exceed $4,936,000 shall be for the Immediate Office 
of the Under Secretary for Science and Technology: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for un-
foreseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allo-
cated and expended under the direction of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $40,000 shall be for allocation within the Department
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for official reception and representation expenses as the 
Secretary may determine.
COUNTERTERRORISM FUND
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, $20,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to reimburse any Federal agency 
for the costs of providing support to counter, investigate, 
or prosecute unexpected threats or acts of terrorism, in-
cluding payment of rewards in connection with these ac-
tivities: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Com-
mittees on Appropriations 15 days prior to the obligation 
of any amount of these funds in accordance with section 
503 of this Act.
DEPARTMENT-WIDE TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS
For development and acquisition of information tech-
nology equipment, software, services, and related activities 
for the Department of Homeland Security, and for the 
costs of conversion to narrowband communications, in-
cluding the cost for operation of the Land Mobile Radio 
legacy systems, $206,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
shall be used to support or supplement the appropriations 
provided for the United States Visitor and Immigrant Sta-
tus Indicator Technology system and the Automated Com-
mercial Environment.
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OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for the Office of the Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $58,118,000; of 
which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be used for unfore-
seen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated 
under the direction of the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Homeland Security: Provided, That in addi-
tion, $22,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
Emergency Preparedness and Response Disaster Relief 
Fund.
TITLE II—BORDER AND TRANSPORTATION 
SECURITY 
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Customs 
and Border Protection for enforcement of laws relating to 
border security, immigration, customs, and agricultural 
inspections and regulatory activities related to plant and 
animal imports, including planning, construction, and nec-
essary related activities of buildings and facilities, 
$4,584,600,000; of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be
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for official reception and representation expenses; of which 
not to exceed $129,000,000 to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005, shall be for inspection technology; of 
which such sums as become available in the Customs User 
Fee Account, except sums subject to section 13021(f)(3) 
of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that 
account; and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be 
for payments or advances arising out of contractual or re-
imbursable agreements with State and local law enforce-
ment agencies while engaged in cooperative activities re-
lated to immigration: Provided, That none of the funds 
available to the Directorate of Border and Transportation 
Security may be used to pay any employee overtime pay 
in an amount in excess of $30,000 during the calendar 
year beginning January 1, 2004, except that the Commis-
sioner of Customs and Border Protection may exceed such 
limitation as necessary for national security purposes and 
in cases of immigration emergencies: Provided further, 
That uniforms may be purchased without regard to the 
general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal 
year: Provided further, That no funds shall be available 
for the site acquisition, design, or construction of any Bor-
der Patrol checkpoint in the Tucson sector: Provided fur-
ther, That the Border Patrol shall relocate its checkpoints