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TITLE III 
PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY 
NATIONAL PROTECTION AND PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the immediate Office of the Under 
Secretary for National Protection and Programs, the National 
Protection Planning Office, support for operations, information tech-
nology, and Risk Management and Analysis, $47,346,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That of the total amount 
provided under this heading, $5,000,000 shall not be obligated 
until the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives receive and approve an expenditure plan 
by program, project, and activity. 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND INFORMATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses for infrastructure protection and 
information security programs and activities, as authorized by title 
II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), 
$654,730,000, of which $586,960,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2009. 
UNITED STATES VISITOR AND IMMIGRANT STATUS INDICATOR 
TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses for the development of the United 
States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology project, 
as authorized by section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1365a), 
$475,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the amount provided under this heading, $275,000,000 is des-
ignated as described in section 5 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That of the total 
amount made available under this heading, $125,000,000 may not 
be obligated for the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status 
Indicator Technology project until the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive and 
approve a plan for expenditure prepared by the Secretary of Home-
land Security that includes— 
(1) a detailed accounting of the program’s progress to date 
relative to system capabilities or services, system performance 
levels, mission benefits and outcomes, milestones, cost targets, 
and program management capabilities; 
(2) an explicit plan of action defining how all funds are 
to be obligated to meet future program commitments, with 
the planned expenditure of funds linked to the milestone-based 
delivery of specific capabilities, services, performance levels, 
mission benefits and outcomes, and program management 
capabilities; 
(3) a listing of all open Government Accountability Office 
and Office of Inspector General recommendations related to 
the program and the status of Department of Homeland Secu-
rity actions to address the recommendations, including mile-
stones for fully addressing them;
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(4) a certification by the Chief Procurement Officer of the 
Department that the program has been reviewed and approved 
in accordance with the investment management process of the 
Department, and that the process fulfills all capital planning 
and investment control requirements and reviews established 
by the Office of Management and Budget, including Circular 
A–11, part 7; 
(5) a certification by the Chief Information Officer of the 
Department of Homeland Security that an independent 
verification and validation agent is currently under contract 
for the project; 
(6) a certification by the Chief Information Officer of the 
Department that the system architecture of the program is 
sufficiently aligned with the information systems enterprise 
architecture of the Department to minimize future rework, 
including a description of all aspects of the architectures that 
were and were not assessed in making the alignment deter-
mination, the date of the alignment determination, and any 
known areas of misalignment along with the associated risks 
and corrective actions to address any such areas; 
(7) a certification by the Chief Procurement Officer of the 
Department that the plans for the program comply with the 
Federal acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and prac-
tices, and a description of the actions being taken to address 
areas of non-compliance, the risks associated with them along 
with any plans for addressing these risks, and the status of 
their implementation; 
(8) a certification by the Chief Information Officer of the 
Department that the program has a risk management process 
that regularly identifies, evaluates, mitigates, and monitors 
risks throughout the system life cycle, and communicates high- 
risk conditions to agency and Department of Homeland Security 
investment decision makers, as well as a listing of all the 
program’s high risks and the status of efforts to address them; 
(9) a certification by the Chief Human Capital Officer of 
the Department that the human capital needs of the program 
are being strategically and proactively managed, and that cur-
rent human capital capabilities are sufficient to execute the 
plans discussed in the report; 
(10) a complete schedule for the full implementation of 
a biometric exit program or a certification that such program 
is not possible within five years; 
(11) a detailed accounting of operation and maintenance, 
contractor services, and program costs associated with the 
management of identity services; and 
(12) is reviewed by the Government Accountability Office. 
OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS 
For the necessary expenses of the Office of Health Affairs, 
$116,500,000; of which $24,317,000 is for salaries and expenses; 
and of which $92,183,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009, is for biosurveillance, BioWatch, medical readiness plan-
ning, chemical response, and other activities: Provided, That not 
to exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses.
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for management and administration 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, $664,000,000, 
including activities 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 Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 
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.), the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
101 et seq.), and the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–295; 120 Stat. 1394): Provided, That 
not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided further, That the President’s budget submitted 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, shall be 
detailed by the office for the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency: Provided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, $32,500,000 shall be for the Urban Search 
and Rescue Response System, of which not to exceed $1,600,000 
may be made available for administrative costs; and $6,000,000 
shall be for the Office of National Capital Region Coordination: 
Provided further, That for purposes of planning, coordination, execu-
tion, and decision-making related to mass evacuation during a 
disaster, the Governors of the State of West Virginia and the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or their designees, shall be incor-
porated into efforts to integrate the activities of Federal, State, 
and local governments in the National Capital Region, as defined 
in section 882 of Public Law 107–296, the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002. 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activi-
ties, $3,177,800,000 shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) $950,000,000 shall be for the State Homeland Security 
Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605) as amended by Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110–53): Provided, That of the amount provided by this 
paragraph, $60,000,000 shall be for Operation Stonegarden and 
is designated as described in section 5 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided further, That 
notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for fiscal 
year 2008, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make avail-
able to local and tribal governments amounts provided to the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this paragraph in accord-
ance with subsection (c)(1) of such section 2004. 
