further, That an expenditure plan for program, project, 
and activity and by objective for fiscal year 2012 shall be 
provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate and the House of Representatives not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That an expenditure plan for program, project, and 
activity and by objective for fiscal year 2013 shall be sub-
mitted at the time that the President’s budget is sub-
mitted each year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives. 
UNITED STATES VISITOR AND IMMIGRANT STATUS 
INDICATOR TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses for the United States Visitor 
and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program, as 
authorized by section 110 of the Illegal Immigration Re-
form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1365a), $297,402,000: Provided, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, $194,295,000 is to re-
main available until September 30, 2014: Provided further, 
That of the total amount provided, $50,000,000 may not 
be obligated for the United States Visitor and Immigrant 
Status Indicator Technology program until the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives receive a plan for expenditure, prepared
by the Secretary of Homeland Security, not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, that meets 
the statutory conditions specified under this heading in 
Public Law 110–329: Provided further, That the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives, at the time that the President’s budget is submitted 
each year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, a multi-year investment and management plan for 
the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator 
Technology program that includes— 
(1) the proposed appropriations for each activ-
ity tied to mission requirements and outcomes, pro-
gram management capabilities, performance levels, 
and specific capabilities and services to be delivered, 
noting any deviations in cost or performance from 
the prior fiscal year expenditure or investment and 
management plan; 
(2) the total estimated cost, projected funding 
by fiscal year, and projected timeline of completion 
for all enhancements, modernizations, and new capa-
bilities proposed in such budget and underway, in-
cluding and clearly delineating associated efforts and 
funds requested by other agencies within the De-
partment of Homeland Security and in the Federal
Government, and detailing any deviations in cost, 
performance, schedule, or estimated date of comple-
tion provided in the prior fiscal year expenditure or 
investment and management plan; and 
(3) a detailed accounting of operations and 
maintenance, contractor services, and program costs 
associated with the management of identity services. 
OFFICE OF HEALTH AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Af-
fairs, $165,949,000; of which $30,171,000 is for salaries 
and expenses and $115,164,000 is for BioWatch oper-
ations: Provided, That $45,615,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2013, for biosurveillance, BioWatch 
Generation 3, chemical defense, medical and health plan-
ning and coordination, and workforce health protection: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That an expenditure plan for program, project, 
and activity and by objective for fiscal year 2012 shall be 
provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate and the House of Representatives not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That an expenditure plan for program, project, and 
activity and by objective for each fiscal year shall be sub-
mitted at the time that the President’s budget is sub-
mitted each year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives. 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for management and admin-
istration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
$707,298,000, including activities authorized by the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et 
seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Cerro 
Grande Fire Assistance Act of 2000 (division C, title I, 
114 Stat. 583), 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): Provided, 
That not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit an expendi-
ture plan detailed by office for the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and the House of Representatives at the 
time that the President’s budget is submitted each year 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code: 
Provided further, That of the total amount made available 
under this heading, not to exceed $5,863,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2013, for capital improve-
ments at the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Cen-
ter: Provided further, That of the total amount made avail-
able under this heading, $35,250,000 shall be for the 
Urban Search and Rescue Response System, of which not 
to exceed $1,600,000 may be made available for adminis-
trative costs; and $5,493,000 shall be for the Office of 
National Capital Region Coordination: Provided further, 
That for purposes of planning, coordination, execution, 
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 incorporated into efforts to integrate the activities 
of Federal, State, and local governments in the National 
Capital Region, as defined in section 882 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296). 
STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other activities, $1,000,000,000, which shall be distributed
at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
based on the following authorities: 
(1) The State Homeland Security Grant Pro-
gram under section 2004 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605). 
(2) The Urban Area Security Initiative under 
section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 604), notwithstanding subsection (c)(1) of 
such section, funds provided under this paragraph 
may be used for grants to organizations (as de-
scribed 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 a terrorist attack. 
(3) The Metropolitan Medical Response System 
under section 635 of the Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 U.S.C. 723). 
(4) The Citizen Corps Program, notwith-
standing the requirements of subtitle A of title XX 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
603 et seq.). 
(5) The Public Transportation Security Assist-
ance and Railroad Security Assistance, under sec-
tions 1406 and 1513 of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
(6 U.S.C. 1135 and 1163): Provided, That such 
public transportation security assistance shall be 
provided directly to public transportation agencies. 
(6) Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance 
under section 1532 of the Implementing Rec-
ommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 
(6 U.S.C. 1182). 
(7) Port Security Grants in accordance with 46 
U.S.C. 70107. 
(8) The Driver’s License Security Grants Pro-
gram in accordance with section 204 of the REAL 
ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. 30301 note). 
(9) The Interoperable Emergency Communica-
tions Grant Program under section 1809 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 579). 
