TITLE I 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 
INTELLIGENCE, 
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND OVERSIGHT 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE 
MANAGEMENT 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
and for executive management for operations and support, 
$246,230,000, of which $26,050,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027: Provided, That $5,000,000 
shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary sub-
mits, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, responses to all ques-
tions for the record for each hearing on the fiscal year 
2027 budget submission for the Department of Homeland 
Security held by such Committees prior to July 1: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $30,000 shall be for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
and for executive management for procurement, construc-
tion, and improvements, $8,113,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2028. 
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MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Management Direc-
torate for operations and support, $1,648,509,000: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be for official recep-
tion and representation expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Management Direc-
torate for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$96,306,000, of which $66,306,00 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2028, and of which $30,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2030. 
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 
The revenues and collections of security fees credited 
to this account shall be available until expended for nec-
essary expenses related to the protection of federally 
owned and leased buildings and for the operations of the 
Federal Protective Service. 
INTELLIGENCE, ANALYSIS, AND SITUATIONAL 
AWARENESS 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence 
and Analysis and the Office of Homeland Security Situa-
tional 
Awareness 
for 
operations 
and 
support, 
$360,788,000, of which $114,118,000 shall remain avail-
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able until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $2,000,000 is available for facility needs associated 
with secure space at fusion centers, including improve-
ments to buildings: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$3,825 shall be for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General for operations and support, $223,063,000: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $300,000 may be used for cer-
tain confidential operational expenses, including the pay-
ment of informants, to be expended at the direction of the 
Inspector General. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit a report not later than October 15, 2026, 
to the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland 
Security listing all grants and contracts awarded by any 
means other than full and open competition during fiscal 
years 2025 or 2026. 
(b) The Inspector General shall review the report re-
quired by subsection (a) to assess departmental compli-
ance with applicable laws and regulations and report the 
results of that review to the Committees on Appropriations 
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of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later 
than February 15, 2027. 
SEC. 102. Not later than 30 days after the last day 
of each month, the Chief Financial Officer of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a monthly budget and staffing report that 
includes total obligations of the Department for that 
month and for the fiscal year at the appropriation and 
program, project, and activity levels, by the source year 
of the appropriation. 
SEC. 103. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate of any proposed transfer 
of funds available under section 9705(g)(4)(B) of title 31, 
United States Code, from the Department of the Treasury 
Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
(b) None of the funds identified for such a transfer 
may be obligated until the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate are noti-
fied of the proposed transfer. 
SEC. 104. All official costs associated with the use 
of Government aircraft by Department of Homeland Secu-
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rity personnel to support official travel of the Secretary 
and the Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts 
made available for the Office of the Secretary. 
SEC. 105. (a) The Under Secretary for Management 
shall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate not later than 45 days 
after the end of each fiscal quarter on all Level 1 and 
Level 2 acquisition programs on the Master Acquisition 
Oversight List between Acquisition Decision Event and 
Full Operational Capability, including programs that have 
been removed from such list during the preceding quarter. 
(b) For each such program, the briefing described in 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) a description of the purpose of the program, 
including the capabilities being acquired and the 
component(s) sponsoring the acquisition; 
(2) the total number of units, as appropriate, to 
be acquired annually until procurement is complete 
under the current acquisition program baseline; 
(3) the Acquisition Review Board status, in-
cluding— 
(A) the current acquisition phase by incre-
ment, as applicable; 
(B) the date of the most recent review; and 
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(C) whether the program has been paused 
or is in breach status; 
(4) a comparison between the initial Depart-
ment-approved acquisition program baseline cost, 
schedule, and performance thresholds and objectives 
and the program’s current such thresholds and ob-
jectives, if applicable; 
(5) the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for com-
parison to the Future Years Homeland Security 
Program, including— 
(A) the confidence level for the estimate; 
(B) the fiscal years included in the esti-
mate; 
(C) a breakout of the estimate for the 
prior five years, the current year, and the budg-
et year; 
(D) a breakout of the estimate by appro-
priation account or other funding source; and 
(E) a description of and rationale for any 
changes to the estimate as compared to the pre-
viously approved baseline, as applicable, and 
during the prior fiscal year; 
(6) a summary of the findings of any inde-
pendent verification and validation of the items to be 
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acquired or an explanation for why no such 
verification and validation has been performed; 
(7) a table displaying the obligation of all pro-
gram funds by prior fiscal year, the estimated obli-
gation of funds for the current fiscal year, and an 
estimate for the planned carryover of funds into the 
subsequent fiscal year; 
(8) a listing of prime contractors and major 
subcontractors; and 
(9) narrative descriptions of risks to cost, 
schedule, or performance that could result in a pro-
gram breach if not successfully mitigated. 
