(e), the Under Secretary for Management shall provide a 
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 
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or systems, or any pilot or demonstration carried out by 
a non-Federal recipient under any financial assistance 
agreement funded by the Department. 
SEC. 107. (a) None of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act may be used by the Of-
fice of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of 
Homeland Security to conduct a covered activity (as de-
fined by section 6303 of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2025 (division F of Public Law 118–159)). 
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as lim-
iting or superseding the authority of any official within 
the Department of Homeland Security to conduct legal, 
privacy, civil rights, or civil liberties oversight of the intel-
ligence activities of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. 
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to pro-
hibit, or to limit the authority of, personnel of the Office 
of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Home-
land Security from sharing intelligence information with, 
or receiving information from— 
(1) foreign, State, local, tribal, or territorial 
governments (or any agency or subdivision thereof); 
(2) the private sector; or 
(3) other elements of the Federal Government, 
including the components of the Department of 
Homeland Security. 
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SEC. 108. (a) The Inspector General shall report to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate on a quarterly basis on over-
sight of the funding provided to the Department in Public 
Law 119–21. 
(b) The quarterly report required in subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(1) a review of the spend plans for every pro-
gram, project, or activity funded by the Department 
under Public Law 119–21, including the current sta-
tus of obligated funds compared to spend plan pro-
jections; and 
(2) a summary of the audits being conducted on 
the Department’s contracting, procurement, and ac-
quisition activities resulting from Public Law 119– 
21. 
(c) Beginning one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Inspector General 
shall submit a comprehensive report to the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate on the audits, inspections, and evaluations con-
ducted on funds provided and activities undertaken in 
Public Law 119–21 and shall also provide recommenda-
tions in such report on ways to improve effectiveness and 
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efficiency and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of such pro-
grams and funds. 
TITLE II 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND 
INVESTIGATIONS 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity 
Administration 
for 
operations 
and 
support, 
$10,635,434,000, 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 $7,605,434,000. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration for procurement, construction, and 
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improvements, $330,230,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2028. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration for research and development, 
$24,000,000, 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 30 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; $11,272,401,000, 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 
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$20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2028; of which $25,335,000 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-
able for depot level maintenance: Provided, That not to 
exceed $23,000 shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for pro-
curement, construction, and improvements, including aids 
to navigation, shore facilities (including facilities at De-
partment of Defense installations used by the Coast 
Guard), and vessels and aircraft, including equipment re-
lated thereto, $991,872,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2030; of which $20,000,000 shall be derived 
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the 
purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act 
of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)). 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for re-
search and development; and for maintenance, rehabilita-
tion, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; 
$6,763,000, to remain available until September 30, 2028, 
of which $500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
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ability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 
1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may be credited to and 
used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received 
from State and local governments, other public authori-
ties, private sources, and foreign countries for expenses 
incurred for research, development, testing, and evalua-
tion. 
RETIRED PAY 
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this pur-
pose, payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family 
Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for ca-
reer status bonuses, payment of continuation pay under 
section 356 of title 37, United States Code, concurrent 
receipts, combat-related special compensation, and pay-
ments for medical care of retired personnel and their de-
pendents under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
$1,249,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service for operations and support, including purchase of 
not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; purchase of motorcycles made in 
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the United States; hire of aircraft; rental of buildings in 
the District of Columbia; fencing, lighting, guard booths, 
and other facilities on private or other property not in 
Government ownership or control, as may be necessary to 
perform protective functions; conduct of and participation 
in firearms matches; presentation of awards; conduct of 
behavioral research in support of protective intelligence 
and operations; payment in advance for commercial ac-
commodations as may be necessary to perform protective 
functions; and payment, without regard to section 5702 
of title 5, United States Code, of subsistence expenses of 
employees who are on protective missions, whether at or 
away from their duty stations; $3,128,304,000, of which 
$96,299,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2027, and of which $20,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2028; and of which $6,000,000 shall 
be for a grant for activities related to investigations of 
missing and exploited children; and of which up to 
$33,000,000 may be for calendar year 2025 premium pay 
in excess of the annual equivalent of the limitation on the 
rate of pay contained in section 5547(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, pursuant to section 2 of the Overtime Pay 
for Protective Services Act of 2016 (5 U.S.C. 5547 note), 
as last amended by Public Law 118–38: Provided, That 
not to exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception and 
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representation expenses: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical assistance and 
equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations in 
criminal investigations within the jurisdiction of the 
United States Secret Service. 
PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service for procurement, construction, and improvements, 
$118,517,000, of which $96,167,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2028, and of which $22,350,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2030. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the United States Secret 
Service for research and development, $3,250,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2027. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. (a) Members of the United States House 
of Representatives and the United States Senate, includ-
ing the leadership; the heads of Federal agencies and com-
missions, including the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, 
Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the De-
partment of Homeland Security; the United States Attor-
ney General, Deputy Attorney General, Assistant Attor-
neys General, and the United States Attorneys; and senior 
members of the Executive Office of the President, includ-
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ing the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and baggage 
screening. 
(b) None of the funds made available in this or any 
other Act, including prior Acts, or provided from any ac-
counts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the components funded 
by this Act may be used to carry out legislation altering 
the applicability of the screening requirements outlined in 
subsection (a). 
SEC. 202. Notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, 
United States Code, for fiscal year 2026, any funds in 
the Aviation Security Capital Fund established by section 
44923(h) of title 49, United States Code, may be used 
for the procurement and installation of explosives detec-
tion systems or for the issuance of other transaction agree-
ments for the purpose of funding projects described in sec-
tion 44923(a) of such title. 
