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President’s budget is submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
a future-years capital investment plan for the Coast Guard that 
identifies for each capital budget line item—
(1) the proposed appropriation included in that budget; 
(2) the total estimated cost of completion; 
(3) projected funding levels for each fiscal year for the 
next five fiscal years or until project completion, whichever 
is earlier; 
(4) an estimated completion date at the projected funding 
levels; and 
(5) changes, if any, in the total estimated cost of completion 
or estimated completion date from previous future-years capital 
investment plans submitted to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall ensure that amounts 
specified in the future-years capital investment plan are consistent 
to the maximum extent practicable with proposed appropriations 
necessary to support the programs, projects, and activities of the 
Coast Guard in the President’s budget as submitted under section 
1105(a) of title 31 for that fiscal year: Provided further, That any 
inconsistencies between the capital investment plan and proposed 
appropriations shall be identified and justified. 
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES 
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of obstructive 
bridges, as authorized by section 6 of the Truman-Hobbs Act (33 
U.S.C. 516), $15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
For necessary expenses for applied scientific research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation; and for maintenance, rehabilitation, 
lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; as authorized by 
law; $17,750,000, to remain available 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 public 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 purpose, payments 
under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plans, payment for career status bonuses, concurrent 
receipts and combat-related special compensation under the 
National Defense Authorization Act, and payments for medical care 
of retired personnel 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 witnesses at such rates as may be deter-
mined 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 protective 
functions; payment of per diem or subsistence allowances 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 overnight 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 Representatives; 
research and development; grants to conduct behavioral research 
in support of protective research and operations; and payment 
in advance for commercial accommodations as may be necessary 
to perform protective functions; $1,208,310,000, 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 
organizations in counterfeit investigations; of which $2,389,000 shall 
be for forensic and related support of investigations of missing 
and exploited children; and of which $5,500,000 shall be a grant 
for activities related to the investigations of missing and exploited 
children and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
up to $18,000,000 provided for protective travel shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2007: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, not less than $2,500,000 shall be available 
solely for the unanticipated costs related to security operations 
for National Special Security Events, to remain available until 
September 30, 2007: Provided further, That the United States Secret 
Service is authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimburse-
ments 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 obliga-
tions 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 
PREPAREDNESS 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Preparedness, the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, and the 
Office of National Capital Region Coordination, $16,079,000: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $7,000 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Office for Domestic Prepared-
ness, $5,000,000. 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other activi-
ties, including grants to State and local governments for terrorism 
prevention activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
$2,501,300,000, which shall be allocated as follows: 
(1) $550,000,000 for formula-based grants and $400,000,000 
for law enforcement terrorism prevention grants pursuant to 
section 1014 of the USA PATRIOT ACT (42 U.S.C. 3714): 
Provided, That the application for grants shall be made avail-
able to States within 45 days from the date of enactment 
of this Act; that States shall submit applications within 90 
days after the grant announcement; and that the Office for 
Domestic Preparedness shall act within 90 days after receipt 
of an application: Provided further, That no less than 80 percent 
of any grant under this paragraph to a State shall be made 
available by the State to local governments within 60 days 
after the receipt of the funds. 
(2) $1,155,000,000 for discretionary grants, as determined 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security, of which—
(A) $765,000,000 shall be for use in high-threat, high-
density urban areas: Provided, That $25,000,000 shall be 
available until expended for assistance to organizations 
(as described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue 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 
Secretary 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-
ness days in advance of the announcement of any grant 
award; 
(B) $175,000,000 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 notwithstanding subsection (a), for eligible costs as 
defined in subsections (b)(2)–(4);
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(C) $5,000,000 shall be for trucking industry security 
grants; 
(D) $10,000,000 shall be for intercity bus security 
grants; 
(E) $150,000,000 shall be for intercity passenger rail 
transportation (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, 
United States Code), freight rail, and transit security 
grants; and 
(F) $50,000,000 shall be for buffer zone protection 
grants: 
Provided, That for grants under subparagraph (A), the applica-
tion for grants shall be made available to States within 45 
days from the date of enactment of this Act; that States shall 
submit applications within 90 days after the grant announce-
ment; and that the Office for Domestic Preparedness shall 
act within 90 days after receipt of an application: Provided 
further, That no less than 80 percent of any grant under this 
paragraph to a State shall be made available by the State 
to local governments within 60 days after the receipt of the 
funds. 