(2) $820,000,000 shall be for the Urban Area Security Ini-
tiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 604) as amended by Implementing Recommenda-
tions of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 
53), of which, notwithstanding subsection (c)(1) of such section,
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$15,000,000 shall be for grants to organizations (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 a terrorist attack. 
(3) $35,000,000 shall be for Regional Catastrophic 
Preparedness Grants. 
(4) $41,000,000 shall be for the Metropolitan Medical 
Response System under section 635 of the Post-Katrina Emer-
gency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 723). 
(5) $15,000,000 shall be for the Citizens Corps Program; 
(6) $400,000,000 shall be for Public Transportation Security 
Assistance and Railroad Security Assistance under sections 
1406 and 1513 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 
9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53; 6 U.S.C. 
1135 and 1163), of which not less than $25,000,000 shall be 
for Amtrak security. 
(7) $400,000,000 shall be for Port Security Grants in accord-
ance with 46 U.S.C. 70107. 
(8) $11,500,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Security 
Assistance under section 1532 of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110–53; 6 U.S.C. 1182). 
(9) $16,000,000 shall be for Trucking Industry Security 
Grants. 
(10) $50,000,000 shall be for Buffer Zone Protection Pro-
gram Grants. 
(11) $50,000,000 shall be for grants under section 204 
of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–13; 49 U.S.C. 
30301 note): Provided, That the amount provided under this 
paragraph shall be designated as described in section 5 (in 
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
(12) $25,000,000 shall be for the Commercial Equipment 
Direct Assistance Program. 
(13) $50,000,000 shall be for the Interoperable Emergency 
Communications Grant Program under section 1809 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 579) as amended 
by Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53). 
(14) $15,000,000 shall be for grants for construction of 
Emergency Operations Centers under section 614 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5196c) as amended by Implementing Recommendations 
of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–53). 
(15) $299,300,000 shall be for training, exercises, technical 
assistance, and other programs: 
Provided, That not to exceed 3 percent of the amounts provided 
under this heading may be transferred to the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency ‘‘Management and Administration’’ account 
for program administration: Provided further, That for grants under 
paragraphs (1) through (5), the applications for grants shall be 
made available to eligible applicants not later than 25 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, that eligible applicants shall 
submit applications not later than 90 days after the grant announce-
ment, and that the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall act within 90 days after receipt of an 
application: Provided further, That for grants under paragraphs 
(6) through (11), the applications for grants shall be made available
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to eligible applicants not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, that eligible applicants shall submit applica-
tions within 45 days after the grant announcement, and that the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall act not later than 
60 days after receipt of an application: Provided further, That 
grantees shall provide additional reports on their use of funds, 
as determined necessary by the Secretary of Homeland Security: 
Provided further, That (a) the Center for Domestic Preparedness 
may provide training to emergency response providers from the 
Federal Government, foreign governments, or private entities, if 
the Center for Domestic Preparedness is reimbursed for the cost 
of such training, and any reimbursement under this subsection 
shall be credited to the account from which the expenditure being 
reimbursed was made and shall be available, without fiscal year 
limitation, for the purposes for which amounts in the account may 
be expended, (b) the head of the Center for Domestic Preparedness 
shall ensure that any training provided under (a) does not interfere 
with the primary mission of the Center to train State and local 
emergency response providers: Provided further, That the Govern-
ment Accountability Office shall report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives regarding 
the data, assumptions, and methodology that the Department uses 
to assess risk and allocate Urban Area Security Initiative and 
State Homeland Security Grants not later than 45 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the report 
shall include the reliability and validity of the data used, the 
basis for the assumptions used, how the methodology is applied 
to determine the risk scores for individual locations, an analysis 
of the usefulness of placing States and cities into tier groups, 
and the allocation of grants to eligible locations: Provided further, 
That the Department provide the Government Accountability Office 
with the actual data that the Department used for its risk assess-
ment and grant allocation for at least two locations at the discretion 
of the Government Accountability Office for the 2007 grant alloca-
tion process: Provided further, That the Department provide the 
Government Accountability Office with access to all data needed 
for its analysis and report, including specifics on all changes for 
the fiscal year 2008 process, including, but not limited to, all 
changes in data, assumptions, and weights used in methodology 
within seven days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That any subsequent changes made regarding the risk 
methodology after the initial information is provided to the Govern-
ment Accountability Office shall be provided within seven days 
after the change is made. 
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.), 
$750,000,000, of which $560,000,000 shall be available to carry 
out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and $190,000,000 shall 
be available to carry out section 34 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229a), 
to remain available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That not 
to exceed 5 percent of the amount available under this heading 
shall be available for program administration.
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS 
For necessary expenses for emergency management perform-
ance 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 Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 
et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
$300,000,000: Provided, That total administrative costs shall not 
exceed 3 percent of the total amount appropriated under this 
heading. 
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM 
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2008, as 
authorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 
percent of the amounts anticipated by the Department of Homeland 
Security necessary for its radiological emergency preparedness pro-
gram for the next fiscal year: Provided, That the methodology 
for assessment and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable 
and shall reflect costs of providing such services, including adminis-
trative costs of collecting such fees: Provided further, That fees 
received under this heading shall be deposited in this account 
as offsetting collections and will become available for authorized 
purposes on October 1, 2008, and remain available until expended. 