SEC. 203. Not later than 45 days after the submis-
sion of the President’s budget proposal, the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations and Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Commit-
tees on Appropriations and Commerce, Science, and 
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Transportation of the Senate a single report that fulfills 
the following requirements: 
(1) a Capital Investment Plan, both constrained 
and unconstrained, that includes a plan for contin-
uous and sustained capital investment in new, and 
the replacement of aged, transportation security 
equipment; 
(2) the 5-year technology investment plan as re-
quired by section 1611 of title XVI of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, as amended by section 3 of 
the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act 
(Public Law 113–245); and 
(3) the Advanced Integrated Passenger Screen-
ing Technologies report as required by the Senate 
Report accompanying the Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2019 (Senate Report 
115–283). 
SEC. 204. Section 515(b) of Public Law 108–334 (49 
U.S.C. 44945 note) is amended by striking ‘‘report’’ each 
place it appears (including in the subsection heading) and 
inserting ‘‘briefing’’ and by striking ‘‘transmit to’’ and in-
serting ‘‘provide’’. 
SEC. 205. (a) None of the funds made available by 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Operations 
and Support’’ shall be for expenses incurred for rec-
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reational vessels under section 12114 of title 46, United 
States Code, except to the extent fees are collected from 
owners of yachts and credited to the appropriation made 
available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Coast Guard— 
Operations and Support’’. 
(b) To the extent such fees are insufficient to pay 
expenses of recreational vessel documentation under such 
section 12114, and there is a backlog of recreational vessel 
applications, personnel performing non-recreational vessel 
documentation functions under subchapter II of chapter 
121 of title 46, United States Code, may perform docu-
mentation under section 12114. 
SEC. 206. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a future-years capital invest-
ment plan as described in the second proviso under the 
heading ‘‘Coast Guard—Acquisition, Construction, and 
Improvements’’ in the Department of Homeland Security 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 114–4), which shall 
be subject to the requirements in the third and fourth pro-
visos under such heading. 
SEC. 207. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to reduce the Coast Guard’s legacy Operations Systems 
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Center mission or its government-employed or contract 
staff levels. 
SEC. 208. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to conduct, or to implement the results of, 
a competition under Office of Management and Budget 
Circular A–76 for activities performed with respect to the 
Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center. 
SEC. 209. Funds made available in this Act may be 
used to alter operations within the Civil Engineering Pro-
gram of the Coast Guard nationwide, including civil engi-
neering units, facilities design and construction centers, 
maintenance and logistics commands, and the Coast 
Guard Academy, except that none of the funds provided 
in this Act may be used to reduce operations within any 
civil engineering unit unless specifically authorized by a 
statute enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 210. Amounts deposited into the Coast Guard 
Housing Fund in fiscal year 2026 shall be available until 
expended to carry out the purposes of section 2946 of title 
14, United States Code, and shall be in addition to funds 
otherwise available for such purposes. 
SEC. 211. (a) For an additional amount for ‘‘Coast 
Guard—Procurement, Construction, and Improvements’’, 
$98,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2030, for the procurement and acquisition of MQ–9 air-
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craft and associated base stations, equipment related to 
such aircraft and associated base stations, and program 
management for such aircraft and base stations. 
(b) None of the funds made available for the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security in this or any prior Act may 
be used to procure or acquire long-range unmanned air-
craft with kinetic capabilities or to equip any long-range 
unmanned aircraft with kinetic capabilities. 
SEC. 212. None of the funds made available to the 
United States Coast Guard by this Act may be available 
for implementation of Force Design 2028 until the Coast 
Guard provides the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate detailed brief-
ings on the initiatives of organization, people, technology, 
and contracting and acquisitions. 
SEC. 213. The United States Secret Service is au-
thorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimburse-
ments from executive agencies, as defined in section 105 
of title 5, United States Code, for personnel receiving 
training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Cen-
ter, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal 
year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available 
under the heading ‘‘United States Secret Service—Oper-
ations and Support’’ at the end of the fiscal year. 
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SEC. 214. (a) None of the funds made available to 
the United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous 
appropriations Acts may be made available for the protec-
tion of the head of a Federal agency other than the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security. 
(b) The Director of the United States Secret Service 
may enter into agreements to provide such protection on 
a fully reimbursable basis. 
SEC. 215. For purposes of section 503(a)(3) of this 
Act, up to $15,000,000 may be reprogrammed within 
‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’. 
SEC. 216. Funding made available in this Act for 
‘‘United States Secret Service—Operations and Support’’ 
is available for travel of United States Secret Service em-
ployees on protective missions without regard to the limi-
tations on such expenditures in this or any other Act if 
the Director of the United States Secret Service or a des-
ignee notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate 10 or more days 
in advance, or as early as practicable, prior to such ex-
penditures. 
SEC. 217. Of the amounts made available by this Act 
under the heading ‘‘United States Secret Service—Oper-
ations and Support’’, $2,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be distributed as a grant or coopera-
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tive agreement for existing National Computer Forensics 
Institute facilities currently used by the United States Se-
cret Service to carry out activities under section 383 of 
title 6, United States Code. 
SEC. 218. (a) Section 118 of the Treasury and Gen-
eral Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (5 U.S.C. 
5547 note) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting 
‘‘(or, for 2024, to the extent that such aggregate amount 
would exceed the per annum rate of salary payable under 
section 104 of title 3, United States Code)’’ before the 
period at the end. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on 
December 31, 2023. 
(c) Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2028, 
the Director shall submit to the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate; the 
Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on 
Oversight and Accountability, and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate of Con-
gress a report describing the steps that the United States 
Secret Service is taking to address the increased protective 
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