(3) $50,000,000 shall be available for the Commercial 
Equipment Direct Assistance Program. 
(4) $346,300,000 for training, exercises, technical assist-
ance, and other programs: 
Provided, That none of the grants provided under this heading 
shall be used for the construction or renovation of facilities, except 
for a minor perimeter security project, not to exceed $1,000,000, 
as determined necessary by the Secretary of Homeland Security: 
Provided further, That the proceeding proviso shall not apply to 
grants under subparagraphs (B), (E), and (F) of paragraph (2) 
of this heading: Provided further, That grantees shall provide addi-
tional reports on their use of funds, as determined necessary by 
the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated for law enforcement terrorism prevention grants under 
paragraph (1) and discretionary grants under paragraph (2)(A) of 
this heading shall be available for operational costs, to include 
personnel overtime and overtime associated with Office for Domestic 
Preparedness certified training, as needed: Provided further, That 
in accordance with the Department’s implementation plan for 
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8, the Office for Domestic 
Preparedness shall issue the final National Preparedness Goal no 
later than December 31, 2005; and no funds provided under para-
graphs (1) and (2)(A) shall be awarded to States that have not 
submitted to the Office for Domestic Preparedness an updated 
State homeland strategy based on the interim National Prepared-
ness Goal, dated March 31, 2005: Provided further, That the Govern-
ment 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 allocation of funds, and report to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives on the findings of its review by November 17, 2005: Provided 
further, That within seven days from the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall provide the Government Accountability 
Office with the threat and risk methodology and factors that will 
be used to allocate discretionary grants funded under this heading.
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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.), 
$655,000,000, of which $545,000,000 shall be available to carry 
out section 33 (15 U.S.C. 2229) and $110,000,000 shall be available 
to carry out section 34 (15 U.S.C. 2229a) of such Act, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That not to exceed 
5 percent of this amount shall be available for program administra-
tion. 
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.), 
$185,000,000: Provided, That total administrative costs shall not 
exceed 3 percent of the total appropriation. 
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM 
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2006, 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, 2006, and remain available until expended. 
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of the United States Fire Administra-
tion and for other purposes, as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 2201 et 
seq. and 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq., $44,948,000. 
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.), 
$625,499,000, of which $542,157,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2007. 
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 respond to unex-
pected threats or acts of terrorism, including payment of rewards 
in connection with these activities, $2,000,000, to remain available
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until expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives 15 days prior to the obligation of any amount 
of these funds in accordance with section 503 of this Act. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for administrative and regional oper-
ations, $221,240,000, 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 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 not to exceed 
$3,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses. 
PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses for preparedness, mitigation, response, 
and recovery activities, $204,058,000, 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 Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduc-
tion 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, 
$20,000,000 shall be for Urban Search and Rescue Teams, of which 
not to exceed $1,600,000 may be made available for administrative 
costs. 
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for countering potential biological, dis-
ease, and chemical threats to civilian populations, $34,000,000. 
DISASTER RELIEF 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 
et seq.), $1,770,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan pro-
gram, as authorized by section 319 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5162), $567,000: 
Provided, That gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans shall not exceed $25,000,000: Provided further, That the cost
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of modifying such loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a). 
FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION FUND 
For necessary expenses pursuant to section 1360 of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101), $200,000,000, 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 appropriation. 
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.), not to exceed $36,496,000 for salaries 
and expenses associated with flood mitigation and flood insurance 
operations; not to exceed $40,000,000 for financial assistance under 
section 1361A of such Act to States and communities for taking 
actions under such section with respect to severe repetitive loss 
properties, to remain available until expended; not to exceed 
$10,000,000 for mitigation actions under section 1323 of such Act; 
and not to exceed $99,358,000 for flood hazard mitigation, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007, including up to $40,000,000 
for expenses under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), which amount shall be available 
for transfer to the National Flood Mitigation Fund until September 
30, 2007, and which amount shall be derived from offsetting collec-
tions assessed and collected pursuant to section 1307 of that Act 
(42 U.S.C. 4014), and shall be retained and used for necessary 
expenses under this heading: Provided, That in fiscal year 2006, 
no funds in excess of: (1) $55,000,000 for operating expenses; (2) 
$660,148,000 for commissions and taxes of agents; and (3) 
$30,000,000 for interest on Treasury borrowings shall be available 
from the National Flood Insurance Fund. 