Provided, That of the amount provided under this 
heading, $55,000,000 shall be for Operation Stonegarden 
and $192,663,000 shall be for training, exercises, tech-
nical 
assistance, 
and 
other 
programs, 
of 
which 
$107,000,000 shall be for training of State, local, and 
tribal emergency response providers: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of section 2004 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), for 
fiscal year 2012, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall 
make available to local and tribal governments amounts
provided to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under the 
State Homeland Security Grant Program in accordance 
with subsection (c)(1) of such section 2004: Provided fur-
ther, That 10 percent of the amounts provided under this 
heading shall be transferred to ‘‘Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, Management and Administration’’ for 
program administration, and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall provide an expenditure plan for program ad-
ministration to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives within 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall provide a detailed expenditure 
plan for program administration for each fiscal year to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives at the time that the President’s 
budget is submitted each year under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11)), or any other pro-
vision of law, a grantee may use not more than five per-
cent of the amount of a grant made available under this 
heading for expenses directly related to administration of 
the grant: Provided further, That for grants under para-
graphs (1) through (4), 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 announcement, 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 awarded under paragraphs (5) 
through (9), the applications for grants shall be made 
available to eligible applicants not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, that eligible applicants 
shall submit applications within 45 days after the grant 
announcement, and that the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency shall act not later than 60 days after receipt 
of an application: Provided further, That for grants under 
paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation of communica-
tions towers is not considered construction of a building 
or other physical facility: Provided further, That grantees 
shall provide reports on their use of funds, as determined 
necessary by the Secretary: Provided further, That (a) the 
Center for Domestic Preparedness may provide training 
to emergency response providers from the Federal Govern-
ment, foreign governments, or private entities, if the Cen-
ter 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 limita-
tion, for the purposes for which amounts in the account 
may be expended, and (b) the head of the Center for Do-
mestic Preparedness shall ensure that any training pro-
vided under (a) does not interfere with the primary mis-
sion of the Center to train State and local emergency re-
sponse providers: Provided further, That not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a plan to expend 
by the end of fiscal year 2012 all unexpended balances 
of funds appropriated for fiscal years before fiscal year 
2008 under this heading. 
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.), $350,000,000 (increased by 
$320,000,000), of which $200,000,000 (increased by 
$135,000,000) shall be available to carry out section 33 
of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and $150,000,000 (in-
creased by $185,000,000) shall be available to carry out 
section 34 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229a), to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2013: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed 10 percent of the amount available under this head-
ing shall be transferred to ‘‘Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency, Management and Administration’’ for pro-
gram administration, and an expenditure plan for pro-
gram administration shall be provided to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act: Provided further, That an expenditure 
plan for program administration shall be submitted at the 
time that the President’s budget is submitted each year 
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives. 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS 
For necessary expenses for emergency management 
performance grants, as authorized by the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Rob-
ert 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 Re-
organization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), 
$350,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed 10 percent 
of the amount available under this heading shall be trans-
ferred to ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency, Man-
agement and Administration’’ for program administration, 
and an expenditure plan for program administration shall 
be provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That an expenditure plan for program administra-
tion shall be submitted at the time that the President’s 
budget is submitted each year under section 1105(a) of 
title 31, United States Code, to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM 
The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 
2012, as authorized in title III of the Departments of Vet-
erans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (42 
U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the 
amounts anticipated by the Department of Homeland Se-
curity necessary for its radiological emergency prepared-
ness program 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 administrative costs of collecting such 
fees: Provided further, That fees received under this head-
ing shall be deposited in this account as offsetting collec-
tions and will become available for authorized purposes on 
October 1, 2012, and remain available until expended.
UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the United States Fire Ad-
ministration 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.), $42,538,000. 
DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS 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.), $2,650,000,000 (reduced by 
$100,000,000) (increased by $100,000,000), to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall submit an expendi-
ture plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate and the House of Representatives detailing the use of 
the funds for disaster readiness and support not later than 
60 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided 
further, That the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall submit to such Committees a quarterly report detail-
ing obligations against the expenditure plan and a jus-
tification for any changes in spending: Provided further, 
That of the total amount provided, $16,000,000 shall be 
transferred to the Department of Homeland Security Of-
fice of Inspector General for audits and investigations re-
lated to disasters, subject to section 503 of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, $105,600,000 shall be trans-
ferred to ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency, Man-
agement and Administration’’ for management and ad-
ministration functions: Provided further, That the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall submit the monthly ‘‘Disaster Relief’’ report, as 
specified in Public Law 110–161, to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives, and include the amounts provided to each Federal 
agency for mission assignments: Provided further, That 
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency shall submit quarterly reports to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives providing estimates of funding requirements 
for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’ for the current fiscal year and the 
succeeding three fiscal years which shall include— 
(1) an estimate, by quarter, for the costs of all 
previously designated disasters; 
(2) an estimate, by quarter, for the cost of fu-
ture disasters based on a five-year average, exclud-
ing catastrophic disasters; 
(3) an estimate, by quarter, for the costs of cat-
astrophic disasters excluded from the five-year aver-
age subdivided by disaster and shall include the 
amount already obligated and the remaining esti-
mated costs; and 
(4) an estimate of the date on which the ‘‘Dis-
aster Relief’’ balance will reach $800,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall develop a pol-
icy and provide a report on such policy that defines 
the five-year average used to develop the budget esti-
mates for disaster relief not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act that shall include 
a clear and reproducible definition of the five-year 
average used as a basis for the request, the respon-
sible official who develops the average, and the data 
source(s) used: Provided further, That the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy shall include in the fiscal year 2013 budget sub-
mission for disaster relief a clear statement of the 
five-year average used as a basis for the request, the 
fiscal years included in the average, a list of the obli-
gations for each of the five fiscal years, and all ad-
justments made to the gross obligation total for each 
of the five fiscal years, including a record of which 
catastrophic disasters are excluded from each year’s 
obligation total and the associated amount excluded;
inflation adjustments; and the amount and source of 
recoveries applied against the obligation total: Pro-
vided further, That the President shall submit an 
offset budget amendment from within discretionary 
funds not later than three months prior to the date 
that the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency estimates that the total amount 
remaining unallocated in ‘‘Disaster Relief’ ’’ will 
reach $800,000,000, and that the request shall ac-
count for all estimated funding requirements for 
that fiscal year: Provided further, That for any re-
quest for reimbursement from a Federal agency to 
the Department of Homeland Security to cover ex-
penditures 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 Homeland Security shall take appro-
priate steps to ensure that each agency is periodi-
cally reminded of the Department policies on— 
(A) the detailed information required in 
supporting documentation for reimbursements; 
and 
(B) the necessity for timeliness of agency 
billings.
