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tion and Customs Enforcement requirements and aircraft 
that have been damaged beyond repair, shall be trans-
ferred to any other Federal agency, department, or office 
outside of the Department of Homeland Security, during 
fiscal year 2004 without the prior approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations.
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
AVIATION SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to providing civil aviation secu-
rity 
services 
pursuant 
to 
Public 
Law 
107–71, 
$3,679,200,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided, That of such total 
amount, not to exceed $1,672,700,000 shall be for pas-
senger screening activities; not to exceed $1,284,800,000 
shall be for baggage screening activities; and not to exceed 
$721,700,000 shall be for airport support and enforce-
ment presence: Provided further, That security service fees 
authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United States 
Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 
collections and used for providing civil aviation security 
services authorized by that section: Provided further, That 
the sum herein appropriated from the General Fund shall 
be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting 
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collections are received during fiscal year 2004, so as to 
result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General 
Fund estimated at not more than $1,609,200,000: Pro-
vided further, That any security service fees collected in 
excess of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be treated as offsetting collections in fiscal year 
2005: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
shall be used to recruit or hire personnel into the Trans-
portation Security Administration which would cause the 
agency to exceed a staffing level of 45,000 full-time equiv-
alent screeners: Provided further, That of the total amount 
provided herein, $235,000,000 shall be available only for 
physical modification of commercial service airports for 
the purpose of installing checked baggage explosive detec-
tion systems and $100,000,000 shall be available only for 
procurement of checked baggage explosive detection sys-
tems. 
FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal air marshals, 
$634,600,000, to remain available until expended. 
MARITIME AND LAND SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to maritime and land transpor-
tation security grants and services pursuant to Public Law 
107–71, $231,700,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended: Provided, That of such amount, $100,000,000 
shall be available only to make port security grants, which 
shall be distributed under the same terms and conditions 
as provided for under Public Law 107–117. 
INTELLIGENCE 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration related to transportation security in-
telligence activities, $13,700,000, to remain available until 
expended.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration for research and development related 
to transportation security, $125,700,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration for administrative activities, including 
headquarters and field support, training, and information 
technology, $487,100,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2005.
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING 
CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the necessary expenses of the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center, $136,629,000, of which 
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$26,635,000 shall be for material and support costs of 
Federal law enforcement basic training and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2006, and of which not to 
exceed $12,000 shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Center is authorized to expend appro-
priations for the purchase of police-type pursuit vehicles 
without regard to the general purchase price limitation; 
student athletic and related recreational activities; con-
ducting and participating in firearms matches and the 
presentation of awards for such matches; public awareness 
and enhancing community support of law enforcement 
training, including the advertisement and marketing of 
available law enforcement training programs; room and 
board for student interns; short-term medical services for 
students undergoing training at Center training facilities; 
travel expenses of non-Federal personnel attending course 
development meetings; services authorized by section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code; support of Federal law en-
forcement accreditation; and a flat monthly reimburse-
ment to employees authorized to use personal cell phones 
for official duties: Provided further, That (1) funds appro-
priated to this account may be used at the discretion of 
the Center’s Director to train United States Postal Service 
law enforcement personnel, State and local law enforce-
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ment personnel, foreign law enforcement personnel, and 
private security personnel; (2) with the exception of pri-
vate security personnel, the Center’s Director is author-
ized to fully fund the cost of this training, including the 
cost of non-Federal travel, or to seek full or partial reim-
bursement for this training; and (3) such reimbursements 
shall be deposited in this appropriation: Provided further, 
That the Center is authorized to obligate funds in antici-
pation of reimbursements from agencies receiving training 
at the Center, except that total obligations at the end of 
the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources 
available at the end of the fiscal year: Provided further, 
That the Center is authorized to accept and use gifts of 
property, real and personnel, and to accept services, for 
authorized purposes: Provided further, That the Center is 
authorized to harvest timber and use the proceeds from 
timber sales to supplement the Center’s forest manage-
ment and environmental programs: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, students at-
tending training at any Center site shall reside in on-cen-
ter or center-provided housing, to the extent available and 
in accordance with Center policy.
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ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND 
RELATED EXPENSES
For expansion of the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center, for acquisition of necessary additional 
real property and facilities, and for ongoing maintenance, 
facility improvements, and related expenses, $32,323,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized 
to accept reimbursement to this appropriation from gov-
ernment agencies requesting the construction of special 
use facilities on training centers operated by the Federal 
Law Enforcement Training Center: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, all facilities 
shall remain under the control of the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center, which shall be responsible for 
scheduling, use, maintenance, and support.