NATIONAL FLOOD MITIGATION FUND 
Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (b)(3), 
and subsection (f), of section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), $40,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2007, for activities designed to reduce the 
risk of flood damage to structures pursuant to such Act, of which 
$40,000,000 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.), $50,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That grants made for predisaster mitigation 
shall be awarded on a competitive basis subject to the criteria 
in section 203(g) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 5133(g)), and notwith-
standing section 203(f) of such Act, shall be made without reference
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to State allocations, quotas, or other formula-based allocation of 
funds: Provided further, That total administrative costs shall not 
exceed 3 percent of the total appropriation. 
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER 
To carry out an emergency food and shelter program pursuant 
to title III of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), $153,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 
3.5 percent of the total appropriation.
TITLE IV—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND 
SERVICES 
UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigration serv-
ices, $115,000,000: Provided, That the Director of United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report on its information technology transformation efforts 
and how these efforts align with the enterprise architecture stand-
ards of the Department of Homeland Security within 90 days from 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center, including materials and support costs of Federal 
law enforcement basic training; purchase of not to exceed 117 
vehicles for police-type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
expenses for student athletic and related activities; the conduct 
of and participation in firearms matches and presentation of 
awards; public awareness and enhancement of community support 
of law enforcement training; room and board for student interns; 
a flat monthly reimbursement to employees authorized to use per-
sonal mobile phones for official duties; and services as authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; $194,000,000, of 
which up to $42,119,000 for materials and support costs of Federal 
law enforcement basic training shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007; and of which not to exceed $12,000 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That 
the Center is authorized to obligate funds in anticipation of 
reimbursements from agencies receiving training sponsored by the 
Center, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year 
shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED 
EXPENSES 
For acquisition of necessary additional real property and facili-
ties, construction, and ongoing maintenance, facility improvements, 
and related expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Center, $88,358,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the Center is authorized to accept reimbursement to this
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appropriation from government agencies requesting the construction 
of special use facilities. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Science and Technology and for management and administration 
of programs and activities, as authorized by title III of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $81,099,000: 
Provided, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for science and technology research, 
including advanced research projects; development; test and evalua-
tion; acquisition; and operations; as authorized by title III of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); 
$1,420,997,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the total amount provided under this heading, $23,000,000 is 
available to select a site for the National Bio and Agrodefense 
Facility and perform other pre-construction activities to establish 
research capabilities to protect animal and public health from high 
consequence animal and zoonotic diseases in support of Homeland 
Security Presidential Directives 9 and 10: Provided further, That 
of the amount provided under this heading, $318,014,000 shall 
be for activities of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, of which 
$125,000,000 shall be for the purchase and deployment of radiation 
portal monitors for United States ports of entry and of which 
no less than $81,000,000 shall be for radiological and nuclear 
research and development activities: Provided further, That 
excluding the funds made available under the preceding proviso 
for radiation portal monitors, $144,760,500 of the total amount 
made available under this heading for the Domestic Nuclear Detec-
tion Office shall not be obligated until the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives receive and 
approve an expenditure plan for the Domestic Nuclear Detection 
Office: Provided further, That the expenditure plan shall include 
funding by program, project, and activity for each of fiscal years 
2006 through 2010 prepared by the Secretary of Homeland Security 
that has been reviewed by the Government Accountability Office.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 of this 
Act, the unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for 
activities in this Act may be transferred to appropriation accounts 
for such activities established pursuant to this Act: Provided, That 
balances so transferred may be merged with funds in the applicable 
established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one 
fund for the same time period as originally enacted. 
SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided 
by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred
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to the Department of Homeland Security that remain available 
for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2006, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) elimi-
nates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds for any 
program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied 
or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed 
for a specific activity by either of the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate or House of Representatives for a different purpose; 
or (5) contracts out any functions or activities for which funds 
have been appropriated for Federal full-time equivalent positions; 
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such 
reprogramming of funds. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by previous 
appropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security that remain available for obligation 
or expenditure in fiscal year 2006, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection 
of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure for programs, projects, or activities 
through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 
percent, whichever is less, that: (1) augments existing programs, 
projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any 
existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 
10 percent as approved by the Congress; or (3) results from any 
general savings from a reduction in personnel that would result 
in a change in existing programs, projects, or activities as approved 
by the Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives are notified 15 days 
in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 
(c) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available 
for the current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland Security 
by this Act or provided by previous appropriations Acts may be 
transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropria-
tions, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased 
by more than 10 percent by such transfers: Provided, That any 
transfer under this section shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under subsection (b) of this section and shall not be 
available for obligation unless the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives are notified 15 
days in advance of such transfer. 