DISASTER ASSISTANCE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For activities under section 319 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5162), $296,000 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 fur-
ther, 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). 
FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING AND RISK ANALYSIS PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses under section 1360 of the 
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4101), 
$102,712,000, and such additional sums as may be pro-
vided by State and local governments or other political 
subdivisions for cost-shared mapping activities under sec-
tion 1360(f)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That total admin-
istrative costs shall not exceed three percent of the total 
amount appropriated under this heading. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND 
For activities under the National Flood Insurance 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) and the Flood Dis-
aster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), 
$171,000,000, which shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2013, and shall be derived from offsetting col-
lections assessed and collected under section 1308(d) of 
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
4015(d)), which is available for salaries and expenses as-
sociated with flood mitigation and flood insurance oper-
ations; and flood plain management and flood mapping: 
Provided, That not to exceed $22,000,000 shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses associated with flood mitiga-
tion and flood insurance operations: Provided further, 
That not less than $149,000,000 shall be available for 
flood plain management and flood mapping: Provided fur-
ther, That any additional fees collected pursuant to section 
1308(d) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4015(d)) shall be credited as an offsetting collec-
tion to this account, to be available for flood plain manage-
ment and flood mapping: Provided further, That in fiscal 
year 2012, 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) $132,000,000 for operating 
expenses; (2) $1,007,571,000 for commissions and taxes 
of agents; (3) such sums as are necessary for interest on 
Treasury borrowings; and (4) $50,000,000, which shall re-
main available until expended for flood mitigation actions, 
of which $10,000,000 is for repetitive insurance claims 
properties under section 1323 of the National Flood In-
surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4030), and of which
vided, That the total administrative costs associated with 
such grants shall not exceed three percent of the total 
amount made available under this heading. 
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER 
To carry out the emergency food and shelter program 
pursuant to title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.), $120,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That total ad-
ministrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent of the total 
amount made available under this heading. 
TITLE IV 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, 
AND SERVICES 
UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION 
SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigra-
tion services, $132,361,000 for immigration verification 
programs, including the E-Verify Program, as authorized 
by section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a 
note), to assist United States employers with maintaining 
a legal workforce: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds available to United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services may be used to ac-
quire, operate, equip, and dispose of up to five vehicles,
for replacement only, for areas where the Administrator 
of General Services does not provide vehicles for lease: 
Provided further, That the Director of United States Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services may authorize employ-
ees who are assigned to those areas to use such vehicles 
to travel between the employees’ residences and places of 
employment. 
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center, including materials and support 
costs of Federal law enforcement basic training; the pur-
chase of not to exceed 117 vehicles for police-type use and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles; expenses for student ath-
letic and related activities; the conduct of and participa-
tion in firearms matches and presentation of awards; pub-
lic awareness and enhancement of community support of 
law enforcement training; room and board for student in-
terns; a flat monthly reimbursement to employees author-
ized to use personal mobile phones for official duties; and 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code; $238,957,000, of which up to $48,978,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2013, for mate-
rials and support costs of Federal law enforcement basic 
training; of which $300,000 shall remain available until
expended to be distributed to Federal law enforcement 
agencies for expenses incurred participating in training ac-
creditation; and of which not to exceed $12,000 shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided, That the Center is authorized to obligate funds in 
anticipation of reimbursements from agencies receiving 
training sponsored by the Center, except that total obliga-
tions at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total 
budgetary resources available at the end of the fiscal year: 
Provided further, That section 1202(a) of Public Law 
107–206 (42 U.S.C. 3771 note), as amended by Public 
Law 111–83 (123 Stat. 2166), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2014’’: Provided further, That the Director of the Fed-
eral Law Enforcement Training Center shall schedule 
basic or advanced law enforcement training, or both, at 
all four training facilities under the control of the Federal 
Law Enforcement Training Center to ensure that such 
training facilities are operated at the highest capacity 
throughout the fiscal year: Provided further, That the Fed-
eral Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board, in-
cluding representatives from the Federal law enforcement 
community and non-Federal accreditation experts involved 
in law enforcement training, shall lead the Federal law 
enforcement training accreditation process to continue the
implementation of measuring and assessing the quality 
and effectiveness of Federal law enforcement training pro-
grams, facilities, and instructors. 