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the United States Fire Administra-
tion and for other purposes, as authorized by the Federal Fire 
Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) and 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), 
$43,300,000. 
DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.), $1,400,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the total amount provided, $16,000,000 shall be 
transferred to the Department of Homeland Security Office of 
Inspector General for audits and investigations related to disasters, 
subject to section 503 of this Act: Provided further, That up to 
$60,000,000 may be transferred to ‘‘Management and Administra-
tion’’, 
Federal 
Emergency 
Management 
Agency, 
of 
which 
$48,000,000 and 250 positions are for management and administra-
tion functions and $12,000,000 is for activities related to the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.): Provided further, That of the amount provided in 
the previous proviso, $30,000,000 shall not be available for transfer 
for management and administration functions until the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency submits an expenditure plan to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives regarding the 250 positions: Provided further, 
That the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall hereafter
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submit a monthly ‘‘Disaster Relief’’ report to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
to include— 
(1) status of the Disaster Relief fund including obligations, 
allocations, and amounts undistributed/unallocated; 
(2) allocations, obligations, and expenditures for Hurricanes 
Katrina, Rita, and Wilma and all open disasters; 
(3) information on national flood insurance claims; 
(4) obligations, allocations, and expenditures by State for 
unemployment, crisis counseling, inspections, housing assist-
ance, manufactured housing, public assistance, and individual 
assistance; 
(5) mission assignment obligations by agency, including: 
(A) the amounts to other agencies that are in suspense 
because the Federal Emergency Management Agency has 
not yet reviewed and approved the documentation sup-
porting the expenditure or for which an agency has been 
mission assigned but has not submitted necessary docu-
mentation for reimbursement; 
(B) an explanation if the amounts of reported obliga-
tions and expenditures do not reflect the status of such 
obligations and expenditures from a government-wide 
perspective; and 
(C) each such agency’s actual obligation and expendi-
ture data; 
(6) the amount of credit card purchases by agency and 
mission assignment; 
(7) specific reasons for all waivers granted and a description 
of each waiver; 
(8) a list of all contracts that were awarded on a sole 
source or limited competition basis, including the dollar 
amount, the purpose of the contract, and the reason for the 
lack of competitive award; and 
(9) an estimate of when available appropriations will be 
exhausted, assuming an average disaster season: 
Provided further, That for any request for reimbursement from 
a Federal agency to the Department to cover expenditures under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), or any mission assignment orders 
issued by the Department for such purposes, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall take appropriate steps to ensure that each 
agency is periodically reminded of Department policies on— 
(1) the detailed information required in supporting docu-
mentation for reimbursements, and 
(2) the necessity for timeliness of agency billings. 
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For activities under section 319 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5162), 
$875,000, of which $580,000 is for administrative expenses to carry 
out the direct loan program and $295,000 is for the cost of direct 
loans: Provided, That gross obligations for the principal amount 
of direct loans shall not exceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That 
the cost of modifying such loans shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a).
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FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION FUND 
For necessary expenses under section 1360 of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101), $220,000,000, and 
such additional sums as may be provided by State and local govern-
ments or other political subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activi-
ties under section 1360(f)(2) of such Act, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 
3 percent of the total amount appropriated under this heading. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) and the Flood Disaster Protection Act 
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), $145,000,000, which is available 
as follows: (1) not to exceed $45,642,000 for salaries and expenses 
associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance operations; 
and (2) no less than $99,358,000 for flood hazard mitigation, which 
shall be derived from offsetting collections assessed and collected 
under section 1307 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 4014), to remain available until September 30, 2009, 
including up to $34,000,000 for flood mitigation expenses under 
section 1366 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c), which shall be available 
for transfer to the National Flood Mitigation Fund under section 
1367 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 4104) until September 30, 2009: Pro-
vided, That any additional fees collected pursuant to section 1307 
of that Act shall be credited as an offsetting collection to this 
account, to be available for flood hazard mitigation expenses: Pro-
vided further, That in fiscal year 2008, no funds shall be available 
from the National Flood Insurance Fund under section 1310 of 
that Act (42 U.S.C. 4017) in excess of: (1) $70,000,000 for operating 
expenses; (2) $773,772,000 for commissions and taxes of agents; 
(3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury borrowings; 
and (4) $90,000,000 for flood mitigation actions with respect to 
severe repetitive loss properties under section 1361A of that Act 
(42 U.S.C. 4102a) and repetitive insurance claims properties under 
section 1323 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 4030), which shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That total administra-
tive costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the total appropriation. 
NATIONAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (b)(3), 
and subsection (f), of section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968, $34,000,000 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), to remain available 
until September 30, 2009, for activities designed to reduce the 
risk of flood damage to structures pursuant to such Act, of which 
$34,000,000 shall be derived from the National Flood Insurance 
Fund. 
NATIONAL PREDISASTER MITIGATION FUND 
For a predisaster mitigation grant program under title II of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.), $114,000,000, to remain available