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, 
no funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between 
appropriations after June 30, except in extraordinary circumstances 
which imminently threaten the safety of human life or the protec-
tion of property. 
(e) Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
notifications pursuant to this section or any other authority for 
reprogramming or transfer of funds shall be made solely to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 504. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Homeland Security may be used 
to make payments to the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security
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Working Capital Fund’’, except for the activities and amounts 
allowed in section 6024 of Public Law 109–13, excluding the Home-
land Secure Data Network: Provided, That any additional activities 
and amounts must be approved by the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives 30 days 
in advance of obligation. 
SEC. 505. 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. 506. Funds made available by this Act for intelligence 
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress 
for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2006 until the enactment of 
an Act authorizing intelligence activities for fiscal year 2006. 
SEC. 507. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center shall 
lead the Federal law enforcement training accreditation process, 
to include representatives from the Federal law enforcement 
community and non-Federal accreditation experts involved in law 
enforcement training, to continue the implementation of measuring 
and assessing the quality and effectiveness of Federal law enforce-
ment training programs, facilities, and instructors. 
SEC. 508. None of the funds in this Act may be used to make 
a grant allocation, discretionary grant award, discretionary contract 
award, or to issue a letter of intent totaling in excess of $1,000,000, 
or to announce publicly the intention to make such an award, 
unless the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
at least 3 full business days in advance: Provided, That no notifica-
tion shall involve funds that are not available for obligation. 
SEC. 509. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency 
shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional 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 Enforce-
ment Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use 
of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for 
training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities. 
SEC. 510. The Director of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center shall schedule basic and/or advanced law enforce-
ment training at all four training facilities under the control of 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to ensure that these 
training centers are operated at the highest capacity throughout 
the fiscal year. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 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 (40 U.S.C. 3301), 
has not been approved, except that necessary funds may be
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expended for each project for required expenses for the development 
of a proposed prospectus. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds in this Act may be used in con-
travention of the applicable provisions of the Buy American Act 
(41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.). 
SEC. 513. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take all 
actions necessary to ensure that the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity is in compliance with the second proviso of section 513 of 
Public Law 108–334 and shall report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and House of Representatives biweekly 
beginning on October 1, 2005, on any reasons for non-compliance: 
Provided, That, furthermore, the Secretary shall take all possible 
actions, including the procurement of certified systems to inspect 
and screen air cargo on passenger aircraft, to increase the level 
of air cargo inspected beyond that mandated in section 513 of 
Public Law 108–334 and shall report to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives every 
six months on the actions taken and the percentage of air cargo 
inspected at each airport. 
SEC. 514. Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United 
States Code, for fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration may impose a reason-
able charge for the lease of real and personal property to Transpor-
tation Security Administration employees and for use by Transpor-
tation Security Administration employees and may credit amounts 
received to the appropriation or fund initially charged for operating 
and maintaining the property, which amounts shall be available, 
without fiscal year limitation, for expenditure for property manage-
ment, operation, protection, construction, repair, alteration, and 
related activities. 
SEC. 515. For fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, the acquisition 
management system of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall apply to the acquisition of services, as well as equipment, 
supplies, and materials. 
SEC. 516. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
authority of the Office of Personnel Management to conduct per-
sonnel security and suitability background investigations, update 
investigations, and periodic reinvestigations of applicants for, or 
appointees in, positions in the Office of the Secretary and Executive 
Management, the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, 
Analysis and Operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
Directorate for Preparedness, and the Directorate of Science and 
Technology of the Department of Homeland Security is transferred 
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 reinvestigation under this section: Provided 
further, That this section shall cease to be effective at such time 
as the President has selected a single agency to conduct security 
clearance investigations pursuant to section 3001(c) of the Intel-
ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 
108–458; 50 U.S.C. 435b) and the entity selected 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 investigations in a timely manner or has authorized 
the entities within the Department of Homeland Security covered
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by this section to conduct their own investigations pursuant to 
section 3001 of such Act. 