ACQUISITIONS, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES 
For acquisition of necessary additional real property 
and facilities, construction, and ongoing maintenance, fa-
cility improvements, and related expenses of the Federal 
Law Enforcement Training Center, $35,456,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That 
the Center is authorized to accept reimbursement to this 
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 manage-
ment and administration of programs and activities, as 
authorized by title III of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $140,565,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $10,000 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION, AND 
OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for science and technology re-
search, including advanced research projects, development, 
test and evaluation, acquisition, and operations as author-
ized by title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and the purchase or lease of not 
to 
exceed 
five 
vehicles, 
$398,213,000, 
of 
which 
$196,713,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2014; and of which $201,500,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2016, solely for operation and con-
struction of laboratory facilities. 
DOMESTIC NUCLEAR DETECTION OFFICE 
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Domestic Nuclear 
Detection Office, as authorized by title XIX of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 591 et seq.), for man-
agement and administration of programs and activities, 
$40,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000 shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear 
research, development, testing, evaluation, and operations, 
$245,194,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2014.
SYSTEMS ACQUISITION 
For expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Of-
fice acquisition and deployment of radiological detection 
systems in accordance with the global nuclear detection 
architecture, $52,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading in this Act or any other Act 
shall be obligated for full-scale procurement of advanced 
spectroscopic portal monitors until the Secretary of Home-
land Security submits to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report certifying that a significant increase in operational 
effectiveness will be achieved by such obligation: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall submit separate and dis-
tinct certifications prior to the procurement of advanced 
spectroscopic portal monitors for primary and secondary 
deployment that address the unique requirements for 
operational effectiveness of each type of deployment: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall continue to consult 
with the National Academy of Sciences before making 
such certifications: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be used for 
high-risk concurrent development and production of mutu-
ally dependent software and hardware.
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS OF FUNDS) 
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 appropria-
tions provided for activities in this Act may be transferred 
to appropriation accounts for such activities established 
pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds in the 
applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be ac-
counted for as one fund for the same time period as origi-
nally enacted. 
SEC. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
in or transferred to the Department of Homeland Security 
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 
year 2012, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
of the United States derived by the collection of fees avail-
able to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available 
for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of 
funds that: (1) creates a new program, project, office, or 
activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, office, or activ-
ity; (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activ-
ity 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 the House of Representatives for a different 
purpose; or (5) contracts out any function or activity for 
which funding levels were requested for Federal full-time 
equivalents in the object classification tables contained in 
the fiscal year 2012 Budget Appendix for the Department 
of Homeland Security, as modified by the joint explana-
tory statement accompanying this Act, unless the Commit-
tees 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 Department of Homeland Security that 
remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal 
year 2012, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
of the United States derived by the collection of fees or 
proceeds available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall 
be available 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 activi-
ties; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing
program, project, or activity, or reduces the 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 pro-
grams, 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 five percent of any appropriation 
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security by this Act or provided by 
previous appropriations Acts may be transferred between 
such appropriations, but no such appropriation, 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 re-
programming of funds under subsection (b) and shall not 
be available for obligation unless the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives 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 that imminently threaten 
the safety of human life or the protection of property.
(e) The notification thresholds and procedures set 
forth in this section shall apply to any use of deobligated 
balances of funds provided in previous Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Acts. 
SEC. 504. The Department of Homeland Security 
Working Capital Fund, established pursuant to section 
403 of Public Law 103–356 (31 U.S.C. 501 note), shall 
continue operations as a permanent working capital fund 
for fiscal year 2012: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available to the Department 
of Homeland Security may be used to make payments to 
the Working Capital Fund, except for the activities and 
amounts allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2012 budg-
et: Provided further, That funds provided to the Working 
Capital Fund shall be available for obligation until ex-
pended to carry out the purposes of the Working Capital 
Fund: Provided further, That all departmental components 
shall be charged only for direct usage of each Working 
Capital Fund service: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided to the Working Capital Fund shall be used only for 
purposes consistent with the contributing component: Pro-
vided further, That the Working Capital Fund shall be 
paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return 
the full cost of each service: Provided further, That the
Working Capital Fund shall be subject to the require-
ments of section 503 of this Act. 
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 2012 from 
appropriations for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 
2012 in this Act shall remain available through September 
30, 2013, 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 intel-
ligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized 
by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal 
year 2012 until the enactment of an Act authorizing intel-
ligence activities for fiscal year 2012. 
SEC. 507. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) 
and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to— 
(1) make or award a grant allocation, grant, 
contract, other transaction agreement, task or deliv-
ery order on a Department of Homeland Security
multiple award contract, or to issue a letter of intent 
totaling in excess of $1,000,000; 
(2) award a task order requiring an obligation 
of funds in an amount greater than $25,000,000 
from multi-year Department of Homeland Security 
funds or a task order that would cause cumulative 
obligations of multi-year funds in a single account to 
exceed 50 percent of the total amount appropriated; 
or 
(3) announce publicly the intention to make or 
award items under paragraph (1) or (2), including 
a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regu-
lation. 
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive 
the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary noti-
fies the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives at least three full business 
days in advance of making an award or issuing a letter 
as described in that subsection. 
(c) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines 
that compliance with this section would pose a substantial 
risk to human life, health, or safety, an award may be 
made without notification, then the Secretary shall notify 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives not later than five full business 
days after such an award is made or letter issued. 