(c) The Under Secretary for Management shall sub-
mit each approved Acquisition Decision Memorandum for 
programs described in this section to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate not later than five business days after the date of 
approval of such memorandum by the Under Secretary for 
Management or the designee of the Under Secretary for 
Management. 
SEC. 106. (a) None of the funds made available to 
the Department of Homeland Security in this Act or prior 
appropriations Acts may be obligated for any new pilot 
or demonstration unless the component or office carrying 
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out such pilot or demonstration has documented the infor-
mation described in subsection (c). 
(b) Prior to the obligation of any such funds made 
available for ‘‘Operations and Support’’ for a new pilot 
or demonstration, the Under Secretary for Management 
shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on 
the information described in subsection (c). 
(c) The information required under subsections (a) 
and (b) for a pilot or demonstration shall include the fol-
lowing— 
(1) documented objectives that are well-defined 
and measurable; 
(2) an assessment methodology that details— 
(A) the type and source of assessment 
data; 
(B) the methods for, and frequency of, col-
lecting such data; and 
(C) how such data will be analyzed; and 
(3) an implementation plan, including mile-
stones, cost estimates, and implementation sched-
ules, including a projected end date. 
(d) Not later than 90 days after the date of comple-
tion of a pilot or demonstration described in subsection 
(e), the Under Secretary for Management shall provide a 
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report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate detailing lessons 
learned, actual costs, any planned expansion or continu-
ation of the pilot or demonstration, and any planned tran-
sition of such pilot or demonstration into an enduring pro-
gram or operation. 
(e) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or dem-
onstration program is a study, demonstration, experi-
mental program, or trial that— 
(1) is a small-scale, short-term experiment con-
ducted in order to evaluate feasibility, duration, 
costs, or adverse events, and improve upon the de-
sign of an effort prior to implementation of a larger 
scale effort; and 
(2) uses more than 10 full-time equivalents or 
obligates, or proposes to obligate, $5,000,000 or 
more, but does not include congressionally directed 
programs or enhancements and does not include pro-
grams that were in operation as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(f) For the purposes of this section, a pilot or dem-
onstration does not include any testing, evaluation, or ini-
tial deployment phase executed under a procurement con-
tract for the acquisition of information technology services 
or systems, or any pilot or demonstration carried out by 
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a non-Federal recipient under any financial assistance 
agreement funded by the Department. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used by the Office 
of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Home-
land Security to conduct a covered activity (as defined by 
section 6303 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2025 (division F of Public Law 118–159)). 
TITLE II 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection for operations and support, including the trans-
portation of unaccompanied alien minors; the provision of 
air and marine support to Federal, State, local, and inter-
national agencies in the enforcement or administration of 
laws enforced by the Department of Homeland Security; 
at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
the provision of such support to Federal, State, and local 
agencies in other law enforcement and emergency humani-
tarian efforts; the purchase and lease of up to 7,500 
(6,500 for replacement only) police-type vehicles; the pur-
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chase, maintenance, or operation of marine vessels, air-
craft, and unmanned aerial systems; and contracting with 
individuals for personal services abroad; $18,088,596,000; 
of which $3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor 
Maintenance Trust Fund for administrative expenses re-
lated to the collection of the Harbor Maintenance Fee pur-
suant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding sec-
tion 1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); of which $550,000,000 shall be avail-
able until September 30, 2027; and of which such sums 
as become available in the Customs User Fee Account, ex-
cept sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the Consoli-
dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
U.S.C. 58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $34,425 shall be for official re-
ception and representation expenses: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for pay-
ment for rental space in connection with preclearance op-
erations: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 
shall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be 
accounted for solely under the certificate of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $2,500,000 may be transferred to the Bureau of In-
dian Affairs for the maintenance and repair of roads on 
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Native American reservations used by the U.S. Border Pa-
trol. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection for procurement, construction, and improve-
ments, including procurement of marine vessels, aircraft, 
and unmanned aerial systems, $898,118,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2028. 