SEC. 517. Hereafter, 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 deployment or implementa-
tion, on other than a test basis, of the Secure Flight program 
or any other follow on or successor passenger prescreening pro-
grams, until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies, and 
the Government Accountability Office reports, to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
that all ten of the elements contained in paragraphs (1) through 
(10) of section 522(a) of Public Law 108–334 (118 Stat. 1319) 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 car-
riers, or reservation systems may be used to screen aviation pas-
sengers, or delay or deny boarding 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 previous appropriations 
Acts may be utilized to develop or test algorithms assigning risk 
to passengers whose names are not on Government watch lists. 
(e) None of the funds provided in this or previous appropriations 
Acts may be utilized for data or a database that is obtained from 
or remains under the control of a non-Federal entity: Provided, 
That this restriction shall not apply to Passenger Name Record 
data obtained from air carriers. 
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 Manage-
ment and Budget Circular A–76 for services provided as of June 
1, 2004, by employees (including employees serving on a temporary 
or term basis) of United States Citizenship and Immigration Serv-
ices of the Department of Homeland Security who are known as 
of that date as Immigration Information Officers, Contact Rep-
resentatives, or Investigative Assistants. 
SEC. 521. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be available to maintain the United States Secret Service as any-
thing but a distinct entity within the Department of Homeland 
Security and shall not be used to merge the United States Secret 
Service with any other department function, cause any personnel 
and operational elements of the United States Secret Service to 
report to an individual other than the Director 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. None of the funds appropriated to the United States 
Secret Service by this Act or by previous appropriations Acts may
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be made available for the protection of the head of a Federal 
agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided, 
That the Director of the United States Secret Service may enter 
into an agreement to perform such service on a fully reimbursable 
basis. 
SEC. 523. The Department of Homeland Security processing 
and data storage facilities at the John C. Stennis Space Center 
shall hereafter be known as the ‘‘National Center for Critical 
Information Processing and Storage’’. 
SEC. 524. The Secretary, in consultation with industry stake-
holders, shall develop standards and protocols for increasing the 
use of explosive detection equipment to screen air cargo when 
appropriate. 
SEC. 525. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 
shall utilize existing checked baggage explosive detection equipment 
and screeners to screen cargo carried 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 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives detailing, by airport, the amount of cargo carried 
on passenger aircraft that was screened by TSA in August 2005 
and each month thereafter. 
SEC. 526. None of the funds available for obligation for the 
transportation worker identification credential program shall be 
used to develop a personalization system that is decentralized or 
a card production capability that does not utilize an existing govern-
ment card production facility: Provided, That no funding can be 
obligated for the next phase of production until the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
have been fully briefed on the results of the prototype phase and 
agree that the program should move forward. 
SEC. 527. (a) From the unexpended balances of the United 
States Coast Guard ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ 
account specifically identified in the Joint Explanatory Statement 
(House Report 108–10) accompanying Public Law 108–7 for the 
110–123 foot patrol boat upgrade, the Joint Explanatory Statement 
(House Report 108–280) accompanying Public Law 108–90 for the 
Fast Response Cutter/110–123 foot patrol boat conversion, and in 
the Joint Explanatory Statement (House Report 108–774) accom-
panying Public Law 108–334 for the Integrated Deepwater System 
patrol boats 110–123 foot conversion, $78,630,689 are rescinded. 
(b) For necessary expenses of the United States Coast Guard 
for ‘‘Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’, an additional 
$78,630,689, to remain available until September 30, 2009, for 
the service life extension program of the current 110-foot Island 
Class patrol boat fleet and accelerated design and production of 
the Fast Response Cutter. 
SEC. 528. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall utilize 
the Transportation Security Clearinghouse as the central identity 
management system for the deployment and operation of the reg-
istered traveler program and the transportation worker identifica-
tion credential program for the purposes of collecting and aggre-
gating biometric data necessary for background vetting; providing 
all associated record-keeping, customer service, and related func-
tions; ensuring interoperability between different airports and ven-
dors; and acting as a central activation, revocation, and transaction 
hub for participating airports, ports, and other points of presence.