(d) A notification under this section— 
(1) may not involve funds that are not available 
for obligation; and 
(2) shall include the amount of the award, the 
fiscal year for which the funds for the award were 
appropriated, and the account from which the funds 
are being drawn. 
(e) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency shall brief the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
five full business days in advance of announcing publicly 
the intention of making an award under ‘‘State and Local 
Programs’’ 
SEC. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any ad-
ditional 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 
Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the 
temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract,
or other agreement for training that cannot be accommo-
dated in existing Center facilities. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used for expenses 
for any construction, repair, alteration, or acquisition 
project for which a prospectus otherwise required under 
chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, has not been 
approved, except that necessary funds may be expended 
for each project for required expenses for the development 
of a proposed prospectus. 
SEC. 510. Sections 520, 522, and 530 of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (di-
vision E of Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2042 et seq.) 
shall apply with respect to funds made available in this 
Act in the same manner as such sections applied to funds 
made available in that Act. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used in contravention of the applicable provi-
sions of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.). 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by any person other than the Privacy 
Officer appointed under subsection (a) of section 222 of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 142(a)) to 
alter, direct that changes be made to, delay, or prohibit
the transmission to Congress of any report prepared under 
paragraph (6) of such subsection. 
SEC. 513. 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. 514. Within 45 days after the end of each 
month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a monthly budget and staffing report for that month 
that includes total obligations, on-board versus funded 
full-time equivalent staffing levels, and the number of con-
tract employees for each office of the Department. 
SEC. 515. Except as provided in section 44945 of title 
49, United States Code, funds appropriated for or trans-
ferred to ‘‘Transportation Security Administration, Avia-
tion Security’’, ‘‘Transportation Security Administration, 
Administration’’, and ‘‘Transportation Security Adminis-
tration, Transportation Security Support’’ for fiscal years 
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 that are 
recovered or deobligated shall be available only for the pro-
curement or installation of explosives detection systems, 
air cargo, baggage, and checkpoint screening systems, 
subject to notification: Provided, That quarterly reports
shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives on any 
funds that are so recovered or deobligated. 
SEC. 516. Any funds appropriated to ‘‘Coast Guard, 
Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements’’ for fiscal 
years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 for the 110– 
123 foot patrol boat conversion that are recovered, col-
lected, or otherwise received as the result of negotiation, 
mediation, or litigation, shall be available until expended 
for the Fast Response Cutter program. 
SEC. 517. Section 532(a) of Public Law 109–295 
(120 Stat. 1384) is amended by striking ‘‘2010’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 518. The functions of the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center instructor staff shall be classified 
as inherently governmental for the purpose of the Federal 
Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 501 
note). 
SEC. 519. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act 
to the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management, 
the Office of the Under Secretary for Management, or the 
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, may be obligated for 
a grant or contract funded under such headings by any 
means other than full and open competition.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to obligation of 
funds for a contract awarded— 
(1) by a means that is required by a Federal 
statute, including obligation for a purchase made 
under a mandated preferential program, including 
the AbilityOne Program, that is authorized under 
the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et 
seq.); 
(2) pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 631 et seq.); 
(3) in an amount less than the simplified acqui-
sition threshold described under section 302A(a) of 
the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 252a(a)); or 
(4) by another Federal agency using funds pro-
vided through an interagency agreement. 
(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security may waive the application of this sec-
tion for the award of a contract in the interest of national 
security or if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk 
to human health or welfare. 
(2) Not later than five days after the date on which 
the Secretary of Homeland Security issues a waiver under 
this subsection, the Secretary shall submit notification of 
that waiver to the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, including a de-
scription of the applicable contract to which the waiver 
applies and an explanation of why the waiver authority 
was used: Provided, That the Secretary may not delegate 
the authority to grant such a waiver. 
(d) In addition to the requirements established by 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, the Inspector 
General of the Department of Homeland Security shall re-
view departmental contracts awarded through means other 
than a full and open competition to assess departmental 
compliance with applicable laws and regulations: Provided, 
That the Inspector General shall review selected contracts 
awarded in the previous fiscal year through means other 
than a full and open competition: Provided further, That 
in selecting which contracts to review, the Inspector Gen-
eral shall consider the cost and complexity of the goods 
and services to be provided under the contract, the criti-
cality of the contract to fulfilling Department missions, 
past performance problems on similar contracts or by the 
selected vendor, complaints received about the award proc-
ess or contractor performance, and such other factors as 
the Inspector General deems relevant: Provided further, 
That the Inspector General shall report the results of the 
reviews to the Committees on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate and the House of Representatives no later than Feb-
ruary 6, 2012. 
SEC. 520. None of the funds provided in this Act or 
any previous appropriations Acts shall be used to fund any 
position designated as a Principal Federal Official, or suc-
cessor position, for any event that is declared a major dis-
aster or emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. et seq.). 
SEC. 521. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act may be used to enforce section 4025(1) 
of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 
(Public Law 108–458; 118 Stat. 3724) unless the Assist-
ant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Se-
curity Administration) reverses the determination of July 
19, 2007, that butane lighters are not a significant threat 
to civil aviation security. 
SEC. 522. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to carry out section 872 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 452). 