OFFICE FOR DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 
DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other activities of the Office for Domestic Preparedness, 
as authorized by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–296) and the USA PATRIOT Act of 
2001 (Public Law 107–56), $3,503,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the amount 
provided under this heading—
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(1) $1,900,000,000 shall be for basic formula 
grants; 
(2) $500,000,000 shall be for grants to State 
and local law enforcement for terrorism prevention 
activities; 
(3) $200,000,000 shall be for critical infra-
structure grants; 
(4) $500,000,000 shall be for discretionary 
grants for use in high-density urban areas and high-
threat areas; and 
(5) $35,000,000 shall be for grants for Centers 
for Emergency Preparedness: 
Provided further, That the application for grants appro-
priated in subsections (1), (2), and (3) under this heading 
shall be made available to States within 30 days of enact-
ment of this Act; States shall submit applications within 
30 days of the grant announcement; and the Office for 
Domestic Preparedness shall act on each application with-
in 15 days of receipt: Provided further, That 80 percent 
of the funds appropriated in subsections (1), (2), (3), and 
(4) under this heading to any State shall be allocated by 
the State to units of local governments and shall be dis-
tributed by the State within 60 days of the receipt of 
funds: Provided further, That section 1014(c)(3) of Public 
Law 107–56 shall not apply to funds appropriated in sub-
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sections (4) and (5) under this heading: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be used for construction or renovation of facilities: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated in subsections 
(3) and (4) under this heading shall be available for oper-
ational costs, including personnel overtime as needed.
TITLE III—EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND 
RESPONSE 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGIONAL OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses for administrative and re-
gional operations of the Emergency Preparedness and Re-
sponse Directorate, $168,589,000, including activities au-
thorized by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection Act 
of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 
1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Federal Fire Preven-
tion and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), 
the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 
et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404–405), Reorganization Plan 
No. 3 of 1978, and the Homeland Security Act of 2002; 
of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses.
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PREPAREDNESS, MITIGATION, RESPONSE, AND 
RECOVERY
For necessary expenses for preparedness, mitigation, 
response, and recovery activities of the Emergency Pre-
paredness and Response Directorate, $363,339,000, in-
cluding activities authorized by the National Flood Insur-
ance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Dis-
aster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), 
the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), sections 107 and 303 of 
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404–405), 
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, and the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002; of which $25,000,000 shall be for 
emergency operations centers grants: Provided, That the 
aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2004, as au-
thorized by Public Law 106–377, shall not be less than 
100 percent of the amounts anticipated by the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security necessary for its radiological 
emergency preparedness program for the next fiscal year: 
Provided further, That the methodology for assessment 
and collection of fees shall be fair and equitable, and shall 
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reflect costs of providing such services, including adminis-
trative costs of collecting such fees: Provided further, That 
fees received pursuant to this section shall be deposited 
in this account as offsetting collections, shall become avail-
able for authorized purposes on October 1, 2004, and shall 
remain available until expended.
PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses for countering potential bio-
logical, disease, and chemical threats to civilian popu-
lations, $484,000,000, including $400,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for the Strategic National Stock-
pile.
BIODEFENSE COUNTERMEASURES
For necessary expenses for securing medical counter-
measures 
against 
biological 
terror 
attacks, 
$5,593,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2013: Provided, That not to exceed $3,418,000,000 may 
be obligated during fiscal years 2004 through 2008, of 
which not to exceed $890,000,000 may be obligated dur-
ing fiscal year 2004.
GRANT PROGRAMS
For activities designed to reduce the risk of flood 
damage to structures pursuant to the National Flood In-
surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), notwith-
standing sections 1366(b)(3) (B)–(C) and 1366(f) of such 
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Act, and for a pre-disaster mitigation grant program pur-
suant to title II of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5131 et seq.), 
$200,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the National 
Flood Insurance Fund, and shall remain available until 
September 30, 2005: Provided, That grants made for pre-
disaster mitigation shall be awarded on a competitive basis 
subject to the criteria in section 203(g) of such title II 
(42 U.S.C. 5133(g)): Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 203(f) of such title II (42 U.S.C. 
5133(f)), grant awards shall be made without reference 
to State allocations, quotas, or other formula-based alloca-
tion of funds.
EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER
To carry out an emergency food and shelter program 
pursuant to title III of Public Law 100–77 (42 U.S.C. 
11331 et seq.), $153,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That total administrative costs shall 
not exceed 31⁄2 percent of the total appropriation.
FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for programs as authorized by section 33 of the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 
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