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SEC. 529. 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 changes be made to, delay, 
or prohibit the transmission to Congress of any report prepared 
pursuant to paragraph (5) of such section. 
SEC. 530. No funding provided by this or previous appropriation 
Acts shall be available to pay the salary of any employee serving 
as a contracting officer’s technical representative (COTR) or anyone 
acting in a similar or like capacity who has not received COTR 
training. 
SEC. 531. Except as provided in section 44945 of title 49, 
United States Code, funds appropriated or transferred to Transpor-
tation 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 for air cargo, baggage, and checkpoint screening 
systems: Provided, That these funds shall be subject to section 
503 of this Act. 
SEC. 532. Not later than 60 days from the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct a 
survey of all ports of entry in the United States and designate 
an airport as a port of entry in each State that does not have 
a port of entry. 
SEC. 533. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider eligible under the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Program 
the costs sufficient to enable the city to repair and upgrade all 
damaged and undamaged elements of the Carnegie Library in the 
City of Paso Robles, California, which was damaged by the 2003 
San Simeon earthquake, so that the library is brought into conform-
ance with all local code requirements for new construction: Provided, 
That the appropriate Federal share shall apply to approval for 
this project. 
SEC. 534. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider eligible under the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Program 
costs for the damage to canals and wooden flumes, which was 
incurred during a 1996 storm and subsequent mudslide in El Dorado 
County, California, to the El Dorado Irrigation District, based on 
fifty percent of the costs of the Improved Project for the Mill 
Creek to Bull Creek tunnel proposed in a November 2001 Carleton 
Engineering Report: Provided, That the appropriate Federal share 
shall apply to approval for this project. 
SEC. 535. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall consider eligible under the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Program 
the costs sufficient to enable replacement of research and education 
materials and library collections and for other non-covered losses 
at the University of Hawaii Manoa campus, Hawaii, resulting from 
an October 30, 2004, flood event. 
SEC. 536. Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and agriculture as 
defined in section 3(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 203(f)),’’ and inserting ‘‘the Internal Revenue Code of
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1986, agriculture as defined in section 3(f) of the Fair Labor Stand-
ards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 203(f)), and the pressing of apples 
for cider on a farm,’’. 
SEC. 537. Using funds made available in this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall provide that each office within the 
Department that handles documents marked as Sensitive Security 
Information (SSI) shall have at least one employee in that office 
with authority to coordinate and make determinations on behalf 
of the agency that such documents meet the criteria for marking 
as SSI: Provided, That not later than December 31, 2005, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives: (1) Department-
wide policies for designating, coordinating and marking documents 
as SSI; (2) Department-wide auditing and accountability procedures 
for documents designated and marked as SSI; (3) the total number 
of SSI Coordinators within the Department; and (4) the total 
number of staff authorized to designate SSI documents within the 
Department: Provided further, That not later than January 31, 
2006, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives the title 
of all DHS documents that are designated as SSI in their entirety 
during the period October 1, 2005, through December 31, 2005: 
Provided further, That not later than January 31 of each succeeding 
year, starting on January 31, 2007, the Secretary shall provide 
annually a similar report to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the titles of 
all DHS documents that are designated as SSI in their entirety 
during the period of January 1 through December 31 for the pre-
ceding year: Provided further, That the Secretary shall promulgate 
guidance that includes common but extensive examples of SSI that 
further define the individual categories of information cited under 
49 CFR 1520(b)(1) through (16) and eliminates judgment by covered 
persons in the application of the SSI marking: Provided further, 
That such guidance shall serve as the primary basis and authority 
for the marking of DHS information as SSI by covered persons. 
SEC. 538. For grants to States pursuant to section 204(a) of 
the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Division B of Public Law 109–13), 
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the funds provided under this section, $34,000,000 may not 
be obligated or allocated for grants until the Committees on Appro-
priations 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 ID Act 
of 2005 (Division B of Public Law 109–13), including the proposed 
uses of the grant monies: Provided further, That of the funds 
provided under this section, not less than $6,000,000 shall be made 
available within 60 days from the date of enactment of this Act 
to States for pilot projects on integrating hardware, software, and 
information management systems. 
SEC. 539. For activities related to the Department of Homeland 
Security Working Capital Fund, subsection (f) of section 403 of 
Public Law 103–356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note), is amended by striking 
‘‘October 1, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2006’’. 