SEC. 523. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by United States Citizenship and Immi-
gration Services to grant an immigration benefit unless 
the results of background checks required by law to be 
completed prior to the granting of the benefit have been 
received by United States Citizenship and Immigration
Services, and the results do not preclude the granting of 
the benefit. 
SEC. 524. None of the funds made available in this 
or any other Act for fiscal year 2012 and hereafter may 
be used to destroy or put out to pasture any horse or other 
equine belonging to any component or agency of the De-
partment of Homeland Security that has become unfit for 
service, unless the trainer or handler is first given the op-
tion to take possession of the equine through an adoption 
program that has safeguards against slaughter and inhu-
mane treatment. 
SEC. 525. Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Until Sep-
tember 30, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘Until September 
30, 2012,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2012,’’. 
SEC. 526. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
require that all contracts of the Department of Homeland 
Security that provide award fees link such fees to success-
ful acquisition outcomes (which outcomes shall be speci-
fied in terms of cost, schedule, and performance). 
SEC. 527. None of the funds made available to the 
Office of the Secretary and Executive Management under
this Act may be expended for any new hires by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security that are not verified through 
the E-Verify Program established under section 403(a) of 
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsi-
bility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note). 
SEC. 528. None of the funds made available in this 
Act for U.S. Customs and Border Protection may be used 
to prevent an individual not in the business of importing 
a prescription drug (within the meaning of section 801(g) 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from im-
porting a prescription drug from Canada that complies 
with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Provided, 
That this section shall apply only to individuals trans-
porting on their person a personal-use quantity of the pre-
scription drug, not to exceed a 90-day supply: Provided 
further, That the prescription drug may not be— 
(1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 
102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
802); or 
(2) a biological product, as defined in section 
351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
262). 
SEC. 529. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall no-
tify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives of any proposed transfers 
of funds available under subsection (g)(4)(B) of title 31, 
United States Code (as added by Public Law 102–393) 
from the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to 
any agency within the Department of Homeland Security: 
Provided, That none of the funds identified for such a 
transfer may be obligated until the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
approve the proposed transfers. 
SEC. 530. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for planning, testing, piloting, or devel-
oping a national identification card. 
SEC. 531. If the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity (Transportation Security Administration) deter-
mines that an airport does not need to participate in the 
E-Verify Program established under section 403(a) of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note), the Assistant Sec-
retary shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives that no 
security risks will result from such non-participation. 
SEC. 532. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this Act, except as provided in subsection (b), and 30 
days after the date on which the President determines 
whether to declare a major disaster because of an event
and any appeal is completed, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, and publish 
on the website of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, a report regarding that decision, which shall sum-
marize damage assessment information used to determine 
whether to declare a major disaster. 
(b) The Administrator may redact from a report 
under subsection (a) any data that the Administrator de-
termines would compromise national security. 
(c) In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency; and 
(2) the term ‘‘major disaster’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 102 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5122). 
SEC. 533. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law during fiscal year 2012 or any subsequent fiscal 
year, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines
that the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility be lo-
cated at a site other than Plum Island, New York, the 
Secretary shall ensure that the Administrator of General 
Services sells through public sale all real and related per-
sonal property and transportation assets that support 
Plum Island operations, subject to such terms and condi-
tions as may be necessary to protect Government interests 
and meet program requirements. 
(b) The proceeds of any sale described in subsection 
(a) shall be deposited as offsetting collections into the De-
partment of Homeland Security ‘‘Science and Technology, 
Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations’’ ac-
count and, subject to appropriation, shall be available until 
expended, for site acquisition, construction, and costs re-
lated to the construction of the National Bio- and Agro- 
defense Facility, including the costs associated with the 
sale, including due diligence requirements, necessary envi-
ronmental remediation at Plum Island, and reimburse-
ment of expenses incurred by the General Services Admin-
istration. 
SEC. 534. Any official that is required by this Act 
to report or certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives may not 
delegate such authority to perform that act unless specifi-
cally authorized herein.
SEC. 535. Section 550(b) of the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 
109–295; 6 U.S.C. 121 note) is further amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 536. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 
to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to 
or within the United States, its territories, or possessions, 
including detaining, accepting custody of, or extending im-
migration benefits to, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any 
other detainee who— 
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, 
at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 537. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees 
of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 
301–10.122 through 301.10–124 of title 41, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
SEC. 538. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to propose or effect a disciplinary or ad-
verse action, with respect to any Department of Homeland 
Security employee who engages regularly with the public
in the performance of his or her official duties solely be-
cause that employee elects to utilize protective equipment 
or measures, including but not limited to surgical masks, 
N95 respirators, gloves, or hand-sanitizers, where use of 
such equipment or measures is in accord with Department 
of Homeland Security policy, and Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention and Office of Personnel Manage-
ment guidance. 
SEC. 539. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to employ workers described in section 
274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)). 
SEC. 540. (a) Any company that collects or retains 
personal information directly from any individual who par-
ticipates in the Registered Traveler program of the Trans-
portation Security Administration shall safeguard and dis-
pose of such information in accordance with the require-
ments in— 
(1) the National Institute for Standards and 
Technology Special Publication 800–30, entitled 
‘‘Risk Management Guide for Information Tech-
nology Systems’’; 
(2) the National Institute for Standards and 
Technology Special Publication 800–53, Revision 3,
entitled ‘‘Recommended Security Controls for Fed-
eral Information Systems and Organizations’’; and 
(3) any supplemental standards established by 
the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
(Transportation Security Administration) (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’). 