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement for operations and support, includ-
ing the purchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for re-
placement only) police-type vehicles; overseas vetted units; 
and maintenance, minor construction, and minor leasehold 
improvements 
at 
owned 
and 
leased 
facilities; 
$10,967,045,000, of which not less than $6,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended for efforts to enforce laws 
against forced child labor; of which $46,696,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2027; of which not less 
than $2,000,000 is for paid apprenticeships for partici-
pants in the Human Exploitation Rescue Operative Child- 
Rescue Corps; of which not less than $15,000,000 shall 
be available for investigation of intellectual property rights 
violations, including operation of the National Intellectual 
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Property Rights Coordination Center; and of which 
$6,402,677,000 shall be for enforcement, detention, and 
removal operations, including transportation of unaccom-
panied alien minors: Provided, That not to exceed $11,475 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $15,000,000 shall be 
available until expended for conducting special operations 
under section 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 
1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081): Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $4,000,000 shall be for awards of compensation to 
informants, to be accounted for solely under the certificate 
of the Secretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available to fund 
or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associ-
ated with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of 
smuggled aliens unlawfully present in the United States. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement for procurement, construction, and 
improvements, $35,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2028, and of which 
$15,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2030. 
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TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity 
Administration 
for 
operations 
and 
support, 
$10,378,063,000, of which $300,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2027: Provided, That not 
to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That security serv-
ice fees authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United 
States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as off-
setting collections and shall be available only for aviation 
security: Provided further, That the sum appropriated 
under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced 
on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections 
are received during fiscal year 2026 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year appropriation from the general fund esti-
mated at not more than $7,348,063,000. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration for procurement, construction, and 
improvements, $258,230,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2028. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration for research and development, 
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$14,641,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for oper-
ations and support including the Coast Guard Reserve; 
purchase or lease of not to exceed 25 passenger motor ve-
hicles, which shall be for replacement only; purchase or 
lease of small boats for contingent and emergent require-
ments (at a unit cost of not more than $700,000) and 
repairs and service-life replacements, not to exceed a total 
of $31,000,000; purchase, lease, or improvements of boats 
necessary for overseas deployments and activities; pay-
ments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 (42 
U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation and wel-
fare; $10,802,656,000, of which $530,000,000 shall be for 
defense-related activities; of which $24,500,000 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)); of which 
$20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2028; of which $24,359,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2030, for environmental compliance and 
restoration; and of which $400,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2027, which shall only be avail-
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SEC. 216. None of the funds provided under the 
heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement— 
Operations and Support’’ may be used to continue a dele-
gation of law enforcement authority authorized under sec-
tion 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the Department of Homeland Security 
Inspector General determines that the terms of the agree-
ment governing the delegation of authority have been ma-
terially violated. 
SEC. 217. (a) None of the funds provided under the 
heading ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement— 
Operations and Support’’ may be used to continue any 
contract for the provision of detention services if the two 
most recent overall performance evaluations received by 
the contracted facility are less than ‘‘adequate’’ or the 
equivalent median score in any subsequent performance 
evaluation system. 
(b) The performance evaluations referenced in sub-
section (a) shall be conducted by the U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Respon-
sibility. 
SEC. 218. Without regard to the limitation as to time 
and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary 
may reprogram within and transfer funds to ‘‘U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Sup-
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port’’ as necessary to ensure the detention of aliens 
prioritized for removal. 
SEC. 219. The reports required to be submitted under 
section 216 of the Department of Homeland Security Ap-
propriations Act, 2021 (division F of Public Law 116– 
260) shall continue to be submitted semimonthly and each 
matter required to be included in such reports by such 
section 216 shall apply in the same manner and to the 
same extent during the period described in such section 
216. 
SEC. 220. The terms and conditions of section 217 
of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations 
Act, 2020 (division D of Public Law 116–93) shall apply 
to this Act. 
SEC. 221. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be made available 
to transport aliens unlawfully present in, paroled into, or 
inadmissible to the United States into the interior of the 
United States for purposes other than enforcement of the 
immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)). 
(b) The limitation under subsection (a) shall not 
apply with respect to amounts made available to transport 
unaccompanied alien children (as such term is defined in 
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