SEC. 540. For fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, notwithstanding 
section 553 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall impose a fee for any registered traveler program 
undertaken by the Department of Homeland Security by notice
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in the Federal Register, and may modify the fee from time to 
time by notice in the Federal Register: Provided, That such fees 
shall not exceed the aggregate costs associated with the program 
and shall be credited to the Transportation Security Administration 
registered traveler fee account, to be available until expended. 
SEC. 541. A person who has completed a security awareness 
training course approved by or operated under a cooperative agree-
ment with the Department of Homeland Security using funds made 
available in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter or in any prior appro-
priations Acts, who is enrolled in a program recognized or acknowl-
edged by an Information Sharing and Analysis Center, and who 
reports a situation, activity or incident pursuant to that program 
to an appropriate authority, shall not be liable for damages in 
any action brought in a Federal or State court which result from 
any act or omission unless such person is guilty of gross negligence 
or willful misconduct. 
SEC. 542. Of the unobligated balances available in the ‘‘Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Working Capital Fund’’, $15,000,000 
are rescinded. 
SEC. 543. Of the unobligated balances from prior year appro-
priations made available for Transportation Security Administration 
‘‘Aviation Security’’, $5,500,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 544. Of funds made available for the United States Coast 
Guard in previous appropriations Acts, $6,369,118 are rescinded, 
as follows: (1) $499,489 provided for ‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, 
Construction, and Improvements’’ in Public Law 105–277; (2) 
$87,097 provided for ‘‘Coast Guard, Operating Expenses’’ in Public 
Law 105–277; (3) $269,217 provided for ‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, 
Construction, and Improvements’’ in Public Law 107–87; (4) $8,315 
provided for ‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improve-
ments’’ in Public Law 106–69; and (5) $5,505,000 for ‘‘Coast Guard, 
Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ in Public Law 108–
90. 
SEC. 545. Of the unobligated balances from prior year appro-
priations made available for the ‘‘Counterterrorism Fund’’, 
$8,000,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 546. Of the unobligated balances from prior year appro-
priations made available for Science and Technology ‘‘Research, 
Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’, $20,000,000 are 
rescinded. 
SEC. 547. SECURITY SCREENING OPT-OUT PROGRAM. Section 
44920 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(g) OPERATOR OF AIRPORT.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, an operator of an airport shall not be liable for any 
claims for damages filed in State or Federal court (including a 
claim for compensatory, punitive, contributory, or indemnity dam-
ages) relating to—
‘‘(1) such airport operator’s decision to submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary of Homeland Security under subsection 
(a) or section 44919 or such airport operator’s decision not 
to submit an application; and 
‘‘(2) any act of negligence, gross negligence, or intentional 
wrongdoing by—
‘‘(A) a qualified private screening company or any of 
its employees in any case in which the qualified private 
screening company is acting under a contract entered into
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with the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary’s 
designee; or 
‘‘(B) employees of the Federal Government providing 
passenger and property security screening services at the 
airport. 
‘‘(3) Nothing in this section shall relieve any airport oper-
ator from liability for its own acts or omissions related to 
its security responsibilities, nor except as may be provided 
by the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Tech-
nologies Act of 2002 shall it relieve any qualified private 
screening company or its employees from any liability related 
to its own acts of negligence, gross negligence, or intentional 
wrongdoing.’’. 
SEC. 548. The weekly report required by Public Law 109–
62 detailing the allocation and obligation of funds for ‘‘Disaster 
Relief’’ shall include: (1) detailed information on each allocation, 
obligation, or expenditure that totals more than $50,000,000, cat-
egorized by increments of not larger than $50,000,000; (2) the 
amount of credit card purchases by agency and mission assignment; 
(3) obligations, allocations, and expenditures, categorized by agency, 
by State, and for New Orleans, and by purpose and mission assign-
ment; (4) status of the Disaster Relief Fund; and (5) specific reasons 
for all waivers granted and a description of each waiver: Provided, 
That the detailed information required by paragraph (1) shall 
include the purpose; whether the work will be performed by a 
governmental agency or a contractor; and, if the work is to be 
performed by a contractor, the name of the contractor, the type 
of contract let, and whether the contract is sole-source, full and 
open competition, or limited competition.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2006’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.