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of information technology equipment, software, services, 
and related activities for the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, of which $97,300,000 shall be for the National Cen-
ter for Critical Information Processing and Storage: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated shall be used 
to support or supplement the appropriations provided for 
the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator 
Technology project or the Automated Commercial Environ-
ment. 
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.), 
$306,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2009, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official re-
ception and representation expenses: Provided, That the Di-
rector of Operations Coordination shall encourage rotating 
State and local fire service representation at the National 
Operations Center. 
OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL COORDINATOR FOR GULF 
COAST REBUILDING 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Federal Co-
ordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding, $3,000,000: Provided, 
That $1,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
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House of Representatives receive an expenditure plan for 
fiscal year 2008. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $95,211,000, of which not to 
exceed $150,000 may be used for certain confidential oper-
ational expenses, including the payment of informants, to 
be expended at the direction of the Inspector General: Pro-
vided, That the Inspector General shall investigate decisions 
made regarding, and the policy of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency relating to, formaldehyde in trailers 
in the Gulf Coast region, the process used by the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency for collecting, reporting, 
and responding to health and safety concerns of occupants 
of housing supplied by the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency (including such housing supplied through a third 
party), and whether the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency adequately addressed public health and safety issues 
of households to which the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency provides disaster housing (including whether the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency adequately noti-
fied recipients of such housing, as appropriate, of potential 
health and safety concerns and whether the institutional 
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culture of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
properly prioritizes health and safety concerns of recipients 
of assistance from the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency), and submit a report to Congress relating to that 
investigation, including any recommendations. 
TITLE II 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS 
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relating 
to border security, immigration, customs, and agricultural 
inspections and regulatory activities related to plant and 
animal imports; purchase and lease of up to 4,500 (2,400 
for replacement only) police-type vehicles; and contracting 
with 
individuals 
for 
personal 
services 
abroad; 
$6,601,058,000; of which $230,316,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2009, to support software develop-
ment, equipment, contract services, and the implementation 
of inbound lanes and modification to vehicle primary proc-
essing lanes at ports of entry; of which $15,000,000 shall 
be used to procure commercially available technology in 
order to expand and improve the risk-based approach of the 
Department of Homeland Security to target and inspect 
cargo containers under the Secure Freight Initiative and 
the Global Trade Exchange; of which $3,093,000 shall be 
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derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for ad-
ministrative expenses related to the collection of the Harbor 
Maintenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and 
notwithstanding section 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which not to exceed 
$45,000 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses; of which not less than $226,740,000 shall be for 
Air and Marine Operations; of which such sums as become 
available in the Customs User Fee Account, except sums 
subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), 
shall be derived from that account; of which not to exceed 
$150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space 
in connection with preclearance operations; of which 
$40,000,000 shall be utilized to develop and implement a 
Model Ports of Entry program and provide resources nec-
essary for 200 additional U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion officers at the 20 United States international airports 
that have the highest number of foreign visitors arriving 
annually as determined pursuant to the most recent data 
collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection available 
on the date of enactment of this Act, to provide a more effi-
cient and welcoming international arrival process in order 
to facilitate and promote business and leisure travel to the 
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