(b) The airport authority or air carrier operator that 
sponsors the company under the Registered Traveler pro-
gram shall be known as the Sponsoring Entity. 
(c) The Assistant Secretary shall require any com-
pany covered by subsection (a) to provide, not later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to the 
Sponsoring Entity written certification that the proce-
dures used by the company to safeguard and dispose of 
information are in compliance with the requirements 
under subsection (a). Such certification shall include a de-
scription of the procedures used by the company to comply 
with such requirements. 
(d) Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report that includes a descrip-
tion of—
(1) the procedures that have been used to safe-
guard and dispose of personal information collected 
through the Registered Traveler program; and 
(2) the status of any certifications required to 
be submitted by subsection (c). 
SEC. 541. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used to pay award or 
incentive fees for contractor performance that has been 
judged to be below satisfactory performance or perform-
ance that does not meet the basic requirements of a con-
tract. 
SEC. 542. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Home-
land Security (Transportation Security Administration) 
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives, a report that 
either— 
(1) certifies that the requirement for screening 
all air cargo on passenger aircraft by the deadline 
under section 44901(g) of title 49, United States 
Code, has been met; or 
(2) includes a strategy to comply with the re-
quirements under title 44901(g) of title 49, United 
States Code, including—
(A) a plan to meet the requirement under 
section 44901(g) of title 49, United States 
Code, to screen 100 percent of air cargo trans-
ported on passenger aircraft arriving in the 
United States in foreign air transportation (as 
that term is defined in section 40102 of that 
title); and 
(B) specification of— 
(i) the percentage of such air cargo 
that is being screened; and 
(ii) the schedule for achieving screen-
ing of 100 percent of such air cargo. 
(b) The Assistant Secretary shall continue to submit 
reports described in subsection (a)(2) every 180 days 
thereafter until the Assistant Secretary certifies that the 
Transportation Security Administration has achieved 
screening of 100 percent of such air cargo. 
SEC. 543. In developing any process to screen avia-
tion passengers and crews for transportation or national 
security purposes, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall ensure that all such processes take into consideration 
such passengers’ and crews’ privacy and civil liberties con-
sistent with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance. 
SEC. 544. Sections 1309(a) and 1319 of the National 
Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4016(a) and
4026) shall each be amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2011’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2012’’. 
SEC. 545. (a) Notwithstanding section 1356(n) of 
title 8, United States Code, of the funds deposited into 
the Immigration Examinations Fee Account, $8,500,000 
is available to United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services in fiscal year 2012 for the purpose of providing 
an immigrant integration grants program. 
(b) None of the funds made available to United 
States Citizenship and Immigration Service for grants for 
immigrant integration may be used to provide services to 
aliens who have not been lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence. 
SEC. 546. Of the funds transferred to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security when it was created in 2003, 
the following funds are hereby rescinded from the fol-
lowing accounts and programs in the specified amounts: 
(1) $20,997,225 from ‘‘U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
(2) $594,945 from ‘‘Violent Crime Reduction 
Programs’’. 
SEC. 547. Of the following unobligated balances 
available for ‘‘Department of Homeland Security, U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Construction’’, 
$11,300,000 is rescinded.
TITLE VI 
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR 
DISASTER RELIEF 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 601. Effective on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, of the unobligated balances remaining available 
to the Department of Energy pursuant to section 129 of 
the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2009 (division 
A of Public Law 110–329), $500,000,000 is rescinded and 
$1,000,000,000 is hereby transferred to and merged with 
‘‘Department of Homeland Security—Federal Emergency 
Management Agency—Disaster Relief’’: Provided, That 
the amount transferred by this section is designated as 
an emergency pursuant to section 3(c)(1) of H. Res. 5 
(112th Congress). 
TITLE VII 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 701. The amount by which the applicable alloca-
tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec-
tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ex-
ceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0 
(increased by $600,000). 
SEC. 702. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 642(a) of the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373(a)). 
SEC. 703. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to parole an alien into the United States, 
or grant deferred action of a final order of removal, for 
any reason other than on a case-by-case basis for urgent 
humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit. 
SEC. 704. None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be used to require an approved Transpor-
tation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) applicant 
to personally appear at a designated enrollment center for 
the purpose of TWIC issuance, renewal, or activation. 
SEC. 705. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Homeland Security 
to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles, for any execu-
tive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in ac-
cordance with Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet 
Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 
SEC. 706. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 44917 of title 
49, United States Code. 
SEC. 707. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the Climate Change Adaptation Task 
Force of the Department of Homeland Security.
SEC. 708. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enforce the requirements in— 
(1) section 34(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Fire Pre-
vention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 
2229(a)(1)(A)); 
(2) section 34(a)(1)(B) of such Act; 
(3) section 34(c)(1) of such Act; 
(4) section 34(c)(2) of such Act; 
(5) section 34(c)(4)(A) of such Act; and 
(6) section 34(a)(1)(E) of such Act. 
SEC. 709. None of the funds made available by this 
Act shall be made available to the Association of Commu-
nity Organizations for Reform Now, Acorn Beneficial 
Assoc., Inc., Arkansas Broadcast Foundation, Inc., Acorn 
Children’s Beneficial Assoc., Arkansas Community Hous-
ing Corp., Acorn Community Land Assoc., Inc., Acorn 
Community Land Assoc. of Illinois, Acorn Community 
Land Association of Louisiana, Acorn Community Land 
Assoc. of Pennsylvania, ACORN COMMUNITY LABOR 
ORGANIZING 
CENTER, 
ACORN 
Beverly 
LLC, 
ACORN Canada, ACORN Center for Housing, ACORN 
Housing Affordable Loans LLC, Acorn Housing 1 Associ-
ates, LP, Acorn Housing 2 Associates, LP, ACORN 
Housing 3 Associates LP, ACORN Housing 4 Associates, 
L.P., ACORN International, ACORN VOTES, Acorn
2004 Housing Development Fund Corporation, ACRMW, 
ACSI, Acorn Cultural Trust, Inc., American Environ-
mental Justice Project, Inc., ACORN Fund, Inc., Acorn 
Fair Housing Organization, Inc., Acorn Foster Parents, 
Inc., Agape Broadcast Foundation Inc., Acorn Housing 
Corporation, Arkansas Acorn Housing Corporation, Acorn 
Housing Corp. of Arizona, Acorn Housing Corp. of Illi-
nois, Acorn Housing Corp. of Missouri, New Jersey 
ACORN Housing Corporation, Inc., AHCNY, Acorn 
Housing Corp. of Pennsylvania, Texas ACORN Housing 
Corporation, Inc., American Institute for Social Justice, 
Acorn law for Education, Rep. & Training, Acorn Law Re-
form Pac, Affiliated Media Foundation Movement, Albu-
querque Minimum Wage Committee, Acorn National 
Broadcasting Network, Arkansas New Party, Arkansas 
Acorn Political Action Committee, Association for Rights 
of Citizens, Acorn Services, Inc., Acorn Television in Ac-
tion for Communities, Acorn Tenants’ Union, Inc., Acorn 
Tenant Union Training & Org. Project, AWA, Baltimore 
Organizing Support Center, Inc., Bronx Parent Leader-
ship, Baton Rouge ACORN Education Project, Inc., 
Baton Rouge Assoc. of School Employees, Broad Street 
Corporation, California Acorn Political Action Committee, 
Citizens Action Research Project, Council Beneficial Asso-
ciation, Citizens Campaign for Fair Work, Living Wage
Etc., Citizens Consulting, Inc., California Community 
Network, Citizens for April Troope, Clean Government 
Pac, Chicago Organizing and Support Center, Inc., Coun-
cil Health Plan, Citizens Services Society, Campaign For 
Justice at Avondale, CLOC, Community and Labor for 
Baltimore, Chief Organizer Fund, Colorado Organizing 
and Support Center, Community Real Estate Processing, 
Inc., Campaign to Reward Work, Citizens Services Incor-
porated, Elysian Fields Corporation, Environmental Jus-
tice Training Project, Inc., Franklin Acorn Housing Cor-
poration, Flagstaff Broadcast Foundation, Floridians for 
All PAC, Fifteenth Street Corporation, Friends of Wendy 
Foy, Greenwell Springs Corporations, Genevieve Stewart 
Campaign Fund, Hammurabi Fund, Houston Organizing 
Support Center, Hospitality Hotel and Restaurant Org. 
Council, Iowa ACORN Broadcasting Corp., Illinois Home 
Day Care Workers Association, Inc., Illinois Acorn Polit-
ical Action Committee, Illinois New Party, Illinois New 
Party Political Committee, Institute for Worker Edu-
cation, Inc., Jefferson Association of Parish Employees, 
Jefferson Association of School Employees, Johnnie Pugh 
Campaign Fund, Louisiana ACORN, New York Commu-
nities for Change, Affordable Housing Centers of America, 
Action Now, Pennsylvania Communities Organizing for 
Change, Arkansas Community Organizations (ACO), The
Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment, 
New England United for Justice, Texas Organizing 
Project, 
Minnesota, 
Neighborhoods 
Organizing 
for 
Change, Organization United for Reform, Missourians Or-
ganizing for Reform and Empowerment, A Community 
Voice, Community Organizations International, Applied 
Research Center, or the Working Families Party. 
SEC. 710. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 236(c) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)). 
SEC. 711. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for any action by a political appointee 
(as that term is defined in section 106 of title 49, United 
States Code) to delay, vacate, or reverse any decision by 
an employee in the Privacy Office of the Department of 
Homeland Security to make records available pursuant to 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code, popularly 
known as the Freedom of Information Act. 
SEC. 712. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement the determination of the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion regarding transportation security officers and collec-
tive bargaining as described in the decision memorandum 
dated February 4, 2011.
SEC. 713. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement any rule, regulation, or ex-
ecutive order regarding the disclosure of political contribu-
tions that takes effect on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 714. Of the amount made available for screen-
ing operations under the heading: ‘‘Transportation Secu-
rity Administration—Aviation Security’’, not more than 
$2,760,503,458 may be used for screener personnel, com-
pensation, and benefits. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Appropriations Act, 2012’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 2, 2011. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2017 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.